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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
NEW RULE FOR
PURCHASE Of
GOLD BULLION
The Mints and Assay Offices
Now Come Under New
Regulations.

Washington. Aug Because of
the extreme rise in the price of silver
Director Of the Mint Baker has au-
thoriZed the mints at New orleans
and Carson City, New. and the assay
offices at New York City Salt Lake
City. Seattle, Helena. Boise City. Ida.
and Deadwood, 5. D., to purchase gold
bullion hereafter on a basis OF fine
ness. disregarding the previous regu-
lations under which bullion was pur-
silver content.
Bullion containing not less than one
part OF gold and not more than S0C
parts base metals. in a total of l,00t
parts. may be purchased under the
new regulation. Heretofore only bul.
lion containing at least ten times il
gold the value of the silver content has
been purchased.
The rise In price in silver from 81
cents to S27s cents per ounce sine,
the war started has resulted in the re.
lection of "A considerable quantity oi
ore containing gold because the valu,
of the gold was not ten times as grea
as the value of the silver at it's higl
market price. This situation will ID,
corrected and the low grade gold bul,
lion viii he purchased under the~neN
regulations. The old regulations ha,
been in effect more than "A years.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
MISSION FROM
JAPAN ARRIVES
IN j. s. PORT
Toxic Officials Received With
: Great Ceremony at Pacific
Coast City.

A Pacific Port, Aug. ia Japanese
mission to the United States arrived
here today
1t was headed by Niscount X. Ishii.
amba assador extraordinary and plcn.-
poteutiary. and was received hy a
state department staff. headed by
Breckenridge Long, third assistant
secretary of state, and by city Of
fiCials.
A troop of cavalry from a point 500
miles distant was brought here To
participate in the ceremony.
When the boat bearing the mission
arrived quarantine regulations were
waived so far as the members of the
mission were concerned It's members
We're allowed immediate entry.
The party was met aboard ship b.
welcoming delegations and brought
ashore in government launch as.
signed to the use of the state depart
ment. Thousands Of troops lined tn,
streets leading to the city hall. wher'
a brief welcoming ceremony had beer
arranged
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
19 KILLED WHEN
BRITISH VESSEL
STRIKES A MINE
Five U. S. Passengers Among
Those Lost on the City
of Athens.

Washington, Aug. 13.--Five Ameri-
can passengers were lost when the
British steamer City of Athens
struck a mine and went down near
Cape Town, South Africa on Aug 10,
according to today's state department
dispatches. Ten other passengers and
four of the crew also We're lost, the
dispatches say.
The dispatches say four OF the
Americans We're missionaries and name
Mr.. and Mrs. Naygard, Miss Robinson
and Caroline Thompson. The latter
was of the Methodist mission board.
A Mr.. Pointer of that mission was
saved. Nineteen other missionaries OF
an organization with headquarters at
356 Bridge street, Brooklyn. n. Y,
were saved.
The fifth American who was lost
was Mr.. Sumner. address not given.
In addition Of these five, an Eng
lishman named Duckworth, and his
American wife and six children, also
lost their lives. Mrs. Duckworth's S
father lives in Denver, Colo. His
name has not been ascertained
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
GRAIN CONTROL
BOARD SOON To
Be IN COMMAND
1t Will Take Authority Over
Elevators and Flour
Sept. |.

Washington, A6g. 13-Creation of a
grain control board within the food
administration to supervise distribu-
ton of wheat and manufacture and
sale of -four will be announced within
a few days The board will be dele
gated authority to carry out regula-
tions governing wheat and flour re-
Gently announced by the food admin
istration.
President Wilson win issue a series
Of executive orders giving the food
administration powers conferred on
the executive under the food control
bill. The board will deal with wheat
and flour and win direct the food dis
tribution regulations after Sept. 1 as
announced last night.
Wheat and flour are to be taken
! first. it was announced today at the
food administration, because the wheat
crop is beginning to move. making that
the most difficult problem to handle
now. The movement of most other
footstuffs is about the same month
10y month.
Preparation of a form of license un-
der which grain elevators and flour
mills will operate after Sept. was
begun today.
Although the price of 50 for wheat
fixed by congress does not become
effective until next year. the admins
tration plans to exercise complete
control over this years harvest through
powers conferred in the food and ex-
port control law.
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To Make Statement.

statement by Arthur Henderson,
the labor leader and minister without
portfolio in the British war council,
who resigned Saturday, was expected
to be made in parliament. and it was
assumed that Premier Lloyd George
would reply Immediately. 1t was re-
ported that Mr. Henderson would de-
mand the production Of all commun-
ications between the Britisl and Rus
Sian governments with reference Ia
the Stockholm conference with a view
to showing that the premier placed
wrong Interpretation on the Russian
telegram he mentioned in a letter to
Mr.. Henderson. The possible dissolu-
ton of parliament to ascertain tho
country's needs by general election
is suggested by the Daily News, which
supports Mr. Henderson and which
says the government Is approaching [.
serious crisis.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
PT|ON
Of GASOLINE
MUST Be CUT
Joy Riders Must Ride Less.
Nation Should Have Million
Gallons a Day.

Washington, Aug. 13. - Warning Of
the possibility Of drastic action by the
federal government to stop excessive
use of automobiles for pleasure during
the war in order that the gasoline
needs of the United States and its al
lies may be met is given in a state
ment issued by Director Van II. Man
ming of the bureau of mines today, in
which he asks the cooperation of
automobile owners in stopping the
practice.
Enough gasoline to care for the re-
quirements of America and perhaps
that of its allies will be saved. in the
opinion of Mr.. Manning, "if automobile
owners of the country will stop un-
necessary and extravagant pleasure
riding and if owners and dealers ham
die this fuel in a careful and economi-
cal manner.
There must be no dilly dallying
about this supply of gasoline, and
there won't be-" he said.
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WILL GRANT NO ~. I.
PASSPORTS FOR
THE DELEGATES
England Will Not Permit Labor
Representatives to Go to
Stockholm.
FRANCE AND ITALY TAKE
A STAND WITH BRITAIN
Resigned Labor Cabinet Mem
ber to Make Statement
in Commons.

London, Aug l3.-Andrew
Bonar Law, the government
spokesman in the house of COM
mons, today told the members of
the lower house this afternoon
that the government had decided
that permission to attend the So
cialist conference at Stockholm
would not be granted to British
delegates.
Mr.. Bonar Law said; THE law Of,
ftces OF the crown have advised ~
government that it is not legal
any persons resident in his males,
dominions to engage in confereoll
with enemy subjects. Therefore. led
mission to attend the Stockholm -
ference will not be granted. -
The same decision has been made
by the governments Of France and
ITALY, with which His Majesty's gov
ernment has been in communication"
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
EXEMPTION PROTESTS
WELCOMED BY BOARD

Protests on the exemption of
men examined by the local board
will be gladly received by US and
all such letters of protest will be
treated as strictly confidential"
said a member of one of the local
exemption boards this morning.
Persons who wish to protest
against the exemption of any man
examined should be guided solely
by fscts known to them. We will
look up each case separately. We
are determined that no person be
exempted who is withholding facts
pertinent to his case"
II is the first known case in the
United States whore an exemption
board has announced its willingness
to hear protests from persons who
can give evidence other than that
offered in the proofs SUBMITTED by
the applicant for examination. II
aives patriotic people a chance to
assure the country that no person
known to them gets by" on faxed
or exaggerated exemption proofs.
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Important Mission.

Great significance was attached by
representatives of the state depart
ment to the visit of the mission, and
much enthusiasm was manifested at
this port because of the distinction ot
being selected as the landing place of
the visitors.
The personnel of the mission was
said to indicate the extremely high
nature Of its errand as seen by the
Japanese government Resides Nis-
count Ishii. it comprised Vice Admiral
7. Takeshita. Maj Gen. 5. Suganu.
Mansanao Hanihara, consul general at
a Pacific port; Matsuza Nagai, secre-
tary Of the foreign office; Commanded
NJ. Ando. Maj X. Tanikawa and Ia
denao Imai. vice consul at Honolulu.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
JOSE SALAzAR, NOTED
MEXICAN CHIEF, KILLED
Rebel Leader, Formerly With
Villa, is Shot by Guards
at Ascension.

Juarez. Mex, Aug. 13. - Jose Ynez
Salazar, revolutionary leader and
former chief of staff 10 Francisco Villa,
was shot and killed at the Nogales
ranch. A short distance from Ascension,
Thursday. Americans arriving here
today from Casas Grandes brought de-
tails of Salazar's death at the hands
of some guards who were organized to
protect the Casas Grandes- A Ascension
district.
The story told the Americans was
that three of Salazar's men were mis-
taken for raiders by guards at the
Nogales ranch and killed. and that
when the leader went to see why his
men were detained, like fate befel
him. His body was recovered and
will be brought here for burial
Salazar's family is living here.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
FRENCH CABINETEER is
IN DELICATE POSITION

Paris. Aug. l3.-The decision of the
permanent administrative committee OF
the French socialist party that French
socialist delegates shall go to the la
ternational socialist conference at
Stockholm, as announced yesterday.
places Albert Thomas minister of mu-
nltions and socialist leader. In a deli
cate position similar to that of Arthur
Henderson. British labor leader, who
resigned as minister without portfolio
on saturday. there being a conflict be
tween the decision of NJ. Thomas party
and the expressed intentions of the
government of which he Is member.
NJ Thomas asserted Il could not he
said the socialists would go to Stock
holm to promote peace based upon
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[AvY LOSS IS
| WROUGHT BY
| FOREST FIRE
Re Than 300 Men, Including
HoIdIerS, Fight Flames in
Oregon Woods.

mas ore, Aug. 13.-Damage esti-
ed by officials at 5000. 900 has been
ught By forest fire burning in
sHetz basin near Black Rock, Polk
'N Ore, according to messages
i'ea here today. More than 800
including a number of soldiers,
nshting the flames, but have not
trol. ~ e'
parhs from a donkey engine
ishs IN the dry woods started the
SATURDAY. All day yesterday the
burned and today has destroyed
pd'aefree logging camp of the
aiiiette Valley Lumber company
sun burning unchecked. Small
/ I'feS were also reported Burn
quay on Mill Creek and Tea
A' both in Polk county.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
OEPORT |. ". ". OFFICER
FROM NEVADA CAMP

Reno, New, Aug. 1S.-Fifty busi-
ness men of Lovelock went 10
Rochester Mining camp at midnight
seized C. w McKinnon, brother-ln
law of w. d. Haywood and an j. w
w. organizer, took him to Loveioek
and shipped him away to Ogden carry
TODAY. Residents of Lovelock and
Rochester are forming ciIzehs
league. McKinnon 10 days ago was
driven out of the Ierington copper
district by citizens.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
DIRECTOR OF COAL IS
NAMED FOR ILLINOIS

Chicago, Aug. ia troublous set
ting was provided today for Chief JUS
tice o. n. Carter when he assumed his
duties as director of coal for Illinois
under appointment from Gov. Frank
o. Lowden.
Ii was reported that miners are now
on strike at 20 different places in the
state. causing situation so acute that
immediate adjustment of prices such
as was hoped for as the result of JUS
tice Carter's appointment is at present
impossible.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
AY Be NO CUT
| THIS YEAR IN
| 'pE TAX LEVY.
Ehanued q Will Bring
E25O. 900 More Than Last
Year to County.
NMISSlONERS POINT
TO INCREASED EXPENSE
hooI Board Cut of 2 Mills
May Be Only Reduction
for Taxpayers.

he tax levy of Silver Bow coun-
hccording to law, must be fixed
in the possession of the clerk
recorder not later than mid
hi tonight. The board of
hlization, which has been in
Iion three days a week for sew
! weeks. finally adjourned at a
bck this afternoon and there
h the board of county commits
bers will go into session to fix
|tax levy.
the,her there will be a reduction in
hevy this year is as yet matter of
lecture. The assessed valuation of
hertz is $50, 900, 900 more than it was
|previOus year, but some of the
.nissioners feel that. notwithstand-
Ithe large increase in the assessed
XatiOn. no reduction can be made
he taxes owing to the eXtraor-
&ry large increase in the expenses
|hc county.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
BOTH CITY AND COUNTY
EXEMPTION BOARDS MUST
CALL UP SECOND BATCH
Notices to Further Drafted Men Will Probably Be Sent Out
Next Week. One Hundred and Seventy-sM Men Summoned
by the City Board Saturday Failed to Put in an Appear
anCe. Exemption Claims Being Filed With County Board.

To furnish combined total of 1853 for the national
the county and boards Silver Bow county and
called second call for
examination The board figures that it will be able
from the first 74 examined The county quota
36l men, The city running about the
county which would give the city about 500 from the FIRST
examined The cy 1872 men, Should the second call
needed in the county will be the second
list week City exemption board
bers the time when their second call
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
How to Conserve.

1T is estimated that the army and
navy will need for the year 35O.OOO.OOO
gallons, and there are two ways of OBJ
tanning 1t. In the first place the joy
rider whose pleasure is obtained by
driving many miles at high speed can
voluntarily give this up; the man who
takes his family on Sunday for a So
mile ride or more can cut this in half;
every man who drives machine daily
can ask himself if part of his riding
cannot be obviated
"If the people continue to be
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might be made, II necessary.
OF 500 men notified to report at
the city hall last Saturday for examin-
alton, 324 actually appeared, leaving
l76 who have failed to report. OF the
324 who reported, 2i7 passed the
physical examinations and II were
rejected. OF the 176 who failed to
report, large number have been
certified to take the examination IN
other cities. The percentage of those
in the county falling to pass the
physical examinations was 26. in the
city 23.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
As to Exemption Claims.

Members of the city exemption
board this morning gave out the word
that men who have been pronounced
physically qualified for military serV-
ice may claim exemption on the day
after they are examined. After each
DAVIS examinations the city board will
post a list of the men who nave
passed the physical tests.
The city board members were busy
this morning passing out exemption
affidavit blanks to men examined anu
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80 PER CENT OF THE
DRAFTED ARMY WILL
De CALLED Sept. 5

Washington, Aug. 13. - Provost
Marshal General Crowder an
nounced today that 80 per cent of
the men drafted for the national
army would be called to the ooiors
Sept. 5, beginning movement on
that day; another 80 per cent on
Sept. IS, third 80 per cent on Sept.
80 and the remaining 10 per cent as
soon thereafter as possible.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
ONE OF VICTIMS WAS
FORMERLY OF DENVER

Denver, Aug. 13.~-The, Rev. Arthur
Duckworth. who was Killed in the
sinking of the steamer City of Athens
spent a year in Denver. leaving last
month. He had been a missionary in
India for is years and was taking a
vacation. He was a member of the
Congregational church.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
Men Who FAILED To
APPEAR ARE CERTIFIED
FOR SERVICE IN ARMY

Chicago, Aug. 13. = Registered
men here who have sought to evade
military duty by ignoring orders to
appear before the exemption boards
or by remaining in hiding were
placed today upon the list of those
certified for service.
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WOULD ASCERTAIN FATE
OF A j. s. GUN CREW

Washington, Aug. 13.-The United
States has called on the Swiss COM
mittee looking after the welfare of
prisoners of war to ascertain the fate
of the American gun crew captured by
n German submarine from the steamer
Campania-
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
To AID FARMERS IN
PURCHASING SEED GRAIN
The Posts Washington Bureau.

washington, ID. c., Aug. ID
Through the activities of Senator
Myers and Congressman Evans of
Montana and officials of department
of agriculture, an appropriation of
100000 probably will be inserted in
one of the pending bills to enable
farmers of northwestern states to pro-
cure seed for fall planting.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
WAR BOOTY TAKEN
BY GERMAN ARMIES

Amsterdam. Aug. 13.-According to
the Taegliche Rundshau of Berlin, the
booty captured by the Germans up to
July 26 includes 1856 cannon, 1.655.-
900 rifles. $3.50 machine guns. 2.2ss
air4lanes. 1ss. balloons and three air.
ships.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
SAYS SALMON RUN IS
A FAILURE This YEAR
Owner of One of the Largest
CannerieS Closes His
Plant.

Bellingham, Wash. Aug. BE. b.
peming. president of one of the largest
salmon canneries in the world. with
Nants here and in Alaska, today SAID
that the 1917 sockeye run is certain
failure. Mr. Deming closed his big
canning factory down today. The
pack. he says. will not reach one
fourth the 1918 pack.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-13
Us /. v. ". MEN PUT
ACID IN HIS SHOES
|'cn Hand Who Spurned
Propaganda Severely
Burned.

H. Cal-, Aug. 13.-Joe Arada.
h. hahd employed in the Delta
IN near Stockton. is under treat
~ a hospital here today. His
Ia - BADLY burned from acid.
rea claims that 1. w. w. members
La % iu IN the shoes of ranch
~ VINO refused to heed their
In ua' He claims that the other
hs a,us q, sustained only slight
h. Inc authorities are investi
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Higher Expenses.

is pointed out that the widows
bcial aid act which was amended
be last session of the legislature
BIS an expenditure for the next IL
|ths of approximately 100000 and
J there Is an additional outlay as
barred with last year for salaries.
erection of a new pest house. an
fion to the county hospital. the fit=
up of the new Jail and the large
base In the expenses of the sheriff s
Tor the past two months incident
disturbed conditions in Butte
School Levy Reduced.
Pc tax levy last year for purely
BY purposes, not including schools,
|l2q mills and should the board of
ply commissioners decide to let the
remain as in 1915 the 10000, 900
ease in the assessed valuation will
3 into the treasury approximately
f0OO more than last year. The
)ol board levy, which was 141a mills
|year has been reduced by the trus-
to l2H mills this year.
pother argument which is being
Rnced against any reduction in the
r this year is that any surplus
fh may he realized from the in
|se In the amount of taxes col
lbie can he used for the pay
! of county Indebtedness.
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WEATHER FORECAST

AbNTANA-Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday warmer tonight southeast and
north central. Somewhat cooler Tuesday.
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WEATHER FORECAST

p,rTTE-Tonight: Fair and warmer
morrow: Fair and cooler.
Evening star., 1917-10-30
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE SEEKS
FUNDS TO CARRY ON WORK
Campaign to Continue Through
Week, With Raising OF =.
$500 as Goal. Y

Generous responses are being made to
the appeal of the Friendship house.
which is conducting a campaign this
week to obtain funds for the coming
year to carry on the work of the in
stitution Headquarters have been es-
tablished at Burcheil's store, 1925
street, with Mrs. Denny Brereton or
some other workers in charge.
Contributions are being made by q
number of ''old friends" 1t is the
desire Of the institution to obtain con-
.ributions from others as well as
former contributors.
The aim set out by those in charge to
be reached is $4,000. 1t is the earnest
desire to free the mortgage on the
home now occupied by the institution.
One of the principal aims OF tie
Friendship House is to give the public
a clearer insight into its workings.
The educational work OF the settlement
broadens in scope each year. and those
In charge are cooperating closely with
the authorities of the public schools.
This year it was found that there
were twice as many children who ap-
as could be accommodated. Both par
ents and children were so eager for the
summer work that a plan was made
for coaching school at the settlement
and the services of Miss Towson. who
has been a substitute teacher In the
public schools for several years, were
obtained.
Evening star., 1917-10-30
COAL CONFERENCES WITH
THE FUEL ADMINISTRATOR

Conferences between the committee,
representing the local coal dealers, and
John l. Weaver. fuel administrator for
the District of Columbia. will be held
every week. and perhaps oftener, dur
ing the remainder of the fall and the
early part of the winter. it was learned
today. and the announcement of an
other committee, which will work with
Mr.. Weaver in handling the fuel situa-
tion, is expected within two or three
days.
At the first meeting between Mr..
Weaver and the dealers in the fuel ad-
ministrator's office in the Woodward
building yesterday afternoon most of
the time was given over to discus
sion OF railroad transportation problems
affecting the Washington supply A. s.
Learoyd of the office of the United
States fuel administrator explained in
keep an adequate supply moving to the
National Capital.
Methods of meeting the labor short
age so that coal could be stored after
delivery at the curb, and OF the supply
ing fuel to new customers as well as old
were suggested. but no action commit
ting the dealers to any program was
taken.
Consignments of hard coal are being
received in Washington daily, and most
of IL 10 being hauled direct from the
cars to the consumers, with the result
that Sthe city is in q much better
shape for fuel than 1t was three weeks
ago