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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
BOND ALLOTMENT
IS EXCEEDED IN
TREASURE STATE
Montana Subscriptions Almost
S16,000,00 Butte Passes
$4,000, 900.

Butte and Silver Bow county sub
scriptions for the second Liberty loan
will have reached a trifle more than
-, 900, 900 by the time the campaign
closes Saturday at noon This win
mean an oversubscription of about ST.
coo. 900. the county's allotment being
s., 400, 900. Figures compiled at noon
today by Secretary Charles Austin of
the Liberty loan committee showed
that s3,99i.150 had been subscribed.
The banks are still taking subscrip-
tions and will continue TO do so until
Saturday at noon, and Secretary Aus
tain Is satisfied that they will bring
the total above s4.o0o.00o.
Chairman Norman Hotter. in charge
of the state campaign, reported at
noon that the subscriptions totalled
sI5.s65. $40 at that hour. As the allot-
ment for Montana is sl5,0oo,00o. this
was an oyersubscription at that hour
Of ss65.s4o.
Today's figures in Silver Bow coun-
ty were augmented by $1,000 from the
Masonic order. bringing the total sub
scriptions of the order to s19. 100. Mel
rose also reported a subscription Of
1.000 today.
Figures also show that a record has
been set by the employees of the Butte
Water company. all but one enploye
being bondholders. Their subscrip-
ton TO the present loan was $500.
The majority of the local banks
mailed their subscriptions to Mime
apolis last night. The Daily bank.
Exr1r r,r.rs sAaa Tod u
Late this afternoon the subscription
of that bank totalled $2.41s.S5o. This.
alone, exceeds Silver Bow county's al
lotment by S1s.650.
Banks will be open tonight and to-
morrow night for the purpose OF re-
ceiying subscriptions. Those intend
ing to help Uncle Sam are asked to
make their subscriptions by that time
though subscriptions can be made up
| frcutfuuaN nm Page Eig6t.l
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
CRUSH M|L|TARISM IS
THE CRY IN ENG[ANO
War is All But Won, Declared
Admiral JeIIicoe in Pub
lie Address.

London. oct. 25.-Great Britain's de-
termination to fight on until German
militarism is crushed was emphasized
today by Sir Edward Carson head OF
the war aims committee. at Ports
mouth, and by Lieut.. Gen. Christian
Srnuts. priyy councillor. at Sheffield.
where they addressed meetings under
the auspices of the war aims commit
tee
Sir Edward Carson said the war had
entered the phase where the question
with Great Britain was Whether we
are going to prove superior in sticking
power to the Germans and our other
enemies" He added that Great Brit
ain could not and would not make any
peace without the concurrence of do
minions. Neither would Great Britain
enter into peace negotiations behind
the backs of her allies.
General Smutts said that to his mind
there was only one great and domi-
mating war extreme-the end of mill
tarism and the end of standing
armies
Admiral Sir John r. Jellicoe. first
sea lord. declared: THE war is all
but won: we have only to set our teeth
and the war will be won"
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
Germans and GuStrians Have
Gathered Large Force
for Offensive.
VIENNA CLAIMS 5000
PRISONERS WERE TAKEN
Gen. Cadorna, Italian Com
mander, Declares Troops
Are Ready.
THE WAR SUMMARY.

General Csdorna's skill and strategy,
which made possible the capture Of the
heights on the eastern bank Of tho
isonzo, are being put TO the test BY
a strong EUstro German offensive on
the front from Flitsch 20 the Balm
sizzs plateau, northeast Of Corixis.
Vienna claims the capture Of 6,o00
prisoners as the result Of the first
blow Eustris's army could do littls
against the Italians, who were press
ing forward steadily and breaking the
morale Of the Austrian army. The
ChispaVsno valley already had been
entered and soon the Austrian forces
would have been cut in two. Triest
Vas threatened seriously. and Pola,
great Austrian port, was in danger.
The Italian efforts we're having their
effect.
GERMANY which 1p 70 this time h1s
sent little of men and munitions 10
his front, has come 70 the help Of
the losing Austrlans and a il Ger
man soldiers ana German munitions
ard guns that are laundering against
'adorna's defenses along the lsouzo
] he ltailaHs. General Cadorna reports,
are steady and prepared
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
COAL MINERS CHIEF, AND
STATES WHERE HIS GREAT
EST WORK WAS DONE.

John =. Whites last action as head
of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea was to send the coal miners back
to work In Pennsylvania, West vir-
ginia. Illinois, ohio. Indiana and Ken
lucky mines. Strikes in several Of
these states had been called by miners
through agreement with the coal mine
operators to enforce higher price for
coal by the government upon which
result an increase in wages was made
dependent Fuel Administrator Gar
field, incensed by this method Of bring
ing pressure to bear upon the govern
ment to Increase the fixed price ~
coal at the mines. served warning
upon miners and operators alike that
the government would itself work the
mines II there were any diminution
in the coal output. In getting these
miners back to work and bringing the
output to the highest possible mark
DR. Garfield was ably seconded in his
efforts by President White Of the coal
miners. Now White Is to become ad =
| wiser to the federal fuel administrator.
It Is expected that this year the six
states named above, which produce Is
per cent of all the bituminous coal
mined in the United States, will yield
between 375 and 400 millions Of tons,
as against from $50 to 575 millions OF
tons in the whole country Pennsyl-
vania leads with a normal production
of about 1600o0OOO tons; West Vir-
ginia, so.OO0,Oo0; Illinois. 60,00O.0O };
Ohio. 2i.00o.OO0; Kentucky, 22.O0O. 900.
and Indiana. 100000. The black
squares indicate the proportionate coal
production per state.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
FRANCE GRAT|F|EO WITH
EFFORTS OF AMERICA
Foreign Department Official
Sends Message to Peo-
Pile of u. S.

Paris. oct 24.-~Make it very clear
to the American public" said Jules
Cambon, general secretary to the min
istry Of foreign affairs. today to the
associated press. referring to the
recognition given by David Lloyd
George. the British premier. to the
economic, military and naval effort of
the United States in the war, how
highly public opinion in France ap-
preciates all that the United States has
accomplished and how grateful it is
for il.
1T is the general conviction that il
is the United States which will have
the honor to finish the war and place
its foot on the monsters head NJ
Cambon continued. "The energy OF
the American policy as evidenced by
the embargo measures meets with the
entire approval of the French govern
ment''
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
WELL KNOWN
BANKER SHOT
BY ROBBERS
Washington Pioneer is Shot in
His Office at Edison,
Wash.
ONE ROBBER KILLED
OTHER IS CAPTURED
Men Walk Out of Bank With
$1,700 But Posse
Gets Them.

eoilingham, Wash, Oct. 25.-Two
bandits entered the Farmers and
Merchants State bank at Edison, Ska
git county, at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and, after shooting and probably
fatally woundins Pat Hallorsn, for
mer president Of the bank, walked out
with S1,700 in gold, silver and cur
reney. A posse was Immediately or
qsnized and started in pursuit. One
Of the robbers was killed outright and
the other was captured.
The men entered the bank just after
1t had opened. Both we're dressed In
overalls and wore hobnailcd shoes
Flourishing revolvers.' they command
ed the bank officers to hold up their
hands. Halloran started to walk to-
ward the rear door and was shot in
the back The robbers fired "A dozen
shots and then calmly picked up two
bags Of gold and the other money that
was in sight and walked out, going
down the main street in a run.
Probably 100 persons had organized
meanwhile and started in pursuit. The
men were overtaken within 10 min
utes after they had left the bank One
started to jump over "A fence and was
shot dead. The other made no re-
sistance to the posse.
HaIloran Is a pioneer of northwest
ern Washington. where he has beer
prominent in politics for a number OF
years.
The dead bandit was later identified
as Earl Sturgeon of South Bellingham
and the other as Ray. his brother
Both are young men between 20 and
25 years of age.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
C0NGRES ESSMEN
ON A TOUR Of
THE WAR AREA
Former Congressman Stout Of
Montana in the
Party.

London. oct ~ Ten American CON -
prrasmcn haze arrived lu London for
an unofficial tour Of the var area a
number of former cougrc-Hucu ac-
company them. They viii visit tho bat
tlenelds Ia France and some wll go
10 Italy
The members of congress are park
"r pf Sow Jersey Taylor strd Timber
bake Of Cplorado. JohuaDn, Dill ana Mtl-
ler Of Washington. GppdHin n Arkan-
sts. stephens of NebrHaka. Hick- ~
New York and Date 1f Vermont
The former cougressmrH are Messrr.
Stout Of Montana. H W Patton ~
Washington and W H Hammond of
Nebraska
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
kOPHY TO VISIT COAL
mime MANAGERS OF STATE
PLANNING MEASURES
TO RELIEVE PEOPLE
WHO CAN'T GET FUEL

The Posts Washington Bureau.
Washington, Oct 25.-As a means
of furnishing relief to coal eonsum-
ers in Montana, who are suffering
for want Of coal, the national ad-
r,;n;stration is today considering
an order directing that one days
production of all the mines thar
supply Montana may be taken over
10 be distributed under the diree-
tion of the local coal committees
Such distribution shall be in guam
titles not exceeding one ton to eaen
consumer. Whether such an ordef
actually will be issued depends upon
~. reoorts Of the situation IN thas
state reaching the fuel adm'n's'ra
ton within the next few days
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
HIGH COMMISSIONS ON
FOODSTUFFS ELIMINATED
New Regulation is Provided to
Balk Plans of the
ProfiteerS.

washington 6'et. % T. .raIuation o,
excessive commissions ts brokers. CON-
mission merchants and auetialeers 4
food l. provided b. special regulations
which ain 70 INTO effect Nov. under
he federal Licensing system. to -
operated BY the food admlniztration-
Licensees viii nor b. permitted -
charge. directly ~ Indirectly. more
than ordinarily and cus-1marils pre-
vail during normal conditions in the
particular locality. and trade
Commission men. brokers and AUG
tioneers also wiii 5e prohibited from
selling food 10 themselves or persons
connected with their 0zn business
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
Keeps Beyond Range.

The gun crews Of the submarine and
the steamer then began 10 exchange
shots The chief gunner Of the steamer
opened fire at a range Of 5000 yards.
but all the shots fell short. The sub
marine kept maneuyering to keep out
Of the range Of the steamers guns. at
the same time maintaining a running
fire in an effort 10 disable them. The
merchantship, after altering her course,
started at fun speed in an attempt 70
esca ne
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
Gain Foremost Positions.

Alter hesDy bombardment the
Austrp German infantry VAS thrown
against the Italian positions near
Flitscn. near TDlmino and on tho
northern part of the Bainslzza pla-
teau. front Of - miles The Austro-
Germans, by their own report gained
only the foremost Italian defenses At
these pgiutz
Generally The Italians have some ad-
'antage in terrain. b8t the Alstrl4ns
and Germans hold many high noun
tain positions near tho Italian lines.
The Italians Also are fighting With
their backs 70 The ia9azo however.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
INFORMAL HEARINGS ON
PROPOSED HATE ADVANCE

Washington. Oct 25.-Informal hear
ings upon the railroads application to
increase s-continental rates and
adjust rates to intermediate points in
volved in the intermountain rate cases
will be held by Attorney Examiner
Tnurteli Of the Interstate commerce
commission, beginning Nov. S. in New
York. Other hearings announced to-
day are Nov. IL at Chicago and Nov.
81 at Portland. Ore.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
Member of Fuel Advisory
(mmittee Will Warn 0per-
prs Against Violations OF
, Lever Law.

~. Brophy, of the state fuel ad-
\ committee, will next week make
b to the coal mining regions of
Ina and explain to the operators
1sks some of them are taking in
ling the Lever law under which
>nal Fuel Administrator Garfield
liked the price of coal at the
Mr.. Brophy will be accompanied
be trip by John Sanderson. state
mining inspector.
pouncement of the contemplated
was made by Mr.. Brophy TINS
ing upon his return from Helena,
y yesterday he and Frank c. MUIR
bf the advisory committee met
State Fuel Administrator w. J.
lehurst. Mr.. Brophy reiterated
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
6|DENT URGES THE
|vOTERS FOR SUFFRAGE
Wilson, However, Speaks
IS Party Leader and an
4 Individual.

)shington, Oct 25.-Spealsins as a
leader and as an individual,
dent Wilson today urged the
IN suffrage issue upon the voters
states. He told a delegation of
members of the New York state
An suffrage party that he hoped
campaign would be successful
brged men of all parties in New
particularly to vote for suffrage
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
LOVE NAMES HIS AIDES
FOR FOOD ECONOMY WORK

70 the homes and boarding houses has
not been determined but there is a
possibility that they Will Chairman
Dan Kelly. in charge Of the food pledge
campaign in Silver Bow county, de-
clsrec today that he has heard nothing
Of meatless days in homes or boarding
houses. but added that If such an order
Is issued II will come from Prof. Alfred
Atkinson Of Bozeman, food administra-
tor for Montana
Chairman Love Il determined that
every hotel and restaurant observe
mestiess day every Fnesdsy- In order
to see that the order Is obeyed Mr..
Love today named district managers
for the hotels and restaurants Of the
state Edward W. Little. manager Of
lcontinasd e. Page Hessn-S
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
White RESIGNS
AS PRESIDENT
OF COAL MINERS
Will Take Office as Adviser TO
National Fuel Admin
iStrat0r.

indianapolis. Oct. 25.-John p. White
resigned at noon today as president
of the United Mine Workers Of Amer
lea lie will be succeeded by Frank ]
Hayes, zee president OF the union. a.
president Of the organization Mr.
White ~iIl leave Sunday for Wash
lngton 10 assume his duties az adviser
to Or r 4. Garfield. national fuel ad
ministratOr.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
BREAKS AWAY FROM
MILITARY POLICE;
PRIVATE is SHOT

Charlotte. n. c., Oct, 25.-F'rederick
yon Beethoven, an Oregon national
guard private at Camp Greene.
shot and mortally wounded today
when he broke away from military
police serving a warrant on him on
business street here. He was taken
IN n local hospital.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
Hundreds of Shots.

The stubbOfnness Of the battle il in
dicated by the fact that the subma-
rine fired 234 shots at the steamer
which responded with more than Z60
shots.
After the fight had continued for
about two hours and several shots had
struck the ship. wounding four men
one shell hit the vessel and exploded
In the engine room, putting the en-
gines out Of commission and render
ing the ship helpless. The German
commander then approached nearer
and the submarine continued to rail-
shells upon the disabled craft.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
Hotel and Restaurant Chief
Will Have Representative in
Every County to See Meat
less Day Enforced Each
Week.

Meatless days-eyery Tuesday-hage
been extended from the hotels and res
taurants Of Butte to every hotel and
restaurant in Montana. under an order
issued today by Manager William F.
Love of the Thornton hotel. who is
the state chairman Of the Division of
Hotels and Restaurants for Montana in
the food conservation campaign
Whether meatiess days VIII extend
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
Destroyer to the Rescue.

A high sea was running q the time
and there seemed little hope Of say
ing the ship. when low streak OF
black smoke was sighted on the no.
rizon. II later proved TO be an Amer
ican torpedo boat destroyer coming at
full speed. running right into the sea
1contInoe5 ON Pare Three5
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25

The removal Of civilians from kron-
stadt, the most important Russian
naval base. probably is military
measure The civilian population is
moving from Petrograd, from which
the government also will go to NOS
COW. The evacuation of Reval, another
important port on the Gulf Of Finland,
was reported last week.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
|O0,00O,000
| THE FIGURE: Y
bT|MATED TODAY
Federal Reserve Districts
i've Passed Their Min
imum Figures.
m DISTRICT WILL
DON REACH THE MARK
| Figures Now Are Certain
10 Total Close to the
/ Top Figure.

Ellington, Oct. 25.-Treasury
lis announced today their
Elton that Liberty loan sub
ions had passed the $4,000
No mark and were well on
way to the $4,000, 900, 900
Indications at II o'clock
that Liberty day sales had
ID the total to approximately
900, 900, if not beyond that
Subscriptions officially re-
ID to the federal reserve banks
b the close of business last
with reports from three
S missing, approXimated S2,-
100 600.
Reports of the Banks.
INKS reported officially subscrip-
totalling more than siOO,O0O,OOo'
&his sum, officials say, represents
A fraction OF what was really Sc
. during the day. The full eX-
Eof the Liberty day drive probably
mot be known before the campaign
= Saturday.
u flood OF telegrams from every
~ the country" the treasury de-
mt Announces. told the same
y Of agencies swamped SO badly
/ there was no possibility Of max
accurate estimates OF yesterday $
before tonight at the earliest. out
N the confusion that has resulted
the overwhelming flood of busl-
that fairly swept sales commit
kpff their feet. there is evident q
determination to attain the $o,-
900 maximum total
Sale is a Success.
he sale already is a success, 1t Is
Tor the country has achieved the
mum, but that is not enough. The
bse to sell $4,000. 100000 worth oI
born of desire to show the
and particularly the enemy Of
y. what America can do, is as
>g itself today in every nook an'
of the United States.
section of the country can b'
,Continued on i-aRe rtehth
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
MOVING CIVILIANS
OUT OF KRONsTADT
Russians Also EvaCuating Re-
val as Well as Pet
rograd.

Petrograd. oct 25.--The evacuation
by the civil population Of the naval
base of Kronstadt has begun.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-10-25
WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA Partly cloudy tonight ana
Friday probably rain west of divide.
warmer tonight west ana central portions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
PURCHASE OF STOCK
TO SETTLE R. |. SUIT
Frisco Losses Assumed BY
MeSSrS. Reid and Moore

Chicago. Jan. g. Prospects Of an
early settlement Of the Amster COM
mittee suit for S7,5OO,OOO against the
directors Of the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific Railway were seen to-day in
the announcement that two Of the di-
rectors. Daniel G.. Reid and William H..
Moore. would offer to purchase at par
S5.0OO0oO worth Of the roads g per
cent preferred stock.
1t was reported that the offer Of set
Element would be presented to Judge
George A. Carpenter Of the United
States District Court next Tuesday for
approval. The road is in the hands Of
a receiver appointed by him. 1t was de
clared that the two directors had as
sumed all the obligations of the board.
The 6 per cent stock has been quoted
at 70. and the purchase at par would in
volve a loss of $l,25O,0O0, in addition
10 which the report said the two would
pay 100000 and costs. aggregatins
S25O.O0O. making a total Of S2,OOO,OOO.
Jacob VI. Dickinson. receiver Of the
road. said to-day that he had not been
advised Of the reported plan Of settle
ment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
DUTCH
INDEPENDENT OF
STANDARD OIL
Offer of Shares Not to
Lessen Competition,
Says an Official

THE London Times" prints the fol-
lowing statement from Sir Marcus Sam
uel, chairman Of the Shell Transport
and Trading Company:
n false. or untrue. report is once start.
ed. it is difficult 10 oycrtake IT, The fact
that the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company
has for financial and political reasons
deemed II desirable 10 make an issue Of its
shares in the United States does not imply
in any respect cessation Of competition be
tween the Standard Oil Company and the
Shell. Royal Dutch group. The directors
of this group have always been determined
to preserve its Independence. and there IS
not. nor g. there likely to be- any change
in this attitude.
The companics have successfully dcvel-
oped most important oil propertie9 boz On"
United Statrs. and 30 was felt by the di-
rrctors of the Royal Dutch Company that
their interests ON the American continent
would be- promoted if considcraola
amount %. their share capital were held by
American citizens.
understand that The share were not
offered either directly or indirectly 20 the
Standard Oil Company, but viii re issued
direct 10 the American public, with con-
diton that thee may not be- rciold 900
Europe for a period Of twelve months
: can only speak authoritatiyely for and
on behalf Of the Shell Transport agd Trad
ing Company ltd. and IN thanking you
for the invitation 10 deny that any now
relations between the Standard OIL Com.
pany and the Shell Company are implied
by the issue OF Royal Dutch capital ia
America I can say that any such state
ment is absolutely incorrect. and the COM
petition between the Standard OIL Company
and the Shell group is, and will be, strenu-
ousy maintained.
The London Times" made the fol-
lowing comment:
The question was reopened. as We pointed
out. not so much by the fact that the
Royal Dutch Company is raising capital in
the United states. but By the description Of
the Royal Dutch Company in the cable
gram announcing the fact. The Royal
Dutch Company was distinctly described as
"the European associate Of the Standard
oil Company"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-07
JUDGE HAND ENJOINS
DENVER g RIO GRANDE
Officials of Road Must Not Di-
vert Property or Income

Judge Learned Hand, in the United
States District Court, yesterday granted
a temporary order in the foreclosure
suit of the Equitable Trust Company
against the Denver 6 Rio Grande Rail
road restraining the company and its
officers and directors from diyertins
any Of the company's income, and also
from removing any funds or property
from the jurisdiction Of the court.
The railroad company it was
charged, mas removed derable
amounts Of securities already and has
funds on deposit here now amounting
10 about $2.OO0.0OO Yesterdays court
proceeding is supplementary to an ac-
ton filed I'm California some months
ago in the interests of Western Pacific
Railway bondholdcrs 90 enforce the
guarantee OF the Denver & Rio Grande
on S50,O00OO0 of bonds issued by the
Western Pacific.