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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
MAY Be SOME DELAY
IN BUILDING CAMPS
The Conscripted Troops May
Not Have Quarters by
September /.

Washington. June 1s.-Unless there
are unforeseen developments to hurry
construction of the 16 cantonments for
training the new national army, the
first increment of $4,000 troops will
not be in training by Sept, 1. as gem
orally has been supposed, and, in fact.
may not get into training for six weeks
thereafter
The first body of officers for the
new army. now being trained in camps
throughout the country, is to be turned
out in August to make room for the
new body This was arranged on the
plan of having the draft complete ex-
emptlons disposed Of and troops or
dered into training camps by Sept. l.
The cantonments for the new army
will be built under special form OF
contract under which no overcharges
will be allowed. The maximum profit
on any contract has been fixed al
$3.50. 900.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
Strengthen Their Position.

Had this been decided upon it
would be natural move for the Brit
ish to relinquish the advanced ground
they held along the Struma and with
draw as they have done to the bridge
head near the river, thereby strength
enins the entente right flank for de-
fensive purposes while the offensive
stroke was delivered 10y the center. An
aggressive move, 1t would seem, has
now been made possible by the re-
moval Of the menace to the allies from
the rear, which existed as long as
Constantine was on the Greek throne
and his German political advisers
in control of the Greek military situa-
tio,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
SUBMARINES ARE
STILL TAKING A
GIGANTIC TOLL
In Less Than Four Months
1,745,000 Tons of Ship
ping Sent Down.

Washington. June 1s.-The German
submarine toll of British merchant
shipping since Feb. IT, as shown by
official British figures compiled here
today. is 1922 vessels of more than
l 500 tons and 1876 OF less than 1900
tons. British steam fishing vessels
sunk in that period numbered rs.
Records for sailing fishing vessels are
incomplete. but three weeks total
was 49,
Submarines in the period attacked
29s ships unsuccessfully. but the week
ly percentage OF unsuccessful attacks
has ranged from 81 to 10 during the
last weeks ending with June 7.
Arrivals and sailings in British
ports since the intensive submarine
campaign began have averaged about
$500, but these include channel sail
ings.
The British figures do not give the
tonnage of vessels sunk. but officials
here say 5000 tons probably would be
fair average for vessels of more thar
/ 500 tons destroyed Computing tn,
total at that average and putting tn,
average of the smaller ships at l 90
tons, the total loss during slightly les
than four months submarine warfar
would reach 1,745,O00 tons, or abou
250.000 tons less than the entire world
| shipping output during 1916.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
FIX PRICE FOR STEEL
PLATES FOR THE SHIPS

Washington. June 1S.-A basic price
Of $500 a ton was fixed for steel
plates in contracts for, 10 steel ships
signed today by Chairman Denman
of the shipping board. Future con-
tracts will be let at that price instead
OF s96 paid for steel in some earlier
contracts.
The contracts were let to the Dow
ney Construction Company of New
York. Mr.. Denman refused to sign
them calling for steel at s95 and sent
them back TO Ma jor General Goethals
general manager of the fleet corpora
tion. asking that the price be reduced.
Today they were returned to Mr. Dem
man. providing steel at a lower price
will be determined by the shipping
| board and the fleet corporation with
the advice of the raw materials COM
mittee of the council of national de-
fense. II the steel mills refuse their
product at the price decided on the
president will be asked to exercise his
power to commander their output. II
a price higher than todays basis is
fixed the government will pay the diff
fence, If lower the steel mills will re-
fund
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
Mrs. George Mccarthy Dies at
Murray Hospital Today. Two
Machines Crash Head-on in
Passing Car in Middle of the
Road Near Three Mile.

Mrs. George Mccarthy of SO West
Silver street is dead and r. p. Brown
of 421 East Mullan street is in a seri
Gus condition at the Murray hospital
as the result of an automobile acct
DENTON the flat early Sunday morn
ing when the car which Mr.. Brown
was driving was struck in a head ION
collision with another car while swerv-
ing from the road to avoid a third
automobile being repaired in the mid
die of the road.
Mrs. Mccarthy, together with the
other occupants of the car. was rushed
to the Murray hospital in a taxicat
which was near at the time. but She
did not regain consciousness and die,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
DASH THROUGH
FIVE MILES Of
BURNING BRUSH
Fire Fighters, Fearing Many
Are Endangered, Make
Heroic Fight.

Ventura. Cal. June 1s.-Several
thousand men from here, Oxnard, Car
pinteria, DIAL and other places are
fighting to save the country for miles
around from three strong brush fires
now burning within a few miles of
here and a short distance from the
DIAL valley, which burned a third of
the town, causing three deaths and
made sixty families homeless. A fresh
force of men has just been sent out
by Sheriff e. G. Martin.
One of the heroic actions of the fire
was the dash made by four men in
an ambulance. through five miles of
burning brush to Wheeler Hot Springs,
Is miles from Ojai, to learn whether
more than hundred visitors at the
resort were safe. All communication
with the resort had been cut off
Louis c. Drapeau. chairman of the
Ventura county chapter of the Rec
Cross. Undersheriff R. N Hayden ant
two other men left DIAL at O'CLOCK
Sunday morning and drove straigh
| through the burning brush, shieldin,
themselves as best they could from
the scorehing heat, stopping occasinal
ly to beat out the fire when il at
tackled the car, and then pressing or
Some times they kept to the road an,
at others they branched off throug'
safer opening
They found the Wheeler resort an
its residents safe and returned to Ola
to join forces with the fire fighters
Three fires are now active. on
burned part of Carpinteria Saturda
night and has come over the foothill
to Santa Ana canyon, within fe'
miles of here; another fire Is in Grid
ley canyon and third in Casitas Pas
A score of small ranch houses an
hundreds of acres of crops were In II
} path of the fire and are believed I
have been destroyed
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
AWARD CONTRACTS FOR
"a MORE NEW VESSELS
GOethaIS Given Contracts for
Construction of 1873 Ships
and HuIlS.

Washington, June 1S.-Contracts for
ten more steel merchant ships COM
pete and for "a additional wooden
hus were announced today by Major
General Goethals. general manager of
the emergency fleet corporation. The
vessels will be delivered in 1918.
The steel contracts went to the Seat
Tie Construction and Drydock com
rany Of Seattle. Ten of the wooden
hull contracts to the Foundation com
pany OF Newark, n. j.. IL to the Gro
ton Iron works of Noank, Conn, and
TWO to the Ship Construction and
Trading company of Stonington. Conn.
The fleet corporation now has con-
,raeted for a total of 1873 ships and
hulls Complete ship hulls contracted
Tor number 2s. complete composite
SHIPS S2 and complete wooden ships 80
contracts have been let for 4S wooden
hulls
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
DUBLIN CHEERS THE
RETURNING PRISONERS
There's Great Demonstration
When Rebel Prisoners Are
Brought Home.

London, June 1S.-Large crowds
gathered in Dublin this morning to
welcome the released Irish prisoners,
all of whom, with the exception Of
Countess Markievicz. arrived at s
o'clock. Men with banners escorted
the former prisoners to their homes.
There was much singing of Irish songs
and a great deal of cheering, but there
were no signs of disorder.
Countess Markievicz led a band of
revolutionists which attempted to cap
ture Dublin castle, killing a guard. She
was sentenced to death but the sem
tence was changed to prison servitude
for life.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
Danger in Greece Removed.
Big Offensive About to
Be Opened.
BRITISH QUIT THEIR
USELESS POSITIONS
Campaign to Reclaim Serbia
viii Begin in the Var
dar Valley.
THE WAR SUMMARY.

Important developments are fore
shsdowed on the Macedonian front
following the abdication Of King Con-
stantine by reports today of with
drawal by the British without pressure
of their advanced positions east of the
Struma river on the extreme easterly
end of the front and pronounced re-
connoiterins activity by the entente
forces along the Vardar.
1t has been frequently pointed out
by military observers that the route
for a successful advance to cut the
lines of the central powers in the Bal
kans and reclaim Serbia Is up the Var
dar valley, along the railway line
there. The present activities seem to
point to the probability that an Of
fensive by General Sarrail In the only
likely sector-that embracing the Var
dar area-is imminent
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
ONE DEAD; FIVE INJURED
in AUTO ACCIDENT SUNDAY

at noon today. Her death resulted
from a fracture of the skull The ex-
tent of Mr.. Browns injuries has not
been ascertained but the attending
physicians pronounce them as serious.
An X-ray photo was taken this after
noon. II is feared that Mr.. Browns
back may be broken.
The car driven by Mr.. Brown con-
tanned six people. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mccarthy. Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Brown
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Tiddy of 237
Colorado street. All of the occupants
of the machine were hurled from the
car and Mr.. and Mrs. Tiddy. Mrs.
Brown and Mr.. Mccarthy sustained
painful injuries and were treated at
the hospital.
The party had been to Gregson for
the evening and was returning to the
city when MIR. Brown suggested that
they ride over the level stretch Of
road to the Five Mile. According TO
Mrs. Brown the car was travelling on
the right side of the road just past
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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
TWO AMERICANS
MEET DISASTER
IN AIR FLIGHT
Frisco Youth Killed by Fall in
FranCe-HiS Friend is
Badly Hurt.

Paris June 1s.-Benny Woodworth
of San Francisco. chief OF the first
section of the American ambulance
field service, has been killed, and Lin
coin Chatkoff of New York City, pilot
In the Lafayette squadrilla. danger
ously wounded. in an airplane acct
dent. according to the Paris Herald.
Woodwork went to the headquarters
of the Lafayette squadrilla in Cham
payne on Friday evening, where he
met his friend Chatkoff. They de-
cided to fly over and visit some COM
rades at the camp OF The Storks. Cap
tain Guynemer's squadron, about six
miles away. Chatkoff rose to a height
of about $50 feet and commenced to
execute a series of evolutions. begin
ming with several spirals and then nose
diving toward the earth.
Eyewitnesses say that when near the
ground the pilot seemed to make an
effort to right the machine In order
to rise again. Chatkoff either miscal-
culated the distance or something went
wrong with the apparatus, for the ma
chine never altered its course, but
plunged headlong and buried its nose
In the earth.
Woodwork was killed instantly. one
of his legs being severed and the othe'
crushed. suffering in addition Other
terrible injuries. Chatkoff sustained
serious internal injuries. fractured his
skull and suffered other wounds. HI
now lies in critical condition.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18

nm tbe theory that should the strike
snread and thereby involve the Mil
,y,ul,ee railroad, the National Council
of Defense in Washington has taken
mn the matter. This became known
,brough a telegram received from F. j.
,tcNulty of Springfield, ILL.,, president
Of the International electricians union
,n which Mr.. McNulty advises the
,ocal union not to act hastily. Mr..
McNulty further announced that he
has been called to Washington by the
national Defense Council, of which
ssmuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation, is member.
determined that the Milwaukee rail-
road shall not he tied up and thereby
halt the transportation of foods and
munitions to be used In the war the
council has decided to use its utmost
Efforts to keep the strike from spread
f,g
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
GOVERNMENT TO
FIX PRICE PAID
FOR COAL AND OIL
Efforts of Producers to Raise
Prices Lead to New
Order.
TRADE COMMISSION TO
DETERMINE FAIR PRICE
Nearly 100000 Tons of Coal
and 50,000,000 Barrels
of Oil Needed.

Washington, June 18. - Secretary
Daniels has ordered coal and oil pro-
ducers to supply the enormous guam
titles needed by the navy at prices to
be fixed later by the president when
the federal trade commission has de-
ternined fair rate. The navy will
use 1,750.o0o tons of coal and so, 900 900
barrels of oil purchased under this ap-
pication of the authority granted by
congress.
Similarly, steel for the entire navy
building program is being bought at
rate fixed when Secretary Daniels re-
jected the proposals of the steel maxi
ers as too high
Secretary Daniels said today that
the coal operators proposed to furnish
navy coal at rate of s295 ton at
the mine. The navy has been paying
| s2.ss ton delivered. The secretary
directed the companies to ship imme-
dlately the orders being pro-rated
among the producers agreeing TO pay
a tentative price OF $3.50 at the mines
pending report from the federal trade
commission.
OIL quotations submitted, Mr.. Dam
lels said ranged from $1.5S to s1S6 a
barrel delivered at Port Arthur al
though the present rate is 80 cents a
barrel at that point The department
, directed the producers to fill its orders
for 5O,oO0.O0o barrels, leaving the
question of price to be determined by
the trade commission.
The arrangement regarding steel or
ders, the secretary said. leaves
handsome profit" for producers,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
GIVES UP CHURCH TO
WE'D DIVORCED WOMAN

Berkeley, Cal. June 1s.-Forced by
church law, which forbids marriage
with a divorced person. to resign his
ministry or renounce hts engagement
to Mrs. Rose Armsbary, San Francisco
artist, Rev. William F. Highly, for three
years curate of st. Marks Episcopal
church here. has to give up the church.
it became known today. His resigna-
tion has been given to Bishop Will
liam +. Nichols.
Mr.. Highly. who will become an en-
gineer, has, it is said, obtained posi-
tion In Denver.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
A SAN FRANCISCO BOY.

San Francisco, June 1s.-Benjamin
R. Woodwork. 80 years old. whose
death was reported in an alrplane ac-
cident according to dispatches from
Paris, was the son Of Mrs. Ruth Wood =
worth San Francisco, and great
grandson of Samuel Woodwork, au
thor of "The Old Oaken Bucket"
He enlisted two years ago in the
American ambulance corps. When
America declared war he became an
aviator and was soon made a lieu
tenant.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
Russian Situation Improves.

Both the Russian army and the Rus
sian navy are giving more evidence Of
aggressive intent. Recent German and
Austrian statements have instanced
increasing activities by the Russian
military forces in various sectors, no.
tably Volhynia and Galicia. where the
great Brussilloff was in full swing at
this time a year ago.
The Russian naval arm also has
been so largely In evidence in Baltic
waters that Berlin announces it has
been found necessary to carry out ex-
tensive air raiding operations on Rus
sian bases in this area.
In the Arras battle area the British
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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18

Thirtyone electrical workers in the employ of the Mon
tana Power company walked out this morning in pursl
ance of order to strike voted by the Electrical Work
|ers union No. 65 of Butte last Friday night
While the men who have quit work comprise all the
union electricians employed by the Montana Power COM
psny filling the places with who are not members of
|he union This however, may involve the remainder of
he members of the Electrical Workers union and event
|uoIv lead to walkout of the entire 27O members
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
UNSETTLEDCO CONDITIONS MAY
DELAY RED CROSS CAMPAIGN

for the army and navy in the United
States in the present war.
A meeting of the principal commit
teemen this afternoon failed to decide
whether the campaign should be post
poned for couple of weeks or be
abandoned for the present and under
taken later on.
At another meeting this evening the
matter will be fully discussed. 1t was
said to be quite probable that a post
ponement will be made. Silver Bow
county is asked to contribute sl5O.o0o.
Under ordinary circumstances there
would not be the slightest trouble in
raising that amount or even more.
But with strikes on among the miners
and the electricians and the consequent
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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18

Washington. June 8-Ihe food bills pushed to the front
both houses of congress today and with the personal influence of
President Wilson pressing for their immediate passage
than likely that nothing else would be done until they disposed
Of While the bill being explained the house by Representa-
Lever which would harm honest business man.
but would drag crooks and spectators the sunlight letter
from President Wilson Representative Boand made public
which the president warned opponents of the bills that should they
defeat them they be prepared take the responsibility for
food conditions and prices which were predicted to follow
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
Railways Power.

The Milwaukee railroad depends
upon the Montana Power company for
the power used in the operation of Its
road from Harlowton. west through
the mountains Of Montana and Idaho
should the strike extend so that COM
pany cannot secure power for the
eiectrlncation of its road. 1t will great
,y impede the hauling Of articles used
by the government In the conduct Of
the war.
Adylces from Washington are to the
effect that the government Is de-
termlned to keep the road open. even
though It will be forced to drastic
measures In an effort to avert these
drastic measures and prevent a spread
on Paga ThreeO
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
10000 AUTO LICENSES
ISSUED IN THE STATE

Helena, June 18.-Only 10000 auto
mobile licenses have been applied for
by machine owners in the state, al
though the secretary of state, who is
sues the licenses, places the number of
machines in the state at between
80, 900 and 10000. The secretary has
ordered the peace officers of the state
to arrest all motor car owners who
cannot show licenses.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
Probable Postponement of the
movement to Raise $3.50, 900
as Butte's Share of $780,
W0,OO0 for National Organ
lzation,

iS'urped conditions In labor circles
~ the county of Silver Bow render it
''i'cuit for the managers of the cam
'"'sn 10 decide upon the most ex-
.suiuous course in the raising of
fnus DsVVo In this county towards tho
wu "u OF sloO,o0o.0OO which President
eons. nsoh mas asked from the entire
Nui'ry Tor the work of the Red Cross
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18

The great majority of the house
greeted the opening of debate with
bursts of applause and approval, but
the opposition was silently making
ready for its attack.
In the senate opposition was ready.
Led by Senator Reed of Missouri, Sem
ator Smith of Georgia and Senator
Gore of Oklahoma, all democrats, it
was contended that the first food bill,
already passed and now awaiting con-
ference at the house, contained provi-
sions to check speculation and price
fixing, which made the second bill un-
necessary.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
GUEST OF MISS RANKIN

The Posts Washington Bureau.
Washington. d. c., June 1S.-Mrs.
Robert Allison Ridge of Billings.
member of the State Charities board.
is guest Of Miss Rankin here.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
CREW OF NORWEGIAN
SHIP LANDED SAFELY

Ymuiden, Holland. June IS (via Lon
don).-The crew of the Norwegian
sailing vessel Perfect. 1.0Ss tons gross.
1cnnAi,,,Oa %, r,nnn nrina
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
| DEFENSE MAY ACT IN
ELECTRICIANS STRIKE
Local Trouble N Interfere With Trans
portation Of Nun rs and Army Ma
terial Over Min N'kee Railway.

Thirty one Electrical Workers Employed by the
Montana Power Company Are Out-If Entire
Union Goes Out to Enforce Demands of Men
Now Striking, Traffic on Railway the Govern.
ment Is Determined to Keep Open VIII Be
Tied Up.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
TO ELIMINATE SPECULATOR
FROM FOODSTUFF MARKET
is AIM OF TWO MEASURES

Both House and Senate Take Up Administration Bills for Food
Control President Writes Men Who Oppose His Plan Must
Take Responsibility for Consequences if Congress Fails to
Enact Legislation.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-06-18
Extraordinary Powers.

Anticipating attacks on giving the
president extraordinary powers. Rep
resentative Lever in his speech con-
tended the situation warranted them.
we must either confer the social
democratic powers upon the constitu-
tional head of our government or be
prepared to have them assumed by the
German kaiser" he said. Every man.
woman and child must be prepared to
make sacrfices-great sacrifices-and
no man is going to be permitted TO
stand behind fine theories and techni-
rcalities in his opposition to this meas
ure. This is no pink tea affair. II
is war against the most powerful
autocracy the world ever saw"
Without an agency to control which
would stimulate production. eliminate
waste and conserve the food supply.
he declared. this country cannot fur
nish the bulk of food to the allies.
Drive Out Manipulator.
I'VE intend in this bill." Mr.. Lever
added, ito drive from the established
agencies of distribution the market
manipulator, the gambler, the man who
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WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA-Fair tonight and Tuesday.
cooler east portion tonight Wednesday
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Drive Out Manipulation.

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