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The evening world., 1917-06-27
GREAT nE-UP OF COPPER
AS 5000 MINERS STRIKE
Properties Affected Produce t9o,'
100000 Pounds of Metal An
nually.

BIsBEE. Aria. June ia test OF
the strength Of the recently organized
Metal Mine Workers Industrial Union
was involved when a strike order went
into effect to-day Five thousand men
are employed. Operators announced
they would close the mines before ac-
cedlng to the new unions demands. The
principal demand is for an Increase in
wages. but the miners also ask Improved
working conditions and the right to or
ganize.
The operators assert that the officers
and a majority OF the members OF the
union are affiliated with the Industrial
Workers OF the World, The properties
affected produce about 100000 pounds
OF copper annually.
BUTTE, Mont. June E-Mining COM
panies were unable 20 state to-day
whether the copper and zinc mines wifi
continue operations In the Butte dts
trict more than two days because OF
the disturbed labor conditions, w. H.
Rodgers Federal Mediator, to-day con-
tinued his conferences with the labor
pooloA -..-. '---4---.4------all
The evening world., 1917-06-27
CITY ELIMINATED AS A NEoo
TIATOR IN MATTER,

Fortunately the city has been elm
mated as negotiator In this matter.
The State officially, under legislation.
will take the property required At
ROckaway Point, pay what the courts
determine IS just and transfer the
property TO the United States for the
Price so determined.
"How is il under such eireum-
stances, and in view Of Mayor
Mitchels statement under oath,
that the city was TO make a Gift
7 Point, and that a law has been
enacted to permit such a Gift,
that two months later, in June,
the Senate Of the United States
passes as emergency matter a bill
10 permit the United States TO
transfer property which cost $685.
500, and is stated to be worth at
least SIS, 900, TO the City of New
York in partial consideration Of
the Gift the city is TO make for
it's own proteotion7
What connection is there between
the anxiety to transfer this Plumb
Island property to the city OF New
York and the extraordinary provision
in the option TO sell the RockawaS
PROPERTY 70 the United States tha'
the Rockaway Pacific Corporation
would purchase the Plumb Islant
tract for $4,000, II the United States
desired IL to do so?
There should be an explanation o.
these extraordinary facts. The people
OF New York are entitled TO II. They
should know the relations of thos'
Interested In the RockaWay Pacific
Corporation to the city OF New York
II the transaction Is proper turn or
the light"
The evening world., 1917-06-27

for Arts and Crafts.
Fifty-elght male relatives OF the
Countess entered the war. or the
fifty eight only two are now alive.
One of the survivors is blind; the
other has lost an arm. In her own
Province OF Auvergne. where her
family has lived since the days Of
Charlemagne. there are many fami-
lies OF which every man has been
killed. There are other households
TO which the bread winner has re-
turned physical wreck, utterly in
capacltated for the work he per-
formed prior TO 1914.
what want to do" the Countess
told me when / talked with her at
the Hotel Martha Washington, whore
she is stopping, --is TO establish, a
world wide systemlof free exchanges
where war veterans and the wives
and daughters and mothers of SOL
diers can sell. free OF commission. the
products of their hands and brains.
81 want to open such an exchange
in New York, in Boston, in Wash
lngton, in Philadelphia, in Chicago. In
every large town in your country;
and I want to see similar exchanges
established in France. Italy and Eng
land. to which war victims can send
their wares. Please understand the
thought back Of this. do not wish
to tell America how to take care OF
its soldiers widows, but we all are
allies now and 1t is in the spirit OF
fellowship that l offer this sugses-
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WANTS THE EXCHANGES TO BE
sELF.sUPPoRTINo.

"I want my exchanges to DC SELF
sunnorting from the first. DO not
o., subscriptions from any one for
them. We French do not Ike TO put
out our hands and beg; we would
r,,ber suffer. am going to raise inc
,oroy for the opening OF the ex-
chopges by a series Of concerts con-
ferences and other affairs at wh'ch
something will be offered in exchange
FOR what is. received. For example
,he other evening a gala concert was
,,yen under the auspices OF the eN-
changes. TO welcome the italian RoyaI
commission. This summer ] shall
sneak at Newport and Bar Haroor'
"I know girls abroad. the daush-
tore OF soldiers, who are making the
most wonderful lace. II they sell II
at all they receive $50 or $50 for what
is afterward resold for $500 or 5000
know other families with beautifuI
heirlooms. Van Dyck portraits. Scvres
OF the seventeenth century, which they
must sell II they are to live. but foi
which they are offered sums nowhere
near the true value.
"It Is my plan to sell anytime
offered by the relative of dead OF
wounded soldier. or any work of the
invahded veterans. absolutely free
from commission. duties or othei
charges OF the middleman. In tha
way my exchanges will serve the con
sumer as well as the producer. Th'
latter can be given fair profit anC
the former can buy for much lesi
than he would have 10 pay In tht
| ordinary course of trade,
my exchanges would sell nttl
carvings. bits OF hand wrought jew
elry, baskets and boxes made b.
hand: exquisite work that blind an,
mutilated soldiers are teaching them
selves to do. In this way these mel
may support themselves and thei
families without feeling that they ar
objects OF charity. Women hav
made a success OF women's eX
changes. in which wares produced b.
shut-ins and other needy persons ar
sold, and think that a series Of eN
changes for the victims OF the war /
peculiarly women's work"
The evening world., 1917-06-27

Detectives yesterday began q search
for n girl who got Job as maid last
Monday at the home OF Mrs. Laura
Harmon. Kenmore Place and jerome
Avenue. Flatbush. and disappeared a
few hours later with jewelry valued
at $4,000. She left behind her hand
bag. which contained a hair switch.
a pair OF tortoise she'll glasses and a
plugged cent.
The evening world., 1917-06-27
CONGRESSMAN FITzGERALD's
STATEMENT OF HIS STAND.

Probably II Is a good thing that the
question has come before the Con-
gress. Mr.. Fitzgerald's statement to
The Evening World OF his stand and
what he intends to do is as follows:
"I am familiar with the bill known
as Senate 1852 which passed the Sem
ate on the eighth OF this month. II
will never pass the House OF Repre-
sentatives. II is impossible to under
stand its passage in the Senate Mt
this time. Tho bill authorizes the
Secretary OF War to transfer TO the
City of New York the property OF the
United states In Plumb Island as par
tial consideration for the transfer OF
the clty's rights TO certain property
at Rockaway Point.
"The report OF the Endicott Board
in 1885 contemplated a mortar bat
terry for the defense OF New York
city at Plumb Island. The extension
Of Rockaway Point and the easterly
end Of Coney Island by natural nc
cretions shut Plumb Island from the
open water. and the tremendous in
crease in the range of Dig guns neccs-
STATED a change in the plans for the
defense OF New York city. Among
the changes decided upon was the
erection Of certain guns at Rockaway
Point instead OF Plumb Island. III
1891 the United States acquired ATTY
acres on Plumb Island in condemna-
ton proceedings at an expense Of
800, 500 The authorization 10 acquire
the necessary site for the fortihca,
tions at Rockaway Point was con.
tained in the Fortificatians Act whici
was approved July o. 1916. Statement.
were made at the time by persons
claiming to know that tho United
States had title to the land 10 bo &c,
aulred, and also that attempts wouic
( be made to compel the United States
to pay an exorbitant price for N,
| lands
The evening world., 1917-06-27

York City engaged in the various
forms OF Public Health Work alone
Miss Goodrich continued Tho New
York County Nurses Association, all
OF whose members are graduates or
registered schools, has an enrolment
OF some 5000, and similar organiza-
ton In Brooklyn, the Kings County
Nurses Association, also shows n
large enrolment. but we do not know
how many OF these women have al
ready gone to the front and how many
more are enlisted with base hospital
units, which will be called out In the
near future. This committee is taxi
Ing u census OF all the nursing re-
sources OF the CITY
The evening world., 1917-06-27
NarnIsh Plant Damaged 100000 by
Fire,

4 fire which started In an un-
known manner early to-day did
100000 damage 70 the plant Of the
w. r. Baker Varnlsh Manufacturing
Company at No. 22i Suydam Street.
Jersey city Three alarms called all
the fire apparatus In the city to fight
the blaze.
The evening world., 1917-06-27

and OF wars af'
termath OF needy
and dependent
women, is being
organized in New
York by Countess
de Bois Hebert-
Gust de Tilly.
founder and Pres
ident Of the Al
lied Exchanges
The evening world., 1917-06-27

WASHINGTON. June 27-A report
on the investigation Of tho naval gun
accident on the American armed mer-
chairman Mongolia, absolying the
gun crew from responsibility. was
unanimously adopted to-day by the
Senate Naval Committee,
The evening world., 1917-06-27

RICHMOND, Ind. June 2i.-klchard
n Elliott. Republican has been
elected to Congress over Finley II.
Gray, Democrat, TO succeed Daniel W,
Comstock. Republican, deceased, from
the sixth District OF Indiana, by a
plurality OF about $500. returns
showed to-day.
The evening world., 1917-06-27
WILL BE IN CHARGE OF AN Al
LIED COMMITTEE.

When the exchanges are opened
they will be in charge OF an Allied
committee. which the Queen OF every
allied country and the President of
the United states and his wife will
be asked TO Join,
The evening world., 1917-06-27
RocKAWAY PACIFIC CORPORA.
lion GIVES AN OPTION.

part Of tho land required at Rock
away Point is claimed by the Rock
away Pacific Corporation, and part
by the city OF New York, On Jan, 6,
The evening world., 1917-06-27

A campaign u enlist young women
to I'LL up the gaps In the nursing pro-
fession Ia tho newest enterprise OF the
Mayors Committee OF Women on Ma
tional Defense, with headquarters at
No. 4 East Thirty-ninth Street.
According to the Committee 5
Standing Committee on Nursing. OF
which Miss Anne w. Goodrich is
chairman, the shortage OF nurses In
Greater New York is assuming ap-
palling proportions,
THE Red Cross alone" said Miss
Goodrich. "ls draining the country'5
resources at the rate OF 200 nurses
per month, and that does not include
those nurses attached to tho base
hospital units which are constantly
leaving for the front In consequence
It is extremely difficult to get nurse
on short notice, should we be cone
fronted with an epidemic the sltua-
ton would be dangerous.
1T Is a fair estimate 10 say Chat
there are now about 300 nurses in New
The evening world., 1917-06-27
NEWCOMPLICAT|ON BOBS UP
IN ROCKAWAY POINT FORT
SITE STARTS FRESH TROUBLE
will be read"
TEXT OF THE BILL AuTHoRiZ'
ING THE TRANSFER.

The Secretary read the bill, as
follows:
BE 1t enacted, &C., that the
Secretary of War be, and he is
hereby, authorized to transfer to
the City of New York in partial
consideration for the transfer to
the United States of the city's
right and title to certain lands on
RocKaway Point, the title Of the
United states TO the reservation
on Plumb Island, in tho town of,
Gravesend. in Kings County. State
OF New York. and containing an
area Of approximately fifty acres"
Mr.. Overman: II desire TO ask
the Senator from New York Is
there any reason why the bill
should be passed to-day7"
Mr.. Calder: "The War Depart
ment has requested that II be
passed. 1t has to do with the
exchange OF some property that
the city owns on the site of the
Great Fort RoclSaway. which pro-
tects New York Harbor."
Mr.. overman: rs It an emer-
gency measure7"
Mr.. Calder: II think IL Is. The
Federal Government is trying to
perfect its title 70 the property in
Rockaway. and this Is part of the
property involved in the trans
action"
The Vice President: "Is there
objection to the present consider
alton OF the blll?"
There being no objection, the
Senate, as in Committee OF the
Whole. proceeded to consider the
bill.
The bill was reported to the
Senate without amendment, or
dered to be engrossed for third
reading, read the third time. and
passed.
Here is a matter that has had u
City OF New York by the ears Z,
months: n Is the question white
brought about the controversy b,
tween Mayor Mitchell and Senat,
Robert F. Wagner which resulted
a legislative investigation. And {
June very vital feature in Il
transaction, which was supposed
be settled to the satisfaction Of Il
United States Government, the sta
OF New York and the City OF Ne
York pops out in the Senate as {
emergency war measure and sill
through noiselessly as sand sftii
tbrouoh IN hour plass
The evening world., 1917-06-27
SOME THINGS MR.. FITZGERALD
WANTS TO KNOW.

Mr.. Fitzgerald wants to know II
the City OF New York contemplates
establishing a park on Plumb Island
adjoining the Harkness property;
Furthermore, he wants to know why,
inasmuch as the State OF New York
has seized the Rockaway Point prop
erty needed by the Government and
appropriated s2,5OO.OOO to insure the
alleged rights OF claimants TO utie.
the city finds itself In need OF the
hfty acres to which the United
States Government claims title on
Plumb Island.
Mr.. Fitzgerald outlines his position
tlaly in the statement which appears
a little further along in this article.
In the mean time record In the
Congressional Record Of the proceed
ings In the United States Senate ON
June s attending the passage OF BIZ
No. 1852 Is OF interest. II follows:
Mr.. Wadsworth: From the
Committee on Military Affairs !
report back favorably without
amendment the bill Is. 1882 au-
thorizing the Secretary OF War to
transfer to the city OF New York
the title of the United States to
certain lands In Kings County,
State Of New York, and | submit
report thereon.
1.-THE bill was introduced by my
colleague (Mr CALDER and ac-
companying It is letter from the
Secretary OF War transmitting in
turL. letter from the Chief Of
Engineers, United States Army.
ask unanimous consent for the
present consideration Of the bill"
The Vice President; rs there
any objection?"
Mr.. Cummins: 81 ask that the
bill be read before the request is
passed upon"
The Vice President: "The bill
The evening world., 1917-06-27
So Male Relatives in War,
Only TtOO Alive, Is Record
Of This COuntess's Family
Now She Plans Unique War
Relief Here, Which Purposes
to Eliminate the Middleman.
Marguerite MOoers Marshall.

A unique war relief. which pur-
poses to eliminate the middleman
from the road OF the wounded soldier
The evening world., 1917-06-27
Bill Pushed Through u. S.
Senate Provides for Transfer
of Part of Plumb Island.
OFFER BY GREVE'S co.
Congressman Fitzgerald Op-
poses Scheme and Will Block
Passage of Bill in House.

,sDecAi From = staff Cone-pondsnt Of The
Evening World.l
WASHINGTON. June 27.-Senate
Bill No. 1859, which gumshoed its way
through the Upper House Of Congress
on June 8, under the guidance OF
Senators Calder and Wadsworth of
New York, brings into the proposal OF
the United States Government to es-
tablish fort and battery at Rock
away Point a further complication.
Senator Calder is sponsor of the bill
which provides that the United States
Government shall transfer to the City
Of New York, as partial consideration.
lfty acres of land on Plumb Island In
jamaica Bay in return for the cltys
right to lands needed for fertilization
purposes on Rockaway Point. Sena-
tor Calder was once a member OF the
Realty Associates, OF which william
Greve is Vice President, although he
Is no longer associated with the cor
poratlon.
Representative John q. Fitzgerald
OF Brooklyn has been looking into
Senate Bill No. 1852 and he will
block its passage through the House
Of Representatives. Mr.. Fitzgerald
wants to know why the city, through
Mayor Mitchell. after promising TO
,resenE to the Government without
charge, lands to which the city claims
to hold title on Rockaway Point sud
denly appears. asking that fifty
acres of land on Plum Island which
directly adjoins extensive property
holdings Of the Hardness Estate. OF
which Mr.. Greve is understood to be
the lessee. be transferred to city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-08
MRS. KATE O'HARE
DECLARED GUILTY
Convict Socialist Speaker in
Bismarck.

Bismarck. y. u. Dec. After de
lberating 80 minutes a jury in the
United States district court this even
ing found Mrs. Kate Richards O'Harc.
Socialist lecturer and author guilty Of
interfering and attempting to obstruct
the recruiting and enlisting service in
the United states army. Mrs. o'llare
was brought To trial under an indict-
mcnt returned by II federal grand jury
at Fargo last July under the espionage
act The charges grew out of "A lee
turc delivered by Mrs. O'lIare at Bow
man, on July Il, 1917.
II was charged in the indictment
that Mrs. o'Hare in this lecture said
American mothers who gave their
boys to the army were no better than
brood sows on Montana stock farms
and that tho best use that could bt
made of the blood of American boys
who enlisted i'm the army was To fer
tilizc the fields of France.
After learning the verdict Judge
Wade announced that he would reserve
sentence for one week to further con.
slider the ease. The woman Is hcl,
under bonds of $4,000 which she has
thus far failed to furnish.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-08
YANKEES CAPTURED
BY YAQUI RAIDERS
Two Americans and German
Taken Prisoners.

N0gales. Ariz.. Dec. 7.-Three Amer
leans and one German were captured
near Esperanza. 10 miles south of
Guayamas. Sonora. by Yaqui Indians.
who raided that town Wednesday. ac-
cording to passengers arriving here to-
night on a train from Guayamas.
The federal garrison at Esperanza
engaged the Yaquis outside the town,
but were driven back by the raiders.
who were said to be superior in mum
bers. A Mexican general was wounded
and a colonel and several Mexican SOL
diers were killed. the passenger re-
ported.
On reaching the town the Indians
looted several stores and set fire Ia
the building of the Richardson Con-
struction company. an American con
cern.
The names of the captured Ameri.
cans were not learned.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-08
"W0rse Than War;"
Says Soldier.

st. Johns. N. b.. Dec. THE bat
tlefields of Europe do not provide IA
parallel for tho scenes witnessed at
Halifax in the opinion OF Duncan Grey,
who arrived here today. He was en-
gagged In inspecting shells In a shed OH
the waterfront when the devastation
began and barely escaped before the
building collapsed.
THIS Is his story:
"A few seconds before the roar Of
the explosion . gust of wind swept
through the shed and then down came
the pillars. boards and ), beams. !
rushed to the open and the sight that
met my gaze was the worst that ]
hope ever to see.
ThsNsand Times Worse than France
Il have been In the trenches IN
Continued on Page Nine)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-08
President Wilson
Signs Declaration
of War ON Austria
THE DECLARATION

Whereas, the impartial and
royal Austro. Hungarian gov.
ernment has eommittsd re.
peated acts Of war against the
government and the people Of
the United States Of America;
therefore, be Il,
Resolved, by the. senate and
house Of representatives Of the
United States Of America, in
congress assembled, that state
Of war is hereby declared to
exist between the United States
Of America, and the imperial
and royal Austro- Hungarian
government, and that the presi.
dent be, and he is hereby au.
thorized and directed to employ
the entire. naval and military
forces Of the United States and
the resources Of the government
TO carry on war against the i'm
periaI and royal Austro. Hun.
oarian government, and to bring
tho conflict to a successful ter.
mination all the resources Of
the country are hereby pledged
by the congress Of the United
States.
Champ Clark, speaker Of the
house Of representatives.
Thomas r. Marshall, vice
president Of the United States
and president Of the senate.
Approved, 7th December, 1917.
Woodrow Wilson.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-08
COnfiscated Booze to Go
Into Army Canteen, Maybe

Spokane, Dec. 7.-Liquor cOnfiscated
by municipal officials in Washington,
instead Of being poured into the sewer
will be offered to the war department
by Governor Lister of this state, ac-
cOrdtng to q letter which Charles
Fleming of this city has received from
the governor. The mayor suggested
the plan to the governor, who gave it
his Endorsement and said he would
communicate it to Washington.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-08
Fuel, Food, War Materials,
Given Priority on Railroads
Important Order Principal Development While President
~. Debates Government Operation of Lines.

ment only To coal for current use but
not for storage, consigned direct tand
not subject To reconsisnmeND to hos
pitfalls, schools and other public insti
tutions, retailers of coal for use In sup
plying domestic consumers only, and
to coal coke and raw materials for cur
rent use. but not for storage con
signed direct tand not subject to re-
consignment To blast furnaces, foun-
dries, iron and steel mills, smelters.
manufacturers engaged in work for the
United States government or its allies
public utilities, including street and
interurban railways, electric power and
lighting plants, gas plants. water and
sewer works, flour mills, sugar fac
tories, fertilizer factories and ship
builders: also shipments of paper. pc
troleum and petroleum products.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-08
Hipolito Villa Killed,
Is UncOnfirmed RumOr

Juarez, Mex, Dec. 7.--COmbincd col
umns of federal cavalry ambushed Il
large band of villa followers in Santa
Clara canyon, IS miles west of Chi
huahua City, Tuesday, according to an
official statement. given out at mill
tary headquarters here tonight. -Four
hundred We're killed and wounded on
both sides. The Villa forces suffered
the heaviest losses. An unconfirmed
report was received that Hopolito Villa,
brother of Francisco Villa and a colo
mel in his command, was killed during
1.-The fighting.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-08
May Mean U. S. Action.

Washington. ncs. If Bolsheviki
troops are moving into Vladivostok,
the United States. and the allies may
be forced at any time to adopt a defi-
mite policy toward the radical govern
ment at Petrograd. Great quantities
of munitions and supplies shipped by
the United States and Japan before
the overthrow of the Kerensky gov
ment are stored at the Pacific port
awaiting shipment over the congested
trans siberian railroad and it is well
understood that the allied govern
ments do not intend to permit them
to fall into the hands that might prove
hostile.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-08
korniloff Joins cossacks.

Petrograd, Dec. 1T Is reported
that General Korniloff. who recently
escaped from the Bolsheviki authori-
ties, has Joined General Kaledines. het-
man of the Don Cossacks, General
KOrniloff formerly was commander-in-
chief of the Russian armies.
Armed sailors have arrested 40 en-
ployes of the state bank. who had re-
fused to work under the Bolsheviki
regime.