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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
Army Board Plan.

Army Bodrd Pldn.
Secretary Bakers letter, included In
the minority report. was written as a
final plea from the military branch of
the government In behalf of the ad
ministration bill
81 have a deep conviction that any
compromise of the principle governing
the bill submitted by the department
for the raising OF new army would
be- attended by uniayorable results,
he wrote.
"The bin as drawn preserves so
much OF the volunteer spirit as can
be- preserved without embarking on
the experiment OF mixed system OF
draft and volunteering 1t makes place
for several hundred thousand above
the age OF % who may be- moved tn
volunteer and by eQualizing the terms
and condition OF service in the regular
army, national guard and additional
forces gives such volunteers entire
equality with all others In the national
/ forces
"The drafting provision starts at the
outset a process by which the forces Of
the country can be called as they shall
be- needed. according to an equal and
/ just system and It has these merits:
81 1t spreads the burdens Of mill
tary preparation equally throughout
| the United States.
"2 II Is certain In its operation, for
after the registration is made, every
man In the country will know whether
I he Is to be- called and when he Is TO be
called upon, allowing those who are
not to Boz called or whose call Is pro
posed to continue their normal pur
suits undisturbed by uncertainty as
TO their duty and unagitated by neigh
borhood pressure or misunderstanding
"3 II starts at the beginning oi
the accumulation OF these new force,
and has none OF the character OF a pen
atty which attaches TO the draft wher
It Is used after volunteering has been
tried and failed
After Careful Study
81 have studied every report | cat
secure OF the use OF the volunteer sys
TEN abroad aud In our own country
and | believe IL TO be true that II
every place where II has been tried
whatever success It had, has been du'
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
APPEAL OF PRESIDENT
KEYSTONE OF ARCH
Plan Of Allies for Cooperation in Dis
tributon Of Food Supplies Is
ESnlained

London, April 2l.-"Presldent VIII.
sons address to the American people
forms the keystone Of the arch OF al.
lied cooperation" said Baron Devon.
port, the food controller, in an inter.
view today with the Associated Press.
The Baron discussed the plans pro-
posed for better cooperation among
the allies as to control of foodstuffs
by Herbert G. Hoover chairman of
the American commission for relief in
Belgium, and recently appointed head
of the American food board.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22

thiruyeight of the deserter- we're
wounded The mounted guards along
the frontier, the newspaper adds nave
since been doubled
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
Volunteer System.

The majority recommendations,
signed by Chairman Dent and eleven
others. say in part:
"The BIN authorizes but does not
direct the President to issue a call for
a volunteer army Of 100000 in the first
place and OF an additional force Of
100000, il necessary, under the law
now in existence.
THE bin further authorizes the
President to proceed at once with the
registration Of all male citizens be.
tween the ages OF II and 40 as provided
in the plan OF the war department for
draft so that all of the machinery
authorizing the draft of 100000 for the
first force and of the additional 100000
will be put in operation at once.
1T will require, according to the tes
timony OF the secretary of war before
the military committee at least three
months to complete this registration
." In the meantime, if the President
sees h,t he is authorized to call for
volunteers and upon the completion OF
1.-THE registration he has the power tC
! decide whether he will take an army
OF volunteers or organize one by draft
The bill provides that organization,
of all forces other than the regular ar
my shall De- composed of men VIII,
come from, and officers appointed
from, the same state or locality as fan
aa practicable
Both the volunteer and the draf
features OF the bin authorize the Presi
dent 20 refuse to accept. either by en-
| listmeut or draft, the services OF per
sons needed in the industrial pursuits
OF the country"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
The Daily ArdmOreite

Delivered at your
HONE On OFPgT
so cents q Month
or Is cents a Week
including Sunday
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-22
Carter County Spoilers Win.

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Associated Press Report
In The
nMLN AHnMONEITE

DAILY AEnMoBEITE
covers news of the world
five hours after press time
Of any other paper c!rculat.
ing in Southern Oklahoma.
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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
ENTIRE FAMILY
IS SLAIN BY An
UNKNOWN F|ENO
Man, Wife and Three Children
Found With Threats Cut
Near Coeur d'AIene.

Coeur d'Alene. Ida, Nov. 2s.-The
dead bodies of Michael Kelly. his wife,
Verna. and their three children were
found with their throats cut today in
their home at Rose Lake. near here. \
butchers knife covered with blood was
found in the kitchen and blood
stained razor was found in tie living
room of the house which. according to
men who discovered the bodies, had
not been broken into.
The bodies of Mrs. Kelly and the
children were found in bed. Keliy's
body was discovered in the dining
room. The children were boy, )
years old. and two girls. ) and | year
old. Kelly had been employed by
the Rose Lake Lumber company for
two years. He was 30 years old.
A neighbor who had not seen signs
of life at the Kelly home went to the
house and saw blood in the kitchen.
lie called men who discovered the
bodies.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
TEACHERS EXPRESS THEIR
H|4 PATRIOTIC MOTIVES
Sugar Economy Pledge is En-
darsed by Vote of Entire
Organization.
EARNEST SUPPORT FOR
RURAL SCHOOL PROGRAM
Approve Plan for COnstitu-
tioaal Amendment Regard
ing School Taxes.

Recognition of the Importance Of
the world situation in which the
United States is so vitality concerned
at the present time and of the duty
which the individuals of the sssocia.
ton owe to their country at this
critical period of her history were
leading features Of the resolutions
adopted by the Montana State Teach
ers' association at the conclusion Of
the three day session this morning. The
members pledged themselves TO the
encouragement Of their pupils for
thrift and also undertook to encourage
the students everywhere to refrain
from eating candy from the present
date until Feb. 18 1918, with the ex-
cept on of Christmas week.
The resolutions also pledged sup
port to the rural schools. to agricul-
tural extension and the summer
school courses. The resolutions we're
endorsed unanimously
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
GREAT HOSPITAL NEAR
QUEBEC IS DESTROYED
Thousand Patients Escape From
Fire But Police Chief
Loses His Life.

St Hyacinthe. Quebec. Nov. 2s.-
The Hotel Dieu hospital was de-
stroyed by fire today. All of the in
mates. about 1000 in number. We're
removed TO safety. Chief of Police
Foisy lost his lie while assisting 9TH
ers to escape.
Many OF the inmates suffered from
exposure TO the Zero weather until
accommodations were found for them
in the houses throughout the town.
The hospital was managed by the
Grey Nuns. IL consisted of three
stone buildings, erected at a cost Of
about $500. 900.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
Scandinavian Upheaval.
PRESIDENT PREPARING
ADDRESS To CONGRESS

Washington. Nov. -. - President
Wilson continued work today IN his
address to the opening Of congress,
which viii be delivered in person as
usual next Tuesday.
As yet the address Is in a rough
draft and probably Nill not De printed
in finished form until very shortly be-
fore delivery. On that account il
probably viii not be supplied very
much in advance 70 the newspapers AZ
II the general custom
There have been no intimations from
official sources 50 far Of what sub iects
the president viii emphasize.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
WITH UNAbATEO
FURY FIGHTING
IS CONTINUED
Teutons, Despite Their Losses,
Hurl Increased Masses
at Italians.
INTENSE ARTILLERY
FIGHTING IN FLANDERS
Weighty Considerations for the
Allies Representatives
at Paris.

Berlin. Nov % (via London) -
Artillery fighting of the greatest
violence is now in progress on
the Flanders front, in the region
of Passchendaele, the scene of the
recent heavy lighting, the war Of
flee reports.
I'y Associa'ed Press.
Undismayed. apparently, by the
losses sustained in their fruitless
efforts of the past two weeks to
break he Italian line between the
Brenta and the Piave valleys, the
Austro-Germans continue to hurl
fresh troops against the defenders
OF the passes to the Venetian
plains.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
MEDICAL EXPERTS
BEGIN BATTLE IN
De SAULLES CASE
Physicians Support Claim of
WOman's UnaccountabiIity
for Shooting.

AIineola. y. Y. Nov. 2s.-What is
expected TO be lengthy battle be-
tween medical experts over Mrs.
Blanca De Saulles' claim that her
physical condition produced a lapse
Of accountability when she shot her
divorced husband was Initiated in the
young woman's trial on a charge of
murder in supreme court here today.
DIR. ]. Sherman Wight. Mrs. De
Saulles' physician since the tragedy.
testified that the patients condition
following the shooting indicated that
she was suffering from an enfeebled
surctioning of the thyroid gland
from an inadequacy of the secretions
OF this gland This brings about an
inactivity of the vital processes. DIR.
Wight testified.
Mrs. Dc Saulles' attorneys claim
the condition outlined by the ply
sician produces a brain and nerve
center condition which eventually
edns in "a hopeless mental infirrnity"
This disease the defendants lawyer
terms "hypothyreosis." This name.
however. was not used by DIR. Wight.
u. Stewart Iglehardt. n member OF
an importing firm, was the first wit
ness called today. The witness sIiid he
and his wife had been acquainted with
Mrs. De Saulles' family for some years
and had visited at the Errazuriz home
in Chile.
Iglehardt said he received a tele-
phone call from Mrs DeSaulles early
the night OF the tragedy. She said she
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
|RKERS VOTE TO CONTINUE
b $1,000 DRIVE TO SUCCESS

their efforts until they meet with sue
cess.
This was the decision OF the cam
paigners at their noon day luncheon
held Jointly with the Ad club and Butte
Automobile club in the Finlen grill
When Chairman j. +. Roche. in
charge of the drive. called for reports
ii was shown that total of $5.0l335
had been subscribed. OF this sum. the
boy scouts collected s52ss5. and spe-
cial committee. designated as the
.strong-arm'' squad. with Charles s
Henderson as chairman and James II.
Rowe. Oscar Rohn and John ]. ONeiil
Continued on Page Eight)
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PROTEST AGAINST THE
Communicating OF TIN

Washington. Nov 2s-Protests by
Gamers against government eommaa-
deering Of tin revealed today that the
navy department has Communicated
all tin - New York warehouses.
John Hughes. chairman Of a sub
committee of the American Iron and
Steel Institute recently appointed by
the war trade board as consssnee OF
all tin imported to this country. today
sent telegram of protest to the de-
rartment of commerce. contendins that
IL the policy were pursued there wou,o
be no available tins for food preserva.
tion.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
63 MEN ARE MISSING.

Washington. Nov. 2s.-Sixty three
men are missing in the three unac-
counted for boats OF the American
steamer Actaeon. reported yesterday
torpedoed by a German submarine.
The navy's official report says one boat
with 20 survivors landed n Cape
Finisterre yesterday and adds nothing
more TO published accounts Of the
sinking
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28

Following the morning session.
which was mainly devoted to busi-
ness and which concluded the three
days meeting of the Montana State
Teachers association in this city j.
T.. Monroe. president of the Montana
Stale Normal OF Dillon. was elected
president Of the association for the
ensuing Il months. The other Of
ficsrs elected are:
First Nice president. G \ ketchnm.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28

The first thrift and savings of the
literature and certificates
of the stamps arrived the Butte pooffce morning Sup
plies stamps
places where the will be sold will
from Washington will be distributed
office, The will be
Monday morning the order division.
savings stamps
and 206O0 of the thrift The thrift
cents each.
of
'he thfit eia with is
De conbeo additional In
money
- wal SAVINGS sei'a'e' tue
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
ALL WHITE HOUSE
P|CkETs RELEASED

Washington. Nov. 2s-All militants
Of the woman's party who remained
in jail after yesterdays release of the
% hunger strikers were released to-
day. This entirely. cleared the jail
and workhouse OF the women impris-
oned for picketing the white house.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
Tor an arniStice.

n Krylenko sent three repre-
es with instructions to request
man commander of the sector
The crossing was effected to
.Df the German commander-in-
bethtr it was agreeable to him
Sresentatives be sent for i'm
negotiations for an armistice
Fronts Of all belligerent coun-
ID, in case his response was
tory, to ask him to fix a time
|ce tor a conference of repre-
[es u both sides.
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fver the ultimate result Of
pgotia tions. il seems clear that
mt the Russian negotiators are
ptative of only fraction OF
Ensign Krylenko, nominal
)der-in- chief by Bolsheviki de-
nose representatives crossed to
man side for the pariey. has
able to take over the actual
of more than the northern
armies.
nnication between north and
ynssia has been cut off and
Dukhonin, the de facto COM
lot all but tho northern forces.
ca dquarters are at Mohilev,
the Galician front. has refused
with the Germans.
olsheviki formula has been the
of an armistice to all the
nts, with a view to the con-
pf a general peace. The pro-
y fitted in well with the ad-
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
Crossed Yesterday.

kryienkp emisSaries crossed the
\ lines at O'Clock yesterday and
(ceiyed by the German COM
OF the sector. \ reply was
b at . O'Clock. At the ap-
time the Germans gave of
bnsent to conducting negotia-
|Thc conference was set for
Deserted here that the persons
pducted the German negotia-
Pre authorized by their govern
do so.
ng the holding of the confer
Dsign Krylenko has issued an
the army stopping fraterniza =
advising vigilance and eau
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
The Resolutions.

The resolutions follow in full:
ITO the officers and members of the
Montana state Teachers association:
We. your committee on resolutions.
respectfully submit the following for
your consideration:
As the present conditions of the
world demand unusual activity on our
part and as We may all be called upon
Continued On Page Eight
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28

Mlssoula.
Second ice president. LEY Crlchien.
Helena
Treasurer. w u. SwttlAnd. Kalis-
pell.
Executive committee member. r L.
Hunt, Glendive.
President Monroe Of the Normal was
not present during the electioneering
and an effort was made to find him
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
Ia OF LENINE REGIME
AY BE REGARDED AS A
HOSTILE ACT BY ALLIES
Ite and American Ambassadors May
L Withdrawn From Petrograd and
Support Anti BOlsheviki Factions

)ans Replying to Petrograd Overtures An
nee They Will Consent to Negotiations for
(Armistice on All Belligerent Fronts-Rus-
y hNegotiators Represent Only Small Part of
ssian People-They Have Control Over the
|mies on but Single Front Other Com
Inders Refuse to Treat With Germans.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
|S5,013 Raised, Com
N Fund Campaigners
be Themselves to So
Subscriptions Until the
= is Raised. The Mayor
| Henderson's "Strong-
Squad.

pill raise her $1,000 allotment
y Camp Community Recrea-
II the money is not raised
l1, the workers will continue
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rograd, Tuesday Nov 81 1890 p. NIT is an
led officially at the Smolny Institute, the headquar
6f the Bolsheviki, that representatives of Ensign
|nko the Bolsheviki ommander-in-chief, have
kd to the German side and entered into negotiations
The German military authorities.
krograd, Nov. 28.-Representatives sent by Ensign
Snko the Bosheviki commander-in-chief of the Rus
Armies have been received in the German lines and
kned by the German commander that the Germans
Officially consented to immediate negotiations for
mstice on all the fronts of the beligerent countries
Germans have set Dec. for conference for negoti-
-,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
FIRST WAR THRIFT STAMPS
AND SAVING CERTIFICATES
RECEIVED IN POSTOFFICE

More Than 1000 War Savings Stamps and 266OO Thrift
Stamps Are in Hands of Postmaster Goodwin and Will Be
Placed Sale When the Great Thrift Campaign Opens
Next Week. Banks Stores and Other Business Concerns
Which Will Sell Stamps to Receive Supplies Direct From
Washington.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28

The hetman of tthe Cossacks of the
eastern European provinces of Russia,
General kaledines, is reported as con-
trolling a much greater part of Russian
territory than the Bolsheviki govern
ment set up by the Trotzky-Lenine fac
ton in petrograd, which is now nego-
tiating for an armistice with the Ger
mans. The anti-Bolsheviki elements in
Petrograd are joining with Kalcdine's
forces. This Cossaek general, mighty
fighter as he has shown himself, has
control of Russia's store of gold. re-
moved from Petrograd. and he is in
command of the great grain valleys and
food producing districts of European
Russia He has no relations with the
Pctrograd regime and the allies look to
him, at the proper time, to overthrow
the faction which now threatens to go
over to the common enemy.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-28
THE WAR SUMMARY.

Representatives Of the allied powers
are in Paris for a conference uron
which the future course Of war &C.
tiyIties probably viii depend The
French lenders have been joined by
the re ei,fesentatiy-s Of the T. n.ted
States Great Britain and ITALY
a basis for joint action against the
central powers viii be determined At
the conference. IT is Indicated and the
future policy toward Russia may bs
decided upon.
Although the BDlsheyiki apparently
have been unable 70 extend their
power over Russia except in the cities
Of Petrograd ana Moscow. they CON
tinue their efforts toward an armistice
and peace. II is reported that Ger
man officers haze arrived in Petr0grad
to aid the Maximalist leaders with
their advice and counsel
Stubborn Resistance.
A. the British press toward cam
brai from the wesf they encounter
more stubborn German Resistance.
Heavy fighting IS IL progress around
/ FonulIne N1tre Dame. less than three
miles from Cambria and near ths
I village of Bourbon. about one nile
northwest Of Fontaine.
Scandinavian Upheaval.
Fear Of a German threat that she
would seize base IN Denmark. should
| Norway permit the allies to obtain a
base in her territory. is reported 20
be behind the conference Of the three
Scandinavian kings in Christiania
From Copenhagen two weeks ago il
tcontinued on Page Twelve
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WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA-Partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday, colder Thursday and porth-
west and north central portions 0nlght.
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-09
TY COBB TRIES TO-
CORNER ALL H0NORS
First in Percentage and Total
Bases, Second in Scoring,
Fourth in Stealing.

Ty Cobb apparently Is determined
10 capture all Of the honors OF the
American league.
Averages released today. including
games Of Wednesday, show the De-
troit star leading the league in bat-
ting with a mark Of 386. leading with
1874 hits. which indicates that he VIII
pass the two hundred mark again.
topping the last in two-Oase and
three-base hitting. second in scoring
and fourth In base stealiI<.
The Georgian made ten hits In his
last seven games, bringing his total
bases account up 10 2y5. In 80 games
Cobb has driven out IS doubles, %
triples and five homeruns.
Bush, Cobb's teammate, is showing
the way 10 the Georgian IN scoring,
having scored SO times as compared
with 90 for Cobb. Roth OF Cleveland,
the leading base stealer. has 43 10 his
credit: Chapman Of Cleveland has
forty, Eddie Collins Of Chicago 81.
and Cobb 80.
Two points separate Sisler OF st
Louis and Speaker Of Cleveland for
second and third places in batting.
Sisler. second in the list, having an
average Of .352-the same mark he
held a week ago. Neach of Detroit
grabbed the honors IN homerun hit
ting with eight and Chapman OF
Cleveland booster his total in sacri-
flee hitting to sixty. Detroit clung to
team batting honors with an average
Of 2sz.
Leading batters who have partici-
pated in more than half of their
clubs games Cobb, Detroit. 1856:
Sisler, ST Louis, .352. Speaker, Cleve-
land. $50; Felsch. Chicago, .3ls;
Lewis. Boston. .307; Harris, Cleye-
land. 306; Chapman, Cleveland. .304;
Bodie. Philadelphia. 1902; Veach. De-
troit. .30l; Rice. Washington, 800;
McInnis Philadelphia, 800.
Leading pitchers participating in
20 or more games, rated according 10
earned runs per game.