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MUNITIONS AND SUPPLIES
SECRETARY TO BE NAMED
President Expected to Name New
Cabinet Official at An Early
Date.

Washington. June 2.-Having added
one new ex-officio cabinet member in
the person of Herbert C. Hoover, food
administrator, Precedent Wilson is ex-
pected shortly to announce the ap-
pointment of secretary of munitions
and supplies.
Conferences between the Presi-
dent, Secretary of War N. D. Baker
and Attorney General T. w. Gregory
have taken place this week with re-
gard to the proposed new position.
Bernard Baruch will soon be named
officially as government purchaser of
raw materials.
Later the post of secretary Of trans
portation may be added, but for the
time being the transportation work
will be left in the hands of the adj
visory committee of the national coun-
Gil of defense, acting in cooperation
with the railroad executives commit
tee
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MAKES AFTER-WAR PROMISES
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR PROMISES
MORE LIBERAL RULE.
Asserts He Will Exercise His Riohts
AS Ruler in Truly Constitutional
Spirit.

Amsterdam, June I'm his speech
from the throne at the opening of the
| Reichsrath at Vienna, Emperor
Charles, after affectionately recalling
the memory of Emperor Francis Jo-
seph, said among other things:
Summoned in fateful time to d.
rect the state, l. from the beginning
have been conscious of the immence
seriousness of the task Providence has
laid on my shoulders. 1 feel, however,
within me the will and power Loyalty
to discharge my duties, following the
example of my illustrious predecessor
and to do justice, with Gods help, to
my sublime office
People to Have Share.
The interests of the state shall no
longer be deprived of that effective
furtherance which Jealous cooperation
of popular assembly rightly compre-
hend1ng its powers, judicious and con-
scientious, can provide.
In full consciousness of the consti-
tutional duties taken over from my
illustrious predecessor and from nv
own deepest conviction l desire SOL
EMMY to declare to you my unalter-
able will to exercise my right as ruler
at all times in a truly constitutional
spirit and to respect inviolable liber-
ties according to the fundamental law
and to preserve unabridged to the peo-
pie that share in the formation of
the states will which the prevailing |
constitution provides for.
Hopes for New Austria.
From these considerations I de-
;lded to postpone taking the constitu-
-ional oath until the time, which I
nope is not far distant, when the
of new strong and hap
~ Austria will again for generations
o come be finely consolidated inter-
tally and externally.
Already. however, I shall always
'e the just, affectionate and conscien-
ious ruler in the sense of the con-
titutional idea which we have TAX
n over as heritage from our fore
ather and in the spirit of that true
emocracy. which during the storms
f world-war has wonderfully stood
he ordeal of fire in the achievements
the entire people at home and at
he front"
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ATTEMPT TO REcAPTURE POINT
ON SOUTHERN PLATEAU is
FEATURED BY HAND-TO-
HAND FIGHTING.
INACTION PREVAILS ON
ALL OTHER WAR FRONTS
Only Engagement Worthy of Note la
in Champagne Region-French
Counter-Attacking Drive Teu-
tons Out and Re-estabIsh
Their Old Positions.

Udine, Italy, Via Paris, June g.
The Austrians, in attempting to recap
tuye San Giovanni on the southern
portion of the Carso plateau, had ter.
rible hand-to-hand fighting with the
italians. Among the Italians was Ga.
brielle d'Annunzio, the poet and play
wright, whose work and example ami
mated the soldiers in the heroic strug-
gle, which ended in the humiliation of
the enemy.
lnaction on All Western Fronts.
London, June 2. = Virtual inaction
prevails on all the war fronts. In only
one theater has there been anything
worthy of note. This was in the Cham.
payne region of France, where the
French, counter-attacking heavily
against positions northeast of Mont
Haut, captured Wednesday night by
the Germans, drove out the Teutons
Thursday and re-established their for.
mer front in it's entirety.
To the west, between Scissors and
Rheims, there has been a continuation
of the spirited artillery duels on vari-
GUS sectors, notably Vauxillon and
LaffauX, and south of Berry-au-Bac
the Germans for the first time in sew
eral months carried out sapping op-
GRAFTON. This melted them portions of
trenches which were blown up.
Italians Active in Albania.
The intensive fighting along the
southern portion of the Austro-G erman
front has apparently entirely ceased
for the moment. the Italians probably
positions won and bring
ng up guns for further operations in
heir campaign against Trieste. Along
he Isonzo line only artillery duels |
nave been in progress, owing to bad |
weather conditions.
There has been a renewal of activ-
ty by the Italians in Albania and sew
,ral villages in the southern part of
his theater have been taken. East
ward on the entire Macedonian front
duels are in progress.
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TORNADO TOLL IS Is LIVES
ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI TWISTER
CAUSES ENORMOUS LOSS.
Hundreds Are Injured in Windstorm
Which Sweeps Over Several Coun-
ties in Two States.

st. Louis, June 2. = Seventy eight
that swept through several counties
in Southeast Missouri and Southern
Illinois, according to dispatches re-
ceived from various sources. Hun
dreds were injured and the property
loss was enormous. Wires are down
munication virtually is impossible.
The greatest loss of life was at Zalma
a village in Bollinger county, Missouri,
where it was reported by the Globe
Democrat correspondent at Marble Hill
that 25 lives were lost and 200 were
injured. This report was taken to
Marble Hill by DR.. Farrar, who said
he was certain his estimate of the
dead was conservative. There is no
communication with Zalma except
overland, and the roads are almost
impossible.
Fourteen persons were reported kill
ed near Chaonia in Wayne county,
two at Fredericktown, six at Success,
three at Licking, three at Aquilla,
two at Salem, one at Lenox, four at
Dongola, one at Advance, one at Bis
marck, and several of those hurt att
Mineral Point died, the total dead
there now being placed at nine Four
negroes were killed in Southern Hi
nois. The storm in Missouri was most
severe in Bollinger, Scott, Wayne and
Washington counties.
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ALLIED OFFENSIVE ON
BELGIAN FRONT SEEN
Both Berlin and London Reports Indi-
cate Probability of Move-Ar-
tllery Fire Intense.

Reports from both Berlin and Lon
don indicate the probability that an
important military movement by the
Allies is under way on the Belgian
front, possibly an attempt in force to
hit the German flank on the coast a
crushing blow. A pitch of notable in
tens1ty, such as usually precedes an
attack, has been reached by artillery
fire near the coast and to the south
IN the Ypres district. The German
war office announced this extremely
heavy bombardment. Meanwhile
British air raids on an extensive scale
have been Carried out on and near
this coast.
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CENSORSHIP PLAN REJECTED
HOUSE REFUSES TO ACCEPT
EVEN MODIFIED SECTION.
Hope for Passage in Espionage Bill
Lost for present-CIause to
Be Stricken.

Washington, June 1.-The admins
tration's hope for war censorship on
newspapers was lost in Congress, at
least for the present, when the House
refused, by vote of 1874 to LA, to
accept even the modified censorship
section written into the espionage bill
in conference. The Senate already is
on record as opposed to censorship
and leaders in Congress do not expect
any further administration to enact
one in the immediate future.
Recommitment Brings Test.
The test in the House came on a
motion TO recommit the espionage bill
with instructions that the censorship
regulation be eliminated. Despite a
determined attempt of democratic
managers to line up the party strength
behind President Wilson's demand for
censorship, 81 Democratic representa-
tives Joined the Republicans, voting
for the motion. Eleven Republicans,
disregarding their party's caucus de-
cision, voted in the negative.
Representative Volstead was the
in the House to vote in favor of the
censorship provision. Representative
Candy of South Dakota favored censor
ship while all others from Minnesota
and the two Dakotas in the House
voted against it.
Censorship Clause to Be Stricken.
Conferees for the House will report
their instructions back to the Senate
conferees and the bill, shorn of the
censorship provision, probably will be
reported to both Senate and House
within few days and accepted. 1t
carries important modification of the
spy laws and authorization for the
President to lay embargoes in war
line, but most of the controversy re-
yarding it has been centered about
he censorship proposal
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HEAD OF ITALYS MISSION
ADDRESSES u. S. SENATE
Prince Udne Tells SoIons United
States and Italy Have Nothing to
Forget in Present Dealings.

Washington, June 2.-Declaring that
the day will come when the Allied
countries will be proud of their suf-
fering," Prince Udine, head of the
Italian war commission, delivered a
stirring address to the Senate. Stand
ing on the vice presidents rostrum
Prince Udine, dressed in full regal
uniform, was given a tremendous
welcome from the floor and galleries.
He entered the Senate accompanied
by other members of the commission.
Vice President Marshal introduced
the prince with a glowing tribute to
Italy.
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SCORES OF ARRESTS ARE MADE
BY FEDERAL AGENTS WHO
DECLARE CONSPIRACY is MA
TlONAL IN SCOPE.
MANY INDICTMENTS ARE
PREDICTED TO FOLLOW
Several Socialists of Prominence Are
Among Those Taken, Women Also
Being ncluced-Conspiracy is
Charge Made Against All
Those Arrested.

Washington. June 2.-M score of ar
rests have been made in various cities
of the United States by Federal au
organized opposition to registration
and CONSUMPTION.
Four men and one woman were tax
en- into custody at Kansas City; three
men and one woman at Topeka, Kan,
three were arrested in New York, three
at Columbus, one in Lawrence, Kan,
and a young man was taken from a
ship off the Pacific coast. The latter
is believed to have been attempting to
evade the draft.
The government officials asserted
that evidences had been discovered
of anti-registration plots of nation
wide scope. Scores of indictments
were predicted within the next few
days.
Woman Among Those Taken.
Several Socialists of prominence
were among the number arrested. The
three taken in New York were collie
gians. A woman enrolled at Barnard
college was among the number.
Conspiracy to defeat the draft was
the charge placed against those taken.
Nine Are Rounded Up.
Kansas City, June 2-Federal au-
thorities of Western Missouri and Kan
sas have begun the rounding up of
persons suspected of being partici-
pants in alleged anti-conscription plots.
Four men and one woman were taken
into custody here while at Topeka,
Kan, three other men and woman
were apprehendedA
The arrests here were only the first
of which Francis D. Wilson, assistant
district attorney, said would reach
large number before the convening, |
June 6, of the special grand jury, call |
ed to consider only cases growing out |
of violation of the registration act.
GubernatoriaI Aspirant Arrested.
Topeka, Kan, June PROF George
Socialist, candidate for COVER
nor of Kansas in 1914, has been ar
rested in Lawrence on a federal war
rant charging him with conspiracy in
with agitation against the
selective draft law.
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STRIKE AGREED ON IN 12O
RUSSIAN WAR FACTORIES
Measures to ParaIyze Production to
Be Taken by Workers Who Want
6-hour Day and High Wages.

London, June 2.-Strikes or other
measures to paralyze production have
been decided upon in more than 120
of the largest factories in Petrograd,
most of which are engaged in war
work, Reuters Petrograd correspon-
dent telegra phs.
Another dispatch said the extreme
wing of the socialists is beginning to
agitate opening against Minister of
War Kerensky.
The workers are said to demand a
six-hour day and minimum wage for
women of $77.25 monthly.
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Austrian Workers Parade for Peace.

Copenhagen, June 2.-Reports from
Vienna say that simultaneously with
the opening OF the Austrian parliament
thousands of workmen ceased work
and attended meetings in different
parts of the city. A great, procession
paraded the streets as demonstra-
ton for peace. Austrian dispatches to
German papers intimate chat the Hun
garian crisis is gradually working to-
ward a dissolution of parliament and
new elections. In the interim mi
nority ministry would hold office.
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Attempt to Ransom Son Fails.

Springfield, Mo, June 2.-J. Holland
Keet has returned home after a nights
drive in an automobile over the hills
of Green county. presumably carrying
ransom money said to have been de-
manded by the captors of his young
son Lloyd. Despite Keet's request that
no one follow him, more than dozen
automobiles are said to have trailed
the Keet car. Their presence is
thought to have prevented any nego
tiations between the Bidnapers and
the boys father The abductors, If
caught, may be lynched.
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Villa Quits Border Town.

Presidio, Texas, June 2.-The Villa
commander who took Ojinaga, the
Mexican town opposite here by sur
prise, slipped out of the place during
the night and is reported to be NOV
ing up the Concho river toward San
Juan, Chihuahua. A Mexican boy and
an aged Mexican camp follower, both
wounded, were the last to leave the
town, having been brought to this side
for medical treatment, and Ojinaga ig
entirely deserted.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-06-08
PASSAGE BARRED BY SHUTTING
OF GATE IN STEEL NETS
OFFICIALS REFUSE TO
REVEAL REASONS.
LIFE LOST IN SINKING OF
THREE U. S. SAILING SHIPS
The Dirigio, Barbara and Frances M.
Torpedoed, Admiralty Announces
-Rumors Cause Temporary
Drop in Stock and Cotton
Market.

New York, June 2.-For reasons
which navy yard and customs Off
Gals refused to reveal, the port OF
New York was for good part of the
| forenoon closed to all shipping and
the passage of vessels in or out was
barred by the shutting of the gate in
the steel net closing the harbor which
was placed in position soon after the
severance of diplomatic relations with
Germany. Shortly before noon it was
learned that the order closing the port
had been rescinded and soon after
ward the gate was reopened. The
gate has not been closed in the day
time since it was placed in position
soon after diplomatic relations with
Germany were severed.
American Seaman browns.
London June 2.-The American
sailing ship Dirigio has been sunk by
a German submarine The crew has
been landed with the exception of
John Ray. third mate, who was
drowned when the small boats were
being launched. The boat was at
tackled without warning.
statement issued by the British
admiralty says the Dirigio was fired on
by submarine without warning and
subsequently sunk by bombs after it
had been ransscked. The sinking oc-
Cured May 81 and the crew was
landed at Plymouth.
Crew Lands at Cadiz.
Tho caiIiDo shin L'ropooc
NJ, was attacked by gunfire early
May IS, according to a report from
Cadiz given ont by the admiralty. All
the members of the crew are at Cadiz
The Frances NJ. owned by A. D.
Cummins & Co., of Philadelphia, sailed
from New York April for Euro
pean port. 1t carried a crew of nine,
four Americans. 1t was
built at Phippsburg. Maine, in 1896. 1t
registered 1929 tons.
Germans Use Gunfire.
The admiralty reports the American
sailing vessel Barbara was attacked by
,unfire of a German submarine at
/. M May "a. All the members of the
rev were landed at Gibraltar.
The American schooner Barbara,
,wned by the Foreign and Domestic
Trading COMPANY of Boston, was last
eported on sailing March 20 from Port
Arthur, Texas, for Spezia, Italy, with
cargo of case oil. 1t was of 83S tons
ross and carried a crew of II men.
Imong them were six Americans, in
luding Mrs F. E. Laury, assistant nav
gator.
Rumors Affect Market.
New York, June LACK of infor-
lation as to the reason for temporary
losing of the port of New York in
pired a crop OF rumors which found
election in the stock and cotton mar
cts.
United States Steel was sold on the
ock market in large blocks and re-
cted from 1915 to 1.26s4, and other
aders reversed early gains at losses
from to points.
The losses were for the most part
stored by noon, whem word came
lat the ban ON shipping had been =
ted.
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Vernon Castle Hurt; Pupil Killed.

Toronto, Ont, June Wv. E. Fra
ger of Winnipeg, Canadian aviation
cadet, was killed, and Lieut.. Vernon
miraculously escaped serious injury at
the Royal flying corps training ground
Mohaw camp. Castle and his pupil
were just ascending for flight when
something went wrong with the en-
CINE and there was an explosion. The
machine smashed into a building and
Castle was thrown out onto the roof.
The cadet was burned to death. Cas-
tie il not badly hurt.
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NAVY TO NEED 100000 MEN
Prediction Made by Officer in Chicago
Speech

Chicago, June 2. 1.-THE United
States navy will need 100000 men be-
fore we are through with this war"
said Captain w. A. Moffet, command
ant at the 'Great Lakes Naval Training
Station, in an address before members
of the Press Club of Chicago.
This nation thinks itself great" he
said. 1T is in the mightiest war of
history, its naval forces already are
engaged in it. Instead of training re-
cruits for navy service it is swearing
men into service and sending them
back home on government pay because
OF lack Of training facilities. Between
1000 and 5000 men have been SO ac-
cepted. We ought to be training men
night and day."
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Minneapolis, June 2.-Butter-Cream-
cry, extras, pound, 4o1kc; extra firsts.
3shc; firsts, Sshc; seconds' S7hc;
Egge-Fresh prime firsts, new cases,
free from rots, small, dirties and checks
rots out, 5000; checks and seconds,
dozen, sic; dirties. candled, dozen, Sic;
quotations on eggs include cases.
and over, zoe; thin, small, unstable;
cripples and culls, unstable; ROSTERS
15c; hens, 81 lbs. and over, zoe; under
81 lbs, 18c; geese, 10c: ducks, 10c;
broilers, IL to III. lbs.,. doz... 1907;
broilers, / " to 2 lbs, doz., 37.5008,
broilers, ] lib. and under, 49,
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OUTLINES AIMS TO RUSSIA
President Sends Important Document
to New Government.

Washington, June 2. President
Wilson has sent a document to the
Russian government outlining the war
aims of the United States and, it is
understood, dealing with the position
of mo annexation, no indemnities,"
set out by Russian officials.
1t is not to be published until Am
bassador David R. Frances in Petro-
grad has had an opportunity to pre-
sent it to the Russian government and
then it will be given out in Wash
ington.
The terms of the communication
meanwhile are regarded as highly con.
fidential.
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FOOD BOARDING A FELONY
May Be Made So by Senate Amend
ment

Washington, June 2. boarding
storage or destruction of food, fuel or
other necessaries of life to limit sup
ply or affect prices would be felony
under an amendment to the govern
ment's first food bill adopted in the
Senate without record vote
Violation would be punishable by i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary for not
less than six months nor more than
three years. Holding by farmers or
others of the products of land cult
waited by them is exempted.
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Billy Sunday "Honored -

New York, June 2. Billy Sunday
awoke in his mansion on Riverside
drive today hating the kaiser as much
as ever even if Franz Won Rintelen
did refuse to shake hands with him in
the Tombs No." said the alleged re-
lative of Bill Hohenzollern. T've heard
of your attacks on the kaiser and Ger
many and | don't want to shake hands
with you" HUH" said Billy, eff you
think you can come here and bride
officials, you've got us wrong. 1 con-
slider it an honor that you won't touch
my hands"
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Holds Socialist Attitude IntoIerable.

Chicago, June 2.-The Very Rev
Bernard Iddings Bell, dean of the
Protestant Episcopal cathedral at
Fond dQ Lac, Wis, has rendered his
resignation from the Socialist party
because he Is dissatisfied with the
party's policy. His statement appears
in the Living Church. 1t says, in part:
'1n the midst of this war the So
cialist party Has made such utterances
as are intolerRble to me and to other
Socialists. Socialism will come, but
not through Hapsburg or Hohenzollern
kultur."
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EXPOSES BULGAR PROPOSAL
Gorky, Russian Author, Denounces
Teuton Minister.

Petrograd, June 2.-Maxim Gorky.
the noted Russian author, has pub
lished a sensational account of an at
tempt by D. Rizow, the Bulgarian min
lister at Berlin, to inveigle him into
clandestine negotiations for a separate
peace.
Although he himself is an almost
fanatical advocate of peace, Gorky de-
nounces Rizow.
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TALKATIVE OFFICER IN BAD
Said to Have Written Letter Criticiz-
ing U. S. and Allied Nations.

Washington; June 2-Secretary of
the Navy Josephus Daniels stated
when discussing the letter a naval Off
Ger with the American forces in Eu-
rope wrote to a friend in the United
States, that the navy department is
building all the destroyers the Amer
lean shipyards will take.
Officials left the impression that the
officer who wrote the letter had COM
mitted a grave offense and that there
would be an investigation to discover
his name.
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100000 LOST BY AUSTRIANS
ItaIy's Great Offensive Disastrous to
Enemy.

Rome. June 2-Italy's great often
sive begun May IA has already cost
the Austrians 100000 in killed, wound
ed and missing, according to conserva-
tive estimates. The Italians are now
consolidating, reinforcing their lines
with new troops and refortifying posi-
tions but continue to infiict frightful
losses on the enemy by repelling
countless counter-attacks.
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Anti-Draft Circulars ccnfiscated.

Anti-Draft Circulars Confscated.
Cleveland, Ohio, June 2.--Police and
federal officers raided West Side
printing office and confiscared several
thousand circulars advertising an anti
CONSUMPTION meeting planned here by
Socialists. The posters stated "a dem
oustration for peace and against con-
scription" would be held under the
auspices of the Socialist party
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Has Destroyed 43 Enemy Planes.

Paris, June 12.-Capt. George Guyne-
mer, most famous of all French army
aviators, has brought down five more
German airplanes. two of them in one
minute. The captain now is credited
officially with having destroyed 43
enemy machines
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Chicago, June Hogs receipts, 49,
s94 bgik ss5ls hight Light
1925 q 1906; rough, s15.25 GIBBS; pigs,
$10.25@ 1850. Cattle receipts, 1000;
Suckers 1 s' and feeders $40 a 10. 50; cows
and heifers. 1926 rs; calves. $4,000
1915. sheep, receipts, 5000; weak;
wethers, $1050@13.30; lambs, $11.25Q
1850: springs $13M1S.
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conferees Hold Up Army Bill.

Washington, June 2.-The govern
ment will have to wait for the $3,0O0,-
100000 appropriated in the army and
navy deficiency bill until house and
senate conferees can agree on big
provisions in the bill.