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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
PLAIN SPEECH NEEDED

| believe that it is necessary to say
plainly that we here at the seat of
action consider the war to be for and
what part we mean to play in the set
tlement of its searching issues.
We are the spokesmen of the Amer
lean people. and they have a right to
know whether their purpose is ours.
They desire peace by the overcom-
ing of evil. by the defeat once for all
of the sinister forces that interrupt
peace and render it impossible, and
they wish to know how closely our
thought runs with theirs and what ac-
tion we propose. They are i'm
patient with those who desire
peace by any sort of compro-
mise. They are deeply and indignant
~ impatient with these. but they will
be equally impatient with us If we
do not make it plain to them what our
detectives are and what we are plan
ming for in seeking to make conquest
OF peace by arms.
l believe that speak for them
when l say two things: First. that
this intolerable thing OF which the
masters Of Germany have shown us
the face. this menace of combined in
trague and force which we now see
so clearly as the German power, a
thing without conscience or honor or
capacity for peace. must be crushed
and II 1t be not utterly brought to
an end. at least shut out from the
friendly intercourse of the nations;
and, second. that when this thing and
its power are indeed defeated and
the time comes that we can discuss
peace-when the German people have
spokesman whose word we can be-
lieve and when those spokesmen are
ready In the name of their people to
accept the common judgment of the
nations as to what shall be the basis
of law and of covenant for the life
OF the world--we shall be glad to pay
the full price for peace. and pay it
trustinsly. We know what the price
will be. 1t will be full and impair
tial justice. Justice done at every
point and to all the nations. The
final settlement must affect our
enemies as well as our friends.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
Have Not Launched
New Italian Attack.

AS yet the anticipated srenewal by
the Austro- Germans of their infantry
attacks on a large scale against the
Italians on the Venetian front has not
materialized The enemy artillery
however, continues active from the
Asiago plateau eastward toward the
headwaters of the Piave river. On the
Trentino front the enemy has essayed
an attack which was repulsed. Along
the Piave valley the Italians again
have dispersed Austrian bodies con
|centrating for attacks.
The battle between the Turks and
The British in Palestine for the posses
sion Of Jerusalem has not begun. Take,
all in all there is no change In the sit
uation in this region, although General
Allenby's forces have carried out small
Offensives in the nature of raids and
killed or captured the occupants o,
Turkish trenches.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
VOICES OF HUMANITY.

You catch. with me, the voices of
humanity that are in the air. they
grow more audible. more articulate,
more persuasive. and they come of
men, they insist that war shall not enc,
in vindictive action of any kind j;
that no nation or people shall be
robbed or crushed by the irresponsible
rulers OF single country who have
themselves done deeply wrong. 1t Is
the thought that has been expressed
in the formula, mo annexations. no
contribution. no punitive indemni :
ties" Just because this crude for
mula expresses the instructive judgment
as to right of plain men everywhere
1t has been made diligent use of by
the masters Of German intrigue to
lead the people of Russia astray. the
people Of every country their agents
could reach. In order that a prema
ture peace might be brought about he
fore autocrncy has been taught 1t,
final and convincing lesson and th'
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
TO REMEDY WRONG.

Germany's success by skill by in
dustry, by enterprise. we did not
grudse or oppose, but admired rather.
She had built up for herself Il real
empire Of trade and secured by the
peace of the world. We were content
to abide the rivaries Of manufacturers,
science and commerce that were in
volved for us In her success and stand
or fall as we had or did not have the
brains and the initiative. to surpass.
But at the moment when she had
conspicuously won her triumphs of
peace she threw them away to estab-
lish in their stead what the world will
no longer permit to be established,
military and political domination by
arms. by which to oust where she
could not excel the rivals she most
feared and hated. The peace we
make must remedy that wrong. It
must deliver the once fair lands and
happy people of Belgium, and north
err France from the Prussiar conquest
and the Prussian menace, but il must
aiso deliver tho peoples Of Austria
Hungary, the peoples Of tho Balkans
and the people Of Turkey, alike in Eu
rope and Asia, from the impudent and
alien domination Of the Prussian mill
tary and commercial autocracy.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
DEMANDS CRUSHING OF
PRUSS|AN M|L|TARISM
To Win War Is Immediate and Unalterable Task
Ahead-Nation's Law Makers Take Prompt Ac-
ton in Preparing for Declaration Against Dual
Monarchy.
FREEDOM SOLE BASIS OF PEACE

and OF the basis which will be
declaration state betwee the United States
buiea
in thu
the He
ntratc fupon
No Premature
and debated
mpIshd fact he will mercy
to
ante
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
SANTA CLAUS GETS
TO SAMMEES EARLY
Thousands of Bags of Mail
Reach France.

With the American Army in France,
Dec. 4.--By the Associated Press -
Christmas mail for the troops began
arriving today in the American zone.
In one town alone 1000 sacks We're de-
livered. The contents of most of them
consisted OF packages of various sizes.
Some OF the packages had written on
them, 'open at Christmas" and SINH
lar Inscriptions.
The American postoffices have made
every plan to keep the mails moving
from them to the positions where the
addresses are Quarsered. Many of the
offices are small and it is feared un-
less they are constantly kept cleared.
congestion may result from the heavy
Christmas mail that is expected
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
B0mbers Attempt to Blow
Up Phi Fraternity House

Madison, Dec. 5-Early this Wednes-
day morning. lighted dynamite bomb
was thrown into the second story win
dow of the Phi Kappa Sigma frater-
nifty house at the University of Wis
consin.
The noise awoke several students
who put the package into a pail OF
water.
Police after examining the contriv-
ance. consisting Of several sticks OF
dynamite and small bottle of acid
declared that there was enough ex-
plosive to demolish the house.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
Haig Believes Present Lull at
Cambria Precedes New
Hun Effort.
ATTACKS OF GERMANS
ARE COSTLY IN MEN
Dense Waves o. Enemy
Troops Moved Down by
MercileSs BritOn Fire.

With the British Army in France,
Dec 4.-By the Associated Press. -
The Germans up TO noon today had not
renewed their attempts of yesterday to
smash the British front south Of Mar
Going, but it seems improbable that the
enemy will allow matters to remain as
they now are.
The situation. therefore. is still one
that cannot be dismissed lightly in
view of the heavy concentration of
guns and troops which Won Hinden-
burg has brought to bear. on this line.
There has been no change in the re-
spective positions of the opposing
forces since last night. Exhaustion
and the necessity of reorganizing his
depleted ranks have undoubtedly
forced the enemy to pause for a
breathing spell.
Playing for Big Stakes.
The ground won by the Germans
yesterday could in no wise compensate te
for the Shambles caused by Won Hin
denburgs disregard for the lives of
his men. But II must be borne in
mind that he was playing for vastly
bigger stakes than have yet been won.
In his latest attacks there were un-
doubtedly tremendous efforts to break
through, with great possibilities of a
drive out into the open such as he en-.
gineered in Italy.
The situation today was much easier
for the British. Yesterday was admit
tedly rather anxious one, but album
dant reinfOrcements arrived. The
checking of the Germans incessant
massed attacks was due only to the
gallantry of the British soldiers who
did not yield before fierce assaults by
greatly superior numbers.
Masses Are Slaughtered.
In their stupendous efforts against
La Nacquerie, the Germans swept for
ward in dense waves with absolutely
no concealment and were slaughtered.
During the afternoon they delivered a
very heavy attack Also west of Mas
nieres and succeeded in smashing
through the British line but an i'm
mediate counter attack forced them to
fall back
The open fighting which has devel-
oped along the new battle front has
created an entirely new situation
which holds out many possibilities and
now. more than ever, involves the
question of generalship which may de-
eide the issue.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
Inter-Allied Conference
Attains Results Sought

Paris, Dec. 4.-The foreign office Of
ficially announced today that at the
recent inter-allied conference in which
the United States participated. agree
ments were concluded upon the basis
of complete understanding and close
solidarity among the allies for the So
luton of the questions in which they
have a common interest in the war"
1t was also announced that the ere
alton of supreme inter- allied naval
committee had been decided upon.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
RIGHT USE FOR 1T.

But the fact that a wrong use has
been made of a just idea is no rea
son why n right use should not be
made of it. 1t ought to be brought
under the patronage of its real
friends. Let it be said again that au-
tocracy must first be shown the ut
ter futility of its claims to power of
leadership in the modern world It
is impossible TO apply any standard
of justice so long as such forces are
unchecked and undefeated as the pres
cnt masters of Germany command. Not
until that has been done can right be
among the nations. But when that
has been done--as. God willing, il as
suredly will be--we shall at last be
free to do an Unprecedented thing.
and this is the time to avow our pur-
pose to do II. We shall be free 10 base
peace on generosity and justice to the
exclusion Of all selfish claims even
on the part of victors.
Let there be no misunderstanding.
Our past and immediate task is to
win the war and nothing shall turn US
aside from Il until it's accomplished
Every power and resource we possess.
whether Of men, Of money, or Of ma
teriais, is being devoted, and will con
tinue to be devoted. to that purpose
until il is achieved.
We shall regard the war as won
only when the German people say to
us. through their properly accredited
representative, that they are ready to
admit to settlement based upon
justice and reparation OF wrongs their
rulers have done. They have done
wrong to Belgium, which must be re-
paired. They have established "A pow
er over other lands and peoples than
their own-over the great empire of
Austria Hungary. over hitherto free
Balkan states. over Turkey, and within
Asia-which must be relinqushed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
Scores of Enemy Suspects
Will Be Detained After
War Declaration.
ANTICIPATING MOVE,
EXODUS HAS STARTED
Subjects of Dual Monarchy
in America Will Be
Obliged to Register.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Scores OF
Austro- Hungarian subjects, suspected
of being enemy agents in this country,
will be arrested within a few hours
after declaration of war against
Austria. Many of these men have
been under surveillance by department
OF justice agents for months. but have
not been taken into custody because
of lack OF definite evidence against
them.
When congress adopts President
Wilson's recommendation that a state
of war against Austria Hungary be
declared. unnaturalized subjects of
the dual monarchy automatically will
become enemy aliens and be subject
to summary arrest and internment.
information Already Gathered.
For months government agents
have been gathering information on
the hostile activities of 'Austrians, who
were not subject to the restrictions
imposed on unnaturalized Germans.
by the state of war with Germany and
those caught in illegal acts were arr
rested and tried under the usual GRIM
to travel and obtain information valu-
able to Americas enemies, however,
while keeping their conduct technically
within the law.
Government investigators recently
reported an exodus of educated Aus
trians from the United States and it
is believed they fled in anticipation of
a formal declaration of war against
their country. Among them were
known to be men who had been con-
nected with hostile interests. Conse-
quently declaration of war at this
time would be too late to permit the
apprehension of some of the most
dangerous leaders of the enemy espi-
onage system.
Nearly a million Austrian subjects
in the United States would be affected
by a declaration of war, for they would
Immediately become amenable to the
presidents recent order requiring enc
my aliens to register with public
authorities forbidding them to travel
Without special permit. and barring
them from waterfronts, warehouses
and terminals.
Al Must Register.
Regulations to put into effect the
enemy alien registration will be issued
within a few days by the department
of justice and applied at first only to
eastern cities. where the police will
conduct the registration. recording de-
tailed information concerning each
registrant. The task will be three
times greater than when planned only
for Germans. Officials realize that
most Austro- Hungarians in this coun-
try are harmless. and a great propor-
tion particularly of Hungarian, Bohe-
mian and Slavic elements are actually
pro-ally. Consequently, careful con-
sideration will be shown in adminis-
tering the enemy alien regulations.
Department of justice officials We're
pleased today over the presidents
recommendation for legislation to eX-
tend enemy alien restrictions to wom-
en-. some of whom are suspected of
being clever aids to the German espi-
onage system. and to authorize more
drastic punishment for active alien
enemies, such as penitentiary impris
Onment and hard labor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
CASTOR B. Means to Take
Stand in Murder Trial

Concord. n. c.. Dec. 4.-Gaston B.
Means will take the stand in his own
defense at his trial here on the charge
of the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King.
This was announced late today by
counsel for the defense.
Further details of the financial
transactions of Means, in some of
which at least Mrs. King furnished the
money, were brought out today by the
state in cross examination of witnesses
for the defense.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
License Forces Gain in
Massachusetts, Election

Boston. Dec. 4.-License forces won
decided victory over the "drys" by
swinging four additional cities into the
wet" column in the Is municipal elc-
tions held in this state today.
Fall River, Fitchburg, Haverhill and
Taunton changed from dry" to wet"
notwithstanding the sharpest fight
against license which has been made
in many years, Springfield remained
wet" and in other cities license forces
showed comparative gains.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
TO FREE GERMANS.

The people Of Germany are being
told by the men whom they now per
init to deceive them and to act as their
masters. that they are fighting for
the very life and existence of their
empire, a war OF desperate self-de-
Tense against deliberate aggression.
Nothing could be more grossly or
wantonly false. and we must seek by
the utmost candor to our real aims
to convince them of it's falseness. We
are. In fact. fighting for their emanci
patton from fear. from the fear of un :
just attack by neighbors. or rivals. or
schemers after world empire. No
one Is threatening the existence OF
the peacefulness Of the German EN-
pire. The worst that can happen To
the detriment Of the German people
IL this, that il they should still. after
the war. continue to be obliged to live
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Christmas goods were in most Mis-
soula windows yesterday. but early
fall weather was outside. Not even
the holly and mistletoe gave con-
vincingly holiday appearance to things,
though the Tom and Jerry market,
just opened. was reported to be sur
viving the inauspicious weather.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
Ten of Escaped COnvicts
Have Been Apprehended

Joliet, ILL.,. Dec. 1.-TWO more of the
Is convicts who escaped from the state
Penitentiary Monday were captured
tonight and it is reported that the
other three are surrounded by posses
near Morris, Ill. The two were ar
rested at Seneca. Ill.
The arrests tonight brings the total
arrested of the 13 convicts to ten.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
NEW CHAPTER WRITTEN
IN GERMAN BRUTALITY

london, Dec. 4.-The British
steamer Apapa has been tor.
pedoed and sunk, according to the
morning papers. Eighty passen.
gers and the crew Of the vessel
perished. About 100 passengers
were saved. It is reported that the
submarine fired on women and
children in open boats.
The Apapa was vessel Of 1882
tons gross. She was built in Glas-
gov in 1914 and was owned by the
African Steamship company.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
AUSTRIA A TOOL
IN HAND Of HUNS
Nature of Alliance Between
Dual Monarchy and Ger
many Warrants War.

Washington. Dec, Declaration OF
war with Austria Hungary involves
very little readjustmeut of affairs be
monarchy because the state of war
which congress Is about to declare eX-
lists, actually has been a fact for many
months
There have been no such number
o. depredations on American lives aud
rights by Austrian military forces .s
has been the case with Germany. hut
Austria. as the willing ar unwilling ally
of Germany, has gradually com" into
"a position where officials of the
American government have realized
NOR" and more clearly that she must
be included with Germany AS an enc
my. This was apparent even before
the Teuionic invasion Of Italy made
the Austro- Italian front literally part
of the western front on which Ameri-
can forces are operating.
Series of Acts.
There has been no outstanding
'oyert act" on the part of Austria
against the United States; there have
been. rather. "A series of acts, short of
being classcd as cause for war They
go back to the beginning OF the Euro
pean war.
Long before former Ambassador
Dumba was uncovered and sent home
to Vienna as AN instigaior of strikes
in American manufacturing plants, the
government had evidence thai the Aus
trian diplomatic and consular service
hpiIO /, Gnr ,,J -
many's war-lke purposes.
In some cases where submarines
sunk unresistiug passenger liners with
great loss of life, it appe~red that the
l-boats themselves were Austrian, hut
there was little doubt that the Off
GERS and crew were Germans and that
the submersiblcs were acting under
German orders. The most striking
case was the destruction of the Italian
liner Ancona, in which responsibility
never was definitely established.
Petroiite Incident.
The first attack on an American ship
was that upon the tank steamer Pc
trolite. An Austrian submarine fired
crew and forcibly took off supplies
while the master was held as IA host y
cyasive diplomatic correspondence ever
came of il. The American steamer
Sehuylkill, sunk last week is believed
to have been sent down by an Aus
trian submarine
German submarines in the Mediter-
ranean have been flying the Austrian
flag and Austrian submarines have
been flying the German flag.
Quite aside from the question ot
overt acts however. the principal
consideration OF the government In de
Gliding on war with Austria Hungary
Is the nature of the alliance between
Austria and Germany, which made /,
anomalous to war with the latter anC
not with the former.
Difficulty piled upon difficulty ani
much as he hoped to avoid it, the
president was forced 10 realize thai
Austria was being used by Germany il
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OREGON EDITOR DIES.

Portland. Ore, Dec. 4.-John F. Car
roll. publisher of the Portland Eve
ming telegram. died early today after
an illness of several months,
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~
he added, would not include dsmem-
berment, robbery or punishment OF
the enemy, but would he based on
justice, defined briefly rs follows:
Basis Of Just Peace.
Freedom of nations and their
peoples from autocratic domination.
reparation to Belgium. relinquishment
OF German power over the people OF
Austria. Turkey. the free Balkan
states. as well az evacuation of Prus-
sian territorial conquests in Belgium
and northern France.
Emphasizing the purpose of the
United States not to interfere in the
internal affairs of any nation, the
president asserted that no wrong
against the German empire was in
tended and that there was no desire
To rearrangc the Austro- Hungarian
empire. lie said when he spoke eight
months ago of the right OF nations To
free access to the seas. he had Austria
as we'll NJ the smaller and weaker
nations in mind
Met With Enthusiasm.
session for the first time since he
asked for the war declaration against
Germany last April, the president was
more than usually warmly greeted and
his speech was received with enthusi-
astic applause, which grew tumultu-
Gus when he reached the recommen-
dation as to Austria. Diplomats, jus
tir"s of the supreme court and other
high officials assembled on the floor
joined in the demonstration.
The definition of war aims and
poae" terms the most explicit ever
voiced by the head of any of the great
warning powers, was accepted as the
more significant because since his re
ply to the pope's peace note the pres
idont has come to he regarded more
and more as a spokesman for all the
nations fighting Germany.
Will Give II to Germans,
by advance arrangement the ad-
dress was made available for pnblea-
ton today in nearly every corner of
the globe. 1t probably will not appear
in fun in the Teutonic press. but the
papers of neutral countries and the
work Of allied aviators will get it to
many Germans in unmutilated form.
The request for Il declaration of war
With Austria met with virtually
unanimous approval and congress to-
night was prepared to give prompt re-
sponsc. Passage by the house on
Thursday and by the senate on Fri
day OF the necessary resolution was
planned by the leaders. who began
drafting the formal document soon
after the president finished speakins
Strong sentiment in favor of includ-
ing Turkey and Bulgaria in the new
war declaration in spite of the presi-
dents counsel was prevalent but ad
mnistratlon leaders expected to curb
1t by pointing to Mr.. Wilson's declar-
alton:
we shall go wherever the neces-
S'ltes OF this war carry us, but 1t
seems to me that we should go only
where immediate and practical con-
siderations lead us and not heed any
others"
viii Hearten Italy.
The recommendation for war with
Austria was generally received as
meaning that the president has at last
relinauished hope that peace might be
forwarded through alienation of
Austria from her dominating ally It
also recognizes the extension of the
western front on which American
forces are operating to Italy. and will
serve to hearten the Italians.
1t was learned tonight that in con-
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-05
The Weather

Foreeast.-cioudy Wednesday
with snow in east portion; colder;
Thursday generally fair.
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Tuesday, Dec. 4.-Sun rises,
7:4S; sun sets, 5:04.
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WILSON ASKS FOR WAR ON AUSTRIA
FOR PEACE ONLY WHEN IT IS JUST
PRESIDENT VIII SONS
MESSAGE TO WORLD

people of the world put in control OF
their own destinies.