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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23

Secretary Daniels Appeals to
Medical Profession
for It's Aid.
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SAYS CONTINENCII
Is ONLY SOLUTION
Double Standard OF Morality
for Sexes, He Declares,
Must Go.

Chicago, Oct. 22.-Dealing frankly
and boldly with the social evil as a
menace to the nations military cffi-
cheney, Secretary Daniels OF the navy
in an address tonight before the elm
ical congress of surgeons OF North
America appealed TO the medical pro-
fession Ito end the false double stan
dard that decreases military cffec-
tivcncss.' The profession, he de-
clared. must share Its Part OF the
blame for the "unpar,lonablc prudery
that cndures fostering evil rather
Than have it exposed and cradicatcd."
impairs Effectiveness.
There Is not an army in the field
whose effectiveness is not reduced by
reason Of Immoral disease said SEE
! retary Daniels. "The navy suffers
likewise. and business halts because
yencral diseases destroy the manhood
of workincn and fighters. During the
last statistical year men of the Ameri-
| can navy lost 1Al,S7s days sickness
from small group Of absolutely pre-
ventablc diseases. or rather diseases
contracted by sin. This means that
every day throughout the year there
| were 456 men disabled by ,hs dis
| gracefn, ,nalady. Add to that number
those required to care for the dis
abled and we have enough men on Tia,
! non effective list each day to man 9
modern battleship.
Hits European Armies.
I'm civil life the number of Athlete,
| is quite as large proportionately as il
! military service. 1t has been STATED
that at ono time the equivalent OF
| three entire Austrian divisions of CO.
| 900 men was under treatment for We,
! nercal disease. while the German arm,
In Belgium, representing only a sma'
| part of the total German forces, It.
reported during the first five month";
of It's occupation to have furnished
$4,000 such patients. Canadian an,
| Australian officers have deplored tn.
ravagcs of this disease. The late fig
ures from the British army gave
$4,000 cases. and all other countries
have also been weakened.
| Confluence. Remedy.
The remedy? There is but one
confluence. 1t must be preached ir
the home, in the school, In the mart,
Of trade, in the pulpit and in military
camps and among shipmates afloat
The eradication of the evil effect
must be thorough. but the teache
who will be heard and needed whel
the teachings of all others will fall oI
deaf ears is the word of authorit.
from the medical profession.
| You, gentlemen of the medica
profession. deal with life and dealt,
You bring the bodies into the worlt
and you close the eyes of the dead
Yours is the ministering function, th'
intimate touch. and out of such rela
tion you can enjoy an amazing powe
of suggestion.
Manhood Must Be Clean.
Confluence is no longer "A matte
of morals only, though it must be en-
forced as the cardinal doctrine Of NOR
als. II has come to be seen Az havin
its base In the great law Of nature.
To-day as never before America
manhood must be clean. We mus
have fitness. America stands in nee
of every ounce of strength. We mus
cut out the cancer II we would live.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
French Give Pershing
Best Of COnveniences

American Training Camp In France.
Oct. 22.-By the Associated Press
General Pershing has gone on a tour
of inspection of the lines Of commu
nication which is expected to occupy
several days. The French govern
ment has placed at the generals dis
posal private railway car SO con
| structed that an automobile my b
! carried In II.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Taking Steps to Remedy
Montana Fuel Situation

Helena. Oct. 22-''Active steps" 70
remedy the Montana coal situation are
being taken by the national fuel ad
ministration. State Fuel Administrator
w. J. Swindlehurst was advised to.
day. Answering your telegram OF
the llth instant" said the telegram
I'VE are taking active steps to remedy
the Montana situation"
The fuel administrator had wired
asking that certain Montana operators
be forced to obey the law.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23

The Liberty Loan dance at the new
union hail. Missoula countrys temple
of labor. was n tremendous success
The attendance was large and the
music was great. 1t Was furnished
by the Missoua band the Missoula
club orchestra. the Jazz orchestra and
the drum and bugle corps of the Mis-
soula Mercantile company. The re-
E. turns from the dance for the Liberty
loan are about $3.50.
The committee in charge was Fir
man Gage. chairman, Walter II. Nc
Leod, John r. Daily. James A. Walsh,
Irwin Kohn. d. J. Donohue. Fred II.
knise1y and Mrs. Priscilla Miles.
These People are Thanked.
This committee is anxious to express
its thanks to the musicians. to Mes
danes George Briggs, J. p. Rowe, II.
I. Wilkinson. George Briebach and
William Reed and Misses Helen Nc
Leod and Loretta Deschamps, who
made the punch, to Francis and John
Cooney and Warren Gilmore, Boy
Scouts who served it. to the Missoula
Mercantile company, the Garden City
Fruit company. the Day Produce COM
pany, the Stephenson Fruit company,
the Bordeau Mercantile company and
the Thomas Farley company, which
concerns donated the materials for the
punch. to the high school girls who
sold tickets on the streets and to The
Missoulian Publishing company for
giving publicity to the dance. Es-
pecially desirous are the members OF
the committee to thank the Trades
and Labor council for providing the
ballroom rent free.
Campaign is Consistent
The county campaign Is moving
along in a consistent way. 1t was an
nounced yesterday that the half-mil-
lion dollar mark had been passed.
The Northern Pacific has credited
the purchase of $4,000 worth of
bonds to Missoula county, while in
dividual subscriptions by n. p. en-
ployes here promise to run up to $lo.-
900 before the week and the campaign
are over.
The small investor. the man with 3
few hundred dollars at his command
came to the front yesterday I'm In
creasing numbers. These purchases
will have an appreciable effect on the
county campaign, those in charge say
Missoula Women Active.
The Womans Liberty Loan league Il
Gin action all over the United States
Every woman In the land is eligible b!
the purchase or by the promotion o
the sale of a Liberty bond. Missouli
women share the national enthusiasm
in the big drive for the second Libert.
bond sale. Since Saturday one woman
has sold six bonds, another fou
bonds, and another one bond. Th
credit Of these sales is given to tn
Boy Scouts.
Mrs. Charles +. Malloch, Chairman
Of the Midtown precinct, announce
her committee as follows: Mesdame
william Clemens. Andrew johnson
Emeli Ela, Oscar Hemgren, Ere
lCnnflnuod 4 fynIa para Eour
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23

Heavy Losses Are
Inflicted on BIG,
Tcutor War Fleet
In Engagement in Gulf Oi
Riga German Flotilla
Routed by Slavs.

Petrograd, Oct. 22.-Two German
dreadnauohts, one cruiser, ~ tor.
pedo boats and one transport were
put out Of action by the Russians
in the fighting around the islands
in the gulf Of Riga last week, but
their ultimate fate is unknown,
says an official statement issued
tonight by the Russian admiralty.
It has been established that at
least six German torpedo boats
were sunk in the fighting. The
Russians lest the battlsship S,ava
and large torpedo boat.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
BRING DOWN IS
hun AIRPLANES
Eight British Machines Miss
ing as Result OF Fight
ing in France.

London, Oct. 22.--Fiftecn Ger
man airplanes were brought down
by British av,ators in recent fight
ing over the battle area in north
ern France says the official state
ment on aviation issued by tho war
office tonight. German airdromcs
and railway stations were BON.
bardcd heavily. Eight British ma
chimes arc reported missing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
$e3.o5O ,OoN IN Ninth.

Minneapolis. Oct. 22.-Ths uluth
federal reserve district has subscribed
total of $500. 300 % its SlO,,, Ov" 600
minimum quota to tn. second Liberty
loan, according to an announcement
by y. X. Rogers, general chairman of
the executive committee at campaign
headquarters in Minneapolis tonight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Montana keariNu Goal.

Hsienn, Oct. 22.-With official re-
ports from all of the - counties but
Broadwater, Fallon and jefferson. state
headquarters for the Liberty loan re-
ported tonight that $iS,l6?, $50 had
been reported hs officially subscribed
The states quota is $4,000, 900.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
RESIGNATION FRENCH
CABINET HANDED IN
Having Had Confidence
Vote, Poincarc Refuses.

Paris, Oct. 22.-Ths cabinet resigned
today. President Poincare. however,
refused to accept the resignation on
the ground that the chamber on Fri
day had voted confidence In the min
istry.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Report Gives No Details
OF Sinking Of Antilles

Washington. Oct. .2.--General Persh-
ing today cabled the war department
the complete casualty list i'm the de-
struction of the homeward bound army
transport Antilles by German sub
marine last Wednesday. He gave no
additional details of the disaster Cen
eral PershinS did not explain why the
soldiers were being sent home.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
WILL GO TO RUSSIA,

San Francisco, Oct. 22.-Thirteen
employees of the Southern Pacific
company have volunteered to aid in
reconstructing the Trans-Siberian rail-
road and have left for st. Paul for
preliminary examination, company Of
ficials announced tonight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Gotham Socialist Candidate
Will Not Subscribe to Loan

New York, Oct. 22.-Morris Hillquitt,
Socialist candidate for mayor of New
York city, declared in a statement to-
night he has not subscribed to the Lib
erty loan, nor does he intend to do SO,
because he will not do anything to ad
vance the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Racine to Make Kaiser
Present of Liberty Bond

Racine. Wis. Oct. 22.-The local
Liberty loan committee after reporting
subscriptions of 100000 in excess of
the city's s2,oOo.uon quota announced
that 1t had been decided to send the
kaiser u $50 bond. with the under =
stand that he come to Wisconsin to
CA Sh IL.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Powder Mill Expl0des; s
Cause Not Determined

Tacoma. WASH, Oct. 22.-1'he black
powder eording mill of the Du Pont
Powder works. 20 miles south of Ia
coma, blew UP early tonight. All Of the
employees were outside the building at
the time and no one was injured. The
cause of the explosion Is unknown.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Entente Troops Capture All
Objcctives Of Drive. In
cluding Strongholds.
FRENCH COOPERATING
WITH ENGLISH FORCES
Enemy Stops Progress by
COunter-Attack Near Yprcs
but Fails Elsewhere.
Bulletin.

London. Oct, -M,dr,en. IF, 1h,y
successful operations ~ The ne,ghbor
hood Of poeieapello, and in corjureticn
with the French, south OF houthoist
forest. are reported in the 3ommunics
ton from Field Marshal HalJ tonight.
The whole Of the objectivcs, Including
many strong points, were captured.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Wants Sunday as Memorial
in America for Navy Dead

Chicago. Oct. 22.--That memorial
services for men Of the navy who have
given up their lives for their country
thus far in the war will be observed In
the churches Of the United States next
Sunday, was the hope expressed by
Secretary Daniels, to newspapermen
here today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
OVERSEAS CASUALTY.

Ottawa, oct. PEE. Osland of Woon-
socket, S. D., is listed among the
wounded in tonight's overseas casualty
report.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Berlin Official.

Berlin, via London. Oct. 22-Except
for small gain near Neldhoek the al
He'd attacks in Flanders today failed
says the supplementary official state
ment from the German war office to-
night.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

We take off our hats to October.
Yesterday as a representative of au
tumn could not have been improved.
For today is promised more sunshine
and still more moderate temperature.
Can YOU beat it?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Mystery in Air
Above MissOuLQ
Late Yesterday
Hundreds Of People See
"Dirigible" Sailing High
Over the City.
GUT " SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
Yesterday was notat first day
Of the fourth month, but il should
have been.

Late yesterday afternoon witnesses
differ from 1880 o'clock to 5 in the
time OF its appearancc--a my Ssiterio,ls3
balloon. evidently Il dirigiblc. sailed
above Missoula. Apparently, ii circleu
over the city, as reliable witnesses re-
ported to Tho Missoulian last night
that the machine It's motor hummin.,
busily, had been seen to travel IN al
most every direction and SubJirectioil
of the compass. The majority con-
sensus. though, appeared to be that the
machine. seemingly ignoring the city
and following the tracks of the North
ern Pacific. disa ppearcd toward .Arlc".
However, telephone calls to DeSm.t,
Frenchtown, Scllcy. Ravalli aud ST.
Isnatius failed 10 uncover amy trace of
the machine. This, though, occasioncu
little surprise, ls darkness falls early
these days. II was thought that the
machine sailed over the mountains and
across the reservation without showing
any lt,hts.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
Two Fall From Machine.


One report received at the police sta
tion was that two men were seen To fall
from the machine, when it was a short
distance west Of the city. but this was
not long credited, as searcl, showed
"a pronounced scarcity in mauglcd
aeronauts.
Later, there was Il rcport--,to the
sheriff's office this tme--that the
dirisiblc had landed near f'or Mis-
soula. However, the fort authorities
could throw no light on such a visitor.
although they did promise to see II
any stray balloon had alightcd on the
military reservation.
Story Well Confirmed.
There was no lack of confirmation of
the story as u whole. however. Hun
dreds of people had seen the balloon
and not one doubted its legitimacy
Why should they? There ii was
swimming along in the clear air Of tn,
Missoula yalley-"at least 1000 feet W
therefor all the world to behold
Those with the keenest ears could hca,
the purr OF the motor that was driving
the giant gasbag. What opportunity J
WAS there for mistake?
There was nothing about the balloon
to disclose it's nationality, although i,
seemed unlikely that it could be any
thing else than one Of Uncle Sans new
airships. That balloon was SO mys-
terious that it was almost rakish. L
was of Il neutral gray and its cigar.
shaped body Glove the air at express
train speed.
At any rate, that balloon WAS Il first.
class piece OF news. That is il was
until
This is Mrs. c. \. l;llsberry, ITO
| South Fifth street, west, talking to
| Missoulian reporter ut IL. so last night
"Yes, we all saw it. All the peopi,
Of the nsishborhood saw it. Every
body thought it was elirieible bal
loon. Many said that they could hea
its machinery. However, il burned UP
somewhere near tho potieys mill. |
was just big paper balloon. like tn,
children play with around the FourtI
| Of July"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-10-23
The Weather

Montana-Fair and warmer
Tuesday: Wednesday probably
fair and colder.
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
"Knitting Nerves.
Latest War Horro,

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Now its
knitting nerves" caused by concen-
tration of mind and hand on the nee
dies. Thousands of women in New
York are afflicted according to DR.
Louis r. Welzmiller. physical director
of the West Side Y. NJ. c. A. who adds
that his only patients showing sym
ptoms of the new war time complaint
have been women Dr. Welzmiller
says that there is liable to be an
epidemic Of knitting nerves" unless
knitters learn to knit properly. He
offers the following advice as rem
edy:
Don't hunch over your knitting; sit
upright and when your minds tells
you you have knitted enough. quit
There are 365 days In a year and you
can't finish a sweater in a day no
matter how much you love soldier
or sailor
Dr. C. P. Christensen, president OF
the Psychological Research Societies
concurred in the predictions of DR..
Welzmiller. He attributed the nerve
scourge to the failure of women folks
to comprehend the vibrations of
nerve laws" He continued:
1.-THE women are overworking them
selves. Knitting has become craze.
Nerves cannot stand this strain"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
(By Associated Presst

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Tuesday, Dec. 25.-The
American expeditionary force in
France celebrated Xmas in bowling
snowstorm, which rolled in from the
mountains in the early hours, con
tinued all day and showed no sign
of abating tonight. Despite the diff
culties due to the storm few features
of any program were cancelled for
most of the festivities we're held in
doors.
Even the celebration at the quarters
Of the American air squadron was car.
ried out although binding snow
swirled into the hangar where tree
had been erected for the children of a
nearby village. There, Santa Claus
swooped down from clouds dripping
white and with a pack on his back
stepped from an airplane. His Cog
files. cap, red suit and sack were dust
ed heavily with snowflakes, much to
the delight Of about one hundred
small children who huddled within the
shelter of the hangar.
Sight Strange To EN-.
1t is doubtful that children any
where had ever seen such sight be-
fore When the youngsters had gath.
cred at the hangar, Santa Claus. who
was an American corporal. got into a
big machine at a nearby hangar. He
flew off and fifteen minutes later
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
COUNCIL May
PROBE FEES

City council. which will meet in spe.
cial session Wednesday night, may op-
pose the appropriation of additional
money for the use of the health de-
partment in meeting bills incurred by
the recent near-epidem1c of smallpox
in Richmond.
The session has been called by
Mayor Robbins for the purpose of
making an additional appropriation
for the health authorities. The appro-
priation bill must be passed in the
one session and it is necessary to get
the unanimous vote Of council.
One councilman said Wednesday
that he would oppose the appropria-
ton unless an investigation of the
bills of DR.. w. G. Huffman and DR..
E. H. Mendanhall, city physician, who
handled most of the smallpox cases.
was made or had been made. DR..
Huffman's and and Dr. Mendanhall's s
bills alone, for about twenty-three
days work, amount to approximately
$1,000. and it is expected that more
bills will be presented.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
Spanish War;

by any makeshift expedient, such as
the creation of a war council in the
war department which includes in it's
membership the bureau chiefs under
fire.
Baker Is Evasive.
Secretary of War Baker was asked
to state his position on the question
of reorganization of the army supply
agencies along the line Of a ministry
of munitions. He replied that he had
taken no position on the matter for
publication He declined to discuss
the revelations of retarded war pre-
parations elected by the senate inyes-
tigating committee. saying that he
wished to reserve what he has to say
on these matters until he appears be-
fore the senate committee, possibly
this week.
Although there is a holiday lull in
the various investigations into war ac-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
GET CLOTHES
AT ONCE, IS
SENATE'S TIP
Secretary Baker Ordered to
Disregard Red Tape and
Buy Supplies.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-Aroused
by reports Of shortages of winter
clothing in national army camps. the
! senate military affairs committee to-
day, in resuming its investigation into
army conditions, adopted a resolution
requesting the secretary Of war imme-
diarely to ascertain conditions by wire.
supply deficient troops and suspend
departmental routine, if necessary, by
direct purchases from sources near
the camps.
The investigation was resumed after
short Christmas recess with Quarter
master General Sharpe again on the
stand to give testimony regarding
clothing and other supplies, canton
ment contracts and the transportation
and rationing of troops.
General Sharpe's examination was
interrupted Saturday to hear Colonel
Isaac Lewis. inventor of the Lewis
machine gun. announced as the last
witness. called in the committees in
quiry into ordnance situation.
Makes Letter Public
Indication that the ordnance phase
of the investigation may be re-opened,
however. was given last night when
Major General Crozier, chief of ord
nance. made public a letter he had
written Federal Judge Hand Of New
York, who presided at the trial there
in June, 1916, of Hans Tauscher. for
mer Krupp agent, accused of .conspir.
acy in the plot to blow up the Welland
canal.
In the letter, which was written
months before the United States went
to war with Germany, General Crozier
Informed Judge Hand that he had
known Tauscher for ten years or more
and always had been impressed with
the integrity and reliability of his per-
sonal character"
General Crozier's letter stated he
would be willing to testify to that eft.
feet in person, at Tauschers trial but
that he was unable to leave his post
in Washington.
The action of General Crozier in
giving out the letter, which he did
without comment, came after it had
been reported that the senate com.
mittee might summon Herbert Smyth,
Of New York, counsel for Tauscher to
testify as to any connection General
Crozier might have had with Tausch.
er's defense.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26
American Saint Nick in France
Comes to Children Through Air

there was a whirr of engines over the
childrens heads and an airplane drop
ped to the snow covered field before
them. The children had been told
that Santa had abandoned his old
sleigh for an airplane, but they did
not believe it until they saw him come
down from the skies.
In all the units entertaining chill
dren. each small guest received the
present he most desired. There were
at least score of large community
trees and many smaller ones In the
zone where the presents were distib.
uted. - - 7
Efforts were made to carry out the
program of football games, but some
of these had been cancelled when the
snow became too heavy. While Xmas
dinner did not approach that OF
Thanksgiving because of lack Of tur-
key and trimmings, the army managed
to enjoy itself cheerfully.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-26

business which they declare has been
'the curse" of the war department
since the Spanish-American war.
If congress must step in to cut this
red tape with a legislative knife, it
must do so at once" said Senator
New of Indiana, one of the members
of the military affairs committee. Il
can say without any restriction what
ever that one of the immediate re-
suits of the committees investigation
will be to put an end to this out
rageous method of handling important
business in the war department.
Demands Business System.
There will be legislation to put
business system into that department
that will expedite these important
preparations for war.
when chiefs of bureaus testify
before a committee of congress that
important kilograms upon which de-