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The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-22

BANK OF PRESCOTT
 HEADS SUBSCRIBERS TO RED CROSS FUND
Contribute $150.00 to Fund Total Subscribed in Prescott up to Noon Today Was 1,525.55.

The Bank of Prescott heads the sub scription list to the Red Cross fund with S150.00. This was included in the total amount yesterday but the slug was intentionally omitted from the list. A number of other substan- tial contributions were also given and today at noon the amount received was $1,525.55.
 A number of meetings will be held in all parts of the county and tonight at the court house mass meeting will be held and there will be with us w. A. King, field director of the Red Cross Association. Only few Ca very few) have positively refused to contribute.
 The list since yesterday follows: Previously reported .......$ 777.00
 (This should have headed the list yesterday, but was unintentionally omitted.}
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-22
BANK COMMISSIONER
 CHARTERS TWO BANKS

Little Rock, June 22.-The State bank commissioner yesterday issued charters to two banks of S10,000 cap ital each, They are the Bank of Leachville, P. M. Nelson president, A. A. Clare vice president, J. F. Roder- ick cashier; Citizens Bank of Beebe, E. H. Abingdon president, ]. R. Sloan vice president, c. B. Beasley cashier.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-22
TAX COMMISSIONER DYE
 HAS NOT ANSWERED CHARGE

Little Rock, June 22.-R. c. Dye, State tax commissioner, is recovering from an illness of several weeks. lie says that he has not yet been able to consider the demand that has been made by Gov. Brough for his resig- nation on a chargesof neglect of duty, but will take up the matter soon.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-22
WILL REPAIR RAILROAD
 STATION AT GENTRY

Little Rock. June 22.-The railroad commission has acted upon the peti- ton for new passenger station at Gentry, on the Kansas City Southern. It has been agreed that the old sta ton will be repaired, and a new load ing shed erected.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-22
DO ROUR BIT"

The following message was received this afternoon by Ma yor Hamby. The total amount of subscriptions is hardly two thousand. Have you contrib uted?
 Little Rock, June 22.-Wash- ington asks me to personally assist in raising Arkansas Red Cross apportionment, S1,500,- 900. Allotment for Nevada county s20,OO0. If already or ganized, get under, regardless of what has been done; use your influence getting influential men to unite with you to help me maintain states reputation. The nation is looking on local pride to insure vistory.
 C. H. BROUGH.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-06-22

NOTICE-All those wanting oil for the street in front of their resi- dence property will please see me at once. Am making up car. Bernie Buchanan. 21d2
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
UNUSUAL HONOR
TO BE GRANTED
MIR. BALFOUR
Noted Britisher Will Appear
Before Both Branches
of Congress.

Washington. May 2.-Foreign Secre-
tary Balfour. head Of the British war
mission. will appear before both houses
of congress Saturday. a privilege never
before accorded a British official,
1t is understood he will make brief
speech in each house. though the chief
object Of his visit will be to pay a call
Of courtesy. meet the members and to
extend greetings Of the British parlia-
ment.
Mr. Balfour spent most of this after
noon with Secretary McAdoo and Sir
Hartman-Lever at the treasury depart
ment. after devoting the morning to
conference at the missions headquar-
ters. Mr.. Ralfour lunched with the
French mission at the British embassy.
The trade discussions between Brit
ish and American officials are said now
to have covered practically all the pre-
liminary ground and to be waiting on
additional information from England.
The American officials have asked a
question which would be answered
only by reference to London.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
SPECIFICATIONS
FOR NEW SHIPS
ABOUT FINISHED
Statement Made to Allay Un-
certainty Of Those Who
Wish to Offer Bids.

Washington. May 2.--To allay un-
certainty among ship builders who ex-
pect to take contracts for vessels of
the great wooden ship fleet, the ship
ping board announced late today that
specifications for a standard ship
would be ready in the very near flu
ture.
The standard ship. the announce
ment said, will be about 2SO feet over
all, with a "a foot depth Of hold and
with two full decks, and will be ca
pable Of developing about 100000
horsepower. Some details remain to
bs worked out, however, including the
question Of bulkheads for protection
from submarines. Officials said prep
aration Of the specifications probably
would be completed by tomorrow.
The formal announcement stated
that bidders may propose to furnish
completed ship or huiis alone Another
firm desiring to submit proposals to
build completed ships from. their own
plans may do so, but such plans will
have to be approved by the boards
engineers and all are urged to wait
until the standard plans are ready"
Scores Of ship builders have assured
the board that they will take contracts
up to the limit Of their capacity.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
ANACONDA SHOWS
I'M M EN- Sc GAINS
OVER LAST YEAR
Dividend Balance of Copper
Company Over 200 Per Cent
Larger Than 1915.

New York. May Enormous profits
and extensive operations are disclosed
N the pamphlet report of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company for 1916 is
sued today. Total revenues OF $15O.5i0.-
0SS are shown, as compared with $751;
3S6,So7 in 1915. ana "A balance for divi-
dcnds of $50, s2s.373, contrastcd with
$l6.695,So6 in the preceding year.
The balance for 1916 was equal to
$2lS S5 per share on the outstanding is
sue of 2,23l,25O shares. as against
slightly more titan IS per share in
1915.
Total revenues were larger ethan In
any three previous years in the com
pany's history. The balance sheet
shows profit and loss surplus of sis.-
$685. .SG3, equal to more than $50 per
share on the outstanding stock. In
1915 the profit and loss surplus was
SIS 05l.s65
Accounts receivable and cash on
hand at the end or 1916 amounted to
32,o65,s54. "A gain of $l2.233,4S 4S6.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
InrOads on Worlds Shipping
Past Few Weeks Calls
Forth Warning.
FULL COOPERATION
OF STATES IS ASKED
Total of so Vessels Reported
as Submarine Toll for
Single Week.

Washington. May 2,--The enormous
inroads on the worlds shipping made
by German submarines within the last
few weeks has brought to American
government officials a few rcalizations
of the disaster that faces the United
States and the allies If the under-sea
warfare Is not checked.
Governors and state representatives
here today for n national defense con-
ference. will take home to their people
n message from the government en-
phasi2ing the menace to America and
urging that there must be the fullest
CO. ordination by the state In war prep-
aration If Germany is to be defeated.
Threatens England and France.
Secretary Lane told the conference
that the great destruction Of ships was
threatening the existence OF Great
Britain and France and menacing tho
United States. No one, he said, knew
the exact number OF ships lost recently.
but estimates put last weeks subma-
rine toll at 100000 tons. Later he
explained that this estimate probably
was too high.
Secretary Lansing in statement
during the day, declared the serious
ness of the submarine situation could
not ho exaggerated. and that II was
'iro the country awoke to the truc
fncts. Reports to the state derart-s =
mont give q total of so vessels lost in
owe week frnres much higher than
any contained In recent British an
norrcements
AZ Of tho 'nnohera Of 'he pr''ieh
'ries'or arroe the situntior 10 critical
ar' that tho combined shin hni'd,rg
f"ci''ioe ef 'hc world can moet the
rcri' or'v n their output Is inerea sod
'rcmnrdouslv
Chairman Dorran of tho shinning
hoard sa'd estimates had reached The
board OF 400 ZOO tons of shipping sunk
IN one wcek
The present worlds ship tonnare is
estimated at less than oOo0 900 tons.
In 1916 the entire loss in tonnage. due
to war causes, was put at little more
than 1000. 900 tons. or some lSo 900 tons
n month. At present the Germans are
sinking considerably more than that
each week.
A bureau OF NAVIGATION report csti-
mated the worlds ship construction in
1916 Mt slightly less than 1000. 900 tons.
If the Germans keep up their present
rate of destruction. officials admit
without hesitation that their campaign
threatens to sweep clean the seas.
"rhc seriousness of the question is
apparent" Chairman Denman said to-
day. when we consider the present
productivity Of the world ship yards
and their highest output likely within
the next four months. the entire pro-
dnction will not exceed one fifth of the
monthly loss at the rate given by Sec
rctary Lane The shipping boards
figures do not reach that high total.
but they are sufficiently large to make
tn" situation extremely grave"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
ARREST MONTANANS
FOR ST. PAUL CASE

st. Paul, May AL Brown of Bill
liugs and +. Fredig of Forsyth. Mont.
'he men who yesterday told the local
police of the plot they said Frank J.
Dunn had instigated for the murder
of his wife We're formally placed under
arrest today as material witnesses for
the police in their investigation of the
staying of Mrs. Dunn here last Thurs
day.
The men who are said to be restau-
rant owners in the Montana towns are
held at the Ramsey county jail where
Dunn is "A prisoner.
Both Brown and Fredig have signi-
fled their willingness to tell all they
know in connection with the case and
tonight Brown made n further state
ment to Chief of Police O'Connor. the
nature Of which was not given out.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
AFRAID
OF I. w. w. VISITORS

Helena, May 2. Residents Of
Kalispell are apprehensive of a repeti-
ton of the bloody encounter that took
place at Everett, Wash, between the
citizens of that community and the /.
w. W., according to word brought to
Helena from Flathead county today.
The presence or soldiers at Eureka
curbed the activities of the /. w. W.
element there and they drifted from
Lincoln county into Flathead county.
congrcgating at Somers. where they
succeeded in affecting the Saltwater
drive.
Seemingly the /. W. W.'s are deter
mined to pat some of the lumber mills
of Montana out of business and when
the arrival of the soldiers at Eureka
forced them to abandon their campaign
there, they simply moved into another
numbering district.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
REFUSE TO TAKE OATH.

Vallejo. Cal, May 2.-F'orty members
Of the California naval militia from
Santa Cruz, who have been undergoing
training on a warship here. refused to-
day to take the federal oath and were
rowed ashore from the vessel and
landed in Vallejo. Fifty other mem-
bers of the militia took the oath and
accepted the three year enlistment in
the navy. The 30 declared their will
ingness to enlist for the duration of
the war. but declined to be bound to a
three year enlistment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
FRENCH MISSION
BEGINS WESTERN
JOURNEY TODAY
Further Important Confer.
ences Between Officials
Are Held During Day.

Washington. May D. ON the eve OF
their departure on tour of the mid :
die western and eastern states, mem
bers of Frances war mission today
held further important conferences
with representatives of the United
States government
Marshal Joffre went to the White
House and discussed with President
Wilson the dispatch of an expedition
airy force to France. Colonel Spencer
Crosby OF the United States army
acted as interpreter.
President Wilson also conferred with
Rene Viviani. head of the mission,
during an informal luncheon at the
White House. Emile Hovelaque. gen.
eral counsellor OF the mission, acted as
interpreter.
Members of the French naval and
military sections met with representa-
tives of Great Britain and there were
talks with various American officials
Information regarding all the con-
ferences was withheld.
Leave This Afternoon.
The visitors will leave Washington
at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon for
Chicago. aboard a special train placed
at their disposal by the state depart
ment They will arrive about noon on
Friday.
After being entertained in Chicago,
the party will go to Kansas City. ST.
Louis, Springfield, lll.--to visit the
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
Wire Flashes

To avert railway congestion. con-
solidation of all Canadian roads, ex-
cept the Canadian Pacific into a single
system is the plan of Dominion Of =
ficials.
Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce
memberships are quoted at $1,000 the
highest in the history of the ex-
change.
Through Count Tolstoy, who is re-
turning to Russia. Colonel Roosevelt is
sending message to the Russian
people counsclling moderation as u
panacea against reaction.
Business throughout the country has
been but little affected by America s
entrance into war, according to the
announcement of the federal reserve
board.
Exchange of small coins for money
of larger denomination has led to the
arrest at Lacrosse. Wis. of the sup
posed robber of IL Chicago & North
western passenger train near Sparta
early Wednesday morning.
d. II. Van Kirk. u. S. n, fell 1000
feet into Pensacola bay while on a
flight and was drowned.
Southern department of the United
States army has been authorized to
begin establishment of what Is said
will be the largest aviation field yet
opened by the government
a woman has bee II named by
Governor Lowden as a member of the
Illinois defense council. She il Mrs
Joseph 7. Bowden of Chicago.
Madame Sarah Bernhardt, recentl.
operated upon in New York. and who
! was seriously i'll, is able to sit up.
Cambridge university will confer tn,
honorary degree of doctor OF laws or
American Ambassador Walter Hine.
Page.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
Well, Known in FORSYTH,

Forsyth. Mont. May 2.-F'. Frcdig,
arrested in st. Paul as n material wit
ness in the Dunn murder plot case Is
n well known rcstauranteur of this
city. He is owner of the Oakcs cafe.
one of the most popular restaurants
here. Frcdig was taken to the Min
nes"ta city several days ago. accom-
panying Officer Peter Lavalle. volun-
tarily. Frcdg purchased the Oakes
restaurant here about a month ago,
having come here from Ryegate, Mont.
Friends here know of no suspicious
action on his part since coming here.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
BoRAH WOULD JOIN
ROOSEVELT FORCE

Washington, May 2.-(SpecialD--
Senator Borah telegraphed Colonel
Roosevelt Monday offering to join his
proposed expeditionary force in any
capacity desired. He has received no
response from Colonel Roosevelt, who
evidently is waiting to learn the fate
of the senate amendment to the army
increase bill authorizing the utilization
of two divisions of volunteers. 1t is
believed the senate amendment will
be retained unless president Wilson
should exert his influence to have it
rejected. Should he do this the
amendment undoubtedly will be de-
feated.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
War Summary

Germany's submarine arm, and not
her military arm, is the greatest pres
ent menace of America and the en-
tente allies. This is recognized by the
countries who are at war with the
fatherland.
The last days of April saw the de-
struction of hundreds of thousands of
tons of shipping, together with i'm
mense quantities of ammunition and
food supplies, the receipt of which
would have gladdened the hearts of
the entente.
FROM April 20 to April 81, SO British
vessels of 1900 tons and 13 of less ca :
pacity were sunk by mines or sub
marines.
Impetus Is being giveg to plans to
combat the menace by ~ countries at
war with Germany.
The military activities in France
and Belgium are still in n stage of
apparent deadlock, but the big guns
everywhere cn.itinue roaring in violent
duels and doubtless new phases of in
fantry actions are developing.
The British in Mesopotamia have
driven forward their lines against the
Turks and made capture of men, guns
and stores.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
CUTS IS ENTITLED
TO HIS PAY CHECK

Helena, May 2.-District Judge w.
NJ. Poorman today decided that Iep-
resentative Wilnam Cults of Butte is
entitled to his pay for service In the
Legislature in the unexpired term OF
Representative Jerry Flanagan OF
Butte. who died in office. A dispatch
concerning the right of Governor
Stewart to appoint Mr.. Cults had
caused the treasurer's office to with
hold the pay. The state will appeal to
the supreme court. Attorney General
S. G. Ford, announced.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
INCREASE IN COAL
PRICES PREDICTED

Chicago, May 2.-Further increase in
the price Of coal and greater short
age of cars for hauling are due this
year if present conditions in the in
dustry prevail and the demand con
tinues to increase. This statement was
made today before sub committee of
the federal trade commission, which
began a hearing here today by George
H. Gushing, editor of a coal trade pub
lication. He said consumers should
buy coal during the summer months to
avoid the shortage. which he predicted
will come in the fall.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
LOGGING ROAD WILL
BE BUILT IN VALLEY

A logging road that will connect the
Clark logging operations in the Cotton
wood creek regions with the Black
foot branch of the Milwaukee railroad
will be constructed during the coming
year. e. II. Richardson, manager OF
the Western Montana Lumber COM
pany and Burt Stimson, an engineer
who has been employed on Milwaukee
some time, leave today to make a
reconnaissance survey of the territory
through which the proposed logging
road would pass. go.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
PARTISANsfiIP Is
LOST IN DEBATE
ON WAR REVENUE
Democrats Fight Democrats
and Republicans Clash
With Fellows.

Washington. May 2.-Persistent up
ward revision of the tentative draft Of
the war revenue bill by the house ways
and means committee today brought
the total to be raised up to approxi-
mately 1850. 100000 or within $685.
100000 of the amount originally sug-
gested by Secretary McAdoo and re-
fused by a sub committee.
Plans now are to raise the remaining
$l65,OOO.000 through consumption
taxes. IL necessary. or as a last resort.
by tariff changes. Hope still exists
that the committee can agree on many
tariff changes without stirring up :
partisan fight.
Partisanship has entirely disan.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
VESSELS SUNK BY
SEAPLANE TORPEDO

London, May 2.-The admiralty an
nounces that the British steamer Gena
charged from a German seaplane off
Aldeburg tSuffolf, Eng) All ON board
We're saved.
1t is added that another seaplane
which was con cerned in the attack was
brought down by the gunfire from the
Gena and its crew made prisoner.
The steamer Gena was a vessel of
2.7S4 tons gross and owned at Whitby.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
SPANIEL CASE NEARs END.

Coleman. Texas. May 2.-When court
recessed this afternoon in the trial Of
Harry J. Spaniel. charged with killing
Lieutenant Colonel NJ. c. Butler at Al
pine. Texas. last July. attorneys ex-
pressed the belief that taking of testi-
mony would be finished by tomorrow
evening.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
MEXICO REITERATES
NEUTRALITY PLEDGE

Washington, May 2.-Luis Cabrera.
General Carranza's minister of finance.
whom he sat on the Mexican American
commission. pledges not only Mexico's
neutrality. but his governments inten-
ton to do nothing to embarrass the
United States in the war with Ger
many.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
SENATOR CLARK NOT
SERIOUSLY INJURED

Latest reports to reach Missoula
from Senator w. A. Clark are to the
effect that he is not seriously injured
and that his accident will keep him in
bed but a few weeks. W. A. Clark,
Jr., left Butte for New York few
days ago in order to assist in handling
the business. Senator Claris's injury
consists Of a slight splintering Of the
pelvic bone.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
CONSPIRACY TO oEFRAuo.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. May 2.-Five men
were arrested tonight by federal Of
ficers on a charge of conspiracy to de-
froud the United States government of
100000 through the sale of stolen
high grade gold ore. Tony Cauz. an
other member Of the alleged conspiracy
was arrested in San Francisco today.
according to word received by federal
officers here.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
OPERATE ON CARDINAL FARLEY

New York, May cardinal John NJ.
Farley underwent an operation late
today at his home here and was said
tonight to be resting comfortably. The
nature of the operation. which is said
to be slight. was not disclosed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-03
U. 8. NINE WORKER KILLED.

FL Paso, Texas, May 2.-Jose Ynez
Saiazar and band of villa followers
appeared at the San Juan mine nine
miles south of Fort Hancock. Texas.
Monday. killed Mexican employe Of
the American owned mine and disap-
peared toward the mountains. accord
ing to an official report received here
today by government agents.