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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
De Saulles Boy Restored
to- Custody Of His Mother

ROslSn, n. Y. Dec. John l.. de
Saulles, Jr, aged Az years, was re-
stored today to the custody of his
mother Mrs. Blanca de Saulles. who
was acquitted last night by jury at
Mineola of the murder of her divorced
husband.
The young Chilean woman had just
told q group of newspaper men who
called at her home, near here, this
afternoon that possession of her boy
was the only thing needed to make
happiness complete" when an automo-
bile stopped in the driveway. A mo-
ment later the boy rushed to his moth
er's arms.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03

Manila. Ark, Dec, Miss l.onvioia
Sutton. 10, is the first girl left be-
hind me" in America.
James Bethel Gresham. the first
Sammec to die on the European battle
field in Americas great war, fell IN
love with her pic are. They never
met but exchanged letters for two and
Il half years.
Not seeing her hero didn't make Miss
Sutton's affection less. for she says;
Ills letters reflected his personal :
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03

ity enough to make me care for HIM.
She didn't hear of her soldiers death
until notified by his sister, Mrs. Nola
I.owcy, who lives In Private Grcsham's
home town, Evansville, Ind.
Il opened the letter ana read u few
lines then dropped 1t. Mother read
the rest Of it to me" said Miss sutton.
| asked her what her unknown
swerthoart's death meant to her.
How can I tcll-it has hurt me SO
muchl" she answered.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
Slav Ministers Refuse
to Recognize Bolsheviki

Petrograd. Dec. 1.-THE employees of
the ministries of finance, agriculture
and communications have refused to
recognize the authority of the Bolshe-
Wiki and have begun a strike of two
days.
The military revolutionary commit
tee sent a sailor to the ministry OF
supplies to ascertain the amount OF
meat and other food in Petrograd. The
official in charge declined to deal with
an agent of the revolutionists and re-
fused the information.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
.PR[R SOUNDS ENeLAhD
| On PEACE POUR PARLERs

Amsterdam, Dec. 2.-The Vienna
Neue Freie Presse invites England to
consider whether it is not possil'sc to
open peace pour parlers. 1t considers
that such an invitation should properly
come from Austria, because the dis
psensions between England and Ger
many. dating from the death of
Queen Victoria, do not directly affec'
Austria.
The paper argues that u war of de-
struction has already been rejected by
L1ansdoWne and probably by Asauitf
and that 1t becomes Impossible on the
day Russia and Germany agree upon
peace.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
Later Join British Ranks and
Fight Valiantly Against
Enemy.
COMMANDERS PRAISE
BRAVERY OF YANKEES
Encircling Move of Crown
Prince Rupprecht Ends
in Failure.

With the British Army ~ France,
Saturday, Dec. by the Asso
cIated Press.-l arge numbers OF
American army engineers working
on the British railways in the re-
glon OF Gouzeaucourt, caught in
the German turning movement, es-
capped by lying in shell holes and
prone on the ground. while the
British fired over them. There
they remained until the British
were near enough to enable tn.
Americans to JOIN the ranks, when
they fought vai,antly and played
an important part in replying to
the enemy. The British comman-
ders refer TO their vaIient behavior
with the greatest enthusiasm.
GENERAL PRAISES WORK.
Americans elsewhere took busy
hand in the fighting and were un-
der hot German shell fire. Mum
bers of them volunteered for pa
troll work in the danger zone and
all acquitted themselves finely.
A British general told the corre-
spoudent that he could not praise
them too highly. 1t is reported
that several Americans were cap
tured, but escaped after few
hours and rejoined tho British.
The engineers were mainly from
New York.
HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
The crew of train had a mar.
row escape. The engine driver
was standing beside his engine
talking with British soldier when
the attack started. A shell struck
nearby and killed the Briton, but
the Amerlcsn miraculously e.
capped. Two more shells exploded
on either side of the locomotive and
the engineer thought II time to
move.
He and tho crew "dug themselves
IN in shell holes and after many
hours made their escape. The
railway was blown up by the Ger
mans soon after tho Americans hid
themselves.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
American War Mission
Comes Home to Report

Paris, Dec. 2.-The members of the
American war mission began winding
up their affairs today preparatory to
leaving for America.
1t is officially announced that the
Americans will take no further part in
the meetings Of the supreme war coun-
Gil until the mission has returned home
and made it's report.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
Twenty Illinois Convicts
Break Out of Penitentiafy

Chicago, Dec. 3.-TMenty convicts
escaped from the state prison at
Joliet early this morning. Ohe of
the number broke his cell lock and
then attacked Captain Carlson. the
night keeper. Carlson was overcome
and bound. The convict then opened
the cells of 10 more convicts and all
made their way through the front
entrance. A large SQUAD of Joliet po-
lice 10 in pursuit.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
Measles Quarantine More
Army Men at Camp Lewis

Camp Lewis. Tacoma, Dec. 1.-TWO
more companies We're placed under
quarantine at Camp Lewis today, add
ing to the several thousand men whose
liberties have been restricted. Mill
tary authorities decline to permit the
exact number to be stated. There is
scarcely an organization but has one
or more of units isolated, but the num-
Der actually confined in the hospitals
is not considered alarming. Measles
is given as the chief cause of trouble
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
Results
CITY Chamber of Commerce
States 1917 Record.

membership drive this week will
carry little booklets describing the
accomplishments OF the organiza-
ton IN 1917 and the plans for 1918.
condensation OF the booklet
summary follows:
Patriotic Activities:
Aided Liberty loan campaigns.
Promoted organization of Red
Cross, provided WorkrOoms for chap
ter and assisted fins ncial campaign:
campaigned for var extension of
farming:
Gave instruction in gardening:
Financed war garden contest
Urged food conservation. i'm lee
lures and classes:
Promoted financial campaign of Y.
NJ. G. A..
Brought to Missoula pr Carl
Nrooman, assistant secretary OF
agriculture: Former Ambassador
James w. Gerard, Congressman John
NJ. Evans. Tom DAVIS, Y. NJ. G. A..
worker AZ Camp Lewis, and Senator
Benson OF California
Arranged send of demonstrations
for drafted men;
Conducted two patriotic mass
meetings:
Arranged monster patriotic parade
after declaration OF war;
Managed Fourth of July and
Memorial day obserSaEces.
Industrial:
Gave active aid to Great Western
Sugar company. RaNalli Milling COM
panv and Missoula creamery COM
pany. all important new industries,
Co Operative:
Brought together buyers and sell
ers of farm products:
Secured so university men rs
emergency harvest hands:
Assisted in amicabla adjustment OF
labor disputes:
Found jobs for more than 40 per-
sons:
Assisted self supporting univer'
sity students;
Furnished information to l. par
ties daily during tourist season;
Conducted "Buy-at- Home" cam
paign
Led get acquainted" expedition
into Bitter Root:
Secured sugar-beet acreage.
Publicity:
Published 10000 volume edition O
descriptive booklet;
Secured publication in magazine
illustrated articles;
Maintained Missoula news serv
ice:
Placed exhibit for county at stat
| fair.
| General:
Organized Missoula County Leagu
for Patriotic Service;
| Actively worked for Lolo pass roa
! and Hamilton Anaconda highway.
| Assisted six state convention
with total of LOO delegates
Chamber Needs Help to:
Bring 1918 conventions here;
Increase sugar beet acreage:
Hasten Rlackfoot. line of Milwal
kee:
Place Flathead branch termin
here;
Secure camping grounds for M
torists:
| Run special train across reserv'
tion when line is opened.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03

If slush and slop and mud are char
acteristic of weather perfection, sun
day must have been ideal. The little
snow that fell Saturday night melted
in slow degree process from the time
the sun peeped out between the clouds
during the morning until the chickens
went to roost last night. The prog
nostication of colder" did not stick for
any length of time.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
Attacker of White Woman
Pays With Life at Stake

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. "A dispatch
from Dyersburg, Tenn. tonight, says
that Ligon Scott, a negro. who is al
legged to have attacked a white woman
in Dyer county. November %. was
burned at the stake near the public
square there today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
SOLDIERS. SAILORS HOSPITAL.

New York. Dec. "A hotel eXclu-
sively for soldiers and sailors will be
opened in this city by the national
service commission of New York city,
it was announced here tonight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
u. s. Aviator, Brought Down
on German Soil, Out
wits His Guards.
LEAPS TO FREEDOM
OUT OF CAR WINDOW
Describes u Days Of Haz-
ardOus Travel Getting
Back to Safety.

London, Dec. 2.-Liente.r,nt Patrick
O'Brien OF AIomence, III. the first
American member of the British flying
corps to escape from Germany, has ar
rived in London. O'Brien eludcd his
captors by jumping from the window
Of a speeding train. He was II fugitive
for 72 days, and as his goal was with
in sight narrowly escaped eirctrocu-
tion from &c charged wires along the
Holland frontier.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
The Self Defined Creed.

"Ono may not draw an indictment
against a whole nation says Guy
stanton Ford in an Introduction 10 IN"
book, but it Is at least pernisSbl"
and political, TO defin" the creed ar-
cording to which they have shaped the
thought and action Of the German
people in the past generation. That Is
all this pamphlet does. .
"It is IL motcly throng who are here
heard in praise of war and interna =
tionul suspicion and conquest and in =
trigue and deVasta tatiOn--empeforS,
kings. princes. poets. philosophers
educators, journalists, legislators
manufacturers, militarists. statesmen
Line upon line, precept upon precept
they have written this ritual of envy
and broken faith and Tapine. Before
| them is the war god to whom they
! have offered up their reason and theil
| humanity, behind them the misshapei
| image they have made of the German
people, Ieering with bloodstained Wis
| sage over the ruins of civilization.
"Only from such a carefully docu
mented lf-revelation of German ide
ais can the American people full.
know what they must overcome-no
(Continued on Page Eighty
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
Distinguished for Daring.

OBrien, who Is 81 years old, was
flying in the American aviation squad
ron at San Diego, Cal, when he went
to Victoria, B. c., and obtained a COM
mission in the canadian army. Going
to France the next year he distin-
guished himself by his great daring
over the German lines. On the morn
ing of August II enemy gunners forced
him to descend, but fortunately ne
landed behind his own lines.
Late in the afternoon of the next
day saw him up again over the Ger
man lines. fighting the enemy. There
We're 20 German machines to six Brit
ish in the encounter, O'Brien's machine
alone engaging four enemy craft and
accounting for one before OBrien was
shot through the upper lip. He fell
with his damaged airplane from a
height of 5000 feet. OBrien says he
cannot explain why he was not killed.
When he regained consciousness he
was in German hospital.
Jumps from Train.
The lieutenant spent three weeks at
a prison camp at Courtrai before he
was started for the interior of Ger
many. There We're three other pris-
oners under strong guard in his COM
: partment when O'Brien, as a ruse, had
the window opened by complaining of
the smoke.
The train was now go miles inside
Germany and travelling at 80 miles an
hour, but O'Brien decided to take a
desperate chance. He jumped from
the train, skinning the whole side o1
his face, reopening the wound in his
lip, and losing consciousness. 1t was
about 4 o'clock in the morning and the
darkness shielded him. When he re
covered he was lying in a field.
Then for ~ days he was a fugitive
travelling only at night He trudgee
through fields and swan rivers ant
canals in Germany. Luxembourg ant
Belgium, before he reached the Dutcl
frontier. At the time of his flight h
had a piece of sausage on which H.
sl,bsisted for several days. after whicl
his whole sustenance consisted of tur
nips and other vegetables found i
fields.
Aided by Belgian.
OsBrien did not know the Germa
langnge. but he used little Frenc
on a kindly Belgian who was so happ
to meet an American in British uni
form that he sheltered him for severe
days. The Belgian then gave him Q
clothes to cover his uniform and d
rected him to the nearest route to tn
frontier. O'Brien swan the Rive
Meuse near Namur. and the next da
/. was challenged by German sentrif
who decided he was q peasant
But his narrowest escape was rt
!. served for his last day as a fugitiN
!. when he could see Dutch territory. I
eircumvent the charged wires O'Brie
br1lt bridge in II nearby wood ar
threw it across tho wires. But 1t broi
under his weight and O'Erien receive
n shock which he says he can st
feel. When he recovered he dug wi
his bare hands a tunnel under I
wire and, although it was slow pro-
ress, after several hours he had he
big enough to crawl through.
Not yet sure that he was in Dut'
territory, O'Rrien concealed himself
hay barn until the next morning.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
The Weather

Forecast-Cloudy and unsettled
Monday and Tuesday; colder Mon
day.
Monday, Dec. 3.--Sun rises, 7:a7:
sun sets, 5:N.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
Germany Hopelessly Damned
byWords of Her Own Saying
conquest and kultur," Published by Federal Committee
Reveals Attitude of Hun.

The most damning collection yet
made of German evidence against Ger
many was made public yesterday by
the federal Committee on Public In
formation.
In Conquest and kultur,' a COM
pilation made by Wallace Notesteln
and Elmer E. Stoll of the University
of Minnesota from the writings and
utterances of Germans in all walks Of
life, is contained material which curses
the German purpose. the German at
titude, the German mind beyond al
excusing.
press edition of the book was re-
leased yesterday for comment this
morning \ general edition viii be
circulated free. upon request. as No. 5
in the Red. White and Blue series
of committee publications.
"The Salt of the Earth"
beginning with the kaiser's open
boast that We are the salt of the
earth" the compilation leads, without
comment and always III the recorded
| words of Germans, through a state
ment of the divine" German mission.
| with war as "A part ot the divine
| order" 10 the bragsaft explanation
| that Germany intends 10 subdue the
world or perish, Using nnresirained
and conscienceless force. which Is up
| held as glorious and proper.
| The book contains l1o pages. made
| up wholly OF transations from ih.
| speeches and writings OF Germans.
I'VE feel ourselves to be the bearers
| of a superior kultur," says Dr. Pau
Stark, pastor of the Kaiser Wilhelm
Memorial church in Berlin. we hav'
no doubt that a defeat Of our peopl,
would retard by centuries the develop.
ment of mankind
| Ana in this attitude the German
mind shudders at no atrocity. looks
askance at no "frighifulness.'
The lusitania Crime "DeIightful.'
Whoever cannot prevail upon him
self to approve from the bottom OF III
heart the sinking of the lmsitania,
| writes Pastor y. Baumgarten. who
ever can not conquer his sense of tn
I gigantic cruelty to unnnmbered per
| fectly innocent victims -. and Civ
| himself up to honest delight at thi
victorious exploit Of German deiensiV
power--him we judge to be no tfu
ocrman."
II For the true German believes wit
the poet, Hermann Stehr, that NOV
II people of Germany, ye shall be maste,
II of Europe" And at any cost!
II Must kultur rear its domes ovt
II mountains OF corpses, oceans of tear
and the death rattle of the cor
II sluerred?" asks Karl A. Kuhn
l. Charlottenhnrg in "A war pamphle
And he answers;
II yes: 1t must u. The might of Il
II conuueror is the, highest law befo
which the conquered must bow
Ii For World Dominion.
L The answer is echoed again a
again. Pastor Baumgarten writes:
We are compelled to carry on II
= war with cruelty, a ruthlessness,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
British Flustratc
Encircling Move.

The attempt OF the Bavaran Crown
Prince kuplrerht by an encircling
movement TO nulify the brilliant ad-
vance OF the British general. Byng. to-.
ward rambrai has resulted apparently
in complete failure. Although at certain
points the Germans pierced the British
lines and captured positions. men and
guns. they have paid dearly for their
enterprise in casnalties-~the dead near
La Nacuucric during the course Of II
hours having been greater In numbers
than during any similar period OF
fighting since the war began.
Relatively the British line remains
as II was before the German drive.
Practically 1t Is just as strong. The
enemy III great numbers has endeav-
orea to piece the front ut Masnieres.
delivering in all ten attacks there, all
| of which Were successfully repulsed.
| Some of the enemy succeeded by re-
doubled efforts in penetrating the ad-
| joining village of Les Rues Nertes,
but later We're driven out In Il counter
attack.
| Huns Shell Empty Town.
The sharp salient formed by the oc-
cupation of Masnieres by the British
was an extremely hard one to hold and
during saturday night General Byng.
to improve his line. ordered the evacu-
alton of the village. which was carried
out unhampcred by the Germans. who
Sunday morning evidently had not
learned of the strategic move, as they
We're continuing to lombard the old
,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Precipitation, .O6 inch,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-03

employment of every imaginable de-
vice unknown in any previous war.
Whya
scores of pages.
Because. to quote from the works of
Arthur Dix, the first prerequisites for
world power are extensive territory
and population, together with Il pow
orful tendency toward expansion.
only that state can be II world power
and remain such which disposcs Of suf-
ticicnt forces TO rule and hold it's
wide territory and corresponding
share of world trade
Expansion by Conquest.
Moreover Fsays the Leipziger
Tagcblatt. we are not an institute
for the artificial PRESERVATION Of dying
nations. Especially since, in Bern
hardis words, territory must, as II
rule, be obtained at the cost of it's
possessors- -thft is to say, by conquest,
which thus becomes a law of neccs-
sity."
BY conquest And what does con
hardi again:
France must be 50 completely
crushed that she can never com'
across our path again
or heed Klaus Waencr's "kreig,
which says docking forward to the
day which be later mentions whst
mot only North America, but the
whole OF America must become a bul
wnrIt Of GcrInanic kultnD.
by right of war the non -iernhni'
tpopulationI in America ana Grra
Australia must be settled in Africa.
Bat these are mere dippings. They
serve only to indicate the nature O
the Indictment which Germans un
| consciously make of Germany in TN
utterances collected in conquest nm,
X ultbr
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Continued ON Page Eight.)
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Huns Shell Empty Town.

Continued oa Rage Sevenl
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-02-09

able to this but the liquor interests have directed the Cook
county such way that the
deprived of the right this question by counties and
order that the dowstate counties might rid of the saloons
has become for them ask that referendum
given order that they might themselves possible from
the saloons their communities Their wishes sacred we'll
those the other the More this
erendum cannot give Prohibition the unless majority OF
all the voters including Chicago Peoria East ST. Louis
statewide Prohibition The proposition certainly fair
Both Iowa the Illinois Indiana
have through their Legislatures enacted statutory Prohibition
without referendum Illinois merely asks that the question be
referred to the people of the this withheld of
the only thing that be done the people of the elect
Legislature that will give relief from the saloons by passing
utory in 1913 This is the liquor chance for
wide referendum this question, but granted this time
other chance may not them.
Illinois has always stood the forefront OF all good
and should lag behind this time The referendum ought pass
the liquor interests poong their business by keeping the
saloon question from being settled by the voice of the people they
will add strength the fast growing toward
overthrow Of the whole saloon business.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-02-09
Labor Leader
Flags Liquor

Duncan Mcdonald of the United
Mine Workers of Illinois, in an adj
dress on "The Laboring Man, His|
Friends and Foes" delivered iu|
Springfield last Sunday, declared that
the saloon is foe to labor
Asserting that approximately ST.
100000 is spent over Springfield BARI
by taxpayers, and that of this amount
only 100000 finds its way into tho
city's treasury, Mr.. Mcdonald con-
tinued:
"If this difference of 100000 were
spent for groceries, clothing and other
necessities instead of liquor, Spring.
field would be better off. 1t is ques-
ton with me whether the man who
does not drink is going to pay out
more money for taxes after the saloon
is abolished.
"The only two fights have had in
years were with drunk men," said Mr..
Mcdonald, "who came out of saloons
and abused and insulted me. I either
had to submit or knock than down. I
knocked them down."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-02-09
THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD MEET
THE LIQUOR QUESTION SQUARELY

There is a general feeling that the
saloon question in the Illinois Legis-
iiature should be squafeiy met and DIS
posed of. At every session for over
half century It has reappeared to
vex both the friends and foes of liq-
uor. Party lines have been split
asunder and the equilibrium of our
law-making body has been seriously
disturbed. And yet always the ques-
ton has been left unsolved. The
trouble is the liquor problem is es-
sentially statewide matter which
can only be adequately solved by
state power, whereas the Legislature
has left each separate community to
struggle with it unaided by the state.
That the liquor question is state
wide issue is evident from the fact
that all liquor legislation of what
ever character is designed to remedy
evils that are not confined to any
one community, but extend over the
entire state. The finding of the Mas
sachusetts Liquor Commission as re-
ported on another page of this Issue
furnishes conclusive proof of this
Even the traffitkers in intoxicants
themselves do not deny that liquor
causes large part of the crime, pau.