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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 10, 1917.
THREE IN ONE DAY.

This sinking of American ships in midocean, fly
ing the Stars and Stripes, is becoming common
place. Yesterday the German submarines deb
erately shelled and sunk three American ships, two
of them returning in ballast from European ports.
There fuss made about it; the kaiser's
dersea boats calmly firing shells into the American
ships, until they had been sent to the bottom
Whether Mr.. Wilson and his advisers will figure
out that three American ships sunk in one single
day will constitute an covert act seems yet an
undetermined question in international arithmetic.
The time was, since John Paul Jones first
furled the Stars and Stripes over American
sci on the high seas that such an affront to
tional sovereignty would have been immedia tely
scented by all the force and all the men that this
nation could muster
In these recent months Uncle Sam seems to be
wandering around the earth with a placard pinned
on his coat tails, please kick me-" Some Of us
like this role that we have assumed in
international affairs.
We have become rich, fat and soft. If we will
now adopt the pig tail style of hair dressing and
wearing shirts outside trousers, a few more
whfs Of pacifist hop and watchuful waiting will
complete Chinese makeup
Within the memory of some millions of Americans
yet living, John A Dix who then our secretary
Of war; sent telegram which read like this: IF
any man hauls down the American flag shoot him
the spot"
If Woodrow Wilson had have dug up ont of the
files copy of the old Dix telegram few months
and sent copy of it to the admiral comma nd
ing the United States navy, there would have been
faces this morning, such there will be when the
nation reads the humiliating story told in the dis
patches on the front page of this newspaper.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
1.-THE PRINCESS PAT"

Henry Blossom, the librettist who,
in collaboration with that master COM
poser. Victor Herbert, has given to the
musical stage such successes as Mile
Modesto" THE Red MILL" 1.-THE Prima
Donna" and THE Only Girl" and then
last season the highly successful THE
Princess Pat" which will he the at
traction at the Missoula theater
Wednesday, March 81, following its
long runs in New York, Boston and
Chicago, is undoubtedly the foremost
lyric writer now before the American
public. He knows how to write verse
to set to music, that is singable and
not the utter ryhmed drivel that SO
many of his confrerers constantly
grind out. 1t may be safely said that
just now he is the cleverest author OF
lyrics in the business. He can also
write a good book when he Is in the
mood, and that he surely was when he
wrote THE Princess Pat" Messrs.
Blossom and Herbert have collaborated
only the five above mentioned pro-
auctions and every c>e of them have
proven distinct success, financially
and artistically. In the cast are
Blanche Duffield. Oscar Figman, Ben
Hendricks, Eva Fallon, Alexander
Clark. Louis Casavant, David Quix-
ano. William Quimby, Jack Thomson
and Isabelle Janos 1.e
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
lAssoED az TROLLEY.

Paris, Jan. % CBy mail.)-The las
SONG of man with a trolley rope Gre
ated a sensation in the RUE Vanguard
yesterday. Louis Guenard, n cartman,
was proceeding along the street at the
leisurely pace of the average Partisan
driver. when the trolley of a passing
street car struck the branch of shade
tree; the shock gave to the trolley
rope cast in the direction Guenard.
A coil gripped him around the neck as
deftly and securely as could a moose
thrown by cowboy. jerked him off his
seat and dragged him along until the
car came to stop. deprived of its
current by the break in contact when
the weight of Guenard's body pulled the
trolley down. Guenard had been drag
ged about 30 yards but suffered no
more serious damage than a slightly
twisted neck and bruises all over his
body.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
Foreign Minister Calls in
Neutral Ministers for
Important Proposal.
WANTS CONCESSIONS
Suspension of Boxer Indem-
mites and Import Duties
Are Requested.

Pekin, March 1S.--After announcing
the severance of diplomatic relations
between China and Germany. Foreign
Minister WI Ting Fang called a
meeting of the ministers of the entente
nations and later a meeting of the
ministers of neutral countries. He
presented a memorandum at both
meetings, requesting suspension of
payments of indemnity for the Boxer
uprising, consent to an increase. of
import duties and modification of
China's undertakings that will permit
her to station troops at Tien Tsin
along the Tien Tsin- Pekn railway and
in the legation quarter as a protection
against Germans.
The Dutch legation is protecting
German interests and guarding the
German legation. The German min
lister and his staff probably will leave
| Pekin for Shanghai within five DAYS.
Denmark is looking after Chinese
| interests in Germany
| In the light of previous dispatches
| from Pekin, the action taken by the
Chinese foreign minister indicates tina
| the government is preparing to enter
the war with the entente. 1t was said
in these dispatches that negotiations
to that end We're under way and that
| China hopes by joining the entente to
obtain suspension of the payments of
indemnity and permission to increase
| import duties.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
FLABBY AND CONTENTED.
T'rom the Minneapolis Journal.)

From the Minneapolis Journal)
Are we learning the lessons of the war in time to
put them to practical use? The spectacle of the
Sixty-Fourth congress dying in impotence and flu -
tility was tragic to fill with doubts. If
national legislature cannot egslate in the pres
scnce of towering crisis if the chosen men of the
nation cannot find the way to declare the will of
the American people what hope is there for that
will to harden into resolution that will not be
denied9
May the spirit of the Americanism of other days
descend upon us once more? We seem to have
lost hold somehow on the hardy courage the stern
resolve, the passionate devotion American liberty
and American institutions that animated those other
Americans We have grown rich and flabby and
contented. We stand on the marge of war UNI
touched by any prescience of what may be fate.
as it has been the fate of other peoples who grew
rich and flabby and contented
The American nation is not yet fully awake. The
giant is still yawnng and stretching and looking
confuscdly about
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19

beautiful with gorgeous settings, and
strengthened by perfectly logical con-
tinuity and views of New York'S Latin
quarter. Attention to detail is appar-
and the production as whole Is a
work Of art
No one can afford to miss seeing
this wonderful play, as George Beban
has emphasized in this film most en-
phatically his remarkable ability to
impersonate the Italian character
most interestingly and entertainingly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
PRIMARY.

We are slowly learning the lesson that the pri-
mary system of making nominations for public Of
flee makes imperative the duty of exercising the
rights of citizenship
In the old convention days many of u.s. in fact
the great majority, left the matter of nominations
TO the bosses and then conented ourselves with be-
rating them afterwards.
Under our commission form of city government
here in Missoula, will today select two of the
most promising men who have offered their services
TO us to look after the business of keeping
streets, alleys, parks and sidewalks in good shape
during the coming two years.
After We have today looked the list of those
offering to work for us and picked out the two
best ones will then little more closely examine
the special qualifications of these two men and two
weeks from today viii make final choice
The plan is very simple and hasca on good bust
ness principles. In fact the people of Missoula
have become convinced that it is only sane way
to carry on community business
Commissioner Brechbill has worked for lis for the
past two years. Most of us have had an oppor-
tunity to observe his qualifications the job Mr.
Brechbill is willing to contract with for another
two years and asks to LOOK over his work He
presents his record public servant as his Gre
dentials for unemployment.
Along with his application find those of Mr.
Dennis, Mr.. Swigart, Mr.. Martinson and Mr. Long
ley Each Of gentlemen is well known to
most of and they have presented us their ere
dentials, showing their qualifications and reasons
for being employed by for the job of street com
missioner.
There has been excitement about this simpl,
business transaction. We believe that most Of II:
will 60 to the polling places this morning and in
dividually decide this matter the same business
basis that we would in hiring man for any otho
job, in which financially interested.
All of the candidates TO he good citizens i
Is up TO us to choose the best qualified mar for on
work. Missoula does not want to make mistal
in this very important community matter.
When you have read this reminder of your dut.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
IAN Alien" with oeors. e.ban Today

IAN Alien" is an amplified version
of the remarkably successful playlet,
The Sign of the Rose" which for five
years served George Beban as a star
ring vehicle, both in this country and
abroad.
THE elimination is a happy one
from an artistic standpoint. since it is
so wildly portrayed by Mr. Beban and
his associate players. The photoplay
is Il marvel of character delineation,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
NOT IN MONTANA.
valley County NeWs.)

The death of Congressman Sulloway Of New
Hampshire gives the Democrats and Republicans
an equal number in congress- unless New York
which is also short one representative holds a spe-
cial election and puts in Tammany man to fill a
vacancy from that state and breaks the tie. The
governor of New York might save ON the peoples
money and appoint congressman to overcome the
situation a la Stewart, and play safe. Elections do
4 not ALWAYS IVY, out right. IT,. $3.50. ,-..a
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19

at the breakfast table, walk by the polling
place in your precinct and register your business
judgment You had also better tell the wife to
put on Ter hat and walk down with you. 1t will
only take five minutes and you will both feel all
the better from having done the duty that this
morning lies nearest you.
That in itself is the true secret of a useful and
we'll spent lfe
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
DlSLOYALTY IN THE SCHOOLS.
Wa shington Times.)

recent incident in Newark, n. j. n city con-
tanning many of the pro German rersua sion
is worth noting as an index of regrettablc state
things.
The public school on New York avenue Newark
is attended largely by children of German born
American citizens, and recent European develop
ments have caused such strong feeling that 1.-THE
teachers have been Informed according to- The
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
hlNDENBURG REPORTS.

Berlin, March 15.--Via Sayville,
March ls.-Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg has gone to great headquarters
to make a report on the situation to
Emperor William. -,-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19

Poly Sci Prof.-What has been the
dominant character of Americas mill
tary program up to the last three
years?
Stude (who was on party the night
before)-Not prepared, sir.
i Prof.-Correct.-Gar
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
The TheQters
ToDAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.
Monday.

Monday.
Empress-George Beban, in "An
Alien"
lsis-The Iron Claw.
Alcazar-Helen Holmes.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19

What's in a name? That which we call
a rose
By any other name would smell as
sweet.
.
The flowers are gift to the city
of Cleveland from the mayor of
Verona.--Cleveland Press.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-19
ROSE FROM TOMB
OF JULIET GIVEN

A rose from the tomb of Juliet in
far off Verona reached Cleveland the
other day.
Packed in a stout wooden box with
trailing vines, magnolia and other
plants from the garden spot surround
ing the traditional tomb of Shake
speares heroine, the rose made the
ocean trip in the Re Di Italia and
reached the Cleveland park depart
ment safe and sound 1t will be plant
cd in the Shakespeare garden in the
spring and will be labeled with Juliet's
comment:
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
DAILY ARDMOREITE

such a movement. OF course all of the
details cannot be given out now. but
we have cheap rates from all points,
ample hotel accommodations. dinners
and other amusements arranged by
the entertainment committee, and spec.
ial sessions, besides the general sessions
of the congress. The program has bcen
tentatively made up and such import
ant characters as General George w.
Goethals, l.. W. Page, director United
States office of public roads. Senator
John W. Banllhead, of Alabama, Colo.
mel Samuel Hin Of Washington, Charles
Henry Davis, president National High
ways association, George Diehl, chair
man American Automobile association
goo6 roads board, and other nationally
known good roads men will address
the good roads meeting Military tigh.
ways will be p.operly treated ard this
new feature brought close to us by our
participation in the great war, will be
thoroughly discussed by experts"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
SOUTHERNER HEADS
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF
SMITH MOTOR TRUCK

Announcement has just been made
in "A circular letter sent to the sock
holders of the Smith Motor Truck Cor
poration advising them that j. & W
Seligman and Van Emburgh 4 After
bury of New York have acquired the
control in the company of the interests
formerly represented by L. l. Rosen-
field, and that Rosenfeld and associates
have resigned as directors of the com
pany, thereby severing their connection
with the Smith Motor Truck Corpora.
tion.
j. w. Seigr1an, in connection with
Van Emburgh & Atterbury, have pur.
chased note issue of $750,00O which
will provide the necessary additional
capital to handle the rapidly expanding
business of the company.
Jasper A. Campbell president of the
Coe-Stapley Manufacturing company Of
Bridgeport, Conn, the largest manu-
facturers of automobile accessories in
the world, has been elected chairman
Of the board Of directors to fill the va.
cancy created by Roseufeld's resigna.
tion. Charles r. Danforth, Of the firm
of Van Emburgh & Atterbury. has also
been elected to the board Campbell is
native southerner, his birth place be.
ing Pendalton, S. c. He is a well
known and successful business man of
New York and for the past twenty-five
years has enjoyed the confidence of the
business and banking world. He is the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02

unanimous selection of the commercial
and new banking interests of the com
pany for the important post he will now
fill. Although great demands are
made upon Campbells time, he will be
active in the management and VIII
spend much of his time in Chicago.
The program that has been laid out
for the future is one that makes the
new management especially confident,
as it is to be one of progress and prom
ises to be most profitable to the dealers.
This organization places the compa-
ny under the control Of one Of the larg-
est and most successful banking inter-
ests in the country and insures a sound,
conservative and progressive backing
that viii rank second to none in the en-
tire country. 1t is safe to say that
perhaps no other event in the history
OF the Smith Motor Truck Corporation
will be more conducive to its future
progress and prosperity
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
The RELIGIOUS Rambler

in Chicago in June the constitution
was formally adopted by this body, with
469, ,72l baptised members. The general
council at it's jubilee anniversary meet
ing in Philadelphia in October is eX-
I rected to take similar action. represent
ing S00,S9l baptized members. In No
vember. at a special meeting in Sails
bury, ~ c., the United Synod of the
South will act on behalf of 72,462 bap-
tized members, making the total
strength of the united church 1,343.O75
baptized members. The number of com
municant members in the three bodies
is 933,342 Their church property is
valued at S61, ,739,OO5, with II theologi-
cal seminaries, p colleges, p orphans
homes, Is homes for the aged, 5 homes
for detectives, deaconess' mother
houses, is hospitals, u hospices for
young men and young women, immi'
grant and seamens missions and six
publishing houses
Forecasting the probable action of
the general council in October a com.
mittee appointed two years ago by this
body to frame a new constitution, met
In Atlantic City in July, and instead of
writing a constitution for its own body,
adjourned with recommendation of
the proposed United Church,
Norwegian Lutherans in the United
States have caught the merger spirit
At a meeting in st. Paul in June, three
Norwegian.speaking bodies united as
the Norwegian Lutheran church of Am
erica, with a combined communicate
membership of 294,026.
The next step in the organization OF
the United Lutheran church of America
following the ratification of the consti
tuition by the three general bodies is
the submission Of the plan to the sepa
rate synods for their Endorsement. It
is expected that these synods will com
plete the ratification in time for the
first meeting Of the united church In
November. 1918.
The threepart division Of the demon
nation occurred in the civil war period
The United Synod of the South broke
away over the issues involved i'm the
war and the slavery question Tn,
general council separated from IN,
mother church. the General Synod. over
differences of opinion ON church dis
cipline and forms of worship-difer
ences long since forgotten in joint ef
ports for the spread Of the kingdom
and now happily buried in the common
desire 10 celebrate the anniversary OF
the Reformation.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02

Nt the meeting Of the general synod
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
PREPARING FOR BIG
GOOD ROADS MEETING
IN NEW YORK IN OCTOBER

Washington, Sept. III. B. Warner,
editor Of the Southern Good Roads
magazine, Lexington n. c.. and one of
the best posted road men in the coun-
try, stopped in Washington recently en-
route home from New York, where he
attended a conference with DR.. Clar-
ence j. Owens, managing director of.
the Southern Commercial congress, and
William +. McCombs, former democrat
ic national chairman, formulating plans
for the greatest good roads meeting
ever held in the country at the Hotel
Astor. New York City. October 10, 16
and II.
Mr. McCombs is chairman of the New
York good roads committee and Mr. Var
ner is chairman Of the southern good
roads committee of the Southern Com
mercial Congress. A great amount of
interest is being taken in the annual
congress by the big men in every in.
dustry and the success of the New York
convention is assured. The resources
of the sixteen southern states will be
exhibited to the nation at the New
I VI 0lAON anu SAAphAh Ni'tAN' a 'bAA
derful impression. for the south is grow
ing faster than any other section of
the country. In the selection Of Mr.
McCombs as chairman of the New York
committee, a happy selection was made,
for Mr. McCombs. a native of the south,
is thoroughly conversant with that sec
tion and is also a good roads enthusiast.
g.. .f D,
Carolina Good Roads association. pres
ident of the Central Highway associa-
ton vicepresident OF the National
! Highways association, and for many
years has been vitally interested in the
construction of better highways
Mr.. Warner has given out the list of
appointments TO his committee which
will work with Aim to make the New
York meeting the biggest thing Of its
kind ever held. These men are all
leaders in their respective states in good
road work. and are prominently identi.
fed with the general movement
throughout the country The commit
tee includes:
II. X. Carter state highway engineer,
Little Rock, Ark.
r. Coleman DUPONT Wilmington, Del
William r. Cooke, state road commits.
sioner Tallahassee, Fla.
T. E. Patterson, chairman state high.
way department, Atlanta, Ga.
/ Rodman Wiley commissioner of pub.
! lie roads. Frankfort. Ky
Duncan Buie state highway engineer
| New Orleans. La
II. c. Shirley, chief engineer Balti
more, Nd.
q. a. Kramer. state highway engineer
Jackson, Micn
W. $. Falls state highway engineer
Raleigh, y. c.
j. j. Murray secretary state high
way department, Nashville, Tenn.
Geo. F. Coleman, state highway com
| missioner, Richmond. Va
A. D. Williams, chief road engineer
/ Morgantown W. Va.
A. G. Batchelder, editor. American
Motorist Washington, u. c.
Harry b. Halves, st. Louis, Mo
Curtis Hancock, chairman good roads
committee, Dallas, Texas.
John Craft, state highway commits
J sioner, Mobile, Ala.
f. NJ Murray, state highway engineer
| Columbia $ c.
Paul Nesbitt, McAlester. Okla.
Preparations for a mammoth good
roads convention 10 be held in New
| York i'm connection with the Southern
| Commercial Congress" said Mr. Warner
ARE going forward with an the pusi
and energy that we can put back OF
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
ARMY OFFICER KILLS SELF.

Vancouver, Wash, Sept. MAJOR
Henry Roberts, Fourth United States
Engineers, was found dead in his quar-
ters at the cantonment here today with
a gunshot wound in his head. \ board
of inquiry found that the wound was
self inflicted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
BIG "HUMBUG" CIRCUS
TO GIVE FINE PARADE

with a street parade one mile long
and many wild and fierc, animals" all
home grown. the famous Chamber of
Commerce band "66 Ranch and Humbug
Circus" will be given September under
a big waterproof tent seating 1900 peo.
pie.
The big east is made up of the picked
talent Of the city, drilled under the di-
rection Of a professional who will be
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
DEATH PENALTY OBJECTED
TO BY SI.AN WORkMEN

Petrograd, Sept 1.-The Petrograd
council of workmen's and soldiers depu-
ties today adopted "A resolution of pro
test against the re-establishment of the
death penalty at the front, demanding
that the measure be revoked
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
And Yet He Knew a Lot

Passing Show: Auctioneer-Now
what offers for this statue of Bobbie
Burns2
McPherson-Thats nae Robbie Burns,
it's Wullie Shakespeare!
Auctioneer-Well,n now, you see how
much | know about the Bible.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02

here for this special occasion. to put
the finishing touches to the perform
ance.
Nothing like this show has ever been
seen in Ardmore, and it promises to
hand" out more genuine fun and
amusement than anything presented
here in recent years. 1t is new. 1t is
original 1t is entertaining to the ex-
treme.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
4 Thrifty Smitor.

Boston Transcript: He-I am poor
man. you know
She-When we are married | can
learn to cook, dear.
He-Hadn't you better practice while
your father is supplying the raw ma.
terals?
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
CAMP FOR JACKSONVILLE.

Washington, Sept. Secretary Ba-
ker today approved the rocommenda-
tion that a quartermaster corps train.
ing camp be established at Jacksonville.
Florida