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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
SURPRISE ATTACK IS
WON IN TWO MINUTES
British Take Three-Ouarter
Mile Trenches in Wars
Shortest Battle.

British Headquarters in France. hN
Associated Press. June 16-Thc wars
shortest engagement is a two minute
battle. It took the British Just that
long to captur" three quarters of n
mile of trenches on Infantry Hill. east
of Monchy- ProuX, Thursday morning.
set for 7:25 and at 7:27 rockets sig
nailed the fact all a,ong the line at
tackled that the objective had been
taken.
The British stole ont Of their
trenches in broad daylight without q
single shot of artillery preparation
having been fired. rushed across No
Mans land. surprised the German gar
ris0n At breakfast and took three of
fic"rs and Ia other prisoners without
the slightest effort.
1t was only after they had accom-
rlished all this that the British barge
WAS placed behind the German position
in order to cut off any possible relief
or immediate counter attack from
that direction. There We're only two
the Surrcndors, comparatively few
| German. Two enemy machine guns
| Calturcd had not fired a single round
! during the attack.
Hand Grenade Persuasive.
One party of German officers al
breakfast in the dugout refused (,
take seriously the sudden appearanc
of the British "Tonanies' at the en-.
trance to their underground dininl
room and tho demands of surrender
and made for rifles and pistols. !
hand grenade tossed among then
closed the incident. Late in the da,
the Germans were seen assembling 70
a Countcr-attaCk. Tho British waite,
until they had assembled in larg
numbers and then turned a torrent O
artillery fire upon them, inflictin
heavy losses. IT was not until t'rida
morning that the Germans attempte
another counter attack. And the
| they succeeded in taking a smaller out
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
Find Girls Body
Buried IN Cellar

New York. June 1G.--Discovcry today
or TN" body OF is ycar-old Ruth crllger
the missing Wadleigh high school stu
dent, who had been murdered and then
buried six feet under the cellar of n
shop occupied by a bicycle dealer who
fled to Italy after she disappearea
cleared mystery which had bafflea
the police for months. The girls skull
had been crushed
Miss Cruger's parents identified the
| body through articles of apparel she
Wor" on February IS, the dav she left
| home, and a high school ring. The
| police late today took into custody sey.
| cral persons who were questioned
| closely.
The bicycle shop to which the girl
went to have her skates sharpened. the
day she disappeared. was conducted by
| Alfredo Cocchi, who fled from New
| York after tho girls absence from home
| was reported to the police. He Is now
being held at Bologna. Italy, and an ef-
fort ''ill be made to extradite him. Re-
Gently. when detectives tried to dig up
the cellar in n search for the body Mrs
Cocchi refused to permit It. Today
after she had left the place, detectives
entered and solved the mystery.
The finding of the body is due chief
ly to the tircless work of Mrs. Grace
liumston. attorney for the Cruger
family.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
Union of Miners
in Butte Fields
Gains Strength
Sixteen Hundred Reported
to Have Joined and 5000
Have Struck.

Butte, June 16. Sixteen hundred
miners, it was announced today, are
members of the Metal Mine Workers
union which is about a week old. The
unions speakers at the open air meet
ing that was attended by more than
5000 miners, appealed to the miners
to continue to keep away from the
mines The union officials said that
over 5000 miners have struck.
No disturbances were reported to the
police today, but several arrests were
made for distributing without a license
circulars issued by the union attack
ing the newspapers and urging that
all miners join the union. The mining
companies reported all the mines
working, but with reduced forces.
Violence Discouraged.
At the open air meeting the miners
were counselled to act peaceably and tt
remain away from the mines. The use
Of violence was discouraged. Their de
mands for increased wages and i'm
proved working conditions was read.
Leaders Of the Silver Bow Trade
and Labor council, the controlling bod.
of organized labor in Butte, took nj
action today toward organizing th'
miners into a union other than tn
Metal Mine Workers. 1t was said tina
the arrival of James Lord, of tn
American Federation of Labor an
yohn Walker. an Illinois labor leader
will be awaited before definite actio
will be decided upon. They are eN
pected to arrive here next week.
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War Summary

Heavy fighting is in progress In
Belgium. France and along the
Austro- Italian front. with the On
tento forces on the aggressive.
Rome reports the capture of Il
strong Austrian position at Como
taVcnto, in the eastern TrCntino.
at an altitude of more than 10000
feet. Attacks on Italian positions
in other sectors were repulscd.
The British attacked again today
in the Rullocou,t region ON tn"
Arras front and along the Arras-
cambrai, according TO indications
in the official statement. The re-
pulse of British attacks In Belgium
and on the Artois front yesterday
is claimed.
The French are increasing their
fire, both in the Aisno and Cham
paGnc REGIONS, and there are imdi-
cations that n resumption of tn"
may be looked for,
In n fight with n submarine in
the Mediterranean June II, tn"
Japanese destroyer Sakaki was
torprdnod and 81 of her crew Wrr"
Killed and II wounded. The dam
aged destroyer was towed t" port,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
Find No Intentional Wrong
doing in Geological Re-
port on Oil Property.
WILL GUARD AGAINST
PROBABLE REPETITION
Building Program for Units:
Of University Is Favora-
bly, Recommended.

Helena, June 1f.-(Specalo Tho
building program for the units of tho
University of Montana was favoraplA
recommended to the state board of eX-
aminers which will decide whether OF
not it shall be carried out by the state
board of education today. Professor
] p Rowe. head of the geology de
partment at the state University, wal
exonerated from any Intentional wrong
doing an making his geological ,epor
on the property of the Southern Mon.
tanaS Oil company. but his action was
emphatically disapproved by adoptlon
of the findings of Chancellor A. {
Elliott. The board instructed the chan
cellor to prepare regulations which will
prevent such things from developing
in the future.
New War Courses.
Several new war courses We're Or
dered established at the university.
Cne-year course in military engineer.
ing and a one year preparatory courst
in nursing will be established at bot
the state University and the state col
lege. A graduate school for nurse s Vii
also be established at the state colieg.
The places of members of university
faculty who enter the military service
will be open for them on their return
the board ordered.
Steps were taken to put into cffec
in Montana the Smith Hughes act pr
viding federal aid for vocational train
ing The board authorized the c3;ab
lishment at the State college of a dc
partment for the instruction of teach,
ers in vocational training and n"met
Il committee to provide for the admin
istratiOn of the fund of 100000. hal
of which comes from the federal gov
ernment and the rest from the state
The money can be used only for th'
payment of salaries of teachers of vo
cational training and not for equip
ment.
The courses will be open only T.
children above the age of IA in tn
public schools. 1t will be the chic
course. so that when the pupil fin
ishes it he will be prepared to earn hi
livelihood at once. The federal &C
provides for courses in agriculture
trades and industries. home economic
and the training of teachers in vo
cational work.
Agriculture was added by the boar
as requirement necessary for tn
granting of second grade teachers Ger
tificates.
The chancellors findings in the Row
case, which were adopted by the boar'
were:
I'm the light of all the evidence
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
SHOESTRlNG RISE
PROVES FAILURE

You've heard of merchants starting
on a shoestring? Maru Larcui. a young
Mexican. tried the game last night. and
failed. He went into the Fashion Shop,
219 North Higgins avenue, and asked
for a pair of shoestrings. While the
clerk was getting the laces Larcui
helped himself to two pairs of silk hose
and two pairs of trousers.
G. w. Barnhill, the proprietor, chased
Larcui up Higgins avenne and down
Cedar, straight past the police sta =
ton, where Officer Tom Bishop ended
the pursuit.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
FIERCE FOREST FIRES
RAGE IN CALIFORNIA
Reports Say Two Towns
Burned and Much Other
Property Destroyed.

Los Angeles. June 1.-two forest
fires, raging tonight in southern Cal
ifornia mountain regions, were threat
ening the destruction of two towns
Ojai and Carpentera. and already had
done extensive property damage. Many
costly home ranch houses and country
estates We're reported destroyed. Sew
eral hundred people had been forced
to flee from their homes and hundreds
of men were fighting valnntly to gain
control of the flames. There were
numerous minor injuries, but no known
deaths had been recorded.
At 1890 o'clock tonight telephone
advices from Ventura. Is miles south
Of Ojai were to the effect that all COM
munication with Ojai had peen cut off
and it was believed that the town was
burning.
The fine country estates of a mum
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
USE TELEPHONY
IN WAR SERVICE

Washington, June 16.-Experiments
with wireless telephony have proved
its practical value to such an extent
that it will be used by the navy in
it's war operations, along with wireless
telegraphy. A statement issued to-
night by the public information COM
mittee that engineers and scientists,
working with officials of the navy in
developing the wireless telephone, have
made important progress" does not
go into details. The national research
council and the naval consulting board
have devoted much attention to the
subject, working on telephone COM
municatiOns with airplanes. new wire
less smethods and apparatus for de,
tecting the presence of submarines.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
BASEBALL TODAY
FOR C|TY'S POOL
Elks and FOresters at Mon
tana Field - Benefit
Shows Tomorrow.
A sunny Sunday afternoon.

a sunny Sunday afternoon.
What does that mean?
Baseball, of course.
Every good American knows that
excerpt. from the Fans catechism.
Therefore, the swimming pool fund
ought to gain greatly today. For to-
day the sun will surely shine while n
crack ball team from the forest scrv-
ice headquarters mixes it with the
Elks' nine which beat the daylights
out of the previously undefeated News
writer's last Sunday.
No money will be demanded at the
entrance to Montana Field, where the
game is to begin at $50 this after
noon. but all spectators will be asked
to contribute something to the fund
for a Missoula natatorium.
1t will ho a fast. snappy game of
ball, we'll worth seeing. The fact that
attendance will help swell the pool
fund should fill the blcachers.
Carl Headley. fast southpaw. proba
bly, will be on the mound for the E.lks
this afternoon with Richards catching
Hugh Kent. a varsity veteran. will
pitch to Cool for the foresters. il is
thought.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

The heat record of 1917 was equalled
yesterday. The official thermometer
reached 80 during the afternoon,
matching the highest temperature re-
corded in May. The heat was not op-
pressive, however. Summer dresses and
Panama hats, too long under cover.
rejoiced in the opportunity for display
Soda fountains, river slouehs, veran-
das and automobiles were full all day.
And the forecast offers good fishing
weather today. s
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
MARSHALL Sims
llo.FOOT STAFF

1T can't be DONE" the men at the
Northern Pacific car shops said when
it came time to hoist halyard to the
top of the 11O-foot flagpole over the
building.
But yesterday J. w. Marshall,
steeple- jack for the Dyer Construction
company, Skinned up guy-ropcs to n
point so feet above ground and then
went to the top by raising and lashinS
three ladders to the pole, one above
the other.
A great flag. 25 feet by is, will be
hoisted on the pole this morning. Cen
eral Superintendent A. V. Brown OF
Livingston will attend the ceremony.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
Head Ole American Mission
Gives Assurances of
Mutual Interest.
Observation-Disclosures
OF u. S. IS STRESSED
Says War Is Fight for Free
dom, for Success of Which
Both Must Work.

PetroGrad. June l6, Via London.
June 16.-"Thc Russian people con-
slider war inevitable ana viii continue
it. The Russians have no imperial
istiC wishes. We know that YOU have
none. We shall fight together to secure
ligcrty, freedom and happiness for all
the world. | am happy to say that | do
not see any moral idea or factor be-
tween America and Russia to divide
us. We two peoples Russia fighting
tyranny. and America standing as the
oldest democracy in hand will
show the way OF happiness to nations
great and small"
These ringing words. expressing the
attitude Of the Russian government
toward America and the American mis-
| sion headed by Elihu Root were
voiced tonight by NJ. Teercschtcnsko.
minister of foreign affairs. responding
| for the council of ministers to Mr.
| Roots address Of sympathy and good
viii ON the part Of the American
| government.
Presented BY Francis.
| The American ambassador. David Il.
! Francis. presented the Root mission
| to tn" ministers in Marinski palace,
explained that they had come to Rus
| sia to discover how America can best
GO operate with it's ally III forwarding
| the fight against the common enemy.
NJ. kcreusky, the youthful minister of
war wore the khaki blouse aot a COM
mon soldier.
The minister listened with rapt at
trntion to Mr. Roots address NJ
Trrcschtcnsko rose from II sickbcd In
| f,i Ia, tat IL, 10.
without notes.
| Expressing great joy IN welcoming
the commission from America. he said
that Russia's revolution was based on
tn" wonderful words by America in
i7'd. II" read part of the declaration
of independence and exclaimed:
Russia holds with the United states
that all m"n are created free and
equal"
Russia now faces two problems"
said the minister. the necessity Of
creating a strong democratic force
within It's boundaries, and the fight
ing of an cXtcrnal foe" Then he de-
clared for war and expressed un-
bounded confidence in the power OF
Russia to meet the situation.
Fight Is Mutual.
, America sends another message TO
a Russia that we are going to fight and
| have already begun to fight for your
p freedom equally with our own and
. we ask YOU to fight for our freedom
, | equally with yours said Flihu Root.
head of the American mission to Rus
Sia, in addressing the council of min
listers tonight
| Mr. Root in his address laid stress
ON American disinterestedness in the
war; except as far as conserving de-
, mocracS was concerned. In Russia he
declared, America sees no party, no
, class. but Russia as a whole one
mighty striving. aspiring democracy.
Mr. Root spoke in part as follows:
MIR. President. and members of the
council Of ministers:
The mission for which | have tn,
m inn Dan
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
INCOME RECEIPTS
ARE $3.50, ,565, ,626

WASHINGTON. June 16. individuals
and corporations throughout the coun
try paid an income tax during the
fiscal year now closing of $3.50, $685.
6oS
Of this total. $110.O37, ,O40 was paid by
corporations and $l60,52S,5Ss by indi-
viduals. The total yield exceeds the
estimates of officials at the time of
framing the income tax schedules last
September.
Returns by other revenue districts
include. Minnesota. s6.209.373; Mon
tana, $1,131,377; North and South Da-
kota. Zone revenue district) $4S0,677;
Washington, $19O2,753.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
COMPEL BRITISH
70 JOIN COLORs

New York, June 16.-All male Brit
ish subjects between the ages of Is
and As years, now in the United States.
are to be compelled to join the British
colors, if the laws of this country will
permit. it was made known here today
British consuls and recruiting agents
throughout the country are cOmpil-
ing lists of these men. General w. A.
White. in charge of the recruiting, has
gone to Washington to confer on
methods to carry the plan through.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
BRITT 5H FORCING
GERMAN RETREAT

Ior don. June l6.-On the battle front
south Of Ypres. in Flanders, British
troops made additional gains today
and took some more prisoners. British
headquarters announced tonight.
Fighting occurred during the day. the
statement adds, northwest of Bulle-
court. where the British made an ad-
vance Friday.
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Benefit Tomorrow.

Make note, too, of tomorrow's ben
eft. Talented performers from tho
Mount Jumbo Civic league. with Miss
Mollie kearncy as Il headliner, Will
give a 16-act entertainment at the Bi-
lou theatcr. "a Scotch Evening" is
the offering. It promises genuine
pleasure. Two shows will be given.
Performers, stage hands and theaN"r
owners have contributed their services
to the pool movement.
Yesterdays contributions:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
HONOR ROLL.
MONTANA'S TOTAL IN.

WASHINGTON, June 16.--Thc governor
of Montana reports the states toNal
registration at SS.2I3, divided as iol-
lows: White. 1j,423; colored, 1913. alien,
l.T90.
Indicated possible exemptions. 81
335; states estimated ehgibl"s, 13,434.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-06-17
State EPWORTH ],
LEACUERS COME
Three Hundred Delegates
Gather Here Wednesday
for Five-Day Session.

Missoula will hc host for tive days
this week to 200 delegates of the Ep-
worth league, which begins it's twenty
second state convention at the First
Methodist church on Main street ON
Wednesday evening. All par;s of the
state will be represented at the con
V.ntiOn.
Among the speakers who viii address
the delegates are Chancellor t. &.
Elliott Of the University of Montana,
Mayor ~. r. >Wilkinson of Missoula.
trV. Dri"n w. Fifcr Of Denver, RcN.
Mark Freeman of Tacoma. Rev. Leon
Swcetland. president of the Montana
Wesleyan university at Helena, and
Rev. Il. i. Smith of Ho2eman. The con-
N"ntion music will b" in charge of Rev.
and Mrs. T. .. Kelley. Two of the state
officers of the league are MisSoula resi-
dents. They are Miss FIyira Sherning,
iiG WASHINGTON street. first vice pr"Si-
dent and Mrs. John +. Patterson, 3oi
| South Fifth street cast, third vice pres
idCnt
| The membership In the Epworth
league Is $4,000, according to the latest
! report issued by tn" central office This
| Includes the junior members. There are
! $500 members in all in Montana. The
| league is concerned only with the re
! ligious work of the young people in the
i churches. The league assigns every
member to some department. either the
! spiritual, the missionary. that of social
service or recreation and culture 1t
| conducts classes in Bible study, mis-
sions, christian stewardship. social
sonal evangelism.
This is the first tim" in II years that
tn" stat" convention has been held in
Missoula and tn" local chapter is
| strcnnously busy preparing for the en-
tcrtninmcnt of the visitors. The pro-
| gram for the convention follows:
Wednesday Evening.
7:30. organ soto, Airs. J. e. orr.
Song scrvic" led by +. O. Kelley.
Prayer by Rev. T. y. Hartman of tn,
South Methodist rhur,-,.
Anthem. choir.
Fifteen minute addresses
ON behalf Of the city. Mayor H. r
Wilkinson.
ON behalf or the university. rhanccl-
lor +. e, Elliott.
'ln brhul1 OF the city churches, Dr
J. \. Maclcan, Presbyterian church.
ON behalf or the south Methodist
young people. j. G. Mcdowell.
T ON behalf OF tn. other young rco
, pl"'s ~nri"tios Mrs. Fricha lIoclzg"n.
, ON behalf of tn" local Epwortl
f league. Miss Rclla Likes.
SaXaphonc solo. pipe organ accom-
: ranim"nt, =. f.. Sehounor"r.
/ RESPONSE to addresses of welcome
stat" President Carl T.. Boorman.
Hymn.
B"n"diCtion.
Reception and "Gct Acquainted" i
= the league room Everybody invited.
The morning services will be led h
Rev. Leon ~. Swetland. president c
+ Montana Wesleyan college, Helena.
, Thursday Morning, June 81.
II 9:oo-Openine Of the convention.
Y Devotional service.
n 9:30-Rcport of state first vice pres
Il id"nt Miss Eivirn Shernlng. Missoul
e First department institute.
IF 10:4'-Reiort of state third vi,
x president, John +. Patterson. Missoul
y Third department institute.
ID Thursday Afternoon.
~ @,oh-Song service.
! 2:15-Business .: session.
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Oppose Separate Peace.

PetrOgrad. June ia stirring proc :
lamation placing the council of work
mems and soldiers delegates on rec
ord as irrevocably opposed to separate
peace was adopted today by the coun
Gil. The proclamation was prompted
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Swiss Socialist Ordered Ex.
PEELED for Acting as Ger
man Intermediary.
DECIDE EXPLANATION
Is NOT SATISFACTORY
Proclamation of Soldiers and
Workers Sounds Rally in
Cause of Freedom.
BY Associated Press,

Petrograd. June 16.--Fresh ATTEMPTS
by the Germans to conclude peace with
Russia have been exposed with the re-
suit that the expulsion from Russia
has been ordered of a prominent so
clalist internationalist, Il citizen of
switzerland. Robert Grimm. Two days
ago the provincial government received
from Il reliable source copy OF Il dis
patch addressed by Hoffman. n mem
Der of the Swiss federal council to
Grimm. Apart from the separate peace
offer contained in the dispatch, Hoff-
man reported that Germany and her
allies were ready to begin general and
immediate negotiations if Russia were
willing.
Demand Explanation.
The provincial government appar-
entity was informed that this dispatch
had been handed to Grimm by tn,
Swiss minister at Petrograd. The gov
ernment requested the socialist mem
hers of the cabinet, NJ Tseretell and
NJ. Skobeleff. to demand explanation
from Grimm, who was their colleague
inasmuch as though a foreigner he
WAS beginning to play prominent roll
in Petrograd as the mouthDiecc of tn.
internationalist pacifist propaganda.
An official statement issued today
declares that Grimm denied to the cab
met members that the Swiss min istcl
had transmitted to him such a dis
patch. denouncing the whole affair as
a clumsy German maneuver. Grimm
added that when at Berne and Stock
holm he had refused to enter into any
such negotiations and that as Il SO
cialist he refused to let himself b,
| made the instrument of imperialistit
| plans.
Expulsion Is Ordered.
| The two Russian ministers reported
| to the cabinet that Grimm's eXplana.
ton was unsatisfactory. whereupon III
| expulsion order was issued
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I'VE WILL FIGHT IS RlHSIA'S ANSWER TO U. s. MISSION
The Weather

Internationally fair Sum
day and Monday, cooler Monday
and in west portion Sunday.
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Expulsion Is Ordered.

The two Russian ministers reported
to the cabinet that Grimms cXplana~
ton was unsatisfactory, whereupon an
immediate expulsion order was issued.
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