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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08

was summarized today in a. statement
by Mr.. Preston. in which he says:
.'One hundred and five are involved.
Ninety-eight have been indicted and
seven named as co-consfparotrs. About
one-half of this number arc at present
without the jurisdiction Of the United
States.
For more than'a year prior to the
outbreak of the European war. cer-
tain Hindus in San Francisco and
German agents were preparing openly
for war with England. At the out
break of the war Hindu leaders, mem
bers OF the German consulate here and
attaches of the German government
began to form plans to carry out a
conspiracy to incite revolution in In
dia for the two-f fold purpose of at.
tempting to free India and aid the
Germans.
''Hindus on the Pacific coast wert
(Continued ON Page Tve.)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
RUSSIANS HONOR
JEWISH EMBLEM

New York. July The blood red
flag of the Russian revolution was
waved with wild enthusiasm by moro
than 10000 men and women who
packed Madison Square Garden to-
night to attend a mass meeting given
by the friends Of Russian freedom IN
honor of Boris MakhmCticff. Russian
ambassador to the United States, and
his fellow members of the mission to
this country. 1t was estimated the
proceeds would amount to $4,000,
which will be used for the Russian
prisoners of war.
The flag of the Jews was given IA
place of honor in front of the speakers
stand.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
NEARLY READY TO GO
BEHIND FIRING LINE
Yankee Troops in France Are
Entering Final Step of
Mobilization.

A French Seaport. July THE
American troops today entered on the
final steps of the mobilization that
shall prepare them to leave within
Few days for permanent training
camp behind the firing line. The un-
loading OF supplies is almost finished
and rolling stock is being concentrated
here preparatory to the departure of
the troops. The days have been used
profitable for a double purpose.
The more important one was to put
the majority of the soldiers through a
vigorous grind Of eight full hours each
day. French officers who had seen
service at the front took part in these
exercises in order to give the benefi,
of their experience to the American
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
ONE MILLION WOMEN
WILL CONSERVE FOOD
Pledge Is Signed to Follow
Directions of Food Ad-
miniStratiOn.

Washington. July IA million
American women, it was announced
today, have signed pledges to follow
the food conservation directions of the
food administration. Within the next
three weeks. the administration hopes
to enroll virtually every woman in the
United States.
The first list of directions were sent
out today to be posted in the kitchens
Of women who have Joined the ad-
ministration. They follow:
Whsatlsss Meal Daily.
One wheatless meal day. Use corn,
oatmeal. rye or barley bread and nom
wheat. breakfast foods. Order bread
~ hours in advance SO your baker will
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
BLACKS THREATEN
ILLINOIS WHITES

st. Louis. July 8.-Coloncl Donnelly,
commanding the First regiment. Mis-
souri, national guards. early this morn
ing received a call to send troops from
Alton, ILL.,. to Hartford, ILL.,. to protect
the whites there against a threatened
negro attack.
According to the reports received
here. the whites at Hartford and at
Wood River. I'M, have barricaded
themselves in their houses and arc
prepared to resist attack.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
FEMALE INFANTRY
ON WAY TO FRONT

Petrograd, July 7.-Under command
of Lieutenant Madamoiselle Vera
Butchkareff. the women's war battal-
ion. equipped as infantry. today left
for the front. Before their departure
the women soldiers appeared in mill
tary formation before the Kazan ca
thcdrsil, where a solemn religious serv-
ice was held. The American ambas-
sador, David r. Francis, was among
officials present. Large crowds gave
ovatiOns to the battalion.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
OLD FLAGSHIP Is
STILL sEA1NoRTFIY

Washington. July 7.-Secretary
Daniels in making the announcement
that the cruiser Olympia had been
floatcd today, said the vessel could be
quickly repaired and returned to duty
as the flagship of Rear Admiral Will
son, commanding the Atlantic coast
patrol against submarines.
No statement was made as to the
extent or nature Of the damage to the
vessels hull. '
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08

B-r-r-r-r-inE.
Like II voice out of the dead past
the telephone in The Missoulian office
rang last night. A reporter jumped To
the instrument and snatchcd down the
receiver.
"Hcllo." he exclaimed cxcltedly.
"Hcllo'" came the response. rs this
The Missoulian office"
"Ycs. sir"
This is II. T. McAfee of the tele-
phone company. am glad to be able
to give you the first information that
the telephone strike has just ended.
The girls will be at the switchboard
In five minutes.
The reporter glanced at the clock.
1t was 20 minutes before s.
Thus ended the strike of Is girls
which for five days had completely
stopped all telephone communication
In the city of Missoula. And the end
Of the strike was II partial victory for
both the company and the workers.
Girls Win on Two Points.
Tho girls won in that the scale they
will receive is in one point higher than
tfitS- Il'iu u'Hiiitufu, iltIltHEn III an
other 1t is not quite so high. The
young women had insisted that they
be given n scale which ran from $45 to
$50 month, the high point to be
reached after u months. The scale
they accepted opens at Si5 and rises
to $65 after G6 months.
Tho operators also won another
point. They had demanded that their
union bc recognized. The company
not only agreed to recognize the union
but gave them additional assurance
that there would be none but union
operators employed.
The scale rs granted by the COM
pany is as follows:
$40 a month for the first three
months.
$42.5o month for second three
months.
A5 a month for third three
months.
$47.50 month for the last three
months Of the first year.
$50 a month for tho first six
months of the second year.
$3.50 for the last half Of the
second year.
$55 for the next nine months.
$3.50 for tho next nine months.
$50 for the next year.
$3.50 for the next year.
$65 thereafter.
! Il want to tell the girls now" said
! Mr.. McAfee, the division general man
ager for the company, that their pay
need not necessarily stop at s65 n
month. We have no top limit. Six
| ty-fivc dollars is only the minimum
after five and half years. If a girl
merits it, and usually she does, she
will get more than that when she has
served five and half years. There
are two girls who have served us tina,
length of time in Mssoula now
The company won in that they es
tablishcd tho principle that arbitratio,
should be the first recourse in case o.
dispute. The company officials hat
informed e. A. Drollcttc, who came t,
Missoula from Butte as the persona
representative of r. ]. McNulty th'
president OF the International Brother
) hood of Electrical Workers of thei
opinion of the hasty action Of th'
striking girls. and he agreed with then
that four hours notice was cntircl,
insufficient and unfair.
The agreement signed by the com
pany provides that 80 days nottR shal
be given II either party desires Il
: amend the agreement at the end Of thu
year it is to run. Tho company also
:, won in that none but the Miss0ula ex-
. lchange Is affected by the agreement
= The strikers sought to apply their de-
Continued on Page stx,l
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
ROAD IS OPENED.

Washington. July 7.-Secretary Lane
announced tonight that the automo-
bile road from Cody. Wyo., into Yell
lowstone National park will be cleared
for travel in time for the new automo-
bile stages which replace the stages
of former years. to begin their runs
Monday. =
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
KILLS HER CHILD \.
WITH A fiATCfiET

Lemars, Iowa, July 7.-Calling her
little 6-year-old daughter, Bessie. from
the street, where she was playing. Mrs
H. +. Buchanan. wife of a we'll known
insurance man. undressed, the child
and prepared to give her bath. Then
she took hatchet and killed the little
girl. Mrs. Buchanan is thought to be
insane.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
TURNS HIM DOWN;
GIRL IS KILLED

Oroville, Wash, July frank
Mussleman. - years old. shot and
killed Miss Opal Harmeson, 10. at the
home of her brother in law, N. A.
Doyle. here last night and made his
escape. The families had been neigh
bors at Douglas, N. D.. where it is
declared Mussleman proposed mar
riage to the girl years ago and was
rejected
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08

London. July "A British torpedo
boat destroyer was torpedoed by an
enemy submarine yesterday in the
North sea and sunk. says an official
statement tonight Eight men were
killed.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS,

Though we swelter in the sun of
the years hottest day we have one
thing to be thankful for: The but
tonholing person no longer tells that
story about. "Well I've only lived
here IL months. 30 don't know what
the summers are like" Yesterday es-
tablished new heat record for, the
year. the mercury rising one degree
above Fridays mark of 90.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
ANOTHER CONFERENCE.

\ second conference VIII be held
Monday. at which time minor differ
enCcs, upon which no agreement has
as yet been reached, will be dis
cusscd.
The strike committee will report to
the union at a special meeting Tues
day and If the union ratifics the ac-
ton of the conference committee, cleo
tricians will return to work Wcdnes-
day morning, or Thursday at the lat
est, according to Mr.. Donoghuc.
Tho question of recognition of the
Metal Mine Workers union was not
discussed and this phase of the strike
situation, union officials said. would be
disposed of BY the Metal Mine Work
ers who tomorrow will vote on tho
proposition of affiliating with the
American Federation of Labor Should
the question of affiliation be voted
down, affiliated bodies of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor would re-
turn to work after the settlement OF
the electricians strike without regard
to the strike of the miners.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
OPERATORS WIN
WAGE INCREASE;
FIELD IS LIMITED
Exchange to Be CLOSED
Shop" Under Terms of
Year Agreement.
TERMS NOT APPLIED
TO ANY OTHER TOWN
Compact Follows Meeting
Between McAfee and Nc
Nulty's Delegate.
SUMMARY OFFACTS
IN PHONE STRIKE
OPERATORS WIN.

Recognition Of union.
Closed shop.
Wage scale ranging from $40 to
$65 a month through a period Of
66 months.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08

CRACK MARINE CORPS IN FRANCE

This picture of American troops now
in France was taken in the United
was not passed by the censor until
news of tho safe arrival Of the troops
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
COMPANY WINS

Agreement to give 80 days notice
OF wish to amend agreement.
Limitation Of agreement to Mis-.
soula exchange.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08

The Weather

Montana - csnsrally fair Sun.
day and Monday; not much change
in Temperature. 'l''
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08
Only Minor
Differences
N0tDecided
Mine Workers Today Vote
Upon Affiliating With
American Federation.

Butte, July AFTER a confer
ence lasting five hours, between
the Montana Power company,
committee of 13 members Of the
electricians union, N. N. Donog-
hue, president Of State Federation
OF Labor, and w. n. Rodgers, United
States commissioner Of concilia-
ton, the announcement was made
Iatc tonight by N. N. Donoghue
that settlement Of tho electri-
clans strike virtually has been
agreed upon. The terms under
which the electricians will return
to work, probably Wednesday or
Thursday Of next week, were not
made public other than the grant.
ing Of e demand Of the liremcn
for $6 day with graduated
schedule for other branches Of
work.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-08

Continued on Page Eighty
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-12
GIRL SAVES Ne FOUR LIVES.
AZ Call Over Wirs She esnds Doctor
10 Dying Family.

70 Dying famNys
"A telephone operator in the Flushing
N. ~ exchange received call from
the home Of Wallace w. Balch. A
mans voice, very weak, gasped:
"Give me Joseph DAILY. For Gods
sake hurry. House flied with gas"
DAILY is a neighbor Of Balch. The
operator didn't wait to get him. She
flashed a call instead 70 DR.. Robert A.
Adams, and two minutes later he was
on his way to the Balch home.
DR.. Adams found Balch unconscious
beside the telephone and in the kitchen
Mrs. Balch and her two sons, Frank
and Wilbur, on the floor. also uncon-
scious. The house was filed with a
curious odor, which seemed to come
from the gas stove. m
The physician raised the windows,
gave the family hrst aid and phoned
Flushing hospital for an ambulance.
The family were hurried to the hos
pital, where they finally regained con-
seriousness.
It developed that imperfect combus-
ton in the range while Mrs. Balch was
getting dinner had generated mixture
more deadly than illuminating gas. All
would have been dead had help been
delayed a few minutes more, the doc.
tors said.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-12
CHATEAU FOR PERsHING.
Count do Maupassant Offers Huge Cas-
tIe For American.

Count do Maupassant Offers Huge Gas.
tie For American.
The Count de Maupassant Of the fam.
lily Of the author Guy de Maupassant
offers his huge and magnificent cha
teau ut Lecellier, near st. Nazaire, at
the mouth of the Loire, as headquar.
tiers for the general commanding any
American forces disembarking In the
vicinity.
The ample grounds around the
chateau afford room for the tents OF an
army and all conveniences for the SOL
diers. The chateau contains 200 rooms
and has numerous stables and out.
buildings.
The count says that General Perish
ing's headquarters will probably be
near Paris or the front, but that his
chateau is suitable for the general
actually commanding the disembark-
Ing troops. His fervent love for the
United States, he says, prompts the
offer.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-12


believe they II emerge with q first class
form Aof goyernmeIt. Their present
one u excellent ana Tor wSrfimo not
to be improved upon. All further con
sideratfon Of the question should be
postponed the war is over" 4.
Mr.. Turner Ays the United States
should lose no time in getting into the
war with all Of the force at its com
nand.
Democracy" he declares, "has only
one foe left, and he must be settled
with and Immediately. I'm hoping
:, that, for the protection of
democratic ideals, wen (meaning the
United States 80 in and strike a hard
blow at the kaiser's throne. It would
be much better, to be sure, If the Ger
mans would do 1t themselves, but SO
long as their hero is living they prob.
ably will not"
il II Causes Of the Revolution.
MI. Turner, in his letters, for there
are two, one having been written be-
fore the revolution broke, tells Of the
incidents that led up to the break and
also Of what happened when the break
came. Among the contributing causes,
he says, were high prices for food, raj
ment and everything else, which made
living a difficult problem. The people
hated the pro German empress, while
they considered the car lamentably
weak. The government, he says, had
practically told the allies that they need
not expect a Russian offensive this
spring.
Giving some Of his own observations
when the break came, he writes: II
saw the firing squads at work moving
down the crowds that surged around
Nicolai station plaza on Sunday; saw
the great, throbbing Nevsky lying max
ed and dead under the glare Of the
searchlight on Sunday night and was
on the spot when the largest and most
famous Of the guard regiments, the
Preobrajensky, mutinisd on Monday.
There Is much else that was alive
with interest and dramatic in the ex-
treme. And there is yet and will be
for days to come. It would be difficult
and would take much time to 60 into all
the ramifled politics Of the situation as
It is at present. The labor faction is
upheld by the soldiery and is inclined
to be much more radical than the COM
mittee of the duma." He believes, how
ever, that Russia will emerge with a
good government, supported, as it is,
by right thinking people there. .
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-12
LIBERTY BONDS COMPARED
WITH INSURANCE POLICY
In One Case the Purchaser Pays
the Premium, In the Other
the Government.
BY CHARLES BUXTON GOING
Of the ViaiIantOs.

|
A liberty bond is actually an insur'
ance policy, issued by the United
States, which guarantees return Of the
full face value. But instead of asking
you to pay any premium the United
States pays premiums to you.
What does your bond insurer
Life, liberty and the pursuit Of hap.
piness
Is anything more vitality important?
What protection would you find In a
policy on your house. your goods, your
health, your old age, If our country
should suffer the fate Of Belgium, OF
servia, Of Poland, Of Roumania, OF
northern France? What would the
underwriters have left with which to
repay your individual loss, or what
would be left of you to profit by the
payment?
Make no mistake. The peril Is real,
vivid-swift to leap upon us unless our
defense il ready. True, we have pow
er in abundance-men, talents, re.
sources. But they cannot be modified
for our protection until we have first
modified our money. That is what
the liberty bonds will do.
One Of the worlds greatest states
men when he was asked to name the
first requisite for successful war re.
piled with emphasis, Money!"
"And the second requisiter
Money!
Sand the thirdT'
"Money" t1s
Every one offus can prove himself q
statesman in decision and action by
lending to our country some portion OF
this paramount requisite. II we have
not the ready cash on hand we can
save the contribution week by week
and do our bit just as effectively. Any
bank will gladly explain how and han.
die all the business details without
charge. %
And finally the promise held out by
these liberty bonds is far happier than
that Of any insurance policy, which
merely undertakes to reimburse you II
you lose. The liberty bonds are a
guarantee that we shall not lose. You
win with your country and collect your
policy too.
Insure the United States and the
United States win insure you.
Buy liberty bond!
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-12

ROLL CALL Of 1917

/. Come, answer to the roll CALI
The drums are sounding clear.
Come, burn your name into the scroll
OF this immortal year.
Come, Freedoms sons and daughters!
The world Is torn with strife.
Come, follow in the fateful ranks
To serve with breath and life.
Serve in the field or factory.
Serve with the deadly guns
: Or serve upon the perilous seas.
Above the lurking Huns
Serve by the strong and willing arm
Or by the ringing word.
So only that your task be done,
Your eager plea be heard.
We gather at the crossroads,
The parting Of the ways.
Who now fulfills his little hour
Works for eternal days;
Then rally to the mighty roll.
While drums are sounding clear,
So when the call shall reach your name
Your soul shall answer "Here!"
by Marion Couthouy Smith OF the
Vigilantes.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-12
-e-s-e
a Toast From tie Trenches

Here's to the end Of kings and queens.
And general stats and submarines!
Here's to the day when men. grown wiser
Refuse to bow to car or kaiser!
Here's to the end Of war and hell.
The wrecks OF men, the hate, the fears,
The wounds, the mighty flood Of tears!
Here's to the end of exploitation.
Poverty's grinding degradation,
The waste Of competition dead,
And one grand commonwealth instead!
Here's to the day that is to be,
With man and child and woman freei
Here's to the end Of all autocracy!
Here's to the coming world democraoyi
E# Thomas P. D. Gray.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-12
sLAcKERs ADOPT BABIES.
Kansas City towards Have New
Scheme TO Evads Draft.

Kansas City VoWaros 0aVe Ns~
Scheme to Evads Draft.
Slackers have discovered method
to set at naught the peril Of the Sc
lective draft. At least four young
married couples Of Kansas City have
adopted babies within the last month
Two foster mothers have boosted that
now their husbands will not have to &c
to the front.
When congress declared war there
was a rush to the marriage license bu'
reau. This was checked by the war
departments announcement that those
who wed now would be drafted just
the same. Fooled In this effort. the
towards are now turning their atten'
ton toward the orphan asylums.
The manager of one Of the homes for
foundlings said that there had been a
marked increase In the number OF re-
quests for children to adopt In the last
month.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-06-12
DOCS ARE ENEMIES OF
MANY HOME. GARDENERS
Nebraska Man Would Have Gov.
eminent Tax on Canines-They
Are a Foe to Sleep, He Says.

Next to war, dogs seem to be abou.
the most terrible thing in the world,
according to the hundreds Of letters
that are coming to the National Emer.
gency Food Garden Commission, which
Is conducting a nation wide campaign
for more food gardens and is just com.
pleting a nation wide survey on what
the country is really doing in food con.
servation.
In these letters all sorts Of answers
to the dog question, IL it be question,
are made. One Of the latest Is from
@. s. Harrison Of York, Neb., who
sends a tabulated account Of what can
be done with the dog. Harrison says,
"Let our 100000 dogs pay some OF
our war tax" He Is Tor ten dollar
tax on dogs. He Of course would save
the 'trained sheep deg. Tho document
tells Of the damage done by dogs to
children, horses, gardens, and also what
good gloves q dog skin will make.
A national dog law Is advocated by
the Nebraskan, who says: "a ten cent
dog in town is often allowed to rob
people Of 800 worth Of sleep In a sin
gle night while he barks at a cat.
Sleep Is one Of the best assets we
have. A man might as well break into
a neighbours house and rob him Of IS
OF $40 a night than to allow that worse
than worthless dog to rob him Of
sleep. This should be a national mat.
ter. State laws are not strong
enough"
Many have written the commission
asking It to start campaign against
cats, and hundreds Of suggestions are
being sent in as to how to police the
food gardens. The boy scouts have
been organized for this purpose In
many towns.