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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

At the regular meeting of the Roman
Patriotic League Wednesday afternoon
it was decided to hold the patriotic
dance on Saturday night, June 80, IN
the Roman Opera House. Mr.. Gehlert
generously donated the use of the hall
and lights as his share toward the fund
and Mrs. Bear offered the dining room
and the kitchen of the Sterling Hotel to
the ladies for the serving of supper at
midnight Committees were appointed
to decorate the hall and provide for the
lunch,i floor managers were appointed,
good music engaged and nothing will
be spared by those in charge to make
this occasion most enjoyable one as
we'll as success financially. Every
body is cordially invited to attend and
lend any assistance possible. We call
your attention to an article in this issue
Of the Pioneer which explains in detail
the activities of this organization thru
out the country, and Roman shoald do
it's share in this relief work. Don't for
get the date. June Both.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22
FROM CROW CREEK

The grasshOpper poison mixing
bee was held at the school house
Thursday, June IA, and the badly in
tested places in this district were
spread with the bait. Wherever the
poison was spread the grasshoppers
seem to have been thinned out con-
siderably, but more are Matching
continually and the prairie land is
becoming badly infested. Another
spread is planned for Monday, June
%, at which time a large part of this
area will be covered. 1t is the opin-
ion of the committee that the pois-
oning will have to be done at short
intervals through the greater part
of the summer. At the rate the pest
is increasing it will require heroic
effort on the part of everyone, it
the crops are to be saved from SER
ious injury. 1t seems that in these
times when everyone is being urged
to produce to his capacity. that the
Indian department and the Depart
ment of Agriculture could find some
way of assisting the farmers in this
battle to a greater extent than they
seem to be doing.
Alfred johnson has just completed
a fine new chicken house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Krebs spent a
few days in Missoula last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Beck and
children are visiting relatives in
Kalispell this week.
j. A. McGeorge, D. H. Morris and
Geo. Glandon attended the land sale
at the agency last Friday Mr.. Nor
ris purchased fine eighty on the
Big Flat.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22
ROMAN MARKET REOPENS

After giving the interior of the
Roman Meat Market thorough rem
ovating and installing new fixtures,
all strictly sanitary, the doors will
again be open for business Saturday,
June 10th, and the patronage of the
public is invited. Everything will
be sold at popular prices. Best for
the money. Strictly cash.
f. l.. Hostetler and Robert johnson
spent Saturday and Sunday in Mis-
soula. While there Mr.. Hostetler
purchased one of the new Country
Club" Overland roadsters, having
recently disposed of his other car to
Godfrey Matte of Roman.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22
SCARCE WINS SUIT

In the case of Stanley Scarce VS..
w. B. Alderman which was tried in
the district court in Missoula this
week, the jury rendered unani-
nous verdict in favor of the plaintiff,
after being out about five minutes.
This case is similar to several others
which have been tried this week in
the district court, wherein Mr.
Scarce sued to recover damages re-
sulting from the non-delivery of
contracted wheat.
FOR SALE-Single top buggy With
shafts. Apply to Mrs. A. Singer. s.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

Fred Newgard, who resides on
farm six miles northeast of Roman,
and who won the WORLDS prize at
the 1915 exposition at San Francisco
medal this week and feels justly
proud of the same and takes much
pleasure in showing it to his many
friends and neighbors. The medal
is made of heavy gold with his
name engraved thereon and came IN
an attractive satin lined case and is
a prize any one would be proud to
possess.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

Work on the new Roman opera
house being built by H. M. Gehlert,
has been started and will be rushed
as fast as material can be gotten on
the ground. The contract for the
brick work was let to the Spokane
Fire Brick company of Spokane, and
the other work will be let to local
parties. The new building will be an
Improvement over the former one,
which was one Of the best in the
state.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

The first machinery to be used in
the prospective oil fields west of
Laurel, Montana, has arrived and
work on the derrick and camp build
ings has already begun. Actual
drilling operations will commence in
the very near future.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22
Special improvement Dis
trict Notice

NOTICE is HEREB1 diVEN, InaC
on the 18th day of June, 1917, the
Town Council of the Town OF Roman,
! Missoula County, State of Montana,
adopted certain resolution or in
tention to create special improve
ment district, for the purpose of maxi
ing the following improvements in
said district, the character of the inn
provements which are to be made in
said Improvement District Number
One are as follows ,to-wit:
The grading and macadamizing OF
Bridge, 3D." a." Second, Third,
Fourth and Fifth streets and Central
Avenue and putting in concrete curb
ing. conduits and electroliers along
said streets.
All of which improvements are to
be made in accordance with the
plans and specifications to be prepar-
ed by the acknowledgement Engi-
neering Company of Great Falls and
kalispell, Montana, and to be adopted
by the Town Council of the Town of
Roman, Missoula County, Montana,
and which plans and specifications
will then be on file in the office of
the Town Clerk, to which reference
is hereby made.
The estimated cost Of constructing
such improvements is $11,5OO.OO,
ny h lob ooct op1 oypapco ic RI lo oc
sessed by a special improvement as
sessment against the property en-
braced within such special improve
ment district, each lot or parcel OF
land within such Improvement dis
trict to be assessed for that part of
the whole cost which it's area bears
elusive of streets, alleys and public
places, except for the construction
of concrete curbs, laying of conduits
and erecting of electroliers, the costs
Of which will be assessed to the
property. That said Resolu-
ton of Intention is Number Thirty
One and is on file in the office of the
Town Clerk of the Town of Roman,
Missoula County, Montana, and to
which resolution for description of
he boundaries of said district, refer
ence is hereby made; that the Town
Council of the Town of Roman. Mis-
,oula County Montana will be in ses-
sion on the second day of July, A.
J., 1917, at eight o'clock P. NJ, at
he law offices of John P. Swee,
when it intends to finally adopt said
at which time and place
he said Town Council will hear OBJ
ections to the creation of said i'm
,rovement district; at which time
md place any person or persons who
Ire owners or agents of any lot or
parcel of land within said proposed
Special Improvement District, who
within fifteen days after the first
of said notice shall have
delivered to the Town Clerk of Ro-
ian, Missoula County, Montana,
protest IN writing against the pro-
posed work or against the creation
If said proposed Improvement dis
riot, or both, shall have the right
If appearing at said meeting, in per-
on or by counsel and show cause, it
my there be, why the improvements
to be made should not be
made, and why such Improvement
district should not be created
BY ORDER of the Town Council of
he Town of Roman, Missoula County,
State of Montana.
A. SUTHERLAND,
Acting Town Clerk of Roman,
Missoula County, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

The residence building OF the Hag-
erty ranch just west, of Poison, was
completely destroyed by fire Tuesday
evening together with all the con-
tents. A bunch of I. w. WIS. threat
cned to burn the buildings on the
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

There is no reason for being pes
simistic. Montana crops are reported
to be in excellent condition and the
spring wheat is high enough to
wave, in spite of the hardest winter
in fifty years. Gardens also are in
a f1ourishing condition, especially in
and around Roman.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

The Roman Commercial Club will hold
a special meeting at 8 o'clock tonight
in the Scarce hall for the purpose of
discussing tee grass hopper situation
which is now confronting the entire re-
servation. This is an important meet
ing and all members are urgently re-
quested to attend.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

place a few days before and Tuesday
night the same went up in smoke.
kerosene oil was very much in evil
dence and that the fire was undoubt-
eddy set by enemies of Mr.. Hag-
erty.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

Montana has population of 900,-
900 persons, if the estimate of the
federal census bureau is accurate.
The census bureau estimates that
one man out of every ten persons in
Montana is of draft age. Estimated
registration returns in Montana total
87,23S, and if the men of draft age
who have already entered the mill
tary establishments from Montana
were added, the total would be in eX-
cess of 10000.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

Weather conditions here are Just
what the doctor ordered for grow
ing crops and gardens, which are
looking good.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

"A million dollar rain visited this
section of the country yesterday and
everybody is happy. The roads were
betting very dusty and needed it
badly, and while the crops were not
suffering for want of rain, it did a
world of good to them.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

Work on the telephone line from
Perma to Camas Prairie is being
rushed as fast as possible and it will
not be long before the Camas Prairie
people will be able to talk with the
outside world.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

While enroute from Missoula to
Roman the first of the week at the
bridge just east of Ravalli the coun-
ty commissioners became stalled in
the mud hole and had to be hauled
stated that the road at this point will
be repaired at an early date.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

Advertising matter for the Sanders
County Fair is already out. The
fair promises to be better and larger
than ever before. The premium lists
will be printed and mailed later.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

High water has washed out around
the approach to the bridge across
the Jocko river at Ravalli and travel
is difficult and very uncertain, the
water being two or three feet deep
and making it almost impossible for
automobiles.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

Bids for the leasing of the Camas
Hot Springs are now being adver-
tised. The government wants to
lease the springs and does not make
any restrictions whatever that the
water cannot be advertised as being
beneficial to those suffering from dis
ease
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

Space rates application.
Reading notices 10 cents per line.
Legal advertising at state rates.
Church and society notices at regular rates where
profit is the object.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22
THE ROMAN PIONEER

Issued every Friday at Roman, Mis-
soula County, Montana, by M. e.
Rathbone, publisher
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

Federal troops took, charge of the
Montana Power Cos. property at
Thompson Falls last week, relieving
the ten deputy sheriffs who have
been doing guard duty since war
was declared. There are eighteen
men in the guard, in charge of two
corporals and sergeant. They are
quartered in the power camp dormi-
tory and are delighted with the fact
of having a real bed in which TO
sleep,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1917-06-22

A telegram from State Auditor
Heating, received this morning by
County Attorney Wade Parks, warns
the public not to purchase stock or
insurance in the National Life Insur-
ance Company of Butte, for this firm
is attempting to operate in this
state without conforming to the law.
-Plainsman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04

ously apparently to ascertain some ink
ling of what the president S course
might be. When Pershing was ordered
across, he sought information as to the
number of troops, extent of equipment,
cts, that would go to the border.
Between March Is and March "a
the Deutsches bank paid out to "Gled-
HILL" $500, 900, new evidence showed
today.
1t was on March "a that Senator
Stone made his famous charge that
sinister forces are seeking to embroil
the United States and Mexico in war.
The armed ship fight, centering on
the McLemore resolution to warm Am
orleans off these vessels, had contin
ued from March Z. There was much
uncertainty in the congressional atti
tude toward the crisis with Germany al
that time, due to conflicting sentiment
throughout the country.
President Wilson was cognizant Of
this sentiment and is known to have
felt that ESQ many cross currents = Of
public thought would make his task Of
Welding the nation into compact mas
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
WELL OF COLD LOCATED

100000 which shall pay gradually
On March IL, the following reply
came to Schmidt from Berlin:
You may dispose out of Fred Hoo
men on behalf of Gledhill $1,700,000. "
This cable was signed Direction -,
as were other cables from the bank.
TIE following report was then sent
by Schmidt to Berlin, March IS:
'Paid Charles Gledhill further $780,
OOO."
-Four days later Schmidt sent the
following:
"Paid Charles Gledhill further $780,
OOO."
On April this message was sent by
Schmidt to the Berlin bank:
"Paid Charles Gledhill $4S3, 900. Fin
al payment"
The wireless messages revealed this
afternoon showed that Won Bernstorff
was given 81 ,6S3,00 from the foreign
office between March IS, and April /
/ 1916.
1.-THE payments were made through the
Guaranty Trust company in New Yorh
in allotments ranging from $50O,000
which wassthe first payment, to 5000,
: 600, Which was the smallest.
- The total amount Bernstorff asked
the foreign office for was $1,700,000
!. The difference in this and the amount
-he actually received represents the de
probation in the value of the German
mark
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
CONTINUED from Page one.)


which. have already disclosed how Bern
storff sent nearly $1,70O,OOO to Bolo
Pasha for influencing the French press
for peace. Bolo S recent arrest in Par
is, it was stated, was directly due to
evidence uncovered by American Off
cials.
Attorney General Lewis of New York
made the reports public today with
sanction of the state department and
the French ambassador. They show that
Bolo Pasha made a flying trip to the
United States last year to hold secret
conference with Bernstorff; that Bern
storff advanced him approximately ST.
700 900, which was cleverly transferred
by four great banks to Bolo, and that
Bolo, while thus acting as Germany e
secret agent in New York, met mum
Der of persons, including William Ran
dolph Hearst.
Hearst, according to the evidence
made public by Lewis, was a guest al
dinner at Sherry's with Bolo Pasha
The names Of others who attended, tht
dinner are yet to be disclosed. Twelve
in all, attended. The French conspFatol
is said to have declared that he bopeC
to "convert" Hearst, and was a gues
in Hearst s home.
So clever was the manipulation o.
funds given Bolo Pasha that some o.
the money went through J. P. Morgan
and company, and some through the Ca
madam bank, but so distributed that it
source could not be traced.
Bolo Pasha is now held in Paris a
a traitor. His work through information
al channels to corrupt certain Frenel
papers in the interests of Germany furn
ishes one of the amazing episodes of tn
war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
GENERAL PERSHINC SEES
(COntiDued from Page one.)

lowing. The machine gunners swarmed
over the Taft trench and conquered 1t.
The whole of the first attacking wave
rested there. But the second advanced
and after a.lively shower of grenades
captured Roosevelt trench, including
advanced redou5ts.
Pershing had his commanders up for
a ouizzing after it was all over. He
WASH t satisfied with the failure of his
men to stimulate gunfire.
''The rifle is an American weapon,
he said. "The rifle and |the bayonet
are most important. Grenades are vtN
liable as an auxiliary. l want every
American soldier to be able to shoot. y
The most diSmal object in camp TO-
dav was a certain private languishing
in the guard house after a brief career
of Partisan glory. He appeared in
Paris wearing a French war cross with
palms which he claimed had been
awarded him for seizing an air bomb
during raid and throwing it into a
river before it exploded. In reality, he
bought his war cross for six francs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
What Use Was German
Money Being Paid For?

Washington, Oct. 4.-The objective
of vast sums of German gold flowing
into the United States from the Berlin
foreign office via the Deutsches bank,
New York, is being sought by govern
ment agents here today.
While all departments are silent on
what they may or may not have as ev-
idence of further German intriguing,
international developments at the time
the money was coming into the country
are noted.
Early in March, two big issues faced
the government-one in Mexico, where
the bandit Villa was starting his reign
of terror along the border; the other
concerted effort in congress to force
a resolution warning Americans off
armed ships.
"a. the very time the Deutsches
oank was sending appeals for money
from the Berlin foreign office and pay
| ing it out in vast sums to one "Charles
Gledhill,' Villa was raiulng American
territory. The bandit then boasted OF
unlimited sums, his soldiers were wei
paid and his obvious effort was to draw
America into struggle with Mexico
Villa raided Columbus, March 8. On
March IL, the Deutsches bank was wire
lessing Berlin regarding funds previ
ously asked for disposition in this coun
try, according to evidence revealed il
New York today.
Ensuing days, while Villa continued
his raids and the situation in Mexico
grew more and more critical, regular
payments of 100000 and $3000,00(
were being made through the New
York bank to "Gledhill. -
1t was on March 15 that Presiden
Wilson issued his "get Villa" orde
to General Pershing. That same da.
Bernstorff was in Washington. He hat
manifested the keenest interest in th'
Mexican developments.
l. Talking with newspaper men he hat
repeatedly said this country surel,
could not let Villa s raids go unnoti'
ed.
"What is the Mexican news today? !?
was usually his initial inquiry. ID
cross examined newspaper men vigor
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04

save that printed on them to almost
any price. Ofthe sevral hundred known
to be advertising that they viii have
tickets ll9 stand Il chance of making
the acquaintance of jail s interior,
That many will be refused tickets when
they present their orders. If they eau
prove their right they will get the
tickets-and a new shadow. Detectives
are going to have their eyes on that
bunch from now right on.
Good Weather Promised
The weather man is getting some
smoke on the fast one Weeps that
would have done credit to most any pic
mic have been turned ON here, but to-
dav saw the end of it as the Giants
and Cubs planned to stage an alleged
thriller at Charley Weewhman S North
Side park. Good weather is now being
promised right up to the opening of
the series
Giants Lead in Hitting.
Clarence Rowland is somewhat disap-
pointed today for he expected real ben
eft to come from the scheduled exht-
bition clash between the SoX and In
dians. The weather made it impossible
and the practice was lost. However,
the Sox spcn. the afternoon in Comis-
KEYS park clubhouse and held a long
skull practice. Eddie Cieotte, Eddie Col
Inns and Kid Gleason the three musket'
GERS, who were at Philadelphia, did the
talking. The rest listened. 1t was prob
able more spying expeditions would na
sent out today to watch the Giants III
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
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Practically every user says
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Have your barber every now and
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-04
MEDIEAVAL DIPLOMACY
By ], w. T. Mason
Written for the United Press

written for the United Press)
New York, Oct. 4.-One more proof
Of the crafty, medieval diplomatic
methods of the kaiser is contained in
the revelations of Bolo Pasha IS efforts
to corrupt the French nation by the
use of German money obtained in Am
erica.
No other first class power would
adopt such methods as these, If only fol
the reason they are so futile in dealing
with modern men. 1t appeals natural
" to the German militaristic mind
however, to hire a Levantine, belong
ing to a race noted for their cunning
and rascality, and then place nearly two
million dollars at his disposal with in
structions to corrupt France. The plot
is in the same futile class as the Ger
man effort TO inspire Mexico to declare
war on America; to recover Texas, Arl
iona and New Mexico.
The mental degeneracy behind thii
conception of the uses of diplomacy il
the reason for the menace to civiliza
ton which a victory by the kaisel
would mean. Such plottings cannot b'
dismissed indulgently as the futile Ell
forts of childish diplomats, because
backing this kind of international i'm
morality is the full power of the kais
er's fighting machine.
If the war should end before kais
erism is overthrown and democracy es
tablished in Germany, these levantin
methods would be elevated to still grea
er heights of sacred worship by tn
kaiser and his paranoiac followers L
the kaiser were allowed to enter Sc
cret peace conference before being com
PEELED to state his terms in advance, l
is certain that the Bolo Pasha kind o
sinister activity would be directed b.
the German peace delegates.
There can be no trust put in the kais
er and the advisers who now surroun
him. Nothing is too extravagantly pre-
posterous for them to attempt as ST.
way Of winning victory. Their word
cannot be taken; their signature, to tn
most solemn agreement, has no value
Peace with the kaiser's crowd ca
only be peace at their pleasure.