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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-06
ii. E. McAfee, General Man.
ager. Says He Is Power
less to Decide.
GIRLS SAY LABOR
BODY CANNOT ACT
President of Union Govern
ing Strikers Due in Mis-
soula Today.

After four days Of inaction, with
Missonlas telephone system complete
ly disorganized through the strike OF
is girl operators. there is no prospect
OF settlement Of the trouble
II. T.. McAfee of Helena, division
general manager for the Mountain
States Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany. summoned here from n remote
point in northeastern Montana, arrived
yesterday and conferred with a COM
mittee of other officials OF the COM
pany and the executive committee OF
the Missoula Business Mems associa-
tion.
Al the conclusion of the meeting he
admitted that no progress had been
made.
up TO Business Men,"
I'VE have learned" he said, that u
these girls are members af a union
affiliated with the American Fedora
ton of Labor and have their charter.
our company has no power 10 deal
with the present situation. The local
branch of the company il member Of
the Business Mems association The
constitution OF the association pro-
vides that when any of the members
are affactedl by n strike, the member
affected mnet be repr(sentesi Id any
action toward the settlement of tfat
strike by n committee of the ussocta.
tion. AS result. we must allow a
committee of the business mems as-
sociation 10 act for u.s."
but the girls union Is not affiliated
with the federation OF labor" Mr.. Nc
Afee was told. How about il in that
case What can be done to give Mis-
soula telephone acrvice?"
I'm that ease the company viii have
to deal with the strikers as indlvid-
uals." said Mr. McAfee.
No Arrangements Made.
Has the company made arrange
men,s for such aeton?" he was asked.
No. we have taken no action to
settle the strike ourselves he ad-
| mitted.
why not"
Because we assumed that the girls
would have 10 be treated with through
the business mems committee"
in case your assumption has been
| wrong. how long will 1t take the conn.,
pany to settle the striker" the re.
porter asked.
Il don't know" said the official ut
will take n day or two for us to max o
our plans After that can't say how
long 1t will be before we persuade the
girls to return To work.
| No Prospect of Settlement.
| With the situation thus up In the
air. and with each party to the diff
Guilty seemingly waiting for action on
the part of the others, Missoula con-
tinues to do It's errands on foot. There
seems to be absolutely no prospect of
a settlement OF the strike before Mon
day at the earliest. There is no pres
ent indication that the strike will end
then.
Conference Fruitless.
Following the conference between
the telephone company officials an,
the executive committee of the asso
citation, the latter went into II session
with the Trades and Labor council Ii
the evening The purpose Of thi
meeting. according to Mr.. McAfee. VIII
said the whole situation Is every muc
involved" was to determine the statu
of the union of the girls which has, b
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-06
RUSSIAN RED CROSS MISSION
SETS NEW RECORD FOR SPEED

Washington. July 5.-That the Red
Cross mission to Russia was organized
with several carloads of serums. hos
pitai supplies and first aid materials
and started on it's way within five
days after designation OF the members
was revealed today by Red Cross Of
ficials who had been Withholding de-
tails until after the missions depar-
ture from "a Pacific port.
The missions accomplishment on
short notice was declared by the off,
cials "a stupdendous feat" Scores of
telegraphic orders for materials. which
were urgently needed In Russia, were
placed even while the mission was
speeding across the country and were
rushed to the port Of embarkation.
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MICHIGAN GOVERNOR
DENIES REQUISITION

Helena. July s.-Requisition for
Thomas Harris. an insurance man ar
rested in Detroit, Mich. for the police
of Bntte. where hc is wanted on "a
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses. has been denied by Governor
sleeper of Michigan. Governor Stewart
of Montana was informed today. Har-
ris is wanted for u note he gave and
Governor Sleeper says il he defaults
he will be given over to the Montana
authorities, but not until then,
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All members of the mission have
been given special military commis-
sions, DR.. Frank Billings Of Chicago,
chairman of the mission. and William
B. Thompson Of New York. business
manager. being given the rank Of lieu.
tenant colonel.
Each member wears the military
service uniform Of his rank. Even the
two motion picture operators. who ac-
company the mission to make films Of
Russian war scenes for later display
in America. are commissioned second
lieutenants. Most Of the other COM
missioners have the rank OF mAJDr
and attaches have been made lisutsn.
ants,
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n
of
arton of
mated tina about4 people uaw
DOUBLE
in
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Maurice Makes Statement.

London, July 5.--Since the begin
ming of the war the British have cap
tured 117,776 prisoners. exclusive of
natives taken prisoner in the African
campaigns, said Major General +. B.
Maurice. director OF military opera
tions at the war office today.
The British have lost to the enemy
51.OSs men, including Indian and ma
tive troops. These figures take in all
theaters ot war.
The British have captured 1913 guns
during the war and lost 133. OF the
guns lost 81 were recaptured and of
the SO remaining in enemy hands, 81
were lost by the British on the west
front early in the war.
The British have not lost a single
gun on the west front since April.
1el6s Aatse the, E3nerai. % Ices
Discussing the Russian offensive
General Maurice said:
1T IL impossible to overestimate the
moral effect which the resumption Of
the Russian offensive will have. The
Germans have been Growing that the
Russians were out OF the war and
this spread among the German people.
Now comes a great offensive which is
far-reaching result morally to say
nothing Of the material advantages
accruing."
General Maurice's attention was
called to a newspaper statement that
the Germans were Withdrawing large
numbers of troops from the west in
order to stem the Russian assault. He
asserted that there had been no such
withdrawal. although it was impos-
sible to prophesy what might happen
The general referred to the fact that
to the outside world 1t might appear
that the British were making slow
progress in their attack on Lens and
he explained the situation thus:
Lens IL an intricate mass of mines
and buildings which render 1t a diff
cult business to carry out a direct in
fantry attack. For this reason Field
Marshal Haig has been taking ad-
vantage of the British superiority in
artillery to prepare the way for the
infantry. But we are now beginning
to make the town most uncomfort-
able place for the Germans and
think we shall have them out soon.''
Abiding to the recent German at
tacks on the French at Verdun and or
the chemin des Danes. General
Maurice declared the Germans made
these in an attempt to raise the morale
of their troops.
Prisoners Captured.
Paris July 4.-Delayed.-F'rom Apri
Is to June 80, the Franco Britis
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HELD AS ALIEN.

EllcnsburE. Wash. July 5.-Arthur
Schwandt. declared to be an Industrial
Worker OF the World organizer. and
arrested here for failure TO register for
military service. is held In jail here as
an interned German. Schwandt ad-
mitted he Is d native Of Germany.
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MRS. WILSON SEWS.

Washington, July 5.--Fo,ir dozen
pairs of pajamas and an equal number
of sheets and pillow cases made by
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones and donated to the
Red Cross have been divided equally
among Red Cross. organizations OF
England. France. Italy and Canada.
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for the skiilful and competent way In
which she piloted her steeds around
the course at breakneck speed. Miss
parton won first prize in the relay race,
which extended over the three days
Of the Stampede. by finishing four
seconds ahead of Mrs. Donna Card
yesterday.
"Sieepy" Wide Awake.
SLEEPY, Armstrong was very wide
awake yesterday. winning first place
in the cowsirls' saddle race, the cow
boys relay race, the pony express race
and the wildhorse race. SLEEPY" al
ways got away with a good start. and
was never overhauied. once he obtained
the lead. sleepy" who Is riding the
Parsons string. won nearly thousand
dollars, In prizes during the afternoon
Dutch" Heyler Of Cheyenne, WyO.
was announced as the winner OF tho
bucking. contest. which dragged
through two tedious hours. Dutch
rode Diamond Dick in the preliminariel
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ICE CREAM CONE
GOING TO FRANCE

Great Lakes, H., July 5.-The Amer
lean ice cream cone will be carried
back to France by three French lieu
tenants. who made the acquaintance OF
the delicacy here today and were SO
delighted with its crisp succulence
that they declared their fellow soldiers
abroad must be given similar treat.
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TRADING m JULY
CORN Is STOPPED

Chicago. July 5.-Drectors of the
board of trade today ordered stopped
all further trading in July corn for de.
livery by grade alone. A settling price
OF $1.65 was fixed by committee.
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M;sso4la's Third Stampede
Ends in Whirl,v;nd of Dust
RED CROSS WILL GET $1,000.


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The Weather

ENTHUSIASTICALLY fair Friday
and saturday; not much change
in Temperature.
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Prisoners Captured.
Paris, July 4.-Delayed.-F'rom April
rs to June 30. the Franco British
isaa. Il.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-30
STAR CITY PEOPLE
 0RGANIzE RED GROSS
Membership of 40 at Firct Session and Plan to Copy Excellent
 Work Being Done in this City.

Organization of Red Cross chap ter was perfected last night at Star City. when State Senator Arthur Johnson was elected chairman and Miss Dientz was made secretary, by a membership numbering 40 men and women of that community.
 The greatest enthusiasm was aroused by several talks made at the meeting. Among the speakers were State Senator Creed Caldwell, Mrs. w. F. Coleman, Miss Anna Can't and .Mrs. Anna Harrell, all of whom went from Pine Bluff to assist in the organization.
 The decision was reached to have a large delegation from Star City chapter come to Pine Bluff next week, to see the work being done by the local Red Cross workers at the sewing headquarters, that the same class of worl, may be started by the members of the Red Cross chapter. Z
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-30
A TEXAS WONDER

The Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles, dissolves gravel cures diabetes weak and lame backs rheumatism, and irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men ana women. Regulates bladder trouble ID children. If not sold by your drug. gist, will be sent by mail on receipt of $1.oo. One small bottle is two months treatment, and seldom falls to perfect a cure. Send for sworn sworn testimonials. Dr. E. w. Hall. 2s26 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo. Sold by, druggists. \fAoVs''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-30
TWO MORE MEN ENLIST
 :. . FOR MILITARY SERVICE
Corporal Cooper Urging Enlistments
 From Men of Drafting Age, Re. fore Draft Period Is Opened.

Corporal c. c. Cooper, local army recruiting officer. reported two re- bruits enlisted yesterday. They were William F. Morris and w. Hu- bert, both of this city: Morrison joined the infantry and Hubert the field artillery. Both will leave inn mediately for Little Rock.
 {. Corporal Cooper received notices yesterday from Adjutant General Mccain announcing that machinists, radio operators, telegraphers, and mechanics will be accepted for en- listment in the signal corps. =
 i Corporal Cooper urges all persons within the draft. age to enlist today, as drafting is expected to start soon, By enlisting now, tie choice as to what branch of service wished will be granted" said, Corporal Cooper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-30

Capan J. High
  subjects the Colonel  Ypres
  of armies
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-30
',
 l. o 0 A l.. 'F

$1.00 will place Enosier Cabinet in your kitchen now. Join the Hoosier Club today. Reap & Crawford F'urni- ture Company. 19-tf
 If you are interested in a truck, call N. A. Anderson, telephone 1435 for a demonstration of Ameston truck.
 Kiddie-Coop protects baby from flies and mosquitoes. See our Kiddie- Coop window. Reap & Crawford Fur nfture Company. 19-tf
 Anyone wishing to Lay r sell Jefferson county script. call on Chas. We'll Supply f.o t
 Let us demonstrate a Brunswick Monograph in your home. It plays all records without an extra cent of cost. Reap & Crawford Furniture Company. 19-tf
 Get an imported willow rocker or two for your porch or aalarium. There is none better, and they are cheap. Reap & Crawford Furniture Company. 19-tf
 Awnings and upholsterlng. Call E. q. Toussaint, phone le50 or leave orders at Knox walker Furn. Co.
 The Brunswick is the final touch in Phonograph making. |. plays all rec ords better. Let us demonstrate it iu your home. Reap & Crawford Furni- ture Company. 19-tf Cape Jasamines. Sweet Peas, Shas- ta Daisies. Floral designs made on short notice, Mrs. Mae Flowers. 1919 West Eelevth Phone 23S. 6-23-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-30
ARE YOU LIVING THE
 LIFE 0f HALF A MAN?

"You may be whole man-but there's many a half man living half life in half home," says an editorial in a St. Louis newspaper.
 "For your life is as you live it, and lopsided existence means a one sided
 "You're not a machine. You live on emotions. You can't be happy, you can't reach the fullness of your power with your emotions starving. luxuries. Don't believe there are no other things as necessary as bread itself.
 "It is in the home that you and your family must round out your lives to completeness. It is in the home that your lives are in the daily making. Civilization has gone on at the command of only one language-the universal language-music. "Folk songs, national anthems, hymns and our own rag-time-it is music that moves the race upward. "The home without music is a half home.
 "And the home without music is without excuse.
 "Never before has it been so easy to bring music into the home through the piano and the player-piano as it is today. These instruments of honest worth are sold at very reasonable prices and on terms that meet your in- come."
 Buy your piano, Victor vicrola,
 Starr. photograph or musical instru-
 ments of any description from Barnes Music House, Pine Bluff, Ark,
 largest general music dealers in Ark
 ansas.-Adv.
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SEVEN ORDERED HELD ON SLAVERY" CHARGES
Four Men and Three Nomtn Will Face Federal Court. Following
 Raid on Oklahoma Tent Show.

Fort Smith, June 29.-,s M. Mikles, Richard Bradbury, Curlel West, and Roy Stanfield, of this city. were held to the federal grand jury pn charges of conspiracy to violate lthe Mann ".white slave" act. Martia Woolen of Fort Smith and Ada Hett of Van Buren, both S16 years of age; Nora Miller, IT, of Van Buren, we're bound over on the same charges.
 The arrests were the resAlt of the escapade of Ella Young, 1s of this city, who ran away from lpme and joined Bradbury's dancirs show All defendants are membel3 of the show.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-30

Difficulties of importation havelled the Swiss government to investisate with view to exploiting it's own coal deposits
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-06-30

: Transvalyan is producing citrus fruits.
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WOMAN USES CHAIN
 TO HANG HERsELF

Nashville, June 29-Mrs. Geo Procter worked for two hourl today to remove from the front gate at her home a we'll chain, with whih she later hanged herself whila he, daughter was. away getting a bucket of water, a mission on which the girl was dispatched by he1 mo- ther. Miss Procter found her mo- ther's body hanging to rafter ii the house upon her return with the water.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
KERENSKY: most
POPULAR IN DUMA
New Minister of War and Marine
Is Radical Socialist.

PETROGRADE, May Silt ap-
pears "the Lloyd George of Russia
had been found. He is A. F. Keren-
sky, minister of war and marine I'M
der the new coalition cabinet.
On the first day in his new post
Kerensky's energy was manifest by
two forceful appeals to fight.
Orders to troops and sailors indi-
Gated the new war head would exact
implicit discipline. A speech he de-
livered to members of the peasants
congress was an eloquent plea for "a
last heroic effort
LET us show the world" he urged
"that we not only know how to de-
stroy, but to create"
Kerensky also announced he
would shortly go to the front tt
address the soldiers.
Kerensky is by far the most popu-
lar member of the ministry-and the
most youthful. He is a radical So
cialist.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
MINERS RAISE WAGES

CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 81
Southern Wyoming coal operators
and officers of the United Mine
Workers have reached an agreement
whereby wages are increased similar
to grants made by eastern operators.
Wage agreements are in force in this
field, but tn enew contact roads:
vBy reason of the conditions that
Pave arisen as result of the war
1.-THE parties hereto have deemed it
advisable and necessary to increase
}the wage compensation provided in
y said agreement"
, M'ALESTER, Okla. May SIN
conference that lasted less than
half an hour representatives OF the
United Mine Workers and the Okla
homa Coal Operators association
raised wages to the Figures recently
agreed to in the central competitive
field of western Pennsylvania, Ohio
Indiana and Illinois.
President Price Of the Coal Operat-
ors association said he never heard
Of such quick settlement in his Is
years dealings with union miners.
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SECRETARY BAKER ).
BUSY THESE DAYS
Strikes In Munition Plants De-
mand Attention of Federal
Labor Department.

WASHINGTON, May 31.-Strikcs in
plants where supplies for the Allies
are being produced, and in plants
own. government are increasing in
where war work is being done for our
number. In many cases the old con-
tracts are running out and the men
are asking higher pay in order to meet
the higher cost of food. Employers
are claiming that the present cost Of
food is not going to continue but that
living costs will soon. go down. They
also profess to think that their own
earnings will soon be reduced, because
of war conditions. Federal mediators
are buster than ever before in the
history of the Bureau of Mediation.
Secretary of War Baker is meeting
this situation best he can, in the
shops having contracts from the War
Department He has, the assistance of
Felix Frarkfurter, who has also been
assisting the Committee on Labor in
its preliminary work. Their task is to
protect. SO far as possible, the eight
hour standard. and after that to meet
the situation in each shop according
to it's particular needs. In spite of all
their efforts, however, the fact stands
out that food costs so much in this
country this summer that the wages
must go up or the families go half
! That brings up the name of Herbert
Hoover again. Every wage worker in
America will be boosting for Hoover
before long. He is about the coldest-
blooded and most efficient machine
that ever started to hoist a wreck off
the track of humanity. The wreck he
is tackling is the d-distributing
system of this country. He is going
,to dump it over the fence and substi-
tute complete system or feeding all
of the people in every Part of the
United States. A lot of politicians are
! jabbing at him. but the man is 1.-THE
goods" and he will go through re-
CARELESS. -
Soon after he came to washington a
, large and fashionable audience gath
cred. one evening, to hear Hoover tell
Of the work his food committee had
i done in Belgium. They brought their
| handkerchiefs, to catch the tears of
; sympathy they expected to shed for
the poor 'Begians. Hoover said some
thing to this effect: Ladies and gen.
tlemen, the people Of Belgium were
better fed durins, the time we had the
been fed before the war: The rea son
for that is. that we distributed good
| plain food to everybody; there was no.
body who was left hungry to 20 with
out food; they got their food regular
! ~; they did not starve."
! Now that was not what the ladies'
and gentlemen came to hear. There
was a. sort of accusat ion against
American food conditions in it. And
| there was meant to be, if one can
Judge from other things that Hoover
| has said
| Ten chances to one, Hoover will be
: bitterly hated man in our best bust
ness circles before snow flies. But it's
a hundred to one that the labor coun-
ellis will adopt resolutions of support
for his high-handed' moves.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
WOMEN TO WORK
ON RAILROADS
Northern Pacific Will Replace
Men With Women at Light
Work.

1t is announced that many of the
men in the mechanical department of
the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany will be replaced by women in
the near future.
These women will be given work in
the round-houses on Garfield avenue
and West Duluth and in the coach
department at Eleventh avenue West.
At the roundhouses they will be en-
ployed wiping machines, cleaning up
and other light work in which men
are now used. At the coach yards
they will he employed cleaning and
washing cars, stripping cars for re-
pairs and other work at which men
are now employed.
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BRING YOUR BOYS

to the Big Duluth for their Spring
toys.
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CHINESE COOLIES ARE
SHIPPED ABROAD TO
FIGHT FOR ALLIES

=. SEATTLE, May :4.-Thousands
of Chinese, in British Uniform,
nre on their way to the European
. battle front.
Twenty-Five hundred recently
passed through Vancouver and
across Canada to the Atlantic sea-.
board. At least 100000 more, all
In uniform, arc said to be com
ccntrated Mt ORIENT ports await
shipment. Ostensibly these COOL
les are to he used by the Allies to
build roads in France.
"CO0lfe' cOntfnEentx arc also
going to Europe by other routes.
This Information was brought
here by NJ. Fl. Crawford. who re-
Gently arrived from Hong Kong
ON the same transport that car.
cfed $500 Chinese to Vancouver.
Crawford states that they are we'll
trained in the manual of arms and
seemed to he picked men.
Thl u gives rise to the surmise
that Chinese soldiers are being
massed to fight with the British,
pending China'S eventual decision
to fight the Nniser. diplomatic re-
latfOns having been several some
time ago.
e
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-06-02
LEAD WORKERS ARE
LOCKED OUT

JOPLIN. Mo-. May .31.-Employes
OF the Eagle-Picher Lead company
have been locked out because they
formed Smeltermen's union. afflliat-
ed with the International Union OF
Mine, Mill and Shelter Workers. The
company raised wages so cents a day
for employees who refused to join the
union, but when this failed to bring
results the company began discharg-
ing. The average wage at this plant
is 50 day.