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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27
LEAVES MILLIONS FOR
RELIEF WORK ABROAD

New York.-Mrs. Warren @.
Van Slyke, millionairess in her
own right and wife of a leading
attorney of this city, has sailed
for France to take up once more
relief activities she dropped a
year ago.
She will join the hospital unit
to which she belongs and which
is now stationed along the west
ern front. Her husband joined
the Naval Reserves the day af-
ter war was declared, although
he is beyond the military age.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27

ed to another city and the Wetzen
family came to Oregon. Each lost
track Of the other. Following the
meeting at Eugene the old friendship
was renewed and Immediate plans
were made for the wedding, which
took place at the home of the bride
groom's father.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27
COAL! COAL!

You are hereby notified that a
good stock Of coal will be carried
by the undersigned at Blabon.
31tf BlabQn Farmers Elev. Co.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27
HIGH SCHOOL TOSSERS
WIN FROM ANETA HIGH

The local floor was the scene
of a fast basket ball game last
Friday evening when the Hope
High boys cleaned up Aneta.
In the first half the visitors
showed good form and outplayed
the locals in every way, shoot
ing, passing, and f1oorwork, and
the score stood ID to 8 in their
favor. This fact seemed to wake
up the Hope boys in the second
half and they played basket ball
in the second half that a more
experienced team could be proud
of. In fact, they got their team
work oiled up and working like
a machine. Aneta had little
chance to score and when they
did shoot they we're compelled
to take long chances. Clark,
who played center, was the only
man to score, and he was dis
qualified near the end of the
game for personal fouls after
being warned several times by
the official. The score for the
second half was Aneta 3. Hope
IA, making the final score II to
%.
The following is the lineup:
Hope Aneta-
L. Gumb rf Cameron
Fl. Ray If Miller
G. Klovstad R. Clark
W. Carpenter re- I. Clark
NJ. Joslyn lg Smith
Substitute: Wallhood for r.
Clark.
Scores as follows: Field has.
kets, Cameron /, Miller 8, r..
! Clark 2, H.. Ray 2, Klovstad 4,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1917-12-27

w. Carpenter /. Free throws,
Gumb 8, r. Clark S. Referee,
Pepper.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Ukraine Fails to
Reach Agreement.

Petrograd. Dec. 26.--The peasant
delegation which went to kiev to eff
feet a compromise between the Boil
sheviki authorities and the Ukraine
Rada report that they have had no
success.
The central executive committee OF
the Workmens and Soldiers dele
gates yesterday approved the appoint
ment of seven social revolutiOnists az
members. -Four of the new appointees
will have port folio. among them those
OF justice and agriculture. Three of
them will be without port folios. The
number of Rolsheviki members of the
council Is ten. including one woman,
Alexandra kollantay. minister OF pub
lie welfare. The request OF the social
democrat members of the central ex-
ecutive committee that the president
of the council explain the reason for
the changes was voted down by the
Bolsheviki members.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
bLACKhAND WILL
BACK up DEMAND
California Governor Receives
Letter Asking Payment
of $4,000.

Sacramento. Dec. 26.--A letter to
Governor William d. stephens. threat
ening to set off nine bombs in Sacra-
mento unless Governor Stephens
placed $4,000 in a designated rock
pile i'm Alameda county on December
II at r. m, was turned over to the
police here today for investigation in
connection with the probe of the al
legged dynamitng conspiracy being con-
Quoted by the police and federal
authorities.
The letter said the executive man.
sion. which was partially wrecked by
an explosion Monday night, December
II, while the governor was asleep in
the building, the capitol. the police
station. the detectives headquarters in
the city Jail building, three hotels and
residences of two state officials We're
marked for destruction. The bombs
We're already planted and ready to be
set off, the letter said. If the money
was left as demanded, the bombs were
to be removed. according TO the letter
which was signed &C. C.. c. of c."
The letter was mailed last Monda,
at Oakland and printed with type
With the exception of numerals. which
We're written with a lead pencil ant
| crude pencil drawing on the back o.
the letter, there was no handwriting
which might aid in establishing tn,
| identity of the sender.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
United States Will
Use Great Patience.

Washington. Dec. 2G.--Great for
bearance and patience will be exer-
cised by the United States government
in dealing with the chaotic Russian
situation because 1t is realized that
German intrigue working through
thinly disguised agents within the
ranks of the Bolsheviki is doing its
utmost to bring about a breach be-
tween the United States and Russia.
It was authoritatively stated today
that American representatives in Rus
STA will be guided in their conduct by
the strictest rules of neutrality as be-
tween Russian factions.
There is still a deep seated convic-
ton in administration circles that
within a reasonable period of time
q satisfactory and probable perma-
nent government of democrtic form
will be developed from the presest
turmoil.
Dispatches to the state department
show that every opportunity Is being
seized on by the German agencies to
misrepresent the attitude OF America
toward the Bolsheviki movement.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
EXPECT CONTROL
WILL CURE ILLS
War Board Met With Many
Difficulties Trying to
Solve Problem.

Washington, Dec. 26.--The railroad
situation has presented one of the
greatest problems that has arisen In
the prosecution of the war. Govern
ment control, although not offering an
entire solution, will. many officials be-
lieve. go far toward relieving many
transportation MS.
Wars demands on railroad facilities
were foreseen early by railroad off,
Gals and five days after war was de-
clared the heads of the principal sys-
TENS met In Washington and formed
a committee of five railroad chiefs to
direct the roads as nearly as possible
as one continental system. The five
men named were called the railroads
war board. They were:
Fairfax Harrison of the Southern
railway. chairman; Howard Elliott of
the New Haven. Sampel Rea of the
Pennsylvania. Hale Elliott of the Bur-
ltngton, and Julius Kruttschmtt OF the
Southern Pacific.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
RAIL CONTROL WILL NOT
AFFECT |. c. c. STATUS

Washington, Dec. 26.-Rate ques-
tions, including the pending Is per
cent advance case. before the inter-
state commerce commission will not
be affected Immediately by President
Wilson's proclamation directing gov
eminent operation for railroads and
the commission will continue to ex-
ercise all its existing functions.
An early decision of the eastern and
western railroads application for Is
per cent higher rates is now expected.
Railroads will continue to apply to
the commission for increases or modi-
fications of rates and practices, un-
less the director general issues specif-
ic orders otherwise, and in that case
his authority will be supreme. The
principal rate questions now under
consideration by the commission in
addition to the Is per cent case are
the express companies application for
a 10 per cent increase and various
qualifications of the western inter-
mountain cases.
Some doubt was felt tonight as to
whether express companies are in
Guided in the presidents proclamation
They were not mentioned specifically
but the president referred to every
system OF transportation and the APP
rurtenances thereof" This was gen.
orally interpreted as including these
companies. whose business is SO closet,
interlocked with that Of the railroads
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Colonel McGuinness' Christ.
mas Message to Helena
Bearer of News.
SAILED FROM ATLANTIC
PORT ON DECEMBER 13
Details of Trip and Landing
Place Withheld in Cable
to Relatives.

Helena, Dec. 26.-"Merry Christmas.
Am safe. Notify all" (Signed) Nc
Guinness"
This was the cablegram that Mrs.
John J. McGuinness, wife of the col
onel Of the 163rd (Second Montana)
regiment received this morning in
forming her that the Montana boys
are safely in France.
The telephone wires were then kept
busy all morning, buzzing the glad
tldings to anxious mothers and faith
ers that the regiment had landed
across the water to go into training to
do battle with the Huns. Helena
friends wired the news to anxious rela-
tives in other cities and by noon the
whole state was rejoicing in the safe
arrival of the regiment.
Arranged in Advance.
Some time ago Colonel McGuinness
advised his wife that when the regi-
ment arrived in France he would noti-
fy her the regim mt was safe" and
for her to apprse the relatives OF all
those men whom she knew were in the
regiment to the same effect. The mes
sage--the originating point OF which
was not given--is in accordance with
the prearranged understanding.
The regiment steamed out Of an At
lantic port two weeks ago tomorrow
December 13, bound for France. Priol
to it's departure the men wrote posta
cards to friends and relatives stating
Have arrived safely in France"
Now in the Mail.
These postal cards We're held at tn
point of embarkation until word o
the arrival OF the organization wa
cabled from France, and they SHOULD
now be in the mails. 1t is understood
the Second Montana--which is at
tached to the Forty-first division
arrived Saturday in France.
While nothing definite is given on
by the war department respecting tn
| course Of training, it is understood tn
Montana boys are not likely to &c
| into the conflict for four to six month.
Captain Claude McGuinness cable
his mother: Merry Christmas. Muc
love" These are the only cablegram
received from France in Helena to
day, as far as learned.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
General Pershing Approves
Work knights of Columbus

An Atlantic Port, Dec. 26.-Field
service work of the knights of Column
bus among the American troops in
France has received the hearty ap-
prevail Of General Pershing, and plans
are being made to extend the work now
under way in a much wider scope,
Walter n. Herman of Utica, n. Y, over
seas commissioner of the American Or
ganization said today on his arrival
here on a French steamer.
Mr.. Herman who was in France since
November to make report for his Or
ganization said that General PERISH
ing told him he was glad to give every
support to the work, not alone for the
benefit it will be to the men OF his
command. but also to demonstrate to
the Germans that Americas part In the
war has the hearty support OF the
Catholics.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Military Operations
Continue Below Normal.

Except on the northern Italian front
the military operations continue far
below normal. In France where snow
has fallen along the entire front, on
ly commandments and small raiding
operations are taking place.
West of the Brento river in the Ital-
ian highlands the italians Christmas
day continued their counter attacks
upon the Austro- German forces which
had succeeded In making gains on
Col Del Rosso and Monte de Val Bella
The battle ragged throughout the
morning with great violence and the
Italians wrested several of theil
former positions from the enemy but
owing to renewed onslaughts by the
Teutonic forces they were again conn.,
PEELED TO give ground.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Eastern Roads Approve,

New York. Dec. 2G.-Presidents of
the railroads themselves and u grand
New York expressed little surprise to-
night at President Wilson's decision
to take over control OF all lines in the
country.
Frederick ID. Underwood OF the Erie
was enthusiastic over the action taken.
This Is the best news | have heard
in many a day." he said. ut will be
n grand thing for the country as Il
war time measure, a grand thing for
the rilroads themselves and a grand
solution Of the labor problem"
w. II. Truesdale of the Lackawanna
also expressed his approval.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Commission Goes
to PetrOgrad.

Amsterdam, Dec. 26.--Berffn advices
received here say that the commission
provided for in the Russo German
armistice agreement proceeded to
Petrograd today. 1t is headed by
Count Won Mirbach, former German
minister to Greece and will undertake
to reach a settlement with the Russian
authorities for the exchange Of civil
ians and incapacitated war prisoners
and also devise measures to restore
relations between Germany and Rus
sill
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
]. S. SOLDIERS CROSS
BORDER AFTER BANDITS

Maria. Texas. Dec. 26-United States
troops crossed the Rio Grarde into
Mexico late today in pursuit OF the
bandits who raided the Brite ranch
house Christmas morning and killed
the United States mail carrier and
two Mexican passengers In the mail
car. The report Of the crossing. which
reached Colonel George T. Ianghorne.
in command here tonight, said that one
American soldier and an unknown
number of Mexicans had been killed
In running fight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
NEW Government FORMED
BY kEREMskY IS REPORT

Seattle, Dec. 26.-Nieholas Donio-
;avsnsky, Russian consul at Seat.
tie, announced today he had 70.
'esived cable sent BY way es India
telling Of the establishment Of =
now Russian government at vo-
ronegs. the capital Of province
Of the Same name between Mos
cow and Rostov, on the Azov go.
The cable did not say who led in
the formation Of Tire government,
the consul asserted. No said he
believed the leaders in tbs move.
ment are members Of the kren-
SKY Provisional government, who
have fled irsna Petro0rad.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Says /. w. w. Were Cause
Of Many Forest Fires

Salt Lake. Dec. 26.-Frank X. Me-
beker. counsel retained by the gov
eminent for the prosecution of lG6
members of the Industrial Workers of
the World, indicted at Chicago. sent
kilograms from Salt Lake City today
to points in Washington, Oregon and
northern Idaho asking details from
lumbermen of fires in the different lo-
calities. Mr.. Nebeker said that there
We're several blazes of mysterious orr
gin just previous to the wholesale ar
rests of the alleged agitators.
The trial of the l. w. w. members
will be held in Chicago in February.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
More Traffic Now.

The board has co ordinated railroad
operation that the roads are said to be
carrying ~ per cent more traffic than
they ever moved before. As war
preparations increased traffic became
constantly heavier and u month age
the war board named n general operat-
ing committee for eastern rail lines
and announced that 1t would pool all
trackage and facilities, including cars
and locomotives.
Meanwhile traffic had grown to such
proportions that the roads could not
handle II and In the east many ter
minals were congested with freight
The war board has declared that the
only way to meet the situation. either
under government or private operation
Is to deny transportation to non es
sential products.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
"Justice to ALL"

Petrograd, Wednesday, Dec. 26.-The
central powers, Count Czernin, the
Austro- Hungarian foreign minister.
told the peace conference at Brest-
Litovsk yesterday, solemnly declare
their resolve to Immediately sign
terms which will >terminate the war
on conditions equally just to all bel
ligerents. The central powers also
favor a general peace without forcible
annexations and indemnities. They
could not bind themselves to such
terms without q guarantee that Rus
sia's allies would recognize them and
carry them out honestly toward the
central powers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
l. w. w. Held as Suspect
in Recent Dynamite Case

Sacramento, Dec. 26-D. H. Evans,
formerly secretary of the local l. w.
W., was arrested on the street here
tonight. In his possession was note
book containing a list of names of
about so prominent citizens and in adj :
dition a list Of names of employees in a
local restaurant which is patronized
by a large number Of state officials
and employees.
Evans has been in the city only
three days, he said. The officers be-
lieve he was involved in plots for
further dynamite outrages. IT is
stated that Evans formerly was active
in the Western Federation of Miners.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
w. G. McAdoo Named
as Director General of
Land transportation
Direct Management Will Remain in Hands
of Officials and War Board---C Congress
Asked to Guarantee Earnings.

Dec and operation Of the nations
effective Friday December William McAdoe
III as directo general o railroads.
be
oneu under the gen
ready market be found
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
This District Passes Its
Quota in Red Cross Drive

Minneapolis, Dec. 26.-RepOrts al
ready received at northern division
headquarters here show that the quota
of $4,000 new members of the Red
Cross in the states of Minnesota, the
Dakotas and Montana has been passed.
1t was announced today. Complete re-
turns from the Dakotas and Montana
show that these states obtained 1885,
900 members in the recent campaign
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Duluth ad-
ded $4,000 to this number.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Reports Conflict on Destina.
ton of German Commits
sion to Russia.
UKRAINE RADA FAILS
TO REACH AGREEMENT
United States to Show Pa
thence in Dealing With
Chaotic Situation.

Petrograd. Dec. 2e.--lt is reported
that the German delegation which was
expected III Petrograd Thursday is
proceeding to Dvinsk instead, fearing
that It visit to Petrograd would be
misinterpreted.
There is an unofficial report which
cannot be confirmed that the Russians
have given the Germans As hours in
which to accept or reject the Russian
peace proposals.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
General Bliss Will Be
Kept in Active Service

Washington, Dec. 2S.-General Task
err II. Bliss will be retained on active
service as chief of staff of the army
after he reaches the retirement age
next Monday, December 81.
Secretary Baker announced formal
ly tonight that General Bliss would
be recalled to active duty and reap
pointed chief Of staff. He also said
Major General Biddle would be con-
tinued as assistant chief Of staff.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Denies Interference With
Russian Internal Affairs

London. Dec. 27.--David II. Francis,
the American ambassador to Russia
issued on Tuesday a firm rebuttal of
the charges made against the Ameri-
can embassy by the Bolsheviki. He
declared according to n Petrograd dis
patch to the Times. that he and his
staff never interfered with internal
affairs in Russia, nor aided General
kaledincs Or any other faction.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Promise to Cooperate.

st. Paul, Dec. 26.-Without the lea st
OF dissension. four railway presidents,
Louis w. Hill OF the Great Northern,
j. NJ. Hannaford of the Northern Pa
eific. Edward Pennington of the 500
Line and James +. Clark of the Chi
cago. st. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha
and other high officials here tonight
met the announcement of President
Wilson that the government would
operate the railroads after December
rs with pledges to cooperate unre-
servedly with the president and Sec
rotary McAdoo in carrying out their
plans to run the transportation sys.
TENS of the country.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Australian Soldier Vote
Is Against Consumption

Ottawa, Ont. Dec. 26.-A dispatch
from Melbourne to the Reuter- agency
here says:
The latest figures in the CONSUMPTION
referendum are $4,000 for and 1885,
900 against, including the first returns
from the Australian military force
which it Is officially announced are
1900 for and $4,000 against.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Count Czerpin at Brest-Li.
tovsk Conference Gives
Word to World.
IMMEDIATELY WOULD
CEASE HOSTILITIES
Military Operations Almost
at Standstill; Hard Press
Italians.

Petroarad, Dec. 26.-count Ger.
min, the Austro. Hungarian foreign
minister at the session Of the peace
conference at erest-litovsk Tues
day read . statement to the effect
that the central powers agreed to
conclude Immediately general
peace without forcibIe ennexations
and indemnities.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
M0ntanans in Rush to Get
Loans Before Rate Raise

Helena, Dec. 26.-Possibility that the
government will increase it's rate OF
interest on farm loans has caused a
rush to secure Montana state loans, ac-
cording to the loan department Of the
Montana land office. Loans are sought
chiefly to buy seed. it Is said.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
AGAIN Decrease SHOWS
IN SUBMARINE LOSSES

London, Dec. 26.-The losses to Brit
ish shipping show a material decrease
for the past week. According to the
admiralty report tonight IL British
merchantmen of 1000 tons or over
were sunk during this period by mine
or submarine. as well as one merchant
man under that tonnage and one fish
ing vessel.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Galen Gets Appointment
Judge Advocate General

Helena, Dec. 26.--Albert ]. Galen OF
Helena. former attorney general Of
Montana and now chairman of the dis
trict No ! exemption board Of the
selectlve draft, was notified today Of
his appointment as major judge adj
vocate general in the United States
army officers reserve corps. He ex-
poets to be sent to france,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27

The Weather
Thursday, Dec. U.-Sun rises
0:04; sun sets 5:1
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

Missoula's superb duck weather con-
tinued yesterday uninterruptedly. Had
all the rain which has fallen during the
past couple weeks come down in the
form of snow we would be tunneling
our way about the streets and scraping
the snow away from our front VIM
dows to let the light in. Things are
never as bad as they might be.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27

For the week ended December 10, II
British merchantmen were sunk, IA of
them or more than 1000 tons. In the
previous week the losses were q, Ia
of them more than 1900 tons.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Another Texas Aviator
Meets Death in Fall

Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 2S.-Cadet
A. Davidson, an American aviator was
killed at Hicksfield, this afternoon
when he fell 100 feet while making his
first attempt at spiral descent.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-27
Italians Lose Six.

Rome. Dec. 26.-The losses to Italian
shipping during the past week from
submarines were three steamers of
more than 1900 tons. two sailing ves-
sells Of more than 100 tons and one sail
ing vessel of less than 100 tons.
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