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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
AUTO HITS CHILD:
INJURIES SLIGHT

The 5-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Everett II. Finley, residing at 1920
South Third street, was severely
bruised yesterday by an accident,
which might easily have been far more
serious. Mr.. Finley was lifting his
little son from their runabout in which
they had driven from town, and had
set him upon the ground, when an
automobile approached from the d.
rection of the city. The driver did not
see the little fellow in time to avoid
running into him and knocking him
over The injuries proved to be only
bruises, but there were so many Of
those that it was counted a matter
for serious thanksgiving that no bones
We're broken. A physician was sum-
moned at once and the child is being
cared for at his home
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
JONES MUST UNDERGO
OPERATION TO ENLIST
Crack Montana Half-Miler
Must Lose Toe If He's to
Serve Nation.
CAN'T QUITE DECIDE
Runner Wants to Join Army,
but Doesn't Want to
Stand Operation.

Spokane, April tSpeciaD A ny
doctors have asked permission of Will
lard Jones to amputate an infected
toe which, at present, is keeping him
from enlistment. In his hospital cot,
Jones debates all day whether to let
them saw away and be through with
the injured member which has both
cred him since high school days or
keep on nursing it.
The medical board assures him that
there is no possibility of their taking
him unless the toe is cut off, but
Jones hates to see it so.
The injury. he says, began when he
was member of the high school track
team at MiSSoula after he had per-
formed an operation on a bothersome
corn. Infection set in and since that
time the member has been sore At
one time a physician in Missoula adj
Nised amputation. but said it would
p" better to wait until the fever had
gone down. BY that time "Web" had
decided to keep the toe.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
WILL HELP NATION

The Girls Patriotic league of the
Missoula county high school was or
ganized at meeting of about 100
high school girls. held in the school
assembly room yesterday afternoon.
The organization was effected as the
result of conferences between the high
school girls, the teachers of the school
and representatives of the Red Cross
society. Miss Jessie Virtue was elected
president of the league and Miss Mar
garet O'Brien secretary treasurer Miss
Alice Wright of the high school fac
ulty presided over the meeting.
The league will be organized into
four groups, each of which viii meet
once a week to make bandages for the
French army. The members of the
league will also collect magazines and
other reading matter for the soldiers
who have been detailed To guard the
bridges and roads throughout the
state.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
CHARITY BALL,

All is in readiness for the charity
Ian to be given by the young ladies
Of the Catholic church, this evening,
ut the gymnasium Of the Catholic
school. Shcridan's orchestra has been
engaged to provide music for dancing.
Refreshments will be served and beau
ttul decorations in the red, white and
blue win remind guests that the pur-
pose or the function is to raise funds
for patriotic as we'll as for charitable
uses. The hostesses extend a cordial
in vltation to their friends to have part
IL the pleasant entertainment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
FlREMEN TO TAKE
TESTS ON CAMPUS

Physical examinations for the four
candidates who passed the mental ex-
aminations for employment as city
firemen will be held at the university
athletic field at o'clock Friday even
ing. The quartet of tentative fire
fighters will be put through a course
of tests consisting of running. jump
ing and endurance stunts. Those who
pass this test will be eligible to en-
ployment in the fire department under
civil service rules. A total of II can
didateS took the mental examinations.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
BACK FROM FUNERAL,

Attorney and Mrs. w T.. Moore re-
turned yesterday from Philipsburg,
where they We're summoned to attend
the funeral of John Lucas, superin-
tendent Of the Bi-Metallc Mining
company, who died a week ago at Long
Beach, Cal. Charles johnson went
also to participate in the F.lks' service
held IN Mr.. Lucas honor Sunday aft =
crnoon at the Masonic temple. A Sec
ond service was held Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, this being requiem
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
PIONEER OF STATE
DIES IN MISSOULA

After short illness with heart
trouble. p. NJ. Berry, a pioneer of
western Montana, passed awax yester-
day morning at his home, $50 East
Main street. Mr.. Berry, who was IS
years old, is survived by his wife and
their three daughters, Mrs. NJ. c. Gill,
der, residing near Fort Missoula. Miss
Agnes Berry and Miss Ruth Berry in
this city. He has also several brothers
and sisters living at the old family
home in Indiana.
Mr.. Berry served in the Civil War
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
Bret Bits of
MisSOulQ NeuyS
Very truly yours,
T.. w. kRAM ER.

DIR. Anna James, osteopath. s34 blk.
ADV.
Miss Jessie +. Proebstel came in to
the city yesterday from Stark.
Dr. Louise Smith. osteopath, SIS
Adv.
+. D Dudley came in to Missoula
on business yesterday from Darby.
F. G. Moore. chiropractor phone 1854.
ADV.
II. 4. Caldwell and +. G.. Connolly
We're in Missoula yesterday from Bill
Ings.
Floral offering for departed friend,
Anderson Greenhouse, 1863 phone.-Adv.
J. \. Swanson, Patrick Mccarthy and
NJ. J. Flynn are in the city today from
Potomac.
Marsh, the undertaken, 2ll W. Cedar.
Phone 32l.-Adv.
Mr. and Mrs L. II. Jcannot have
been for two days guests in Missoula
from Dixon.
Lenses ground at this office. Dr.
Schweiker. optical specialist. Mont. Blk.
ADV.
c. II. Muckler left last evening for
Chicago, to remain for a week or
longer on business.
Sister Gertrude of st. Claire's hos
pital at Fort Benton was operated
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
The Military Reserve.
Editor Missoulian:

Editor Muscular:
! believe it would be well for the
public to consider the following points
before proceeding with the project Of
fencing in and farming a portion of
the Fort Missoula military reservation:
This land is at present being used
as pasture by some of the residents of
Missoula and vicinity and is furnish
ing pasture to probably about 100 dairy
cows which, ! would assume, are from
one sixth to one-tenth of the total
number of cows supplying the city Of
Missoula with milk. These cows do not
belong to any small number of indi-
viduals but are nearly ali owned
singly or in pairs by different families.
A large percentage of the cows belong
to actual residents Of the city Of Mis-
soula and are driven out by a herd
boy in the morning and returned at
night AT the present price of hay this
pasture is probably easily worth $40
per month per COW or for all $1,000
per month or $1,000 total from May !
to November l. This is probably as
large or a larger net return than will
be received from this land cultivated
In addition to this, If this land is
fenced in, it will be permanently TAX
en- away from Missoula and vicinity as
grazing land, since the fort officials
do not have authority to allow private
~ owned stock to Craze inside of the
fenced portion of the military reser-
walton. Also, if this land is ploWed up
and cultivated this year, the present
sod viii be destroyed and unless 1t is
cultivated each year following, 1t Will
grow up in weeds which will be
In regard to the capacity of the
ditch supplying Orchard Homes with
water. / might say in this connection
that l measured the flow of the Or
chard Homes ditch July 20, 1914 above
all points of diversion and found the
flow to be o.2O2 miners inches. The
ditch was then running at about its
full capacity At that time the ditch
superintendent, Mr.. Woods, was exert
ing his utmost efforts to make the
water go around. There was just
enough water to irrigatc the land I'M
der cultivation which was about 1900
acres. 1t is very likely that by care
full use of the water it would irrgate
a larger acreage, but on account OF
the gravel subsoil Of the land under
this ditch, and on account Of the fact
that the land is in small tracts, it be-
ing hard to irrigate at all without at
least five to ten inches and still more
for hay or grain, it Is not likely that
higher duty for the water than one
inch per acre can be expected. This
year nearly every acre under the ditch
is being ploWed. There are two tracts
that ! know of in particular of 200
acres to which lateralS have been con-
structed, which We're not irrigated in
1914. There are 1899 acres entitled to
water from the ditch. Taking this into
consideration, it seems to me unlikely
that there will he enough water for any
additional land during any possible dry
spell, unless the ditch is enlarged.
There Is plenty Of water in the Mis-
SOulI river and no doubt it would be
good thing to enlarge the ditch any
way.
Very truly yours,
f. w, KRAMER
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25

high mass at the Catholic church, at
which Mrs. Moore sang the solo num-
bers. Mr.. Lucas was buried with
solemn honor in the Philipsburg ceme-
terry. He had been resident for many
years in western Montana and is sur
vived by one son.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25

upon yesterday at st. Patricks hos.
pital IN this city. Sister Gertrude ha,
been for the last six weeks a patien,
at St Patrick's hospital.
Home cooking at the Coffee Parlor
ADV.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Boyer and Ma
poleon Claude We're in Missoula for the
day from their homes at Huson.
DR.. Willard. osteopath. First National
Bank.--Adv.
Charles Woksnstein of st. lgnatius.
formerly 4 resident Of AIissoula. is In
town today. He expects to remain "A
week
7Ge money to loan. II. D. Fisher
Adv.
Miss c. VI. Reynolds and Miss Julia
Burdick arrived in Missoula yester-
day from Glendiye. They are guests at
the Shapard hotel
DR.. Harrison, practice limited to eyes,
ear, nose. throat ana the fitting Of
glasses. office, Higgins block.-Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Meglasson, Miss
Cordelia Bennett and DR.. T. A. Mat
theWs motOr"d in to Missoua yester-
day from st. lenatius.
e. Gwinn. Nj. D.. eye, ear. nose and
throat specialist. Glasses ground at
the office First Natl. Bank Bldg.-Adv.
Mrs. l. +. Keith expects to return
today to her home at Thompson Falls,
after being two days visiting friends
and shopping in Missoula
Tailored and fancy hats, $500. La
Vogue Millinery, Simons bldg ADV.
Miss Velma Sabelman, who has been
for the last year with her sister, Mrs
+. a. Clute in this city. leaves this
morning for her home at Mead, Neb.
Attorney Derwood Washington has
returned from Glendive, where he was
the death of his brother, Robert Wash
ington.
The Ladies Aid society of the Swed-
ish Congregational church will meet
Win MIS- Johu tdiltfl, ~ litI NOME,
SO A'der street at $50 Thursday
f -rrcJn.
A daughter is born at o local hos
pital to Mr.. and Mrs. p b. Argo of
Plains, Mrs. Argo was before her
marriage. Miss Katherine Mcdonald
of this city.
Mrs. A, j. Brewer of Roman, who
was operated upon four weeks ago at
st, Patrck's hospital, has now gone to
the Florence hotel to remain during
her ConValescence.
Rev. r. G. Williams Of the Montana
Children's Home Finding society is in
the city. Mr.. Williams says that he
hopes to find in this city a responsive
attitude toward the institution.
Arthur J. Durand of Maxville filed
application at the United States land
office yesterday for additional home
stead entry upon 500 acres, the
northwest quarter. the southwest quar-
ter of the northeast quarter the north
east quarter of the southwest quarter
and the west half of the southeast
quarter of section IS, township s north,
range IA west.
Guests in Missoula yesterday were
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Comings and their
daughter, returning to their home at
Oberlin, Ohio after an extended trip
along the Pacific coast. Mr.. Comngs
has been for more than 80 years a
merchant. conducting an extensive
and Mrs. 'Comings We're given welcome
by the alumni of Oberlin college re-
siding in Missoula.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25

and came to Montana about 30 years
ago. He made bis home near Carlton,
in the Bitter Root valley for some time
and later was salesman for a nursery
company. Mr.. Berry was a member OF
the First Methodist church of this city.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow morning at TO-: 80 o'clock at
the Marsh chapel. Interment will be in
Missoula cemetery.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
MIDTOWN TALENT
TO PRESENT SHOW

A minstrel show, the proceeds of
which will be used for civic improve
ments in Midtown. will be given in
Finn hall, near Midtown. at o'clock
this evening. The. show will he pre-
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-25
Missoula Man Says Lots May
Be Had Free Of Charge
for Farming.
CATTLE ON PASTURE
Military Reservation Now
Being Used by Many
Dairy Farmers.

Editor Missoulian:
Dear Sir:--I own n half block of
ground consisting of eight lots. in
south Missoula; also two lots in Glen
wood Park. l shall be very glad to
give the use OF them, free of charge, to
anyone for agricultural purposes.
NJ. SOLOMON.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-25
eoemoHr .a.s. sY RANK t spEas,1sn

they'll lift you in for the next shock, Spike. When you're ready to comcc:t suicide, I'm ready to go to the straps ahead of you or after you-that's as the sheriff may prefer. But until that moment comes, Spike"-a threatening information made itself felt within the studied utterance-"until that moment, Spike, you will take your orders from me-understand?"
 Spike looked gloomily down at the ticket he held in his hand. He real ized he was utterly helpless. All right" he said grufIiy.
 Seagrue shook hands with the sher- if as he followed Spike across the platform. T don't think I'll have any more trouble with him." he said in an undertone. Thank you just the same, sheriff.
 With the rival construction crews, matters were reaching a somewhat critical stage in their race. Both the Colorado & Coast and the Copper Range & Tidewater companies had reached the limits of the city of Las Vegas, where, owing to the topogra- phy of the country as well as to the difficulties of getting through the town, possible rights of way were ex- ceedingly scarce. A section almost immediately in front now of both con- struction gangs was occupied by
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-25

frOrnpt ACtlOn.
 weather-beaten pioneer who bore the name of Cassidy, and his comfortable cottage obstructed both surveys.
 The advent of two railroads building neck and neck across the desert through the little town had naturally stirred every inhabitant of it to high pitch of excitement. Small wonder that Cassidy's head had become in some degree confused as to values. and by the time Rhinelander got around to see the bronzed pioneer with check for two thousand dollars the price first put upon the property by it's veteran owner-valuations had risen and Cassidy declared that he would sell for ten thousand dollars and not cent less.
 Rhinelander, considerably taken aback, impatiently assented to the ex- orbitant sum named, and going inside the cottage, wrote out his check for it. In exchange he received Cassidys rather uncertain signature, on the GUS tomary legal form, granting to the Copper Range & Tide Water Railway company privileges over the Cassidy land as freehold owner.
 Seagrue, arriving from town, learned from his foreman of the status of the insignificant plot of ground, adverse possession of which might frustrate their persistent plans for obstructing Rhinelander. With his surveyors Sea grue hurried to the end of the work and reached the ground just in time to encounter Rhinelander coming out of Cassidy's house and the agreement duly signed and delivered in his hand And behind Rhinelander came George Storm ready to bring the men up to take possession of the Cassidy de mesne
 5 Seagrue and his followers halted them and Rhinelander, feeling the vic tory all his own, explained the situa- tion to Seagrue, while Storm. amiably but firmly, ordered Seagrues men to get off the Copper Range property.
 Seagrue, without saying anything to controvert what he had heard, walked straight into Cassidy's house. I'm sorry to be a little late, Cassidy" he began, bluntly. You know we want your property. And we're prepared to pay you a reasonable price for it. not an extravagant price, declared Seagrue, impressively, nothing of that kind, but" he asked, buttouhoiing the old man with friendly em. .'hasis. just what is right and fair don't know what you consider your property worth" he continued. talking so fast the old man could not get a word in edgewise, but 1 have written out a check here for fifteen thousand dol-
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-25
OF THE SAME NAME. FILM CORPORATION.
 SYNOPSIS.
SYNOPSIS.

Little Helen Holmes. daughter of Gen eral Holmes, railroad man, is rescued from imminent danger on a scenic rail road by George storm, a newsboy. Grown to young womanhood. Helen saves Storm. now a fireman, her father, and his friends Amos Rhinelandsr, financier, and Robert Seagrue, promoter. from threatened col iision. Safebreakers employed by Seagrue steal General Holmes survey plans of the cutoff line for the Tidewater, fatally wound the general and escape. Her ia ther's estate badly involved by his death, Helen goes to work on the Tidewater. Helen recovers the survey plans from Sea finds an accidentally made proof of the survey blueprint. Storm is employed by Rhinelander. Spike and his confederate safebreakers steal Rhinelander's pay roll money. Helen pursues and, with a police mans aid, captures two Of them and re- covers the money. Spike. befrieaded by Helen, in his turn saves her and the right-of-way contracts when Seagrue kid maps her,
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-25

into the blazing sunshine convinced Seagrue that something was up. Rhinelanders laborers and track lay CTS under Storms directions parted and stood eXpectant at each side of the run of track on which Cassidy's house had been so unceremoniously dropped. Seagrue saw, too late, what Storms radical move in the fight meant.
 Storm, scent of battle in his nos trils, stood on the footboard us the sturdy switch engine started On it came, accelerating fast from one, two, ten, twenty miles an hour up to thirty. With the safety valve popping and smoke streaming in cloud from the
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-25

to throw everything movable in the outfit car out on the sand.
 Seagrue, watching from distance the sudden activity among Rhineland- CTS forces, watched the new develop ments with much curiosity and some little anxiety. He saw the switch en- zine speed down the line, couple to the outfit car and hack away with it for s dash. In the cab all was ex- citement. Under Storms orders. prep ar2tions were being made for a rec ord dash, and as the engine stopped with the outfit car in front of it down below the second switch, huge vol Umes of smoke pouring from the stack
The Carlisle independent., 1917-01-25

the queer flyer, and Soda Water Sal was well upon them before they real ized it was she None the less hearty, however, was her welcome. and when the expectant throng made out Helen's face at the cab window chorus of shouts went up to greet her.
 With her hair in the wind and her eyes burning with excitement, the white-faced girl brought the aston ished old machine to a stop close to he coach. Rhinelandeg and the con iuctor ran to greet her. Few words vere needed in explanation, few were ost. Coupling the coach ahead of the witch engine and hustling the dep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17
GERMAN CASUALTIES

Berlin. April 16.-German cas- ualties reported in the German of ficiaI casualty lists during the month of March, show that 54,S03 men were killed, died of wounds or sickness or were made prisoner or are missing, according to a statement made public here to- night. The tabulated statement follows:
 Killed or died of wounds. 10,S63. Died of sickness, 2679.
 Prisoners or missing. 6247.
 Wounded, 3J,O15.
 The statement says the fOregO- ing casualties. added to those re- ported previously, bring the total given fin the German official lists since the beginning of the war, to 4,1SO,986, as follows:
 Killed or died of wounds. 96O, ,760. Died of sickness, 63,920.
 Prisoners or missing, 512,S5S
 Wounded, 2,643,42S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17
TRAVELLING MEN TO
 MARCH IN PARADE

All travelling men of Birmingham are called to meet at the Chamber of Com merce auditorium tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock to form for the Liberty Day parade, which begins to march at s i. O clock. It is declared that all men who travel, whether members of the T. F. A., the U. c. A., or the Alabama Travellers, are urged to be present. It is stated that the travelling men will form for the parade tomorrow night but the call does not apply to the automobile parade, which is to be held tomorrow morning.
 The travellers are to meet at the Cham Der of Commerce building at 7:30 D. m., and will be furnished with flags and ban ners and to be able to fall in line when the parade starts. All those who are go- ing to be present should call some mem- Der of the committee, or the T. P. A. office, William Mabry, secretary, in the Empire building, and give their name The committee is as follows: Charles Abrams, chairman; J. l.. Powell, C. M. Hanzlik, A. T. Baugh, J. E. Robinson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17

eirn office were at the station to bid farewell to the ambassador and Mrs. Penfeld, and in the name of the Aus tro-Hu garan government, presented 1 Mrs. Penfield with flowers and other gifts.
 The semi-official Fremdenblatt, on April 10. pointed out in a leader that, with diplomatic relations between
 Washington and Vienna intact, and in . tercourse between the embassy and the state department unchecked, certain military information likely to hurt Germany would reach the American government and this is considered one reason why the severance of relations became necessary.
 To the very last, the Austro- Hungar ian government seemed loath to exert in any way control over American dip lomatic communications. MT. Grew, charge d'affaires. was handed his pass ports on Easter Sunday at 2:15 o'clock in the afternoon, but the news was suppressed until the following Tues day. The people of Vienna, who had hoped to see a rupture aboided, accepted the announcement with the greatest calm. No demonstrations were made against Americans and the Austro- Hungarian authorities treated them with usual consideration, waiving for their benefit nearly all passports and baggage regulations
 In Austro- Hungarian government circles the rupture itself was not pop ular, according to the general belief In the Hungarian Diet, the govern ment was attacked by the opposition for having severed relations, but statement from the government quick ly quieted Premier Tisza's opponents. Nowhere in the monarchy could antag- onism toward the United States be found, which was true also in the highest military circles and the varl- ous ministries.
 The announceemnt is made on high authority that the monarchy does not contemplate declaring war on the United States. that it is willing GO leave further developments in the hands of the American government. Nothing was placed in the way of the departure of Charge Grew and his staff for the government expressed itself as believing that no guarantee regard ing the Austro-H Hungarian diplomatic representatives in the United States would be needed.