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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
NEW YORK WRITER
VISITS MISSOULA
Robert w. Bruere Interviews
Operators and |. w. w.

Robert w. Brucre, contributing
editor OF the New Republic, and now
special representative of the New York
Evening Post, spent yesterday in Mis-
soula, investigating various phases of
the l. w. w. lumber strike in this re :
gion. lie conferred with mill owners,
nltcd States forestry officials and
representatives of the lumberjacks.
Mr. Bruere has been in the field II
weeks, following the federal investigat-
ing committee through the southwest
ana up the Pacific coast, then moving
east through Washington, Idaho and
naontana alone. lie went east to Butte
last night.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
MAR INSURANCE
IS WORTH WHILE.
Government Plan Should Be
Accepted by Soldiers
Eagerly.
w. /. FRASER EXPLAINS
MissOula Man Points Good
Things About Plan of
Country.
w. l. FRASER EXPLAINS

Buy all you can" is the proper an
swer to give soldiers who want advice
concerning the governments life in
surance. said w. l. Fraser, Missoula
insurance man, yesterday.
mere are several reasons whs
Young men who are in the army or Ok :
Iect To be should take all the govern
inent insurance they can carry" he
said.
Five Good Reasons.
First. the government is so,,;,u
NE insurance to the soldiers at .net
cost term rates during peace times.
second. the government gives the
INSURED five years after the war in
when to convert this temporary IN
sHrance into any form that he NAV
select from the classes of policies
prescribed by the regulations of tn,
bureau. w
Tnlrd, such new insurance win be
sold at the net premium (actua1 COS,
without any charge for expenses of any
kind).
fonrth. this new insurance will
provide Tor cash, loan. paid IN. and
extended insurance values.
Firth. life companies do not desire
war risks, regardless of the amount ot
premium paid by the insured. II is
improbable, as the following examples
will show:
Toronto Expenses Enormous.
The liability which the CITY %,
Toronto assumed when it undertool,
TO insure the lives OF all soldiers for
merry residing in that city is assum
ing enormous proportions. The tota
cost to the city up to September 81
amounts to s2.247,733. The business i.
summarized as follows Paid bv cit,
directly. prior to 1917, 1895, 900: during
1917, s1,OO3,O00; paid to companies as
premiums previous to 1917, $741,03S:
premiums during 1917, s1O5,6S5; tota,
cost to city, s2.247733 This huge
sum, practically two and once quartz,
millions of dollars. will be largely in
creased before the end of the wear
Here are the details in connection
with soldiers insurance to date:
Premiums paid to companies dur
Ing 1917: Metropolitan Life, S6s.643.
Aetna Life, $42,042.
premiums paid to companies pre-
Eious to 1917; Metropolitan Life. 500,
$50; Aetna Life, s9l,646; State Life
$3s,5O6.
Claims paid during 1917: Metro
rolitan Life, 1875, $4,000; Aetna Life
90. $4,000; State Life, Il, $4,000; Cit,
OF Toronto, 1908, sl.033,o 900.
Claims paid previous to 1917:
Metropolitan Life. 53s, s5SS,O0O; Aetna
Lie, So, S5S00o; State Life, A. $4,000;
City of Toronto. 39S, $39S, 900"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
Says PetrOgrad Disorders
Are Greatly Exaggerated

London, Dec. 3O.-The Petrograd
correspondent Of the Daily News, who
Las Just returned there after a three
months visit to England, telegraphing
nhdef GATE OF Saturday says that re-
ports OF disorder in the Russian cap
ltdl printed in English newspapers,
are based mainly on wilful misreprc-
s"nlation by opposition newspapers il.
Pelrograd. He says that the city is
more orderly than for some months
before the Bolsheviki took control and
That the government for the first time
since the revolution is based on real
force.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
Missoula People Enjoy
Use of Library Rooms

MisSoula people are making good
use of the library reading room on
Sunday afternoons. When this room
WAS first thrown open for public use
on Sunday but few took advantage OF
the privilege. Its popularity has been
steadily growing, however, until now
the room is well filled every week
Yesterday AZ of Missoula's people
made use of the reading room.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
Better Wages Stimulate
Hard Coal Production

Mount Carmel. Pa, Dec. 30.-The
new wage scale for anthracite mine
workers authorized by presidential
proclamation has resulted in unprece-
denied production and the highest
wages in the history of the hard coal
region.
Miners yesterday received their first
pay under the new scale and i'm many
instances 1t ran as high as $50 for
two weeks work while some were said
TO have earned more than 5000 from
December / to December L.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
Argentine Vessel Goes On
Rocks Off Atlantic Coast

An Atlantic Port, Dec. 30.-An Ar
gentine freight steamer. at first mis-
taken for an American transport
through confusion Of the name over
the wireless Is high on the beach to-
night off the coast here. She was light
and inbound. The crew was rescued
by life guards before the vessel was
finally driven through the breakers.
Wrecking tugs have gone to the
scene.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
GERALDINE WINS
over ARBUCkLE
Grand Opera Actress Given
Plaudits Louder Than
'Fatty's.'
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
StupendOus Aztec Play and
Clever Comedy Appear
at Empress.
EXCELLENT PROGRAM

TO few is fame given in more than
one field. Miss Geraldine Farrer is
one of the few. Yesterday Miss Far
rar was known to a minority as a
gifted singer, to the great majority AS
tisements. Today, while the minority
wonders where it's singer fingers, the
majority is placing Miss Farrar beside
Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin
and the rest in its warm esteem.
One Of Years Best.
Indeed, the fame which Miss Farrar
is winning in the movies will soon
dwarf her repute as a singer If she
continues such excellent acting under
such favorable auspices as are COM
bined in THE Woman God Forgot
which yesterday began three day
stand at the Empress theater. The
picture Is perhaps the best shown in
Missoula during the year which ends
today; certainly none has been pre-
scented more lavishly and few have Of
Tered better acting.
Full Of Excitements.
The plot of THE Woman God For
got is its one weak feature, but plots
seem to count for little in the screen
world. And whatever triteness and
impossibilities are in this story of an
Aztec princess and the Spanish invad
ers were forgotten by yesterdays big
crowds in the excitements Of thrilling
hand to- hand battles and stupendous
settings. The spectators actually
cheered and clapped at the several
crises of the drama--a rare event in
this undemonstrative city.
FATTY" Arbucl<ie, Too.
II greater tributes to the talents of
Miss Farrar and the daring of the pro-
dncers are desired let 1t be said that
The Woman God Forgot" was more
appreciated even than the best comedy
FATTY" Arbuckle has ever produced,
which is also on the Empress program
today and tomorrow.
In the big picture Miss Farrar is the
daughter of Montezuma, princess of the
rich Aztecs and honored by the gods.
She falls in love with a young Spanish
soldier and for mis- sake allows the in
vading Christians to enter her city, I'M
der solemn promise of withdrawal
once her lover is rescued. The PROM
Use is broken and, after stupendous
battle in which thousands of actual
casualties must have occurred, the city
rs ravaged, the treasure of Montezuma
plnndered and all the Aztecs save the
broken hearted princess put to the
sword.
Fatty" Arbuckle adds new evidence
IN support of the belief which Charley
Chaplin lately has been encouraging,
comic resources of the slap
stick and the human anatomy are not
In his present offering
the plump Mr.. Arbuckle actually does
more than fall down and kick he con.
trives several inherently funny situa-
tons and a tangible plot.
Combined. the two pictures contrast
strongly. it is true, but the Combina-
ton is nevertheless the best which the
Empress theater has offered in some
time and should command large pa
tionage, to the great good Of our Uncle
Sammee's war chest.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
RUSSIAN FAMILY MURDERED

fetrosrad, Saturday, Dec. 29.--The
murder OF former Premier Goremykin,
MS wife and his brother-in-la is
reported in the Petrograd newspapers
To-Day. They are said to have been
slain by robbers at the estate Of the
former premier at Sotchy, trans eau
casia,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
Eight States Qualify for
Vocational Education Fund

Washington, Dec. 3O.-Eight states
have been allotted shares of the
federal fund for vocational edu-
cation. having complied with the
terms of the law and agreed to raise a
dollar at home for every federal dol
lar received. Among them are Idaho,
$4,000, aud North Dakota, $a5,205,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
All Through Freight Will
Miss C0ngested Chicago

Chicago, Dec. 30In compliance
with the order of Secretary McAdoo
heads of all roads entering Chicago
will meet tomorrow to take the neces-
sary steps toward routing through
freight around Chicago instead of
through that city. 1t is expected that
this will cut down the time of coast
to coast shipments from 10 days to
two weeks.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
Salvation Army School
to Celebrate New Year

ne SalNation Army Sunday school
VIII hoid It's annual young peoples
new Years party this evening. The
program will begin at s o'clock. After
the program, prizes for work in vari-
Gus branches of the Sunday school
will be awarded.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
Audrey Manda Misbehaves
and Is Locked Up Agar,

Audrey Manda, manager Of the Los
Angeles rooming house, has misbe-
haved again. the police say. Despite
frequent promises of model conduct
the woman made herself open to ar
rest yesterday under the city's ROOM
Ing house ordinance. She will be given
hearing today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
Home
lanes Gardner Finds 1t in
Jail.

James Gardner, instead of see
ing pink elephants as a result Of
"A Sunday souse, became possessed
by the belief that he lived at 537
East Pine street
But when he tried to occupy the
house at that number he found
trouble. He wasn't a bit welcome,
and the police were called.
Gardeners address this morning
is Cell No. 3. city Jail.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
SO Below Zero Recorded
in County in New York

Glenn Falls, n. Y. Dee. 30.-Unof-
1lclal reports from the northern sec
tion of Warren county stated that the
temperature this morning ranged from
~ to 6a degrees below zero, the latter
mark at Thurman station.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31

Senator Marconi was a member of
the Italian mission which visited the
United States last spring. After his
return he served on the staff Of Gen.
eral Diaz. the Italian commander in
chief. giving special attention to the
wireless system at the front.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
Contingent of Volunteers
Lands Somewhere in France

Paris, Dec. ga lIavas dispatch
dated somewhere in France" says that
a contingent of volunteers'' has landed
there. The volunteers were received
by the general commanding the mill
tary district.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
The MlSSOUlA DANCING ACAD
ENVY,

where the latest ballroom dances are
taught by modern motheds Glasses
Monday and Friday evenings. Private
lessons by appointment Phone l67
Red.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
853 new NAMES
FOR RED CROSS
Campaign Here Was Success,
Secretary of Chapter
Reports.
BRANCHES SEND MANY
1873 Additional Memberships
Reported From Smaller
Places.

The Christmas Rcd Cross member
snip drive was a success"
rms statement was made by Mrs.
EdNa FERGUSON, secretary of the Mis-
Souia Red Cross chapter, last night.
tnli returns have not come in vet. b,lt
those which have been reported are
sufficient to make certain the charac
Ter OF the drive which was conducted
from December II to %. The most of
the city returns are in as are those of
the larger branches.
1853 New Memberships.
~ MISSOURI there are, as a result of
the membership campaign, S4S new
annual members: four new subscrih-
ing members; one new contributing
member. Annual membership dues
are one dollar; those of subscribing
membership are two dollars, and those
Of contributing membership five dol
lars.
four branches have been heard from.
The superior branch reports II new
members. The Moicsc branch 80 new
members. The st. Regis branch II
new members The Abortion branch
90 new members.
The results from two of tho CITY dis
tricts are yet to he turned in. and
there are 10 branches which have not
reported. With the outstanding re-
ports in, the new membership will
have passed all expectations, is the be-
lief of those in charge.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
0ESERTER ARRESTED.

c. G. Atkinson was arrested in Mis-
soula yesterday. n" is wanted in
Seattle for desertion from the United
States army. Officer William Moore
made the arrest.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
THEATRICAL MAN PASSES.

Chicago. Dec. 30.-George Castle, 4.
years old, member of the firm of Kohl
and Castle and one of the most widely
known theatrical men in the country,
died Saturday night at Miami. Fla.
according to word received here to.
day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
Marconi Appointed to U. S.
Italian High Commissioners

Rome, Dec. 29.-William Marconi. in
ventor Of the Marconi telegraph, has
been appointed Italian high commits
sioner to the United States.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31
NOTICE,

All accounts due Peers and White
must be paid February l.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-31

Astrology readings. Phone 15sl.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-02
Submarines"
Really Naval Targets

New York, April 2-The mystery
Of the Is submarines reported cap
tured by an American warship in an
ANONYMOUS cable message from Pan
anna, said to haye been seen by pas
sengers on the steamship Advance,
was cleared by the Rev. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Candor Of the Presbyter-
ian board Of foreign missions, pas
sengers on the steamship Carrillo
from Panama, who also saw the same
spectacle.
Somewhat reluctant to spoil the
story, the clergyman said the reported
U-bcats were merely procession of
naval targets in tow Of seven war
ships.
TIE Carri1lo, bound for New York,
Npassnd the captured submarines
off S;.n Salvador, about the time that
the Advance, steaming southwark,
did likewise. The fact that they
were naval targets was plainly evi :
dene from the CarrilIo, although lying
low in the water and with super.
structures that might be taken for
coming towers, they somewhat re-
sembled submarines, DR.. Candor said.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-02
STRICT NEUTRALITY is POLICY
OF new SWEDISH CABINET, SAYS
PREMIER ON ASSUMING OFFICE

London, April 2-Strict neutrality
will be the policy Of the new Swedish
cabinet, according to a Stockholm
dispatch to Reuters. The new pre-
mier, Carl Swartz, has issued the fol-
lowing statement:
in conformity with the principles
laid down by His Majesty in charging
me with the formation Of a new min
istry the first duty Of the government
will be to follow faithfully the sound
policy Of impartial neutrality which
His Majesty and the former ministry
successfully carried out. It is true
that the difficulties have lately in
creased more and more, but the gov
eminent regards such a policy as the
surest means of finding a solution to
such problems.
I'm striving to prevent the country
from being involved in the world
war, while fearlessly maintaining it's
independence, the cabinet hopes to
gain the support of the Riksdag and
the Swedish people. Certain ques-
tons concerning the commercial pol
icy of the country which are very i'm
portant for the feeding OF our people
and for the maintenance Of our in
dustries will be the subjects of special
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-02
BRITISH FREIGHT
Liner, CHASED BY
SUBMARINE, SAFE

UNDATED, April 2.--speed, dark
ness and strategy combined to- save
the British freight steamship Knight
of the Garter from destruction by a
German submarine off the French
coast The freighter arrived today in
an American harbor from a French
port.
with a few hours Of daylight re-
naming on March 10, the British YES
sci sighted two small craft a mile dis
tant. They seemed harmless sailing
boats, but Captain Stevens said the
fact that tiny sailing ships we're $50
miles off land aroused his suspicious,
and he put on full speed ahead. The
small boats suddenly disappeared, he
said, and he was convinced they were
submarines
Captain Stevens ordered the stern
gun prepared and the vessel kept on,
and after dark a small light appeared
directly aStern. The unidentified YES
sci appeared to Jbe gaining fast, Cap
tain Stevens said, SO he ordered all
tights extinguished and swung his
ship sharply to starboaTd. The sup
posed submarine later disappeared.
The Knight Of the Garter brought as
her only cargo large box bearing the
address: DIR. Dispatcher, Omaha
Captain Stevens said it contained
something handsome from the French
government for DR.. Dispatcher In ap-
probation of his service with the
American Red Cross in France
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-02
Annual Charity Ball
of Bridgeport Lodge
of Elks on April 9

Reports indicating that the annual
charity ball of Bridgeport Lodge of
Elks, to be held at the Casino, April 8,
will surpass those of previous years
were presented yesterday at meet
ing of the committee in charge OF ar
rangements. It is expected that the
attendance will set a record, and the
committee is working strenuously to
make the ball this year the most dis
tinctive success ever held under the
auspices of the E1ks.
The committee which has charge of
the arrangements consists OF William
B. Prendergast, chairman; Hubert J.
Donnelly, secretary; William @. Buck
ley. John T. Mccormick, Arthur M.
Wilson, Ernest P. Lyon, Louis Kut-
scher, Edward Lonergan, John L.
Hickey, Ray F.. Sullivan, william nj.
Terrence, Walter Loewith, Horace M
Whitney. Daniel e. Johnson, Ralph W.
Barnes and William e. Allen.
Several enjoyable novelties win be
introduced at the ball this year and
the committee is busted working out
details of what promises to be a most
delightful program. The COMMITTEES
will hold its final meeting this week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-02
DUTCH LANGUAGE
AFTER WAR WILL
RECEIVE IMPETUS
Plans to Place Tongue In More
Prominent Place In World
Languages.

The Hague, Netherlands, April p
Signs are not wanting that, partly as
a consequence of the war, the Dutch
language is to take a more prominent
place in the world than it has done in
the last century. Plans on foot to es-
tablish chair in the Dutch language
literature and history at London Uni
versity movement that has attract
ed the more interest in the British
metropolis because of the numerous
and growing Dutch-speaking popula-
ton that now forms part of the Brit
ish Empire, as citizens of United
South Africa.
In Germany professorships in
Dutch already existed at Bonn and
Munster universities, and the events
of the war have led the authorities at
Leipzig to afford similar facilities.
The temporary German rule in the
Flemish parts of Belgium has natur-
ally evoked increased interest, in
Dutch in Germany. Indeed, many of
the Germans more directly concerned
have already acquired a knowledge
of the language.
In addition to existing Dutch insti-
tutions in America, there is a move
ment on foot in the United States for
the establishment Of a chair in Meth
erlands history and literature at the
University Of Michigan. It is in Mich
1gan and Iowa that the Dutch element
is still strong today.
A recent writer on this subject esti-
mated the numbers of the Dutch
speaking race in the world at 1880
900 souls.
If the Dutch manage to hold Ho1-
land, and of that there seems little
doubt land if, as is likely, Flanders
is afforded, more opportunity for de-
velopment after the war then it has
enjoyed hitherto, the Dutch believe a
bright future awaits them in north
west Europe, where this sturdy race
already forms a compact population
of 100000 souls.
In the Dutch East Indies the max
ing and moulding of new nation is
committed to their hands. Altogether
the Dutch are convinced that the
signs point tofan increasingly import
ant share for them in the mission and
future of the white race.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-02
BERLIN CALM
As WAR WITH
u. s. IS NEAR

Berlin, April 2. (via LOndon)-
Never in the history of nations. per-
haps, has there been so little excite
ment on the eve of wer between two
great countries as at present in. Ger
many. Everybody knows that within
few days America will declare war
against Germany, but no one seems
particularly impressed by it. Ehe
movement for reform naturally abb
serbs all interest here. while the revo-
luton in Russia assumes second place
in the minds of the people, and war
with America is hardly ever discussed.
It is accepted as an unavoidable vicis-
situde OF fate that must be borne in
the best way possible.
At the same time it must not be
supposed that Americas military and
naval power are underestimated here,
nor that responsible persons, or even
the, people at large, minimize the
weight of moral and financial aid that
she can bring to the support Of Ger
manys enemies. But since the al
tentative is to give up the U-boat war
or face an American war, the people
will prefer the latter, for nothing can
change their conviction that the sub.
marines will end all wars.
Little News From America Received
The news from America is exceed
ingly scant, the papers publishing
seldom more than 200 or 800 words
daily, mostly extracts from French
papers, the correspondents Of which
seem absolutely ignorant of things
and ways American. Their reports
on Americas war preparations bear
the stamp Of fantastic exaggeration.
and one cannot help suspecting that
Reuter- has surrendered to them the
monopoly Of supplying Germany
with American war news for sin.
lister purposes.
None of the papers has commented
editorially on the American situation
within the last few days, their col
umns being filled with sensational
speeches for or against reform deliv.
cred in the Prussian upper and lower
houses and the Reichstag, which were
in session here until last evening.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-04-02
Storrs Students Vote
For Military Training

Storrs, April 1.-The student body
of the Connecticut Agricultural Col
lege, at a mass meeting voted with
out Dissenting voice to cooperate
with the faculty in the decision to
have 15 hours a week previously de-
voted to academic courses turned over
to the military department for in
struction in military science and war
tactics. The students have had three
hours set aside each week for drill.
CSaptain Amory, u. s. A., attached
to the cavalry. military instructor, in
an address to the students stated that
by commencement week he expected
that the college would furnish 1875
men who will have had sufficient
training to be commissioned in a
volunteer army.