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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
FAILURE To REPORT
SAME AS DESERIIOh
Statement of General Cro"der.
Considering Activities
of Watson.

Washington. Aug. Provost Mar
saal General CrDgder. ia a statement
this afternoon. said failure 0f men
aalleI f0i examination under the draft
law automatically !nducted them into
the mIlitar, service. Failure 10 re-
port vas equivalent 70 desertion. and
the rs hole strength Of the milltary h.
20 apprehend deserteTs Il Il
Il necessary 20 use such force
II resistance - ATTEMPTED later
y hen the army seeks 70 apprehend de-
rerters." General CroWdsr said. IL viii
Instantly encounter troops Of the fed
eral government"
The alleged activities Of Thomas l.
Watson Of ThOnaston. Ca. are under
close scrutiny 0t the department %
justice. shOse officials are seeking Go
deiermins whether they oaa bring
! PROCEEDINGS against him because o. re-
cent statements urging resistance 70
The draft in his magazine
Copies Of the publication brought %
the attorney generals attention con-
tain lists Of contributions varying
from s. to sIsp 70 a fund 10 be de-
voted TO testing the constltutionallt'
cf the draft laH.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
NO CARS TODAY
PEOPLE Of BUTTE
WALK TO WORK
Manager Wharton Fears the
Tieup May Continue at
Least Month.
JlTNEYS AGAIN PUT
INTO COMMISSION
No Attempt to Be Made to
Run CarS-What the
Men Demand.

For the first time since June, 1916.
the Butte street car system vas tied
up today. The prob abilities are that
the tie-up will last for at least a
month. The employees struck at 6
O'Clock this morning because their
demands we're not met by the com
pany and because the offer OF the
company vas not considered accept
able. The street car mems strike will
be matter OF discussion at the meet
ing Of the Silver Bow Trades and
Labor council on Tuesday evening.
Jitney service is taking the place Of
the street cars between some localities
and the business section.
The local situation Developed late
yeHterday afternoon, as announced iu
the Post The street car men pre-
sented their refusal OF the Offer u
the company and Manager J. r.
Wharton refused 10 treat further As
result the strike became effective
after the last cars were turned into
the barn early this morning instead
q as had been expected on Monday
morning. Tho matter has not been
submitted 20 the Silver Bow Em-
plyyers' association aud as rar az 8.
known viii be handled by the man.
ager Of the street car company direct
with the men.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
In Federal Service.

As ire national guard gf the eoun-
fsE goes under federal control TO-DAY.
Governors tr states where disorder o.
ars wlI have 10 ask fedora. military
a-thorlties for help Or local civil a8-
ta9r.tie. are unable 20 gusI the dis
orders
PersOns resisting the draf, law. d.
uartmsut ~ justice officials announced
today whether iu Oklahoma or else
where N4l be sought oat. run d9Hn
and brought before the proper auth0rl-
Ties. NJ matter Al 81 hat cost
Provost Marshal General Cr0wder
and Assistant Attorney General Fluts.
iu charge 0f the enforcement Of the
daft lax. conferred a. length today
- 20 steps 10 be taken - check ard
draft agitatJrs in North Carolina
Georgia. Oklahoma and Qt1er lo1alaties-
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
CHINESE PREMIER IS
ADVOCATE OF REPUBLIC
Tuan Chi Jul Announces Gov
ernment Win Form New
Parliament.

Peking. Aug. Premier Tuan Chi
Jul has issued a statement declaring
himself a strong advocate Of republic
announcing that the government pro-
poses to form new parliament He
says the extreme action of the old
parliament brought the recent insane
attempt at restoring the monarchy.
Nevertheless Tuan Chi Jul says the
government will seek TO have pop
ular organ which by its constitution
will cooperate with the government
and be suited to the present condi-
ton of the people. The republican
government may be permanently Sc
cured for eastern Asia. Peace in
China and tranquility in the far east
will be promoted. although there may
be opposition from the radicals, yet
the welfare of the nation demands
that the plan be executed
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
MURDER or ARCHOUKE
TO Be MERELY PRETEXT

London. Aug. 4. - Louis EinsteIn.
former special agent Of the American
embassy at Constantinople. writes the
Times supporting the story of the
German conference July 5. 1914. pre-
eeding the declaration OF war. He
says that Marquis Garroni. the Ital-
ian ambassador at Constautinople,
told him that on July 10 the German
ambassador. Nangenheim. who had
returned TO Constsntinople from Ber-
lin the previous day. informed him Of
the conference at which Herr Wan
genheim himself MAS present and that
the war was decided upon at the con-
ference. The Austrian archduke's 5
murder was to be the pretext and the
plan was to present an nltimatum to
Serbia which she could not accept and
from which war would ensue in As
hours.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
AIMS OF ENTENTE
SET OUT BY THE
BRITISH PREMIER
Lloyd George Declares That
Victory of the Allies Must
Be Complete.

London. Aug. 4. David Lloyd
George, the British premier, in the
presence of distinguished gathering,
representative Of all parties, which
met this afternoon in Queens Hall to
mark the third anniversary of the dec
Iaration Of war, reiterated the aims for
which the entente allies were fighting
and indicated the only conditions
under which they would consent TO
suspension Of hostilities with the CEN
tral powers The meeting was held
under the auspices of the national
war aims committee and was probably
the greatest patriotic demonstration
of the year The expectation had
been that the premieTs speech would
be a most important one.
The Marquis OF Crewe. leader Of the
liberal party in the house of lords, was
chosen to preside. He was supported
by the Archbishop of Canterbury, 20
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NO TIME TO TEMPORIZE
WITH TREASON, HE SAYS

Of the fEcendLary and seditious out
srOken talk that has been going on for
some time. apparently WIthOut am in
reference in Butte II Little had esen
arrested and locked up for his Sedi-
tious talks when he stated. as reported
IN Montana newspapers that the / W.
W. would see that none Of our troops
would be sent to Europe. for the L W.
". would keep them busy there. or
words to that effect. he would not have
been lynched- | suppose some of the
people of Butte became 50 exssperated
by the continuous defisnt talk and
threats and abuse Of the government
Continued on Page EghLI
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-BOAT COMMANDERS
|. DISCUSSING THEIR SHIPS
bptain of the John D. Arch
bold Relates His Ex-
perienCe.

"A Gulf Port. Aug~4. - German u
(at commanders are still making ef-
ftlye use of the ruse of Disgusting
|e'r craft with sails to resemble
ewlers during hazy weather, accord
y to Capt, d. b. Thompson OF the
|nk steamer John ID. Archbold, which
fs sunk June 16. Captain Thomp-
r. Is now master of a steamer now
pcked here.
|The Archbold sighted vessel of
70 masts and one sail about six miles
Hsy on the afternoon the tanker was
Pnk Although suspicious OF the ves-
~ Captain Thompson said he was
p certain OF its identity until the
Faft submerged with sail set. There
Pon the Archbold changed heI
purse, but was sunk two hours lateI
a torpedo that killed three of her
kw
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The order numbers. serial numbers
names and addresses Of the first 1872
men are now posted officially IN the
office u the county clerk and re-
corder Notices are being sent out
today 70 the last third of the number.
they to report for examination next
Wednesday. Men whose names were
printed yesterday in the Daily Post
viii report on Tuesday for eXanina-
ton. Names of men who will report
on Monday had been previously
printed
one mistake was made In the list
printed yesterday in the Daily Post
The order numbers were confused
after 33s. number 33s having been
omitted Number $40 as given in the
list should have been number 33s and
number AS. the last number. should
have been number az. Number 4+s
fContinued on Page EightD
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
BODY OF LITTLE
To BE BURIED IN
BUTTE SUNDAY
CaSket Will Be Borne on the
Shoulders of Close Per-
soma! Friends.
NO MINISTER WILL
SPEAK AT SERVICES
Many |. w. WIS Come to
Butte to Attend Funeral of
Murdered Leader.

Followed by members of the Metal
Mine Workers union, t.. W. W. mem
bers and members of the Pesrse- Con-
molly club, the easket containing the
body of Frank H.. Little. I. w. W..
leader who was lynehed by vigilantes
last Wednesday morning, will be car
ried from the Ouggsn undertaking
parlors on North Main street TO the
Mountain View cemetery tomorrow
afternoon. At the undertaking par
lors the funeral arrangements will
consist, as far as announced at this
hour, Of speeches by local union and
!. w. w. members and by the reading
OF messages from |. w. W. officials
throughout the United States. The
casket will be carried on the shoul.
ders of men who were acqusintances
or friends of Little.
The determination 10 hold the burial
in Butte came after the receipt Of a
telegram from ". D. Haywood, ma
tional l. w. ". president. who in
structed the local men TO bury Little
on the fighting ground" The instruc-
tons to bury Little here we're with
the approval oH relatives in Oklahoma
and California.
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Jitneys at Work.

The fe5uIt u Ihc EtFIke fH9 been
the resumption gf the "5ftuey serrice,"
which was feature Uf the sgmp1-
thetIc strike last June JltHeys are
In service on al. lines Various prices
are being charged some collect IJ
cents for the rides 10 Harrison ave-
rue. AleadervlHe and other outlying
points while some Jitueys only ask
for a 3 cent fare. Men, owning auto
mobiles, who are temporarily out Of
employment, are taking advantage of
the opportunity 10 make q dag wage
fC0ntinued or PAGE TV0I
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
CANADIAN DRAFT ACT
ASSURED OF PASSAGE

Ottawa, ont, Aug. THE Cana
dian senate late last night advanced to
second reading the conscrlptoh act
thereby insuring its passage through
parliament and making certain that 1t
will become law.
A motion by the opposition that the
act should not take effect until after
a general election was defeated ~ TO
"a Three senators who are classed as
government followers voted FOR the
motion.
Nine liberals. including the leader in
the senate. voted for the second read
ing of the bill The measure VIII De-
come a law next week.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
viii Use Force

Just shat steps Uu Re taken -
bring % Justice the neu Who are
spreading sentiment lu the south and
eiseN here against the draft Law hzs
ult been announced. Mr.. Pitts. In the
s'.sencs o. Attorney General Gregory.
issued the following statement.
Whether IN Oklahoma Or any here
slse. u persons who are regularly -
lscted for military service under the
seiective soldiers a-t fa8I 20 obey
when properly notified ard called. they
y go be reached and Orsrtakeu b. s.ss
strong arm q the federal lsw aad
brought before the proper Registrations
tsoards
Despite the fact that the letter and
spirit of the sslsct4ve coHslription lax
combine 70 place It's operation Tn the
EariOus states under civilian super
vision. II may become Necessary
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
TWO NEGROES MUTILATE
SELVES TO AVOID DRAFT
With Borrowed Shotgun One
Shoots Off Arm and Other
Four Fingers.

Lloyd. Fla Aug. Nathan MoSeley
and Willie Green. negro farm hands.
among the first men drafted in Leon
county, have mutilated themselves to
escape serving. Borrowing a shotgun
the pair went 10 the woods and shortly
returned, Green with four fingers Of his
right band shot off, and Moseley with
his ight arm shot off below the elbOx
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
WATCH FOR OUTBREAKS
MEETINGS SCHEDULED

ST Paul Aug. Fifteen eommuni-
cations regarding war protest meet
ings scheduled al various points in
Minnesota were received at the office
Of the public safety committee today.
No reports we're received OF disorders
al any meeting already held. but sher-
ifs have heen instructed to watch out
for outbreaks
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
|ituation Grows More Serious
IN the Western Part of the
State. Conditions Are Sim
liar to Those in Montana
and Idaho is the Year 1910.

allssoula, Aug. According to Of
'ais Of the forest service, the fire
asoh at present is the worst this dis
~ mas known since 1910. and bids
70 surpass that in the number Of
- ana damage done if weather con-
@ ons continue unchanged through
Is Approximately SO days since
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
LARGE FORCES EMPLOYED
IN FIGHTING FOREST FIRES

anything more than slight shower Vi
rain has fallen in the western part OF
the district. Thunder storms Whieh
NAV reasonably be expected in August
will aggravate the situation by start
ing new fires. Up to July 20, 200 fires
were reported. and since that time
there have been fully as many nor
There are more fires on the forests
now than on Aug. l. 1914, which was
a fire season quite similar to lsio'
About 400 men are employed on the
Flathead, the same number on the
Kootenai and twice as many more on
the other forests in western Montaha
and Idaho. Most of the fires are under
<1,......z a, Page EiRht)
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REGULAR ARMY QUOTA
ALMOST REACHED

Washington. Aug. A. Under the
stimulus Of the draft. enlistments OF
the regular army within the last week
have increased so that the fun quota
OF 1s$. S94 men has almost been OBJ
tained. The shortage nov is less than
900. Yesterdays enlistments were
l,e53
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That the Industrial Workers of the World direct
serious menace in the northwest and that in Butte
(ne there 500 members of the order, were
Elements contained in report sent to Washington to-
v by United States District Attorney B. K Wheeler
report was sent to Washington upon request Of the
kernment that it be supplied with facts concerning the
uation in the northwest especially as it applies to the
Nv
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Senator Myers Comments on
Conditions in Montana. In
This Crisis All Who Are Not
for the Country Are Against
it, Declares the Senator.

Washington. Aug. 4.-United States
Senator Henry. l. Myers last evening
permitted himself 10 be quoted in re-
spect to the conditions in Montana.
Senator Myers said:
Il am not surprised at the lynch
ing OF Little. IL is the logical result
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
|STRlCl 'TTORNEY SAYS
That |. W. n. IS SERIOUS
MENACE In NORTHWEST
port Made to United States Authorities
At Washington On the Situation In
This State

)nditions Worse in Western Montana Than
Elsewhere Lumber Interests Threatened
Five Hundred or More Members of Organiza-
lion in Butte. w. WIS Flocking to This City
From Arizona and Elsewhere Government
lis Not Indifferent to the Danger Marshal
|Asbridge in the City.
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To Have No Minister.

The funeral services, which ale to
be without the assistance Of any min
lister Of religion, will start at the un-
dertaking establishment at o'clock
The speaking, 1t is said. VIII be held
within the undertaking parlors. al
though the certainty Of large over
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The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
COUNTY FINISHES WORK
OF CALLING ITS QUOTA
selves for Physical Examination First Three Days OF Conn.,
ing Week. Board Members Believe Many More Will Have
to Be Summoned City Call Goes Out on Monday.

The full list of the first Who will be called
From the 1872 the will possible
o
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Sistrict Attorney Wheeler was in
ference this morning with United
|tes Marshal Asbridge. who came
b from Helena early this morning.
made no further statements con-
hing the text of the report that
had sent to Washington, but did
deny that the government is ask
| for dstaiicd and complete infor-
hon q The activity OF the /. W. w.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
In Western Montana.

{he situation is worst in the west
part of the state, he said, where
b. w. have been active in stopping
rk in lumber centers He would
|ke no further statement on the
n OF the report that dealt with the
bation in Butte.
Rerorts from Washington this
5rning were that the federal depart
5nt of justice has asked for report
Conditions in this part Of the north q
)st The reports came upon the
Bis Of other statements from Wash
kton that a definite connection had
kn found between the operations oil
~. w and the German propagandist
ents Agents of the Germans, either
|ha fide I. w. w. or German agents
hing as members Of that order have
he into the United States from
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luncheon in large hall. Prom this
luncheon the members OF the party
went TO the train which viii con ey
them % Washington.
Besides Mr.. Root In" members Of
the mission are Charles Edward
Russell. writer and publicist. cyrus a.
1Cc-TI17eS on Pare ,Jss7res ,
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
ELIHU ROOT

4 Pacific Port. Aug. 4.-Former Sec.
retary of STATE Ellhu Root and his
colleagues Of the mission To Russia
came ashore today from the vessel
which brought them across the Pa
clfic. and we're shown about the city
IN an automobile drive. Aftersard
they Were entertained at q public
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-08-04
WEATHER FORECAST

MONTANA-Fair tonight and sunday;
cooler southeast portion tonight. some
what warmer sunday
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WEATHER FORECAST

IurTTE-- Tonight: Fair and warme
morrow: Fair and cooler.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21
Commissioners Hold Meeting

The county commissioners held a
meeting in the court house yester-
day. which was presided over by
Commissioner Weber as chairman
pro ten In the absence OF Chairman
North, who was unable to get up
from McGili owing to the present
condition of travel. Commissioners
Weber and Gallagher went through
the regular routine of auditing
claims against the county aud 1t was
decided to purchase a Dodge auto
mobile which will for the time be
used by the Sheriff's force. The
present car has done a world of ser.
vice, but Is nov in bad shape and
not sufficient to meet the urgent de.
mands made upon 1t. An engineers
license was granted to Joseph Flake
OF Kimberly, and the commission
ers adjourned until the regular meet.
ing date which is on the fifth OF
each month.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21
MARGUERITE CLARK IN
MOLLY HAKE-BEIIKSE

II Is very easy for those Who have
seen Marguerite CLARK on the screen
in her previous Famous Players pro-
auctions TO imagine her teasing ner
InduIrent xzndmother. ordering her
small brother around the house
keeping Der whole family sgoS D. her
imuude.t refusal to star home. hnal-
" running away from home Nth her
diniuutfve brother. and COMMAND
eering > freight train in orcer to
reach the city where she intends to
search for . position
These are some Of TIE things which
she does n TIE Famous PlaysrsPar-
AMOUNT adaptation % Eleanor Hal
love- Aboott's celebrated story and
Molly Make-BelieYer an exceptional
Ehish she Is 70 star At the Ely thea
ter tonight
Though the story Is essentially ro-
mantle and comic in its main theme.
here are some remarkably touching
pathetIc scenes and powerful dra-
ate incidents which combine to make
Molly a~ake-belieye an exceptional
photoplay
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21
PART WELL SUITED
FOR VAIESKA sURArT

A woman who marries a man she
does not love. then deserts him for
another, and is finally caught at her
W game, is the character played by
Valeska Suratt in her newest picture
for VIM. Fox. Jealousy. Miss
Suratt has a role peculiarly fitted to
her style of acting. and she goes
through the part in q realistic emo
tional manner.
The photoplay. which will open at
the Ely theater tomorrow tells how
Anne Martin turns from her hus-
band walter Law to a former low
er Roland Carney fCurtis Benton) :.
In her attempts to lure him to her
self she meets with ruin and only
succeeds N pulling him down to
poverty and disgrace. artin. who
has learned OF his wife's deceit
leaves her
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21
DEATH CALLS W. VI PHILLIPS

william Moore Phillips. SO years
OF age, died at the Steptoe hospital
on Monday last from diabetes Mr..
Phillips had been a sufferer for a
long period. but bore his great pain
With the heroism which was char
seterisuc of his every action of life
Perhaps no man ever resided In
White Pine county. or in any other
section. who enjoyed a larger circle
of friends and sincere admirers. he
is survived By his berearved wife. one
son. John. and three daughters, Mrs.
Lewis Yelland, Mrs. Mitchell Etche-
mendy and Miss Jessie. all of whom
have the sympathy OF the entire
community in the irredeemable loss
which they have sustained
While Mr. Phillips has not enjoyed
good health for a long period OF
time, ii was not until recently that
his immediate family became alarm
ed. Everything known TO medical
science was resorted to that his life
might be spared. but OF no avail He
a native OF Nova Scotia but had
spent the best years Of his life in
this country. He was a mining man.
recognized ability and coming here
from Colorado about fourteen years
ago, he assumed charge of the mines
al Muney. later following the same
line at Copper Flat. until he proeur-
ed a lease on the Cameron ranch in
Spring Valley. where he has since
resided, and where the Phillips home
has been known as one of the most
hospitabie spots in the western eoun-
try. Many a weary traveller has re-
ceiyed food. shelter and all the COM
forts Of life at the coy ranch home
wherein dwelt one of the most Iowa
bles families in all the world. and
as each traveller journeyed forth
from there fully refreshed. he was
loud in his praises of the hospitable
treatment he received 1t the hands
OF the Phillips family Among men
"BilP' Phillips. as he was Familiarity
known. was looked up to as a man
OF sterling worth and whose bright
example might we'll be followed by
all mankind. The funeral was held
on Thursday from st. Bartholomew
church. the Rev. Jos. w Gum. pas
tor Of the church. officiating. and
interment took place in the Ely GEM
etery. The ~heartbroken but kindly
old widowed mother will return to
the Spring Valley home tomorrow,
where she will as speedily as posi-
bic so arrange affairs that she may
return and reside with her son John
and daughter Miss Jessie at McGill.
where John is one OF the most high
ly valued young men in the service
OF the Nevada Consolidated Copper
company
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-21

Counsellor I'M .Lockhart Is con-
fined to hs home In Ely, where he is
suffering from a severely sprained
ankle. the result of slipping on the
Ice under the thin owe of snow
which fell last Sunday night. 1t was
first thought that the ankle was
broken, but an examination proved
II to be a severe sprain, sufficiently
serious to confine the attorney I his
room for some time.