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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
.U-B0AT OFF COAST
US. NAVY WARNS
Destroyer Reports Being
Shot at, Showing Presence
of Close Patrol.

Washington. April 17.--Warning Of
the probable presence of a German
submarine off the Atlantic coast was
sent broadcast to all ships today upon
receipt at the navy department of n
report from the destroyer Smith. on
patrol duty, that a torpedo had crossed
her bows during the night.
No further word came from the
Smith tonight. Navy officials, some
the destroyers lookout was mistaken
in his belief that he saw the wake of
torpedo, are awaiting with keen In =
terest additional reports received late
today at Boston.
The incident serves to illustrate the
fact that a rigid patrol has been es
tablished off the Atlantic coast. Pre-
sumably destroyers and heavier craft
are operated on the outer circle of the
patrol. Motor craft form the inner
lines, which are being extended as rap
idly as suitable boats can be equipped
and provided with crews.
Whatever steps were taken as a re-
suit OF the Smiths reporting aside
from broadcasting the news were Or
dered by the commandments Of the ma :
val districts involved, in cooperation
with Captain II. B. Wilson. command
ing the entire patrol service. TIL.
navy department made no announce
ment on this subject.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
French Continue Successes;
Take $500 More Prisoners
Village of Auberive and First Line German Deenses Over
Twenty-Mile Front Captured-Germans'
Counter Attacks Fail

other offensive launched by the Ger
mans near Courcy, north of Rheims,
was put down by the Russians guard =
ing this part Of the line. Thirteen
thousand, five hundred Germans have
been made prisoner in the two days
fighting, according to Paris.
The official communication from
Berlin says French efforts to break
through German lines on the Aisnc
failed. 1t admitted that under the
bombardment between the Disc and
Conde- Aisne the French shells
''levelled the German positions" Be
sides the French suffering sanguinary
losses, more than 2.10O prisoners were
taken by the Germans. the communi-
cation said.
West and northwest of Lens. the
British still are pressing the Germans
hard and holding back attempts by
the Germans to drive in their advance
guards. Further progress has been
made by the British in the neighbor-
hood of the Havrin court wood, which
lies midway between Arras and st.
Quentin. In Mcsopotamia, the British
on the right bank of the Tigris, have
reached a point IS miles northwest of
/ Bagdad and are keeping up their ad-
vance against tho Turks, who arc fall
ing back without Offering resistance.
, The British now are within 10 miles
of Samara, on the Bagdad- Samara
railway.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
PRESIDENT MAY WORK
WHITE HOUSE GARDEN
Half an Acre Of Ground viii
Be Seeded This Week.

Washington, April 17.-The White
House Is about to join the increased
food production movement with "a gar
den in which President Wilson may
WELD a hoe when he finds n spare
moment.
with the approval Of Secretary Tu-
multy, White House employees were
given permission to use for gardening
purposes half acre of vacant land
in downtown Washington.
Tomorrow the assistance of the de-
partmcnt Of agriculture will be asked
in selecting seed for the land, and
there will be formal breaking of
ground Thursday or Friday. The pres =
idcnt probably will participate.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
MUST SEND TROOPS
SAYS GENERAL WOOD

Boston. April II. - Major General
American Cotton Waste Exchange to-
day said the United States would not
fulfill it's duty in this war until it had
sent men to the front.
The meeting was called to raise
funds for the Red Cross.
IF we are to be part of the war;"
said General Wood, our men in our
uniform must be at the front. It is nc
child's play. we shall send living men
and bring them back dead-but never
until this is done shall we fulfill oul
duty"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
ALL-NIGHT SALOONS
MUST CLOSE AT ONE

New York, April 17.-Mayor Mitchell
announced tonight after conference
with hotel and restaurant managers
that all night liquor licenses will be
cancelled for the duration of the war
beginning May l. Thereafter, all bars
must be closed at l o'clock.
Sixty-fiv licenses are affected,
some of them held by hotels and res
taurants, but most of them by saloons
in the districts where the nightworkers
are most numerous,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
POWERFUL AUSTRIANS
BREAK WITH PREMIER

Budapest, Via Berne to Paris, April
of Count Tisza. Hungarian premier. to
take up voting and other reforms in
parliament. powerful organization
led by Count Apponyi Andressy and
Michael Carcelyn has broken away
completely and, it is stated. finally
from the government leaders, and an
nounces that from now on it would
have nothing to do with Count Tisza,
either politically or socially.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
REGIMENT A DAY NOW
ENLISTING IN ARMY

Washington, April 17.-MOre than
enough men to form IL regiment are be-
according to recruiting figures of the
war department. For the five day pc
riod, April II to April Is, Il total of
7,171 men, were recruited. Twelve hun
dred men are required for a regiment
based on a peace footing.
Enlistments in the navy Saturday
and Monday totalled 1895 men bring
ing the combatant force of that serv-
ice up to 1886 men. The maximum
strength now Is fixed at $1,000.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
STEWART APPOINTS
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
Mrs. Tylar B. Thompson of
Missoula One Member.

Helena. April 17.-Governor Sam V.
Stewart today named the following
state council of defense:
Representative B. {. White Of
I;nffalo. leader in the Society Of
Equity movement; State Senator J. f..
Edwards of Forsyth. a banker; N. B..
Hotter Il merchant and win A. Camp
hell. an editor. Helena; Chancellor l..
G. Elliott Of the State University; Mrs.
Tylar B. Thompson of Missoula and
Commissioner of Agriculture c. D..
Greenfield.
This body will begin active work on
securing the utmost crops tomorrow.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
RUSSIAN LABORERS
ASK CONFISCATION

Pctrograd. Via London, April IT,
The congress OF the council of work
mems and soldiers delegates passed
resolutions today favoring suppression
of classes and titles and the confisca :
ton of all lands belonging to the
crown. the church and also mon
asteries. Provisions is made for the
transfer of the lands to the use of the
peasants.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
COLONEL MAY HAVE
ANY COMMISSION

Albany, \. V, April 17.-COlOnel
Theodore Roosevelt may have any
military commission within the power
of Governor Whitman, the executive
ann nounced today. The governor as
serted he believed Colonel Roosevelt
was needed in the present crisis.
II think no other living American"
the executive said, "would attract by
his leadership so many men to the
colors."
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
"ANsWER TO WILSON,"

Bernc, Switzerland. Via Paris. April
l6.-The German government today
concluded its advertising campaign for
subscriptions to the sixth German war
loan. The advertisements appeared
under flaring headlines in all the prin-
cipal German papers. the captain read
ing: "The answer to WILSON,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
v. s. SAVES $3.50, 900.

Washington, April 1.-The govern
ment has saved $S50,0OO on heavy
cartridge cases bought under the re-
cent agreement made with copper pro-
ducers by Bernard Barusch of the
advisory commission of the council of
national defense,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
PHILIPPINES AND
PORTO RICO LOYAL

Washington, April 17.-Formal as
surances of full and loyal support dur
ing the war came to the government
today from the Philippine islands and
Porto Rico. President Wilson and Sec
retary Baker have acknowledged both
messages with expressions of gratifi-
cation.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
PRESIDENT TO GIVE DINNER.

Washington, April l7.--A dinner in
honor of the British commission to the
United States headed by Foreign Min
lister Balfour, will be given by Presi-
dent Wilson soon after the arrival OF
the visitors in Washington.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
STRIKERS IN BERLIN
HAVE RESUMED WORK

Amsterdam. Via London, April IT,
that work was resumed today in a
majority of the factories which were
idle yesterday,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
Delay of Congress Endan-
gering War Plans, He
Tells Both Parties.
DEGREES OPPOSITION
TO SELECTIVE DRAFT
Senate Committee to Report
Bill With Draft Feature
Favorably Today.

Washington, April 17-Determined
efforts to hasten action in congress on
the administrators war army bill
with it's selective draft provisions were
begun today by President Wilson and
Secretary Baker. They believe further
delay will endanger the war plans
against Germany.
The president discussed the situation
with Chairman Dent OF the house
military committee and later called in
Representative Mann and Lenroot, Re
publican leaders Of the house. Secre-
tary Baker appeared twice before the
house military committee, the second
time at night session.
Opposition to the draft principle,
particularly among house Democrats.
was taken up at the cabinet meeting
and afterward it was indicated the
full influence of the administration
would be concentrated on the passage
of the army measure.
President Determined.
The president is understood to be
determined upon forcing opponents of
the general staffs plan out into the
open. that the country will have an
opportunity of judging whether they
are in the right.
Representative Dent, an opponent of
conscription, went to the White House
on his own initiative to tell of opposi-
tion to the staff bill. He found the
president fixed in his position After
ward Representatives Mann and Len
root were called in that Mr.. Wilson
might learn the position of the Re-
publicans. They remained at the
White House an hour. and while no
poll had been taken and they were not
In a position to state how their COL
leagues would vote, they assured the
president the Republicans would show
10 partisan spirit in considering the
legislation.
W in Senate Today.
The senate committee voted favor
ably today on the selective draft fca-
'"'S diih VIII report lne Dill tomorrow
with that feature retained. There was
no roll call but three senators were
said to have been opposed to this fea-
turA Two others opposed to the draft
were absent.
An opportunity will be given the
opponents of the volunteer system to
vote on it in committee tomorrow on
an amendment by Senator McKellar
authorizing the president to call for
eoo.ooO volunteers. This adopted,
would be in addition to the bill as it
came from the war department.
About the only change of importanc cc
made in the bill by the committee was
one which would specifically include
persons engaged in agriculture with
those in other industries who are to
be exempted from the selective draft,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-18
.7-Billion-Do1lar
/. War Revenue Bill
Passed by Senate
Amended House Measure Providing for Huge
Bond and Treasury Certificate Issues
Approved Unanimously Conference
May Be Necessary.

. Washington, April 1.-THE war fl
nance bill. providing for the issuance
| of $4,000 100000 in securitics-thc larg-
est single war budget In any nations
history-was passed unanimously to-
night by the senate.
After seven hours Of discussion the
administration measure, which was
passed by the house last Saturday and
which provided for loan to the allies
Of SO 900, 100000, was approved by the
senate with few changes in record
time. The amendments may necessitate
conference or the senate changes may
be accepted by the house.
In either event the executive branch
of the government, conducting the war
with Germany, will within few hours
have authorization for the great war
chest at its disposal. To expedite action
the senate tonight appointed conferees
to act II the house should not. contrary
to expectations, accept the senate
changes.
Unanimous.
OF the 81 senators present tonight
every one, including all who voted
against war except Senator Lane of
Oregon. absent because of illness. re-
corded themselves in favor of provid-
ing the funds to prosecute hostilities.
nearly all of the II absentees were Ill.
That in the inability of the nation to
supply men at once for the fighting
lines, money should be Americas i'm
! Iurdi@tc contribution to her allies. was
/ Tie dominant thought expressed during
the debate. Few senators participated
| in the discussion which was totally dc
void of partisan expression. Every SEN
ator speaking announced staunch In
tcntion to aid the government in prose
cutting the war to speedy conclusion
Only two senators, Borah and Cum
Minis, declared opposition to the pro-
posed allies loan. a few favored rails
ing a larger proportion by taxation OF
the present generation and less upon
| bonds.
| Amendments.
Amendments adopted by the senat,
| include provisions:
| Limiting deposits of proceeds from
the bonds in banks to the amount sub
scribed by the banks and their de-
positors: permitting deposit of pro
cecds in state banks and trust com
panies as well as federal reserve
banks; providing for exchange by sub
| SCriberS of the iSSucs authori2cd fn
bonds subsequently issued during th'
war. at higher interest rates; rcquir
ing the secretary of the treasury to re
port expenditures of the bond pro
cceds, December 81 and annually there
after; ana exemprlng the $4,000, ,0O0, 0O'
Of treasury Indebtedness certificate
authorized from all taxation excep
estate and Inheritance levies. BY mis-
take. it was at first announced that s
senators had voted for the bill. A cor
rected tally showed the vote "a. with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-24

TEW YORK. oct. e4-Rivals Of
M Benny Leonard who fought
L y and held him off for the sched-
uled distances OF their bouts before
the Harlemite was crowned worlds
lightweight champion and who think
that they can do equally as well Low
are all wrong. Since he acquired the
title Leonard has repeatedly proven
that the same men who fought him
before his coronation and did fairly
well against him then are no match
for him now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-24
Basketball Game Saturday
Rivals Meet In Head1iners

fellows and exhibition Of speed and
accurate basket shooting.
Individually the Trinity team
has a large advantage In weight
over any team OF the league. and
already this organization il be
ing picked 10 win the champion
ship.
This Is not TO be taken that the
Trinity quintet have a runaway, how
ever, as all Of the teams o. the church
circuit are keyed up TO the fighting
pitch and there is a battle ahead FOR
the club that is lucky enough TO cop
the final hOnors at the end Of the
schedule.
Big Crowd Expected.
Arrangements for en- attendance
vastly larger than that Of last week
are being made by Physical director
A T. Holm in view of the excellent
quality OF ball that was exhibited.
All OF the clubs seemed TO be I'm eN-
cellent physical condition and with
the addition of some hard practice il is
certain that the fans will witness some
real basketball from the initial whis-
tie Of the referee. The first game
of the evening viii start promptly at
80 o'clock and the entire card OF
five contests Will be over by 10 o'clock
q moderate hour in consideration o.
the number OF games.
Last Saturday night the games
were run through without n hitch
due TO the excellent work Of
director Holm and this week ev-
cry effort will he bent toward
repeating the past performance.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-24
MYRTLE ELEVEN
MEETS TONIGHT
Team Members VIII Ar
range Schedule for Balance
of Season at Meeting.

Members Of the fast Myrtle avenue
stars football eleven VIII hold q spe-
cial meeting tonight at The Herald
office for the purpose OF arranging a
schedule for the balance Of the sea-
son and to consider several other mat
ters Next sunday morning the team
is scheduled TO meet the fast 5sth
infantry regimeltal eleven headed by
Liuet. J. +. Lilley. and the players are
losing no time In preparing for the
game which viii undoubtedly be the
hardest Of the season A large crowd
is anticipated. in view OF the recent
showing Of the two teams against
strong opponents.
The Myrtle star team is the only El
Paso civilian football club that has
played more than three games this
season besides the High school Tigers.
and is worthy OF the support OF ~
local football fans. The players COM
posing this club are youngsters ranS-
ing I'm age from j. 20 20 years, and
are products OF grammar school lots.
Last Sunday this eleven defeated the
team from the first field hospital and
as this aggregation Is regarded as
one OF the fastest OF the district. : a
good idea OF the strength OF the club
can be obtained by their showing in
The 34th team f. also practicinz
hard at its home grounds above Fl
Bliss and are leaving nothing nm
done that viii contribute TO a victory
over the civilian club
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-24
FOOTBALL PLAYERS
ENLIST IN ARMY

New York, Oct E5.-The widespread
enlistment Of football players in var
iOus branches Of the government ser
vice has resulted in the organization
throughout the country OF fort, camp,
naval and barracks eieveus which
have already demonstrated their
claims 10 serious consideration on the
part Of college teams
At the Interpretation meeting OF the
rules committee at Philadelphia. a
couple of weeks ago. Eddie Mahau
appeared at the head of a husky dele
cation OF football players from the
marine corps contingent stationed AT
league island They were boys who
had proved their worth on high school
and college teams, and Nahan said
that, given q fortniEht's more prac-
tice. the marines would have an out
fit of creditable sort
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-24
CITY [EH6UER5
HAVE ADVANTAGE
Have Outhit and Made More
Runs Than Military OPP
moments in Series.

Pass City leaEuers have slight
advantage over their military rivals
in Fl Taso's district championship Sc
r.es i'm the matter Of run making and
safe hits. The total number Of scores
made by the soldier boys during the
entire series is but five. while they
have slammed out i hits. five IN the
first game and nine in the second.
Against this record the Fl Pasoaus
have made j. safe hits and eight runs.
all Of the latter marks being made
in tho second battle when Comeau
was routed out OF the box
Survey Of the scores OF the two
games shows that the leading hitters
of the civilian team are ChacoH, who
made three bingles out OF a total OF
five times az bat last sunday, II.
Brown. credited with q three-base hit.
and Fuller. who slammed out a long
waliop good for three sacks in the
ninth inning. and also made a single.
Chapparo. the fast third haseman re-
cruired from the ranks Of the Norton
Books. is another little man that has
been doing some good hitting. his two
hits sunday afternoon being timely
affairs.
For the army C0meau has knocked
out q total of four hits in the two
games. and Howard three The sol
der hurler has clearly shown that
he can do something besides pitch
bail. and what better evidence could
De wanting than his record against
the city leaEuers in the two gamesG
C0meau. aside from pitching. is a
football player. and it is safe TO state
that had the little pitcher not partici-
pated 10 a game Saturday afternoon
the civilian team would have expert
enced a much more difficult time
The third game OF the series viii
be played Sunday afternoon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-24
TIGERS LEAVE To PLAY ALAMO
TEAM ON HOME GROUND SATURDAY

- ARLY Saturday morning coach
n Harry Behnamann's High school
IL Tigers viii leave for AIamogor-
do. M, where they viii face the
High school team Of that city on its
home grounds in their second game
this season. The first battle between
the teams occurred at the cement
stadium and ended in a rout Tor the
Alamo" boys. who were completely
outclassed by the heavier Tigers, the
final score being something like 45
20 o in favor Of the local eleven.
Since that time the Alamosordo
coach has been busily engaged in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-24

looking up new material. and con-
siderable strength has been added 10
the eleven. it IS said.
Meet Army Eleven.
Saturday. November 9. the Tigers
viii again play az the stadium-much
to the JOY OF their supporters-meet-
ing the 34th infantry regimentai
team. Lieut. J. +. Lilley. command
ing the dOuEhboy eleven. wound up
arrangements for the game some time
ago. and 10 viii mark the return Of
the Tigers from their first outside
invasion.
ON the following Saturday Il T.
proposed to go 10 Albuquerque.
M and meet the High school
eleven OF that city, hut rs yet
nothing definite has been deter
mined upon by MANAGER Harry
McIIemy.
IN the event that a same IS ar
ranged with the Duke City team. the
Tigers viii make efforts TO bring
Albuquerque to II Paso for the
Thanksgiving day date. instead Of
Austin, as previously reported. The
Austin team has refused to meet the
Fl PasOans on the local field IN a re-
turn game. and while the Tigers are
disappointed over the refusal Of the
capital city aggregation, they viii
make the most OF Il by a match with
either Albuquerque or Roswell
Roswell Nay Play.
The latter team has been offered
an engagement in this city on Novem-
Der i. and il IS regarded as probable
that it viii accept the challenge. The
Roswell Military Institute team has
challenged the local High school but
in view OF the fact that this eleven
wanted a substantial guarantee OF
$3.50. aside from all expenses. the
management Of the Tiger team could
not see their way clear TO guarantee
such a preposterous sum. particularly
so when all Of the military teams who
are anxious for games with the High
school are taken into consideration.
Conch Behnamanm Is working
his men steadily ut the stadium
and Will try out n number Of sec
ond string players this week. IL
l. probable that he viii not send
his strongest men TO Al1mOgOrdo.
but viii make g. a point to try
out several doubtful candidates
who, having shown class i'm brief
workouts. are anxious for
chonce In reEular game with
the first string team.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-24

Ask City Health Dept about Lee
Newman's Teneme nts-Thsn let him
handle yours.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-24
SERVICES HELD
FOR GREAT BOXER

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 24.-Private fun
eraI services " ere held here late Tues
day at an undertaking establishment
for Robert FitzsimmOns. one time
champion heavyweight pugiist. who
died Monday morning after q weeks
illness Of pneumonia Mrs. Firzsim-
mons and a few intimate friends OF
the former pugilist were the attend
ants
Public funeral services viii be held
today al p. m at the Moody Taber-
nacle. The Rev. Paul RAIDER VIII
preach the funeral sermon. Interment
viii follow at Graceland cemetery