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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Alleged German Agent at
Butte Will Be Restrained
During War.
HIGGINS ACCOMPANIES
Local Army Officer Goes
With Accused Man to
Detention Camp.

Butte. Dec. 3.-Special.-Carl Won
Pohi, arrested in Butte about six
weeks ago on a presidential warrant.
and who has been held in the county
jail ever since on suspicion of being a
German agent, was taken to Fort
Douglas. Utah, on tonight's Short
Line train. in charge of Sergeant Hig-
gins of the regular army, stationed at
Missoula. Captain II. II. Moore ac-
companied the guard and his prisoner
to the depot, where they entered an
ordinary day coach.
Won Pohl was as usual neatly
dressed but his clothes showed the
need Of pressing. He was not allowed
to speak to anyone and no one tried
to speak to him. The only sign that
he gave that he knew something out
of the ordinary was going on was
when he shook his head and shrugged
his shoulders. He was not Informed
where he was going, nor did he ask.
Won Pohl was suspected of Ger
man activities last summer in seeking
to cripple mining operations.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
MANY VOLUNTEERS
AVOID DRAFT CALL
Enlistments Here Increase
Under New Ruling.

Enlistments are becoming more nu-
merous at the local recruiting station,
due to the fact that registered men
will not be permitted to volunteer after
December 10 Many Missoula young
men have stated their intention to en-
list rather than to wait ror the next
draft. Those who have already been
examined and accepted from this city
are Samuel c. Breechbill, 430 South
Second street west, who will enter the
corps: William f.
who will enter the field an
tillery. Men from other cities who
have enlisted here are Allanson G..
Haskins, Hunters Hot Springs. field
artillery: John Q. Peterson. Helena.
field artillery: Enoch O. Eeeland
Helena, field artillery; Thomas A. Nc
Perma, field artillery. 40
seph ". kau, Drummond, field artil-
lery; Alva b. Overturf. Darby, field
artillery; Claude Allnut, Darby, field
William Q. Jordan, Bozeman
aviation; John Bennett, Butte, Tween
y-seventh negineers.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
VAST QUANTITIES
HAY AVAILABLE
Eight Hundred Thousand
Tons Can Be Had by
State Farmers.
MAY PRESERVE HERDS
Market Specialist Makes An
n0uncement Following
Long Inquiry.

Great Falls. Dec. 3.--W l.. Beers,
market specialist with the state and
federal extension service. is authority
for the statement that 100000 tons of
hay will be available for Montana
farmers and stockmen if it should be
needed the coming winter. He had
located that amount during searching
inquiry for feed that might be offered
for sale. he told a meeting of farmers
at Portage. which was held for the
purpose of securing information of
hay conditions County Agriculturis,
McSpadden attended the meeting.
Eleven cars of hay were sold to the
farmers there.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Declares NOn-Partisans
Show Great Patriotism

Thompson Falls. Dec. Especial
t. Ii. Martin. organizer and lecturer
for the National Non Partisan league
addressed an enthusiastic audience at
the Norton hall here Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. Martin went into detail and eX-
planned that the league is very patri-
otto and stated that in North Dakota,
where the league controls the state,
the farmers over subscribed their al
lotment of Liberty bonds nearly 100
per cent.
Mr.. Martin will deliver addresses in
Trout Creek, Noxon, Whitepine, Heron
and other towns in the west end of
the county. He will then go to Great
Falls.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04

after three doctors said I never would
stand up straight again. Twas mid
wife for seven years and I recommended
the Vegetable Compound 70 every wo-
man to take before birth and after
wards, and they al got along SO nicely
that it surely is godsend to suffering
women. II woszen wish to write to
me I will be delighted to answer them"
Mrs. JENNIE MOVER, 342 E.North St.,
Lims, Ohio.
Women who suffer from displacs-
ments, weakness, Irregularities, nsr.
vousness, backache, or bearing down
pains, need the tonic properties Of the
roots and herbs contained in LYDIA E
thkham's Vegetable Compound
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Thompson Local Board
Receives Questionnaires

Thompson Falls. Dec. 3.-Special.-
The local board has received a large
supply of missionaries and beginning
December Il, will mail them to the
reSistrants at the rate Of per cent a
day. The recipients are requested to
fill them out and return them to the
board within seven days of the date of
mailing. Failure to comply with any
of the rules or provisions will operate
as q waiver of any right or privilege
that might otherwise be claimed. 1t
also makes them liable to imprison-
ment.
Prior to the mailing of the question
nairess a. list of those to whom they will
be seNsGso(loOlslD lullgeh t1leye
will be sent will be published.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Want $750,OOO Set Aside
for Flathead Irrigation

Washington. Dec. Especial
Guided in estimates for next years ap-
preparations, submitted to congress to-
day, are the following for Montana:
Reclamation projects, Milk River,
$lS6,OO0: Sun River, S222OOO: Lower
Yellowstone, $4,000: roads and i'm
provements, Glacier National Park,
$l6S,750; reimbursable Indian irriga-
ton projects, Fort Belknap, $50, 900:
flathead. $4,000; Fort Peck, $50, 900;
Blackfoot 100000; to continue opera
tons in Helena assay Office. $500
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Camas Hot Springs Health
Resort Takes Out Papers

Helena, Dec. 3-The Camas Hot
Springs health resort filed articles Of
corporation here today. The capital
stock is $500, 900, divided into 10000
shares of a par value of $40 each. The
mcorporators are Edward Donlan of
Missoula, Rueben Dwight of perma
and Charles G. NanHook of Hot
Springs. The springs, which are sit
uated on the old F'lathcad Indian reser-
Walton, are to be remodeled and pre-
pared to accommodate a larger patron
age.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
E. E. Fountain Dies
Suddenly in Paradise

Plains. Dec Especial MIR T. T.
Fountain Of Paradise, died suddenly last
night of heart failure at his home in
that city Mr., Fountain was 6S years
old and is survived by his wife. Mrs
II. T.. Fountain, SON Archie, and three
daughters. Mrs. Fred Johnston Of Para
disc. Mrs. ASA lannon's Of Hot
Springs and daughter who resides in
Canada. The funeral will be held
Tuesday at Paradise
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
NEWS OF MONTANA
At a Glance
Brief Bits Of News From
Western Montana

carIton-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith
and family came up from their home
in Missoula on Wednesday to spend
Thanksgiving at the home of Charles
Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hendrickson
spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Jensen in Missoula.
George Jones and family spent
Thanksgiving with relatives in Mis-
soula.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs cele-
brated Home day" Saturday night
with an entertainment
The w. r. G. will meet Thursday at
the home Of Mrs. Murphy.
Misses Nellie and Jesse Smith spent
several days in Missoula last week
visiting friends.
Misses Marian and Emily How'd of
Hamilton have been visiting for sew
eral days at the home of their uncle,
j. p. McClain.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Western Sheep Growers
Seek Pasture in South

salt Lake, Dee. T. \ committee
representing western sheep men loft
Tor New orleans this afternoon TO in
Huire mt" the possibilities of moving
niiiions OF sheep from western states
to southern states, The committee
VIII submit report To tile National
Wool Growers associations convention
in Salt Lake next month
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Noted PrOhibitiOnist
Speaks in Stevensville

Stevensville. Dec. s. Special. -
George w. Morrow of Detroit was the
principal speaker at union temper
anee rally held Sunday evening. All
protestant congrega tons in town took
part Mr.. Morrow was in stevens
vile during 1916 in company with John
G. Woolley. campaigning in the interest
of the prohibition party.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
WOOL COMMITTEE QUITS.

Boston. Dec. Announcement that
the members of the committee on wool
supply of the National Defense coun-
ell have rendered their designations
was made at q meeting of the Boston
Wool Trade association today. No
reason for the step was given.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Sanders County Nearly
Doubles Y. NJ. c. A. Quota

Thompson Falls, Dec. 3.-Special.-
While figures are not yet complete. it
is certain that Sanders county has
oversubscribed its allotment in the re-
cent Y. NJ. G. A. campaign neaMy so
per cent. Each precinct that has been
heard from has equalled or bettered
the amount designated. The quota
for the county was s744, and the
amount subscribed was $1,05.65.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
SOx BOSS IN VAUDEVILLE.

Chicago. Dec. 2.-tlarcnce Rowland,
manager of the champion Chicago
club of the American league made his
first appearance in vaudeville here to-
on baseball
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Miles City Homesteader
Is Killed by Automobile

Miles City, Dec. 3.-I.udWig Eudow,
homesteadcr, was run down and killed
this evening by 4 taNicab driven by
Fred McQuay. two miles from town on
the Fort Keough road. Deceased was
about 60 years of age and came here
early sin the fall from Dakota.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Lake BOwdOin Fish Are
Available Now as Food

Helena, Dec. 3, Lake Bowdoiu.
which is being scincd under contract
by private firm, is supplying carp,
ling and other fish To the markets of
Montana, state officials announced to-
day. From to 10 cents f. o. h. is
the price to the dealers
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Accidently Shoots Self
While Hunting in Woods

Stevensville, Dec. 3.-Special.-.Nla
Gel Van Dendreissche came 10 town
this morning to have a physician re-
move a bullet from his foot Yestcr-
day he accidentally shot himself with
small rifle while hunting muskrat
The bullet entered the flcshy part Of
the foot and no bones were broken.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
BROKEN DOWN
IN HEALTH
Woman Tells How IS Worth
Of Pinkham's Compound
Made Her Well.
Lima, Ohio. -" was all broken down
in health from displacement. One Of my

laOy HleHQS came 70
see me and she ad-
vised me to COM
mence taking Lydia
E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
and to use Lydia E.
Pinkham 8 Sanative
Wash. l began TAX
ing your remedies
and took S.. Wworth
and in two months
waa A well woman
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Condemned Men in Butte
Petition for Rehearinq

Helena, Dec. 3.--F'rank Fisher and
John O'Neill. sentenced to be hanged
in Butte for murder. have filed petit
ton for rehearing, with the state SUI
preme court here. A review of the
case is asked of the higher court. No
decision has been rendered.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
ONLY ROUTINE BUSINESS.

Helena, Dec. 3.-Routine business oc-.
cupled the state hoard of education to-
day. The presidents of the univcrities
wefe here for sessions. The meeting
will continue tomorrow.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
Boulder Recruit Dies
at Camp Lewis Hospital

Camp Lewis. Tacoma. Dec. "a Henry
ilochbalm, IS, Boulder. Mont com
panS ID of l6Gth depot brigade. died
1T the base hospital sunday, He leaves
a sister, Elizabcth 1t Grown Point
In,l
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
II Medical Boards for
Next Draft Examination

Helena, Dec. 3.--Dr. r. &. Withcr-
spoon of Butte, who will have charge
of medical advisory boards in the next
draft announced today that the state
soon would be divided into IL dis
tricts and IA board consisting of IA sur
geon, an eye specialist and an intern
list named for each.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04
VICTORY LOAN SUCCESS.

Toronto, Dee. 3.--Canada's subscrip-
tons to the Victory loan will exceed
100000, 900. il was announced at a
mass meeting tonight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-04

will be sent will be published.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
U. OF N. OPENS OCT. 10
and YOUNG men ARE
URGED TO ATTEND

M. J. Brown has received notice
from the University of Minnesota
that the fall semester of the univer-
sity will open Wednesday, October
10, later this year than usual.
Mr.. Brown is prominent member
CT the Bemidji alumni of the uni
versity and has been asked to make
public the date of the opening Of the
states seat of learning.
The government is urging a heavy
attendance at schools, colleges and
universities of the country the COM
ing year. as young men will be nee;'-
ed to step into the business world
as soon as possible and must be fully
eouipped for the huge tasks ahead
in the period of reconstruction after
the war. The United States will
play an important part after the war
and every young man Of business
ability will be in demand.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
CALL; ISSUED FOR
COUNTY EXHIBITS
AT THE STATE FAIR

An IS. o. S." call to the men and
women of this county, especially the
women, for exhibits of more fruits
and vegetables, has been issued by
Bueford M. Gile for the Beltrami
county booth at the state fair.
II want to secure the following
fruits and vegetables" said Mr.. Gile,
"to make all classes complete: Four
applies, eight crab apples, some wild
grapes, tame grapes, one pint each
of tame and wild plums and some
tame blackberries. Also some leek,
endive and egg plant and some win
ter wheat in the straw"
If the best of each of these in the
county are placed in the hands of
Mr.. Gile in time for the state fair
exhibit, he expects to bring home
the bacon" The above items are in
addition to those mentioned in Tues
days Pioneer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22

The Bemidji Gamc Protective as
sociation held it's annual meeting
Saturday evening at the Lavinia
grocery store and elected George n.
Woods, PRESIDENT: Joseph H. Osgood.
vice nrosident: William R. Howe.
secretary, aiiu 2. l.. -.,CDonaid, treas
urer. Reports Of the presence of deer
and partridge were received and ac-
ton was taken looking towards
greater security for the game within
the preserve.
The deputy game wardens will be
requested to put their best efforts to
preserve the game that is now max
ing the preserve its home. During
the summer. over 100000 brook trout
were placed in Bass Lake creek and
application will be made for IL cans
more to be planted next spring.
Palms were made to stock Bass Lake
with bass fry. The 80 Monaghan
pheasants introduced into the reserve
by E. E. Mcdonald were reported as
doing fine They are now at large,
returning regularly for their morn
ing and evening feed. Arrangements
are being made to supply them with
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
George N. Woods Elected
Head of Game Protective
Association; More Security

sheaf Of wheat and some ear corn
at least once a week during the win
ter and two covers will be construct
ed for them to protect their food
from the snow and at the same time
afford them some protection from
the weather.
Would Heln Fishing.
The association took action look
ing towards the state taking white
fish. tulipil, pickerel and suckers and
red horse from Lake Bemidji and
selling them to consumers at the cost
Of taking, with a view to securing
cheaper food for the people Of the
immediate neighborhood Of Lake Be-
midi. The association feels that to
remove the coarser fish, and especial
ly the large pickerel, suckers and red
horse, will increase the pike, perch
and croppies and brook trout now in
the lake. The citizens interested in
preserving the game in the Bemidji
reserve will be requested to contrib
ute some small amount towards the
protection and preservation of the
game and birds and otherwise aid the
association in it's work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
BEMIDJI BAND WILL
PLAY AT STATE PARK

Tho Band Day committee this
morning reported that arrangements
for next Sundays OulinE "t Itasca
state park are progressing smoothly
and the affair * creating much in
terrSt in the city. Sunday will be
"band day. proper and the band is
going to furnish the ertainment
for the crowd. 1t is the first at
tempt of the newly organized band
to show its ability to give the public
real "blow-out' and all they ask
of the public in return is that they
avail themselves of the opportunity
to have a good time and turn out
for the day.
The band and all those who in
tend to accompany it will meet at the
city hall at 9 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. All are expected to bring their
lunches and furnish their own means
of transportation.
On arriving at the park the band
will give a short concert before din
ner and two in the afternoon. Other
kinds of entertainment will also be
provided.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
WORKS DENOUNCED AS
TRAITOR AT Home

Los Angeles, Aug. 22.-1n a public
meeting at Orange. ]. D. Works or
Los Angeles, former United States
senator from California, was openly
denounced as a traitor. The meeting
was held for the purpose Of forming
branch of the peoples council
Mr.. Works declared the United
States was in error entering the war;
that this country should never have
permitted the sale Of munitions to
any Of the European powers and
that tho country should never have
taken the stand it has.
"YOur remarks arc treasOnable.'
shouted a stranger in the audience,
"and no man with true American
blood in his veins will sit here and
listen to such reasonable utteran-
ces"
IN an instant several mon were on
their feet. r. A. Blake, prominent
in local Red Cross work, made him
self heard
"Your actions in and ont Of con-
gress." said he TO Mr.. Works, "hav"
been antaeOnistic to tho government.
We do not have to go hack to the
records of con gresS to find where you
stand. Your remarks are in direct
conflict with the word passed out by
Attorney General Gregory. who said:
IF your sentiment is not with the
government. obey tho law and keep
your mouth shut 7. therefore, brand
vour remarks to be traitOrOus and
lending aid to the enemy
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
HUMANE SOCIETY
TO BE ORGANIZED
IN BEMlDJI UNDER
NEW STATE LAWS
$4,000 Appropriated for Extending
Work to Prevent Cruelty To
Animals and Children.
SPECIAL AID OF ONE MAN
AND ONE WOMAN NEEDED
All Friends of Charitable Under
takings Should Cooperate;
Names Are Desired.
SPECIAL AID OF ONE MAN
AND ONE WOMAN NEEDED

A humane society will soon be or
ganized in Bemidji under a 1917 law
appropriating $4,000 to the State HUI
name society for extension of it's ef-
forts toward preventing cruelty to
children and animals.
Welcome w. Bradley, secretary
and executive officer of the Mime
sofa Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty, this week announced COM
pletion Of q model plan to enlarge
the state service to include this and
other important cities. 1t is along
lines most successful in the larger
cities, and, the executive officer pre-
diets, will fit needs here and mini
mize suffering among children and
also among animals.
Public to Cooperate.
The local organization will require
Hhe special adj of one man and one
woman besides the cooperation of
all friends of charitable undertake
ings, and upon the interest shown
in the proposal will depend the scope
of the work here, Mr.. Bradley ex-
planned.
The Pioneer is requested to an
nounce that interested persons
should send their names and those
of others eligible, together with rec
concentrations of those qualified to
give special assistance. Names are
desired at once, the secretary added
to avoid any unnecessary, delay in
bringing this city into the list OF
places organized. State headQuar-
ters are at 2O2 Wilder building, St.
Paul.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
STEPS Being TAKEN
TO REMOVE OFFICIALS
OF DISLOYAL TOWN

St. Paul, Aug. 22.-Steps to re-
move from office Mayor A. l.. Frits-
che and City Attorney Albert Pfaen-
der of New Ulm and County Auditor
Louis Vogel Of Brown county were
taken late yesterday by the State
Public Safety commission.
The proposal as reported, is to or
der the three officials suspended
pending hearing and to recommend
removals to Governor Burnquist.
Officers of the commission declined
to make any statement, but did not
deny that such action was about to
be taken after an exhaustive discus
sion.
The proposed action followed par
ticipation of the New Ulm officials in
the recent anti-draft meeting there.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
AGED VISITORS HERE: ALL
ARE MINNESOTA PIONEERS

Mrs. Delma Latterell of Foley,
Mimi, is the guest Of her daughters,
Mrs. J. J. Pfeifer and Mrs. C. II. Car
penter. Mrs. Julia Porter and Mrs.
Vina Parent, both of Eugene. Ore,
are also guests Of their nieces, Mrs.
Carpenter and Mrs. Pfeifer. The
three visitors are 76 years old and
are pioneers Of Minnesota, having
come here during the Civil war. Mrs.
Porter and Mrs. Parent lived here
until three years ago, when they
moved to Oregon. The visitors en-
joyed a ride around the lake yester-
day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
(By United Press)

London, Aug, 22.-(Official)-
Ten enemy aeroplanes, raiding over
Dover and Margate at 1915 O'Clock
this morning lost two machines. One
of the men in a destroyed plane was
killed.
Margate and Dover are in the
Kent mouth of the Thames It is
considered probable that the raid
ers intended to follow the Thames to
London. Airplanes were reported
over the Humber river, Yorkshire,
165 miles north of the Thames.
Hull, the great shipbuilding CEN
ter of England, is located short
distance up the Humber. Three were
killed and two injured. The damage
was slight Germans are unable to
penetrate far inland.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
BAGLEY SHOWS STATE
She's LOYAL; FARWELL
RECEPTION Big AFFAIR
(Special to PiOneer)

Bagley, Aug. 22.-That Bagley
and Clearwater county are loyal was
plainly demonstrated at the public
reception and banquet rendered DR..
P. C. Bjorneby, who expects to 60 to
the front soon, the affair being held
in the gymnasium last night. Over
800 attended the banquet. Patriotic
addresses were made. The principal
speaker of the evening, who sounded
the death knell to the slackers and
traitors was Charles r. BoOstrom,
deputy public examiner of St. Paul
Mr.. Boostrom claimed that Clearwa-
ter had the fewest slackers OF any
county in the state. 1t required only
eight extra men to fill up the full
quota called for under the first draft
-158 out of 166 claiming no ex-
emptions.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-22
HUNTING ON SUNDAY
VIOLATION OF LAW

Hunting on Sunday is in violation
of Minnesota laws, according to an
opinion given by Attor2 ey General
Lyndon A. Smith. The question was
raised because the season for shoot
ing small game opens mis- year on
Sunday, September 16. Carlos Av-
cry, state fish and game commission
cr. said that his departn ent had not
received inquiries on the subject.
"The law quoted is one prohibit
ing gaming on Sunday and has been
on the statute for year, said Mr..
Avery, but sportsmen have never
felt that it was a part Of the game
regulations and little attention has
been paid to it in other years.