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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
TUESDAYS FIGHTING BLOoDIEST :
Of MANY SANCuINARY BATTLES

Gsrmlnys mighty effort on the
battle field Of Flanders has won new
SUCCESSES. According to the latest re-
ports the important strategic towns
Of Bailieul. Wulverghen and Wytsch-
aete are in German hands. and more
important still, the Teutons have car
fied "A large part Of Messines ridge by
storm.
Probably there has been no more
bitter struggle during the war than
that waged along the battle line
through the towns OF Bailleui, Eeuve
Eglisc, Wulverghem and Wytschaete.
Neuve Egiise was taken Monday, but
RaflIeui held out until fresh masses Of
G. rman troops We're hurled into the
fray and charged repeatedly on the
tired defenders. The same story might
be told of Wulverghem and Wytsch-
acte, while the battle for Messines
ridge must have been frightful In it,
intensity.
The Germans have not attempted to
advance their wedge further Into the
British lines for no new attacks OF
Merville and further WeEt have beer
reported They have devoted their
scie attention to tho work Of widening
out the salient and striking at Mes.
sines ridge, and the railroad running
about six miles north OF Bailleui
siessines ridge is the key to the Ypres
Iseetor and its possession win give ths
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
LARGE. PART MEssINEs
RIDGE NOW OCCUPIED
BY GATHERING ENEMY
Sheer Weight Of Numbers CompehfIa I
Armies to Withdraw From Bailleul
Wytschaete and Wulverghem.--
Bloodiest Fight Of War.

With tho France April t6sy
The Of Wytschasts
at the northern
nestles the
BY Meanwhile
battsring hard British
their Naxsnbrust.
Grim fighting going morning wsii
afternoon there struggle es
further south artillery proprsss
between LaBa.sss
fresh Msrvis .ordnats
north, Il 10 impossible 10 this hour
HAS BRIGHTER SIDE. a# 9
facts ... grim the sadne but hay.
their brighter side The
of life and there dininuon IN that magnificent epA which
been holding against the since April There
absolutely fsosne faith the officers and along this
front in their ultimate victory. 5#t
No defense
that going ws further sacrifices
further ground doubt the British ent tat u
nats the allies will their whom German sds
its fury. 49, s#4
be forgotten that virtually the whole e1t
the terrific German offensive directed the annbaon ~
the 6rish The first blow aimed q the Des and
continued until the assistance os the gallant Fteneh ae
the German checked ea'ksd their q the
the enemy shifted and struck heavily IN the region q Ass New
The Armsneres sector; else aens
the British front There front approximately
200 OF this number 40 have ALREADY
been engaged mainly against the 6ritish. ##s4#4t t,a
assault Wyshasts threat at the ersh pesons - the
north Flanders and tbs undeubted trying push Tar
dominating positions this region compel the with
dra~a Of the allied lines about Yprss snd toward the coast
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
Cease Effort
to Htlrl /, !! Back
YankeeFo
Patrols Seeking Machine Gun
Nest Finds No Trace Of
Enemy Troops.

With the American Army ia France.
April Is. Hy the Associated Iress. -
The American troops northwest OF Tonl
again took. possession of No Mans
land near Apremont forest last night
Two american patrols went out
seeking 4 machine gun nest. which was
reported in front of the German
trenches but found II empty. The pa
trolls went up to the barbcd wire In
front OF tho enemy first line, but en-
countercd no Germans.
The enemy apparently has given up,
temporarily at least. his attempt tu
penetrate to the American third line,
after the crushing defeat he sustained
in s.s.ia; attempts will; specially J
trained shock troops last week,
The rainy weather in the last three
days has caused poor visibility and in
terfered with the artillery activity,
which has slackcned considerably.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17

London. April iG.--Ficid Marshal
iIaig. In his official report tonight. an
nounces the occupation by the Ger
mans Of both Wytschaetc and Span
brockmoisn.
The report says:
Severe fighting has been taking place
today on front from Metsrcn to
Wstschaete. At dawn the enemy re-
n. wed his attacks In strength In the
ntighborhood Of Wytschaete and Span
broekmolen.
Supported by a heavy bonbardmcnt,
his troops approached our positions
grder cover Of the miat ana arter D
prolonged struggle gained possession
Of both localities
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
LLOYD GEORGE WANTS
TO SATISFY AMERICA

London, April IG.--rremier Lloyd
George said in the house OF comnons
today:
at is desirable In the Interest OF
the war that we should settle the Irish
question aud produce something like
contentinent In ireland and good Will
In America"
Mr.. Lloyd George said the best way
10 convince American opinion that
England IL dealing fairly with Ireland
Is Tor the British parliament 10 ten
der such measure Of self government
to Ireland as to satisfy American
opinion. and he believed that the gov
ernment could do that.
The government. therefore, arrived
NJ the conclusion that self. government
is an essential war measure he said.
- Principle os War.
1T IN impossible to secure unity un
less every section feels that justice has
been done. not merely by compelling
irtshmen 10 take full share In tho
wars burden. but by securing to them
the principle OF self determination for
which we are fighting In every thea
TER" he continued. I'VE entered tn.
war for that principle. Ne,haye neve,
departed from It and hore we shall be
able to enforce II at the peace confer.
cncc'
He added that II the Irish members
were to reject the bill It would be their
responsibility
Joseph Devlfn exclaimed:
Now the cat IL out OF the bag."
Premier Lloyd George added that th.
frrut{nrnA ru =.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
GREAT BRITAIN'S
MANPoWE:RBILL
NEARS PASSAGE
Goes Through Third Reading
in Commons After Hot
Session in Debate.
SEES NECESSITY OF .
PLEASING AMERICA
Lloyd George Would Settle
Irish Question in Way
to Satisfy U. S.

London. April i6.- By 4 majority OF
ies. the house OF commons tonight
adopted tho third reading Of the GOV :
rrnncnt manpewer bin after IN en-
citing debate, originated by John iii :
lon. Nationalist leader. Mr.. Dillon
again strongly attacked the govern
mcnt policy and moved omission of the
clauses applying consrrpition to Ire
land
The Nationalist members again
showed themselves nnrtHentingiy op-
posed to conscription. while Sir Edward
Carson. tire Ulster leader also made d
warm attack on tho government meth
DDS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
AMERICANS RISK
LIVES ASSISTING
Their COMRADES
Fellowship Spirit Paramount
and Deeds o. ValOr Are
Manifold.

With the American Army IN France
April l6.---By the Associated Press, -
All the Americans wounded In last
weeks fighting northwest OF Toul have
been taken to comfortable quarters In
a large evacuation hospital. They arc
being provided with the best treatinen,
possible and every effort is being made
to relieve their pain and provide COM
fort and recreation for them. All the
boys are in good spirits and anxious 10
get back to the front line to join their
comrades.
I'VE are out Of luck for little
WHILE" said "A western Massachusetts
private today. "but we'll be all right
soon and mighty glad to get another
crack at the boche for the injuries he
did us"
The boys In one company are loud
In praise Of one Of their sergeants who
held out against a superior force u the
enemy, killing four before he himself
was shot In the head.
csmradsship Uppermost.
The spirit Of comradeship bet twccf
the solciers has manifested itself score.
Of times. many OF the boys braving tn
dangers OF shell fire and machine Kuf
bullets in order to assist chums who
were unable TO help themselves. On'
corporal. alone in a shell hole, attacked
three Germans. killing two and wound
ing one. He was then hit by piees
of shrapnel in. the leg. One of hi
comrades started tn assist him 10 Tn
rear. but he refused the proffered a.
sistAncc, saying:
Leave me alone and go back ant
drive those Germans back to thei
trenches
The companion left the corporal. bu
when he returned few minuteS- late
he found the wounded man proppe,
up in a shell hole and throwing han.
grenqdes into the enemy trenches.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17

Germans a commanding position In
starting a new drive.
The successes OF the Germans In tho
last day have an important bearing ON
the campaign on the northern battle
front. II they are contiued there must
be a. British retirement from Ypres
and possibly for some distance further
north. while the cutting Of the rail-
road passing through Ha1ebrouc.:
welld be stili more serious for tho
British.
So important are the points Won by
the Germans that the British must be
expected to counter attack ~ once IN
an effort to sweep the invaders back
into the low lands once morn. All ac-
counts of the battle along this limo
speak Of the small British forces which
attempted to Withstand the attacks by
heavy legions OF Teutons, which were
brought up fresh for the ASSAULT.
There is higher ground just to- the
north OF Baillcul ana Neuye Eglise.
from which the British can stlll con-
duet a stern defense.s Meryille Is
standing firm. In spite of terrific et-
tacks made against II while along No
southern side 6k the salisnk there ,hANe
been no engagements sspefted. TIA
same condition holds tfaaa u the aectoe
before Annfens. NnAro th6re have been
- -.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
Less Than Billion.

Washington, April 16.-Nine days Of
Liberty loan campaigning have brought
$829,S06,l 100 subscriptions into the
hands OF banks and trust companies
the country and O,O00.r
900 remains to be raised in the Is re-
manning working days before May 4, II
the three billion dollar minimum IL to
be reached.
This means an average subscription
Of $4,000 900 for each day. including
Sundays. The rate in the past has
been lower. although today's reports
covering yesterdays business added
$137.S94.300 to tac total.
The Liberty loan drive is having no
depressing effect ON war saving stamp
sales, 1t is now definitely ascertained.
and later q stimulation of sales Of the
smaller securities is looked for. About
81, 100000 n day is reaching the treas
ury from sale OF saving stamps.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM LONDON
COMEDIES SUCCESS Of GERMANS

Berlin, via London. April 16.--'Our
attacks on the Lys battle field met
with complete success" says the off,
cial communication from general head
quarters. Tho great mine craterx Of
.Wytschaete battle OF 1917 were taken
by u surprise attack. After short
spell Of fire we stormed Wulvcrghem
In surprise attack and the enenay's
positions on both sides OF the village.
Counter attacks by English COM
pa MES completely broke down.
From the plain. while scaling tho
heights between Eeuve chapelle and
Bailleul, our troops attacked and
vi ested them from the enemy In q
vigorous hand to hand encounter"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
SECRETARY BAKER BACK
AFTER TRIP TO FRANCE
Refuses to Discuss Nature OF
Plans to Thwart Huns.

Washington, April ds.--Steeled TO the
work ahead Of him by personal knowl-
edge Of conditions at the battle fronts
IN Europe. Secretary Baker returned
In his desk at the war department To-
night from his trip abroad. prepared 10
concentrate every energy on expedtting
the movement OF American fighting
men TO France.
The war secretary. 1t In understood.
IL not inclined to underestimate the
peril that further German successes In
the present terrific onslaught against
the allied lines might involve. There
is no doubt. however. that he believes
adequate measures to checkmate the
German effort will cesne out Of the
pooling OF all allied ard American re-
sources unaer c0mmand Of General
(cOntinucd ON PIKE Etghtl
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
Rain Delay. csmpa;on.

Minneapolis, April 16.-Rain. which
swept over virtually all portions Of the
ninth federal reserve district today
served as a check to aggressive cam
paigning for the third Liberty loan.
Based on reports received at district
headquarters here tonight loan SUBJ
scriptions received yesterday and today
will total slightly In excess OF $50.000.-
900. according to A. II. Rogers. district
campaign manager. 1t was originally
planned to raise the districts total Of
si25.000.000 In three days. but today'a
setback will necessitate a longer cam
paign.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
Billings Man Convicted
on Charge of SeditiOn

Red Lodge, April is.-Benjamin
Kahn. wine salesman with head :
quarters at Billings. was found guilty
under the state sedition act by jury.
which retired at 6 o'clock last night
and returned with verdict at 11:15
o'clock this morning. Sentence will be
pronounced at $50 o'clock Thursday y
morning.
Kahn was convicted OF making re-
marks of a disioyai and seditious char
Scter.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
Orders New Draft Quota
to Entrain on April 2t

Helena. April iS.-Adjutant General
GreenAn to1sy received RIDERS from the
war Department on entfainment Of the
first contingent Of the second draft.
April 2S. Except Carter and Madison
counties. the men will entrain at the
county seats.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
Huns Lose Ten TrawleTs
by Gunfire in Cattegs,

London, April 1s.--Ten German
trawlers have been sunk by gul-
fire In the Cattegat, the admisaity
announces today.
The crews Of the enemy vessels
were saved by British ships.
There were no British CASUAL
ties.
The cattegat Is gulf In tne
North sea, between Sweden and
Denmark Several naval engage
menfs have been fought there since
the present war began.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
Wants 50 Million Dollars
to Build Concrete Ships

Washington. April ia bill appro-
priating $53.e90.e9D for constructing
concrete ships was introduced today by
Senator McCGmber of North Dakota
The measure which is understood to
have the approval OF President Wilson
was prepared by Chairman Hurley Of
the shipping board.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

-----f-.S~ tW1VitUuHO ----.s..&0
At 6 a. m. % At s p. m. ......45
The weather continued to keep up
its wintry attitude yesterday aud q
small amount of snow fell much to the
disappointment of all Missoula. Better
weather Is predicted within few deys.
however
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
13 Killed and As Wounded
in Bombardment Of Paris

Paris, April ,1.-Thirteen PERSONS
were killed and 45 were wounded in
yesterdays long-range bombardment
Of Paris.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-17
French Arch Conspirator Is
Executed at Vincennes
I on Tuesday.
ENTERED CONSPIRACY
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Plot Ramifications, Backed
by Hun Money, Involved
Safety Of U. S.

Paris, April 16.-Paul 6olo Pa
sha, convicted to death penalty by
court martial for high treason .
against the French government,
was executed today at vincennes.
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The Weather

Forecast--Unsetticd Wednesday;
Thursday probably fair; not much
change in Temperature.
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The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-19
MASONlA NO MORE.
Postoffice on Pine Creek Will Be Dis
continued This Month.

Peter Mason, Pine creek pioneer
and postmaster at Masonic, which
was so named in his honor, has noti-
fed the postoffice department that he
is Obliged to leave, that there are two
is obliged to leave, that there
are only two patrons of the
postoffice left now and that
for the position of postmaster. Con-
fronted with this situation the first
assistant postmaster general has no
titled Congressman Addison 7. Smith
that unless some patriot comes to the
rescue within three weeks from the
date of notice, namely, December 4,
the postoffice at Masonic will be dis
continued. Here is an opportunity
for some deserving democrat to get
his name on the government payroll.
Masonic is about a mile from the
Douglas mine and was established to
accommodate the large number of
men employed there, at the Constitu-
ton and other mining properties in
the vicinity.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-19
FEDERAL.
Company Reports Net Earnings OF
S371.972 in Third Quarter.

According to reports received in
Spokane from the New York office,
the Federal Mining & Smelling COM
pany earned $S71,972 in the quarter
ending October 81 This may be COM
pared with 1928, 800 net earned in the
quarter ended on July 81 last $62,s45
in the quarter ended on April g. 1918,
and SSS6,S21 in the quarter ended on
July 81, 1917
The reduced rate of profit in recent
quarters, as compared with a profit
able quarter in 1917, is accounted for
by the higher costs of materials and
labor and the reduced labor supply in
1913, as compared with higher metal
prices in 1917. Little profit was OBJ
tanned in the first quarter of 1918 be-
cause of an interruption at the Morn
ing mine, where repairs were being
made to the main shaft.
The Morning mine is yielding stead
lily, but with the handicaps incident to
influenza and labor shortage expert
enced in nearby mining districts, The
North Star mine, near HALEY, Idaho,
has produced little recently, but a
substantial output is being made from
the Independence, bought year ago
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-19

exist
This means is taken to inform you
that all the property rights of your
company, whether received by grant
from Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining
4 Concentrating company or other-
wise. are held in perpetuity without
restrictions or reservations OF any
kind whatsoever.
THE original of the agreement be-
tween your company and the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan Mining Comet, Co.,
dated the twentieth day OF OCTOBER
1918, by which apex rights Of the re-
spective companies under the federal
statutes were forever defined and by
which working arrangements were
made that have resulted in large prof.
its to your company, Is on file in this
office, and is open to your Inspection
or that of your accredited agents at
any reasonable time
Caledonia Dividend.
The Caledonia company will pay a
monthly dividend of 1 cent per share
on January s. This is in accordance
with the announcement made several
weeks ago by the management to the
effect that for some months the earn
ings had been less than the dividend
of cents, that the shortage had been
made up from the surplus in the treas
ury. and that 1t would be necessary
to conserve the remaining surplus to
pay federal taxes. 1t was therefore
necessary to reduce the dividend rate
to 1 cent per share. On this basis the
monthly disbursement will be $26,O50
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-19
CALEDONIA PRESIDENT
CORRECTS STATEMENT
TITLE TO PROPERTY DOES NOT
REVERT TO BUNKER HILL
& SULLIVAN

The report that gained considerable
publicity during the past few weeks to
the effect that when the ores of the
Caledonia mine are exhausted or when
the mine fails to earn a profit, the
holdings of the Caledonia company will
automatically go to the Bunker Hill
4 Sullivan company, in accordance
with the terms of the agreement en-
tered into between the two companies
in the settlement of apex litigation
few years ago. is pronounced a mis-
statement of the facts by Stanly A.
Easton, president of the Caledonia
company and general manager of the
Bunker Hill & Sullivan, in a circular
letter to the stockholders dated De-
cember 16 The Miner published the
story two weeks ago, taking 1t from
the the Financial Review, published
by Coleman & Reitze,. New York. The
letter from Mr.. Easton follows:
Property Rights Perpetual.
1.-THE following misstatement touch
ing on the title to the holdings of your
company has this day first come to
my attention:
LAS a result of apex litigation
in 1914, when the Bunker Hill &
Sullivan Mining company obtained
control of Caledonia by receiving
100000 shares of new stock,
making the issued stock 100000
shares, par 81, a stipulation was
made in conformity to Occur
dAlene practice, under which the
Caledonia property would go to
the B. II. & S. Co. in event that
Caledonia should exhaust its ores
or failed to operate at a profit.
For the protection of the minority
stockholders a further stipulation
forbade the use of Caledonia's
funds for the purchase Of outside
properties. This means that in the
event Of the happenings of the
first stipulation Caledonia will lose
title to its holdings and cease to
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-19
NATIONAL.
New Driving Pulley Delivered at the
Mill Yesterday.

New Driving Pulley Delivered at the
Mill Yesterday.
1t is expected that the National mill
which has been closed. down the last
10 DAYS, will resume operations to-
day The mill was forced to suspend
on account of break in the shaft
which carried the main driving pull
lev and which in turn broke the pull
ley also. The Occur d'Alene Hard
ware & Foundry company was given
a hurry up order to cast a new pulley
and splice the shaft. The new pulley,
which is 6 feet in diameter, 34-inch
face and carries "a belt ropes, was
delivered to the National yesterday
morning, also the repaired shaft, ana
they were conveyed to the mill above
Mullan on a motor truck. The weight
of the pulley is about three tons
Manager Charles McKinnis estimated
that it would require about eight
hours to install the parts and place
the mill in running order.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-19
RICHMOND.
Net Profit for Novenrber-Sink zuo
Feet From Main Tunnel.


According 10 statement py ). =.
codd. president Of the Richmond MIN
ing. Milling and Reduction company
the net profits of the company for the
month of November was s13,2ss. OPP
Grating expenses for the month";
$4,000; state tax on net profr, slooo.
Shipments averaged between ana
DER cent copper Preparations are
being made to sink winze 200 feet
at a point about 1000 feet from the
portal of the main tunnel and at o.
depth OF $40 feet from the surface AT
this point the vein is II feet WIDE
with a streak of ore next to the FOOT
wall about foot thick that carries
from - to Is per cent copper. Sinking
will be in the foot wall to avoid the
excessive flow of water. Operations
/, of the company during the past two
months have been seriously handi-
capped by the prevalence of infln-
: enza. The Richmond is situated near
lAdair. An aerial tramway conveys
the ore from the mine to the railroad
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-12-19
Davey at Tarbox.

Frank j. Davey went over to the
Tarbox mine Tuesday morning to in
spect the new ore developments on
the 1000 level. Samples received
Monday from the east drift seem to
bear out his prediction that lead
would predominant as the drift ad-
vanced. The samples were Of better
grade than any heretofore exhibited.
Mr.. Davey expects to return this af-
ternoon,