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e Danco de Espana hara
una nueya emission

Del Serrie:o Especial d. "LA PRENSA." .
MADRID. Agosto 19.-El banco
de Espana ha sido autorizado para
aumentar su circulation de billetes,
con una emission de cipco millones de
pesetas, depcsitando al efecto Ia de-
bida cantidad en- ORC, para garantlzar
esa emission. FL banco tambien va a
aumentar a cincuenia millones el a.
delanto hecho a Ia Gesoreria del Go
bierno, para cubrir el deficit de Ia
Hacienda Nacional.
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.POCOS DIAS DE VIDA LIE QUE
DAN AL GOBIERNO
BOLSHEVIk1.

Del serrieio Especial de LA PRENSi T."
ESTOCOLMO, Agosto 1s.-De a.
cuerdo con las informaciones oficia-
les cue Sc han recibido de Petrogra-
do, Sc espera que ell avance de los
tcheco-eslovacos sobre Moscou lara
DOT resultado que los funcionarios
del gobierno bolsheviki, regresen q
Petrogrado.
La Ultima movilizacion ordenada
DOR ell Soviet he sido IN complete ira
case Y los bolshiTikis admiten fran
camente que Ell fin de su poder esta
tan pr6ximo que puede llegar eli u
mas cuantas semanas mas o en- los
proximos siete dias.
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fiaig fue condecorado
Dor NJ. CIemenceau

Se-r:eio Especial de LA PRESSA."
PARIS. Agosto 19.-El Mariscal
Sir Douglas Haig, comandante de las
tropas inglesas en- F'rancia. fuA conde-
corado el domingo, por el Primer
Ministro frances, Vi. Clemenccau. con
Ia Medalla mil!tar frances2. en- las
Cuarteles Generates ineleses. La con,
decoration le fue conferida al jefe
BRITANNICA, por recommendation del Ma
riscal Foch.
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Tn f%uncionario aIeman
asesinado en- LiVonia

WASHINGTON, Agosto 19.-Un
despacho procedente de Suiza, ~trascri-
be una information publicada por un
peri6dico de Estrasburgo, en- 81 que
Sc da cuenta del asesinato del Presi-
dente del Distrito de Walden,
en- Ia Livonia, una de las antiguas
provincias balticas de Russia, ocupa-
da ahora Dol los alemanes.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-08-20
Regreso va a Berlin
ell Embajador russo
Del Servicio Especial de LA PRENSA-"

Del Servicio Especial de LA PRsiSsA-
AMSTERDAM, Agosto 1s.7El rs
greso a Berlin de Adolfo Joffei ell Emf
5ajador russo en- .Alemania, despues de
una permanencia de solo un Ola en
M~oscou, esta intrigando grandemen1e
a la prensa alemana; que no saoe .
atribuir csc repentino regTeso-
Ell "Weser Zeitung,' de Bremen
dice que no Sc puede comprend er a
3 que Sc haya debido la corta estada
del Embajador russo en- la capital De
su pals. maxine cuando Joffe tenia
cue informar sobre un tratado supie-
mentario al pacto del Brest-LltovsS'
tratado que Sc habia negociado en-.
Berlin por los representatives de ann
Dos paises.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-21

Tho Russian constituent assembly
was short lived. Converting Friday
in the Tauridc palace In PetroRrad,
during street fighting. Ii was dissolved
early Saturday morning by the Boil
sheyiki, after n vote had shown con
clusiyeIy that the government headed
by Lenine and Trotzky was greatly In
the minority.
Thus for the moment. at least, has
passed away at It's INCEPTION the iegis-
latiYc body through which IT. had been
hoped order would be brought ont Of
the anomalous situation that has ex-
listed in Russia since the revolution
which resulted In the imperial family
and the bureaucrats beinr thrown out
of power.
Likewise the delegates TO the peace
conference nt Bresi -Itoysk again are
at sizes ana segena and the pour par
lers have ended. As on the other oc
casions when they ceased. the stun
bling block is the German demands and
their refusal to withdraw their troops
from the occupied portions Of Russia
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-21
FRESH ACTIVITY
ON WAR FRONTS
German Submarine Bases at
Ostend B0mbarded by En-
tente Warships.
BY Associated Press.

on the western front in France and
Belgium, the military operations ap-
parently are increasing all along the
line nv compared with those OF the
past few weeks. when little or no
fighting except artillery duels and
minor raids. was carried out.
Entente allied warahips have BON
barded Germany's submarine base at
Dstcnd, on the northern belgian coast,
while around Ypres. between Lens and
st. Quentin. on the cHcmin des Dame
on the st. Mihiel sector and north of
the Rhine Marne canal, there has been
n notable increase In the operations by
the infantry. The probabilities are
with the return of good weather the
expected battles may take place.
one indication Of the probable early
commencement of fighting Us the re-
sumption Of aerial activity on a large
scale, especially on the French front.
Saturday the French airmen had q
good day operating against the Tau-
chimes in fights In the air.
ON the Italian front the fighting
again has turned to the artillery
wings Of the opposing sides. the In
fantry keeping to their trenches cx-
ccpt for small patrol engagements. All
ducls are OF a violent character and
at several points along the Piays river
"a like condition prevails.
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EASTERN RAILROADS
BATTLE CONGESTION
With Arrival of Coal, New
York More Optimistic.

New York, Jan. 20.-Although hapdi-
capped by weather conditions. even
worse than have prevailed for the last
fortnight. railroads in the eastern ter
ritory were battling today to untangie
the congestion which made necessary
the drastic embargo on the use Of fuel.
The severe cold has slowed up traffic
and hampered unloading and clearing
of main lines. yards. tracks and termi-
mails. Work of taking loaded coal
barges to steamships waiting for fuel
was difficult. owing to ice jams stiff
fencd by Il high wind and tempera-
ture of five degrees above zero.
As the fuel administration's coal
embargo gradually relieved the short
age In New York and its suburbs, the
city looked forward chcerfully 10 it's
first "heatless Monday" Clearer Qn-
derstanding of what the gover1lput
desires. has frightened the outlodk IN
patriotic business men tonight Wetl
ready TO observe the regnlAtiona.
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Little Improvement
in Rail Situation.

Washington. Jan 2g.-~Little i'm
provement In the railroad transporta-
ton situation was reported to the gov
ernIHent railroad administration from
the frozen central part Of the country
and almost no hope for material bet
terraent was held out by officials un-
less temperatures moderate greatly
this week and melt the snow and ice
accumuIations Of the past ten days.
Efforts were centralized today on
movements OF empty cars TO mines and
transportation of bunker coal to At
lantic seaports where hundreds Of ships
are held up by lack of fuel.
The beneficial effect of the shutting
down Of industrial plants probably viii
not be felt by the railroads until late
I'm the week. and not then to the hoped
for TO any extent if abnormal winter
wea ther continues.
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| GERMAN CATHOLICS
ENDORSE WAR AIMS
Wilson's Statement of Pur-
poses Commended.

Wilson's war aims message was en-
dorsef at a meeting OF German Catholics
today in response - 4 call from Bishop
JoseEh Busch of the st. Cloud diocese
For more than an hour Bishop Busch
eXtolied the high ideals and the great
moral force of the presidents message.
The bishop also told Of receiving an
unsigned letter In which his support
OF the message was attacked and
stated that although the writer did not
dignity It with his signature. he could
tell in three gueases who had written IT,.
At the conclusion Of Bishop Busch's
address. resolutions supporting the
president were adopted with a rising
vote.
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German Press
Is Disturbed
Over Austria

London. Jan, 2e.--The pam Ger
man newspapers of Germany are
hailing the removal, % the en-
pcrors secretary, Rudolf Won VAL
entini, as a triumph for their cause
anti the disappearance OF the last
remnant of the Bethraann Holiweg
system. Herr Nalentini wGa one
al the best hated men in the eyes
OF pan Germans His successor.
Herr won Berg, former governor
Of East Prussia, ENJOYS the com
plcte confidence of the conserva-
tives.
While 1, seems undouhted that
the pan Germans thrs again, at
least for u time. are Nrriy In the
middle, the F'ranEfur,or Xhitung
sounds a note of disguictNae re-
Gardina events IN Austria and their
effect on the situation The
Frankfurtor Eeitung's Nicnnn cor
respondent interprots the serious
strikes and outspoken press utter
anccs az reflectinr the strong
movement against delaying peace
through pan etiorran nnnayation-
ipts' aspirations, lie declared that
II IN becoming even clearer that
with the semi -conniyance of The
government, the Austrian ,eapiea,
including Germans viii only wage
war until the entente is ready for
peace by understanding,
Nothing has had such a bad ef-
feet upon the relations between
Austria Hungary as the bearing OF
the fatherland PARTY. according To
this correspondent
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TO MEET
U. S. IN BATTLE
German General Says Huns
Prepared for American
Participation.

Amsterdam, Jan. Pei do not
know the Americans. nor do ! know
what they are capable Of doing Ia this
war, said General Won Stein. pFussian
minister of war, In an interview in "a
recent issue of the Budapest Hirlap,
The general is quoted, however. as de-
claring that the central powers were
we'll prepared for meeting America.
The war minister said he did not re
gard air fighting AS a decisive factor.
He had heard OF extensive American
plans in this connection But" he
said. much depends upon what Amer
lean engineers can do and still s,ore
depends upon whether efficient, ex-
pcrienced crews can be- obtained by
them"
Speaking Of the present situation.
General Won stein said:
"Aii humanity desires peace, and
naturally so do !. AS n soldier | know
only one possibility, and that Is victory.
Every remuneration is only sign of
weakness and an acknowledgment Of
defeat He who rcnounees the fruits
of his successes on the battlefield puts
the enemy in n position to consider
himself a victor and helps him in his
plans Of destruction. There TX no
sign of desire for an understanding
on the part of our enemies. Their nii-
tire attitude shows their only ann still
is to push us from our place in the
sun.
"In reality "a military decision has al.
ready been obtained when our enc
mics recognize that they cannot drive
us out OF the occupied territory. they
win thereby admit that they hnre beer
defeated"
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Boy Scouts to Distribute :.
Pamphlets for President

Washington. Jan. 20.--Searly 100000
Boy Scouts are about to undertake. at
President Wilson's request. the task Of
distributing to the public war pamph-
lets issued by the committee on pub
lie Information. Pamphlets will be sent
through the mails to the scouts, and
the first will contain the presidents
flag day address.
Scout masters Are to direct the work
and avoid duplication OF effort and the
boya. besides taking receipts for their
dispatches" will seek personal as
surance that the documents when read
will be passed on To others.
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Day Generally Viii! BE OBJ
served as Holiday in In
dustrial Centers.
DISPENSATION ALLOWS
FOOD STORES TO OPEN
Zero Weather Hampers
Freedom of Fuel Move
ment to Needy Cities.

Washington, Jan. 20. The eastern
tomorrow generally as holiday. the
first of ten heatless Mondays de-
creed by the government to conserve
coal and to clear congestion from the
railroads. Although the closing order
goes no further than to forbid the use
OF fuel for heating. Officials expect
business to cease and tonight "A direct
request was issued that all retail es-
Establishments except food and drug
stores close their doors for the day.
Office buildings We're requested to
observe the spirit as well as the letter
of the order and operate no lights or
elevators except to accommodate the
few exempted persons in their build
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Enraged Over Hun Attempt
to Force Them Into Con-
tinuing the War.
SECURING OF PEACE
is CHIEF INTENTION
Demonstrations Described as
Being Both Political
and Economic.

London, Jan. 20.-A general
strike is on throughout Austria,
according TO an Exchange Tsls.
graph dispatch from Paris today,
which reports 100000 men quitting
work in Vienna and Nsustadt,
closing down all tho war factories.
The strikers are described % open.
" anti German and the movement
is both political and sconomie and
especially aimed At peace.
Public demonstrations, L %
added, have bssn held In many
places at which hostility was
voiced toward Berlin for trying 20
force the Austrians to continue the
war.
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u. S. Food Commission
Returns From Europe

An Atlantic Port, Jan.s 26.-The
United States food administration COM
mission which left last November TO
investigate the food situation in Franco
ard England. arrived here today and
proceeded at once to Washington. It
Is announced they were greatly i'm
pressed by the shortage Of foodstuffs
abroad.
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Rioters in Spain Force
Closing of Factories

Madrid, Jan. a0.-Disorders occurred
yesterday at Alicante, the chief sea
port of Valencia. They are reported
In an official telegram from Alicante,
which states that a mob forced the
factories to cease work and attacked
shops and private houses. Women Of
the middle class were compelled by
the demonstrators to join them, 1t is
declared
The civil guard fired on the rioters,
killing three persons and seriously
wounding four others
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Red Cross Needs 10000
More Nurses in Service

Washington, Jan. establishment of
$4,000 more women in the military
nursing service will be required il
prospective needs of the government
are to be met. the American Red Cross
announced tonight in an appeal for
volunteers.
mands OF the army and navy corps,
the Red Cross has modified somewhat
It's former requirements for enroll
ment. The age limit has been lowered
to II years and in special cases nurses
over 40 may be accepted.
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German Editor Charged
Violation Espionage Act

Aberdeen, &. D., Jan. 26.--J. r. Paul
Gross. associate editor Of the Freie
Presse and Men Deutsehe Presse, Ger
man weekly papers published here.
vas arrested today and is being held
in connection with alleged violation Of
the espionage act and on charge o.
feditious publication. His arrest is
coupled with that Of +. w. Sailett,
editor and proprietor OF the publica- =
tions. which took place yesterday.
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Adamses Will Plead Guilty
Of Conspiracy to Kidnap

Springfield, Mo, Jan. 20.-After a
conference Of attorneys for the state
and defense II was announced tonight
by Prosecuting Attorney Paul O'Day,
that they had reached an agreemnt
that Taylor 3. Adams and his son.
Cietus Adams, charged with conspiring
Ia kidnap c. A. Clement. Springfield
ieweler. would plead guilty when their
cases are called in court here tomor-
row morning. ..-
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British Guns Sink Ship
of Turks in Dardanelles

London. Jan. 20.--In a naval action
between British and Turkish forces al
the entrance of the DardanelIes, the
Turkish cruiser Miduliu. formerly the
German Bresiau, was sunk and tine
Sultan Yawuz Selim, formerly the
German Goeben. was beached. This
announcement was made BY the ad-
miralty tonight.
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Offices u. s. Government
in Porto Rico Guarded

San Juan. p. r., Jan 2e.-Military
guards today were placed about the
federal building in which are located
virtually all the offices OF the United
States insuiar government, after Of
ficials had received information con-
sidered important. Guards were also
placed en- bridges near the city and at
.ther important points.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-21
Pope Benedict Protector
Of Shrines of Palestine

Boston, Jan. 20.--"England will de-
clare Pope Benedict protector of the
holy shrines of Palestine said Mon
seigneur Arthur Stapleton Barnes,
Catholic rector of oxford university,
anda British army chaplain, in an ad :
dress at the academy of Notre Dame
today.
The British government" he con-
tinued. has selected the men Of an
irish Catholic regiment as guards out
side the places sanctified by the life
and death of Christ and every sacred
spot is in charge of the Franeiscans
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-21
Woman Denies Engagement
to General J. J. Pershing

Los Angeles. Jan. 20.-Miss Anita
father. George :. Patton, for Thomas
Vile. Ga. Friends of the Pattons here
reiterated here recent deniais of re
ports OF her engagement to General
Tershing, which has been in circula-
ton several times during the last
year. General Pershing has been IA
visitor at the San Marino ranch home
OF the Pattons on several occasions.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-21
Britain Successfully
Passes Over Crisis.

London. Jan. 20.---The first month of
1913 has been one OF the most trying
Of the whole war for the Brltish pco-
pie. Now the nation seems to have
wcnthercd Its doubts and disagrec-
ments and accepted the watchwOrd
we must go on or 20 under
The labor unions met the demand
upon them for more men In khaki with
"A critical and doubtful spirit; they In.
sisted upon knowing the governments
exact war program and were inclined
to believe that peace negotiations were
possible, These questions have been
threshed ont with the government full
lS and freely. with straight talking on
both Sides and the government seems
TO have carried the day.
Due to Lloyd George.
This result IL due principally to Pre-
mier Lloyd George and It strengthens
his position and authority for the time
being. The premicr's resourcefulness
was never disturbed by the fusiilnde OF
questions from the laborites. some Of
them out and out paeifists. at the FRI
day conference.
Probably the most effective state
ment Lloyd George made was that the
government was ready to go into n
peace conference whenever the Ger
mans showed any disposition to nego-
tia,e on equitable terms.
a general election is expected an
soon as a new register OF voters can
be made. Eight million new voters. six
p;illions Of whom are women, will go
on the rolls under the reform bill which
the house Of lords now is debating. The
predictions are that the next govern
ment will be labor liberal coalition.
with the labor party holding the larg-
est number of seats OF any party In
| the house of commons and the strong
| est position In the cabinet.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-21
American Soldiers Hurt
When Gasoline Explodes

Paris. Jan. 28.LA gasoline can ex-
ploded this morning as some American
soldiers were filling an automobile
tank at the famous Moulin de la Ga
lotte dancing hall. now used as a
camouflage school for the American
army. The tank also exploded and
two American soldiers were seriously
injured.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-21
Three Children Perish
in Tenement House Fire

Yonkers. y. " Jan. 20.-Three chill
dren were burned to death in a tene-
ment fire here early today while the
mother and an older brother were hur-
rying the crippled father from the third
floor of the building to the street. The
building was destroyed and "a families
were made homeless.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-21
LACK OF SUPPORT
FORCES CLOSE OF
LEN|NE ASSEMBLY
Russia's Constituent Rody
Goes Out Of Existence
After Short Life.
HOPE OF UNANIMITY
AND ORDER FUTILE
Count Czernin Declares if
Peace Fails the Fault Is
Not Austria's.

Petrograd, Jan. ao--Ry the Associ-
ated Press. The constituent assembly
has been dissolved The decree OF dis
solution was issued last night by the
council OF national commissioners and
adopted early this morning by the cen
tral executive committee OF the Work
mems and Soldiers deputies.
From Moscow It IL reported that
many persons were wounded and 9TH
ers killed as the result OF the Red
Guard firing ON demonstrators there
in favor of the constituent assembly.
The japanese embassy here. in an
official statement made denial Of the
reports that Japanese forces had been
landed Mt vhdivostok.
Japan Not Hostile.
Japan IL "A sincere friend of Rus
sia,' saws the embassy statement. "and
does not entertain the least intention
of interfering in the internal uffairs
of the Russian people. The presence
or "A Japanese cruiser al Vlndivost Ok
has not connection whatever with the
present situation IN Russia"
Regarding the peace negotiations ut
Brest -Litovsk, Count czernin. the
Austro- Hungarian foreign minister. IL
quoted here In an interview ms deelar-
ing that II peace did not result from the
negotiations II would not be because
Of any intention of ours in regard 10
conquasts."
Austria's Peace Aims.
Il am not going back upon what
have already stated to be the dual
monarchy's peace program" added
Count Czcrnin. I'VE want nothing
from Russia, neither eessions or terri :
tory, nor war indsmuities. We only
desire to see friendly, nnighborly rcla :
iiona established on safe principles
relations which will be both lasting
and based upon mutual confidence"
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LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

The sun shone during the ma jor part
of sunday. but the air was anything
but springlike. However, the change
one.
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Food Stores Open All Day.

Food stores, which in the original or
der were permitted To remain open only
half the day, We're granted Il special
diSpensation tonight under which they
may sell goods throughout the day.
1t was said that the use of fuel for
lighting buildings and for operating
their elevators probably would be pre-
vented during the remainder of the
Monday holidays.
While reports tonight told of an in
creased movement of coal to house
holders and to ships under the first
three days operation of the Ne-day
factory closing order, severe weather
held back the clearing of freight con
gestion, which was one of the chief pur-
poses sought. At the office of the ,di
rector general of railroads, it was said
there was little hope for material i'm
provement in traffic conditions until
the weather moderated.
Efforts We're centralized today on
the movement of empty coal ears bacie
to the mines. and to the transportation
of bunker coal to the Atlantic sea
board.
Extremely low temperatures were re-
ported tonight from throughout the
nois and still lower temperatures in
states farther east.
a return of snow and zero temper
atures checked the general movement
of coal and other freight, especially In
| the middle west.
More Cars Available.
The movement of empty coal ears
| back to the mines has begun already 10
increase, however, according to reports
tonight from A. II. Smith, railroad d-
rector for the east. Director McAdoo's
order embargoing the use Of open tor
| cars for freight other than coal has
released to the mines about 10000 cars
State fuel administrators were in,
structed by Or. Garfield today to exer'
tevery effort to hurry the unloading o
cars derived from plants closed down
for household use and to hasten theil
movement TO the producing eenters.
I At the fuel administration IL was de
ciared there had been complet,
change of feeling in the country re
garding the necessity for the curtaiI
ment of the use of coal and that co
operation was almost general.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-21

Forecast-Generaiiy fair Mon
day and Tuesday: somewhat
warmer east Of the divide.
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ANII-HU STRIKES PARALYZE AUSTRIA
The Weather

Monday. Jan. 21.-Sun rises. at
800; sun sets At 5:36.