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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
TWO BILLION SHIP PLAN
IMMEDIATE APPROPRIATION OF
$e2, 100000 ASKED.
Board Submits Contracts Providing
For Building Houses for Workers
And Expanding Present Yards.

Washington, Jan. 5-Plans for q ST.
00O. 100000 government shipbuilding
program were revealed when the Ship
pi13 Board asked Congress for author
ity to place 1901 100000 worth Of ad-
ditional ship contracts. At the same
time an immediate appropriation. $S2.-
100000. WAS asked for the extension
Of shipyards and for providing hous-
ing facilities for workmen.
Thus far the board he's been author
lied to Spend for shipbuilding $1.234.-
0OO. 900. contracts for most Of which
have been awarded. Fridays request
for a further authorization and an ad-
ditional appropriation brings the esti-
mates of funds needed for shipbuild-
ing to $2.O1S. 100000. II the addition
al funds are made available they will
be put largely into fabricated steel
tracts for ordinary steel ships will be
let, as will few for wooden ships on
the Pacific coast.
No new shipyardG are planned by
the board The fabricatinG yards
have contracts for about 500 ships
now, which will keep them constant
ly employed into 1919. but the board
Is anxious to place more contracts
and begin on the task OF providing
materials
The boards housing plans call .or
the expenditure OF about $4,000, 900.
The remainder Of the $S2 900 900 asked
will be used to expand shipyards al
ready built.
The Senate Commerce Committee,
investigating the progress Of ship
bull ding took up alleged high profits
allowed in letting contracts. wooden
ships and the subject of houoing.
Questioning of Theodore E. Ferris.
chief constructor for the Emergency
Fleet Corporation. in connection with
a report by the corporations district
officers at Seattle, brought out that
the Clinchfield Navigation Company
of New York was alleged to have OBJ
tanned profits amounting to $743,00O
on ship contracts, when in fact the
company was not an actual builder Of
ships.
The company, It was testified. sold
to the government at profit OF
$42O, 900, four ships which the Sloan
Shipbuilding Corporation of Seattle
was building for 1t, and that 1t re-
ceived commission of $323,000 on
contracts it obtained from the fleet
corporation for twelve ships which
the Sloan Corporation is now building.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Blizzard In Middle West Region.

Chicago, Jan. Chicago and the
Middle West are struggling in the
grip OF the worst blizzard in twenty
five years, certainly, and probably the
worst in the city's history. and the
storm still continues with unabated
fury. Sunday night. after twenty-four
hours duration. Chicago was covered
with nearly two feet OF snow on the
level, street traffic of all kinds either
was completely tied up or moving with
extreme difficulty, and pedestrians
are able to negotiate the big drifts
only block or SO at time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Auto Route for LIquor. Held Legal.

Denver.-A Denver man may drive
his automobile to Cheyenne. buy as
many cases OF liquor as his car will
hold and return with them to Denver
without coming into conflict with the
Federal authorities. That. in sub
stance. was tho ruling made By Judge
Robert e. Lewis in tho United States
District Court in the case Of Simon
Spiegelman and Joseph A. Miller Of
Cheyenne. who. with Everett I. 0imp.
son OF Denver. were charged with con
spiracy TO violate the Reed act.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
$4,000 GERMAN TROOPS REVOLT
Sending Troops to Western Front
Causes Rebellion In Russia,

Causes Rebellion In Russia.
London.-A dispatch received here
from the Russian wireless service says
that $4,000 German soldiers In the re-
gion east of Kovno have revolted.
German deserters stated that in con-
sequence of the government drafting
all soldiers below the age OF 35 for
dispatch to the western front, the
aforementioned number Of men re-
belled and marched out OF the battle
line.
They then entrenched themselves
with rifles and machine guns against
the other German units The German
military authorities have been power.
less against the revolters and are try.
ing to cut off their food supplies.
The German deserters declared that
one of the motives for the revolt was
that the sending Of troops to the west.
ern front was a contravention of the
Russo-German armistice agreement.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Presidential NominatIo ms.

Washington.-The following nomin-
ations by President Wilson were an
nounced:
Registers of land offices. Alex Mis-
bet. Evanston. Wyo.; Mrs. Mary Wolfe
Dargin. Denver. Colo.
Receivers of public moneys, James
P. Folger, Evanston, Wyo.
The naming of Mrs. Dargin to the
Denver office is denomination. as
Mrs Dargin has occupied the position
here for many years.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Lamar sehoolma'am Wants to Enlist.

Lamar schooima'am Wants to Enlist.
San Francisco. Cal.-Miss Gladys
Jones. a Lamar. Colo, school teacher.
wants to enlist In the army. In let
terSeeceived at local recruiting head
quarters. she said: Il would like to
Join the aviation corps of the United
States Army. l feel that an older
woman, one untitled for service, could
teach school as competently as l.
am not looking for notoriety. want
to Join the Army to work out my
ideals"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
sELEcTivE SERVICE ACT coNsrk
OPINION OF TRIBUNAL.
Objections FRIVOLOUS
ALEX. BERkMAN, LOUIS KRAMER
AND ELEVEN OTHERS ARE
DENIED LIBERTY.
western Newspaper Union New-service.

Western Newspaper Union NewSService.
Washington.-The selective service
act was held constitutional by the Su-
preme Court.
The governments contention that
the power given Congress to declare
war included power to compel ci.i-
xens to render military service both at
home and abroad was sustained by the
court.
Chief Justice White, who delivered
the unanimous opinion in brief
statement. declared that after con-
sidering the various contentious the
conclusion had been reached that
most of them were Imaginary rather
than real.
The decision resulted from the ap-
peals of thirteen cases growing out OF
convictions under the selective serv-
ice act. five coming from New York.
three from Ohio, four from Minnesota,
and one from Georgia. Constitution
ality of the act was questioned In all
the appeals.
The cases from New York were
those of Louis Kramer, Morris Becker,
Emma Goldman. Alexander Berkman
ard Meyer Graubard The first four
were convicted Of attempting to in
duce others of draft age not to regis
ter. and an additional charge Of fall
ure to register was made against Kra-
mer. who was sentenced to two years
imprisonment. Becker was sentenced
to one year and eight months in jail.
while Emma Goldman and Berkman
were ordered imprisoned for two
years and fined 10000 each. A one
year sentence was given Graubard for
failing to register.
In holding the law constitutional
the court took no action in those cases
involving charges OF conspiracy to
prevent the carrying out of the pur-
poses OF the law. These. 1t was un-
derstood. will be taken up by the
court later. That question is involved
in the cases OF Alexander Berkman
and Emma Goldman. Louis Kramer
and Morris Becker. convicted in New
York on the same charge and the SO.
called Ohio cases.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Red, Whit. and Blue Turkey.

Washington.-A big turkey gobbler
with red, white and blue in his plum
age reached the White House from
Kiefer, Okla. There was nothing on
the crate to identify the sender. bnt
the gobbler probably was intended as
a gift for the Presidents Christmas
dinner and was delayed on the road
by railroad congestion. In honor of
his extraordinary coat he was given
bigger quarters and dinner on his
own account.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

War Insurance Taken by 362,941.
Washington.-Secret McAdoo an.
nounced that 362.941 insurance pol.
icies, aggregating $3.1O5.776,500. and
averaging $s.557 a policy. had been
taken out by American soldiers and
sailors under the war insurance act.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
ATTACK on MEUsE REPuLsEo.
British Troops Force Passage over
Piave and Raid Teuton Line.

0Vtton troops toFce pAssA0e OVeV
Piave and Raid Teuton Line.
Rome. Jan. 8.-Although infantry op-
erations in the major war theaters arc
of = minor character. signs are not
wanting that big battles are in the
process OF making In Flanders. France
and Italy. At various points in these
three war zones intensive artillery
duels arc going on day and night.
Southwest Of Ypres. in Flanders.
the Germans made an attempt to en-
ter British positions. but met with re-
pulse and heavy losses. An attempted
raid against the French positions on
the historic hill 304 in the verdun
sector was stopped with sanguinary
losses to the Germans.
British patrols at several places
forced crossings Of the Piave river
against the Teutonic allies.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
German. Execute Twenty-t two as Spies

Amsterdam. - Twenty-Five persons,
among them four from Antwerp, eight
from Ghent and a Dutch skipper,
were executed by the Germans at
Ghent Dec. 20 for alleged espionage,
according to the Telegreaf's CORE
spondent at Flushing. Three other
Hollanders were condemned to three.
four and ten years imprisonment. re-
spectively. A large number OF Bel
gians also received long terms of i'm
prisonment and many others still are
tncarcerated at Client awaiting trial.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Third Liberty Loan open. Feb. IS

Washington. - The third Liberty
Loan campaign will be opened Feb. 15.
What amount is to be raised in this
third drive could not be ascertained.
Extensive preparations for advertising
and distributing the bonds were near
ing completion. Numbers of striking
new posters were being prepared.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
U. s. Per Capita s4s.zs.

Washington.-Money in circulation
in the United States, Jan. 1. amounted
to IS, 0.424 900. or $4S.76 per capita,
as compared with $5.085,3 100000 one
month ago. In the last year money in
circulation has increased $3.50, 900, ,0O0
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Gary Advises Importing Chinese.

Chicago.-A plea to solve the labor
problem of the United States by the
Importation of Orientals was made
here in an address by Ebert II. Gary
chairman of the Board of the United
States steel Corporation at a dinner
given by the Commercial Club.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

France Recognizes Finland Republic.
Paris.-"The French government
has recognized. in right as in fact, the
Independence of the Republic Of FIN
land" says the Temps.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Ohieaxe GraIa and

Chicago.-Corn-Nos 2 and ! yellow,
nominal; No. = yellow. &1.709l.TM.
standard. s1H as,xe. 'O~ @'i~'
Rye-No. Q, $1.84.
Barley-$1.4001.59.
Timothy-$6.00 076o.
Clover-$20.0O0 26.OO.
Pork-NominaL
Lard-$23.70.
Ribs-$23.26 023.76.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Chieaxs Live stock o-ot.t,...

Chicago.-Hogs-Bulk S16.1001e.IO;
light. sl6:IoGlss9; mixed. .@1s.so0
0is.oo: pigs. .ii2o0@i4.s5. '-''''
Cattle-Native steers, $7.50013sb:
stocksrs and feeders, 36.6031O.4O; cows
E1s.0c.
sheep-wsthsrs. ss.3501s.ao; ewes
tS.4O012.00: lambs, $l3.25 5017.10.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Ex-Premier Made Baron.

London.-Sir Edward Morris, who
recently retired as premier of New
foundland. has been made baron In
recognition Of his service to the en-
uire.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Jan. IAN official state
ment issued at Berlin and forwarded
by the Zurich correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph Company an
nounced that because of the Russian
request to transfer the peace pour-par-
lers from Brest-Litovsk to Stockholm.
the central powers had suspended the
negotiations with Russia.
The Liberal Tageblatt reflects the
general attitude of the press in de-
claring that negotiations at Stockholm
would be impossible The newspaper
says that the British, French and
American diplomats and their numer-
GUS agents now in Stockholm would
promptly weave net of intrigue
around the conference and that es-
pionage would flourish, making sue
cessful negotiations impossible.
The Petrograd Post says the King
of Rumania has cabled the entente
allies that the Rumanians are deter
mined to continue the war. nOtwith-
standing the desires of the troops on
the Russian-Rumanian front, and that
replied. assuring the King of Frances
support.
The French government has protest
ed against the seizure of French banks
In Petrograd.
Petrograd, Jan. THE Persian
charge d'affaires advised Leon Trot-
zky. the Bolsheviki foreign minister.
that the Persian government had in
structed him to open immediate ne
gotiations with the authorities of the
Smolny Institute. the headquarters Of
the Bolsheviki, for the evacuation of
Persia by the Russians. The Persian
note said instructions had also been
sent to the Persian legation at Con-
stantinople for the commencement of
negotiations for the evacuation of
Persia by the Turks.
London, Jan. Free passage Of
the Dardanelles for Russian ships.
Russian evacuation OF Turkish terri
tory and the rehabilitation OF the
Russian Black sea fleet are provided
for in the draft of Turkish peace
terms presented to Russia, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Petrograd. Turkey. 1t is pro-
posed. is to retain her active army in
consequence OF the continuation of
war against the entente.
Washington. Premier Lloyd
Georges address to the British trades
unions on Great Britain's war aims
created a profound impression in Off
cial circles in Washington.
A feature Of the address which par
ticularly interested officials here was
the reference to constitutional gov
ernment in Germany.
While this was regarded as nearly
in line with similar sentiments ex-
pressed by President Wilson. 1t was
suggested that an underlying purpose
was to direct attention to the hollow
ness and insincerity Of the efforts be-
ing made by Chancellor Won Hertling
to convey the impression that Ger
many already had been "democra-
tized"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Flood. In Siam Worst Since 1888,

Washington.-Floods In Siam, the
worst since 1881. are devastating the
country. Dispatches from the Ameri-
can legation at Bangkok say the water
has risen to the roofs OF houses. caus-
ing great crop and cattle losses. A re-
lief commission has been appointed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Palace rendered Red Cross.

Genoa.-King Victor Emanuel has
turned over the royal palace here for
use of the American Red Cross as its
headouarters.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
New Yerk Cote. Pr,ee.,

New k.-Cotton-January. $40:
October. $3.50.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Jan. 7.-Despite continuous
zero weather there has been consider
able activity by the infantry in the Ar
ras sector, in Flanders and along the
Moselle River. Near Bullecourt the
British have recaptured in q counter
attack the sap taken from them Satur-
day by the Germans.
There were intermittent artillery
duels Sunday along the entire battle
front.
In the Italian theater the big guns
of both sides are hammering at oppos-
ing positions in the hills and on the
Piave River an air raid on Padua
was blocked by Italians.
Several attempts by the Austro-
Germans to make headway between
the Brenta and the Piave Rivers were
repulsed.
Berlin reports that German troops
Saturday penetrated the French lines
near Juvincourt. on the Aisne front.
and east Of Avoucourt and west of Be-
zonvaux, on the Verdun front.
London.-In December twenty-five
Norwegian ships with total gross tom
mage of 32755 were. lost in conse-
quence of war measures, the Norweg-
ian legation announced. Seventy-five
lives we're lost.
London, Jan. 6.-An official commu.
nication issued by the war office says
Gen. rAllenby reports a further ad-
vance by part Of his line north of
Jerusalem over a distance of a mile.
Germans in the Cambria sector. in
local attacks. have pushed back four
British advanced posts for short dis
tances.
The artillery duels along the west
ern front in Belgium and France and
also in Italy are still going on. but
the infantry is virtually idle. except
for patrol engagements.
Again there has been considerable
fighting in the air ON the western
front. The German war office as
serts that the German aviators during
the week have accounted for twenty
three allied airplanes and two cap
tive balloons. French aviators have
brought down eight German machines
and also carried out bombing opera
tions behind the enemy line.
Stockholm.-A Haparanda dispatch
to the Tidningen says that the muni-
tions depot on the Russian southwest
ern front was blown up recently and
that all buildings within = radius Of
two kilometcrs were destroyed. Two
train leads with Cossacks on the way
to the Don district were wrecked,
causing the death Of 1000 men.
London, Jan. 4.-"Hosti1e raiding
parties were repulsed south and south
west Of La Basse, leaving few pris-
oners in our hands. Heavy artillery
fighting occurred during the night.
especially on the Aisne front in the
region of Landricourt and Cavaliers de
Courcy In the sector of Maisons de
Champagne and on the west bank Of
the Meuse." says the Paris official
report. 1.-TWO enemy raids, one south
of the Disc, the other near Carnillet.
were repulsed completely"
Petrograd. = Eleven hundred air
plane machine guns and a quantity Of
ammunition were destroyed and ap-
proximately twenty persons killed as
the result Of a mysterious fire and
explosion in a military depot in the
Gutuyevsky basin in Petrograd.
London.-The British took 74.349
prisoners on the western front during
1917. OF these 1872 were officers.
They captured 542 guns Of all calibers.
CAT trench mortars and 2.422 machine
guns.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

Red Gross Given Royal Palace.
Genoa.-King Victor Emmanuel has
turned over the royal palace here for
the use OF the American Red Cross.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
v. s. ship. Caught in Ice Fields.

.. 5. ShIpt OHU0ht 7" Iee rJe'ut.
Quebec.-Four American steamships
were caught in the ice fields off Cape
Chatte several days ago and are yet
undamaged. according to word re-
ceived from that place.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Gree. s.itea Psits.
Dry FLINT Pslts.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
Prices for Metals.

Prices for Metals.
Bar silver, S7Nc.
Copper, $23.17H.
Lead. @e.37h O t.s2k.
Spelter, $7.b2h.
Tungsten concentrates. per unit,
$500.
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates, 80
per cent, $4,000 u 22.50 per unit Crude
ores. so per cent. $20.00025.O0; Is per
cent. $12.00012.50: 10 per cent. $500
1890 per unit.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
HAY AND GRAIN MARKET.
q. o. b. Denver. Carload Price.)

Hay.
Buying Pricss-psr Ton.
Colo. upland. per ton .....55.oo Qss.oooo
Nsbr. upland, per ton So. .z0.o0
Prairie hay (nsw crop),
Colo. and Nebr.. per ton. 1000 !s-v0
Timothy. per ton ....... .55.oo0X ssSoS
Alfalfa (new erop) per ton 2000Yss.ooSS
South Park, per ton $50. 26.O04 zS.ov
Gunnison Valley. per ton. .23.00 q 15.0V
Straw. per ton ............ 60oV INV
Grain.
Oats, Nebr.. 100 lbs. buying. ......s.4ss
Colo. oats. bulk. buying. .............ss
Corn chop. sack. selling. ........''s'
Corn in sack. selling. ........:.....S.11 1n
Bran. Colo. per 100 lbs. seilinS 'A''"
Fl0ar.
Hungarian patent ................ .A.ee
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

Minneapolis, MINI. = Flour Stand
ard, in carload lots. quoted at $9.76 in
98-pound cotton sacks.
Barley-31.27
Rys-$1.86 1.S7.
Bran-$32.5O.
Corn-No. 8 yellow. S1.7001.7T.
Oats-No. 8 white, 79Q80c.
Flax-$3.62 q ass.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
Price of sura.

New York. = Sugar = CentrifugaL
eeeei fine granulatsd, Ss.16 d 1.SS.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
HIDES AND PELTs.
Dry HiAes.

DRY HiSes.
Flint butcher. lb................ 30
Flint bull and stag. lb........... II
Flint culls and glue. ID. b.......... 1S
Salt hides. &c to Sc Id. less.
Horse hides IVA to 2/3 price OF green
eslted.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
LANSING MAY GO TO LONDON.
Lord Chief Justice Reading to Be Brit
lsh War Chief In U. 8.

Lord Chief Justice Reading to Be Brit.
ish War Chief In v. 8.
Washinston.-It was reported Mon
day that Secretary of State Lansing
is to be sent to Europe as a permanent
high war commissioner.
The report that Mr.. Lansing is to
be sent abroad gained wide currency
among senators and representatives
and occasioned much speculation not
only ON the Significance Of the move.
but on the selection of a new secre-
tary OF state. Republicans who have
been urging the administration to es.
tablish a coalition government pro.
fess to believe that the President
might appoint Elihu Root to the Amer.
fcan premiership.
London.-Evi Reading. lord chief
Justice. will go to the United States
as direct representative Of the British
war cabinet. according to the Daily
Express. While Earl Reading will
have the title Of ambassador, purely
diplomatic matters will be in the
hands OF charge d'affaires. the earl
controlling war activities.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
War Stamp sales Reach sa,7ss,114.

New York.-Total sales by postof
fees throughout the country of thrift
and war savings stamps amount to
$2.75S.114, it was announced here.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

London.-The British took 74.349
prisoners on the western front during
1917. OF these 1872 were officers.
They captured 542 guns of all calibers.
CAT trench mortars and 2.422 machine
guns.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

Petrograd. Eleven hundred air
plane machine guns and quantity Of
ammunition were destroyed and ap-
proximately twenty persons killed az
the result Of mysterious fire and
explosion in a military depot in the
Gutuyevsky basin in Petrograd.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
TEUToNs FEAR INTRIGUE OF Al
LIED DIPLOMATS WOULD
BLOCK PEACE PLAN.
TURKISH PEACE TERMS
ASK REHABILITATION OF BLACK
SEA FLEET AND EVACUATION
OF MosLEM TERRITORY.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
AUSTRIAN AIR RAID ON PADUA
BLOCKED BY GORDON OF
PLANES.
.VERDUN line PIERCED
ATTEMPTS BY AusTRo-eERMANs
TO MAKE HEADWAY ON PAVE
RIVER REPULsEp.

Western Newspaper Union New. Service.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10
DRESSED POULTRY. ~
Loss 10 per cent commission

Live PeaItry.
(Prices net FOB. Dsnvsr)
Hens. fancy. ib..............1s 01S
Roostsrs, Id. ................ lz
Turkeys, 10 lbs. or over ....2l 0z6
0eeSo Az
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

Stockholm.-A Haparanda dispatch
to the Tidningen says that the muni-
tions depot on the Russian southwest
ern front was blown up recently and
that all buildings within = radius Of
two kilometers were destroyed. Two
train lc ads with Cossacks on the way
to the Don district were wrecked,
causing the death Of 1000 men.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

London.-In December twenty-five
Norwegian ships with total gross ton
mage OF 32755 were. lost in conse.
quence of war measures, the Norweg-
ian legation announced. Seventy-five
lives we're lost
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-01-10

Egg, graded No. 1 net r.
o. b. Denver. ............ .b1
Eggs. graded No. net, +.
o. b. Denver. ............. -
Eggs. case count, misc.
cases, less commission. 1900 q 400
D0ttor.
Creameries, sx. lst grd.. lb.. .ts 050
Creameries. 2nd grade. lb... -
Process QHz
Packing stock (net) )........30 63l
FraIt.
Apples. Colo now fancy. box 1.0001.7S
Pears, Colo. .................l .l7b VZ.00