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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
ENGLAND'S CHIEF JUSTICE
is AMBASSADOR TO U. S.
Earl Reading Named to Succeed Sir
Cecil Spring-Ric and Will Han
die War Activities,

London, Jan. S-Earl 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.
Earl Readings work will, according
to the understanding in official circles,
deal mainly with financial and general
business matters. Col. e. D. Swim
ton, assistant secretary of the war
cabinet, and one of the originators of
the British tank, will accompany the
lord chief justice as an attache
The appointment of Earl Reading as
the ambassador is primarily for war
purposes, it is said, and probably
means that Viscount Northcliffe will
not return to the United States as
head of the permanent British mis-
sion. Lord Northcliffe will continue
the active direction in England of the
American mission offices which have
just been established in, Crewe house.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
SUPREME COURT UPH0LDS
SELECTIvE SERVICE LAW
Constitution Gives Congress the Right
to Declare War and Raise and
Support Armies.

Washington, Jan. 8.-Every conten
ton raised against the selective draf
law has been swept aside by the su
preme court in an unanimous opinion
delivered by Chief Justice White, up
Holding the law as constitutional.
Authority to enact the statute and
TO send forces to fight the enemy
wherever he may be found, the court
held, lies in the clauses of the con.
stitution giving congress the power
to declare war and to raise and sup.
port armies.
"As the mind cannot conceive an
army without men to compose it,
said the chief justice, ION the face
of the constitution the objection that
it does not give power to provide for
such men would seem to be too friv-
olous for further notice"
The opinion then proceeded to take
up and definitely dispose of each of
the many questions raised by counsel
for the convicted persons whose APP
peals brought the law before the court.
No action was taken by the court
in the several pending cases involving
charges of conspiracy to prevent the
carrying out of the purposes Of the
law. 1t is understood that these cases,
which include the appeals of Alexant
der Berkman, Emma Goldman, Louis
Kramer and Morris Becker, later may
be made the subject of a separate opin-
ion.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
ANNOUNCE NEW COAL PLAN.

Washington, Jan. ga ''coal budget
plan" based on the voluntary agree
ments of manufacturers, not engaged
in war work to reduce their fuel con-
sumption and backed by orders of the
fuel administration making the agree
ments applicable to all factories in
each industry, has been announced by
the fuel administration as its method
for adjusting demand to supply in
1913. Reduction in consumption of
possibly 100000 tons of coal for the
year is contemplated. The army and
navy, munitions works. other war ma
terial factories, public utilities and
domestic consumers will be the only
classes of consumers to receive 100
per cent of their needs while the war
continues.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
WHEAT SITUATION SERIOUS
SAYS FOOD ADMINISTRATOR

Bozeman.-''The wheat situation is
more serious serious than supposed.
Montana people as well as the rest of
the nation, must conserve wheat now
to their very fullest limit. 1t is not
a question Of policy but one Of abso-
lutte and immediate necessity"
Alfred Atkinson, federal food ad-
ministrator in Montana sent a tele-
gram to the Bozeman office from
Washington outlining the seriousness
of the wheat situation. Mr. Atkinson
was in conference in Washington with
Herbert Hoover and the food admins
traitors of the other states.
That the wheat situation in Ameri-
ca is approaching the nature of a ma
tional food crisis is indicated by the
telegram from the Montana food ad-
miniStrator.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
PIONEER WOMAN LEAVES
ESTATE OF ST 900, 900
Mrs. Katherine Fratt Dies in BILLINGS
Brother and Niece are Bene-
ficiaries in Will.

Billings.-Mrs. Katherine Fratt, a
pioneer of the Yellowstone valley, is
dead at the age of "a. She had been
in i'll health for more than a year, but
was confined to her bed only about
two weeks before the end came. Mrs.
Fratt was reputed to be one of the
wealthiest women in Montana, her
estate being valued at approximately
one million dollars. She was the wild
ow of the late David Frat.
Mrs. Fratt leaves only two direct
heirs, B. M. Sheehan, a brother, who
is connected with the Billings Hard
ware company, and Miss Margaret
Morrissey, niece, daughter of John
Morrissey of Billings. Mrs. John Nor
rissey and Mrs. Frat were sisters.
Mrs. Morrissey died last year. Rela-
tives farther removed live in New Jer-
sey and other eastern states. The
brother and niece are the chief bene-
of the Frat estate.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
BuddIe Case Non-suited.

MISUNDERSTANDING adduced during
the trial of the Violet Bubble damage
suit was not strong enough to sustain
verdict against the defendant in any
sum whatsoever. This was the con-
clusion of Judge W.. III. Poorman of
the district court after all testimony
had been submitted. Violet Buddle,
who had been an inmate of the In
dustrial School at Miles City alleged
that she had been permanently injur-
ed by strapping administered at
the school by A. G. Dorr, the super
intendent and other school officials.
Because of the injury and the deep hui
initiation suffered, she sued for $50
600
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
Anthrax at Bozeman.

State Veterinarian A. J. Butler was
in Bozeman and investigated the an
thrax outbreak discovered near there.
DIR. Butler gave out the following
statement:
''There seems to be no cause for
alarm among stockmen apd we advise
against vaccination of any but direct
ly exposed cattle at the present. Since
an effective vaccine for anthrax in
wolves a certain amount of risk to cat
tle, all vaccinating must be done by
Qualified veterinarian and the cattle
.quarantined for 30 days thereafter.
ANY losses of cattle, horses, hogs
or sheep occurring in the next few
weeks should at once be referred to
veterinarian.
Everything has been done to con-
fine the infection to the spot where
it now exists and there should be no
further losses.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
RUSSIAN EMANcIPAToR DEAD.

New York. Jan. S.-Thousands OF
persons attended the funeral on the
lower east side yesterday of DIR. Paul
Kaplan, widely known for his activity
In the movement which resulted in the
overthrow of Emperor Nicholas in
Russia. He was secretary in America
of the Russian socialist revolutionists
and one of the principal organizers
Of the Friends of Russian Freedom.
DR.. Kaplan was known as the good
samaritan doctor of the east side. He
died of pneumonia.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
object to Prohibition Law.

New York, Jan. TO- - Resolutions
calling for the defeat in its present
form of the proposed federal consti-
tutional amendment establishing pro-
hibition. on the ground that a pro-
vision in it giving both congress and
the states power to enforce it would
cause confusion, have been adopted at
the annual meeting of the New York
here. The resolutions recommend
the substitution by congress Of new
measure free from this element Of
conflicting jurisdiction"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
DESTRUCTION OF KAISER'S
FORCES BROUGHT NEARER

London, Jan. 9-"The additional
strength which the enemy can obtain
from the events in Russia and Italy
already has been largely discounted,
and the ultimate destruction of the
enemy's field forces has been brought
appreciably nearer" is the confident
summing up by Field Marshal Haig,
the British commander-in-chief, in
France and Belgium of last years
work by the British army on the
western front, in a report of his spring
and summer campaigns.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
NEW BRIDGES GREAT FALLS
Proposition Will Be Submitted to
Voters at Special Election.

Great Falls.-New bridges of the
barrel arch type are to span the Mis-
souri, river at First avenue north and
Tenth street. This decision has been
reached by the board of county COM
missioners, subject to the approval of
the voters at special election TO be
cost of the First avenue bridge will
be 1925, 1873, the plans calling for a
42foot roadway with two eight-foot
sidewalks on either side and single
street car track in the center.
The Tenth street bridge approved
is to have a 30-foot roadway and
seven-foot sidewalk and with a single
street car track on the side.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
Sues Accuser for s11.o 600.

Red Lodge.-Because he charged
Steve Roman with disloyalty, Undione
Fratellanza is defendant in libel suit
for $11 900. Roman filed the suit on
two items. sFirst a loss to his bust
ness, for which he asks $1,000, and
humiliation and mental suffering caus-
ed by alleged misrepresentation, for
which he wants $4,000. He claims
that the defendant published an ar
ticle in the Red Lodge Picket on No
vember % over his signature charg-
ing him with disloyalty to the Italian
flag and to the army Of the kingdom.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
AMPLE SUPPLY OF LABOR
SAYS SECRETARY WILSON

Washington, Jan. 10.-"There is an
ample supply of labor both for the
army and for industry; the problem is
one of proper adjustment" Secretary
Wilson stated in discussing plans of
the department of labor for mobiliz-
ing workers. He estimated that in
the first year of the war the army
would take only about three per cent
Of the country's workers. less than the
number of unemployed under normal
conditions.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
Hepner Is Chairman of Board.

That in recommending H. S. Hep
her of this city to the president as
chairman of the exemption board of
District No. one, to succeed Major
Albert J. Galen, Governor Stewart
showed as sound discretion as he did
in recommending the original appoin-
fee, is the view general expressed by
local citizens. The recommendation is
tantamOunt to an appointment.
Born in Russia Mr.. Hepner came
TO Helena as small boy with his
parents. graduated from the Helena
high school, went east to law school
and then returned to practice law here.
He belongs to that rare group of
citizens who is always ready and will
ing to sacrifice his own affairs and
interests to advance those of the COM
munity or a cause. Since this country
entered the war he has taken an active
interest in the various campaigns for
the sale of Liberty bonds, for the Y.
NJ. C. A. and the Red Cross.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
WAR BOOSTS COST
BRIDGE BUILDING
SHELBY MAY STILL GET BRIDGE
BY PURCHASING SEC
OND HAND ONE.
NEWS OF THE CAPITAL CITY
II. S. Hepner Recommended by Gov
ernor Stewart to Succeed Major
GaIen as President of Ex-
emption Board No. 1.

Helena.-The war is playing hob
with the state highway commission
and especially with the bridge build
ing department. Because of the mount
ing cost of materials, it has been nee
essary for the bridge department to
revise it's plans and specifications
about every two months so as TO devise
structures that it would not bankrupt
county to build.
Last spring, the designing of steel
bridges was practically Abandoned ex-
cept in special cases, because of the
high cost of steel and the uncertain
ties of delivery. New plans were pre-
pared of wooden structures.
Now these have received solar
plexus blow, George r. Metlen, bridge
engineer, being advised by prospect
i've bidders on a 230-foot bridge at
Shelby Junction that the government
has Communicated all the big timbers.
But Shelby may still obtain its
bridge, and a better one for less money
than was originally contemplated. c..
A. Kyle, the technical expert with the
bridge department, who is at a Wis
consin factory experimenting the
preparation of GOO tons of steel for a
bridge at st. Regis, has wired he has
found a second hand wrought steel
bridge, in good condition, and capable
of sustaining a much greater capacity
than the 20 tons which has been made
standard for all Montana structures,
which can be purchased for $500 f. o.
b. Shelby. The bridge is being replac-
ed by a large structure to accommo-
date two street car tracks.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
Helena Boy Honored.

Word has been received here that
Dick Atwater of Helena, aged 49, has
received the cross of war from the
French government, for bravery under
fire in the American ambulance di-
vision. He is now serving in the Ca
madam flying corps. Atwater is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Atwater of
Helena. and grandson of the late
Bishop L. r. Brewer. He Joined the
American ambulance after the Ameri-
ran army had refused to accept him
because of his youth.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

The Walsh-Pittman oil and coal
land leasing bill has been passed by
the senate by vote of 81 to 81. 1t
now goes to the house.
| Mobilization of three million workers
for agriculture, shipbuilding and war
| contract plants has been entrusted to
the United States employment service
by the department of labor.
4 4
The city of Seattle is going to open
fish stall in the public market there
in an endeavor to cut the cost of food.
The city health commissioner says the
city hopes to cut the price of salmon
from q. cents, at which it is now sell
ing, to seven cents.
The latest advices reviewed show
that the first reports of the Guatemala
earthquake were greatly exaggerated,
not more than so fatalities having oc-
CURED.
There are not enough ship drafts
men in the United States to carry out
the naval and merchant shipbuilding
program planned by the government.
4 Il
The war department has formulated
rules under which American soldiers
serving in the British army can trans
fer to the army of the United States.
4 & o
Three separate measures to increase
the pensions of Civil war veterans have
been introduced in the house.
4 4
Officials of a Minneapolis coal COM
pany have been arrested by federal
agents for charging profits in excess
of amounts fixed by the fuel admins
tration.
One million pounds Of beef from |
China has been received in San Fran |
cisco for the western department of |
the United States army.
4 4
The city of Portland has decided to
appeal the six-cent street fare ruling |
If the Oregon public service commits
sion, which authorized the Portland
street car company to charge six cents
or what had heretofore been a five
cent fare.
Copper valued at more than half
billion dollars was produced in the
United States in 1917. This was a
light decrease over the previous year.
4 4
Orders of the commanding officer
It Camp Lewis prohibiting soldiers
rom visiting Seattle have been re.
.oked.
United States Senator Thomas J.
Walsh of Montana who has been i'll
n Los Angeles for month is reported
0 have improved sufficiently to per-
lit his removal to Coronado, where
e is expected to remain for further
before returning to Wash
lgton.
The national prohibition amendment
as been ratified by the Virginia sen /,
LC W a NOtc VI Oo ~ Q. ~
Z Z
Locomotives in this country for :
Sc in France and taken over tempo :
irily to help relieve the freight con- =
estion in the east, have been put into !.
,rvice. !.
A government powder plant to cost
100000 and to employ about 10000
en- is TO be established by the war de-
near Nashville, Tenn.
~
The shipping board has arranged to =
lvance to the Maryland steel plant f,
oney needed for housing shipyard
orkers at Sparrow, Point, Md. The a
Mount of the sum has not been fix a.
but it probably will be more than d
100000. :,
John p. Mitchell, who retired on JAN q
Try 1 as mayor of New York, has W
en appointed major in the avia- "
IN corps of the United States army. a,
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
French Tax Luxuries.

Paris, Jan. 9.-Louis Klotz, French
minister of finance, has appointed
representative commission to make up
list of articles to be considered as
luxuries liable to the 10 per cent tag
provided forHn the revenue law
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
BRITISH WAR AIMS
C0NC|SELY STATED
PREMIER MAKES CLEAR HIS IDEA
OF A JUST AND DUR
ABLE PEACE.
WOULD LIMIT ARMAMENTS
Lloyd George Says England Is not
Fighting to Dismennber Any of
the Central Powers.-Must
Repay Ruined Countries.

London, Jan. 9-Great Britain S
war aims have been set. forth by Pre-
mier Lloyd George in the broadcast and
the most specific manner in which
they have been stated. The premier
made it clear just what the British
nation would regard as a just and
durable peace. This. he declared, must
be achieved by the re-establishment of
the sanctity of treaties, territorial adj
| justments on the basis of self-govern-
ment and the limitation of ornaments
guaranteed by an international organi-
zation.
Don't Want to Disrupt Germany.
Great Britain was not fighting, said
the premier, to disrupt Germany, de-
stroy Austria-Hungary or take Tur-
keys capital or her home lands from
her. The desire, instead, he insisted.
was TO turn Germany from her scheme
of military domination to beneficient
tasks in the world and settle the ter
ritorial questions of the war in way
that would do justice to the various
nationalities affected.
In effect a reply to and rejection of
the peace terms of the central powers,
as voiced by their spokesman recently
at Brest-Litovsk, the premier's speech
for the most part was an affirmative
utterance. He went into the many
problems calling for solution If the
peace he had IN mind was to be forth
coming. Thus he indicated Belgium
must be completely restored and rep
aration made to her as far as possible;
France must have the wrong of 1871
the taking from her of Alsace-Lor-
must be established, including all of
Polish nationality who desired to join
in it. The peoples of such regions as
Arabia, Palestine and Mesopotamia
who have been under Turkish domina-
ton. must have their separate national
conditions recognized; the wishes and
interests of the natives of the German
colonies must be primarily regarded by
the peace conference. The claims of
Italy for reunion for those of her own
race and language must be regarded
as vital; Rumania, Serbia and Monte.
negro must be restored.
Nations Must Govern Selves.
All these and other like adjustments,
the premier showed, would be carried
out in accordance with the principle
Of self-government, or the consent of
the governed, the enunciation of which i,
may be taken as the keynote of his
speech. This form of settlement, he
declared, should replace the old sys-
em of negotiations at council table
~ few schemers trying to promote
he interests of one dynasty or an
,ther.
Regret that Russia was no longer
lighting on the side of the allies was
by the premier, who declar-
d only Russia's own people could
ave her now from falling ultimately
nder Prussian domination
In beginning, the premier pointed out
hat he was speaking not merely for
he British government He had been
t pains to consult representative
pinion of all sections of thought. be-
ore framing his utterances, and thus
Tas speaking the mind of the nation
nd the empire.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
Thrift Stamps Selling Fast.

Approximately SSS,000 from the sale
of war savings thrift stamps in Mon
tana has been deposited in Helena
banks by Assistant Postmaster G. B.
Anderson of Helena, who is acting as
treasurer for the campaign in this
state.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-01-18
viii ForecIose Mortgage.

The property of the Bitter Root Irri-
cation company estimated to be worth
81 10000 will be sold to satisfy mort
cages held by the First Trust & Saw
ings bank Of Chicago. according to a
decision rendered by Federal Judge
George M. Bourquin IN Helena. The
company, which is operating in west
ern Montana, is in the hands of +. G.
Webster, as receiver. The foreclos~
Hre suit brought by the bank was
heard in Missoula last fall before
Judge Bourquin. Efforts are being
made to reorganize the company.
Arizona republican., 1918-11-16

and Colonel F. M House, Justice Louis Brandeis and Elihu Root, former secretary of state, were mentioned as others likely of selection. Besides the delegates, a number of army and navy officers must be named to assist tfr commission. In that connection atten- ton has been directed to the names Of General Tasker H. Bliss. former chief of staff and now representative on the supreme war council; Major General IInoch Crowder judge advocate gen efal and provost marshal, a veteran of The Hague conference; Brigadier Samuel Answell acting judge advocate general of the army; Vice Admiral William s. Sims; and Captain Ridley Mclean formerly judge advocate O. the navy.
 Congress Not Represented
 James Brown Scott, formerly solici- tor of the department of state and, at Tresent secretary of the Carnegie en- Gowment for universal peace, and also a. participant in the last conference at The Hague, is believed to be under consideration as secretary for the American commission. There will, of course, be at least two assistant secre- taFies and a considerable number of attaches and clerks.
 IF congress is to be represented on the commission, as was the case at the Paris conference of 1898, when peace treaties between the United States and Spain were drawn, the fact has not yet developed. On the contrary, iG was said that there is a decided dis
 pElnation to involve the legislative branch of the government in any way ipiithe work of constructing treaties, Which is regarded as a purely execu- tive function, under the terms of the cphsttution. It also was today recalled hat the senate itself, not many years ago, recorded it's formal objection to the appointment by the president of any of it's members as commissioners toi negotiate agreements which must afttr0arG come before il for approval
 li. Brandes Labor's Delegate
 Notice has been taken by officials hfk5e of the demand by certain social iSric elements. not only in Europe but ii America, to have labor participate in ithe peace congress. Officials were understood to hold that to recognize labor in this way would be to establish ctiss distinctions which would be thor opghly un-AmeriCan. On the other hand if was said that by the appoint uient to the peace commission of man such as Justice Brandeis, for in stance known to be an ardent friend ard champion of labor at all times the interests of the working classes would he sure of conservation.
 1t was made plain today that the SC lcs'tion Of Secretary Lansing to head tfit American commission is not to be taken as an indication of his purposs tp resign his present office In his ab- sence Counsellor Frank L. Polk is ex- pccted 10 act as secretary of state
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