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QUESTION OF JAPANESE
PARTICIPATION REVIVED
Retreat of Anti-BoIsheviki Army into
Mongolia Is Likely to Bring
Crisis to Head.

Washington. June S.-Long talked
of military action by Japan and China
in Siberia may be precipitated by the
movement of Russian Bolsheviki troops
into the Siberian province of Trans
Baikal in pursuit of the Cossack leader
General Seminole. If Seminole retreats
into Mongolia, as observers here think
he must, the crisis will be at hand, par
ticularly as the pursuing Russians are
said to be accompanied by a large
force of Austrians and Germans, for
mer prisoners of war.
The crossing of the Onon river by
the Bolsheviki is construed by officials
here as part of campaign to exclude
Seminole from any use of the northern
branch of the Siberian railroad.
General Seminoffs campaign might
suddenly assume great Importance
were the entente allies brought into
harmony in a plan to lend him ma
terial support. The Cossack leaders
objective was junction named Karin
skaia, where the Siberian railroad,
coming eastward, divides into two
branches, one making an almost di-
rect line eastward across Manchuria
to Yladivostok on the Pacific, and the
other reaching the same ocean by an
extensive detour to the northward.
Seminole has succeeded in controll-
ing the southern line west of Lake
Baikal. To cut off the Bolsheviki gov
eminent completely from eastern ST.
IBERIA and enable him to erect the in
dependent state he desired it was nee
essary for him to seize the junction
at Karmskia.
Press dispatches from Shanghai |
seem to indicate he has failed in this |
step. and it is said that retreat into |
The Chinese psovince of Mongolia was
he only logical course open to him.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
HOOVER OPPOSES STOPPING
THE MANUFACTURE OF BEER

Washington, June 6.--Administration
to any attempt to stop the manufac-
ture of beer and wine so long as the
sale Of whisky is permitted was made
certain yesterday with the announce
ment that Food Administrator Hoover
opposes such step, because he believ-
ed the evils attendant upon putting
the nation on whisky, brandy and
gin basis would far outweigh the
small food saving that would result.
President Wilson already had stat
ed he would not use his power to pro-
hibit the use of foodstuffs in beer and
wine unless Mr.. Hoover regarded such
a step necessary to the feeding Of this
country and the allies.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
EXPECT GERMAN FLEET
TO GIVE BATTLE SOON
U. S. and Great Britain Preparing
Side by Side.-Our Navy Has
$4,000 Officers and Men.

New York, June 5.-The United
States now has large number of
first class battleships, preparing side
by side with the best ships of the
British navy for an engagement on the
high seas which is expected to occur
at any time with the German fleet,
according to a statement made in an
address here last night by Rear Ad-
miral Albert Gleaves.
81 am not going beyond the border
line of secrecy" declared Admiral
Gleaves, when l say that few days
ago there came an alarm to the heads
of the British navy that the German
battleships were about to come out for
the expected engagement on the high
seas. / know that the British navy
heads gave the first class American
ton for the attack.
81 know that our ships now work
ing with the British navy in making
ready for this fight are in the prime of
condition and fully prepared TO win the
engagement. We have about $50 YES
sells over there now and betweeh 5000
and 10000 men aboard them"
Admiral Gleaves said that "we now
lave navy of 10000 officers and more
than 100000 men, or navy four times
greater than it was just before we en-
tered the war"
Asked if any method had been de-
vised to destroy an oncoming torpedo,
Gleaves replied: practically
none" Asked how near to our shores
German SUBMARINES had approached
he referred his questioner to the sec
rotary of the navy.
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MILLION AMERICANS
REGISTER FOR DRAFT
Registration for Men Becoming ~
Years of Age Will be Fixed
Quarterly Hereafter.

Washington, June 6.-While a mil
lion young Americans just turned q
were registered yesterday for army
service. orders went out from the Of
flee of Provost Marshal General Crowd
er to the governors of all states except
Arizona for the mobilization between
June "a and % of 100000 more regis
trants. This was in addition to 49,
600 negro men requisitioned from 20
states, and brings the total number of
selective service men called TO the
colors to 1886, 704, and when they are
in camp the nations army will number
well over 100000 men.
The registration yesterday apparent
ly was attended by the perfect order
that marked the enrolling year ago
of 100000 men.
While an act of congress requires
that the new registrants be placed at
the bottom of the class to which they
are assigned, many of them may soon
be called to the colors as yesterdays
'requisition probably will exhaust the
first class in some states. While no
formal legislation was made. this was
believed to have been the reason why
Arizona was not included in the call.
Registration days for men hereafter
becoming p years of age probably will
be fixed every three months. 1t is
estimated that 100000 men become
of age yearly, and the new registrants
are expected to go far toward keeping
up the first class in each state from
which thus far all men for the national
army have been drawn.
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1918 REcIsTRANTs MAY NOT
ENLIST SAYS cROWDER

Washington, June S.-Provost Mar
shall General Crowder announced yes
terday that the class Of 1918 regis
trants will not be allowed to enlist in
the navy or marine corps and that no
voluntary fnducdons will be granted
until order and serial numbers are
assigned After numbers are assigned
registrants may enlist II they obtain
certificates from their local boards
stating they are not within the boards
current quota.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
WILL Determine LIVING
WAGE FOR TRACTION MEN

Washington, June 8.-Determination
OF what constitutes living wage for
street car employees generally will be
considered by the national war labor
board when it meets here June "a for
a final hearing in the Scranton, Pa,
street railway controversy.
Demands for large increases in
wages in all the street car strikes con-
sidered has prompted the board to at
tempt to arrive at what should be
standard wage
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT
FAIRBANKS PASSES AWAY

indianapolis, June 5.-Charles War
rem Fairbanks, former vice president
of the United States and former Unit
ed States senator from Indiana, died
at his home here at $3.50 O'Clock last
night. Death was due to intestinal
nephritis, which has been chronic
ailment with him, but not regarded as
particularly serious until recently. All
members of the former vice presidents
family, except Major Richard Fair
banks, who is in France, We're at his
bedside.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
RED CROSS WAR FUND is
$66,439, 291 OVER QUOTA

Washington, June 5.-The American
Red Cross second war mercy fund now
totals S166, 439, POI, with indications
that when all reports from the drive
of week ago are tabulated a S70,-
100000 oversubscription of the $780,
100000 goal will be shown.
In announcing these figures, Henry
P. Dawson, chairman of the Red Cross
war council, said the returns show that
more than 47,0O0000 Americans, nearly
half of the total population of the
country, contributed. Those giving to
the first fund last year numbered only
five million.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
TEXTILE WORKERS STRIKE.

New Bedford, Mass, June 4.-The
textile mills of this city. employing
$4,000 operatives, were shut down yes
terday in consequence Of general
strike called by the textile council.
One-third Of the operatives have been
engaged on government contracts. The
mill gates we're opened at the usual
time. Operatives took their clothing
and personal belongings and went
away without any demonstration.
There was no picketing by any OF the
employees.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
STRIKE is
DECIDED ON-DATE SECRET

Chicago, June 6.--Sylvester ]. Kone-
kamp, president of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union of America, an
nounced on bis arrival in Chicago from
Washington yesterday that date had
been set for nationwide strike Of
telegraph operators to enforce their de-
mands for recognition OF the union.
He refused to give out the date but
said that It would not be this week,
and that Instructions would be sent
to the workers today.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
SHOPMEN ASK THAT NEW
WAGE SCALE BE REVISED

Washington, June 4.-Representa-
tives OF 100000 railway shop men res
terday asked the railroad admrnistra-
ton not to put into. effect the new
wage scale without upward revision for
their crafts, saying great dissatisfac-
ton would be created, and intimating
that 1t might be impossible to avoid
many strikes. They urged speedy ac-
ton to revise the scale in order to pre-
vent employees from going to shipyards
within the next week or two.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
COMPROMISE ON WHEAT
PRICE REFUSED IN HOUSE

Washington, June 8.-Efforts yester-
day failed to break the deadlock be-
tween senate and house conferees in
the agricultural appropriation bill fix
ing the government price of wheat at
$3.50 bushel A compromise propo-
sal, retaining the $3.50 price at primary
markets and making it apply to No. 2
spring wheat, instead of No. / north
ern, the present standard, was rejected
BY the house conferees.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
GERMAN DRIVE IS
BROUGHT TO HALT.
HUNS MAKING FUTILE ATTACKS
AND SEVERE LOSSES is
ONLY REWARD.
SAMMIES FIGHT LIKE VETS
American Soldiers Continue to Distn-
0uish Themselves by Valiant Ac-
tions.-30o Germans Taken
Prisoner by Sammies.
SAMMIES FIGHT LIKE VETS
(War Review for June 81


There has been no let up in the Of
fensive of the American and French
troops against the Americans in the
region northwest of Chateau Thierry,
where, in the past two days. severe de-
feats have been inflicted on the enemy
and American marines have won great
praise for their valiant fighting.
Battling shoulder to shoulder over
front of six miles from Vinly, which
lies just to the northwest of Veuilly
La Poterie, to Bouresches, the Ameri-
cans and French have captured the
towns of Veuilly La Poterie and Bour
esches and also made progress all
along the front. Previously Torcy had
fallen into the hands of the Americans
Nowhere on this battle line have the
Germans been able to stay the efforts
of the allied troops, although they have
fought with great tenacity The ma
rines everywhere have declined to take
a backward step, going forward
against the enemy, even when he had
superiority in numbers. Close pressed,
the marines have given the Germans a
taste of cold steel, even in the face of
machine gun fire; surrounded, they
have fought their way out through the
gray-coated lines with their bayonets.
AS the result of two attacks by the
Americans against the enemy in the
second battle northwest of Chateau
Thierry, 800 prisoners were captured
and the Americans extended their lines
over a front of about six miles to a
depth of nearly two and a half miles.
A remarkable story is told of Z
company of marines, all the officers
of which, including the sergeants. were |
put out of the fighting. A corporal |
then assumed command and the men |
pushed on and obtained their objective. |
While the losses of the Americans |
necessarily have been heavy owing to |
dead are piled three deep in places.
A number of machine guns were added I
TO the American booty.
The terrain lost by the enemy is
of high strategical value.
inasmuch as it is on that part of the
DoNtAS Aioiil thiouSh TIE JeI- /
mans had hoped to crush their way
forward and attain an open road to
Paris. The casualties of the enemy
were. particularly severe during the
street fighting in Bouresches, where
The Americans pushed them back step
1y step.
The plans of the American command
lid not include the capture of Aorcy,
tut when the marines reached the OBJ
ective assigned TO them their ardor
or battle could not be restrained, and
hey kept on until the village was in
heir hands. Twenty-Five of the ma
ines drove out 200 Germans from
rorcy.
Hard held on the other sectors from
scissors to Chateau Thierry, the Ger
mans, after very heavy bombardments,
ave essayed attacks on the Marne |
rom near Rheims. These attacks were
lstarred and the enemy had to ac-
ept defeat. A French attack at
'Lgny resulted in that village falling |
alto their hands in its entirety. t
On the remainder of the battle front J
here is still slight activity, aside from r
and patrol encounters. 9
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
U. S. WILL SOON BUILD
500, TONS SHIPS A MONTH

Washington, June 5.-Representatiye
Caldwell Of New York, Democrat, In
statement prepared for the house
record. declares the total American
shipping tonnage engaged in the trans
Atlantic trade has Increased from one
vessel when America entered the war,
to 100000 tons. Ar. Caldwell said
that after Next January ] the United
States will be able to produce At least
10000 dead weight tons Of shlpp,ng
each month.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

Burglars equipped with an auto
truck and operating in broad daylight,
broke into a Seattle warehouse where
$4,000 worth of confiscated whisky
was said to have been stored, and made
away with $1,000 worth of it.
4 4
Mrs. Elbertina BRANDED, a farming
woman of Lebanon, Ore, and her son,
Edwin, age "a. were sent to Jail for 10
days on charges of resisting the opera
ton of the selective service act.
* 4
Floyd Gibbons. war correspondent of
the Chicago Tribune at American
headquarters in France, was wounded
by machine gun fire near Chateau
Thierry. He may lost the sight of one
eye, but is resting comfortably in
Paris hospital.
A navy mine sweeper. operating off
the Delaware capes, has picked up
mine, said report TO the navy depart
ment from the commandment of the
fourth naval district. This is the same
general location as that i'll which the
tank steamer Herbert L. Pratt was
sunk June 2.
Secretary of Labor Wilson has an
nounced that an investigation of the
work of union men in Pacific coast
ship yards refutes charges that labor
unions had fixed rs rivets as days
work and the facts disclosed demon
stfate the patriotism and efficiency of
the men engaged in ship building oper-
ations."
Every horse and mule in the Ameri
can expeditionary force will soon be
equipped with new type of gas mask,
which it is declared will make them
impervious to gas attacks. The masks
are coming from a specially equipped
factory at the rate of 5000 day.
4 Z
2 Fixing of prices on lumber for the |
consumer as well as for |
the government is under consideration |
by the war industries board. This |
would follow out the governments |
policy of giving the private consumer
the same price as that obtained by the
government.
Federal courts have no jurisdiction |
over the selective draft boards, the
United States supreme court, in effect,
has decided, in denying mandamus pro-
to have an order of local
BOARD in Milwaukee reviewed.
Il &
DIR. Ramon Valdez, president of the
republic of Panama, is dead.
4 &
Rules for the enforcement of Cen
,ral Crowder's work or fight regu-
ations, call on all citizens to report
o the nearest local draft board names
# men who are habitually idle or who
ire employed non-productiyely.
Il 4
AS the first phase Of big drive
o check up excess profits and income
ak returns Of big business interests.
3 trained accountants have been dis
'atched by Internal Revenue Commits
Toner Roper to examine accounts OF
oal operators in West Virginia. Ohio
nd Pennsylvania to ascertain whether
ny changes should be made.
& 4
The president of the Bolsheviki COM
lissiohers in the Don Cossack c0un-
~ has Aeen hanged by anti-soviet Cos
acks, according to Reuter- dispatch
rom Moscow. He was the chief or
anizer Of \the Cossack movement OPP
osed to General Kaledines. II
& Il
Ship launchings In May, like deliver
-, set new record. Seyenty-one !
ulls, totalling 344,450 dead weight
ms, were put into the water. Thirty
Inc Of them were steer, with = ca
acity Of 22S.75O and 81 were wood,
1870 0tons. ~
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SUBS SINK SHIPS
ON JERSEY COAST
TOTAL OF ELEVEN VESSELS SUNK
BY GERMAN RAIDERS
SINCE MAY rs.
10 LIVES REPORTED LOST
Washington Believes America Must Be
Continually on Guard Against
Submarines in Home Waters
Henceforth.
10 LIVES REPORTED LOST

Washington, June 1.-THE POSSIBLE
ity that German submarines are Turk
ing off the Atlantic coast hereafter
must be regarded as a continuing fac
tor in American war measures, in the
opinion Of many naval officials. They
believe it will never be safe again to
assume American waters are free of
this menace as long as the U-boats are
at large.
A carefully planned campaign, hav-
ing both offensive and defensive
phases, was approved long ago and
probably now is well under way
An indication of the deadly work of
the allied and American fleets in Eu-
ropean waters was given yesterday
when Senator Swanson of Virginia said
that, according to information furnish
ed the naval affairs committee, 60 per
cent of the submarines constructed by
Germany have been destroyed. This
percentage includes the boats compris-
ing the fleet in commission at the be-
ginning of the war.
Monthly totals of tonnage destroy
ed by U-boats continue TO decrease.
Some believe this is due to better sys-
tens of convoy and other protective
steps. Others believe the diminishing
of submersbles is the basic
factor.
Secretary Daniels said the percent
age quoted by Senator Swanson repre-
sented "the best opinion of our naval
Officers
"Of course" he added. ''the actual
number of submarines put out of ac-
ton will not be made public"
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British Casualties.

London, June 8.-British casualties
during the week ending Friday were I:
Officers killed or died Of wounds, 2O8 !;
men, 4,25S; officers wounded or miss
ing, 1853; men, 27,425.
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18 Lives Lost.


New York, June S.-The toll of dead
and missing from the raid of German
submarines against shipping off the
American coast apparently now stands
at eighteen. all from the steamship
Carolina of the New YORK and Porto
Rico line. Sixteen of this number are
known TO have persisted when one of
the ships boats capsized in storm
Sunday night after the vessel had been
sunk
Besides the Carolina. the known vic
tins of the U-boats are the tanker Her
bert L. Pratt. the steamship Winnie
connie of 1.S00 tons, the Norwegian
steamers Eidsvold and yinIand. the
British steamer Harpa THAN, and seven
schooners. the largestof which were
the Hauppage. new ship, and the
Edward II. Cole. The crews of these
IL vessels have been landed at At,
lantic ports.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-14
WHEAT CROP THIS YEAR
is. SECOND LARGEST YET
II Favorable Weather Continues Out
put Has Chance of Reaching
Billion Bushels.

Washington, June S.-The second
largest wheat crop in the history of
the country is in prospect for this
years harvest The department of ag-
riculture yesterday forecast a total of
931 100000 bushels of winter and
spring wheat combined. That is only
69,0O0,0O0 bushels less than the billion
bushel crop the government had hoped
for and continuation of the ideal grow
ing condition conditions such as pre-
vailed during the past month might
yet produce harvest of 1000, 900, 900
bushels.
Estimate Other Crops.
The winter wheat crop was estimat-
ed at 587.OOO,OOO bushels and spring
wheat production at 344.0O0,00O bush
els.
Winter wheat condition was S3.S per
cent of normal.
Spring wheat condition was $500,
and the acreage % .4S9. 900.
Condition of oats fas forecast at
l 100000 bushels, the acreage A.
$4,000, and the condition 93.2.
Barley production 235, 100000 bush
els, acreage 9O1s,OOO, and condition
9O.5.
Rye production, S1,OOO.OOO bushels,
and condition 1876.
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Norwegian Ship Latest Victim.

Washington, June S.-Sinking of the
Norwegian steamship vinIand by "A
German submarine 65 miles off the Vir-
ginia capes Wednesday afternoon.
June 8. was announced last night by
the navy department. The crew was
landed at Cape May, N. ].
The Vinland was sent down nine
hours after the British steamship Har-
pathian was torpedoed 80 miles farther
from the Virginia coast. Until word
of her sinking came from Cape May.
nothing had been heard of the opera
tons of the enemy raiders since. the
landing of the Harpathisn's crew.
No details were given in the brief
dispatch to the department.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1918-05-31
LABOR LOSES ABLE CHAMPION
AND ADVOCATE
Frank l.. Rist, Noted Labor Leader
and Editor Dies Last Week
in Cincinnati

Frank l.. Rist, editor of the Gin
sinnati Chronicle, one of the best
known and most respected men in the
labor movement of Ohio or the ma
ton, died last week of ptomaine poi
soning, followed by a surgical opera
ton. His health had been broken
some months and when stricken he
had not enough strength to carry
him through the ordeal.
Mr.. Rist devoted his entire life to
the uplifting of the man who tolls,
asking no reward other than that
which comes through the knowledge
that he had performed his duty tow
ard his fellow man. At the time of
his death his worldly wealth was no
greater than forty years ago, when
he first became active in the affairs
of labor.
The dead editor was an intimate
friend of Samuel Gompers, being
among the first three district organ
izers appointed by the latter upon the
founding of the American Federation
of Labor, a position which he retained
until his death.
To Mr.. Rist is due the credit of
securing the adoption of the present
workmen's compensation law. Organ
lied Labor for many years endeavored
to secure the passage of laws looking
to workmen's compensation to those
injured in industry. Mr.. Rist both
personally and through the columns
of The Chronicle, fought for the ap-
pointment of commission to investi-
gate the matter, he was signally hon
ored by being rendered a certificate
of appointment by the then governor
of the state to represent Labor as one
of the members. The appointments
were to go to two labor men and two
employers. Frank Leonard Rist de-
clined upon the ground that he was
of different political belief and sug-
gested the name of Will J. Rohr. The
latter gentleman was confirmed by
the Governor, and it was through the
advice and suggestions made by Mr..
Rist that today Ohio has the best
workmen's compensation law in all
the world.
Mr.. Rist was a member of the
Typographical Union and assisted in
organizing nearly every local labor
organization in the city of Cincinnati.
With his passing one of the most
conscientious, capable and sincere
labor leaders, not only in Cincinnati
but in the entire country, has gone to
his reward.