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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-10
Senator Walsh Recovering
From Nervous Breakdown

Los Angeles. Jan. s.-United States
Senator Thomas J. Walsh OF MontanA.
who has been III here for . month was
reported today to have improved suf-
ficiently to permit his removal to Cor
onada, where he il expected to remain
ior further recupeEAtion. before re-
turning to Washington senator Walsh
was said BY his physician to have suf-
fered q nervous breakdown.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-10
Flour Supply Completely
Exhausted in Havana City

Havana, Jan. 9.-BeginnfnY tomor-
row. Havana will be bEeadleAs city.
The last Of the available supply Of
flour has been divided among, the hos
pitals and asylums and by order Of the
defense board no wheat bread 10 70 BE-
placed on sale. This condition must
continue. 1t IL stated. until the United
States food administration permjts ex-
p0rtation OF flour to this city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-10
Shoots Idaho Man and
Woman, Then Kills Self

Portland. Ore. Jan. s.-wiiliam ".
Chandler. ranches. recently from
Idahos aad Mrs. Amanda Bonner, with
whom he was walking. were fatally
sls0t toaiGht BY w. H. Clark. . sawyer.
who then sent . bullet into his own
brain and died instantly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-10
HOSPITAL VESSEL
SUNK BY TEUT0NS
Many Sick Soldiers on Board
When Huns Torpedo Ship
Without Warning.

Bristol, Eng, Jan. 3.-Thc hospital
ship Rewa was torpedoed without
warning. an hour before midnight
january 4. and sank within an hour.
According to custom, the vessel was
lighted UP after dark Friday evening,
SO there could be no possibility Of
submarines misiaking her identity.
The torpedo struck the vessel with
n terrific crash and was 80 effective
that there was no chance of saving
her. oyer $50 persons were on. board.
including 80 bedriddcn and u number
of soldiers suffering from malaria.
Many Sick on Board.
The lights on the hospital ship were
rut out by the force Of the explosion
and the wounded and sick had "a
prope about In the dark for their
clothing. Many of them were unsuc-
eessfuI In their quest and had TO leave
the ship without clothing. g
While In the boats and on RATS they
had little or no protection from the
| Piercing cold wind.
All IL patients, the ships staff and
the members Of the crew. with the ex-
ception OF three lascars who were
Killed by the explosion, we're safely
rescued from the boats and RATS. They
had hardly left the Rewa, which was
sinking on even keel. when the steamer
suddenly plunged forward and disap.
peared. The rescued men were tive
hours adrin before they were picked
UP.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-10
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

At last Missoula has been Eiyen a
touch of real winter and the blizzard
that creamed down out OF Hell Gate
last night wiped away every trace OF
the balmy spring weather that has
been with us for the past month.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-10

The Weather.

Forseast-Fair and colder Thurs.
day; Friday fair with, slowly ris.
ing temperature.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-10
Won't Bow to Kaiser.


I'VE did not overthrow the czar TO
bow to German Imperialism"
The tenor OF the dispatch indicated
that the Russians would continue TO
insist upon the transfer of the confer
ence to 4 neutral state in order to gain
more publicity. which the Russians
consider extremely important.
The Bolsheviki headquarters Is re-
|ceiving by telegraph the comments OF
the German press, among others that of
the Frankfnrter Zeitung. which, IN an
editorial, declares that Germany should
net hesitate to move the conference
elsewhere. as the question OF place was
no rock on which TO break off this most
IimpQrtart confercnce.
Ieace delegates Of Ukraine conferred
yesterday at Brest- Litovsk with the
Bolsheviki delegates and recahcd an
agreement whereby the Russian au-
thoritiea consent to consider Ukraine
an Independent factor IN making such
terms ~ it's leaders deem adviS;.ble
with the Germans.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-10
Trotzky Replies That They
Did Not Overthrow Car
to Bow to Kaiser.
GERMAN PRESS URGES
CHANGE OF LOCATION
Ukraine Will Be Considered
Independent Factor in
Making Terms.

petrograd. Tuesday. Jan. S.--As the
Russian peace delegates passed along
the way to renew the negotiations with
the Germans tha Russian troops in the
trenches near Rrest- Litoysk urged
upon Leon Trotzlky, the Bolsheviki fof +,
eign minister:
"Be firm. don't make dishonorable
peace"
4 dispatch detailing this and other
important facts, was received at Smol-
ny. the Bolsheviki headquarters. this
afternoon. Trotzky replied to this urg-
ing:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
SWISS TO GET GRAIN
SUPPLY FROM U. s.
Germany Seeks to Block Com
mercial Pacts With
Neutrals

Washington. April i.-The United
States preparing to go oven further
than its original promise to keep Swift
zerland supplied with food and II nee
essary will allow that country to take
grain through France The grain sup
piled from France will be replaced by
the United States.
Switzerland has failed to get Ger
manys consent for grain to be landed
at Cette for transfer to her needy popu-
lation. The grain is ready and ships
have been provided. In view OF the needs
Of the Swiss and Of the attitude OF Ger
many the United States will try to carry
out the agreement by other means. The
German attitude has delayed the pro-
gram Of shipments to Switzerland by ap-
proXimately 10000 tons.
Desperate attempts to prevent COM
mercial agreements of any kind between
the United States and European neu-
trails are being made by Germany, ac-
cordlng to information received here.
The efforts even have gone so far as the
sinking of Spanish steamships carrying
grain TO Spain, and 1t has been re-
ported in cable dispatches that subma-
rines have been placed around Spanish
harbors. 1t is thought here the same
policy was pursued with Holland, and it
is believed threats have been made
against the Scandinavian countries
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
BRYAN is REPUDIATED
BY ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
Prohibitionist for Political Reasons
Only, Is Opinion of Superin-
tendent Anderson

New York, April 4.-Repudiation OF
william Jennings Bryan as a leader"
Of the prohibition movement I'm this
country is advocated in an article pub
lished by William II. Anderson, state
superintendent Of the Anti-Saloon
League, In this weeks number of tho
American Issue, the official organ of the
league. Mr.. Anderson says he doubts
Mr. Bryan's disinterested purpose as "A
prohibtionist, and declares that the
Commoner Is using the prohibition move
ment as stepping stone from which To
further his own political ambitions for
1920.
MIR. Anderson directs his attacks sinr>
ultaneously at Mr.. Bryan and the So
called DRY Federation" of which Mr..
Bryan is president. According to Mr.
Anderson, the federation was formed tor
no other purpose than to get national
prohibition organization behind Mr..
Bryan and to crafty the spite of some
Prohibition party enemies of the Anti
Saloon League. Mr.. Anderson points
out that although the so-Called Dry
Federation has been widely heralded as
a colossal combination of all temper
ance organizations it does not in facU
include either the Anti-Saloon League,
which has been the great practical worh-
ing agency for bringing temperance
legislation to pass, or the Woman ;
Christian Temperance Union.
Mr.. Anderson says the so-Called DRY
Federation was started by Professor
Charles Scanlon, a party prOhibitiOnist.
a. bitter opponent of the Anti-Saloon
League" In a supplementary statement
on the subject Mr.. Anderson said yes.
terday that the Dry Federation is frank
ly partisan in its political affiliations,
whereas It has been the determined Op-
iCct of prohibition workers heretofore
TO keep the issue OF prohibition out or
politics entirely and to make 1t purely
nonpartisan moral issue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
GOLD DUST TURNS TO BRASS:
VENERABLE STRANGER A FRAUD
Brooklyn Man Tells Sad Story of Misplaced Con
fidence to Sympathetic Detective, Who Listens
and Says He'll Do His Best

In the latter years, il appeared. he had
acquired a gold mine and two partners.
both OF whom were on their way to this
country bringing specifications for the
mine and forty pounds of gold dust.
The dust they would want to convert
into cash at once.
He exhibited cable message from
the partners and. after listening three
weeks to the genial persuasiveness Of
his bewhskered and venerable friend,
the buyer of gold agreed to go to Phila
delphia with his friend day before yes-
terday meet the gold dust miners and.
II 1t suited his purposes, buy the gold
dust
He got together $500 in cash.
pawned Mrs Hamaroffs jewelry for
5000 more and set out with the vener-
able friend Of his father, carrying the
money in a bag with his hair comb.
On reaching hotel here Tuesday il
was revealed to Kamaroff that his ven
cradle friend was conscientious as well
as illustriOus. For Kamaroff left the
money in the bag in the room alone with
the venerable man while he went out to
telephone business acquaintance.
When he returned the bag was still there
and inside were the bills and the hair
comb
He was introduced TO the miners, who
had impressively sealed passports and
forty pounds OF real. sure-enough gold
dust. He knew it was gold dust be-
cause he tested ii and found il twenty
four carats fine He bought IT, It
was duly weighed and 1t took his $500,
his wife $3.50 and also scarf pin and
diamond ring, which were accepted
as security that Kamaroff would pay
the rest of the money. SO he bought the
precious metal and returned TO Brook
lyn with a comfortable weight in his
travelling bag which was not haircomb,
nor was II gold duet,
A test showed that 1t was brass filings
So he called up City Hall yesterday and
told his tale Of adventure to Detective
Andrew Mcclure, who sympathized with
kamarom and averred that the adven-
ture had been a costly one, and further
that it has not yet ended for the ven
cradle stranger and the gold-dust
partners.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
FTREMEN'S FAIR OPENS
WITH LARGE CROWDS
Great Success Predicted for
Bazaar to Aid Pension Fund.
Has Many Attractions

Persons kindly disposed toward the
frcmen Of the city will have an oppor-
tunity during the next ten days to put
their appreciation into practical express
sion. The fair and bazaar for the bene-
Rt Of the Firemens Pension Fund opened
last night at Moose Hall, 1914 North
Broad street. and it is the hope of the
firemen that the success Of the frst
night augurs an even greater success lot
the remaining nine nights
The big fair occupies two floors of the
Moose Building and every inch of floor
SPACE has been crowded with booths and
various attractions Of variety and
splendor to lure from its lair the
most reticent of poCketbooks. Chief
Of interest IL the offer of a $4,000 house,
to be given free to the holder Of the
lucky number out OF some 10000 nu-
merals The holder Of each season ticket
is given a chance at this house. Valuable
contributions to the bazaar have been
made by Wanamakcr's. Strawbridge d
Clothicr. Lit Brothers, Snelonburg's and
Gimbcl Brothers The nremcn'S band
is furnishing the music for the occasion
Deputy chief Ross B. Davis, who has
oversight Of the big event, appeals TO
the public to take this opportunity to
assist the firemen in meeting a deficit
of $4,000 in their pension fund. He
points out that $50 men have already
gone to the colors and that their dues
are therefore lost to the fund. Every
dollar of returns on the bazaar goes into
the pension fund treasury.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
u. S. BREAKS HOSPITAL
LEASE AT CAPE MA
Charge of Extortion by Congress
man Bacharach Brings Prompt
Action by War Department

Washington, April 4.-As sequel .
charges laid before Congress by Repfe'
sentative Isaac Bacharach, Of New
Jersey, that the Government Wa
being victimized by the owners OF sh'
Hotel Cape May, at Cape May Assist
ant Secretary of War Benedict Crowep
announced that the lease Of the 10
tel as an army reconstruction hc''
pital will be terminated July 1, an'
that a search for a hospital site else
where viii be made.
Mr.. Bacharach charged that ~
yearly rental-$99, which the sur
geonl generals representatives agree'
to pay for the place was eXtortiop, ~
asmuch as the owners appeared ,befol'
the New Jersey tax board year ag.
and swore that the property was 10
worth more than 100000. Accordinl
to Representative Bacharach, the own
er of the hotel property is Nelson Z
Graves, of Philadelphia, although h'
establishment has been operated r
Gently by group of Pittsburgh finsn
ciers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
WOMEN'S CLUBS SHARE
in VIC. 7. U. MEETING
Federal Amendments Subject
at Cooperation" Gather
ing-Mrs. Harris Speaks

An address on the Federal suffrage
and prohibition amendments by Mrs. j,
Macarthur Harris, OF the Womens League
for good Government, was feature
at a cooperation meeting OF the wop-
ans Christian Temperance Union tolay
at the willard, 1927 Arch street
The sessions, morning and afternoon,
were divided into periods allotted to the
Woman's Home Missionary Society
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
state Federation OF Womcn's Clubs
Business Womens Christian League
Young Women's Christian Association,
Woman's League for Good Government
Prohibition Campaign Posters Commit
tee. Womens Foreign Missionary So-
ciety, lnterchurch Federation Of Phila-
depha, Dry Federation, Wartime Pro-
hibition Association of Pennsylvania,
Vocational Guidance Committee and
Woman's Suffrage party
Mrs. Annie G. Peacock president OF
the Womans Christian Temperance
Union is presiding.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
BERKS DEMOCRATS HOPE
TO KEEP NAVAL OFFICE
Ex- Congressman John H. Rothermel
Among Those Backed for Croll's
Place at This Port

Reading, Pa, April 4,--Democratic
political circles here have been much
stirred by the announcement from
Washington that President Wilson had
withdrawn from the Senate the nomina-
tion of William NJ. Croll as naval officer
OF the port OF Philadelphia. II is the
claim of the Democratic leaders that the
action will only make the congressional
campaign i'm which Mr. Crol is opposing
Congressman Dewalt and Charles f..
Spatz, of Boyer,own, all the more bitter.
With the Presidents action the ques-
tion of Mr.. Croll's successor in the Phila-
delphia position also looms and already
mention is being made of several of the
leading Democrats II is said that ex-
Congressman John II. Rothermel will
have the backing OF certain influential
Democrats for tlH job. 1t is not re-
quired that the p5sition Of collector of
the port of Philadelphia be given out i'm
this congressional district, although the
claim is advanced that Berks County is
deserving, and the Democrats look to
the Administration TO name a Reading
man as Mr.. CrolPs successor
The withdrawal of Croll's name was
the result of the civil service law which
forblds a Federal employe from active
participation in political campaigns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
PUBLIC TO RECEIVE =
LABOR INFORMATION
Government to Open Bureaus 4
Benefit of Workers and
Employers

Washington. April 4--Thc UnltH
States Employment Service will estsb.
llsh an information service, free to en-.
ployers and wage earners, and op,u
twenty-four hours day, about neri
Monday. April 8. BY addressing re-
quests to Question Department, Unlisi
States Employment Service. DepartmsuE
Of Labor, Washington, d. c., or tsls
phoning Main S474, Washington" IN
formation will be given on the following
and other subjects:
How TO obtain any class Of work
ers, from the unskilled to the ablez
engineers.
How TO obtain employment in sni
city or in the agricultural districts.
Up-to-date statistics on the cost q
living.
Whom to see in the event Of threaien
el strikes or lockouts.
Laws for the protection Of men, won
en- and children in industry
immigration and naturalization dam
Queries in French and Italian vi
readily be answered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
SHIPYARD PILE DRIVERS
ENTER SPEED CONTEST
Worlds Record Now Claimed by Hog
Island Crew of Fourteen
Men

A new entry into the pile-driving con-
test. which is being waged i'm eastern
shipyards, was announced today The
crew of section No. >, Of Hog Island
headed by Captain Bob Sutton. accepted
the challenge OF Captain bill Gordon
whose crew claims the worlds record
for the largest number of piles driven
I'm one working day.
Captain Bills challenge, coupled with
the boast chat his crew had driven more
piles i'm one day than any other crew
I'm the yard, has set the whole eastern
seaboard shipbuildng organization talk
ing and striving for new records, He
fired the starting gun Of a race that
promises to spread throughout the COun-
try.
The race, in which all pile-driving
crews will probably participate, will
mean the quickening of the vast effort
in the shipyards and a speeding up of
the shipbuildinE campaign
Gordons record is 40 piles, driven
by his crew of fourteen men in nine
and quarter hours, His challenge
was all that was needed TO stir up the
fighting blood of Suttons men, who
say they will smash that record.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04

Eugene Kamarof bent over his scales
as he carefully weighed n scrap Of
gold. lie did It periodically, almost
automatically-for he was buyer Of
gold.
Three weeks ago, when this story
opens. he lived at 5342 Utrecht ave-
nue., Brooklyn, and II is only because
this is a story Of fact and not fiction
that his residence is placed there.
Van Vecht avenue or Vandiver terrace
is a far more prepossessing residence
street for heroes,
But Brooklyn has little do do with
this story. While II is honored with
the residence and activities Of Kamaroff,
Philadelphia is the city which is claim
ing his attention, as Detective Andrew
Mcclure, of City Hall. knows well and
as he explained in stating that kamar-
off should have taken secret counsel
with himself before admitting the Nener-
able stranger into his shop and INTO MS
confidence,
The door opened and into the shop
came the tall figure of the venerable
stranger a man Of genial and kindly APP
pcarance. illustriously decorated with a
white beard and venerable stoop TO
his shoulders. Kamaron left off exact
ing the truth from the bit of metal as
The old man spoke.
He explained that chance acquaint-
ance had ChSnCCd 70 drop the name OF
KamarCn's father in nearby restau-
rant, and that as his father had been
a good friend. he, also being lonely, but
genial by nature. had called to see the
son OF his old friend.
Kamoroff welcomed the illustrlous
stranger and they talked for some time.
The stranger became more genial than
ever. and ever and anon dropped little
incidents of Kamaroff's fathers life
which Kamaroff thought were known to
no one but himself
They talked for a period and then the
stranger took his leave. kamaroff
pressed him to return again, and the
stranger promised that he would He
did come again, and often during the
subsequent visits the genial but lonely
stranger stroked his beard and told Of
adventures over the world everywhere
races Of men have dotted the globe with
their habitations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
NEEDLEWORK GUILD
MAKING BIG DRIVE
Campaign to Secure 10000
New Members Opens in
Chamber of Commerce

\ membership campaign meeting of
the Philadelphia branch of the Needle
work Guild Of America is being held this
afternoon in the auditorium of the
Chamber of Commerce in the Widener
Building. Speakers at the meeting were
Major Annie Cowden superintendent Of
the Salvation Army Rescue Home Miss
Miriam Kohn, matron Of the Young
Women's Union, and Charles E. Beury,
who has recently returned from investi-
eating relief work among the Armenians
and Russia,
Plans were discussed for adding
10000 members TO the local branch. The
membership drive will end on April 10.
Hospitals, charitable institutions and
many churches sent delegates to dis
cuss means Of increasing the local mem
bership. The Philadelphia branch last
year produced almost 25,O0O garments
but the requests from institutions were
so much in excess OF the supply that
much greater membership is required
to meet the demand.
Mrs. Edgar w. Beird, local president
Is presiding. Methods of campaigning
were outlined by Mrs. T. Percy Teal, OF
Jenkintown Miss Sarah Hodge and
Mrs. George Fales Baker, members OF
the national executive committee, also
were among the speakers.
The Philadelphia committee consists
Of Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, home presi
dent Mrs. Alexander j. Cassatt, ad.
visory president Mrs Edgar w. Baird
president; Mrs, c. Wilmer Middleton
first vice president Mrs. Charles r
Pancoast, second vice president; Mrs
Samuel F, Houston, third vice president
Mrs. Henry H. Collins. Jr.. fourth vice
president; Mrs. Caspar w, Nacker, treas.
urer; Miss Adele Bayard, secretary
Miss M. G. Allen. assistant secretary
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
OHIO DOUGHBOY SHES
HELMET AT GERMAN FOE
Had Lost Rife, but Not Nerve,
When Threatened by Boche, and
Downs Enemy

New York, April 1.-Two interesting
letters from Corporal Arthur c. Trayer,
Of Freeport, L. l., a member OF the 165th
Infantry. of the Rainbow Division. and
one of the first American soldiers
wounded in France, have reached this
country. One was to his father and the
other to his sister, Mrs. Frederick
Menke
Young Trayer was wounded in Febru-
airy and his letters were written the
middle OF last month from the hospital
where he Is recovering. He gives an
excellent idea of the spirit of the Amer
icans I'm France. He wrote that although
he had thirteen shrapnel wounds he
even then counting the days before he
would be able to get back in the
trenches.
In the letter to his sister Trayer tells
of hand-to-hand struggle he witnessed
between a big siX-foot lad from Ohio
and a German. "In some way" Trayer
wrote, "the Ohio boy lost his rifle in
climbing out of a trench. A husky Ger
man was almost on top of him with
his bayonet when he suddenly took off
his helmet and SHE'D It straight at the
Germans head. The Hun ducSed and
before he knew what had happened the
big chap was on top of him. In no time
at all he had that bayonet away from
the German and he got his man"
Corporal Trayer said both French and
American surgeons had operated on him
and that at the time he was writing they
had extracted all burt one piece of the
shrapnel He added they expected 10
remove that the next day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-04
AIRPLANE JOY RIDES
FORBIDDEN BY RULES
Aviators at Texas Camp Have Too
Many Friends Who Want to
Go Up

Dallas. Tex. April 4.--Airplane Joy
riding among the clouds has been
stopped at the American and British
aviation camps here and at Fort Worth.
This is partly due TO the fact that the
aviators had TOO many friends who
wanted to take a trip aloft" and part.
ly because of an incident the other day
at Fort Worth.
a cadet filer from the American camp
az Love Field who visited a member OF
the Royal Flying CorpsI at Fort Worth
was invited by the Canadian TO take a
flight with him The American cadet
accepted. When he returned to his
own camp the cadet told his comrades
the flight had been a venturesome one,
embodying all the nose dives, dips, loops
and turns which the British fliers have
made ordinary occurrences. The Ameri-
can had enjoyed the trip thoroughly,
he declared, and had no thought Of fear
until after they had alighted safely
Then the new Canadian friend. with a
sigh of relief, admitted II had been his
first solo flight and that most Of the
spectacular performances Of the air
plane had been entirely without his APP
proyal or design.