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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-31
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Workers Tell Kaiser His War Must End
Without Annexations or Indemnities and
Call for Reforms.

Zurich, JAM S0-The socialist paper, V0rwearts an
that the Berlin strikers have become more
numerous and threatening. They have addressed .
the government ultinatum Of which the following
are the principal demands:
l.-Accelerated conclusions of general peace with
out nden,nites or annexations.
2.-Flrticipation Of workmens delegates Of al the
countries in the peace pour parlers.
3-Amclio,atiO of the food situation by better dis-
tributiOn.
4.-lmmediate abolition Of the state Of Siege and res-
toratiOn Of the right Of public meeting suspended by the
military authorities.
5.-AbOlition OF mlitarization of war factories.
6.-lmmediatc release of all political prisoners.
7.--Fundamental demOcratizatiOn OF state insttn.
ti0ns.
S-The institution o. equal electoral suffrage by a.
rect secret ballot.
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Petrograd. Jan. 30.-The Workmen's
and Soldiers government today ap-
pointed John Reed. an American news
paper man and socialist. as consul Of
the workmen's and Soldiers republic
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FROM OTHER POINTS.

runs from the beginning of the day
but the east side, west side. Resi-
dence and University cars were many
minutes late, some of them being un-
able to make any runs for several
hours. The DAILY addition cars were
held up for some time due TO "A break
in the trolley wire on the south side
of the Higgins avenue bridge. In the
schedule time. snow plows having
Wind Prevents Clearing.
j. NJ. Brechbll, city street commits
sioner. said that 1t was impossible tn
GEAR the streets in the outlying dis
tricts as the wind was SO high that
the snow was blown back into the path
of the draes as soon as they cleared
the streets and avenues. This morning
If the wind has abated, he says, the
drags will be at work and the high
ways will be cleared. making traffic
much easier.
Railroad Trains Late.
All eastbound trains into the city
wereseveral hours late because Of the
STORM. NO 81 on the +NoTtnern iaClIlc
which is due at s:15 a. m, did not ar
rive until evening. No. | and No. 3
were also eight and ten hours late
although not so longdelayed az the
eastbound trains.
| The Salvation Army reported that
| two or three cases of destitution were
reported to them yesterday. These cases
were not severe, however. Further
| suffering may be expected In many
quarters II the storm continues any
length OF time. according To the au.
thorities. Several citizens have al
ready telephoned asking II they can of.
fer any assistance should the colo
weather cause any drastic suffering II
the city so that such relief as may b'
| needed is provided for II families ol
individuals do need help.
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WORKERS KILLED !
IN STREET FIGHT
Soldiers in Some Instances
Refuse to Fire on Men
in Suburbs.

London, Jan. 31.--A dispatch to the
Daily Express from Geneva reports
that there have been clashes between
soldiers and strikers In the suburbs OF
Berlin In which lives were lost. Tho
dispatch adds that the troops In some
instances refused to fire on strikers.
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Two Enemy Divisions Wiped
Out in Further Advance
of Italians.
LARGE QUANTITY OF
GUNS STAkEN IN FIGHT
Loss of Important Positions
to Allies in South Told
in Vienna Report.

Rome, Jan. 30-Two Austrian
divisions were wiped out, $500
enemy were taken prisoners, six
guns and 100 machine Suns cap
tured BY the italian army in
further advances made yesterday
in the region Of Asiaso plateau.
Additional territory taken by the
Italians in their drive against the enc
my includes Monte di Val Bella, one of
the most important positions in this
section.
Tho enemy seems to have lost its
offensive power and Is retreating be-
fore the heavy attacks Of the Italian
troops.
The battle on the Italian side was
fought by mountain troops, infantry
and Bersagelieri with the support of
Italian and allied batteries and large
fleets OF airplanes. manned by Italian
French and British aviators.
The Italian successes against the
Austfians in the mountain region OF
Northern italy has been extended by
the capture OF Monte Di Val Bella. an
other dominating height on the Asiago
plateau. An intensive artillery duel is
row in progress along the entire front,
the Austrians bombarding the Italians
in their new positions and the Italians
pouring an avalanche Of shells on po-
sitions behind the eneiny's line.
Mutual bombardments and small
raiding encounters continue to feature
the fighting on the other fronts.
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GERMAN MASSES REVOLT:
STRIKERS DEMAND PEA(
Two Babies and Feeble Man
Nearly Freeze in Blizzard
The Weather

eoreeaet-Fair Thursday, not
quito so cold in Afternoon; Friday
fair, with rising tsmpsraturs.
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Friends of Superintendent
Will Ask Court to Act
Against Trustees.
SCHOOL HEAD NOT
BEHIND MOVEMENT
Hope 1t Will BE Dropped y
Says Deposed Executive
About Suit.

Injunction proceedings will be ilisti-
tuted against the city school board to-
day by friends OF j. l.. Williams, de :
posed superintendent, who insist that
the trustees mace technical errors In
calling the meetings "A week ago at
which they decided not to re-employ
the present head OF the school sys-
TEN.
The action. which was prepared by
Attorney G. A. Russell, viii bear the
disapproval of Superintendent VIII
iiams i,owever, and may he stopped by
him
A group of interested persons met al
the office Of Attorney Russell last
night. heard his explanation Of what he
considers a plausible case against the
trustees. and decided To ask the dis
trict court to enjoin the board from
naming successor to Mr. Williams,
Williams Oisspprovss Move.
When the superintendent, heard OF
the plan through The Missoulian, he
immediately expressed his disapprovai
Il had heard something OF this plan, "
he said, but supposed that IL ilas bee,
dropped. have not been consulted
and certainly have not encouraged the
movement. IT any OF my friends are
Interested enough In my care to be
willing to carry II into court ! am
grateful indeed, for their interest, bu,
| would prefer that nothing be done.
AS far as am concerned, the mat
ter has been settled. / have been and
intend to keep on attending strictly Il
my business, which IN to manage ths
schools as efficiently as possible dur.
Ing the rest OF them, | hope that
this injunction suit will be dropped
entirely. 1t has not my support"
Attorney Russell has been working
on the ease since the board of trustee,
| first acted. lie maintains that motto.
of the board meeting should have beer
given to the trustees more formally
and will ask the court on technicH
grounds to hold the boards action nun
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Won HINDENbURC
CALLS IT CRIME
Declares Acts Will Weaken
Defenses and Aid Allies
in Victory.

Amsterdam. Jan. 30,-Thc Rhenisehc
Westfalische Zeitung OF Essen, II copy
OF which has been received here. re-
ports that Field Marshal Won linden
burg has warned the strikers In Berlin
to cease their movement Immediately
lie told them. according to this news.
paper. that they were being misled.
adding:
Every hour you lose means the
weakening of Germanys defense. You
are committing crime against our
army and an act of eowardiee against
your brettren In the front trenches"
Called Holiday Strike.
Not a sign of the strike can be OBJ
served In the Berlin streets. The gem
eral impression IN that It is a 80 called
holiday" strike which II is said will
be limited To three days.
The correspondent gained the I'm
preston at n meeting he attended that
the strikers regard II more as a
change after heavy work. and 1t bears
no violent character. The workers
gather at places where meetings are
convoked but are directed by the po-
lice into side streets, where they are
dispersed
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Report from Berlin.

Berlin, Jan. 30.--Official.-The Ital-
ians have obtained possession of Col
del Rosso and Monte di Val Bella on
the northern front after renewal of
their attacks with strong forces.
The Italians were unsuccessful in
the Monte Sisemol region. where their
attack collapsed with heavy casualties.
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v;enr. Admits Losses.

Vienna, Jan. 30.-Official.-The Ital-
ians who are attacking on the northern
front are being reinforced constantly
by large numbers of troops.
The Austrians were forced to give
up Monte di Val Bella and Col del
Rosso.
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Admits Arrests.

According To the Vorwaerts the
movement originated with the work
men themselves, but II was resolved
that both sections Of the Social Demo-
Gratis should cooperate, as it was no
time for the issuance OF contradictory
orders. The railway men attempted to
hold a meeting yesterday to consider
the question of n strike. but they were
dispersed by tho police, Many arrests
were made.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
BUSINESS HOUSES
TO CONSERVE FUEL

Fairfield Jan. 24:-Local merchants
and business men are now making ar
rangements volunteering to close
their places of business earlier and
open them later at least for a time
until the fuel situation is better. It
is very probable that the new hours
will begin next Monday, when all
places of business not selling food or
fuel or drugs will open at nine o'clock
in the morning and will close at five
or five thirty. The grocers and mar
kets will open at seven and probably
close at six p. m.
Fairfield pool room men began do.
ing their bit Wednesday toward fuel
conserving when each one of them
signed an agreement to remain closed
during the forenoons except on Sat.
urdays and to close at ten o'clock in
the evenings. The BARRIERS are fol-
lowing their lead and announce that be-
ginning this Saturday evening all the
shops will close at ten o'clock sharp.
While several cars of coal are com.
ing into the city and no one is known
to be suffering it is felt here that the
fuel situation is not much better and
just when it will be remains to be
seen.
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FAIRFIELD BOY IS
HEAD OF COLLEGE

Fairfield, Jan. 24-Dr. and Mrs. J.
V. Bean of this city have received
word that their eldest son Rev. James
Bean has been elected president of the
Emporia. Kans.. College and has &C.
cepted the honor Rev. Bean has been
a most successful minister of the Pres.
byterian church for several years past
and has been serving the First Pres.
byterian church at Hastings. Neb.
Rev. Bean is graduate Of Parsons
College and is we'll known here where
he spent the larger part of his youth
and school days. He visited his par.
ents here short time ago enroute to
his home after trip to Kansas.
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WEST POINT.

The funeral services for the late
Henry Wilson we're held Sunday after
noon. Short services were held at the
home, after which the services were
held at the Presbyterian church, OF
which the deceased was a member
1nterment was made in the city GENE.
lance wereWilliam Torley and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Emma Morley; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Wilson, all of Burlington;
Ernie Hall and daughter of Carroll;
Mrs. Louise Publisky Of Hamilton, III. );
Mr.. and Mrs. William Publisky of Keo-
kuk, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Ketchum
of l. Crew.
| At recent meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid society the following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, Mrs. c. E1lenberger; vice presi-
dent. Mrs. H. Basel; secretary, Mrs. d.
]. Meents; assistant secretary, Mrs. l..
C. Cletes: treasurer, Mrs. L. Van Hyn-
ing; chaplain, Mrs. H. Kreinpler.
The marriage bans Of AL Deming Of
near Houghton and Miss Marie Link Of
West Point have been published. The
ceremony will take place Wednesday,
January 30.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Walljas-
per, west of town, January Is, 1918, a
son.
Earl Etka of Chillicothe, Ill.,, is visit
ing his mother here. Mr.. Etka sur
prised his friends here by announcing
his marriage November 16, 1917, to
Miss Edith Chakeime of Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Snaadt Of st.
Lucus, Iowa, and Mrs. G. Snoodt are
visiting in Keokuk.
Mrs. Ireemas Kruger has returned to
her home at Fort Madison after visit
here with relatives.
Miss Doris Lampe entertained a
number of her friends Tuesday evening
in honor Of her thirteenth birthday.
The evening was spent in games and
music. after which refreshments were
served.
Miss Henrietta Pogge has gone to
Burlington. where she will take COM
mercial course at Elliott's Business
college.
Mrs George Lingerine and children
of Fort Madison have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert DOLL
man.
James Speikermeier has gone to
Fort Madison, where he has accepted
position as guard at the penitenuary.
Mrs. Sam Fry and children of Fort
Madison are visiting at the al Sheets
home.
Mrs. Leroy Davie of Fort Madison
visited relatives here Monday.
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Children's Evening Story

to laugh at him, until he flew away
with one last frantic scream Of rage.
Then the Pleasant Valley Singing
society had one of the most enjoyable
meetings it had ever held. And
though Jasper Jay showed a very
sulky face to everybody for several
I days, 1t was a long time before he
spoiled any songs that he happened
to hear.
And he never annoyed Buddy
Brown-Thrasher again.
Morning and evening Buddy went
to his favorite perch and sang to his
hearts content.
For Jasper Jay had learned a les
son at last.
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- y y = = =
LITTLE BENNY'S
N O TE BOOK
BY LEE PAPE

! Yestidday aftir suppir Skinny
Martin and Sid Hunt startid tc
wissel for me, me knowing both thei,
wissels and I sed to pop, Pop can !
go out and see wat the fellows wunt
and finish my lessins in the morning
A fine chance Of you doing eny.
thing in the morning, do them now
and they they'll be dun sed pop.
Yes sir. but if do them in the morn.
ing they'll be dun, to, sed.
If is a little werd. but its got naiis
in 1t, sed pop. And Skinny and Sid
kepp on wisseling with their wissels
getting weakir and weakir, and pop
kepp on reeding the paper and I kepp
on doing my hoamwerk and all of a
suddin had a ideer and I startid to
study out loud, saying, The stummicls
is pear shaped bag. the stummick is
a pear shaped bog, the stummick is a
pear shaped bag, the stummick is a
pear shaped bag. Ferst saying it
away down in my throat and then say
ing it away up high and then saying
in throo my nose.
Hay, watts all the Excitement, watts
the magnificent ideer? sed pop.
I'm studying my Theology. l sed.
Well, your stummick may be pear
shaped bag, but l deny that mine is.
SO study it to yourself, sed pop.
] cant remember it unless l say it
out loud, I sed. And pritty soon l
startid to say. 1t is about 10 inches
long. it is about 10 inches long, it is
about 10 inches long. it is about 10
intches long. Saying it diffrent way
eetch time.
Say, look heer sed pop.
G, pop, sed, how elts can remem-
Der it II l don't say it out loud, l half
to do my lessins, Iont I?
Do them in the morning, sed pop.
Yes sir, I sed. And I quick jumped
up and ran out. wich Skinny and Sid
was out there still wisseling for me
with their wissels almost ixawsted.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
AMES REPORTER IS
GIVEN A BEATING

Ames, Jan. 24-Joe Gerbacht. pro-
prietor of the Twin Star moving pic.
ture house in Ames, was bound over
to the grand jury for criminal as
sault on Horace Barnes, reporter for
the Weekly Tribune.
Gerbracht had invited Barnes to
his office. locked the door, drew the
blinds and proceeded to pummel
Barnes. The trouble grew over an
Investigation the reporter had made
concerning the QUESTIONABLE as
signed by Mr.. Gerbracht in which he
claimed exemption as being at the
head Of an industrial enterprise.
Barnes had nose broken in two
places and was otherwise battered.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
KENYON GIVES
STIRRING TALK
SENATOR FIRES FAIRFIELD AUDI.
ENCE WITH ADDRESS At
HIGH SCHOOL

Fairfield, Jan. 24.-Before as many
people as could possibly squeeze them
selves into the high school auditorium
Tuesday evening Senator w. S. Ken
yon talked on ''The War At Close
Range" and he spared no words to
pay his compliments to the kaiser, the
chief murderer Of the earth and his
six bomb proof sons"
Seldom has there been a speaker in
Fairfield who fired the people as did
Senator Kenyon and he was frequent
ly interrupted by applause from both
men and women, and no one grew
tired or sleepy during the one and a
half hours he talked.
The high school auditorium seats
about eight hundred people and fully
three times that many tried to gain
entrance to the building An hour be-
fore the time set for the meeting the
streets in front of the high school
building were blocked. It is estimated
that almost fifteen hundred people
crowded into the building, as every
available foot Of space was occupied.
The balconies were closed after its
seating capacity was taken up as it
appeared likely that there would be
danger Of over crowding.
While in Fairfield Senator Kenyon
was the guest Of honor at banquet
given by McCord Chapter Royal Arch
Masons at which members from all
OF the surrounding cities were present.
To them Senator Kenyon delivered a
few words telling Of the frightfulness
of the Germans in the present war
and instances be himself knew Of and
had witnessed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
FINE PROGRAM
AT AMES WORK
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO BE
DISCUSSED AT STATE COLLEGE
FARM COURSE.

Ames, Jan. 24.-H you don't see or
hear what you want. ask for It," That,
SAYS Dean|C. F. Curtiss, has been the
keynote of the preparations at Iowa
State college for farm and home
week, January 2s.to February 2. "The
program is the best in seventeen
years Of short course planning at
Ames,' he adds. ut offers hundreds
of lectures and demonstrations daily,
dealing with every phase OF farming,
home making and engineering for
farm and home. But to make sure
that every need will be met, we will
urge at every session that those who
come bring up their own individual
farming and homemaking problems
for discussion"
The thing that makes this years
short course SO vital is that it is
wartime short course. 1t deals with
the big problems that the war has
forced into farming and home man
agement. The keeping Of farm &C
counts to meet income tax require
ments, the handling Of crops and soils
to get greater production, the feeding
and breeding of livestock to supply
meat hungry world. the use OF ma
chinery to make up for the loss OF
man labor, the better management OF
the home. the training of boys and
girls to keep farm and home work go
ing-these are just few Of the big
questions that will get special consid-
Grafton.
Some twenty-five different confer
ences and conventions will be held
through the week, including a two
days rural life meeting. Anna Bar
rows, leading demonstration and writer
in home economics, will have charge
of war food conservation work. Boys
and girls club members and leaders
will have a great convention. Far
ceur, the $4,000 Belgian stallion. and
scores of other valuable animals will
be in the judging rings. A farmers
banquet for more than a thousand will
be served Forty-five high school
Judging teams will compete for cups.
The state corn and small grain show
will bring together a great exhibit for
thousands of dollars worth of prizes.
Great patriotic mass meetings are
with speakers of interna-
tional and national reputation. The
state food administrator and the state
chairman of the defense council will
be in attendance for. addresses and
These features and others have al
ready stimulated large inquiry and
there is assurance Of big attend
ance. 1t is hoped to equal last years |
record, when $500 persons were en-
rolled.
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FLORIS.

| A pretty home wedding occurred
last Wednesday evening, January 16
at 6 o'clock at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. N. P. Robbins, when their daugh
ter Stella was united in marriage tc
Leslie E. Hill, Ed D. w. Hastings
performing the ceremony after which
; the company repaired to the dining
room to do justice to the wedding din.
ner. Only the imemdiate relatives of
! the bride and groom were present,
but their many friends join in wishing
them happy and prosperous future.
| U. S. Heady sold his interest in the
Floris Auto and Repair Co., to N. c.
Hale.
Mrs. Frank johnson of Ottumwa
came Friday evening to visit at the
home of her sister-in-law Mrs. L. P.
Greiner.
Mrs. Lee Boyer left last Wednesday
for her home in Oklahoma after sew
eral weeks visit at the home of her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. ROUGH
Isle McReynolds of Ottumwa spent
Saturday night with Ruth Skinner.
Misses Frances ROUGH and Selma
Harvard left Thursday evening for
Rock Rapids to resume their school
duties after their vacation.
Mrs. S. E. Harvard who has been
visiting her sister at Holbrook. Neb,
returned home Friday and Miss Myrtle
Palmer who makes her home with
Mrs Harvard and who stayed at the
Charlie Hewitt home while she was
away, has also returned home.
Carl Christy Of Eldon spent Sunday
with home folks.
Misses Clara Bell and Myrtle
Monger Of Eldon were over Sunday
guests of Misses Ruth and Lucille Will
kinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Plank of DAY.
export arrived Sunday for visit with
home folks.
Forrest Christy left Monday for
San Antonio, Texas, to see his brother
Glenn, who is stationed there.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Thompson and
two children Of Selma spent from Sat
urday until Monday with Mrs Thoknp-
sons mother, Mrs H. X. McVey.
Miss Xeia Swinney Of Belknap is
visiting her sister Mrs. Chas Har-
ward.
Mrs. Jones of Bloomfield arrived
Saturday for visit at the home of
her son Earl
Warden Bolivar and Earl Kneedler
to Bloomfield and. back Sun
day in spite of the snow drifts.
Quite number are suffering from
grippe and Mrs. John Thompson and
Mrs. Maddy are quite poorly.
Mrs. Byrdie Crawford spent Sunday
with her mother Mrs. Mollie Strick-
land.
The patriotic service at the Chris
tia4 church Sunday night was well at
tended and much appreciated.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
COLLECTOR MURPHY
GOES TO WASHINGTON

Dubuque. Jan. 24.-Collector of In
ternal Revenue Louis Murphy has
been called to Washington by Internal
Revenue Commissioner Roper as an
efficiency expert to revise methods Of
handling business in the internal reve.
nue. bureau The work work is impor.
tant and Mr.. Murphy will spend most
of his time there for the next six
months. He will at the same time
continue as collector in Iowa Mr.
Murphy is giving attention not only
to methods relating to income tax and
war profits tax collection but the bust.
ness of the bureau in general.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
LESS ICE is HARVESTED.

Clear Lake, Jan. 24.-Clear Lakes
big annual ice harvest is on in ear
nest. For the past few weeks work
men have been busy installing the
loading platforms and electrically
driven equipment and the first of the
week the loading Of cars began. Prob
ably not as much ice as usual will be
cut this year on account of the car sit
uation, and no effort has been made
to get new customers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-25
STATE coNvIcTs TO WORK LAND

Anamosa, Jan. 24.-Next year the
state of Iowa will extend its farming
operations in connection with the Iowa
reformatory here. 1t has rented 600
acres Of land in Jackson and Case
townships upon which it will work the
convicts. 1t has an option to purchase
this farm at $1S5 per acre.