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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
TO BOOST FOR EGGS
AND SWIMMING POOL
Chamber Of Commerce Puts
Weight Behind Propositions.

As stirnulater for egg production
IN Missonla. and the possibility of re-
ducins prices, the chamber of com
iner+e at a meeting Of the executive
committee yesterday voted an appre-
priation for conducting poultry con-
test in orchard Homes The contest
will extend over a period of four
months and will be open to the children
of that locality.
l.. +. Harris. clerk of the city
school board. who is teaching a class
in the proper handling OF poultry for
the greatest profit. appeared before
the executive committee and asked
that the appropriation be made. MIR.
Harris said that it is largely through
improper care of poultry that the egg
supply is deficient in the winter
months and explained with charts and
figures how increased egg production
can be brought about. Mr.. Harris is
teaching the pupils of the Hawthorne
school how 70 raise poultry and will
be in charge of the contest.
For this contest. patrons of the
hawthorne school are furnishing hens
to the children taking work in the
class of Mr.. Harris. These hens will
be properly fed and cared for during
the four months Of the contest ~nd
each day a count OF the eggs Wit be
made. The pupil in charge of the hen
laying the most eggs during the time
OF the contest will be given the prize.
The contest will furnish the class of
Mr.. Harris with a laboratory. Lee
lures will be given for grown-ups who
are Interested. and the poultry inter
ests OF this section. Mr.. Harris believes.
will be benefited.
tnon motion of the committee,
President A. j.. Stone OF the chamber
OF commerce appointed n com
mittee consisting of Dr. f. ". Spotts-.
wood. ID. c. Smith and n. II. Mason.
to work with NJ j. Hatchens, editor
Of The Missoulian, in putting over the
Missoula swimming pool propositions
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
In Deed
Rotary Club Plans Aid for
Renting Farmers.

Plans for helping Missoula
county farmers 10 purchase seed
wheat We're discussed by the Ro-
tary club in session Tins week.
The United States government has
appropriated SLn0o.ea0 for seed
wheat TO he sold to Montana farm
ers for cash Tho Rotary club
hopes by individual subscription to
provide n fund from which loans
may he made to farmers who may
he renting their land and have no
security upon Which To borrow
money from the local banks.
Trustees would 10 appointed by
the club to manage the business.
The club discussed, also, the
Planting of n tree In the court
house ward, which could I've used
upon successive years for a COM
Runity Christmas tree.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Miss Daigle Starts Long
Trip to France as Nurse

Miss Martha Daigle, trained nurse,
left yesterday afternoon for the east
She was to be met at Helena by n
nurse from Great Falls. who will ac-
company her TO New York city From
that port the young ladies viii take
steamer for France. going into the
service of the United states army as
army nurses. Miss Daigle's knowledge
OF the French language. which she
speaks fluently. will add to the eff
cheney of her service. Miss Murel
Gunter. who graduated from the
nurses training course at st. Patrick 5
hospital in 1916. will take Miss Daigle's
place as office assistant with Drs.
Smith, Pease and Harrison.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Class Work Is Resumed
at State University

Regular class work was begun at the
state University yesterday. Thus far
the attendance at the institution is
larger than at the beginning OF the
fail quarter by 30 Those in charge
of registration express the belief that
by Monday of next week this margin
Will have been increased to So
Yesterday the enrolment in the
short forestry course had reached 10.
1t is known that two more students
will register within the next few days.
This is larger enrolment than was
expected in view of the fact that the
war has taken many foresters out OF
the country, and that the course has
been given but little publicity this
year.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Montana Stations Lead
in Number Men Recruited

Montana recruiting offices Of the
United States army have sent into
HorVic" $1,000 out of III" i,i0o mon which
have been enlisted from the Spokane
district in the last month. This sets
Montana far ahead Of all other states
IN this district. This announcement
was made by Captain SolHo. district
officer Of the United states hnE. WHO
was In Nissoula yesterday on business.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Thousands of Sheep Will
Craze in National Forest

Arrangements were completed yes
terday between j. r. Smyths and
Thomas Baylan, representing the com
bined interests Of the Pendeton Sheep
company. and the Smyths Brothers
Sheep company of Pendleton. ore, and
the United States forest service,
whereby 10000 sheep belonging to
these companies will be grazcd on for
est district No l during the coming
season.
Last year the companies experiment
cd by grazing smaller bands of sheep
in this district ana the results were SO
satisfactory that The herds viii be in
creased In size this year.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Suffragists Argue Case
Before House Committee

Washington, Han. 3-Argumonts by
officials Of the national American
woman suffrage association occupied
the house suffrage committee on the
constitutional amendment resolution
which the house has agreed To consider
next Thursday. Opponents of the
measure. who confined their efforts to-
day to circulation 1T the capitol Of n
statement by Mrs. James W. Wads-
worth. Jr, Will be heard tomorrow and
representatives of the Woman's PARTY
VIII make their statements SATURDAY,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Three Suits for Divorce
Are Up in District Court

one suit for divorce was flied and
two granted ~ the district court Sog-
t"rdaN. Mrs. Myra q, Ward asked for
divorce from Fay Ward n former Mis-
snula photographers. whom she claims
deserted her and two children
Mrs, Mary Nichols was granted "A III
vorce by Judge Lent, the ease going
by default
Mrs. BESSIE EnFlc was granted d.
vorce from William Engle. deputy fbor-
iff at Roman, this case also going by
default.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Ornamental Lamp Post
Planted at Uniyersit,

The work OF illuminating the campus
of the state University Ii nearing
completion. The Job was begun early in
December by the Missouia Gas COM
pany and yesterday the first Of the
ornamental lamp posts, Of which there
will be II around the oval of the cam
pus, was erected. The work will be
completed within the coming week, II
is expected
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
DANGEROUS |. w. w. ARRESTED

Waterloo. Iowa. Jan. 3--Adolph
Schmitt, alias John =. smith, waa ar
rested today by tho local police. fur
federal authorities. ON suspicion Of bo-
Ing n German spy. A suitcase filled
with +, W. W. literature. a. pistol and
n quantity of silver TIPPED bullets
dipped In acid were found In his room,
the police say. SpditiouH literature
was also discovered it III alleged.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Former Prussian Employ
Arrested as Enemy Aliell

New York, Ian. 3. Fritz Won I'ilfS,
eminent, sometimes Known as Baron
et.Frederiek De Pills, was arrested here
today by agents of the department of
justice on orders from Washington as
an active aud dangerous enemy alien.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Local Men Not Prisoners
of BOlsheviki in Russia

Everett Showalter and Frank Viekers
are not prisoners of the Bo!sheviki in
Russia. The two were members OF the
railway commission sent to Russia IN
der the command of George Emerson.
former general manager of the Great
Northern. railway. Friends Of the two
welcomed the news which reached the
Ieity yesterday that the Emerson
commission has not reached Russia,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
ZamlOch Named Athletic
Director Camp Travers

Carl Zamloch, former pitcher for The
Missoula Highlanders, and later for the
Detroit Tigers, has received an APP
point as government director of athIet-
les in Camp Travers, San Antonio,
Texas. The date of his departure for
the camp is not definitely known. bnt
ii will be within the next few weeks
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
War Savings Campaign
Meeting With Success

Washington, Jan. S.--Although COM
piete figures are unavailable, reports
received at headquarters of the ma
tional war savings committee here to-
day. at the end of the first month of
the war savings campaign, show that
, sales are growing rapidly ard that
the campaign is meeting with an en-
thusiastic and patriotic response.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
MONTANA IS NOT
STRIKING IN WAR
Treasure State Has Supplied
Men and Money. Now
for Munitions.
AIDS STEEL MAKING
Contributing Wool and Fur
for Comfort of Amer
lean Soldiers.

Men, money munitions-thcre is
nothing which is needed iii the prose-
cution of the war which Montana can
not furnish. or is not furnishing To
the call for men. Red Cross aid. and
liberty loans. the state has answered
with far more than her share Now
she is being called upon to furnish
munitions. and she is responding With
equal Willingness.
The paramount need of the army
now is big guns and in the Canstrrc-
ton Of these, Montana is doing her
part She is supplying tungsten, man
ganese. and molly bdenite in greater
quantities than any other state. With
ont these substances steel cannot he
made. She is giving her share Of sui
plur for the manufacture of oxplo-
SlveS. Her part in the supply Of wheat
and meat is well known ia all. She il
among the greatest Of wool producing
sections.
VIII Give Fur, Also.
But with the advent Of the cold
weather has come a new demand The
Sammees in the trenches must have
warm clothing clothing which can he
made only from fur. Montana, and
especially western Montana, win meet
this requirement.
Last month 10 coyote hides were
brought in to the sheriff's office from
the surrounding country. Past cXpe-
rience shows this To be but the fore
runner of a winter fur crop which viii
within the next month number 200
hides Two hundred hides will make
caps and mitts Tor many more than 200
slndicrs,
It Pays in Dollars.
But, beside helping in the cause of
war, coyote trapping and hunting may
be clasSed as winter industry in this
county, Farmers from the foothills of
the reservation, and along the Nine
Mile river, have brought into The city
as many AZ 30 hides as the result of
a winters campaign against the prairie
wolf.
In winter these hides are worth $40
apiece. In addition to this, each hide
brings a $3.50 bounty from the county
This makes each hide worth $l2.50
Thirty of them, as a months catch
then, is more than worth while. But
only during The winter months are the
hides valuable. In spring the coyote
becomes mangey.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
DEATH OF NEGRO.

Charles Johnson, "A negro, died last
night at the Sisters hospital after an
illness with dropsy. The hospital au-
thoritics know little regarding the
deceased and 1t liz thought he has no
relatives residing In this city.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Few Casualties Return.

There wasn't much fighting-the
wasn'Dmuch chance for resistance. We
got established and l started advanced
dressing stations but there were very
few casualties
The next morning the Boches laid
down heavy bomhardment lasting
about an hour. Then they stopped and
the sector was quiet all day long. The
next day they did the some stunt, also
the day following-and then we bega n
TO think every morning. ,ipcemplste
without dose of sheling
FINALLY one morning. after the usual
hombardment, the Boches came over.
II seemed as though all Germany was
pouring into our little sector. Troops
holding ii We're overwhelmingly out
numbered. They fell back, fighting
until 1t was apparent that the Boehes
We're likely to reach our post, then we
fell back.
- wasn't acquainted with the ter
ritory and started out hlindly intending
to make a short cut to Fins. across the
shell-cratered fields. First / headed for
the Cambria road. but was afraid of
losing my general direction and
changed my plans.
II was good thing didn't follow
the road. ! learned afterward it was
heavily shelled and that lots of fellows
following 1t We're cut off, killed or cap
tured
Finally 7 reached point behind the
% lines and saw British reserves rushing
up. Hours later we heard The British
had checked the enemy
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
N. J. MCCORMICK
IS MADE CAPTAIN
Missoula Attorney C0mman-
der of Cadets at State
University.
NAMED BY GOVERNOR
Takes Place Made Vacant by
Resignation o. Cap
tain SwarthOut. q,

WASHINGTON j. Mccormick. n well
known attorney of Mtssonla, has been
commissioned captain. BY Governor :
V, Stewart, and has been appointed ia
at the state University, This an
nouncement was made at the mier,@
sity yesterday morning.
Mr.. Mccormick was Formerly stu
dent of the university. He attended
the institution for two years, later
going to Notrr Dame university.
After spending two years In this IN
stitution he went 10 Harvard univer-
sty, from which he WAS graduated
with n Bachelor OF Arts degree. He
took post graduate work In the law
school Of Columbia university and is
a graduate OF that school lie was.
following his graduation here. admit =
ted To the bar In the state of New
York.
Fitted by Training.
Last summer Mr.. Mccormick offered
WAS admitted to the first officers
framing t4ttnp. lhnHEh ne ftnlSntN
his term there with hi..h honors, he
was unsuccessful IN obtaining Il com
mission. Ills work there. however.
fitted him for the office 10 which Id
Is now named. The schooling at the
training camp was thorough and in
every way modern,
The office OF cummandant at the
State University was made vacant by
the resignation Of captain w. a..
Swarthout. Mr.. Swarthout. In tho
early part Of December, went to Wash
ington, -, c.. to attempt to obtain OF p
fetal recognition Of the military
school mt the State University from
the department Of war. While there
he was offered a lieutenancy IN tho
national guard. Tic accepted and IL
now in Europe serving In the United
States army.
Mr. Mccormick Is at present out of
the city. 1t Is expected that immc-
diateiy upon hia return he will take
up his new duties.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Missoula Humane Society
Officers

III you have a case which calls for
!heir attention notify one OF the
following:
Andrew Logan. president phone
TO w. 500 East Main.
hrs. II. c. Myers, vice PRESIDENT
phone I82 red, 53s Woodford street.
Mrs. ]. 5. 3. Clements, second vice
PRESIDENT, phone Si2l black; Or.
chard Homes.
Mrs. William Phillips. secretary:
bi7 Blaine street.
w. J. Babington. treasurer: 49,;
"a: courthouse. ~ i
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04

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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04
Quake Rocks Scene of
Noted Passion Plays

Geneva. Jan. s3.--The Zurich observa-
tory reports that serious earthquake
which was recorded recently, has been
located at Oberammergau, in upper
Bavaria and also in the upper valley
of the Lech river.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04

Oberammergau is noted for the
Passion Play" performed every ten
years by the peasants in fglfiIlment of
vow made by the inhabitants in 1894
Anton Lang, the christus Of the passion
play was reported last June TO have
been called to the colors.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-04

Loses Way When Huns Push
Bitter Counter Attack
in Cambria Sector.
SAVES HIM HIS LIFE
Ohio Lieutenant Thanks
Lucky Stars He Missed
Road He Had Sought.

With the American Armies in France
One American surgeon apparently
was lost when the Germans pushed
back General Byng's troops around
Cambria. according to unofficial re-
ports. He is classified as "lnissing, -
One other American medical official,
lieutenant, has returned to his unit
with the American forces after a mem :
orable period with the British in Cam
brai. He has not yet ceased thank :
ing his lucky stars that he escaped
the German onrush.
Quiet as Sunday Morning.
ut was as quiet as walking to church
Sunday morning III the way of going
forward he said. speaking of the stu
alton just before Ryng's great push
was started, ..but coming blackwell.
try and away from the Cambria road
That's all that saved me-
The young Ohio lieutenant was one
CT many American medical officers
working with the British. Sitting in
the small room of an old French house
where he is billeted he told his story
This is better than a dngout," he re-
marked. CHANGING around with salts
faction at his comfortable quarters
ITS better even than the Hndenburg
line. It's great to sleep in a bed again
after Langenmarck and Cambria.
Iangenmarck was bloody but Cam
brai was simply unforgettable.
we went over the top in perfect
quiet. \ few rifles cracked, but other
wise there was no sound except foot
steps and the rafting of equipment.
] walked slowly across the weed grown
fields. considerably behind the advance
waves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-21
SPY SYSTEM CENTER
nv SAN FRANCISCO
Main German Plots Are Now Matched
in the City on the Pacific
Coast.

Washington, Jan. 2l.--The headquar-
tiers ofthe German spy system is now in
San Francisco, the central point from
which have radiated the plots that have
resulted in the destruction of war plants
in the East and that caused the defeat
of CONSUMPTION in Australia.
The attempt to blow up the California
executive mansion is attributed to the
anarchist element recruited from the
most vicious members of the l. w. W,
Sim Feiners and Nihiists. This class is
literally supplied with money by German
agents, and they have succeeded in af
fecting the efficiency of employees in ship
building plants and other industries.
Direct communication between San
Francisco and Germany is said to be
maintained by way of Mexico, and mes
sages are conveyed to Russia by means
Of Japanese sailors, according to charges
now being carefully investigated by the
government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-21
SPLENDID AMERICAN DOCUMENTS
to Be Found in The World
Almanac for 1918.

It is possible to count in The World
Almanac for 1918 more than 30 titles re-
ferring directly to matters of the great
war And even then the pages of infor-
nation on war affairs will not all have
been accounted for Everything is there,
costs and occasions and the growth of
the army and navy and the loans to for
eign governments and the war ehronol-
ogy and the new taxes and the acts of
Congress and whatever.
Moreover, the messages of the presi-
dent are there, and when one comes to
think of it there can be hardly better
place to preserve these splendid America
documents than among the records and
the chronicles of the events calling them
forth
One notes that the pressure of battle
topics has given to the new almanac the
special title war Information Edition. :"
Among many brand new features are
notes on the standardization of bread
and particulars about United States en-
ployment offices.
An things considered, including the
fact OF an improved index. one would say
that it must be man either superb in
eenious or fanatically inquisitive who
gets away from The World Almanac
without finding what he wants adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-21
II SUFFERED
SEVEN YEARS"
Was Eventually Cured by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound.

Philadelphia, Pa. suffered for
eeyen long wears with a lame back,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-21

bumps all who attempt to enter with
unbowed head. A dirt squirter, large
enough to hold three farm carts, is sur
rounded by stalls for cows and horses.
Two rustic staircases mount to the next
floor 10 feet above, This is "a Y. Nj. c. A.
and the home of the men who have had
the honor to take part in the first trench
fight.
Scattered around the rough hewn floor
are many tables and collapsible benches.
A group of soldiers surrounds sooty
cauldron at one side wherein smokes
and blazes greenwood fire. Some rough
gymnastic apparatus is fitted to the
beams and bars beyond. Along the wall
are straw billets for fifteen men, neatly
covered with blankets in Renaissance OF
bunk inspection. The secretaries quar-
tiers and canteen counter are on the other
side. The latter is well stacked with
sweet chocolate and other American com
forts which Paris itself cannot supply.
THE secretary is a friend of the men
and they become attached to him. When
tLev 90 into the front trenches, he packs
his suitcase with chocolate and other
comforts and goes with them. He Is a
personal friend of all"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-21

returned from their training in the front
trenches. Besides the fifteen straw bill
let's there had been fifteen others. Three
of their numbers had been killed and
twelve captured in a German raid.
THE men around the hut stove were
not disheartened. They quickly assumed
the ang-froid about having seen six
Germans pounee upon Big Tom and
slash his throat open.
These men live in little village with
a narrow main street and rushing stream
from which horses are drinking, ducks
and old women washing clothes.
Lined up on the low quai are an Amer
lean soldier shaving; another brushing
his teeth; little girl dipping a pail;
a. grandmother trying to captWe an
elusive duck: and three French WON
en- up to their elbows in soap-suds. Half
way down the street is a large barn;
the bar at the double door playfully
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-21

about showed me that was impris-
oned. could not escape by the wheel,
and could not climb a perpendicular
wall.
What there was to grind knew not I:
perhaps the miller was obliged TO work
for the Germans; at any rate just be-
fore day came l heard sounds above,
something shifted, and down came the
water. II had been turned into the
flume, and pouring on the wheel, began
TO rotate 1t. When the water rose to
my waist began 10 do tread-mill act
on the wheel. l climbed as the wheel
turned to avoid being drowned.
said to myself that between drown
Ing and going to concentration camp
I'd rather drown. l kept on with my
endless climb, feeling pretty well dis
couraged at the poor prospect ahead
of me. i believed that the mill was
used by the Germans, and If this were
so, might better cease to tread and
fall back into a watery grave. When
death is far away we don't dread 1t;
when ii is right before us, or behind,
as it was with me, we shrink from II.
l was about to take my chances by
calling to the miller, when looking up
l saw the sweet face of a little girl
looking down upon me.
mon Dieuw l heard her exclaim.
and she disappeared. In few min
utes heard shifting above, and the
ped turning. Then came a wom-
an and the girl / had seen; | climb
ed out; when / said "Amerieaine"
they hurried me into the house near
the mill where they hid me.
They had secured little grain and |
were grinding ii for their own use be-
fore day, hoping to evade the Germans
at that hour.
was the first American soldier they
had SEEN indeal they did not know
that there were any American soldiers
n France. They were overjoyed
when I told them that there were thou
sands, and more coming every day.
There was but little IN their larder,
Tut what there was they offered me.
had not been long without food, and
efused to accept anything but piece
# coarse bread.
That day there was more fighting,
md as the fire drew nearer, we hoped
Is, yrrtt In, nlf I'll |
During the afternoon our wish wak
ratified. and l was again with my