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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
Idaho Jury Declares l. w. w.
Leader Criminal Syndicalist
William NJ. Nelson Convicted
for Activities; Caused
st. Maries Riot.

Occur d'Alene, Idaho. April 2.--Wil-
liam M. Nelson, former secretary Of
the I. ". w. local at st. Maries. Idaho,
was found guilty of criminal syndical-
ism by jury in district court here this
afternoon after an hour and halrs
deliberation. The court fixed tomor-
row for passing sentence. after which
Nelson will have until May ! for fill
ing a motion for a new trial.
Nelson was arrested at ST. Maries
last December, when quantity OF 1.
w. w. literature, which the state con-
tended advocated the practice OF sabot-
age in the lumber camps OF northern
idaho. was seized. Nelson was charged
with having distributed this literature.
II was Nelson's removal from 81.
Maries on change OF venue for trial
here which participated An attack by
I. ". w. and sympathizers on Sheriff
e. b. Noland at st. Maries last month
Al result Of which more than 50 al
ieged I. W. W. were arrested there BY
state guardsmen and held for dispo-
sItion by the state and federal gov.
eminent.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
RAILROAD ADVANCES
FORMER M|ssouulNs
Rapelje Vice President of
N. p; Burt Rises.

st. Paul, April 2.-The appointment
of John NJ. Rapelje. general manager Of
the Northern Pacific railway. as acting
vice president ~ charge of operation
was announced late today by J. M.
Hanmford. presidekt.
Mr.. Rapelje succeeds Major George
T. Slade. now in the army railway
transportation corps who has been
granted leave Of absence. Major Slade
is expected to go overseas for service
soon.
A. NJ. Bart, former chief engineer Of
maintenance Of way. Is appointed act
ing general manager. Chief Engineer
H. e. Stevens will continue his duties
and viii assume those OF chief engi-
neer Of maintenance of way also. All
appointments are effective immedi-
ately.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
WILL RAISE SPUDS
ON CAMPUS TRACT

The State University War Garden
Will be replanted this year. Last year
several acres of the campus were
planted In potatoes in keeping with the
war garden spirit. Enough vegetables
were grown to supply the dormitory
all this year. This spring the area Of
the garden will be increased 100 per
cent and the whole planted in potatoes.
Work of plowing and planting will be
begun at once. Professor Charles
Farmer will have charge of the garden.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
Find New Clue in Cox Case;
Officers Trailing Murderer
With Hope of Arrest Soon
/" JOHN O0t' MYSTERY
REMAINS N COX CASE

The mystery surrounding John
Doe" the unknown man whom Cox
accused in bringing suit against
Mrs. Opal Cox for divorce two years
ago, has not yet been cleared up.
John Doe is one of four or five
persons who were intimately In
volved in the domestic affairs of
the missing man. but his true name
has not yet been made known.
In the divorce bill and Mrs. Coxs
subsequent answer the mans name
is not given. Interest attaches to
him, however, for the reason that
the murdered man named him as the
despoiler of his home and that later
Mrs. Cox denied the charge and as
serted that Cox had deliberately
trumped it up.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
UNKNOWN AILMENT
KILLS $50 SHEEP

Chicago. April with the bodies
OF dead and dying sheep part Of a
shipment received today from the Port.
land Feeder company of Rurley, Iowa.
strewtng the pens of the Union Stock
yards. veterinary surgeons were sum-
moned to solve the mystery surround
ing the mysterious ailment which has
already caused the loss of $4,000
worth OF mutton. One theory was that
poison had been mixed with the feed
at Belvidere, Ill. Deaths totailed $50 at
noon.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
BRACE Line
IN READINESS FOR HUGE
Attack GERMANS HELD
War Su,11nlQru

With the passing of the thlr.
tesnth day % the new battle 81 ~
somme there came increasing wi.
deues that the great German me-.
chine, with which Il was intsWd6d
to crush the allied line, has a..
most utterly spent itsslf.
Where previously the 0srNnaRo
had thrown men into the fray with.
out counting the prodisious waek.
age, Tuesday saw them dectlno
svsrywhere to Give battle. On tlsc
contrary, the British and Pronoh
troops took the initiative.
Thus Il seems apparent, with ~
reserve forces Of the sntente vir-
tually intact and with the ad66d
weight General Psrshino's Atroopn
will give them, the turn In the Nd
Of the battle 10 at hand.
While both the Frsnch end
British armies have suffered rather
have been conserved. And al ale.so
the British and French commaNdess
have not left outside their ealeula-
tions that staunch band Of Amos3.
cans. exceeding 100000 mon, Wlse
are fully trained Aud equipped end
anxious to lend tHsir aid in defoat.
ing the Gerrnars.
Daily the figures on 0srnsan
losses ia men killed Or weunded
continue to augment - dstailo ~
obtained from prisoners. Sons H.
visions lost - high ~ 70 Per eosSt
Of their sffeetivss. Censpat)oo
Withdrew from their fighting ~lth
their conbative strength reduced
to 40 men.
There 10 no important new
change in the battle front. The
fighting between the big guns
was particularly heavy bstWoen
Montdidier and Noyon, whsre, M
battle line bends eastward, aNd
which 10 danger spet of great
Importance to the Germans. In
addition TO = continuation 81 th1ir
bonbardment os Paris with . LEM
range gun two squadron ~ aireeeSe
early Tuesday morning attsmpAed
to reach Paris, but the French bar.
rage held them off.
Bad weather apain 10 hinder3no
operations in the Italian theaete,
but at several points IN the noun.
tains Austro- German troops WosU
successfully driven hack.
In Palestine the British fopeoo,
which penetrated Turkish tsrHtesy
northeast Of jericho, have cut IN
Hedjax railway and now have b.
gun to retire toward Es.ealt.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
GOES 1000 MILES
TO ENLIST; FAILS

Chicago. April 1.-THE man who
came bnck"-7,000 miles from Honolulu
By way of Vancouver and San Fran
cisco-to enlist in the British Canadian
forces. was rejected today because OF
an athletic heart. He is w. Gordon
Walker on the headquarters staff of
the Hakalua plantation on the island
OF Hawaii. He came to Chicago, after
being examined and passed by dozen
Honolulu doctors, only to be finally re.
jected
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
Two Men Once Worked Hsr..

J. NJ. Rapelje. the new vice president,
was formerly superintendent Of the
Rocky Mountain division, with head
quarters in Missoula. A. NJ. Burt also
was superintendent here years ago.
Both men have many friends in this
city.
Mr.. Rapelje's railway career began In
1879, when he went to work as a brake
man on the Grand Trunk road. Later
he was fireman on the Santa Fe.
and then a conductor on the Canadian
Pacific. He catne to the Northern Pa
cific In 1858 as conductor on the Yei-
lowstone division. While In that posi-
ton he Wa chAisnan Of the Brother
hood Of Railway ffAinnen.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
KANSAS CITY strike ENDS.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 2.-The gem
eral strike in progress here for nearly
a week was ended late tonight when
the union labor organizations accepted
a proposal Of the Kansas City EN-
ployers' association that all the work
men who walked out in sympathy with
striking laundry employees return to
work in order "that confidence In la
Dor contracts be re- esta blished"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
.Musr win AsRoAo"-r. 4.

Oyster Bay. ". r., April 2.-.N we do
not win now, fighting abroad beside
our allies. then sooner or later our sons
or grandsons will have to fight here at
home. without allies. for their homes.
their wives and their little ones" said
Colonel Roosevelt. In addressing dele.
CATION OF Liberty loan workers who had
mode 4 pilgrimage to Sasamore .Hill
today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
Wsts Challenge Vote. Of students.

Madison. Wis. April 2.--The wet and
dry question was settled in Madison
today by majority of - votes in
favor OF the drys. The total vote was:
Dry. 4.0is: wet. 3.382.
Three hundred university student
votes were challenged by the wet eie-
ment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
California University :.
Disrnisses Disloyalists

Berkeley. Cal, April 2-Declaring
that their actions were "inimicai to the
United States government" the execu-
tive and finance committees Of the
board Of regents. University Of Caltfor-
mia, today summarily dismissed Pro-
fessor Alfred Forke. head Of the de-
partment or oriental language. and /.
w. d. Hackh. an asAistant in chem
istry. from the faculty Of the univer-
sIty. Both are native Germans
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
BAKER REACHES ROME;
VISITS ITALIAN FRONT
War Secretary's Audience
With King Delayed.

Rome. April Newton ID. Baker.
the American secretary of war. ar
the Italian front The secretary. who
was accompanied by Thomas Nelson
Page, the American ambassador, was
received by General Zupelli. minister Of
war: Francisco Sitti. minister Of the
treasury; Colonel vachclli. head OF the
division of the general staff; Robert p.
Perkins. American Red Cross commits
si0ner TO Italy. and the personnel OF
the American embassy and consulate.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
Maximum $50 Minimum ia
At s .. m. .18 At s p. m. ....... "a

Bright sunshine failed to temper
yesterdays weather. The glitter was
all cold. and raw wind didn't help
much. But spring is on the way, de-
spite of the snow. A week of warm
weather will bring the leaves out
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
Norfolk Strike Ended,
Government Believes

Norfolk. Va. April 2.--Goyernment
ofnciais said tonight that the sympa-
thetic strike at army and navy bases
and depots around Norfolk which fol-
lowed Il walkout Yesterday OF several
thousand carpenters was about ended.
Union officials had refused to sanction
the action of men and most of the
workers were said to have returnSd
during the day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
Search for Brutal Criminal
Who Clubbed and Threw
Man in River.
JOHN DOE" STILL
MYSTERY IN AFFAIR
Unknown Man Who Was
Named by Proxy In Di-
vorce Is Still Hidden.

Despite the lack Of sufficient con-
crete evidence with which to work, the
county officials Yesterday diligently
confined the investigation into the
mysterious murder of y. II. Cox on the
night OF january 81 and last night an
nounced the discovery OF new clue
that may throw considerable light on
the case.
Although the nature Of the discovery
could not be learned the investigators
declared that the evidence obtained
was OF a nature that might impticate
other persons In the ease. 1t was an
nounced that these new individuals had
not been mentioned in connection with
the murder.
MissouIa Friends Back Inquiry.
That the finding of the murderer of
COX will he carried on with added per-
sistenry was indicated yesterday when
word was received from Joplin, Mis-
sonIi. stating that friends of Cox In
that city were determined that his
slayer should be brought to justice 4. nd
asked that nothing be spared In run
ming down the murderer
MOT thrown IN At Bridge.
As the investigalon proceeds and
further evidence is revealed the Of
ficiais are beginning TO believe that
Cox was not thrown into the river at
the Van Euren street bridge but that
he was taken away In an automobile
after he was knocked unconscious and
tho body dropped Into the river several
miles further down.
The motive for the Staying continues
to be the puzzling feature OF the case
Because OF the care taken by the nur-
derers In disposing of the body. the Of
ficials are inclined to believe that the
killing had been carefully planned out
The cold -blooded manner In which II
was executed Is also evidence that Cox
must have been. bitterly hated by some
one.
Domestic Troubles Not Enough.
What has already been revealed re-
garding the domestic troubles OF Cox
does not iead the investigators TO be-
lleve that troubles of Cox were OF suf-
ficient importance to lead to such
brutal murder. If this conclusion can
be drawn then II follows that the mo-
tive for the crime hinges on an enmity.
the cause OF which might have occurred
previous to cox's matrimonial troubles.
No stone has been left unturned that
the case promises TO develop into one
| of the most battling murder mysteries
In the criminal history Of the state.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
KING pesspenss Avdisnes.

Rome. April lowing 10 a delay Of
four hours in the arrival at the cap
itai Of the train carrying Newton d.
Baker. the American secretary OF war.
King Victor Emmanuel postponed his
audience with the secretary.
Admiral Marzolo. naval commandan mt
OF Venice. sent his chief Of staff and
the admirais barge to convey the
American party to Venice. The trip
was through the Venetian lagoons.
The party passed through the grand
canal and to the city council chamber
where the mayor OF Venice gave them
welcome.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03

FAv0RS DRY Law
House Ratifies Amendment
Indiana Prohibition
In Effect.

Boston, April 2.~-Thc senate today
by n vote of 27 to IL, ratified the fed
eral prohibition amendment. conenrring
with the house. which took similar ac-
tlon week ago. An effort was made
to substitute n referendum measure for
the ratification resolution, but the mo-
tion was lost 25 to II.
BY this action Massachusetts be-
comes the first of the northeastern
states to ratify the amendment and
the eleventh In the entire country. The
states that had previously ratified II
are:
Mississippi. Virginia, Kentucky.
South Carolina, North Dakota, Mary
land. Montana, Texas, Delaware, South
Dakota. TO carry the amendment, rs
other states must vote In its favor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
HUNS BOMB YANKS
IN TOUL TRENCHES

With the American Army in France,
April by the Associated Press
Northwest Of Toul the American troops
have again been subjected to heavy
bombardments on various parts of the
sector. The American artillery retail
ated effectively. The usual patrols
were out last night, but no clashes are
reported. The weather prevents aerial
activity.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
INTERN MILES CITY
MAN FOR SEDITION

Helena. April Prank 4. Erioff.
arrested at Miles city for alleged ut
terances of a seditions character, is to
be interned for the duration of the
war, according to orders received today
by United States Marshal J. L. Ash
bridge.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03

tion to General Pershlngs own army.
the upbuildine of which In to be
pressed forward with every urgency.
Soldiers Here Fit for Service.
OF the showing American troops now
in this country Will make at the front.
British and French officers here who
have studied the cantonments and the
men probably arc the best judges. They
agree that the American soldier WHO
has had from go to 80 days instsuc-
tion here ts fully ready to go to the
front provided he Is surrounded with
veteran troops. They have been deep
ly Impressed by the intelligence ana
quick perception of the Americans
There are hundreds OF thousands of
men now available both here and In
Europe, who are phs stcally fit ard
mentally ready for the battle. they SAY.
and it is these men who are to be used
Associated with British and French
veterans, they will pick UP the liner
points they lack in d matter of weeks
or even days, these officers say, and
they confidently predict that the show
ing OF the men in battle will more than
Justify their use without waiting Tor
their full training course to have been
completed.
German Recruits Poor Men.
The German general staff has
combed Germany to find reserves TOR
the present drive, Information from the
front shows. The physical stan0Atd
has been almost abandoned, judging by
prisoners taken. and the intelligence
OF the new men called to the col0rs IN
of a low order frequently. Compared
to these recruits the American units 20
fill up depleted British or French oS3-
gades are seasoned and selected tro0pa.
according to the British officers.
Officers are awaiting eagerly detAuy
as to how the new plan Ii to work. An
that under Mr.. Bakers order OK today.
must come from the other side. It %
only possible TO speculate now a. 10
| the course to be followed and the q.
feet 1t will have on men now in t40
training cantonments.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
MONTANA TO GUARD
SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS

Helena, April 2.-Elementary school
books. II found to contain anything in
the least savoring of German propa-
ganda, win be withdrawn. Professor
John Dietrich, president Of the state
textbook commission. announced to-
day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
Wisconsin Goes Four to One
for Loyalty ON Face of
Early Returns.
DEMOCRAT CARRIED
WILSON'S APPROVAL
Republican Nominee Defeats
Handicap Of Executive
Recommendation.

Milwaukee, April 3.-2 .. M
On the face Of returns TO this hour,
Lsnroot is expected to carry the
state by 1900 70 5000. Partial
returns from 56 out Of n counties
give Lsnroot sz,677; Davies, s2,775,
and esrosr, ss,oo6.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
M,NEas GRANTED INCREASE.

San Francisco. April 2.-Increases
ranging from five to ten per cent were
awarded striking employees OF the
Mammoth Copper company Of Kennel.
Shasta county, Cal. by Mortimer
f1siaharker. special federal mediator.
heTe to-day.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
Senate Committee Accepts
M0g,tana's Sedition Law

washington, April :.-The judiciary
committee Of the senate today accepted
Senator Walsh's amendment to the
espionage act. TIE amendment II
based on the ssdition statute enacted
by the Montana legislature in extraor.
dinaiy session In February last. and Ia
said to he one Of the most drastic laws
Of the tatuyS N Auaeriea.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03

Indianapolis. Ind. April Indiana
became dry" from border to border
tonight AT midnight. The state wide
prohibition law, 30 written that intoxi-
eating liquor may not be manufac tnred,
sold. given away or shipped into the
state except for medical and sacrn-
mental purposes. took effect at that
hour.
Members OF the Indiana Anti Saloon
league estimated that 3.i00 saloons and
80 brcweries in the state closed their
doors.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
1srosmsn Go on Strike.

Norfolk. Va. April 2.-More than 300
barge masters and mates In Hampton
Roads ports today went on strike to en-
force recent demand for an increase in
pay.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03

Green bay. Wis, April 2.--Complete
returns from the city on the liquor
question show that the vets won,
3,4S9 against, 1850 for the drys.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
YANkS TO LEAD DRIVE AGAINST HUNS
The Weather

Forecast: Fair Wednesday and
Thursday; slowly rising tsmpsfa.
turs.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03
FRENCH HOLD ENEMY
DESPITE DESPERATE gFpoAT1.

With the French Army In rraa&A
Monday. April by the AssocaefxA
Press.-The Germans continued tGR
desperate efforts today to open : 191A
toward Amieus, their objective eoooE
the starting Of the hattlA - 1H
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-03

.lcontinueS on Pass uqAtl
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
FRANKLIN.

Mrs. Eugene Goodwin OF Bar Harbor Is
visiting her sister. Mrs. Harry Gray.
Mrs. Gertrude Fernald lie home from
WalthRm, Mass, where she spent the
winter.
Mrs. Flora Perkins, who has spent the
winter with her daughter in Someryille,
Mass, Is home.
Theodore Bragdon and Ellis Springer,
" no are employed at North Jay, spent the
week lend with their families here.
Mrs. II. G. Worcester returned Sunday
from West Gouldsboro, after few days
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Carroll
Dunn, ~ho accompanied her home.
The farce, "How the Story Crew." has
been postponed to next week, as the date
Tor this week was on the regular night for
the meeting Of the Red Men.
Mr.. Ruth French, who had been much
of an invalid two years, died at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. Fred Bunker, last
Tuesday. The funeral was held Thursday
at the home.
Mrs. J. II. West and daughter, Mrs, d.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08

o. Caiap5ell, came from san setyille Fl.
day. Mrs. West will. As usual, spend IA.
summer at her home. Mrs. Canpb,ll IA.
turned Monday.
The graduating class o. the high seb,ol
was in Bangor SATURDAY, to sit for phn.
graphs for their school paper. Miss,
Joldau. and Lord remained over INA
Monday morning.
One Franklin Roy, George, son Of G..
euce Hooper, ~ making a wonder
record in France - gunner. He Or.
stes an eighteen gun, and has n, !,
SOME record breaking shots.
The farce presented by pupils Of a.
high school Wednesday evening was !.
cided success, all parts being excellent,
rendered. They plan to repeat the ,sy
at Eastbrook and other nearby towns
Mrs. Bernice Underhill is in New zen
for an indefinite time. Her mother As
Adoie Dunn / as closed her home and, VT.
the little granddaughter, is staying Ess
her sister, Mrs. John Coombs, they aiHg
rented the house OF the late Cha,l. I.
Bunker.
Mayo. 4
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-08
NURSES PRETTY
Red Cross Hospital Uniform
Most Becoming in His
tory of World.

In a recent news letter from the
front the war correspondent of the
Philadelphia North American helps to
explain the song, I'm In Love With a
Beautiful Nurse"
There are 81 Red Cross nurses at
this place." says the dispatch. They
are cheerful, obedient, brave and COM
petent. And those who weren't pretty
to begin with became so the moment
they donned the uniform that Is the
most becoming In all the long history
of costumes devised for the mystifica-
ton and beguiling of men.
'In the officers ward was a colonel
with bronchitis. I've seen them In the
Philippines. and I've seen them In CHI
na,' he told me. 4 suppose I've seen
about all the existing types, but new
er yet saw one that wasn't pretty in
side of "a hours
He reminded me of an Irish Tom
my, who, so his major told me, woke
up In hospital In 1915 and, seeing the
nurses in the ward. exclaimed. May
the howly Virgin bless US. but the an
gels have come down to the Somme T
Hundreds of Red Cross nurses. how
ever. are doing work abroad in which
their looks are less eagerly considered.
Finding and caring for war orphaned
babies, fighting tuberculosis, re-estab-
fishing homes In shell wrecked villages
these are some Of the big tasks of
mercy which. thanks to American CON
tributions, the Red Cross sets for its
nurses.