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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
WHEELER CRITICIZED
BY STATE ASSEMBLY
Press and Public Call Him
LukeWarm Patriot.

Since the entrance OF tho United
States in the war and the starting OF
a campo ign against all disloyal per
sons in the country. the public and the
press Of the state have cha rged that
Tnited States District Attorney -. X.
Wheeler has been extremely lax In his
prosecution of persons who have open
~ hindercd the government In It's CON
duct Of the war.
lie has shown indifference at all
times to the incendiary and anti gov
ernmcnt utterances that have been
made by the J. W. w. element in Butte.
it Is charged. II he had acted prompt
~ In the Frank Little case last July.
the lynching might never have oc-
CURED. many believe. II Is alleged
that lately Wheeler has tried to make
good by shifting the blame to the
shoulders of other officials. Mr..
Wheelers' associate in Butte IN II. l..
Maury and it is said that he is an
ardent Socialist and 81 leader Of thai
party in Butte. Critics declare that
Wheeler has shown little disposition
| 10 take ii positive position against the
| activities Of the !. ". ". They say
that he has not been Jealous in tht
arrest of siackcrs or descrters or In
their prosecution after they had bee,
| arrested. There have been many IN
stances where he has fallen down IN
the prosecution of slackers and pro
| Germans, while other states have beer
| stringent in their punishment Of dis
loyal persons.
l On February 23 the state house /.
representatives reDuked Wheeler. Rep
iresentstive Mason introduced a reso
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
RUSSIA BlAMES HUNS
FOR TURKS MURDERS
Government Protests Against
Armenian Massacres.

London. April ia Russian wire
less message addressed to Berlin says:
The offensive of the Turkish troops
and detatchments on the Caucasian
front has been followed by the murder
of the whole Armenian population. The
peaceful population Of. " omen and
children have been killed without mer
cy and their property has been plum
dered and burned.
The peace treaty which We were
forced OF sign at Brest- Litovsk left the
determination of the future destiny Of
the people of the provinces of Ardahans
kars ami Batum to themselves. The
events which have taken place in these
provinces testify that the old policy OF
the annihilation of the Armenian peo-
pie is still to be applied.
"On the Turkish front the advantage
in the war was on the side of Russia
and Russia was forced to give up Ar
dahan, kars and Bautm only because
Germany was the ally OF Turkey. TIL.
responsibility for all the horrors which
the Armenian population now is suf-
-, ar he
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
BRITISH FLEET RAIDS
COAST OF Flanders
Torpedo Boat Lost, Germany
Declares.

Berlin, via London, April 13.---An Of
fetal statement issued tonight ssys:
British naval forces, consisting Of
monitors, torpedo craft and aircraft.
attacked the coast of Flanders Thurs
day night, Dstend was bombarded with
heavy caiibre guns and aircraft bombed
ZecbruRg" The attacks were beaten
of without trouble by our batteries
There was no damage.
A torpedo boat approaching Ostertd
was set afire and tho crew abandoned
IL. W: captured the boat with its
complete equipment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
CONDITION SENATOR
STONE is IMPROVED

Washington. April Ex-senator
Stone of Missouri, whose condition
bacamc serious today as the re-
suit of a stroke of paralysis
Wednesday, was reported by his
physicians tonight as slightly i'm
proved.
He was resting quietly and his
temperature was lower.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
FOUND GUILTY ON
ESPIONAGE CHARGE

Minneapolis, April Thames A.
Peterson, candidate for re-nomi-
nation for United States senator,
was found guilty by a jury in the
federal court here tonight on
charges OF violating the espionage
act. He will I've sentenced Friday.
Counsel for Peterson announced
that an appeal will be taken.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
BRITISH CHECK HUN Drive;
LINE STFFENS AND HOLDS
Associated Prs IS War Summary,

OF Nicppe. west Of Meryille, and some
five miles away from their objective.
The Germans have been battering away
at the British line here since they
CAPTURED Meryille, on Wednesday
night. but have advanced only Il few
hundred Yards. being stopped short oil
the forest. which Is about mile and
~ half beyond Mersillc.
Little additional light was thrown py
Saturdays dispatches upon the situa-
around Bailleul, to which the Germans
had worked very close In Friday =
fighting. II was revealed, however.
that the enemy was attacking heavily
Iu the vicinity ot Neuve EgliSe ana
Wulverghen, which lies IN the region
to the northeast of Raillcul, between "
and Messines. The British arc on
comparatively high ground here and
psann
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

April showers got busy on their an
rual assignment Yesterday. and May
flow ers may now be regarded as Ger
tain. Mist and rain and a cold breeze
took turns at convincing Missoula peo-
pie th9t all of April is not sprinsiiie.
Only he golfers, whom nothing can
deter, behaved us if the day were per-
feet.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
GUN HAMMERS PARIS;
rs DIE IN AIR RAID

Paris. Aprn 1S.-The lombard
ment of the region OF Paris by the
long range gun was resumed today.
1t Is officially announced that IS
persons were killed and 72 injured
in last nights aerial raid Of aero
planes.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
ARREST HYPHENATE
FOR GERMAN TALK

81. Louis, April ia warrant
was issued this afternoon under the
federal espionage act against DIR.
Charles II. Weinsberg of ST. Louis,
president of the Missouri branch of
the German American Alliance.
The action was based on an al
legged declaration by DR.. Weinsberg
in IA newspaper interview that the
war will end in six months with
Germany as the victor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Wealthy German Refuses
to Support u. S. in War

Billings April l3.---Herman Bauseh.
n wealthy naturalizcd German farmer,
was hailed before the third degree
committee tonight and upon refusal to
subscribe for Liberty bonds or aid the
Red Cross was jailed and will be prose-
cuted under the sedition law II being
alleged that he said he was against
America in the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
STEEL MUST FORCE
PEACE ON GERMANY

New Orleans, April 13.--Secre-
tary McAdoo, in an address tonight
in behalf of the third Liberty loan
scored Shirkcrs and scditionists.
Mr.. NcAdoo declared that in the
present situation there cannot be
any talk of peace, except the peace
of justice, rammcd down the
throats of the military autocrats of
of America
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Motor Boat M,ssira.

London. April f3.-~Wfth reference TO
the German official statement claiming
that in the attack on the coast Of FTan-
ders n British torpedo boat was set
afire and captured by the Germans. the
admiralty says that only one small
motor boat Is missing.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
GERMANS ATTEMPTING
TO DRIVE BRITISH OUT
OF NORTHERN FRANCE
Attacks Designed to Force
Evacuation of Region
Back Of Lines.
SIX ENEMY ARMIES
ASSAULTlNG FRONT

With the French Army in France
April l3.--By The Associated Press
All efforts of the German high com
mand for the present are directed
toward the systematic dtslocation of
the British armies Having failed TO
break the communications between
the British and French, the enemy has
turned his sole attention nortitward
and il appears likely that the Germans
will continue to throw all their avail
able strength in that direction.
The enemy's plan seems to be to
deliver succession Of hammcring
blows at different points between the
Somme and the sea with the desire
of bringing about u British evacuation
of the entire northern district Of
France.
Six German Armies in Battle.
Six German armies are participat-
ing in the battle raging along the
front, They are as follows:
Won Arnim's, Won Quests, Otto Won
Buiows. Won Marwltz's. Won Hutiers
and Won Boehm's on the east of the
Disc.
Germans, owing to their possession
OF interior lines OF communication in
side the emi-circie formed by the
front, are able TO move their strategic
reserves with greater facility than the
allies and thus by surprise attacks
with rapidly concentrated superior
forces can compel the retirement OF
the allies at any point.
Program Not Carried Out.
Hitherto. owing to the great tenac-
ty of the allies, the enemy has been
unable to carry out his plans of ad-
vance according to his prearranged
program. This has been learned from
orders captured on prisoners who have
fallen into allied hands in consider
able numbers these later days during
close fighting. These orders foresaw
the capture of the line along the Lys
river on April, while Bethune should
have been taken on April 10 but was
saved by the wonderful defense of the
British at Givenchy.
Like Operations After Marne.
There is remarkable parallel be-
tween the present battle and the opera
tions after the battle of the Marne.
when there was "A race toward the
sea between the Germans, who were
endeavoring to reach ard seize the
channel ports, and the allies, who sue
ceeded In preventing them. The
British on this occasion have the task
Of stopping the German push. and al
though forced under overwhelming
strength of the German armies to re-
cede some distance they are presenting
"A stern resistance to u further advance
/ On the French portion of the battle
line the principal fighting is progress-
Ing on the sectors toward Amiens
where the Germans persist in trying
| to pierce the line in order to obtain
the moral victory of taking Amiens
| but they are unable to overcome the
opposition Of the French. During last
night the battle here never ceased q
| moment. enemy assaults being imme-
diately followed by French counter at
ia cks. which resulted in the recs ptur.
Of the important village Of Hangard
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
YANKEES WIN ALL DAY BATTLE LE;.
CAPTURE 36 GERMANS IN FIGHT

struggle iii which the American troops
have been engaged. Two German at
tacks which were delivered In forcc
against the American positions north
west Of Toul were repulSed with
h, avy casualties TO the enemy. tnclud-
ing 81 prisoners left IN the hands OF
the Americans. The American losses
were slight.
The fighting began with one OF the
most violent bombarslments ever laid
down in that sector. During ThursdRy
night the Germans kept up = hefrss-
sing fire. throwing many Gas shAa1 into
the American position. The first At
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
WATTERSON'S ILLNESS .
NOT CAUSING ALARM

louisville, Ky. April i3--Henry
Watterson. of the Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal, is i'll here at the Nor
ton hospital. His condition, how
ever, is said by the attending
physicians not to be serious.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
py Associated Press.

The American forces are con
iributine notably 10 the mainte-
nance of the line on sectors Of the
French front 10 the southeast. The
men in the sector northwest of
Toul added to their laurcis. last
night by repeliing. in conjunction
with the French, another German
attack on the positions In Brule
wood, in the forest of Apremont,
east of ST. Mihiel.
Enemy Suffers Heavy casuaitiss.
With the American Army in France
April l3.--By the Associated Press
Y Yesterdays battle was the first all-da.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

London. April IA German torpedo
beat struck a mine Off Zeebrugge Fri
day and sank. according TO a dispatch
u the Exchange Telegraph company
from The Hague.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
YANKEE PRISONER
ESCAPES GERMANY

Paris. April l3.-The first Ameri-
can prisoner to escape from Ger
many. says the Temps. has reached
Basel, Switzerland.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
RHEIMS Is ON FIRE.

Paris, April 13.--The city of Rhe,ns
is on fire. The French arc attempt.
ing 70 limit the burning area and are
working under a heavy boinbardment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
ARREST SOC|OlOG|sT
IN HOTEL WITH Wife
OF SOLDIER At WAR
Stupid Boy" Says Spouse
of William |. Thomas,
After Affair.
MAN WIDELY KNOWN
FOR LEARNED WORK

Chicago, April 3.--profcssor William
Isaac Thomas. of the department OF so
GEOLOGY of the University of Chicago,
who was arrested with Mrs. Pearl
Granger. the young wife of an ARMY
lieutenant now serving in France in a
downtown hotel Thursday, spent ten
minutes In jail late this afternoon.
Thomas. who Is called Daddy" by
Mrs, Granger. was arrested on Il war
rant charging disord"rly conduct and
made rcturnabic In the morals court
Monday morning. lie secured his re-
lease on u 800 bond and immediately
returned 20 his home where Mrs.
Thomas who was n member OF tho
Ford rcac" mission had given refuge
to Mrs, Granger.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
British Stop Hindenburg's Drive;
Reinforcements Throw Back Enemy
Mass Meeting Today
Starts Liberty Loan
Drive for Missoula
The Weather

Fair Sunday and Monday, ex-
cept showers Sunday in east por-
ton; cooler in east portion Sunday.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14

French Gain Along Wide Front Near Orvlcs-Sorel
Paris April 3-French troops in attack today north
west of OrvesSore made advance Of several hundred
meters along front Of about two-thrds OF mile.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Community Sing to BE Given
as Stimulant to Great
! Campaign.
WORKERS ALL SET
FOR THEIR EFFORT
Every Citizen Will Be Asked
to Buy Bond and Swat
Kaiser Bill.

, Everything is in readiness in Mis-
soila county for the third Liberty
loan. The first gun in the big drive to
send Missoula over the top in an effort
to lead all Of Montana will be fired this
afternoon at Il community mass meet
ing in the Missoua theater at 3 o'clock.
Attorney II. II. Parsons will give the
principal address of the afternoon and
will urge upon the citizens the duty
of buying bonds and in this way doing
their share in aiding the United States
In the war.
Boy Scouts to Get Medals.
Boy Scouts who won medals in the
last Liberty campaign will be presented
with medals by Mr. Parsons and the
community chorus will also give sew
eral selections under the direction Of
Professor De Loss Smith of the State
University.
Mayor II. II. Wilkinson will preside
at the meeting this afternoon and spe-
cial musical selections will be given by
prominent Missoula musicians.
Winding up the preparations for the
Liberty loan Quincy Scott, who has
been acting county director in the alb
s, nee of Mr.. Parsons, spent yesterday
on the Flathead reservation appointing
committees and getting that part of
the county ready to open the drive to-
morrow morning.
Committees and sub stations have
been arranged for in every part of the
county and in the outlying districts of
the city with the view of making it
possible for everyone to buy bonds
without any unnecessary trouble.
Everyone To Be Asked.
The drive in Missoula county this
time viii be staged in such a manner
that every person will be approached
and asked to purchase a bond. Boy
Scouts will make a house to- house
canvas in the city and those who in
tend to buy bonds can leave their Or
ders with the Scouts.
The bonds will also be on sale at all
the banks and those who want to make
purchases on the instalment plan can
do so. Provisions have been made to
allow only small payments Immediately
and in this way the committee hopes
that everyone can buy one bond at
least.
Railroads Respond Well.
Reports from the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul railway announced yes
terday that the total sales of the divi-
SIGN had amounted to s150,000. which
Is twice the quota for the company,
Efforts We're being made to reach a
total of 100000 and when all reports
are in it is expected that they will
have reached this mark
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Drive Germans Out of Neuvc Eglise.

London April 13.-Thc Germans were driven out OF
Neuve Eglse by the British this morning according to the
report from Field Marshal Hags headquarters tonight
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
District Attorneys Patron
Issues Statement in
Defense.
COLLEAGUE STATES
HIS DISAGREEMENT
Will Make Nomination Soon
in Opposition 10 Man
Now in Office.

Washington hnrll l3 500 Senator
Walsh started the bali rolling IN the
controversy over the Montana district
attorncyship today, lie recommend
cd to the president the appointment
titnde in this matter Senator Myers
said:
Senator Walsh and conferred In
this question. We do not agree.
have not made a Recommendation yet.
but will do SO soon. That is all
care to say now
Questioned about his action today,
Mr.. Walsh said:
From the time the agitation against
the .cappointment of Mr.. Wheeler be
gan. ! have taken the position that ]
should not be influenced In my action
IN any degree by general denunciation,
but that should patiently Investigate
any particular ease in which il was
charged by any one that he has been
delinquent in the performance Of his
duty. Although my attitude in the
matter has been well known. have yet
to be apprised from any quarter. ex-
cept as hereafter stated. of any in
stance In which it Is even charged that
he failed in his duties.
Ford Backs Up Wheeler.
Il have interrogated the attorney
general concerning Mr.. Wheeier's rec %
ord and am advised by him that 1t Is
good, and that he is nninformed con
ccrning any case in which MIR. Wheeler
should have prosecuted when he did
not prosecute or otherwise failed in
the discharge Of his duties
'The Mssoulian did. In fact, charge
him with responsibility for the lynch =
ing of Little because, II asserted. nc
had not caused the arrest of that
troublesome agitator before he fell "A
victim to the vengeance of q mob or
the Instruments of private vengeance.
asked the attorney general to in
quire particularly In that accusation
against Wheeler and ! am advised by
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
"Stup'd Boy" Say. Wife.

Professor Thomas. who is IL years
old, with a national reputation and II
family socially prominent. was called
by his wife "A foolish boy who had
committed an unutterably stupid act,
not wrong. but indisereet."
To Mrs. Granger, who Is "A years
old. with a baby boy living now with
his grandparents in Fort Smith. Ark,
Mrs. Thomas referred as an 'iinma~
turc child dazzled by the distinguished
professor 5~s@w.
Following the arrest Of tho professor
and Mrs. Granger after their trip from
Washington, Mrs. Thomas motored
down town to visit Mrs. Granger and
her sister. Miss Della Raines. an 49,
year old motion picture actress. and
took both girls home with her to talk
oyer the whole situation.
when husband comes hom. I will
abide in happiness with him aud him
alone" declared Mrs. Granger, when
asked what the further consequences
Of the affair might be. and then she
added:
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
T0MM|ES FORCE HUNS
OUT or NEuvE EGllSE
AND REPULSE ATTACKS
Assaults of Foe Continue but Do Not
Gain Ground; Yankees Victorious
in All-Day Battle in Toul
Sector of Line.

With the British Army -(By Associated Press April
l4-German hordes this morning continued to deliver
hammer blows in the Baeu and Merylle sectors in
attempt to break through and gain possession OF the i'm
portant railway functions Of Hazebrouch and Aire but the
British still hanging doggedy to the gateways leading
westward After night of desperate fighting there was
great change the situation since last evening" but the
cheerful. ,se
The encmys greatest gain just to the southwest OF
Baeu where they pushed their lines forward by heavy
attacks the line of the Hazebrouck Baleul railway
gain Of about thousand yards
The British held the and along the railway and got
only far as Merry which represented gain OF few
thousand yards.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
Reinforcen,ents Arrive to Brace Haig's

Washington April l3-Both French and British rein
orcements reaching Sir Douges Hags army in Fan-
ders Major General James D. McLachlan, British military
attache here, said tonight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-04-14
viii Be Shooting. She Says.

But there win be shooting--shoot- -
ing, | say--when he comes back. And
IL he learn II now he VIII Immediately
desert to come
Professor Thomas declared he wished
TO deny that the affair resulted from a
malicious attack and declared that nc
was willing to stand the consequences
II am going to stick to Mrs. Granger
through thick and thin" he said
"She is nervous wreck as the result
OF the questionngs she has gone
through"
The professor declared that Mrs
Granger was under the care OF a ply
sician AT his home.
Meanwhile there was Il hastily az
scmbled meeting OF the University OF
Chicago faculty. but 1t was understood
in University circles that no action will
be taken until next week.
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-03
WEATHER IN
NOVEMBER
That Month Is Warmer Than it Used
to be Here at keokuk, and
This Year Had Same
Habit.

For the last seven years. Noyem-
Der in Keokuk has been warmer than
1t used to be. For the forty-eight
years that the weather bureau station
has been in Keokuk, the normal
mean temperature for the month has
been established at 80 degrees. But
during the last seven years. 1t has
ranged from 40 degrees, in 1913, to
"A degrees, which latter figure has
been maintained steadily for three
years now and was the mean tenn
perature of last month.
The highest the mercury got last
month was Is degrees which is six
degrees below the highest for nearly
half century; the coolest it got last
month was 20 degrees, as compared
with one November when the Their
mometer read three degrees below
zero one night.
The rainfall last month totalled
practically three inches which is
over an inch more than the average.
There were six days with rain. seven.
teen days more or less cloudy, and
thirteen clear days.