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NO. 304. WEATHER FORECAST MONTANA —Generally fair (o»ii»cht nnd I'Vi'lay. somewhat rold«r fan I portion to PlKht. Knmi.-whal w.i r in»T !■ ri«1ay. BUTTE MONTANA. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS PLAN , Ei\ (< ind to Pay For Germany's Lost Colonies; Proceeds to Be Devoted to ehabilitatK of the Devastated Region^ of Belgium, Serbia, Rumania and France OPOSAL AS MADE IGH NEUTRALS ,Dec. 20.—What purports to be an outline 'a much-advertised "Christmas peace been received throuffh neutral diplomatic terms include the following: disposition of Alsace-Lorraine to a ple «nts. to fßty Germany for her lost African colo tbemo Key to be used for the rehabilitation of Rumania and northern France. «ces bordering the Baltic sea, the Black to to become independent under a Ger 4* be called an independent state under Aus "t, freedom of the seas and commerce to . peace conference. Arbia and Montenegro to retain their ^es. with the right of access to the sea to Serbia, tain intact. a proposal of terms is merely another nan propaganda to impress the public *es are responsible for a continuance of er it is really a feeler for peace, is a estimate of the governments concerned. NFORMED THAT NY WILL MAKE NEW POSALS TO ENTENTE IF HE I INDUCE TO SIT IN .gmze Certain f Peace Put 'ard. Dec. 19.—Ac sports. Russia has central powers to make peace pro 'blished in the Eve says the represen al powers at the peace conference held yesterday an governments in to put the ques ifore all the powers asked their allies 'Yltuesia was requested It is stated the tdeavoring by all all i« the *d the D TO ENLIST AND VE BABES AT HOME Acts as Media T Case and Re and and Wife, reed Upon a Di tty assumed th** role I« morning between J^r, inoidentaily unit have been split it. lie prevented the i ame time robbed soldier. Kabon Rtsis called Ignorant of th* law hud power to grant a «1st upon going to n. "I told him k: tot home Id him hia I and sup-^ LLOYD GEORGE GIVES INDTHEfi TALK ON IDE CONDITIONS OE PEACE Territorial Restoration Must Be Accompanied by Com pensation. London, Dec. 20.—Complete restor ation of the territories taken by the enemy, together with compensation, was demanded by Premier Lloyd George in explaining the war aims of the government in the house of com mons today. The premier said that the margin of losses at sea was narrowing. The Sinkings by submarines, he declared, «ere decreasing, while shipbuilding was Increasing. Losses in shipping had been lighter by hundreds of thou « than he had anticipated, declared. 1er said the sinking of was increasing. Al i merchant tonnage was 0 per cent, he added, the •en only t* fier cent of im rts over that of last year. Regarding the military situation r. Lloyd Georg** said it was idl»* to • tend it. it Um hopes •• imi I i (Coni n Ü d Pi •• Bight j the premier > ubma lines though the loss had h« port myself and his four children He wants to enlist and says that any man who doesn't is a coward. I told him he could enlist, hut that before he left I wanted a divorce, so that ! could get another husband. He said it was all right with him and we have agreed to the divorce, and will you please let us have it?* Judge Whitt) asked the husband if he agreed to the divorce and when the latter answered "yen," he called Risls into his private office. What the judge said to the would-be soldier is not known, but the result was satisfactory. Risis agreed to return home and he sealed the agreement with a kiss. Th* compact was in the judge's presence und therefore will be binding. Ris!» ha« decided that he will be a bigger patriot to remain at home and pro vide bread and butter for five hungry movthto than if he had enlisted. CATHOLIC CLERGY AND LAITY PAY THEIR RESPECTS TO MONSEIGNEUR DE SIERE BELOVED LOCAL PASTOR -v ; to «âa* BI SHOP (ABK O I.1. EXTE NDS PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS TO MONS. I»K SI ERE ON ****** * fUK 0( ( VSION OK (.(ll l)KN Jl HII.I.K ■ I ! COSSACKS WIN L OF A Bolsheviki Also Face Menac ing Situation in the Ukraine. upied Toln liabin.sk, The itolshevik: being besiege :*ral Dutoff, h Tcheliabinsk | troops underj of the t'ra1j .rf''I Trans-siiHTi.ni raii.oa.i t B joiHVT tiwr!" from iii.- mirth I, y railroad tine run- j niuu tiinumii Perm an.i Kkaterintiurg. | UKRANTAl\T«t mekv - uivkajniaIvù DEFY THE BOLSHEVIKI i, i . ,-T . -, 1 Hheviki (tùvi-rnmcnt, VicT'ordln^tu Pet - rnitrad ml. I,as. has sent an ..Himaiuni to tlm rkrnnlan ra.ta. It demand.-! thnt within 4« .. ,i.. .. i... ! >f re »mI at to Itolsheviki go also whether it troops in the Fk fusai the rada :aledines by sen forbidding pas •rnrnent troops, eill stop disari '»■ntinued on Page Fight.) NOTICE OF CITY AND COUNTY DRAFT BOARDS TO REGISTRANTS The city and county draft boards are sending out questionnaires to 5 per cent of the registeted men each day. The statement be low shows the date on which questionnaires are mailed, the order numbers of the men included in each day's hatch and the date on which the fi'.led-out blanks must be returned. Date Mailed. Dec. 15...... Order Numbers City Board. Time Limit For Return. Dec. 17...... Dec. IS ...... ............ 517 to 1143...... ......Dec. 26 Dec. 19...... D* V 20 Dec. 20...... ............2201 to 2726...... Dec. 15...... County Board. Dec. 17..... Dec. 18. ..... Dec. 19 ...... ............ 430 to 640...... ......Dec. 27 ......Dec 28 ..... Déc. 29 Dec. 20...... ............ 824 to 997.!!!!! ••••• In the pr Mw fcc of 2,000 members I !'»f the laity, representative« of the KnlKht« of «*,|l^ un, Ant-Lent Orel ois and ol Hibernian* ^Ifcd other Catholic «■animations ami attended by four «core I priests of The diocèse of Helena and ! of Great Fall« and with Bishop John !'■ Carroll presiding, Mo ns. Peter De j Sieve, pastor of St. Patrick'«, sang his golden jubilee mass today at 10 o'clock, j Bishop Carroll pleached the jubilee; MONTANA'S WOOL CLIP IN 1917 FALLS 10 PER CENT BELOW FORMER YEARS Total of 18.200.000 as Against 20.200.000 in 1916. Prac tically Entire Clip Was Contracted for Before Shearing and Highest Prices in History Were Paid, the Opening Figures Exceeding Former Years. Top Mark of the Season Was 62J Cents. Half the Lambs Died During Winter. I Montanas wool clip for 1917 amounted to 18.200.000 pounds, 10 p ? r cent *?•* ,h an the 1916 w0 °* clip which totalled 20,200,000. The ' h'f? hest P rice paid for the season was 62^ cents per pound. The ma jority of the wool was sold for 50 cents or a little less. .. AI1 , but . I 000 - 000 pounds of the wool had been contracted for be f ore shearing. Thirty-five per cent of the entire clip was taken bv the Union Wool company of Reno, New, a new concern in the Mon tana territ0, y- The se figures were obtained from E. A. Grav, general *«*"* , of "? e Chicago Northwestern Railway company at Helena, in B " tte for th ? da >'- and one of the most expert wool men in the state Mr ' ray "'" am " hia rinal figures ----- - * n an accurate manner from every I rond in the state, laid Mr. Gray: Advancing Prices. Huston buyers began contracting lb -Montana ns early as February at 40 cents, at that time the highest price ever paid for wool In this ter sermon und paid {alone to Mens I IT* I c Ian the wil To: Ls of Catholic IWlgiu I mi to«, xlut-auen w hing the gospel in lock Mo ns. 1 >e Si. iquet for the pi club. This ev< SHORTAGE OF CLOTHING NEXT » I Senate Military Committee Summon Quartermaster General in Probe. Washington, Dec. 2«.— With its in quiry into alleged delays in supplying the war army with guns and ammuni tion virtually condud.-d, the senate military committee today prepared to question Quartermaster General Sharpe regarding shortage of and produrtion delays In clothing and food for soldiers. < halrman Chamberlain promised a thorough investigation of the work of the quartermasters department, of which Major General Goethals. recently recalled to active service, soon will take charge The relation of the cloth ing Shortage to prevalence of disease in various cantonments als.» will l,,. developed. More Criticigm. Ordnance officers were criticised by » ed H. G otvi n, editor of the Ameri <Continued on Page KIv*.) ? KILO RUMORS M WRING Gin Slid! SHORTAGE --- ; Ihat !S Testimony Of Head of American Sugar Refining Company. »s responsible for the mers began to hoard ring the spring and su wh ' fil "' Rumors From Cuba. Added to the scare stories «an e;:, EE luted the de Then, after developed a difficult) in an»l win sut» |.ly the c-astern trail, with suvar the car shoring.. prevented - a r from . . ■ Consumption Increases. Americans consumed 400,000 more in 191? than the year pro» Itnlist said, and 200.000 tons of C [ all\ Ion with the ad o this country le described the situa - » »I« *11 At I I your cs ma uu as a result of the cannir l,mvls " >» f™«* j . DELAY BY REGISTERED MEN WILL COST DEARLT Those Failing to Send ttu ' '•"■ ^ Those Failing to Send Filled-i Out Questionnaires Promptly. Will Be Placed in Class 1 for ' Immediate Service. Registered men who fail to return the questionnaires properly answered and sworn to before a notary public within seven da> s after -hey have lieen mailed hy the city and county «traft hoards will be in the first con tingent drafted. Warning to this effect wag issued hy the city and county draft hoards after the first bstrh of answered queetiotinaires had been leceived by IS HID BARE Sensational Disclosures in S. Investigation of the Stock Yards. U. PACKERS THREATENED TO GO AWAY FROM CHICAGO They Were Given Enormous Profits of Yards to Pre vent Removal. Washington. Dec. 20.— Sensa ■ tional disclosures of high finance" between the Chicago packers and the stock yards and terminal rail roads there- and promise of more to come featured today's session of the federal trade commission's investigation to get at some of the inner-most causes of the high cost of living. Backed with an array of facts and figures gathered by trained investigators working under the new $250,000 fund recently appropriated by congress, Francis J. Heney, in charge of the investigation for the commission, began cracking one sensation after the other. Today'« session hü.l wholly to do with a big operation in which a $2. '•00 clerk was the medium of forming poration which took oekyurd* and termi ing moved further west, and developed testimony to show how the packers in return, to ukc the language of one of the pi - ttclpanta. got their «hare of 'the plunder" nnd took th ».n $8,000,000 * the risk of the nal railway* eking* Arirour Got the Profits. J. Ogden Armour, it was »aid, got II the profits over 9 per cent. The point of the whole transaction. ; •'**» brought out by the testimony, was /hat the packer* were threatening 'hicagu that th. stockyards pro|a risk of their b< ami tg valueless ■suit ihr enormous ard* and terminal di\ uled with the Jcement to them to Tage Eleven.) blows from dimmed CAUSE DF DUCK EYES Tom Golden and Mike McMor row Are Arrested for Disturbance. Anaconda, called t * l 2 og evening, wher McMorrow w disturbing th two wounds alleged Dec. I *lo> old L'0 — Police were iCust Fourth street Iasi T<*m G. »Ideen and Mikt e alleged to have l»eer peace. McMorrow hue the head and a black have been caused bj s from a hammer in the hands o ♦•en Judge Daniels will hear th* at the afternoon session of po court. RUSSIAN OFFICERS IN FRANCE VOLUNTEER TO JOIN THEU. S. FORCE With the Dec. 20.— IP The ollioers Franco hav* give thrir so ierican Army in Franc the associated press.) î tin Russian army i '»lunteored as a l»ml\ 1 cos to the Fnitod state ttu ' '•"■ ir ^ white oni> sewmi tm r< ' ,urnfd *< faulty ween 10 and IS pet cent a, some instances the r*»a teed men railed to answer questions, leaving them blank, anil other rases they failed «,. swear the accuracy of their answer« At those who fail ro ak.. pro, returns, or who fail to send in th answers within seven days nfl they have been mailed. w'H I ,. ,,|a, :n class No. 1. This mean, that they wilt iq. ; first drafted* Rvery question moot he nngwe» <rq**taued en rags Eleven.j