WIT1 THE UN.TED PRESS SERVICE ANI A COMPETENT STAFF OF WRITERS, WE WILL SERVE THE NEWS AS IT REALLY IAPIJS usinest Ofiae ........ Today's Press Run Sditoria1 Room! 292 12,650 VOL. 1--NfO "22. TI' '. MONT A. Sý-ATII' . M 7. .1 . GERMANY TO A MEMBER OF LEACUE COUNTER PEACE _ROPOSALS TO BE READY SUNDAY BRITISH LABOR LEADER SAYS GERMANS SHOULD SIGN PEACE TREATY (Special United Press Wire.--Copyrighted.) Paris. May 7.---.-Germiian's inclllsionll in the league of' n lions, appeared visibly nea r, when it was learned the allied leaders were considering her Inenmbership iiP the international labor bureau. Tie huretu ii ia integral part of the league anid the peace trety p'roitdes that members of the bureau slhall be preselnt members o' the leag.e of nations and tlhose who )ecoe me members lalter. nlouu lL uTIlreiy Will OOL Ue a0 mitted to the league immediately, due to hostile sentiment in some of the allied countries, it is believed certain that she will be included in both the bureau and the league very soon. There is no attempt made to disguise the fact that both labor and employers in the allied countries, de sire German industry to be under the same conditions which they will be forced to observe. Otherwise Ger many might have an 'unfair ad vantage in the world trade. When Clemenceau announced the reply to the German's labor note last Wednesday, he asked that it be held up until a committee of labor experts could consider "another question." It was too late to prevent publication, however. Then when the committee met again it was discovered the ques tion was whether to take Germany into the bureau now or not. For reasons given, it was decided to be unfeasible, but it was decided to submit the findings reached it the labor council at Washington in Oc tober, to the Germans for their ad herence. Ssch adheregce will be easily obtained-, it is anticipated, in view of. the German's own declara tions thereafter. It is expected that Germany's admission to the league, will be a matter of only a short time. (Special United Press Wire.) Paris, May 17.---My advice to the Germans, would be to sign the peace treaty, declared Arthur Henderson, (Continued on Page Two.) AME IRICAN FLYERS ARRIVE First Seaplane Arrives in Azores at 9:25 This Morn ing. Was Some Sporting Event, Says Captain. (Special United Press Wire.) Ponta del Gads, May 17.-NC-4 arrived at Horta, Island of Fayal, in the Azores group at 9:25, New York time. Hlorta is 160 miles from the American base at Ponta del Gada. (Special United Press Wire.) Pont;% del Gada, May 17.--Sea plane NC-4, leading the American trans-Attl~lt4c flight, was sighted at Flores,. thle most western island of the Azrees, at 8:20, New York time. NC-1 was close behind. NC-3, with Commander Towers, leader of the ex pedition was lagging, but passed the destroyer Craven and station No. 18 at 5.:45.. A radio from the Craven said the NC-3 was.going at a terrific speed and was trying to catch up. Flores is' 320 miles from Del Gada. It is estimated' that the seaplanes were liurling through the air at a speed of 95 miles .per hour. Lights glowed from every ship in the harbos throughout the 'night, as officers and men sat shout thirsting for the latest news fromx the American flyers. Dis patch boats swept back and forth acrbts the bay betieen the mother ship, elville and other warships. Bulletins were issued every half hour'on the progress of the historic flight. These were quickly prepared and. handed to couriers on motor boats, 'and distributed to the eagerly waiting .marines on all the warships and to .watchers in the city. The eagerness with which the announce ments were snatched, resembled that of men seizing election, world's serie* or prize fight returns. "This. is the greatest sporting event in history," declared Captain Wortman, as the scouts from thos4 keeping all night vigil, floated over the bay. There was heavy betting on the results in Ponta del Gada gam bling -yuses. All night long, all forms of wagers were eagerly offered and accented. WHARTON ASKS FOR HIGHER FARES Good Government Club to Meet Tonight in Protest Against Further Increase in Car Rates. As a protest against a contem plated further increase in street rail way fares, the recent increase in tel ephone rates and the higlh cost of liv ing generally, members of the Good Government club will meet tonight in Judge Lynch's courtroom in the county courthouse. In addition to the members of the club, all citizens of the city who are interested in low ering the cost of living are urged to attend. According to information received by the club, Manager Wharton of the Butte Electric Railway company on May 5, applied to the public service commission at Helena for permis sion to raise street car rates in Butte from the present schedule of 6 cents to 10 cents, within the city limits. This despite the fact that the com pany was granted increased rates re cently. At tonight's meeting some action will probably be taken toward en, tering a protest with the state com mission in an effort to defeat the rail way company's application. Further protests against the re cent increase in telephone rates will also be entered and some definite ac tion toward a general discontinuance of telephone service in the homes of the members so long as the present rates are maintained, is expected to be taken. HAY COMBINE ROBS GOVERNMENT Phoenix, Ariz., May 17.--Approx imately 5,000 tons of hay shipped from this section into almost every army camp in the southwest during the past six or eight months was sold under false grading, and much of it delivered short of the certified weight, according to statements made today by department of justice of ficials, who, on Tuesday, arrested Al fred J. Peters, hay dealer of Tempe, and J. N. Jaggers, federal hay in spector of Maricopa, on warrants charging conspiracy to defraud the government. It is estimated that the alleged ring which handled the hay trans actions netted from $2 to $5 a ton above the legitimate profit and de frauded the government of at least $200,000. ALBANIANS ASKS U. S., TO ACCEPT MANIIATORY (Special United Press Wire.) Paris, May 17.-Albanians have requested the United States to ac cept a mandatory over that country. It is reported that the request was met with "sympathetic response." The Albanians contend that the awarding of part of Valona to Italy would give the Italians absolute do mination of the Adriatic, regardless of the disposition of Fiume. BANDITS ARE ROUTED. (Special United Press Wire.) Washington, May 17.--Complete rout of the bandits at Cananea, So nora, Mexico, is announced, by the Mexican embassy. The. outlaws left several dead and wounded and sev eral horses, WINNIPEG STRIKE IS GROWING I ~ ~I ~- $ l ( k\