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WEATHER FORECAST BUTTB—Tonight: Continued cold. Tomorrow: Hllghtly rising temperature. Wi)t Putte Bail? ^oôt VOL. 5. NO. 15. BUTTE MONTANA. WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 17, 1917 WEATHER FORECAST MONTANA Kslr tonight and Thurs duy, warmer tonight aoutb portion, •older Thurwilwy «*u*t portion. PRICE FIVE CENTS. WELVE VESSELS TAKEN. TEN SUNK, BY A GERMAN RAIDER IN ATLANTIC! everal Bi^ \ hips With immense Valuable Cargoes Fall Prey to Destroyer in Southern Sea EWS GETS OUl V HEN ONE ESSE WITH 23. v HEN OF CAPTURED CREWS ARRIVES ider Which Successfully Ran the British lockade Is Believed to Be Still at Large. markable Feats of the Renowned Moewe Are Duplicated by Unknown Vessel, Which Raids the Food and Supply Fleets Plying Between South American and Some United States Ports and Britain—One Vessel Sent to Port Under Prize Crew, With 400 Captured Sailors, Is Not Yet Heard From. I \h.;" luted l*ress. Light British and two French vessels have been sunk in L Atlantic and two British steamships captured by a brnian raider. Announcement to this effect was made |day by the British admiralty. [So far as is shown by the British announcement, the Lier is still at large. Apparently she has been operating ft the coast of South America. The first news of the kill was received with the arrival at Penambuco, Brazil, n Monday evening of the Japanese steamship Hudson l. ru, which had on board the masters and 237 men of h< crew of vessels destroyed between Dec. 12 and Jan. 12. h addition the British steamship Yarrowdale, one of the ptured vessels, was sent off with about 400 men, who rt •<■ to he landed. No news of these men has been re lived as yet. [ the British admiralty announced on Dec. 8 that a re prt had been received that a disguised German vessel of hr mercantile type was intercepted on Dec. 2 off the brtheastern coast of Scotland, but was permitted to pro fed under the impression that she was the Dutch steamer lamina. _______ IATEMENT OF THE ! BRITISH ADMIRALTY f. Ion, Jan. 17—Eight British and Io I K n.-h merchant vessels are be l\ to have been sunk by a Ger L raider. p ships sunk by the German raider k British— Dramatist, Radnorshire, It i. Nether by Hall, Mount Tern m, King George, Géorgie. Voltaire. Ir': ii Nantes and Asnieres. The l: ■ I ships Rt. Theodore and Yarrow |1 were captured. Their where to is unknown. following announcement was out here officially today: The Announcement. n uome time past It had been as <1 that the following British and ch merchant ships, which had long overdue, had been sunk by man raider—British: Dramatist, ■»•shire, Minleh, Ncthcrby Hall, m t Temple, King George, Géorgie, (ContlnueJ on Page Nine.) UTHS CONFESS THEFT OF 21MOBILES y Angele«, Jan. 17.—Three youths, confessed they stole 21 automo ln three months, according to the *\ were charged today with grand ceny. bey were arrested last night after ts shipped from some cars were i d at the home of Paul Gilbert, 17 r * old, known as the "president" of ' '»rporation." The two other boys only 16. RIVATE WHO DESERTED ON BORDER IS NOW IN PRISON hn E. Mackey, Butte Miner, Has Been Arrested by Fed eral Officers and is Now Held at Fort Leavenworth, Ac cording to Information Re ceived. ohn PI. Mackey, a well-known Butte er who enllated In the Second Mon regiment and went to the Mexican der with the troops and afterward» erted along with Sergeant Rogers. prisoner at Fort Leavenworth, o . according to word received tht» ning from the commanding officer the fort by CoL Dan J. Donohue iteglmental Adjutant King, hen the call came for men to fill (ancien existing In the Second htuna, Mackey went to Helena and _______ OFFICIALS ADMIT BLOCKADE SEVERE j con * ln ^f.. ' But Prussian Minister of Fi nance Insists There is Food for All. London. Jan. 17.—In submitting the 1917 budget In the Prussian diet, Dr Lentze, the minister of finance, ac cording to a Reuter dispatch from Am sterdam, made the following state ment: "Each time vve have submitted the war budget in the last two years have entertained the hope It would he the last with which vve would hav« to deal. Again we submit a wai budget and we should not like to aban don the same hope, despite the fa**t that the German peace offer has been refused by our enemies with the i nouncement of their policy of war to destruction." A Severe Tax. After prophesying that the attack of Germany's foes would fail before the bravery of the German forces, Dr. 'The war has severely taxed our budget and has denanded special ef forts. Although a balance of receipts and expenditures was est ablished on " (Continued on Page Three.) enlisted and was assigned to company E of Miles City. Mackey, previous to coming to this city, had served three years In the marine corps and being a man of remarkably fine physique and previous military experience he was considered a valuable addition to the regiment and. although entering ?om pany E as a private, he soon won tne sergeant's stripes, which he afterwards lost at the border for being under the Influence of liquor and misconduct to ward a superior officer. Concocted Story. The Montana regiment had been at the border about two months wiien one morning Mackey was reported missing. A search was instituted with the result that the report came to Colonel Donohue that two members of his command had been caught (Continued Paje Three.) LEU INOUIRV IS HILLED; PROBERS Committee Authorized to Ex tend Time of Probe and Employ Counsel. TESTIMONY WILL BE RESUMED TOMORROW J. P. Morgan and Other Finan ciers to Be Examined at Once. Washington, Jan. 17.—Tha leak in vestigation was interrupted today while the house extended the time of the investigating committee % days and authorized it to employ counsel. This foreshadows extending the in quiry to its broadest aspects. Taking of testimony will bo resumed tomor row, probably with J. P. Morgan and ether financiers in the witness chair. When the house met Representative Pou, acting for Chulrman Henry, asked unanimous consent for consid eration of a new resolution to author ize the committee to employ counsel and expert accounts familiar with stock exchange transactions and au thorize hearings outside of Washing ton if necessary. Criticise the Probers. Although declining to object, Rep resentative Cooper, republican of I Wisconsin, critl»ed the inquiry to date In a short speech. ! "Thu* fur," he wild, "the icnult» ! have only confirmed the belief throughout the nation that there is no line sense of honor in public life. This inquiry has degenerated Into a partisan struggle." Representative Moore of Pennsyl vania said that Samuel L'ntermyer had been suggested as counsel for the committee and declared that Charles Evans Hughes "might be a good man to consider." Republican Header Mann then de clared : "I am convinced that the employ ment of either Samuel Cntermyer or Mr. Hughes would he an act of such gross Impropriety that It would not he considered for a moment by the com mittee " Mr. Mann added he hoped and be (Continued on Page Three.) Army and Navy and Entire Government to Participate in Last — - - — - - -- - -- — - — - ......'the ADMIRAL'S FUNERAL TO BE HELD FROM THE CAPITOL Tribute to the Beloved Naval Hero. Funeral Services Will Take Place Under the Capitol Dome and on Every Ship in the American Navy. son today sent a special meseage to congres» formally announcing th» death of Admiral Dewey and paying tribute to the dead naval hero by say ing that 4 'the people and the govern ment of the United States will always rejoice to perpetuate hie name in all honor and affection." Washington, Jan. 17.—President Washington, Jan. 17.—Funeral ar rangements for Admiral Dewey, who died late yesterday, were partially completed today. ()rders were issued by the navy de CONTRACT FOR SHELLS COES TO BRITISH PUNT, * , Secretary Daniels Awards a $3,000,000 Job to Eng li sh Company . Washington. Jan. 17.—Contracts for armor piercing navy projectiles of the 14 and 16 Inch type, totalling »3,141, 000, today were awarded by Secretary Daniels to the Hadfields Limited, the English munition company. Bids from American firms were more than »200 a shell in excess of that submitted by Hadfields. In announc ing the award Secretary Daniels said the department had made every effort to secure reductions in prices which would enable It to give a contract to an American concern, but had failed to obtain satisfactory bids. The question of delivery, aside from cost of the shells was an important factor in favor of Hadfields. On the 4.500 14-lnch projectiles delivery was guaranteed in 1» months, and for the 3,000 16-Inch, 1* months was specified. Time proposals from American bid ders were approximately twice those of the British company. Little Danish Isles in West Indies Pass to Sovereignty of United States Washington, Jan. 17. The Danish West Indies passed today under the sovereignty of the United States. Negotiations continued for over half a century came to a conclusion with the exchange of ratification of the treaty of cession by Secretary Lansing and Danish Minister Brun, formal transfer of the islands, with the raising of the American flag, will take plate as soon a > the $25,000,000 pur chase price is paid over, some time within the next ninety days. The treaty provides that present representative of the Danish government shall continue his jurisdiction and a committee of one Dane and one American shall he appointed to arrange for further details. The form of government of tfie islands and their name are now in the hands of congress, with some doubt as to whether they will hav a civil government or be administered as a naval base for which they were bought MINING MEN IN ALL PARTS 0FTHESTATE COOPERATING IN THE DEFENSE CAMPAIGN Letter Sent Out Today by Committee on Organization. How the State Mining Association is Opposing Effort to Discrim inate Against Industry. Butte Men Will Appear Before the Joint Tax Committee at Helena Tomorrow Evening. Com munities Are Aroused. The executive committee of the local association organized to oppose the measures intended to impose a license tax on metals pro duced in this state is taking steps to present evidence to the senate and house tax committees at Helena. These committees in joint ses sion, will meet representatives of the Butte mines and others tomorrow |evening in the capital. C. F. Kelley, chairman of the executive com mittee, and several other mining men will meet the committee at that time. Today the tlon, to which •mmlttee on orguniza as left the work of or ganizing the proposed «täte ih hoc la pon, Ih »ending out lett* r« to mining men In various part» of the »täte. AU the mining Intercut» of Montana are to he Included in the tno * n; -nt whkh will renter In the »V t' organization. K /ety c-hbh of "mtoHs# • ??! be tepre H*nt<-«1 in the campaign, for all i ■ r* vi tally « oneerned The co ( . n tt» ** »aid today that mining men everywhere were arouH«**l as to the Importance of organizing to rewiHt the unjust and dis criminatory tax proposed. The following Is the letter sent out by th«- committee on oganization to day : "Hear Sir: You have probably ob served some of the proposed legisla tion at Helena aimed particularly at the mining Interests of the state by (Continued «n Page Fourteen ) Wil-^partment to brin : «Il the cadets at Annapolis. and all available blue jacket* from the Norfolk and Wash ington navy yard*, to attend the funeral here Saturday. Secretary Baker will order all available army unit» to participate in the ceremonies Burial will take r !a.ce at Arlington. Secretary Daniels and ranking offi cers were engaged today arranging for detail*. These ln< lude services on every American navaL vessel and at all (Continued on Page Heven ) WOMAN LEGISLATOR IS SUCCESSFUL IN CONTEST ä . a a . a .. —, .. ! Colorado Legislative Election Committee Finds She Won at the Polls. Denver. Jan. 17—A second woman is to take a seat in the current Colo rado general assembly. If the house adopts the report of its elections com mittee. presented today, on the contest made by six Denver democrats against an equal number of republicans from the same county. The report stated that a recount of the votes cast for representatives In the legislature in Denver showed Mrs. Evelyn Hearts had received a greater number of votes than George P. Wint ers, her republican opponent. The other five republicans will retain their seats, despite the contest. If the re port is adopted. Agnes Riddle, senator from Arapa hoe county. Is the other woman mem ber of the legislature. MEXICAN CATTLE RUSTLERS SLAIN Nogales, Arlz.. Jan. 17. Six «ans were killed Sunday by two American « owboys 30 miles west oi here when they were fired upon while herding hack cattle "rustled ' by the Mexk ans, a< cording to reports to the sheriffs office here a troop of Utah ■ avalry, stationed here. Is on the way to the ranch of the Aravtra Land and Cattle company, on the American skie of the border, owners of the cattle. A detachment of cavalry already at ■ th - h ha « or,1 -y i *" ^ tro1 border near there. Deputy sher iffs left here during the night to in vestigate the affair. Ninety head of cattle were taken from the Aravaca ranch by 20 Mexi ■ ans who crossed the border there, a - cording to the sheriffs reports. They Americans Kill Six Outlaws on United States Side of the Border. rl (Continued on F'age Nine ) TO HOU SUBMiNE OVERLAND TO THE BIT ! launching in Humbol* * r aet price is u*.o<m> - ■ a x* a . M , .-Ï 4. U. S, Lets Contract to Private Firm for Salvaging the H-3. Eureka, Cat, Jan. 17.—The navy ar ranged with a private contracting firm here today to Jack the l'nite«! States submarine H-3 out of the sand grave on the bench north of here, crate it and roll It across the peninsula for re Humboldt bay. The con The H-3 went aground Dec. 14. Sat urday the cruiser Milwaukee piled up 1 a few hundred cards away, a total Iocs save for armament ar.d machinery,; while attempting to pull the H-3 off.) ^^ÄSTSTm. a»d| officer* on the beach durinsr the time it will take to strip the Milwaukee were contracted for today. _ Austin, Tex.. Jan. 17.—Submission to the voter» of Texas of a prohibition amendment was favorably reported by the house committee on constitutional amendments today by a vote of 13 to j 3. The resolution acted upon calls for an election In July, 1917, setting M&rch 1, 1913, as the date upon which'pany the antiliquor measure will become effective. TEXAS WILL VOTE ON PROHIBITION IN JULY OFFENSIVE ALONG THE DANUBE Oil) German Attack in the Against the French is Unsuccessful. THE WAR SUMMARY Kleid MarsL lure along t Rumania, ha A Vadenl. six urn ««merit from »'«•t.rorr »«i th*- Somme front In noi « «*, German troops attack«-. - h line« near Gk-rv arid HI but were repulsed, « 'ordlng to th* French war office The other opera tion» on the Franco-Belgian front so far J orted «-r*- of a mir or . i» are GrdST-î has a< • *p f ed wltho %/c-ser vatlon the ultimatum of the * trente recently delivered a.< - ordmg to ne agency advices from Athens _______ THEY URGE KAISER TO ENERGETIC USE OF ALL THE WAR WEAPONS i i West j ha • lr ''h' , ffi' l-il morn ,i , h , Berlin, Jan. 17 (via l^ondon)—Km P*-ror William. In reply to a loyal a*l *Jr*-** from the Hanza league, o a slotted by th<- entente'* announcement of It* war aim*, pan**-* over In »Herr * the league'» reference to fh*- n*->*.-lty of the "energetic employment of ail weapon* with iron determination ' The ad*)re*» was one of hundred* whlgh are now r»ourlng in on the peror from sovereign* of federal »täte* parliamentary bodie*. munl .palUle* and trade and agrlcij!t-;ral organ I za ('ontlnued Raze Nine ) RUSSIAN CABINETEERS ANO DUMA LEADER CLASH Duel Between Two of Czar's High Officials is Said to Be Inevitable. Petrograd, Jan 17 (via London;.— Ai dramatic clash bet* eer. M Pro top ; p off. scribed by the Nov »e Vrerr. % A or*1 Inz to this story, M Proto;op- ; f > - prt.a^hed M Ro*izianko .ring New Year * reception at Tsark e > ar.d offered h - hand in a - ia* way. The h*^ad of the duraa turned' away w ith a curt Never." The friends of the minister sa that a «lu« 1 ! Is inevitable. ALDERSON AND RAE TAKEN IN TO BREAK A DEADLOCK Former Bookkeeper for North western Trustee Company Says State Officers Were Elected to Break Tie Vote on Question of Policy. Special to the Post Helena. Mont . Jan. 17 — R H Atkin •on. the »econd witness for the de fense in the trial of the directors of •he Northwestern Trustee rase, ac cused of using the mails for fraud ujent purpose», was under cross ex amination during the entire forenoon session of the court. On hie direct examination Mr. At kinson. who served as bookkeeper and later assistant secretary of the com from July. 1913. to April. 1914, testified that the company carried on lit* ivwk» •— Dodds Bill is Taken From the Committee on Corpora tions in House. BILL FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS RECOMMENDED Usury Bill Amended After Long Debate—New Bills Introduced. to th* fust. Helena Jan 17 The committee on corporations other than muni cipal in the house today recom mended that H B. 28, the Dodds hill taxing the metal output of mines, be referred to the commit tee on ways and means This sug gestion was adopted without de bate Kehoe of Yellowstone is ]chairman of that committee. The other members arc White of Fer gus, Ashby of Lewis and Clark Rainey of Dawson Morrow of Musselshell, Crismas of Carbon, Lemmon of Deer Lodge McMahon of Silver Bow Baxter of Meagher. Holt of Cascade Bernard of Fla*. head Baldwin of Carbon MiJdle ton of Rosebud Beiden of Fergus an ^ Higgins of Missoula The Dodds measure was first sent to the committee on corporations other than municipal. mi if]' A Senate Memorial Hogan IntroOoeed a ro**nwi «« g eongrç* * to raixe th«- («a y e oy«*» m th« federal malî *■ notice of a bflï p r* k.g co '•>'«** Dw.gh -wr *-be rn;r m ,m r *-r ,* • f * freight «ar • » .? .-.our p*-rl* , Gallnrey *<* " »• <>'■ « of * !•'•*? the Kale of exp -- *• * a Î Wh: 1 °f r r * rt *tir k t- •-.*• -a'« em-|hond* held • ' trodu*ed S B 4Â Steven- amer.d;r.g the gru ■ The senate adjourned p m. Thur*«iay The fir Ht public hearing atlon committee* of the house will be held Th Vi-'i at the clal ci ub the He imony • the tax ite and evening "ommer GREECE ACCEDES TO ILL TOE ENTENTE DEMANDS ^ T J 1 ■' ha* \ ep'*- i • v. re*-- T '.e i*-- > • « row n T \ e ■ mediately co tente m r ,*u Yenixelî w : is —A r A' du re Telegraph tom t th* Greek go erc.ment ,k '** erregte'» mitun was reached bj* the or. Tuesday afternoon, .e dupatrh. and was Lm -ated to the en ■a The release of tbs o were arrested on Dec tlons, '•ash. ere. as its rea: capital ma.^ 1 T/- -T VT-ll „ _ ^ Not Pay Ex P enses bookkeeper or assistant secretary the .company wa* payln* *xpen»e*. ar.d h \ if rryt - H * wa * cr °* a *«®*ned by At ton»r* * * « C 8«rith A. H McConnell, and durin« this the ex amination It was brought that the witness came t<* Montana i ^ ur * n * tl,€ early part of July. IMS. t ^ at a da >'* later he accepted a Poeltion with the North wee tern Trustee company Bm Newer Qualified. He admitted that while the records (Continued on Pace Three.)