The Butte daily post. [volume], January 17, 1917, Image 1

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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.)