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VOL 5, NO.
WEATHER FORECAST
MONTANA—Fair tonight and Wednes
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BUTTE MONT AN A. TUESD AY. FEBRUARY 6. 1917
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
PEACEFUL spirit shown
in GERMAN: to hope
THAT WARM «."'AVERTED
But Government's Work of Preparing for
Eventualities Gtes Forward Rapidly.
Fmerirency Measures Submitted to House Pro
vide for $150,000,000 Bond Issue for Quick
Delivery of Ships, $1,000,000 Appropriation
for Aircraft and Blanket Authority for Presi
dent to Take Over Private Plants for Govern
ment Supplies._____
Washington, Feb. 6.~An extra session of congress
till probably be called to begin on April 2 or 3 on ac
count of the international situation. While no official
innouncement has yet been made to this effect, it is un
derstood the president, supported by members of the
cabinet, is anxious to have congress in session against
my extraordinary development _
Washington, Feb. 6—Germany's disposition to regard
the break with the United States with calmness and delib
eration and In a peaceful spirit, as expressed by Foreign
^er Zimmerman, brings new encouragement to those
,_j hope the breach between the two countries will go no
tether than a severance of diplomatic relations.
The real test, however, comes on the actual performance
of the campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare, and
while all American officials fervently share the hope that
tte break will go no further, there is no disposition to re
cede from the position that American lives and rights
will be protected by whatever mea sures are necess ary.
Ih, work of preparing for eventu
min went steadily forward today In
in brtnehea of the government.
Amendments to Naval Bill.
Three emergency amendments to the
1 bill were presented to the house
Chjilrnuu» Padgett of the naval
mlttee if ter conference*! with né»
'ration officials. They proponet
» of $150,060,000 of 8 per cent ft ve
onda to cover cost of quick de
• of ships and war supplies. Itt
taJIng: more submarines, destroyers
hd ammunition.
Appropriation of $1,000,000 for pur
sue of basic patents for manufacture
ad development of aircraft.
Blanket authority to the president
lid secretary of the navy to order
Éip* and war materials from any
Hint within the limits of appropria
tions; to take possession of any plants
tat refuse to give the government
pecedence and to draft employes of
pite plants into the naval eatab
■bment
The war department put Its quarter
taiters agents into the mar
ta to bring reserve stores up to the
taxlmum supply standard
The Eavstone Case.
Interest here centered today upon
destruction of the British steamer
l» v N!°ne, In which an American sea
tar. lost his life Apparently officials
• confident that this Incident will
W prove to he the overt act that will
ta»« hostilities, but nevertheless com
tate reports are awaited with grave
tatiety.
wnate today was ready to
opt a resolution endorsing the pres
■ sctlon In breaking off relations
Germany and the house is ex
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tUr,.«' *;"*■ 1 , ' 1 ' 6 —Four prisoners
frtmw r , th ton 'P |ra cy to murder
Wr. U ° >d 0eor S® and Arthur
A lnemt>er of the war coun
Wt- 1 . fUlminary hearing has
t°4r o™ 08 ,'' 88 8ince last week . "ere
hJ iSjy Ü?*" 1 for trla '- They are
Mu. ') ht "' d " n ' *>er «wo daugh
Aitrvd n,„ r „ VVh,, eldon and Mrs.
totanl Ma " 0 "' ana tho latter's
USBAND IN NAVY, WIFE IS
BROUGHT TO POLICE COURT
'SjisLenient With Woman
5 «£ u ?ü nd ï a y at A "y
me B e Ordered Into Bat
DisnrHnT 3 « is Arre sted for
"»orderly Conduct.
*r!j of'vi 1 ", ,hc Mlantlc ocean the
** ««or aS a UnUed
4 ®l|ht hr J- , altin * commands
' bra- p R hlm into conflict with
* Li, n (e . 8a " tower, and the loss
—* night hi, 1, beyona Possibilities,
tow, * 1,8 "as arrested in a
01 her , n * *' OUS8 In the com
L« Wa En „ r er ' Mrs - Q- Robinson.
1 he*r and -I, T hf> tHo "ore drink
»* M hl?k< ' y and wore taken
Captain and 12 Members of
Spanish Steamer's Crew
Landed at Brest.
London, Feb. 6 (8 p. m.).—Five shots
were fired by the German submarine
U-4B at the American steamship West
Wego on Jan. 31, it wee announced of
ficially her# today. None of the shots
took effect.
London. Feb. 6.—Lloyd's shipping
agency today announced sinking of the
following ships:
The British ship Belford of 1,955
tons, carrying 67,323 centals of barley
valued at $104,000. The Belford sailed
from San Francisco on Aug. for
Plymouth.
The Norwegian bark Tamara of 453
tons.
The British steamer Wartenfels of
4,511 tons.
The British steamship Floridian of
4,777 tons. Sixteen members of the
crew were landed. The Floridian was
built In 1913 and was 385 feet long
with a beam of 61 feet.
The British steamer Port Adelaide,
carrying passengers, has been sunk, 96
of the passengers and crew having
been picked up at sea.
ADRIFT 46 HOURS.
Brest, Feb. 0.—The captain and 12
men of the Spanish steamer Algerta,
which was sunk by a submarine, have
been landed here by a steam trawler.
They were adrift for 46 hours before
being rescued, and two sailors, Bar
tholeme Parogan and Joee Urvoa, died
as a result of their privations.
GETTING DETAILS ABOUT
ATTACK ON EAVSTONE
Washington. Feb. 6.—An official re
port of the sinking or the steamer
Eavstone and the killing of an Amerl
(Continued on Page Eight.)
"You say your husband is In the
navy," said Judge P. J- Whitty. Don t
you believe you are a trifle heartless
to be drinking with another man at
any moment your husband may receive
orders that might result in his death?"
"I'm sorry," replied the woman.
Mrs. Robinson, according to the ar
resting officer, acoimanled one of the
men who robbed Mrs. Klaffki of her
diamonds several months ago. Sho
was In that man's company at the time
of his arrest
Judge Whitty held that, with her
husband on board a battleship, Mrs.
Hobart has enough worries. He de
cided to be lenient. £nd although he
sent all three to the county jail for 30
days, he later relented and suspended
senteuce.
'CONSCIENCE MAKES COWARDS OF US ALL"
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PRESIDENT APPRECIATED
SAYS GERMAN OFFICIAL
Ulster ZfmnwhnaroF fctrtln Expresses Regret Over
Lin OtetoW|\V 1 Reratlons and Points to
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American Diplomats
py Countr ies.
Berlin, Sunday, Feb. 4. (by.VAWless to Sayville.)— Although late
this afternoon lib offidaircehBi'maflôh had reached Berlin that rela
tions with the United States had been broken off, the text of President
Wilson's address to congress removed all doubt in the minds of the
general public as well as in the official world to the exactness of earlier
private Information. Foreign Secretary Zimmerman made the follow
ing statement to the Overseas News agency:
"We regret this measure taken by President Wilson, all the more
since, against all traditions and all international law, we are cut off
from direct communication ad official intercourse with the trans
Atlantic world. We also remember that American diplomats during
the last months and years of the war have cared for German interests
by proxy, in several hostile countrie s, with efficiency and great success.
of the president's message
•
"The text of the president's message
in the absence of other official docu
ments has therefore been examined
most minutely. Having no real reason
for hostility to the United States, re
membering the traditional friendship
which has existed between the coun
tries practically from the first days
of the United States, we naturally ap
preciate the words of a rather non
hostile character which, among others
of a different character, are found in
that message as transmitted by Reu
ter's. In them President Wilson gives
assurances that he wishes no 'hostile
conflict' with Germany, and I can add
that we appreciate this and other
paragraphs in the message joining in
this respect with President Wilson's
note.
"While we think to a certain extent
(Continue'! on Pax« Three.)
JANUARY WAS KAUTEST
MONTH FOB SUBMARINES
Sent Down 154 Vessels, of
336,997 Tons—Total of
2,361 Ships Lost.
New York. Feb. 6.—The destruction
of merchant tonnage due to subma
rine«, mines and kindred war causes,
was greater during January than in
any previous month, according to sta
tistics published today by the Journal
of Commerce. The gross tonnage lost
wa« 886,697, involving the sinking of
164 vessels, the statement says, and
this brings the total destruction dur
ing the war to 4,368,766 gross tons or
2.361 ships.
British Bhlpping suffered heaviest in
January, according to the statistics,
with 64 vessels destroyed. Norway
ranked second, with 34 ships lost, and
France third, with 25. No American,
German, Italian or Turkish merchant
vessels were reported sunk.
Throughout the war British gross
tonnage destroyed amountfd to 2,568,
817 or more than one-half the total
of ' all nations, with Norway and
France standing second and third. The
loss of United States gross tonnage
has been 75,435, representing 10 ships.
Entente losses have been 73 per cent
of the total and Teutonic 20 per cent,
according to these figures.
NOT DOSTILE IN
Surprised at Wilson's Evident
Unwillingness to Believe Ger
many's Intentions.
Berlin. Feb. 6 (by wireless to Say
ville).—The general opinion expressed
by the Berlin impurs on the German
American situation is that President
Wilson failed to grasp the real sig
nificance of affairs In Europe gnd has
misinterpreted Germany's position and
intentions. The Lokal Anzeiger says
"President Wilson has failed to Judge
the situation from the lofty heights of
non-partisanship and Is willing to co
operate In preventing further misery
and sacrifice. Ho has shut his eyes
to all the motives which, after mature
deliberation, cauaed Germany to em
ploy the most effective weapon against
the most inhuman of her enemies."
Germany in Earnest.
The Lokal Anzeiger then speaks of
President Wilson's "apparent unwill
ingness to believe that Germany will
do what she said," and adds:
"It is scarcely believable that Presi
dent Wilson does not believe In the
seriousness of our decision. If he really
expects that we will draw back, if he
believes that the breach of diplomatic
relations will cause us to change our
mind, he embraces an error which may
have the most dangerous conse
quences."
The Anzeiger says that Germany's
step was taken after all possible con
sequences had been duly weighed and
that "therefore no threat can frighten
us."
George Bernhard, writing In the
Vossische Zeitung, adopt* the same
line as the Lokal Anzeiger. "President
Wilson," he says, "1« unwilling to be
lieve that Germany will do what she
says. He erra. This time there Is no
backward step for Germany. It Is
(Continued on Page Fourteen.!
TWO CITIZENS
ARE VICTIMS
OF BAD THUGS
Aged Men Are Beaten—One is
Left Unconscious on
Sidewalk.
HIGHWAYMEN USE BILLY
IN PREFERENCE TO GUN
Sam Landen and Ben Hunger
Were Both Knocked Down
by Assailants.
Butte holdup men have discarded the
gun and adopted the "billy," at the
same time using more brutal tactic*
than ever and selecting for their vic
time white-haired men of advanced
years. This came to light today when
two crimes were reported which were
attended by a lack of humanity that is
an outrage on any community and be
fore whioh former reported crimes
pale into insignificance. In each of
the two cases the victims were much
beyond the 50-year mark.
Saturday evening Sam Landen, a
prominent carpenter of this city, was
attacked by three highwaymen while
on his way to his home at 1116 West
Gold street, beaten unmercifully with
a loaded ''billy" and robbed of $16 and
a watch which ho had carried for 28
years. Mr. Landen had been uptown
and had visited the Carpenters' union
hall. He was on his way home, ac
companied by William Robinson, the
contractor. The men parted at Jack
son street, where Mr. Robinson lives.
Saw Them Get Ready.
Mr. Landen noticed three men c
the other side of the Btreet but paid
no attention to them. As he ap
proached t-he corner of Mercury and
Alabama he was attacked. They had
slipped up quietly behind him. One
struck him over the head with the
"billy," rendering him unconscious. Not
content with temporarily knocking him
unconscious, the robbers continued to
beat Mr. Landen about the head. They
searched him and took the money and
his watch. There were no passersby
at that hour of niglit. It was about
12:80 o'clock. Mr. Landen did not re
cover consciousness for some hours.
At any rate It was 8:15 when he
stumbled to his home still weak from
the effects of the beating. His eyes
were notified and four detectives re
whlch he had received. The police
(Continued on I*age Fight.)
PLANS TO PROTECT THE
HARBORS FROM SUBS
New York, Feb. 6.—The steel trade
was reported today to have plans and
specifications from the navy depart
ment for the construction of wire nets
to be used in the protection of harbors
against submarine*. Contract* for
steel chaln8 for the same purpose had
already been let, It wa* said. Bids
were being taken also, it wa* reported,
for 1,000 ton* of eteel for dirigible bal
loon ha«»«x* at P»sa -o 1 *. Fla.
HERD LAW AGAIN
ON THE ROCKS IN
LOWER HOUSE
Members Discuss Question as
to Identity of Real Friends
of the Farmer.
IRONSIDE MEASURE OF
INTEREST TO ALIENS
Intended to Prevent Employ
ment of Men Not Caring to i
Become Citizens.
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Special to the Post.
Helena, Feb. 6. Who are the real
friends in the house of the small farm
ers is a much disputed point as a re
sult of the action of the house today
in re-referring to the committee on
livestook H. B. 155, by White, pro
viding for the creation of herd dis
tricts.
The bill was favorably reported by
the committee on agriculture. Mc
Mahon moved it be referred to the
livestock committee; White, Carll,
Anderson, Bernard and others opposed
the motion on the grounds that the
bill would never see daylight again,
that the stockmen would never let the
small farmers have their way.
The Farmer's Friend.
McMahon, Kelsey and Keinmis sup
ported the motion to re-refer. Kelsey
insisted he was the real friend of the
small farmer, but distinguished be
tween the farmer and the grain grow
He insisted that the latter is a
robber of the soil, violates every prin
ciple of agriculture and simply wants
a herd law so he will not have to fence
his grain fields and can rob the soil
to his heart's content without doing
anything to restore or maintain
fertility. He said a few years ago
North Dakota's production of grain
was double the average for the coun
try, that a herd law was passed, that
grain farming succeeded husbandry
and the yield fell.
The bill was re-referred by a vote
of 49 to 43.
Standing committees favorably re
ported H. B. 199, regulating electrical
appliances and construction, and that
repealing the law licensing architects,
il. B. 134, relating to duties of school
trustees, was killed.
Among the notices was one by Mur
ray creating the office of state in
(Contlnued on Page Twelve.)_
FARM LOIN BOARD IS
LOOKING O'SHEA OVER
Montanan Slated for Presi
dency of Spokane Bank
in Washington.
The Post's Washington Bureau.
Washington, D. C., Feb. 6.—State
Senator Dan O'Shea of Montana, who
is an aspirant for the presidency of
the Spokane farm loan bank, which
will serve the states of Idaho, Mon
tana, Washington and Oregon, is in
Washington to enable the farm loan
board to look him over. Senator O'Shea
is a member of the Montana assembly,
which concludes its sessions on March
1. His home is at Red Lodge.
A delegation of Assinniboine Indians
from the Fort Peck reservation in
Montana is in Washington asking for
more rations and extension of privi
leges.
The house has passed the bill en
larging the Missoula national forest
HAMILL GIVES OUTLINE OF
BUTTE Y. M. C. A. BUILDINu
FLOYD HAMILL
The architect who ha* b**n selected
to design tho Y. M. C. A. building and
supervise ite construction. Ho will
work in association with tho Y. M.
C. A. exports, Shattuck and Husssys,
of Chicago.
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SWITZERLAND TO
DECLINE WILSON
Tit
She Will Not Break Off Diplo
matic Relations With
Germany.
SPAIN PREPARES REPLY
TO AMERICAN SUGGESTION
Both Holland and Spain Ad
dress Protests to Berlin
Government.
Washington, Feb. 6.—Informa
tion that Switzerland will not
adopt President Wilson's sugges
tion in the interests of world
peace, that other neutrals follow
the lead of the United States and
break off diplomatic relations with
Germany, was received here today.
So far as is known this is the first
response.
Spain's taking over of American In
terests in Germany, and Switzerland'*
similar action Tor German interest,
here, are Interpreted as removing botli
these neutrals from participation In th<
break In relations.
Kins Alfonso has been officially
stated on severul occasions to be wait
ing for an opportunity that may pre
sent itself to further moves toward
peace, and now that the usefulness of
the United Rtatea has been impaired
stands as the most likely mediator.
SPAIN PREPARES ITS
REPLY TO WILSON
Madrid, Feb. 5 (via Paris, Feb. 6).—
The government has prepared a reply
to the communication from Washing
ton inviting the neutrals to associate
themselves with the United States in
its policy regarding the German naval
measure. The reply will be submitted
to the leaders of the minority parties
and then passed upon finally by the
(Continued on Page F<g1it.)
NO DELAY IN SENDING OF
MUNITIONS ACROSS SEA
Five Vessels Carrying Great
Quantity—Only Two U. S.
Ships at Sea.
New York, Feb. 6.—The German
blockade declaration has not delayed
the transportation of war materials
and munitions from the United States
to England and France Fargo man
ifests in the customs house here show'
that five steamships now on their way
from this port to Europe carry enough
contraband war goods to equip an
army corps.
Two of these vessels fly French col
ors; the others are of British registry.
Four of them carry passengers.
The only two American passenger
ships now at sea, according to the dec
laration of agents of the line, carry ho
contraband cargo. They are tho
Kroonland, which sailed for Liverpool
Jan. 31, and the New York, which de
parted from the same port Feb. 3.
Local Architect Working Out
Details for New Structure,
in Which Service and Beauty
Will Be Combined. Location
Affords Many Advantages.
Floyd Hamlll, the well-known Butte
architect who w'as selected as designer
for the new Y. M. C. A. building in
this city and who will have as asso
ciates the Chicago firm of Shattuck &
Husseys, is already working on the
iilans for the Butte structure. While
the definite plans have not been com
pletely worked out as yet, Mr. Hamlll
is In a position to give a rough out
line of what the building is to be like,
With the plans for the Butte Deacon
css hospital also on his hands Mr.
Hamlll is a very busy man. Mr. Ha
mill said of the proposed building:
Location Admirable.
"In the first place the site strikes
me as being a splendid one In several
ways. The lot is elvated so that the
building will be seen prominently for
a great distance and the 'Y' will stand
pre-eminent among the other excellent
structures along West Park street.
The location of the lot on a corner of
two principal streets with a large alley
in the rear is also ideal. A light-court
will be required on one side only, the
'Continued on Page Two.)