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WEATHER FORECAST
BUTTE—Tonight: Generally fair; prob
ably snow. Tomorrow: Rising tempera
L. 5. NO. 62.
&i)e $£utte Batlp ftoöt.
BUTTE MONTANA. TUESDAY. MARCH 13. 1917
WEATHER FORECAST
MONTANA- Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday; probably snow west of di
vide, rising temperature tonight.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
RUCTIONS TO
I m SHIPS
RECOILED
Will Be Kept Secret,
e Issued Only When
Vessels Leave.
ING REVISES
THE NAVAL ORDERS
Will Be No Conflict Be
een Ship Captain and
Gun Crews.
Hington, March 13. — Complet« .
inite instruction» to the "armed |
to be placed aboard American
nt craft bound through the
submarine zones have been
ted by the navy department and
ed by Secretary Lansing. They
forwarded by the navy per
board to the merchant craft
the ships, which are to be
are ready to sail,
nature of the Instructions will
made public. They were care
prepared by navy officials and
submitted to Secretary f»anslng,
ose suggestion some amendment
planned not to 'broadcast the
generally through the naval
but to furnish the officer In
KEEP ORDERS SECRET
and of the armed guard on each
with a copy when his vessel is
to sail.
navy department Is making ov
fort to suppress all Information
'Ing armed ships, such as sailing
the equipment put aboard by the
the personnel supplied to handle
or anything that might be of
Ightest value to an enemy. It was
officially, however, that no con
of jurisdiction between the ship
r and the gun crews would arise.
MARINE STRANDED
ON THE DUTCH COAST
don. March 13.—-A German sub
is reported stranded in the
•»rhood of Hellevoetsluls, on the
coast, says a Reuter dispatch
[ The Hogue.
ARD FREIGHTER,
WITH ONE AMERICAN
ABOARD, TORPEDOED
«.«hington, March 13. The sinking
he Cunard nonpassenger liner
with one American on board was
ed to the state department today
(Continued on Fa'.e Nine.)
IN IS ADJUDGES
LUNATIC BY COURT
Cannot Be Taken to New
York for Trial on Charge
of Assault.
iladelphla, March 13.—Harry K.
was today adjudged a lunatic by
common pleas court of this city
under the law, cannot be taken to
k on requisition to stand trial
[charges of assaulting Frederick
Jr., a high school student at
* City, Mo. Thaw will be kept
Mary's hospital here pending
removal to a Pennsylvania asylum.
court's action was based upon
report presented today by a lunacy
nission which yesterday took the
niony of Thaw and his mother.
SEARCH BOATS AND ALL
N BOARD LOR LIQUOR
"reka. Cal., March 13. Steamship
Panies announced today that all
angers and members of crews on '
niers leaving Eureka for Coos Bay,
niight expect to be searched for i
'band liquor at Coos Bay. Find- i
of whiskey aboard steamers ar- j
g at Portland, it was said, brought
t the search order. |
S LOCAL PRODUCE MEN
SEE HIGH COST OF LIVING
y Potatoes, Cabbage and
nions Are Commanding Rec
rd Prices at Present. Butte
etter Off Than Some Corn
unities, They Say. Vege
ables Are Scarce.
he bread winner of the family, to
m household bills are presented
the end of each month, may com
n at the high cost of living in
t<\ but communities in the east,
re wages are lower and operating
nses for business also lower, are
n * today as much and even more
some of the staples of the table
BROTHERHOODS NOTIFY THE
PRESIDENT THERE WILL BE
NO STRIKE IF WAR COMES
But Plans Point to Series of Progressive Strikes to Begin Sat
urday if No Arrangement Can Be Made With Railway Man
agers at Thursday Conference for Operation of the Eight
,iour Day. Pledge Co-operation to U. S. in Case of War.
Washington, March 13.—The railroad brotherhoods on March 7
wrote to President Wilson, it became known today, formally noti
fying him of the conferences with the railroad representatives sched
uled for March 13. In this letter the brotherhood leaders declared
they were "hopeful" of making a satisfactory adjustment of ques
tions pending with the railroads. The brotherhood representatives
also informed President Wilson that if, while they were negotiating
with the railroads, the nation became involved in war. they would
. . , .
| co-operate to the tullest extent with the government.
co-operate
The letter of the brotherhood repr«
sentatives to President Wilson follows:
"We feel obligated to officially ad
vise you of < ur intention to meet again
the national conference committee o'
the railways on March 15 for lie pur
1080 of making a cot! er effot to ad
just the pending eight-hour contro
versy.
"We are still hopeful of working out
a satisfactory adjustment with the
railroads, but, if while we are ne
gotiating our country should become
Involved in war, we want to assure
you, as «hirf executive of the nation,
that w- and the membership we rep
I r '"«- nt ' can > ,e r<,||ad u > :i,n t( ' "<'pport
I JOU to the fullest extent and ,hat > uur '
! s,,lf and ,he natlon wl " have our
hearty support."
Know Nothing of Strike.
Neither President Wilson nor Secre
tary Wilson of the department of labor
j ha „ off , clal lnformatlon today regard
Ing the Intention of the brotherhood to
| 8trlke a 9at i, fact0 ry arrange,
; nient
, f erenc
a passed at Thursday's con
An investigation was begun
through governmental agencies, how
It was stated that there was little
of a definite character today the gov
ernment could do until the outcome of
the meeting in New York Thursday is
known.
To Keep in Touch.
At the direction of President Wilson,
Secretary Wilson of the department
of labor will keep in « lose touch with
the conference in New York Thursday !
and, should it fall, the government will
then consider further steps. |
Government officials regarded It as
inconceivable that there should be a
nation-wide railroad strike at this j
time, and while no plans have been ;
mapped out, It was generally taken
for granted that the president will use
his utmost efforts to prevent such a
strike.
BRITISH TAKE
Tanker John D. Archbold, Nor
way to N. Y.. Searched
at Halifax.
New York, March 13.—Mail carried
on an American ship, the Standard Oil
tanker John I >. Archbold, was removed
by the British authorities at Halifax,
according to the officers of the vessel,
which arrived here today from Bergen.
Norway. This is said to be the first
time that a ship flying the American
flag on the Atlantic has been denied
the privilege of carrying mail from a
foreign country either neutral or bel
ligerent.
The John D. Archbold took out of
Bergen 39 sacks of mail from Norway,
Denmark and Sweden. The vessel
followed the custom of other neutral
ships by putting In at Halifax instead
of Kirkwall. There she was detained
three days, according to the officers,
and all the mail taken off for exam
ination. The tanker resumed her voy
age without It.
' Since the German submarine bio. k
ade began no mails have reached her *
i on Scandinavian or Dutch ships. Th«*
i llergensfjord and Kristianiafjord, thejocn)
j only two Scandinavian passenger liners j
to risk the voyage since Feb. 1. sailed |
| without passengers, c argoes and mails
than are the Butte consumers, accord
ing to the statement of some of the
local commission men. Some of the
produce men of the city were inter
viewed today and their remarks are
embodied In the following quotations
from their statements:
••We have noticed from the daily
press of late,'' said one. "the consider
able comment on the high cost of liv
ing. particularly on fruits and veget
ables. Most of the information that
the public has received from this
source is not correct.
"It would be wide of the truth to say
that the potato market is not 'off.
While dealers are maintaining prices It
is on stock that w as bought o n the
(Continued on Page Ten.)
PLAN A SERIES
Railroaders to Call Out Group
of Men Saturday if Con
ference Fails.
Seaboard Air Une. Sud»
[would involve 40.000 men.
"Monday, March 19. 6 p. m.. call out
the freight trainmen on the Lehigh
Valliey, Lackawanna, Jersey Central,
Pennsylvania, Long Island, Maine Cen
tral, I>elaware and Hudson, Reading
New York, March 13— Informât! ...
received by the national conference j
committee, composed of managers of
the great railway systems and made
public today. Indicates that the four
employes' brotherhoods have com
pleted arrangements for a progressive
series of strikes to begin at 6 o'clock
eastern time,
conference on the eight hour question
held here Thursday fails to reach a
settlement.
The proposed strike program, ac
cording to this information. Is as fol
lows:
"Saturday, 6 p. m., call out all train
men In freight service on the New
York Central. Baltimore and Ohio,
Erie, Atlantic Coast Line, Southern
Railway. Louisville and Nashville and
an order
1
I
j
Saturday night, if the j
:tds in the southeast
extending to New
and all other
ern territory
Y ork.
"Tuesday, March 20, 6 p. m., call out
all the freight trainmen in the north
western group, including the Hill roads
and all those centering at Chicago.
"Wednesday, March 21, 6 p. m., if the
raidroads still refuse to grant the
men's terms, extend the strike to all
other freight trainmen and call out the
passenger trainmen on every road in
the country."
NEW VOTE OF CREDIT
NEEDED BV BRITAIN
Bonar Law Must Meet Unfore
seen Expenditures
in the War.
for the partition of Panama. It
will be pressed to a vote in the pres
ent 8 p©cial senate session,
j----
London. March 13.—Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the exchequer,
stated In the house of commons today
that a supplementary vote of credit to
meet Increased unforeseen expenditure
would be moved on Thursday. When
the last vote of credit was passed !t
was said that It would carry over tho
present fiscal year.
COMMITTEE APPROVES
FITMENT TO COLOMBIA
Washington, March 13.—The senate
foreign relations committee today ap
proved in modified form the treaty
with Colombia by which the United
States will pay that republic $25,000,
NEGRO EMPEOTES IN
CANAL ZONE STRIKE
Colon, March 13. — Another strike
was begun today by negro employes in j
the canal zone. One hundred of the
eight hundred negroes at the Crystol !
dock struck, demanding higher wages. !
There has been no interference with j
work at the drydocks.
MINE HURT, 23 OVERCOME BY SMOKE
IN BIG LOS ANGELES HOTEL FIRE
Los Angeles, March 13.—Nine per
sons were injured and 23 were over
come by smoke and taken to hospitals
today in a downtown Are that blocked
all traffic for hours, destroyed one end
{of a five-story building and furnished
CAPT. BOTED
CAME BACK TO
UNITED SMS
German Naval Attache. Sent
Home, Returned Secretly
to This Country.
THAT IS T IE BELIEF OF
PH I LAD ELPHIA SLEUTHS
Theory is H ! Came on Subma
rine to Promote Plots
in America.
j smuggling plot und
Philadelphia, March 13.— Capt. Karl
Boy-Ed, former naval attache of the
German embassy at Washington, was
in this city as recently as a week ago,
it was admitted late today by Frank
Garbarino, head of the Philadelphia
bureau of investigation of the smug
gling plot involving the two interned
German commeroe raiders of the Phil
1 adelphia navy yards for which five
Philadelphians, including three promi
nent German-Americans, are under
I arrest.
j Captain Boy-Ed. with Captain von
Papen, was dismissed from the country
by President Wilson In December,
1916, for alleged conspiracy. Boy-Ed
Is believed to have returned to the
United States on tho German subma
rine merchantman Deutschland or the .
U-53 or a German submarine having
Its basa on the Mexican coast. He is
suspected of being the brains of the
estigatlon
here.
Captain Boy-Ed's name Is coupled
with that of Adelbert K. Fischer, said
to be a relative of the emperor
through a morganatic marriage, a re
serve officer of the German navy and
j president of the S< hutte Koerting
company, manufacturing machinists of
this city. This concern has at differ
ent times been a successful bidder on
American waashlp contracts.
Nothing cai he learned of Boy-Ed's
present whireahoutH. Government
agents are »Aid to be searching un
successfully for him He is said to
have been in disguise when last here,
and one theory advanced Is that he 'a
now on his way to Mexico.
WAS SENT HOME ON
Dfcö EMBER 28, 1915
New York, March 13.—('apt. Karl
Roy-Ed sailed for Europe on Dec. 28,
1915, on the Holland-American liner
Rotterdam. Little has been heard of
his activities in Germany since his de
parture. He sailed under guarantees
of safe conduct from the allied gov
ernments.
BERNSTORFF IS
STILL STRIVING
TO AVERT AIR
Steps Have Been Taken to Se
cure Alteration of U-Boat
Campaign.
FORMER AMBASSADOR
SECURES CONFERENCE
He May Also Make Statement
Regarding Zimmermann ..
Note to Mexico.
London, March 13.—The arrival
in Europe of Count von Bernstorff,
former ambassador to the United
States, has caused renewed discussion
in Berlin of the submarine blookade,
between political, naval and dipio
matic representatives, according to
the Norwegian Mercantile Shipping
Gazette, says Reuter's Christiania
correspondent.
"Some German naval attaches In
neutral countries have been called to
Berlin for a conference," continues
the dispat- h. "The alteration but not
the raising if the blockade Is prob
able."
These conferences. It is indicated by
the publication, arose out of develop
ments during Count von Bernstorffs
stay In Christiania, when indirect ef
forts, it says, were made to prevent
the situation between Germany and
America developing into war.
MAT MAKE STATEMENT
REGARDING MEXICO NOTE
Copenhagen. March 13 (via
Page Three )
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Lon . I
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the setting for scores of rescues while j
thousands applauded. The damage
probably will not exceed $125,000, ac
cording to Insurance adjusters, but for
three hours practiefclly «vary tire com
pany in the city was at the scene,
Scores of persons were carried
PLAN FOR SOLUTION OF
INTERMOUNTAIN FREIGHT
RATE CASES IS OFFERED
Interstate Commerce Commission Would Abolish Westbound
Preferential Rates to Pacific Coast, Raise the Existing Rates
on a Wide Range of Commodities and Prescribe Proportional
Rates for Intermediate Points. The Proposition is of Direct
Interest to Montana.
Washington, March I 3.—The interstate commerce commission has
placed before all railroads concerned proposals looking to the per
manent solution of the intermountain rate cases. The plan provides
for the abolition of preferential rates, in existence for many years,
on many articles of westbound transcontinental freight to Pacific
coast ports. Existing rates on a wide range of commodities from
eastern cities to Pacific coast ports are found unreasonably low and
adjustment would be effected under the proposed plan by raising
through rates and prescribing proportional rates to intermediate
points.
..... . .. «. , n
United StciteS May A ISO R0C3II
FROM BELGIAN
RELIEF WORK
of th
Minister Whitlock From
Brussels.
Washington. March 13.—
early withdrawal of all Ameri
tlolpatlon In Belgian relief, including
the
American minister, from Brussels as
j
j
I
!
•able !
r !
nlî
ithdrawal of Brand Whitlock,
!
pressure of the German
submarine campaign
day at the state c
offi< lui report on the submarining of I
the relief »hip S tors tad Intensified the ;
was forecast to- ;
epartment. The'
situation. «'onsul Frost at Queens
town reported as follows:
"Norwegian steamship Storstad,
Buenos Aires, bound Rotterdam, ft.000
tons maize, Belgian relief, under Eng
lish charter, sunk by German subma
rine 70 miles west Skelligs, 11:30 a. m.
March 8 Submarine firs« shelled ship j
from three miles 15 minutes, during!
which Storstad stopped and hoisted j
abundant unmistakable signs Belgian
relief errand. After 15 minutes in
terval submarine torpedoed Storstad
without warning from 400 yards, Bel
gian relief signals being visible. Ship
carried neither gun nor wireless. No
shelling during abandonment. Sub
marine interviewed captain's boat for
all particulars, refusing request for
towage, then fired additional shell and
torpedoed sinking vessel; no attempt
escape or resist. Weather heavy, sea
strong, east wind, dull, showery skies.
Three boats became separated Cap
tain's boat rescued by patrol near
Skelli gs 9:30 p. m. March 9. After
severe battle with sea. fourth engineer
died from exposure and shock. Sole
American aboard, John Roy Christian,
121 Mercer street, Seattle, saved. Af
fidavit taken. Other two boats landed
at Oaplrclveen on evening of 10th
Have telegraphed consul at Liverpool
to take affidavits of officers. Total
deaths three. This report also to am
bassador, consul general."
Arrangements have been made for
some time for the replacement of
Americans by a Joint Dutch-Spanish j
commission, but as there are pmc- .
tically no Spanish in Belgium, it is
possible that the Swiss will share in
the work. Germany's unwillingness to j
guarantee safety of relief ships leads
officials here to the belief that she is
trying to break up the relief work.
IS CRUSHED TO OEITR
BETWEEN CM AND POST
Mike Rozic Meets Death While
Driving Mule Underground
in Pittsmont.
the accident
Mike Rozic, mulesklnner at the
Pittsmont, met his death in an acci
dent underground at noon today when
he was caught between a tramoar and
a i«.»st and crushed to death.
! Rozic was working on th#» 1.200 level
and was alone when the accident oc
curred. Coroner Aeneas I*ane was
! called on the case and made an tn
estigation. Only meager details of
•e to be had until the
Investigation is completed
I Rozic lived in the vicinity of the
Pittsmont smelter, where he was well
known and had many friends.
. . . . -
the Occidental hotel down ladders and .
lirj escapes, many of them scantily .
clad. Sales girls from surrounding
department stores and from the bum- !
mg building fainted and some were [
some were
'overcome by smoke. Among the in- *
from.jured were eight firemen.
Pres
•nt thr*»
lgh rates on s 1
►ng list
Of articles, in*
tiding brass, br
inze, or
copper
goods.
•lectrleal goods.
certain
Iron products.
pulp wood,
lumber.
wheat.
rice,
tea and toba
co, are
found
to ho
easonable, and
adjust
to 111
liât** points
would bo made by reducing the pres
ent rates where they exceed through
rates.
The railroads are given until April 2
to submit proposed changes In the
plan. The case will be argued before
the commission April 3 and 4 and will
then be taken under consideration for
final decision.
Tentative findings, reached after
long and painstaking Investigation, In
• lude the following:
"Existing water competition is found
to a negligible factor In affecting
the rates by rail between Atlantic and
! Pacific coast terminals.
' Pates on commodities from eastern
territories to Pacific
! lows
st terminals
the rates on like traffic to
Intermediate points are not justified
under existing conditions.
"Present rates on specified com
modities from all eastern defined ter
aeiflo coast terminals are
nably lower not to
I rltorles to
; found not un
;
Montana Involved.
"The rates to Arizona, New Mexico.
Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho. Colo
rado und Montana, as well as to Cali
(Continued on Paire Three.)
* iave been Induced by
j
j
j y esterda over
. Arras. Toda>
ment says the
heavy losses >
j British,
ater competi
Turkish Town of Kazimain,
Five Miles Above City,
is Occupied.
i-ondon, March 13 British
from Bagdad has occupied Kazimai
on the Tigris river, five miles above
Bagdad, it was officially announced
today. The occupation took place on
March 11.
BRITISH ATTACK NEAR
ARRAS IS REPULSED
Berlin. March 13
ille).—The Briti>
ireless to Say
sh made an attack
wide front south of
official announce
tack failed and that
re inflicted on the
(
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Irvjing
NUMEROUS ATTACKS BY
GERMANS REPULSED
Beaulne E '
1 — —.!!!
—
hi-h attempted to ad-j
Paris, March 13 Several tUa k
were made by the Germans last nigh
and all were repulsed, the war offi*
announced today. A strong German [
detachment
vance on the Coury road was ehe* ked.
Another futile attempt was made near
Two German at
MONTANA PIONEER DIES
IN SEAT ON STREET CAR
Charles Wilson Succumbs to
Heart Trouble After Hasten
ing to Catch His Car to Go
to Work in Meaderville. Was
Member of G. A. R.
________
«■harl-s wn»n. as«l IS year,, a l»o
neer mining man of Butte, died at *
»clock this morning in a Meaderville
street car from heart trouble, after
unduly exerting himself order to be
! at work on tim * Mr ^ llson is widely
. known in Butte and in Helena, where
. he was a resident during the early days
of Last Chance gulch. Mr. Wilson
! was on the 5:40 o'clock car for Mead
[ erville, which had Just started from
erville,
* Main and Park, when he discovered
'that he had left his spectarles behind.
OTHERS TESTIFY
TO CORROBORATE
THE BRIBE STORY
,hree Witnesses Affirm Details
as to Deal Involving Se
attle Mayor.
EFFORT TO CINCH STORY
OF THE ARCH BRIBER
Ulllincjslcy^ Sa|d He Was ^Go
thi
ing to See the Old Man,"
Declares Bookkeeper.
Seattle
March 13.— The government
ng placed witnesses on the
stand in the so-called whiskey graft
trial to corroborate the testimony of
Logan Billingsley, confessed liquor
seller and principal witness against
Mayor Hiram C. Gill. The mayor.
Chief of Police Beckingham, Former
Sheriff Robert T. Hodge and City
Detectives Peyser, Poolman, Doom
and McLennan are charged with con
spiracy to violate the federal laws by
importation of liquor into the state
of Washington.
H G. Allfn. formerly night clerk at
the apartment house whore Logan
Billingsley lives, testified that Logan
Billingsley called the residence of
Mayor (»ill at 2 o'clock last Christ
mas morning and Mrs. Gill answered
the telephone. Billingsley asked for
the mayor. Witness did not listen to
the conversation. This testimony was
corroborative of Billingsley's state
ment that on bis return from Ran
Francisco he called the mayor by
( telephone and the mayor refused to
! »alk with him.
Auto Dealer Called.
George M. Parsons, an automobil«
dealer, testified that he drove Logan
Billingsley from th** Planters' hotel to
the city hall on Aug 30 last, the day
on which Logan Billingsley alleges
h** gave Mayor GUI a bribe of $4.000.
Parsons swore he sat in his car an
hour and a half outside, while Bill
ingsley was In the office of the chief
of police. Billingsley and a man in
uniform were in the office together
all the time. The defense examined
him particularly as to the officer In
uni form .
What Bookkeeper Heard.
The cross-examination of Arthur
Hatton, formerly bookkeeper for Bill
ingsley, was concluded thi» morning
without bringing any material vari
ation from Hatton's direct testimony.
Hatton testified positively that
when Billingsley left the Planters'
hotel on Aug. 30 last he did not men
tion Mayor Gill, but said, as he placed
: he $4.000 roll of bills in his pocket,
that he was "going down to see the
old man."
Former Sheriff Hodge sits in court
with his attorney, but no testimony
mentioning him has been Introduced
since last week.
Bribing a Detective.
Fred Gann, formerly keeper of a
drug store, testified »hat last summer
he gave Logan Billingsley $200 to de
liver to Detective McLennan for pass
a shipment of liquor to Cann.
Later, witness testified, witness gave
another $200 to Billingsley to get an
other shipment through, but Billings
ley was to* busy to see the detective
at on< e. and the shipment was seized.
Billingsley returned the money to the
witness.
J. H. Davis, proprietor of the Wash
ington Annex hotel, testified that on
Aug 30, th* day on whi h Billingsley
alleged he bribed Mayor Gill with $4.000,
»Continued
Thr,
DEAD, 1 ARE MISSING,
IN A MINE ACCIDENT
Canonsburg. Pa . March 13.—Three
icn are known to have been killed and
eve* thers are n '«»Ing as a result of
wo explosions at the mine of the
Henderson Coal company at Header
'sonvtlle, five miles from here, early to
day. About 20 men were at work at
seven were rescued
time,
after the blast occurred and three oth
were removed later. The cause of
explosion has not been determined.
!
He got off the car and returned hur
riedly to his rooms in the Broadway
theater apartments to get them. Hia
wife told him not to hurry to catch
too much for him and his heart stopped
a few minutes after he had gained a
seat In the car. Other passengers
j notievd hi , condition but he died bc
f or , tffoTXn to resuscitate him could
1>e carrt ,j out Th .
was removed
t ^ e car in front of the Sacred
; Heart on Ka.st Park street to
Rj C h ar( js» parlors. Coroner I^uie !n
vestigated the case and decided that
I an ( n q ue «t will be unnecessary- Th«
| fun#tmî services will be held at t
<y c | oc k Thursday afternoon In Rich
;ir d a . parlors under the auspices of th«
fUan turned
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