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WEATHER FORECAST
BUTTE —Tonight: Unsettled, probably
aln.
Tomorrow: Generally fair.
Œlje üutt t ®atlp $oôt.
WEATHER FORECAST
MONTANA—Unsettled tonight, prob
ably rain east portion, cooler central
portion»; Friday generally fair.
L. 5, NO. 88.
BUTTE MONTANA. THURSDAY, APRIL 12. 1917
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
LOSSAL CAMPAIGN BY UN I TED STATES TO EXTERMINATE THE U-BOATS
erica Bl Wooden Ships at Rate of 3 9 000 9 000 Tons a Year For Purpose
D TROOPS TO . TIE;
STABUSH REGIMENTAL
HEADQUARTERS IN CITY
of First Provisional Battalion, Second
ontana Regiment, Distributed in Four
Cities of the State
ompany of Infantry, Supply, Headquarters
Machine Gun Companies Assigned to This
trict. Companies Will Be Stationed at Mis
la, Helena and Bozeman, as Well. Officers
e Non-Committal as to Troop Movements.
imental headquarters for the Second Montana regi
one battalion of which has just been mustered into
ment service, will be established in Butte tomorrow
rrival of Col. J. J. McGuinness, Major Sargent of
rst provisional battalion, and their staffs and one
ny of infantry, the supply, headquarters and ma
gun companies. It is possible that the troops will
in Butte tonight. They are preparing to leave Fort
on this afternoon ; equipment is loaded and all is in
ess for the trip. The other three companies of infan
w at Fort Harrison will be stationed at Missoula,
and Bozeman, pending complete mobilization of
giment. Company A of Bozeman will be assigned
ome station, it was an nounced in Helena today.
of the first
embvftl of the first provisional
from Fort Harrison, a second
of four companies will be
i the various home stations
'arrison for mobilization, phy
amination and muster Into
it service. While definite In
as to what companies will
the second provisional bat
.8 not available late this after
i stated authoritatively that
' panies would be ordered to
mmediately. Beyond the state
"t removal of the troops will
y for another battalion at Fort
barracks no reason Is as
r distribution of the troops,
here the troops sent to Butte
housed was not made known,
simply stated at the adjutant
office today that regimental
ters would be established
quipped for Field.
departure of the troops was
i out and It was not indi
vvhat time they would arrive
over what railroad they
Publication of troop
destinations, distribution and
ents la banned by the war de
t.
stated in Helena that the bat
fully equipped for field serv
ontinued on Urge Seven.)
[ LOSSES INFLICTED
«01 BY VILLI
of Bandit's. Forces by
rranza Army Said to
Be a Myth.
». Tex., April 12.—Passengers
the border say that in a re
igement with Villa followers
. nstitutionallst forces under
Murgula lost a total of 1,500
d wounded. They add that in
Palgn around Chihuahua City
routs inflicted on the
by the government troops
i the Villa soldiers are said
Plenty of guns and ammunl
3 ^'ported that they are none
supplied with food,
issengers state that railroad
* badly Interrupted by the
tatlon of train loads of
to-li ase hospitals.
EPHONE COMPANY TO
PAY EMPLOYES AT WAR
en and Electricians Who
nie Members of Signal
^rve Corps and Are Called
Duty Will Suffer No Pe
iary Loss.
'Ves of the Mountain States
ne and Telegraph company,
"me members of the signal re
c " r Ps. win suffer no pecuniary
time of actual or threatened
v • ror the men will be allewed
y at the normal rata In effect
LLOYOGEORGE
ADDRESSES THE
AMERICAN CLUB
British Premier Says U. S. Now
Realizes Real Character
of the Struggle.
London, April 12.—Addressing the
American Luncheon club today Pre
mler Lloyd George said the advent of
the United States Into the war had
given the final stamp and seal to the
character of the conflict, which was
a struggle against military autocracy.
The premier said he was not sur
prised that America had taken timo
to make up her mind as to the charac
ter of the struggle, having regard to
the fact that most of the great wars in
Europe in the past had been waged
for dynasty aggrandizement and con
quest.
Early In the war, Mr. Lloyd George
continued, the United States did not
comprehend what had been endured
In Europe for years from the military
caste in Prussia. Saying that Prus
sia was not a democracy but that
Emperor William had promised it
would be after the war, he added:
"They think the kaiser Is right."
Distinguished Ouests.
The luncheon, held to celebrate the
entrance of the United States into the
war, brought together the most dis
tinguished gathering in the history of
the club. The guests Included Chan
(Continued on Page Nine.)
TO DETERMINE STOCK
MOLDINGS OF HERMANS
New York. April 12.—The governors
of the New York Stock exchange
adopted a resolution today instructing
members of the exchange to turn in by
2 p. m. Friday to the governor*
memorandum of securities and money
belonging to alien enemies in their
possession. _
when they are ordered to duty until
the end of the calendar month and
thereafter for a period of one year
they will b€ allowed full pay, less the
amount which they receive from the
government. Such was the announce
ment made at the regular monthly
meeting of the local telephone society
last night by Secretary Harry Odley.
The company's plan contemplates
organisation of its linemen and elec
tricians into units of the signal serv
ice reserve corps because of their ex
perience in telephone and telegraph
plant and line construction, operation
" l&mtinusd on Fag« Three.)
Struggle on Arras Front m France Will
Develop Into (Greatest Battle of the War
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BULGARIA REPORTED TO BE
SEEKING A SEPARATE PEACE
London, April 12.—Reports from a Swiss source have been re
ceived in Rome that the Bulgarian minister at Berne has made over
tures to the entente ministers with a view to the conclusion of a
separate peace, says the Exchange Telegraph's Rome correspondent.
Similar advices regarding Bulgaria are sent by the Exchange
Telegraph representative at Lausanne. He reports that the Gazette
of that city states it has learned that semi-official Bulgarian dele
gatesxare in Switzerland endeavoring to arrive at a basis for a
separate peace with representatives of the entente.
VOLUNTEER PLAN WILL BE
TRIED OUT BY A CALL OF
U. S. F,OR 500,000 TROOPS
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These Will Be Used to Bring the Regular Army and National
Guards to Full Strength and to Fill Vacancies by Withdraw
als of Men to Train the Next Army Increment. By This Plan
Army Officers Expect to Show Congress that Selective Con -
scription is Necessary.
Washington, April 12.—The war department prepared today to
issue instructions to recruiting officers which would be in effect a
call for 500,000 volunteers to fill up the regular army and the existing
units of the national guard. All recruits enlisted since the déclara
tion of war and those to be enlisted hereafter will be notified that
they will be discharged at the close of the war, putting them in the
status of war-time volunteers.
A total of 4,355 men already have
been enrolled In the regular army who
will come under such status. This
number of recruits was accepted dur
ing ths fl^st 10 days after the passage
of ths war resolution.
Need 517,868 Volunteers.
Analysis of the pending administra
tion bill as It affects the regular army
and the national guard shows that pro
vision is made for the absorption of
'517,868 volunteers. Of these 161,519
will be needed to All up the regular
army and 206,349 for the national
guard. As 150,000 men must be with
drawn from these two services within
six months to train the first 500,000 In
crement of ths selective conscript
army, their places must be taken by
that number of additional volunteers.
Feasibility of Volunteer Plan.
By this plan, while absorbing the
volunteer spirit of the countfy. the
feasibility of depending entirely upon
volunteers will be demonstrated. Army
officers are certain that it will show
congress where there are some doubts
of the selective conscription plan—
that conscription is necessary to main
tain an army adequate to meet the
present situation.
MORE GUARD COMPANIES
CALLED FOR SERVICE
Washington. April 12.—Seven com
panies of national guard coast artillery
into the federal
police purposes.
troops were called
service today for
They are:
First company New Hampshire;
Fifth, Eighth. Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
Fifteenth and Eighteenth California.
ALLIES TO RECRUIT
THEIR CITIZENS IN U. S.
Washington. April 12.—With the ap
proval of Attorney General Gregory.
Chairman Webb of the houee judiciary
committee will introduce tomorrow a
bill to allow the allied governments to
recruit their citizens in the United
States. Chairman Culberson of the
senate judiciary committee will intro
duce the same bill.
RUSSIA TO GET
FIRSTAID FROM
UNITED SMS
Will Be Given First Loan When
Congress Authorizes War
Measures.
Washington. April 12—Efforts of the
American government are being di
rected toward assisting the newly
democratized government in Russia to
strengthen its positlcli. lessen internal
troubles and quickly bring Russia's
latent forces to bear against Germany.
Reports to the government say the
difficulties of Russia are many and
that Germany's principal object is
eith <* to bring about a separate peace
usual military pressure from without.
1 ° ne of tha prlnci|M " ohJecta of ,he
administration's desire for expedition
in getting authority from congress for
a large bond issue is to extend a loan
to the new Russian government.
Other ways of helping Russia are be
Charles R. Grane of Chi
> n * studied,
■ • -
ments in Russia, is now on his way to
that country.
The needs of France, Great Britain
and the other members of the entente
alliance are not being forgotten and
everything possible will be done for
them but they are understood to agree
that Russia should get assistance first.
MEXICAN SNIPERS FIRE
ON TOE BORDER PATHOL
Troops Return the Shots arid
One Mexican Soldier
is Killed.
El Paso, April 12.—Mexican snipers
fired on United States army patrols
late yesterday near Fabens. Texas, 32
miles below El Paso, the American
patrols returning the fire and hitting
one Mexican soldier, according to re
ports here today. Sniping has been
in progress on the island near Fabens
for the first three days, it was said;
one Mexican laborer on the American
side was killed.
NOT UPSET BY
Chifef Director of Military Op
erations Gives View of
Situation.
FIGHTING CONTINUES
ON A GIGANTIC SCALE
Eleven More Guns Captured
and Thousands of Yards
of Trenches Taken.
London, April 12.—That the Arras
confliot will develop shortly into the
greatest battle of the war was the pre
diction made by Maj. Gen. F. B.
Maurice, chief direotor of military
operations at the war office, in his
weekly interview with the associated
press today. General Maurice de
clared the present British offensive
was being conducted according to
plans completed in February, thereby
controverting the claims of the Ger
nans that their retreat had upset the
British plans and that the Teutonio
ilitary authorities control the situa
tion.
The British losses during the first
two days of the offensive were only
f what they had been in the cor
(Continued on Page Three.)
NEWS PIT MAKERS
Executive Board of Manufac
turers' Association Held on
Monopoly Charge.
New York, April 12.—The
Print Manufacturers association and |
seven members of its executive com
mittee were indicted today by the fed
eral grand Jury, charged with viola
tion of the Sherman anti-trust law.
The seven individual defendants are
George H. Mead, Philip T. Dodge.
Gordon II. P. Gould, George Uhahoon,
Jr., Edward W. Backus, Alexander
Smith and Frank J. Sensenbrenner, all
heads of large news print paper man
ufacturing concerns, who together are
said to control 55 per cent of the news
print paper production of the country.
ENTENTE ADMIRALS LAY
PLANS WITH NAYY DEPT,
U. S. to Take Over the PatroJ
Work on This Side of
the Atlantic.
Washington. April 12.—Vice Admiral
Browning of the British navy and
Rear Admiral De Grasse of the French
navy conferred today with Secretary
Daniels and Admiral Benson, chief of
operations on co-operation between
the allied navies for the conduct of the
war. Both foreign commanders came
to the United States on their flag
ships.
The first step by the United States
navy in taking up its part of the war
operations will \>e to take over the At
lantic and Carribean path patrols here
tofore maintained by British and
French ships. No announcement of
the results of the conference \n as made
RECRUITING FOR REGULAR
ARMY STARTED IN BUTTE
Service 5
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With UnCle S3m S Nâvy 3110
Six Men Enlist for
'Six With Land Forces. Will
Open Permanent Office Here
Six recruits for the navy and six for
the United States army were received
at the local recruiting office for the
army and navy in the courthouse this
morning. The office was deluged with
inquiries all day and Recruiting Officer
H. R. Harlan of the regular army,
who arrived in Butte last night and
TO POUR STEADY
| P*ng board hi
TU INI HUES
This Will Be America's First
Physical Stroke Against
the Common Foe.
CAMPAIGN WILL BE IN
FULLJ5WING BY FALL
Wonderful Armada of Mer
chantmen to Frustrate Sub
marine Campaign.
Washington, April 12. — A
colossal campaign to break down
the German submarine blockade
and keep the entente plentifully
supplied with food, clothing and
munitions has been determined
upon by President Wilson as
America's first phvsicial stroke
against her enemy. Unable now
to send an army into the trenches
the president believes the United
States can do an even greater
service in the common cause
against Germany by providing a
great armada of merchantmen to
invalidate the undersea campaign
about which have been rallied the
fading hopes of Prussian con
quest.
For weeks officiels have been at
work on such a plan, but not until
today was it revealed on how areat a
scale the task had been projected or
how errat Importance was attached t«
It in the administration's genera! war
program. Virtually every detail now
has been completed and by fall the
campaign itself will he in full swing.
Many officials believe It may attain
supremacy over the submarine which
will prove the decisive victory of the
great war.
One Hundred Plants at Work.
Quickly built light wooden ships of
2,000 tons and upward are to make up
the fleet of merchantmen and to in
sure maximum construction the ship
enlisted the country »
entire shipbuilding facilities, now the
greatest in the world. Upwards of a
hundred private plants on all the
coasts will help, giving the board's
orders precedence over every other
class of work except the most urgent
naval construction. For the first year
production is expected to reach an
average of three ships a day.
Three Million Tons in Year.
Major General George \V. Goethals,
builder of the Panama canal, has been
UNDERWRITERSWILL
PAY IF PEACE IS NOT
SIGNED BEFORE THE
END OF THIS YEAR
London. April 12.—A feeling in
some quarters that the war may
end before the last of the year is
indicated by the fact that in under
writing circles business was done
yesterday "to pay total loss if
peace is not declared before Dec.
31" at 45 guineas per cent. Some
time ago business was done at the
rate of 15 per cent against the dec
laration of peace within 18 months.
A report in Wall street that ten to
one was being offered at Lloyd's
that peace would be concluded
within 90 days was described as
more in the nature of a jocular bet
than an attempt to trade. The wide
betting odds frequently mentioned
are not seriously considered as in
dicative of market opinion.
opened office this morning, antici
pates that by tomorrow night he will
have enlisted at least 20 more men.
Both Chief Mate Hendry and Cox
swain D. P. Cook, who arrived from
Salt Uke this morning to assist him.
were kept busy all day examining ap
plicants for enlistment in the navy and
giving information to prospective ap
plicants regarding various branches
of the service. Names of the appli
cants received today were not given
out. because they had not as yet un
dergone the physical examination.
Three Butte newawrlters, Emmett
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