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WEATHER FORECAST ,,, TTE—Tonight: Cloudy. Tomorrow: Cloudy. Wq/t Putte Haüp |Doöt. WEATHER FORECAST MONTANA Partly cloudy (on Ik lit and Saturday; not mu<'h chaîne*» In tempera vol. 5. N ° BUTTE MO NTAN A FR IDAY. MAY 18. 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS. lAIG'S MEN SUCCEED NTTMENDOUSTASK Lcourt Taken— Di Queant Defense Line v Germans Doomed. FOR SUM RETREAT L That Japan is to Take a Hand at Sea Stirs All E urope. R NAVY TO PROTECT SHIPPING OF FRANCE Ians Have Won Important fictory—Austrians Coun ter A ttacking . ] the war summary hllecourt is it last in British Ps and the Drecourt-Queant appears doomed. The tre Idous sacrifices made by the Inins have proved in vain and [flames of burning towns be their lines give color to re is that Field Marshal von Benburg is contemplating an |r strategic retreat. Idltlonil r*'ports from the Italian i emphasize the Importance of the iry won by General Cadorna, hut als.) bring word that the Aus IB have reacted and apparently usual period of counter attack* follow the flrat nulbessful assault Iaonzo heights. The enormous Wltles of the terralne over which 7al Cadorna Is moving render bable any sensational advance he prospects . for a repetition hammer and t< ngs lighting that 'ceedlnK in France. Russian Outlook. Petrograd Premier LVoff ex i high hopes that the coalition ry will weather the storms have convulsed the country, alixed the fighting forces and the sinister spectres of anarchy reaction Generals AlexlelT, off and Gurko have resumed I commands. Japan in the Fight. bah! y the most Important news Europe la the announcement that 1« going to take an active part s great struggle. A Japanese fo rce h as arrived at Marseilles (Continued on Page - îftn. ) HI MBIT AGAIN IN B1IJÏSESSI0N Sinking of Another Span ish Vessel Arouses the Dons. hdrld. May IS (via Paria).— An »ordinary meeting of the cabinet I called yesterday evening on re fer the new« Of the sinking of the lilt ste:, n , r Patricio, of 3,500 tons, [account, stated that the crew was P hut that one sailor was serl f injur. .1 it | a unpaged that tha pet decided to send another note pi' most energetic character to flany. 'inlent clash between Francophile luern. o.ophlls occurred here laat lt"h o ou t' ome of argumenta .i* 1 Hi tn.sh note to Germany and B responsibility concerning M*irig of the Spanish steamer San ro. Several hundred persons P*rt in fiat fighting and aome of l-Usedca,,,., during tha encounters 0USERLESS MAN APPEARS N JUDGE WHITTY'S COURT Police Force is Called •or Donations,-But the Are Too Big and 1 Duggan Makes Sensa Walk. T*® * llam Duggan apj.ar.d In ur ' thta morning without hta , W0TT1 '" n witnesses and apecta vjTy * hl *ty retreat. Judge P. • ■ u.tng rare judgment, called casn flr »t and hurried the tlon of "September Morn" out " fa,t a * I»>««lble. n, Duggan', dlsmlaaal on a or being drunk there waa a effort upon the part of the » locate a pa , r Qf trouaer , l"»n ert ' patr °l driver, offered t,,.. . an entra pair of hia over -f ,lllfrae wouldn't work. n fur' a * nou * h to m » k * Ä * hole family of men Dug BRITISH COMMANDER IS WINNING SUCCESS ?#■ a« A5 Hai« La teat photograph to arrive in this country of General Haig, commander of the British forces driving back the Germans In France. ASK DAMAGES OF Complain to Commerce Com mission That Roads Failed to Furnish Cars. Washington, May 18.—In one of the most far reaching complaints filed be fore the interstate commerce commis sion, four Utah coal companies today seek to recover approximately $426,000 from seven railroads as damages al leged to have been sustained through the failure of the roads to supply them with an adequate number of coal cars for their operations. The case seta a precedent. If de cided in favor of the complainants It would open tiie way for the filing of Innumerable similar complaints, not only by coal and other mining com panies but by manufacturer.! and other shippers of virtually all commodities carried In interstate commerce for al leged losses -unnirm into many mil lions. The complainants are the Cameron, Spring Valley and Standard Coal com panies and the Independent Coal and Coke company of Salt I^ake City. The Southern Pacific, Union Pacific. Los Angeles and Salt I-ake. the Oregon Short Une. the Denver and Rio Grande and the western Pacific Railway com panies ajid the Oregon-Washlngton Railroad and Navigation company are defendants. Complainants also ask the commis sion to compel the railroads to Increase their equipment to keep pace with In dustrial demands. RFSTMMITFIW RUSTED F Pittsburg. May 18.—Carl Miller, proprietor of the restaurant at Port Perry, Pennsylvania, from which was served the food which was eaten by soldiers of the Third Pennsylvania infantry Just before the death of Lieu tenant Corcoran and the Illness of many of his men on Wednesday, was arrested this afternoon. The charge wya not made pu blic gan's slxe. Other officials offered do nations, but the policemen on the Butte force are too big and husky. Finally, after refusing an offer of a barrel in which to walk down Main street. Duggan accepted the offer of a raincoat made by Gilbert. He bravely started out but only reached Park street. Some young girl giggled when she saw the trouserless man and Dug gan beat a hasty retreat back to the police station. "Lock me up. because I won't walk down the streets of Butte without a pair of pants." he said. "Jim" Ayers, cook for the city Jail, then came to the rescue with a pair of overalls and Duggan waa fitted out. Duggan recently came from Idaho and says that after many months of drought he lost his head when he came to a place where whiskey might be purchased. About 10 speeders were in court thl» morning. All were fined. NEW ISSUE OF $299,MO,904) IN TREASURY NOTES FOR URGENT NEEDS OF THE ALLIES RtTROlGTIVE TH OIIESTION SUES OUT BITTER TIER Many Representatives Declare Such a Provision is Unfair. REFLECTION LEVELED AGAINST TWO STATES -fc.—I Cannon Delivers Hot Shot at Texas and Kansas on In come Tax Returns. Washington, May It.—Resuming de bate en emendmenta te the wer tax bill, tha heute teday by a vote of 12t te 64 refused te strike eut the section doo l gnod te levy a retroactive tax a# one-third the amount of laat year*# in come taxe#. Representative Feee of Ohio attaoked the section ee dangerous beoeute of tho possibility of its setting a precedent for a wide range of retro active taxes. Representative Green of Iowa de clared members seemed determined to toar down the bill without offering substitutes for sections they would strike out. Fail to Suggest Substitutes. "If the gentlemen who propose striking out provision» of the bill I would suggest substitutes for them the committee might receive the sugges tions with more grace," he said. Declaration by Representative Lit tle of Kansas that the retroactive fea ture was fair, roused Representative Cannon of Illinois to assail Kansas generally. "Maybe If I were from Kansas I could see plutocrats as the gentleman sees them," Mr. Cannot said. "The fact ls, however, that Kansas, with a por capita wealth almost as groat as that of Illinois. paid only about $140,000 in Income taxes last year, while the state of Illinois paid more than $5,000.000." Representative Hardy of Texas crit icised Mr. Cannon for bringing a sec tional Issue Into the debate and Mr. Cannon turned on Texas, quoting from statistics to show that only about 3,000 persons In that state paid In come taxes. PREDICTS UPHEAVAL IN AMERICA IF RISING FOOD PRIC ES ARE UN CHECKED Federal Official Declares Before House Agricultural Committee That "Phenomena in America Inconsistent With Law and Order Will Occur Unless Something is Done to Prevent it." Insists Government Should Fix Maximum Prices and Have Authority to Break Up Corners. Washington, May 18.—Predictions of a social upheaval unless the rising prices of food are checked were made by George W. Ander son, United States attorney at Boston and special assistant to Attor ney General Gregory in co-ordination of food investigations, today before the house agriculture committee, in connection with the ad ministration food control bill. Mr. Anderson, with great emphasis, made this statement: "Something must be done. That a social and political upheaval is threatened cannot be denied or disregarded. I see the signs of it. Any one with his ears to the ground knows it. There will be a phe nomena in America inconsistent with law and order unless something is done to prevent it." Mr. Anderson and Prof. Vernon Kellogg of Stanford university, a member of the Belgian relief commis sion, were among the witnesses be fore the committee. Mr. Kellogg told of the centralization and control oi the milling Interests in Belgium and northern France. Mr. Anderson advocated legislation to authorise the Axing of a maximum price for food. Hs said ths government should be empowered to break up corners In food by authority to seise and market a portion of the products held by hoarders or unfair traders. Can't Q«t Information. Mr. Anderson said he and his as sistants had found it utterly Im possible to learn what food supplies were held In storage In New York, Chicago and other cities until wit nesscii were brought before the grand Jury. The delay gave opportunity of shifting stocks or othenprise destroy ing e% idence of law Violation. He urged congress to give the department of agriculture authority to ascertain \ w hat stocks are held in storage. ! Chairman Lever explained that his bill, now the pending unfinished busi ness of the house, provides such au thority. Public Helpers, Mr. Anderson added that the con suming public was helpless under the (continued ea T^T Ten.) UNCLE SAM WILL FINANCE ALLIES FOR ONE BILLION ' BEFORE JULY Six Hundred and Seventy Mil lions Already Have Been Loaned Them. BANKS ARE URGED TO TAKE CERTIFICATES OM McAdod Urges Widest Possible Distribution of Liberty Loan Bonds. Washington, May 18.—A third offering of treasury short-term certificates of indebtedness has been authorized. The new block of certiflcatea would be Issued up to $200,000,000. mature July .TO. and bear interest at the rate of 3[4 per cent, aft increase of one quarter of one per cent over the last issue. , Procssds of tha Liberty loan, tha treasury department announced today, will bo deposited In banks and trust I a nies, whieh bave qualified as depositaries, which forward subscrip tions of at least $100,000. Where pos sible other financial Institutions for warding a less amount of subscrip tions will be treated similarly later. Tlie government will receive 2 per cent Itnerest. The government's apparent Intention to advance approximately $1,000,000,000 to the allies before July 1, $670.000,0000 of which already has been paid, ls re flected in a request of Secretary Me* Adoo to the banks to take as large amounts of tr *•9*7 certificates as possible, "and at least equal to 50 per cent" of the payment they will have to make on subscriptions. MTADOO URGES A WIDE DISTRIBUTION OF BONDS Chicago. Ma 18 William O. rc • •• i i ge jlitta.) [APPROVAL OF PRESIDENT IS THE FINAL STEP He is Expected to Sign the Army Bill and Issue a Proclamation. Washington, May 18. President Wll son's approval was the final step necessary today to make the war army .... . * . ... __ , . A * & P relir,llllÄr y 'President Marshall and Speaker Clark were to sign the bill today, after which it goes to the white house. The president waa expected to sign the bill immediately and to issue d* proclamation fixing the day for the regletratlea of man for the army. The war départant then will set in motion the machleery for rais ing an army in increments of 100.000 (Continued on Page Tea.) GO INTO IK lim GW OH JUET ES Local Troops in the Same Unit With Those of Four Other Northwestern States. CAMPS ANNOUNCED FOR THE ARMY TO BE DRAFTED Montana Men Will Be Em braced in the Sixteenth Army Division. Washington, May 11 .—All national guard organisations will bs called Into federal service between July IS and Aug. I. Oevernora have been authorized to recruit all organisations to war strength. The dates of assembly In the west ern states follow: July 15— Minnesota, Tows. North Da kota, South Dakota and Nebraska. July 25- Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon. Aug 5—Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, California and Nevada. Arrangements formally incorpor ating the guard into the armies of the United States, terminating for the war period their status as militia or reg ular troops, are understood to be based upon the possibility of supply ing full war equipment tor the troops. It Is understood also that the 16 divisional cantonment camps for the guard will all be in the southeastern, southern and western departments. Dates upon which various state units are to be moved to the big camps from state mobilization points will depend upon completion of the quarters and supply system at the cantonment camps. The following sites have been ap proved for five of the thirty-two di visional cantonment camps to be established : A y re, Massachusetts ; FT1 Paso. Tex.; American Lake, Wash ; Atlanta and Augusta, Ga. How it Will Work. The formal announcement of the war department fixing the date for exercise of the draft says that ail na tional guard coast artillery companies will be drafted July 15. "After being drafted," the statement continues, "organizations will be held at temporary rendezvous for about two weeks and will then be sent to concentration campa In the southern, aoutheastern and western depart ments. "All national guard organizations both In and out of the federal service will be recruited at once to full war strength. The arms, equipment and clothing for recruits ls not at present I on hand hut it Is hoped all supplies i will be available by the time the troops are sent to their concentration ! camps." The order informs the adjutant g«»n era: that all enlisted men of the na tlonal guard reserve as well as o the active forces will be drafted on!.. the del*, riven. Calling Drafted Men. The division of the national guard and selective army which will be summoned about Sept. 1 will be lo SECRET PICT BETWEEN KAISERANRTHE CZIR A Moscow Paper Says it Was Broken Up by the Late Count Witte. Paris, May 18.—A long account ot a secret pact between the kaiser and Emperor Nicholas and aimed »gainst France is given in the last isnue of the Moscow Russkoye Slovo to reach Paris. According to the story the ex istence of the treaty was discovered by Count Witte in 1905. while the, peace negotiations 1 »et ween Russia ! and Japan were proceeding at Ports mouth. Count Witte, furious at the decep tion of the czar. Informed the kaiser that unless the pact was cancelled he would refuse to countersign the treat; of Portsmouth. As German bankers were interested in a loan to Russia i thi».would have hit them hard wd. ! the story goes, rather than have com plications in his economic policy, the kaiser yielded. Neither emperor, how ever. ever forgave Count Witte. At the beginning of the war Count Witte communicated the facts to R. Glinsky, editor of the Messager His torique. He bound the editor to keep the information until he (Count Witte) was dead and circumstances war ranted the revelation of "NlchoU-s* In conceivable levity or treason—which ever you like." RUSSO-GERMAN TRUCE REPORTNOT CREDITED AMERICANS WHO GO TO HELP NEW RUSSIA tron. New York banker ... " 77 I * Hospital Unit of 300 People ♦v 'm t. BK President Wilson has appointed these seven men to go to Russia and j help put the now government firm commercial basts. They fire: Top, Kllhu Root, chairman; top to bot tom, left, Charles R. Crane, former minister to China; Cyrus H. McCor mick. wealthy manufacturer; Dr. John Mott, V. M. C. A. leader; right, Charles Edward Russell, writer; Jam Duncan, vice president of tho Ameri can Federation of Labor; S R. Her FIRST CONTINGENT OF RED CROSS ARRIVES " Arrives in Europe From United States. „ , Ths first of si* nd equipped hospital I«ondon. May fully organized units which the American Red Cross is sending to France arrived in England > exterday. The unit comprised about 200 persons. Including 20 army medi cal officers. fO nurse» and more than 200 other attaches. This unit will be the first officially sanctioned by the United Put»»» gov ernment to carry the American flag to the battlefields of France since the United States entered the war After a brief stay in England the unit will be sent to the continent, where It will take charge of a base hos| ital behind the British front. The hospital will have aceomm »dations for COO patients and be fully equipped by the British hospital service. | Slr Alfred Keogh, surgeon general of the British army. In making the, foregolng anrcuncement to the ssso-' elated press today, said it had been decided to »end from America six omprtsing about 1.600 persons , un * t * . . . .. t FLOOD WATERS UNDERMINE APPROACH TO NEW BRIDGE * . . . ^ .. * t Interstate Span Over the Co lumbia on the Pacific High-, way Threatened. Sacks Sand Hurled Into Stream to Save Structure. Vancouver. Wash.. May 18.— Rising flood waters of the Columbia river have undermined the sand approach of the new Interstate bridge on the raciflc Highway here to auch an eg tent that a foundation ur acted un the Polr „ nr ,, TJ ...... nm nl nounces Completion of New Cabinet. PREMIER LIIOFF TELLS OF RUSSIA'S TROUBLES He Says Anarchy and Counter Revolutions Have Probably Been Avoided. FIVE NEW SOCIALISTS TAKEN INTO CABINET Duma, in a Public Declaration, Says Russia Must Stand With Her Allies. London, M*y 18.—According to sn Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam, it is rumored at The Hague that a truce is about to be arranged between Russia and the central powers as a result of the political changes at Petrograd. The rumor is characterized as of German origin. Petrograd, May 18 (via Lon don).—-The formation of a cabinet in which six socialists are included has been completed. Aftc r the rcceptlor into the ca hinet of flv< new socialist représentât! eM of the co jncll of deputl Premier 1 blnce Lvoff received the représentât! e of the u BSociated pres and authi trlzed him ti transmit to A merlca an e* pres futur»* the premier's confidante n the Premier L\ off said: The most serious crlsiM in the mod ern hl«tory of Huanla hnn b.»n satis* factorllv nettled a id condltlor H ll ready •how marked symptom» of im I>ro\ement It tu my Impression that the new coalition cabinet will receive the support of alt reasonable Russian citizens We have for the first time tho prospect of a (foverntnent which wilt combine business moral authority and material power. Commanded No Force. Most of the »JI fftcujties of my first revolutionary cabinet arose from ths fact that In all tjuesftons f and my colleagues were obliged to rely solely JIK ' T| mriral persuasion. There was no governmental power with ma* terlal force, such as you have In Amer ica and In the other democratic coun tries of the world After two months' experiment we dlsravered that moral _[Continued on Page Ten ) BNLÏ THREE LARGE FRENCH SHIPS LOST Four Escaped From U-Boats, Says the Paris Shipping Report of Week. Paris, May II. — Statistics for tho week ending May 13 at midday show that *52 ship, exceeding 160 tons en tered French porta, while »11 vessels sailed. Three ships of more than 1.10« were , U rk by submarine« Four French merchantmen were attacked« but escaped 14 MEN PICKED UP AT SEA BROUGHT TO NEW YORK _ New- York. May 18—The British steamship whl- h picked up 14 men of the crew and naval gunners of the American s'eamshlp Rockingham after that vessel was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coest on May 1 arrived here today w j:h them Two men were killed when tne Rockingham was at tacked. The arrivals today—Third * »fficer Arthur McKonny and IS naval gun n er» -said they were adrift In an open boat for 48 hours before being ree cued at a point about 140 miles north of the spot where their ship sunk They had ample provisions and water, they said, end suffered no hardships . v a *>p ro * ch h j Daughters of the Am * r,r,B R *'» ,uU ® n to > > » ,,ed ,nto the * TaUUm Workmen, rushed from Portland and other nearby cities, were throwing scores of sacks of sand into the ap proach today and two bargee of rock were being towed up the river from Helena. Ore., to be ueed In the fight against the encroaching waters The damage thua far will mount to over »1.000. It waa eatimated. Traf fa» has not boon Interrupt»*.