The Butte daily post. [volume], May 25, 1917, Image 1

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WEATHER FORECAST
BUTTE—Tonight : Generally fair.
Tomorrow: Little change In tempera
ture.
OL. 5. NO. 123.
WEATHER FORECAST
MONTANA—Unsettled weather tonight"
and Saturday, probably «bower»*; cooler
tonight and ermt portion Saturday
BUTTE MONTANA. FRIDAY. MAY 25. 1917
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Y AME RICAN AID D EFEAT OF U-BOATS HAS BECOME CERTAIN
entier L 'yd George Makes Positive Declaration in the House of Commons
SPITE THE DOWNPOUR
GRAND ARMY VETERANS
MAR CH IN TH E PARADE
ay of the Old Men, Although Fnfeebled
of Step, Spurn the Offer of Auto
mobiles to Convey Them
Thousand School Children Escort Heroes
the Great War Through the Streets of Butte,
spiring Spectacle Is Heartily Cheered by the
rongs of Butte Folks Who Line the Streets.
daunted by a downpour of rain and escorted by 2,000
1 children, the battle-scarred veterans of the Grand
y of the Republic marched in parade this afternoon.
i flags unfurled and enfeebled step the "boys of '61"
d through the downtown streets of Butte to the
'ns of martial music. Automobiles placed at their dis
1 were spurned by the aged veterans. "Ride in auto
iles?" they declared when the suggestion was made to
, "Not us. We have walked these many years and
we cannot longer do so we'll quit parading." True
s that Gen. Charles S. Warren and a few of the older
ans rode in autos, but it was not until their friends
relatives had r* «fused to allow these elderly comrades
alk.
i8 an Inspiring Fight to the
r generation and the huge
that lined both Bides of the
who shouted approval and ap
Jtion to the old-timers. Lustily,
itérons were cheered as they
by.
parade, in charge of Capt. D.
vers, who acted as marshal, was i
through with military precl
uplete report of last night's Grand
.roceedings will be found on page
[ tills Issue.
Captain Stivers was ably as
hy the following aides:
C. N. Sargent. Second Montana
f.
O. S. Perry, Second Montana
G I Reiche, Grand Army of
public.
Morrissey. Spanish War Vet
W. Pearson, Spanish War Vet
oes Henriksen. Spanish War
ns.
Guy L. Tyler, Sons of Veter
G- W. Thomas, Boy Scouts.
Mary J. Wright, Woman's Re
K rps.
îorgia McPherson. f<adies of
rand Army of the R^ublic.
uroeession was led by Chief
liy with platoon of police In
j f '^ 'Malter Morrison. Following
j Anaconda Copper Mines band
the color bearers, consisting of
H hinent of the first battalion of
ecomi Montana Infantry In eom
"f Lieut. A. C. Swaney, battalion
hnt.
In the Van.
G A. R. Veterans—four abreast
owed Proudly the aged veterans
°d with muoh of the same mili
* aring with which they carried
(Continued on Pay Three.)
RATORIUMFOR BUYERS OF
NDS WHO SERVE COUNTRY
ent Will Be Suspended
r Those Who Purchased on
e Long-Time-Payment Plan
om Anaconda Subsidiary if
e y Enlist or Are Drafted.
r at is in effect a war moratorium
s ose Purchasers of land on the
time payment plan who enlist In
* rmy ' nav y or marine corps or
rafted into federal service by
f ion of the selective service law
announced today by C. F. Kelley.
President of the Anaconda Qopper
f company, through officers of
'ickfoot Land Development cora
a 8 ubstdiary of the Anaconda
ration.
"rding to Mr. Kelley's announce
Payments for lands purchased
i
HELENS SELECTED
FOR NEXT REUNION
OF THE VETERANS
Ladies Hold Memorial Service.
G. A. R. Will Elect Of
ficers Tomorrow.
By a vote of 39 to 19 the Montana
Grand Army of the Republic this
morning selected Helena for next
year's encampment. Livingston made
a gallant fight for the honor and might
hava won but for patriotic reasons
The grizzled warriors determined to
stand behind Governor Stewart in the
crisia confronting the nation, believed
they could be of support to him and
therefore decided upon the Capital
City.
Helena also gets the next encamp
ment of the Spanish War Veterans.
Livingston, Helena and Havre sought
the honor and the Spanish war mem
bers decided unanimously upon Havre,
but when they heard that the G. A. R.
had selected Helena, they rescinded
their action and chose Helena.
It is believed that the Woman's Re
lief Corps and other auxiliaries will
follow suit and also choose Helena for
their metings.
The electio i of officers was set by
the G. A. R. for tomorrow morning
Simon Hauswirth of Butte will proba
bly be unopposed for department com*
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from the Blackfoot Land Development
company under the contract system
will be suspended in the case of men
who enlist or are drafted for war serv
ice during the terms of their service.
This will affect hundreds of holders
of land contracts and make them free
to enter government service so far as
their contract obligations are con
cerned, for so long as the government
needs them, they need have no fear
of defaulting in payments.
This policy of the Blackfoot com
pany Is the most liberal of any of the
land development concerns selling
farming lands in the west under the
long-time payment plan thus far an
nounced, and It applies with equal
force to enlistment or draft.
The government credits homestead
entrymen who enlist for war service
with residence and cultivation on their
homesteads for the time they are in
government service.
MEN WHO HAVE PRESIDED OVER BAGDAD TEMPLE;
ILLUSTRIOUS POTENTATES ARE HONORED TODAY
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LARGE CLASS OF INITIATES PIT THROL'GH THE PACES TODAY.
Bagdad temple since its organization has had six illustrious potentates. The first of these was Alexander R. Currie (lower right . The others shown in the pic
ture, from left to right, are: Top row, J. E. Monroe of Dillon, G. A. Meyers of Butte, W. M. Montgomery of Anaconda. Bottom row, Stephen P. Wright of Butte
and Charles K. Beebe, incumbent, of Butte.
PILL1GE IRE
RIFE III THE
Authorities Are Completely Set
Aside in Many of the
Provinces.
HOUSES BURNED AND
PROPERTY SEIZED
Most Dangerous Symptoms of
Lawlessness Reported to
Petrograd.
Petrograd, Thursday, May 24 (via
London, Moy 2S).—Tho agrarian disor
ders, wholesale confiscation of prop
erty, Incendiarism and othar dangsrous
symptoms of anarchy, which followed
tha overthrow of tho old authority in
many important industrial canters and
agricultural districts of central and
southern Rustic, are becoming more
serious, according to diapatchoa from
various points in Bessarabia and
Siberia.
In many cities tha soldiers' commit
tees, by taking prompt action, have
succeeded In anticipating revolts and
In restraining the impulse of the pop
ulation toward Indiscriminate confisca
tion and all kinds of lawlessness. The
peasants, defying restraint, have
burned or sacked and appropriated
government and private properties and
a general state of anarchy prevails.
The following resume of telegrams in
dicates how acute the trouble U. and
(Continued on Page Ten.)
The annual ceremonial of the Shrin- '
ers opened at 1 o'clock this afternoon
at the Mason'c temple with an attend
ance of 200 members from several
cities of the state. The Shrine cere
monial concludes the week of Masonic
celebrations in Butte. The grand
finale will b? the ball at the Columbia
Gardens on Saturday night.
The first i«ffl«'Uil act of the Shrine
AUSTRIAN DEFENSIVE LINE
CRUMBLES RAPIDLY AS THE
ITALIAN S ENLARG E ATTACK
Cadarona's Artillery Can Now Be Heard in Triest, the Objective
of the Long Italian Campaign, But Wilderness of Volcanic
Rocks and Caves Makes Quick Advance Impossible. Austria
Hungary's Great Adriatic Naval Base Almost Within Reach
of the Heavy Guns.
THE WAR SUMMARY
Austrian official statements, supplementing the announcement
from Rome, indicate that the Italian offensive in the Julian Alps and
on the Carso plateau is steadily growing in importance and extent.
General Cadarona's guns already can be heard in Triest but the wilder
ness of volcanic rocks and caves which lies between him and his goal
makes a rapid advance, under the most favorable circumstances, a
practical impossibility. The most advanced Italian posts are scarcely
more than 10 miles from the great Austrian naval base, but this
distance is not to be compared with an equal extent in an open country.
The Italian blow is struck at a time | Qucntly opposed to the Junker ring in
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when political conditions in Austria
Hungary have reached the acute phase.
The re s' g nation of Count Tisza, the
"iron man'* of the dual monarchy and
staunch pillar of Pan-Germanism and
Junkerdom. comes on the eve of the as
sembling of the Austrian parliament,
a step bitterly fought by the bureau
crats since the outbreak of the war
and as bitter!)' contended fbr by the
democratic leaders. The two events '
give decided color to the numerous re- '
ports that the young Emreror Charles j
has democratic leanings and is conse
'
gathering occurred last evening when
a reception was tendered to the visit
ing ladles at the temple. Another re
ception was held this morning, during
which the visitors were escorted to
their rooms and shown some of the
sights of the city. The business ses
sions bAgan at 1 o'clock.
Election of candidates was the first
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Berîin * _
ADMITS THE
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ITALIAN SUCCESSES
London. May 25.—An official state
ment issued by the Austrian war of
fice on Thursday admits Italian suc
cesses in the Carso plateau, but claims
that the Austrians inflicted severe re
' pulses upon their assailant elsewhere,
' The text of the statement follows;
j "Since noon yesterday the battle of
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UREE AMOUNT OF
COLO IN AMERICA
Mysterious Flow of Treasure
Not Accounted for by
Trade Balance.
GOVERNMENT WILL ACT
TO RESTRAIN MOVEMENT
There is Much Speculation as
to the Motive for the
Action.
Washington, May 25.—Japan is with*
j drawing gold from the United States
at a rate which has caused consider
able interest and some speculation as
to the meaning of the movement. Ap -
I proximately $35.000,000 has been with -
, drawn since Jan. 1 and other with
drawals are expected in the future.
Officials here feel that the movement
is not fully accounted for by the bal
ance of trade.
The possibility that some of the
other allied governments are now
paving rheir munitions bills to Japan
I vlth gold In this country made avail
all*» by the extension of credit by this
government has been discussed, but it
! is believed that this contingency like
wise would not account for the strong
current of gold shipments westward.
From San Francisco.
The gold supply at San Francisco,
from w hich shipments to Japan are
made, lia s at present reached a point
where the government has decided that
the cost of transferring gold across
the country properly should be borne
(Continued on Page Nine )
BETTER, HE SITS
; Effective Blows Delivered at
Submarines During Last
Three Weeks.
ANOTHER MISCALCULATION
OF THE TEUTONIC EMPIRE
People Are Warned, However,
They Must Not Depart From
Rigid Economy.
London, May 25.—"The suc
cesses against submarines have re
sulted in a distinct improvement
in our food situation," said Pre
mier Lloyd George today in the
house of commons. The premier
said more effective blows had been
dealt with the submarines during
the last three weeks than in any
corresponding period of the war.
The shipping losses for May, the
premier says, probably would show
a reduction from the April figures.
In speaking of the success of the
anti-submarine methods he said:
"We owe a very considerable debt
■ f gratitmi'* to the gr**at American
>eople for the effective assistance
they ha-e rendered and the craft they
have placed at our disposal. Now
that the American nation is in the war
it is easier to make arrangements for
the protection of our m**r^antlle m\
rine tha
it
No Starvation Danger.
Mr Lloyd George asserted there was
danger *o the country from starva
tion, but that the utmost economy of
foodstuffs was still essential
"The submarine menace need cans)
3 fear that the war Is going to be
lost for that re ison." he declared.
Their Miscalculation.
"I see today that the Germans are
depending mainly on submarine war
fire for su«*ceee.'* said Mr. Lloyd
George. "AU I can say is that if that
is their main hope of success it is
doomed to disappointment. 1 say it
with a full sense of responsibility and
on behalf of the government after full
onsideration of the whole fa« ts. That
does not mean that the people need
not economize, that firmer* need not
plow' their lands It means that if
every one does his duty the German
hope of triumph in the war based on
submarines is the greatest miscalcula
tion in the whole series of miscalcula
tions of that sated empire. If every
one does his duty patriotically, each
in his own way to the common «took,
then I say the submarine is not going
to defeat us."
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
TO ISSUE MEAT CARDS
Parla, May 35—A decision to intro
duce meat cards at an early date la
understood to have been discussed at
a conference Just held by Premier
Rlbot, Louis J. Malvy, minister of the
(Continued
Pa*e Nine )
BRITAIN AND ITALY
EACHGET 575.000,001
The United States Has Now
Loaned $745,000.000
to the Allies.
Washington, May 23—Another !«>an
of |7S.')09.t>04) was made to Great Brit
ain to«iay by the United States, bring
ing up the total loaned that nation
thus far to 9440.000.N»)*). and the total
of loans to all the allies S745.000 000
A payment of 973.000.000 also was
made to Italy today as part of the
9100.004).000 loan announced some time
ago The Italian government already
has received 923.000.000 of the loan.
HOOVER'S SUCCESSOR ON
Amsterdam (via London). May 25.^
Tha appointment is announced of
Jonkheer Charles Ruys de Reeren
droeck as head of the Belgian relief
commission to succeed Herbert Hoov
er. The Jonkheer is & Roman Catholic
deputy for a Lemburg constituency
and a son of the queen's commissioner
for that province. He is an expert
social worker and has given much aa
s.stance to Belgium.