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EATHER FORECAST OL. 5. NO. 172. Stifte Bail? ;Poôt. WEATHER FORECAST BUTTE MONTANA. THURSDAY. JULY 19. 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS ery Mx\ of fhc Ten Millions Registered Will Be Given a Drait Number PIE METHOD . 'X THE RAFT IS EXPLAINED FOR FIRST TIME BY WAR DEPT. solute Equality of Chance Is Assured by the Scheme Evolved h Number Drawn at Washington Will Bring n Average of 10,000 Men Into Line for Exam nation by Local Exemption Boards—Govern- 1 rs of the States Are Advised as to the Quota f Men to Be Drawn from Each, and They Dis rihute This Apportionment Among Counties. W ashington, July 19.—Of 10,000,000 men who are regis in the United States for war service 687,000 are -ded in the first call for the national army. Who shall first? The question will be answered when at 9:30! ock tomorrow morning in a committee room in the ate office building the drawings for this new war army begin. Secretary Baker and other cabinet officers members of the senate and bouse military committees witness the drawing. Provost Marshal General wder counts upon finishing in little more than an hour entire process, which will fix the order of liability for earance before the local exemption boards of each n of the 10,000,000 registered.. he method by which the drawings will be made was lined by Provost Marshal General Crowder in the ex nation issued today of the great drawing about to be d in Washington. The scheme evolved is so simple that drawing of one set of a thousand numerals and an ei' of eleven fix with absolute equality of chance the er in which every one of the 10,000,000 registrants 11 report to his local board for examination and subse ent exemption, discharge or acceptance for military nice. , '___ the average exemption dis ••gistratlon Is 3,000, and there 7 districts, the average num men listed with each operation " drawing machinery will be ut 10.000. Call Double Quota. encrai Crowder announced also t local hoards will be instructed to I 200 per cent of their quota at first call to provide for probable eruptions. That means that 1,374,000 n will he notified to appear for ex ination within the next few days. »ore are necessary they will be led for as needed by the local rds in the order provided for in drawing. Each Must Fill Quota. I some districts the 100 per cent wanoe for exemption may be too "go and others too small, but the al boards will be instructed in every continue calling for men until ' district quota is tilled. Each state is now allotlng to his dls cth their respective portion of the te'a quota. i Drawing Will Be Done. ' " b of the 4,667 exemption dis among which the 10,000,000 ~l*t ration cards have been divided, * cards have been given serial num rs - The number of registrants in ch district varies from about 185 in » «mailest to more than 9,000 in the rgest, so that the serial numbers to dealt with in the drawing range 0ni i to between 9,000 and 10,000. In der to reduce the mechanical process nd n, ake it possible fy the 10,000 lumbers drawn to reach every man In %ery district, a so-called master key !, «®n devised. This will be ob ned by drawing slips numbered naught to ten. which will be ted in the order they are drawn to or m the key. The n will begin the drawing of the (Continued on Prge Seven.) 0NGRESSMAN EVANS NOT SATISFIED WITH DRAFT Under the Estimates of Popu lation This State Must Fur nish Recruits on the Basis un. I' 000 »**#) Inhabitants, Which is 25 Per Cent Too High. Washington Bureau. kj ^ash!„g ton< July 1 ,._ Expreg . lnt[ th« ... ?.* very ranch dissatisfied with Ule« ,7 t ., t>f th ® Quota as It ap M E M °htana. Congressman John finally t0day wW: " Th * Quota as Cumi,. r w * B *® d la not baaed upon the or men who registered, but Ie IM FITWniD Serious Disturbances in Rus sian Capital May Force a Change. London, July 19. — A Reuter die petoh from Petrograd eoyo the num ber of killed or wounded In the two daye of disorder there ie estimated at about 500. Petrograd. July 19—An extraor dinary cabinet council la diacuaslng the proposal to transfer the seat of the provisional government to Mos cow. M. Tseretelll, minister of posts and telegraphs and member of the council of workmen's and soldiers' delegates, said yesterday the general assembly >f workmen and soldiers and peasants would be held at Moscow to prevent the Interference from an Irresponsible section of the Petrograd garrison. The general staff buildings and win ter palace square are headquarters for the government forces which are btvouaclng there and have posted can non. The general feeling la that the decisive stage between the forces of order and disorder Is rapidly approach tng. Government Holds on. At a joint meeting of the workmen s and soldiers' and peasants' councils a (Continue ön Pag« 8»ven.) _ based upon the estimated population of the several Btatea. and under the estimate Montana la given a million people and must furnish 10,000 men Nearly 3,000 of these men have already volunteered, leaving about 7.600 to be drafted. "We who are familiar with the state know that Is It at least 26 Der cent too high. This estimate makks Mon tana furnish more men than Colorado, which has four congreaamen; more than Washington, which has five con gressmen and more than North Jk gota. which haa three congressmen^ "I am. however, hot so much dis continued on Pegs Two.) RESUME OF METHOD BY WHICH MEN ARE TO BE SELECTED Washington, July 19. — Just how the drawing is to be conducted here, tomorrow morning, to establish the order of liability for appearance be fore local exemption boards of each of the 10.000,000 men registered for war service was disclosed today for the first time by the provost mar shal general s office. There will be two drawings, one of numbers from 1 to 1,000, and an other of from 0 to 10 from a so called master key by which the thousand numbers drawn will reach every man in every district. There are 4,557 exemption dis tricts with an average of about 3 000 registrants in each. The largest has more than 10,000 men registered and the smallest only about 185. In each district each registrant has been given a serial number written upon his card in red ink. For districts with not more than 1.000 registrants the drawing of 1.000 numbers will fix definitely the place upon each district's list the name of each man. Where • dis trict has more than 1,000 the master key will have to be applied thus: The key will fix the order in which each group of thousands is to be placed on the liability list, which will run from number 1 to more than 10,000. For instance, if nine should be the first number drawn for the key, all registration numbers in the 9,000 group would go in a block at the head of the list, arranged in the order in which the number 1 to 1,000 come out in the second drawing. Districts of less than 9,000 registrants, therefore, would disregard this first block en tirely and would be affected only by the position of the key numbers of the block corresponding with the number of thousands of registrants they have. Out of the 10,000.000 registered 587.000 are wanted now for the war army. As it is estimated that 50 per oent of the men called before the boards will be exempted, each board will be directed to draw double the number of its quota for examination in the order their numbers appear on the district list after the drawing. AVAILS LITTLE i THE KERCH LIKE The Teutons Are Driven Back Despite Their Desper ate Efforts. THE WAR SUMMARY. While the world today Is awaiting with keen Interest the declaration of the German policy which the new im perial chancellor. Dr. George Michaelis, la expected to deliver In the relchstag, the military force« of the belligerents for the moment are engaged In In fantry operation« of major Importance only along the front In eastern Galicia. Reports from thla theater of Intense activity have Indicated a lessening In the speed of the Russian drive. There haa even been a recession at one point where Austrian and German reserves have been thrown into the fray in an effort to stop the Russian onrush which was threatening to roll up the entire Austro-German line from Galicia down through the Rumanian moun tains and plains. Desperate Efforts. The French front In northern France presents the most notable feature« of momentary interest. Few days p aaa Page I**tve7) (Continued « CONFESSES MURDER OFENJIRE FAMILY Philadelphia Man Tells of the Shooting of Coal Operator, Wife and Boy. Johnstown, Pa., July 19.—George C. Tompkins of Philadelphia, held In connection with the shooting to death of Edmund I. Humphries, prominent coal operator; his wife, Mrs Carrie Humphries, and their 15-year-old son. Edmund L Humphries, Jr., on a county road near Carroltown, this county, last Sunday, confessed to the three murders today, according to an nouncement by the police. The con fession was made In the presence of Jailer Edward Knee of the county Jail and Tompkins' attorneys. HE CONGRESSIONAL UNLIMITED tOomrrlsht, 1S1T: Br Joha T. McCUcheon 1 ri T I ' WÛUS T(?ies & f. PRESIDENT PARDONS THE 16 JAILED SUFFRAGETTES BUT THEY DON'T LIKE IT "Picketing" of the White House Gates Will Not Cease as Re sult of Executive's Action, is Comment of Suffrage Head quarters in Washington. No Statement as to Reason for the Unexpected Intervention. Washington, July 19.—President Wilson today issued pardons for the sixteen suffragists who are serving a 60-day sentence in the work house at Occoquan, Va., for picketing in front of the white house. Secretary Tumulty said the pardon must speak for itself and that the white house would have no statement to make of the president's reason for his action. Woman's party leaders at their headquarters expressed surprise at the president'« action and declared em phatically that "picketing" of the white house would not stop as a re sult of it. "Those women now in the work house have no interest in a pardon,'' Miss Mabel Vernon said. "They sub mitted themselves to arrest in the in terest of national woman suffrage and not lu the interest of a pardon for the alleged offense." Dudley Field Malone, collector of customs of New York, who had planned to appeal the cases of the prisoners, declined to make any com ment on the president's action. He received the news at suffrage head quarters, where he was in conference. MIJORIÏÏUNINIMOUS FOR PERCE EfFQBTS Controlling Parties in German Reichstag Will Stand Pat on Demands. Amsterdam, July 19. — The Berlin Tageblatt says the committee of the majority parties In the German relch stag have unanimously decided to move the peace resolution. Previous ly the committee was divided, two members of the center and one liberal disagreeing with the majority. The Tageblatt saya that In the relchstag 231 deputies will vote for the peace resolution. ALL STRANGERS NEED PASSPORTS AT BISBEE, ARIZ. Guards Will Hold Up All Per sons in Effort to Keep I. W. W/s Out. Blsbee, Ariz. f July 19.—Beginning to day^ every stranger entering the War ren mining district must bear a pass port from the mayor or recognized commercial bodies of certain desig nated cities if he wishes to pass the civilian guards posted along the roads In this region by Sheriff Harry Wheel er without being subjected to a search ing questioning as to his business by the armed watchmei?. The duty of the guards Is to prevent members of the Industrial Workers of the World or their sympathizers from entering the district and the passport idea wus hit upon as a means of avoiding un necessary annoyance to tourists and other reputable citizens. Issuance of passports by the Doug las Chamber of Commerce was begun today. At the request of Gov. Thomas EL Campbell, Sheriff Wheeler an nounced that passports also would be recognized when signed by the ohief of police, the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce of El Paso or the mayor (Continued on Paf» FI vs.) ROOVER IN VOTE OF THE SENATE Plan to Increase Food Board to Five Members is Rejected. CONTROL LEGISLATION C ONFINE D TO FOODS Another Attempt to Extend Control to Steel is Rejected. Washington, July 19.—Implied en dorsement was given Herbert C. Hoov er today by the senate when by a viva voce vote it rejected an amendment by 8enator Reed of Missouri to ha vs the food control bill Administered by a board of five instead of three mem bers. An amendment by Senator Shafroth authorizing a single food administra tor instead of a commission was re jected 63 to 10. A Test Vote. Confinement of government control legislation in the food bill to foods, feeds and fuels. Including kerosene and gasoline, was forecast today when, in what was regarded as a test vote, the senate voted 44 to 38 against an (Continued on Page Seven.) BROTHER WANTS BROTHER TO ACCOUNT FOR TRUST J. T. Carroll Sues William C. Carroll for $59,000, Alleged to Be Handed Over to Him in Stewardship. Temporary Restraining Order Issued. Joseph T. Carroll, a pioneer of this city, today brought suit in the dis trict court against hta brother, Wil liam Carroll, asking for the return and accounting for bank draft« for $63,699 and money aggregating CONFERENCE NEAR AN END AND SCALES TO BE SUBA/liTTED Attempts to Induce Crafts to Go Out Result in a Total Failure. ■BILLY" SULLIVAN MAKES HAY WHILE SUN SHINES His Fees Cause of a Protest. Strikers Hold Meeting at Ball Park. The conference of a committee from the Metal Trades council and the mining companies to ad just wage scales is nearing its end. If the conference fails to end its labors this afternoon a special meeting of the Metal Trades coun cil will probably be called for to night. at whiijlftj^ie committee will report progre^^ Indications are that the conference will be con cluded late this afternoon and that the metal trades committee will have a definite report to make to the council. It is understood that the proposed schedules will not be announced until after the several unions have acted upon them. The attempt on the pnrt of Tom Campbell, leader of the outlaw miner«' union, and a few I. W. W. members of the electrical workers' union to induce men in the trades employed on the hill to leave their Jobs today resulted In total failure These radicals spread the report that the crafts would leave their jobs; one story circulated was to the effect that the members of the trades unions would today vote on « question of striking. No such thing was contemplated, as a matter <»f fact. There were no walkouts today ami none are looked for. All the crafts are working as usual at the mines. More men are working underground than at any time since the trouble began. While ore production is far from nor mal It is steadily increasing. Preparing to Leave. W. H. Rodgers, the federal mediator, believes that the strike in the mines Is over and Is preparing to leave Butte. He Is awaiting an assignment from Secretary of Labor Wilson of Washington. It is likely that Mr. Rodgers' next assignment will be to Arizona to assist Federal Mediator McBride and ex-Govemor Hunt of that state, who are endeavoring to ad just the labor troubles there. At a conference late yesterday, the (Continued on Page Twelve.) ASK FORFEITURE OF THE STRE ET CAR FR ANCHISE Seattle City Attorney Wants Company to Operate Despite Strike. Seattle, July 19.—Acting under di rection of the city council and with the approval of Mayor (Jill, Corpora tion Counsel Caldwell appeared in the superior court of King county this aft ernoon and petitioned Judge Tallman for an alternative writ of mandate compelling the Puget Sound Traction. Light and Power company within 24 hours to begin and continue to operate cars over each and all of its lines. The lines have been tied up since Tuesday morning by a strike of 1,600 motormen and conductors for recognition of the union and higher wages. The Puget Sound Traction, Light and Power company made no effort to operate cars today. The number of automobiles earthing passengers is so large that traffic is being handled to all parts of the city where the traction lines are tied up. $6,541.23, alleged to be the property of the plaintiff. A restraining order was issued by Judge Dwyer today restrain ing the W. A. Clark A Brother bank and the Silver Bow National bank from paying to the defendant any cer tificates of dmDosits, cashier's checks or other checM, pending the result of the hearing, which has been set for July 25. The allegation is that during the illness of thp plaintiff In December. 1919, and nfenequoatiy the plaintiff t Ceatt e«,« am 'àaae Ttm.)