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.orajiti fais, Mocraira oocm, obboor, rarnsbAT, Aimsr a, jmt.
WHOLE MTMBEB'SIM.
PLAN CHANGES :
BY RED CROSS
MJII MX
-ftllADQUARXERS AKR CONSTANT
lit CHANGING ' METHOI) Of
KEEPING ACCOUNTS
STILL MORE CHAXGES COMING
FvUiag Great OrgaalsaUtNl on War
' llasl Haa Meaat ITurtk-ni IUor.
gaauetlon'and ftrlays
Official! of local chapters of fh
Rod Croat ara kept on adga regard
log thalr office and accounting work
by tha frequent changes that are 4
lag mad at headquarters.
Early aftar tha local chapter waa
organised, notice aa aant that tha
Misting method of aocountlng. In
cluding membership llata and report-
lag mambora to national headquar
ters waa to be disregarded aa naw
plant war toon to be devised and
put Into operation. After a con
aldereble walt, a ample of tha
' blanks to be need waa aant out with
tastructlons, and last' week a supply
of thoao blanks waa received bare.
Tba plan called for tha laaulng of
bow certificate of membership to
ach member, la quadruplicate, one
for tba mottfber, one for Washington
. headquarter.' one for tha treasurer
; and tha fourth la tha form of a. card
lodei system, to ba la tha office of
tha secretary. Tlw,.aawttr;.yaa'
treasurer of tha local chapter only
yesterday had computed their plana
for tha work of getting oat that
new forms, which, for wbout 800
member la no small taak, when b
day at tha meeting In the Chamber
' of Commerce rooms, the representa
tive from tha natlpnal headquartera
Informed local officera that aa n-
. tlrely new system had Just been de-
; vised and word would ba sent with
in the present month changing tha
! whole method. Ha advised that
nothing ha dona, with tha forma now
on hand. t
Thl will be done except a to the
members who hart tobscribed for
tha magatlne. Aa these llata hare
to reach the magaslne office through
national headquartera. officera of tha
local chapter plan to aend In thla Hat
' at one to that tha magailne may be
gin coming aa soon aa possible. -
Reorganising tha Red Cross to
meet war conditions has .been , aa
i largo and Important a task as ther
RUSSIA KflO
(By a United Presa Correspondent)
Patrograd, Aug. I. The year Just
pasted " witnessed Russia's rebirth.
Tha year to coma will show whether
tha miracle of that birth can be
repeated In another which will bring
the Infant to a man's power among
nations. Her hope rests largely In
one man, Alexander V, Kerensky,
youthful premier and war minister.
In five days, Russia went through
the violent transition from autocracy
to democracy. It waa the least
bloody revolution In the history of
the world. , Five months from tha
data of that revolution ti now nearly
tit hand and In that period tha dem
ocracy of Russia, has survived des
pite Oermany's most .desperate ef
forts at propaganda' and by arms.
Russia's vast torrltory has been kept
Jntact. Her armies have launched a
great offensive, Her 'government
hat put down Insurrection of Ger
man Inspired malcontent. ' Her
people are working out their own
problems of government, almost a
unit ,for prosecution of the war
i)HalnM Oormi)y untl ' democracy
nhalt he tivadh sitfe for the world,
; First to develop as n power, In the
new RiissIn was a local council of
delegates from tha' "workmen " and
soldiers, In Petrograd. Because It
DRY BILL I
- VMIT tlDlitHS
Hoas Agreement to Ooaaider Only
War Meataree May Postpoae Ac
tion of ProblMUoa BIU
Washington, Aug. I. It looks aa
though tha drive to make thla a
dry aatloa bad been . temporarily
haltad. ; - ... r
The prohibition amendment which
paaaed tba senate lata yeeterday m
probably g over uatll December be
fore action' by tba house, because
the house had previously determined
to consider. nothing but war meas
ures for the balance of this special
teaalon.
Representative Webb today stated
that "It Is likely no action will be
taken on the amendment until tha
new congress convene. But when It
doea coma up If will pass overwhelm
ingly,.. - ;- i . t
Tha drya ara, however, laying
plans for pushing tbt fight. Tha
houaa drya ara discussing a caucus
among the democrata to determine
whether the prohibition amendment
ahould not be brought up deeplta
a previous agraemoat- to ; consider
only war measures at this tension.
AT EI BEACHES
Venice. Cel.. Aug. I. Tha local
authorlttee have put a baa upon tha
bathing sulta aome of the' boldest
of tha' woman have beta using at
tha beaehea here. A few of tha
women have appeared lately la
straight man's tulta of tha moat ,a
BTarlated-patterB. While Pacific
coast beaehea never have been at
particular la this regard aa thoee on
tha Atlantic, 'local .people feel that
respectable people will ba driven to
other beaehea should such costumes
ba allowed.
ITAH rRtBBRATES PRY
RJDQIMR WITH RRVKUI
Bait Lake City. Utah, Aug. I.
Outrivaling any Naw Tear's ava for
merrymaking and homage-paying to
John Barleycorn, the state ot Utah
went dry 'at midnight Toeaday. In
Salt Uka City IIS aaloont and
cafes cloaad up promptly at It, with
Uncan concerts, auction sales, bottle
breaking and cheering.
governmental agetoclee. Mr. Bogtrt
atattd today that national officials
had,','promld that the change just
ordered would stand for at least a
year,"
if
E
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wss on the ground, at the teat of
government, thla local council be
fore long amiimed supreme Import
ance In the government. .
But the Petrograd council was
only one of thousands of similar
units. Workmen and soldiers all
ovet iRuaala 'began meeting and se
lecting delegatea. Peasants elected
their representatives, ' Other classes
of workers elected theirs. iTheae
delegatea met at the larger cltlea and
named delegatea to an all Russia
conference at Petrograd. s
First of these all-Russia confer
ences to meet waa that of the sol
dlors and workmen. It absorbed at
onoe the small local Petrograd coun
cil. The workmen'a party In Russia
Is literally the party ot tha peasants,
so that 4efora long the all-Russian
conference of workmen and soldiers
began to represent all of Rusula an
Impromptu "parliament, sensitive to
tha fullest degree to every shade or
pu'illo opinion and the most demo
cratic assemblage In t tha world.
When the tTg conference tdjourntjd,
U left an executive 'counclj to rep
resent It.' ' ' " " , i
It!! This executive council 4oday has
ibecqcme the : real Russian govern-
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UTILE DEATI
' ' ekaaatBaasa. ' ' '
MILITIA POURED INTO CUT TO
GUARD AGAINST TROOBUI
r'irriairraiv;'
Mia l aioti Officials Assert That Ho
Trouble Wul Follow, Bant DMh
Moat Bo A waged
Butte, Aug. 2. Butte haa become
an armed camp. Militiamen have
been pouring Into the city to meet
any situation that may aria,- and
members of , the I. W. W. organisa
tion have begun to respond to the
telegrams sent to western locale of
that organisation, calling upon them
to avenga the death, of Prank tittle
who waa hanged by a mob of vigi
lante, yesterday. !.' J
- The chief of police haa ordered
every avallabla detective to makeaa
effort to apprehend the vigilantes. In
compliance with Mayor W. H.-afa-loney'e
.request ' ;,t
' Three hundred member of the
state militia ttatloned here are in a
state of preparation, ready for, any
possible emergency, while mere came
Into Butte today,
Although the authorities atale
that they nave no clue leading to
the Identity of the member ot the
lynching party, . member f the
Metal Mine Workers' union atata
they kaow of five o,the, men, and
are on the, trail of the aixth. ., .
"They got UtUe. -He waa the flrtt
man marked to go, W had received
warning and were told that Joe
Shannon waa the second In line. Tom
Campbell third, and, another man
fourth." aald William Sullivan,' at
torney for the Metal Mine Worker
unon .thla morning, , "I can't' tell
you.hqw wo received the warning.!
tAit w knew, they were marking
aome pf tJia men." :
" Speaking s of possible. trouble
growing om of fhe affair thla morn
ing. Attorney Sullivan, declared that
there w bo no outbreak In Butt,
"although; the temper ot the men la
much tried.1 .
"We have taken steps to o-ovlde
agalnat troublei" he aald.- "The men"
will not causa riot or other distur
bances, We are going to the bot
tom of thla thing, but In a legal
v..,. ., - , '..
"iHave, ypu any Idea ot the identity
of the men who compoaed the hang
ing party?" Sullivan waa asked.
"We have practically proved who
five of them are; we are uncertain
aa to the sixth. Wa soon U1 know
who they all are," ha replied.
V ;
Hl'aMARINK LOSAK8
ARH SOMEWHAT UCSS
Iondon, Aug, v I. Lst week
snowed something of a falling oft In
the number of vesaela tunk by sub
marines. 1
According to the admiralty report
of the previous week, the losses were
II British merchant teatelt'ot mora
than 1,600 tont each, three of leas
than 1,600 tons, and one fishing ves
sel. "
Portland,. Aug. I. The i stqel
steamer, "War Viceroy" wat launch
ed ' at the yards of the Northwest
Steal compear here today. ' She
weighed 8,800 tont.
WILSON PUTS STOP
. STEEL EXPORT
Washington, Aug. 2. Aotlng un
dor the authority granted by the re
cently pawted embargo act; President
Wllsbn today forbade the exportation
of Iron, ateel plate, pig iron and Iron
and steel scrap, except such as the
all lee needed for actual war purposes,
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DISPUTES BE
ARBITRATED
Mvranur pactitc makes
OOCSTBR PB0PO8AL AT ,: SAW
FBAKCISCO OOBrPTOEKCB
CH1S OH PATRIOTISM OF MER
Moat of tba DecUlosa of the Railroad
OOdala Am Rejected by Cakm
v : -t ; Beprwentatlwa .
San Frandaco, Aug. 2. President
Scott' of tba Southern Pacific com
peny baa proposed to the roproaea
tatlvee of tha four brotherhood ot
operative that the issue ttlll un-J
nettled between them be submitted
to a federal board of mediation.
Scott's letter waa teat la answer
to a, communication from member
of the co-operative board. Thl lat
ter document-declared that, "having
exhausted all resource amicably to
adjust theaa matter without avail,
the co-operative board, representing
men employed In engine, train, yard
and bottler service, doe hereby
give notice that the man tt repre
sents will withdraw from the aerrlce
In a body and go on strike, aa au-
thorited by- their vote, oa the latua.
at 6 p. m., Saturday, nnleea th com
mittee's eaataatlaBt ara granted e-
for thai ilwt" f
Difference twtween the aompany
and employe according to the oor-
respondenca.' grow but of ettlement
of grievance of varioua ' employe
agalnat the company. Oedalona of
railroad official la 25 of the engl
aeert' and firemen's case were ac
cepted by the union, and 82 were re
jected. '
One decision In conductor' caae
waa accepted and 10 rejected. Union
official wrote thai, 1 : practically.
very eaae listed' rejected, the d
dalon were repetition ot former
unsatisfactory rapllat aad were cob
tra.rj to undrtajvllf n?fW
twaen Ibe two partlea.ln recent con
ference. ' 1
4 , Seo'e reply ,to tha document caU-
q upon tne painoiism m av mn
and' pointed out the war time Impor
tance of railroad transportation.
Scott proposed that point In dif
ference be mediated by the govern
ment under the Newlanda' not. or ba
lft to ,a board of. flva members, two
by, the labor organisation,, and. a
fifth to be selected by tnoae.rour,
If they are unable to agree, the fifth
member la to be .appointed, by the
federal Judge pf. this district.
, Te rtke. It. called,, will affect
engineers, firemen, conductors ana
brakemen on the Southern Pacific
line from Bl Peso, Tax, to Port
land, Ore., and on the Cental Pa
cific Una from San FranoUo to og
den,' Utah. .
CMXK PLAIuiED
FOR SECOND LOAN
Washington, Aug. 2. The second
liberty loan for $1,000,000,000 will
be launched November 15th, treas
ury offlolalt announced today. Be
fore that, time it la planned to lesue
nearly $1,000,000,000 of short time
treasury certificates to meet the Im
mediate needs of the government.
A campaign of over ; ahadowlng
publicity such at made the first bond
Issue a success Is being planned to
sell the second loan. -"A woman's
i liberty loan committee" will be a fea
ture of the second selling campaign
State chairmen are being named tor
each of the states to work under a
central office ' opened here.
Several million posters have been
ordered struck oft and 5,000.000
lapel button! 'ar now In prnceai of
manufacture.
Cm meat Are Drivoa Back Into
Aloa Thirty MB Fwaat by
Waahington. Aug. I. Tha Rou
manian hava made a 12 mfla
broach along a 80 mile front la the
German Una la Boumaala, accord
ing to report reaching the Ruaalaa
ambaaay her. ...f, ,"
Seventy M cannon, , 00 macblae
guna, aad . 4,00 , Oermaa prisoner
have been captured during the four
day fighting. v 1 ,:
1 The German ara la complete dis
order and flying In a veritable rout.
the cablegram adds. , ; K
Although the Austro-Gerraan con
tinue to pre the Rum Una la GaUda
aad Bukowlna, where furthar, posi
tions Kave bean taken from tha Slav
along the Cxanrwlts railway.
north of the Dniester river, the Rus
sians southeast of TaraopolJn the
vicinity of Trembowla, have taken
the offensive In an endeavor to pre
yat tha aorthern and of thalr line
In Oallda from being' pushed back
further toward the Ruaalaa fron
tier. "; ''- ''' '" i
Ruaao-Ronmaalaa force are keep
ing up their advantage agalnat tha
Austrian and Germans. la their
smash ' at the enemy tinea between
tha Pntna ' and Casla valleya they
hava penetrated It to a depth . of
from 16 to 12 miles and, captured
8 guns and In the neighborhood of
4,506 prisoners.
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mmmm
.Washington. Aug. 2.. The bureau
of membership of tba Jtmarlcaa Bad
Croe report the .total membership
in the United State np to July 5.
1117, to be: , . V ,!
- Patron. 812; life, .12,041; aua
taiaing, t.ll; fcontrfbutlag. 18.
85; . aabacrlblng, 165,417; annual,
1,872.226; making a total Red Crow
membership la thl country - of
1,586.561. '! ?
SCREEN SMOKERS TO . ' .
. , ' . i fir .
, ; PREVENT FOREST FTftES
; : Salem," ;Aug. 'l.-r-ReaUxIng'; the
danger or a ; lighted' cigar ox cig
arette ttub thrown from a train into
tinder dry grass. Commissioner
Cry, of the Oregon public, service
commission, today la asking railroad
DErEKii"itED TO
By W. S. Forrest.
-(United Press Staff Correspondent)
' Parla, lAug." 2. It 1 no secret In
Franca today that three, yean ot
terrible war hava produced aa earn
est desire for peace. ' ' -
Sentiment toward peace perme-(lalne",
atea the fblg government building In
Paris;" the cltlea and smallest t-
lages. Almoet every French home,
aristocratic or humble, rich or poor,
lnx city or country haa lta Individual
story ot war aacrlfice. Crepe la as
common as calico or silk. Naturally
thla element alone hat produced a
longing for peace. .. But aa the com-'
poslte voice of the highest officials
...V " 7 : . ..i
ine oniy peace wanieu in inio
restitution of Alsace-Ixrralne. ru- ' "'bmarln blockade have pro
tally torn from France In 1871. rep- d,"d few, ;" et f rr6nCB
aratloa for damages of war, guar, omle life. ;Posslbly with -the ex
anteea for the future. "France wIll!rPllon of taly. Jraiic it tod ty the
tlght until ahe gets that peace,"
Thai awABtld Viati igirfl miinri nf th
famous "bat de lalne," ,the woolen
stocking bank of France. It It the
tittle hoard, ot , gold to be found al
ways In French homes.- The strain
or tt -hat'lbeen hetvy But today
thla woolen sock contlnuea to pour)
ITiVWS
BISl
DI&APPOtCTED ' THAT. UAlTaUl
STATES DOES MOT ETXP atX3l
ACMTJrST ArsxaAxs
.' '' .!.... t ...
aBBamaaai V
IB.Qim SUPPUES
Saa (8ba, Oaa ,Wla -War With, taa
Help She Asks Frosa Issarlra , ,
Bat That Bel WUbhald
, Wtshmgtoa, , Aug. , $ lataraa-
tloaal politic ara creeping Into tat)
war and ara orershado wing other
development her.
; t .wa learned today that Italy kt
lnsUtlng " that, the United 5 Stataa
should declare war oa Auatria. ..Eha
is openly displeased at ti la country
failure to reepoad to bar aagasjatlom
of thla actloa. " "'"'...' : - ' . '
Allied diplomats ara eonferrlas
daily la aa effort to modify IUlya
poaitioB. . ' . ''''V
It la feared that Italy may op
negotiations for a aeparata peeea
with Auatria. Her repressatativea
have Insisted that properly eoppaaY -bar
troop eoaVd wia tha trar fO
haa demanded arm, coal aad saoaay ,
for an offensive against tha . Aaa
trlana. .'?.: v .'"',' '-; ::
r ' tHplomat of other 'aatloa fast .
a ho.wtacaaeafjl a ,aal8B -mt
la tie Trearfw mUtht a ft could
not have a deciaivo effect against tba
general war altoation. Two reason
are given for thl opinio, first,
the character of the ground over
which tha Italian aad AastrUa ar
mlea are fighting it so broken and
oimcnit. a movemeni or larga pra
portlon would be practically latpoa.
slblo) there. Secondly. Austria tt by
far tha minor eoaalderatioa la tha
partnership of, eaatral power, . ,. A
Mow on Austrla'a ItaJOaa .troatler
will not bother Germany, where the)
real atrength and determining factor
of tie centrai power exist.
-tif tisri taT aatpav vw. iwt ar . v .fwaar-
caal thlr,aaety of Uia tataraa
tlonal problem controating tha al-
..., ' .. . ...' .. ..'
managers to soroen the window' of ,
smoking ear.' With grat oa the
railroad right of tray a dry aa tin
der, th commissioner, believe tha
danger of fire la great
FfiSS . ffil TO ttif
from ' $800,000 to $2,000,000 each
week Into the bank ot France. Thla
yellow stream' I exchanged for the
government's short term bond bear
ing from four to five per cent of in
terest. . r , , ,iv, , 'x ,
.til seemingly bottomleat "ba d
made France' Brat, war loaa
successful, and at a time when milt
nr avenU were far from promt--
Ingt. The second duplicated tha flrat.
Then came the famous Frenoh "Loaa
of Victory" and lta $8,000,000,000
mora from the woolen sock. For
th, flrst tlni- B,s0 durlng tnll piit
year Fnwb banka have found that
deposit have ibegun to overbalance
withdrawals of private account, i
Bconomlcany( p,.., ,. c0ndltl0
; la excellent
.,'' 't ; .. .
Past months ot Germany 'a lnten-
i oniy warring nation in wurope wnr
. food restrictions do not , emphasise
themselves at every meal, Two dayt
eaoh week Monday and Tuesday
civilian France goes without "meat
and itwlce Weekly' there Is1, ha ''sb-
l.u, kt.atau ,That aAflAa n fttiaa
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