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WITH THE UNITED PRESS SERVICE AND A COMPETENT STAFF OF WRITERS, WE WILL SERVE THE NEWS AS IT REALL HAPPTELEPHONES SIX PA ES
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1(JL1ME 1 I_ 1I31 ___ _______ 1 IH r t I'AN, WEDNE.S1,.; I.NL PRICE FIVE C 9NTS
250R 0 STRIKE IN ENGLANDREVOLUTION RAGING THROUGHOUT RUMANIAHigh Cost of Living May Cause Panic
Among Profiteers and SpeculatorsSPRICES DUEFOR A BIG
DROPMarket Panic Predicted.
Greatest Stocks of Foodin History of the U. S.Now in Storage.
(Special United Press Wire.)New York, lan.- 20.--Food
speculators hold the grpateststocks of edibles ever gatherediii storage in the warehouses ofhle UInited States. Prices arelthe highest in thle history of
.\mo1eri ta antd1 cannot11( , maintainie highll level at which they
;11le I i ]ltlaced.
.\ Illmrket pinic of import-an(( is I n1Cll(ii g.
Thlese statemen Is were madeImlay ly P. Q. Iov, miilrket, ex-lrl, o t I, t'inted Press. FIl ySedite of the Market. leport,
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PEACE TABLE SQUABBLEIS NOW ON IN EARNEST
New York, Jan. 29.-~A Neow York Stin Paris (dispatch
sayes the I'renicth plan to use allied Itroops, inelidinug Amner-
ican••t, wioh I.t Polish divisions now ill Francee, for a hol-
shevik blhiarrieadle in Poltiid finds no ahtvo' with Anmeriian
delegates ai. tie peace conference.. iFrance is opltposing the
use of 2',0)•0,000 tons of' Geinan shilpping to carri''y tiroops
I the ullniited States and return with '•id, t'eari'inig (Germiany
will get ia. trade foothold• and osesiape conse(illueniioes of' her
lllthless warfare.
ANOTHER RUSSIAN COSSACKBILL BOBS UP AT HELENA
While Junkers and A. C. M. and Their Anarchist News-
papers Talk of Red Russia, Four Military Bills AreNow in the Legislature Proposing to Prussianize the
State of Montana.
Helena, Jan. 29.-A bill providing
for the creation of a state reserve
military guard was introduced in the
house today by Newman of Cascade.
A rding to the terms of thismeas c a military force would beorganl ed for the purpose of sup-
NOTICE!The Business Men's Free
Press club will meet at theusual place and hour this eve-ning. All members urgentlyrequested to attend, as stepshave been taken by the junkerelement in Butte to curtail ourliberty of qtion.-Adv.
ESPIONAGEACT FAILSIN COURT
United States SupremeCourt Decides AgainstJunkers and in Favor ofOpponents of Autocracy.
Washington, Jan. 29.--The firsttwo appeals to the United States so-preme court from convictions underthe espionage act have been success-ful. Both cases arose in South Da-kota. One was that of William J.Head, a socialist organizer, who inthe summer of .1917 circulated a pe-tition for the repeal of the conscrip-tion law, and expressed the opinionsthat the conscription law was un-constitutional, that the war was,caused by the money interests in theeast, and that "we were all damnnedfools for supporting it."
The other case was that of Eman-uel Baltzer and 26 other socialistfarmers of Russia and German ex-traction, who sent to the governor o:South Dakota and others a rathre'incoherent petition p r o t e sti n gagainst the allowance of credits for
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pressing riots and protecting prop-erty and life.
The Cascade representative pro-poses to create a state guard similarto the military police, which havewon fame and renown in other states.
In other words, fearing that scabsand strikebreakers cannot be imadeout of the returned soldiers, it isproposed to obey the wishes of theA. C. M. and place on the statutebooks of the state of Montana a lawthat will permit A. C. M. gunmen andpaid tools of the Montana blood-sucking octopus to organize a "mi-litia" similar to that that terrorizedthe working people of Russia underthe reign of the czar.
An organization is needed by theprofiteers and industrial pirates ofmontana that will not hesitate to"break" strikes and protect the livesand property of capitalist murderersand direct actionists, and that will
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DEMOCRACYGETS A JOLT
(Special U1.nited Plre ss \Vir )Washington, Jan. 29. -- Chance:
for any action falvorable to govern-
ment owncrship at lthis nonsion of
congresss are practically, pan!el:; .
While government ownership advolcates are planning a fight on the
floor, they admit their chances ofsucCccs are slimll.
STRAIGHT FROM THE SHOULDER
you carat maeTC iacab out of fMie
IRespectfuiIlv dedticated to Iliose (etnIlI 'ei~ \:I 1iope lo iI.,e the vecessities of PetIuvie(I sot-(leis and( sailtirs to brea~k itloii w~oikiig atidl wage cociotl ous ofI" hejir ellowvs.
WAR BOARDIS IN DIS-
FAVORStrikers Wire Congress to
Abolish Fleet Corporationand Macy AdjustmentBoard. Strike Still On.
(Special United Press Wire.)Senttlb. Jan. 20.-Hetting the date
for the Droposed walkout of allunion men in Seattle in sympathywith the shipyard strikers is expectedto be made today, when the CentralLabor council offered to supply thestrikers with food if the massesstrike.
Tacoma, Jan. 29.--The shipyardsstrike conbmittee is demanding thatthe Emergency Fleet corporationand the Macy adjustment board beabolished. The. committee yesterdaywired the state's representatives incongress asking them to use their in-fluence to that end. The entireblame for the wage disagreement isplaced on the fleet corporation bythe committee.
Tacoma, Jan. 29.-Possibilities ofmediation in the local shipyardstrike appeared more remote uponthe issuance of a definite statementfrom the union press committee tothe effect that mediation concerningTacoma alone would not be consid-ered nor would the men return to
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CAPITALISTIC RECONSTRUCTION(Spe•l ci nitl nt 'r'ess Wire.)
Albany, N. Y., Jan. 29.--Sixty-six public warehouses in NowYork state are overflowing with accumulated foodstuffs, whileretail prices generally cling to wartime levels. If the storedsupplies were placed on the market the cost of living wouldtoboggan. Pressure may be brought to place the stored com-modities oh sale, breaking the high cost of living.
U. S. GovernmentIs Likened to a
Rudderless Ship
(leveland, 0.. .Jan. 29.-Thenational governlmifnllt, wilth tihe)ipresidelnt Ii b and n1o oinef il
authority in tihe executve chair latWashington, is drifting along likema riuddleless ship, Henmator Wiar-ren (:. 1-Hlrding of Ohio declaredbefore thlie anmllll McKinley d1(aybanlquet herre last. night.
lie assetrted h e did not findfault with President Wilson forgoilng abroad. blit he explained:
"The only fault I find with lihepretsident is that lie has been sixyears teaching conigress, after themanuner (of a teacher, that it can'tdo alytlhing except as he olrders,and then ihe runs away at a dif-ficult time :ind leaves no onll toteach and direct, in his stead."
HURLEY WILL RE-TURN TO STATES
(Special l'nited Press Wire.)Paris, Jan. "9.-Edward Hurley,
chairman of the United States ship-ping board, will return to the UnitedStates to lake up the question of es-tablishling a gcrlt merchant marine,it is officially iannounced.
NOTICE TO GREATFALLS READERS.
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street South.Ed Lmn:dm:en. 408 First avlnue
South.The World'- News company.('.i(lorner I-t Natltlnal buank
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MUCH TALKAT PEACE
TABLEWith Press Censorship On,
Little Is Known of RealHappenings at the World
Chamber of Commerce.
By WILLIAM PHELPS SIMMS.(I niteid l'rea:; Staff Correspondent.)
Paris. Jan. 2!:.- President. Wilsonis expected to insist that the disposi-tion of Germany's colonies, as wellas all territorial questions, be set-tled strictly according to the prin-ciples of the league of nations. Thiswotl entail the administratoin. ofthe conlquerel( c(,lollie5s by the league,possibly under tlh trusteeship of thenations directly affected.
T'hat Australia and Japan wouldrenew their tight for undisputed pos-s•s•~ion of certainl Pacific colonialterritories t\ rested from Germanywhcel the pace tbureau resumed itssessions this morning is regarded aspractically certain, but PresidentWilson is understood to have thebacking of t;reat Britain, and it isbelieved the Anglo-America's pres-sule will bh too formidable for suc-cessful opposition, as has been thecase in all important questions tak-en up by the delegates to date.
Premier -lHughes of Australia pre-sented a strong military argument infavor of his country's retention ofGerman New Guinea and Samoa in
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(Special United Press Wire.)London, Jan. 29.-The general strike in Great Britain and
Ireland is growing rapidly. It is expected this morning thatevery class of labor will be affected before night. Thirtythousand more workers have joined the strike in the Glasgowdistrict, making a total of 70,000 out there. Business in Bel-fast remains at a standstill. Nearly a quarter of a million la-borers are out in various parts of the country, completely tieingup shipbuilding and crippling coal mining and allied industries.
REVOLUTION SEETHING ALL OVER RUMANIA.RETURNING SOLDIERS CLASH WITH REGULARS.
(Special United Press Wire.)Vienna, Jan. 29.-Revolution is raging throughout Rumania,
according to Budapest dispatches, Fighting started Saturdaywhen home-coming soldiers clashed with regular army troopsstationed in permanent garrisons. There were bloody encount-ers in several cities, continuing throughout Sunday. The so-cial democrats are reported to have joined the revolutionists.
FIFTY THOUSAND BELFAST LINEN WORKERSTHREATEN TO JOIN SYMPATHETIC STRIKE TODAY.
(Special United Press Wire.)
Belfast, Jan. 29.-Looting has broken out in connection withthe general strike, resulting in frequent clashes between thepolice and rioters. Several persons were injured when police-men charged into crowds last night. Fifty thousand linenworkers threatened to join the strike today. Food shortage issaid to be imminent. Other unions are considering the ad-visability of sympathetic walkouts.
STOPPING WORK ATALL THE SHIPYARDS
(Special United Press Wire.)Washington, Jan. 29.--The United
States shipping board and emer-gency fleet corporation has decidedupon an entire revision of the ship-building program, it is officially an-nounced. As a consequence of thenew plans, work has been orderedstopped on scores of ships on tIheways where constirultion is not toofar advanced. Thie work otn vesselsmore than half comlletted will hecontinued.
PROHIBITION IS TO HAVEHARD TIME IN CALIFORNIA
San Franeisne .,In. . !). .- A- ,rney.s (1 'Ih1 (C•ail'fornia
(columillee of the A,\sc' ialic n ()Ullpos l l1 -National P'rohiilbi-lill anal ol , the a•lifnrnia W oi F' l heraliant have been in-shtr elei I1 j onifi r with .t I ie\ t I n stle iu . in in dialelyi
(lllrefere ll lum prc ;1eed'in(s\ . a ainsl. the le•i.latnr' e's recet'(' i
ralifiei.ti,• of the nalinal Itr hibii io usenulnumettl. The
that it ptlanne i In appel t o( ; il In the ref' rmul . 11 i , appareint.that •tlrhililinn ini Calif'r'ia, a well t1 nlher stales, is 11)
have s,4n1 Very eiigh SIe4IIling.
FEAR OF BOLSHEVIKI SEENIN U. S. IMMIGRATION BILLWill Ask for Special Rule to Permit Early Considera-
tion of a Bill Designed to Prevent Floodtide of Im-
migrants and Bolshevik Sweeping Over America Afterthe Peace' Pact Is Signed.
lil b \ \ll, ( II I lii I 'I'•. II , ,DI'
('our y.,rs a sl'er Ile war exteplflr•m (luaula, Mexio,n of Canadmilul Nwtu bIlla l uas. agreed
Iuponhe bill is lot passedy bythle use i4 t cn rsiigal itS l)Ul-
I' m ille . irtay d t-(l hairman llHrnett .made the-nlounli ment l hual he wouldalk f,,r a special rule to permitearly consideration of theri•-=nure by ihe house.--if the bill is not passed by
Ihe present congress, its pur-plose will be prtially defeat-ed," Mri. Burnett said. "It is
GERMAN TROOPSDEMOBILIZING
(Speial Itnited I'ress W\ire.)Iterlin, Jan. 9!.- Demobilization
or (•erman troolps is continuing ac-cordling to schedule. All units arenow in demobilization centers, withthe exception of 150,000 men put-silde the CountI'y.
.ION'IANA WATHEIil.C(neally fair today and tonmor-
row, Will sotllOWalt Iowt owr telllpera-
(Generally fair.
inlethtl tI prevet•if ,t meal.
Ilod , illtlligl'anls Icolling
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Mail Order Weddinggthe Latest Thing Out
(Special United Press Wire.Washington. Jan. 29.-Mar-
riage by mail for the soldiers over-seans and their sweethearts in thiscountry is permissible under aruling of the war.department. Theonly limitation to proxy weddingsis that they shall not be counte-nanced( where state laws make thecontracts invalid. Commanding of-ficers can aid in case soldiers areanxious to wed before their re-turn.