The Evening Current, 1917-08-01

By Associated Press. Butte, Montane. Aug. 1. Frank Little, a member of the executive board of the Induntrial Workers of the World and prominent in Arizona !u !u-fcor - fcor !u-fcor trouble, was taken from a lodging house early today hy masked men rid hanged to a railroad trestle on the out skirts of the city. The liody was cut down at eight this morning by Chief of Pol ire Murphy, who iden'ifiod it. Little in a recent speech referred to United States troops lis "Uncle Sam's scabs in uniform.''

! minister, demanded and obtained. 'after conversation with tha Emperor, iBrland'i auihorlaatlon to take note of the Emperor! promise to support our I claim to Alsace and Lorraine and to 'leave us free to seek guarantees a irainil froth aewreiilon by not nnnex nnnex-iing - iing nnnex-iing territory, bill by making an auto autonomous - nomous autonomous state of those territories which would protect us and also Hel Hel-ini - ini Hel-ini against invasion.

! Rev. Pratt returned yesterday from la month's stay on the Pacific coast. I He expected to be away a couple of ! months, hut changed his plans and I en DM yesterday. He says he soon gets tired of the coast. While there I he vUited I. a .1.1 la, Los Angeles, San Diego. Long Beach and various other I pleasure resorts. James Welpton. with his mother and sister, Margaret, were passenger on the same train. Mrs. Welpton und Margaret changed

By Associated Press. Washington. Aug. L The dead deadlock - lock deadlock of the conferees on the adminis administration - tration administration food control lull wa broken and a complete agrcnem reached when the Senate conferees yielded and consented to strike out th? amend amendment - ment amendment proposed in the congressional committee to supervise war expendi expenditures - tures expenditures which President Wilson opposed.

heav) artillery duel continued hut the movement of big guns was rendered ! most difficult by rain. The German artillery actively shelled the trenches wrested from thei yesterday by the I British. Then ms continued to pour a stream of shrapnel and high explo explosives - sives explosives into the positions to which thu enemy had retired. The air squad squad-irons - irons squad-irons of both were lend' red helpless by the storm.

THROUGH OUR MEMBERSHIP In the Federal Reserve Hanking System we are placed in a stronger position than ever before to lake rare of our depositors, whether large or small, whether checking or savings accounts; and at the same time to give them the most modern hanking ser service - vice service We pay I percent interest on savings accounts compounded semi-annually. THE NATIONAL BANK OF CARLSBAD

Oliver Bhattuek, Jim and Abbott ' - riHii now o. .-sipe -springs. Lyons and F.ln.er Milner, all from J"., but rcently of Lakowood, was in the Queen country, are in town today, town coming down yesterday. Every one from there is talking barbecue and an j Mrs. Harry (iaithcr, of Monument, all-round good time is anticipated, 'came in Tuesday, and is here today.

British Front in France and llel gium, Aug. I - By Associated Press Heavy rain, which continue I In Ml unceasing downpour since la-t nii.'ht, transforming the buttle (round of Flanders into a of muai had forced a comparative lull In operations this morning at most points within the nn ,,f tt,.. fnti.nti. allied utfellsive.