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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-02

Ross |. HeltibridIe, Uni0ntown, and
Elizabeth r. Wolf, Westminster.
Jesse p SheckIes, Medford, and
Nellie r. koontZ, Pleasant Valley.
Sergeant ID. Bankert, TaneytoWn,
and Emma r. Frock, Keymar.
Glenn =. Allen, Asbestos, and Het-
tie {. Shipley, PatapscO.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-03-02
Gard of Thanks.

wish to thank all my friends for
the aid they so kindly rendered dur
ing the illness and death of my wife
JAMES ID. MITCHELL.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
MISS OLIvEREAU
IS BOUND over

Louise ollvereau. former |. W.
w. stenographer. was bound over
10 the federal grand jury by L. S.
Commissioner McCielland. under n
81 500 bond this afternoon.
She was arrested during the
nationwide federal raids on |. w.
w. headquarters recently.
She admitted her opposition to
all forms of government when ar
raigned, and followed up her con
fession of anarchism with a plea
for an industrial. rather than n
political democracy.
She also admitted having mailed
$500 letters to drafted men, ad-
yising them TO refuse TO respond to
their country's call. Postal In
spector Perkins intercepted most
of the letters.
Tell all the fellow workers to
give three cheers for tho O. B. IT,, :"
she shouted, as she left the hearing
in custody of deputy u. S. mar.
shals
She hadn't given bond late this
afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
RUSSIAN ARMY
GOING TO RECA

WASHINGTON. Sept. IL
The Russian army is driving
back toward Riga along a wide
front. Within the last five days
Il has advanced more than sew.
en- miles. the Russian embassy
announced today. The whole
Russian military establishment
is being reorgsnIzed under Gen.
AlesleH. and dlseredlted COM
manders are being ousted.
First official cables from Petro'
grad to the embassy received today
we're most encouraging. They
showed that the Kornlloff rebellion
had been put down without blood
shed. the morale Of the troops "is
splendid" and the government
stronger than ever"
Official word that responsibility
for the Korniloff detection has been
fixed upon his advisers. instead of
himself, is regarded here as an indi.
cation that the famous Cossack
chief will not pay the death penalty
for this crime.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
DANCE GIVES $57 FOR SMOKES
Woman in Army Years Savings
DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT

There's going to be a big
time Friday night. Columbia
lodge No 2. A. o. L. W. is
behind H.
There Will be a dance given by
this lodge at the hall. First ave.
and Pike st.. the proceeds of
which will entirely go TO The
Stars smoke fund. The lodge
plans some special stunts.
Spear Printing Co. has con-
tributed the printing. Other
concerns have contributed their
share. SO that II you so TO
the dance Friday night. YOU
win be sure to help substan-
Tally towards getting smokes
for the Sammies at the front.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
Serbian Maids DepAt-
ed by Bulgar Oppscs-
sors to Harems in
Constantinople, Pro-
fessor Declares

starr Special
WASHINGTON. Sept.
| Eight thousand Ser
bian girls between tho
ages OF 10 and ~ have
been deportcd to the
harems OF Constautinoplc.
This is the news given
out in Washington by V.
M. Yovanovitch. former
professor in the Univcr-
sity OF Belgrade. and for
nearly two years official
government eyewitness
with the Serbian armies.
He IS now in Washing
ton attached to the Ser
bian legation.
Yoyanovitch told today how the
/ Austriaus and the Bulgars have
| devastated Serbia and slaughtered
or deported one-fourth OF all Scr.
blans. with atrocities surprising
those OF Belgium.
Serbia Crueif1ed. He Says
For some time before coming 20
Washington. Yovanovitch was in
charge OF the Serbian press bureau
, at Corfu. In which position one oi
his duties was 10 go thru Bulgar.
ian. Austrian and Hungarian news.
papers for news OF what was hap
pening In Serbia.
belgium and Northern France
may be starved and strangled by
the Germans. but Serbia is being
crucifled by the Austrians and the
Bulgars." he said.
when the Austrians and tho
Bulgars get thru, there may be no
Serbian nation.
Add to the losses In the fight
ing. the deaths from suppressions
OF Serb rebellions. the deaths from
disease and hunger. the deaths
from wholesale executions for of.
fenses never before punished 30
drastically. and you get an enor.
nous figure
Population Declmated
"The Austrians have one-third Of
my country: tho BuIgars hold the
rest Before the war the popula.
tlon was 4.660.000. Serbia's gen.
eral loss In population amounts TO
f.150. 900
According 10 n statement In the
Austrian parliament by Otokar
Ribar, the Bulgars have deported
over 10000 Serbs TO Asia Minor,
and about 5000 Serbian girls have
been sent to the harems OF Con.
stantlnople.
''They have also deported on
masse all business men. officials,
teachers and priests.
Serbian IL no longer allowed In
the schools--BulgarIan teach the
Bulgar language. In the churches
Bulgarian priests preside. Ser.
bian books which were not burned
have been converted into pulp for
making new paper"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
F1fty.seven dollars.

F1fty.seven dollarsi
This Is the amount turned over
to The Star by Seattle Review. No.
=. Women's Benefit association. of
the Maccabees. as the result OF the
benefit dance given last Thursday
night. at the w. o. w hall. for The
Stars smoke fund. The money Will
buy 22S kits of tobacco for the
Sammles at the front.
Lieut.. Daggett. of the British re
cruiting office, and Private Flynn
OF Company c. spoke. The commit
tee which handled the dance was
rs follows: Mrs. X Bowen. clNir
man: Mrs. G.. Rickett Mrs. q
Goldy. Mrs. ] Beaton. Mrs, NJ
Oakes. Mrs. Waldon, Mrs. Silvain
Another dance viii be given DC.
tober "a.
The proceeds OF this dance, to
gether with n check for $40 sent in
today by the craftsmen OF the Seat
Continued on Paao 10)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
5000 CAPTIVE GIRLS
ARE HELD In HAREMS
Beating the Draft

rs the district appeal
i board being imposed
upon by rich men and
their sons thru false in
dustrial exemption claims
1t is a strange fact that
the sons OF manufacturers
and merchants have IN
many cases been exempt
ed from the draft on the
ground that they are in
dispensable' to their
fathers businesses. In
some cases, the district
board has undoubtedly
been deceived. for many
OF these indispensable
sons probably have not
done more than a few
months real work IN
their whole lives.
The district board, by
holding its Sessions secret,
is helping these slackers to
get away with the very
thing against which the
CONSUMPTION law was
aimed.
The fashion OF buying
substitutes for the draft.
as existed in the civil
war, has passed.
We do not allow rich
men to buy themselves
out Of service-under the
law. But when a father
can make his son "indis-
pensable" to an industry
overnight. and the district
board permits him TO do
SO, it amounts to the
same thing.
The conscription law
was championed because
II was to place rich and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17

United States Commissioner OF
Immigration Henry NJ White. re
affirmed the governments policy
OF support for the eight.hour day
in the Northwest lumber industry
Monday.
He declared that negotiations
seeking the immediate settlement
OF the sympathetic strike. which is
seriously handicapping shipyards OF
the city. would be started al once.
and that the government would not
attempt to dissuade the men from
their stand for the shorter working
day.
With the governments aid. ac-
cordIng to J. G.. Brown, president
OF the International Timberworkers'
union, the union viii attempt to OBJ
tain agreements with sufficient
number of mills near the city to
supply eieht.hour lumber, and fail
ing In this. will negotiate with the
Master Builders associations for a
blanket agreement to use only
eight.hcur lumber and to lease or
buy mills to supply It,
Two shipyards have signed
agreements with the unions now
and will purchase only eight-hour
lumber in the future. Stocks OF 10
hour lumber now on hand may be
used under the agreement. but no
more may he purchased
The Seattle Construction and Dry
Dock Co. operating one of the larg-
est steel ship plants on the water
front, was expected to sign the
Monday. Two hundred
and twenty-five workers can then
return TO their Jobs. Agreements
also have been signed by Meachem
G Babcock. who have leased an
eight.h hour mill, and skinner 4
Eddy who have contracts for suf-
ficient eight-hour lumber to carry
on their work.
In addition. agreements have
been signed by seven or eight build
ing contractors. including Ira Har-
DIV and Ed Nelson. and work was
resumed on their "jobs" about the
city Monday.
twelve men. constituting the en-
tire woodworking force, were or
ganized Monday and called out on
strike from the Anderson shipbuild-
ing yards. one OF the smallest yards
in the city.
To Tackle Lumber Strike
"The government will again at
tempt n settlement of the entire
lumber strike" said White Mon
day ave dropped negotiations
when the metal trades strike in
the shipyards threatened, but now
that the shipping board has settled
this controversy. we are ready to
Continued on page t0)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
DR.. MATTHEWS
TO talk ABOUT
THE MhY0RALTY|

Or. Matthews. pastor OF the First
Presbyterian church. is scheduled
TO fire the opening gun of the next
mayoralty campaign Tuesday. He
will address the Municipal league,
AT the Masonic club. at 1915. on
The Leagues Civic Righteousness
Duty" and the secretary OF the
club says IL will have q direct ap-
plication to next springs campaign.
DIR. Matthews speech will be
the first shot of the church forces
OF the city to correct conditions
they fell need correction" said the
announcement of the meeting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
POSTPONE APPEAL
BiLLlMGSlEY CASE

Because OF failure TO file briefs.
the hearing on the appeal OF the
Logan Billlngsley case, which was
denied in a ruling made by Judge
Neterer last spring. scheduled to
come before the circuit court Of
appeals this week, was continued
until the October session Of the
court. Monday The case will be
argued In San Francisco.
The circuit court Of appeals,
which Is in session In Seattle this
week, Is composed OF Circuit Judge
William II. Hunt. OF Washington.
u. c.. Circuit Judge William B.
Gilbert, OF Portland. and Judge
Wolverton, OF Portland
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
SWEDES DEMAND
NEUTRALITY DISPLAY

By united Press Leased Wire
STOCKHOLM. Sept 17.-De-
mands of the Swedish people that
their government take Immediate
measures to convince the world
that the Swedish people are strict..
ly neutral, was voiced in a mon
ster mass meeting here last night.
Not all the thousands in sympa-
thy with such public move were
able to press into the auditorium
where the meeting was held. Tha
socialist minister, Branting. adj
dressed a great overflow meeting in
a field outside the city.
Numerous other scattered meet
ings, TO protest against the course
OF the conservative government in
acting as Germany's messenger
were held thruout the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17

poor. powerful and weak.
influential and humble.
all on the same level.
m HERE are a lot of
l. our captains OF indus
try who have lost sight
OF the spirit and even the
letter of this law. They
arc obsesscd with the idea
that THEIR sons. and
THEIR proteges are en-
titled to a way out OF the
draft.
Even in the United
States secret service. we
have seen Capt. Foster
seeking an exemption for
a 2l-year-old assistant. on
the grounds that the boy
was indispensable" altho
he had been in the secret
service only a few months.
TT is time that diserimi-
i nation stopped -- and
the best way to put an
end to it is to give the
hearings before the dis
trict boards, the widest
publicity.
There is a mighty big
loophole for slackers in
that word indispensable"
The district board. so lar,
has not been clever enough
to stop up this hole. The
board needs all the help
it can get. II needs the
aid that full publicity can
give.
WILL 1T BE BIG
ENOUGH TO INVITE
PUBLICITY, OR WILL
1T CONTINUE TO LET
RICH AND INFLUEN-
TIAL SLACKERS AND
TRAITORS MAKE A
JOKE OF THE CON-
SCRIPTION LAW?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
RENO RACE MEET OPENS

RENO, New. Sept. 1.-THE an.
nual Reno race meeting opened
here today. and viii continue for
rs days. Jack Atkins. former
Coast league baseball club owner,
is conducting the meeting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
DELEGATION TO VISIT

A delegation of = from the Cham
her OF Commerce will leave for The
North Yakima fair Wednesday
night. and will return Thursday. Elk.
tensive entertainment has been
planned for the men In Yakima. .
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
Give EN- a Second
Chance" Booth SAYS

The power OF n second chance for
the needy, who fall into the swirl
Of circumstances, was extolled by
Gen. darlington Booth, head of the
Volunteers OF America, In an ad-
dress at the First Baptist church.
Sunday evening.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
STRIKERS GAIN
HERE AS24,0O0
QUIT IN FRISCO
Carpenters Determined to-
Enforce g. Hour Day in
Lumber Mills of North-
west.
Situation in Coast Ship Yard Strike

Twenty-four thousand Iron Trades Council work.
walk in San Francisco bay region, tying up all
ship yards in district.
Three thousand Portland ship yard workers strike
to enforce closed shop and employers abandon plans to
reopen plants with nonunion workers. pending federal
mediation.
William Blackman, federal labor mediator who
handled the ongshoremens strike here last year, was
assigned by Secretary of Labor Wilson to handle tho
Pacific coast ship industry strike
Sympathetic strike of 5000 carpenters in Seattle
gains to the exclusive of lumber from
eeht-hour mills, while council of defense and fed
era medators take up matter of ending te-up in ship
yards
- Two ship yards and eight contractors sign agree
ment not to any more lumber from 10hour n:lls.
l. w. w. in Seattle vote to return to work in luns4
Der camps and mills but quit work each day when they
have worked eight hours.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
Seattle Star Will
Give the Best
as Usual

AS usual, The Stars sporting
page Will give the best, newsiest.
snsppiese and most authentic
dope on the coming worlds
series. Next to holding forth In
a grandstand seat at the big
baseball classic, a peruSai Of
The Stars sport page from now
until after the traeas is over Is
a bet you cannot we'll afford to
pass up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
ADVERTISING MANAGERS
DAILY TALK

@7IERE are some choice op-
I portunitIes to make sub
stantial savings listed In
IzETs3 the ads in today's Star.
c Time spent In reading the
ia IL time well spent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17

Progress in the sympathetic strike of 5000 Seattlo
carpenters and helpers called to aid striking lumber
workers to gain their eighthourday demands, re-
ported by the union officials Monday
Following the announcement of strikes in San
Francisco Portland and other coast cities word was re-
ceived here that the Howell Bros yards at Eagle Habor
employing 100 carpenters and with two ships on tho
ways had promised to sign agreement to use MOTH
ing but lumber cut in eght-hour mills.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17

The best offerings of Seattle's
best stores appear regylerly In The
Star.
~~,>o>~~o~
7uE FAsTEsT.oRoWINo NEWS
PAPER IN THE NORTHWEST
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17

poor. powerful and weak.
influential and humble,
all on the same level.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
LAST
EDITION

Tonight ana Tuesday fair. gentle
northwrstariy winds
The Washington times., 1917-08-14
Discomfort the Motive Power of
Progress
Continued from First COlumn.)

Continued from First Column)
writing for newspapers even In writing novels should be to
arouse discomfort.
In this column readers will have noticed the
slant aim is to make the great crowd dissatisfied
Only through discomfort changes come-and are
there enough for discomfort and need for
changes?
majority of the people half educated and tens Of
thousands half fed.
Children run over daily because they have no play
ground but the gutter.
Men of noble aspirations kept down by hard work and
poverty.
Children left locked up alone all day while their mothers
work for pittance.
Men, uncertain of their future and of their childrens
future engage constant struggle for wealth that Is not
needed struggle that develops in the end passion a.
useless as it is degrading
Unless you believe that the world is perfect because
happen have enough to eat and to wear you should
be discontinued.
You should remember that the worlds achievements
and great changes have all from discomfort and you
should be- in as many ways possible breeder Of dscon
tent among the human beings around you
The Washington times., 1917-08-14
Discomfort the Motive Power of
Progress
Progress

At first the baby lies fat on his back eyes staring up at
the ceiling
By and by he gets tired of lying his back DIsCoN
TENT with his condition makes him wrgge and wrggle
At last he succeeds in turning over.
If he were contented then, there would be on
earth-only huge babies But Discomfort again seizes
him, and through discomfort he learns to crawl.
Crawling-travelng hands and knees-satished
lower forms of animal life It used to satisfy in the old
days of early evolutionary stages.
But the human infant-thanks to Unborn cravingr-is
DISCONTINUED with crawling. With much trouble and
risk and many feeble toterngs he learns to walk He
gets up into position that takes his eyes of the ground
he able look at the and and takes position
of Discomfort is his handspring at every stage
What discomfort does in the limited life of child it
does much larger scale in the life of man-and on
scale still larger in the life of a race.
Of his possible development BE to be discontented
at least to show discomfort actively.
Commitment apathy are signs Of decadence and Of
career ended IN either a a nation.
II baby lies still, no longer wiggling trying to
swallow his toe you may be that he is seriously ILL
The nation that longer wgges is in condition serious
that Of the motionless infant.
The newspaper which imparts dissatisfaction
wise discomfort to nation individuals gives them the
motive power that brings Improvement.
Ruskin as young man declared that his one hope in
life was to arouse some dissatisfaction
The constant aim of in talking to each other in
Continued Bottom Of Last Coumn)
The Washington times., 1917-08-14
Regulate the Price of Corn and
Choke the Spectators
Now That the Food Bill Is Passed. This Should Be Gov
d. ernment's First Work

group of American business published recently
in the Washington Post and in The Washington Times an
appeal to Government concerning the rapidly mounting
price Of corn These business pointed out in their care
fully prepared statement that the normal price of is
hreeffhs the price of wheat In other words while wheat
sells for two dollars bushel normally SHOULD sell
for one dollar and twenty cents bushel
The Government proposes to fix minimum price Of
two dollars bushel for wheat 1t should also nix MAXI
MUM price for these products.
The farmer is interested in the MINIMUM. The public,
with the high price of living and increased income is in
terested in the MAXIMUM price
Whisksy men are specializing in This speculation
that is expensive feed cattle Farmers kill calves
rather than raise them kill milking and sell them for
beef rather than feed them
Speculation in corn which has fixed criminal price
merely thousands of millions taken from the pub
lie by speculation in ONE CROP but other thousands Of mil
lions that must be spent when the price of rises And
of all extavagant price for caused by the
gamblers LESS FOOD in addition to food at higher
prices.
Poultry men depend on fixed price for corn-to change
the price makes every who produces eggs and poultry
charge more and drives out Of business loss that
not be repaired. 81.
Gamblers price for corn means eggs at 70 cents dozen
in summer, means higher price for beef pork and milk
And gamblers prices for corn mean inevitably higher
prices for the various prepared foods in which
sentia and upon which SO many families rely.
Government investigates and prevents cOnspiracie that
increase the price Of coal.
The corn crop means to the American people than
coal production
Gamblers increasing the cost of corn should be pun
shed the coal conspirators And Government
missions should fix and establish maximum prices for
as they do for coal and other absolute necessities
The group of important business whose published
protest against gambling is put before the Govern
ment in Washington example other business
in the country.
To put what you have to say in plain, forcible we'll
written English and publish it where every Government Of
fetal MUST see it is good udgmentf you have sound
guments offer the business this case have
The old method of lobbying and buttonhong Senators
and Congressman is of date except for such propositions
as will not bear the light of open publicity.