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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29
Editors Mail


Editor The Star. Since my fam
lly In smaller. my gas bill In IN
creaeing, and numerous other con-
sumers arc complaining " tbs In
creaHe IN their gas bills.
The first month after my family
decreagsd. my gas bill Increased 20
or 40 cents. Last month II In
creased 10 cents more
When we called the public uiil'
~ people out here. they told US
We would have 10 pay the bills,
since that was what the meters
registered We knew that without
expert assistance. What We want
ed was 10 find some way % make
the meters register correctly. We
were told they would test our mo
ters II we would each put up ~.
When informed that a small IA
lily had been presented with
for 81 three months ago. he repli
that meters had not been proper
read. and that was past rcafi
adjustment when told the san
family had received a bill OF f2
the following month and one %
tlG5 the past month, he had moth
ing 10 say.
He did say II was the duty or
the property owner 10 put the me
ter in eomo sort OF glass case. and
keep II in order. so the reader
could easily read e.
The meter in my house was 60
placed that no one could reach u
until the reading window was en-.
larged. yet ~ was my duty 10 keep
the meter in condition 20 their
reader could easily read IL. Now.
who was that man working for
the citizen or the corporation7
What cannot understand Is
why we are 10 pay them for meas
uring their gas. because II Is not
ours until measured. We are not
interested In the use OF meters.
That IL their interest They meas
ure tho gas for their own benefit.
and should therefore bear meter
expense.
DELLA DELIGHT PINSEY.
ss17 Tenth Ave. n. z.
Want 20 dodge part OF your
taxes? Put the money in HbU,~-
Bonds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29
GOO ENLISTED MEN
May BE OFFICERS

Hy staff Correspondent
CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma. oct. rs.
-EnlIsted men AT this camp will
have an opportunity to become
commissioned officers. A training
camp will be held hero some time
after December !. and 100 enlisted
men and graduates and undergrhdu-
ates of colleges. who. in the opin-
ion OF the examining officers. would
make good officers. will be permit
ted TO attend the camp.
Men who successfully pass the
examinations AZ the conclusion OF
the camp training will be placed on
an unassigned list and Will be
made second lleutenants as vacan-
cles occur.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29
. . . Es. ID. TX. IS S. . !.
COL YUM

a Chicago oirt has given out
10 the police that famous old
poison needle story. Sho might
have attracted more attention
with II II she had said II was a
knitting needle.
p. 8.
From a Womsn's Vlewpolnt)
A failure OF the debutante crop
II reported as result OF the pre-
yniling shortage OF sweethearts and
sugar.
Never consider your war cost IN
dollars and cents Rs long as there
are other Americans paying In lifo
and limb.
Any person who ever BIT off moro
than he ear chew realizes In small
measure how Bill Hohenzollern
feels.
Dear r. y. X. readers. we an.
nounce a special feature gained by
US for your pleasure at great odds
Kid Brother Howard has con
scented 20 write for you an auto
biography of each one OF the elk
members OF his family. Here IL the
fret:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29

when | grow up an be in Kec-
stone comedies then paw will be
proud OF me an wish he uscnt 20
be 10 cruell at me.
Paw IL always yelling AT me as
how when he was a boy like I
amt
He says when he were 10 years
old about all the responsibility he
carried on his eholders. when
told him these Ia modern times
now and they don't have 10 carry
responsibility by sholder an how
cud he expec me when these is
modern times with inyen,shuns. he
.neerd n Taft at me and said their
IN no hope for you. an anyhow ia
like 10 here me talking back at my
paw like you an II did. haw. 1
wudn't be your paw today.
didn't say nuthin but thinkd
hard / wished he did 20 today he'd
be some one elses paw.
Short Ones
Tell me what you Hike and
will tell you what you are
Ruskln.
Old King Coal isn't such a merry
old soul ~ No used 10 paint him.
Food conservation viii reduce
waate-also waist
A baseball fan" wants TO know
who made the Heine Zimmerman
play in this fuel regulation game
Who'll tell the world what Amer
lean dieticians. who have just end
ed convention in Cleveland. found
ief, for them to do in these days
Of war prtceR7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29
LONGING FOR
FOR A CHILD
Young Wife Almost in De-
spair. Now Has Beautiful
Baby Girl.

There Is nothing more charming
than a happy and healthy mother
OF children. and indeed childbirth
Under the right conditions need DO
nc hazard 20 health or beauty.
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
round has brought Joy 10 many
ehildless women by restoring them
70 nor n health Here "a a not.
able case
Omaha. Noh.--"I suffered from
female troubles when was seven
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29
WTTTTTTTTUITIIiIJITl

clabIe COMPOUND and decIded 70
try II. and Il has proved worth its
weight In gold 20 me. for ] am not
only we'll but have baby girl. so
when I hear OF any woman suffer
ing as I was tell her OF Lydia Y.
Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound.
Mrs W. Hughes. 10 Majestic
Apts. Omaha. Neb.
In many other homes. once child.
less. sAere are now children DO
cause % the fact that Lydia f.
Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound
makes women normal. healthy and
strong.
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EFF God Is Most Vital Of ALI Our Ammunition"

dividual savings OF our homes.

divdual savings OF homes.
And they MUST come. This cannot be too
strongly emphasized
] do not mean of course, that we should waste
foods other than these Every housewife in America
has n personal for not doug that.
Elimination of waste in the household and the
of ALL food products viii aid the administration
in its fight TO bring down retail prices THE ADMIN
ISTRATION is LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR
CHEAPER FOODSTUFFS But this can only be ac-
complished If reduce the volume of food
sumed and wasted well eliminate speculation and
exorbitant profits
Please do not understand me accusing Americas
housewives Of being wasteful The vast majority
about 20 per cent of thcm-coud not live closely
to the margin Of true economy than they do. That is
splendid 1t is among the remaining 80 per cent that
the great waste is found.
My plea. therefore. is that each. of us take this
food conservation program seriously II Is my profound
hope that the women Of America will begin that
rous consideration by signing the Food Pledge dur
ing Food Pledge Week. and that they will then pa
triotically and faithfully live up to 1t.
For II IL not n phrase that Of Food
will win the war"
Food IL the first and most vital Of all our am
munition.
N~A1M
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29

OF n W h q r =
which II shud
be.
p n W always
sayr about me I
amt werth my
wait In salt Paw
10 soar at me
always.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29

i'fA fai y VIZ
At eighteen |
W as married
and my trouble
was no better.
30 | consulted a
physician who
said that there
was not much ]
could do and /
could not have
children | read
81 Lydia +
Pinkhams Veg
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29
BEGIN NOW!

buy a
bond for But
don't forget this:
BONDS WILL FOLLOW BONDS TAXATION
Upon WAR TAXATION AS LONG The WAR LASTS. AND The
SOONER PUT YOUR MONEY, THE SOONER TIE WAR
END, AND THE LESS YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY TOWARD
thus far andth 10 thinking
that
a Ter
~ho would well
plahts preeede nornins after.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29


he rowcd for four years on the
varsity crows
Attended Yale
After graduation Beck attended
Sheffield Scientific school at Yale
university. taxing his post-grRdu-
ate degree IN 1912 Ito was on the
Yale squad. but could not row
owing TO his four years nj Wash.
ington. Nevertheless. Eastern row.
ing experts watched his work on
non-varHity crews with interest.
After completing hia collegiate
work he came West again.
He built houses for short pc
Rod IN Seattle. Then he took a
position with Meyer Frank Co. I'm
Portland nA department store
trouble shooter
Hts work in this department
store was OF such n nature no was
brought 20 Seattle by the Bon
Marche.
Active In Civic Work
In 1916. this firm gave him n
leave OF absence for ono year.
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Beck's boyhood romance.
This romano. carried him thru
high sohooi--thc old Central and
broadway high school, were his
fountH OF intermediate cduction-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29
OUR FAMILY
BY Kid Brother Howard

This hear IL paw. His hair is
like tho baby's There amt much
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29
Hoover Loaf

Mix one cup Of medium fine bread
crumbs with two cups Of cold baked
beans. mashed fine Add one beaten
egg, one slice OF onion chopped very
fine. one teaspoon Of made mustard.
tablespoons Of fat a little tomato
catchup or tomato sauce Improves
81. Serve hot with tomato snuce.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-29
TRY THIS TODAY

Suggestion for Economy
Cut your bread at tho table. not
in the kitchen.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
SEC. WILSON To
BRING END Of
PHONE TROUBLE
Cabinet Officer Will Arrive in
San Francisco This
Week.

San Francisco. Nov. 6.-Secretary of
Labor Wilson and other members of
the presidents mediation commission
will arrive here next Friday morning
to take action in the telephone strike
situation on the Pacific coast, Werner
+. Reed, a member of the commission,
announced here today. The party will
leave Bisbee. AriZ., tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Reed said.
Pending the arrival of the commits
sion no further efforts will be made
by Mr.. Reed to adjust the wage con-
troversy between the Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph company and its or
ganized employees which led to a strike
of unionized operators in cities of the
Pacific northwest and in Pasadena
Cal, and threatened to involve ap-
proximately $500 electrical workers OF
the corporation. The crisis was pre-
cipitated by the refusal of the company
to grant recognition to the girl opera
tors unions.
Representatives of the employees. here
fContinued ON Page Nine)
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MOST MOMEMTOUS
WEEK Of EMPIRE
SAY THE LEADERS
New Chancellor Acting Under
Parliamentary Pro-
Ce1ure.
RElCHSTAG PARTIES
MOVE THE MINISTRY
Pact Between HertIing and
Parties Has Sanction
of Emperor.

Berlin, Monday, Nov. tvia Lon
dom .-"WhiIe the troops of the central
allies were forcing their way across
the Tsgliamento, Germany at home
quietly crossed the political Rubicon
and in the space of five days changed
from an autocracy into democracy
declared Matthias Erzbereer. leader of
the centrist party, in an interview to-
day with the associated press cores
pondent.
This has been the most momentous
week since the founding of the en-
pire." said Herr Erzberger in recital
of the incidents leading to the solution
of the recent political crisis. us
achievements represent permanent
political gain for the, German people
In view of the July and October hap
penings the majority leaders were
convinced of the hopelessnesS Of per
hitting the old system to prevail
| Through the chief Of the civil cabine'
| they 4mparted their convictions to th'
| crown. urging the Imperative need o
| a GO, ordinated, cohesive governmental
policy in foreign and domestic ISSUES
and harmonious governmental collabo'
ration with the reichstag. during tht
war at least"
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
PEACE RESOLUTION UP
IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

London, Nov. 6.-Members of the
house of commons today discussed
peace motion proposed by Hastings b.
Lees Smith. one of the founders of
Ruskin college, oxford. The motion,
which is supported by the pacitst
group. declared:
This house is of the opinion, pro-
viding satisfactory guarantees can ha
obtained with regard to the independ-
ence and restoration of Belgium and
the evacuation of occupied territory,
that no obstacle should be placed in
the way of preliminaries towards
negotiations for peace. settlement
which ought to embody an equitable
solution of the problem of Alsace-
Lorraine and of devising the enforce
ment of effective international ma
chinery for the avoidance of future
wars
A. ]. BalfoUr. the British foreign
secretary. is, expected to reply to the
motion.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
VILLA AND HIS BAND
UP TO SOME OLD TRICKS
Passenger Train is Dynamited,
Guards Killed, Treas
ure Stolen.

Juarez, Mexico. Nov. 6.-Nilla follow
ers dynamited northbound passen-
ger train on the Mexican Central rail-
road at Armendariz station. 80 miles
south of chihuahua, Sunday. Sixty
federal train guards were killed.
number of passengers wounded and
1l0 bars of silver bullion belonging to
an American mining company were
taken. TITO passengers on the train
were robbed and several executed. az =
cording to Americans who arrived here
today on the train from chihuahua
City.
The federal major IN command Of the
train escort was brought to Chihua- i
fua City Monday badly wounded. He
witnessed the execution Of a number of
his men after being left for dead be-
side the railroad track. He said Sill
vestre Quevedo and Martin Lopez. for
men villa officers. were in command
and il was believed Villa himself was
near the scene of the attack.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
v, J. BRYAN TREED
BY 4 WILD BULL

Chandler, Ariz., Nov. civilian J..
Bryan, former secretary of state, was
saved from a wild bull by the presence
of a mesquite tree on the desert near
here yesterday. Mr.. Bryan and Super
intendent r. A. Hayward of the Pima
Indian reservation were duck hunting
wien they were chased by the bull
and succeeded in reaching the mesquite
tree Other members of the hunting
party shot and killed the bull.
Mr.. Bryan was unhurt, but lost part
of his hunting suit In the flight frop
TIE animal
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
RUMORS
AGAIN EXCITE
SOME CIRCLES
Amsterdam Hears That Ger
many Will Renew Over
lures Very Soon.
HOUSE OF COMMONS is
TO DISCUSS RESOLUTION

London, Nov. 6.-The Amsterdam
correspondent of the Exchange Tele-
graph company cables that wild peace
rumors were current on the bourse
there yesterday. it being reported that
the central powers would make offers
of peace before December in the shape
of a proposal for preparatory con-
ference at Derne. According to these
rumors, each belligerent will be asked
to send two delegates. Germany select
ing Prince Won Buelow, former chan
cellor, and DR.. Karl Helfferich, vice
chancellor.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
COMPLETE ACCORD
REACHED BETWEEN
j. s. AND JAPAN
China's Territorial integrity
Guaranteed in Clear
Agreement.
OPEN DOOR POLICY TO
ALL NATIONS AFFIRMED
All MISUNDERSTANDING Regard
ing Far Eastern Question
Swept Away.
VISC0UNT ISHlI AND
LANSING FINISH WORK
Departing Japanese PIenipo-
Tertiary Highly Praised
for His Stand.
VlSC0UNT ISHlI AND
LANSING FINISH WORK

Washington, Nov. 6.-Japan
and the United States have
reached a complete agreement in
regard TO China and at the same
time have arrived at clear un-
derStaniing as to military, naval
ana economic cooperation in the
war against Germany.
This momentous development
was announced today by Secre-
tary Lansing, who made public
notes exchanged between him and
Viscount lshii, the special Japa-
nese ambassador, formally re-
cording an agreement recogniz-
ing that japan has a special in
terest in China, but pledging the
independence OF territorial integ-
rity Of the great eastern republic
and reaffirmirg the doctrine of
the open door" for commerce
and industry.
In a statement accompanying the
note Mr.. Lansing said Viscount Ishii
. Il
on their way home had performed a
service Of the highest value to tho
/ United States as well as to Japan.
! by clearing away Observation-Disclosures
which, if unche'k ked. promised to de-
Velop a serious situation in the far
east He spoke Of an attitude of con-
s;raint and doubt fostered by a cam
raign of falsehood adroitly and secretly
I carried on by the Germans. and said
that through the frankness and cor
diality of the japanese commissioners
the propaganda of years had been un-
done in few days.
! Announcement a Surprise.
Unti last night when an associated
press ca5le dispatch from Pekine an
nounced that the japanese ambassador
there had informed the Chinese foreign
CONTINUED on Page Six)
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DIR. E. O. SISSON TO TALK
ON WAR SUBJECT TONIGHT

For this series the services of Presi-
dent f. o. Sisson of the University at
Missoula. President ]. NJ. Hamilton of
the Agricultural college. with other
we'll known educators and several
citizens. have been secured. The idea
is to afford to the public In this state
an opportunity to become acquainted,
at least in a general way, with the his
tory of the nations which are now par
ticipauts in the war. In this city the
course win begin tonight with an ad-
(conflnued on Page Twelve.)
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PROCLAIM BARRED
|DNE: 100 MILES WIDE
DO Alien Enemies May
! Barred From Strip
Along Coasts.

York, Nov. 6.-As the result
by fires along the Brooklyn
)ont and also in other coast
In order declaring all territory
100 miles Of the coast line or
)ted States a barred zone is ex-
by local federal officials to be
within a few days.
ESTIMATED that more than 600, =
my aliens would be affected
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
BIC DUTCH LINER IS
ALLOWED TO SAIL
Vessel Will Carry 10000 Tons
of Corn for Belgium as
Part of Cargo.

Washington, Nov. s.-Arrangements
practically have been completed for
the release of the Holland American
liner Nieuw Amsterdam for one voy-
age on condition that she carry 10000
tons OF corn for the relief of the Bel
gians. She will be the first Dutch
ship to be released
The government will issue the bunk
er coal for the voyage. and besides car
rying a cargo of package freight and
all the Dutch refugees gathered in the
United States the vessel will take a
quantity of steel wire cable which
Holland sorely needs for the operation
Of her mines
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06

The 800 drafted men OF Butte and Silver Bow
county morning o'clock practically completed the contou
of the special Camp Lewis will make total OF more na
boards the total quotas being
believed that slackers and registered
from other will than make up the few men actually
contingent people today demonstrated the sort OF
ey giving VINO nave oeen CHOSEN o
military service Exemption board members and military authorities
that on hour only few persons woud
ou to give farewell drafted men But the crowd that
ou r. before o'clock this morning testi
the nonuay the conscrpt and the patriotism OF the
Mininp
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Parliamentary Procedure.

Herr Erzbergcr then told how Count
yon Hertling reserved his decision to
accent the chancellorship until he had
conferred with the party leaders. ON
the advice of the latter the emperor
plan for separating the chanceiiorshlp
ard the presidency of the Prusslan
ministry, he said. had ben dropped.
Foreign Minister Won kuehlmann had
also participated in the conferences
Herr Erzberger declared, urging the
need of instituting a parliamentary
FL lEnrtinlled an Pnge Nine.l
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
RUSSIAN WAR
MINISTER IS
GIVEN LEAVE
Gen. verkhovsky, Who De-
manded Better Army Dis
cipIine, Removed.

Petrograd. Nov 6.-General Nerk-
hovsl<y, the minister of war. mas oeeh
granted an indefinite leave of absence
bv a government order which relieves
him of his office. General ManikoV-
sky has been appointed acting war
minister temporarily, while the DE,
partment will be under the general
direction of Premier Kerensky'
General Verkhovsky, the RUSSIAN
war minister, has been a MEMBER Oh
the cabinet since Sept. 3. He mas
been a strong advocate of better
discipline in the Russian army ana
has endeavored to introduce reforms
on Sept. 2S he told the democ.a.ic
Cn.7nanv was certain if discipline
WAS restored in the Russian army. In
an address to the preliminary parma :
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
PLAN TO FIX WAR
PRICES N FOR ZINC

Washington. Nov 6.-Members of
the war industries board today began
consideration of prices to be fixed for
zinc. Figures on production and the
nations demands are being studied
preliminary to conferences with pro-
ducers at which an agreement will be
formulated.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
Will Give First Address of Sc
ries on Nations at War. At
High School Meeting He is
to Take Up Discussion of
Germany.

"The Nations of the Great War are
to be reviewed in the hearing of Mon
tana audiences in course of addresses
under the joint auspices Of the Uni
versity of Montana and the Red Cross
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
No Speechmaking.

There was no speechmaking at the
courthouse before the parade started,
Divisiops of the parade formed while
The Anaconda Copper Mines band was
nlav;ne and started in good order anu
nromptly at s:15. The parade was leo
~. The hand. followed by two com
panies of the washington coast a.
tiIery troops. Behind the artiiierynheh
were the United Spanish W6 ve.e-
-1Continued on Page Thirteen.)
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The street was blocked with almost
tho same crowd that gathered to Wit
ness the evening departure OF 'he
other contingents. The streets from
the courthouse to the Northern Pacii,c
depot we're lined with appiauding cru
zens. The yards at the depot were
iammed by cheering throng when
the train finally pulled out on its way
10 the coast.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
ers in This County and in
State Are Still Busy.
)usand Names Yet to Be
1ed to Silver Bow List.

1882 food pledge cards re-
to date by Dan NJ. Kelly, in
Of the work in Silver Bow coun-
number of precincts still to
ard from, indications are that
)nl number of housewives in the
who enrolled in Uncle Sans
Tor food conservation will reach
Reports thus far received show
(e number Of those who refused
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-11-06
bRE THAN 1O,5OO HAVE
SIGNED THE FOOD PLEDGE

to sign the pledge will be less thah
per cent. 1,,,.an xelIy
s-on Helena indicate that Montana
'.,,, ,,;,hout doubt reach its quota IN
the total number of housewives en,
rnl,ad The reports from throushou,
~ state however, are incomplete ana
.ne ali counties will not be heard
from until the end of this wees
Upon request of the district enaa ad
man the campaign has been ss.e eS.enuas n'as
TO and including tomorrow rms "a ar
done principally as the result o' r a1
offer Of 500 in Liberty bonds ps wv W.
na,r,otic citizens of the Treasure s'a'e