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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-05-12

stltutlonal assembly will adopt any
form Of government other than. the
one best suited to your needs.
we feel confident that no mess.
age, no individual emissary, and MO
commission has been sent, or will t5e.
sent with authority to offer any adj
vice whatever to Russia as to the
conduct of her internal affairs, AuE
commission that may be sent VIII
help Russia in any way that she de-
sires to combat kaiserism wherever 1T
exists or may manifest ITSELF
Danger in Falscllood.
Word has reached us that false
reports of an American purpose and
OF American opinions contrary to the
above statement have gained some
circulation in Russia. We denounce
these reports as the criminal work of
desperate pro-kaiser propagandists,
circulated with the intent to deceive
and to arouse hostile feelings between
the two great democracies of tie
world. The Russian people should
know that these activities are only
additional manifestations of the dark
forces with which Russia has been
only too familiar in the unhappy
past.
The American government, the
American people, the American labor
movement are ole-heartedly with
the Russian workers, the Russian
masses in the great effort to maintain
the freedom YOU have already
achieved, and to solve the grave prcb-
lens yet before you. We earnestly
appeal to you to mako common cause
with us to abolish all forms Of autoc-
racy and despo: ism, and to establish
and maintain for generations yet un-
born the priceless treasures of JUS
ma nifty"
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-05-12

eminent to a man." Says the biog-
rapher:
"A man of battle, candid and
brave, Lee holds that no struggle is
ever really ended until one side gives
up or is chased off the field. Brake
men constitute his host-youngish
men from farms mostly, and excit-
able as colts. Hard-handed men, too,
and often needless whether they are
here today and tomorrow somewhere
else
NO character nourished on toast
and tea could execute his task. He
has ridden through the sleet and rain
on the roofs of box cars in the past.
In those days. when brakeman met
with misfortune between the bump
ers or on the tracks, a collection was
taken up for him all along the line.
Charity fed him while he was in bed
and buried him when he died.
Lee, gladiatorial of jaw, square of
trunk as a block of granite, came to
his present post through the ranks,
That is testimony enough as to his
strength. Brakemen once, like him.
self, had no standing as citizens, nor
rights in their hard and hazardous
employ
Nov. in the little railway centers
of the country. brakemen own prop
erty. They belong to churches and
societies. Some are village council
men and directors of the public
schools
W. 6. Stone.
We observe that the plan of War
rem G. Stone, among the chieftans
who besieged- congress, was less mill
tant than advisatory Stone went
willingly, or was Unanswered into
strange company. Boycotts and
strikes of others have been of p; ssins
interest to him and to the Brother
hoOl Of Locomotive Engineers.
Like Garretson, Stone is a native of
Iowa. Lee being from Illinois. The
father of Stone owned large prai-
RE farm at a time when corn was
low and interest high. Even so
Stone, meaning to read law, entered
college. But several Of his brothers
he cOnfided to the writer in The Ma
tons Business, were railroad men
and the life they led-eating at res.
taurants, instead of at home and sc
on-togcther with the wages they
earned, lurcd me into fireman's
place on the Rock Island Railroad"
At the age of "a he was given
an engine, and for two decades wa:
locomotive engineer on the railroad
where he had begun as a fireman
The brotherhood, of which Stone is
president at salary of $4,000 a
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-05-12
SPQ|uI !
TO BEAT STRIKERS

KENT. WASH, May 1O.-Striking
employees of the Carnation Milk Prod
ucts company charge that this con-
Germ, in order to hold its milk supply
and defeat its workers., is spelling
tons of fresh milk. The strikers are
demanding better conditions and have
organized a union. They are being
supported by practically every influ-
ence in this place and the editor of the
Kent Journal. in urging the formation
OF a new company, says:
AS member of the advisory board
of the Washington Manufacturers as
sociation we are able to judge of the
many difficulties confronting a manu-
facturer, but we cannot concede that
the workers here have made unjust
demands.
ut now appears to the outsider
that, as words have failed: confer
ences have failed: delegations have.
failed to accomplish what we all de-
street.-the operation of the factory. so
that the company will profit, the EN-
ployes will profit and the community
will profit-there is but one thing to
do, put ourselves in position
whereby we will never again be SUBJ
jected to such a condition."
The ultimate consu::2: will pay for
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-05-12
PAPERMAKERS' HEAD
CALLS ON UNIONS

A. =. Schneider of Appleton, Wis,
vice president Of the International
Papernakers' union. was in Duluth
this week. Mr.. Schneider is in the
state visiting papermakers' unions in
Grand Rapids, Cloquet, international!
Falls, Sartell and Little Falls
Next Sunday afternoon Mr..
Schneider will speak at big mass
meeting of the Pulpworkers and Sui
phide Workers union at Cloquet.
What's the use of kicking on the
high cost of living when you can eel
20 cents worth of steak for a half
dollar?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-05-12

The ultimate consu::: :: will pay for
the war in the long run-just as he
pays everything else.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Socialists Here Tell
Germans to Gust Kaiser
Message Says Downfall of
Kaiser Is Only Way
to Peace

4 cablcgram to the Socialists OF
Germany expressing the belief that
the only hope for peace must be
founded upon the elimination of the
House OF Hohenzollern was forwarded
Yesterday By group of prominent So
cialiscs OF this country.
It was signed by J. &. Phelps
Stokes. Charles Edward Russell. A. NJ.
Simons. william English Walllng'
Henry l.. Slobodin. Winfield Il. Gay
lord and Robert Rivcs La Monte. but
was not, forwarded AS a communlca-
,ion from any organized socialistic
hodv Of America NJ. Stokes said
last night that. although this precau.
tion was observed. the message did
NOT meet with the approval of men
prominently identified with the So
cialst party. ..
Allan K. Benson. the party's Presi-
Dental candidate at the last election,
said last night that the action was
not fair. as the Socialists abroad
might construe the message as coming
from and being the sentiment of the
entire Socialist party of America.
The message. which embodied about
five hundred words. said. in part;
THE democratic peoples of the
world now in league against the Kai-
ser and Kaiserism will be compelled
to continue their war against Ger
many and her autocratic allies until
the Kaiser and Kaiserism are over
thrown. There is only one way to
bring the war to an early close. The
Kaiser must 60"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

British Army Certain
Captain Ball Ism Dead
Missing Air Hero Thought to
Bear Charmed Life

British Headquarters in France, May
Y. One Of the chief topics Of CONVEX
sation along the whole British front
this week has been the disappearance
Of Captain Albert Ball, star aIrman Of
the British army. He was last seen
near Lens between $50 and 700 p. m.
on Monday. Az that time he was en-
gagged with three German machines.
He was not seen 10 fall. however, and
no word has been heard thus far from
the German aerial corps as TO whether
he was killed or captured. This is un-
usual. as the rival air services ordinar-
ily notify each other promptly by mes.
sages dropped from airplanes OF the
fate Of men who have met with mis-
hapS.
In less than year Captain Ball had
become one Of the heroes of the war
Every soldier in the British army
knows scores Of stories about his PROV
css. lie and his friends in the aerial
corps believed he bore a charmed life
and could not be killed while flying.
Even now the army thinks this charm
holds good and that he is prisoner,
having got a bullet in some vital part
Of his machine. forcing him down with
in the enemy's lines. Captain Ball is
only twenty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Board Plans
To Save u. S. Millions
Would Prevent Rushing of
Goods Here Before Duty
Goes Up

Washington, May l2.-Thc new
Tariff Commissions first act has been
to recommend legislation expected to
save to the government millions of dol
lars in revenue.
The commission proposes that all the
customs increases proposed IN the war
tax bill shall become effective from the
date of the report OF the bill to the
House. Thus, the commission proposes
to stop the usual practice by importers
of rushing in great quantities OF prod
ucts on which they know duties are to
be raised. Consumers. the commission
says, always have bought the products
at the increased rate.
The commission has ordered inyestl-
cations into the chemical schedule. the
sugar situation, both cane and beet, the
wool situation and other phases Of tue
sheep industry. ard made tentative
plans for investigating the silk situa-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
T ank "Amazing
Weapon" Admits
German Expert
Causes Heavy Losses, He Says.
British Gas Fire
Effective

Copenhagen. May 70 British ar
mored motor cars and gas Crcnadcs
evidently are causing considerable
trouble to tho Germaue on the West
crn battlefront, Notwithstanding the
sighting references TO them IN the
official reports.
Lieutenant General Won Ardcnnc, the
new military expert of the Berlin
"Tageblatt," who has just returned
from visit Of inspection to the West
ern front, attributes the success of the
British. in their opening drive at Arras
on April Q largely to gas shells. which
laid such curtain Of gas before the
German artillery that the gunners
were hampered sorcly in their work.
He claims on the other hand, that the
French suffered equally from the Ger
man artillcry's gas defence along the
Aisne week later.
The gases employed in the shells
have been improved steadily in effica
cy, and German gas masks, although
preventing fatal result, 20 not give
complete protection to the wearers,
whose health and respiration show the
effects when rapid movements are
necessary. As in serving guns.
Won Ardenne says the British tank
probably is the most amazing weapon
which modern land warfare has pro-
duced He admits these cars have
caused the Germans heavy losses, par
ticularly by their fanking fire, though
they are by no means invulnerable to
the German artillery.
The baron asserts that the line Of
villages along which the AnGlo-German
struggle is now raging lies in advance
of the main Hindenburg line and that
consequently the eventual loss of these
villages, including Bullccourt, could
not be deemed decisive event. This
admission indicates that the Germans
are reckoning on the loss of Avion,
Oppy, Roeux and other towns in the
further heavy fighting which is coming
along that sector Of the front.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Italians Open Heavy
Fire on Isonzo Front
Cadorna's Forces Believed
Well Organized for
General Offensive

London. May 12.--1he Austrian ON
cial communication to-day says that
Italian guns of all calibre maintained
every heavy fire. for several hours
this morning on the lsonzo front from
Tolmino downward
An Italian offensive movement at
this time would not be unexpected.
General Cadorna's forces are now well
organized. the nation mas been &C
cumulating munitions throughout the
winter. and in human wastage Italy
has suffered less than any of the Al
lies.
A drive across the Carso Plateau
below Gorilla, either to cut off Trl-
este. and thus realize the dream Of
italia irredenta," or 10 press north
ward into the Austrian plains, would
not only prove a serious embarrass-
ment for the Dual Monarchy. but
would occupy large numbers of the
fighting men of the Central Powers.
and thus prevent Germany from drain
ing off contingentS to reinforce the
Western front. An Italian drive
would take its place in the unified
Allied campaign. which includes the
offensives on the West front and in
the Balkans.
The Rome bulletin reports greater
activity between the Astico and the
Brenta in the Goritza area and the
southern sector of the Carso, as well
as spirited air fighting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
British

London. May l2.-The oeie'dI abatement
tonight reads
Further details which are. now available
concerning last nights attacks on the battle
front confirm the success Of our operation
Yesterday evening considerable bodies of the
enemy were observed msssing for a counter
attack in the neighborhood Of Buneeourt-
They were effectively dealt with by our hrtil-
I.ry and the hostile attack did not develop.
Later in the night our troops attacked.
and after heavy fighting. lasting Throughout,
the night have to-day established themselves
In the village Of Bullecourt. where fighting
still continues.
This afternoon an enemy attack on the
positions cmined We scattered by our Artil-
1.ry.
4uids Toe Arrss- { ambTai road We have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Current Funds Will
Finance Shipbuilding
Bond Issue Probably Not To
Be Considered at This
Session

Washington. May T. Administration
leaders have decided tentatively against
a further bond issue at this session Of
Congress to provide money for carry
ing out the $1,000. 100000 shipbuildng
programme TO defeat the submarine
menace. The programme, however, Will
rot be delayed, but will be financed for
the present with money received
through taxation and possibly the sale
Of Liberty Loan bonds.
Officials have reached their decision
in view Of the fact that only a small
portion of the $1,000, 100000 ultimately
needed will be required to meet the
present demands. II is likely that fl
nancing the programme will go over
until the next session of Congress in
December.
Estimates indicate that less than
s500.0O0.000 will be required for the
first years shipbuilding. OF this sum.
less than half. it is thought. possibly
not more than onefourth. will be need
ed before Congress meets again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Only German Coercion
Keeps Austria in War,
Asserts u. S. Official
Returning Diplomat Says
Whole Nation Is De-
handing Peace

"Abiect fear Of the mailed fist Of
Germany is the only force which has
kept Austria lighting for the last year"
asserted an American diplomatic Off
cia who returned yesterday, after
spending more than two years in Aus
tria-Iungary.
Thine after time Emperor Charles
has been on the point Of suing for
peace with the Allies, but through Ger
man coercion, has been forced TO con-
tnue the war againt his will and the
viii Of his people" the American said
Throughout Austria and Hungary the
great sentiment of the population is for
peace, not only because their losses
have been so great, but also because
they have not either the financial re-
sources or the men to continue the
struggle much longer"
Regarding the proposed plan of send
ing 100000 troops to aid the Allies,
ne said
"Gcrmany SCOTS at the idea Of our
sending Such paltry number OF troops
to crush the Central Powers. Every
year Germany IS IN position 70 put
more than 100000 men in the field. and
accordingly laughs at our idea of send d
ing so small an expeditionary force. II
America were to send l,000.009 troops.
and train another million to take their
places as soon as possible, | believe
that Germany would sue for peace i'm
mediately."
Other passengers on the same
steamer included Owen Johnson, the |
writer; Chief Officer Alexander Cotert
ard forty Five members of the crew OF
the American steamer Missourian, de-
stroyed IN the Mediterranean in April.
and Captain Charles Peterson and nine
members of the crew of the Percy
Birdsall, sunk off the French coast last
month
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Ot.omans Being Pressed in
Armenia, Palestine and
Mesopotamia
British Active at GAIA
Russians Resume Offensive in
Tigris Region and Win Way
Across Diala River

London. MAY 12.-In Armenia, m
Palestine and in Mcsopotamia the
Turks arc once more under pressure.
Constsntinoplc reports that the British
arc again active before GAIA. Petro-
grad reports that the Russian armies,
both in the Caucasus and in Mesopo-
taria, are fighting vigorously. and SIR
Stanley Maude reports that the Otto
man forces have been driven into the
Jebel- Hsmrin hin range. which Is in
places eighty miles north Of Bagdad
The most promising feature is the
resumption Of the offensive by the
Russian columns which descended into
Mesopotamia through Persia. II Is
announced that contingents Of this
force crossed the Diala River. tribu-
tsry Of the Tigris, near Meidan, on
May 3 and thrust forward IN the dircc-
ton OF Kifri
This town lies about lOJ miles north
west Of Bagdad and is in the rear Of
the Jebel- Hamrin range. into which the
Turkish 18th and 18th corps have been
forced by General Maude's light forces.
lighting, secured a passage Of the
Diala between Jumur and Omaraga.
In connection with this threat to the
Turkish flank comes news that the
Russians in Armenia have checked the
Ottoman offensive started TO clear a
way for the retreat Of the shattered
Mesopotamian armies. The Turkish
thrust was delivered along the upper
Euphrates and resulted in the recapt-
ure Of Mush. force Of Kurds and
Turks attacked on Thursday the Rus
sian positions southwest Of Erzingan
near the KelerKami Pass, but were
thrown back
The Russians in turn attacked the
Turkish lines in the region of Garran
Pass. The battle was continued the
next day. and several Turkish trenches
were captured. but had to be relin-
pushed in the face of Turkish rein
forcements.
At GAIA. in Palestine. a British at
tack seems to be impending. according
10 Turkish bulletins. In addition TO
heavy gunfre last Tuesday great &C
tivity was observed back of General
Dobbel's lines
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Western Front
French

Poris. Nay l2.--The War Ot'ee commur'-
cation tonight reads:
The day was marked by activity on the
part Of our artillery chiefly south of St
Quentin. on the plateau north Of the Aisne
and in Champagne. In the Verdun region
our batteries effectively bombsrded German
organizations in the Avocourt Wood. There
was no infantry action except q SPIRITED sur
prise attack carried out by one of our recon-
NOTHING parties near Berry-au-Bac' IN the
course OF which we took prisoners.
On May II our pursuit airplanes fought
numerous engagements. in which seven Ger
man machines. brought down by our pilots.
were entirely destroyed. Seven others, Sc
yerely damaged. fell inside their own lines.
BELGIAN COMMUNICATIONS. - There
was reciprocal artillery activity along the
whole front. principally IN the sector OF
Ramscapelle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
British Critic Asks
For Decisive Battle
Otherwise War Will Run
Into 1919, Says "Man-
chester Guardian"

London. May 12.-"The Manchester
Guardian" to-day prints gloomy ar
ticle by its rather pessimistic war
critic He refers to conditions in
Russia and Italy as less favorable than
last spring. and indicates that the only
result Of this years effort on the part
of Haig on the West front may be the
saving Of Russia from German concen-
tration.
This is not good enough" he adds.
Unless VIC win a decisive battle on
the West front this year, which will
lead, like the battle of the Somme. to
an extensive retreat in the autumn, the
war. running its natural course, will
prolong itself till 1919. Such a pros
pect is terrible, and therefore every eff
fort must be made this year TO win a
decisive battle in the west, trusting to
the American reserves to make good
the casualties in the present engage
ment.
Assuming that the submarine cam
paIgn gets no worse, we may begin to
count on military assistance from the
United States early in the autumn.
This military assistance must be subor-
dinated 10 the main business which
America has IN hand. namely, ship
building. But, with good organization,
there is no reason why the United
states should not do both.
THE problem is twofold: First. to
find labor here. with the United States
insuTing US against the submarine cam
paign, and second. TO establish such
superiority of men on the Western
front that We can win a decisive vic
tory this year and count on American
military assistance TO finish the war
reasonably early next year"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
u. S. Torpedo Boat
Afrc in Navy Yard

Fire aboard the United States tor.
pedo boat destroyer Roe. lying in dr..
dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was
fought for an hour last night BY four
companies o. Brooklyn fremeh after
marines and biueJackets mad tried
,ainly to extinguish the flames No in.
formation was obtainable as TO the "a.
teat Of the damage or how the FIRE
started.
The flames were visible all over The
lection Of Brooklyn in which the navy
yard IS located and attracted a gres,
crowd. Polio reserves were called o.,
70 keep he people away from the higs
fence surrounding the yard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Sarrail Slowly
Gaining in Drive
In Macedonia
Allies Meet Stubborn Re-
sistance; Battle Fluctu-
ates Near Monastir

London, May - General Sarrail's
offensive on the Balkan peninsula con-
tinues TO develop, with stubborn fight
ing and minor successes for the French,
Serbian and Venizelst troops. The
campaign is still in its earliest phase.
and there is as yet no indication as TO
the direction. in which the Allies have
decided TO strike their main blow north
ward
The battle to-day fuctuated in the
region Of Monastir. The Serbians, who
yesterday captured Srks di Legen, had
to face vigorous Bulgar counter thrusts,
in which the enemy retained foot
hold in some of his lost trenches. But
hostile pressure here was relieved by
an Allied thrust 10 the eastward, in
which Venizelist troops, operating with
French continsents. stormed an enemy
work near Lymnitza and took thirty
prisoners.
In their advance on Dobropolye the
Serbians have taken Hill 1924. In
counter attacks which preceded this
assault the Bulgarians used waves of
poison gas, but failed 10 hold their
lines. Berlin reports the repulse Of
Allied attacks in the Cerna bend, on both
sides Of Gradeschnitsa and south OF
Huma.
Military critics here view the Mace
DOMAIN lighting as useful, but as hardly
likely 10 develop into anything more
than a containing operation. Even IL
Sarrsil found it impossible to cut the
Orient Railway, the campaign would
prevent the withdrawal of German di-
visions TO reinforce Hindenburg on the
West front or the dispatch of Bulga-
rian or Austro- Hungarian units TO the
East front. that German forces might
be safely drained off there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13
Accused Promoters
In Insurance Case
Surrender Here
Birdseye and His Son Held in
$4,000 Bail; Pittsburgh d.
rectors May Make Restitution

Clarence F Brdseye, his son Kellogg.
Robert r. Moore. J. c. Watson and
George F. Montgomery gave themselves
up to District Attorney Swami yester-
day on learning that he had warrants
from Pittsburgh charging them with
conspiracy to wreck the Pittsburgh Life
and Trust Company. Judge Mott held
Birdseye and his son in $4,000 bail
each. Montgomery in $4,000 and Moore
an Watson in $4,000 each.
District Attorney Swami, arguing as
to the bail, said neither Moore nor
Watson received a dollar IN the trans
action
I'VE object to the concurrence OF
jurisdiction which is apparently being
sought by Pennsylvania and New YORK,
sald Charles l.. Craig, counsel for the
Birdseyes. at would make it impossl-
BILE for my clients TO go from one state