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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-30
Wilson's Speedy Disposal Of
Pope's Proposal Brings
Forth Comment.
DESIRE TO IMPRESS
MOSCOW GATHERING
Berlin and Vienna Expected
to Dispatch Replies With
in Ten Days.

Washington, Aug. so.-Discussion
of President Wilson'S rejection of the
pope's peace proposals in diplomatic
circles yesterday revealed that even
some of the entente governments
were ~unprepared for the prompt
fashion in which the president dis
posed Of a matter of such tremend-
GUS importance.
There had been no doubt at any
time as to the general nature of the
reply and the Understanding is that
the United States was generally look
ed upon as the nation to speak first,
but some Of the allied foreign off,
ces. accustomed to long deliberated
moves In diplomacy, regarded the ex-
changes that had been going on be-
tween Washington and their own
capitals are barely completed. They
had rather expected further discus
sion of the time for dispatching re-
i plies.
1t vas realized. however. by the en-
tente representatives in Washington
that President Wilson must have had
acting so quickly. Speculation as
cribes the motive to a desire to i'm
press favorably the great Russian
convention at Moscow while that
body still is in a plastic and receptive
state. 1t also was suggested that the
president might nave WlSneq TO antlc-
ipate by the remarkable state paper
obstructive. action by the pacific ele-
ments in and out Of congress in the
United States.
No rejoinder from the Vatican is
expected here in the immediate fu-
ture. Comment from the press of
Europe, including Germany and Aus
tria, Is awaited with interest. Bitter
attacks upon the American note by
the German press and possibly cons
demnatory speeches by German OFF,
Gals are fully expected when the
presidents reply is finally allowed to
leak through the censors to the Ger
man public. But for the present, at
least, no further attempts at peace
negotiations on the old basis, involv-
ing a continuance inApowersyof the
present %autocratic German regime. is
anticipated.
$50 - asa
Copenhagen, Augs S0.--1t will p&be
ten days before the central powers
answer the peace note Of Pope Bene.
dict, says the Berlin Kreuz Zeitung
Negotiations regarding the note be-
tween Berlin and Vienna have beer
completed, the newspaper states, blu,
are still taking place undoubtedly will.
agree upOn a Joint reDly.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-30

AZ PRETTY BIG CONTRACT.
Detroit Free Press: H fatters
himself g. great deal"
i SIN what way?"
..He told me that he believed he
could make my daughtr happy and
scontented. It'd like to seesthe mar
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-30
~sn1IAIIsTs IN DOUBT.

London, Aug. 29.-The so-caiIed in-
Iter-allied socialist conference concfud-
ed a two-day session this evening. lt
failed to reach unantnity OF opinion
on the stockholm conferences of peace.
The United States was not represented
at the conference and one South At
rican delegate was the only represent
alive OF the British overseas domin-
ions. Delegates from Pacifist bodies
were In the majority. The rad n
ion congress, representing thesbul OF
British labor, had only eight delegates
in attendance and the labor party 10
delegates.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-30

Grand Headquarters Of the French
Army in France. Aug. 2s.-(By the
Associated Press. dragged and mud
covered heroes Of the verdun victory.
comprising delegations from all the
regiments which participated in the
brilliant advance Of the French
troops, today passed in review before
President Poincare and General Pc
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
BUY LIBERTY BONDS

From every part of the country
where there are soldiers and sail
ors, comes the inspiring account of
the purchase of Liberty Bonds by
the men who are preparing to fight
our battles.
Think of it! Offering their SER
vices in manning the trenches and
fighting ships, and out of their
wages (far less than the same men
would earn at home), buying Bonds
to finance the Government during
the war;-not just a few cases, but
there are many companies and bat
talions, almost every man of which
is subscribing for from $4,000 to
$4,000 in Bonds.
These men are contributing, CIV
ING, in the way of reduced wages,
from $500 to several times that
sum each month, and they are buy
ing Bonds with the small remainder,
that is, with the modest wage paid
them by the Government.
What sort of a ring has that state
ment in the ear of the citizen who
is at home, attending to his own
business, who finds some selfish and
petty reason why he should not in
vest in Liberty Bonds?
Think again, you citizen of the
United States of America, whether
you have some personal duty in this
matter. l appeal directly and per-
sonally to the men and women of
Everett, and Snohomish and Island
Counties, to forget the reasons why
they should NOT buy Bonds, and to
the reasons why they
SHOULD buy Bonds, and BUY them.
Your country calls not merely the
Boys who are joining the colors, and
The women who are devotedly doing
heir share, but it is calling you.
Let your answer be purchase of
Liberty Bonds.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19
BIG BOSS BAKERS
ARE CONVICTED

LOS ANGELES-Nine big baking
companies and IS individuals, con-
victed of violating the Cartwright
antitrust law, are going to fight
execution of sentence, which was
passed today by demanding new
trial. The penalty ranges from $50
to $500 fine and six months to a
year in Jail or both. j. A. Jeune
and other men of his position are
among those convicted.
Evidence was introduced, tending
to show that, following a meeting
of the bakers, as businessmen"
the price of bread skyrocketed from
10 to Is cents for a standard loaf.
The district attorney held that the
bakers made gratifying profits"
and with stocks of flour on hand,
bought at a low figure, there was
no necessity to increase the cost of
bread to consumers.
1t was the first important test of
the Cartwright antitrust law, and
the verdict will have far-reaching
effect.
The boss bakers are reminded that
the best way to test a law is to
enforce it.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19
HELLO GIRLS"
MAKE DEMANDS

The Seattle telephone girls will
strike on October 20, tomorrow, I'M
less the company gives them an
S-hour day and higher wages.
Other members of the Electrical
Workers union, Of which the girl
operators constitute branch, will
also involved if the strike is con-
tested.
Here are the demands;
Only union workers, when avail
able, to be employed.
Eight-hour day, to be worked with
in II consecutive hours.
No operators to receive less than
$3.50 day.
A minimum of s2.75 day after
working nine months
At least Is cents extra for work
after p. m.
Night operators wages to be so
cents more than day workers.
Supervisors to receive minimum
of 1926 day and a 10 per cent
increase every three months until
they earn 1925 a day.
Operators to work every other
Sunday, with day off during week,
and double time for Sundays and
seven holidays.
Fifteen minutes relief each morn
ing and afternoon, without being
compelled to make up this 80 min
utes.
Seniority and experience to gov
ern promotion.
Two weeks vacation, with one
weeks pay, after working IL months.
Two weeks vacation with full pay
after working two years.
These demands were refused by
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company at recent conference in
San Francisco.
Mrs Rhoda Kerr, president of the
girls union, says the minimum eff
cheney here is 10 calls a minute.
and that some girls handle 16 calls
4 minute.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19
are as low as $3.50 per day in Port
land Is that living wage?
MORE THAN 1900 MEN
HURT EVERY MONTH
97,453 Accidents Reported to the In
dustrial Insurance Commission
Since 1t Was Established

Since the workmen's compensation
act went into effect six years ago
October l, 1911, 97,453 accidents OF
all kinds have been reported, of which
1928 were fatal. The fatal acct
dents have proved to run an aver
age of one working day, or 300 a
year, since statistics have been kept
The total accidents average some
thing over $4,000 a year, or a little
more than 1900 a month.
Additional figures given out by
the industrial insurance commission
this week show that in September a
total of 1882 accidents were report
ed and 26 of them were fatal, while
in August the total was 1866 and
the fatals %. For September
year ago the accidents were zoos and
the fatals 20. During the year end
ed September 80, the fatal acct
dents numbered 800 even, while the
total accidents were 22,615. For the
fiscal year ended September 80, 1916,
the total number of accidents was
1894.
Although many mills and logging
camps have been shut down during
the past few months the slack in the
of men employed was fully
made up by the shipyards and can
torment work. The new first aid
law is also causing more accidents
to be reported, as the physicians
must make a report now to get their
pay.-State Capitol Record.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19
BIG LIES ABOUT
BIG WAGES EXPOSED

What does the average man think
when told that to raise shipyard
wages is to strangle the shipbuild-
ing business?
If he does not take the trouble
to investigate he is likely to believe
it, but if he does investigate he will
run across something like the fol-
lowing from the Oregon Labor Press;
EVERY once in while you hear
some one remark, Il don't see why
the shipyard workers are striking
when they are getting Sc per doz.
for hours
"A lot of people seem to have this
idea. Fact is the majority of these
workers were getting $3.50 per day
when they struck. A few of the
skilled mechanics were receiving Sc
and some of them more per day,
"Then you hear lot about the
AVERAGE wage that was paid. You
see if you take skilled worker and
pay him Sc day and an unskilled
man and pay him $3.50 the average
is $4.20 per day. But the man
who gets $3.50 real money can't
buy any groceries or pay any rent
or buy any clothes on the strength
of the imagininary $1.40 increase.
"And also remember that since
they began building ships in Port
land the workers here have been
asked by the bosses to work for
fifty cents to one dollar per day
ess than was paid for the same work
N Seattle and San Francisco"
The truth is that the men have,
when cost of living is considered,
been getting much less for their |
abor. than in pre-war times.
Wages for some lines of labor
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19

selves we will all shake hands and
go about our proper business. But
if not we must let our proper bust
ness go hang, and sit up every night
with shot guns.
We get here to the very center
and root of all evil. The miseries
of Europe, the banked hopes, the
frustrated efforts, the steady back
ward lapse towards barbarism, the
strange unconscious EQUALIZATION of
our own natures, which makes the
horrors that once Infatuated and sick
ened us, seem now like matters of
common life, calling for no COM
ment; all these things are proved to
have their root in one cause.
Militarism the Enemy
Militarism is the enemy. We
English before the war were the
least military of the Powers of Eu-
rope, the least military power in
the world, except America. But we
had our black spots. Some at
least of us had our illicit ambitions.
A British Government not long ago
suppressed by war the independence
of two brave little republics who
might surely have been handled in
wiser ways. We Liberals hated
militarism then and always. But we
could not hate it then as we hate it
now, because at that time we did not
fully know it, and now we do. By
| mean the government
of state in time of peace by its
the concentration of it's
effort on war-efficiency and
the regarding of war not as a des-
perate last resort, when all else
fails, but as normal and legitimate
of policy. That spirit,
that policy, is the central part of all
evils against which we fight.
This, then, is our first rough an
oWcT W one WHO ASKS WHdC we LID
erals have come to, and where our
Liberalism has vanished? We are
hose men and women in Great Brit
lin who from long ago believed in
certain principles, and when the time
,ame for those principles to be
weighed in the scale against life
md death, answered that we were
'eady to kill and die for them:
Public Right as the law of the civ
liked world; Freedom for all ma
ions, and for the men and women
inside the nations; the deliverances
# humanity from the power of the
sword. These are the causes fol
which we fight, and these are tn,
principles which must guide us both
n making peace and in building up
ur own future.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19
AN OUTRAGE

When the newspapers and the bak-
ers put up the argument that a
five cent loaf of bread is impossible
at the present price of wheat, just
ask them why it is that Oregon
wheat, shipped to France, Great
Britain, Italy and Belgium, can be
made into bread there and sold from
60 to 100 per cent less than it is
in Oregon.
That's hard one to explain.
There is only one explanation, and
they won't admit the explanation.
Congressman Heating of Colorado
says:
"In Great Britain so ounces of
bread sell for IL cents; in France
35 ounces for cents; in Italy 35
ounces for cents, and in Belgium 35
ounces for IL cents"
These countries bought our wheat
at the SPECTATORS price and paid the
excessive freight rates for 5000
miles and yet they produce from it
bread from fourth to one-half less
than we do, we who grow the
wheat.
Congressman Heating says that
food regulation which means cheaper
wheat for the farm and cheaper flour
for the miller and baker, but does not
reach down to the mass of the people,
is farce.
1t is more than farce. 1t is an
County Courier.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19
A GOOD INVESTMENT
NOT A SACRIFICE

"This liberty loan does not ask
for real sacrifice from anybody.
1t asks the wage Garner, the men
on salary, the men of moderate
means, the men of wealth, to save
money or to take from their saw
ings which they have invested and
invest them in the bond of the gov
eminent, which pays a good interest,
free from taxes and which will be a
source of income to themselves and
their family as long as they can
keep the principal"
This is truth told by ex-Presi-
dent Taft in a speech few days
ago.
When you are asked to buy lib
erty bond you are not asked to sac
rifice anything.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19
LIBERTY BOND
LABOR TEMPLE

The Central Labor Council has
new scheme for raising funds to
build a new labor temple in Port
land
The Oregon Labor Press has this
to say about the propositions;
The plan contempates the organ
ization of clubs of ten or less for
the purpose of purchasing Liberty
Bonds, the bonds to be held in trust
by the Central Council and used as
a building fund
The following is the proposition
as submitted by the Executive Board
of the Council;
First-The Government has made
its second call upon all citizens to
purchase Liberty Bonds. The i'm
portance of responding promptly and
heartily need not be emphasized in
this organization, but in order to
aid the Government and at the
same time give impetus to the work
vi bOlAdiAS a LdDOi Temple MllCn
is so sorely needed, all members of
labor organizations of Portland and
vicinity are urged to purchase Lib
erty Bonds.
Second-The terms of purchase
make it possible to form ourselves
into groups of ten or less, each
group taking $4,000 bond
Third-The Bonds to be made pay
able to the Central Labor Coun-
Gil for the purpose of establishing a
fund to be used in erecting a La
Dor Temple.
Thus, we can make our money
serve a double purpose, and in the
end build home with Liberty Bonds.
Finally each subscriber will be civ
an stock in the Labor Temple equal
20 amount of his or her interest as
represented in Liberty Bonds.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19
NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE"
NAME OF NEW CIVIC ORGANIZATION

! other fellows side of the case,
and with the spirit of meeting
the situation half way, you may
find merit-try it, anyway, for
if success is to come the good
will ultimately come.
my own experience has been
you get just what you give,
with interest of like kind added.
In dealing with men and affairs,
the only regrets have been,
when | tried to get the best of
the bargain-It never pays, but
the other method pays hand
somely. So now, whatever
comes before this meeting, keep
constantly before you:
EVERETT"
'First-"Everett is a good
thing.
Second-We must get and keep
togethr.
Third-Our actions tonight
will be the basis upon which We
can talk to those who are not
here and who, it is OF import
ance, must be impressed with
the sincerity of our purpose, and
thus command their confidence
and loyal support"
The chairman then introduced Cor
lon c. Corbaley, Executive Sec.
etary Of the New Seattle Chamber
# Commerce and Commercial Club.
1r. Corbaley made an interes Ting
nd instructive address in which he
landed down some wholesome adj
ice to Everettites.
Father O'Brien, C. R. Coffey. Rev.
:. E. Flint, DR.. Cox, F. K. Overman,
1ayor Merrill, Judge w. W. Black,
hill Warnock, N. j. Craigue, Judge
benny, Attorney Stiger, {. "a. Man
ing, John Daily and others spon2.
The meeting accepted as a gooa
anne the New Chamber of Com
lerce."
The Bylaws were read and az
owed by the meeting
A committe of five was appointed
secure membership pledges aud
all a meeting, probably after the
berty loan drive is over, for per
lament organization.
The Everett Commercial Club and
lie Riverside Commercial Club were
'ked to wind up their organizations
I'd join hands with the new organ
alton.
The Bylaws show the intention to
ganize on democratic lines with
W rate dues, no expensive club
om mutual admiration fixing" So
ETY., no bureaus-Just one manager
lder the direction of on executive
mmittee.
The speakers, particularly Mr.. Cor
LEY, emphasized the necessity of
operation and collective action
accomplish the good things de-
red for the town.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19

President Brown of the single
weavers, explained to the Seattle
Central Labor Union that the boy
colt on 10-hour lumber had been
withdrawn because it was agreed
that the millworkers' demands were
to be adjusted by the Federal wage
adjustment board.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19

Smoke Chas. Sheets CHALLENGE
Zoe Cigar.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-10-19

Try "BLUE RIBBON" Cigar, SC.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
CHECK IN CAREER OF
 A GILOED YOUTH
[RepusIican A. p. Leased wire1


 DENVER, Aug. 31.-Three weeks of entertainments, with elaborate dinners at fashionable hotels in Denver and Colorado health resorts, came to an abrupt end tonight for a youth who gave the name of William o. Dixon. 2l, of Philadelphia, when he was ar rested by federal secret service agents on charge of impersonating an army officer.
 According to the authorities, Dixon represented himself as d lieutenant in the aviation service sent here by the war department to recuperate from the nervous shock of an accident in which his companion was killed on Long Island, N. Y. In his possession offi- eers said they found numerous letters from well known society women of eastern cities.
 Dixon told the officers he was the son of Harvey W. Dixon, who he said was publisher of New York and Philadelphia. He denied representing himself as an army officer saying he had been called lieutenant jokinglv, but admitted he had not tried to cor rect the error
 During his three weeks in Denver Dixon is said to have spent more than Sl,OOO in dinners and taxicab bills. He said he had a brother in the engineer corps of the army in Fl Paso.
 Dixon probably will be given a hearing before the United States com missioner tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01

Michaelis, like his predecessor, Dr. von
 Bethmann- -Hollweg, is confronted by
 a recalcitrant opposition in the reichS-
 tag and a movement for his retire ment, though this time the roles are reversed.
 The liberal and center parties now are the ones to suggest that the
 chancellor must go unless he comes
 over whole -heartedly to their program while the conservatives and pan German elements support him.
 The Berlin Vorwaerts, Tageblatt, Vossische Zeitung, and other organs admit that all signs indicate that the chancellor belongs to the other camp, and socialists and radicals have de- clared for war against him if he per sists in his course.
 A fair test of the extent of the reichstag majority's influence over Chancellor Michaelis and the govern
 ment will be affected by the result of
 the majority's ultimatum for an aban- donment of the political censorship, giving the government four weeks . until the opening of the reichstag to show results.
 l The pan-German press and the Vor-
 waerts are playing with the sugges- | tion of a reichstag dissolution as a
 test of national sentiment It is | doubtful. however, if either side is i seriously in earnest
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
GERMAN DESIGNS FOR EIGHT YEARS
 BEFORE HALDANE

Continued from Page one)
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
REPORTED CONFESSION
 OF VlLLISCA MURDERER
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 31.-H. M. H2vner attorney general of Iowa, late tonight announced that he had received confirmation of the report that Lynn George J. Kelly, an itinerant clergy man, had confessed to the murder of eight persons at Villisca, Iowa, in 1912 in connection with which he had been under indictment since last sprng.
 Rev. Kelly is said to have signed the confession early today in the presence of the Harrison county attorney and the sheriff In the Jali at Logan, Iowa where he has been confined since last May after his arrest on a grand jury indictment charging him WItn navins killed 11-year- Lena Stillinger, one of the axe murderer's victims.
 Trial on this indictment Wa sto start in the district court at Red Oak, Iowa next Tuesday, and MT. Havener said
Arizona republican., 1917-09-01
MOST POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE KNOWN
Providence JournaD

With the fall of Liege, in 1914, the a new and powerful military explosive and it's capitalistic symbol, T. N T., acquired a horrifying and world wide significance almost over night.
 Although then new to the world at large, T. N. T. was in reality known as early as 1863. but as a mere labora- tory product; it's explosive properties were not recognized nor utilized until about 1880, but no particular attention was given to it as an explosive until about 1891, when factory methods for making it and suggestions for it's wider use in the explosives field, military and otherwise, were published in Ger many. It is described for explosive purposes in English text books as early
 as 1896; Spain and France, prior to 1909. had introduced it into their mili-
 tary services and German manufac-
 turers had long before that been en-
 gagged in introducing it into the mili
 taTy services of other countries
 This material. T. N. T., is neither difficult nor dangerous to make; it is transported with greater safety than
 almost any other high explosive; when compressed under 30,000 to 10000 pounds pe~ square inch it can be
 worked and cut into suitable forms I loose, it is q white solid, half again as heavy as water. melts well below the , boiling point of water and can then be
 filled into shells without danger from { fumes or corrosion of the metal It is slightly less powerful than
 picric acid, and while the latter fre- : quently puiveriZes a shell, T. N. T.
 generally bursts the shell into frag- ! ments large enough to have a de structive effect. Like picric acid it is exploded by means of a illuminate, and i does not, if pure or in proper form, 1 explode of itself
 ] In treating toluol, a water white l liquid-a chemical cousin" of benzol with nitric acid, three general classes | of compounds are obtained: Trini-