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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
POPE WILL PUT
QUESTION TO
CONFERENCE
ny y WOOD
United Prc~s Correspondent

ROME. Nov. es-tDclaycd.SThe
report that Pope Ben-dict will re
quest the peace conference to take
up the Roman question and effect n
settlement between tho Vatican and
the ouirinai was confirmed today In
high Vatican circles.
According TO the same authority,
the pope already has personally pre-
pared a plan BY which he would
hav" greater freedom OF movement
while establishment Of a station In
the Vatican would permit the latter
10 transmit It's official communion.
tons to foreign governments and
papal nunc4os without uring the
Italian telegraph wires.
Relative to the annuity Of 1000.
geo francs. which the government,
placed at the disposition OF the Holy
See In 1879. but which the latter
newer accepted Ind which has auto
masicaily inverted 20 the govern.
ment every six years. the pope pro.
poses that the government shall pay
this into a permanent endowment
fund. from which the Vatican will
accept the interest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
STATEMENT is ISSUED BY
MRS. HARPER,S COMMITTEE

EMS clubs. which held Its meeting In
san Francisco. and was composed Of
about 1000 women from all parts 81
the country. Her conservatism and
her wcilbalanced Judgment attract.
ell the attention OF the convention 10
such an extent hat .he was elected
as n OF eight directors having
charge OF the affairs Of the fedora.
ton for the United States. She
served as director for four years and
30 well did Nh. do her work that Mt
the n Of her term she was elected
as general auditor OF the general fed
Grafton. which position sho now
holds. During those six Year, aho
haa twice each year attended the ad'
visory council In New York and
other cities Of the United Statez
She was. at one time. vice preud.
den, OF tho State Federation Of
Women's clubs. and for four years
served as chairman Of the educa.
tionai committee OF that body.
MRS. HARPER's CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE.
By Mira II. a. NJ. Bonnar. Chairman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
WANTS
SCKELDT RIVER
NEvTRALIzED

wAsIIiNGTON. Nov. Gone "
the questions Belgium viii bring up
ut the peace conference VIII be that
of the naturalization Of the mouth Of
the River gcheldt
The Hcheldt. ~ which Antwerp Is
the principal port. empues into b.
North sea on Dutch soil and while
Holland and Belgium have had ami
cable agreements ~ 10 ~ use for
commercial purposea. Belgium has
never ceased 20 feel that the south
ern bank Of the river. al least, should
be Belgian soil.
This question, however, will not be
gone into. All Belgium will ask IL
that the mouth Of tho Scbeldt be de-
clared neutral water.
The Scheldt has been filled In by
silt since the beginning OF the war.
and is now useless for shipping until
IL has been dredgcd. But Belgium
cannot begin dredging operations
without consent Of the Dutch govern
ment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30

The campaign committee OF Mira.
VIM. y. Harper. candidate for the
school board. has Issued the follow,
ing stats-ncnts
AZ the campaign committee which
Ia rcsponslbl. for the candidacy OF
Mrs. william J.. Harper for the Of
flee Of school director Of the Scat
tie district. Ne should like TO call at
tentlon to what We regard as her
qualifications for this position.
while Mrs. Harper II being sup
ported BY a large number Of tho
womc voters Of this district. she is
not running dtstinctivcly ~ a WON
an candidate. Her candidacy rests
upon her peculiar qualifications for
the position.
In 1905 she vas selected ~ the
president OF the city Federation OF
Womcn's clubs. IL was during her
administration as president that the
superintendent OF schools OF Seat.
tie felt the dcsirability Of having
some mothers with whom 10 consult
from umo to time. regarding the
various subjects which came up 10
him for decision. Believing that the
city federation presented the means
to thu end. he requested Mrs. liar
per. as president. to appoint nm ad.
visory committee OF some mothers
TO advise with him from time 10
time. as he might request. The com
mittee was appointed.
when Mrs. Harper's term az presi
dent expired. she was appointed AS
one Of the members OF this advisory
committee. and continued as such
member and as chairman thereof for
nearly ton years. and up TO the time
when abe was appointed aH a mem.
Der OF the school board. During
these years. she was frequently con.
suited by tho superintendent OF
schools and her advice and counsel
was found TO be OF very great value
to him in hts work.
In 1912. Mrs. Harper was delegate
20 the National Federation OF WON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
Judge Asks Wilson
to Make Densmore
Go Before the Jury

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 10
Judge Moxan. presiding y er the su.
perior court. today appealed to Sec.
rotary OF Labor Wilson 10 instruct
John II. Densmorc TO appear before
the san Francisco grand jury. Mo
gan also wired Atty. Gen. u. \.
webb. asking that a special prose
cutor be appointed Immediately to
handle the grand jury probe.
In his message to Wilson. judge
Mogan explained that DcnSrnore has
perslstentIy refused TO come here.
and has stated that he r. acting un-
der the secretary Of labors instruc.
tons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
ny CAPT. HERBERT =. JOHNSON
Pastor OF Warren Avenue baptist
Church, Hp-ton. on Field Service
With American He'd Cross In


The first duty assigned to me on
arriving In London was TO visit the
American base hospital NJ hartford.
This village Is situated about 20 miles
rom London. In tho midst OF rolling
hills and grass as green as II the
April sun were shining upon then.
Each ward OF the hospital il a scpar
ate brick building. much like a com
Portable cottage. There are many
wards. now accommodating about
1000 wounded Americans
saw scores of the boys.
Most OF them came direct from the
battle front which rugged around the
HIN kemmel in France. on the prcvi.
Gus sunday. -Four days afterward I
met them in the hospital.
Not Dvwr@Hcartcd
One lad had Is separate wounds
from shrapnei. Some Of the boys
had lost their legs Some had been
gassed. Many had broken arms and
legs, smashed by machine gun bul.
lets. one had a bullet wound in each
cheek.
Were they down heartfelt No,
Some OF them were talking and
laughing. Some were reading. Some
were playing anne Many we're
smoking c~tgar~ts. Son~ were nib
bling at chocolates.
II was the most wonderful hospital
which I have ever scen-and hav.
spent my life in visiting hospitals. In
fact. IL was this atmosphere OF good
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
INDUSTRY IS ON THE
ROAD TO

RANGOON. India. Nov. I-tBy
MailJ-The whirr of the loom and
constant hum OF Industrial machin-
cry are fast drowning the softer
noises OF the East. from Rangoon To
Msndalay."
Here. in the very section that Kip
ling made familiar 20 the world more
than "A generation ago. when he De
scribed the mystic charm Of India
manufacturing communities have
sprung up that make the banks OF
the rivers resemble those Of n Ner-
rimac, in New England
The annual report OF the Indian
factories VI committee for 1917
shows there are $40 factories regis
tered. with 6s.43b persons employed
Rice snilis predominate.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
pax~xi By British C~srrt
ny HAROLD r. BECliTOI
Eurn,sxxn Mnnax,v NJ ~. r. 4

IuFuIpx9t Ak1kA&s1 " ~. "a ~
LONDON. Nov. 30.=-Irehnd-s
chance Of getting any hearing at the
peace conference will depend mainly
on the good will OF America, and on
the influence OF the democratic and
labor forces OF Great Britain. tho Do
minion Of Canada and the other al
lied nations"
The above is the high spot OF a
public appeal TO Ireland just pub
ilShed by the nationalist party.
The appeal is aimed at Sim Fein
and il an indication OF the conviction
OF many natonalists that Sim Fcin.
under present conditions. will sweep
Ireland in the next election
The appeal was drawn up ut a con-
ference of Irish n~ationalists In Dub
lin. the other day. Referring TO Sim
Fem arms. the appeal says:
The one thing the Irish nation
alists will not do is 10 deceive the
people by holding before them an
ideal and an object which they know
to b. impossible. and in pursuit Of
that Impossible object TO follow n pol
icy manifcsty calculated 20 play the
game OF the bittcrest enemies OF Ire
lands freedom. and certain TO lead to
defeat and disaster.
Sim Ecin Anfagonistic
The proceedings of Sim Fein
have all along been calculated TO an
tagonlze America and the other
dc-nocracies Of the world. by con
veytng the impression that the Irish
people were pro-Gcrman and enc.
mics OF the democratic peoples OF Eu-
rope and the New World.
ireland could not hope 20 win by
such n policy.
The program for which we stand
In set forth in the resolution passed
unanimously by the Irish party on
the 26th OF September.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
IRISH ~NATI0NALISTS
SEEK HELP OF u. s.

That tho only satisfactory and
durable solution Of the Irish nation
al question. on which to found a
treaty Of peace between the Irish and
British peoples. Is the establishment
OF national self government for Ire
Land. including full and complete ex.
ecutivc. legislative and fiscal pow.
ers.'"
Commenting on his visit TO Amer
lea this year, In the Manchester
Guardian. T. p. O'Connor. 7?-year- old
Irish leader. says:
Need for Reconciliation
IAN my experienoe during the last
IL months teaches me that England's
surest path to the best relations with
America is n reconciliation OF the
Irish race, both in America and in
Ireland.
Take II from me as a cold state
ment Of fact that. tho quantitafiyely
II may be less powerful than IL was.
quaiitativeiy the Irish race IL more
powerful In America today than at
any period In history.
Il regret TO say that I never found
Irish feeling in America so fiercely
anti-Britlsh M I found IT during my
last yisit. That win remain after the
war. and what chance is there of get.
ting those good relations between
England and America. to which / at
tach no much Importance in the in
tercsts OF the world. and particularly
OF the British empire. IL such an i'm
portant body OF American opinion in
unrcconciled.
Loyal Over Here
Il SEC an even greater danger.
There might be such a combination
between the Irish Americans and the
Americans OF German blood as would
make such relations impossible.
1t Is true that in 90 cases out OF
100. people OF German blood born in
America are absolutely undivided in
their loyalty to the Stars and Stripes.
But IL Is hardly necessary to say
that you N be a good American
without being a good Englishman.
II G n dangerous possibility of
such a combination. which might
even imperil the OF n league
OF nations. unless English states
manship has It in IL TO reconcile the
Irish race by doing the right thing"
Substantially all of the rifles and
machine guns which had been stored
away in Ulster have been turned in
to the government, completing the
disarmament OF all Ireland. accord.
ing to Secretary for Ireland Short.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
Canada Farmers
for Reciprocity

WINNIPEG. Manitoba. Nov. 30
That the reciprocity of agriculture
agreement between Canada and the
United states be- n ;epted by Canada
In one of the plans in the farmers
platform. decided on by the Canadian
council Of agriculture. now in session
here. Ia announcing their platform.
the farmers pointed u that the reel.
procity agreement OF 1911 is still on
the statute books OF the United
States.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30

cheer which Impressed me more than
anything else In this hospital at
hartford.
Wanted Folks 90 Know
And why notg The beds were
clean. the food was excellent and
abundant. the surgical and medical
attendants were us good as can be
found In the best hospitals at home.
And there were American women to
ak TO them, women who had come
out from London In the Red Cross
cars, bearing packages OF candles,
ckareu. little baskets OF fruit and IA
dorm and ono other things that the
toys had asked them &c purchase In
London.
Besides. there was the constant
personal oversight OF the Red Cross
men,. under Capt. brown. himself a
bis hearted American from Kalama.
Hoo. Mich. who spends every hour
OF b "a In the hospital AT hartford
with his men
As | left the hospital. I asked the
boys II there was anything which
they wanted. one OF them said.
Tell tho folks at HON. that We
won the battle OF kcmrnelF' That
was their only request.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
120 BULLETS R
YANKEE AUTOMOBILE

PARIS. Nov. Thy Mail.)-An
American automobile just in from
the front attracted a great deal OF at
tention on the b~oulevards OF Paris
recently. 1t had been literally rid
died by machine gun bullets. but was
still In good running order and was
being used by a major OF artillery.
There were 100 holes thru one side OF
the car. and the bullets had plowed
out the other.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
Would Give Bill
Chance to Answer
Charges of Crime

LONDON. Nov. 30-Count VIM
Hohenzoilern will be given fun op-
portunity to answer the charges
against him. Attorney General +. T.
Smith declared in n campaign speech.
ri he Is returned 10 Germany or
IL held In detention. the coalition gov
eminent will insist upon the person.
al accountability OF the former kaiser
for the crimes for which he Is person
ally responsible" said Smith. The
coalition In determined to- give him
an opportunity to answer the
charges"
Smith intimated that no attempt
would be made TO punish the former
kaiser until after the British cleo.
tons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
THEY'RE GONNA JAZZ
IN san FRANCISCO NOW

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 3o.-The
jazz band will come back tonight.
for the dancing Id will be lifted.
In practically every downtown
cafe preparations have been made
for a big crowd OF those cheated OF
their dancing privilege BY the influ.
enxa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
Why President Wilson Is Going to the Peace Conference
Nak~P @dAH r.mamat Nor the %u. applause Nor SY~ the Sights Butte Drive. Mnn the Coffin of VAR!

tons against each other for terri.
torial aggrandizement or personal
power.
Wilson In going across because be
thinks and most Of his advisers
agree with him that IL Will be abso.
lutely necessary for him To meet the
opponents Of the league of alton
the freedom ~ the eaa and daylight
diplomacy face To face. argument 10
argument. TO put the weight OF his
personality and brain onto the scales
upon which the pence and wars of
the future are 10 be- weighed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
HORSES PUZZLE
SOUND AUTHORITIES

-Four horses r In charge OF the
city pound saturday. awaiting ar
rival of their owner. They were tied
at the foot OF Madison st. hear the
ferry landing Friday night. by a
boy who vanished without giving an
exclamation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30

lie viii explain how limitation OF
naval and military armament may bc
effected In formation OF the league
OF nations.
British opposition already In shap'
ing. but he hopes 90 perhuade the
British 20 HIS point OF view.
Freedom ~ the seas In another vcx'
atiour problem. Few here understand
Wilson's idea. Great Britain fears ~
means her finish ms mistress Of the
seas" Others see II ~ nm anti pro
teetive tariff movement Az defined
by Col House. II In neither, but In the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30

freeing ~ the seas 10 all o contra.
band In peace and war
alike. ana the limiting ~ "A nations
rights IN placing articles Of com.
morce In the %contrnband group.
Secret diplomacy always has been
n thorn 10 the president lie wants
20 do away with II. for he holds II re.
abonnibie for many wars.
with everything done and said.
written and signed. In the fun knowl.
edge Of the World. the president be
llcvos II impossible for n set OF
diplomats 10 arrange alliances OF ma.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
Gibbons Denies
Story of Rupture

BALTIMORE. Md, Nov. 30.-car.
dlnaI Gibbons today cmphatically de-
MED rumors that Pope Benedict con
templated removal OF the Holy See
from the Vatican. The cardinal In.
dlcated that there exists between the
Italian government and the Holy
See perfect good will and under
standing.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30

dodge all the publicity which will be
hoaped upon him In France and Brit.
ain. and elsewhere. They know he
would rather 20 w as "a private cit
men. u~nacolaimod and unapplauded
by kings and crowds. They know he
would rather sit hero at his White
House desk and act thru the commits.
sioners he viii appoint.
hut Wilson has committed himself
TO;
The league of nations.
The freedom Of tho seas.
Daylight diplomacy,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30

Down deep In his heart. the presi.
dent believes that only thru the
world wide adoption OF those three
principles may future wars be avoid.
ed and peace become lasting
And there will be opposition 90
those three principles. Opposition al
ready II developing both In America
and In Europe.
Some high Americans oppoae n
league which includes nations with
whom the allies were az val VII
son believes any half league cannot
last
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
nv T. q. RODGERS

WASHINGTON. Nov. so-wood.
row Wilson. president of the United
states. IL going TO the peace confer,
enec with n object. one purpose.
one atm
To do what he can To end wars,
and 10 make II possible that peace
Will be lasting.
Those who know Wilson best know
that he Isn't going over there to pose,
or make n speech. or hobnob with
rulers, crowned and uncrowned.
They are sure Wilson would like to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
ARREST TRANSFER MEN

p. r. Heard. OF the Heard Trans
fer Co, and Il. Williams. an employee.
were arrested at First ave. and Pike
st. Saturday morning. and held TEN.
porarily in the city Jail for their nj.
legged possession OF five quarts of
whisky. Both furnished $500 bail be-
fore noon, and were released.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
Troops Eager to
Enter Prussia
BY WEBB MILLER

Omitted Press Correspondeno
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
OF OCCUPATION. Nov. 30.-The
Third army In i~mpatiently awaiting
the word to advance into Prussia.
The German withdrawal r. nearing
completion. and marching orders are
expected daily.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
Won HINTZE IN HOLLAND

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-Ad-
miral Won Hintze was reported in a
Hague message to the state depart.
ment today rs in Holland to obtain
the formal ~abdication OF the kaiser.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30
Yanks Are CHEEKY Despite
Their SCATTERING Injuries

crhls Is the first OF a series OF In.
innate stories OF our Yankee victorr
which Dr. Johnson is writing FOR The
starr
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-11-30

cheer which Impressed me more than
anything else In this hospital at
hartford.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24

ment had been impeIied By imperative
necessity to take this step 30 - %
free as much tonnage ~ possible for
the transportation OF Americas troops.
He added that the farmers had made
q great EFFORT last autumn. More than
100000 acres In excess Of the previous
year vas B0wn and there was reason
to hope the crop would BE apprseiAbly
better. To eonpIets the task Il would
be necessary to continue the effort IN
planting spring wheat, for which pun
pose the farmers must At any cost b
given the large quantities OF seed
wheat they asked.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
G. 0. P. GUARDIANSHIP
BASIS FOR Big FIGHT

Now that the Republicans in Con-
gress have chosen the membership
OF the new Congressional committee, q
meeting OF that body will be held in
. short time for organization.
This will include the selection of a
chairman. over the chairmanship
there Is a sharp controversy, and It
Is uncertain who will be elected. Some
days ago, II looked much as II Con-
gresham Madden of Illinois would be
chosen. But opposition has arisen to
Madden.
Congressman Woods OF Iowa IL the
present chairman, and although not an
avowed candidate to succeed himself
Is in the running. The old fight be-
tween the element in the committee,
headed by Congressman Mckinley of
Illinois and another element headed
by Congressman Austin OF Tennessee
and Woods has flared up. again. Mr..
Mckinley is circulating a letter criti-
cising the financial management of
the last Congressional campaign, and
blaming Messrs. Austin and Woods.
One of the possibilities is that a
dark horse will be settled on for
chairman as a compromise.
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
FEDERAL POOLING
OF COAL OUTPUT
BEING CONSIDERED

Government pooling OF the entire
coal output as war measure doomed
today as inevitable. Fuel Director
Garfield, as a preliminary move. pre-
pared to put into operation a new
zone distribution system. Under this
plan the output of q certain coal field
will be assigned by State administra-
tors to the nearest consuming terri
tory. This will apply to all of the
bituminous fields, and will effectively
remove handicaps due to cross
hauling.
Under the wide powers given by
Congress. the President, through the
fuel administrator can now take over
the output of the mines and handle It
through every channel to the con-
sumner.
Zone Plan Logical
The zone system to be put into
operation within a few days, as soon
as the details of the plan have .been
approved by Garfield. is the logical
step toward pooling. The latter
scheme. officials agree, must be
adopted finally. IL the needs of war
are to be met and fuel famines
averted.
Before pooling is resorted to. how
ever. an experiment will be made of
the zone plan in an effort to eliminate
The Washington times., 1918-01-24
COLD TO RELEASE
GRIP ON RAILROADS
N,|SFORECAST

Frigid weather over the Eastern
States IL about to release its strangle
hold on the National railroad. or
ficiaI forecasts today gave promise of
general relief except In northern Few
England.
This moderation, coupled with the
embargo on unessential freight ship
ments, being put into effect BY prac-
tIcaIly all Eastern lines either under
official order or voluntarily, II expect
ed to unravel further the great trans
portation jam east OF the Mississippi.
Little was moving over these rail-
roads today but fuel, food, and war
necessities.
Zone Systems Vex.
Creation of zone distributing sys-
tens throughout the country was ex-
pected today as the next development
to hasten shipment of fuel to prefer
red consumers. Domestic needs will
now be met first, the situation as to
bunkering idle ship in Atlantic ports
having been materially improved dur
ing the last week.
Even more drastic enforcement Of
heatless days will be expected, be-
ginning next Monday. To assist in
this the food administration today
wired all food administrators that
wholesale and retail stores dealing in