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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
LABOR WANTS MUTUAL
RAILROAD OPERATION
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP AND
PRIVATE OPERATION RAIL
ROADS BY COMPANY.
LABOR TO SHARE PROFITS
Glenn Plumb Voices Labor's Views for
U. S. Ownership and Operation
by Employees, Officers and
the Government.

Observation-Disclosures should bt
congress has developed permanent
olz-lI for their management Glenn e.
Plumb of Chicago, spokesman for or.
ganized railway labor, told the senate
interstate commerce committee Twen.
ty-one months of government control,
authorized by the present law, will not
be sufficient time for working out a
solution, Mr.. Plumb said, but railway
employees are hostile to a five-year ex.
tension unless the railroad administra-
tion revokes it's order forbidding rail
way employees to participate in poll
tics.
For a permanent solution the labor
forces proposed the following:
Government ownership of all rail-
way properties; operation by a single
corporation, dividing profits equally
among employees and the government
and directed jointly by representatives
of employees, operating officers and the
public; automatic reduction of rates
when profits exceed certain amount;
and reduction by the Interstate Com
merce Commission of present power to
regulate rates.
Merits of the plan, it was agreed,
are that it would promote efficiency
through the profit sharing feature and
through unified operations; take rail-
roads out of politics; stabilize invest.
ments; eliminate conflicts between
states and federal authority, and pro-
vide local means of financing exten-
sions.
AS prerequisite to government
ownership, the labor interests propos-
ed that railway properties be apprais-
ed without the big allowances claimed
by railway companies for land values,
based on costs of acquiring them at
present.
Much of the questioning of Mr.
Plumb revolved around the opposition
to the railroad administration politi-
cal order. Mr.. Plumb said this virtu-
ally tied the hands of railroad EN-,
ployes in assisting in developing a So
luton Of the railway question.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
TOTAL STRENGTH OF UNITED
STATES ARMY AT END OF
FIGHTING 3,7o3,273.
INCLUDING MARINE CORPS
The Departments Table Shows That
Rush of American Troops to Eu-
rope Steadily Increased the
Allied Armies Strength.

Wellington - The total strength
OF the United States army when the
armistice was signed and when the
American war effort was at its peak,
was 3,703,273 officers and men, In
cluding the marine corps on duty with
the army in Europe. A statistical Ia
Bile, made public by the war depart
ment, gives these figures.
Included in the table is compara-
tive statement of the strength OF the
allied and German forces on the west
ern front by months, beginning April
l, 1918, showing that on July l, for
the first time, the rifle strength ex-
ceeded that of the Germans.
In rifle strength, which means men
standing in the trenches ready to go
over the top with the bayonet,' the
allied total ON July 1 was 1,556,OOO,
compared with 1,412,00O for the Ger
mans.
On Nov. /, when the enemys re-
serves had been exhausted and his
front line strength reduced by about
half, the allies had a rifle strength
of 1,4S5,000, representing odds of up
wards of two to one.
From July /, as the Americans con-
tinued to arrive, the allied superiority
showed continued increase over the
Germans, who had dropped on Nov. l
to a strength of S66,OO0.
When the great German drive was
launched in the spring of 1918, the
enemy had definite superiority OF
approximately 20 per cent, the figures
for April / showing an allied rifle
strength of 1,245,0OO and German to-
tai of 1,569,O00. The Germans reached
their maximum June /, with 1,639,O0O,
while the allies reached their maxi
mum on Sept l with 1,6S2,OOO.
The meaning of the rifle strength
upon which the table is based is made
clear by the fact that an American dl-
vision with total strength of approx
imately $1,000 fighting men, Is rated
az 12,25O rifles.
The departments table shows that
the rush of American troops to Eu'
rope when the German great drive was
launched, not only succeeded IN max
ing good all allied losses from month
to month at the front, but steadily in
creased the strength of the allied ar
mics actually engaged. Figures on
the hundreds of thousands Of Ameri-
cans who were in training behind the
lines are not given.
The table, prepared by Gen. Per
shing's staff, showing the comparative
strength of the armies for the eight
months covered follows:
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
AnnihiIated by Siberian Troops.

Omsk.-Two divisions of Bolshevists
have been virtually annihilated by ST.
lberian troops under Gen. Gaida at
FKungur, so miles southeast OF Perm,
according to an official statement is-
sued here. The city Of Perm is now
.declared to be safe from Bolshevist at
tack People who had fled from Perm
ito Ekaterinburg and other towns are
Returning. The losses of the Siberian
ltroons in the battle at Kungur are not
.given. Gen Gaidas forces are twelve
kmiles from Ufa, which was taken by
IBolshevist forces some time ago.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
SEATTLE OPERATES JlTNEYs.
Mayor Makes Effort To Supply Need
ed Transportation.

Seattle, Wash.-City directed auto
mobile ''jitney'' service was inaugu-
rated in Seattle to break the strike in
compliance with the mayors ultima
tum that the strikers would have to
call off sympathetic strike or he
would operate all essential industries.
Faced by desertions in union ranks,
coupled with results brought about by
Mayor Ole Anson's ultimatum that
troops would be used if necessary to
restore Seattle's business operations
to normal channels, the sympathetic
strike, affecting approximately 10000
workers, seemed near it's end.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
Negotiations Result In Armistice.

Copenhagen.-The negotiations be-
tween Polish and German emissaries
looking toward a cessation of hostili-
ties in German Poland have resulted,
according to advices received here, in
an armistice which is effective at
once. The reports add there had been
violent fighting at several points dur
ing the last few days. The Poles are
said to be concentrating special storm
Ing troops for use in Silesia.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13

Washington.-For the fourth time
the United States senate defeated a
resolution to submit a woman suffrage
constitutional amendment to the states.
The vote was So to 30
The vote proved bitter disappoint-
ment to suffragists, who had counted
on President Wilson and other Demo
cratic leaders to swing southern Dem
ocrats into line. Not one of those on
whom the suffragists pinned their
hopes voted for suffrage. The vote
was SO for suffrage and 20 against it.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
YANk BRINGS BACK HUN.
Had Served AS Dispatch Bearer Be-
hind American lines-Wounded,

New York-The first German desert
er known to have arrived in this coun-
try, got in on the American transport
Arakan. He was led ashore with rope
around his neck by Lieut.. James w.
Corley Of Marietta, Ga.
The deserter was one Of party Of
13 Germans who had the misfortune to
run into Corley and two doughboys
near Thiercourt. The other IL sur
rendered. The deserter ran away, fol-
lowed the American into camp and
gave himself up. He served as dis
patch bearer behind the American
lines and was wounded in action.
Corley says he is the best German
police dog in captivity.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13

Birmingham, Ala.-Two white men
and two negroes were seriously in
ijured one negro fatally, in an explo-
sion at Tennessee Coal and Iron com
1pany furnace in Ensley, the force Of
which was felt throughout the Br
lmingham district, The explosion was
caused by water coming in contact
with molten iron inside the furnace.
THE three injured men are expected to
trecover
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
COALITION RECOGNIZED.
Lansing Says v. S. Welcomes Croa.
tian-Servian-Sloveni Union.

Paris.-Secretary Lansing, in a
statement, says that the government
Of the United States welcomes the
union of the Croatian, Servian and
Slovenian people.
s Secretary Lansing ads that the fl
nal settlement of the territorial from
tiers Of the new state must be left to
the peace conference, in keeping with
the desires nf the peoples concerned.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
MExIcANs sLAY AMERICANS.
Beat and Shoot Two and Rob Paymas
ters At Tampico Lake.

Washington.-The recent murder OF
two Americans on an island in Tam
pico Lake was reported in advices
from Mexico through official channels.
The victims, whose names were not
given, were beaten and shot.
The same advices also said that the
manager of the Standard Oil company
at Tampico was beaten and robbed of
$4,000 on Jan. 81, and the paymas-
ter of the Texas Oil company robbed
of $4,000 near the same spot.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION.
Senator Sheppard Asks Appropriation
of $1,5OO,oo0.

Washington. - Provision for en-
forcement Of the wartime prohibition
law, effective July /, is embodied in a
bill introduced in the senate by Sena-
tor Sheppard, of Texas, and referred
to the house judiciary committee. The
bill provides an appropriation of ST.
100000 for enforcement, which would
be in charge of special deputy of the
internal revenue bureau.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
ARMISTiCE is SIGNED.
Siiesian Dispute Between Poles and
Czechs to Be Adjusted.

Basel.-An armistice between the
Polish and Czecho-Slovak forces, which
have been fighting on the Silesian
front, was signed on Feb 3, according
to advices received here
The armistice is effective for seven
days and is renewed automatically for
the same period unless either party
chooses to renounce it, in which event
-four hours notice must be given. The
opposing party will retain the posi-
tions held on Jan. %.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13

On Nov. II the American army in
Europe was composed of S0,S42 Off
GERS and 1,S63,474 enlisted men, while
1,162 officers and 21,072 men were at
sea en- route to Europe. The marine
contingent in the expeditionary force
ON that date was LOOP officers and
1888 men, making the total Euro
oean army strength either in France or
en- route tAcae 2.O04. .935 officers and
nen
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
Summarized sv Amerloans.

rchangel.-British and Russian
troops, supported by American ma
chine gun and trench mortar units, be-
gan an attack against the Bolsheviki
on the Petrograd road south of Kadish.
There have been no final reports or
the result of the fighting.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
HERO OF MARINES HoNoRED.
Philadelphia Pays Tribute To Boya
Who Saved Paris.

Philadelphia Philadelphia paid
warm tribute to 500 wounded marines
of the Fifth and Sixth regiments who
helped to stem the German rush on
Paris. The men are convalescing at
the navy yard here and were given
permission to parade over short
route through the central part of the
city Two hundred of them were un-
able to march and rode in automobiles
from which they smilingly acknowl-
edged the plaudits Of thousands of per-
sons.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
PERSONNEL OF U. 8. NAVY.
House Approves Provision For 225, 900
Men, Exclusive of Officers.

Washington. - Without opposition,
the house approved the provision fix
ling the temporary personnel Of the
navy at 225,000 men, exclusive Of Off
GERS, for the fiscal year beginning next
July. Objection by Representative But
Ter of Pennsylvania, ranking Republi-
can member of the naval committee,
prevented an increase from 17,400 to
t27,297 in the permanent enlisted
strength of the marine corps. His
point of order on this legislation was
sustained by Representative Garrett
of Tennessee, speaker pro tempore.
Mr.. Butler said he opposed reorganiza-
.tion of the marines until later time,
and added that the increase now would
needlessly create commissions in the
corps.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
MAY LIFT BLOCKADE.
Allied Council to Arrange Relaxation
Mccormick Chairman.

Paris.-A supreme allied blockade
council has been organized to arrange
for a relaxation of embargoes upon i'm
ports into enemy countries. Vance Nc
Cormick, the American member. has
been chosen chairman. The other
members are: Lord Robert Cecil and
Baron Rothermere for Great Britain
Etienne Clementel, minister ~ com
merce. for France, and UI Silylo
Crespi, minister of food, for Italy
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
1000 YANkS ARRIVE.

Battleship Vermont Docks With Aero
Units and Northern Casuals.
Newport News, Va.-Bringing 1000
soldiers, the battleship Vermont dock
ed here after a rough voyage Of 10
days from France. The first units to
land were the 4S3d and 4Ssth aero con-
struction squadrons. Casual companies
of northern troops also were fought.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
VICE cHAIRMEN NAMED.
Section of Congress For League Of Ma
tions Meets February 25.

Section OF Congress For League OF ma
tions Meets February %.
st. Louis.-Vice chairmen for each
of the nine states of the mid-continent
section of the congress for league OF
nations which meets here Feb. 1926
were appointed by Regional Chairman
H. J. Pettingill of this city. The vice
chairmen will appoint members of the
regional committee for their own
states.
The new appointees are Arthur Cap
per of Kansas, Charles H. Brough OF
Arkansas, Neill B. Field of New Mex
leo, Geo. w. Clark of Iowa, Patrick M.
Neff of Texas, Norris Brown OF Ne
braska, c. B. Ames Of Oklahoma, S.
Harrison White of Colorado and Fred
erick N. Hudson Of Missouri.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
Favor Double Standard.

Denver-The Colorado senate adopt
ed with one dissenting vote a resolu-
ton memorializing the peace confer
ence at Paris to adopt an international
bimetalism standard of finance.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
Thirtieth Only Awaiting Ships.

Washington. - Base Hospital No. 10,
at Chaumont, has been placed on the
priority list, and a detachment consist
ing of one officer and 20 nurses sailed
for New York. The hospital was not
listed as unit. War department rec
ords show the Thirtieth Division still
readiness to sail when ships are as
sembled.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
WIRE NEWS CONDENSED.

Tacoma Following the decision
of the Central Labor Council, the gen
eral strike is off in Tacoma, and mem
bers Of the unions who went out in
the sympathetic strike went back to
work a.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13
spartacans Proclaim RepubIIo.

observation-disclosures is completely
I'm the hands of government troops.
The Spartacans hove proclaimed a re.
public in Dusseldorf Rioting and
H|plpndering are rampant in Holstein
Ia throughout the industrial region
W hhe River Ruhr.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-02-13

Dublin. - The All-Ireland labor con,
ference, held here last week, adopted
a program calling for 44-hour week
and an increase of $50 per cent in
wages over pre.war rates.
The Butte daily bulletin., 1919-06-14
THE BUTTE DAILY BULLETIN
Union Stock Holders in the
Butte Daily Bulletin

UNITED NINE WORKERS AMERICA-I,ocals: Couee
stocket Roundup Iehigh, Ken Wahoe, Lodge Smith
FEDERAL LABOR UNIoN-Ltvngston
MACHINISTS UNION-Great Falls Butte Livingston
MACHNISTS Falls, Butte, Livingston, Seattle
WORKERS-Great Falls.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION-Bute
BLACKSMITHS' UNION-Bute Miles City, ,Seattl
ELECTRICIANS UNIONLvingson, Deer Anaconda
BAKERS UN1oN-crea Falls.
SHOE WORKERS-Great Falls.
PLASTERERS UNIONGreat Falls
RAILWAY CAR Observation-Disclosures, Miles City.
EREWERY WORKERs UNIoN-Bute
CARRIERS UNION--Butte
STREET CAR MEMS UNION-Butte, Portland.
METAL NINE WoRKElis' UNION AMERICA
PRINTING PREssMENs UNIoN-Butte.
MAILERS UNION-Rute
sTEREoTYPERs AND ELECTRoTYFERs' UNIoN-Butte.
BRIDGE AND STRUCTURAL IRON woRKERs-Butte
STEAM OPERATING ENGINEERs-Great Falls.
BUTCHERS UNION-Great Falls.
BAKERS UNION-Butte.
LAuNDR9 WoRKERs. UNION NO 25-Butte.
BROTHERHOOD RAILWAY CARMEN AMERICA, LOCAL NO.
Traps 7,R s 4Np LApon 1>o couNC-Mles le,nao City
BRoTIIERIIo6D halfway CARMEN OF AMERICA
LODGE NO 43Q--Butte.
BUTTE FOUNDRY WORKERS UNION-Bute
PAINTERS UNION-Bute
TAILORs PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION Portland.
BOlI4ERMAKERs SHIP BUILDERS AMERICA
Tacoma, Seattle, Livingston
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
ERs. LOCAL No: 21l-scatle, Wash: -,
WORKERS. SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Hail.
Seattle, Wash
BUILDING LABORERs' UNION-seattlc.
IRON WORKERS tie.
AND THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN BUTTE AND MONTANA
The Butte daily bulletin., 1919-06-14

fuses and her great weakness was
that she tired of things all too quick
ly. Daughter of a Spanish Jew and
Il Frenchwoman, she was born Do
lores Adios Fuertes. AT the age of
seven she appeared on the stage as
dancer. At twenty she married
Alexander Isaacs Menken of Calves
ton, Texas, retired from the stage
and published volume of verse. She
divorced her husband soon and re-
turned to the stage in 1858. She soon
retired. however. to enter a Cincin-
nati studio to study sculpture. In
1859 she married John c. Heenan,
the famous pugilist of the middle
nineteenth century. She divorced
him, and married twice again. Death
came to her at Paris on August 10,
1868.
The Butte daily bulletin., 1919-06-14

drug habit which, while possibly not prevalent the booze
habit, is infinitely more OF a menace to society.
Surely, in the light OF the report of the federal commission
tohe drug habit nationality and in the further light of
Citations which have been made by Butte officials to the
Naence Of the habit here it would that the Of The
W. &. r. U that booze is doomed could be spent more
wisely in the suppression of the drug habit and the of its
Nicm than, say in the attempted suppression Of the of
tohucco against which the ladies have turned their
And surely it would seem if esmabe suckers at the
public paptIc federal agcnswould devote their efforts to
suppression of the r-ncreasnS illicit sales and Of
instead of to bounding 'sedons persons who
loyal to principles but not masters they might at least give
the persons who pay the income and other taxes run for
their money.
The Butte daily bulletin., 1919-06-14
THE PRIMARY LAW.

Recent reports from various parts of the state that
the people at last becoming aroused to the danger which
threatens through the attempt of professional politicians and
their Of big business to repeal primary election
law it should be- for too often has the apathy
of the people permitted the corporations and Their political
cncmcn to put over every bit as vicious as the
repeal the primary and again place political power in
the hands of the few.
AS to the choice between The primary system and the old
convention system there be doubt that with It's
mpcrrectons, the primary law is to the ideal of pop
uar government than is the Older system To people OF Mon
resided in the state previous to The enactment OF the
primary law, the inqties of the older SYSTEM we'll k'o"n
is the ncwcomcrsose who have settled ON homesteas III
years and those who have come to Montana to engage
in various other lines OF industry and busness-Who perhaps
are unaware political conditions Montana previous to the
primary would be we'll for these newcomers to question
the timers to the differences in the two ystems
Those who the trouble to investigate will find that ul-
der the system the people generally had practically
no voice in the their candidates for public office;
they will find that such candidates were named and elected
uicr the corporations, such as the copper inter-
css lumber interests, the railroad interests lheH Will
find that politicians wo in the of the interests were
pcrpcacd in office that the independent candidate who
sought combat such interests was SO handicapped a ms
| efforts practically natsht
And if these newcomers take the trouble to find why all
This agitation against the primary has been sorted 'hey W
Undoubtedly find that the of such opposition are ,ne
the hcccrs, the ballot box suffers ana the
crooked election experts Naturally, these men should be
against amy thing that gives the people, a'her 'hn c oec'
IL voice in the governments
i By all means, lets retain the primary
" S'>
crncn desirable for Ireland Scotland and Wales Ensl;'
is paying for its installation in Ireland with Soooo'
Iayuucs while the author fourteen poiness points
, 2y,zeS on "un0rrcially.
\ Secretary Baker says ha the peoples OF all nations
except the United States. have gone lie coulo nave
added that people i'll stupor induced p
Il long period of weary waiting for the 'ncw freedom
The S25 600 reward offered by the Cleveland che OF Po
lice for The discovery bomb POTTER ought to produce
) another Mooney frame up.
The freedom OF the another OF lose ooil9'
things spoken by the Princeton professor prior to ms Nsl
: to Buckingham palace.
Who vested Admiral kocIak With power to call elections o
u the constituent assembly? Who the HI is thla~hochak
e anyhow?
The Butte daily bulletin., 1919-06-14
FAMOUS WOMEN

ldah Isnacs MenlSen.
Adah Isaacs Menken rightly be-
longs in the category of restless gen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22

Bulbs Hvucinrns. Tulips, Narcissua
Fl Paso seed Co rhone S63.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22

In the next issue Dr.. AItendorf
VII tell Of an Interview with
president CurrauLus Of McKee, In
which Il O. shown how Carrauz1
helped TO facilitate the work Of
the German secret service In
Mexico
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22

Curtisa 8 GO. buy LlbertE B0nda.-Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-17
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION.

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
ination for the County Of Wright to
be held at Mountain Grove on April
%, 1919, to fill the position of rural
carrier at Mountain Grove and vacan-
cies that may occur later on rural
routes from other postoftices in the
county. The examination will be Op-
en- to male citizens who are actually
domiciled in the territory Of a post.
Office in the county and who meet the
other requirements set forth in Form
1877. This form and application
blanks may be obtained from the Of
iices mentioned above or from the
United States Civil Service Commits
at Washington, d. C. Applica-
lions should be forwarded to the
at Washington at the
earliest practicable date. Admission
Of women to this examination will ne
to those who are unmarried
and to the wives of soldiers and sail.
ors serving in the present var
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-04-17
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