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Evening star., 1919-03-06
UNIFORMS IN u. S. AREA,
ORDER TO HUN FORCES
Some of Germans Have Baked at
Requirement That American
Officers Be Saluted.

COBLENZ, Wednesday. March (by
the Associated Press) All Germa n
officers and men on duty in the zone
occupied by American troops must
wear uniforms when they appear in
the street, according TO an order eff
fecttye Thursday issued by Gen Dick
man today.
The order is a result of tendency
on the part Of certain German senior
officers to wear civilian clothes be
cause of their dislike to being com
PEELED by q general order issued some
time ago TO salute all American off
GERS. The Germans claimed that it
was very distastefui for German Off
GERS Of rank to have to salute Ameri-
can lieutenants.
In framing the order Cen. Dickman
took into consideration reports that
the Germans were taking adyant al gre
Of their positions in being able to ap-
pear in uniform or in civilian clothes
at viii. The new order also calls for
a weekly registration of each Ger
man officer and soldier on duty in this
area. There are several hundred of
them attached to various missions and
also acting as disbursing agents and
in medical units caring for wounded
German soldiers.
The Dusseldorf Nachrichten saws
the grain deficit in Germany for 1919
is two million tons, and adds:
The crop of 1919 would never have
supplies one-tenth Of the grain pro-
duced by Germany, has been added
TO Poland, the deficit becomes seri-
Gus.
Evening star., 1919-03-06

her Ii, he said, there'were $4,000 sep
arate contracts outstanding, which in
volved liability of f325, 100000. The
expenditures of the ministry of mu-
nitions during the war totaled ft,S39.-
oee 00e There are large surplus
stocks to be disposed of ranging from
tanks to tin taclls and from guns to
glue. They are scattered over three
continents.
Apart from the work done by private
firms, 1872 national factories were es-
ablished at an expense of f60, 900, 00a.
Others were altered at a cost of f5.-
900, 600. Thirty of these factories Will
be retained for storage purposes and
others viii he held for emergencies.
The Woolwich arsenal is still work in G
Evening star., 1919-03-06

to meet any military emergency. Nr.
Kellaway stated. The employees there,
instead of being dismissed. are being
employed at repairing motor 1orries
and in the production of articles need
ed by the army when it is placed on a
peace footing.
Evening star., 1919-03-06
Insane Patient Dies in Flames.

RICHMOND, Ind. March 6.-J. p
Lehman. a patient in the Eastern In
diana Hospital for the Insane, was
burned to death during q fire which
destroyed d mems hospital building
here last night. Twenty-Five patients
who were bed-ridden were removed
from the hospital without injury
The property loss amounted TO
$4,000.
Evening star., 1919-03-06
BRITISH MUNlTION HEAD
REPORTS TO COMMONS
More Than Billion Represented in
$4,000 Contracts Outstand-
ing on November IL.

o LONDON. March 5.-Frederick
George kellaway, parliamentary sec
retary for the ministry of munitions
gave some remarkable figures in the
house of commons today regarding the
work of his department On NoVem.
Evening star., 1919-03-06
Rear admiral Andrews Assigned

Rear Admiral Philip Andrews has
been detached from duty as com
mander OF L. s. naval forces in the
Baltic district and ordered to COM
mand the United States naval feet
operating in the eastern Mediter
ranean.
Evening star., 1919-03-06
Observation-Disclosures
/ The ROLL
| OF HONOR

The above is the summary of cas-
ualties, including casualties reported
today. The list includes those lost
at sea. also. the total Marine Corps
casualties to date, but does not in
clude the Navy casualties.
Army casualty lists released for
publication today contain $40 names.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08
HEARING GIVEN BE|L|CH BY THE
 CITY COUNCIL
Affidavits Are Read Against Fomer Policemen at Meeting Held Last
 Night.

The hearing gwen by the Police Committee of the City Council, after the regular Council meeting at the City Hall last night, to Archie Bic lich. why he was dismissed as d patrolman, was electric with interest Several affidavits sworn to before Attorney John Rustgard containing charges against Bielich were read and Chief of Police Thomas H. Oar gan was a witness against him.
 Chairman J. H. Montgomery, ol the Police Committee, remained al the Council table, the other Coun cilmen having taken seat in the audience chamber, and said that he was ready to go ahead with the hearing which had been promised the Alaska Labor Union in behalf Of Beilich. Ben. Littell, chairman Of the Labor Union Committee, raised the point that the City Council, and not the Police Committee, should give the hearing, and said it was so understood.
 Mr Montgomery asked the min utes to be read which sustained MT Littell.
 What do you want us to do?'' asked Councilman Blomgren, "do you want us to sit at the table" and upon receiving an affirmative an swer, Gunnar Blomgren, J. J. Con nors, G. w. Johnson and Nels Sorby took their seats inside.
 'T see the Mayor here" said Lit tell. "He is the Mayor and ought to preside.
 What is all this popycock talk about anyway" demanded Council, man Connors. "I though you wanted to hear the charges against Bielich, and turning to City Clerk A. B. Cole, MT. Connors said: Read the affidavits"
 "Oh, shut up," said Littell.
 Connors walked over to Littell and said T don't allow the likes of you to tell me to shut up"
 "I beg your pardon" said Littell, and Connors walked back to his seat.
 The affidavits were then read.
 Olaf Ness swore than he was sit ting in a rooming house at PIP Ferry Way reading book when Bielich approached him and said: "I want you" Ness said he asked him what he wanted, and the then officer re. piled "beat it," at the same time
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08

Next week the Senior III class will supervise the program. From present appearances it promises to be one of the most interesting yet presented.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08

Mrs. I. J. Lucas has been substi- tuting for Mrs. J. D. Helps who has been absent during the week owing to illness.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08

George w. Pennington, of Nena- ma, member of the present Legis- lature, was a visitor at the school during the week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08
THERE IS A REASONY

The reason for the unusual good service from our Ingersol watches and alarm clocks is our careful sys- tenn of inspection when we get them.
 We run the watch one day each Tn three positions: Dial up, dial down, and hanging up; and if it doesn't average good is it returned and a new one demanded. This is the reason why we seldom get a complaint from a purchaser of one of these watches.
 Our alarm clocks are rigidly in- spected also.
 0STROM & SIMPSON,
 Jewellers and Opticians
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08

The Senior class pins have ar rived. Exclamations of See our pins aren't they just darling!" have been quite commonly heard when the delighted Seniors met anyone to whom they might exhibit their new possession. It is generally ad mitted that they are the cleverest in design of any ever selected by a Senior class of the high school. They are small and square, with the initials J.H.S. and the date 19 mounted on a background of rose gold and the lamp of knowledge" in the center. It is said that the latter symbol truly signifies the present Senior class.
 Friday night general meeting of all the members of the Totem staff was held at the school The work in the different departments is progressing nicely and the outlook for the success of the coming Totem is bright. All pictures have now been taken and the heads of the departments are very busy collect ing and choosing material for their special department. All materials must be in the hands of the editors by the coming Monday, every stu lent is requested to have his ar ticles in by that date. The time is limited and in order to have the annual out on schedule time a hearty response to this request is most essential.
 The Domestic Science class gave delightful luncheon, Wednesday of this week, in honor of the wives of the members of the School Board and the mothers of the girls who prepared the meal. The tables were orettily decorated with pussy will low and original place cards with pussy willow design were used. Those invited were: Mrs. R. P. Nelson, Mrs George Mock, Mrs. F. Garnick, Mrs. Guy McNaughton, Mrs. w. w. Casey, Mrs. Grover c. Vim, Mrs. A. P. Kashevaroff and Mrs. R. P. Cragg. The teachers who
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08

have their lunch regularly in the Domestic Science laboratory were also present. The girls plan to have all the mothers invited to these luncheons at different times during the remainder of the year.
 MENU
 Chicken Timbals Baked Potatoes
 Olives Perfection Salad
 Hot Biscuits Marmalade Apricot Whip Sponge Cake Miss Margaret Scott and Mrs. Walter J. Manahah will entertain Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Manahan in honor of the teachers of the Juneau schools.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08

The Health Crusade which has been organized in the grades is pro gressing nicely and the children are very interested in the work.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08

Report cards were issued to the grade students early in the week. The high school students will re- ceive theirs next Tuesday together with the conduct cards which will also be issued.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08
LEAVING FOR SOUTH

Among the passengers who left for the South on the Northwestern this morning are Charles w Hawkes. worth, Miss Louise Elwell, H. A. Warner, Perry Warner for Ketchi- kan and R. D. McPhail for Seattle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08
HIGH SCHOOL
 NOTES
(By DOROTHY TROY)

Thursday morning at 945 o'clock the Junior HIS entertained both the Senior and Junior High Schools with a very pleasant program. 1. Son Star Spangled Banner, by
 School Accompanied by or
 chestra.)
 3. Violin Solo "Traumeri," Anita
 Garnick
 4. Reading by Helmi Janiksela. 5. Piano Colo, by Jessie Mock 6. Talk, Labor at the Peace Ia
 ble," Edward Peltret. '. Selection, by the Orchestra. 8. Talk, by Billy Biggs. 9. Reading, by Lillian Oja 10. Song, Gypsy Song," Firls Glee
 Club. II. Song, America" by the School,
 Accompanied by orchestral
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-08

Give us your next order for trans fer work or coal. Juneau Transfe,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
FOOD REGULATIONS.

There is no question as 20 the ne
cessity Of the government taking the
food situation in hand Public dis
content over food prices is rising TO
a high and dangerous pitch Of indig-
nation. There is a growing recogni-
ton of the fact that some sort Of pub
lie control is imperative. If that con-
wisely by governmental agencies, it
VIII be sought through public boy
colts and violence.
The regulation OF the packers pro-
posed in the Kenyon bill represents a
good beginning in this direction. Ii is
q logical first step. The five big pack
ing corporations are the most power
full bodys Of food manufacturers and
handlers in the United States There
is d general feeling that they have
abused their power There is an APP
probation, too, that they have in their
hands the machinery for monopoly
and eXtortion far beyond anything Yet
attempted. and that it is necessary to
protect the public against this poten-
tial danger.
The packers. however. though per-
laps the largest factor in the prob
lem. are still only one factor. With
their activities adequately regulated
or supervised, public authorities can
turn more confidently to the others
Apparently there is need of inquiry
and some degree of supervision al
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
NORTH DAKOTA.
such step

A remarkable experiment in gov
ernment is in progress in North .Da-
kota. Like the Social Unit in Cin-
cinnati, it seems to be an experiment
in one of the better forms of social
isnl-that socialism directed to pro-
noting the public welfare which so
keenly needs some new name to de-
scribe its activities and to distinguish
them from the evils of the various
other kinds
The whole State government Of
North Dakota is in the hands Of the
Nonpartisan League, which consists
in good part of farmers who have
paid SIG in dues for two years to
help finance the movement. There IS
to be a State bank which will lend
money on real estate. They expect
to float s1O,0O0,0O0 bond issue to
cancel all the mortgages held outside
the State on North Dakota farms.
There is to be s5,00o,o0o bond issue
to buy or build mills.and grain eleva-
tors. The tax laws are to be quite
new and different
The leader in these new plans is
A. c. Townley. An article in the
Country Gentleman speaks OF him as
perhaps the biggest POLITICAL figure
in the United States today-he holds
the whole future Of sovereign
State in the hollow of his hand
This may be an eNaggeration. But
the main fact is that there is some
thing new in State management going
on in North Dakota. Either it will
succeed Or it will fail In either case,
the onlookers from the rest Of the
country will learn something valuable.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
CoURT-MARTIAL REFORM.

One new article Of war and changes
in thirty others have been recon-
mended by the special board which
has been investigating the court
martial system of the army. The re-
port of the board soon will be trans
mitted in full to the congress for ac-
ton.
Secretary Baker said, in speaking
of the matter:
Tt may be said that the board,
upon the whole, finds no radical de-
fects in the system, and it attributes
the greater part of the just criticism
rot to inherent faults in the system
Itself, but rather to the inexperienced
personnel called upon to administer
it at a time of stress, when the great
thing was to get 100000 men quick
" in shape for the fighting line"
Undoubtedly most of the mistakes
made in the com duct of the war arose
from this same source, but it will be
matter Of popular feeling that the
new court-martial proceedings Shall be
so definitely outlined as to make 2
similar misinterpretation and injus-
tice unlikely to occur again, whatever
the conditions
It is true, of course, that except
in isolated cases, no soldier not guilty
Of some misconduct suffered punish
ment, and that the way for soldier
to avoid unpleasant courtmartial
proceedings is to behave himself.
Nevertheless, punishment for cruelty
or misapplication Of the army rules
should be as drastic as for military
i offences on the part &C the soldier. II
would have a healthy tendency to put
a check upon any inexperienced
personnel in future.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
THE wATCHMAN AND soUTHRoN, AUGUST 9, 1919.

ton. Most OF it is of I; sort that the
laws, municipal, State and national,
have never dealt with, except for some
Slight wartime regulation.
The profteer we have always had
with US. He exists in many forms,
in every community. He represents
a long line beginning with the pro-
ducer and ending with the retailer.
There is a chain whose links, though
they sometimes quarrel, usually hang
together pretty we'll. 1t is natural
for them to- work rather harmonious
ly and apply about the same business
principles.
In ordinary times, profits are held
down pretty effectively by competi-
ton. This is especially true in dull
times. Purchasers have little money,
so everybody must sell low to sell at
all.
These are abnormal times. The ma
ton has become accustomed to war
prices which themselves were only
partly legitimate. Currency and cred
it are greatly expanded. The consum-
er's normal ideas of values are upset.
Nobody knows what he ought to
pay, any more, Tor anything.
In this situation it is easy for any,
one dealing directly with the ultimate
consumer to take advantage of him,
and easy, too, for anyone selling to
this dealer to take advantage Of him,
and so on up the line. Standards Of
profit are raised. 1t is not true in
every case, but it will probably be
found true in most cases, that in any
particular branch of food production
and distribution there is more mon
ey being made all along the line than
there ever was before-not merely
more dollars and cents, but what real
~ counts-a higher percentage OF
profit.
This is something which laws find
it difficult to cope with. The evil is
due not. to any organized conspiracy,
not even to any conscious
intent to profteer, but to the gradual
growth Of a new, grievous and unjust
standard of profit.
How can this evil be fought, except
by the limitation of profits in the va
rious steps OF food distribution to a
definite percentage? And is the gov
ernment, or the pubif, ready for any
such step?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
LEGAL PROFITEERlNG.

The sad fact is" says the Ci""e-
land Plain Oealer. that man dos
not have to violate the law to prof.
reer in food"
This probably comes about as near
10 the crux Of the situation as IS pos
sible in few words. And it takes
note of a fact that many people dc
not realize at all.
Most of the complaints about the
high cost of living have seemed to inn
ply that prices were being kept up
and abnormal profits being made
mainly by the breaking Of laws. II
is doubtless true that there are food
com binations violating the antitrust
laws. But at best, that probably ac-
counts for small part OF the extor-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
A NATIONAL SHOWDOWN.

1t is we'll that the President is go
ing before the country with his pre-
sentation Of the peace treaty 1t is
well, too, that his opponents in the
Senate are planning to take up the
challenge and debate the issue outside
Of Washington, in the native haunts of
votes and public opinion
Washington has tried to settle the
matter, and failed, rs Washington al
ways fails when ii IS more concerned
with politics than With discovering
and registering the Will Of the nation
The appeal to the country is, of course,
bid for support on the part of the
champions OF the treaty and its op-
ponents. Bat it is also q quest for
light and instructions. Each side, in
carrying its case to the nation, puts
itself in the nations power. The pub
lie is made the judge and jury The
Senate, when all the argument is over,
will accept the verdict
This. appeal was the duty Of the
President and the Senate majority,
when once it became evident that they
were deadlocked 1t is the duty of
good citizens to play their proper
share in the big drama by accepting
every opportunity to inform them
selves of the merits Of the debate.
and to make up their minds with as
little partisan bias as possible
Party politics has no more business
intruding itself in local discussions of
the peace pact than il has in Wash
ington Any speaker, be he president
or Senator or volunteer from private
l:fe. who gratuitouSly injcct:; politics
into the debate should receive the
criticism he deserves. Just as deserv-
ing of criticism is the hearer or read
er who applies the test Of party poll
tics to n matter which naturally cuts
across the party lines and tolerates no
test except that Of the broadcst and
SoundeSt AmcricaniSm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
OUR DEAD IN FRANCE.

The French government strongly op-
poses the removal Of American soldier
dead to this country for period of
at least three years.
No resentment should be felt be-
cause OF this attitude.
The disinterment and transportation
of a large number Of bodies might
Easily be the source Of a serious cpl
dernic of disease in France, something
which tha; country is in no condition
$40 face.
Transportation facilities are hope
lessly insufhcien. for the needs Of the
living; their further congestion would
work. great hardship. !,
The French people have foregone
having the bodies of their own dead
returned because it is felt that the
saddening effect upon the people
would be unbearable. They are a ma
stion IN deepest mourning as it is.
Great Britain viii not remove her
dead
American Fields of Honor" al
ready are being established in France.
I TO these bodies of our soldiers are pc
ing taken, and the graves will be tend
ed and recorded in every instance
& syysiiSNs, l,e gp+rnost care
The personal sacrifice may be great;
4 but If the greater good demands that,
for a time at least, no bodies be
Brought back to America, undoubted-
" the sacrifice will be made with the
same accompanying heroism which
in 50 many instances has made this
war a notable one.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-08-09
THE CONTRARY RUSSIAN.

That Russians are more foreign
than other nations is the bell f, eX-
pressed in Harper's Magazine, Of Ar
thur Bullard, who spent a good deal
of time during the war in Petrograd
and Moscow for the Committee on
Public Information.
"Once you set really to know a
Briton, a German, an Italian CT a
Turk, You can prophesy with fair &C
curacy what he will do under given
circumstances. We expect certain
mbinations Of qualities. If we know
such q man does not cheat at cards,
we are pretty sure he will not steal
from the collection basket at church.
If we know he is cruel to dogs, VIC
don't expect him to be kind to cilii-
dren. But such combinations OF
character do not always hold true
with Russians. A Russian acquain-
tance nine times running may do just
what, from your previous knowledge
of him, you would expect, and then,
the tenth time, act in complete con-
tradiction to what you thought was
his character
The charming family with whom he
lived, for instance, to all appearances
trustworthy, entertained lavishly with
his store of provisions while he spent
two weeks out Of town. Upon his re-
turn everything was gone but the
Goldfish which they did not know how
to cook. They We're sincerely sorry
that business had kept him away
while the fun was going on. The sup
plies-from America-would have
helped out the whole family all Win
ter. 1t never occurred to them they
were doing anything out of the way. :
Every well-to-do family had some
system for getting food. One can.y
family had traded some useless thing
like e gold mine or munition plant
for a cigaret factory. They could buy
anything with cigarettes" They even
had white bread-for which they had
bribed the chief surgeon of a hospi-
tai with cigarettes 1t was part OF
a small supply baked for soldiers TOO
badly wounded to digest black bread.
Another man honest, public spirited
intelligent, had himself elected mem
Der of the Food Committee so he
could get all the food he wanted for
his own table. Mr.. Bullard says he
:can imagine a man in some other
country who would do that-but he
would be otherwise a villain. In the
nine ways this man was square and
public serving.
Now how are nations who think
in straight lines to know how to help
a people like that?