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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
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LONDON. April 1.-THE triple
alliance" n tho strongcs, labor or
ganixation in Britain. Sometimes
It's called the big three"
u, f. more powerful than the
Trades Union congress with iis
1000 900 affiliated workers, for II
Is more closely organized.
Therefore. when the triple ALL
anco" demands shorter hours and
better pay and other concessions. II
gets immediate. serious attention.
The full title of the organization
IL: The Triple Industrial Alliance
Of the National Union OF Railway.
men. the National Transport Work
ers' Federation. and Miners Fedora.
ton Of Great Britain. II was first
constituted In London on April 20,
1914. In pursuance Of n decision Of
the annual conference Of the miners
at Scarborough in 1913.
Tie up fuel and transportation and
all Industry II tied up.
The working agreement OF the
three powerful unions which form
the triple alliance is based on joint
action only IN national affairs.
IL provides for submission of any
question 10 fun discussion Of the
Joint body representing the alliance
before action Is taken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
NAY NOT STAGE
TAG DAY AGAIN
Tacoma Veterans Will Wait
Labor Council Move

TACOMA. April 1.-THE Tacoma
Soldiers and Sailors council prob
ably will not attempt to stage an
other tag day Saturday, altho some
OF It's members have been in favor
Of such move. IL was stated today
by Earl v. Simmons, member Of the
executive board OF the council.
The soldiers. early In the week.
decided 10 leave the question Of an
other tag day up TO the Central
Labor council. and 10 the Metal
Trades council. which will meet to
night. he said
Steve Burke. for whom the police
Of both Tacoma and Seattle are
searching. has been removed as sec
rotary OF the Soldiers and Sailors
council. and Jerome Buzzolari. one
of the men against whom an in.
formation has been filed by Prose
cutting Attorney Askren. has been
elected to fill his place, 1t was learn
ed today.
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Hines Orders More Money
to 100000 Employees on
National Transportation

I statement announced Dining ana
sleeping car employees have presents
ed their arguments and their cases
are before the railroad administra~
tion. Members OF the railroad POI
four weeks ago.
Hines Problems
4 In announcing his decision In ti1G
brotherhoods' case. Hines gave an
mixing OF the problems which no
faced in arriving az a settlement.
when the report OF the board Of
wages and working conditions on
these claims was made Hines sid.
IN was faced with the foIiowuig
alternatives:
"u1 To refuse to make any -
adjustments whatever. because Of
present unaatisfactory condition Of
railroad revenues. in spite Of thu
fact that this class Of employees had
reason TO expect readjustrnents BE-
cause of readjustments acconde6
other classes OF employees.
"(ZD To establish relative jtue1co
between the various classes OF em-
pipt - ny tItiluk uOHn the W3X6D
established for the other classes
during the war.
20 To maintain readjustmene0
proportional with those which ha0
been made other employees.
"Of these three Possibilities. r
am satisfied that only the last was
practicable and just, and thcrcfOFo.
/ adopted H."
As result Of his stand in fhia
case. Hines said that. after denaing
with the dining and sleeping car
employees. wage questions VIII -
handled in the future only in the
light OF conditions hereafter aris-
ing"
This statement. however, does noes
infer that the pay OF employees ois
the American Railway express conn
pany will not be given just consfd-
GRAFTON. officials said. The exprpnp-
mems wages have been eiocuseed
for several months and It Is not
unlikely they wi iibe decided within
two weeks. according TO officials.
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improvements for
Car Lines Planned

a new utilities bond Issue to
finance street railway improvements
may be ordered In the near future II
the council follows the lead of the
utilities committee.
Following out the suggestion OF
Corporation Counsel Walter T..
Meier. the committee Thursday In.
structed Utilities Superintendent
Murphinc to prepare an ordinance
providing for bond issue TO cover
needed railway improvements.
II was pointed out In the meeting
the necessity OF keeping separate the
accounts for improvements and for
maintenance.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11

WASHINGTON. y, G. April IL
All the instances Of individual brave
~ among our boys IN France during
the war were not confined 10 ths
infantry. some OF the exploits OF
members OF the tank corps Win make
bright pages in our history.
Among these was the act Of gal
lantry and aclf.sacrlfice performed
by Corporal Donald NJ. Call. OF com
pany b. assth battalion tank corps.
now second lieutenant Lieutenant
Call halls from Iarchmont Manor
y. Y.
II was during the start Of the
American offensive along tho Meusc
on Sept. 80. Corporal Call was in a
tank with nm officer near varcnnes.
driving thru the German shell fire
to put the German machine gun
nests west OF yarenuss out Of nc.
ton.
Tank l. vi.
Corporal Calls tank had reached
the middle Of No Mans Land when
q direct artillery hit knocked off halt
OF the turrct.
The shot shook the wrecked ma
chine from stem TO stern. Noxious
gases from the high explosive shell
filled the air. and rendered the Of.
ficcr who accompanied Corporal Call
unconscious.
Choking. coughing and gasplng
for air. Corporal CAN threw open the
door OF the tank and leaped out
Shells were bursting all around him,
and machine gun bullets were spst
tering against the steel sides Of this
tank.
The corporal saw big shell hole
30 yards away. and crawlcd on his
stomach TO IL. Then. for the first
time. he thought OF the officer.
He must be still aIiver' thought
Call. and without further hesitation
he climbed out OF the shell hole and
stole thru that he'll OF shot and shell
back to the ruined tank.
The Hun snipers had discovered
him. and thru all his advance they
rained bullets around him. But Call
reached the tank safely. plunged in.
side. and found his commanding Of
ficer lying unconscious on the floor.
but unwounded.
Pulling the inert form from the
machine, Corporal Call lifted the Of.
ficer to his shoulder and started back
to the American line. more than a
mile away. The German snipers and
machine gunners peppered him with
their fire. but the heroic corporal
marvelously escaped. reaching our
front line with his human burden in
safety.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
BRITISH LABOR'S TRIPLE
E ALLIANCE
100000
100000
100000

1,55O,000

The alliance slso prevented the
Introduction during the war Of thou.
sands Of colorcd indenturcd labor.
crs
The strike Il the last resort OF the
triple alliance. ~ trusts more to
negotIaiion-to a give and take pro.
gram.
But n strike II called. Il prom.
ises the most bitterly contested.
worldshaking tests Of strength be
tween labor and capital yet seen.
A contest which is likely 10 result
in naturalization OF industry IN
Great Britain TO an extent un.
dreamed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
SEATTLE BOY IN
FLYING CIRCUS
W. G. Edwards, Jr., Coming
With Squadron April %

Four times decorated by the
French and for two years with a
crack squadron OF the Lafayette Es-
cadrille. William Griffith Edwards.
Jr., Of Seattle, will be one of the
members OF Uncle Sans great flying
circus to visit Seattle April 90.
Edwards was only 16 years old
when he enlisted in Spokane In 1917
as an aviation mechanic. He went
across and was assigned to the i0srd
pursuit squadron OF the Lafayette
Escadrillc. He has been cited four
times for bravery with his squadron,
and wears the fourragcre, meaning
four decorations. His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William G.. Edwards, live at
1915 35th ave. ;.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
TO ESTABLISH
new RUSS Line
Allies Will Strengthen the
Eastern Front

PARIS, April 1f.-Gen. Humbert
and Gen. Graziana have been APP
pointed TO command the allied cor
don, which viii be established from
the Baltic TO the Black sea. it was
reported today.
A dispatch to the Matin said the
allies have evacuated the Isthmus
of Perekop and are terrifying Sc
hastopol.
Recent reports said the allies would
establish new eastern front against
the Bolsheviki by bringing about CO
operation of the Rumanian. Czeoho-
Slovak and Polish armies. These
armies We're to be differed. equipped
and organized by the allies.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
TESTSPLANE TO
CROSS OCEAN
Pilot Hawker Flies Around
Western st. Johns

ST. JOHNS, N. r.. April 1.-THE
British airplane OF the Sopwlth type
made its first test flight at y. IN.
yesterday. preparatory to attempt
ing the trip across the Atlantic.
with Pilot Hawker at the wheel.
the machine made successful get.
away from the improyiscd aviation
field. at "a farm near here. and cir
cied over the western part of st.
Johns.
There is nothing new as TO the
day OF starting the actual trans.
Atlantic flight.
The Sopwith machine was brought
here from England. In sections. Its
pilot. Hawker. Is an Australian. lie
had first intended TO start for Eu.
rope today. but delay in setting up
his plane and bad weather spoiled
this plan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
5000 u. S. Troops
Court.Martialed

NEW YORK, 1spril 1I.--Less than
one-eighth of one per cent Of the
American forces in the war were
guilty Of military infractions serious
enough to place them in military
prisons. Col. John E. Hunt. com.
mandant at the Governors Island
disciplinary barracks. announced TO-
day.
out OF a total Of nearly 1900. 900
men in the military service during
the war. less than 5000 found their
way into military prisons thru court.
martial.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
Identity of Rail
Victim Unknown

No one has yet appeared TO iden
tlfy the man who was killed while
alighting from train near Maple
valley while II was travelling at n
fast rate Tuesday. The body is at
the Bohmeyer undertaking parlors
at Renton whore II was brought
by c. Farrier, conductor of the
train. The man was about SO years
old
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
Federal Judge of
Portland Coming

with Judge jeremiah Ncterer en-
route TO New York. Judge Robert s
Bean. of the United States district
court of Portland. is expected in
Seattle Friday to preside temporar
lily. Judge Neterer signed an order
confiscating bootleggers automo
bile before he went east The car
will be sold at auction next week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
Detectives Back
With Ben Honda

ben Honda. former waiter In the
restaurant of l. r. Yamada. 900
First ave. was brought back from
Portland Thursday night by Detec.
tive Dan McLennan Honda is al.
legged to have gone 10 Portland with
S,1l5 OF his employers money,
which he was supposed TO have de
posted in the bank.
Honda was traced TO Tacoma and
then to Portland by the police.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
HALO SAYS HUN
BREAK MIRACLE
First Enemy Rush Stopped
by Narrow Margin

LONDON. April ii.--Dealing with
the record OF the Britith army. "a
dispatch BY Field Marshal Sir Doug
las Haig. which has just been made
public. declares that the allied vic
tory over the Germans was little
short OF miraculous.
''The high water mark IT our
fighting strength IN infantry" he
says was only reached after two
and half years Of conflict. by
which time heavy casualties had al
ready been incurred. IL was not un.
III mid summer. 1915. that the artil.
Iery situation became even approx.
imately adequate to the conduct OF
major operations.
Causes of Anxiety
During the Somme battle artil
iery ammunition had TO be watched
with the greatest care. During 1917
ammunition was plentiful. but the
gun situation caused anxiety IL
was only In 1918 that artillery opcr.
atoms could be conducted without
any limiting consideration beyond
that OF transport
THE margin with which the Ger
man onrush OF 1914 was Htsmmcd
was so narrow and the subsequent
struggle was 40 severe that the word
miraculous Is hardly too strong a
term to describe the recovery and
ultimate victory of the allies.
"The breakdown OF Russia In 1911
probably prolonged the war by "A
year. and the military situation In
Italy I'm the autumn OF 1917 necessi-
tated the transfer Of five British d.
visions to Italy at a time when their
presence In France might have had
far.rcaching effects
German Failure
"The rapid collapse OF Gcrmany's
military power In the latter half OF
1915 was the logical outcome of the
fighting OF the previous two years.
II would not have taken place but
for that period OF ccaseless attrition
which used up the German reserves.
IL is in the great battles OF 1916 and
1917 that all have to GEEK for the Sc
cret of our victory In 1918.
"The total of more than 327 900 Ger.
man prisoners captured by us on the
western front is In striking contrast
TO the force OF six divisions. compris-
ing some 10000 fighting men. with
which we entered the war.
cit has been proved that cavalry.
whether used for shock effect under
suitable conditions. or as mobile in.
fantry. have sun an Indispensable
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
TAKES HER LIFE
AS MOTHER DIES
Daughter Kills Herself and
Father Attempts Death

BELLINGHtM. April IA
beart-rcnding story Of family
troubles was brought 10 light
here last night By the death ~
Mrs. Winifred Couch, the suicide
Of her daughter. Ethel. and the
attempt Of her husband 10 end
his life.
Mrs. Couch has been in falling
health since her attempt 10 obtain a
pardon Tor her son. who is in the
pcniten,iary at waila Waila. failed.
Everett Couch. the ron. who was con
yicted. last summer for misnppropri.
alton % funds 81 Seattle bank. and
was sentenced from one 10 Is years
In the renitentiary. waa allowed by
Acting Gov. Hart 60 visit his moth.
er'r deaihbed. IN company with his
wife.
Ethel Couch. the daughter. had
been az her mothers sickbed con.
stanuy during the past ten days. A
few moments after her mothers
death she went uusinirs and shot her
yeti thru the head She died two
hours later.
A few hours later the father a..
tcmped suicide. but was prevented by
members OF the family
Mrs. Everett Couch said last night
that II Couch were returned TO prison
she would end her life.
The family H. one % the most
promine nj in Bclllnghan. and when
young Couch WAS arrested used every
means TO save him. \ petition was
presented 10 Gov. Lister. bearing
900 names. some OF them Of the
hank directors. but to no avail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
MAIL AGENT HERE

III II. Everett, United States pos
tai agent at Shanghai, China. was
in Seattle for few hours Thursday
on his way back to the Far East.
lie conferred with Postmaster Ed
gar Battle on the shipment OF mail
from Seattle to the orient
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
CAUTION WATCHWORD
or TRIPLE ALLIANCE

The foundation OF the triple ALI.
ance its extreme caution. II has
been testing It's strength. improv'
ing It's morale and assuring disci'
pine step by step
IL has never called nationwide
strike such as Is now threatened.
But its leaders are confident that
II will win once they decide such a
strike is necessary.
Demands for each Of the three
unions involved have been submit
ted. Concessions have been made.
But there will he under the princi-
pies Of the alliance. no acceptance
OF terms on the part Of any one
OF the three until each OF the others
Is satisfied.
Example OF the backing each
union gives to the others Is shown
by the s4,7o0,0oo unemployment ben.
eft the railway workers paid dur
ing the miners strike of 1912, and
In the fact that the same union
had to pay to its own members
only SECS. 900 In the railway strike
OF 1911. This ir indication OF the
Joint support had even before the
formal organization OF the triple al
flaucp
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
91st Units Leave
Soon for Frisco

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-THE
36srd infantry and 347th field ar.
tillery. California units of the DIST
division. will reach San Francisco
April Il or %, Col II. y. cavanaush.
commander Of the infantry. telc.
graphed today from Camp Merritt.
The troops will cntrain Tuesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
20 Bridges Are
Burned on Amur

TOKYO. April s.--Delayed.y--
United Presst-Bridges OF the Amur
railway have been burned at more
than 20 points. as result OF Bolshe.
vik disturbances. All traffic has
been suspended. according to Tsu.
ruga dispatch to the jill newspaper.
The dispatch declared that 1 900
passengers. bound for Vladivostok,
had been delayed OF Habarovsk
where there is great confusion.
The province OF Anur. In Siberia
lis separated from Manchuria by the
Amur river.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
Ten Enemy Aliens
Are Given Liberty

SALT LAKE CITY, April IT.
Ten enemy aliens from the Pacific
Northwest. who have been informed
at Fort Douglas since the beginning
OF the war. were released today or
the 700 aliens held there. s40 viii be
reloaaed az the rate OF 10 day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
BUREAU WILL BANQUET

The publicity and advertising bu.
reau OF the Chamber of Commerce
and Commercial club will give "A
dinner Friday evening at 6;lb In
the Masonic club rooms Every
member win Introduce some big
idea" for the benefit of the club.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
Admiral Owen New
Chief of Islands

WARRINGTON. April lad
rniral oliver has hauled down his
D6Iag as governor Of the Virgin is
1ands. and is proceeding to the
United States. Acting Secretary Of
the Navy Roosevelt announced TO.
DAY.
Admiral owen succeeds Oliver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
STUDY PuLp PRODUCTS

Or. Horace G. Byers, head of tho
Of chemistry at the Uni.
versity Of Washington. announced
three graduates In chcmi.
cal engineering NJ the university are
doing research work in pulp mill
at Berlin. N. II The men went East
In January Of this year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
Corp. Call Rescues His
Officer in Bullet Storm
YOU SHOULD READ

How Sergeant Dilboy made a
lone bayonet charge on the Huns
ON the Marne--one OF the Best
Hero stories OF the war as picl-
ed BY Gen. Pershing.
In Tomorrow star
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
PART TT PLAYED
IN WAR LEGISLATION

The triple alliance played u big
part with It's recommendation IN
forming the British rehabilitation
and unemployment program
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11

HELSlNGFORS - The production
OF soviet banknotes exceeded S2,5oo.-
100000 worth monthly. Lenine told
The All Russia Trade Union congress-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11
]. s RAILWAY WORKERS ARE GIVEN WAGE INCREASE
SLIPPER MAY HELP SOLVE DEATH MYSTERY
Will Cinderella Shoe Solve Mystery?

hemysory S tn r lin F c oppch Ell off
h op IS by "A
Hwoxa Of
Reeds h police say - n N " Or
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-11

WASHINGTON. April IL
u nIted Press.t-Train and en-
EInemen or lines Of the national
railways today were granted an.
other increase In wages by ID
rector General Hines. The order
affects more Than lee. 900 EN-.
ployes and the increases are ret
rOaciive 10 January I. Claims
Of the employees for time and a
half for overtime IN road service
was ieft TO 4 bipartisan board
for decision.
Practically completing the war
cycle OF wage advances, Hines
gave the four great railroad brother
hoods increases ranging from So.
$3.50 for men paid by the month
and from fi.3i 20 $3.50 for men paid
on "A day basis. over their 1917 wage
scales.
The advances are designed TO re-
adjust obvious injusrces" wrought
by the general advance granted rail
workers May %. 1918. Claims OF
the conductors. tralnmen. firemen
and engineers have been pending
since Last December. Consideration
% the case has occupied the time OF
the railroad administration wage
board since the first Of the year.
when the hearings ended.
Il Big Advance
Only an approximate estimate OF
the added burden Of expense which
viii accrue as a result Of the In
crease was obtainable BY railroad Of
flcials They estimated that II in
cresAes sought by the train and en-
gincmen. dining and sleeping car
employees and railroad police had
been in effect under last years con
diilons. the additional advances on
these amounts would total about
s5C7 SEQ 600 annually.
A comparison Of the 1917 wages Of
the four brotherhoods and the
w yes now ordered Is given below.
with the disposition Of the broth.
cfhoo-is' claims for resdjustmeut OF
wage scales. only two relatively
small classes OF railroad employees
remain TO be dealt with. the Hines
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/ Buy Victory Bond and help |
bring back our heroes 10 us.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-04

with the latest complaint that has
been laid before the police committee
Of the aldermen. But It is q situa-
ton hat should have the fullest in
Ivestigation and It ought to lead to a
cleaning up all along the line.
II is not to the credit of Perth
Amboy that not until Judge DAILY had
his attention directed to moral condi-
lions In this section with the result
that Prosecutor Stricken got his corps
OF detectives on the job Investigating,
that d cleanup was started here
abouts. True, the trail Of crime led
to Woodbridge township, but that is
no excuse for the conditions that
have been found to exist right here
in Perth Amboy.
Tho people voted a substantial in
crease In wages for the police at the
last election. According to state law
a salary once fixed for policemen can
not be reduced. At the same time,
tile amount Of salary received by n
policeman fixes the amount of his
pension when he retires. The law
provides that he shall retire on half
pay. Naturally. the higher his sal
airy is boosted while he is on the force
the greater will be the pension that
he receives.
The people DO not besrudge the
honest man fair treatment. but they
want to be convinced that they are
getting service in return.
At the present time there is so
much mystery and umo with here
and there ray of light that tend to
substantiato all that is being spoken
OF in whispers. that the demand is for
q complete showdown; a thorough In
~vestigatlon in tho open is needed to
clean up the whole unsavory mess
and place tire police department back
in the confidence of the people.