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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
Estates TO
VOTE SUFFRAGE
Legislatures Convened by
Governors for This Month

Harvest IL In and special sessions
are on In the West!
Following hard upon similar an
nounccments from Idaho. California.
Nevada, Colorado, Governor Lynn J.
Frazier has Just set November IS ms
the date for North Dakota's special
session TO ratify tho federal suffrage
amendment.
This makes the sixth state to set n
November date for its special session
and insures that there viii be moro
Publications In November than in
any other one month. except June,
since the senate passed the amend.
ment. In June nine states ratified.
four In July. one in August, three In
September.
Tho six states scheduled for rati-
fication In November are the five
Western states. North Dakota, Idaho.
California, Colorado. Nevada. and one
New England state. Maine. or the
nationals plea for a special session
in November. five are republican
and one ls democrat. The six No.
vember Publications will bring the
total number of ratified states TO 20.
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DARED NOT
| WEAKEN ARMY

found IL very difficult In May
and June. 1917. when ntill suffering
from the great impression made upon
me by the great entente offensive In
tho west and the extraordinary losses
which this caused us. TO weaken the
army further by releasing fifty thou.
sand woriSmen at his request. This
should be remembered while reading
tho history OF that period.
| must emphasize once more the
fact that such a weakening of tho
army laid on the supreme army com.
mand a greater duty than ever 90 the
men in the fighting line. 10 continue
necessarily pressing for the increase
OF labor output. and the better .m.
ployment Of manpowcr IN Germany.
THE army never recovered the men
thus released and labor output even
fell Off considerably. That was. OF
course. n heavy blow 60 uH.
Iron was not 40 plentiful ns coal.
IL was difficult 20 turn out sufficient
quantities Of steel. especially OF hard
steel. We obtained large quantities
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
RAILWAYS BADLY
STRAINED

The question OF transport lay at
tho root OF all questions OF keeping
up the fight AT home, This question.
in its turn. depended on locomotives.
railway cars. and staff. and was
closely bound up with tho coal sup.
ply. Minister Won Brcisenbaeh sacrt-
feed great deal in every direction
for the needs OF the army.
Both personnel and material were
strained to the utmost. and the loco
motives IN particular were iIi.us~d.
In the first place. matters were i'm
proved somewhat by returning fao.
tories To tho work OF locomotive and
wagon construction. Tho supreme
army command also helped the min.
istsr Of public works in other ways,
even. aitho with great reluctance. by
releasing men to such an extent as
TO weaken the army. This was, how.
ever, unavoidable.
In many respects We had prepared
for short war. and In this and other
matters had 10 rcshape ourselves 10
meet a long one. Military demands
ON the railways Mt home still re
manned very high. We had seirsd
the whole Of the Belgian locomotives.
and also certain engines and wagons
In North France. but these were not
nearly enough. The material taken
In Russia could not be used. owing
to the difference Of gauge
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21

Ing every step necessary for the pro-
many inevitable natural difficulties
stood In the way.
The raw materials for trench war.
fare. timber and rubble. were drawn
In increaHing proportions from the
occupied territories. but Germany.
too. had To send large quantities.
In questions OF raw material.
could only busy myself with the gen.
eral underlying problems. But even
these demanded n tboro study. and
| had to keep myself constantly au
conrant Of the matter. In order TO
properly deal with isolated questions
Of vital importance that came up for
d..t.ta,.
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fcrcd considerably. Clothing and
footwear were very short. Prices
ruled terribly high. gravcly increas.
ing the cost Of living. aud all the diff.
fieulties associated with that. This
caused me anxiety. Tho supreme
army command. in tho interests ot
the efficient conduct OF the war.
could not tolerate Il. and made many
appeals ON the point TO tho govern.
mcnt. unfortunately without success.
Our dependence on foreign coun.
tries had grave effects. and I at.
tachcd great Importance 20 tho pro.
duction OF substitute textile fibers.
4 Instructed Lieutenant Colonel
schmidt Rcder TO investigate the
matter. He put himself In touch
with the various government, offices
and with the textile industry. and he
Ia mainly responsible for such sue
cess as was achieved. paper cloth
ing was one OF the results OF this
lnauiryJ
| hope that his industry viii bring
benefit to his country. II may be
an tncaicuiahie blessing for IN. Ger
man people. II IL learns how 20 grow
for itself the products hitherto I'm.
ported from abroad
To obtain the various raw mate
riais a large number OF semloffieial
companies were established was
not in position TO Judge whether
and 10 what extent they were neces-
sary, but II Is quite clear that IN
operation they were productive OF In
finite friction
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
AUTO GETS BLAME
FOR RURAL BADNESS

CHICAGO. Nov. 19.--At session
OF the National Country Life associa-
tion. Warren H. Wilson OF New York.
chairman of the committee on reli-
gion and morals. reported that ply
steal and moral damage was being
wrought in rural districts by inva-
sions Of Joy riders. Vicious elements,
driven from cities. find their way
into the country by motor and con.
taminate farm and village dwellers.
Mr.. Wilson stated.
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our aircraft. this was done solely on
account Of the shortage Of petrol.
and In the face Of the certainty that
we were thereby reducing the fight
ing capacity of our airmen and In.
creasing the dangers TO which they
were exposed.
Both stocks and consumption re-
CURED constant supervision. The
employment OF automobiles had 10 be
limited more than ever. and even
that Of motor lorries In quiet periods,
in order 10 be able 10 make full use
OF them at critical times. could
not claim any better supplies for the
army
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
I0OfING OCCUPIED
LAND

In such war II was inevitable
that the occupied territories would
have TO supply raw materials. Firm
ness gradually achieved a great deal
In this direction. The supreme army
command asked the provisional gov.
ernments In Poland and Belgium to
assist In this direction. In all essen.
tials the same principles were fol
lowed In all the territories. II IL
obvious that this involved hardship
for the local populations, but equal
Iy obvious that these steps had 10 be
taken.
Every intelligent person win admit
that In many cases we might have
acted in more practical fashion. The
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
LONG EVENINGS
IN THE DARK

The shortage OF oil Mt home was
serious. The country districts did
not obtain sufficient for the winter.
The peasants had to pass the long
winter evenings In the dark, which
wns very bad for their spirits. II II
characteristic Of Germany that little
wac ever said about this great incon.
venience. For "A time some OF our
transport difficulties were due 90 the
bad iubricants used on the locomo.
tlves. which froze very easily. Pri.
vnte automobiles were practically not
used at all In Germany. The whole
rolling stock situation was one Of
the greatest anxiety and called for
incesrant watching.
The supreme army command con
stantiy urged the importance OF TAX
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task was. however. at once novel and
peculiarly difficult to grasp owing TO
the changing needs OF the war.
In spite Of ali our needs. we acted
with the lenicncy that was carried
almost too far. when compared with
the extreme steps taken at home.
Germany had TO surrender her
church bells, but. ON a suggestion
made by Chancellor Won Hertiing 10
his majesty, Belgium was allowed to
retain hers. ct was the protest Of
the pope that saved the Belgian
church bells)
The occupied territories were OF
great help 20 US, both at the front
and at home. The getting OF mater
Ials from these districts employed
large bodies Of men. Just as war
work AT home did, but we had to
make this sacrifice to live.
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Coal and iron are the basis OF all
war industry. W. were able TO i'm.
prove cur position considerably. even
In our dealings with IN. neutrals. BY
means OF tho Longwy and Brioy ba.
sin tscired from France at the be-
ginning Of tn. war;. the Belwian coal
fields. and parts OF the coal areas Of
Northern Franc, and OF Poland.
which latter we managed Jointly with
Austria, Hungary. We began 10 do
veiop coal In northeast Serbia and
attempted TO stimulate Turkey to
make a better ,sse of hsr deposits.
We gave our allies coal and re.
ccivcd in return nothing but Ignite
from Austria Hungary for saxony
and Bavaria. In return for coal and
iron neutral countries gave us.
among other things. fooistuffs and
money 10 improve our exchange. be.
sides horses Thus did coal and iron
show their power.
The shortage Of coal nj home be
came considerably more acute IN the
winter Of 1857: II had n serious
effect ON morale and called for
strong measures. The coal supply in
Germany WINS not properly controlled
and output had fallen.
proposed to tho Chancellor In
February. 1917. the appointment Of
special coal commissioner. Min
ing Priyy Councillor Stutz was the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21

Germany suffered extremely
In 1917 a. part payment for
her designs 10 dominate the
world and for the infIictions
she had put ON other peoples.
Iudendorff. needing men 10
meet the growing forces of tho
allies, found himself beset by
the demands from home that
he do something To meet the
privations Of the people. lie
deals with these troubles In
tomorrow's instaIIment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
DOC" COOK FINDS OIL

FORT WORTH. Texas. Nov. 2f.--
Dr. Fred Cook, OF North Pole near
fame. has struck oil In the new
Bona field northwest Of Burkbur
nett The flow Is said to be from
400 TO 1000 barrels. DR.. Cook Is
wearing an oily smile since the good
luck avenI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21

first person who succeeded In bring
ing order into tho coal question. or
at any rate, In overcoming the great,
est causes OF friction. and achieving
a fair compromise between the de-
mands for coal for domestic fuel. for
light and power, for agriculture and
Industry for the railways and the
navy,
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ambitions of the Junkers. BeI.
Eian wortmen would not aid In
defeating their home land by
mailing munitions for the Ger.
mans. no matter how harshiy
they were treated.
Yet Ludendorff put the screws
on as hard a. he could. and Ger.
mans aud oaptives aiik. were
foreed under the industrial drill
master and made To serve the ne
cessitics of the military machine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
RUMA>IA GOT
HIS CARS

Our allies also laid great burdens
on our stock Of engines and wagons.
on the Austro-Hungarian railways
there wers many hundred German
locomotives and some ten thousand
German wagons. Bulgaria and Tur-
key. too. received both men and ma
teriai from US. We had Just recent
~ captured material in Rumania, but
the enemy had. on the other hand.
taken several thousand German
wagons TO MoIdavia and kept them
there. Tho occupied districts. with
thar long lines. required an army Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21

OF iron ore from Sweden. and even
were OF vital importance 10 un.
Scrap. too was needed for steel pro.
duction. We removed II from the
occupied districts In large quantities.
Many a factory building had 20 be
sacrificed TO our war industry. under
the pressure OF the blockade and the
necessities OF the war. In order 10
furnish old iron for the steel of our
weapons and ammunition.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
EXPECTED D0CILITY FROM
BELGIANS AS WELL AS HUNS

Iudendorff. bent on putting
the whole nation and the con
au~red people under rigid min.
tary rule In 1917, bumped hard
against that thing II which he
knew 80 little--thc human eaua-
tim. The German working pee
pie had heard voices Of FREEDOM:
they we're not willing 10 let
Themselves become mere military
figures. 10 be sacrificed for the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21

Our industry kept our fighting
forces supported. Il must always
have tho honor and credit OF that
When IL was once informed what
demands were 20 he made on a.. Il
went TO work Of its own accord to
fulfill its task and gave ever better
ard better results. That Il insured
90 Itself corrcSpondingly guod re
ward from tho government was only
reasonable. In view OF the great risk
and the large capital outlay Involved
IN fulfilling our Demands. just as rea.
sonahie. in fact. as the workers de-
sire for good Wages.
opposed. II only in the soldiers
interests. all extravaganza and self
ishness- II was the duty or the
government TO insure BY all ncces-
vary measures that cur economic po.
sition was not made any worse hy
the enormous demands Of the Hin
denburw program. Taxation could
only serve as a partial remedy.
Prcfifeering was the dcadliesf sin.
nrd our inability to eradicate II was
= matter Of the greatest regret to
me trom the point Of view Of morale
/ ~ home and In the field. Many
Mines made an effort to get to the
bottom of Il. The war profitecr h
> loathsone phenomenon. and he and
ehe corruption OF his influence have
done US incsleulabie harm.
Tho hopes which ! placed on the
war office FOR obtaining all the avail.
ahlc nsan.powcr were not fulfilled.
Even this office seemed to look at all
such questions from the point Of
view OF domestic politics. instead %
placing before everything the needs
of tho war. l had also hoped that
n would succeed In bringing EN-.
ployers and workmen nearer to.
gcther. for the desire for rapproche-
ment was present in many quarters.
BELGIANs REFUSE
TO MAKE ARMS
Efforts were also made IN the 90
Belgium TO stimulate war work. This
Was only possible 10 limited extent.
owing to the fluctuations In tho war
position with which we had 20 reckon
And the shortage of labor.
There were also at times other dif-
ficulsIes- For example. the Belgian
workmen In the huge small arms
Industries OF the Llege district were
only ready to work II they received
m assurance that the weapons they
manufactured would not br used by
German troops on the western front
This assurance could not be given.
We were thus compelled 10 re
/ move from many places the machln.
cry which was suitable for war pur-
poses and transport II 10 Germany
where II could be put to useful ends.
Tn. obtaining and distribution Of
raw materials in Germany was en-
trusted to the safe hands OF Colonel
Koeth. who i'm his department worked
With the genius proper to the great
war. He achieved great things In
che direction Of getting materials out
81 tho occupied territories. The sup.
My Of materials from neutral and
allied countries was in the control Of
a special department Of the Prussian
ministry OF war. with which Colonel
Koefh worked In close naison.
AND THE PEOPLE
6IFFERE.D
Colonel Koeth gave the army an
that It urgently needed. and I'm the
then position. having regard to our
dependence on foreign countries,
nothing more could be done. The
|ssuppIy Of raw material was insured
: fzr ahead. The people. however, suf.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
uBOAT MATERIAL
LACKING

Besides coal. iron and steel. the
material for submarines. iorries and
aircraft and lubricants created some
OF our grnyest problems.
For lubricants we had 10 rely on
Austria-iIungary and Rumania. Az
the former country could not supply
enough oil. and every effort for suf.
ficicnt increases In her output failed.
tho Rumapian oil was of decisive i'm.
portance. liut even when We had
this source tho question OF rolling
stock remained very serious. and i'm
peded both the carrying on OF the
war and life at home. In 1918 the
stocks In the Caucasus promised bet.
ter times, In our then economic
condition, our home production Of
b.nzol could not be substantially in.
creased. Besides. benzol was not suit.
able for submarines and aircraft
When. towards the end Of the war.
we did decide TO supply bensol for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-21
UNITY LACKING
IN GERMANY

Tho existence Of tho various Ger
man railway administrations made
tho problem essentially moro am
cult We suffered for not having
achieved greater unity prior 10 the
war. and for not having insisted on
all the states keeping 10 the same
standards. Bavaria. for example. had
considerably fewer heavy locomo.
tivca per kilometre than Prussia,
and the spare parts required by the
two countries were different. A
great deal could have been done TO
improve matters without any aitern.
ton Of the imperial constitution.
Transport difficulties were also I'm.
creased By the fact that there was no
unity Of control or management Of
canal and river navigation. Up 20
this time II had not been developed
in accordance with what was urgent
~ necessary. and these arrears had
To be made good. A special inland
water transport department was 60.
tabiishcd and az my request the adj.
mlraity assisted ua by recruiting the
necessary men.
Transport conditions. which had
been very bad in tho winter Of 1916.
II. improved later. They were sc
vereiy strained In the winter Of 1917,
rs. but not so badly as In the spring.
The minister 81 labor for his part
made every effort TO do whatever
was necessary 20 meet the situation,
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my THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS"
By Gen. Eric Won Ludendorff

xsnasetts Se2Hkhtsd rights
IN by
Australia All rsshs reserved
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railwaymen and material In eorre'
anendin. scale.
The supreme army command. thru
tho directors OF railways. made a scr
les OF proposals 10 the minister for
procuring greater moderation In the
use OF material at home, ms, e,g.. by
the limitation OF traffic, Similar
steps were taken I'm the occupied dis.
| tricts. Tho limitations. which were
impractieahle and. indeed. impossible
of full realization under the then
conditions. had ultimately 10 be car
ried into effect under the oppressive
arrnistiee conditions and tho revoln'
ton.
II may he realized how strained the
transport situation was nj this time
when I state that powder and expio-
siye factories. on wliish everything
depended, were at standstili for
days on cnd, There was coal 10 he
had. but the railways could not bring
II to them. Things became 80 bad
that I had 60 have daily reports ON
tho supplies TO tho powder factories.
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AND THE PEOPLE
6I,FFERED

Colonel Koeth gave the army an
that II urgently needed. and I'm the
then position. having regard to our
dependence on foreign countries.
nothing more could be done. The
supply Of raw material was insured
Tar ahead. The people. however, suf.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-14
FEELING BLUE
LIVER LAZY
TAKE A CALOTAb
Wonderful How Young and
Energetic You Feel After
Taking This Delightful Nau-
sealess CalOmel.

If you have not tried Calotabs you
have delightful surprise awaiting
s1d pTeper,en
calomel may now be enjoyed without
the slightest unpleasantness, for Gallo
tabs are calomel with the liver benefits
left in and the sting taken out A
Calotab lat bedtime with a swallow of
water. that's all. No taste, no nausea,
no salts. nor the slightest unpleasant
a fter.eGects. You wake up In the
morning feeling tine. Your liver Is
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danger. and no risk Of salvation The
next time you feel lazy. mean, nervous,
blue or discouraged give your liver a
thorough cleansing with a Caiotab.
They are so delightful and effective
that your druggist is authorized to re-
will be delighted.
For your projections: Calotabs arc
sold only In original. sealed packages,
price thirty-hVe cents. At Hi drug
stores.-Adv.
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No Need To Be Thin,
Scrawny or Sallow

II you are thin and want to BIO
plump; II you have wrinkles in your
Taco that you arc not proud of; Il tho
skin is sallow or subject to pimplcs or
blackheads. take Mi-o-na stomach tab
lets for two weeks and notice tho
change.
The majority Of tho thin people are
thin because tho stomach does not per-
form its duties properly. 1t is not Sc
creting sufficient of the natural diges-
tive juices and in consequence does not
extract from the food enough nutritive
matter to nourish every part of the
body.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets are intend
ed to build UP the stomach SO that II
will act properly and extract from the
food tho clements necessary to form
f1esh
If you are thin, try two weeks treat
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are small. easily swallowed and are
sold on the guarantee OF money back
II they do not overcome chronic indi-
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disturba nee. bclching, heartburn. sour
stomach. and any after dinner distress.
For sale by Tragic Drug Co. and all
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IN AND OUT OF TOWN.

y Mrs. Ellen Meade Cixrka who has been
visiting Mira. Garnett Andrews here. left
yesterday for Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward OFT Drake and their
children. who have Just arrived from an
attended stay In tho East, have taken an
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-14
WosIEN's MEETINGS.

. The Valentine -Rufrner Mothers Club will
hold social meeting at tho Runner School
TINS afternoqD at $50 o'clock. An interest
ing ,,proBraH has been arranged and re-
freshments will be served
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-14

DO you remember the slate you
used to have when you were
young-un at school?
1t had a little sponge tied to it,
and every time after you did
sum you wiped the slate clean and
began again.
Teacher was always scolding
Tommy futile cause Tommy
never would keep his slate clean.
But you were very 'ticular about
yours.
Grown-ups have states to keep
clean just like little folks. Not
sure-nuff slate, but credit states.
When you open a charge &C
count with any Richmond mer-
chant, you get one Of these soto
speak credit states, and it's your
JOB to keep that slate clean.
Character counts moro than
cash with the credit man. A
clean record is your biggest asset.
When a merchant learns that
you keep clean slate with other
merchants--and he can easily
find out by asking them--he safely
concludes that you'll keep clean
slate with him.