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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-24
WILKES THEATRE

"Billeted." tho comedy success,
which Margaret Anglln made IA
nous, viii be next weeks offering
at the wilkes. beginning with a sun.
day matinee.
Tho plot concerns n charming
young English girl. fired with patri.
otto love for her country. who opens
her home for the use 81 soldiers on
furlough from the front Later. TO
avoid gossip. she poses as a widow
Of a soldier. reported killed In battle.
4 colonel. lieutenant and other
officers. taking advantage OF her
hospitality. promptly fan In love
with the supposed widow. resulting
in an unexpected climax.
Grace Huff will have the part Of
the fictitious widow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-24
LEWIS ORPIIEt NJ

The American Girl" with the 20
Winter Garden Girls and some spe'
eialty acts. viii bc AZ Lcvy's
orpheum all next week. beginning
Sunday.
Tho plot ccntcrs around young
frishman. played by George REIN.
lie returns to his people in England
from America. posing AS "a blk cattle
rnncher 81 New oYrk state. lie also
takes back with him a fake Indian
and funny Jew. who poaeH aa
Wild man 81 the West. Both Of them
he hired from n show. Billie Dun.
bar has an important part
Leo May. toe dancer. and the Met
ropolitan Trio VIII give special mum
bers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-24
HARRIS ANOTHER WHO'S
BEEN IN AMERICA

I'm going 10 telephone Fritz
Harry. at Trcves. to meet YOU" he
said az he took leave. Harris Is
the sailor who started the rcvolu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-24
MI.IItOPOI.IIAN

$50 Long Lefty" which opens al
The Metropolitan sunday night. un-
like most musical comedies. In an
interesting plot.
Charlotte Greenwood. who per,
son!fics Lefty. and ~ heralded as
the lankiert musical comedy gloom
chaser. has a supporting east Of we'll
known New York ronEsicrH. and n
large chorus. composed Of califor.
mia girls Miss Greenwood was here
a year ago and made a distinct hit.
B~nid~n Miss Greenwood long list
o, lengthy qualities 40 Long Lefty
itaeh IL made M ~ witty lines and
comedy thruHia, II a. one Of the
best known Ciivcr Moroscoa produc.
tons
go Long Lefty" viii be al the
Met FOR four nights
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-24

IL you value your watch. lot
Haynes repair Il. Near Liberty
theatre Advertisement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-24
PANT .AGtS

Twelve tally.ho girls. said 10 be
the largest singing all-girl band In
vaudeville, VIII top the new Pan
tages bill.
Jack Rose. the comedian. is an
added feature. He Us styled a spo'
cialist for the blues.
Burke and Burke viii present N
Western Union Filtration" n com
edy Rkit.
Mile. Latoy has some models In n
picturesque posing feature.
Zuhn and Drels advertise them
selves as different comedians"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-24
OAK


"The Hen Pecks," n new musical
comedy to open at the oak Satur-
day. forcwarns Of feminine mon.
strosity. IL features Oscar Gerard.
the funny Swcde, and Claude Kelly.
as two men troubled with hnrping
wives.
Lou Davis has a juvenile role in
this comedy.
Tho trouble and fun begins when
the two husbands decide to turn the
tables on their respective wives.
Musical numbers are many and
new.
Miss Rowe hy request, will sing
sallle Fishers great song. "a Won
derful Thing"
An added attraction Will he the
appearance Of full-bloodcd Indian.
Ben simmons. who will sing some
baritone solos.
Vitagraph's latest serial. "a Fight
for Millions" is the movie feature,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-24
PALACE HIP

Pathos and Irish wit dominate
Maurice Downcy and company's
production. AN Irish Arden" the
headline sketch on the new Hin
show which opens sunday This
playlet borders on the plot of
George Elliott's famous story
"Enoch Arden
Van and Yorke. IA the "Scarecrow
and the Farmerctte," in "A skit
called "a Fat Chance and n Thin
Excuse" present n potpourri OF
comedy singing. talking and clever
dancing.
Gertrude Neck. In Look Who's
Here" Is said To have much "dif
fercnt' way OF entertaining her
audiences. The Flying la Mars are
whirlwind acrialists: airline and
Wcscott present n comedy singing
and talking act.
Tho Sisters Van Dale arc English
novelty dancers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
Nations Workers
Pledge Sympathy,
Say Strike Men

Teiegrams OF sympathy from thru.
out the country commenced to pour
into headquarters of the Metal
Trades council Tuesday afternoon.
according to strike officials. From
Eastern and Western centers alike
expressions Of sympathy with the
aims of Seattle shipyard workers In
their walkout were received. The
messages came from metal trades
councils which were tolegraphed by
the local organization Tuesday morn.
ing In an effort TO secure nationwide
support.
Metal trades officials late Tuesday
denied story current I'm Tacoma
that officers of the scandinavian.
American bank there had entered the
shipyard controversy In an attempt
TO bring about mediation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28

Now that the war pressure has
been relieved. he said. Americans
are anxious for definite knowledge
concerning future plans so as to
settle these questions:
What Is the character and extent
of the government construction pro-
gramf
What is the plan for continuing
government operation7
IL operation is to be continued, on
what basis will the ships be private.
ly operated and to what extent will
government control be maintained?
No definite action on the various
problems will be taken until the re-
suit of his investigation can be pre-
scented to the shipping board. the
senate commerce committee and the
committee on merchant marine. Tho
shipping board will then be in po-
sition to make recommendatio tons to
President Wilson for general
policy
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28

An orderly retirement toward
Archangei is apparently under way.
Official dispatches from London re-
ported that the American and allied
soldiers were driven out Of the town
Of Shcnkursk. However. they ap-
pear able to hold off the Bolshevik
assaults while slowly falling back.
The weather is very cold.
Officers here are becoming more
and more convinced of the futility OF
maintaining the Archangei expedi.
ton.
Hearking to the opinion OF the
people. particularly the working
class, they are beginning to believe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
CHARGE STEILAC00M
insane MISTREATED

Il have dedicated my lfe." she told
the committee, TO help the unfortun.
ate insane. unable to help themselves
and abandoned by the Indifferent
public
A young. welitailored woman, she
made visible impression on the
committee Of politicians. who at first
were impatient to have the hearing
over. Her story moved them to in.
diguation and sympathy. The mem.
ory Of her experiences was plainly
horrifying to her.
II was sick." she kald. "and In de.
lirium. after terrible suffering. start.
ed out from my home for help.
knew no one In tho vicinity. Igno-
rant people saw me, called the sher.
iff and | was hurried to Jail, and be.
fore ! knew II found myself In the
Western hospital for the insane. /
was not taken before a Judge. Men
came In and out OF the Jail matron's
Continued on Page fs)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
100000 STRIKE
THRU ENGLAND

LONDON. Jan. 2s.--The Industrial
war which has broken out in Great
Britain and Ireland is the beginning
OF fight In the interests OF demobil.
lied soldiers. labor officials declared
today. They denied that the strikes
are In any way connected with Bol.
shevlsm.
The strike situation which resulted
in paralyzatIon of shipbuilding and
seriously affected other Industries.
wns unchanged today. tho II was be.
lieved the trouble would be extended
later. thru sympathetic walkouts.
Nearly 100000 men were on strike in
various parts of the country.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
OUR own 91ST
MADE BIGGEST
ARC0NNE GAIN

NEW YORK. Jan. zs.---Lieut. II.
NJ. Meyer Of the 5ssth artillery. San
Francisco. who arrived on the trans
port Atenas. said today that the
Ninety-First division. composed OF
troops from California. Washington.
Montana and Oregon. penetrated the
German lines. In fhe Argonne TO the
greatest DEPTH during the American
drive. Meyer Is recovering from
the effects OF being gaxsed when a
bomb exploded at his feet.
The Dist division had never been
undo fire before they entered the
Argonne hattie. and the way they
went to II was ertainiy wonderful" "
said Meyer.
They simply couldn't BE- stopped.
The Pacific coast and Northwest
have much TO be proud Of in the
boys they sent over. They are on
their way to port OF embarkation
in France now and should be back
in the United States in a month or
80"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
Hurley to Return With
Report on Ship Program

PARIS. Jan. 28.--Edward Uur-
ley. chairman of the L.. =. ship
ping board. will return to the
United States to take up the
question of establishing great
American merchant marine. IL
was officially announced today.
Hurley said he felt sure the Amer.
lean people had determined to main
tain n merchant marine sufficient in
size TO make sure they would not be
dependent on the shipping OF other
nations for their foreign trade and
that the demand for such shipping
program is unanimous.
AS soon as the armistice was sign.
ed, Hurley said, he reco~nized that
a great many questions would arise
in connection with the American
shipping program that would re-
quire first.hand knowledge of what
was being planned by other nations.
He came to Europe TO obtain this In.
formation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28

that the allies and the United States
would do well to withdraw unIaan
they intend real intervention.
The terrain over which the Ames1.
cans and allies ar operating 10 IN
favorable. A single line Of railroad
runs south from Archangcl
The district is OF pine growth Ii
marshes. In winter these marshoo
are frozen and can be traverssd.
But in general. forces must hug
the rail line. and no big expedition
could be maintained in that region
under such conditions. military ex-
pcrts believe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
ONE CHAMBER BUREAU GIVES
ITS APPROVAL TO LAMPINC BILL

One bureau Of the Chamber OF
Commerce Is courageous enough to
fight for the Lamping bill TO give
every Washington soldier $40 for ev-
cry month OF war service.
II is the Greater Seattle bureau. a
motion made yesterday by Daniel y.
Trefethen 10 approve the Lamping
bill carried unanimously. and today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
Horse-Racing to
Come Back? Grass
Introduces Bill

OLYMPIA. Jan. 2s.--A race track
bill. creating a state horse racing
commission. bobbed up In the house
today. It was introduced by Grass of
King, and opens the way for running
races for purses, prizes. premiums or
stakes" Under this bill, the govern
or would name "A committee Of three
that would rule meetings between
April and November /. Local horse.
racing for stakes was knocked out in
1908, when Ole Hanson, Of Seattle,
put thru his anti-horse-raclng bill.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
AMERICAN SHOT
BY SPARTACANS

BERLIN. Jan. 25.--Delayed.p--
Lowell Thomas. formerly professor
at Princeton. was shot below the
heart and dangerously wounded at
Bremen last Sunday. 1t was learned
today. He was saved from the
wrath OF a Spartacan mob. which
had attacked him. by Webb Walden.
OF Golfers Weekly. Both had been
accused Of attempting to cause "A
split in the Spartacan organization.
The trouble. during which Thomas
was shot, occurred during the ma
tional elections, and developed into
a battle.
Webb waldon IL an editorial
writer for Golfers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28

Chairman A.. y. Haines is going TO
take the. proposition to the board OF
trustees.
While many Seattle business men
have been willing to support the
proposition to have congress appro-
pirate money for soldiers relief, they
have not been SO enthusiastic about
the Lamping bin. at Olympia. which
would mean state appropriation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
by l.. G. MARTIN

Omitted Press Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. es.--
General amnesty for all me,.
convicted In the war by courts
martial is To be asked of Presi-
dent Wilson by Senator Borah.
This Is the second step in the pro-
gressive senator's campaign To rid
the United States of all traces of war
Borah win cooperate with Senator
Chamberlain In hearings to show the
facts with respect to sentences meted
out 60 men of the draft army. Allie
cations laid before Borah. Chamber.
lain. and other senator's, are TO the
effect:
That startling inequality existed
In the severity of sentences imposed
on different men for the same of.
fcnses.
That undue severity was exercised
for minor infractions of military dis.
cipline.
That courts.martial have been com
posed. in some instances. OF men not
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" general strife tals-~
place In Seattle, II will not com.
mcnce Saturday. This was ap-
psr~0t Tuesday when James
Duncan. secretary Of the Central
Labor council. DECLARED that the
votes of all union workers In
the city could not be recorded by
the end of the week.
'Whis IL not n strike engineer.
ed by labor leaders, rs few
sessn 10 believe" Duncan as
serted. "If the union workers
of Seattle walk out In sympathy
with the shipyard workers Il
will only be by the overwhelm-
ing vote of the workers them
selves. One union alone has 80
far gone on record against the
walkout. This II the Fire Fight
ers' union. and they went on the
assumption that they would he
instructed In any event TO NOT
quit their posts"
Machinery for tabulafing the votes
OF the workers is now being organ
ICED In Labor temple headquarters
The yes and mo" vote OF each
union Is being run Off on adding ma
chimes as IL Is received from the sec
rctary. When all union returns ar,
In. the results will so before spc
cial meeting of the Central Labor
council before a special strike Is
called.
Bert Swain. secretary Of the Metal
Trades council. said Tuesday tina,
no replies have yet been received
from the Metal Trades councils thru
out the country. which were asked
to make demands for higher wages
and strike IL these were not obtain
cd. Officials were confidr mt, howev
er. that the shipyard workers of the
nation would take action similar to
that adopted here.
Delegates back from the labor
congress at Chicago report that la
bor delegates from thruout the coun
try are watching Seattle for their
cue as to what procedure to adopt
in the transition period from war to
peace.
Unions which have okched IN,
strike by Saturday night viii each
send three delegates to specia
strike conference starting at a. m
Sunday in the Labor temple.
ID. II. Skinner. president, and Dave
Rodgers, general manager OF the
Skinner n Eddy Shipbuilding corpor.
tion. have. gone TO Los Angeles for
a two-weeks holiday in company
with a party OF shop foremen and
Of the plant.
The special committee OF officers
from different unions who are going
before each organization to appeal
on behalf of the general walkout are
Continued on Page Twelve,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
May ASK U. S. Men
IN PRISON BE Freed

QualiTied eithcr by training or tenn
perament to sit as judges.
Get Many Complaints
Senators have been told that the
total of sentences during the war ran
well above 10000. Neither Borah nor
Chamberlain vouched for these fig
ures, nor for the truth of the charges.
Borah said today:
so many complaints have been
laid before me that have asked that
the war department furnish the sem
ate complete data on all courts-mar-
tial cases. After this has been OBJ
tanned. hearings may be necessary to
bring out additional facts"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
He's IS, But Has Young Ideas;
Sues for Breach of Promise

husband in Alaska nll OF the
time" 't
Hunskor said that they were to
have been married In Los Angeles
last May. and that the defendant had
told him she had property worth
10000. Hunskor wants hiB s52S
back and "A 1926 note which he Gays
he gave her, cancelled.
The defendant is so years old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28

A. Hunskor is 65 years old. But
He has young ideas---he is suing
for breach Of promise.
Lillian M. Gilbert de Lion is nam
cd as the woman who broke his
heart. The trial IL on in Judge
Mitchell Gilliam's court Tuesday.
she proposed marriage to me,
borrowed s52s. and then threw me
down." he told the court. She had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28

; CAPITOL BUILDING. Olym-
pia. Jan. 2s. - Sane men and
women are being railroadcd into
state hospitals for the insane.
There are only three physicians
and one superintendent 10 give
expert attention "a 1,37s patients
at SteiIacoom. The state needs
Iunary commission. or psychic
pathic detention station. to treat
doubtful cases. The whole sys-
TEN Of commitment must be re-
arranged.
These charges and appeals were
made before the house Legislative
on hospitals for the In
sane, Representative Claude A.
Young. chairman. by "a delegation OF
men and women Monday afternoon
In the delegation was Myrtle De
Monies. of Vashon island. a young
woman who gained her release from
the Steilncoom hospital by habeas
corpus proceedings.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
IMMIGRATION
BILL NOW UP

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S4-Thc
house immigration committee late
today voted to report tho bin shut.
ting off Immigration for four years.
The four-year period was decided
upon after long fight In the com.
mlttee. Several members were for
three years and others favored two.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
Evidence Shows Result Of League
Will Be Sure and Fay-Reoching

Second. there etidence erevychere inpesf-
gafedand hare been pririe0ed to talk ih the
upon 0hom the burden OF shs peace settlement is act
ally resting. the doing the rorkthdt formation Of
the league fciH be quickly accomplished, and that its
suits tciH be and fav-reaching.
Just point Of danger presents itself. That is the
possibility of the league Of nations being made league
Of governments. rather than league Of peoples. In
order to the latter organization must be de-
rised that H truly and continuously be representative
Of the peoples Of the rarious countries.
1t is not new thing for diplomats to reach decisions
bv conference telegraph. What tcdnted is
oanizaon by ch the direct representatives Of the peo
pies aciH meet in parliamentary sessions
This must be achieved the Legislative side Of the
league For the erecutive side, prime ministers
liar officials competent to function satisfactorily
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
Gov. Allen Will
Urge Loss Probe

TOPEKA, Jan. 2s.--Gov. Henry J.
Allen announced today he would ap.
pear before n congressional commit.
tee shortly to reiterate his charges
Of unduly heavy losses In the 35th
division. Allen had charged also
that the division. largely Missouri
and Kansas troops. had not had
proper aerial and artillery support.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
Argentina Will
Support League

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2s.--Argen.
tina Is ready 20 join a league OF ma.
tlons as proposed by President VIII
son and 10 this end the Argentine
minister to France has been in.
structed 10 support Wilson's project
OF league OF nations. the state de.
partment was officially informed to-
day.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
BOCHE REDS
SEIZE TOWN

COPENHAGEN. Jan. 2S.--Sparta-
cans. by a sudden coup d'etat. have
occupied public buildings and banks
in wilhelmshaven. according to re-
ports received here today. All rail
way traffic TO and from that city has
stopped
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
PROGRAM OF
ship BOARD
is REVISED
Work on "a Steel HuIIs Is
Ordered Suspended in
California Yards
SOUND MEN ARE BLAMED
By United Press Leased Wire
Direct 20 The Star

WASHINGTON. Jan. es.-Re-
vision of the entire shipbuIidins
program has bern d.cistod upon
by the shipping board and
emergency fir~s corporation. II
was l-arnrd officially late today.
As consequence Of the new
plan. work has been ordered
stopped on seo~-- Of ship ways.
wh~re th~ construction II not too
far advanced. Work ON vessels
more than half completed will
bc continued.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
BY CARL D. CROAT
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

United Press Staff Correspondent.
WASHINGTON Jan. 28--Further official reports from
the Shenkursk front, where small force of Americon
British and Russians is fighting superior numbers Of Bo
shevik, were expected by officials here today.
The troops the Shenkursk 'front.' south of Archsnoe
have the situation well in hand according the latest ~
ports received by Chief of Staff March.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28
BY HAMILTON HOLT
Written for the United pr~~.l
.assx.- .-xlaEAl lQll 4 -s.l4...I

PARIS, Jan 2S.-The league Of nations is
fact
We who hare been oorking consistently to bring
such body into being feel is hundred per cent fur
er adranced than dared TO hope possible sir months
ago.
The meeting Of the general peace congress Saturday
my opinion the greatest political epent since the
birth of the United States Of Nations.
There t,oo outstanding things: First the
lion setting forth the purposes Of the league made
clear that it's initial purpose the promotion Of inter
national cooperation. That is the rtal spirit in Which
the league should be conceived.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 2S.--Alr.
planes win participate in a wolf
hunt near here tomorrow. The avi.
ators viii keep in touch with the
hunters on the ground. directing
movement of the forces. Several
wolves have been observed in the VI
cinity recently.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-28

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Allied Amer
ican evacuation of Shenkursk on the allied
front in North Russia was successfully COM
pleted with rescue of supplies and 500 civil
ian refugees, Consul Poole, at Archangel,
cabled the state department today. He also
sent an unconfirmed report that the Bolshe-
vik revolutionaries had destroyed part Of fho-
town and murdered many Of the inhabitants.
Capture of Kovno and Libau, Baltic port,
by the Bolsheviki was reported from Lithua-
nian sources.