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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-19

Tho allies asked Germany 10
modify her constitution. eliminating
the clause which provided for Aus
TRAN representation in the reichstag.
This provision was opposed to the
peace treaty's guarantee OF Austrian
Independence. the allies maintained.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-19

Unless the United States pro-
tects the remnants Of the
Armenian race and s~nd. men
and money to the Near East.
those Christian survivors, will he
wiped from the face Of the Earth.
Half q million Armenians Mt
the very least - probably
twice that numb~r-haye bern
mastered by the Turks.
Fiendish atrocities. more ter.
riblc than tn. Western world
can comprehend. have b~~u com
mltted there.
Bodies OF murdered Armenians are
stacked like cord wood. by the hun.
dreds. In caves in the Taurus noun
tains. Wells 90 feet deep arc filled
with the bones Of Armenian men.
women apd children.
Great piles OF skulls and bones
mark the CHASTITY crimes OF the
Turks against their Christian neigh.
bors.
This Is the firs,.hand information
brought 20 Seattle by Lieut. Edward
Bickei. who Is visiting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. william v. Blckcl.
after more than two years service
overseas. For the last six months
he had been serving with British.
French and American military men
in the Near East. I'm the engineering
department OF the Palestine commits.
sion Of the Red Cross.
Called for Volunteers
After the arnistice was signed
Bickei was sent from Paris to Port
said. then up thru Jerusalem. and
finally to Beirut, tho capitnl OF
Asiatic Turkey. and the biggest port
in Syria. From there he went To
Damascus to organize former Ger
man hospital for Armenian refugees.
under direction Of the British army.
His next mission took him to Aleppo.
where he had charge OF sanitary ar
rangements for camp OF 5000
Armenian refugees.
Col. John +. Finley called for
volunteers to 70 TO Aintab, In the
Taurus mountains. where typhus
vas raging. People were dying In
I the streets. There was urgent need
OF immediate sanitary equipment
/ Bickel volunteered.
II went out with Indian soldiers
under me TO arrange safe conduct
for thousands OF Armenian refugees
who were being assailed by brig
ands." explained Bickel. I'VE would
negotiate with community author
tiles for protection which would per
NIT the wandering Armeniana tc
reach repatriation centers, where
they could be fed. clothed and shell
tered.
Burned With OIL
Their condition was terrible.
saw cave in the mountains wher,
500 bodies of massacrcd victims wer,
piled like cordwood. / saw we'll
filled with the bones OF men, womer
and children.
II had an Armenian horse boy VIII,
had been tortured by the Turks
They slit the calves OF his legs, ant
his thighs. parted the flesh an,
poured In boiling oil
One fiendlsh method Of the Turk
was TO have Armenians dig thei
own graves, and then stand them OF
the edges and be shot down. TIL,
marksmen tried 10 shoot their vic
Tins so they would fan into thei
lgrayes and thus automatically hal
bury themselves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-09-19
TO SHUT DOWN
STEEL PLANTS
Companies Announce Won't
Use StrikebreakerS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10
United Press. John Fitzpatrick,
head Of the steel workers or
ganlzation committee, went into
conference with Samuel Com
peTs. head Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, shortly after
noon today. They met ut Com
pers' office.
Just before the conference,
GOmpers announced he would
have a statement to give out
Monday, the day the strike Of
steel workers Is 10 20 into effect
CHICAGO. Sept. I9.-The stesd
plants In the Chicago district win
he closed if the workers strike
Monday. officials said today. No
effort will be made To use strike
breakers, IL was reported.
Plans TO this effect were being
worked out by corporation officials.
They believe that IL viii tend 10 pre-
vent bloodshed.
A canvass Of the Gary Gnd) plant,
officials OF the company said. showed
that $500 out Of i0.i25 men inter
viewed expressed thaxpplnion that
they would not walk Out Monday.
Unions Deny Story
Union officials answered this with
the declaration that % per cent OF
the workers voted to allow the ma.
tional council 20 call a strike in case
they could not reach an agreement
South Chicago steel workers were
instructed today to remain away
from the plant after they had laid
down their tools. Pickets sent out
from union headquarters. they wers
informed. will take care Of the picket
work
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25

be assured them has not been granted
They say that the Polish elections saw
seventy five Jews returned, but that
fewer than thirty were permitted to
qualify, and the influence Of these was
hamstrung and rendered null. In Rou-
mania they add, Jewish representation
is made farce, and as result there
is none able or willing to speak for
the Jewish population in the country's
councils, though Jews form large and
Industrious part Of the inhabitants.
Jews are demanding that America
Join with France and Great Britain in
granting members of their faith full
rights and guaranteeing them in their
exercise. Their leaders are chagrined
and disappointed that the league Of
nations constitution dropped the 21st
clause, which safe-guarded religions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25
FUTURE OF PALESTINE.
Leading Jews at Odds as to the Best
Thing to Do.

Leading Jews at Odds as 10 the oes'
Thing to Do.
Jewish unity, writes a Washington
correspondent. is being shaken by the
charges and counter charges made by
the factions which have sprung into
being as a result Of the situation grow
ing out Of the peace conference, and
have spread to every country where
Jews are to be found.
The subject is of special interest to
millions in America, for the failure OF
their leaders to take action has been
made the cause of severe structures.
The quarrel lies in the claim OF the
anti-Zionists that foolish efforts to
erect a Jewish state in Palestine have
absorbed attention that should have
been devoted to measures tending to
rectify and secure the position of the
Jews in those countries in which they
are prosecuted.
Instead of having done this, the
charge is made that the peace confer
ence was besought to busy itself only
with obtaining the return Of Palestine
to the Jews, Zionists pursuing the op-
ject with total disregard of the thou
sands being killed and tortured In
many parts of Europe.
Leading Jews here say the failure OF
the American Jewish congress delega-
ton, which included Louis Marshall OF
New York, and Judge Julian w. Mack
of Chicago, to attend the conference
and add their pressure to requests al
ready made for relief Of their CORE
ligionists, has contributed largely 10
the omission from any work done SO
far of measures intended to safeguard
them.
French, English and American Jews
had hoped to put into the recognition
given the new countries Of Polano'
Czecho-Slovakia and Jugo-Slavia con-
ditions preventing further attacks up
on members of their faith. Roumanla
too, they wanted to have pledged TO
abandonment Of inhuman practices
and all were to be compelled to remove
various disabilities existing against the
religion in question.
Nothing has been done along these
lines, and hard feeling is developing
over the attempt to place the blame
More than 100000 Jews are included
among those who live in daily rear o.
losing life or property, and it Is to sue
cor these that measures were to p'
urged.
The proportionate representation
which the Jews have expected would
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25

Twice Saved by Chance.-Fates kind
or unkind or singular. condolences
have given Aaron Walker, negro, at
the state penitentiary a short lease OF
life. Walker was to have been electro
cuted one month ago, but was granted
reprieve of 80 days because OF the
illness of the state electrician with In
fluenZa-
Yesterday was the day set for the
execution and everything had been ar
ranged for the electrocution OF Walker
when 1t was discovered that the elec-
trical apparatus refused to apply the
current. Several tests were made
while the doomed man waited In an
adjoining room. The death warrant
was read and another test was applied.
It was then discovered that the cur
rent failed to travel through the wires.
The witnesses and doomed negro pa
tiently waited for about 40 minutes
when the electrician announced that
the electrical equipment failed to work.
"RlhST was cliASo beASh W Lac SSAA
once more and the governor was i'm
mediately notified. Governor Cooper
granted two weeks reprieve.
The officers of the state prison are
not superstitious, but like many others
believe that the law may be imposing
the death penalty upon an innocent
man. Walker had maintained that he
is innocent and repeated the state
ment yesterday after the death war
rant had been read to him.
The legal document wss read to the
negro and Captain Day approached the
negro and said, Aaron, what have you
to say?" The negro looked at the Of
fcer and replied, BOSS, it books like
have to go, but you are going to Kill
an innocent man."
Walker was convicted in Greenville
county of attempted criminal assault.
He was brought to the penitentiary
or safekeeping, and has left his cell on
/ two occasions on his march to the
execution chamber.-Columbia State.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25
RED FLAG MUST GO.
CONGRESS Considering Strong ProhIbi i.
tory Law.


tory Law.
The red flag must go. Legislation
has been planned to prevent its use in
parades or at public meetings. Circu-
lation of literature advocating use OF
the red flag as symbol Of violence, or
overthrow of government, will be for
hidden.
The new bill in a modified form has
been approved by the senate judiciary
committee and favorable report or
dered. A sub committee, comprising
Senators Walsh, King and Brandegee,
was instructed to prepare an amend
ment excluding from the mails and
prohibiting the carrying in interstate
commerce Of the printed matter de-
clared by the bill to be unlawful This
will be added to the bill before 1t is re-
ported.
The bill as approved by the judiciary
committee. follows:
Section /. That the display, or ex-
hibition, at any meeting, gathering or
parade, public or private, Of any flag
banner, or emblem, symbolizing or in
tended by the person or persons dis
playing or exhibiting the same, to SYM
bolize a purpose to overthrow, by force
or violence, or by physical injury to
personal property, or by the general
cessation of industry, the government
of the United States or all govern
ments, is hereby declared to be uniaw-
full.
| "Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any
person to advocate or incite or to write
or with intent to forward such pur-
pose to print, publish. sell or distribute
any document, book, circular. journal
or other written or printed communi-
cation in or by which there is advocat-
ed or melted the overthrow by force
or violence, or by physical injury to
personal property, or by general cessa-
ton of Industry, Of the government OF
the United States or all governments.
"Sec. 3. That any person or persons
convicted of violating any section OF
this act shall be fined not more than
s5 900 or imprisoned for not more than
fve years or BOTH"
A large majority of congressman IA
yor the enactment Of such legislation
as Is carried by the new bill. 1t is re-
earded as certain Of passage If 1t can
be brought to a vote before this session
of congress expires.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25
EASILY RECOGNIZED.
Members Of the Holy Order Of Haw.
eaters are Numerous.

| eatoFb dr0 Nunerouss
Scientists claim that the class Of food
eaten has marked influence in form
ing the mans character. I never be-
lieved in this theory until met up
with the Haweaters, and now I am q
confirmed believer Of the grub propo-
sition. In fact would be willing to
bet modest sum that can tell
Haweater fifty yards away by merely
watching him and noting his actions.
In the first place you would always
I find the Haweater perched up in the
most prominent point Of observation
possible. He wants to see, but prefers
! being seen. He seems to cherish the
silly idea that a sight Of him does 9TH
er people good. One Of his particular
fads is to stand in everybody's way IL
possible.
At railway depots, where seats are In
abundance, the Haweater will invaria-
bly, plant himself in the doorway, and
you have to run over him or squeeze
by him in order to enter or leave the
room. On board q train he seldom re-
mains quietly seated for over two min
utes at time. He saunters along the
aisles, stepping on first one persons
foot and then suddenly on another's.
II he discovers any one he knows, he
will refuse to be seated, but placing his
elbows on the arm rest Of the seat, will
double out like the letter q, with the
larger part Of his anatomy completely
blocking the aisle, and stand there and
CAB nonsense for a fifty-mile run.
At postofice delivery window the
Haweater shines. He can poke his
head further through the window, stay
there longer, and get less mail than q
niger cotton picker. At theatres he
stands by and assists the doorkeeper
in taking up the tickets and inspect
ing the ladies.
On street cars he talks so everybody
can hear him and often gets gay with
the conductor and says funny things at.
which he laughs alone. At hotels he
grows confidential with the bell boys.
In drug stores he calls for drinks, the
names Of which he can not pronounce.
and II the jerker, is silly enough to lis
ten, will tell him stories with whiskers
on them as long as populist's.
He will butt into consultation Of
physicians II permitted. thinks he Is
the smartest thing that ever wore sus-
penders, when, in fact, he hasn't az
much common sense as a 1une-bug.
Really, the law ought to turn him out
like Cain, so that every man who saw
him, might slay him."
Scant courtesy and withering looks
have no effect on Haweater. he
won't be squelched, no matter what
you say or do. and about the only ar
gument to which he will respond is a
brickbat or swift kick. He is simply
an irrepressible, jackassical nuisance.
who fiourishes in every community to
the intense disgust Of decent people,
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25
Ben Franklin's Wisdom.-Every litt

Ben Franklin's Wisdom.-Every little
makes a mickle.
Look before you or you'll find your
self behind.
He that waits upon fortune Is never
sure of dinner.
Learning is to the studious and rich
es to the careful.
All things are cheap to the saving
dear to the wasteful
If YOU would be wealthy, think OF
saving as we'll as getting.
Beware Of small expenses; smal
leak will sink great ship.
A penny saved is twopence clear
q pin a day is a groat year.
Gain may be temporary and uncer
tain, but expense is constant and GER
tain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25

France has the tendsrest affection
for these unfortunate heroes, and has
decorated them with all the honors
given more sane fiiers. It will main
tain luxurious quarters for them in
their African exile, it is said, and will
grant them large increases in pay over
the regular branches Of military SER
vice.
I'm succeeding years, the French
people, with their love Of the pictur-
esque and tragic in literature, will
write much Of this terrible and beauti-
full 'Cohort'"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25


the Goth Of October the Allies reache,
the Dutch frontier.
On the 18th Of October Douai wa
occupied and the enemy was given n
time to evacuate stores or destro.
bridges and on the 18th the British ha,
surrounded Lille and by the 22nd hat
reached the Scheldt. In the Selle bat
tie the "a British and American di
visions engaged had captured 10000
prisoners and 475 guns from the g.
German divisions opposed to them.
Hopeless German Situation.
The capitulation of Turkey and Bull
garia and the collapse Of Austria hat
made Germany's situation ultimatel!
impossible. Sir Douglas Haig nov
prepared a principal attack on q 80.
mile front on the Sambre on the Isl
Of November. On the 4th of Novem.
ber, after an intense bombardment, the
troops moved forward and advanced
to a depth of five miles along the
whole battle front. In these operations
20 British divisions utterly defeated
80 German divisions, captured $4,000
prisoners and over $50 guns.
The enemy now fell back on the
whole front. The roads packed with
troops and transport provided excel
lent targets to our airmen. Fighting
their way forward, our troops COM
PEELED general retirement Of the enemy
on the whole front Of the British arm
les and the fortress Of Maubeuge was
entered on Nov. 9. thus cutting the
German line of communications.
On the early morning of Nov. II the
third Canadian division captured
Mons, the whole Of the German de-
Tending force being killed or taken
prisoners. At II a. m. on that day
hostilities were suspended, but not be-
fore the enemy's resistance had been
broken beyond the possibility Of re-
covery.
In the three months Of epic fighting
the British armies in France had
brought a sudden and dramatic end
to the wearing out battle of the past
four years. Throughout all those years
and amid the hopes and disappoint-
ments brought with them, the con-
fidence of our troops in final victory
never wavered. BY the long road they
trod with so much faith and with such
devoted and self sacrificing bravery
we have arrived at victory and today
they have their reward.
In the great series of victories won
by the British forces between Aug. 8
and Nov II the strongest and most
vital parts Of the enemys front were
attacked by the British and his best
divisions fought to a standstill, this
despite the fact that the attacking
British troops were always numerically
inferior to the German forces they
defeated.
On the different battle fronts 1S7,-
600 prisoners and 1850 guns were cap
tured by our armies besides immense
numbers Of machine guns and trench
mortars. These results were achieved
by SO fighting British divisions which,
in the course or three months OF bat
tie, engaged and defeated 80 separate
German divisions.
Sir Douglas Haig concludes his dis
patch by referring to all branches OF
the service by land, sea, and air, which
have so contributed their share toward
the great result achieved. He also
pays q glowing tribute to the loyalty
of the leaders of the various Allied
forces to the ideals which they pur-
sued in common and have so gloriously
realized.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25

A bill Of statewide interest passed
last Tuesday night was that by MT.
McAdams of Abbeville, to require phy-
sicians practising in motor vehicles TO
procure special tags, so that auto
mobiles Of physicians may be readily
distinguished. These tags are TO De
furnished by the state highway de-
partment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25

His SpeciaIty.-"Yes. but what has
Senator Smugg ever done"
WELL" replied Grout P. Smith, he
has delivered some Of the most volum-
inous speeches that were ever ad-
dressed to my wastebasket."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-25

PerpIexins Problem.-The house re-
NAMED in session until late hour
Friday night in an effort to reach q
vote on the bill providing means for
the government to carry out its gaaran-
tee of $2.26 a bushel to the farmers
for the 1919 wheat crop. The measure
was taken up after the railroad ap-
preparation bill was passed and was
freely debated.
After adopting amendments chang
ing from October Is, 1920, to June /,
1920, the date on which the govern
ment guarantee would expire and CIV
ing the president power to prohibit i'm
portation Of wheat should unfair tac-
tics be used in trying to force down
the price, the house adjourned without
reaching a vote on the bill. The meas
ure was made the unfinished business
for Saturday and vote was expected
soon after the house met
Representatives from southern states
made determined effort to include as
amendments provisions for lifting the
embargo on cotton, reducing the num-
Der Of grades traded in on the New
York cotton exchange and making cot
ton speculation unlawful, but they
were ruled out by Representative Ham,
lin Of Missouri, who was presiding.
objection to the bill was made by
both Republican and Democratic MEM
bers because 1t does not specifically
provide that the wheat be sold to the
consumer at the price determined by
the law Of supply and demand. Rep
resentative Lever Of South Carolina, In
charge of the measure, told the house
that public sentiment would force the
government to sell the wheat In this
co..ntry at the price prevailing IN the
world markets.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-13
Be PRETTY TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
Try GRANDMOTHER Old Favorite
Recipe of Sage Tea and
Sulphur.

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, Gtreaked
or gray. b Years ago the only way to
get this mixture was to make it at
home, which is mussy and trouble
some. Nowadays, by asking at any
drug store for "Wysth's Sage and sal
phur Compound" you will get large
bottle Of this famous old recipe, i'm
proved by the addition Of other in
gradients, at a small cost.
Don't stay gray! Try it! No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as it does it SO naturally
and evenly. You dampen a sponge or
soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears, and after another ap-
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark, glossy and attractive
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound Is delightful toilet requisite
for those who desire dark hair and a
youthful appearance. 1t is not in
tended for the cure, mitigation or pre-
vention Of disease.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-13

can get a pretty fair deal from the
builders now. They could do very
little better by waiting.
The Dispatch finds little response
in patriotic appeal. Here is a
business suggestion, one that will
bear investigating. If you have va
cant lot on which you are lodging all
the taxes you can, get out and fig
ure up what it will cost you to put
on cottage that will rent for $500
month. Go put it on and let it begin
paying for itself now while the de-
mand is so eternally strong The loan
will be accessible at six percent
may be five.
Put a want ad in your home paper
the following day after your plan to
build has been settled upon, asking
for a tenant. If you fail to get dozen
requests for it from good people, we
will take it ourselves and ten others
as fast as you get them ready, and
charge nothing for putting them to
earning money for you.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-03-13
TRAVELIN STILL
FALLS into HANDS
OF REVENUE MEN

Columbus, Ca, March 11.-Capture
of a travelling distillery which they
said had peddled contraband whiskey
over two states was reported here
today by E. G. English and ]. E.
Brown, deputy collectors of internal
revenue, who have been searching for
"moonshine stills" in south Georgia
and Florida for weeks. The travel
ing still, the deputies said, was cealed
in false bottom TO a wagon and
had a capacity Of ten gallons A small
oil stove furnished the heat and the
regulation worm" or coil Of copper
pipe ran up into an ordinary barrel
in the wagon bed proper. Ice bought
en- route was put into the barrel to
hasten the distilling.
The outfit was captured near Tai
lahassee, Fla, the deputies reported
and it's discovery came about by their
stopping to collect from a driver a
federal4 tax on tobacco he was pedd-
ling. They did not give the mans
name, but said he made full confess