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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-06

SttLtLlt, NdSIt-s ODs os-Se3tL-
ties general strike was called
at the scheduled time, 10 q. m.
today. First reports from the
downtown section said union
street car men started their
cars for the barns at 10 o'clock.
Union elevator operators In all
the larger buildings abandoned
their cars and restaurants clos
ed their doors when their union
cooks and walters left.
Most Of the city stores announce
they would remain open as long as
their stocks last When their
shelves are empty they will be un-
able to repIenish them as the truck
drivers were among the strikers.
Telephone operators remained at
their posts. according to reports.
Seattle expects to have lights to-
night as the strike committee of the
central labor council last night
voted to except from the strike the
engineers of the municipal lighting
plants.
Largest L. s. Strike.
The general strike, said to be
the largest ever held in the United
States. was called in sympathy with
between 25,0O0 and 10000 metal
trades workers who left shipyards
and contract shops Jan. 21 to en-
force demands for IS. 81 and Sc
day for basic trades, helpers and
laborers respectively.
May Close Schools.
Schools may be forced to close
by the strike Of janitors and engi-
neers. the office of the superin-
tendent of schools stated Moving
picture houses may not open, it
was believed, as they will be
crippled by the strike OF operators
and musicians
Today's general walkout was
called by the Seattle Central Labor
council as a sympathetic move to
held shipyard workers who. num-
bering about twenty-five thousand,
closed the big Seattle shlpyards by
striking Jan. 81, for higher pay.
The shipyard workers who are
affiliated with the metal trades
council, asked that mechanics be
paid IS a day, and helpers and
Iabors 81 and Sc a day. The metal
trades members made their de-
mands when they announced they
were dissatisfied with the findings
of a federal wage adjustment COM
nittee commission known as the
Macy board
Charges Pledge Violated.
-
the emergency feet corporation,
was quoted in a dispatch from
Pa, last night. as
saying that the Seattle shipyard
workers, in striking. had disre-
garded a pledge they made with
the government that trey would
remain under the Jurisdiction of
the Macy board until March 81.
Tacoma Little Affected.
Tacoma. Wash, Feb. 6.-At 10
o'clock, the time set for a general
with 25,000 striking ship
street cars were running,
lights were on, newspapers were
operating, restaurants were doing
business. and there was small fndi-
;ation that the tieup of industry
lere would be nearly complete.
1000 Ont at Oakland.
Oakland, Cal, Feb. 6.-Two
thousand shipyard workers, term
ID as helpers" TO their crafts, went
IN strike in Oakland today for the
light to call themselves full me-
:hanics and to secure a wage in
'reaSe.
Governor Ready TO Act
Olympia, Wash. Feb. 6.-Should
he need arise, protection for life
md property in Seattle and Ia
,oma during the general strike
here will be Immediate and am
1le." said a statement issued by
Governor Ernest Lister The gov
'rnor said he was keeping In close
ouch with the strike situation.
rTTYTY HK0DT CNYTTn6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-06

SMALL NATIONS
WIN BATTLE ON.
LEAGUE SEATS
Recognition Given 19
Little Powers at
Paris Meet.

Paris, Feb. 6.-The society Of
nations commission Of the
peace conference has virtually
covered 0ne-third of its task, it
was officially announced this
afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-06
FIRST TNATION
BEGUN BYFOE
Delegates Open Conven-
tion at Weimer to Pick
First Hun Chief.

Amsterdam, Feb. 6.FTiederich
Ebert. the grand chancellor. will
open the first session OF the re-
Gently elected national assembly at
Welmar at 3 O'clock this afternoon.
Dispatches from Berlin state that
after tho meeting OF the body IS
thus opened the chair will be taker.
by the oldest member OF the as
sembly, probably Herr Pfann-
kuch.
Tho advces state that many
members for AISace-Lnrraine have
presented themselves for the first
sitting OF the assembly.
Eichh0rn Absent
Tho name OF Herr EiChhorn, the
former chief OF tho Berlin police
department. who was ouated dur
Ing the troubles with the Sparta
cana, will be stricken from the
role OF membership OF the assem-
bly,, as his Whereabouts is not
known. He will be succeeded by
the candidate in his district who
received the next largest vote.
is Old Nom PrusSian City.
Weimar, capital of the grand
duchy OF Sake Weimar-E -Eisenach,
80 miles southwest of Leipzig and
14l miles southwest of Berlin,
known az the poets city" and the
German Athens" was chosen for
the gathering Of the first German
national assembly, it IS said, be-
cause it IS nOn-Prussian town.
1t IS situated in a fertile valley on
the river lin. a small tributary of
the Saaie and has Il population of
less than 10000.
Here, amid the old buildings that
remind one OF medieval past. the
4lO representative of the German
people elected on Jan. 20. assemble
TO accept, reject or amend the
draft of a constitution which has
been prepared by the Ebert govern
ment and to form, perhaps, a union
of states on the modern American
principle.
Home Of NOtables.
Sleepy old Weimar, famous as
the home OF Goethe, Schiller and
List, is said 10 have existed more
than eleven centuries, Under
Charles Augustus, grand duke of
SAKE -Eisenach, the town
became a center of liberalism as
well as art, Its most important
building IS the palace, described as
"a huge structure forming three
sides of quadrangle, erected
U7S9-1S03) under the superintend-
ence of Goethe" only a remnant of
which, however, with a tower, is
still standing"
Houses with hfgh-pitched gables
and roofs give the town pictur-
esque appearance, while the mar
row winding street of the older por-
ton of the place. and the vestiges
Of the medieval walls, continually
remind the visitor OF its historic
The Stadtkirche, or
parish house OF worship, Gothic
structure dating from about 1400,
is a building Of rare interest. 1t
has been slightly modernized but
enough of the original edifice re-
mains to show its age and classic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-06
TAKE STEPS TO
GET RELIEF IN
LONDON TIEUP
BIRTHS h Government
Starts Military Mo-
tor Service.

London, Feb. 6.-Ciaiming
their contracts rs soldiers at
Ill end, over 1000 soldiers have
refused to go on duty In near
by depOts,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-06
COMPARISONR REVEALS NEARLY
TWO BILLION MORE WILL BE
RAISED BY NEW REVENUE ACT

Washington
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-06
GOvern0r Ready do Act.

Olympia, Wash. Feb. 6.-Should
the need arise. protection for life
and property in Seattle and Ia
coma during the general strike
there will be Immediate and am
ple." said a statement issued by
Governor Ernest Lister. The gov
ernor said he was keeping in close
touch with the strike situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-06
7 R A !
ALL SEAT Tie
H|T;CENERAL
STRIKE IS ON
Union Workers of Every
Trade Join in Whole
sale Walkout.

Seattle, WASH, Feb. Seat
ties general strike was called
at the scheduled time, 10 q. m.
today. First reports from the
downtown section said union
street car men started their
cars for the barns at 10 o'clock.
Union elevator operators In all
the larger buildings abandoned
their ears and restaurants clos
ed their doors when their union
cooks and walters left.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-06

M e m b er of Audit
Bureau of CircuIations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-06

A s s ciated Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-06

Oakland, Cal. Feb. 6.-TwC
thousand shipyard workers, term
ed as helpers" TO their crafts, wen
on strike in Oakland today for the
right to call themselves full me.
chanics and to secure a wage In.
crease.
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
CHAMBER WOULD UNITE
SMALLER TRADE BODIES

Efforts to have the smaller trade
bodies Of the city affiliate with the
Chamber Of Commerce, at the same
time carrying on their functions in
dependently. are being made today
following q meeting OF the member
ship committee, Of which Sidney West
is chairman, at the rooms OF the
chamber last night
II recommended that the chamber
be divided into sections representing
the various professions, trades and
vocatiOns. Each section, under this
plan, shall have a chairman and will
canvass for new members among its
own profession or trade.
The following new members were
elected to the chamber: William G.
Becker. Thomas A. Cannon e. Com
pany. John J. Haas, A. J. Simon,
Morris Singer. A. A. Mantzouris. c. c.
Babies jr. George H. Dawson, Will
lam p. Egan, William w. Everett.
Lewis FlemeT, Rudolph Jose, Leon S.
Oppenheimer, N. L. Stansbury, Fred
w. SteckmRn, Louis H. Warner. Sam
ueI J. SteinberEer. L. G. Schroeder,
and Arthur 2. Seymour.
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
100000 ACRESOF
FRENCH SOIL RUINED

PARIS, April More than 3,0OO,-
900 acres Of French farming soil has
been 50 badly devastated by war that
it is absolutely nOn-productiVe, ac-
cordinC to the examination made by
a French commission Of inquiry into
war damage.
This land has not been workable
for four years, as il lies in the zones
Of northern and eastern France, over
which the contending armies surged.
The agricultural section Of the
commission estimates the products OF
this shell-swept acreage had q yearly
pre-war value of $500, O,OO0, 900; so. un-
der this head, the loss for the dura-
ton Of the war amounts to $500
100000.
OF the total wasted soil, 100000
acres are in such desolate condition
IL will be many years before they
will yield crops; some portions never
will be productive.
Another category of agricultural
damage IS that caused by lombard
ments, or the cutting up of the land
for defensive purposes. Under this
heading comes 2.600, 900 acres which
cannot be restored to cultivation for
three years.
Equally serious Is the loss Of live
stock. During the final German re-
treat, and even after the signing OF
the armistice, the Germans drove al
of the cattle into Belgium and there,
when the fighting was over. left them
to starve by the thousands.
The Government is urging the farm
ers to form cooperative GssociH-
tions. The chief argument usei is
that by getting together French
growers can compete with Argentine
produce in the European market.
The monumental task OF drafting
an inventory of Frances material war
damage with a view to presenting
bill for its payment by Germany is in
its final stage.
According to Andre Tardieu, OF the
French high commission to the United
states and one Of the French peace
commissioners, approximately 100000
dwellings were destroyed In northern
France as a result OF the German in
VasiOn. These figures do not include
the churches nor the factories.
OF the S41 villages in the Depart
ment OF the Aisne, where the fighting
was particularly bitter, only twenty
Eve were untouched by the ravages OF
war. Some were wiped out.
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
MRS. CLARK URGES
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Tennyson gave the world the last
word on the League Of Nations when
he said that man should "move up
ward. working out the beast and let
the apes and tigers die"
This is the view held by Mrs.
Champ Clark. wife Of the retiring
Speaker Of the House, who spoke at
chapel exercises yesterday At George
Washington University. 2O23 G street
northwest. Mrs. Clark urged the es-
tablishment OF the League Of Nations
as q vast step toward universal peace.
ait takes more than a treaty to
bring about lasting peace" said Mrs.
Clark. at requires q passion in the
hearts Of the people for peace. It
requires sacrifices by the few that
the many may gain. It requires an
application OF the noble ideals OF
Christianity.
''Tennyson gave us the last word
on the League Of Nations when he
urged US to move upward, working
out the beast and let the apes and
tigers die"
The Land OF Foch" VIII be the
subject of an illustrated lecture by
Mrs. Florence Jackson Stoddard. au-
thor and traveller, at S:15 o'clock to-
morrow night in the assembly hall
Of the Arts and Sciences Building of
George Washington University, 2023
G street northwest
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
Fine Spring Tonic Is
DF. CaFteT's K. B. Tea
DF. CaFterF X 4 ID Tea Best spring
System CIeaner-MaIEe IL at Home
HOurself-COsts Almost Nothing.

After the long winter months, near
everyone needs a spring medicine
tnat VIII drive out accumulated i'm
condition.
One Of the best spring upbuilders
eno regulators we know of, is made
OF roots and herbs and is called DR..
CArters K & B Tea-yOuT Grandmoth-
er can tell you all about IL.
Get a package Of this tea at any
oruG store and brew a steaming cup
like IL.
It's splendid for the liver and bow
els, sick headache and biliousness.
The kiddies like il too, and it does
them lots of good. because il never
acts harshly. You can get DR.. Carter's
k q y Tea at People's Drug Stores.
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
Jews Will STAY IN
u. S, SAYS STRAUS

LONDON, April Oscar straus, Of
New York, in an interview here, de.
clared that he did not look for any
great emigration of Jews to Pales-
tine. Such a move may be made, he
said, "long after am dead"
Elf there is to be any market j
racial movement Of the Jews back 20
the Holy Land" Mr.. Straus said, at
will start in those countries of Ell
rope where there used to be and sti:i
are restrictions against people Of rly
race.
'T am not a Zionist" he added.
Perhaps that is because l am TO
practical. But I have a strong spirit.
ual sympathy with Zionism as an
idea"
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
Don't BeBaId
How to Make Hair Grow Strong,
Thick and LustrOus.

Few OF us get bald in a day and
we all have ample warning When
our hair Is thinning out.
Partisan sage is a most efficient
pair invigOratOT, but to immediate
" stop any further loss Of hair and
quickly start a new growth II must
oe rubbed into the scalp so the,
starved hair roots can really ABSORB
u and get the vital stimulation so
badly needed. You will surely be
delighted with the first application
for your hair and scalp should
look and feel 100 per cent better.
Partisan sage is not expensive.
It's q scientific preparation that
supplies all hair needs-a clean
non-sticky, antiSeptic liquid that
ls sold by Peoples Drug Stores and
AZ drug and toilet counters every
where with guarantee to give you
perfect satisfaction or money re-
funded.
Good looking hair is half the bat
tie in any mans or woman's per
sonal appearance. Neglect means
dull, thin, lifeless hair and finally
badness, while a little. attention
now insures thick and lustrous hair
Tor years to come. No matter what
your hair troubles try a Partisan
sage massage tonight-you will not
be disappointed.
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
WEDNESDAY STORENEWS OFLANSBURGHGBR0
EDITORIAL

Emerson said he went to
a foreign country for a rest
but got none because he had
to take himself along.
1t is good for all of US to
remember at times that
never can we get away from
ourselves no difference
where or how we go.
The only thing we can do
Is to build our lives so that
we will enjoy being our
selves.
The most unhappy person
IN the world must be the one
who never likes to be left
alone. Not afraid, but just
can't stand the stiffness and
the quiet.
Stores are like people. It
isn't the physical location
that counts, but what is
within the four walls Of the
building that interests peo-
ple. Friends would come to
this store no difference
WHAT the location.
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
Ahest Colds and
~ Sore Threats

Quick relief comes overnight
when you apply Mustarine-the or
iginal Improvement on the old fash
toned mustard plaster.
Mustarine contains true mustard.
IL cannot blister and there are no
disagreeable fumes to irritate the
nose and eyes.
It's good for so many ailments
removing congestion and reducing
inflammations and swelHngs so
quickly that no home can afford to
do without it. One small box proves
1t. Always comes in yellow box.
Be sure to ask for Begy's Mustar-
inc.
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
CAN'T SUE HINES ALONE.

AKRON, Ohio. April Judge
Philip B. Treash, OF Common Pleas
Court. has decided that the Director
General Of Railroads Hines cannot be
named as sole defendant In suits for
damages brought against railroads
while under Federal control. He may.
on his own request. be made 4 party
defendant, Judge TreaSh decided.
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
YO4iaRl
lHI9ElatMOa7
ls13E0,sgiSS:3S0lsk5
PUT A WAFER
ON THAT CORN
Corns Come Out Without a
Mmmur. Guaranteed Six
Waters for a Dime.

O'Joy! has exclaimed many
woman when she found her corn
cone Pain gone and her shoes hurt
me her no more. Just stick an OJoy
corn wafer, thin as paper, on the
Iorn. Slip on the shoes. Pain stops;
out comes corn and callous absolutely
6uf plasters, or burning acids. Just
- CTJov water-thin as paper. Six
1-aferS lOc. Insist on the genuine.
rbev are the newest thing out.
o'TovG are sold and recommended at
Seot,Ie's Drug Stores and all good
druggistE.
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
TW STOPS PAN
uUSE1i11N
sSSSSISl :SSSils:
CHECK THAT COLD!
STOP THAT COUGH!
Or. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey
wastes no time in Starting
to do It.

Right after the first dose you'll no
tice the relief--the easing up of the
throa1-tickle, the lOosening phieRm
Soon the breathing becomes less
wheezy, the stuffy head clears Bit
the irritation subsidies Before long,
relief comes.
DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-Honey is pure
safe, harmless. Its ingredients are
soothing, healing, antiseptic. Relief
and quiet rest follow its faithful use.
Economically priced. All druggists.
soc, 6Oc and S1-2O.
The Washington times., 1919-04-01
GET SLOAN'S FOR
YOUR PAIN RELIEF
You don't have to rub it in
to get quick, comfort
ing relief.

once you've tried It on tnat stitt
=, sore muscle. sciatica pima, rheu-
tic tvinge. lame back. you'll md
,,,arrn. soothing relief you never
,,1bt a Iiniment could produce.
,Ira,,t stain the skin, leaves no muss.
- no time in applying, sure 70
vast ,1ick results A large bottle
give Economy Your own or any
tber druggist. 30c. 6Oc, $l-ZO.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31

{ Touring. in fact. must be made 6 ma
ltionaI industry OF France I cannot
estimate haW much money France
can gain from this source, but every
I one agrees with me that we can
bring IN very considerable sums Il
only We know how to use the proper
methods We are going to make q
good try, anyhow.
First OF all. wherever it has been
possible we have decided TO preserve
as well as traces Of boche kultur.
Places whose names are now cele-
brated VIII be seen as the war left
them-Hartmannsw Nomeny,
Money Hill. Dead Mans Hill. the
forts Of Douaumont, Vaux and Sou
teauL OF GrivesneS and Thipval. the
observatory Of Givenchy, and many
other sanctuaries Of herOism and
glory 1t remains for US 20 make
these places easily accessible to tour
lists and provide for their comfort
when they arrive there
Largely this work VIII rest with
the municipal authorities in the vari-
Gus famous battlefield sections. The
state viii aid them. Already the
chamber Of deputies has voted a law
imposing a tax varying from 2 to 20
cents daily per head on all foreign
visitors, and there is no doubt the
senate viii ratify the bin which viii
apply also 20 watering places and
seaside resorts. Money so collected
viii 90 to local funds and. in the
terms Of the bill, be applied for san
itation, embellishments, Improvement
OF conditions Of access. habitation
and traffic.
1T has been decided to build res
taurants on such famous spots as
Nimy Ridge, the beginning Of the
Chemin des Danes. at Craonne, Mont
faucon and the Mouse Heights. By
converting aeroplane sheds these res
taurants viii be very rapidly CONE
pleted- At Arres. Rhemis and Yer
dun new hotels are to be built IL rein
forced concrete.
IT is not unlikely that everything
VIII be ready By the middle Of the
coming summer and that France VIII
then be in shape TO receive and ac-
,ommodate the impending world Dill
srimage to the battlefieids"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31
Crouch? OF Course! But They Go
Back Into The Army Just The Same

IT IS the privilege OF every soldier
1 TO Crouch They all do it. And
yet every one Of them loves the army.
Let an outsider appear 10 minutes
after a soldier has scussed" the
army, the officers and life in gen
eral. ana say the same things about
any branch OF the service and that
outsider win have a rather warm re-
eeption and probably a difficult Job
CT explaining
Recruiting records show that IS per
cent Of the men reenlist 70 travel. to
see Europe and Paris. OF the Orient.
to get adventure Another 30 per
cent have a more serious reason-to
get a vocational training which they
know they cannot get anywhere else
than in the army. Ten per cent re-
enlist because they love the army
life itself The remaining IS per
cent give various reasons, ranging
from a disappointed love to a desire
TO steady down"
Why do men reenliste
There are hundreds Of reasons
Here's ones
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31

Q was lazy and I wanted to 90 to
a vocational school I have been in
The army, but I realized that / didn't
make the most OF my opportunities.
Z 50 I decided to take another stab at
Z ~ and get something worth while. %
4 This from tall angular soldier. who
was grooming q wicked little three
/ Nav, III never resnlist," declared
( another individual 4 en- make
I more in civilian life digging bitches.
( No more army for me" And he con-
tinued to ponder the deuEhts OF ditch
/ digging as his questioner approached
Z a group Of cavalrymen.
The Making Of a Wan
sure, Tn gon a reenlist need
Just another year O. this life 70 make
me a man"
Yes, III 90 too I didn't think
much OF those civilian officers we
had but II they're going TO let the
real soldiers run this mans army a
while I think III stick"
Il always liked 10 have people do
things for me- said a third and
here Uncle sam feeds me and clothes
me, and furnishes me with shelter
and anything else I need Believe
ne know soft spot when ] hit it."
sure, They Come Rack
They'll all Crouch remarked an
old sergeant. But them that yells
the loudest viii be the first back
into the harness. OF course they
all VIII get out for a little while.
They'll live on their glory for a
while But when that wears of and
they find themselves just common
folks they'll hike back 10 the gang
There is not a man in my outfit that
doesn't like the army"
OF course, there were some who
said they wouldn't 80 back into the
service They were usually men who
gave up high salaried positions to
fight, and now that fighting is over.
want to get back to families and
their work. One such declared that
his $500 job" was waiting for him
we can't stay unless there Is an
absolute necessity for US, he said
of course If those Germans started
anything we all would hop in again.
but now were going out But / win
say this. / know more, 1 feel better Z
and I'm an all around better man
than when ] went into the army. I /
have a young son and when he's old I
enough I'm going to urge him to en- I
list for a while"
Because Like the Army.
That old gag. Pm going 10 make 7
good in the industrial world. makes 1
me tired another said. -The fell I
lows you hear putting out that talk i
are the worst loafers we have IN the I
army. Give ne a red blooded man 4
every time; one that says when you
ask him why he's enlistings because I
I like the army
A hundred other reasons were Civ
en-, reasons touching every phase Of I
human desire and emotion But
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31
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