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DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

Practically every phase Of American
life felt the dominating influence Of
war throughout the year 1918.
In the field Of national legislation
woman's suffrage and nationwide pro-
hibition were urged as war measures.
The woman's suffrage amendment
was defeated In the senate October 1.
after having passed the house. A
nationwide prohibition measure. to
become effective June 80. 1919, was
enacted by congress and approved by
the president November q. On Sep
tember 6 President Wilson had or
dered the manufacture Of malt liquor
stopped on December 1, as q food
conservation measure.
The government, early In the year,
began to tighten its control over indus
try and business for the purpose of
furthering war efforts and protecting
the public. On January 16. to relieve a
serious coal shortage which threatened
to delay the shipment of war supplies
to France, Fuel Administrator Garfield
ordered a general shutdown Of indus
try and business In all states east OF
the Mississippi river for a period of
five days and ten succeeding Mondays.
On February 1S the order for heatless
Mondays was rescinded.
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NEUROLOGY

Death took heavy toll among men
and women prominent in public life
during the year 1918. The list in
cludes the following:
January 13, United States Senator
James II. Brady Of Idaho; January "a.
Maj. A. P. Gardner former congress
signed to enter the army; January 30.
United States Senator William Hughes
Of New Jersey.
February 2. John L. Sullivan. former
heavyweight champion. at West Abing
ton. Mass. February 10, Abdul Hamid.
former sultan Of Turkey; February
IA, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, former Brit
ish ambassador to America.
March 6, John Redmond. Irish Ma
tionalist leader, at London; March Q.
George Won L. Meyer. former cabinet
April IL, United States Senator
r. F. Broussard of Louisiana; April IA,
United States Senator William Joel
Stone of Missouri.
May IA, James Gordon Bennett pro-
prietor Of the New York Herald. at
Paris.
June 3. Ramon N. Valdez, president
Of Panama; June 4, Charles Warren
Fairbanks former vice president. at
Indianapolis.
July 3. Mohammed v, sultan Of Tur-
key; viscount Rhondda, British food
controller. and United States Senator
Benjamin r. Tllman Of South Caro-
lima July q. Gustav Kobbe. American
author and critic.
August 8. Max Rosenthal. famous
artist, at Philadelphia; August II,
Anna Held. famous actress. at New
York; August II. United States Sena-
tor Jacob H. Gallinger Of New Hamp
shire; August %. United States Sena-
tor Ollie NJ. James Of Kentucky.
September II, Cardinal John n. Far
ley, archbishop of New York; Septen-
Der 25. John Ireland. Catholic arch
bishop Of st. Paul.
October 25. Charles Lecocq. French
composer.
November 4. Mrs. Russell Sage, wid-
ow Of famous fnancier. at New York;
DR.. Andrew White. noted educator and
diplomat; November 8. Robert J. Col
lier, editor and publisher; November
Is. Gen. Fl. c. King. soldier and au-
thor. in New York: November 10. Dr.
G. r. Van Hise. president Of University
Of Wisconsin; Joseph r. Smith. Irexs-
dent Of Mormon church.
December 2. Edmond Rostand fa-
nous French playwright and post.
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FOREIGN

The map OF Europe was being re-
made as the year 1918 came to a close.
The Czecho-Slovak republic was al
ready In existence before the close Of
the war. having been recognized as an
Independent belligerent government by
the United States, Great Britain.
France and Italy, but the coming Of
peace saw the formal establishment Of
this new government at Prague. The
end Of the war also practically assured
the rising Of great new Poland. made
up Of most. If not ALL of the territory
divided up years ago among Germany.
Austria and Russia. Finland threw
of the shackles placed upon her by
Russia and out Of the turmoil Of civil
war emerged as a free and Independent
nation. The peoples Of other smaller
subject states asserted their independ-
ence.
Civil war continued to threaten the
new republic of China throughout the
year. Hsu Shih Chang was. elected
president of the republic on Septem
Der 6 and during the next few months
reports indicated a possibility Of an
agreement being reached between the
northern and southern sections Of the
country.
Peru and Chile were reported on the
brink Of war during the closing weeks
Of the year. The trouble between
these countries was an outgrowth of
the nitrate war of years ago in which
Chile won Taona and africa.
DR.. SidOnia Paes, president Of Por-
tugal, was shot and killed at Lisbon,
December Is. The assassin was killed
by the crowd that witnessed the crime.
Two days later Admiral Canto Y. Cas-
tro was elected president of Portugal
On December 16 the Finnish diet
elected General Mannerheim regent Of
Finland.
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HOW THE WAR WAS WON

The year opened with the opinion
generally prevailing that the world
war could not be brought to a conclu-
sion in less than eighteen months. 1t
was an open secret that the German
high command was planning to make
a supreme effort on the western front,
and during the early days OF 1918 1t
was known that many divisions Of
German troops, released from the Rus
sian front, were being transferred to
the west front in preparation for the
grand offensive.
Interest during these days centered
In events that were transpiring In
Russia and In long-range peace discus
sions In which President Wilson and
Chancellor Won He.tling figured. On
January President Wilson. In an ad-
dress to congress. promulgated the
famous IA points" which he declared
should form the basis of world peace
In Russia Premier Lenine and For
eign Minister TrotZky intrenched
themselves In power by dissOlving the
constituent assembly which met at Pc
trograd January IS. On January 21
an all-Russian congress of soviets was
convened to replace the constituent as
sembly. There was little activity on
any front during the month, but on
January 80 1t was announced officially
that American troops were holding
froDt-!ine trenches in France, occupy
ing Il sector northwest of Toul.
The Americans holding this sector
received their baptism of fire when
they repulsed q vigorous German raid.
The Americans lost two killed, four
wounded and one missing. On Febru-
ary 5 the steamer Tuscania, carrying
2,17e American soldiers. was torpe-
doed and sunk, with loss of 159
lives. On February 9 the Ukraine
signed 4 separate treaty Of peace with
the central powers.
Conditions in Russia continued to
be chaotic. The bolsheviki declared
the war with Germany over but re-
fused to sign the peace treaty demand
ed by Germany. The Germans there
upon renewed hostilities against Rus
aa, capturing Reval. Russian naval
base, and advancing on Petrograd. Le-
nine and Trotzky then announced that
Russia WAS forced to accept the Ger
man peace terms. On March 3 the
Russian delegates at Brest-Litovsk
signed the peace treaty with Germany
Germans Begin Great Drive.
On March p the long -heralded of.
fensive Of the Germans was launched.
A terrific blow was delivered against
the British lines on front Of more
than so miles, extending from the Riv-
er Disc. near La Fere, to the Sensee
river. about Croiselles. Wave after
wave Of the finest German troops were
hurled at the British lines, and in Q
few days had advanced Is miles. The
British Fifth army at the point where
1t touched the French lines was rout-
ed, and for time the allies faced dis
aster. The Germans continued to push
southwark, and at the end of Is days
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Congress Increased the aafeEuaPd0
thrown about war industries by pass
ing the sabotage" bill. carrying pen
alties Of $4,000 nne and 80 years i'm
prisonment for destruction of war ma
terials or interference with war indus
tries. President Wilson signed this
measure on April 20. The government
also prosecuted vigorously many per-
sons accused Of violation Of the espion-
age act. On August II, 100 members
Of the l. W. w. were convicted OF dis
loyalty in the federal court at Chicago.
after q trial lasting several months.
Government control OF the railroads
was followed during this year by gov
ernment control of all telegraph and
telephone lines. Congress on July 13
authorized the president to take con-
troll Of the wires and the government
assumed control on July 81. On No
vember II. the government also took
control Of all Atlantic cable lines
The first general election since the
United States entered the war was
held on November 5. The Republicans
won both houses of congress, the SEN
ate by 4 majority Of two and the
house by a margin of more than forty.
During September. October and No
vember the entire country was swept
by serious epidemic of Spanish in
fuenza, Thousands of soldiers in the
army camps and other thousands OF
civilians succumbed thereto and to
pneumonia.
The country was surprised on No
vember % by the resignation of Will
liam G. McAdoo as secretary OF the
treasury and director general of the
railroads. Representative Carter Glass
OF Virginia was named to succeed MFR.
McAdoo as secretary Of the treasury
December 5.
On November % Governor Stephens
OF California commuted to life impris-
onment the death sentence Of Thomas
]. Mooney, convicted In connection
with the death of ten persons from n
bomb explosion in San Francisco dur
ing a preparedness parade July %.
1915.
Plan for making the United States
navy second to that of no other coun.
try for 1925 were disclosed to congress
by Rear Admiral Badger, chairman Of
the executive committee Of the general
board Of the navy December IL.
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LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Labor unrest, resulting in many
strikes, threatened to seriously ham,
per the governments war preparations
early in the year but through a spirit
Of cooperation shown by both labor
and capital the danger was averted and
there was little labor trouble during
the greater part of the year.
During the early days Of the year
disa6ection appeared among the work
ers in the shipyards and by February
IL the situation had assumed q serious
aspect with strikes in effect in fve
yards. BY February 10 the strike had
spread still further in spite Of an ad-
vance In wages announced by the la
Dor adjustment board.
On February II, Prssident Wilson,
In q letter to William L. Hutcheson.
head Of the United Brotherhood Of Car
penters and Joiners. concerning the
ship carpenters' strike, denied the right
Of labor to strike at that critical juno
ture. "Will you cooperate or will you
obstructr the president asked. The
workmen responded to the presidents
appeal and the strike was declared OF.
At the same time Secretary Of Labor
Wilson announced the personnel Of a
national board of labor. to be CON-
posed Of representatives Of both labor
and capital. On February "a this board
opened conference for the purpose of
establishing a basis for the settlement
Of disputes during the war. Former
President William II. Taft, chosen by
the employers. and Frank p. Walsh,
selected by the labor organizations, al
ternated as chairman. This confer
ence. on March %. reached an agree
ment providing that all labor disputes
arising during the war should be sub
agreement was adhered to by both en-
ployers and employees and compare
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REVIEW Of YEAR THAT BROUGHT PEACE
TO WORLD AFTER FOUR YEARS OF WAR
Germany Allies Are Crushed and Forced to Accept Such
Terms as Winners Octate-Unted States Supplies Power
That Turns Tde-President Wilson Joins Other Demo-
cratic Rulers Of World in Great Peace Congress at
versales-Od Nations crumble and New Ones
Are Formed-Russa Torn by Disorders.
ey DONALD r. elGGS.

More history has been made in the
year 1918 than in any year that mas
passed since time began. This mo-
mentous twelve months period comes
to = close with the world at peace az
ter more than four years OF the most
sanEuinary fighting Of this or any
other age.
During the year great nations have
crumbled, new nations have sprung
INTO being. thrones have tottered ana
fallen. monarchs who once ruled hun
dreds Of millions of people with an
iron hand have fed for their lives or
have fallen victim to the wrath OF peo-
pies intoxicated by their new-won
freedom.
The coming Of peace finds America
and her allies strong and fully able
to meet the responsibilities that come
with victory. On the other hand 1t
nnds the nations responsible for the
world cataclysm exhausted and torn
BY civil disorders that are born Of de
feat 1t finds the once great empire OF
Austria Hungary In ruins from which
there are already rising new free ma
lions. It nnds the German empire dis
rupted and threatened with dissolu-
tion.
The end of the war finds Russia In
the throes Of civil war. The world gets
only fragments Of news regarding the
real situation In the land Of the former
car, but these fragments have told
terrible story Of anarchy and class
strife In which thousands of persons
have perished. slain In bloody riots or
ruthlessly executed by the bolshevik
leaders who control q large part of the
once great empire. Peace fnds the
menace Of autocratic militafism sup
planted by the menace of bolshevism.
which Is attempting to extend its an
archistic propaganda throughout the
world.
But, amid all the uncertainties that
peace has brought. the world rejoices
that the last citadel Of autocracy has
been swept away before the rising tide
Of democracy. giving assurance that
the millions who died upon the field Of
battle did not die in vain. Brighter
days for all mankind have dawned
with the passing OF the year 1918.
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lively few strikes occurred during the
remainder Of the year.
DISASTERS

Fires, railroad accidents and explo-
sions took a heavy toll Of human life
on land during the year 1918 while the
elements combined with the torpedoes
of the German U-boats to send thou
sands of innocent persons. including.
women and children, to their death al
sea.
Fffty-two children met death in
fire which destroyed a convent at Mon
treal. Canada. February IA. February
"a the liner Florizel. bound from St
Johns, n. F., to New York. was
wrecked by q blizzard near Cape Race
and 90 lives were lost.
Seventy inmates Of an insane asylum
at Norman. Okla, were killed in fire
which destroyed that institution April
Ii.
On May l the Savannah liner City Of
Athens was sunk in a collision with
French cruiser of the Delaware coast
and 66 lives were lost. On May Is
nearly a hundred persons were killed
by explosions in the Aetna Chemical
plant near Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sixty-three persons, including we'll
known circus performers. perished
when a circus train was wrecked at
Gary. Ind. June %. Fifty persons were
killed by the collapse Of a building al
Sioux City. Ia. June %.
A small factory explosion in England
killed so persons July l and on the fol
lowing day an explosion In a munitions
plant near Syracuse. N. T.. killed IS.
Eighty-ive merrymakers perished
when an excursion boat sank in the
Illinois river July 5. hundred per
sons were killed in a collision between
two trains near Nashville, Tenn.
July 9.
August 81. killing 80 persons at Tyler
and Connors.
On October 6 the United States trans
port Otranto was sunk In collision OF
the Irish coast and $50 persons lost
their lives. Four hundred were lost
when the British mail boat Leinster
was torpedoed and sunk October 10.
A series of terrific explosions in .
shell-loading plant at Morgans N. j.,
on October 3 killed "a persons and de-
stroyed a vast amount Of property. A
severe earthquake which caused the
death of $50 persons was reported In
Porto Rico October II. Great forest
fires ragged in northeastern Minnesota
during October. Many towns were de
stroyed and about LOCO lives were lost.
On October 25 the steamship Princess
Sophia was wrecked on the Alaskan
coast and 343 were lost.
Ninety-eight persons were killed No
vember 1 in a wreck on the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit lines. On November 81,
about 1900 persons were reported
killed by the explosion Of German mu-
milton trains en- route from Belgium to
Germany.
One Of the most unusual cases in
maritime history was that of the
United States navy collier Cyclops.
which disappeared at sea while bound
from the West Indies to an American
Atlantic port. Announcement was
made April IA that the boat, with 293
persons on board. was a month over.
due. Not a single trace of the boat
or its passengers and crew was ever
found. and the fate of the vessel Is .
complete mystery.
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the German peace proposals was to
deliver still harder blows at the retir.
ing enemy In the north the Belgian
army, led by King Albert, co-operat-
ing with the British. began to sweep
the Germans from the Belgian coast.
On October II the Germans were driv-
en- from Ostend and Bruges and the
British occupied Lille. The whole
west front was in motion. The allies
swept eastward through Belgium and
through the industrial regions Of
France.
Chancellor Max on October q, sent
another peace note to President Will
son. denying the charges that the Ger
mans had been guilty of atrocities on
land and sea. and again giving assur-
ances that the new government repre-
sented the people Of Germany. Presi-
dent Wilson replied two days later,
agreeing to transmit the request for
an armistice to the allies.
italians Rout Austrians.
As this note was delivered the allies
were smashing the Germans at all
points on the western front and on
October "a the Italians launched a
great offensive against the Ausfrians
on the PiaVe front. who within a few
days we're In headlong flight with the
Italians in pursuit. The Americans
continued to smash the Germans In VI
cious attacks west Of the Meuse.
The month Of November opened with
the German armies facing utter rout,
the armies Of her allies completely
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-06

within ten minutes after an ap.
plication Of Danderino you cannot
find n single trace of dandruff or
falling hair and your scalp will not
itch. but what will please you most
will be after a few weeks use,
when you sec new hair, fine and
downy nj first--yes--but really
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scalp.
A little Danderino Immediately
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No difference how duh, faded. brit.
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draw II thru your hair. taking one
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feet Is nmazing--your hair will be
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appearance OF abundance: an In.
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luxuriance.
Get small bottle OF KnowI
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at any drug store or toilet counter
and prove that your hair is as pretty
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-06
Gosh! How the German Papers
Now Rap ex-kaiser Wilhelm

his brain OF wax. in which the
phases OF the hour make their
evnnescent impression only 10 melt
away under the scorching fires Of
the popular win
This question occurs 20 us on
comparing the address delivered by
Wilhelm at KonigsbcrR on August
25. 1910. with his proclamation OF
September 30, 1918. on the former
occasion. Wilhelm declared that his
crown was given him by God: that
he was the instrument of the Al.
mighty, and that he was determined
TO pursue his wny without any re.
gard for the Views and opinions OF
others. on the last. ne expressed
his wish that the German people
might take an active part In the
work Of government
Thank heaven, we have now ar.
rived Mt nm epoch when the wishes
OF Wilhelm concern tho people no
more than the cackling of geese In
corral"
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YANKS FETED
EVERYWHERE IN
BELGIUM LAND

Especial 20 The Star by ~. T. ~
honor guests OF Belgium'n liberation
celebration"
dicfs who were in belgium when the
fighting stopped
And from that day on, wherever a
body OF Yanks has appeared. the &C
cnalon has been mudo ono Of Rcner.
Gus entertainment Ia show ~ appro
citation
belgium IL busy now with the
work OF rcconHtruction. with clear
Ing up the muas tho Huns have left.
but never too busy to stop for a day
and feto the American soldiers who
helped 10 drive out the Germans.
Tho principal bodies Of American
troops In Belgium when the arms.
tice was niEns we're the s7th divi-
sion. largely ohio troops. and the
siHt division.
These two divisions were striking
south OF Client when the armlrtioe
news came thru Scattered about
other parts OF Belgium were officers
and men attached 10 other armian or
on special work
II was the Same with all OF them.
They were simply kidnapped by the
I1eiginna.
Some OF them were taken aingiy
TO Belgian homes-iowiy homes and
paiatihi homes. Some 81 them were
rounded up IN groups and made hon.
or guests OF parties Some Of them
were taken In tow by men on the
street and made guests AT hotel and
cafe dinners.
Everywhere the sight % an Amer.
lean meant smile from men. worn.
en-. children glad "fiutio. Ann.ri.
cainc." or a moments chat In brok
on, ono syllable words aided by
much gcsturing.
Two hundred and fifty lucky men
were taken on thru brussels. stop
ping there for tho kings entry-To.
iedo tfoops. many 81 them. too
Brand Whltlock viii tell you with
pride. Then on thru Louvain. Licgc
10 Aix.la.chapelie. whsrn they re-
viewed In German territory with
belgian and French oontlnrcnta.
And then they returned. same
route.
They were lucky troops. because
they were fetsd IN more towns. so,
90 sec Brussels, got into Germany.
and 80 on. Hut the men who stayed
bark and marched slowly into
France. near LaInkirk. waiting for
their paradera 90 catch up. had a
welcome just az hearty and con,inu.
ous
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-06
IRISH TUNNEL
PLAN REVIVED

Especial To Tho star by ". r.. AZ
LONDON. Feb. standardization
OF tunnel between Great Britain
and ireland IL up again.
With war restrictions gone. pro.
ronents OF this plan see no reason
for its delay. They point Co the
need OF Irish butter. fish and linen
arriving In England without the
necessity OF breaking bulk on the
Journey.
The main value 81 such a tunnel
would lie In bringing the Irish and
British people into far closer con.
tact than the present. politically as
well as commercially.
During the last IS years four en-
gincering schemes have been worked
out. but mono attempted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-06

| Especial 10 The Star by ". r. AZ
BERLIN. Feb. Snake those re
sponsIblc for the war pay--by con.
fiscation OF their fortunes. To cut
off their heads Is stupid.
Thus speaks the Breslau volks-
wacht
Right in Dusseldorf. tho hotbed Of
PrussianiBm, the VoIkszeitung speaks
as contcmptuously OF William Ho-
henzollern ms any paper III the coun.
try Of an enemy OF Germany.
The Breslau paper says;
punishment. severe and mcrci.
less. must be melted out 10 the
guilty ones who have brought this
misery on our people.
ITO cut off their heads or shoot
them down In n body I'm tho sand
dunes outside Berlin would be an
act OF stupid. unproductive ven
Reance. These people belong, with
out exception. TO the wealthy
classes. and tho best punishment TO
make them pay with their money
for all the evil they have wrought.
! let them dissorge the millions
they have made by the war Of their
own engineering, and let their for.
tunes be confiscated 60 the state.
| Tho their biood-gultlness ba not
thereby wiped out, they VIII then, AT
least, be forced to help IN tightening
the heavy burdens under which tho
German peoples back is breaking !"
or the former kaiser and hls con.
Trajectory attitudes. the Dusseldorf
paper says:
what sort Of texture IL this II.
lustrous ruler of ours made OF? Has
ho really "a mind Of his own, or Is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-02-06

ROME. Feb. GLADYS national
debt is now more than sis-soo.coo.-
900. according TO Luigi I.axxatu. for
mcr premier.