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ai the state, dwelling principally on
several bill, IN the course Of prcpara-
lun TO be presented TO the Legislature.
The first bill provides an extra taxa
llln fnf the nnkcen OF city streets. The
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fund for thi, purpose in Oklahoma
City is 10000, said the speaker, and
with an inyeS,men, o' SODOO in
paving. the city needs SlS0OO an
uually
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R0TARIANS AGAINST
DIVIDING DlSTRIC 7

The local Rotary club. AZ a meet
Ius at the -HucklnS hotel today
voted unanimously against dividing
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08

out in sympathy with the tube opera
tives and thereby broaght about the
complete paralysis Of London rail
trans port
The confusion and congestion on the
principal streets in the afternoon,
when thousands of homeward bound
city workers fought for places in the
infrequent motor buses, were almost
past description, while the terrible
weather intensified the extreme dis
comfort.
Public Safety Protected
The strikers admitted of a we'll de-
fined division One section. like the cleo
trictians, directly menaced the liberty
of the community. These, because they
accidentally had the opportunity to de-
prlvs the city of an essential service,
claimed the right to intervene in a quar-
rel with which they were entirely un-
concerned. In the present instance they
said that if the government did not in
tervene in behalf of the strikers on
the Clyde and at Belfast they would
drive 100000 citizens to the limit of
Inconvenience and endanger public
safety.
The tendency toward Bolshevism
among British workmen is apparently
small but the belief that the demobili-
zatlon of the army would lead to wide
spread unemployment which would be
avoidable only by the reduction Of
hours of work by all trades. labor
honestly held, should be authoritatively
met. The workmen demand some sort
OF executive action, and saw that the
government which pulled the indus
trial machine to pieces ought now to
assist in rcassembiing it.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Prussians Demand
Poles Quit Poscn;
Plea Is Refused
Paderewski Urges Allies to
Send Back the Polish
Troops in France; Says
Czechs Attack Civilians

BERLIN, Feb 7.-During thNir par
leys with the Polish delegates the
Prussian delegates asked for the cvac-
uation of the province of Posen by the
Poles and also the restoration to their
duties Of authorities in East Prussia
recognized by Prussia. The Poles de-
clired to acquiesce and requested an
of the conference for two
weeks. A suspension of hos .iities in
Prussia was refused by the Poles.
PARIS, Feb 7.-Ignace Jan Pader-
ewsk has instructed the Polish ma
tional committee in Paris to urge that
the Allied powers accNiosce in send
ing to Poland the Polish army in
France.
According to information received
at Polish national headquarters from
Paderewski, Czecho-S Slovak troops have
invaded Poland from the south, cross
ing tne Dalician and Hungarian from
tiers at Chyrow, Eastern Galicia, and
at Nowtarg, Western Galicia. The ad-
vices add that the Czecho- Slovaks are
committing atrocities in the invaded
territory on the ground that the in
habtants, being civilians, have no
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Lodge Asks Senate
Inquiry Into Rest
Camps i'm France
Other Republicans Join Plea
for More Light on the
Alleged Serious Condi-
lions Among the Soldiers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Investiea-
tlon by the Senate military committee
of American rest and embarkation
camps in France was urged in the
Senate to-day by Senator Lodge and
other Republicans, who submitted tele-
grams and newspaper articles reciting
alleged mistreatment of wounded and
other soldiers.
A telegram presented by Senator
Lodge from John J. Bush of the Michi
gan Society of New York said tina,
wounded soldiers arriving at New York
declare that soldiers at Camp Afghan
made serious charges. 1t was said
that wounded men had dropped dead
in line" where men were forced at
mess to stand in mud over their boot
tops and that the camp had been popu-
larly dubbed Camp Agony" with a
guard house overfiowing with men con-
ilned for trivial infractions of mill
tary regulations.
Senator Lewis of Illinois, Democrat.
asked that copy of the telegram be
sent to Secretary Baker, who, he de-
ciared, was ready and anxious to in
yestlgate all such charges. Senator
Lodge replied that he would be de-
lighted with that course, but felt the
military committee should act, because.
he asserted past experience has dem
onstrated that reports to Secretary
Baker of such Incidents have been
wholly useless"
Il want an investigation,' said SEN
ator Lodge, that will not result in
suppressing or whitewashing."
Senator New of Indiana, a Repubh-
can member of the military committee
said that on January a resolution
he introduced for investigation of con-
ditions at the Brest camp had been
blocked by Democratic opposition and
that although reported to Secretary
Baker no results had come from the
secretary's investigation.
A resolution was introduced by Sem
ator La Toilette of Wisconsin, pro
viding for investigation of charges
that Wisconsin soldiers in motor trans
port companies in the vicinity OF
Washington were being denied dis
charges and instead were compelled
to work on roads twelve nours a dav
alongside negroes employed by pri-
vate contractor
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
London Railway
Strike Is Settled:
Tubes to Resume
Workers in the Electrical
Trades Are Ordered to Go
Back to Work: Writs
for Leaders i'm Belfast

LONDON. Feb S.-The railway strike
was settled early this morning after
prolonged conference At the Board
of Trade it was officially announced
that the tube and district services
would be resumed as soon as possible.
The Electrical Trades Union this
evening ordered an immediate resump-
tlon of work by its members, pending
action by the national body on the
question of the change in attitude of
the government with regard to the
strike.
An official statement issued by the
union said.
Owing to an extraordinary meet
ing of the executive council having
been convened for Sunday to consider
national action to secure a forty-hour
week, and, further, owing to the
extraordinary change in the attitude
or the government in first refusing to
intervene and then Intervening to
safeguard capitalist interests by sus-
pending the civil rights of trade
union mem mbers, we order Immediately
a resumption of work pending ma
tional action"
Warrants were issued to-day for the
arrest of the leaders of the strikers in
Belfast, according to a dispatch from
That city The warrants charge con-
spiracy to prejudice and injure public
safety.
In London, despite the fact that il
was announced late last night that ar
agreement had been reached for settle
ment of the strike of the employees OF
the tube system and the District Rail
way, there was no resumption of ser.
vice during the day
The news that the employees had not
returned to work came late this after
noon, and the announcement that there
would be no service in the tubes ane
the District Railway was distinct dis
appointment to Londoners, who, after
their trials in getting to and from worl
during the last four days, had antici
pated return to normal condition:
before evening.
Some of the strikers who were will
ing to talk declared they were not salts
fed with the agreement made by theil
representatives with the Board o,
Trade and would not go back to worl
TO day at any rate" and that they
would not recognize the settlement.
The National Union of Railwaymer
to-day sent a letter to its electrica
branches saying the union had con
sidered all the circumstances in con
nection with the strike Of the Londor
electrical workers and had decided it;
members on strike we're justified il
their action, and the union therefore
would recognize the strike TIE letteI
added that the Board of Trade had no
yet offered terms which the union coule
accept. The union, however, is sti!
pursuing the subject with view tc
reaching. a satisfactory settlement, tn,
letter said
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
FOnck Starts for America

PARIS. Feb 7~Lieutenant Rene
Fonck, the leading French aviator, who
was notified to-day of his promotion
to a captaincy, was the guest Of honor
Mt luncheon given by the Foreign
Service Committee of the Aero Club OF
America. before his departure for the
United States tomorrow OH La Tou
ralnc, to represent France at the an
nual banquet Of the Aero Club OF
Anc rca in New York.
American Ambassador Sharp, who
pres dcd. paid tribute to the great
French acc, saying:
~ would not be a bit surprised TO
learn that Captain Fonck, after rccev-
ing great welcome in the United
States, WAS returning to France by air
plane
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08

right to offer resistance to The inva-
sion.
The advices add that Paderewski
mas been appointed delegate to the
peace conference in Paris and he will
shortly Join his colleagues from Po-
land.
WARSAW, Feb. BY The Associated
Press General Sheptitsky, chief of
the Polish General Staff, says it will
be necessary for the Poles if the Allies
do not do SO, TO open route to Danzig
to bring into Poland the army of Cen
cral Haller, as well as food supplies
destined for Poland
German soldiers VINO have arrived
here from Russia EXPRESSED the belief
that great Bolshevik army is prepar-
ing to sweep over Poland. 1t is re
ported that General Won Esterloff, for
merly member of the Russian Gen
eral staff. has captured Kharkov and
is advancing into the Ukraine. The
BLACK plague" is reported to be raging
in kovcl, the Ukraine, because OF lack
of soap.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
General Strike. Grips
.1W Northwest Hungary

AMSTERDAM, Feb. "A great gem
eral strike which embraces the whole
northwest of Hungary, started Monday
at Konorn, according to advices from
Budapest. All business was suspended
and hotels and cafes closed
On Thursday the strike spread
throughout upper hungary. embracing
the merchants, public officials and the
railway, postal, municipal and law en-
ployes, who declare their determina-
ton to continue the strike until the
Czechs alter their behavior. The Czech
commanders threatened the postal
strikers with death, but without being
able to secure the mems return to
work
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Norway lrritated
AT Failure to Paw
For Vessels Seized
Ne,v York Tribune
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Ne,v York Tribune
Special CGbIe Service
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 5.-There is
some irritation against the United
States among Norwegians because
Washington hitherto has failed to make
payment for vessels which we're build
ing in American yards, but were
seized by the American government
when it entered the war. The amount
involved is said 20 be $4,000, 900. Nor
wegian business men claim that this
money is greatly needed TO set COM
merce on its feet again. Nevertheless,
it is admitted that Norway made huge
sums out of her fisheries during the
war.
At Norwegian seaports one sees i'm
mense piles of casks of salt herring
wherever space is available, unshel-
tered and much of it is rotting I. is re-
ported that these stocks belong chiefly
to England, which contracted for the
entire Norwegian take Of fish at 90
Norwegian pounds barrel, against the
ante bellum price of Is pounds in order
to prevent them from going into Ger
many.
The food situation in Norway is re-
ported to be much improved, chiefly
through arrivals, while still greater re-
lief is expected soon through the fur
ther release of Norwegian vessels by
England. Consequently cargo rates are
rapidly falling.
The situation in Denmark is also
rapidly bettering. No increased ship
ments have been made to Germany
since the wars end, but Denmark is
apparently willing to make advances
to Germany under Hoovers plan.
with the understanding that she will
- recouped by later American ship
ments.
Arrivals here find all the Copper
hagen hotels filed to capacity. aud
the best rooms are booked weeks
ahead. The hotels gave been flooded
by Russians who hnve been driven
out by the Bolshevlki.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Z. S. Ships to Steam, Up
Rhine Soon, Says Report

pARlS. FEB. 6.-Amerlcan ships
4 will soon steam up the Rhine.
using Rotterdam as a base, ac-
cording to information made pub
lie here to-day.
1t is announced that the trans
port of Americans to their homes
IS progressing as rapidly as pos
slble, and that during February
the number Of men to be taken to
America will be considerably aug
mented.
The health of the American SOL
diers in France is excellent and
their morale is of the highest.
They show willingness to reenter
the fray if occasion demands,
there being a feeling apparently
that the war ended too soon for
some of the more adventurous
ones, although all are contented
to accept the situation.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Crowds in London
Waited for Strike
To Bring Darkness
NeO York Tribune

4NtW OTN 7 ThNne
European Bureau
Copyright. 1919 New York Tribune Irc.)
LONDON, Feb. 7.-Thousands of peo-
pie stood about London anxiously yes
terday' waiting to see if the cleo
tricians, in defiance of the government.
would carry out their threat to strike
and plunge the city into darkness at 6
O'Clock at night. But when that hour
struck nothing happened.
The strike of the lighting employees
was to have been the climax of events
which began yesterday morning, when
the employees of two great RAILWAYS.
the London, Brighton g. South Coast
and the London & Southwestern, went
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Neuilly Hospital Closes

PARIS, February THE American
Red Cross hospital at Neully organ
lied in the first week of September
1914, by several prominent Americans,
including William K. Vanderbilt, Mrs.
Vanderbilt, Robert Bacon and Mrs.
Bacon, was closed to-day. The hos
pitai has been one of the most con-
spicuous establishments in caring for
the wounded during the war, its work
drawing enthusiastic praise from the
French.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
3 Ship Lines Abandoned
Clyde Company Reduces Ser.
vice Because of Cost

Owing to the high cost of operation
and the scarcity of labor, the Clyde
Steamship Company announced yes
to rday that it has aandoned three of
conditions improve the company ex-
poets to restore The lines.
The lines suspended we're: New
York to Mobile and Tampa; New York
TO Wilmington and Georgetown; ard
the Philadelphia and Norfolk line.
The Chamber Of Commerce of Viii
mington has sent a delegation to
Washington to ask the government to
provide a steamship service to New
York
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Americans on
Vasa Shelled
By Bolslneviki
Red Guard Pours Rain of
Missiles at U. S. Troops;
Other Sectors Are Quiet
Archangel Losses 400
War Department Announces
I6l Officers and 4, ,764
Men i'm Northern Russia

ARCHANGEL, Feb. 6 BY The Asso-
ciated Pressl The American positions
on the River Vaga, where an infantry
attack by the Bolsheviki on Tuesday
was repulsed, were under heavy shell
fire from the Bolshevik artillery to-
day.
The other sections on the northern
front were quiet
WASHINGTON, Feb. Casualties
in the American forces on the Arch
angel front in Russia totalled 400 up to
January 81, the War Department was
advised to-day. The casualties from
January l9 to January 81 in the fight
ing on the Naga front totalled 63 The
forces remaining included 161 officers
and AGA men.
The total casualties were divided as
follows:
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Eisner Says Secret
Archives Show War
Was Kaiser's Choice
Premier, at Berne, Declares
Documents Will Prove
World Conflict Was a
R es"lt of Conspiracy

BERNE, Feb. (By The Associated
Press). There is still a vast amount
of material to be examined in German
quarters regarding responsibility for
the outbreak Of the war, said Kurt
Eisner, the Bavarian Premier, in dis
cussing this subject with the CORE
spondent to-day
Entire archives are as yet unexam-
ined," Herr Eisner said, "but already
much material has been found in the
secret archives of the Munich diplo-
matte correspondence proving Ger
many's guilt-her responsibility for
beginning the war
For instance, there is a record of q
conversation between King Ludwig Of
Bavaria and Count Won Schoen, the
former German Ambassador at Paris,
which was found among Count Won
Herting's papers, which shows that
Germany desired the war The con-
versation took place in August, 1914,
the King telling the Ambassador that
this war must have different result
from that of the war of 1870 and that
Belgium must me annexed by Germany
To this" continued Herr Eisner, "the
King added: Germany must also ac-
quirc the mouth Of the Rhine, even at
the expense of the violation of Dutch
territory Furthermore, Bavaria must
be given a portion of Alsace-Lorraine;
in the latter case Bavaria would re-
nounce her territories in Baden and
Hesse'"
Blames Former Kaiser
Emperor William was undoubtedly
directly to blame for precipitating the
war, Eisner said, but the military caste
was responsible to q greater extent for
bringing it about. They must all be
tried but by German tribunal, he in
sisted. He is in favor of all stolen
property being restored and the rob-
bers severely punished.
Concerning the league of nations
the Bavarian Premier declared:
at is to be hoped that the Berne
conference will renew the Internatlon-
ale. This is the first time that dele
gates of the hostile countries have met
since the war, and | hope the Berne
conference will not be without effect
on that in Paris"
Study Worldwide Questions
February 8. - Territorial questions
We're taken up by the International
Socialist Conference, which had before
il for discussion A committee lesolu-
ton containing these main points:
The right of self-de determination of
all peoples in disputable cases shall be
settled by a plebiscite.
A society of nations must rrotect
oppressed or threatened minorities
The result of the deliberations on
these questions viii be submitted to the
peace conference in Paris. Indications
to-day were that the Socialist confer
ence would adjourn Sunday.
Opposition to commercial protection
systems was voiced at the conference
by Juan Justo, representative of
Argentina, who said that protection
was "barrier to internationalism"
"The development of international
institutions, which form the best basis
for international amity, is one Of the
prcdomnating points of the society of
nations,' he said.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Bright Ne,U PIuids

ARE SHOWN FOR SEP
ARATE SKIRTS. There
are bold, cheerful plaids in
large effects for sport wear.
Striped plaids and checked
plaldS are very new. Plaids
IN Just two colorings are an
other innovation. Black and
white plaids are the last
word IN snartness.
s'aeUS s5th ST., ' Broadway. .SVr,
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
The Rustic of SILK

is tuned to the rustic Of
Spring. Bur the interesting
part about the silks for this
Spring is that they do NOT
rustic. They are the soft.
slinky, crustqblc kinds.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Soft, Shinan,ering


SPORT SATlNS printed
in gay colofs are shown in
an array of striking patterns.
both floral and conventional.
| IRlCOLETTES but
what woman has not longed
for dress of this wonderful
fabric I he prices start at
$50. SATINS, TAF-
FETAS, NEW PRINTED
wealfh
OF new n ideas on the subject
Of Spring costuming.
NA9z%sc-second Floor. ssth St.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08

Accidentally wounded ...........,.,... %
Other causes --............., .,.,,...4... D
Grand total. all ranks acknowledgements. 400
The casualties in the fighting on tie
Naga front follow:
Enlisted
Officers. men
Died from wounds in action ,
Killed in action .--............ II
Missing in action ............ 1s
Wounded ..................... 9S
Totals Observation-Disclosures. 3 60
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Materially
Speaking!

Now comes the time in
the affairs of woman
when the Spring ward
robe looms important
upon the horizon. And
she listens to the
whisper of the first
Spring breeze that tells
of what fabrics are to
be most favored for
her suit, her coat, her
dress. Very definite
and very authoritative
ideas on the subject of
fabrics are to be CLEAN
ed just now in our
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Fabric
Sections

where new wool mate
rials. new silks and new
cottons just out of their
boxes are now on display.
EXCELLENCE OF
QUALITY rather than
novelty and variety is the
outstanding feature of the
w Q Q l. T \ MATE
RIALS. The staple
weaves and pleasing col
orlngS give one the as
surance that these fabrics
are not a passing fancy,
but sure to enjoy long
favor. Some of the ia
vored weaves are:
SOFT, FINE We
LOUR for suits and
dresses, | NJ P ERIAL
' < L OU k in mellow
tones. D u We T DE
LAME for smart suits.
EVORA CLOTH for
Spring coats.
New-York tribune., 1919-02-08
Spring Cotfons

bloom like a garden of flow
ers. Thoughts that are al
together new and fascinat-
ing have found expression in
voile weavcs - stripes and
checks and dots and plaids
are some of the things that
appear in new guises.
NaSSSS Second Floor. Centre.
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Resolved, That America Should Join
the League of Nations.
AFFIRMATIVE.

America should join the League TO
protect tse liberties of the world
If we do rot join, as President Will
son says seTe will set up great
ideal o! liberty and then refuse 10
aid the orld to win the privileges
which we ourselves enjoy. But, to
do this would be against the princi-
ples which Washington fought for;
it would be contrary to the ideals
which sent our sons to France. The
oppressed peoples of Europe look to
US to show them the way to freedom
We are today the hope of the world
Quoting further from Wilson's
speech at Boston: eff America were
at this juncture to fail the world
what would come of it? Men will be
thrown back upon the bitterness, not
only the disappointment, but also
the bitterness of despair. Think of
the picture-think of the utter black
ness that would fall upon the world.
America has failedL America made
a little essay at generosity and then
withdrew.
America said, we are your
friends but it was only for today,
not for tomorrow. America said'
Here is our power to vindicate right
and the next day said, Let right take
care of itself, and we will take care
of ourselves America said, I'VE
set up light to lead men along the
paths of liberty, but we have low
cred it. It is intended only to light
our own path
Suppose we sign the treaty of
peace and that it is the most salts
factory treaty of peace that the con-
fusing elements of the modern world
will afford and then 60 home and
think about our labors; we will know
that we have left written upon the
historic table at Versailles, upon
which Vergeunes and Benjamin
Franklin wrote their names, nothing
but modern scrap of paper. No
nations united to defend it, no great
forces combined to make it good, no
assurance given to the down-trodden
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some little countries from fighting,
There are no five nations in the
world today who can always keep
peace throughout the earth.
My opponents might also argue
that the United States should be a
member of the League of Nations
because President Wilson thinks that
we should and because ex-president
Taft is in favor of the league: But
l wish to remind them that Woodrow
Wilson is not the only person alive
and that because President Wilson
thinks it best to enter the league is
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the people, and for the people, gov
ernment partly by tyrannical kings
and emperors. America entered this
great world war a complete sover
eign. She was the arbiter of her
own destiny. Shall she, as a victor
of the war, come out a mere consti-
tuent state of League of Nations
dominated by European Monarchs
and Asiatic Despots?"
Mary Stevenson,
Slang.
Slang is a language consisting Ell
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