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The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
GERMAN UNIFORMS USED

COBLEM. .-Thousands of unused German uniforms that Were found ir the storehortses here have been deliv cred to the local authorities by Ameri can army officials for conversion in to civilian clothing for the poorer residents of the city,
 Both boys and men now appear on the streets in new clothes. some of which have been disguised by dyes, The women too, have availed them selves of the opportunity to get warm war coats. They have scorned. how ever. the camouflage of the dye man and it is now a common sight to see enc wearing a long war coat that obviously once, as a gray military overcoat, adorned a German officer, The only change has been the femin- izing of the collar and sleeves with perhaps the addition here and there of a few buttons or trimming,
 Some men of the Rineiand have resortcd to the turning of the war coat inside out. Scores Of men who are well dressed wear the buttons on what was the inside of the army coat,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
.BREMERTON YARD TO BE
 ENLARGED
Head of House Naval Committee Visits Ma.
 val Yard Today

SEATTLE, April 1.-rcongressman wm. J, Browning, of Camden. New Jersey head of the House Naval Com. mittee. seven of whom are waiting in Seattle today. gave out tew Of the details which win make Bremerton one of the most important Naval yards in the United States, &
 Among the Improvements contesn- hlated is the expansion of the yard to nearly twice its present capacity so as ho keep great fleet ready for action on this coast and especially to provide increased protection for Alaska, Mr Downing said that the fleet is to be equally divided between the Pacific and Atlantic and that the Pacific coast must be prepared to keep the fleet ready for sea at all times,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
FRANCO BRITISH BORE
 TO STRAT SHORTLY

LONDON. - The decades-old dream of 3 cross channel tunnel connecting England with France is to become a reality at last,
 Off and on for more than century the project of building tunnel under the English channel has been under consideration in England, Several times it approached naturalization. but invariably was discarded again, due 70 political opposition based on unwillingness 70 give up the adTant- ages of the tight little island, Just before the var there seemed a chance that the Entente Cordiale had finally done away with this opposition, but the outbreak of hostilities again kill ed the plan. While the big conflict was on, the people of both countries regretted more than once that such q tunnel did not exist; had it existed, Belgium might never have been inTad- ed.
 As far back as 1892 NJ, Mathieu, a famed French engineer, made known his plans for a tunnel between Eng land and France which could be used by coaches, His proposals serve to show the great advances Of engineer ing in lntle over century, He proposed to have the bore ventilated
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

bv shafts rising high above the sur face of the water and the tube itself was to be lighted by oil lamps, His scheme was termed visionary, objec- tions being raised that the waves could destroy the shafts. which also were inimical to navigation.
 Two British engineers brought the uroposal forward again in 1870, but the opposition again could not be overcome, Three years later a French cnpany actually did go to work on tunnel. but the British government alarmed over the possibility, brought the activities to a halt. The com pany had raised q capital Of about s400 000. Shafts Were sunk on both sides Of the channel and horizontal lore Of about a mile had been ex- cavated under water On the French side,
 Queen Victoria gave her support 10 new tunnel project and bill was introduced in Parliament au- thorizing it, Again the project was talked 10 death, it's opponents ad- hitting the friendly relations be tween England and France, but add. ing that the best thing between them was the sea-
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
J0pQneSe Situation Is N0lD Causing American Officials
 Considerable 0f AnxietU

WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 1.-The Japanese question is causing the officials here worry the of their activities in all parts of American territory.
 u learned today that Japanese interests making ermned effort exploit the Philippine Islands, from semi-of fca information from Manila which just reached Washington During the last months the influx of population Mndano and other agricultural districts has assumed and alarming proportions and the situation rapidly approaching a critical stage
 SACRAMENTO Calf, April 1.-Senator Phean in ad- the legislature kened the Japan the Germans of the Orient and warned them that it was begin campaign right there in California against the Tapanzng of the United States,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
JACK PICKFORD IS LET OUT FOR
 NAVY BRIBE

WASHINGTON, Jack Pickford. the movie star and brother of Mary Pick ford. was discharged from the navy for complicity in the New York navy graft scandal involving wholesale brib =~y Of naval officers by rich slackers who obtained thereby ibombproof jobs during the war
 Pickford, 1t was disclosed, was the 9o-becween who arranged the transac- lions between Lieutenant Benjamin S. Davis and the safety first" men seek ing enrollment in the naval reserve, Davis who divided s1O, 900 oribe mon ey with other officers. was dismissed and is now serving a three-year peni- tentiary service,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
WILSON DECLARES IN FUTURE THERE MUST BE LESS TALK
 AND MORE REAL WORK DONE
French Plans for Preparation and Military Safety Along the Rhine Frontier Ars Causing
 Delay In Work of Congress

PARIS April 1.-The Peace conference not going for. ward rapidly should today The wide
 difference nopnor and the French plans eparation are causing much delay The question of military safety a>he French along the river Rhine is also proving question the conference solve The people chang delay and the French is becoming extremely quereous Jack of results.
 President Wilson warned the members confer today that the time at hand they begin showing results for their long He declared not inclined to hrk the responsibility for the delays and that country just much blame but that
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
MISS GARRISON
 PLEADS NOT GUILTY
 TO MURDER CHARGE

SEATTLE, April Miss Ruth Gar rison today entered a plea of mot guilty this afternoon in Tallman's Court to the charge of murder in the first degree, The formal plea filed reads in part, Not guilty by reason of mental responsibility at the time the crime was comni.tted and charged and that the defendant has become mentalEy responsible between the time of committing the crime and the hime of trial"
 Miss Garrison expects to become mother in four months,
 w. B, Blanche. representing the New York Life Insurance Company left on the Jeffer3son last evening af- ter spending several days in the city,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS
 IN THE IRISH BANKS

DUBLIN. Increasing prosperity during the last half year is shown by Irish bank reports, The dividends paid to the shareholders vary from Is Der cent to per cent, Since the war began the deposits in the Irish banks have increased from s300. 600 600 to s450 100000. notwithstanding the fact that the interest payable on deposits IS much smaller than that obtainable from war loans, A great deal of Irish money went into the war loans, The increase in the money available in spite of greatly increased taxation is measure of the effect of the war on Irish prosperity,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
STEAMERS SAIL

SEATTLE. April 1.-The Admiral schley and Watson i'll sail tonight with four hundred and twenty five passen- gers, neary all Of whom are cannery- men for Port Armstong, Pavleg liar Dor. Ch0mley. QuadrI. Hanes, Funter Bay. Port Conclusion, Port Graham Saw'mill Bay. Renal. Alitak, and Yak utat,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
War Tax On Messages

The local cable office has been in formed that effective today, April l., there will be a government War Tax of ten cents on all messages where the rate is over 50 cents and cents where the rate Is less,
 Today also the increase in rate an ncunced by the commercial companies in the United States of 20 per cent over existing rates on all classes of business except press and messages to and from Canada, went into effect at 2 a, m,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
PENAL COLONY AGAIN NEEDED

MEXICO CTTY,-The abandoned penal colony on the group of islands off the coast of Topic, known as Las Tres Marias, it is expected. will be reestablished to accommodate the small army of iabitual 0iminals which the police of the. capitol have rounded up in their raid A wave of ,lduos and robbsries which recently swept Mexico City resulted in a gem ,rai cleanup which. within less than a edg weeks, brought fin about 800 pris- oners. many of -them had escaped from prison,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

all The France
 
 Association Of Fine
 "The idea build within a will be marked by little headones with initials or the soldier Tie hall records be the the records of bodies will be open to Jew and Gentle, Protestant
 Ihe would located with would guard be e-nnerrs perpetual
 The which would he which has approved by Secretary
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
JEWSWuL NOT RETURN TO
 PALESTINE
So Declares Oscar { Strauss of New
 York City

LONDON. April 1,-Oscar Strauss
 noted New Yorker, and one time A. nferican ambassador to Turkey, assert ed here today in a press interview that it was his candid opinion that the world scattered Jewish race would never go back to Paestine in great numbers, A zioniss country would never be. he declared. One reason. for this he declares is that great mum ,bes of Jewish people are; have been and will be, successful in America and have made it the land of their adoption
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
CADETS FOR NEW ZEALAND

LONDON, April 1-The govern. ment Of New Zealand has decided to establish a system Of cadet training which will aim at producing physical. mental and moral. rather than mhi- tary. fitness. owing to the large per centage Of medical rejections of can didates for the New Zealand Expedi. tionaFy Force, Compulsion will be limited to seventy hours yearly,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
TAKE OPTION ON SITE

SEATTLE. April 1 1,--An. option on a now county jail site has been obtained by King county at the corner of Fourth avenue and James street, The new site is directly opposite the city jail, The present jail is declared to be unsanitary and inadequate,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

In August. 1914. the R, F, c, and the R N A s between them mustered total strength of officers Of only 2s5; on November l. last year. the R. A, F, total Of officers was 30,00o. of whom 10000 were pilots and 2,oO0 ob- servers on the active service list, 9th CT ranks in 1914 numbered s53, and in 1918 there were 264,000, of whom 21.000 were flying in cadets in train ing flor commissions
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
$4o,ooo DRUGS SEIZED

CLEVELAND, O.. Nearly s40,OoO worth of morphine and other drugs were seized today in federal raid on the Rest Cure sanatarium and resulted in the arrest of Dr, Moritz Lewenthal, Four men and woman, arrested as they left the sanatarium, admitted. ac- rording to federal agents, being sup piled with drugs there.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

Oscar. Soomon Strauss, was Secre- tary of the Department of Commerce land Labor in the cabinet of Presi- }dent Roosevelt from 1906 til 1909, and then appointed ambassador to Turkey until 1910, He is the author Of: The
 Origin of Republican Form of Govern
 men in the United States: Roger Will
 Hams. the Pioneer of Religious Liber-
 ty in the United States; Reform In the Consular Service; United States Doctrine Of Citizenship; Our Diplo- Imacy with Reference to our Foreign
 Service, His home is in New York,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

PORTLAND. April 1.-It was an noainced today that military badges to be furnished by the city of Portland to men who left this city to enter the military service, will be presented formally to the men at ceremony which will be feature of the Victory Rose Festival in June. It is estimat- ed that about 1Iooo -la left Portland to enter the ranks,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
RELEASES PACKERS

WASHINGTON. .T 6. April 1. - President Wilson has issned 8 brocla. nation from Paris, which releases the meat dealers and packers from furth- Ter control by the federal food admin. istatioR,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
TRIP TO POLE
 THRU AIR IN JUNE

LONDON, Eng, April 1.-Captain Robert Bartlett, noted Canadian Arc tic Explorer is planning to fly from New York to the North Pole in June.i Et was announced here today. He will start his northern tip from a base at Cape Columbia.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
NINE MILLION IN CANADA

OTTAWA, April 1,-The Govern. ment estimate of the population Of Canada at the present time is in the neiglEborhood Of nine million people A question in regard to 1t was asked the sensns experts prepared a report which gives the figures at s,S35.000.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
LEAVES LARGE ES-
 TATE IN PORTLAND

PORTLAND. Ore. April 1,-The es tate Of the late Mir, Pittock. chief own CT of the Portland Oregonian, and prominent newspaper man for the past fifty years, has been appraised at ap- prox;matnly eight million dollars. 1t was announced today.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
OFF FOR MEXICO

HAVANA Cuba, April 1,-Jackson Johnson, negro heavyweight pugilist, who arrived here recently with his wife from Spain where he has been residing for number of years, sail ed for Mexico yesterday, It isreport- ed that several boxing contests have been arranged for him there,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
BAKER TO SAIL FOR
 EUROPE SHORTLY

WASHINGTON. D, c. April 1, = Secretary Newtan D, Baker. of the War Department. has announced that he will sail on Sunday, April 6 for Europe, The time of his stay abroad has not been determined,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

AIdUdIIId. iSDIIcLIIIub I4Hr VoIOOV American soldiers" said Representa- tive Fess, in discussing the bills, have made the supreme sacrifice in for eign country. They were brigaded along line 200 miles in length.
 'They were buried where they fell. The policy of the government is to return these dead if possible, but the difficulty is apparent. It is sug- gested that we establish in France a field of honor, to be beautifully ern- helliShad and 10 be a thing of beauty
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

Mrs. Bert Barclay was an arrival on the Jefferson last evening from Seat tie where she has spent the past three months visiting with friends, spending some time with her son who is attend Ing St, Martins Academy near there,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

LONDON. April IA British non rigid airship has just completed a 1S00-mile flight over the North Sea visiting Holland and Denmark, The trip was made in forty hours,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
TO RESUME WORK AT
 ANYOx TODAY

NEW YORK, April 1,-Operations at the Granby Company's snelter at Anyox resumed operations today it was announced, The plant has been closed since early in March when fire damaged part of the works.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

CHEYENNE, Wyo,. April l, - The issuance of bronze medals has been au- thorized by the Wyoming legislature. to every soldier enlisted from the state. One side will contain the sol. dier's name and rank. the other an inscription: "In recognition Of loyal service in the world war. from the state of Wyoming.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
ARREST GENERAL

EAGLE PASS. Texas, April l, -- 4 foremost military commander in Mex ico under Huerta, General ], 4, Ro- bles, was arrested here charged with smuggling,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
PURCHASERS AND
 GUNB0AT COMING

SEATTLE. April 1.-The -gnnboat vicksburg and two submarine chasers sailed today from Bremerton for Al askan waters to do patrol duty this spring and summer,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
FIVE HOCKEY
 PLAYERS STRICKEN

SEATTLE, April Hive of the members of the Les Canadiens" club. the world champion players, who have Seen playing here with the local team, have been stricken with influenza and are seriously ill. Hall and Mcdonald are said to be in a dangerous condi- tion, All further local games have been called off,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
GOOD RESPONSE
 FROM VOLUNTEERS

WASHINGTON, D, c. April 1, = The. War Department reports today that'there is gratityipg number of re- spOmses throughout tha nation to the call for fifty thousand. volunteers for overseas service,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
AGAskAN DIES

SEATTLE, April l. George F, Per ridge, former, Alaskan miner died today at Redmond In this county. He had ibeen i'll for some time.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
ALL LANDS IN HUNGARY WILL Bt| NAT|ONAL|zEDlW|TH|N THREE DAYS DECLARES FORE|GN MINISTER KUN.
Soviet Government Will AnnuI All Debts Of the Old Hungarian Government and Country
 Will Begin New History for Itself

LONDON April l, - Foreign Minister Bella Kun, in wire dispatch from Budapest today declared that the national izaon of Hungary going forward at rapid pace and that within three days outset all lands in Hungary will have nationazed and all debts of the old regime annuled
 Soviet has occupied all halls theatres and churches and has arranged for revolutionary plays in the former and addresses the significance of the revolution.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
BRITISH AIR FORCE
 HAD27,3oo PLANES

LONDON, - Britain was pre- -smin- ent in the air at the close of hostili- ties. These figures made public show that from practically nothing the Roy. al Air Force grew to bes the biggest air service in the world:
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

H. E, SanoDds. superintendent Of the Metlakatla cannery, of the An neue Island Packing company, was a business visitor in town yesterday and registered at the Stedman,
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

appealed nam boys are great hunters the duck with shot multitude of ducks ducks, know--"
 R. Graham. the family trap hunters reached
 matter fact the duck hunting has been pretty this year, ne the the lake looks red The ice brownish cored We have water Chicago analysis ce freezes thick enough tee
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
Neutral Zone Cause Of The Crisis

According dispatch from Vienna the establishment by conference neutral the Hungarian Ru nanan frontier of the crisis which precpated the revolution originally intended to make the attacking the Rumanians and to close the gap between Rumana and Poland The entente note de- lining this was dated March 19 the dispatches ada
 LONDON April IA dispatch from Berne which threw light of the Soviet has
 an considerably disturbing officials here particularly that of Bea Kun Foreign Minister he for time aide decamp Trotsky Russia The minister ot war is described as having orderly in the second army who was once punished for indcretion military affairs.
 Alexander or assumed the presidency of the enw
 Soviet government upon resignation of the Hungarian Gov ornuent workman first conservative soclal- A but who s now moved to the head communist revou tonay element Joseph Pagany minister of war formerly was president of the Soldaterrat
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
} WlASHINGTONE,} z5| A SIDELIGHTS AI
"FieId of Honor" for Fallen American Soldiers

UJ AsHINGToN-An which bills introduced Ohio and Dent of
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

was then made by the scholars of the vicinity. The hunters and trappers, the old settlers and weather prophets were puzzled. The hotel keepers and resort owners who profit from the sum- mer tourist trade then began to take an interest in the phenomenon, as did Chicago ice company, which owns several icehouses.
 Alderman Geori NJ. Maypole of Chicago, former police magistrate at Fox Lake. who knows the Long lake territory better than the native prides
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
MOv EMENTS OF BOATS
uthbound---

Farrasut Wednesday znd. city cf Seattle "Wednesday. Jefferson Sunday
 grti,b0und--
 Admiral Watson, April 2. Admiral Schley Wednesday. Alameda Saturday.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01
Red Ice Next Summer in Chicago From Long Lake

OK LAKE Long Lake Fox lake, turning dbOod red
  hue several weeks An nvesgatonoougy
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-04-01

Bishop B, T. Rowe loft on the Jeff erson last evening after spending sev- sraI- days in Ketchikan, He is on bis annual trip throuph the territory and expects to visit tho interior this sea- son,
 Sam Baker. representing the west ern Drygoods Company. left On the Jefferson tor Juneau this morning,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05
GARY MILL WORKERSASK
u. S. TO RECOGNIZE
SOVIET GOVERNMENT

a resolution urging the United states
10 withdraw its troops from Russia and
establish relations with soviet Russia
was forwarded to President Wilson by
the Allied Iron and Steel Council OF
Cary. representing $4,000 workers
The resolution protests against the
United States government giving the
sc-called Kolchak or Denikine govern
ments support IN any form and adds;
we believe that as no state Of war
exists between the United States and
Russia. We have no right 70 have any
military forces in Russia. and more so
as such interference g Of reactionary
character calculated to overthrow the
only government OF the people that RUS
STA ever had. and replace it with the
reactionary form that kept the Russian
people down for centuries.
I'VE demand that all such interfer-
ence cease. that all armed forces be
withdrawn. that the blockade be raised
and relations opened with the soviet
government as being the real Russian
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05

small plants the company owned at
Carnegie. Oakdale. Noblestown. En-
porium and Mount Union. Pa. were adj
vertised early this year for sale
1T is rather unusual these days for
workmen to embark in such enter
prise as this Indiana group attempts.
Apparently there is considerable capital
back of them. for it is reported 500 men
VIII be employed and the company will
be capitalized at $2.OoO.Ooo.
Some big plants IN America have had
small beginnings. Take the LaBelle
Iron Works. for example. II was start
ed way back in 1852 by six nail makers
who were dissatisfied with working for
wages and determined to build UP an in
dustrlal establishment of their own. To-
day the LaBelle is a $4,000. 600 corpora
ton. 1t has mills al Steubenville. O..
and Wheeling. w Va. together with
considerable coal territory. 1t owns
iron ore beds in Minnesota and coke
plants in Pennsylvania and has been a
pretty prosperous concern.
Queer things happen 70 corporations
as 10 individuals. The LaBelle company
bought some land in Brooke county. w
Va, years ago. This IS a little south OF
its Steubenviue plant In 1e1 Il ac-
quired an additional 42S acres adjoining
this tract. In making tests for natural
gas the company struck oil 1t sank
wells and twenty-five of these are Pro-
ducers today"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-05
THANKS "Y" FOR
HELP AT HAMMOND

Thanks were extended to the mem
oers OF the Gary \. NJ. c. A.. by
General Harry B. Smith yesterday for
services rendered BY the Y while the
troops were stationed at Hammond in
the riot zone at the standard Steel Car
works.
During the week that the guard was
on DUTY the greatly assisted in see
ing to the comfort OF the men. send
tng them over cigars. cigarettes. mag
azines books. ink and writing mater
tai and arranged moving picture show
and interesting lectures.