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Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

BERLIN, aJn 29-It is reported here that the German Provisional government is assembling an army to stop the encroachments of the Poles on the Eastern Frontier of Germany. Severe fighting is expected as the German people have become aroused over the depredations of the Poles and the Allies have as yet shown themselves unwilling to interfere with the aggressive Polish policy.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
ACPTURE TOWN

COPENHAGEN, Jan 27-It is re- ported here that Spartacus Radicals have captured all public buildings in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and are in full control Of the city. Some of the captured leaders of the anti-Sparta- GUS forces, are, it is rumored to be courtmartialed.
 Whether the Spartscus radicals &C., complihsed their coup by surprise or by physical force could not be learned.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
APPOINTMENTS HELD UP

WASHINGTON, Jan 2S-The U. S. Judiciary Committee is holding up the reappointments of Federal Judge Bunnell and Prosecuting Attorney Roth of Fairbanks, Alaska for al- legged improper political activities during their previous terms of office of both officials.
 Charges have been made that their pernicious political activities were most noticeable during the late dele gate contest between Wickersham and Sulzer.
 A sub committee appointed by the Senate Judiciary Committee has been appointed to investigate the charges prot against Bunnell and Roth.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
LAPS AND ITALIANS
 AGAINST WILSON

The latter delegates claim that the existence of the British Empire is seriously threatened if Great Britain or her Colonies relinguish control of the occupied territories and turns them over to international control.
 The Japanese and Italian Peace delegates are also opposed to Wilson's plan while the French delegates have shown willingness to support the President.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

LONDON, Jan 30-The London News says in it's report of the Peace Conference sessions, that the Peace Conference barometer indicates very stormy weather.
 This has resulted from the action of the British Cabinet and the Brit ish Peace envoys in endorsing Presi- dent Wilson's plan of the internation- ahzation of all the German colonies, despite the protest of the Peace Dele gates from the British Dominions.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

VIENNA, Feb 1--It is reported here semi-officially that the Czecho- Sloyaks have occupied Austrian Si- lesia, after crushingly defeating the Poles who also laid claim to this territory.
 The Czecho-Slovaks are reported to have taken over the civil admins tration of Austrian Silesia and are completing preparations to annex this territory to Bohemia.
 The civil population, seventy eight per cent German and Poles have been anable to stop the encroachment of the Czecho-Slovaks who consider themselves as masters.
 The non Bohemian population has appealed to the Allied Peace Con- ference to interfere but so far with out avail.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

WASHINGTON, Jan 31-The mi- nority report of the Immigration Com mittee of the House of Representa- tives says that barring immigration for four years as stipulated in the pending bill would result in a serious shortage of labor in the United States and would in fact paralyze all Amer ican industries.
 That given time the question of unemployment would become less acute, as the American industries ad- justed themselves to peace time con ditions.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

PARIS, Jan 27-Samuel GGmpers President of the American Federation of Labor, President Wilson and Col. House had a lengthy conference re- garding International Labor Legisla- ton. Gompers when interviewed after the conference declared himself to be highly pleased with the outlook for the workers. He intimated that he will receive the full support of President Wilson in the proposed la bor legislation.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
STRIKE ENDED

LONDON, Feb 1-The local dock- yard strike, which threatened to as4 sume serious proportions has finalIs- been settled, the British government granted the strikers a substantial increase in their wages.
 The strikers have returned to work in a body and hundreds of vessels tied up here owing to the strike are being unloaded and their valuable c&Jgoes distributed.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

BERLIN, Feb lowing to a ser ious shortage of coal, two hundred thousand workers are at present un- employed in this city with no assur- ance of an immediate relief from this distressing situation in the near fu- ture
 The German Provisional govern ment is doing it's utmost to induce the unemployed to go to the country dis trcts where work is more plentiful.
 Thousands have been shipped by the government to different parts of Germany and everything possible is being done to furnish relief.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
AGREE ON WAGES

BERLIN, Feb Tt is reported here that an agreement between the German shipowners and the German Sailors Union has been made, re- garding the wages to be paid to sail ors on vessels bringing food from the United States to Germany
 The shipowners agreed to pay the scale demanded by the Sailors Union namely $45 per month.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

marine, The suspension of other contracts will follow if the pending troubles between the employers and the shipworkers are not adjusted im- mediately.
 The people in the Bay Cities are much aroused over the possibility of the entire stoppage of all shipbuilding activities
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
FINLAND TO
 BE INDEPENDENT

want, by a popular vote, without any interference by any power or nation.
 Little if any opposition is expected by the French and British govern ments to the proposed independence of Finland by the other delegates to the Peace Conference.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

PARIS, Jan 31-Samuel Gompers President of the American Federation of Labor held a lengthy conference with French labor leaders.
 When interviewed by American cor respondents MT Gompers stated that
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
UPHOLDDECIsIoN

WASHINGTON, Jan 2S-The War Labor Board ruled that the inaugura- tion of the eightt hour day does not reduce the amount of pay received previously under longer working day. The officials uphold similar decision made in the previous cases of the printers.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
CANCEL CONTRACTS

SAN FRANCISCO, aJn 28-The U. $. Shipping Board has suspended contracts for the building of thirty steel vessels for the U. s. Merchant
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

pronounced and food almost impos- sible to be had at present.
 Soldiers are patrolhng the streets of Vienna to hold the desperate peo- pie in check.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
CzECH0 SL0vAKS
 GRAB AUSTR0 SILESIA

to be organizing another revolution. The Provisional Government has re- ceived evidence duplicating him in a plot to overthrow the present Pro- visional government of Germany
 All efforts to apprehend Radek have failed.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

the Bolsheviki have succeeded in out f1anking the British troops at Shen- krust and forced the latter to retreat The retreat was undertaken in good order, brisk rearguard action be- ing kept up.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

LONDON, Jan 2S-It has been known here thru official sources that the French government will back Great Britain in their claim for the complete independence of Russian Finland. The Finnish people will de- eide the form of government they
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

AMSTERDAM, Jan 30-Uncon- firmed reports arrived here from Germany state that the government forces have defeated the Spartacus Radicals who had taken control of Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
 Twenty five of the Radicals are re- ported to have been killed and quite a number wounded, while the govern ment forces are reported to have suf- fered but few casualties.
 The Radicals have been busted from control in Wilhelmshaven which they had gained by an unexpected coup.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
PRESIDENT WILL
 AID COMPERS

torment of conditions for the workers of all nations.
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

ORGANIZE ANOTHER REVOLT
 BERLIN, Jan 2S-Karl Radek, Russian radical and Karl Lieb- knecht's right hand man is reported
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01
FORCED TO RETREAT

LONDON, Jan 30-Reports re- ceeived here from Russia state that
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

Keep Posted, Read the WORKER
Weekly Nome industrial worker., 1919-02-01

THERE IS NONE AS GOOD AS BEvo
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
BRITISH ELECTION RESULTS
Lloyd George Wins Sweeping Victory
in New ParIiament-Nota
Woman Was Chosen.

London, Dec. 800 fourteen wom-
en- candidates, only one will be en-
titled to sit in the House of Commons,
namely, Sim Feiner, Countess Mar
kievicz, who was elected for the ST.
Patrick Division of Dublin City. But
as the Sim Feiners refuse to sit at
Westminster the House of Commons
will, as hitherto, be composed entire
ly of males.
All the other women candidates, in
Guiding many of the foremost in the
women's movement, were rejected by
their constituencies. Christabel Pank-
hurst came the nearest of these to
being elected, being defeated only by
a narrow majority by a Laborite.
The Lloyd George coalition govern
ment won a sweeping victory, beyond
all expectations, in the elections for
the new Parliament.
In a house of 707 members, the
prime minister will have more than
five hundred seats for his supporters.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
BOMB IN STREET CAR STRIKE
Two Men Injured in Explosion at Kan
sas City Car Barn-Offiee
Partially Wrecked.

Kansas City, Dec. 3O-An explosion
from a bomb which either was hurled
against the window sill or placed upon
the wire screen with a time fuse at
tached, wrecked the office of the Kan
sas City Railways Company's car barn
at Forty-eighth and Harrison streets
at 7:25 o'clock last night, dangerously
injuring two employees, slightly wound
ing several others, SCATTERING windows
in the building and in those across
the street, and throwing the neighbor-
hood into a panic.
George W. Wilkerson, night cashier,
and J. T. Wilkerson, his assistant, both
of BIS Highland avenue, were work
ing in the small enclosure, only few
feet from the window, when the ex-
plosion occurred They were rushed
to the Swedish hospital, where they
were given surgical attention. The in
juries of both are said to be danger
Gus. George W. Wilkerson was the
most severely injured of the two.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
HUNS WILL HAVE TO sKIMP
Food Supply in Territory Occupied by
American Forces Is Sufficient,
But Not Plentiful.

With the American Army of Occu-
patton, Dec 31-The general situa-
ton in Germany as regards supplies
of all kinds is bad, but it is not i'm
mediately serious, reports of American
intelligence officers showed today.
After 2-week investigation
throughout the entire area occupied
by the American forces, these officers
reported that the food situation is
not dangerous at the present time.
They believe that within short time
working people in the towns will be-
gin to feel a real pinch. Stocks now
on hand, it is asserted, are sufficient
to last until February 1 or Is, in the
towns, while the farmers have been
sufficiently foresighted to store their
stocks until they have enough to last
through the winter. Inasmuch as q
greater part of the region is agricul-
tural, conditions as a whole are fairly
good. Many persons in the Moselle
Valley, wine growers, viii be forced
to buy foodstuffs. In the towns war
rationing is still being enforced.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
EXPLOSIONS KILL TWELVE
Many Others Buried Beneath Falling
Walls Of the Lebanon, New
Jersey, Postoffice.

Lebanon, n. J., Dec 31.-TweIve per-
sons were killed here tonight and
twelve others injured by two gas ex-
plosions in the Lebanon postoffice
The first explosion blew the roof from
the building and the second caused
the walls to collapse, burying all with
III the building in debris.
The building burst into flames fol-
lowing the second explosion and for
a time it appeared that other buildings
in the vicinity would be destroyed.
Nearly a score of persons were wait
ing in the postoffice for the evening
mail when the explosions occurred,
and so far as known, every person in
the building was killed or injured.
Several persons in the street were in
jured by falling debris.
In addition to the postoffice, the
wrecked building contained a candy
store and club rooms and a number OF
persons in these were victims of the
explosions
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
WOMEN RIOT IN WASHINGTON
Fire Demonstration by Suffs
Near the White House.

Washington, Jan 2-Riotous scenes
were enacted tonight in front of the
White House when soldiers, sailors
and citizens undertook TO end a
watch fire. demonstration started in
Lafayette Park by 'sentinels' of the
National WOman's party, as a protest
against the failure of the Senate TO
pass the Equal Suffrage resolution
Women carrying banners were
knocked down by the charging crowd
and their banners destroyed, while an
urn in which the ''Batch-fire" was
burning was destroyed. After the 20
lice had restored order the women
started a new fire in one of the big
urns in the park, and five of them
were arrested by the police for this
violation OF park regulations. They
refused to furnish bond and were held
at a precinct station
During the afternoon the women
burned copies of speeches delivered
by President Wilson
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
THE FRENCH TERMS OUTLINED
Goreign Minister Piehon Announces
Five Principles Agreed Upon to
the Chamber Of Deputies

Paris, Dec. 3O-The storm which has
been threatening in the French cham
Der for the last four days broke this
afternoon, when Stephen Pichon, min
lister Of foreign affairs, amid violent
Interruptions Of the Socialists and
counter demonstrations by the govern
ment supporters, outlined Frances
peace terms.
The minister declared that France
is absolutely in agreement that full
publicity be given to the proceedings
OF the peace conference He an
nounced that Intervention in Russia
was inevitable, but it would be of a
defensive character so far as French
troops were concerned and that if Of
fensiVe operations were undertaken it
must be by Russian troops.
NJ. Franklin-Bouillon of the commit
tee Of foreign affairs brought matters
TO head, however, by a violent at
tack on NJ Pinchon and the govern
ment's foreign policy.
Since Thursday the government
bench has sat in obdurate silence, re-
fusing to reply to any queries, but
when NJ. Pinchon assembled the tribune
this afternoon he was ready to an
swer. He declared:
1t had been evident for the last
week that the opponents of Premier
Clemenceau were determined to OBJ
struct, in every possible way, the vot-
ing of the budget Of 1O1z billion francs
for the first three months Of 1919, IN
less the government stated its peace
terms, either through Premier Clemen-
ceau or NJ. PinchOn, but it was not
expected that the government would
do so before Monday.
1. That the government was in &C
cord that the utmost publicity should
be given to the peace conference, thus
replying to the Interpolation OF the
Socialist deputy, Marcel Cachin, of
last Friday when he asked Premier
Clemenceau to state whether secret
diplomacy would be abandoned In the
peace conference, and the discussions
given all publicity.
2. That the French government has
adopted the principle of a League of
Nations and is now busy working to-
ward its effective realization, thus re-
plying to the Interpolation of the So
ciaIist, NJ. Bracke.
3. That the government does not
desire any annexation, but reserves
the right to fix the Alsace-Lorraine
frontiers, to guard against future at
tack, thus replying to NJ. Franklin
Bouillon.
4. That the government does not
think that the question of diplomatic
representation of the Vatican arises at
the present moment.
5. That Intervention in Russia is
inevitable.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

All American merchant vessels Of
four thousand dead weight tonnage or
less, reQuisitioned by the shipping
board and not now required for purely
military purposes. have been ordered
released by John A DOnOId, acting
chairman of the board
China viii ask of the peace confer
ence the return OF Kiao Chow, the for
mer German controlled province cap
tured by Japan early in the war, and
a readjustment Of International trade
relations to place China on an equal
plane with other nations
To coordinate and stabilize the
American and European textile mar
kets, in view Of postwar conditions,
the textile alliance export corporation
has been organized at New York by
the representative cotton and WOODEN
goods manufacturers and merchants
who handle the products.
MAJ. F. o. Kirby Of Kelly Field.
San Antonio, Tex, was seriously in
Jured at Brownsville when an airplane
piloted by Lieut. Joseph Quirk fell
several hundred feet Lieutenant
Quirk escaped with a few bruises
Prince Albert of Monaco has given
to the Associated Press a remarkable
letter he has addressed to former En-
peror William, which promises to
rival the notable revelations made by
Prince LdchnoEsky, German ambassa-
dor at London at the outbreak Of the
war.
William Howard Taft and Basil
Manly, now joint chsirmen OF the Ma
donaI War Labor Board, viii consider
the Kansas City street car wage COZ
tro7ersy in Omaha the afternoon OF
January 3.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
PEACE CIRCLES ARE
BECOMING ACTIVE
Statements Recently Made by
French Leaders Furnish
Points for Discussion.
BRITAIN AND FRANCE AGREED
Premier cIemenceau's Statement on
Freedom OF Seas PIeases Delegates
to the Paris Conference

Paris, Dec. 31-Thfs has been the
most active days discussion in peace
conference circles since the American
delegation arrived, as the declarations
of Premier Clemeneeau and Foreign
Minister Pichon in the chamber of
deputies last night gave a ralIying
point in the form of the first official
announcement on the plans of the
French government.
The statements disclosed France de-
termined upon its line of action on
practically all the questions involved,
including a society of nations, on
which NJ. Pichon said the details now
were being formulated.
Britain and France Agreed.
Premier Clemenceau's statement on
the freedom Of the seas was the first
announcement from high authorita-
tive source. This was accepted as
showing that the British and French
viewpoints were in accord NJ. Clemen-
ceau's reference to his talks with
President Wilson indicated that they
had tended to bring out the signifi-
canoe of the French premier's pre-
Vious conversations with the British
prime minister regarding the action of
the British fleet during the war, with
out which he admitted France could
not have continued the war, as well
as his favorable attitude toward the
future British fleet.
U. S. Attitude Not Definite.
The sentiment prevails in confer
ence circles here that the American
attitude will not become definite until
further knowledge is obtained concern
ing the conversations between Presi-
dent Wilson and Premier Clemenceau
and Premier Lloyd George
N. Clemenceau's overwhelming ma
jority on the vote of confidence in the
chamber Of deputies makes him COM
handing figure in France, similar to
that of Lloyd George, as a result OF
the British elections. 1t is expected
that the names of the French peace
delegates will soon be announced as
3 result of the strong support given
the cabinet
"Tiger" and Wilson Agree.
La Liberte, in an editorial today,
scores the opposition for yesterdays
debate in the Chamber Of Deputies,
charging that it was endeavoring TO
arouse between Premier Clemenceau
and President Wilson an artificial con-
flict, although it asserts cordially,
mutual esteem and agreement on gen
eral views exist between the prime
minister and the President
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
NEWS ITEMS FROM
ALL OVER KANSAS
Happenings of More or Less
interest Gathered From
Many Sources.
START ROAD FUND CAMPAIGN
Legislature viii Be Asked by State
Association to Submit Consti-
tuticnaI Amendment.

The Kansas Good Roads Associa-
ton, at its meeting in Topeka recent
~, started the campaign to have the
coming legislature submit a constitu-
tionaI amendment that will permit
the state to aid in good roads work
and at the same election submit a
bond issue proposition for so million
dollars to carry out the road program.
The plan contemplates the building
of five thousand miles OF hard surface
highways which will connect every
county seat and all market centers.
Every county will receive a part of
the benefits of the road fund, although
the more populous sections will have
the greater benefits.
The plan is to change the motor
car registration and license law so
that the license fees will be based on
the horsepower of the car, instead OF
a flat fee of SIS a year as at present.
All of this revenue is to come to the
state and will be used in paying the
interest and paying off the bonds.
The money now goes to the counties
for road maintenance, except a small
part which pays for administering the
law. The association proposed to
change the law at once so that Il
large sum of money would be in the
state treasury when the road amend
ment is adopted and ready to become
effective.
The association was in session all
day working out its plans for making
the fight before the legislature for
tho SrhY,o{szT0D IF fha omoudmoUt and
the bond issue and carrying the fight
to the people in the next two years
to insure the success of the amend
ment and bond issue proposals at the
polls.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09

The old game of politicians looping
off appropriations for the state
schools and institutions so generally
practiced by the legislature has ap-
peared in the state auditors office.
F. w. Knapp, state auditor, announc-
ed recently that he had cut IL mil
ion dollars from the budgets OF the
various institutions and departments
of the state The budgets OF the
heads of the institutions made an az
gregate of $15,591, 354.26 set out as
the amounts needed to carry on the
work of the departments and instltu-
tions for the next two years. The au-
ditor cut the total $1,564 1888. The
total left is 2A million dollars greater
than the appropriations of two years
ago. AS usual, the University of Kan
sas felt the ak harder than any other
institution The auditor decided that
the board of administration and uni
versity authorities wouldn't need $780,
600 a year additional to pay salaries
of instructors and professors. He also
cut out the appropriation of 100000
for a hospital at the Rosedale Medical
School.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-01-09
The general board of the Kansas

The general board of the Kansas
Federation of Women's Clubs has
been called to meet in Topeka, to con-
slider the legislative program Of the
clubs for the coming season The
board comprises all the officers, dis
trict presidents and the chairmen Of
the various committees.
Mrs. May BeIleyille Brown OF Sa-
lima is chairman of the legislative
committee.
Ali of the women legislation is TO be
placed in the hands of Mrs. Minnie J.
Grinstead, the first woman OF the Kan
sas Legislature She will be in active
charge of the measures the women's
clubs will make an active campaign
for during the session.
The main items on the women's
legislative program are: Extension
of humane and patriotic education in
the schools; elimination of adult IL
literacy; improvements in the
women's detention farm; child well
fare legislation; protection Of women
in industry: strengthening of moving
picture censorship law, now under
complete control of the women. The
form of the different measures will
be worked out at the campaign in the
legislature.