MINISTER OF WAR DIES
LONDON, Feb 22—Dispatches re
ceived here from Germany state that
j&err Roashaupter, Bavarian Minis
ter of War has succumbed to his in
juries received by the hand of some
radical at yesterdays session of the
'Bavarian parliament.
Under Secretary for Foreign Af
fairs Jorhand is reported to have been
badly wounded during the melee and
is not expected to live.
The conditions in Munich are re
ported to be bordering on civil war
a large number of people are report
ed to have been killed and wounded
following the rioting in the Bavarian
• parliament. The police and civil au
thorities have had to adopt strenuous
measures in their attempts to restore
order.
DR WALKER DIES
WATERTOWN, N. Y. Feb 22—Dr
Mary Walker, famous woman suffra
gist and the only woman in the U.
S. permitted by special enactment of
Congress to wear male attire, died
in his city today at he advanced age
of 87 years.
Dr Walker entered the Union army
as a volunteer surgeon in 1861 serv
ing thrnout the war.
Before serving in the army she com
menced wearing male attire, a prac
tice she continued until her death.
The greater part of her life was
-spent in fighting for reform in female
attire.
MAKE PROGRESS
PARIS, Feb 22—American Labor
Delegates are reported to be making
progress in welding the American,
British and French program for a
common World Labor Charter. Dif
ferences in opinion regarding the
universal labor program are being ad
justed satisfactorily and the dele
gates hope that a complete program
will be submited to the Peace Con
ference in the near future.
PREMIER BETTER
PARIS, Feb 22—The physicians
attending Premier Clemenceau stated
that the Premier has spent a restless
night, but is progressing nicely.
Only two visitors were allowed to
visit Clemenceau and to converse
with him for a short time. All indi
cations are that the Premier will re
cover from his wounds are favorable.
PASS BILL
WASHINGTON, Feb 22—The I
House of Representatives has passed i
the one billion dollar guarantee wheat'
-pill.
This measure was introduced some
time ago to prevent speculation in '
wheat by enforcing high prices thru '
a possible corner in wheat by food
speculators. 1
SPEAKE WITH PRESIDENT 1
WASHINGTON, Feb 22—Secretary (
of the Navy Daniels, using the new I
system of wireless telephone has been <
conversing with President Wilson on (
board the George Washington, her <
Indicated position being 700 miles !
east of Boston. <
This newly invented system has c
proven a great success having been
used by American aviators on the (
European battlefields intonveying in ?
formation regarding the positions of 1
the enemy batteries and the disposi
tion of his troops.
ROGESKY ARRESTED
BOSTON, Feb 24—A suspicion:
character who endeavored to entei
the Hotel that President Wilson ii
stopping at during his stay in Bostoi
and who insisted on seeing the Pres
ident, was arested by Secret Servici
men and closely questioned.
When examined he gave his nam<
as Andrew Rogesky and when t
thorough search of his person waj
made it was found that he was ir
possession of a loaded revolver anc
a blackjack.
Rogesky is kept in close confine
ment, while a thorough examinatior
into his character and that of his as
sociates is being made.
Several arrests of other people
supposed to be his close associates
are reported to have been made anc
some startling developments are ex
pected.
WILL STRIKE
PORTLAND, Feb 24—Represents
tives of all the Pacific Coast Meta:
Trades Council have resolved to cal
a strike of all affiliated Pacific Coasl
Unions on April first, when the wage
award made by the Shipping Board
expires.
Inability of the different unions tc
have their grievances against the em
ployers satisfactorily adjusted, and
as some delegates stated that any ac
tivities taken by the different local
unions have failed to bring about anj
satisfactory settlement, mass action
by all the affiliated unions was con
sidered the only means of settling
their differences.
An enormous number of organized
laboring men will be affected by this
proposed strike call unless the Ship
ping Board Officials step into the
breach and arrange a settlement sat
sfactory to the workers in the Metal
frades Unions.
ARRSET I. W. W.
WASHINGTON, Feb 24—Fourteen
members of the I W W have been
irrested in New York City by Secret
Service men.
Rumors have been current that
hese men have been implicated in a
dot to assassinate President Wilson,
m assertion denied by the head of the
Secret Service officials who stated
hat the men now under arrest were
inly charged wih being undesirable
itizens and as such would very Iike
y be departed from this country.
SHOOT GERMANS
COPENHAGEN, Feb 24—-Dispatch
's received here from Russia state
bat eight hundred German soldiers
vere shot by the Bolsheviks when
he latter captured the city of Windau
in the Baltic.
This report which has so far failed
o be confirmed, states that t.hea ;
lerman soldiers assisted the popula
ion of Widau in the defense of the
ity, and when the Bolsheviks suc
oeded in crpturing the town after
. desperate offense, the Bolsheviks
ngered at the participation of the
Jermans in the defense, executed 800
-f them in retaliation.
The civilian population has been
owed into submission by this drastic
ction reported to have taken place
y the Bolsheviks and the latter are
it
APPLES APPLES
JONATHANS
25 CENTS
in complete control of Windau and the
surrounding country.
DESTROYS MINSK
\ AMSTERDAM, Feb 25—Reports
■ received here from Germany state
i that the Spartacus Radicals angered
i by the refusal of some coal miners
• to join the strikers have destroyed
i the outlets to one of the great coal
mines in the Essen district, entomb
i ing six hundred miners. A fearful
death stares the victims of this act
in the face unless they can be released
from their underground prison,
j The German government seems to
be powerless to curb the radicals.
Reports are being circulated in Essen
that the government has dispatched
troops to restore order. Severe fight
ing is expected when the radicals and
soldiers meet in open warfare as the
radicals are well equipped with ma
chine guns and light artillery, and
: are very bitter against the soldiers
who have remained loyal to the Ger
man government. i
WANTS EXTRA SESSION
WASHINGTON, Feb 25—Senator
Martin in a speech before the Senate
urged Pr^dident Wilson to call a
special session of Congress on March
fifteenth for the purpose of bringing
some of tho more prestxrg problems
now ecnfgro.'iting the nation, up for
discussion. .
LIMITING AT.MY
WASHINGTON, Feb 25—The
House of Representatives has adopted
the Conference report limiting the
army establishment of the U. S. during
peace to 175,000 men. Some mem
bers of Congress held this figure to
j be entirely too low, as no one could
j tell what the future may hold in store
and what trouble this country may be
confronted with.
WANT LABOR LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, Feb 25—Dispatch
es received by the President from the
American Labor Delegates in Paris
j urge the President to recommend to
j Congress that immediate steps be
taken to put govermental affairs in a
constructive rather than questionable
position if the government wants to
prevent the growth of unrest among
the workers in this country. The
Delegates told the President that the
only way to stop the Bolshevik agi
tation in the U. S. lies in the imme
diate passage of remedial labor legis
lation.
The Delegates further recommend
ed that the government complete all
ships contracted for by the U. S. Ship
ping Board which are 26 per cent
finished to relieve unemployment.
PREMIER BETTER
PARIS, Feb 25—The physicians at
tending Premier Clemenceau state
that the latter’s wounds are healing
nicely and that his complete recovery
is considered a certainty.
EDITOR FINED
HELENA, Feb 25—W. Dunn, edi
tor of the Butte Bulletin, organ of
Labor in Butte has been found guilty
of sedition for attacking the State
Council of Defense in recent editorial
articles. Dunn was sentenced to pay a
fine of five thousand dollars.
STRIKE OFF
JEROME, Feb 25—The Jerome
Miners Union has declared the strike
off. but b» —alhough willing <
to go back to work are prevented
fpom doing so by the employers who
have declared that the mines will re
main closed until all radicals, I W W
and others have left Jerome.
WIL ARBITRATE
WASHINGTON, Feb 25—The
striking employees of the American
Employers Association have been or
dered by their officials to return to
work pending a conference between
three emplyers and three representa
tives of the strikers regarding the
demands mad by the latter for an
increase in their wage to $6.50 per
day.
STEAMER DORA SOLD
SEATTLE, Feb 25—The Alaska
Steamship Dora has been sold to Lars
Mickleson, who intends to use her
for trading and fishing purposes.
The Dora had been used in ihe pass
enger service in Alaska waters for
years, making regular coastwise trips
between Juneau and Dutch Harbor.
MANNHEIM DECLARED REPUBLIC
BERLIN, Feb 25—Reports re
ceived from Mannheim state that the
Spartacus radicals have succeeded in
gaining full control in the latter city
and have issued a proclamation de
claring Mannheim an independent re
public.
Serious fighting is reported to have
taken place between the radicals and
tie supporters of the German govern
ment but the resistance of the latter
was seemingly in vain.
RADICALS CONTROL MUNICH
LONDON, Feb 25—Reports re
ceived from Germany state that the
Spartacug radicals are in full control
in Munich, Bavaria.
Forty thousand workmen are re
ported «o have been fully armed by
the radicals who are determined to
resist any ; ttempt to wrest the con
trol of thee .'y from item.
Fifty members of.. - Bavarian no
bility have oeen seized by the radicals
as hostages.
The monarchist supporters have
been informed that should an attempt
be made to restore the monarchy the
hostages will be executed.
The leaders of the radicals Max
Loewen has declared that the radicals
arc ready to fight to retain control.
Loewen has assumed a military dic
tatorship and is directing affairs from
the palace formerly occupied by Pre
mier Eisner.
The Soviet of the Soldiers and
Workmen has appointed Director
Muehlon, Premier and Foreign Sec
retary of the Bavarian Republic.
NO FURTHER ACTION
PARIS, Feb 25—It has been au
thoritatively stated that the Peace
Conference will take no further action
toward the formation of a League of
Nations until President Wilson’s re
turn to Paris.
BONUS FOR SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON, Feb 25—The six
sillion dollar Revenue Bill signed by
President Wilson this morning, car
•ies a provision for a bonus of sixty
iollars to be paid to each and every
soldier, and member of the U. S. naval
’orces who has been honorably dis
iharged from service.
DECLARE STATE OF SEIGE
WEIMAR, Feb 26—The German
Cabinet alarmed by the threatening
•‘Htndo of he radical element in
Munich Bavaria, has declared a state ;
>f siege of the latter city.
DON’T WANT III LI; REPEALED
WASHINGTON, Feb 26—Frank 1
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Morrison Secretary oft he American
Federation of Labor stated that the
organizations represented by him
would try to prevent the repeal of the
Daylight Saving Bill.
He stated that aside from the fi
nancial benefit derived from it by
the whole nation it was of direct
benefit to the laboring classes.
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL
PORTLAID Oregon Feb 26—The
Sate Legislature has passed a bill
granting labor the right to strike and
institute boycotts Without interference
by judicial injunctions.
Considerable opposition was en
countered when this bill was under
discussion but it, was carried by a
good majority. The Governor has
announced that he would sign the
bill, as he is in complete accord with
the measure.
WIL ARBITRATE
LONDON, Feb 26—The officials of
the British Mine Workers Unions
have recommended to the members
of their organization to accept the
offer made by the British government
officials to postpone the contemplated
strike which had ben vted on by the
coal miners and was to be called im
mediately, for five days, pending an
inquiry to be made by a commission
to be appointed by the government,
regarding the demands of the unions.
The officials of the British Mine
Workers are confident that this in
quiry will establish the fact that the
coal miners are fully justified in de
manding a reduction of their working
hours to 44 per week.
The public has become alarmed at
the seriousness of the situation, as an
complete shutdown of all British in
dusties wuld result, should the strike
be called. It is hoped that the com
mission will be able to bring about
a settlement and avert the threat
ened strike)
WIL HOLD CONFERENCE
SEATTLE, Feb 26—Arrangements
are now being made by the represen
tatives of the U. S. Shipping Board
to hold a conference in Washington,
D. C. between representatives of the
striking shipbuilders unions, th^ir
employers and officials of the Ship*
ping Board to settle the strike.
It is reported here that the officials
of the organizations now on strike
have declared their wilingness to sub
mit the question of ending the strike
pending a settlement, to a vote by the
members of their organizations pro*
vided this proposed conference is held
in Seattle instead of in Washington,
PALMER APPOINTED
WASHINGTON, Peb 27-t-A. Mitch
ell Palmer, Enemy Alien Property
Custodian has received the appoint
ment as U. S. Attorney General.
Palmer has made a nation wide
reputation for himself ferreting out
property owned by German Aliens in
the United States and its Insular pos
sessions.
Property valued at hundreds of mlb,
lions of dollars has been taken charge
of and administered by him and iu
many cases has been publicly sold to
Americans of undoubted loyalty to
their country.
PASS DILI,
WASHINGTON, Feb 27—The
House of Representatives has passed
the Oil, Coal and Mineral Land Leas
ing Bill.
This measure will open up fifty mil
lion acres of valuable coal, ail, and
mineral land in Alaska and the West
ern states for exploitation under the
leasing and patent system.
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