EX-HUN OFFICIAL SAYS WILL GO TO PARIS
Pershing Pays Just Tribute to American Women, Says Report
HELIGOLAND AND
KIEL CANAL MUST
GOISTHEMCISiON
British Government to Dispatch One
Hundred Seventy Thousand Tons
Of Food and Supplies to
Germany for Her Ships
Heligoland Must Be Dismantled Is Decision
PARIS. Mar. IS.—The Subcommittee of the League of N i
tions committee met today two days ahead of schedule. V’
neutral countries with the excep-ion of Spain were represented.
The Allied War Council today decided the German - North
Sea naval base of Heligoland must be dismantled, also that .the
Kiel Canal must be thrown open to the ships of the wcrki the
tools collected to be used for the maintenance of the waterway s.
PARIS. Mar. IS.—The British Government has arranged t.
despatch one hundred and seventy thousand tons of ford sup
plies to Germany the moment the latter turns over her raerch
ant ships to the Allies, it was learned here today.
PARIS. Mar. IS.—President Wilson. Premiers Orlando of
Italy. Lloyd George of England and Clemenceau of France met
this morning in the Paris White House, the Murat Martsrin. to
iron out the final differences of the preliminary peace treaty
which is to be completed and dispatched by the 20th.
Brussels Offered As A Seat for League
BRUSSELS, Mar. 18.—The corporation of the ci;y of Bru
sdb has decided to propose to the city council that it offer E
roont Palace, formerly the Ehrenburg Palace, as the seat of the
League of Nations.
The Egmont Palace is within a few blocks of the royal palace
It was erected in 1548- restored in 1753 and again in 1892 nf'-er
a Tire. Count Egmont. who was executed by the Spaniards ir
1588 in Brussels was a famous general.
Pershing Pays Tribute To American Women
COBLENZ. Germany, Mar. 18.—General John J. Pershi .. de
dared here today that, but for the support of the women f
America, the United States could not have played the import
ant part she did in winning the war.
Extra Session Of Congress In May
WASHINGTON. D. C- Mar. 18.—Talk in official circles in
dicates that an extra session of Congress will be called about
the middle of May. when it is expected tha* President x'- 51s
will have returned from abroad.
United States Exports Much Food
WASHINGTON, D. CL Mar. 18.—The United States Food Ad
ministration announced today tha1 during the past eighteen
months, shipments of foodstuffs to the Allies and the neu
tral nations exclusively aggregate feur and a half billion
pounds of flour and grain. Exports were four hundred and
fifty eight million bushels.
GRANBY SHUT
DOWN TIGHT
Word Oil brought frcrr AsyOx last
night to the effect that everything
<rjl shut Sown tight following the
fire in the converter at the emelter.
The p j:laif59 was coneirusted of tteei
out there was weed interior work anc
trie was faaned by a b-e«.e. A* a
ree.lt cir*-d*rai> damage was done.
Abe it two hundred men came down
from the smeiter town last nipit cs
the Prince Rupe-t and wm of them
lemaiasd h**e other* going south.
That pretty wed eie*r* out the sit-sle
men from the place and some of the
married men a-t reported to be leav
ing.
When the Pizoe Rupert arrived ye*
terday miming there were no men to
a<n£.t the oa'to. Everthnr wit
t td .p rivnt it U expected to start
up ajait a* aeon a* repair* to the
■maftti building have been com pie*
•d—Phase Rupert Newt
MOVEMENTS OF BOATS
■ . 5"(i
- ‘ afiia 'am toms nsw.
City s* Seattle Thursday.
•• r'i.b and
.'e"cscn 5pm today.
A ameda Sam tomorrow.
Admiral tfchley nocn tofirormw.
ANDREW KELLY WSSS
AGA NST CCWMCDORE
Vancouver. March '2-—Mr. Juscrse
Marti, -as tie tnc Adt -at/ ca-:s
T'ifn '?'t t' 2 A-c*' T- a
first *2S that cf tie Ci'ac 22 - i- 4
Cc]d SMtjt Co., owners cf it 5 ear—
er Andrew KeLp. 23a r t the L C
Turstr Mills 4 Tradirig Cc ewr.e-s of
the tug Ccm-odore. It *•** etc "• t
by the captain of the Astdrew Kei’y
that bad found the Gc-"'cdcr« -o c.l
t-ess in a storm ert tie coast f AS
asca in October. S9C7. ard had tow
«d both that vtsje ana the barge cf
copper ataohed into Y&Vutat Hr/. Mr.
Jcst-ce Vsric dec ded that tre Ar
d:»# K*Oy was enfit sd to «a 00C sal
vage but did not exore® any furti
er pi/dr. The a-trt ot of d .isioa
of tie salvage was -eld over.
Tvs act*on '■* tre :*'*'• cf ti- Jes
sie Mac aga n*t the ov/--'* of the
Sea L*'on was dll' tied !t rad bee
vrre-f by the de-fer-’e t-at tie in r-te-s
o tv * vxj » tfac 'it t'C not * ~
negligence in nav.gating tb e Sea Lies,
but in the stormy condition of the
its Furthermore: ~*t was cc'trad
ed that tfce'eactair cf tit itss t Ma
tncurred danger wijt/i-g to-t-e c-cr?
and tier: aliowcng four ct-e- vessels
♦- >.»r j ;rr—Pr'no 9 P rce't
Ne-vra
Fc eat Supervisor *; -e
- n t e 'Treat 7 tender Tain tni-.
■nerj-jip? fc* C'3 g and Coat'?"
Staitji on a ten day t, 3..on ';facs>
bV*>»e»
SWEDEN TO
CLOSESHOE
FACTORIES
WASH \GTON. D. C.. Mar. .18. -
T -State Department has been ad
*'*. .-.catches from Sweden
c-r e* 1 seventy thousand
- sree workers wsii be thrown
' - : - ‘ t-melc.. n*ent by the suspensios
;.i a 1 shoe factories cl
■ _ T-e •'•sr-'acturers have
- : ;*e :-;r.p ants because e(
:tion . .-jig the war and
-'5o.ro sroc on’ s nee the ar
rv.tjjee.
r SSC3 AiHES. Mar. 16_Tne
card uate for parliament
of A-gentine is Sen
-r.-.a J.’.iata _ante-i of Renshaw, a
~o.'.- S~e '$ a candidate for the
: • to- ..tie? ?» a rep-e sent a
: ■ : • - o — tie national capital.
OMAHA. var ’£.—Euffalo steaks
h be cc—after this with the
c or ;• c.rso meat on the public
- - its .o-da;.. it sel‘s at about $1 a
hr no W 3 53,^ *3 fc* the first
—' — c? c*< o e*er offered far
s- 1 ■> :ter -i-ket in the world
see: c:~ ~:s.s::a -> South Omaha.
WASH PAN S BIO
I NCOME TAX
SEATTLE, Mar. *3—It is estimat
:r ‘.'a: :-e residents of the state o'
Mr -gtori -a. s cad so-r.e forty
" dc A in income taxes for
EEERLARY TRAGIC
SEA YORK. Mar. *8—Thirty two
■ „»•» ktl-ed by automobiles
E - < 5 by waccns ;n the
t-.'eei; :* Sew York in February. ac
•; the — anti y report of the
Piety.
- :re stare. CLtsde of New York,
a ~: ies caused 23 deaths, folieys
a-d wagon *.
7L()ODS BAD IN
AUSTRALIA
LGN2GN S'a-. '3—Reports from
•• a: *ne A'.-stra'la. today indicate
'irt pc..-*-•* as experiencing the
■ . .a • ‘ry yearii. Large sec
i :-j c- ■•‘eltc-rae are ur.ser water,
~ .*tsj ?5d
YIKON WANTS
AIR SERVICE
OTTAWA. Mar. "g.—Dr. Thomp
c» .r,e Iejgistature for the
v;jge»ttd in the House of
Co-esi3i;l.Jrr-,4]]t of an air
•.'are a-c-rvice fo* tiat territory His
- a.' ■ tied for a base at Edmonton.
O.1 ‘Mr Whitehorse and At!in»
V.'«.LKER 0. Hi’iES
.'ti ■.; % i£: v,i Has
' 1-*.'' V D (fitter ai
rcati
tuKMd Mr. McA4o».
I
FREIGHT BATES
TAKE ANOTHER
Passenger Rates
Basis Thft^ and
half Cts. per Mile
SEATTLE. Mar. 18.—Freight rates
to Alaska have also been raised to
the extent of from one to three dol
lars per ton. and the Increase in the
passenger rates is eojnputed on the ba
s^s of three and a half cents per mile.
T ;e rate specified in the newtariff
s from four to seven dollars pe
ticket instead of an average increase
of two dlcla-s per fare as yesterday's
statement from the companies' indi
cated.
SPOKANE. Mar. 18.—The' influen
za which has been raging here for the
second time, is noyv .op .the. vvani' at
cording to reports isactilng the city
nealti officer. Onlyigeven new cases
were reported today.
MEDAL FOR ALL
LOAN WORKERS
SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 18.—The li
berty loan headquarters has anao.uneec
that a medal the sLze'-fcf 'Amerl^
can half dollar and made from cap
tured German cans# is»to be awarded
each worker in the forthcoming1 vic
tory loan campaign.
SPOKANE VETS.
TO ORGANISE*
ASSOCIATION
Postmaster Warder is. In receipt of
the following letter from the S’pok&n*’’
branch of the Sons of Democracy;;
Great War’ Veterans . wllttfe'n ,‘uftder
dat cn March 12. which is self-explan
atory:
POSTMASTER,
Vetchikan. Alaska. ^ _ J
Dear Sir: - "" .
We have an organization, that has j
n the city of Spokane, 435 members
o' veterans of the Past y>AZ^—.W£. are,
desirous of ass sting all towns and
cities of the Northwest and Alaska in
erganiying the returned soldiers, rea-1
"tine that the benefits to bd receiv
ed bv the returning men, from such an
organipation are innumerable. Prac
tically all the cities of the Northwest
rave such an organization. The targ-;
•*«t ones have nice Club Rooms and
well-attended meetings. We find it i-s
-n-excellent way to ipsure good* eiti,
zensnio.
We are des rous of having a meet
ing in Spokane this sumnifer, probably
the *i'5t week in August, to which we;
have invited every organization of the.
returned veterans of the war. tg
‘he states ef Washington, Oregon. Ida
ho. Montana and the territory of Al-_
aska. to meet with us'for the purpose’
of organizing a department t of lhe‘
No thwest and Alaska. .. • ,
We will do all in out - power to- as
sist your towns of Alaska to organ!zr
-'> that they may become a oart o'
our patriotic machine of Good itizen
ship. We veff? b mcfo than g'ad uo
cn -eouest tc furnish any organization
or ?D'!3 of returned vete-aea. of -the
past war. who decides to form an or
ganisation. a set of our By-Laws, ant}!
any other thing, which we may be j
able to forward you.
Net knowing who to communicate1
with on this subject, I am taking the
•ibe ty of addressing you, with the r
-> f-‘. trat you turn this communica
tion over to yournt+rruMrner’^znd any
veteran o'gan:zation you may have in
your, city. If'you desire any com
munication or assistance from us on
♦hi? matter., you will address our
Field Secretary, Mr. P, H. Mutters
at ou- office ’nd Club Rooms
5‘0 Chamber of Commerce Bldg,
"pokane, Wrsh.. I am,
Fraternally yours,
HAROLD N. NuZUM.
'■ —r ■ ii.ii rn i ■■
cutive Committee, 3on» of Demo
cracy.
Mayor Hanson
. Goes South To
Recuperate
•_ I
SEATTLE, MAP. 18—Mayor Ole
Hanson for California today to recu
peratc from his nervous breakdown
caused by the strain of the general
strike here last month.
Before leaving, however. Mayor
Hanson removed Civil Service Com
missioned Lietman. for going on the
: bands of the I W W here.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Mar. 18. —
Secretary Redfield of the Department
of Commerce la urying an appropria
tion of $100,000 to make moving plo
! tures of American Industries for the
>rorf>otion of trade at home And «-'
broad. Mr. Redfield argues that If |
he people of foreign countries
could actually see how American
'roducts were - tade they would be
-such more willing to buy.
XFW DISEASE !
VICTIMS IN N.Y.
NEW YORK. Mar. IS A curious
aiady is now under the observation
f health officials here which took its
'i st victim , last Wednesday The di
sease is ^ sort of sleeping sickness and
eight other cases have been report
ed thus far.
WILL IS LEGAL
HALIFAX- Mar. 18. — The full
<,nch of the Nova Scotia Supreme
'ovrrt has declared that a sailor’s will
sely written on an envelope and
overad by two postage stamps is
-alid, and the appeal against the do
cument has been dismissed The writ- (
sr was drowned.
NEW YORK, Mar. 1&I-The 306th
'rigade. Tank Corps arrived today
-om overseas where they have been
on d«iy.ri M * i?} ' '.j
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 18. —
Postmaster Burleson advised the sen-j
ate committee today In response to a
-esoluticn. that expenditures of the
’ost Office Department have been
•'ncreaied approximately $52,735,000
"Because of the war
HUSBANDS TO BE SCARCE
FOR CANADIAN GIRLS
.» LONDON.—Canadians are continu
’.fig to marry English and Scotch girls
at thp rate of 300 a week,.states CoL
i. Obed Smith. The total number of.
•Canadian -marriages here, according
‘o latest figures, is 26,000. Wives are
being taken faster thsri the authori-:
-les can send hem home.
Cel. Smith has yet to bring 255
- ench and Belgian' "wives ' of Cana
dian scldiers to England from France.
He anticipates that the marriage rate
vith English girls will be larger still,
is moat of the weddings were post
coned until the return of the sol
The Heligoland a^d Polaris clear
ed for $ea. fliberie* thiir morning from
Prince Rupert. ...
MAX THELAN .
(
Max Thelan, fcrr.-.erchairman of the
California railroad commission and be
fore that a railroad attorney, hot been
appointed director of the divi^on of
public service, United State* railroad
acrr.lnstratlon. It ia a new job, and
of VB^'iVm^ntr
made..i)y Director General Hinea. Mr i |
Thelan will have 'it!' «f<rwrttr the «cla {
0o r»ltrotd» to the pubho> I *
GERMAN AUTOC CY
GAINS ASCENDANCY
WAR TO BERENEWED
So Declares Former Minister Von
Kuehlman in Private Letter and
Adds that Germans Will Hr*ter
Paris Five Years Hence
PARIS, Mar. IS.—Former Foreign Minister Von Kuehlmann
is quoted as saying in a private letter that German autocracy is
gaining ascendancy in the German empire and that war will be
renewed, the Germans entering Paris in August, 1j2~.
This letter has aroused much feeling in Paris and the French
press is commenting upon the German internal situation. Some
of the papers express the belief that agitation and trouble are
being encouraged purposely or at least are not being repress
ed by the Government at the time just when the Allies are to
present their expense account to Germany. They conclude that
the Spartacan, or Bolshevist movement is being used as a wea
pon by the German Government to threaten the allies when
ever they begin to speak of exacting reparation.
People Starve In Trans Caucasia
W ASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 18.—According to advices reach
ing the state department today, some forty five thousand peo
pie are without bread at Erivan, in Trans Caucasia, and are
stripping the flesh from carcasses of diseased dead horses.
Trans Caucasia is part of the big province of Caucasia, northern
Russia and is inhabited by Russians, Turks and Armenians.
WICKERSHAN SAYS HE HAS
t ASHARP WEDGE READY
SEATTLE, Mar. 18.—“A wedge to be effective must have
sharp edges and I have such a wedge ready.” said James Wick
ersham. parrying the ques'ion of a second election contest, which
he added, “it is safe to wager is as sure to come as another
snow in Alaska. Mr. Wickersham is visiting his mother in
Buckley today.
rEXTILE WORKERS IN LAWRENCE
MASS. FIRE SHOTS AT POLICE
LAWRENCE, Mass., Mar. 18.—While they were attempting
to break up a parade of textile workers carrying Red Flags, the
local police officers were shot at from tenement houses here.
The officers used their clubs freely and mad2 many arrest. The
trouble which started here last month when two unions walk
»d out seems to have broken out afresh. Authorities are in
vestigatmg and believe that anarchists and Bolsheviki are at
the root of the 'rouble, i ear.-icd Ant (fle tfoaoie
♦ V
It is learned that many of the trouble nu.kers ho were con
lected with the .Seattle strike, are here no. \ confirm
ing 'his belief.
3 NOMINATED FOR MAYORALTY
18 FOR COUNCIL AND FOUR FOR
TREASURER OF SCHOOL BOARD
The city caucus held last evening at the Council Chambers
drew a gathering of about forty prominent business men, for
:he p,; pose of nominating candidates for the coming election
\pril 1. A. E. Walker was elected chairman and Professor
\nox, S cretary of the Caucus.
Following are the nominations made for Mayor, Council
md. Treasurer of the School Board:
Mayor: Pgtly;. M. J. Heneghan; E. Williams.
Counciltnejgx,A..E. Walker, Dean C. Cannon, Harry Nixon* A.
t. Larson, Walter Thomas, N._ R. Walker G. E. Paup, H. M.
ftackpoie. Wm. Anderson, E. J. Williams, B. R. Libe, Pete
Ichnson, M. J. Bugge, C. H. Field, Ernest Steers, W. A. Bryant,
ieo. Lingerfelt, A. Adkins.
Treasurer of the School Board: Ira H. King- C. II. Field. W.
\. Bryant, Bert Libe.
* Canljdites who wish their names to appear on the officia
/allots must file their acceptance with the clerk of the caucus
'rofessor Knox, before March 27th.