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TpT) R I E E REEZY BITS OF NEWS GERMANY WILL NOT GIVE UP COLONIES SAYS DERNBURG ' Copenhagen, Feb. 9. Dr. Bern hard Dernburg, former German minister, in an interview at Wei mar declared that Germany would not sign a peace that deprived Ger many of her colonies. A number of government leaders expresed their conviction that a gov ernment strong enough to handle the important problems of the future j would emerge from the national as-1 sembly now meeting at Weimar. AUSTRALIA TO PERMIT EXPORTATION OF GOLD Melbourne, Feb. 9. Australia, the fourth gold producing country in the world, will permit the exportation of gold for the first time since the war. according to an announcement made by Acting Prime Minister Watt at the conference of state ministers here. VIOLIN POWERFUL AID TO TERRORIST PROPAGANDA. London, Feb. 9. The violin fig ures as a powerful helpmate of Rus sian terrorist - propaganda in the case of Edward Semur, a Russian bolshevist. He is a violinist and has b'.en swaying crowds here by playing revolutionary music. He will be deported immediately, it was made known recently. WILSON SAYS IDEALS OVERCOME HUN POWER. Paris, Feb. 9. The delegation ;roiil the University of Athens which , railed upon President Wilson last night and delivered a diploma be stowing upon him the honorary de cree of doctor of laws was headed by Professor Andreadis of the fac ulty of the university and a member :f the American Academy of Po litical Science. Pres'dent Wilson, upon accepting the diploma, alluded to the confer ences he had had with Premier V cnizelos and remarked that the ideals of Greece, the oldest nation in Europe, were very likely the ideals of America and the new world. Though these ideals and theories were derided by some men, he added, the fact was that the ideals if the entente had enabled it to overcome the might of Germany. NEW YORKERS DISPLAY "NO BEER NO WORK" BUTTONS. New Yofk, Feb. 9. "No bee, no work," buttons have appeared by thousands in the buttonholes of men all over New York City. The badge wearing was started by mem bers of the International Brother hood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers. The move ment began at Newark a few days ago land quickly spread to Jersey City and Elizabeth. SLACK AND ROSE HAND CUFFED--. flKEESGM Two Prisoners Locked To gether, Get Off. ..Train, While Deputy Sheriff McDonald Is Asleep. Handcuffed together. Henry Slack nd Carl Rose, wanted by the Omaha poli.ee for burglary, escaped from the train near Corning, Mo.; "yes ierday morning, and are roaming somewhere in Missouri between :hat place and St. Joseph. The two men were arrested Satur day in St. Joseph on intormation fur nished bv the authorities here. Dep uty Sheriff Harry McDonald left Saturday night to accompany the prisoners to Omaha. He handcuffed the men together before leaving the Missouri city. Then the deputy sheriff picked out a soft seat in the coach. Believing the men would make no attempt to escape as long as they were locked together, Depu ty McDonald lost himself in sleep. His nap was interrupted at Langdon when the conductor inquired as to the whereabouts of the prisoners. The exact point of their de parture would not have been defi nitely determined if an Omaha depu ty sheriff had not accidentally en countered a man in the street car '.ominsr acrosi the bridge from Council Bluffs who saw the hand cuffed men tumble from the train, and who gave the--officer some definite information. McDonald is still combing the woods between i Langdon and St. Joseph according to his statement over the long dis lance telephone. Slack and Rose are alleged to have forced an entrance to a jewelry store here several weeks ago and stolen a quantity of jewelry valued it several hundred dollars. They were apprehended when recognized by the St. Joseph police from the description furnished by the Omaha department. , Arrest Women for Burning Effigy of President Wilson Washington, Feb. 9. Sixty-five members of the National Woman's party; were arrested tonight by civil nd military police after they had Hnrned President Wilson . in effigy in front of the White House as a protest against the threatened de-, Seat of the equal suffrage resolution in the senate tomorrow. Several thousand persons watched the de nonstration but there was little dis order. When taken to police stations the women, who represented 16 states refused to furnish bonds for their release and were placed n the house of detention to await trial tomor row. A fire was lighted in a caldron on the sidewalk, and as the two women held the effigy over the blaze others made speeches to the crowd. The police then intervened and whole sale arrests followed. Most of thel women protested and continuned to harangue the spectators until they were farced into patrol wagons. , VOL. 48 NO. 203. Cfltvmd Om'tta a e ifa n. f ? tn, n WAVER M I a I Seattle Unions Divided on Proposal to Return to Jobs; Service Resumed on All Car Lines. Seattle, Feb. 9. Formal state ments issued-tonight by Mayor Ole Hanson and a citizens' committee representing 37 civic, patriotic and business organizations, asserted the backbone of Seattle's general strike of 55,000 workers, now in its fourth day, had been broken. Almost simultaneously it was an nounced the barbers had voted to return to work Monday morning, and that several other labor .unions were meeting to consider similar ac tion. Earlier in the evening conserva tive labor leaders said they believed the general strike would end within 24 hours. Wants Leaders Punished. "All city and" public utilities are operating 100 per cent," the mayor's statement said. "Seattle, a loyal city, has responded nobly in this emergency. The revolution has failed. The attempt to establish a soviet government and control and operate all enterprises and indus tries has collapsed. The govern ment should now arrest, try and punish all leaders in this conspiracy. No skim milk policy should be adopted. The city, authorities have quelled this rebell.on. It is now the government's duty to punish. The whitewash brush must not be used." Conspiracy Thwarted. The Citzen's committee- state ment, signed by A. J, Rhodes chair man, said: ' ."Seattle- has- defeated an attempt ed bolshevist revolution. " --"Mtryof "Hansorr, Chief' of 'Police Warren, and .the .great .majority .of citizens who stood loyally back of them have thwarted a conspiracy to inaugurate a revolution and reign of terror in Seattle which the conspir ators hoped would spread to every city in the United States and ac complish the overthrow of the gov ernment." Despite .refusal of the union , cen tral committee to suspend the general sympathetic strike ordef, street cars on all lines in Seattle operated on an alinost normal' basis today,' 'a'nd traction company officials said serv ice would be 100 per cent normal before tomorrow. Citv officials declared Seattle would operate its industries without union men, and if necessary would advertise in the east and pay the fares of men to take the places of those wh5 are out. The Waterfront Employers' as sociation decided today to resume activities on an open shop basis un less the union men returned to work tomorrow.. Theaters to be Reopened. Several of the theaters were pre pared to open today but refrained from doing so at the request of em ployes that the theatrical federation be given an opportunity to take a final vote on quitting the general strike. There was every indication that the theaters would open to morrow. Although the union labor news paper announced that the vote of the general strike committee early today to continue the sympathetic strike was unanimous, it was learned from delegates that there was a heated discussion by members who deemed it wise to call off the strike.: It was staled unofficially that the vote was not unaumious but was 76 against and 45 for the motion, to go back to work. Delegates said that animosity to ward Director General Charles Piez of the United States Emergency Fleet corporation was blamed by radical speakers for much of iv: controversy that brought about the original strike of the ship . yards metal trades workers and which led to the sympathetic strike. Unions Divided. The prediction that although the motion to declare off the strike was defeated the probable result would be that first one" local, then another would split away from the big sym pathetic walkout and return to work was freely made today by union men themselves. It was stated that lead ers of some of the largest unions, the teamsters, carpenters, cooks, waiters and musicians, had expressed them selves as in favor of discontinuing the strike. One report from the general strike meeting was to the effect that the resolution to declare off the "strike was defeated because it "was found that a number of weaker unions would not be able to reinstate in their jobs the men who had walked out. s All schools in Seattle will open to morrow, engineers and janitors hav ing voted yesterday to return to work. Master Barbers Demand Apology. The majority of the barber shops also will open regardless of whether the men resume their chairs or not. The master barbef association yes terday decided that they would not (Ceniinuea oa fasa Two, Column Three.) j THE ONLY NEBRASKA PAPER WITH A ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE The McoaaVrlaM 0. under wiattar May 2. act at March ISM. at 3. ie?a " " -r - J ' Thousands of Omaha Citizens Do Honor to Memory of $x-President Roosevelt Heads of Audience Bowed in Appreciation of Nation's Loss; Norris Brown Makes Principal Address. With eloquent ' tribute and devo tional exercises yesterday afternoon Omaha joined the nationwide ac claim in memory . of' Theodore Roosevelt. - Four thousand persons gathered" in the Auditorium, bowed their heads in prayer, added their voices to the hymnal service and listened in rapt attention to addresses on the life ami character of the departed president andajntense American citizen. The meeting was in keeping with the spirit of the Sabbath day. No outbursts of enthusiasm puncuated the feeling and affectionate refer ences by speakers to the name of the man of Oyster Bay. It was a serious gathering, and thousands of heads bowed in genuine appreciation of the nation's loss in the death of the former great president. . The eulogies were spontaneous and breathed a spirit of lasting affection for the man in memory of whose life and services the national' occasion was designed. Many soldiers were in the audience to pay their respects, 'and veterans 'of the Spanish-American war occu pied front seats. The spacious hall was draped with the American flags and colors of the allied nations. A picture of Roosevelt hung over the center of the stage, on which sat a choir of 70 voices. The instrumental music was furnished by a commun ity orchestra of 25 pieces, conducted by Henry Cox. Ex-Senator Brown's Address The principle address was de livered by former United States senator from Nebraska, Norris Brown. Senator Brown was inti mately acqua:nted with the former president, and while he was in the senate took advantage of the op portunities to work in close contact with Roosevelt. , "It is very difficult for me to speak in moderation," declared Sen ator Brown. "Roosevelt was your friend. He was my friend, too, and death is so recent," the nation's great loss touches today the hearts j of millions." I The speaker referred to the hon or "whjch was . be:ng paid: all. over the country to the dead president's resolution, integrity, patriotic serv ice and inspiration, and declared the persona niy or inc mail pia.n. - all. "His flaming love of country is bis greatest bequethment," said the sneaker, and he made his glow ing nationality felt throughout the"; bonndnes ot the Umtea :yates- "A great deal of Roosevelt's pow er consisted in his gift of strong, clear statements of facts. He was strong, and the same time simple am' direct in his intercourse with his fellows. Indeed his death was a personal loss to thousands who never knew him. America knew Theodore Roosevelt and Roosevelt knew America. No one ever mis understood him. The rich and poor alike understood him. The honest man understood him, and the crook was compelled to understand hiin. Roosevelt understood people better than they understood him. "You can not strike down a man of his character by abuse. You can not defeat a man of his char acter by ignoring him. It was an impossibility to remain indifferent to a. man like Roosevelt. The very force of the man compelled you to either like or dislike him. Was a Man of Action? "Roosevelt was a man of decided action. He did things. One of the greatest strokes of diplomacy is re corded in this great man's dealing with the difficulties between Russia and Japan when those countries were at war, threatening the peace and commercial interests of the world. He brought the representa tives of Japan and Russia to the rocks of New Hampshire and ended the bloody conflict, which, perhaps, would have completely demoralized civilization had a weaker and less aggressive hand attempted to con trol the situation. "Again, Roosevelt illustrated what manner of man he was when he took the authority in his own hands (Continued on Page Two, Column Five.) Iichnow'sky Opposes Surrender of German Territory 40 Poland Berlin, Feb. 9. "The surrender ing of any portion of German terri tory to Poland would mean not only that that portion would be dragged down, to. the level of a less effi cient, less orderly and less devel oped economic administration with its resultant great economic dam age to the inhabitants of, the lands affected, but would also destroy northern Germany," said Trince Lichnowsky, former German am bassador to Great Britain, in a long conversation concerning peace" ques tions. Prince Lichnowsky, it is under stood, is to be a member of the German peace delegation. In tipper Silesia there are districts, he admits, ,in which the Poles have a numerical preponderancej but the cities artd villages', he 'says, are pre ponderantly German, as are also nearly all the industries and larger landholdings. rosen and west Prussia, Prince Lichnowsky said, were, at the census of 1V1U, inhabited by 1,946,60.3 Ger mans and 1,801,944. Poles. OMAHA, MONDAY, r n n r i f "i n n 151 i r ii u J Lad ' J it --, ., .r. J -J : i, General Wood's Tribute to Roosevelt. 176 shall do bcTi to heed hio lac. cieseaga In wl.icll h said in part (littla did h Mali to how true th first wrda -.vera to be) i "I cannot he with you, and ie all I can do it to yish you God-speed", "there lust he no sag-ins baekln the fight for Anerlcar.iam now that the ar io OYor". "We should insist that If the imnifrantho comes here does in good' faith become an American and assimilate himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with every one else". "There can be no divided allegiances at all. Vie have room but for one flag, the American flag, and this excludes the Red Flag, which symbolizes only var against Liberty and Civilisation. We have rooa but for one language here,, and that is the English language, for se intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Aoericans, and not as dyiellers in a polyglot boarding house, and . have roois for but bno loyalty, and that Is loyalty to the American people". Here you have the spirit of the nan, the soul's desire of V -Theodora Roosevelt. He ie dead, yet his vrrtis, his ideals, his policies, sill Jive on through the generations to van of our armies in var and strengthen us in ogr righteous endeavors last words and our answr eeuld cell have been: "To you, froo falling hands, vt throw The torch. Se yours to lift it highl o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o "Your flaming torch eloftn bear, --. With burning heart our oath v swear To keep the faith, to figit it through".' e must pick up the torch on. Thi Til -to our country ai it to Cities Throughout Land Honor Memory of Patriot Roosevelt's Career Subject of Addresses From Platform and Pulpit All Over Country. Washington, Feb.- 9.--Besides the service at the ca'pitol, aienio'rial ex ercises for Theodore Roosevelt were union buildin al)d at a theater. Several hundred wounded soldiers from the . Walter Reed . hospital beard John Barrett, director gen eral of the Pan-American union, ex tol the life and the virtues of the former president, while Senator Poindexter of Washington 'deliver ed the oration at the theater. "The gneat "keynote of Theodore Roosevejt's life, and success was service," said Senator Poindexter. Hughes Pays Homage. New York,.. Feb. 9. New Yorkers of every race, creed and political be lief joined today in tributes to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt. Omaha Boy. Reported to I Have Killed Self, Held by Pol ice in St. Louis Relatives of George T. Burns, 15-year-old Omaha boy, received word Sunday morning that he had killed himself by drinking poison in a hotel in St. Louis. He disappeared from his home, 2407 California sreet, a short time ago. Sunday night four hours after police in St. Louis had been asked to verify the report they wired the boy's uncle, N. E. Truax, of Omaha, that they had him in custody and would hold him until relatives came. The Tetters telling of the suicide are said by Omaha police to have been written by young 'Burns him self. They advance no reason for his writing them. One letter was written to his grandmother. Mrs. L. N. Truax, with whom he had been living be fore he disappeared from Omaha. She is absent from the city and N. E. Truax after reading it, turned it over to Acting Detective Chief Haze who immediately 'communicated with the St, Louis authorities. Burns' father, Charles Burns, lives at 2517 North Nineteenth street. His mother died several months ago. ' Minden Soldiers Send Souvenirs of World War Minden, Neb., Feb. 9. (Special.) Quite a number of war souvenirs have been received by Minden people from relatives and friends in France and Germany. Among them were two vases made from shell cases, sent by Wilhelm Johnson to his mother, Mrs. Caroline Johnson; Ger man sword bayonets sent by Harold Wylie and Cecil Malone, and hel mets sent by Lt. Robert Broman, Max Liebers, John Markussen and Sergeant Brainard also sent a num ber of other souvenirs, including a menu and program of the entertain ment and banquet held at Kurhotel on Christmas day. Twelve American Soldiers Injured in Train Wreck Paris, Feb. 9. Twelve American soldiers were injured, eight of them seriously, in a collision ye"5terday of a troop train with a locomotive on the Bordeaux troop line. The seriously injured men were taken to a hospital m Valence, Daily FEBRUARY 10, 1919. cone; his spirit will march in the His whera he dropped it end carry it manilnd a. Qhaes E. Hughes was the chief speaker at the Republican club. Af ter tracing the former president's career, Mr. Hughes referred to his life as one "which has no parallel in American history.". "There is an everlasting need," he said "for men like Roosevelt. He left-"uiVhen Tv.e"; ypnld; ill afford toj spare him. Chauncey M. Depew, speaking at the Twenty-third street Y. M. C. A., described Colonel Roosevelt as one of the greatest and most extraordi nary men of any period of history Rev. Dr. Malcgm James McLeod, of the. Collegiate church of St. Jich olas, tct which Mr. Roosevelt be longed, emphasized the former president's perseverance, his man hood, nis true Americanism ana nis record for religion. Elihu Root presided at a meeting pf the Century association. Wood Delivers Eulogy. Kansas City, Feb. 9. Fifteen thousand persons lifting their voic es to the majestic melody of the (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) Bolsheviki Evacuate n Vilna Without Battle r 1 . a 1 as Lsthonians advance Basle, Switzerland, Feb. , 9. ( Havas.) Adivces received here from Kovno assert that as a result of the success of the Lithuanian troops and an advance by Fmnish and Esthonian troops the bolsheviki have .evacuated Vilna. Pais, Feb. 9. (Havas.) The Ukrainain Soviet government has announced that it is willing to ac cept the invitation of the allies to the proposed Marmora conference of Russian factions, according to the Temps, but it considers the date fixed, February IS, too hear at hand. The government also expresses a preference o holding the confer ence at Paris instead ot on the Prince's islands. Court Bars Alien Slackers From American Citizenship Seattle, Feb. 9. Twenty-five men born in neutral countries, who claimed exemption from the military draft on the basis of their alienage, after declaring their intentions of be coming American citizens, were for ever barred from American citizen ship by U. S. District Judge Jere miah Neterer. Action had been brought by John Speed Smith, chief examiner in charge of naturalization service. Portland, Feb. 9. At a mass nyeet ing of mepibers of the local and dis trict draft boards, resolutions were Idopted memoralizing congress to enact legislation to exclude from citizenship and to deport from the Uiiited States all aliens who with drew their applications for citizen ship during the war in order to evade military service. Chinese Student Admits He Witnessed Murders Washington, Feb. 9. At a late hour tonight Ziang Suit Wan con fessed to the police authorities that he had been present at the murder of Dr. Theodore T. Wong. C. H. Hsie and Ben Sen'Wu, officials of the Chinese educational mission to the United States, whose bodies were found January 31. He would not say who committed the crimes. Wan and bis brother, students at New York University, were arrest ed today in connection with the murders. ... SECTION EACH B Mall (I Mar). Dally. 4.S: Sunday. J.0: Daily and San.. $4.54): outdda Nafe. toatan aitia Movement Inaugurated Presbyterian Churches Holding Sessions in Omaha. by "The whole church marshalled for its whole task and a specific task for you." That briefly is the pur pose of the New Era movement in augurated by the Presbyterian church according to Rev. William H. i'oulkes, general secretary and one of the leaders in this religious work. The New Era conference for the district including Nebraska and west ern Iowa is holding its session in Omaha, bringing here 1,000 or more of the Presbyterian preachers and laymen from this territory. The first session was held Sunday afternoon in the First Presbyterian church, with a mass meeting in the Bran- deis theater in the evening. Today the conference will hold sessiohs 111 the First church at 10 o'clock this mornintr and 2 this afternoon, with a mass tweeting in the Brandeis at 7:30 this evening. Pastor Host. At the meeting Sunday afternoon, Rev. E. H. Jenks, pas?or of the First Presbyterian chuurch, conducted the devotional exercises -and explained that he occupied the unique position of pastor-host. In doing so he in formed the visitors while in the city to make the First church their home and refer to it as "our," and not the First Presbyterian church of Omaha. He extended a hearty welcome to the tasitors, saying that he spoke m behalf of all Presbyterians of Oma ha. ... . N. H. Loomis presided, delivering a "short address in which he-'wei- rnmerl tllfl visitors, following WhlCtt Dr. Smith of Grand Island offered oraver. Presenting the New Era move ment for consideration in Teterring to the marashalling of Presbyterian forces for work, Dr. Foulkes spoke of the need of activities in all de partments of church work, saying that he had attended many funerals during the last few years and that at a great number ot tnem.tne oniy thing missing was the corpse. He added that in making the statement he did not intend to infer that the church is dead. Churches Help the War. During the war, according to Dr. Foukles, the church was one of the great agencies called into action. He asserted that had it not been for the Christian churches of the coun try and the activity of their mem bers, the war savings .stamp, Lib ery bond and other droves could not have lasted 48 hours. Relative to success in the church, Dr. Foulkes urged unity of action, asserting that thereby it is possible to obtain the desired results. "o secure these results there must be 1,000 battle fronts and 1,000 differ ent kinds of fighting going on along the line. The matter, oi, salaries paid preachers was touched upon, the doctor venturing the opinion that of the men occupying pulpits, 50 per cent of them are so underpaid that thev are completely discouraged, adding that in a great number of cases they receive less for their services than does the dijeh digger. Movement to Correct Evils. The New Era 'movement is de signed to correct many of the evils with which the church has to con tend "and place men in position so that they can sing songs of service without making the angels weep." Miss Margaret Hodge, . executive secretary of the Women's Board of Foreign missions, reviewed the missionary work performed by the women of the Presbyterian chich. Her figures showed that last year the church raised $1,500,000 for for e'gn missionary work and that of that sum, more than oiw-half was subscribed through the efforts of the church women. Rev. W. E. Biederwolf spoke on the "Family Altar,", giving 10 rea sons whv family prayers should be one of the features of every home. He advised the setting up ot a tam ily altar, saying, "If you can't , get the family to pray, pray yourself." He urged a campaign for 1,000,000 family altars among Presbyterians. adding that the life of the. American nation can never be on a higher, or lower plane than the plane of the American home. Have Family Worship. "Have your family worship and the home problem will be. solved. Not only will it solve this problem,' but it will solve every problem of the church life. Set your.gdSl for 1,000,000'family altars and try and get them." ipeaking on Marshalling the Manhood of the Church," Dr. F. Weir urged that the New Era movement must equip the men's or ganizations of the church with the machinery for mobilization and that there must be the adequate aeen- cies for leading in this work. Men (Continued on Tge Tiro, Column four.) j SUNDAY TWO CENTS. tin LaraJ DISCUSS PLANS TO UNITE LABOR - WITH FARMERS National Political Movement Launched at Chicago by Non partisan League Leaders. Chicago. Feb. 9. A plan to unite the farmers with organized labor in the large cities in a state and na tional political movement with the ultimate aim of controlling the gov ernment was discussed here today at a conference between Gov. Lynn J. Frazier of North Dakota, repre senting the Nonpartisan league, and Duncan McDonald, president-elect of the' Illiilois Federation of Labor, and John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor and candidate for mayor on the ticket of the recently organized la bor party. , X Governor Frazier, after address ing a mass meeting of union laboi in the- afternoon, met the labor chiefs in conference in the evening at which definite plans for uniting the farmers and city workingmen for political purposes were consider ed at length. . The labor representa tives approved the idea and an nouncement was made that the Non partisan league will call a national convention of representatives - ot both sides in the near future to take definite action. ' At the-afternoon mass meeting, Governor Ffazier said' the league's program in North Dakotar includes ownership by the state of all public utilities, terminal grain elevators, rural credit banks, a state central bank, exemption of farmers' im provements from taxation and com pulsory state hail insurance. - John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, said: "Weare going into this joint po litical movement feeling it is our duty to break down the old political game?' , Resolutions were adopted declar ing that the interests of labor and the farmers are identical and urging political fusion. MINERS DEMAND SIX DOLLARS FOR SIX-HOUR DAY Troops on Guard as Pickets Attempt, . to .Keep Men : From,.vVprk ;in. Butte. ; Copper Miners. Butte, Mont. Feb. 9 Maj. A. M.' Jones of the Forty-fourth infantry, anived here today from Fort George Wright, Spokane, to assume charge of all troops in district who are on guard due to a resolution of the trike of copper miners affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World. The strike was called last Friday as a protest against a re duction in wages. 1 Three meetings of miners were held .during the day. Closely fol lowing the adjournment f a meet ing of the Butte Metal Mine Work ers union (independent) a body of approximately 60 of the participants marched to the Leonard mine in what was said to be. an effort to persuade engineerand firemen from going to work. Posses of sheriff's deputies dispersed them. Picket Companies Organized. Another meeting was held by members of the Industrial Work ers of the World mine union. At this meeting,, from which everyone without an I. W. W. membership card was excluded, picket companies were organized, it was understood. Pickets from both union organi zations, it was stated tonight, would attempt to' keep miners from going to work tomorrow morning. The Butte Army and Navy as sociation, after much speaking, en dorsed the strike of the miners be cause of the dollar a day reduction in wages. Major Jones addressed the gather ing of soldiers and sailors, advising them not to act hastily. He told them they never would get their rights , by going against law and order. "I .. came ' here' with sufficient troops to maintain men and order," he declared, "and I am going to do it. After fighting Germany you are certainly not going to aid bolshevism. which was born in Germany and which Germany is paying to spread." Officials of the Butte Metal Mine Workers union, (independent), said today that e entire force of miners in the Butte district had walked out. Until the time has expired for all shifts to have reported tomorrow morning, just what .percentage of men are out will not be known, it was stated by company officials. Demand -Six Hour Day. Fred G. Clough, secretary of the Metal Mine Workers' union, (inde pendent) said today that his organ ization had formulated demands for a daily wage of $6 and a six hour working day. Thomas Campbell, who was prominent . during . the strike of June, 1917, is chairman of the executive committee of this or ganization. "This organization has formed a "workers' council." which is said to include representatives from 15 la bor anions and other societies and discharged soldiers and sailors, so cialists, Industrial Workers of the World and members of the Pearse Connolly club, a patriotic Irish so ciety. This "workers' council" is conducting the strike, according to uougu, - ' THE WEATHERi Generally "tair Monday nJ probably Tuesday; warraar Mon day, coldar Tuesday in north and watt portion!. Hourly 'Jriiiperalurrnt Hour. Irvltuur. " !, S a. m 141 t p. in B a. ni ....Ill' S . in SB T a. m I 8 p. an. So a. in ....I 4 i. mi ....SI a. in. ......... IN! ft p. m ..SO 10 a. ni p. in t It a. m -i.i; 7 p. m H 1 a. ni till II p. m t ADIISTIOE MUST OE 0 0 S E H ij' Supreme Council Decides to Increase Severity ol Con-: ditions Because of Ger- many's Attitude. Paris, Feb. 9. (Havas) Theu preme war council is . reported to have reached a decision at yester day's meeting that it was necessary to impose more severe conditions upon Germany for the renewal of the armistice, because of Germany's attitude toward the fulfillment of her obligations. Decisions are also said to have been reached for the control of Ger man demobilization and of the pro duction of plants formerly engaged in producing war material. It is expected that the means for securing the execution of the con ditions laid down will be reached at Monday's session of the coutt; cil. Clemenceau Sees Danger, of Reopening of Struggle Paris, Feb, 9. "Whife I have said that the war has been won, it would perhaps be more accurate to say that there is a lull in the storm," said Georges Clemenceau, the French premier, in .the course of an interview with the Associated Press today. "At least," he added, "it is as well to face squarely -all the-possibilitioe." Although Germany had been beat en militarily and had been largely disarmed, there still remained, the premier pointed out a "chaotic but fruitful Russia 'from which great help may be drawn bv the Teutons." Thee 'would be danger, he thought, ot a reopening of the military de bate, if it were not for the assur ance President Wilson had voiced recently that whenever France or any other free people were menaced the whole world would be ready to vindicate its liberty." In the society of nations, said the premier, each nation must be will ing to renounce its traditional aloofness and be willing to employ the national strength outside its own country, both in war and in peace. Praises America. Premier Clemenceau praised the help the American troops had given in winning the war for democracy, "The friendship between our peo ples, which has subsisted for a cen tury and a half, is a ,very beneficial thing," said the premier in begin ning. "This cordiality, cemented by our contact during the war, must endure in closer measure hereafter, "The entrance of America into the great war was full of dramatic in- terest. The application of nation- ' wide conscription without the slight est disturbance, the universal self denial to supply us with food and all our requirements, the unity of purpose and the amazing energy of 110,000,000 of people of so varying and complex a character challenged our admiration and gratitude in such fashion as no one but our selveycan know. "And by the way the .American soldiers fought, nothing could have been finer. Inspired by the holiest ideal; I may say transfigured, they entered upon their task with all the determination, all the fervor, all the spiritual purpose of the old-time cru saders. There never has been in all the world's history so perfect a co ordination of the holy purpose of the righteous-minded inhabitants of the earth. Discredits Reports. "I am told that some of these gal lant American soldiers, who lived in trenches, slept in dugouts and bur rowed in the mud in devastated and war-torn France, when they crossed the Rhine and in an undevastated land found clean beds and baths,, rather regret that they fought on the side of freedom and would rather have fought on the side of the mur dering Germans. I do not believe it. "I believe there is some criticism that there have been overcharges by the French for food and other things. Well, there are things to be said about that. First, for many years the Americans have been com. (Continued on Paaje Two, Column TUreef Food for Poles to Be Sent From Danzig Over Prussian Railroads Warsaw, Feb. 9. The first f.hi with American food for Poland, is expected to arrive at Danzig Feb ruary 9 and arrangements have been made to forward the supplies to this city over the Prussian rail roads. The Prussians display anxiety to know what the peace, conference may decide regarding Germany, but show no disposition to reit itj mandates. Perhaps this is due to war weariness or to ignorance xhn the port of Danzig may be givc il the Poles,
