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eercoe * _ Central and PAGE 2 BREAK AWAY FROM RULE OF AUSTRIA BY RAYMOND CLAPPER | ment, under check of an initiative | (Wnhited Press Staff Correspondent)! and referendum provision, are the WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Re | principles which will be embodied In| molding of Austria lMungary, the new government with autonomy and Austrian { Militia will replace the standing confederation promises, comes = army | ‘The prewar debt incurred by Aus tria will be assumed, but the war bt will be left to those who incur red it—Austrians. | Grants to the nobility will be abol: | ished, and large estates will be! thrown open for colonization Open Diplomacy foreign relations the new Jemocracy declares for open diplo | cy. The principle of nationality is adhered to, but the Cxecho-Slovak state will expect to accept its share too late. Representatives of the submerged groups said today that the old mon archy of the Hapsburgs must and will be destroyed. j As proof of its destined disintegra tion, they pointed to the Cxecho- Slo vak declaration of independence, just issued here, wherein they proclaim @ CaechoSlovak democracy and re fuse to remain a part of Austria longer. ‘This declaration was announced by In its s vu atria and tere. tton of Eastern Europe. ‘Allied successes, it is held, assure| Class legislation is prohibited and the fruition of this plan no Bolshevism will be permitted. End Rumanians here issued a state Reamaing of ment warning against anything less Crecho-Slovak leaders say the be than complete Hberation of Ruman ginning of the end has come for Aus- jane tria-Hungary “This is the only solution that Duplicity was seen in Emperor would fulfill their legitimate expecta te? aampencement. that _ he| tions and be in accerd with the heute! would form a confederation of Aus trian nationalities, a proposal which is quite at variance with President principles of Justice and national free | determination,” the statement said. | Wilson's principle of complete free | dom for subject nationalities, which copt. The Crecho-Slovak declaration of § independence was handed to Pres! dent Wilson only a few hours after press dispatches reported Emperor Charles’ manifesto, announcing his intention to form an Austrian confed eration to grant local autonomy to County the | John to that and In giving his opinion Auditor N. M, Wardall names of Herman Nelson all subject nationalities. Eg ¢ should be placed on the} ‘The deciaration, signed by Pro- democratic ballot for the office of | fessor T. G. Masaryk, prime -ninister | county commissioner, Prosecuting | of the provisional Czecho-Slovak gov Attorney A. H. Lundin quotes the! ernment. points to a probable feder election code, which provides that ation of the smaller European na | “any candidate who has been nom- tions after they have won freedom inated by two or more political par from Austria. ues may, upon proper written no “We consider freedom to be the/tice, designate the party under first prerequisite for federalization,| whose title he desires his name to Each failed to get the} Eastern Ewrope may | republican nomination and was later easily federate should they find it) made democratic nomines. and believe that the free nations of | be placed.” necessary.” the note states. | Landin says the supreme court Bitter Indictment has held this to be a valuable right ‘The CacchoSlovak indictment of|and cites cases in proof.” After the Hapsburgs is bitter. quoting the attorney general of “We cannot and will not continue | Washington, in support of his con to Nive under the direct or indirect tention, he gives the opinion that ‘yule of the violators of Belgium, “this section of the code applies to France and Serbia, the would-be mur- the case of Nelson. If one who hax @erers of Russia and Rumania,” the received the nomination of two par declaration states ties, for only one of which he has ‘The Czechs declare for acceptance filed. may, nevertheless, ex the of the ideals of democracy, as laid Tight of election between the two. down in the American declaration of |!t would seem that 4 person who mee. Formation of | has regularly received the nomina Czecho-Slovak democracy is contem.| tion of only one party may accept it | plated. This state will guarantee | ¢ven tho he may have filed for norn. _ complete freedom of religion, speech and press and the ination off another ticket. After all,/ t of assembly, | the only purpose of filing is to ob- and petition. Church and state must | tain a place on the printed party Be separated. the declaration states, | ballot, and does not affect the right Universal Suffrage lof a voter to vote for him under Universal suffrage for men and another party title by writing in ‘women, proportional representation his fame thereon to safeguard national minorities with “Resurding the case of Jobn E \ responsibie parliamentary govern: —- the code provides that if! nominated by primary) » aad | person lection declines the nomination, the vacancy may be filled by the prop: erly delegated committee of the po Utieal party which he represents Assuming that the democratic cen umphreys’ “Seventy-seven® trai committee had been properly ks up Coughs, Colds, delegated to fill vacancies, it would Influenza, Cold in the Head, undoubtedly have the power to fll Sore Throat,Quinsy, Tonsilitisand Grip. At sil Bruggist COLDS vacancy eaused by Mataler’s | The fact that Mullane | the declination had been defeated for the republi- can nomination would not affect the power of the committees to settle up on him aa its choice for the demo cratic nominee. The principles for which he stood having been made known by him in his declaration of candidacy, it was for the committee to determine whether such principles were consistent with his selection to Fepresent the democratic party RECRUITING IN IRELAND LAGS |(Special to The Star by N. E ay] | LONDON, Oct. 19.—After a brief | out your spurt in which a large number of | Your skin | irishmen joined up as fiers, re} | cruiting has again fallen off sharply | te Ireland | Nearly all the British papers state | ahs it is certain that nothing like | | 50,000 recruits have been obtained | The government condition on which conscription was not to be applied I, too, =. esrypin oe ely clear my skin, I had used so many| was that this number should have remedies and nothing helped much,| enlisted by Oct. 1 but when I finally tried Resinol Oint-| The Manchester Guardian says “those behind the scenes are taking it for granted that there will be a substantial extension” in the time Hotted for raising 50,000 volunteers The Daily Chronicle says “Ulster evinces no more alacrity than the | rest of Ireland to send its sone into the army.” ment and Resinol Soap, I could feel an improvement in a short time. The pimples and roughness gradually disappeared until my skin was clearer and fresher than ever. For saleby all dealers, Why don’t you try them? The Grand Duke, It Seems, Still Lives LONDON, Oct. 19-——-Grand Duke Nicholas, former commander of the Russian army, has arrived at Kiev, according to a wireless message from Moscow, received here today (It was recently reported the Grand Duke had been condemned to death by the Bolsheviki.) Questionnaires Are Being Sent Today} Questionnaires will be sent out to 27-45 registrants by Seattle draft| boards just as soon as the 19-36) classifications are completed. Some | boards sent out the first bunch of | questionnaires to the older men Saturday while all the boards will get under way by the middle of/ Unsightly pimples and fox: week, dratt officials announced the face are | saturday. TURN OVER SHIPS To WATERHOUSE COMPANY The steamers Brompton, Eastern Shore, Forster and Taibu Maru| have been turned over to the Frank Waterhouse company for opera tion by the United States shippin board, which commandee: them blood need the purifyin: andotrengthening action cl | FILLS originally. ‘The Eastern Shore and le Taibu Maru are Japanese venuels, Halo of Any Modicing nthe World | | built on contract with the shipping qveo-where. In Boxes, 10e.,28¢. | board at Kobe, Japan, | world's pea jot lon cally i “Come All Ye Patriots!” | You in the Front Row!” | “I Am Bowing to You! “Come down in front in the Fourth Lib | “You, honored sir, with the gold chain ] “A thousand, aid you say? Listen! Make erty Loan campaign. All America ts in the | across your chest! How many do you want? it a million. Buying is better than dying. | = ao woh France. = Meee . at Don't crowd, please. One at a time, There | Shall I make it «a million? Not a million. ome. Every man, woman child ie a 4 “ ye soldier, Step right up and get your ammu- | &fe bonds for all of you—stx billion dollars’ | Very well—a thousand then. Thank you, and nition. Your bullets in this battle will be worth. You, honored str, with the gold chain | here's my autographed picture, to every man bonds.” - cross your breast _Dia 1 you may something?” who buys @ th me thousand. dollar bon bond _from me." ATURDAY OCTOBER 19, 1978. Who Wouldn’t Buy a Bond From Mary? __f DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES UNITE ON BROAD, PROGRESSIVE PLEDGES Acting as a unit, democratic didates for the legislature have | sued the following statement of principles “The undersigned, being all the candidates for the legislature on the democratic ticket from King county believing that there is strength in unity of action, and standing firmly for the exalted statesmanship of Woodrow Wilson, upon whom reats at this time the final and irrevo cable adjustment of an everlasting *, and upon whom the United States rely eating equality and jus n man and that the people election should link with the democratic which stands solidly dent Wilson for not his policies, do hereby every principle of the demoer county platform adopted at the La bor Temple, in the city of Seattle on the Sth day of August, 1915 emphatically emphasizing the doc trine that the railroads, telegraphs and tele lines, and the great ean people of the for laws tice betw believing ning selves man. at the them party, behind Presi but ine all some. NATION'S CAPITAL BATTLING FOR LIFE AGAINST THE “FLU” BY E. RODGERS WKB A. iat Correspondent) WASHINGTON, BD. C., Oct 19— | |The heart of Americainwar is fighting its heaviest disease battle against the uncountable forces influenza germs. Washington is up in arma against the “flu, and the) flu is attacking on all widen, In one day 31 deaths were re corded against the flu. The day be fore 27 die The flu has reached into every ment here. Never before has nation’s capital faced such an demic of disease opt Sunday all churches held services outdoors, Schools and colleges are closed. ‘Theatres and movies are| | shut. All mercantile establishments, excepting those engaged in war work, food and drug stores, are open only a part of the day, Street cars are wide open; no windows are in rain, Rail Maryland and windowa even thru keep coach allowed closed roads running Virginia must open Get Fresh Air Fresh air is the bornb ton is firing at the flu et the air!’ fs the health de partment’s slogan, Get all the fresh you can, Stay outdoors more than ever, Let the outdoors into homes, offices and workshops. Fresh air will prevent the flu, and will cure it But the Washing air nation’s capital is going on with the war against the Huns No letup has been caused by the flu. Th nor board has announ that it will continue importing work ers and the Public Health service has widened ita scope to these workers. Th flu is epidemic hington whole camp fighti saloons all Pennsylvania is one * influenza. All ‘ot a drop of liquor can be bought from Pitts burg to the New Jersey line except preseription from drug stores. This is to prevent people in crowds, Down in clals turning over “moonshine” whisky to flu. prescriptions Army Camps epidemics have hit all eantonments, an enormous jump in the death rate division of sanita 4 are clone gathering offi Virginia confis druggists are Flu practi ording to the n. Death rate leaped from 4.4 | per 1,000 to 32.4 in one week. In fluenza, with pneumonia as a fre quent complication, is responsible Officers at Camp Humphreys, Va., ot) department of the govern: | the | protect | around | 1 caused | b- to shippimg facilities now being est lished shall not be turned back private or corporate control “However, for the purpom of having co-ordinate co-operation in the state legisiature on thos mat- ters, which are particularly in con- trol of the leislatare, and combin- ing the efforts of each of us, and one for another, we pledge our- selves to act as a unit on the fol- lowing propositions “HOME RULE—To give the city of Seattle absolute unqualified and unrestricted power to own, control and operate all of its utilities un- hampered and unrestricted by state legisiation or by state beards or otherwise, and to sell and dispose of the surplus products of such utilities outeide of the boundartes of maid city “REAPPORTIONMENT—To se cure a fair reapportionment of the legislative districts, giving Sea and King county a representation in proportion to popula “FIRST AID TO INJURED-—-To revise the present first ald law pr viding immed! tate efficient and ade- quate first ald, permitting selection) equal pay for equal work, reard- of treatment by the injured, his less of sex. |relatives or friends, the expense of| “RECONSTRUCTION which shall be borne by the indus-|The enactment of suitable laws to try. meet the grave problems of em- “INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION—| Ployment occupation, and other in- To increase the present compensa- dustrial and agricultural pursuits tion and allowance for injuries, Grising after the ices ee *LABOR—To repeal all laws| “FORT DEVIJOPME aghhreai |move all restrictions on the de- a oe nod, "0, RACY velopment of port of Seattle facill- .| th e to be edy adverse court decisions, for the| Hem and padi , ee te purpose of giving to labor the right | ¢Marmed gan PERIOD— ‘can meet the future necessities of its pods reggie ey cnet ogamnerygtiad commercial and industrial growth. the health, welfare, comfort and pe- | cuniary benefit. of the employe. No legislation should be enacted pryorrsacd he employe. that would restrict the control and “PROHIBITION AND SUF-| operation of the same by its le- FRAGE—To ratify the pending pany constituted port commission amendment for prohibition, andi without regulation or control by when adopted by congress to 410! tne public service commission or ratify the woman suffrage amend-|any other authority. We demand How Red Cross workers guard oatch the germs, |have been fnoculated with the army's new anti-pneumonia serum, and it is expected that all army will be | officers and privates soon | vaccinated against pneumonia, The | medical department of the army is jexperimenting with this vaccine, |and will report on each case to the war department | Each cubic pneumococcus centimeter of this Hpovaceine contains 10,000,000,000 vactili of each of the first, second and third types of pneumonia, A single dose of one cuble centimeter is said to be suffi clent. The health report for last week of ail cantonments shows $7,945 cases ue absolute home rule In the manage- "CHILD LABOR—To enact . ment of our port facilities, chil jac le - plage rec sr ytd *PUBLICITY—To require all pub- 6 ee Cee Ne bodies, state, county or munici “PRIMARY ELECTION to) y pal, including all committees or enact a law eliminating the neces ty of the voter declaring his party |*ubordinate branches thereof, to affillat we * hold all hearings in public, and that 4 persons appearing before the legcis- 8 act F ring i «i Be a law __civing lature or any committee thereof, be required to register in advance the names of the person, persons or interests for whom they appear or represent. selves individually and collectively. (Signed) “RORERT BRIDGES, senator, 30th district. representatives, 47th district.” | } | Austrians Shoot (Special to The Star by N. FE. A) AMSTERDAM, Oct. 19.—-Seventy four men of various Austro-Hungar. |ian regiments in the field hav against flu—they wear masks to | Hees | shot in one week on charges ranging |from “high treason” to “mutiny,” an of influenza, and 4,813 cases of|army order of Vienna, just issued, pneumonia, Tho army death rate | announces }at home is now higher than it has x 4 Ui jbeen at any time since the United| Mountaineers Hold Election States went to war, There have| Conducted by mail, the annual| yon 144,095 flu cases in all th tion of trustees of the Moun army camps since September 13,/taineers, with headquarters in Se when the epidemic started attle, resulted in the election for The flu is now traveling west-|the following year of a board com ward posed of Prof, E. 8. Meany, Ben C. Keep your windows open, day and| Mooers, George EK. Wright, C. G night, urges the U. 8, Public Health | Morrison, trude L, Streator, J. | | service. |Harry Weer, Clayton Crawford | Washington is living outdoors | Winona Batley, Leslie F. Curtis and | |more than ever before. War win-|Lulie Nettleton |ners are walking miles to work| Owing to the influenza epidemic rather than take flu chances in| the Mountaineers have. discontinued crowded street tara “To all of which we pledge our-| “FRED NELSO! JOHN FLEM- ING, BENNETT 0. SWAIN, rep- resentatives, 40th district. “I, G. O'HARA, senator, Sist dia- trict. | “GEORGE W. FRITZ, ALFRED | K MILLER, representatives, 41st district C. J, SMITH, senator, 32nd dis- trict. “G. N. HODGDON, H. C. BOHLKE, | representatives, 42nd district “A. E. FLA senator, 334 dis- trict. | |"GEORGE L. PALMER, MARTIN WALL, representatives, 43rd dis- trict. “ROBERT G. CAUTHORNE, sena- | | tor, 34th district | “CHAS. G, HEIFNER, FRANK A, RUST, representatives, 44th dis- trict. “M. W. TAYLOR, senator, 35th dis- | trict, “JOHN C. INCE, HARRY KIL- DUFF, representatives, 45th dis- tric |“J. W. RANGE, senator, 36th dis- | trict. tANK COTTERILL, CHAS. D. 2 representatives, 46th “THORWALD SIEGFRIED, sena tor, 37th district }“J. M. WILSON, J. R. MANNING, 74 for Rebellion’ 'ALASKANS ON STAMPEDE TO REACH STATES Altho, on account of the “flu” | epidemic, the annual Ala day celebration at the Arctic club could not be held Friday, organiza tion remembered the asion by sending a cable of congratulatior and encourage to the pionee of the Northland thru the terri torial governor, Thow Rices, Jr Dull days have struck Alaska and a stampede for the “outslde been on all summer large 1 bers of old timers are comin who have not seen the State 20 years, but most of them na that they are going back when the war is over and good times |return to the big territory All Alaskans are confident that |the Northland has a wonderful fi ture. The mensage sent yesterday |by the Aretic club expresses this confidence and congratulates the hardy pioneers on the ous resources that they have dis jand the remarkable developm that has already taken place in | their region NEW FRAUD LAW SUITS WILSON WABHINGTON, Oct. 19.—Preni dent Wilson has expressed satisfac tion in signing the Gerry bill, mak ing it @ federal offense to attempt |to bribe voters in the election of senators or representatives. His pleasure wan exprensed in the fol | rae letter to Senator Gerry “My Dear Senator: I hav | real satiafaction in signing F | which makes it a, federal offense to attempt to influence any voter |by bribery, either at @ primary |at a general election for or representative. “I am sorry to may that such a bill was very much needed. Ex perience in the last election and in many that preceded it has demon strated only too clearly the import ance of putting the federal power or senator of corruption at elections | “The department of justice will | use this power to the utmost mit | of legitimate effort, and I want you| to know how much I | your personal connection with measure.” appreciate the Demobilization Is Problem to Be Met LONDON, Oct. 19.—-Demobiliza tion of the armed forces of the allies {is a problem which is beginning to attract consideration. British Min. ister of Labor G. A. Roberts de clares it will be a more complex | problem than recruiting and that men should be released from the army only as rapidly as industry can absorb them. He would first release those whose employers had | promised to reinstate them, and give preference to married men and vol unteers. Engine “Takes Home | Word to “Carry On” (Special to The Star by N."E. A) LONDON, Oct. 19.—Returned to the Crewe works for repairs, a loco- motive from the front, pitted with bullet marks, Bears this inscription: “You carry on at home and we will carry on out here. Fritz is on the) in commiasion against the processes | CZECHO-SLOVAKS ANNOUNCE THEIR INDEPENDENCE WOULD CREATE ANOTHER ARMY AFTER THE WAR BY GILSON GARDNER A. Staff Correspondent) NOTON, Oct. 19—A Mfff for vernal military vew of Indiana phe preming the subject” explaine Meh offie partment are busy of registering the under the fenator now with the uded The mub t of universal training, naidered in con n the ending of the war, | laws providing for the army aa it ov provision that they are to be force only durin the period of the war. < of the war, ax soon brought home and demobilized, our present armies will cease to exist. We will b to mubstitute some thing in their pl We must have plan. The plan I have provides for six months’ train for boys of 19, with 20 days each year after that for five years; these soldiers to const) tute the first reserve. They will be called out first. I have not taken » any interest in the plans for coupling militar training with industrial Queen kane Row Is Aired in Court The discordant echoes of an un seemly neighborhood row in the Went nm Anne district were heard in Judge Brinker's court, room Friday Mrs. C. H. Coburn, of 1925 12th ave, W., was accused of aiming » revolver at Harold Carlson, who lives a few doors up the same street, After a bitter dispute of long standing over a smali financial transaction, it was disclosed in the evidence that the defendant ap proached Carlson on October 13, brandishing a revolver, What's the matter with you, are crazy?” gasped Carlson fes, and I'm going to shoot be cause the law's on my side,” was the reply Then Carlson's wife appeared on the scene and the gun was forgotten in the wordy battle that ensued. Each side surrenders to the other the honors for abusive language. After hearing several witnesses for both parties, the court ordered the defendant to pay the costs, $4, Attorney Sam A. Wright, for the yor | defense, gave notice of appeal Teachers Will Be Paid for Lost Time Seattle school teachers will be pai@ | salaries for time lost by the closing © fthe schools because of “fu” This was decided by the Sentiie school board in Friday’s session, A committee consisting of Nef&ag Eckstein and E. Shorrock was thorized to make an investigation @ the schooi plants and their operstigm ‘The committee was appointed under a resolution adopted by the bearg | some time ago, relative to decreasing the cost of expenditures in the schools, if possible, and also increase the efficiency of the institutions, A course in citizenship for thé «rade schools was adopted by the board, which was presented by Sw perintendent Frank B. Cooper. A Wilkesbarre, Pa, man recently crocheted a tablecloth which he sold fun back home to Berlin at last! for $1,500. | Millions Use It For Colds — Because “Pape’s Cold Compound” relieves cold or grippe misery in a few hours—Really wonderful! 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