The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 5, 1919, Page 12

E OF WORLD ARMIES IS UP BEFORE LEAGUE BY FRED 8. FERGUSON © {United Press Correspondent) PARIS, Feb, 5.—The peace det egates were working today on the most difficult problem in YVolved in creation of the league Of Aations—the force with which the league will make its dects tons effective Opinion seem whether this f Epayeica!. Many plans h ti ranging from complete of armaments to organte @n international military and Police under a single com plan finding the greatest sup. Among ‘responsible delegates, » provides for no such rad ure. Reduce Armaments? to be tiv should antes merely the reduction each nation’s armament to a consistent with the mainte Of domestic tranquillity; the itself to be the ultimate fe as to the size of the army and to be needed by the member manner of raising armies be left to the individual coun Great Britain and the United almost certainly wouk! rely Volunteers attracted by good pay Favor Conscription And Italy possibty would to conscription. on the ground could not pay wages corre to those In the British and armies. But, whereas had a conscript army of $00, before the war, it probably meed only 20 or 25 per cent of ‘umber under the league. DoE the case of Great Britain and ) the United States, the number of sol Would approximate their for ber standing ar-nies (200,000 for the and 75,000 for the Ameri the central powers are tak-| membership, the league ‘Mix the sixe of their armies. great emergencies woul! be to call such armies to distant - In the event of trouble on n continent, the United Would be directed by the to take action. Similarly, troubles would be settied n of the armies nearest affected. believed this plan will meet the readiest approval of all since it cneans the least in present methods and over. — the natural prejudice—which by other countries ax well as i jainst sending troops to lands except in the case of provocation. of view by the vari indicate that one feature { Rew “freedom of the seas” § will be "Pee mage of floating | and prohibition of all mines territorial waters. Such have to be anchored and indered territorial extended, mod , have | LD LEAGUE HANS DRAFTED aura ficevatecaly last night to} ible and two of the articles, ‘officially announced today. progress is being made | parts of the draft. 22, Gets Divorce From 62 IN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5.—-Mra. Perry Alison, 22, said to be 4 , obtained annulment yester- By of her marriage to James Alison, Millionaire cattleman, of Mel- . Australia. Judge Van Nostrand also awarded \ her $50,000 cash and $10,000 to buy a an automobile, $5,000 pin and $2,500 income annually long as she remains unmarried. ttack Compulsory Vaccination Law z OLYMPIA, Feb. 5.—If the house rt compulsory vaccination of ‘ children against contagious tie will be stricken from the State law. By a vote of 22 to 13 the Mate has passed the ornnibus school ‘ode, doing away with the compul “sory feature in the present law. The Pll also provides for fine and pun- ishment for failure to hold flag exer-! clves once a week. ———— (s THE SUIT HE LAID AWAY Yl) Yd vce» “Siberia’d Be a Great oe If’—Is Americans’ Viewpoint, BY PEGGY HULL N. E. A. Staff Correspondent VLADIVOSTOK, Feb. 5.—How do the Yanks like Siberia? I watched three Yanks file into Kokin's yeaterday, «it down uncom: fortably at a small marble-topped table. One of them finally caught the eye of a waitress and muttered, “Tree stakhan tchal, pazholsta, and tree pirozhnaia, and hurry upsky for the love of Mikesky.” which translated into the mother tongue, means, “Three giaxses of tea. please and three orders of cakes, and let us have them as rapidly as possi jble.” In due course the tcbai ar |rived, whereupon all three dough boys took a hasty drag at it and | started tn. “You can pan this country all you | want to,” «aid one, “but believe | be, if the climate was warmer and the people here spoke Engtieh and weren't so Dlamed dirty, I'd just as foon live here as San Francisco.” “Me, too,” mid the second. |“There's a lot of knockers around |here that’s doing a lot of knocking and moaning about going home just | because it's the fashion to moan. |This would be one darned swell AUTOS DAMAGED IN GARAGE FIRE | ‘Fire of unknown origin infiicted $1,750 damage on automobiles con tained in the Pierce and Patterson , at 2324 Second ave., 3 a. m. Inesday. There were five cary | damaged. About 20 machines were in the garage at the ‘time, but quick work on the part of the fire department prevented the flames from spread ing. There were several gasoline ex plosions. There was no one in the garage at the time, so far as is ‘Ruows. Berger Decision on February 11 CHICAGO. At the Feb. 5. con lelusion of arguments yesterday in ¢, the hearing of a motion for a new trial for Victor Berger and four co |defendant socialists, Judge Landis said he wi tve a decision at 10 a. m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 ARCHDUKE’S PROFIT BY WAR $4,000,000 VIENNA, Feb, 5.—Arehduke Leo. pold Salvator, as ve pur: chase of dried or the rmy, t of ‘or himself, 4 t officials. HE Pacific Northwest Traction Company and its employes statement: This Company opere intrastate commerce. bers of the steam road organizations, join in the following ates interurban cars be- tween Seattle and Eve rett, and is engaged in The trainmen are mem- the Order of Railway Conductors and the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Engineers. Their op- eration is analogous to the steam roads, and as long as the steam roads operate, we antici- pate no cessation of our operation. D. C. BARNES, Manager, Pacific Northwest Traction Co. E. L. SMITH, Chairman of Motormen. H. CLEVELAND, Chairman of Conductors. me, them in New York and se-nebody'd | Monday, place to live, and darned if I don't think I'd live here after it's all over and marry one of these here Rus» tian dames that are #0 strong for me, if a guy could only get to a decent city Uke Terre Haute once a and if everything wasn't a plrozhnaia ata gulp an und fiercely for the waitress. “You guys both right." sald he “Siberia Would be a swell dump if it was a regular country; and the Russians would be swell folkx if Americans. And if they wan a lot! of swell restaurants on the moon, and the old Murray Hill gang lived there, and the place was crowded with swell dames, and I could get three days a week off and «pend pay me $200 a week for living there, | T'd Just as soon live on the moon as hot. Just as soon as not!” At this juncture I came away. The doughboy is certainly adapt able; and adaptability is a wonder ful thing. But I hope with all my heart that the Yanks in Siberia won't prove so adaptable that they will start raising Russian whiskers. MRS, ED HAGEN ASKS DIVORCE Asking $75 per -nonth alimony, Mrs. May Hagen, wife of former Patrolman Ed Hagen, the boxer, has filed suit for divorce in the supertor court. Mrs, Hagen asks the custody of the children, 5 the re f a former marr The com ates that temperamental dif have made life “unbear- BLOGKADE FIXED BY PORTUGUESE MADR rom a dispatch from Li ay ships now in these ports ted to sail aluo re ed that no ships will sail from ( controlled by the achiat ar of BREAKING UP LARGE ESTATES IN RUMANIA BR ‘CHARI manian go will be permit mon interference by concentrated off ernment, under reforms ito the constitution. of marke in Gen. Greene Visits Day at Camp Lewis elteh, commandin the first M1at division, but was ed to go to France with commanding Alaska Hard Hit by War; Exports Less JUNEBAL Alaska, Feb. 5. Alaska in 19 merc gold silver to the value of $8 Ba 3, or a decrease of $14,000,000 as compared with the record of 1917 The report also shows that 19,040 people came to Alaska, while 27,742 left. handise, James M. Smith and Mra Mary mother-in-law, ar Aproy ing in the city hospital, where they were after Smith killed his | young wite and turned the revolver | on his wife’s mother and himwelf | Both are assured of recov ery. i] Canadian soldier taken ’ amaett ow It was}. T BRUDDER WAS A SOLVER ONCE. WORLD LABOR PROGRAM FOR PEACE FIXED BY H. B. BECHTOL, European Manager of N. E. A. PARIS, Feb. 5.—Delegates of the five big nations which dom. inate the peace congress are thorely awake to the necessity for putting thru a broad inter: national labor program they was ° treaty will uons 7. Free assemblage and free speech The right to organize. That human labor is not an arti ‘ele of commerce. Seamen's right to leave vessels. Against child tabor. They expect the congress will call for a great International convention within a few months, ployers and the governments repre sented which will work out solu- tions of International labor ques tions, whether covered by the peace congress or not, and write the inter — mal | entiona Permanent Bureau fase 2 ahaweaga’ the establishment of | nent labor bureau within the league of nations, with inspect ora and courts to expose, and per. hap# penalize thru the league every violation of the conventions. The plan presuppe the respons {bility of each nation for any violn tion by an employer or worker sub- ject to that nation. British laborites are the permanent emphasizing bureau idea and are natitution. The Gompers delegation in stress ing the necessity for a declaration of labor principles in the treaty The worldwide restlessness of labor has roused the peace de ig to the urgency of the situation WARNS GERMANS TO OBEY LAWS. BY WEBB MILLER Tess Correspondent) re (Delayed. busy on a ce ied German rities in proclama r ot w are millions circulation in the Rhine will not be das money h there accepte army officers notified must large amount in. the hands of Amerie an soldiers. ITALY’S KING CHECKED PACT WITH BOCHES Special to The Star by N. FB. A.) ROME, Feb. 6.—King Victor Em: manuel in August, 1914, before the great war broke, checked plar for an alliance of Italy with the central powers. The Itallan foreign sec tary had = explained the agree ment by which the Italian navy was with th trian and the u eben, to inter . French troops lonies in Northern Af ri when the king rose and sald, from with labor, em: | jon of the Third | ¥ long as I am king of Italy never | shall L tolerate such a stab fn the | buck of our Latin sister, France," WIDOW OF “MAD KING” COPENHAGEN, Theresa, forr . and widow of “Mad King” Otto, is dead, according to a dispatch re. celved from Munich today, Marie © queen of : | | OTTO, BAVARIA, mean, THE BON MARCHE The Home Dressmaking Season Has Opened— Early Displays of Silks and Dress Goods Are Attracting a Good Deal of Attention Women who prefer to have their clothes made at home—women who like to be first with the new things—women who want to feel sure of the value when they purchase—are all in- terested in the Bon Marche Silk gnd Dress Goods Section these early February days. Fine for Utility Dresses and Skirts 40-inch Navy Serge $1.75 This is a good-wearing fabric, in a medium weight, easy to work with and inexpensive. All-wool French serge in a navy blue color, Fine for Dresses and Light-weight Suits 56-inch French Serge $2.75 All-wool Navy French Serge—3 pieces in the lot, at $2.75 a yard. Very serviceable and good-looking for Spring wear. Adaptable for Spring Coats, Suits or Dresses 56-inch Jersey $4.50 Most desirable is this All-wool Jersey Suiting, 56 inches wide, in Belgium, Pekin, navy, Copenhagen and Freneh blue, wine, Burgundy, plum, brown and khaki. THE BON MARCHE Nice for Making Dresses and Blouses Jacquard Pongee 75c Yd. 12 pieces of serviceable, fancy Jacquard Pongee-—34 inches wide, at 75¢ a yard. blue, brown, mais, pink, rose, For Children’s Clothes, Inexpensive Dresses and Skirts Black and White Checks 75c Black and White Worsted Checks—44 inches wide, at 75c a yard. Four different checks to select from. Suitable for Spring Dresses, Suits or Skirts 54-inch Dress Goods $1.25 Durable, fine woven Storm Serge and Panama make up this lot. In navy, men’s blue, Russian green, brown and black. UPPER MAIN FLOOR— Devenshire Cloth 35c Yard 82-inch Devonshire Suiting in good patterns. Lengths to 20 yards. Not over 10 yards to each, and none delivered. White Voile 25c Yard Yard-wide Voile, plain and splash pattern. White and cream color; lengths to 10 yards. LOWER MAIN FLOOR Merchandise Bought Before Closing Time Wednesday Will Be Delivered Thursday Morning Thereafter the Bon Marche will make no deliveries till the strike situation clears up. Circumstances force a reduction in the service to which you are accustomed, but we hope to meet with your co-operation, and that you will be will- ing to carry home the purchases you make while the present industrial situation lasts. Clever Little Coats for Baby Brother Styles Suitable for the Little Fellows From 1 to 4 Years White Coats at $8.95 White Bedford Coats—collar of black velvet and pockets, belt and cuffs finished with white silk braid. Pearl buttons and buckle are used as fast- eners. Marjory and Deven Aprons at $1.95 Two New Styles That Make Their Appearance on Apron Thursday Attractively designed Aprons of percale. The Dorothy is in blue, pink or lavender, fastened on the side front with elastic waistband—and trimmed ) white. The Marjory is similar, but has the shoulder envelope. fastening—rick-rack and pearl button trimmed. Both good | values at $1.95. Bungalow Aprons $1.65 Made of good quality ging- ham in neat checks, open down the back, taped in white. Shepherd Plaid Coats at $7.50 Coats for the baby boy just walking around— the popular belted effect with black piping. Red Serge Coats at $8.95 Coats that give the little fellows a distinguished look are these of red serge—with black velvet col- lars and black belt buttons. Covert Cloth Coats at $10.00 Coats that little brother will feel quite smart in —finished with emblem on the sleeve. THE BON MARCHE Ba RGAIN BASEMENT SILK AND JERSEY SKIRTS THEY’RE NEW—THEY’RE VERY SMART —And the Price Very Interesting— —$4.65— —Silk Skirts for dress wear —And serviceable mercerized Jersey for sport wear. Silk Poplin Skirts Silk Messaline Skirts Mercerized Jersey Skirts Skirt Aprons at 39c Circular Pereale —white with black ures, finished with THIRD FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE with satin plaids. in self eolors—made box ple: ated style with wide button trim- med girdle. Black, navy blue and taupe —$4.65. —large plaids in handsome colorings— they are plain, full skirts with wide gir- | dee and fancy pockets trimmed with buckles—only $4.65. are very serviceable and smart for sports wear—nicely made of not too heavy Jer- belts, trimmed with big pearl buttons— Copen, Taupe, Gray and Dust—$4.65. rack braid and pockets. | sey with large patch pockets and wide! PRcCreauemek weuwmneu nee arte se uweedknn it sila