Dayton tribune., September 21, 1917, Image 2

WORLD HAPPENINGS SHIPBUILDERS STRIKE
OF CURRENÍ WEEK
Brief Resume Most Important
Daily News Items.
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Event» of Noted People, Government»
and Pacific Northwest and Other
Thing» Worth Knowing.
Giuseppe Canepa, the Italian food
controller, has ordered the introduc­
tion of b^ead and flour cards through­
out Italy after October 11.
A bill proposing prohibition in the
Hawaiian Islands was introduced by
Senator Shaffroth Thursday.
The
measure was referred to committee.
Proclamation by the President of a
day of prayer for American success in
the war is proposed in a bill by Sen­
ator Myers, of Montana, passed Wed­
nesday by the senate.
Queen Eleanore, of Bulgaria, died at
Sofia, Bulgaria, Thursday She had
been ill some time, and recently King
Ferdinand and Crown Prince Boris and
Prince Cyril were summoned to her
bedside.
The government Thursday advanced
Italy another credit of $55,000,000,
bringing the total advanced that gov­
ernment up to $255,000,000, and the
total advanced the allies up to $2,321,-
400,000.
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U-BOAT OFF NEW YORK
25.300 Go Ont in San Francisco, Tiring
I'p 100 Plants Portland Strikers
Peaceable Seattle Men Win.
Enent.v Divtr Reported Near Nantucket
L ight- Paaaing Steamers Refuse
to Succor Alleged Victim.
San Francisco—Approximately 25,-
000 iron workers and metal trades me­
chanics engaged in war emergency
construction in San Francisco and the
bay cities went out on strike at 9
o ’clock Monday, following rejections
of their demands for a 50 per cent in­
crease in wages. The walkout in more
than 100 plants was carried out with­
out a hitch, it was reported.
Feverish eleventh hour efforts to
avert the strike, which had been
threatened for a month, by employers
and representatives of the United
States shipping board completely
failed. Propositions to arbitrate on a
basis of 10 per cent increase offered,
had been rejected by the conference
comm^tee of the Iron Trades council,
composed of 26 unions, on whose au­
thority the strike was declared.
The walkout affects more than $150,-
000,000 in government shipbuilding
and engine construction contracts, and
automatically ties up other construc­
tion works.
The Union Iron works, the Moore-
Scott Iron works, both shipbuilding
plants, and the Pacific foundry, were
to close immediately.
Settlement of the strike, declared to
be San Francisco’s largest industrial
trouble, is entirely in the hands of the
federal government, employers an­
nounce.
An Atlantic Port— Evidence that an
enemy submarine has begun depreda­
tions in American waters was brought
here Saturday by two steamships
which during the morning picked up
wireless S. O. S. calls indicating that
a ship was being shelled by a U-boat
in the vicinity of Nantucket lightship.
One ship receiving the distress calls
was a British freighter and the other
an American tanker.
Both reported
the scene of the attack as about 60
miles east of Nantucket and the time
about 8 o’clock Saturday morning. The
identity of the submarine’s victim was
not learned by either vessel, as far as
is publicly known.
According to the commander of the
British vessel, the messages received
by his wireless operator from the ship
said she was being shelled and report­
ed her position, but only a part of her
name could be heard — the word
“ Abby,” which is th e-la st name of
several ships in Atlantic trade.
The American tanker’s captain con­
firmed the British skipper's report,
but added no details.
Following the
new rule of the sea, established since
German submarine warfare began,
neither vessel went to the assistance
of the submarine’s victim.
The captain of the American tanker,
interviewed by a naval lieutenant, con­
firmed the statement, it was learned,
that his ship also heard the distress
calls. His vessel, he said, was less
than 20 miles from the ship that was
being shelled, but he, likewise follow­
ing the new rule of the sea, did not go
to her aid.
Portland — The strike in Portland’s
wooden shipbuilding plants, which
went into effect Saturday,’was without
developments Sunday or Monady.
Watchmen on guard at the various
plants affected reported no demonstra­
tions on the part of strikers, and
these, in turn, ¡assert that the strike
will continue peaceful in all respects.
Operators of the Portland plants will
attempt to reopen their yards this
week. At the same tim e the local car­
penters’ union will adopt a picketing
policy. Officials of the union declare
that no disorder or violence of any
character would be tolerated, and that
attempts to restrain workers from ac­
cepting employment at the yards would
be limited to peaceful argument and
the weight of example.
Yard managers are confident that no
difficulty will be experienced in gath­
ering crews to carry on the shipbuild­
ing industry, and announce that no dis­
crimination will be made against men
who have gone on strike.
These will
be taken back, if they care to resume
work, and other applicants will be ac­
cepted until the forces are again re­
cruited.
Provisional Government States
Time is Ripe for Move.
CABINET TO CONTROL
Election Postponed Until Organization
is Completed
Revolution Quelled
and Future Much Brighter.
Petrograd — Russia has been pro­
claimed a republic.
The provisional
government has issued the proclama­
tion, dated September 14.
The proclamation follows:
"General Korniloff’s rebellion has
been quelled.
But great is the con­
fusion caused thereby, and again great
is the danger threatening the fate of
the fatherland and its freedom.
"Holding it necessary to put an end
to the external indefiniteness of the
state’s organization, remembering the
unanimous and rapturous approval of
the republican idea expressed at the
Moscow state conference, the provis­
ional government declares that the
constitutional organization, according
to which the Russian state is ruled, is
republican organization, and it hereby
proclaims the Russian republic.
(Signed)
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"KERENSKY,
"Minster and President.
"YAROUDNI,
"Minister of Justice.”
Secretary Lansing Reveals New
German Scheme in Mexico.
SWEDE TO GET CROWN
Mexican German Minister Urges His
Government to Reward Faithful
Work of Swedish Minister.
Washington, D. C.—Another chap­
ter to the story of German intrigue
in neutral countries and among neutral
diplomats was revealed Friday night
by Secretary Lansing in the form of a
letter to the Imperial Chancellor from
the notorious Von Eckhardt, the Ger­
man minister to Mexico City, to whom
the intercepted Zimmermann note waa
addressed.
It discloses that Folke Cronholm,
then Swedish charge in Mexico, waa
de{»ended upon by the German diplomat
to furnish information "from the hos­
tile camp,” and to transmit communi­
cations to Berlin, and that Von Eck­
hardt wanted him rewarded by a secret
award from the kaiser of the "Onler
of the Crown of the Second Class.”
This letter waa written March 8,
1916, and apparently has been in the
{»osaesaion of the American govern­
ment for a long time.
It waa made
public without comment, shedding
light upon the methods of another
Swedish diplomatic representative in
this hemisphere, at a time when the
United States and her allies are await­
ing with interest Sweden’s explanation
to Argentina of the conduct of her
minister at Buenos Aires, who trans­
mitted the German "sink without leav­
ing a trace” dispatches.
Baron Akerhielm, Swedish charge
here, said, in response to a query that
Cronholm was dismissed from the dip­
lomatic service last January.
He
would not discuss the cause.
Baron Akerheilm called at the State
department during the day to inofrm
Secretary Lansing that he had received
from his government the statement al­
ready given to the public at Stock­
holm, explaining that Sweden had for­
warded dispatches from the German
minister at Beunos Aires to Berlin in
German code without knowledge of
their contents.
He did not leave a copy of the state­
ment. It is assumed that the Stock­
holm foreign office will not address
any communication to the American
government on the subject.
The title “ Minister and President” FIND GOLD ON SPANISH SHIP
affixed to Premier Kerensky’s signa­
ture to the proclamation probably re­ U. S. Removes Treasure as Vessel is
fers to his position as president of the
Ready to Sail for Europe.
ministry, rather than of the republic.
A Gulf Port—Customs officials Sun­
Petrograd—The provisional govern­ day boarded a Spanish steamer shortly
ment has announced that all the affairs before the vessel was scheduled to de­
of state have been entrusted to five part for a European port and seized
The entire American sugar industry
members of the cabinet.
will be placed under government con­
$40,300 in gold secreted in a barrel of
The following communication was salt pork that formed a part of the
trol October 1, the food administration
issued:
announces, by the institution of a li­
ship’s stores.
"Pending the definite constitution
censing system to include manufac­
An investigation conducted by the
of a cabinet and in view of the present Federal district attorney was followed
ture, refining and imports.
extraordinary circumstances, all af­ by the arrest of three members of the
Roderick R. Kennedy, Minneapolis,
fairs of state have been entrusted to ship’s crew charged with violating
Minn., private in the Third Aero
M. Kerensky, premier; M. Terestchen- President Wilson’s proclamation of
Squadron, died Thursday as the result
ko, minister of foreign affairs; Gener­ September 10, prohibiting the exporta­
of burns received when he crashed 200
al Verkhovsky, minister of war; Ad­ tion of gold save under license.
feet to earth in a burning airplane at
miral Verdervski, minister of marine,
Officials at first were inclined to the
the aviation camp at Fort Sill, Okla.
and M. Nikitin, minister of Posts and belief, they Baid, that the gold bears
Telegraphs.”
some relation to reports that Germany
Casualties in the British ranks re­
Premier Kerensky’s attempt to form has received gold through communica­
ported during the week ending Wed­
a coalition government failed, but the
nesday show a total of 26,626 officers
Seattle — The woodworkers in the crisis has been solved temporarily in tion of her submarines with neutral
ships.
and men, as follows:
Officers killed steel shipyards of the Seattle Construc­
Following the investigation com­
and died of wounds, 184; men, 4183. tion & Dry dock company, the largest the form of a cabinet reduced in size
ment was withheld. Full details were
Officers wounded or missing, 581; men, plant here, resumed work Monday, the and of virtually non-party character.
This decision became inevitable
21,678.
company having given bond to use only when the Council of Workmen’s and wired to Washington by the collector
of the port.
lumber manufactured in eight-hour
The German admiralty now is re­ mills. Two other large yards had pre­ Soldiers’ Delegates informed Premier
While officials were inclined to KORNILOFF’S REVOLT FALLS
Kerensky that they agreed with the await further developments before
sorting to film propaganda to raise and
viously resumed work, using eight- Social Democrats and the Social Revo­
renew interest in ruthless submarine
making public details of the investiga­ Force Crushed and Commander Gives
hour lumber.
Although only a few
warfare. A film taken of a commerce­ hundred woodworkers are employed in lutionists in opposing the entrance of tion, it is understood the money was
Self Up to Russian Premier.
the Constitutional Democrats into the obtained by the ship’s cook from a lo­
destroying cruise is being exhibited to
the steel yards, making scaffoldings cabinet.
bring home to the public the efficiency and doing like work, there was danger
Ixrndon— General Komiloff and Gen­
cal bank. The cook caused a draft to
Negotiations lasted until early in
of this mode of warfare.
that the steelworkers would be obliged the morning. Premier Kerensky then be drawn for the full amount on a eral Lukomsky have indicated they are
bank in Havana. The individual giv­ ready to appear before the revolution­
After a chase of several hundred to stop work for lack of scaffolding.
found it impossible to obtain a com­ ing the draft is a Spaniard, it was ary tribunal, says Reuter’s Petrograd
There
was
no
change
at
the
wooden
yards, which took her pellmell through
promise on a coalition basis, admitting said. Bank officials here declined to correspondent, telegraphing Thursday
a house, Police Matron Ada Todd, of shipyards, which have been tied up for both right and left ministers.
make a statement of the transactions. and quoting the Izvestia, the organ of
Tacoma, W’ash., single handed cap­ several weeks by a sympathetic strike
As Terestchenko and both the de­
the workmen’s and soldiers’ delegates,
tured J. W. Walters, a husky young of the woodworkers against 10-hour fense members count as members of no
as his authority.
lumber.
prisoner who had escaped from Jailer
party and as Nikitin and Kerensky are PEACE MEET ENDS IN RIOT
The feeling at strike headquarters is Social Revolutionists, the cabinet, so
Rivard near the courthouse.
General Korniloff’s rebellion against
that the difficulties of the wooden ship­ far as it is a party one, is Social Revo­
Speaker and Chairman of Gathering at Premier Kerensky apparently has been
All wheat on track in the nine states builders, as well as the metal workers,
quelled.
under the control of the St. Louis office will be settled by negotiations now in lutionist. The portfolios of the other
Hartford, Conn., Arrested.
departments will be allotted by the
Official reports from Petrograd say
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of the Federal Grain Control was progress at Washington.
cabinet
of
five,
but
the
occupants
will
Hartford,
Conn.
—
Riotous
scenes
Komiloff’s
headquarters has surrender­
seized Monday, it was announced by
rank only as directors of departments. marked a meeting here Sunday of the ed and that Komiloff himself desires
Edward M. Flesh. The amount seized
U. S. To Take Hospitals.
Election of the constituent assembly Hartford branch of the People’s Coun­ conditionally to place himself in the
was more than 100 carloads. It was
London—According to the Manches­ again has been postponed, because the cil of America for Democracy and hands of the authorities. The govern­
apportioned among millers according ter Guardian, American medical offi­
work of organization throughout the Peace, culminating in the arrest of the ment, however, is demanding his ab­
to their needs.
cers will this week take over charge of country has not been completed. Elec­ speaker, Mrs. Annie R. Hale, of New ject capitulation.
To keep a check on the newsprint the military hospitals at Manchester, tions to the assembly now are fixed for York; the chairman, Alfred E. White-
Meanwhile his troops continue to de-
paper situation, the Federal Trade Salford, Liverpool, Leeds, Birming­ November 12, and the members are to head, of thiB city, and the abrupt end­ Bert and return to the government
commission will institute a system of ham and Cardiff, and the civil medical convene November 28 (Russian calen­ ing of the meeting by the police.
fold, declaring they were misled by
Police action was taken after Mrs. Korniloff’s professed aims.
monthly and weekly reports by manu­ practitioners at present in charge of dar).
facturers. The aim is to keep pub­ those hospitals will be allowed to at­
Hale had cirticised a high government
Rich Draft Evader is Hit.
Socialist Party Wanes.
official and the war, condemned con­
lishers constantly informed as to the tend the needs of the civil population.
officers
Philadelphia—Jacob B. Baltz, son scription and declared the United
rate of production and consumption Eleven American medical
Berlin, via London—The managing
and as to the amount of paper stocks have been allotted to Manchester, it is of a wealthy brewer, was indicted States had no right to go abroad to committee of the German Social De-
said.
Monday by the Federal grand jury for fight Germany because of a belief mocracy has issued a condensed report
on hand.
making false statements in his claim that "50 years hence” Germany might which is to be submitted to the party’s
Germany Thanks Sweden.
Reports from Nome, Alaska, say
for exemption from army duty.
make war on this country.
convention at Wurzburg next month.
that the heavy rainfall of last summer
London—Germany has sent a note to
Ba'tz swore before the board that
When Mrs. Hale was ordered to stop The record covers the three years end­
will result in a large production of Sweden, according to the correspon­ he was the sole support of his wife and there was an excited rush by the audi­ ing March 31.
gold. Experts are tracing platinum dent at Stockholm of the Central News two children and that he had no other ence to the platform. One man, shak­
The outstanding feature of the rec­
deposits in the Dime Creek country, agency, highly regretting the disagree­ income beyond that derived from his ing his fist at the speaker, declared ord is the tremendous drop in the
tributary to the Kuyokuk river, on the able issues raised on account of Swed­ mental and physical labors.
It devel­ she had insulted the President.
party’s active membership. On March
Lower Yukon. The metal in the Dime en transmitting telegrams to Germany. oped that he has been receiving a
Mrs. Hale and Whitehead were tak­ 31, 1914, this numbered 1,85,900. In
Creek country comes from lava fields Germany says she is obliged to the yearly income of $20,000 from the en to police headquarters, charged with March of this year the membership
in the vicinity, experts say.
Swedish government for transmitting brewing company of J. & P. Baltz.
breach of the peace.
was but 243,000.
the messages, but regrets that her
Equal suffrage for Maine women representatives in Argentina should
20,000 to Learn Keys.
Austrians Take 535 Men.
T. R. Tests New Airplane.
was defeated two to one at the special have sent the telegrams in the phrase­
Chicago—The
Illinois
Manufactur­
Vienna
— "Heavy artillery fighting
Mineola, N. Y.—Colonel Theodore
election Tuesday, according to news­ ology they did.
ers’ association and the Chicago Asso­ continues against our positions on Roosevelt gained Friday the distinction
paper returns from two-thirds of the
ciation of Commerce have endorsed a Monte San Gabriele and east of Go- of being the first civilian to make a
state.
Misses Lansing in France.
movement to train 20,000 telegraphers rizia,” says Monday’s war office state­ flight in an airplane propelled by the
The French minister of War au­
Paris — Miss Katherine and Miss for service in the Signal Corps of the ment.
new military motor invented for use of
thorized the soldiers to form and ad­ Emma S. Lansing, sisters of the Amer­ United States army. Telegraphy will
"W hile clearing our trenches on the the government in the war. The flight
minister co-operative societies for the ican Secretary of State, who arrived be taught men of military age in pub­ northwest slope of Monte San Gabriele was made from the Hempstead avia­
purpose of purchasing food supplies at Bordeaux Friday with a party of lic schools of Chicago, as well as uni­ we brought in Sunday during desperate tion field, and for half an hour the ma­
for themselves and families in order to American Red Cross workers, departed versities, colleges and technical insti­ engagements 23 officers, 635 men and chine, piloted by H. J. Blakely, an
combat the increased cost of living. Sunday for the front. They intend to tutions throughout the central de­ 12 machine guns. In the Tyrol and in army instructor, attained a speed vary­
Membership in the societies will be establish aid stations there for French partment of the army, it was an­ the Carina district torrential rains are ing from 90 to 110 miles an hour,
limited strictly to soldiers.
soldiers.
nounced.
hampering the activity.”
reaching an altitude of 6000 feet.
Colonel Roosevelt has written to ex-
Representative Will E. Humphrey, of
Washington, asking him to make a
speaking campaign for universal mili­
tary training and insurance against
future war.
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