The day book. [volume], January 12, 1917, LAST EDITION, Image 31

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defended. Berger is also angry at
tie newspaper trust for "covering
up" the story because of advertising.
At the Tribune last -week he was told
that the W. G. N. would "go to the
story" regardless of the Rothschild-kallies.
1 BOTH SIDES IN EUROPEAN WAR
URQE CLAIMS ON U. .
Within twenty-four hours America
received two notes summarizing the
views of both Germany and the
advertising club. But the next day
only a six-line story was published
In an obscure part of the Trib. The
other papers were not- even that
game. They have all suppressed the
story.
N o o
MUCH INTEREST IN PkANS OF
CLERKS TO ORGANIZE
A canvass of large department
stores, made yesterday by represen
- tatives of Washington Park Forum,
developed the fact that the opportu
nity afforded this class of wage earn
ers to use the hall of the WasTxington,
Park Forum, 356'R 51 Bt,"for the
purpose of organizing was received
with much enthusiasm. The subject
at the meeting to be, held tonight,
under the auspices of the Forum,
will be" "Department 'Store Clerks
and Their Conditions." The subject
will be ably handled by H. Gilbert
Stottenmeyer, who has been active
among department store clerks on
Pacific coast
The floor will be free to all per
sons who desire to give their views
and opinion as to the best method
of procedure. The Washington Park
Forum will, if it is desired, donate
the use of their hall one night a week
to further this movement;" which
means that light, heat, etc., will be
furnished free. Men and womn em
ployed in the owntown department
stores are urgently requested to be
present' tonight
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BANK CLERKS MEET
Chicago Bank Clerks' union meets
tonight at 1144 S. Halsted, 8 o'clock.
'Plans for the future will be" dis
cussed. The-members are preparing
tb fight any action the bank bosses
maymake toward breaking up "the
union. ,
The allies' note made these basic
conditions of peace:
Restitution of provinces or terri
tories wrested from the allies, wjth
just reparation.
Reorganization of Europe guar
anteed by a stable regime and found
ed on "respect of nationalities and
full security and liberty of economic
development"
Liberation of Italians, Slavs, Ru
manians, Czech-Slovaks from for
eign domination.
Enfranchisement of populations
subject to the "bloody tyranny" of
Turkey; expulsion of Turkey from
Europe.
Compliance with Russian jviews as
to Poland,
-to addition, the allies forcefully re- .
iterated their placing of blame on
Germany for the world war.
In the note which Germany ad
dressed to all neutrals, she thus
summed up her position:
Germany did not Btart the war;
she and her allies took up arms for
defense of their liberty and existence
and "consider this, their aim of war,
as obtained." '
The allies' aims In the. war are for'
conquest of Alsace-Lorraine and
several Prussion provinces; humilia
tion of Austro-Hungary, partition of,
Turkey and mutilation of Bulgaria.
The note repudiates responsibility
for Belgium's fate, because Belgium
"has not always observed the duties
enjoined upon her by her neutral
ity" and denies truth of -the allied
charges as to Belgium.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Seven hun
dred striking employes of Quaker
Oafs Co., returned to work. Both
sides -agreed to arbitration and com
pany 'recognized strikers' organization