The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 1, 1914, Page 1

JOSH WISE SAYS: “Some of Newt Fridemush borrenin' neighbors ha: th’ other day, but couldn 't eat it until they borrered Newt's set o’ false teeth.” The Seattle Star VOLUME He novel, ing Fu earth rbert Quick, “When rope—a Glory Ceased,” which war Here is Quick's word picture famous author and philosopher made more horrible to make the killing of human beings more easy The history last by appeared in than tar any in o navie “And the end was universal pictured just such a war airships, of airships death! horror in his December, as is now menac and other inventions clash 500 feet from The two clouds coalesced as by some baleful attraction—and dropped a ghastly hail of dead men and humming engines. and horrid ooze. lances, * * * What had been no nurses, nor need of them * the There were no groans, no cries to God, ** of none the sweet goodly shapes of men was only a reef of red remains no pleading for offices none of the human mitigations of war, no humanity, no place for humanity ambu- mercy, Deep as water, mercy, * no no * of the drifts of snow in a Maine forest lay the debris, which streamed gasoline and blood,” The pitied Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News 16. SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1914, ONE CENT IGHT EDITION WEATHER FORECAST — It’s gonna be a lovely Sunday, with lots of sunshine and westerly winds; ON TRAINS ANI fair tonight NEWS RTANDS, he ‘Germany Recalls Russian Ambassador ‘BANKERS HOLD OFF BIG WAR! LONDON, Aug. European financial pow- ers are bringing strong pressure to bear tonight in an effort to avert a gen- eral conflict. It was re- ported that the bankers of Berlin and are re- sponsible for sudden resumption of negotiations between Premier Viviani of France and the Ge man ambassador in Paris after a rupture seemed nea figure a war will cost 17 per cent of the entire wealth of the powers. By Wm. Philip Sims PARIS, Aug. 1.—Premier Viviant and the German ambassador here hepi two conferences here tdoy rela- tive to France's intentions in the event of war between Germany and Russia. The ambassador presented his original request for information Fri- day night, saying he would call for) an answer at noon today He kept the appointment punctual ly lL Gets Unsatisfactory Reply. The only reply he received, how- ever, was a declaration that “France uf CALL BANK CONFERENCE * WASHINGTON, Aug, | Secretary of the Treasury Mc- Adoo this afternoon called a | conference of bankers of the New York, Chicago and St. Louis clearing house associa | tions hefe Monday to discuss ways of protecting financial terests in the event of a gen- eral European war. FY thcalaatan teas must consult its own n interest at this time.” After communicating with Berlin he notified the premier that Ger- many could not accept this state- ment as final. He insisted on an-| other audience. This was granted, | but its outcome was not known. Paris is Excited. There is the most intense excite ment in the city. | Most of the motor busses have been withdrawn for army use and urban transportation is much ham pered This afternoon a military dirigi- bie, with a full crew, flew over Paris with frenzied applause. — | face, BILLIE BURKE'S NEW HUBBY SURE Kay Lenrell Florenz Ziegfeld, first married to, Anna Heid and now to Billie Burke. is admittedly “some picker,” both as to wives and show girls It is said of Ziegfeld that = ibe rt looks no point of beauty a graceful figure, ankle—any one,of these for {ts owner a place fn a“ cast Kay Laurell, who has one of the least-dressed and most noticed parts jn the present show, is said to have been chosen largely for her beautiful shoulders and arms. ‘a pely may win Follies a Its appearance was greeted | which no costume she wears {» al-| lowed to conceal | voted for woman suffrage. any cynical views on the subject. Being thus free and unprejudiced on the feminist movement, So you cannot charge me up with | note that a jury in a famous case recently awarded a young woman $20,000 heart balm because the young man to whom she had been engaged decided that marriage would interfere with his engagement. Now the judge the verdict career, and broke the aside on the ground that it is ab- surdly out of proportion to what the young man can pay. Which raises the question: 4 In business and at the pol verdicts at all? Or, if this survi sexes? Ever hear of a man suing a woman for breach of promise? There| now raging in Snohomish county, | If women are to be the equals of men shall there be any breach of promise ai from the age of matrimonial bar- ter and dower is to continue, shall not the liability be equal én both) oy \y in a few of such law sults, a very few; but they've mostly been We don't all that a man plaintiff ever got a ver- Ss KNOWS HOW TO PICK THE BEAUTIES ~- HERRICK TO REPRESENT GERMANY PARIS, Aug. 1—The German ambassador here today asked Unit ed States Herrick if be Ambassador be willing to the French capital in Franco-German hos would Germany 4 the event tilities, Herrick President of referred the Wilson. It the latter will give Herrick ‘has been bis diplomatic post request to ia his consent was to have paid his farewell visit to President ) Poincare wall, with steamship ing Sunday Monday, Mrs La France, and expected to Herrick, on the the follow represent | expected | recalled from | NOCAUSE | FOR U.S. FEAR United Staten is in The ter condition financially today than pit tim. no reason for Ame to fe & money stringency, N. B. Solner, cashier of the Union Savings & Trust Oo. today tn re viewing the developments of the! past few days in the war situation | a bet has been for some jean see We are a great big nation, way off here by ourselves, We have Canada on the north, Mexico on the th, and the Pacific ocean before us, We are surrounded by peace, Internally, we are sound, And we are so big within ourselves, | 80. tremendously prosperous, we are preotieally Invulsersble, tan- | clalty apeaking | Face Era of Prosperity We are on the verge of an era fof great prosperity, We are har | veating record crops this year. The | Panama canal is opening this year. | jAl things are favorable. | * to be great Kuro | | ft will be a benefit to} | this country, for the Europeans must have our foodstuffs. Ger |many’s supremacy will cease, and jwe will have to start manufactur Hing supplies. No, | can see nothing but pros perity abead. 1 wan glad to bear of the closing of the New York stock exchange. It was a wise move It prevents the unloading of securities on the exchange. Closing Market Good Move “People with securities will go to the banks now, instead, If they can't sell thelr securities there will be no excitement, such as the con tinued operation of the stock ex change would create The gold taken out try at the first war have no ill effect. In « the gold we recetved Europe's| bills, which guarantee ample se curity And now this gold will be gin returning to us rapidly in ex change for foodstuffs. N.Y. EXCHANGE STILL CLOSED) The stock n today.| “It there pean war, of the coun-| move will hange for NEW YORK, Aue. 1 exchange did not reo Only a few stragglers were on the} floor at 10 4. m., the usual opening | | hour. | LINERS HALTED NEW YORK, | Aug. 1 tic service between New Y European ports, outside of England, lhas been suspended by the Cunard line and the International Mercan. tile Marine | Pay no more than one cent \fl for The Star extras on the war. That is all the news- boys are authorized to charge. The Star will get the news to you first, as usual, and there will be no extra charge for it. RAIN HOPE OF INTERURBAN TRAFFIC HURT EVERETT, Aug. 1.-—-Rain in ‘the thing that can prevent serious lows from forest fires which are Davies. erett, they Warden from Thys ording to Fire r fires, visible burning today ac | ar ‘ar Yet, if money is a measure of fove hopes blighted, surely the man| have been confined to brush, slash who loses the one woman desired to make his life complete is not less In need of recompense than the daughter of Eve who discovers that| spreading rapidly and heavy given her the title of wife. id | discard before the law hi she is 8 if it mightn’t bi to call off this whole theory ings and smal! timber, but they are tim ber is threatened, A portion of the | Halterman & Stuchell shingle mill of money heart balm on the score of better find out the lack of af-|at Oxo wan destroyed yesterday. finity before marriage than after. It It’s real love you can bet your last cent it will last. Word from Bellingham is to the effect that a large area of standing FIRE FIGHTERS: there and |timber {# endangered has #- | that the forestry service | sued additional warnings. The power house and a mile of flume of the Republic Light & Pow} er Co. are in the center of a burn- ing district, and it ts feared will be reached by the flames. Brush fires yesterday caused con. | siderable delay in the movement of cara on the Seattie-Everett inter. urban line, These blazes are not yet under control, although squads of men are fighting them at many | stations. 'G j}the southern | ing LINER BEARING RICH WAR PRIZE RIGHT INTO JOHNNY BULL'S HANDS NEW YORK, Aug. 1.—The North-German-Lioyd steam- ship Kron Prinzessin Cecilie je due at Plymouth, England, Monday. Officials of the tine here expressed anxiety today con- cerning the reception it ts likely to get, if in the mean- time war h been declared between Germany and Eng- land. The present crisis did not reach its present acute stage until it was too late to recall the liner by wireless. The Kron Prinzessin Ce cille has on board $10,700,000 in gold and $3,300,000 in sil- ver. * 80,000 AMERICANS ARE STILL IN EUROP: NEW YORK, Aug, 1.— | Thomas Cook & Sons, ‘the | | tourlet agents, estimated today | there are 50,000 Americans on the pontinent of Europe. ~* TOOFFER AYERS: Prayers will be offered in most of Seattle's churches to- morrow for the prevention of the threatered European war. A meeting of the cabinet of the Ministerial Federation has been called by Or. M. A. Matthews, of the First Presby- terlan church, for Monday noon. It le expected that arrange- ments will be made to conduct simultaneous services and to designate a day of prayer next week to ask for the prevention of the war. Pelayo érmany ly to provoke a cl cut the wires across the frontier. ‘Invites Trouble LONDON, Aug. 1.--Intensely critical conditions prevailed today along the Franco-German frontie: Paris said the French believed Germany was sh by repeated acts of petty aggression. A German cavairy force is reported to have entered France and then been quickly withdrawn, were seized by Germans at Montreaux Vieux. At Amanvillers Germans confiscated French rolling stock, id forced French railroad men to walk back A message from trying deliberate. Four French locomotives | French automobile parties on the German side of the frontier were deprived of their ca: foot, French and German military patrols were within sight of one another on either side of frontier. and driven into France on Servians in Retreat NISH, Servia, forces are Aug. 1 retreating today bank of the river Save before the Austrian advance. This much was admitted at the vian war office it was insisted, however, that the Austrians are intentionally be. drawn into the interior for Servia's | strategic from | reasons. The Servian retreat followed | three days’ fighting at Semendria, | where the Austrian forces sought to enter the Morava river valley Following it, ff not checked, they would reach Nish The losses thus ed. bave been very sides. far, It in stat heavy on both WANTABRIDE? A Kansas “City” stenographer, who admits she is pretty, has put it up squarely to Sheriff Cudihee to find her an eligible man. he prefers Western men, * Seattle the right spot one of her choice. sheriff is trying to and to find th The o blige GERMANY, the young woman, who signed her| name as Miss Jean Francis. | Under Sheriff Ted MeCormick | was given Instructions to look up ‘the man.” Bachelors tn are aflutter A new dered. the sheriff's office with excitement shoe brush has been or- CONSTANTINOPLE, The bourse here was Aug. “closed today | FRANCE, BULLETIN PARIS, Aug. 1.—The wires crossing the Franco- German frontier were cut by Germans this afternoon, severing telegraphic communication between the two countris. i: ree Aug. 1.—Engiand tonight formally as- ured France that the British would aid the French in the event of war with Germany. The German ambassador at St. Petersburg is to- day reported to have demanded his passports, and left for the frontier. The German ambassador at Paris will leave for Berlin, it is said, tonight. This means Germany is ready to declare war. The United States government at Washington, D. C., is informed that the United States ambassador has been asked to take care of German affairs in France. France today ordered a general mobilization of its entire military and naval forces Sunday. These acts of overt hostilities, as they are inter- preted in international affairs, actually extend the Austrian-Servian breach to German, French and Rus- sian territory today. At any moment is expected a | declara ion of war by Austria against_ | Austria’s comprehensive mobilization indicates an jexpected move against the czar. Austria’s railroads: |have been entirely reserved for military purposes. — Every country in Europe is on nervous edge to- ;day. The outlook is more pessimistic than ever. A | last effort at mediation was made in a telegram from | King George of England today to the czar. That it | was a vain hope is indicated by the fact that the English fleet has mobilized in the North Sea, ready to engage the German squadron off the coast of | Holland. i Little actual fighting is reported today. The Ser vians are in retreat, after three days of fighting, from _ | the southern bank of the river Save. The Servian | government declared the retreat is intentional in order to draw the Austrians into the interior for strategic | purposes. As matters stand today, Austria, Servia an Montenegro are already mobilized and at war. Rus- sia is completing its mobilization. . Germany is under / martial law, and probably mobilizing, though censor- |ship prevents all information. A similar condition exists in France. The British army and navy are pre pared to assist France and Russia. The lesser countries of Europe are volved. Bulgaria is preparing to help Germany and Austria. Roumania is taking preliminary steps for a zation against Bulgaria, its old enemy. Italy, |though favoring neutrality, allied with jand Austria. Spain has concentrated its fleet to help” England, France and Russia. The soldiers in this diagram have been drawn on a scale of 400,000 men to the inch to picture the strength of the armies of the several countries in regulars and reserves. COUNTRY. ACTIVE ARMY. RESERVES. 658,000 1,323,000 1,200,000 700,000 609,000 761,000 420,000 381,000 250,000 489,000 255,000 390,000 Servia 195,000 400,000 Servia's reserves include every able-bodied man and many women, not usually classed as reserves. Other War News, With Pictures and War Wiaps, on Inside Pages TOTAL, Austria England Italy AUSTRIA, GREAT BRITAIN, SERVIA,”