The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 7, 1914, Page 9

7 FIFTEEN FRENCH AVIATORS, “I PARIS, France, Aug. 7.— “IT'S THE LEAGUE OF DEATH! We are all PLEDG. ED to die for our Franc The Frenchman at the ad | joining table sat sidewise In hie chair, crossed his legs, flicked the ashes from his clg- aret and mited—a peoullar, daredevil smile—at the plc tures on the wail, “Garros was the first,” the speaker said. He spoke of Roland Garros, the French aviator, who ram. med the German dirigible and periehed “He is the first of the 15. Fourteen more must ' must die. It Is our pledg “Only a few weeks ago | sat with Garros. “One in the party who had just been Injured in a fall de- clared that it would have nev- er happened had he listened to his wife when she asked that he give up flying. “Another declared that his | wife was anxious to have him | quit the aviation game. | “Garros and | | Then he remarked: | sat quietly. never marry. to perform when | dle | shail widow.’ “Only | knew what he meant. You all know now. There are 14 left of the League of Fif- teen. We shall wreck every dirigible balloon of Germany— or we will wreck at least 14.” This the “fourth arm” of France’s military organization. | it comprises a band of men bound by the strangest oath ever administered to a soldier. There are 15 of these men, each pledged to give his life just Garros did to avenge the ancient enemy of the tri- color, Germany. } To French flyers personal | achievement is always a sec- ondary consideration. Their first thought always | Is, “How can | render service to France?” And that is the same as say- “How can! render de £oland Garro.s leave before war broke out. LONDON, Aug. 7.—“Nobody can guess,” was the answer oftenest returned here to queries of diplomats deep in In ternational European political lore as to what would be the outcome of the present war. There are endless possible com | Dinations, these authorities agreed None was prepared to say that there would be a clean-cut victory The fate of Garros confirms | the most terrifying suspicions Germany has ever dared enter | tain regarding the organization | and purpose of the aerial corps of the French army. | Why does France need dirig- ibles when a lone aviator—at course—can gend the balloon (for efther general group. to destruction and 25 man to All thought {t Itkely that victory certain death on the ground and defeat would be scattered here betow? ané there. Many believe there will |be shifts of whole countries from side to aide as the conflict pro- | greeses. German Side Not Known. That Germany seemed to be meet- great ene mies had expected was the concen- jes had expected was the consen sus of opinion. Yet few believed |that this was necessarily signifi }eant of any particular final result. | Besides, tt 1s pointed out, Ger |many has for several days been | virtually cut off from communica. tion with the rest of the world, and jit tts side of the story were told | it was remarked the situation might |seem different. Quarrel Over Spolle. True, it seems to be the general view that the odds are somewhat RIGHT DRUG CO. 109 Washington St. they ‘should be defeated and dismembered, {!t is questioned whether the war would end. “Would not the victors imme fately fall to quarrelling over the/| was asked. Englishmen | themselves own, always been to oppose the strongest continental power as the best me: of main- taining {ts own supremacy. presing Course ia Blectrical Steam Engineering or Me chanical Drawing. SEATTLE ENGINEERING SCHOOL It opposed Spain when Spain ao Rh Mec llee dominated Europe, until under Queen Elizabeth the Dons’ power was broken. Alllance With Germany? 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AIR FIGHTING GERMANY; GARROS IS FIRST 4 menace to the British. Would this be permitted? | Couldn't Seize Germany, England, an insular power, could hardly seize and hold the lion's share of Germany for itself. Would lesser nation If it did, would Russla and France| submit? | If it tried to establish a foothold | on the continent for itself, would Its present allies permit that? All these things and many more, the experts say, must be taken into consideration. NEPHEW OF KING IS | ARRESTED AS A SPY LONDON, Aug. 7.—Prines AageChristian, the Denmark's en rested on the German side of the frontier ry spy it wes reported in a news agency message received here today from Copenhagen. It was said he was later sent back across the frontier and that he le now on hie way to Eng- land. COMMERCE DEPENDS ON SEA SUPREMACY | WASHINGTON, Aug. 7-—Secre- tary Redfield declares commerce with Europe will be resumed just as soon as the question of suprem-| acy on the seas is decided. If/ Great Britain sweeps the enemy | from the water she will send ships to America for grain. If Germany {s successful she will take the crops, he says. CORRESPONDENT Is HELD AS GERMAN SPY LONDON, “Aug. ug. 7-—Dr. Hans Piehn, London correspon: lecting agency, was arrested here today. STAR—FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1914, PAGE 9, | | | MY FIRST SALE Archibald, the Tailor Needs the Money And he needs it badly. Nothing else than stern necessity would induce him to sacrifice his beautiful stock of woolens, consisting of the finest imported Serges, Worsteds, Cheviots, etc., in all the fall season’s newest shades and patterns, but cash he must have, so STARTING TOMORROW, SATURDAY, AUG. 8th, at 7:30, he will make Men’s Finest Tailored to. Order Suits at the Lowest Prices Quoted in Seattle in Many a Day Here’s Just What the Big Sale Means, Choice of the Finest Suits in This Big Stock That Sell Regularly for $25, $30 and $35 for... A perfect fit, and Archibald guarantees to give the best of work- manship, linings and trimmings with each suit sold. Pr) 00 Remember, This Sale Starts Tomorrow Morning, August 8, at 7:30 O’Clock EXTRA SPECIAL To start the sale off with a rush, the first 10 men buying suits tomorrow will ited choice of the house at $18.00. Perfect fit and best of workman- trimming guaranteed. Be One of the First Lucky Ten Archibald, the Tailor 1025 THIRD AVE.—CORNER THIRD AVE. AND SPRING ST. $18 GERMAN ARMY BEST ORGANIZED IN WORLD WRITES EN-OFFICER OF KAISER’S FORCES The German army of today ts; the most efficient fighting organ- ization the world has ever seen It has served as a model for the Jarmies of most other countries. The Austrian, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish armies have been organ {zed on method copied from the German system. On January 1 of the year in which he attains his 20th birthday, every male German must report to the military authorities of his dis trict. CONTRABAND GOODS) Ww. ASHINGTON, J Aug. 7 ammunition and military have been designated as “absolute” contraband articles in the procla- mation sent to Ambassador Page by the British government. Grains, horse and general supplies are termed “conditional contraband” and are ) subject to seizure. Arms, supplies | DESTROYER FIRST HERO SHIP OF WAR) LONDON, Aug. 7.—Britains have named the torpedo boat destroyer Lance as the hero of the first naval engagement of the war, The Lance sank the Hamburg-American {ini ship Koenigin Lulse, had been converted into a mine layer. The vessel was laying mines 60 miles from Harwich. The Lance fired four shots, sinking the enemy's craft in six minutes. SEEK SAFETY IN PORT) me, | LONDON, Aug. 7.—The war has| Spencer Churchill, the first lord of the admiralty, was received with vigorons cheers in the house of commons. “Well done,” said Admiral Beres- ford as he shook hands with the first lord, who returned the greet- ing heartily, both signifying a unit ed stand for England against the foe of Germany HEAR CANNONADING KIRKALDY, Scotland, Aug. 7.—Cannonading is reported today off the entrance to the Firth of Forth. Receive Only Pittance | If he 1s not excused because of| some physical defect he must} serve two years if in the infantry; | three years if in the cavalry or ar llery For his services he receives a pit- tance for pocket-money. After his term in the standing army, he {s transferred to the first reserves for a period of five years. During this period he {8 required to go through military training with his regiment a month or two each year, Now he {s passed into the “Land- webr,” where he remains another five years. Here he 1s called out for drill at any time desired by the military | authorities Finish Service at 45 From the first class of the “Land- wehr” the German soldier is passed into the second class, where he stays until he is 89, Then he goes into sturm” or final which {8 called for serv’ the “Land. only in ° case of extreme national necessity After stx years his military serv- fee comes to an end The standing army consists of 600,000 men Nearly half of this number pass out every year and are replaced by an equal number of fresh recruits. Total Strength 6,000,000 The first reserve consists ap- proximately of 1,600,000 men, and the “Landwehr” consists of 2,200,- 000 men. The “Landsturm” brings up the ‘total to over six millions. News From the Front! General Advance Predicted on the Tailored Ready Co. The splendid values offereed in our $14.75 Suits are calculated to cause a mobilization of buyers. stand a siege. We are also well $22.50 and $26.25 suits But the stock is heavy and will with- fortified with $18.45, that have been reduced one-third, or more, to meet the ultimatum that this, our 14th Semi-Annual Clearance Sale, should put the whole summer stock to rout. Many of these suits are heavy enough to comfortably with- stand the onslaught of winter storms. Come and participate in the distribution. Tailored Ready Co. 401-403 Pike St. Open until 10 Saturday Night line of reserves, | All the details of the mobiliza- tion of the army have been worked }out with euch precision that | 6,000,000 soldiers have been mus. | tered and prepared for active serv- fee without delay or confusion or | misunderstanding, Everything Was Ready Not only are the men themselves carefully instructed regarding their | duty in case of war, but all the mil itary materials required for a mod- ern campaign are stored and class. ified ready for use at any mo ment. | A uniform for every soldier is ready to be put on at the word of command, | Stix million pairs of boots, six | million caps, six million tunics, six million belts and so forth were all stored {n the vast military arsenals | in such perfect order that they |have been handed out to each in- dividual with exactness and every man clothed according to his| |height and measurements. | Six million modern rifles also, were ready, with immense quanti- ties of ammunition ITALY WON’T HELP GERMANY, HE SAYS Italy will either remain neutral | in the great European shakeup or she will break with the triple al- Mance and become affillated with the nations of the triple entente, in the opinion of F. M. Bassetti, a native of Italy, connected here with Fngaz! Brothers, steamship agents, 1109 Cherry st. | Italy, he says, does not want war jand will do her utmost to avotd tt, | | but, If ariven into it, she will try | not to fight with Germany. There is a popular feeling of dislike, he |declares, against Austria in his homeland, | “By the terms of the triple al- liance, Ttaly must come to Ger- |many's aid ff {t can be proven that Germany is on the defensive, rath- er than the aggressive—if Germany jis attacked rather than attacks. | “But as it looks now Germany |has taken the initiative, which |means that Italy is out of it. How- lever, if the kaiser can prove he | was first attacked, Italy will have to live up to ber agreement.” | LONDON, Aug. 7.—More than 50 German steamers have been cap. tured by the British navy, accord- ing to official reports. When Eng: | land declared war on Germany | there were 2,000 German steam- ships and 3,000 German sailing ves- | sels on the high seas, Another Twelve miles south of Brus | Iles Waterloo, the scene of poleon's last great battle. Some- where near this famous spot the armies of Germany, France and Belgium may meet, as it is expect-| ed that the kaiser will press to- wards the Belgian capital in his effort to strike quick blows at all| enemies. When Napoleon led his force! against Blucher and Wellington he had an army of 125,000. Welling-| ls Fight at Waterloo? ton had 93,000 and Blucher $120, 000. Of these 53,000 were killed _ wounded in the terrific fight- ing. Waterloo lies flat in the center of a fertile region and for decades has been @ peaceful, rather sleepy | village. A joint will be held by the Seattle and Ballard Retail Gro- cers’ association and the Home Consumers’ league at Wildwood park Thursday, Aug. 20. PHOTO SUPPLIES Northwestern Photo Supply Co. Eastman Kodak Co. 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