The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 19, 1914, Page 1

i | son, of the Arkansas, who told sow British Royal Marines, Familiarly Known in England as the “Blue Marines,” JOSH WISE SAYS: “Judd Hosacawn |e pro-French in th’ present war, and Newt Fridemuch ls pro-Germ But Soy Bean, our villa cut-up, is strictly pro and con. TUN / HAT'S the next thing? Up and at them! portrayed than in “The Human Slaughter House. The Seattle Star The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to VOLUME 16. Rush str: ight at their guns! re. NO. 150. BOALT IS BA K; SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1914. Suffocate their fiery mouths with our flesh and bones!”-——The horrors of war were never more horribly, more truthfully Don’t read it just before going to bed. Today's installment is on page 7. Print the News ONE CENT DIES, HEART-BROKEN BY GREAT EUROPEAN CONFLICT TELLS ABOUT TRIAL BY NAVY Fred L. Boalt’s back from Mexico. He got in yesterday. The Star's int in Mexico during the American occupation of Vera Cruz saw in the course of a strenuous four monthe— Vera Cruz made over from a tropical plague spot into @ health- 5 Pleasant city; | | #, i chet, we taig He ting from Mexico City * " And, finally, the approach of Gen. Obregon’s constitutionalist army preparatory to the occupation of the capital by Carranza, the “first chief” of the rebellion. . In addition, Boalt “put one over” on the navy with his “law of flight’ story, and so found for a few days a place on the front page of the of the country, trom which a pean war was needed to dislodge him. The war department ordered Boalt to either prove the “law of flight” story or be deported. | Ensign William A. Richard- ‘him, Boalt said, of shooting | down unarmed Mexican non- combatants, was “tried” by a naval court of inquiry and| white-washed. BUT BOALT WAS NOT DEPORTED. He won out because he was right. ‘It was pretty well under- stood among the correspond- ents in Vera Cruz at the out- set,” says Boalt, “that the mili- tary authorities would take) the first opportunity that of- | fered to go to the mat with some one of us to determine whether we could write what! we pleased or what they chose to let us write. “The military ideal of a wartime censorship is that which obtained in Japan at the time of the Japanese-Rus- sian war, when the corre- spondents got only ‘official’ publican form of government, and events proved that the military idn’t ‘get away with it.’ “I gave them the oppor. tunity they were waiting for. “You know now how un- fair the ‘trial’ was. The at- tempt to suppress the news on to President Wilson, I under- stand, took the same view. “A military censorship, in war time, and in the right hands, ts good and necessary, Such a cen- sorship in wrong hands is danger- ous. “There is a tendency among American military men to forget that the army and navy BELONG PUBLIC, who have a know how THEIR VANTS are earning their pay.’ Since the “trial” a quantity of evt- dence has been amassed by Con- greseman Falconer and others tn Washington proving beyond a doubt that may other incidents like the one described by Boalt in his “law of flight” story actually did occur during the three days’ fighting tn Vera Cruz. Boalt says the one big lesson the occupation and subsequent events have taught {s that disputes be tween nations can be settled with. out war. “Jeopardiz: American dollars,” says Boalt, “carried the air in the intervention song, and the army and navy joined in the chorus. And they made considerable noise. They said Americans never could do bus- iness in Mexico until America had conquered Mexico. Only by shoot- ing down Mexicans could the stain on our national honor be wiped out “President Wilson, they sald, was a pedantic dreamer and weakling. Bryan, they said, was a fool. For Josephus Daniels, for taking away the navy's wine mess, they ha vile nickname. “And all because the administra tion would not go to war with Mex- ico. Well, we didn’t go to war with Mexico. And Mexico is enjoying the first peace it has known since the downfall of Diaz. “There has been a revulsion of feeling in Mexico toward Americans. You can go where you like in Mex- news, and very little of that. But that kind of a censorship is out of harmony with a re- ico without danger. They like us now, though they hated and feared us a few months ago, Seattle citizens, of foreign natt at Iflakcabout Seine Jost One Mans QRINTOV vity, have banded together in what may become a nation wide agitation to appeal directly to their re spective governments to take up President Wilson's mediation offer in the European conflict. I think they have started a great movement. English and German, Servian and Japanese-—they met under one roof, and their words were of peace. In their native countries the d logs of war are unleashed. Teuton | | HE following table shows how the retail prices of staple foodstuffs are, for the most part, advancing daily. In | the first column are the retail prices in effect July 25, the day the first news of the war was printed. In the sec- | ond column are the prices quoted a week ago, August 12; in the third column the prices yesterday: July 25. A week ago. Yesterday. Flour, barrel ..... . +++. $5.60- 7.50 $5.80- 8.00 $6.00- 8.00 Domestic cheese, pound ............ alaes ‘ -25c 25 Imported cheese (average) pound.............. 40 -50 -50 Eggs, dozen ........... SE ae 32% 37% 40 | Poultry, pound ......... Sie'cet ie 35 30 30 Peaches, dozen .................. Fee .30 .25 .25 Lemons, dozen .................. sie 40 -50 -50 Navy beans, pound..... en myer 10 10 10 Green beans, pound..... Soingt aia 121 10 10 . aed 2814 .29 30 eae. 2414 .25 26 GOVERNMENT DECIDES 10 BUY VESSELS) Club Authorizes Inv WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—A conference between Pre: Wilson and leaders of cong agreed today that the best way of meeting the shipping emergency will be for the gov- ernment to purchase vessels to carry American goods awaiting shipment to European markets. A bill will be drawn for the appropriation of $25,000,000 for this purpose. it wae also decided that a bill providing government war risk insurance was necessary. It was said that $29,000,000 worth of German vessels, laid up in American ports were for sale, but ft was a question whether the purchase of such vessels would be conskiered a violation of neutral- WOMAN SHOOTS AT A PROWLER Mrs. F. L. Weavey heard some- body prowling around her home on netaxe ey. near the Latona bridge, late last night. She opened a window and fired two shots to- wards the noise. It ceased. She phoned the police. They failed to find any clues PACKERS GIVE UP THEIRBOOKS CHICAGO, Aug, 19.—Volun- tary surrender of their books to United States District At- torney James Wilkerson wae made today by the Armour, Swift, Morris, Cudahy and Schwartzechiid & Sulzberger packing houses. Wilkerson Is investigating the cause for the recent advance In the price of foodstuffs. BRITISH CAPTURE 200 GERMAN SHIPS LONDON, Aug, 19.--British war ships have captured 200 German merchant vessels since the war and Slavere irreconsilable foes, we hear, as the explanation of the war.| broke out, the admiralty announce Irrecons\! , inherent, natural foes? jed today. The prizes’ total ton- Seatt. foreign-born element refutes this concretely. Here, in| nage was placed at 1,000,000 and America, these “foes” talk of friendship and peace, and {t therefore|their value at $300,000,000, includ- | | | | ] | | | jin the Investigation. | | | | running the food outlaws to earth | prices, goods by ; fur, 10 to 50 per cent; watch crystals, 25 per cent in- crease; precious stones due for climb; tin has Imported millinery will cost 35 to 50 per cent more when stock on hand is exhausted. Prosecuting Attomey's Office Will Help Punish Food Robbers; ation United States District Attorney Clay Allen today teils The Star) he has looked into the war-cost-of-iving problem a bit, and Is satisfied | something is wrong. YOU BET SOMETHING 18 WRONG! The Star todey presents a table that shows just how prices are being pushed up. It looks to The Star as though thie Is not a matter for indifferen it Is going to) mean positive vation fk lot of people in Seattle if prices of) foodstuffs go high as re predict. In practically every instance there 1s absolutely no justification for it. Retail and wholesale dealers admit that. Anybody can see it. The food 4s here tn the country—the harvest is enormous this year; all crops are in good condition, And there is no way of getting It out| of the country. It fe here for our use. But unless something is done #00n, prices will be beyond reach of all working people. | Following the lead of communit! in the Past, {t was announced today from the prosecuting attorney's office that if it is found prices are being boosted locally, the prosecutor will ald the district attorney Five members of the Commercial Club will ald the officials in The club last night passed this resolution: There has recently been an apparently wholly the price of food com- je It Resolved, By the Seattle Commercial Club, | that a permanent committ of five be appointed whose duty it shall be to give close and energetic attention to thie subject, reporting back to the club from time to time the results of its Investigation, and that said committee be empowered to render every assistance possible to public officials who may have the subject under Investigation. ee “Prices were normal a few days ago, and would be yet, had tt not doen for the scare thrown into the public by the talk of war prices,” | suit cases had obeyed the laws of|of Holland and Luxemburg, it is understood the kaiser has said James F, Branigan, of the grocery firm of McRae & Branigan,) 1520 Thim av., to The Star today. “The public has been frightened) into stocking up heavily, and this sudden demand really has increased | There is no excuse for any domestic foodstuff to be higher | than usual.” Such things as imported cheese, sardines, etc, have a legitimate) excuse for rising, he says, but believee that despite efforts to the) contrary, domestic perishables are due for a slump. ores Although precious stones and jewelry are all due for an Increase; soon, the only increase experienced thus far by Seattle jewelers is watch crystals, which have gone up 25 per cent, All watch crystals come from Switzerland. A new development in the butter situation comes in the informa-}| tion today that Canada’s New Zealand supply has been shut off, and| that Canada Is turning to the Northwest as an alternative, This 1s expected to result in a big increase, locally. e- . Seattle housewives are responding to the invitation of the editor of ‘ihe Star to send in favorite recipes which will aid their neighbors! to economize in their kitchens, EXPECT GERMANY’S FLEET | TO TAKE A CHANCE SOON STOCKHOLM, Aug. 19.—The 1n-|mander, realizing the hopelessness activity of the German and British |Of attacking the greatly superior in fleots during the war has| British squadron and not caring to main fle¢ ng sacrifice his ships for nothing, has > iil HIRE BOYS TO BEAT NEWLAW The attempt of the Seattle Em pire laundry, Western av. and Bell St, to evade the spirit of the min-/ imum wage law for girls by sub-| stituting boys at a lower wage than $9 a week, caused a walkout today. | When the manager, Seth | Keeney, and the foreman, Harry Tucker, “ffred" the firat girl and} put a boy on the job, three other} girls promptly left work | Four boys were put to work yes terday at $6 a week and eight oth added today. More of the girls are expected to quit work before evening. The minimum into effect BAD THINGS TO CARRY BAGGAGE wage law goes next Monday, August W. H. Sawyer, of the St. Joseph hospital, Tacoma, climbed on a dump wagon at Fifth av. S. and Dearborn st., yesterday, intending | to ride to the depot. Hy had with him two sult cases Arrived it Jackson st., he found the wagon had automatically dumped en route, and that his/| gravity, He asked the police help him find them today to The pope was born Italy, June 2, 1835. He was elected to the acy by the College of Cardinals on Aug. 4, 1903, after a five-day session of the conclave. He then assumed the title of Pius X, His name was Giuseppe Sarto. The pope was born of a humble peasant family. His father died March 4, 1842. His mother, Marg rita Sanson, died Feb. 2, 1894, after a life of trouble In caring for nine| children, elght of whom were living| when their brother became pope. There were two brothers and seven sisters. The pope's brother | Is a shopkeeper and postman. When Sarto became a parish priest his mother was too humble to live! with him, but his unmarried sis-| ters resided with him at the patri-| archal palace in Venice. | at Riese, | |mighty battle line today. AST EDITION WEATHER FORECAST — Oh, watta woll! Neither rain nor = prices falling. Fair tonight and to- News Ns, be morrow. Ox Hs ROME, Aug. 19.—Pope Pius X. died today. He had been in failing health for a long time. Yesterday his doctors admitted his condition was grave. Early today it was said he was threatened with pneumonia. How imminent was his danger was not realized even then until the actual announcement of his death was made. His holiness was described as afflicted with bron- chial catarrh and gout when first taken ill. It was recognized by his physicians, however, that mental perturbation over the European war had more to do with his breakdown than his physical Pe ailments, grave as they were. He died practically of a broken heart as a result of the conflict. The pope lapsed into unconsciousness at noon, just after the iast sacrament had been administered to him. The doctors administered oxygen to keep him alive until the rival at his bedside of the officials which the church rites be at the pontiff’s beside at the end. Age > His fever increased and he was very weak. The physicians could do nothing, and the sufferer sank until the moment of his death. 7 His sister, Maria, to whom he was devotedly attached and who has lived with or near him for the past 20 years to attend to his wants, was with him at the end. Cardinal Merry del Val was reported already to have recalled to Rome all the members of the Sacred — college who recently left the city. The pope was born in 1835 and reached the lead- ership of the Roman Catholic church in 1903 as suc- (Continued on Page 6.) REPORT BRUSSELS LONDON, Aug. 19.—It is believed here that Brussels, capital of Belgium, has fallen before the kaiser’s vast army, which is smashing its way through the country to reach French soil. The foreign office at Paris admitted today it had heard that the Germans had captured Brussels. An Antwerp dispatch says King Albert, with the Bel- gian princesses, members of the cabinet and ministers from foreign countries had left Brussels and arrived in that city. If the invading Germans deviate from their path toward France to attack Antwerp, it is the plan of the Belgian staff, with the ‘allied forces, to make a vigorous stand. It is not believed, however, that an attack is probable. Through Central Belgium from north to south ran @ Fighting started at dawn Tuesday and still continues. Another German force is attacking Namur. At the front of the fighting line, between the frontiers 400,000 men with 350,000 held in reserve. fer As today’s battle between the Belgians and Gere mans developed the conviction grew upon mili 4 experts that the Germans were trying to break through the gap and make a dash for the French frontier. Troops are being concentrated in tremendous strength to resist the assault. British believed to be aiding the French and Belgian defense. Details, however, are lacking owing to the strictness of the censorship. ; The Belgian legation here denies a rumor that Brussels has already been captured “A very severe battle is in progress east of the city,” the legation states, “but the Belgian position is considered sati ory.” It is known, however, that the German army of the Meuse has effected a junction with the first army of the Moselle and that the two are advancing,, the infantry en- trenching as it comes. Despite official denials, it is persistently reported here that the Liege forts have fallen. Other accounts were that their garrisons had dynamited them after the German artillery had so badly wrecked them troops are been a puzzle to naval authorities | held his main force under the guns here of the Hellogland forts, in the An early clash had been expect-| North sea, presumably hoping to He got his elementary schooling| that they were no longer defensible. at Castelfranco, a hamlet not far From Brussels comes the assertion that “at last accounts from Venice. Cardinal Monico took ; ” an Int In him, and greatly ald-| the forts were holding out. fs obvious that President Wilson is the logical peacemaker in this ter-| ing cargoes capecmrts is unselfish; it has no entangling alliances; REPORTED GERMANS America’s concern and to its bounty must embattled Hurope look for ultimate escape from ed, but to date there has been no|catch the British off their guard. " starvation. , " TAKE POLISH TOWN naval fighting except for a few un-| Should such an opportunity oc-|ed him in completing his education, Further south, along the frontier, Germany has not been 80 suc The foreign-born element in America, if really desirous for peace,) LONDON, Aug. 19.—Information | important running fights between | cur, it 1s taken for granted he will] Ph was of fine physique, with | cessful, French troops have poured over the Vosges mountains tnto as indicated by the Seattle citizens, will prove mighty powerful in| was received from Berlin today | cruisers or scout and destroyers. strike at once, accepting any risk|blue ey and silvery hair, andj Alsace-Lorraine in tremendous numbers, and have defeated the From information received today | which did not mean absolutely cer it 1s believed the German sea com-! tain destruction. possessed a sonorous voice of great| kaiser's army in several minor engagements. They are toda: reported ct t - oh to have I hope no one will discourage the move-|that the Germans claimed to abe maeg as pressing on toward Strasburg, one of the principal bringing about that peace. vccupied Mlawa, in Russian Poland, ment started in Seattle.