The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 26, 1914, Page 1

GUARANTEED PAID CiRCULATION OVER 50,000 COPIES DAILY VOLUME 16. BRITISH BATTLESHIP BLOWN ONLY 12 OF CREW ESCAPE as taxicabbies do when seeking fares 3oing downtown?” “Yep.” “Hop in!” I climbed into the back seat. He looked rich. P, leather cushions. “Good guy, Ballard. Better than walking in. 00 bad we can’t have on T keep. “A good way to look at it, son,” said the driver. iy } way of my seatmate was | mine for some blocks, and | learned from him that he was | @ guest at the Hotel de Gink. | He had heard of a job in Bal- lard, had started before day- | fight to land it, only to find + that somebody had beaten him to it. So he had started back, | breakfastiess, when the “good | guy” picked him up. | We breakfasted together. “And what,” I asked, as we poured the syrup over our “hots,” “have you to be thankful for?” “The mulligan will be extr 6 | thick at the Hotel de Gink today,” said. | “What else?” a Glad for Hie Health “T'm glad,” he said, but there was |no gladness in his eyes, “that I {ain't a married man with a family | There will be no one to share my mulligan with.” I knew what he meant. It was |not selfishness that made him | glad there was no one to share his mulligan. “I'm glad I've got my health,” he (Staff War Correspondence— By Mail) | LONDON, Eng., Nov. 9.—Life in Brussels is al- most intolerable. Stern, | said, and ate like a hungry man. often galling, orders fan When he had finished, he filled the smoldering rage of the | nd lit his corncob. “Tm glad”—{t was as if our talk citizens. |had been unbroken—"that my fath- ler and mother are dead. It's dit In a city overcrowded with stricken people, _ threatened with famine 'and on the edge of tur- | moil, the garrison daily | , exasperates the Brussellers \ferent with brothers and sisters. | They scatter and get married, and |have children, and—forget. fathers and mothers don’t forget. Thankegiving Memorles “If my mother was alive now she'd be wondering about me. | She'd be worrying and grieving ' who feel it is donegto in- | Fight now, You see, I'm a good cite them to acts which | ‘#! of s tallure.” “I never saw anybody that could | carve a turkey the way invite reprisal. Householders are for- bidden to look out of their windows or to fasten their nom ties ENGHT PRETTY raat nome me PHONE GIRLS TO DCCUPY BOXES sels is besieged. | Since August 20 it has been cut off from the world The employes of the Metro- theatre are “fussed.” From Manager George Me- No newspapers are published. In the midst of alarms local affairs Kenzie down, they are going to habill- sink to insignificance compared Half a (Continued on Page 2.) with the interest in happenings “out there.” Military proclamations forbid the] use of bicycles under pain of being| shot Passes to leave the city for a fow| hours are confined to those who can| produce birth certificates, even) when the applicants come from Bel-| gian towns recently burned to the) ground Such since a ever great the need, For three months all the shops! “Milestones, have been closed, except the retail) week food stores Th During the first fortnight of Ger-| The Star, man suzerainty, soldiers comman-| ee aide oe deered to their hearts’ content. / y © Officers bought what they would|contestants in the Hesaiay com: with war script, promissory notes|D®ny's nation-wide sear e genuine switchboard girl to handle the ibe on Oe OER eet after) tie lending role in a movie play It lis about to produce. The Essanay privilege of taking care of the box seats. Verily, all is excitement. It is on Friday night, you know, sees are good for 12 hours,|that eight of the prettiest tele night no one may pass, how-| phone operators in Seattle are go: ” at the theatre this @ party has been arranged by through the courtesy of McKenzie. among Seattle's tie alors were iooed and. ruined. | Reb sone Sacgheys ig ad on! Now the money crisis {s acute, AU MT Ts git will get a free French banks are closed, and the) rcKet to Chicago and return; $100 “i cash and a chance for a permanent ' position with the company. @entinued on Page 7.) Jing to take in the charming play, | But} my dad | This Man Has Nothing to Cheer Him Now, But He Gives Thanks for the Memories of Better Days Tgcogt ae Aca ; By Fred L. Boalt WAS STANDING at the corner early this morning, waiting for a street car and asking myself what I had to be thankful for, when a big touring car rushed out of the mist and rain My seatmate looked like a workingman out of a job In the front seat with the driver was a young man who looked like a mechanic ” said my seatmate, indicating the driver whese broad back was bent over the wheel Then he picked up the boy. Then The driver flung cheery, disjointed conversation over his shoulder: My .seatmate whispered: “fake it from me, not all rich men are mean.” “Wi ‘orking today? ... The boy beside him said, soberly, that he was giad to have to work in these days when work was hard to find—- SHALL THIS NATION GETREADY FOR WAR? es ETA aN PRP RPP PPP PP PP PPP PPP PP PP PPP PPP PN TheSeattleStar The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News NO, 236 SEATTLE, WASH., The driver slowed the car and held up a He was smoking a corncob The driver evidently owned the He threw in the clutch, the engine purred rilcae and, as the car glided on, my seatmate and I sank back in the “He picked me up Tough luck! . . . Shall we have a larger army? Shall we ha People, don’t fail to vote in the nation-wide referendum on these a larger navy? two burning questions. The Star is one of 85 daily newspapers, in 85 cities in the United States, which are trying to find out what VOU think. Congress meets Monday, December 7. As soon as possible after the beginning of the session the vote will be announced to the law makers, YOUR servants. We hope for a big SEATTLE VOTE during the week of the refer. endum. Cut out the ballot below, mark and sign It, and either mail it to The Star office, or drop it in one of the Ballot boxes which are to be found in the following places of business: it Drug Store, Firet ave. and Pike et. “The Referendum Editor,” Quaker Drug Store, 1013 First ave. owster Cigar Store, Third ave. and Union et. Brown @ Hulen’s Bililard Halil, Rathekelier buliding. Batteraby & Smith, cigar store, 906 Firet ave. Gerrish Bros., grocers, 7206 Woodlawn ave., Green Lake. P. H. Mullen, stationery, 6409 Ballard ave., Ballard. Fletcher M. rd, grocer, 3403 Fremont ave. Ajax Pharmacy, 65th and Greenwood. E. C, Busse, grocer, Queen Anne and Mercer, Collins & Normile, cigars, 1435 Broadway. Georgetown Mercantile Co. 6007 Duwamish ave. Bivin’e Orug Store, James and Broadway. The polls will clo VOTE NOW! Shall we have a bi referendum. Your vote will be officially presented to congress. (Mark “X" In “Yee” or at 6 o'clock next Tuesday night. H '8 YOUR BALLOT: r army and navy? Teke part in national “No” column of both questions.) Yes. | No. SHALL U. 8 NAVY BE INCREASEDT..........[ SHALL U. 8. ARMY BE ADDRESS ...... VOTE, SIGN AND SEND BALLOT TO THE STAR OR DROP IN ONE OF THE STAR'S BALLOT BOXES. INCREASEDT.. BERLIN CLAIMS VICTORY OVER RUSSIANS office today. grad claima of a Russian victory. eon the Fifth Russian army,” The statement constituted a complete denial of Petro. THURSDAY, at Lodz and Lowlez have inflicted disappointed at not being the first announced the German war|i, enter the city, NOV. 26, 1914. ONE j | CENT Pec ne Boait's Companion at Thanksgiving Day Breakfast. He Has Some- thing to Be Thankful for—MEMORIES. AD the Initiative measure known as the “Blue Sky” law, drafted to protect investors in stocks and bonds, been adopted at the recent election, there would have been no need to fear “wild-cat” oll companis., The law would have dealt with them In a decisive manner. One of the Seattle newspapers is now throwing fits in a sudden sm of “righteous indignation” against wild-catters. This same newsp ue Sky” law, and worked to defeat It. Possibly this overnight former” knew the “Blue Sky” law would not only protect Innocent Investors from wildcat OIL companies, but also from euch wild-cate as the Irondale scheme, and the Harbor Island terminal fake, and the Chisana steamship diggings, etc. And that, of course, would cover entirely too wide # scope for such a newly made convert to the cause of righteousness. VILLA TO LEAD [Snenirr is rieut HIS ARMY INTO | 0% 408, B'eosn CAPITAL TODAY Nov. 26.—President Wlison EL PASO, Nov. 26.—Gen, Fran- clsco Villa will enter Mexico City today at the head of his troops, ac- cording to advices received here. His present forces are at Tula, less than two hours from the cap- ital Gen. Gutierrez, recently named provisional president, planned to enter the capital with Villa, but he de |probably will be unable to reach |} Tula in time, Gutierrez, however, will enter Sunday and take charge, Gen. Zapata's entry into Mexico City surprised Villa. ‘The latter wan said to have been wresidonti companied by Francis 8. Sayre and Mrs. Sayre, Dr. Grayson, Prof. Axson, and secret service men, attend ed Thankagiving services at St. John's Episcopal church, Mr. Wilson joined In the singing of old hymn Before lunch the pres!- | party autoed to the Ire hille, jayre home wore a police star the size of an ordinaty saucer and remained on guard alone all night. Trouble between Zapata and Villa_was expected MISS YOUNG IM GOING OUT WITH MY "WIFE, IF AW ONE CALLS, VL BE BACK INA DID THE OLD GUY DEAT IT FORA WHILE, MISS YouNs?| ul) EDITION WEATHER FAIR TIDES AT SEATTI Heh UBMIARINES ARE HEMMED IN AFTER DARING ATTACK? LONDON, Nov. 26. 26.—The he British battleship Bul- — wark wan Bown up inthe roudstend off Sheers today P. by an exp! mn of its magazines. Announcement of the loss was made by First Lord of the Admiralty Churchill in the house of commons, It was stated that several hundred of the crew were killed or wounded. ‘ Only 12 out of a total of 700 to 800 on board ann, ne He expressed the opinion that the disaster was, caused by an internal magazine explosion. The Bulwark belongs to first line of the British! navy. It had an armament of four 12-inch guns, 12) of six-inch bore, 16 of three-inch caliber, six three-‘ pounders and four torpedo tubes. ‘The vesse! was biown wpe fret lord fold the comminm, at 7:53 a. m. toda: He explained that he based his judgment of the cause the explosion on the reports of the vice admira admirals, An “internal explosion,” he said, “was their unanimous verdict.” “They stated,” said Churchill, “that the ship was rent asunder. There apparently was no upheaval of water. When the smoke cleared the Bulwark had disappeared.” At the moment of the expio- feet wide from the bow to the a band on board was after turret, tapering down to poe martial airs, according two inches. The after bulk- to accounts received by the heads were protected by 12- London papers. The detona- Inch armor. tion threw a huge column of “The loss of the Bulwark,” | emoke, with the bodies of men said Churchill, “will not great- and parts of the ship, high into ly affect our military position, As i ibsided, it was but | regret that only 12 men AND CHEROKEE PRINCESS WED the Bulwark was lying off Sheerness, at the point where the Medway joins the Thames. The vessel's destruction was compl Despite the fact that Church- NEW YORK, Nov. 26.—Richard Welsted Croker, 73, former leader of Tammany Hall, and Kataw Kaluntuchy, 23, a Cherokee Indian princess, were married here today. The ceremony was performed by iil gave strong reasons for thinking the biast was due to an internal explosion, the point was not definitely demon- strated. THERE WAS ALMOST A PANIC IN LONDON AS A RE- SULT OF RUMORS THAT THE SHIP WAS TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINES, AND THAT TWO OF THEM Monsignor Brann and was wit- HAD BEEN CORNERED IN A BASIN NEAR THE spoT |ressed only by a few intimate WHERE THE BULWARK Croker’s plans were changed at LAY. the last moment. A court of Inquiry which was called to investigate the affair, will meet tomorrow, It was stated. The ship was equipped with a belt of nine-inch armor 15 SUBMARINE SINKS CUNARDER LONDON, Nov. 26.—There er of about 2,000 tons, and was was a fresh outburst of Indig- ores from Liverpool to nation here today at news of — submarine stopped It the sinking by a German sub- from the surface of the ocean marine of the British 8. S. | and gave the crew ten minutes Melachite, off Cape La He' to g ff In the small boats not much more than thre before torpedoing It. miles from the French port of A belated = admi Havre, made today of the The admiralty came in for British boat of the kaiser’s fresh critizigm. | submarine, U-18, off the coast The Melachite was a Cunard- of 5 He originally intended to be mar- ried at St. Agnes’ church, but the presence of a huge crowd there caused a change in plans and the wedding took place at the home of Nathan Strauss, cot! DONT KNOW SIR, MUST Vow \s IT gine BE THOSE RUBBER NOU FURTING WITH THE STENOGRAPRER