The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 14, 1915, Page 1

French and German Soldiers Swap “Ma Throw Rocks at Each Other for Amusement By Wm. Philip Sims (United Presa Staff Correspondent.) (By Mail to New York.)—At plac here In the Argonr Wi THE FRENC HARMY AT T FRONT, Dec. 29. the French and German trenches are so close together that In the weeks the two armies have been thus face to face the soldiers are, after a fashion, personally acquainted with each other. Here the fighting has become systematized and follows a routine. At certain sections of the trenches the French and Germans have reached an agreement that before a certain hour In the morning there is to be no killing; In the opposing trenches the men are to be allowed to wash up and make their toilet for the day. After the gong taps, figuratively speaking, any head showing above the level of the ground gets promotily taken off, Rock battles often take place between the opposing sides. The men grow tired of having nothing to shoot at for hours at a time and in order to amuse themselves they bombard each other 1 without the thrower exposing his person to the bullets of tne PAID CIRCULATION GUARANTEED OVER 99,000 COPIES DAILY AUTOBUS MEN ORGANIZE AN ASSOCIATION Encouraging heodway te. “to cluding Hugh Todd, Alfred Linz i Cc. E. Evans, Homer Bull, 8. G ware ‘ayetemetiaing the Pihey | Ti coipeon and B. D. Coles. bus business, putting the new common carrier on a solid footl: with Its better organ- zed the traction com- pany, marked the initial gath- ering of drivers and owners Wednesday night. ‘The meeting was held on the top floor of the Commercial One of the speakers declared the traction magnates are preparing to put through the legislature a law taxing every driver $40 a month.) of Seattle, 8. G, Thompeon told the assemblage, in advising that the plan of operation here be patterned | after the one effected in the Rose Club building. City. Plane for permanent organ- “Portiand has a business nt lzation were drafted and tem. in charge of its jitney bus system,” porary officers and committee» | Thompson said. “The business men installed. agent attends to the schedules, sees that five per cent of each driver's receipts is turned into the asseciation every day, and dt- rects the starters stationed at the various corners. The association's cars are identified by a white line. Drivers Are Protected “In case of legal proceedings, ev- ‘The attendance exceeded expec- tations. Nearly 400 were present, all that could squeeze thelr way into the big room. That stiff opposition, entailing legal entanglement and obstacles fm the shape of legislative meas- ures, would be offered by the trac- tion people, was admitted as inev- itable. In face of this danger, it was de- cided not to lose a moment in| ed expressed belief that It was too molding a concrete defense to re-|early in the game yet to take up sist such attacks, |the matter of transfers, but agreed Meet by Candie Light | tha’ As another meeting was in prog-| ress in the Commercial Club, a room on the top floor of the build-/ ing was utilized. It had been strip. | of its electrical fixtures, so was Hghted with candles. clase staff of lawyers.” Lind, Evans and others who talk- The sale of six-for-a-quarter tickets on all busses, good for a ride in any car operated by an association driver, was also recommended. Others laid stress on The slowing candles, which|diate need of a liability arrange- @anced grotesquely. added to the| ment guaranteeing protection to strangeness of it all. | passengers in case of accidents. For here, oddly enough, were committee is gathered scores of men, many of The organization composed as follows: M. E. Blogett, 8. G. them poor men, plotting and) A. C. Petrig, scheming for a smooth way on the| Thompson, Hugh Todd, E. L. Hol- road to Wealth, which they sud-|croft, Alfred Linz, J. A. Roth, denly have found open before them.| Homer Bull, A. L. Alexander, A. A H. E. Foster, attorney, was ap- Meachem, J. W. Roth, Walter pointed temporary chairman of the | Davis and Mra. Mercy R. Murray meeting. a. M. Prather, jitney| Mrs, Murray's picture Ps, eat bus owner, was temporary chair-; Wednesday in The Star man. | The organization committee witt | Many Speakers Heard meet Friday night at the office of | Several speakers were heard, in- H. E. Foster. HOMES INVADED BY RISING WATER IN OXBOW DISTRICT With the height of the tide | Increasing daily, water which has flooded over a vast area at worse, no repair work has been attempted. At 5 o'clock Thursday morn- Ing the water rose until, in Oxbow as a result of a break some homes, it was four inches In the Duwamish river dyke, | deep on the floors. It did not reached above the floor level de until 7 o'clock, forcing of many homes Thursda: | to Half a dozen families, load- their beds. Light Ing their effects into rowboats, connections in several houses abandoned their dwellings. were put out of commission Others on a higher evel, are There is grave danger of preparing to leave. the collapse of floors in some Although the tide will con- of the houses result of t tinue to rise unti! Jan. 17, and weakened condition of the conditions are daily getting foundations. =~ WELL THATS jeocuen For "GM, | WAS LOOKING TAROUGH] THiS ALBUM, AND Do You REALIZE THAT You HAVENT HAD YOUR PICTURE TAKEN SINCE YOU WERE FIFTEEN Years O10? ONE OCLocK AWD HAVE TAKEN Portiand is several steps ahead) ery driver is protected by a first-| must be done ultimately. | the imme | WHEN NOW I'LL CALL FOR You) AT THE OFFICE AT WE'LL GO over YouR PICTURE enemy The old-fashioned hand grenades have come back Into style with this close trench fighting, the Germans using them fre quently, They steal up to the trenches in the night, or through the Neavy fogs now of almost dally occurrence in this region, and let go iMto the midet of a crowd of men. become almost friendly. outed from hie trench, “Have At times the enemies, however, “Say, over there!” a German Guys got anything to emoke? “Sure!” the chorus came back from the French. “Have you?” “Not a crumb!” ‘Too bad, You ought to write the kaiser.” “Gimme the makin's.” “Come and get 'em.” A giant of a young fellow etuck his head and shoulders above the ground, placed hie hands on the edge of the trench, AND VAULTED OUT ON THE SIDE TOWARDS THE FRENCH, A month-old flaxen beard stood out about a very round face. Mud covered his formerly grayish-biulsh, greenish uniform, A little round, visorless fatigue cap made him look like a AGENTS CAUGHT W. C. Huilfer, a clerk in a drug store at Broadway and oe Madison, was sentenced yester- Rich man, poor | gay afternoon by Pollee Judge man, beggar man, | Gordon to four monthe in the thief; doctor, lawyer, ee, Bee eae : cocaine. merchant, chie! | as Crich, 20, and Harold | whatever you are, you | Sitten, 21, messenger Heys, were arrested iast, night by Patroimen Fraser and M. on suspicion of acting as.ag for traffickers in cocaine and n orphine. will be interested’ in a series of articles about Seattle, which are to be announced in The They are held in the clty jail _ , | pending further investigation by ¢ Star tomorrow. iy police into their activities during | You will be inter- the past two weeks. It is sald they, | ested because these Lave peddled or deyvered cocator . furnished others whom the to articles, thoughtfully (tice are locating written, will show you _berk for Head of System how f The police are looking for an old iow you may defeat | woman who, The Star has been reliably informed, is the “head and brains” of the drug traffic in Se attle. This woman is said te get her cocaine by express from a wholesale drug house in Missourt Four men have been arrested since The Star began its exposure of the cocaine traffic in Seattle | ‘it ia not Hkely that any of the mea! arrested were anything more (hau| mere agents. | The persons getting the big profit) Jout of the traffic have thus far) | assaults which are be- ing made upon your— Arrests of more importance are| looked for. | Houlfer took an appeal to the sn yerior court and was released ou a 000 bonda, Coke” User Is Witness Austin Hardwick, a young man with sunken cheeks and snow-whit: hal, Was the chief witness against Hulfer, He said he bad been buy-| ing “the flake” of Hulfer for two months and had had no difficulty! in procuring it Hulfer and MAYOR WON'T SIGN CARLINE MEASURE Because the bill providing for the jextension of Division A {nto Ballard appropriates only $80,000, Mayor GI will not sign it, it is believed The mayor says $80,000 {s not a euf.| ficient amount Originally the bill ealled for $100, 000, and the mayor said then he would sign It, as he wanted the question of municipal ownership } | Saiety tented. | WHEAT MAKES NEW | HIGH PRICE RECORD. Hardwick were ar- rested together at First and Madi son. Hardwick said he had tele phoned to Hulfer to bring him 650 cents worth of “flake Hulfer met bim at the corner and delivered the drug, testified Hard wick, when the detectives grabbed | them. Denies He Sold Cocaine Hulfer denied ever having sold |eocaine to Hardwick or any one lelse. He said the detectives were CHICAGO, Jan. 14.—All prices! mistaken for recent years were surpassed by Detectives Montgomery and/ May wheat today, when It reached ofrien testified to conflicting stor $1.42% at 11 4. m. The scenes in jeg told by Hulfer ‘after having the pit wore maprecedented been taken to the police station The drug store at Broadway and} Seattle steamers Governor and Madison, where Hulfer was em |Mexico Maru held at Vancouver ployed, is one of the places on the for carrying alleged contraband of} list furnished to the police by The war * Star. a wy Fix YOUR hes TOM AW, KONSENSE, WHAT Do | WANT WITH MY PICTURE jSrician’ Aneta AROUND?) ‘fa re AND Te , young Santa Claus. Stooping, he ran ewiftly across the highway which separated the trenches at tWis point, and, falling on his stomach, PEERED DOWN INTO THE ENEMY’S TRENCH, “Where's them cigars?” he demanded. “Here thi a Frenchman repiled, Six, and they're worth @ louis apiece. “Merci!” (French for “thanks” sourried back to his burrow. oe eee “Say!” thie same German shouted between puffs, clgare are gre Real imported hemp!” A rock the size of a man’s fist was the reply to this sally. “Hey, you Frenchers,” the German kept on, “you're a pretty decent lot. I’m going to give you a present, too, Willi you shoot me if | come over again?” “We will that!—after what you sald about the cigars Once more the lumbering giant catapulted out of hie trench and ran low over to the French, dropping on his stomach as before. In his hand was an object, a dark green one, with tin foll “You deserve them. said the German, as he “these IN STRIKE STUDENTS [neooTiaTions ON FOR PEACE OF ACME BUSINESS COLLEGE Mise Clara Anderson, One of the Leading Student Strikers Miller took charge as temporary receiver. They intimat- dent of the Acme Business col-|ed they would not return to their lege, P-I. building, whereby the| studies until difficulties between student strike that has been in ef-|the receiver and Elkenberry were fect all week may be terminated| adjusted to the latter's satisfac. | tomorrow or Monday | Hon Sixtyodd pupils walked out Thus far they have stood pat PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER: made} when O. L. presi-| Arrangements are being today by U. 8S. Eikenberry, Recause of an old territorial law.) the original plea to guilty behalf of Collyer, hanged life term {n the penitentiary, tin, in NOW, NOT QUITE So STERN. JUST ALITTLE SMILE. DON'y LOOK INTO THE + CAMERA NOW, THERE, dicated this result Christians and overrunning | At Averzano, about 1,000 uf the 10,000 “ a ae Ta pany nl ee y FRANCE—French admit re- Inhabitants ktiled or injured. Most of the | « town reported wrecked, and indications tiring from north to south Under | that many have perished tn the surround- bank Aisne river. Say move- © the state Thursday virtually re-|the old territorial law, however, |™ nie 108 pepetted dunt ane at ment necessary to protect com- fused to accept a plea of guilty| Prosecutor Lundin, who is handling| wounded. | munications. Germans reinfore- | meee got villa the case personally, found it neces-| Arpine, 150 ed ing at Soissons, assauiting in from BE. C, Collyer to the charge of| sary to proceed to trial just the! Athane, ¢ dead an- force, | first degree murder. Instead of|same, and in spite of Collyer, he|“ | , AUST New trial being waved by Collyer's con | Will be given the benefit of legal] wrecked; 20] Count Von. Berchtold’s resipnl fession of guilt, exactly the same| defense, 1 ti f ipriano, many houses demolished; no| jon as foreign minister and procedure was followed as though; Mrs. Messersmith, widow of the| fatalities. president of council signifies he had pleaded not gullty | murdered man, testified that Coll-| Cervetet, 7 dead. changed polley. 4 Under the impression that Wil-| yer had spent the evening at thetr| }llacciame, 3 reported dead. GERMANY—Russian claims Mam Messersmith robbed him of) apartment, and that before leaving,|thedral; others buried In homes, of victories in East Prussia de. $140, Collyer shot and killed him|he spoke of having suddenly dis-| Megiianc, town reported demolished;| nied. Berlin declares attacks at the latter's home, 808 Fourth! covered the loss of his money |""Montn eden, gee SR there repulsed. j ave, on the night of Nov, 2 He came back later with a rifle] Naph many injured P. “f Later Collyer discovered he and the tragedy followed cast of Naples, badiy| BERLIN, by wireless to London, |hadn't been robbed at all While Collyer pleaded guilty to semotished: soo 22, 14—The town of Westende When he was first arraigned | first de murder, the jury will] 9 courted kitted. 4S been wiped out by the cont | Collyer pleaded not guilty, and his, have thediseretion to disregard {t| es no details. bined fire of the allied warships: Gg attorney, A. D, Martin, had pre|and find him guilty of only second 3 dead; many Injured off the Belgian coast and the ak @ | pared to defend him on the grounds| degree murder ipl, 16 dead; many Beart ein makin teis anonneaaliaae of insanity On a first degree murder, the| Sore, 100 yead; town wrecked hay ‘the Garcnan rete mi ua Thuraday morning, however, Mar-|court must sentence Collyer to a bey mermnen Statens ae GAY OLD DADDY DUCKS OUT | | year-old wife, naming his own father as co-re-|in St. Louis, spondent The elder Wood ts 45, but does Young Wood married the wife he) not look nor act his age. is trying to get rid of two years It appears he was his son's s®& ago, and it was charged before cret rival all through the latter's Justice Cohalan today that his| courtship, but did not realize the father, Henry Jackson Wood, stole strength of his affection for the the little bride on the very night fair Lelia until after she had mar of the wedding and eloped with her) ried his offspring, His work from» | to Chicago. ithat time on was quick and de In running away with his sou’s cisive, | lestimate based on reports received STATE WON'T ACCEPT PLEA around the neck and the words, “Gout Americain” maper across the sloping shoulder It was a bottle of champagne, swiped while the Germans were in Rheims. on a slip of ok de “He hearty! And back he ran. Later in the day the German was killed and the news was shouted across the road. He simply would keep sticking his head above the trench during business hours BUT IN THE NIGHT A WREATH OF WILD FLOWERS, GATHERED BY THE FRENCHMEN FROM HEAVEN KNOWS WHERE, AND AT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT RISKS, FELL INTO THE TRENCH WHERE HE WAS WONT TO HAVE HIS a PLACE. a All ls not cutting and siashing and shooting and gore in war. The spice of good humor and the milk of human kindness often, In thie fighting, lessen the sting of hatred between the races. ‘s your health, fellows,” the German said. “Drink IGHT EDITION WEATHER FORECAST—Rain TLE Low TIDES AT sk. 0.2 1 10:13 p. m., 0.2 ft. DEAD IN ARTHQUAKE: POPE IN PERIL ae ror as the result of yesterday's de — vast-tivg tremor, rushed into the | Streete In their night attire. if BY ALICE ROHE United Press Correspondent ROME, Jan. 14.—With ma: morr of the villages pr. tial law prevailing in the en | were formed and the Litany of tire region devastated by an | Virgin and other prayers recited to earthquake which destroyed | ward off another visitation. King Victor Emanuel today took , personal charge of the work of re | _ Nef. Pope Remains Cool many towns and did enormove damage in Central italy, gov- ernment offici this after. oon are making extraordinary The highest praise for Pope B efforts to compile a list of | dict is heard on all Bona He. dead and » sere relief to the | saying the prayers of mass... yesterday ‘shock started. He hastily conc! days before accurate figures are mass and burried into the sac obtainable. j Where he began directing his In reports received by members| ordinates to aid the suffering of the cabinet during a special ses-| while he was divesting himself © sion today estimates of the fatall- the sacred vestments. ties vary greatly. , The example of coolness given b Premier Salani after review-| nis holiness quelled the inelp ing reports from all sources, said panic evident among the papal he did not believe more than 4,000 | man bad been killed guards and other Vatican attend Vote $50,000 for Relief | This estimate was made Today the pope ordered high masses sung in all the churches, .|He also ordered an immediate in "| vestigation of the damage done to | St. Peter's WESTENDE iS WIPED OUT BY ALLIES’ FLEET THE WAR LINEUP TURKEY AND PERSIA— Tiflis, and Turks massacring Tiflie, and Turks massacreing dicating that the casualties in that vicinity had been exaggerated. After hearing reports regarding | the devastation, the cabinet set aside an emergency fund of $50,000 for immediate relief and instructed | the miniater of war to send 2,500 additional troops to aid the sol- diers sent to the stricken region yesterday Thousands of tents and a large quantity of provisions and medical | supplies were rushed from Rome | and Naples today. All the medical officers of the army were ordered to give aid, and | the army engineering corps was detailed to undertake the task of @ restoring communication. List of Casualties | Although details are lacking, an from relief workers in the field In- Another earthquake shock of per ceptible strength shook Rome and ed allied torpedo boats and moni tors which participated in the bom. vicinity at 3 o'clock this morning. bardment were driven off by the It created a panic throughout the German land batteries after hay- stricken district ing damaged the town consider- People, already tn a state of ter-| ably WITH HIS SON'S YOUNG WIFE } 14.—Youth | wife, ft is alleged in the sult, Wood was not served aM the case of abandoned his own wife, the moth, 7 er of the son he despotled. - Wood and his daughter-inlaw are now said to be living together NEW YORK, Jan, Franklin D, Wood, young hos- pital interne who i. wee, his 20- Lelia, for a divorce,