The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 2, 1915, Page 1

Exactly One Column of WAR NEWS Company of ‘Gorman Killed Underground PETROGRAD, Feb, 2.—Important victories both in Poland and tn the Carpathians were claimed in the of fictal statement from the war office today. The Germans have lost six thousand in killed and many more wounded and taken prisoners in at tacks west of Warsaw, it was Stated. The battling along the Baura west of Warsaw has cost the Germans heavy Gen, Von Mackenzie hurled six regiments against the Russian position southwest of Soch in repeated charges for four days. A force of German sappers tun neled 100 yards to the first line of Russian trenches, Ry chance a Russian officer dis covered the mouth of the tunnel,| Two machine guns were rushed up losses. f and a company of Germans slaugh tered under ground By wetght of nfiimbers the Ger, mans forced the czars army at this point to retire from their first line of trenches and followed up this ad vantage by shelling out of their second line. PARIS, Feb, 2.—Ernest Judet, ed- ‘il itor of the Belair, criticised the cen-/ sorship and the censors have nott- fied him they will refuse to read his proofs hereafter, and if he publishes! a line contragy to law he will have to take the consequences, Troops Ravish Women BERLIN, Feb, 2—The gov ernment press bureau asserts the Bucharest Lupta, comp! action of Russian troops who entered Bukowina. The Lupta, accord- ing to the press bureau, charged < ravished women and girls. Fireworks in Jerusalem CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 2 There was a fete of fireworks tn Jerusalem to celebrate the Turkish occupation of the town of Suez. Bullet Gives Flame LONDON, Feb. 2.—A Petrograd dispatch says the Germans are us- ing a new kind of bullet which, if it hits nothing, bursts and gives out a momentary flame like an electric light. Bandit Wants to Fight NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—A letter to his mother from Dieudonne, the Paris auto bandit, says he is sorry he did not die on the guillotine in stead of getting a commutation of sentence, because he can't go to the front and fight Japs Not to Fight PARIS, Feb. 2--A_ semt-offictal announcement states that it has been definitely decided the Japa nese are not to be allowed to do any fighting in Europe. request, is to reopen her Parts etre with the patriotic play “. at prices under $1 General’s Son Killed INDON, Feb. 2.—The Star's Co- Pleo correspondent ‘ired be day that Gen. Von Kluck’s eldes! son Egon Davall, a lieutenant pre tached to the German marines, was Killed at Middlekerke, on the Bel- gian coast, when that town was * bombarded shen British warships. Will Seize U. S. § Ship WASHINGTON, Fe! state department has formed, it was announced today, that Great Britain will seize t cargo of the S. S. Wilhelmina, destined for Bremen, and al! other American shipments to Germany as a result of the Ger- man government's assumption of control over food distribu- tion. He Defends Germany Germany's position in sd present European conflict was defended by Dr. William D. Simmons, pastor of the Oakland First Unitarian chureb.. | . in the second of his war lecture series at the Boylston Avenue Unt- tarian chureh Monday night. A big} audience was present. ‘Every man in the kaiser’s great army.” Simmons said, “is sincere 4 and believes himself fighting for a the cause of right.” Dr, Simmons {Ilustrated his re- marks with stereopticon slides. To- night he will speak on “The Allies of the West—England and France.’ It Made ’Em Sore MELBOURNE, Feb. 2.—Two re cent arrivals from Whitby, England, who were working Inland, upon) hearing of the German naval bom- bardment of that town, immediately threw up their jobs and booked by the first steamer for England to en- list Botha Gets a Horse JOHANNESBURG, Feb. The Leader issued an appeal for 3,000 shillings im order to present a charger to Gen. Botha. Subscrip- tions received within a few hours exceeded the amount required. They were restricted to a shilling each and confined to residents in Rand ° the Russians) | Lew Shank, who busted the food trust in Indianap- He will tell how food olis, is studying conditions in Western ave. ulated. He will tell you how he be He will have a message for every housewife in Se- Indianapoli attle, every husbandman, every farmer, round about. ditions: Farmers getting small prices Shank will deliver his message at The Star's “after- is “cornered, ” the price manip- at the middlemen in and how you can beat them here. Everywhere in his travels he has found similar con- for their produce; you paying high prices for your food. breakf. Empress theatre. matinee at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, at the Admi ion to the | free. The Seattle Star The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News SEATTLE, \" | ON THAINS AND 00 2 _YEWS STANDS, | VOLUME 16. u U E SDAY, FE BRU ARY. ONE _ CENT WASH., 1915. WHITE GIRLS ARE EN TRAFFIC ! (OLD OHIO IN GIRLS RIVER ON EXPOSED RAMPAGE sommes i CLEVELAND, 0., Feb -Prac Evidence gathered by County Pros teally the entire state of Obto fac f the Cop Can Smell | It on Your Breath, in Topeka, You're DRUNK Heme? wen WSWE OWL Wind @ @ SAYS D VA AMN 3 TIMES DAILY IQ MNT bl ecutor Lundin in connection with ed food dangers today, causing the the case of Felix Crane, acclaimed as) i = serious apprehension stuce we “ the disagtrous floods of March, ‘king of the underworld,” points to 1888; Madyy: thawe and ‘tplan ot an organized traffic in white giris,| Lundin said Tuesday, carried on by) negroes in Seattle, Hoquiam, Aber-| deen and several other cities in the | Northwest. j Stories told to Landin by pearl girs have agreed-on thie” pomnt They declare they were sent from) city to city by the negroes. Crane Is to be placed on trial Feb. | the past 60 hours are responsible. | The Obio river was jumping to food stage early today at the rate, jof over a foot an hour The great- est apprehension was felt io the! 2 ‘Tht weenie that by tomorrow morning a 45-foot Stage will have been reached, in undating o large area and driving IN CHICAGO A MAN 1S NOT CONSIDERED DRUNK UNLESS HE Nobl. iete UP Ge KISSING THE TENOER Oo NIG 16 on a charge of accepting the) 40,000 families from their homes. or of ree apadlr paer i Rivermen predict the most seri- “T am certain,” sa! vundin, “that ous floods in years Wheeling, W Va Bellaire Bridgeport and Martin's Ferry, O., and many other towns and cities are affected The Miami river valley is threat ened by a situation similar to that which caused loss of life and prop: erty damage at Dayton in 1913. At Zanesville, O., the Muskingnm river fs rising an inch an hour. The we will convict him. Careful efforts | were made by Crane and bis friends! to cover his tracks, but the case |we have looks good to me. in “placing” bia girls, | Crane, tn) ldeclared by the authorities to have \generally insisted that each girl have a “man,” so that no connection jcould be shown between the girl and| the “king.” The girl, it is charged,| ‘was then compelled to pay Crane for | IN NEW YORK A MAN IS NOT CONSIDERED DRUNK UNLESS HE LAYS IN THE GUTTER AND QUARRELS wiITH THE HYDRANT ee ee Misa Ruth Pecan, Who Says ‘Damn’ oe SLowv he ( ae Sandusky river is rising at Fre | protection. Whether Crane kept all —_ | ‘ c mont Dama this protection money or not, is not 4 }yet positively known. The negro,| iil: Didnt te teats ‘tna who now Is at Mberty on bail, atren uously denies everything. | “The indications of an of wa and Pecan, at the says it three times a day (1S pe WHEAT CLIMBS «..":: intercity | the theatre this week, and seven traffic In white girls is just one of m4 a wee |the outcroppings of the case,” the > , ‘i |some itn te before we get riag "He saye'he wasn't rattled | through with it. the minister made them one. PATTEN PRICE =: | | | WHILE IN TOPEKA A MAN IS CONS! OERED Weep’ din (ton: day” “ob” exe: | K IF HE m you say,” she asks LAY BRIDGE see Se ees ch. eee Lae. ree NEW YORK, Feb. 2—Wheat “when the minister asked you if : | @old at $1.74% on the Consoli you'd take me to be your wedded ASHINGTON, it now appears, will go absolutely dry! gated stock excnange today and | wi | next New Year's Day a new high record. ren asks the husband, “what | CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—After a day of DID 1 say?” | During the recent campaign in which the people made sensational advances, May wheet| “You. said, ‘Damfino! | jup their minds that it should go dry, much was said about closed at $1.65 a bushel. July Professor Indorses It | |! w prohibition had affected Kansas The wets pointed to wheat closed at $145 a bushel hows : Lay age <r adape > . . veramaig FY ste eserve prsity | Topeka as a city where arrests for drunkenness were exceed-|These were the highest prices| ot Western Reserve university at | x : ‘enched bs | lingly numerous. The drys denied the truth of the charge The price of $1.60, to which | damn” for girls, under certain ei | To get at the facts, and thus in a measure to forecast) James A. Patten’s famous cor- pes Rs Sle Star told about j i y fany of our most re. 2 Ms : what might happen in this state, The Star detailed Hugh S ner forced wheat in 1909, was oP aa " Banco VANCHBORO, Me, Poe Fullerton to go to Topeka, study the situation and tell Star| exceededM@y half a cent within {t?ectable folks do not agree with man giving the name of Horne and \ hatha 4 , an hour Mer the market open- ie Mine Pecan is more than claiming to be a German officer is) T° le the is . : od. It was’ within 24% of the |, ‘beautiful and talented actress. |being held by the authorities fol- ere is his repor price reached in 1898, when Joe | ane is nearly as well known as a | t charm nd gracious lad | lowing the attempt made early to| By Hugh S. Fullerton es York works upon the plan| sent the grain price to 91.85 @ | CDarming and gracious iady. day to wreck the erapeentiggd TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 2—Eat |that no man is drunk unless he lies | bushel. ences of opinion concerning damns bridge acrovs the St. Crotx river. a clove quickly or you will have /down in the gutter and quarrels| Reports that one of the British|in mind, aS The bridge was only slightly dam-| @ Topeka jag. with the fire hydrant for falling to|merchant ships sunk by a German call on Miss F aged, an explosion of dynamite on| Sh-h_ Don’t laugh out loud, [call him at the right hour submarine in the Irish sea carried a| "And to ask about the damn. the Canadian side twisting a pier.| or you'll be Topeka drunk and Topeka’s standard is that a | heavy tonnage of wheat was an im-| Just a Plain Damn Train service was held up tempo-| disorderly. | man is drunk if the police can _ Portant factor in making the market! Miss Pecan said she didn't ap: rarily, Judges George A, Huron, whose detect the odor of liquor on his itresgular. prove of damns for women, and | No charge has been lodged! orders nd whose definition of} breath. Other factors were today's in-| qidn't like this one in the play |against Horne. The Canadian offi-| drunk Oieorderly are respons! In Topeka amanisdrunk and |Crease of two shillings in freight) When she was rehearsing it. she jelals are conducting an investiga-|hle for the most recent sensation disorderly and guilty of a rates on grains from Argentine to! said, she wanted to refine the ef |ton into the dynamiting, as it oc-|in Kanvas, hae established a new! breach of the peace if he talks liverpool, the removal of import du:|fect, as one might say, by hesitat curred on their side of the bridge. | basis of judging drinking men. or laughs boisterously; if he tes on wheat by Italy and Sweden! ing as she came to it, and the |Horne admitted he was guilty of} Chicago's basis of decision is that! walks unsteadily enough to at! id lack of news from Canada,|ing it in a stage whisper, with the|dynamiting the structure, according} a man is not drunk unless he tr ——-| Weather conditions having broken| quotes around it, as if she didn't Ito the officer. sists on kissing the bartender good _(Continued on Page 2) down wire communication really approve of it herself, MRS, DUFF, | DON'T BELIEVE You | HAVE EVER MET MY Wire, > HiST~ WELL STEP OVER AND GET en nest A CIGAR, BECAUSE WHEN MY TE WIPE STARTS TO TALK , SHE APIAY | TALKS , TALKS, TALKS , AND NO ONE CAN GET A WORD IN WELL, SHE’LL HAVE To RING OFF AND DO SOME LISTENING IF SHE STAYS WITH MY WIFE VERY LONG — IT GAY LIF “after-breakfast” matinee will be YOU are invited. COME AND HEAR HIM. IGHT EDITION WEATHER FORECAST—Rain TiDis AY shAYTLE High Low ree » 1241 pom, 70 ft GERMANS SCATTER DEATH IN AIR RAID PARIS, Feb. 2.—German avi- ators hurled bombs with deadly effect in the region southeast of Verdun, according to word re- ceived today. One non-combatant wi near Pont-a-Mousson; killed little a boy was frightfully maimed at ‘Nancy, where an explosive mis- dropped 6n a school yard, and a maternity hospital at Ri- mermont, south of Epinal, was slightly damaged. News of the iatest German raid reached Paris on the heels of the announcement that German Taubes had again successfully bombarded |Dunkirk, raining 60 shells on the seacoast town The latest German sky raids were executed from Metz. At least six German aviators with observers jerossed the French lines. Low- hung clouds protected the birdmen., No serious damage was done Pont-a-Mousson itself, but in one of the suburbs a 66-year-old man was| torn to pieces. Take to Cellars The sky raiders next appeared over Nancy, One bomb exploded) " dn the narrow courtyard of a school. | A few minutes before 200 children had filed indoors.. A 9-year-old boy, lingering behind, was struck by a fragment of a | bomb which tore a gaping | wound in his leg. When the first monoplane was sighted at Luneville, all residents promptly took to their cellars, A crippled engine forced one of the raiders to descend in an open square at Luneville, prisoner by French soldiers. The squadron of six German avi- ators who paid the latest visit to| Dunkirk dropped 60 explosive! bombs and flaming torches, accord- ing to advices from the seacoast town. in| where he was taken! SHORT ONES About Seattle Happenings Mead All Salved Up Stuart chosen Monday succeed William Dwight lent of tie writers’ AAso- logized by 20 him for the had done as head of ‘un it Mead to retiring Med who praised he sociation pre Und 1 was e clation peakers «ood the Bonds for Autoists Bond 00 each have been jarmon, W, vester, alto. f forcibly dae women in their mobile me . taining two young auto dutside dhe city limits Sunday morning Formal . complaints, charging statutory crimes, were te sned Monday by Deputy Prosecutor Heisell Job Office Moved The municipal free employment office for men has moved to Third ave James st., where Wolfs cafeteria was fo riy located, The women's ployment office will also move there in a few days. The council Monday authorized the appointment of an additional clerk in the women's division of the pub- mployment office ata salary of 5 a month $ 'M’ Arthur Will Talk | Congreseman-elect C. N. MeAre thur of Portland, Ore., will be the chief speaker at the Lincoln day | banquet by the Young Men's Repuby llican club at the Washington hotel |Feb. 12. McArthur was speaker of the Oregon legislature for two sem sions and was in college days prom |inent as manager of athletics of the University of Oregon. Mrs. Hanford Weds News of the remarriage of Mra, |Hazeldean Jackson Hanford, db voreed wife df Frank W. Hanford, -Federal Judge Han- ived today from Long Beach, Cal. } Hanford has be lcome the bride of Walter W. Pem | body, member of a wealthy Philadel- | phia family nephew of ¢ ford, was rec | Want to bid on $ | city bonds? A bill was introduced by Councilman Fitzgerald Monday to ask for bids on $400,000 of ma- = sonry dam bonds and $1.5,000 of — | tuberculosis hospital bonds on oF about March 20, P The bonds bear 4% per cent im terest Shank and a » Band — : Ex-Mayor Lew Shank of Indian — apolis, « full brass band and miu nicipal ownership discussions will be the added attractions of the T. H. Bolton rally at the Hippodrome | Sunday. Bolton is the labor cau | didate for council. ; The meeting opens at 2 o'clock, % bundred and Washington students were d from the university as a result of the semester examinations just closed. In addition, 147 were plac- ed on probation, making 276 and women whose-work re the standard required by the fac ty for honorable standing in astversity. WILSON AGREES. TO MODIFY HIS” SHIPPING BILL WASHINGTON, F Feb. .—Presh dent Wilson agreed to modifications ~ of the ship purchase bill, in a com ference with Senators Norris and | Kenyon, progressive republicans, it was broadly intimated today after the session. The senators stood pat for their proposal to eliminate from the bill ithe leasing plan and to make the sy! stem permanent. Introduce Amendments Amendments limiting to six |months the length of time the gov- ernment may fix minimum rates un- der the lease and invalidating the lease itself if these terms are vio- jated were introduced in the sénate today by Sen. La Follette. It was reported they represented the agreement between the presi- dent and the independent republl- cans with whom he had conferred. The president indicated later te newspaper men that he was agree- able to changes to meet progressive lrepublican demands, 2 Commercial Club to Make 200 New Jobs The Seattle Commercial club, through its campaign for home industries, recently inaugurat ed, already has discovered a way to make 200 more jobs. The club wrote 600 letters to Seattle manufacturers, asking what they manufactured, where they sold it, if they were satis- fied with conditions, with their sites and with the town; how much of their product they sold in the city; how much of their material they bought in the city; if they could employ more persons, or enlarge their busi- ness with financial assistance, and many other questions. Two bundred replies were re ceived, They showed the way to jobs for 200 more men,and make women. Twenty-five men wrote they needed more oapital; 17 want new locations, and three need credit | Club Will Help Them | All these men say they can great- ly enlarge their pay-rolis and bust nesses if the club can put them in| touch with persons who will give them what they need. This the Jelub will endeavor to do ° A committ {in the next two weeks which will investigate all applicants for as sistance, and plan ways aud meang: is to be named with for helping them. Seven manufac | turers did not set out their needs, but asked for personal interviews with the committee. Not one of | the replies complained of wages or labor conditions, and not one had a | word of fault to find with Seattle, | Offer to Build Plants Four men, becoming interested in this piece of constructive work en- |gineered by the Commercial Club. have notified Secretary Case and | President Boyns that they will build | plants for any responsible home in- dustry, and take stock in the com- | pany for their rent, to extend over a ten-year lease. Four more men notified the club of their willingness to invest mon- |ey In amy worthy home enterprise, Nearly 200 new members of the club, part of the 300 rounded up by the canvassing committee, will sit down at dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the clubrooms, and afterward | will hear officers of the club ex- {plain just what the club stands for, and What it expects of the men who have been taken into membersht The new constitution and rub will be read for the first time. Will Move March 1 With the addition of the new members the club is to undergo @ thorough reorganization, prepare \ (Continued en Pi Four.)