The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 22, 1915, Page 1

ONE CE The Price of The Star Is Now, as It Always Was, NT T VOLUME 18 NO. 22. SEATTLE, WASH., The Seattle Star he Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News MONDAY, IGHT, EDITION WEATHER FORECAST—Falr v1Dks AY peATILR High low AtNs ANE AN DS, Be on # yews MARCH 22, 1915 ONE CENT PRZEMYSL FALLS AFTER STUBBORN 6 MONTHS’ SIEGE; RUSSIANS WIN Out! PETROGRAD, March The fail of the Galician for. announced as the in victory since sa Russian army of 60,000 men who have been engaged in the long campaign against the stronghold. This army wilt be sent into Poland to reinforce the armies hold Ing back Von Hindenburg The siege of Przemsyl lasted six on Sept. 20, when of the Russian months. It began the first advance army, through the Carpathians reached the fortress, which was considered one of the strongest ir the world Siege Once Lifted In October the combined Aus trian and German armies rallied about Przemysi and drove back the Russians, lifting the siege and bringing relief to the carrison A fortnight later the Ri under Gen. Dimitrieff. renewed the attack, administered a rushing blow to the AustroGerman army and renewed the siege. Asethe defenders - 4 the territory they ieft 50.600 Aus trian troops within the city. Although tae fortress was prac.’ tically impregnable. at that tim was known the food supply was limited. Starves Garrison Out General Dimitrieff planned a campaign of starvation, combined with strategic movements design. | ed to draw the fire of the forts and reduce the supply of ammunition The entire garrison of 56,000 men surrendered when their food supply was exhausted CHICAGO, March 22.—The price of bread dropped back here today to 5 cents a loaf. Bakers said lower prices of wheat and flour made possible a reduction to normal prices for bread. Flour was quoted today at $1 per barrel lower than a day’s figures. FROM BALTIC PORT BERLIN, March 22.—It was announced today that the Russians have been driven from Memel, an important Prus- sian port on the Baltic, which they captured last week, GIRLS, WIN AN EASTER HAT FREE! Sketch Your Editor” sented With Easter Bonnet Idea of an Attractive Spring Bonnet Above This Face—Fill Out Blank and Mail to the of The Star—Another morrow—Contest Closes April “Easter Hat Picture Will Appear To- 1—Winner Will Be Pre- Free, Made From Her Own Design, by Mme. Pearl Hemer of the Paris Millinery, 1433 One of the Judges Fourth Ave., | MAYOR WANTS BAND | MUSIC IN ALL PARKS y ¢ GUNS FIRE ON GERMAN STEAMER The park board's action 1s] distribu wholly against my own views on the subject of band concerts,” said Mayor Gill Monday. “I told the people when | ran for the office that I wanted the bands to play in the parks—and I mean it. I want good bands, too, and I think they jare needed and would be enjoyed a great deal wetter in Woodland park, Ballard park, South park, and | Lescht park, than in Volunteer 1 want the band music fairly BLETH E. C. Burke, president of the {sho real estate firm of Burke & Farrar, is at Providence hos. pital, painfully injured, and Mrs. Burke at home, 748 17th ave, N., suffering from a se- nervous shock and inter injurie: the result of a e" attempted seven-passenger Packard driv en by Fred Budden, the Burke chauffeur. Blethen denies Hudden's report that he indulged his passion for taking photographs, which are pub igbed under the signature x,” while the injured men co of the Burke party were lying in the road He declares that he refrained from making any pictures of the wreck until the injured had been taken to Kent and properly cared lor. The Burke car was hurled into a ditch. Burke's left leg was broken Mrs.pBurke was Unconscious for several hours, The three Burke children in the car and the chauf feur escaped Injury According to Budden, Methen, tn | attempting to pass the Burke car, the leat THe cenenen| [Ds Fae |Missis purr | distributed in the various parks and I shall urge upon the board this week to make an even larger | allowance for this purpose | I want a chance to talk it over with the park board, AND | WANT| TO SAY THAT THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENT 18 NOT SATIS. FACTORY, AND | THINK | MAY BE ABLE TO CHANGE IT.” WASHINGTON, March 22.— Secretary of State Bryan today confirmed the pri from Constantinop the drowning of mander Brickner and three sailors from the converted | yacht Scorpion when a small | boat capsized in the Bos- | phorus. | | | Lieut. Com. | Dearnaley, It’sBeginningtoLook’ Bad for the Kaiser GREAT VICTORY! Garisonis Starved It’s Tough to Have a Park Board With the Auto Point of View! ebb are being made today to induce the park ird to rescind its action fay in voting to spend the ci Pr 1 for f band musi¢ in the parks th ear—$3,000—exclusively f ot nd icerts at olunteer park Volunteer park he only city | wh sutomobil pull up close te the bandstand to hear the music. The park board’s plan 1 fine thing for weale {iT] ithy and fashionable Capitol | But what about the man who doesn’t live in a |$5,000 home, and has no automobile, and who takes his Sunday rest in one of the ‘aya! other city ons Even Mayor Gill is disgusted with his park board. Professional men, promi- By Ed L. Keen we merchants, and just plain citizens, interviewed today by The Star, express LONDON, March 22.—The capture of Przemysi is the great ir indig hey W nne > meeting o » board on Frid P eet bipu? dallintnd ty hs aMKaE atts Man Fema wee tonal their indignation. They will appear at the meeting of the board on Friday and back in his march toward Paris, It came at a critical time. All {demand a reconsideration of the concert matter. There is a chance that theif through the official circles of the allies there is a note of enthu efforts will succeed siasm today. The general situation was never more alive with | - is yr ‘ : : Great possibilities The board will be asked to divide the money it has, and give concerts iff North Prussia is ng invaded and Gen. Von Hindenburg ie being . satre 2, t yarks i i i usic forced k by the Russians, The forces of the czar are again invading ALL the ell patr nized cit Parks. And if there is not enough to give mi Bukowina In the west the allles, reinforced by England's new army, are pre paring to strike with al! their might In an effort to force the Germans back out of Belgium and France onto their own soil Italy Is preparing for a dash against Austria y front the Germans and Austrians are facing great armier One whieh are tak ng the offensive SCORES COMPEL :.' BURIED BETTER IN MINE SERVICE: VANCOUVER, 8. C March 22—An avalanche, caused by melting snow in yesterday's sunshine, last night swept down the mountain side at Brittan mine, and buried scores of men. couver to the scene of the dis- aster this morning. Brittania mine officers abso. lutely refuse to give out ‘for mation. tt i impossible to get the exact number of dead, but jeved, 2 JOBS FOR BURGLAR Two job are awaiting Edward the young burglar for whom Judges Ronald and Smith have been trying t@ secure employ ment Following the story about Dear naey in The Star Saterday, Judge Ronald recetved two communica tions, offering the boy the the chance to to work tmmedintely * i ynest occupation tnaley will with Judge Ronald, | be arranged at one communicate he matter can Pope Benedict prays for peace in presence of thousands WASHINGTON, March 22.— The war department today confirmed the report from San Juan, Porto Rico, that the Ger- man merchantman Odenwald was forcibly held up when she attempted to make a dash for | | } to all parks, certainly the one selected should not be Volunteer park. Most of the people who live adjacent to Volunteer park, if they want a band badly enough on | Sunday, can afford to go out and hire onz. [ut the man who lives at Green Lake can’t. But here it is, in the wealthiest section of the city, that the Dick Kinnears es Charlie Mundays on the park board find the greatest necessity for providing “popular” band concerts for summer. TO THE KINNEARS AND THE MUNDAYS, THE HONK OF AN AUTO? IS SWEETER MUSIC THAN THE LAUGHTER OF CHILDREN IN PLAYGROUNDS. THAT IS THE TROUBLE. WHEN THEY TALK ECONe OMY, IT IS TO ABOLISH PLAYGROUNDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE MORE MONEY FOR AUTOMOBILE BOULEVARDS. Erastus Brainerd is the only member of the park board who opposed thé indefensible discrimination for Volunteer park band concerts. Dick Kinnear, wealthy property owner, and Charles Mu nday, wealthy lawyer, led the board into giving Volunteer park all 14 of Dad Wagner's concerts. Otto Roseleaf and George Lamping passively agreed The state public service commis NOW TAKE THIS LITTLE THOUGHT WITH YOU, MEMBERS ee cae een OF THE BARK BOARD: Alki polnt and Pauntieroy car lines) = YOU HAVE SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON BOUEVARDS. THERE Tenieatie te thee rics ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE PAID, ment with the Weat Seattle terry.| DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY, FOR THE BUILDING AND UPKEEP OF ao commianion adjourned at noon | ec LU }AkDS..WHO HAVE NEVER YET HAD.THE PRNILEGE-Gae yey “s 1 ; ar ee of thes two Ines They are citizens of Seattle who find it more convenient to patronize Wood« Exch complained that Yilwtpesea | land park, and Leschi park, and Alki beach. : tlon of the ferry commutadianitaree | They are people who would be put to the trouble of traveling many miles, mer ed to the company's « J ton in taking the Athi ant Fanane| spending an hour or an hour and a half, if not more, to get to Volunteer park. roy care off Firat ave. above ferier| These thousands are entitled to the best you can give then in park music, civ jIt is in Woodland park, at Alki, in Leschi park that the most liberal programs of way, greatly ine venienced used these jin The commission asked the advice| band music should be arranged. 7 - ‘ “ 5 rd ay hee one ee | In these parks, it is true, auto and limousine owners cannot drive up to thé needed to provide proper and age) band stand and listen to the music. te vice both lin il o dimmended. the addition of three|°-LE WHO HAVE TO WALK. ww es The coming week must decide one of two things. Either the park board is to Chairman Reynolds strongly intt-| |forget its automobile point of view in arranging the schedule of park concerts, or mated that McCloy’s program prob. jelee the peoPlggerr going to take the matter into their own hands directly, cone ably will be carried out * - ” \tribute their money, and arrange their own concerts. STANLEY TRIAL BEGINS The Star is confident there are enough generous business men, professional ©. G. Stanley, former motoreycle|men, wage earners, and civic organizations in Seattle to raise the necessary money. sie == ° BOY WITH “MIRROR EYES” CAN ONLY SEE BACKWARD He Reads Thus: “eniL sihT sdaeR eH yaWs’ereH” THESE ARE THE PARKS OF THE PEO- it killed EB. H. Johnson, was put on trial Monday in Judge Mackin-| tosh’s court | bows from a five-inch gun from El Morro The ship then anchored under | El Morro. No one was injured, | Later the Odenwald returned to | | her anchorage in the harbor } I had previously warned the! German consul and the commander the open sea without clear- [of the Odenwald that force wonld | ance papers. be used, if necessary, to prevent A dispatch from Lieut. Colonel | the ship leaving without clearing Burnham was as follows It is believed here that the! “The 8. 8 Odenwald attempted | Odenwald bas on board contraband to leave here at 3 p. m. Sunday|cargo, which she intended to take The Eyes That See as a Looking Giass ‘out clearance papers. On the|to the converted iner Kron Prin wis bn i Sue oot 9 Se wk Rte, ron Wilhelm and other raiders, “ll ATLANTA, Ga. March 22.—The)rarest of phenomena known to) fore a mirror and you will see yours | eaves =} aa aten ‘pean te Ha cy Mig Mes with |eves of 7-yearold Harold Lutzk sve sctence. Hold up your right hand self exactly as Harold would see Srnetiont om arning shots were/all the legal formalities, she witi|the world as you and I would view and Harold will tell you it's your) you tired from machine guns be detained in San Juan harbor in.) it in a looking glags. left ; i Although Harold has been seeing One shot wae fired across her definitel { He has “mirror eyes,” one of the’ He sees it that wa Stand be-| things backward all his life, nobody 4 knew it until the other day, when TAMA SMART POLIN MISTAN HE SURE AMA WONDERFUL DOG DUFF CLEVER "EH PANSY CLEVER? PPR AAA PA PARAL AAR RRA he started to school His teacher was him writing from right to lef. his left hand | “! can't read,” “because the letters wrong way.” The teacher had in inspira. amazed to see with said Harold, run the You FOLKS ALL HAS PE NOW, SO PANSY DONE GOT ONE FOH DE JAIN'T “IM COTE UMISTAH DUFF tion. She held a book before a KITCHEN Too ¢ mirror and the young pupil read glibly. , Doctors pronounced Harold's ‘case one of the most remarkable knowa to medicine They found his eyes were not dis eased He sees as plainly as anybody, but all objects are reflected on his brain just as you Would see them on a photograph negative. While the doctors are studying him, Harold is learning to see things right. He can read ‘Little Boy Blue Come Blow Your Horn,” but he ean read it much faster if written: wolB emo eulB yoB elttiL” | “nro rueY ——