The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 13, 1915, Page 1

INOTE SENT TO BERLIN Wilson Declares He Won’t Stand for Quibbling WASHINGTON, May 13.--Germany must act, not quibble or promise. This | it considers the killing of more than 100 Americans on the Lusitania a monstrous sums up the attitude of the United States, as expressed in President Wilson’s note crime against civilization. to Berlin, protesting against the methods of German submarine warfare, demand- Following the sinking of the Falaba, on which Leon C. Thresher, an American, ing reparation for the loss of American lives and property, and cessation of such perished, the Cushing, the Gulflight and other incidents, it is characterized as attacks as were made upon the Lusitania, Gulflight and the Cushing. open hostility and admits it is not excused. “You can say that the note is now going forward,” said Secretary Bryan today. The United States expects all of these acts to be disavowed and a pledge given “It will make between 1,200 and 1,500 words and will be made public Friday morn- that there shall be no repetition. ing. It will be in the hands of Ambassador Gerard early tomorrow and he will The note contains no threats, those close to the president say. Rather, the po- present it to the foreign office without delay.” sition is more of a dear friend who realizes that its friendship has been violated It is evident that it is realized America’s affairs have reached a crisis. The die without warrant. There is no apology, however. It is a frank, open demand for is cast in President Wilson’s note. redress which the United States has the right to expect as a result of years of genu- In language which cannot be misinterpreted, the United States declares that ine friendship. The Seattle Star [Nisix|/STRIVING Weather Forecast—Showers The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News Tike at ohatrue VOLUME 18. NO. 67. SEATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1915. ONE CENT oN niuine Ann Siet pe may 123 Me fea p. mms Ot fe A CLASH ‘MISSING HUSBAND BABY VICTIMS OF THE GERMAN SUBMARINE TORPEDO === KIDNAP FLOODTO ee | at the same no rea \ TAXICAB WATER? @e QRS d to pres LONDON, May 13. , Seattle police and detectives Danger of pollution of the Se s ‘ British battleship to be sunk in ‘ were notified today to keep a attle water supply by thi or mepee er t action at the Dardanelles was accounted ‘ floods at Cedar Falls ca t t t tt ric ation, Dee for today when Winston f F sharp lookout for all automo: Or. J. 8. McBride, city health Churchill announced the Go- ‘ biles and taxicabs, to discover commissioner, to leave Thur " os ; . S liath had been torpedoed and ‘ Gilbert Hamilton, 6 years old. day for the scene of the trou v contin ner ae V y diplomatie sent to the bottom with the loss : of Tacoma, who was kidnaped ble. Supt. Ross of the lighting ’ itercourse ‘o Exhaust All Efforts for Peace Germany of approximately 500 men. on his way to schoo! this morn department also left for Cedar | the announce- & ing y, Falls soon as he reached Wants t He added J The Tacoma authorities be $ from North Yakima Britich submarine E14, | ; lieve he may have been disguls- Theres c one a chance esident doc er which was operating with the Z ed ce a gil. Gilbert's grand, |. !f the Water should rise 20 feet | ‘. 1 ? to say | tex 5 ‘ st deat le diplo- Goliath, succeeded in penetrat- snother, Mire. fea MamiWon of | Ure 1h -the--.avea~-aftected itis} 1% | ; ing the straits and sank two 4 Portiand, oj feared it will over into Cedar! | Turkish gunboats and a large ; river, thus contaminating by the} note af impure waters of Rattlesnake lake ‘ I a t t left the Whit or a’ short and the flood waters at Cedar Falls, the Seattle water supply ’ “eae ice ae 4, figures in a sensational kidnaping ‘ ( r ws ¢ r ne a f the kaisers trying to transport. for nearly two ye A special shore battery | j This is time the boy launched the torpedo which ) 1 4 et struck the Goliath. the first time having been stolen at Mth can don eadas cai a 1 , ¢ tral ¢ t s tha Churehill first. announced that Mace weather, are, Pearil rot De eee ee lesaceda. REPARATION rE ee ee ee ee casualties on the Gollath might ‘ hs see hee he sent week it “i jmands R ARATION ) THE DESTRUCTION OF reach 700, but later a cablegram * o's can ene oh peer ede + j JAMERICAN LIVES AN OPERTY BY SUBMAS stated 20 officers and 160 men had ; tu & divorces aut. Aft : RINES ASSURANCI rHAT SUCH ATTACKS The Sinecaneaient was the first » her second marriage, the mother i “ ru the hills WITHO WARNING NOT BE REPEAT b. lS snaten rede teak the willed feat | went to Portland and kidnaped her ne eak in the pipes day saw as the possible nses from’ has again been actively engaged {n-| Oe ek el a ok. | Ca ee een are acquiescence, leading to further negotiations, | | This morning young Gilbe wa 16 Immedin cleasing of the wa . a yee bs actngyetn ‘nat pi © school from his home. ter in the basin t e refusal, politely worded or otherwise srevious op Tacoma. He Cedar Falls, of which one- p ority of authorities willing to discuss the Germa ish battleships Ocean and Irresisti a girl & years half Thursday stood compl q ; » - g e German She tella of two men and a wo ly submerged by the waters e fa 7 waiting in front of a taxiat Seventh rising in Rattlesnake lake, Is ‘ pis it g mise not rr again is not and E sts. The woman grabbed the doomed to utter destruction. : | believed | boy and the machine drove at This is the prediction voiced ; a oe by C. W. Ide, superintendent of ' Note Calls for a Prompt Answer | vil epeed. | a . construction at the city’s ma ; ‘ ' : poc WORRIES PAPA | b sonry dam, who Is in charge of ( ‘ | ed unofficially today that the attitude of | 4 CHARLIE DOES LOVE the situation at the falls city. the i as expressed by the note, calls for @ | Att nt rate of flow, . answer from Berlin SAN FRANCISCO, May 13.—| . | co Cedar completely ‘ . sas Spiel Mpa i pee Many telegrams were received from | . HIS GA E OF LF inundated in 12 days, it is be 4 v rot permit of me promises or further D. D. Outcalt of Tacoma, trying to ¥ lleved 1 ssior ie air about the White House was that oF learn details of the reported mar-| rs. Henry Clarke Coe, jr, whose 1, ot the county stockade|., Rattlesnake lake, the cause of 4 it ernment has acted riage of his daughter Beatrice to husband, after being missing four wii) he denied tha pleasure of golf, the trouble, is a pond that ts wa / ane ext eda fear that the Germans woul Dr. Burton E. Paul, a Tacoma phy-| months, has been found at Fair. Charlies MeDonald confined | tetless in the warmer months, be ¢ ly with the d al he An Seana t ‘ sician, who was Visiting here. “ : . brought into existence each to comply with the demand of the American note. This view . banks. Young Coe is said to have there as ® vagrant, went a letter to i valax tee wes Ms faundl cid h setting | that Dr. Paul was recently separated nile fi 4 Sheriff Hodge, Thursday, asking seasonal rain: he water . vas based upon the supp 1 that the German answet from his wife. The bride just grad-|Wandered away while his mind wae 1 i. nindie” be sent out at dam seeps thru the hills would courteously expre : that Athericans have suf nated from the Annie Wright giris'/ deranged. A child was born to Mrs. | once, as it contained several ar-/ 40 Mlle this pond fered, but maintain that no modifications in their plan of seminary in Tacoma Coe soon after his disappearance. ticles very necessary to his welfare Thirty-four storekeepers and res pera iiag: bl the. Rdch diac bie: The “bundle” contained several | ‘dents have quit thelr homes and Above, Mrs. Paul Crompton of Philadelphia and her six little chil. | Wartare 1 ile ess the British discontinue their sticks and balls, But Jafier | Places of business golf Wednesd Lin somtaftice was| dren, all of whom, together with both parents, were lost on the torpe- |? licy of “star zy out Germany or t United States places sy didn't send o Charlie Vednesds he postoitice as ’ } nei Whale me B ES LF ‘sat } qietley didn'tinend It to Charis moved from the main street to a|doed Lusitania, Below, Dean and William, Jr., the two young sons of |an embargo upon the export of munitions to the allies, room In the schoolhouse which 18 William S. Hodges of Philadelphia, who, with their parents, also went| Cam Be No Actual Fighting yet far from the reach of the on ot non the liner | ; : conducting their business from box ¥ , va | a cickis bal PN ih Sepia Wb Para . e OF TRADERS IN WHITE GIRLS Changes of venue were secured cars and tents, Tents and other weston, such’ = reply. woul) consh ies a ee Thursday by Sam Grey and Frank | !provised places of shelter are be CHIL . American b J 4 ble were sunk will t ther . “hat the kaiser will ade The French warship Fouvet was| also destroyed in the straits. | The French marine office stated the Bouvet was sunk by a mine. Hill from Justice Gordon's to Jus-|'n& Us by those already drive The n at issue is: What will the administration Thru information contained {one state to another for the purpose tice Whitehead’s vourt. They are) from thelr oe - f if its deman dre rejected of « s has bee lo In a letter from Claude Jam lof white slave charged with violating the jit bus A committee of } whtannetig tot: Onion. th tak suede ae a Chicago negro, to Harry The letter is a reply to one writ-| bond law, and their caser will be| formed to file claims for damages , ae " ensu ; a ep} ‘4 ni liplomatic relations cobs, a black confi in th ten by Jacobs, and refers to clip the first pre fons under this| With regret on the loss of life | Jwill be broken « ”V iden ils va- pings from Seattle news: rs tell-| jaw in the state that the city is at fault because the | Chis would not mean a declaration of war That the a I 1 county stockade here aig act or ‘ Grant, federal authorities hope |ing of the trial and conviction of Gam Je fhe soutoe frou whith th United States will not take the initiative in hostilities is a to run to earth a gigantic white | Felix Crane, alleged boss of the Se 9 weer me SANTIAGO, Chile, May 13— | apology for having attacked the | nh ion groes and extending the entire White girls are referred to as \6,000 SEE EM DANCE a ia Ihesnesd ever the note The note is said to have been The nert questi What would follow f Germany length and breadth of the Unit- big white stones,” and other such hig couched in such terms that |should declare war ed Stat: cryptic phrases make ft almost un-| Four shots fired by Motorcycle | received from Germany regard Dele baa ctopwatden a cahare Acct authorities tales. the: tev: thw arhnihic tala ing the sinking of the cruiser note to Berlin in reply oo The letter was held up by | intelligible to any one not acquaint |Cop Sebenick, who, with Officer! Untversity girls—1.600 of them the language of the under-| Clark, were detailed to arrest a|in colorful dress, danced the an Masbate mek vee mers rowler reported by Mrs. Fred Mc-|nual May day dances on the| Dresden off Juan Fernandez Officials refuse to comment 9b yeas Ai Ail the characters named in the|Rea, 909 Sixth ave., failed to stop| campus before Meany hall, Wednes.| Islands by the British on March on a report that the severing of i : 4 ere and in Chicago. letter, it {6 anid, are well known to|the suspect at 11 dnesday | 4: The te was attended by | 14. Germany protested against diplomatic relations had been lhe United States is not regarded as likely to send etter a a Kn n t Chile's acceptance of England's | threatened troops to Europe, and Germany is not in position to carry a declar n of wi wr not, there could be no actual fighting under existing circumstances If gives evidence of ¥ | transportation of white girls from | immigration officals night te é —— — BRAY Wig RP Me the warfare to the United States Would Arm Nation for Possible War Officialdom accordingly “guessed” today tl each nation Se vould simply begin preparation for an active struggle in the Si eR ———— | JUST HAPPEKED TO PUT MY | (THAT powT MAKE future in case Germany, at the end of the present conflict, THEN ARE CERTAININ WEARING HAT ON BEFORE | PUT MY [~ /ANy piFFERENCE hould be so situated as to make war WE DRESSES sHORT ENOUGH a ON , THATS ALLS {Tuat DRESS You As the period of preparation might be months or years, SEASON — THEY'RE ALL RIGHT THOUGH- J \ie ON NOW officials speculating on this spossibility declare the United TWEN Loon “ANS” — ClASEN é \3 Too SHorT! States would be found in a state of readiness that would a make any would-be belligerent pause It was conceded that iw case of war the Germans would increase the submarine ictivities against American shippit The fol ing formal statemer given out toda} by Von Bernstorff, the Germat nbassador Che German emb: tated today that 1 tatement intimation had been sy the embassy or any official to the response that would be made to the Amertean note garding the Lusitania \ statement appearing t y ng t he effect that fficials had outed the 4 n of t Germans toward the American note egarding inking the Tusitania declared tWe reply wou wlite, firm refusal to cease {the submarine warfare.