The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 24, 1915, Page 1

“GETTING ‘ story of how this : succeeded in life is told on page 4 of 5 today’s paper. BERL BACKIN | AUSTRIA BERLIN, May 24 Germany has declared war on Italy in retaliation for that nation’s declaration hostilities against her ally, Austria. The German foreign of- fice today officially declar- ed that “a state of war now this coun- exists between try and Italy.” ed to German thruout Italy. A German air of Germ: Italian frontier, according advices received her ROME, May 24.—K early date. The king tle line, it is said, and wil! large part of hia time there. but it is known that are now concentrated at points. Thruout Sunday troops were ing through Trent. and were forced to remain in moved through the city MILAN are retir der and ar May « 24 ROME, May valued at $20,000,000, today. the finest v man merchant marine. BORDENTOWN, N. J., May dren were killed by of a sand dredge here today ee TODAY, JULIUS SHAFER! He is one of the men in THERE” Seattle Telegraphed instructions were sent Prince Von Bue- | low, ambassador to Italy, to leave Rome. Similar in- structions were torward- consuls fleet of the latest type of Zeppelins and Taubes, hae joined a large body troops concentrated in the Adigo valley, near the | The German forces are deciar- ed to be equipped with heavy artillery, for the bombardment | of Italian forte and guarding of King Victor Em-| Manuel is reported today to be pre-| paring to leave for the front at an/ plans to e® tabiish headquarters near the bat-| spend a With a strict censorship in force, | Publication of news as to the move-| ment of Italian troops ts prohibited, great forces strategic All civilians were ordered indoors, | homes while the soldiers were being AUSTRIANS RETIRE; DYNAMITE BRIDGES The Austrians rom the Trentino bor uming the defensiv 24.—Eighty Austrian and German vessels which were interned in Italian ports, were seized by the government They include several of sels of the Ger. SIX KILLED IN BLAST Two men, two women and two chil the blowing up| is not HELEN Ive CAUGHT A |} BAD COLD —|'M 50 HOmRSE { CAN HARDLY TALC f The fourth chapter of “The Man Who Dared” appears today on page It is the most amazing story There of preceding chapters. 8. published in Seattle in year is a synops' YOU The Star's The series. merchant \CHIEFS OF ITALY’S ARMY AND FLEET of Gen. Cadorna, chief of the gene with his troops at Vicenza, near t Austrian frontier, to DAS | naval board, their (MULE HELPED GET BILLY’S GOA If Deputy Sheriff Billy Rog ers didn’t have a 14-year-old mule, he might have caught the burglars who cleaned out the Rogers home at Renton junc tion Saturday night and carried dispatches received today declared “ +| away everything that wasn't ought Qeve dynamited a score of] foiteg a, NS hale wore . got his goat, he says. Rogers heard some noise, but he ITALY SEIZES ALL thought it was his = mule scratching against the house | When he woke up Sunday INTERNED VESSELS worn. nis clothes, fooasturts, gun, and everything else, ex cept a pair of handcuffs and some salt were gone. | staff of the Italian army, and now he | Duke of Genoa, uncle of the king lof Italy and chief admiral of the T ALSO HIS CLOTHES, | | LABORER A SUICIDE VOLUME 18, NO, 75, ITALY IS FINALLY AT WAR ROME, May 24.—Italy is formally at war with Austria The declaration issued from the foreign office and delivered in Vienna yesterday became ef. fective today Following this action, the government issued a drastic de cree, forbidding all civil or re ligious public meetings thruout Italy The entire country ally placed in the hands of the military by the decree, which suppresses the parcels and provides for a rigid ship of the mails and telegraph The railroads have teen in the hands of the military au thorities for more than a week Severe penalties are fixed by the decre wed today for vio lation of any of the war regula- tlone. Baron Macchio, Avatrian ambas sador to Rome, is now en route to Viensa. He lett Ly todayin Chief of Sta? Goes ie virtu Gen. Cadorna, the Itallan chief of staff, is en route to the frontier where he wil] assume the direction | lof the operations of the army of |} King Victor Emmanuel, it Is an nounced today Gen. Caneva will be second tn command. The official manifesto spread broadcast declared From today every citizen forms part of the na tional defense. Ali must have tm plicit faith in the government and courage to ob orders, All citixens must show thenmelves in diness t ake every sacrifice sure victory for Italy. Lat there be no hesitation 110 bling. Let every one cut down his private ¢ ditu and support our fighting forces. Let us our all for the soldiers and familie Big Army Is Enrolled Volunteer recruiting offices were opened today. Within a few hours 10,000 men had been enrolled Crowds of youths fought for the honor of being among the first to enlist. Army officers are on duty at all offices, and immediately set to work drilling the new It is considered certain that how tilities have already begun at many points along t border, where the Austrian and Italian forces are in| close contact No official report of engagements has yet come from t office, but reports of « in the pass betw I no and Pejo in which Alpine chasseurs repu a detachment of Austrians have been confirmed The Austrians have dynamited two bridges over the Adige Break With Turkey Near The town of Avis was also de stroyed for military purposes | It was rumored that the Italian ambassador to the Moslem capital had received his passports rom the Italian frontier came re. ports of the greatest activity during the past 24 hours. Many Italians have crossed the Leaving no note to explain the border and are returning to their motive, A. Mazsold, 55, a laborer,!home country, but alarming reporte | ended his life Sunday morning by have been. received of thousands inbaling gas in his room at the Nord/gaid to be detained by Austrian au j 24,--| hotel, 212 First ave. He had lived| th at the hotel for about a month He The Austrian frontier patrols are known to have any relatives|reported retiring back of the border | in Seattle (SHOULD SAY You HAVE - PILE RIGHT ( | | Ope To BED AND {fue CALL THE DOCTOR, GNE HIM THOSE PowpeRs \veE/ LEFT — ‘OU MicHT GET A PINT OF BRANDON AND {Ler Hin HAVE AUTTLE they line, whi concentrating. | =>, Nes [, Doctor : John Hunt tells how he marry Anna Sterling, who had lived “on the line.” It is a tru based on the actual romance periences of two Frisco peo; came to e story, and ex- ple. ia WN., MONDAY, MAY 24, 1915 READING The Seattle Star The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News P his friends? Do you think they could be hap- y? Do you think a man would be ashamed to introduce such a wife to Do you think such @ wife could feel sure of her husband? ON THAINS A AHS STANDS ONE CENT HOW AND WHEN THE BELLIGERENTS ENTERED WAR JULY 28, ed war on 1914 Servia because she re Austria deciar fused to accept Austrian internal control, following tion of Archduke nand at Serajevo JULY 30—Germany gave Rus ala 24 hours to explain her action In mobilizing her army the assassina Franz Ferd AUGUST !—Germany 4 ed war on Russia AUGUST 2—Germany invaded Luxemburg and violated Be! AUGUST 3—Germany of if Beiguim movement of refused Belgium an entente would facilitate the Belgium German troops NUIZRTOLAN TR bom, : Ji \-ae (ri, ‘age we ce ~—. & | aa Senavig J ie Kaa -— | Here Is a War Map of the Italian-Austrian Frontier KINNEAR RESIGNS Tin a ¢ crool world Dic Kin No longer will roo! resigned! words of wisdom at park sessions He's going away—to travel in Call fornia and other places Mayor Gill hasn't found a # and th cons:| et remaining members » park board will have to pro 40-plece bands at Volun teer park and cluster light decora tlons and the golf links all by them selves } It's hard to lone Dick, ian't if? RUSS WARSHIP SUNK, for (1400 DEAD, REPORT! : BERLIN, May 24.—The Over. seas News Agency today gave out the following “According to a Bucharest dispatch, the Russian armored | man-of-war Winteleimon has been sunk with 1,400 men in | the Black sea.” ( Paws¥, Ger Your WAT } N, 1 WANT TO SEND } You ON AN ERRAND 5 fete - and appealed to Great Britain AUGUST 3—Engla ed she would fight if the k d announc ser's fleet attacked the French coast AUGUST 4—Germany declared war on France AUGUST 4—Germany declared war on Belgium AUGUST 4—England declared and the latter declaration war on Germany made a similar against England AUGUST 6—Austria and Rus sia both deciared wa on each other AUGUST 7—Montenegro dt clared war on Austria Mestre, ae We The First Batti Will Be Fought Here All mothers are invited to at tend a lecture and demonstration arranged by the Mothers’ Train ng and caring for babies, to be given Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 at the Bon Marche. xth floor, The subject will be “Ma- ternal Nursing.” Two trained nurses, Miss G. Harrington and Mrs Edith Hickey, will demon strate HUMPHREY SAYS HE WILL BE CANDIDATE Congressman William EK, Hum phrey is a candidate for the repub ii a nomination for senator inst Senator Miles Poindexter. The primaries will be held in Sep ember, 1916, Humphrey made th announcement of bis candidscy at the Saturday noon luncheon of the Young Men’s Republican club in the Butler hotel, which was also jaddressed by Congressmen Kahn jof California and Fordney of Mich igan Humpbrey will represent the re-| actionary Wing of the party and Poindexter will make his fight as a progressive. Is THE Money el Frid Wroemet pee S GET A HALF-PINT OP BRANDY — Now REMEMBER — Here AUGUST 9—Austria war on Montenegro. declared AUGUST 10—France declared war on Austria AUGUST 12—Montenegro de clared war on Germany AUGUST 12 (midnight)—Eng land declared war on Austria AUGUST 23—Japan declared war on Germany AUGUST 25—Austria declared war on Japan NOVEMBER 5—E€ngiand clared. war on Turkey MAY 23, 1915—Italy war on Austria MAY 24—Germany announced a state of war with Italy de declared war with Italy Weather Nigh. ' VENICE BOMBARDED FROM THE AIR + AUSTRIA STRIKES FIRST IN NEW IGHT EDITION Forecast Showers TIDES AT BEATILE tt AUSTRIAN FLEET SHELLS ITALIAN ADRIATIC PORT ROME, May 24.—Austria’s naval and air forces struck first in the An official announcement tells of the bombardment of Ancona and hangars at Jesi ing other coast towns the air raid Vala ese Italians. *Tarry, ROME, May 24.—Reports that the Austro-German forces are equipped with heavy arti! lery and are preparing to force the passes into Italy caused lit tle apprehension here They will encounter great fortresses hewn out of solid rock, bristling with guns. The difficult encountered by the Russians forcing the Carpathian passes cannot be compared to the obstacies fac “dir fe o' a TRIES | NICE. Umea Guis of { Ventce i Marencn BY CARL ACKERMAN Us : BERLIN, May 24.—As Austria was being plunged into a new war Between the Teutons and Italians Italy's declaration, Miss Jane Addams of Chicago left for Vienna yesterday on her mission of peace Arriving tonight, she will present the peace resolutions of the Wom by ‘FLY FLAG. IN COURT an's Congress to Baron Burian, the Austrian foreign minister. A re erat ception for Miss Addams has been Justice Gordon's court room) @rranged in Vienna Monday morning was crowded with Berlin treated the patriotic citizens, mostly women, who had come to hear the case against Mra. Ellen Raymond, who, it is alle made defamatory re marks about the American flag watts wewine tig Grill at the | VIENNA, May 24.—Emperor Parental | last Sunday Franz Josef today Issued a man- » women, ladies of th the Ameri ifesto characterizing Italy's declaration of war against Aus- the “greatest the world has ever known.” He has calied upon his forces for victory “over the treacherous army to the South of you.” representing the! A. R., Daughters of n Revolution and other patriotl societies, wore small flags. ‘Glory Taylor, 87, color neater of the Ladies of the G. A.| R., carried a flag 2 by 4 feet tn size After Deputy Prosecutor Friend | introduced three witnesses who tes. | tified they heard Mrs, Raymond | say the flag wasn't fit to fly over a/ stricken with grief when orders for tria-Hungary a act of perf A hostile aviator flew over Ravenna during the morning. several towns along the north coast reported being bombarded from Several aeroplanes were declared to have participated in the The aged Franz Josef was at first} several Adriatic coast towns by the Austrian fleet. At the same hour Austrian aviators sped across the Adriatic from Pola and dropped bombs upon the arsenal at Venice and the aeroplane Destroyers and torpedo boats participated in the naval raid. Following the attack at Ancona, warships moved southward, shell- Later Except at Venice, none of the bombs dropped by the Austrians fell In official circles the belief is expressed that the clash between the The Austrians on the border have withdrawn several miles and are now behind their trenches and entanglements, awaiting the rush of “Uf near military works. 4 NAG voting) i ; Anh land forces may not occur for several days. divraw ¢ Maly in No Fear of Invasion ing the Austrian and German invaders of Italy, it is said. No early naval cl, are ex pected. it is believed the Austrian fleet will remain behind the mine fields of Pola and confine — its activity to operations by submarines and destfoyers which will be sent out to attack Italian transports. Two Ger man submarines are reported to have been transported to Pola weeks ago. the American peace worker with Chancellor Von Bethmsnn-Holiey weg as a notable event While an early peace is regarded 7 out of the question, every @ impressed with the seriousm of Miss Addams’ mission, Business was generally ed in Rerlin today, in observance Whitsuntide. The people of the empire joined in demonstrations of thanksgiving, while thousands of soldiers from the training camps as we f, suspen conference of, made short visits to their homes, Emperor Denounces Italy tion of the manifesto issued today, He declared he wanted Italy nelg up to the scorn of the world vulture, which hovered over the battlefield in sheer greed Italy abandoned us in our hour of danger and went, with colors flying, to the enemy's camp,” he said in his manifesto. “Her declara- tion of war is an act of perfidy the like of which history does not know, “After an alliance of 30 years, Italy turned and smote her friend simply for material gain 1 salute my battle-tried troopa. The treacherous army to the south ts no new enemy. I rely upon, you and your leaders, and | pray to the Almighty that He bless you and your colors and that He take under protection our just His gracious brothel, attorneys for the defend-| Italian mobilization were issued, ant secured a continuance of the but became enraged when the ac case until June 2 tual declaration of war arrived Not since the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sera archy shown such emotion Ticket sales indicate that the; He called in his secretaries and| Shriners grand ball at the Hippo.| Personally supervised the prepara-| cause.” idrome next Monday evening, will be | RERLIN, May Nician 24.- front, where he is, with his Kaiser Wilhelm sent a per sonal message of farewell to Signor troops tt -THE DocToR Rollati, the Italian ambassador, to SAI 4 | day expressing =r ‘et that the DA PINT: friendly relations between Ger {many and Italy must be severed WASHINGTON, May 24 From the Ga-| SE Germany Calls It Treachery The kaiser's message concluded | with a request that the ambasdador inform many’s taken by A wave nger swept all rmany press generally Victor Emmanuel of indignation over Italy,” of “Ger- the step and today referred hatred The to the | “Italian treachery May Affect U.S.Labor Market Italy's jothers declaring America’s nentrak entrance into the war overshadowed lity, issued upon previous declara: all other {nternational situations to- ; : day. It complicates the German sit. {tens of war, is now awaiting the uation by blocking one of the last Signature of President Wilson. two remaining highways for the de. The greatest interest was shown livery of supplies to the Teutonic here in the question of the thou aiies sands of Italian reservists in this It is expected that Italy's declara-| country whe will be summoned to tion of war may further delay Ger-|the colors many’s reply to President Wilson’s| If they respond readily, it is be. p t lieved their departure will affect The United States is today pre-jthe labor market of the United {paring to extend its neutrality to|States more than any development [Italy, A proclamation similag to!since the opening of the war, + Jane Addams Visits Vienna