The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 31, 1915, Page 1

ISER ‘STALLS’, PRESIDENT PREPARING WARM ANSWER BRA AAPA AAA AAA AA AAPA A ALL AAAALPPLPAPAAAIPAAAPPAPAAPAP APPA PAALAPPPALRAPPRPPPLPLPALALL RARARAAAAAL. The Seattle Star CENT ON ttt NEWS STAND nite p AST EDITION Rain tonight and Tuesday A 10-Year-Old Soldier The youngest hero of the Civil war pet in U.S service, He fought in many battles and was pro- goted for bravery. There's a story about him on page 4. army Weather. Tpke AL mLALiLeE High Lew 1:00 @. 19.7 ft, It am, 10d ft 516.7 ft. 12:83 pom. O40 ft SEATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, MAY 31, 1915. ONE DYNAMITE | TOUCHED OFF IN BAY To the long arm of hap Ger-| the shipment of dynamite was re- fused by the Japanese at the last man espionage system is at-| moment. tributed today by all authori- Suspect Clever Plot ties the explosion early Sunday Lillico then arranged for the | eoeeeve ~ shipment on the Hazel Dollar, which : morning on Elliott bay of 15 was to leave tomorrow. ‘Aged Boys in Blue March jos of aynamite, astined for, “Yuet now ue sitios was ot | off is a source of speculation Th D S eee Siberia, for use W t W t ts| the Russian government. ru 0 n 0 n ree St The cargo was aboard a barge. \It was to have been transfer- Cease |red to the steamer Hazel Dol- lar for shipment Tuesday. A mysterious man bought 450 feet Seattle rocked before the] ot fuse from a water front firm, fury of the blast. The detona-/4%d that this may have been used tion was followed by a curious, to set off the dynamite. WASHINGTON, May 31.—A second note to Ger-/ y dealing with the sinking of the Lusitania and the 's submarine warfare, is expected to be forwarded within 48 hours. America’s future policy toward Germany was to- | The official note from the German foreign office ting President Wilson’s demand that submarine at- either be stopped or measures be taken to safe- the lives of Americans aboard merchant vessels, Peired from Ambassador Gerard at midnight. It fsexpected President Wilson's decision would be ready Hhe cabinet tomorrow and the forwarding of a second} to Germany would follow. ‘This note will anewer Germany's demand for a “bill of particulars”; ask that the warring factions with the Lusitania in plain, cold terms. of Mexico disarm. will state that President Wilson knew, when he forwarded the, | The promised Iprotest, that the Lusitania was not recognized as an auxiliary, Mexican statement is to and that customs officials examined the liner and found that she, ™ade public following the regu- only unarmed, but carried no munitions in violation of the laws| ar cabinet meeting Tuesday, it The most probable explanation ts that a time clock attachment had been planted in the dynamite, with the intent of blowing up the Japa- )nese ship in midocean. From Tacoma it is reported that e J ,|Wilson to Gracious! End War It Looks | whto C ds Ch V - Ji B ivers in Mexico Like » War! romde ‘Cheat Veterans, Jiney. Bus Drivers WASHINGTON, May 31.— President Wiison tomorrow wil! ‘The boys in blue are marching to-;at the Hippodrome, where Memort day. Hip! Hip! Only a few are/al day speeches and other appro left: for more than half a century | priate exercises were held "| The stranger gave a fictitious ad- has passed since they joined the col Speeches at Hippodrome sinister quiet, which, to start-| s and said he was doing some are 46 canbthe Usinn Commander C. L. Thompson of|led thousands roused from) blasting on his ranch More than 50 years—50 wonderful Stevens Post, No. 1 A. R, read! slumber, seemed minutes long.| Property Loss $160,000 years—since the boys in blue we wt Fagg gervice. Commande Then 10,000 window panes! The powder was in the care of J. |raw recruits, marching to “Has foot! | Mumfort of Green Lake Post read | shivered and crashed to bits. | T- Steed & Co., of Tacoma, and was ~ Straw foot . hi Me consigned to the Baldwin Trading The Star has been entirely without diplomatic representa- tion at Dugdale park sin eer Dugdale handed Kaybe Smith his passport He has also ordered that ail wire communication between the ball park and The Star of- trees fe United States. Deny Lusitania Was Troopship will be further told that the Lusitania was not a troop ‘Sileged in the kaiser’s reply. The United States is maintaining neutrality, and no Canadian soldiers have been permitted Soil since the war began. was learned today. it will deciare the time has arrived when 150,000 armed men can no longer be permitted to cause the vation of 15,000,- 000 non-combatants. The methods of the revolutionary | }leaders will be denounced, and it| | a the attacks upon the American ships Gulflight and Cush- 7 1} be stated that tain Mexi: | ‘will be made absolutely clear that expressions of regret by Gon | realty rene maathonad oeiting food. | ‘and offers of arbitration do not carry weight with this govern- jstufts and sending them to Cuba jand the United States, while hun. Rie nose ten President Wileon will make it evident the patroniz-|4reds are dying jn the southern re of Germany is bitterly resented. will make it clear to Germany that quibbling will not Pi | public of starvation The cash realized by the ship ment of these goods Is being pock Wilson is not only determined to secure reparation forloted by the Mexican leaders, it will ‘of the 118 Americans who perished on the Lusitania, but assur: be stated. m of respect for American rights in the future. i close to the president deciare he is ready to break off diplo- felations with Germaany if the imperial government continues to does not recognize that American national United States ai le Involved. es is much speculation as to the action that will be taken in Germany maintains her present attitude. is limited. He cannot declare war without the approval of con- but he has the power to recall Ambassador Gerard from Bertin indicate that the United States considers omg 's position warrant the continuation of diplomatic re! Calling Session of Congress Tt was authoritatively stated that the president has not deciared President Wiison's ‘The warring factions will be told the United States would like to see them agree on some provisional government without outside influ ence, but if they cannot do this, the time has come for use of force to save the republic from its present state of anarchy In asking the armies to lay down their arms, the president will not threaten to place an embargo upon the shipment of munitions into Mex ico, but will make it plain that this is one of a number of steps that can fice o The Star embassy at the park is closed. Relations are more than strained. They are busted. While a state of war cannot be said to exist, it is darn close to it. The editor of The Star has deliv ered to Kaiser Dugdale an ultima tum, couched in the polite language of diplomacy, bat firm and unequiv. ocal in tone, and the kaiser hi made a quibbling reply The ultimatum sets forth that the neutrality of Fandom must be kept sacred and inviolate; that Ambas- sador Smith, In advising Fandom that Kaiser Dugdale was providing | Diue. Practice makes perfect ° 4 oa | Hicktown ball at big league prices,| was doing no more than his duty; that Katser Dugdale, in handing the ambassador his passport, and in re- ferring contemptuously to the treaty guaranteeing the neutrality of Pan dom as “a scrap of paper,” set at defiance all the rules and conven. tions which for years have guided sporting editors and baseball mag-, 5° nates in other. their relations to each They march well—the boys in They 90 JITNEY ORIVERS HELP Ninety jiti bere of the sit association, quit the quest for Seattle's nickels long enough today to carry veterans in the parade. | oa have marched many miles since the |( reveille blew. It's almost time for taps They marched with Sherman from Atlanta to the sea. They marehed with Grant.thra the Wilderness and) on to Richmond. Buffalo Bill in Parade For five bloody, they marched, come home. peace, tho the rest of the world Is at war, and the boys in blue and the boys in gray strike hands in good aaa old hurts and hates for fo it is right that we of a young hateful years) ® and many did not] ,, Now the Union knows} A Knight of Custer Post mito spoke. Returning from Lakeview ceme tery, women's auxiliary organiza tions began preparations for the naval memorial water ceremonies at 5 o'clock, n loads of flowers | will be dropped upon the waters of Eilfott bay from the Bell st nd the West Seattle ferry dock Morning Games { National rk Phitiade Boston Hatteries—Chalmers and K American At Cleveland er generation should march with | yn hel Buildings swayed and bent before the gale. Tele- phone and telegraph wires snapped. The earth quaked.| Approximately $60,000| worth of plate glass was de- stroyed in a single second. As yet there have been no arrests. The explosion occurred 13 seconds | before 2 o'clock, Thousands were awakened by the roar. Many were thrown out of bed { Believe Watchman Killed | An unknown watchman, employ-| ed Saturday to watch the barge, is believed to have been blown up. No other caasualties are report-| ed } Nor have there been any reports 1 /of injuries as a result of the explo- sion or the flying glass, tho for quite a period following the blast thousands of people, in all degrees of night attire, poured into the bust ness district in a dazed, almost pan feky condition, unable to compre} hend what had happened Many believed it was an earth/ Co., of Vladivostok. It consisted of 2 cases of Hercules powder, val- (Continued on Page 2) GERMANY SAYS TWAS MISTAKE WASHINGTON, May 31.— The American steamer Gulf- light was torpedoed by mistake by a German submarine, Am- bassador Gerard cabled the State department today. An announcement from the state department said: “The American ambassador to Berlin reports that the chief of the admiralty staff, Admiral Behnke, informed him the com- mander of the submarine which sank the Guiflight did so thru mistake.” be taken to bring the rival forces fle complete program in the event Germany should remain ob- hese o | There is ati! hope that the kalser may make the necessary conces- — 0 prevent a breach. if not, however, a break must come. Hf diplomatic relations are severed, the first step would be the ng of an extra session of congress. The United States will not declare war, but officials are satisfied W relations with the imperial government are broken, Germany Mi quickly retaliate by including American ships In the ecope of her| warfare. A big task would confront the United States In case of a break with by In financing the allies. : la and France are in need of cash. The United States was never in better shape financially, with a} doliars’ trade balance and a comparatively smal! national debt. GUESS IF THEY'RE MARRIED TWer's ALL Rignr- WHAT HAVE’ You GOT ON “THAT return to the park if he pays the ly to martial music—Hay foot! Straw) and MeAvon usuiel admiasion, but he insists that) 1¥ 10) Migs. ron [Drummond Lighterage Co.'s scow | showman pbien. by ae taae can S. 8. Dixana, reported to be William Ramm, 11, cartier of The| ‘Thousands of people witnessed |ant'hariian Moran) Shensel Maru ueeer bits ‘cain cst pa: Because of reports that German| ""° RTS. TREY: ee eee quake. Others thought Zeppelin them on Memorial day—regulars| At Whiladeiphia had mistaken the city for British| ; Columbia. r 1 telephone and other customary fa-| mn , A ee | 3 In the parade today rides Buffalo] \%", )°r" No. 3, attached to city buoy No. 3,| npg cer nites Pi vew rchegerr dene 4 Wasninaton in the West waterway, off Harbor] Star on route No. 208, died Saturday! the parade from places of vantage|— At Huftal , i as at his home, Ninth ave, and Hender-|along First, Second and Fifth ave-| {alitmo + elepien were planning to blow up the] @0ed off France Saturday. The crew Kaiser Dugdale's reply ta to the| iN” jot sasmen and wearers Of Bos ffect that Amb Smit - i oe iphia ee ee eee b can) vmutti"—and with them step fauntl-|""yevajes roster’ and. 7 . Refused by Japanese Ship The dynamite was stored on the TORPEDOED Bill (Col. Cody). He was ® famous} sentatives accredited to the park | r ee {shall be Neniod Atnbareador Smith {scout in civil war days, and in Inter! at New Island. The ecow was chartered to d Indian wars, before he became al Brooklyn : 8|Roy Liliico of the Lillico Launch] CARDIFF, May 31—The Amert- | Newari . 4 2) Co. confirmed [non wt, He had been carrying The'nues, and Cherry, Union and Unt-|” ‘ <i * ser | Ship, which was then anchored at) Was landed at Barry dock, ten miles here today. Star six months versity streets, The parade halted '« | Tacoma, before {t left Puget sound, | southwest of Cardiff, today reports reaching BON MARCHE’S JUNE SALE OF WHITE STARTS TOMORROW event of [MAX BE You CAN Yep, Li PULL You | SAN, IVE GoT To . GET THIS MAN mM FER Five Ts STOP weR Here A COMING TO PULL DOLLARS Five. 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