The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 20, 1916, Page 1

| Mexico? Don’t know. U.S. |_ HAPPEN + WE BREAK? Ambassadors Probably Will Be Recalled; War Possibly Might Follow SITUATION EXPLAINED WASHINGTON, April Where Are They? Mutt and Jeff, we mean. conducts them, is subpoenaed as a witness in a court suit. days. They'll be back in a few Lost in Bud Fisher, who VOLUME 18 {1 THE ONLY PAPER IN ONLY PAPER IN 1 SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS 8 [i THE ONLY PAPER IN T'TLE, WASH,, A set bal APRIL 20, 1916. The Seattle Star ONE CENT ON TRAINS NEWS BT AN DS LAST EDITION Forecaster Salisbury says in his weather report that these be unsettled times. He steps forth to let the world know that to- AND PREPARE FOR BREAK! night and Friday night it’s to be tled weather—probably showers.” “unset- Marines Sent to Guard German Wireless 20.—Inclusion of the word “altogether” in President Wilson’s threat of sever- ance of diplomatic rela- tions with Germany was merely for emphasis, the state department said to- day. It would not indicate the extent to which the severance might go. if Germany attempts its fa- millar dilly-dallying tactics, and does not reply to Wilson's note within what he believes le @ reasonable time, it is prob- able that the president would hand Ambassador Von Sern- storff his passports, accomplieh- Ing the break in relations. A break could be accomplished merely by recalling Ambassador Gerard. Probably Ambassador Von Bern- storff might be handed his pass- ports, but that would not be essen- tial. While withdrawal of Americans from Germany would not be neces- sary, this might be included, altho officials said “circumstances would govern this situation.” War Chances Remote Any further eventnality, like a declaration of war, would come, In all likelihood, from Germany, ff it came at all. The chances, however, of war between this country and Germany, even In case of a sever- ance of relations, are remote. Even if war came, the United States probably would not partict- pate with ships or troops. The greatest. service to the al- Mes, and the greatest blow to Ger- many, thru a break with the Unit- ed States, would be a further mo-/| Dilization of American credit on the side of the allies. Hard Economic Biceps The United States Is in no post tion to strike a hard military blow, but the United States has a tre mendous economic biceps Suppose congress votes a bfllion dollars credit to be expended for every sort of thing the allies most) need Suppose the United States gov. ernment follows the example of | the warring nations and takes over all plants which may by any pos- sibility be converted to the mann- facture of arms and ammunition— that will be mobilizing to help the allies. Experts are all agreed that | number of men in France to be In answering this question, | will elther be sent to Verdun or to the United States can have a 16 other wector on the Western large say—our credit and our | front wt re the allies are possibly gold may easily tip the scales | contemplating a strong offensive for victory. | The route by which the Slavs Mobilization of American lreached Marsetiles iv an official se credit In favor of the allies Is PARIS, April 20.—Russian | ‘Tet more to be feared by Germany bended ove thaan “laneee’ ac | - than anything our navy or our bie aciiles, tt was learned to- HIT BY AN AUTO army may do as things now | stand. i addressed th hoy ag ho pur army in hie order of the day to. | Infuries that may prove fatal The greatest danger to the Unit-| gay, sending his best wishes to | were sustained by H. Berger, 1910 bs See eae | Russian troops transported to | Main st., when he was hit by an would probably be interns | d | A owas an triots from the Fatherland living The .consar Wil not permit th bare pts a ada me ae 20th a in the U. S. might direct their plots | permit theand Yesler way Wednesday night of destruction against American ed lives and property has already caused a suggestion to go forth from Washington for a strengthen ing of the guard maintained over} ammunition factories, ships, docks eg and other strategic points Vast property rights in the Unit-| ed States, owned by citizens of Germany, would be Mable to con fiscation in case of war. ecoee On the other hand, considerable | investments owned by Americans : : in Gaimany sre subject to confis: A franc is worth only 20 cents, or less, but in the erman government sels interned Sixty-eigh mar sels now interned in the ports of the United States —because this country at the beginning of the great war declar. ed itself “neutral”—are subject to| seizure | When a | the commerce gitimate prey So—in the war between the Unit ed States and Germany, Germany| Would find its merchant marine, | peninat up in our ports, used | cation by the 6 country declares war, of ita enemy Is le her, \ attempt to keep this coin from the girl who rightfully owned it by inheritance, two men were murdered by a clever crook, assisted by an equally shrewd woman | accomplice. How the mystery was unraveled—which proved that the franc was really worth one million francs—is told in “The Little Fortune,’ the next novel-a-week, beginning Monday in The Star. It’s another detective story by Arnold Fredericks. MYSTERY—ROMANCE—ADVENTURE. 'WHAT WILL WILLUM HAVE TO SAY?! | Views of Kaiser, Who Must Change Tactics or Break With U. S. CABINET BREAK DANGER IS PAST LONDON, April 20—The crisis which threatened to dis- rupt the British cabinet has been averted, and all differ- ences over the conscription Is- sue settled, it was announced today. A statement covering the conscription agreement Is being prepared. It was reported that the compro- mise postpones general conscrip- tion for two months, to give the volunteer system another to produce the number of men that army heads demand ‘Mutt and Jeff | | Get a Vacation Because Bud Fisher, famous creator of Mutt and Jeff, is in court these days, fighting a suit brought against him by Hearst, his two comlc characters are having a rest for a few days. Bud Fisher was formerly connected with the Hearst or ganization, but quit it about a year ago. Since that time the Hearst people have been trying to lay some legal claim to the Mutt and Jeff comic cartoons, After a few days Mutt and Jeff will be performing their regular laugh-making stunts on page 7 of The Star. | | wireless stations at Tuckerton, N. hance| ‘Ultimatum Delivered in Berlin Today; A swer Expected by Monday. By Carl W. Ackerman United Press Stat? Corres BERLIN, President Wilson’ s| submarine note reached the American em-| bassy at 11 a. m. today. Ambassador Ger-| ard expects to give the entire note to Foreign Minister Von Jagow this afternoon. By Robert J. ‘Bender WASHINGTON. April 20.—For 20 minutes today Am-| bassador Von Bernstorff discussed with Secretary Lansing the possibility of averting break between the | United States and Germany The Teuton representative obtained Lansing's the steps necessary to make submarine warfare conform America’s ideas of law and humanity Altho Bernstorff would not comment on the conference, it was understood he does not take a hopeless view of the situation, Tt is known he gave Lansing reason to believe that an-| other disaster similar to that which befell the Sussex will] not occur while negotiations are being conducted It was pointed out to Lansing that since America has asked for a distinct change in the German policy, there naturally must be numerous conferences between Berlin officials. United States marines have been ordered to guard the J., and Sayville, L. t his move is supposedly. taken, to.. protect them® from) anti-German demonstrations and to permit their seizure in case of a break. Much of the news from Berlin is rec 1 at these stations. Von Bernstorff is obviously impressed by the administra-| tion's earnestness. He has fully reported the situation to F¢ Von Jagow in Berlin Germany's official reply to the note is expected by Mon- day at the latest The state department today reiterated | Germany’ 8 present orders to submarines mu and the U-boat attacks cx to warships determination of a new plan of operation jmen a diplomatic views on to! subma ive reign Minister | its contention that be withdrawn, pending any merchant- nfined against This is the clear intent of the deman The Lansing-Bernstorff conference will | on Germany. robably deal with thow the submarine warfare should be conc eh ted, according to American views | Sen. Kern, an early caller at the White House, said con |gress was not disposed to discuss the situation with Germar }leaving President Wilson unembarrassed in handling the crisis. In reply to criticisms like that of Sen. Gore, w said | President Wilson was risking war “because a few rash Ameri cans insisted on traveling on armed ships,” the White House pointed out that the controversy had shifted entirely from the armed merchantmen angle as a result of the Sussex incident. The Sussex was not armed, neither was it a merchant man. It was a passenger ferry plying on a course not taken by merchantmen “Among the Americans” were men, a government courier, and attache nature of whose work necessitated their presence aboard under | a belligerent flag since there are no neutral vessls on whic h| it is possible to reach France now, English Papers Assert U. S. Is Facing Possibility of War BY ED. L. KEENE Btaff Correspondent April 20.—W od offic! jails do not bellev many will yield to the Amertc mand that it cease Its present meth aboard embassy “rash newspaper the very led a point where she is no longer] {n-| compelled to wear the full livery of ae official neutrality as between man n de) and beast “We don’t exult over the prospect | od of conducting submarine war- of America’s entrance into the war,’ fare, The opinion here {8 that &/ saiq the Mane r rdian, “but diplomatic break 1s certain, and that| we qo exult in the prospect of vic war Is a strong possibility tory for the {deals of law and hu This view 1s based on the fact) manity, Whether Germany yields that Germany has emphasized that} op not, this victory {s sensibly lthe submarine is its most effective jn | weapon against Great Britain e London Globe dec ec eo Therefore it 1s believed the kaiser | The ren ae Sictehter une cannot afford to concede anything! useful to the allies under pre essential, tho he may possibly offer conditions than {it would be if it certain concessions, hoping to delay | entered the war. events, | “President Wilson has mapped The British attitude toward the} ont a line of action which admits of | @ ranges from quiet| no retreat,” declared the Westmin- | president's ng satisfaction Marly to jubilation, It Per jazette. i ved that the note is likely to af z influence other neutrals, It Is difficult to suppose the Ger. GERMANS TAKE 600 man government, elated by the sub | marine successes of the past six weeks, will accept President Wil-| son's terms,” said the Daily Chron {ele, in an editorial. “Diplomatic relations between Berlin and Wash: ington Will be broken off, The re suiting situation will not be a state of war, but may easily develop into BERLIN, April 20.—Six hun- dred yards of British trenches between Ypres and Lange. | marck have been captured by | the Germans, it was officially | policy. America may be congratu- ed, said the war gottice, [lated on the fact that she has reach. | * YARDS OF TRENCHES |: eh in parade -¢ BECKINGHAMS BUSTERS 3 AN GAMBLING JOINT. ~ WHILE MAYOR LOOKS Of They do seem to be 0 be able to to find ’°em when they want to. Last fall The Star said some things about gambling, A Star reporter visited a number of joints. He wrote what he found. His articles were — lished, along with photographs of several of the j Nobody was arrested. The grand jury couldn’ The police and the mayor said the city was ¢ and there wasn’t any gambling. And now— Ho, hum! The Celestial Mothers’ Sew- Ing Circle is not meeting, as usual, on Thursday, at 670 Weller st. “Lam calling all bets made in Chinatown declared Chief of Police Beckingham, The circle was in full swing, tatting and darning, Wednes- day afternoon, when Inspector Mike Powers and a. raiding squad of police appeared at the door. The door was slammed their faces, but not so sudd ly that Powers had not time to plant his No. 10 shoe across the threshold. He swung the door open and walked in with in his squad Six-seventy Weller, in all appear-{ Jances, is a ( town tea shop. Tt is an {de e for the Celes- tial Mothers’ Sewing Circle ts daily afternoon meetings. Mothers Are Provoked And when Powers and his men entered, its half-dozen members, sitting cross-legged on the floor, -ked up in mild concern. There was chattering prot The Celes tial mothers were indignant Take a look at that big tea chest ordered the inspector, pointing to an {nnocent-looking, long box in the rear of the shop. A burly copper stepped forward and raised the Hd He utttere n exclamation as he craned his of the chest But was a stairway Police Reach Basement on!” ordered Powers, his squad, while the ers took an adjourn ment, sine die, and fled the place Numbel twentee-thlee,” came the sing-song of the Chinese lottery caller out of the depths of the sub nean vault, “Numbel seben | There was @ pause, a sudden “Pleece? Beat itt Hully up! : Scurrying feet hastened past closed doors and their sound died (Continued on page 6.) FRUIT THREATENED | NORTH YAKIMA, Cold weather frutt 26 deg April threatens to destroy The mercury got to above zero yesterday crops *} a scarcity k into the depths leading down »m and thru the floor, | basement, t find any gamblers to i , TROOPS TOMARK April, ~The “American p at Mexico will remain at a Bs still until! Gen. chief of staff, | changes in the campaign plans which Gen. Fred propose. This was the | SAN ANTONIO, statement of Fut to hold ya: today after be had for: o Secretary of War Baker another offic ial report from Gen. Pershing — detailing Carranzista hostility, All expeditionary force units are known to be north of Satevo. Pet” shing stated that further cam ing south of Satevo was impossible: under present plans, Even the ma tives there are starving. American troops would suffer from of water and the horses” would lack fodder as there is no grazing land a RUMOR U. 8S. MAY WITHDRAW BY CARL D. GROAT WASHINGTON, April 20— To lay a ground work for the withdrawal of American troops from Mexico is believed today to be the object of Gen. Hngh Scott's trip to Army headquan ters at San Antonio. The hunt for Francisco Villa is at a standstill. Gen. Fun ston wants to enlarge the ex. pedition, and the Parral incl dent showed the danger of fur- ther operations. These facts are understood to have made Gen. Scott deem the trip nec essary. Action on Carranza’s suggestion — that the Americans withdraw will be announced soon, it is belleved, Ambassador Arredondo said today that he had not demanded an imme late withdrawal of U. S. troops, | TO RAISE STEAMER Efforts Ohio, to raise the steamer wrecked seven years ago in Carter bay, Alaska, will be made this sumr by the Vancouver | Dredging and Salvage Co. $75 IN PRI CHARLIE THE TIME—11:45 Saturday. THE PLACE—in front of Metropolitan theatre. THE OCCASION — Charlie Chaplin parade THE PRIZES—First, $25 in cash, donated by John Ham rick, manager of the Rex the atre; second, a $25 watch do- nated by Tom North, manager of the V-L-S-E film concern; third, a $25 suit of clothes, do- nate@ by Chauncey Wright, restaurant proprietor. There’s the lineup for the aturday formulated in the of the Rex, Char big idea mind of John Hamrick where Chaplin is playing this week in his = scr ming burlesque on Catmen.” The Star took a hand war.” announced today. One hun- Hamrick and Tom North and Commenting on the situation the| dred and nine men surrender. | Chauncey Wright gave prizes, the Pall Mall Gazette satd ed. Two machine guns were {lion Marche gave its park, Man 6 note'’s significance Hes in| taken. ager Worley of the Metropolitan the fact that President Wilson is| The French suffered heavily in| said he'd send up a lot of daylight no longer able to withold cognizance | attacking German positions In | fireworks to signalize the start of of the true character of the German Caliette forest. They were repuls-/the parade, and pow all that's needed is a lot of Charlie Chaplins, ZES FOR CHAPLINS! 1 Most boys try, occasionally, to [imitate the Charlie Chaplin walk, | Some of them are very proficient in the little tricks. which have made Charlie a millionaire All right, then. Get an old derby, a cane, a pair of bagey | a floppy pair of shoes, and |: varade. There'll be @ band to lead you. | Leave or send” your name and Jaddress to the box office of the | Rex, or wi the moving picture Jeditor of The Star, There is no limit, Everybody who can im- |itate Chaplin and who can get a |costume is welcome to participate, Amo! the boys who have al ready entered are: Billie Dofner, aged 7; Lowell Livingstone, 3501 Albion place; Dell Baker, 1124 Cherry st; Gilbert Anderson, 708 {12th ave.; and Felix Smith, 2010 Western ave. Manager Hamrick may engage @ couple of the best Chaplins for an appea\ his week So get lyour names, iett at theatre next ance busy, fellows; send in Only two more days ‘ Funston will