The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 6, 1916, Page 1

VOLUME 19. | T. R.Urges Daphne Pollar Wood on G.0.P. | — | Roosevelt Will Support Gen- eral, He Tells Oyster Bay Visitors THINKS HE IS FITTED) - —-— ® EG. 0. P,. PROGRAM June 7—Formal = | call to order; organization; speech by National Chair- man Charles D. Hilles. | Thureday, June 8—Temporary Chairman Warren G. Harding, of Ohio, presides; “keynote” Speech by temporary chair. | man. Resolutions commit. tee reports the “platform” | draft. | | | Friday, June 9—Adoption of | | [| platform: nominating) | speeches for presidential can- didates; selection of a nomi- nee. Saturday, June 10—Selection of a vice presidential candidate. Adjournment. a4 eo NEW YORK, June 6.— | That Theodore Roosevelt | will support Gen. Leonard | Wood for the republican | nomination if his name | comes before the conven- tion,.was the news that | reached here today from Oyster Bay It came from two of the lonel’s visitors He made the statement to them, they said, in the course | of general con- versation According to the colonel’s visit- ors, who asked that their names be withheld, Roosevelt be Gen.| Wood a man eminently fitted for the labors that will devolve next president of the United The colonei’s visitors sald that, in| the event of the nomination of} Wood, he would have the continued aid and ardent support of Roose-| velt Their conversation did not indi cate that the colonel will actively support Wood immediately, but, rather, if the co jon_ balloting | drags and Wood climbs up in the list, Roosevelt woul en hurl his] jam him thru.| Roosevelt declined to say a word on the speech yesterday of Justice Hughes. After receiving his Oyster Bay, the colonel New York to his dentist This afternoon he will go to his offices at the Metropolitan Maga zine, and later to the Harvard club | entire strength Wood cam visitors at came to to see friends on business BOMBARDS VAUX PARIS, June 6-—German artillery is bombarding Fort Vaux with un precedented violence, according to the official French statement. The shelling was undertaken last night, | following the failure of two violent German infantry attacks along the Vaux-Damloup line. The positions along the line are unchanged. The German infantry attacks were broken up by machine gun and rifle fire JOHN REED SCOTT | Is the Author That indicates mighty interesting Scott is the author of “The Duke of Oblivion,” the novel-a-week to appear in The Star next week. it’s story. If you've read “The Red Emerald,” which recently appeared in The Star, you know what a fine weaver of romance and mystery John Reed Scott is. “The Duke of Oblivion” is even more fascinating. Begin it mext Monday. SEATTLE WASH., TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1916. d on TAINS NEWS STANDS, Perkins Says Progressives Will Standpat for the Colonel AND be LAST bury announces ONE'CENT Is for Preparedness! She'll Be in Star’s Parade Float Mt eee tee | OK te he te te he my Daphne Pollard, who will be Miss Columbia on The Star's Float | Miss Daphne Pollard! Fi 5 ago she rode en thr the daintiest of dainty monarchs, at the head of a big grote: rocession of strange between long lanes of that lined Seat decorated st » was Queen of the Potlatch then Last night she told 4 a secret it was between the acts of the Passing Show of », n in a tiny dressing room at tt od of a long, crooked stairway, far below th idl e at the Moore heatre she had just finished one of he quee ittle bow-legged dances, and was panting hard The Darling of Seattle Among the lights and the mir. ror 1 the fluffy, peach and rose colored ballet costumes tha hung about the walls, she seemed ju fairy Perhaps her smile, per haps her f antics, perhaps or maybe hing has winsome tininess f these ns mi: Pollard the York, and th r rer prisoner in the W Garden, where the Passing Show” started. Ob, my she laughed I'm The lights In the dressing room flashed out—then on—then out again—and on Visiting With Her Mother It was the signal for the orches tra to return upstairs m¢ room and start Casino scene. ong to watt Da little from the ng the musi for the Dear old 8 Somehow was not eattle b said ne he's #0 frain from call can hardly refr just Dahpne good to get How I'd love to good We ing her It's home again i'm having with r think of tay time don’t dare such a parting again Maybe it was the light ted but just a moment sure, something giistened in Miss | Pollard’s eyes But ber smile is irrepressible, effect of the mi refle by the ro for we are She's for Preparedne she said was 1 icent I'm awfu for prepare know Boom! but ot aren't you? ured ness parad The s were blinking again “Do you Ike this traveling?” we asked Then came her secret Regt as Potlatch Queen t have the « any was Queen nde at the bugs and n the Preparedness was rea The girls » others in balle knees showing, ar and powder that prettines justice and we climb) crooked stairway Parade and ful straying fro’ Finds sth World’s | - fae eres Wonder | | Ww Ww wy Ww * It’s the Roster of Men Who Reminds Bull Moosers That | See Tragedy From Shore Pick Our Presidents, Says Russell ‘BARNES, PENROSE & CO.’ BY CHAS. EOWARD RUSSELL Noted American Economist and itical Expert Attending Repub» | lean and Democratic Conven. | tlons for this Newspaper p16. b right wapaper Bn terp cHicaco, June 6—Here are | some facts about this conven tlon business that seem rather | queer when the average Amer | lean comes to look at them square in the face. They are | not the kind of things you would find In a convention re It’s a mighty blue day for England, but the sun shines in Seattle. Weatherman Sal; Wednesday; warmer.” ORD KITCHENER DROWNED! LOST WITH STAFF WHEN CRUISER GOES DOWN) e Seattle Star THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT TH TO PRINT THE NEWS| EDITION today: “Fair tonight and Gives Out Order to Party Their Cause Is Embodied in One Man REPUBLICANS SCOFF BY H) L. RENNICK United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, June 6.—George W. Perkins, in a statement to progressive delegates today, is sued a flat ultimatum that it le Roosevelt or no one for the presidential nomination, so far the progressives are con- rned. “We have no ond choice. Go to It,” Perkins’ statement concluded Coming on the heels of the meet port and yet they are the reall. |!nk of the progremive Insurgents, tles of the situation and much called by the Mississippi delega more Important to you than tion last night, the statement of | the accepted version you are |Perkins created a distinct stir | | Perkins’ statement ows | | accustomed to read Either at Chicago or at St. Loule next week the mext presi dent of the United States is to be named. Now nominal) done by a feleg the choosing wil! nvention of more tes sent on by { territories for that than purpose. AS A MATTER OF COLD FACT, THE CHOOGING HERE WILL BE {| m in arent owns Will Be in Star's Float Another week and Daphne y Queen of th dressed as M Just fine!” she And so, she will we aredne when you Potlatch Columbia ou—or on The sald asked } Pol Star PRESIDENT OF CHINA IS DEAD , been financing to a large extent the WASHINGTON, June 6.—The state department today received an official report that Yuan Shi Kai is dead He had been ill for some time. The cable which contained the notification was sent In code by the American minister at Pekin. ter Reinsch cabled Yuar died last night t meses was dated it o'clock toda kin time, and was a bare ,announcement of Yuan's death and statement = that Premier Luan Chi Kul had pledged his full support to Vice President who suc Yuar Li Yuan Hung Chinatown rejoiced to news of the death of Yuat ttl over { Kal held and flag Tea parties were hung out from the homes and |storea of republicans "Local members of the Chin Republic ~associalion, revolutionary activities against Yuan, declare his death will end the revolution The general impression prevails in Chinatown that Yuan did not die a natural death It has been gossip for month th ls were seek ing his death either in the of field with his armies or in his pal ace by other and more subtle means REBUILDING HOTEL | PORT ANG is under way hee t toration of by fire at Sol Duc June oday f 6 Ww r the Hot Spring ork res. all buildings destroyed ITALY ADMITS LOSS ROME, June 6. ritory Austrian offensive ¥ The of June 8 ts which has! mitted by the Itallan war office. lows of ter around Cegnio in the violent ad DONE BY A GROUP OF MEN, MOST OF WHOM HAVE NO KIND OF AUTHORITY FROM ANY PART OF THE PEOPLE TO CHOOSE ANYTHING EXCEPT A PLACE FOR THEIR OWN RE-/ TIREMENT. | In this respect this convention is not different from others before t, but the whole nation is in the habit of taking the nominal instead of the real performance of such bodies, and this time | am in favor of sticking to the real Not only will this group of unau- thorized gentlemen decide who 18 | to be the candidate, but if you! study up their careers or seek In terviews with them, you will be filled with wonder that fate or chance ever put into their hands {|the power to decide anything for|tnat it would an intelligent people Let us be perfectly fair. No doubt t good enough men all that are to agistrate for on earth atistying yuld get the you rea Job. WILLIAM BARNES, Jr., New York, long known as the | boss of that s and without other claim to distinction. He carries with him the Root boom what there is of !t, But he | doesn't have to pay extra bag | | gage on it Ww. B. McKINLEY, of congress, men of pr ds as of the most | reactionaries in the | History re him as chiefly barren of | hievement. He holds hand the fragile Sher man boom | “JIM” WATSON, of Indiana, | in Congress, a prominent (Continued on Page Seven.) INTERNE KILGALLEN WASHING formerly de. member i by a noun . extrer United one States other a ‘ON, June 6.—-John J Kilgallen, the 19-year-old Brooklyn boy, who was held in connection with the Sinn Fein revolt, has been interned, under the defense of the| realm act, according to advices to the state department from London today HOLD STATE CAUCUS, CHICAGO, June 6 gations held thetr electing chairmen and agreeing on | procedure during the balloting of the convention | A RECORD BUSINESS Old John Barleyeorn did a record | mail order business in King county Various de cuucuses today, | last month, when 7,884 booze per- mits were issued by the county au ditor. In April the number issued was 6,227 | 3] DOMINICAN REBELS have en-| __ Here is the chief financier of snched outstd Puerta Plata} the bull moose party in 1912 Monte Christi intending to} taken just after he stepped off give our marines battle. One ma | the train to “put over" the bull rine captain was killed while land-| moose candidate at the G, O. P, \ing his men. | awaiting the oute Let me r y at we are not b f owed purpose of being nat 6 body. We are here FOR somebody, and that somebody is THEODORE ROOSE VELT. T urge you to bear this in mind | in all of your conversations, with whomeoever you talk while In Cht cago. process of tearing down men.and things in this coungry and tn the world should stop. Its time| to be FOR somebody, for something and to build up. We have not got it in for anybody or anything, We are out for a matchless man and ineomporable cause | You know that no one else is he such a man and that is the cause. Therefore we have no sec ond choice ‘Go to tt | Tame DECLARATION | WITH GRAIN OF SALT : BY PERRY ARNOLD United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, June 6.—The inner circles of republicanism today re. ceived George Perkins’ declaration be Roosevelt or no one for the progressive party as @ home consumption” state t They figured Perkins, ni the | possibility of a st song the “direct action” progre es fn their convention which would force his b on a harmony ent to he negotiations GEO, W. T. | PERKINS IS | | ‘) | | | convention in 1916, . WAR MINISTER ‘Lifeboats Put Out From R.’S ADVANCE SCOUT | ¢} | patrol vess | Public Consternation Follows | Announcement in London DIES ON WAY TO PETROGRAD Doomed Vessel But Swamp in Heavy Sea; Observers | ONDON, June 6.—England sustained another numbing shock today, when the admiralty an.’ nounced that Lord Kitchener, minister of war, — with his entire staff, perished when the cruiser | Hampshire was sunk off the south coast of Scotland last night. The Hampshire is believed to have been de- stroyed by a mine or a tor- — Lord Kitchener had boarded the cruiser with his staff a short time before for a trip to Russia, where he intended holding a confer. Russian war of- © en ficiais. 4 The admiralty state- ments indicated that the ing on her trip. Men on shore saw four boats leave the vessel. They are lieved to have been gee — cy swamp- ed by the heavy sea which Lord Hrtchenet running. The admiralty stated there is little hope that any of the members of Kitchener’s party survived. It is ace — cepted as a fact that Kitchener himself was drowned. The Hampshire was British cruiser of the Argyll} type. Her complement was 655 officers and men. She was 450 feet displaced 10,850 tons. Her armament was foury 7 ing six 6-inch guns and two tc meee tubes. Captain Herbert J. a ng, guns, The Hampshire was in command of Savil he report of the loss of tb ship was telegraphed: to the admiralty by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commanding the Home fleet Whole Shoreline Searched for Survivors, But Without Success The announcement from London did not indicate the circumstances under which the Hampshire was sunk. I i lty announcement stated merely that the H sunk “by mine or torpedo.” I England’s greatest personal loss since the war inned London, already hardened to shocks, was lowin rmal bulletin: ty reports with deep regret that the ship Lord Kitchener and his staff on board, was bout 8 o'clock off the Orkney islands by @ yur bdats were seen by observers o@ ship. Heavy seas were running, but destroyers at once proceeded to the scene, The whole has been searched from seaward but it is greatly feared there is little hope for any survivors.” Kitchener Said to Have Been Starting for Russia for Conference A from the admiralty said that the searching parties, sent out in boats along the coast, had found Hampshi sunk I the mine or a hore shc later announcement only bodies of the drowned and one capsized boat There was still the faint hope that possibly some might have reached shore and proceeded inland in search of aid. On account of the high sea, however, this was not con# 1 the admiralty did not encourage the hope of ig found tated that the Hampshire was on her way to where Kitchener was to hold conferences with of- Petrograd sidered likely survivors | It Russia any was ials According to official annc included in Earl Kitchener’s party Lieut Fitzgerald, Brig. Gen. Ellershaw, Sir H. Fred= Donaldson and H, J. O'Beirne, at one time counsellor uncement, the following were Col ick Public consternation and amazement today followed the announcement of Lord Kitchener's death Crowds gathered in Whitehall, about the posteffice, seek ing detail The flag on the war office was at haif mast and the blinds (Continued on Page Seven.) " : ueamacr | You have to watch The Star if you | want the big news FIRST. The Star | had an edition on the street Tuesday ' morning 37 minutes ahead of its rival, with the news of the drowning of Lord Kitchener.