The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 1, 1917, Page 1

Do you guarantee these colors fast?" asked the cus : tomer at the hosiery counter. Unsettied weather, says the £ hn O ‘s rath \e “Certainly not, madam,” replied the new clerk. “Black ; settled. ni the re aren Aled settied in world’s arena alto aan aww Rrrrnmnnnrnrnrnrrwwy gether, isn't it? “Tonight and Fri- pretty awift in atripes:"—Ladies’ Mome Journal THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS: OM ier a pe “probably rain or snow,” is never considered fast, But | can show you something Renn rrr nen SEATTLE, WASH,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1917 ONE CENT SUMMARY OF GERMAN NOTE |Wilson Ready to Answer Kaiser’s ay « N 8 Chief points made in Germany's unrestricted sea war- which the note describes as waters adjacent England, fare note to the United States, which has brought France, Italy and all entente powers al America face to face with a war crisis, follow Gercmeny spproves ‘the Wileon speech ‘for interwe- Y a tional peace and emphasizes the principle of “freedom of Germany, by refusal of allies to negotiate for peace, ‘ :] is forced now to “employ all the weapons which are at Policy of starving Germany by blockade denounced its disposal.” as inhuman and the attempt of the Teutonic powers to s It will “do away, beginning February 1, with the re- bring peace failed because “of the lust of conquest of strictions which have been imposed upon her fighting their adversaries.” means on the sea.” Approving Wilson's statement as to the freedom of The United States is urged to warn Americans nationalities, Germany would welcome the freedom of against taking passage on ships plying in the barred zone, Ireland and India. awe ese ee hie a ds we as BY ROBERT J. BENDER \ DICTATOR OF UN RESTRICTED WAR FARE NOTE United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—President Wilson is about ready to announce this government’s answer to Germany’s | warning of future unrestrained naval warfare. Acting upon instructions from the president, Secre- tary Lansing has prepared a note, the nature of which is guarded in secrecy. At the same time, the state department |has issued an order refusing passports to itravelers planning to sail for Europe. | | action by the state department served to in| jcrease the tension in all departments today) |following receipt of the German note. AT THE THE KAISER FRONT. 15 YEARS AGO. ! oy BAA -FLURRY.. It was pointed out that doa gotesal to to ved TAIPER AND Kase NS , OVER; PLAN NOW ‘roment wan planning fo tke drastic action el i Keen a between the United States and Germany or LONDON, Feb. 1.—Germany Siew bmarin , T0 REORGANIZ ssness is under Way. that President Wilson has determined to) Campaign of ruthlessness is under way. BRITISH PRESS modify his former stand, prevent Americans! Six vessels have been reported as sunk so far todays” is ANGRY OVER Se ee frail Ssamaiiands on the high seas and thus! er The Meigen steamer Epsilon was the first victim: o be sunk in the new “barred Ry 11 o'clock Thursday morning country’s neutral sta zone” today Three the crowds of waiting depositors bad maintain this country’ status. British fishing smacks, the Merit, Watt and Wetherill, KAISER THREAT inappeare every bank. ence with the president, during | apie under penalty of a break—| WET also among the first vessels known to have been sat cen the Se ° i e " 5 cj 4 “a > ew 2 4 . THEE ag Howse aspoctation'that avery| rem thie government pe Mgt eceied. to mekey fy. bei che: Sonica! sunk in pursuance of the ew German order. : course, authorities pointed ou hal T $s c ‘ BY ED L. KEENE T°ODAY federal reserve board at per men at 3:30 p.m. caueing {to open in addition tons gross, built in eeiardica in 1913 and ow ned “by “ ipited Prean Statt Correspor Omows & Dawiont Francisco yesterday offered $68,000, He ‘might await an act in; (the Vrachtvaart Maats Bothnia. i LONDON, Feb, 1.—The text a Pa an ave 000 to member banks, relieved) an official announcement of the volving American rights or Tw ) ta a. of Germany's unrestricted sea the uneasine among who} decision at this time of this lives, ‘oO «more vessels—the British | midnight t \ bl He might await an act in 8. S. Trevean and the Belgian 8S. S.| The Trevean was a steamer of had een inreasonabl scared t “ warfare note was not received §§ wa ty mromably scared at! government | volving American righte or |Huphrates—were reported this aft-|3.081 tons gross, owned by the In time for the morning papers, . ‘To teeigenice Withholding an expected an- lives. ernoon as victims of the new Ger-|Hain Steamship Co. and registered _ but with its appearance in the nouncement of th govern He might make a quick move man ruthlessn This makes alat St. Ives, The Euphrates was @ The flurry over, the bank exaim-| ment’s contentions in the crisis hashenh € th ‘ total of six vessels so far reported | vessel of 2,809 tons, property of thé rs the editorials to get a relaxation of the Brit 2 property o! afternoon papers hg ner {s turning his attention to plans| with Germany, Secretary of ish starvation blockade and a |#8 sunk since the German barred | C ie National Belgique Co. of Ant were filled with expressions of for reorganization of the Northern| State Lansing refused to com modification of Germany's new zone jone” decree went ree went into effect at’ werp. denunciation and vituperation Rank and Trust Co, the German-| ment today in any way on the rats The Evening News heid the American bank, and the Fremont, situation He might make a big elev note frankly declared Ger. yank. The latter two w losed Meeting the newspapermen enth-hour peace move intended many's intention to wage sea yesterday as protection to deposit at 3:30 p, m., he said: to call a halt to hostilities. warfare hereafter without mer. ors, it Was announced “1 have oe So ony to Either of the last two courses, , and regardless of the laws me The following stat was ts you, nor will answer any oweve »pes c " of . AMSTERDAM. Feb. 1.—Germany ; stroyed ns ‘ however, appeared to be too daring of mations and humanity. : . eis al sued by the ¢ American, questions bearing on the pree® |. stroke to have prospect of suc “This latest note,” the edit spts the challenge to fight t Continuing the chancellor after| (ny ont ciuarion.” - on ‘cess at this late hour commented, “bombastic and sni ithe finish, and Is staking every pore cages: ‘e Ses” deciarel 44 Will Pay All Lansing Shows Concern | The president is said still to fee Rs ing by turns, is a barefaced attempt! ining to win cial akealie 7 strongly | “We regret to announce that it) After conferring with President he should follow the idea of “no to force President Wilson into fur The teh Chibeation. Vout ve p Bagi ‘rmany accepts |has been necessary for this bank! Wilson for some time scretary | War’ insofar as the call can be an % ther peace efforts i then Bn Holl wee a suinine ‘ithe. ch allenge to fight to finish |t¢mporartly to close its doors, owing | Lansing | y o make | swered honorably nited States commerce. as well to tha Wait that We sonid nets : “8 tha Ge up Germany's attitude in a apeec - =e ° _— ‘i Recall Warlike Warnings (Continued on page 5) which ‘ terd be the In their reply to our on our securitie l wansas ‘ " 9 neeniasenliia m 2 hich he made erday to th n their reply to ou But few persons in authority be main committee of the reichstag. our opponents declared they we See eae eeaely, stivent:| | The mecrersry Sppearad CItMibed) 67." break in diplomatic rela CHARLESTON, S. Feb, 1.—The German spatches toda fro: Berlin only a peace which they dictate and if it had been given time and!and more than usually solemn +i Tpaat th : 7 : Sarai " . . i a $. S. PHILADELPHIA jqrnmetints, totes, Bem Bettis | ont maid, “Thus. the|assistance, based upon good securl-| He came nervously to the front tone can mean other than war. Of | freighter Liebenfels, lying in harbor here since the war LIMPS BAGK TODAY..." se", sce" coset “ov in" contimaarin en, i aaron he or of he White oper oatt pat wo waraiae “She Started, mysteriously began to go down by the stem fight to the finist © accept, and [alls upon our opponents alone, Con-| a s¢ ‘0 eeding hurriedly out for his ca Mt) : 4 Fahey Are fi ag re, “ S* ee, e Cee ete re Tee ee eee aee eee aeenen ste are only (money. We firmly believe that every |ed a cigaret and disappeat Pars nar fing’ —and | Secre- and continued sinking until her after deck was nearly \ tary Lansing’s “verge of war” com = A Lies ppc Om joins oY pons otally defeated peo-|@epositor in this bank will receive a waiting room before 4 Pe awe P ar how raised er ank oo. r NEW YORK. F Feb. The Amer Many ae preiident _Winere’s | seaabtad by 'p tovally dafee Mt 900+ OSE antler te tue te ten Pa hea Sin Goreme ment on December 21, last awash and her bow raised at her anchorage today. Tugs ican liner iladelph: ro! a E ith o e her ine|chancellor said, “But the enemy's “President Wilson's speech in the| Plans are under way for the reor-| when the carriage arrived, he said seAllled nurs iH SAAIORA to bars standing by offered assistance but it was refused, the ee fee ne pots Liver-\Cofiditions mean that Germany's |zenste hows the sincerity of his de ganization of the Northern bank I can say nothing,” when asked! i onths and to have prepared arm captains said mene, eee Ok SFO: 15 Oe | tameive »tot te would be de Srrmaane alno, by which depositors will be to the nature of his visit or|™ Nee x : ey bees g yesterday, and is proceeding to ia ald from 70 to 80 per cent of their, whether any definite action had) “ment for it ahah eka While no reason has been found for the sinking, Piverpool under reduced speed, ac money. Definite announcement of, ean taken ne president conferred today tet oivalaas Yoon we 2p with his adviser, Col. H. M. House, Shipping men in general leaned to the rumor that the fay. Ofte fais of the line , peo teii witha cate tie heron Wileon Gone tansing who hastened here secretly over ce i 1 t have been deliberately scuttled ficial ever, will not be made for several) jansing and the president, it was] night vessel must have been deliberately scuttled. feel no anxie . |daye , Mi E learned today, had a conference! ‘Phe president studied the Ger Capt. Klattenhoff commanded the vessel. ” = | last evening in secret, at which the/ man war note alone ‘all last even aide | FACE 0 F WAR N 0 E tetween. (nla government and Ger- dipole ee - between this government and Ger-| hig first caller today re enn? BANKS many Were studied with most care-| . ‘ ae Invites World’s Antagonism DAILY TALK | ae vale ful deliberation Germany's historic move is re | NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—In a The port of New York, it was| .% A j ! | gar F t of a people, will 4 oer tat’ oy JOREATEST STORM 1S | TQ CLOSE, SAYS. sen oto’ sah oi oh PTON the submarine proclamation, TT ashington. whole world in the final effort to H]| traders on the stock exchange RAGING IN co OW No official would discuss in any! win py applying the starvation 4 ie ok thas NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—A storm CLEARING HOUSE way the steps this government MAb caas enct in” aiemecnt bru " 3 Increase the today dumped hundreds of thou. | een ee change maul planned or taken, pending an an-|hae been applied to her. Officials WASHINGTON, \wencea sands of shares of stocks, caus. nouncement from President Wilson in ita d ration t weapon for the sake or neutral in a desperation bred of eco- Th ‘ ‘ ing a break of 2 to 26 point never seen in its entire history, An ultimatum to Germany or e treasury department an i [ f terests if her enemy is permitted ' nomic suffering d 1 Buying Power Leading industrials, shipr and prot the opening today, when| The Clearing House association of/an immediate break with her eer to continue to apply at will meth. Mounced today that all ships will : | This government's peace sugges emi I i war brides” crashed downward 6 yy. Seattle Thursday issued the follow-|that was what Washington today | tionn ant the lowe of ods of warfare violating the rules) %¢ Permitted to clear in the . MI ri ae ay ives crashed $25 a bale to) Meg a break with ‘ beg regular order of procedure to of Your M oney to 26 points. ‘The widest loss was | M0 ing statement belleves will be President Wilson's | Germans have heen interwoven [of international law regular ofeat 2 thee a Bethlehem Steel, which sold at & pound, and March broke! No more banks will be closed in| course | The allied reply to peace over ‘ Siha The action taken by Collector Rails broke 2 to 7 poin ; a bale jthe city of Seattle Seems Last Ditch ltures turned the scates. While re VIEW BEl I INGHAM Malone, it was tated, wae aan Steel common broke 12) Wavering repeatediy, prices grad-|_ Those banks which have been| phe pre situation appeared|garded here as leaving the peace a sealing of the port, but mere points to 100, recovering % to 4/nally worked upward, May selling| taken over by the state banking de- 4, Wh ake imat ditch. But offiela s|door open, events did not develop SITES FOR SUB BASE ly a Hedtiallig headin: points around 16¢ and March at 16%%c at| partment for liquidation have t iy certain Preaident Wileon|rapidly enough to ward off the Adnshitons were not ain Jent Wilson | ray the end of the first hour j close din the belief that auch action would #0 regard tt crisis, officials say A BREMERTON, Feb, 1.—Members NEW YORK, Feb, 1.—After HOG PRICE HIGHEST jwas to the best Interests of thelr! if he follows his Sussex note Hindenburg Inspires Move of the navy yard commission start-) special guards had been estab- WHEATLOSS BIG (Cr. lthreat he will break with Germany,| ‘The clamor of a suffering people jed Thursday on an inspection trip| fished about interned German SINCE CIVIL WAR The Clearing House association of hat threat wan tion Z general belief that there may be czy 7 Sone it was declared. arded as having oy yme the to Bellingham and other und | finers anchored at Hoboken and CHICAGO, Feb. 1.—The grain| Seattle sta behind every bank |i, ge relations if Germany vio-]more moderate trend of |. cities with a view toward selecting) other New York piers, the on CHICAGO, Feb. 1.—Hog prices|market closed with wheat « howing | Cr n for business in ttle today. |inted her pledges | ime while the forceful in- submarine and aeronautic bases der issued by Collector of the established a new record today./a recovery from the low figure \° LEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION |" Germany now has served notice of Hindenburg determined, Later in the week the commission — Port Malone last night prohibit. The top price 4 » opening of|May closed $1.63%, 3%¢ above the| OF SEATTLE that she will break them. There is sea Wat will visit the Grays Harbor country — ing departure of any ships, wae the. ‘market ¥ 3.20 per 100\opening, but 8 cents below last] no time for long thought. The new rmany herself warned of this for the same purposes lifted today. ‘ nounds, the highest price since the |night's close. July closed at $1.41%,| AT A moeting of the sportsmen {gigantic war started last midndght,| when she made her last pledge The British Atlantic fleet was en THAN 60,000 COPIES | a ‘1 teas 1%ac below the opening and Sc below!at Bird's caf a it ; decided |tho neutral shipping has a few|In her note of May 4, she said Phere will be a special erttertain- | route to the waters of New York DAILY Yearling sheep opened at $15.50! yesterday's ¢lose. September clos-|to ask for three-year terms for the |days’ grace \trals could not t her, “forced |ment by the I sat their hall at harbor two days ago, ostensibly | per 100. pounds, the highest ever|ed at $1.32%, 4%4c below yesterday "| ime commissioners, one being| While the break or the ultima-ito fight for her existence, to re-| Seventh and # Friday evening. bent on chasing the German raider ‘close elected each year, tum—holding Germany account-strict th use of an effective |All members iivited to attend (Continued on page 6)