The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 15, 1917, Page 1

i ; § i PT Neerican rights and privi ~seffictals would not discuss the case ALL EDITIONS All the Time ee WASH.,, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1917 4, ONE CENT The seattle Star THE ONLY PAPER IN. SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS | KAISER PUSHES [SEVER 100 FATE TO MEN U.S. NEAR WAR BY ROBERT J. BENDER WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.--Near-peace- ful relations with Germany and the Teu- tonic allies were stretched to the snapping point today, when this government received positive confirmation of the ominous report carried in United Press dispatches from Berne that Brand Whitlock, American min- ister to Belgium, had been forced to lower the Stars and Stripes from the United States legati ion in Brussels. is confirmation brought Germany and the United States admittedly nearer to open hostilities than any events since President Wilson broke off relations with Germany. Officials observed the act in the light of re- ports they have as constituting a possible open affront. it was considered anc iy Swiss xp wiet the rapidly accumulating infringe | °° as t of the Teutonic allies on ments ease construed by blows ering 1 this were hop ties vern at the of the presi be ment hile officials insisted they wil await complete details so as to be certain and deliberate, in any move this government may the migh make openly admitted such acts as Ger man military officials in Belgium There was stil! one group in the took in the Whitlock case plainly administration, however, which con show the spirit and intent with too that the Belgian situation which Germany is m 3 may not have constituted an espe Whitlock “Detained” clally critical incident This latest case is made more Only “Request,” Maybe grave, officials said, in view of the! These claim that Whitlock may additional’ information that Whit-jbave been merely “requested.” not jock is now refused communication ordered, to take down the fag Such a re they said, would with Washington, and American re Met.workers are being “detained. Just what this “detention” amounts to is & question for the most serious consideration. While have been per, as the legation was closed aod on Gerwen-ocen pled territory® The government's {nformatton was that Gustav Herter was arrest ed by petty officials on bis way out it was hinted that as soon as more facts are at hand this government|of Germans, and that Germany may make peremptory demands up, would allow only a f rel on Germany, probabl probably thru the workers to remain in Belgion AISER IN AUSTRIAN BREAK FEAR FOR IS ALSO IMMINENT THpOH BY ROBERT J. BENDER ie nited Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. } BY CHAS. EDWARD RUSSELL f& fast waning in official cir te. att that the clash looming between the | ptlin WASHINGTON, Feb -Prov United States and Germany will be block kade dence has put into the hands of the avoided : The pr e "GO" United States of America this aston u coro eo ersistence word vfs , staat ishing great gift that it may, if it y * . {rie will, end the war, take its stand the B he of German with the democracies of Europe, Austrian - | aeeneee ng Wilon g€AL THE DOOM OF AUTOC i caer ibe Athord tee hee ipottoa RACY, AND LESSEN FOREVER the Lyman M. Law,| 9n the sea THE CHANCES OF ANOTHER contraband « ar} This situation ma ‘an WAR Wonderful days, wonderful oppor tunity, wonderful See how marvelously these things service have come about Two kinds of news issue from Germany. One is official dope pre GERARD CONFIRMS “HOSTAGE” DEMAND Am: | Ge pared for general consumption; the other is the real thing, nd often to be read between coming in scraps the lines. Somehow we Americans 5 still seem to fall for the first; other s 3TON c 7 WASHINGTO: wise there would be no doubt any contained informatio garding the ck incident, altho the depart Gerard reported officia report bassador to the state department today had tried to force hin t refused 7 re-ratified, un- This dispateh fr American that where as to the situation and what ha will come of it A few days ago two Americans to noon to say 80. ard official 4 sent from Berne nited Press on Monday Germany have the penalty 99 treaty of holding 5 stor who had been prisoners in Germany landed in England and were inter Newspaper men as hostages His message contained much Ackerman, its correspond: | viewed by an American newspaper, They said this was what they had to eat Breakfast—Coffee acorns Dinner—Stew of 10 pounds of meat to each 500 men. uid Supper—Thinnest gruel Tebtcates whan Aline Lact Things like these, which you can = — “, of the H v soviety, tog {ind in the corners of your newspa technical detail as to just what thee |He Didn’t Believe She Was Officer made of ADVERTISING MANAGER'S DAILY TALK kidding Wim ea pets pers, tell the true story, not these Bec doubted even her star, official dispatches, breathing fire, he swore out a warrant for his Otimstone and slaughter. core ia wae eeabl 40 la facies Also, you may have noticed that he charges, becatise he talked un.|#ince the American break the care kind} Justice Brinker will hear {lly censored and directed German nis-ex planation wapape altho certain of war with the greatest circumspec of America and Americans, and Conger May Be Dry, Vr \\ce that no Aneticans will be But Not Smokeless \ternes or molested In Oregon t re trying to pro All, of Ich, Taken ‘ORmne i bibit smoking, too, but George Con.|means that Germany is in the last ger, the Seattle man wt f h, Her food supply {s gone at e “bone d bill thru for one huge drive upon her. Ona € e esterda with diet of ac ne and 1el her soldiers . he le lature mokes cane atand the. gaff > "| ap brand of cigars himself. H What Kaiser Wilheim wants first othe 6 f all is to keep the kaisering job a n the farmil That a the = ad Price * eatables aviated a Jit. first problem of the Kuropean I tle Thursda brood of kings—how to keep the MORE 7HAN 60,000 COPIES Wholesale prices on select ranah | mouldy, foolish old inatitution of DAILY leggs here went from 34 to 25 cents, | monarchy still going. How to keep Potatoes went to $60 and $65 a ton,|the gang of useless parasites on | The (Continued on page 10) were $56 and $60 yesterday, | THIS SPEAKS FOR ITSELF WINNIPEG. Feb D. Lyons, accountant Canadian government tion department, arrested Stockton, Cal., whol confessed to the theft of $15,000, which he ost in Winnipeg grain exchange speculation, was given a sus pended sentence today John Gordon, a family Who stole three sacks of flour from a freight car, was sentenc ed to five years in the provincial penitentiary Hugh of the immigra in man, Antonio Cleaned Up Carefully in Shop «. JOHN C, LAWRENCE FOUND NOT GUILTY SPOKANE Feb. 1 Jobn ‘ Li e, former member of the four not « ty of the f conspiring t ime the mails to defrand in the United States district court here today Gale Smiui, 8. T. Knudson, Clyde L. Davies and O. C. Fowler former officers of the Northwest Jorn Trading company, and its sub |: idiaries, were found guilty of th above charge } ‘The jury was out 27 hours 1\College to Have Fun With Twins’ Suitor WELLESLEY, Ma Feb, 15. Wellesley coll just now is grap. pling with twins, The Misses Gladys and Margaret Moravia, N Y., have entered the freshman class but which is Margaret and which is Gladys is more than any one but Gladys and Margaret can tell NOT C AND ONE _LAST EDITS cted man bers pred The weat ur r Rain to All Booze to Stop June (0 Unless 20,000 Voters Sign ITS DOLILAIRS AND CENTS ouncilmen and elect It may mean tual dollar Mr. and Mrs. Housek them or fail to do so for instance, veeks later and cen whether { 1a ¢ lect lake, the que of lighting home. There is one thing that has not gone up in price. Most everything else has. In the agg ite, millions of dollars have been saved to Seattle homes and business houses e Oliver T. Erickson and Robert trong enough to defy the ompany and to the rate plant to as pos- tion because men lik rful tra cit th w ion ighting near cost Allen Dale opposed any such anxious to conserve inflated private company on its watered and he knew that to reduce the ot city plant would force a reduction the company rates ery homeowner and every electric in Seatile has money by Erickson and Hesketh. Dale. has fried to tax them unnecessarily. ERICKSON AND HESKETH DESERVE RE-ELECTION BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN SERVING THE MANY. DALE DESERVES DEFEAT BECAUSE HE FAILED TO DO SO. ilman ¢ He was protits tor rates stock, 0 business man been saved yuice GIRL, 15, ELOPES IT COST ARTHUR $5. WITH PAROLED MAN TO MISS JURY WORK =~ the Referendum Measure the stati Ma alternoon, state se its on audi- 10, unless ters start 2 the dure tions are 20,000 op- to-/'% dry law | not be voted 1918. operation pending the i r»vembe it aw This would su dry endum Onl senators voted - They were Johnson, of Spo thr tate meas Groff and nty dry house had already y a vote of 75 to Conger (head league in this the legislature” bill was com. pon ied to amend out the its priests, mim to import liquors purposes ich perm and rabbis “mi sters attempts to amend the meas the senate were defeated, nator Howard Taylor, fight ing for the bill, opposed any changes because be did not want to risk sending it back to the ~~ house Kill Amendments Senator Karshner wanted to t the clause which per | s, rabbis and ministers import liquer for sacramental rposes, He lost by a vote ‘ 34 to 4 :s Senator Groff led the fight to have the bill referred to the peo © ple direct q George D. Gonger. president of | the Anti-Saloon league, denied Thursday, that the dry forces will bring a writ of prohibition against the secretary of state to prevent him from a referendum petition be ng attached to it Won't Block Referendum All the force of the league would ; b ted against any plan to pre SAN PRANCISCO, Feb Arthur Re mpaneled on the|Yeht @ referendum if the people Hanna Vehon, 15, of and, is | Febrt of King county | ¥@et it.” Le said, 4 held by the pc he od. await-| jurors ded court a couple of Referendum petitions must be z ing the arri ver r to take | days to show up| ‘led within 90 days after the final hur hunk Shae. Tho King, 22 © adjournment of the legislature, to | ‘ also of Portland, ix held for breat He was brought before Presiding | Meck the enforcement of the bit The road of the politician is jing his parole.’ He had con-| Judge Smith T on a bench|, Dt J. A. Ghent wanted the law reugh—sometimes. winked: oF burglar : caine tol Wartent to permit physicians to write liquor it may be smooth and fring [San Francisco h the girl two! “Why didn’t you ou prescriptions, but after his amigai od with primretes and cigare |months ago hie was baked ment had lost, he voted for the for a while, but right before I didn't f Blocks Physicians election come the bumps BIG GAME HUNTER so 1 just stay The desert of lara will have She tintaaon talie tiren sh aan Enea nothing on the state of Washington C. Allen Dale Wednesday the rest of the if the dry law. now passed, if aay nian DUE HERE SUNDAY locked by referendum r *hysicians w > Ver Talk About Nerve, wise to preseribs alcohol ta aay ogee : hunting big name Fianitch James Takes Cake ip of beer and whisky. Doc , pond pe five wee ‘ anle ors can «dminister alcohol, how. | yee hotel man in “The Bird of Para se a acitees ever. F i ; written out, and, f will je a the cr : Ms aaa ) oy mf = do gore Alcohol for mechanical and med- 7 ravely : °*ling.” ‘Regardless of the action of |e syd erult from the Gams It contained some favorite | or the electoral college, O'Leary won't py Pag purchaser a ; whi genera force ash in ntil after inauguration poe ag to the druggist with (ia TIMES DOUBLES day. Sure, he'll keep the interest. | P°>) A oto iS eal eal “ = The mere possession of liquar aay ne. My vote will be cas PRICE OF PAPER will constitute a prima face evk FOREMAN KIDNAPED: dence of violation of the law. A a e dea be 9 \term in penitentiary can be 99 Everything wos apparently going| ‘Tye Seattle Times yesterday put SCHWABE WAS LOST tacke onto sentences for viola- smoothly when Allen sat down, but |into effect the price of 2 cents on tions : the inquisitive women tmmediately | ite paper on all of its editions ex-| Chris Schwabe, foreman of The started to ask humiliating ques-| cept the noon Star's composing room, has not VOTE |MINNESOTA tion In doing this the Times has fol-| been seen here for a week Are you the couneil to look |lowed the example of many Eastern When last noticed, he was hiking) “BONE pRY” after the Interests of the traction |papers, which have raised the price toward the King st. station in a ALSO | ones pet aa ae ie mmen [because of the increase in the cost|new suit of clothes. A broad g asked jot white pay |was spread over his face. He car ST. PAUL, Feb, 15 The Minne- Y-y-yes,” answered A rave ried grips sota state senate today passed the 5: wot uh: anebd es! the mii WRECK DRINK JOINT |, Today comes the news that Miss| Minnesota bone dry bill, 49 to 16: ple’s, too! Edith Spicer, of Belding, Mich., was} The senate amended the bill to & tL diokaves' With you, Me" Dale — married to Chris at the home of her] postpone the date of its effective: one woman a in that you| rhe soft drink establishment at |Sister, in Boise, Idaho, Monday|ness until Jan. 1 , and for that should be in the council to look out| 303 Second ave owned by Wa noon |reason it must be sent back to the ay for the {interests of the Seattle} Olson was wrecked Thursda house, which passed it several Jam Electric company morning by Sergt Putnam's 2 | Mustache Club Is weeks ago. The house will concuf hink Jectric| squad. The place was invaded on the amendment Wired Hlnetric aya i iqorrant, and three onda, Growing Each Day|' tine ththe's sas any| hal rts of whisky were found RARBERTON, O.. Feb, 15 Re HOUSE TG VOTE SOON one else Olson was arrested on the charge jseems both fitting and juat that Some wot re be-jof having more than the legal first Kaiser's Mustache club in the TO MAKE NATION DRY = lieved in 1 aimount of liquor in his United tes should be formed 1: the city was. conipetéat: 26 here in Barberton. Ten Barberton overn itself,” sald Allen, “lt would ‘HAFFER IN JAIL NOW men orgapized it; and the only| WASHINGTON, Feb, 15,—The fa Molin atti qualification for membership is a|Webb bill for @ national prohibk (hah Halen: M. @bavens, } Bs mustache a la Wilhelm tion amendment to the constitu president of the league, who TACOMA, Feb, 18--On the} tion was formally reported favor was presiding, made the re. |Charge of having libeled the name) | INJURED BY HORSE jably to the house today by Rep Jof Geor Washington, Paul R resentative Carlin of Virginia, om mark that spoiled the evening for Allen “The traction company,” she Haffer begen Wednesday serving a four-month sentence in the county | Miss Mary West, 3987 Meade st Welle ix looking forward with| gaid, “has high priced ator. | Jail. Maffer's conviction arose] va inocked down at the cornet breathless Interest to the day when) neys, as | understood it, [Over # letter he wrote fo & News| oe nird and Madison st. Thursday one or the other twin has & mascu-) tg Jook ‘aftelyts Interests with = | Paver ar pee agi a A t) morning at 8 o'clock by a runaway Hine caller the city. Councilmen, I believe, [Here worship and saying that Wee |i ose, belonging to the Rainier sti are elected to be the people's | Washington was por bashed bles on Western ave. Miss West look after the people's inter pan mare Penerene St Sens severely bruised by the collision ests.’ and fall, was taken to the city he en A Robert Bridges, of the port com Councilman Erickson, who Thug in Town Now) wasiixeror, rev. 1 Phe mission, told the Citizens of the|also a candidate on platiorn n.| Seven medals, representing schol-|first convention of one-legged men Medina-Belleva trict, at a meet-lerally opposed to Dale's Council: jarship awards at St. Mary's college,]is scheduled to be held here in the ing held in Bellevie Wednesday|man Hesketh, W. D. Lane, Robey jat Olympia, were stolen from thejspring. Fifty delegates are expect night, that he would vote for free| Banta, W. M. Calhoun, L, D. Lewis |home of Mrs, Margurct Carey 7003 ed to be present, many of the |terry service, providing petition |and Albert A. Piller were the other|Palatine ave. Wednesday night.}salesmen representing the artificial |to sucn effect were aver presented candidates who spoke The burglar entered thru a window, leg factories ry rd | behalf of the Representative committee, Obie, in & ‘EVERY PROHI STATE TO BE “BONE DRY”? Fe iding those WASHINGTON bition states, inel Probi- whers 4 partial prohibition only is in effect and where lique: imported for personal use in limited quantities, will be made bone dry thru a rider to th stoffiee bill adopted joday |by the senate Representative Carlin so dechage ed today, q