The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 7, 1917, Page 1

Owner of The Star Offers His Income for War SAN DIEGO, Cal., April 7.—(By United Press)—The following telegram was sent to President Wilson today by E. W. Scripps, founder of the Scripps newspapers, one of which is The Seattle Star: ql STRONGLY urge that we should pay as we go in the war, with income and inheritance taxes. All incomes of over one hundred thousand dollars a year should be conscripted. The minimum cash pay of soldiers and sailors should be not less than three dollars per day during the war. Such legislation would cost me much more than half my present income.” ; ; . “ EDITOR’S NOTE—Fine, Mr. Scripps! The Star, a part of your organization, has been advocating this for some time. SHOULD carry the burden of the war. DOLLARS SHOULD BE CONSCRIPTED AS WELL AS MEN. e Seattle Star THE ONLY PAPER “IN § SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS | VOLUME 19 SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1917 E CENTRY"2"% oe The big incomes _NIGHT EDITION ARAPRDADLDDPDLD DDD ALD PDP Showers tonight and Sunday is the weather prediction, Rotten weather both for the patriotic and Easter parades. SEND ARMY TO EUROPE! OUR SELF-RESPECT DEMANDS IT { By Charles Edward Russell : | WASHINGTON, April 7—But there is one The effect on the war would be to PROLONG | “4 thing. Brethren, we ought to be mighty careful t. The effect on the allies would be profoundly | about, now that we have this to discourage them - f. cui] job on our hands and see the Why should we want to fool with a seven-bar % size of it. reled disaster like that? , : We ought to look for the . ; ‘ ® ouant to look for tie £"- Must Remove Wrong Notion ; : ; emy in disguise and Just as much for the mollusk The astounding revelations of the American that talks like a man correspondents lately returned from Germany It is plain sow that ich ue our lesson. In Bertin al! up against both that long before we couid enlist, Working together or singly, train, equip and send to Europe a single sol- they are trying to put over a dier, Germany will have won the war and be echeme that would take al! the ready then to beat us to bite — fill ite empty Punch out of our entry in the treasury from our hoard: war and make this nation a bun- A large part of the world Aaa the notion dle of old clothes on a stick, put that we are no good for any action. To mill- > in a field tn order to scare ions of men around thie globe we present just the little birdies. a es jellified, disorganized mass, incapable A very strong sentiment fs of efficiency, lying and wallowing in money samme’ against congress to keep us from sending and fat. _ TODAY’ S WAR DEVELOPMENTS State navel militia mobilizing. Austrian break seems sure. Trio arrested here for aspersions on flag. ‘ Brazil aflame with demands for war on Gere we are any troops abroad and to confine our share tn the war to supplying money, chocolate dropa and tod wishes. Would Be Limit of Blundering Give our allies money, but no men! That ig to, |, hire somebody else to fight for us! Get substitutes! Hire somebody eise to stand In the trenches and beat back Prussian barbarism, but don’t take us from our din- ners and tea parties, our tangoes and our movies! Such a plan is to have our policy fixed ou sending over money, but holding back all troops until we have trained here an army of at least 1,000,000 men It Is the limit of blundering if it is on the level, and the limit of proGerman play if it isn’t sincere. Which is which, you can guess if you note that ail the proGerman agencies are hot for it. If we waited for an army of a million under such conditions, we should wait until perdition congealed! Who would enlist merely to pass months or years in a training camp, to parade in the sun and pave the earth with cigaret butts” The effect here of any such bonehead business would be to extinguish the fine feeling now burn ing in this nation, to do away with any chance for us to be of actual use in the war, and to fill the world with laughter at our expense. The effect in Germany would be to show the German fire eaters they were perfectly right in thinking we had gone soft in body and dotty in mind. CHURCHES TO HOLD | SPECIAL SERVICES Specig™Easter services will be beld tn early all the churches in Seattle tomorrow. Many of the! great religious cantatas and ora torios will be sung in vartous) ebure! At St. James cathedral mass will be offered at 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 I want to Star to the clock vf ate . Seattle to WASHINGTON, April 7.—The J artillery NOW Possibility that the federal trade | eral e eommission will be designated to|| minute fix war prices on foodstuffs and all|[ CArT Kinds of war supplies, developed today. Editor artillery men to put war strength coming in this is one The Third ADVERTISING MANAGER'S DAILY TALK Where Shall I Go to See the Best Show? Enough Gibson }too thin. They th n | John him at Frida leant xoing to try ft It seems thet several They enough then bed His to enlist ghani hea work, got health food © proper tation to n his home town Traveling Gibson's | he day fai com them Recruits are anies fast of the most impor. tant branches of the service appeal young manhood of enlist The call to fed PRED HAMILTON In Charge of Recruiting Ave, and Madison St When John Got Fat to Station Was Moved wouldn't accept recruiting afternoon, discouraged again Gibson exciten d-earned The policy that would rid them of that notion is also the policy that would shorten the war, ave thousands of lived and unspeakable misery, insure our own safety as much as [t would save our prestige and reputation and vindicate our un selfish and high purposes tn entering this war. It ts, from the drop of the hat—BI> IN STANT ACTION! We have 29,000 regular troops doing nothing, fully trained, fully equipped, as hard as nails, the finest soldiers in the world. Within one week of the declaration of war some of them ought to be on their way to the Western battle front U. S. Flag on Field Mighty Force Tf it is only a division, ff it is only a brigade, no matter THE PRESENCE ON THAT FRONT OF ONE AMERICAN FLAG WOULD BE WORTH MOR THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND RE CRUITS. It would fil! the allies with indescrib- able enthusta and notify all dreaming Prus sians that what they are fronting is not fatty de- Keneration, but effic on the job As soon as the firat detachment sails, get ready the next and start that on its way This is the only powsible plan by help end the war, and end it right There is no sacrifice for such a cause and at such a time that is worth weighing. What? Democracy against autocracy! All the world to be democratic or all the world to be autocratic! The democracies of the world against the autooracies of the world! And we hang a leg? NOT MUCH! THIS IS THE UNITED STATES. WE ARE AMERICANS, NO MORE KINGS, NO MORE WARS! which we can ENLIST WOW BRAZIL SWEPT BY WAR FLAME ast need 216 up to required not altho enough, RIO DE JANEIRO, April 7.— The Brazilian government to- day requisitioned for govern. ment use the entire fleet of the Compania Comercto y Navi. Gation, together with all docks and appurtenan @3, “for pur- poses of national defense.” The German and Austrian le gations were put under guard Public excitement is at a hi pitch against Germany, and ently favor the +] thru The in the Coast expected any ni States against Germany Brazil's alignment with | | Fresh flames were added to this with additional details from the captain of the Parana concerning that vessel's de. struction by a submarine The was no warning that the torpedo struck about midnight, presumably or Wednesday, The fourth and two firemen were killed b explosion and a majority of Parana’s crew were wounded boats bearing the survivors afloat 12 hours Enlist commander declared ¢ of any kind his Bellingham eid engineer the tation in the he mut Joh no sa Life attempted weeks ago at sald he wasn't| 80 jie laid off early and tool weight reached but alas renievad jas remained silent on of action its course TRENTON, N. J shot b. today w April Twe off men rl fat ar 1. | € ven the the tent obey orders of soldiers fire of indignation against Germany | received steamer the iw GUARDS SHOOT TWO militiamen here refused to guarding ALL OF SEATTLE GETS BEHIND | the So far the Brazilian government | | count Pi ter and| Judge el MONSTER DEMONSTRATION Seattle today will anew her allegiance pledge to the fiag. Her citizens will go on rec ord as standing firmly behind President Wilson when 15,000 men and women parade at 7 p. m, and attend a mighty mass meeting at the Arena at 8 p.m. Overflow meetings have been arranged for those unable to get into the Arena. One will be held at the Press Club the ater, Fifth ave. and University st., ond another around an open air platform on the same cor, ner. Dr. Henr president of University of Washington, will preside at the Arena meeting and make the keynote address. lutions, backing President Wilson will be introduced by Wilmon Tucker, president of the state and bar ations. Rev, Car Helm Ole Hanson and Thomas Burke will ther make addres Miss Almina George, assistant superintendent of chools, will second the motions, then the people will vote on them Two Overflow Meetings Will H. Thompson will act were! chairman of the Press club overflow Gates, of the and Rey. John O general of the Revolution Frank union meeting Pointers Foster, chaplain |Sons of the American will make address At the open ® ing, Judge Charle ore Addres 4 A, Re meme publte er Brown verflow meet Claypool will made former ide y Charles Kdawin J Griffith Aus mission and Reso: | PROGRAM OF MASS MEETINGS TONIGHT AT THE ARENA, FIFTH AND UNIVERSITY, 8 P. M. Chairman Louis Williams, of the joint citizens’ committee, will introduce Dr. Henry Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington, who will preside Invocation—Rev. W. H ehureh Address—Dr. Suzzallo. Solo—''Star-Spangled Miss Coates, accompanist Introduction of resolutions attle Bar association Second to resolutions—Miss Almina George intendent, Seattle public schools. Addresses in support of the resolutions Jones, Ole Hanson and Judge Thomas Burke Vote resolutions. Song America,” Mme Doors open at 7:30 0 Bliss, rector of Trinity Episcopal Banner,” Mme, Mary Louise Clary, Wilmon Tucker, president of assistant super- Rev, Carter Helm on Clary (the audience joining) lock, Music by navy yard band Meeting opens at 8 o'clock OVERFLOW MEETING AT THE PRESS CLUB THEATRE, FIFTH AND UNIVERSITY, 8:15 P, M. Chairman—Will H, Thompson Address by the chairman Solo—"The Red, White and Accompanist, Mra. Louts Di mond Add i" Frank Gates, jr Addreas—-Rev oO the American Revolution Song America Mr Blue,” Mrs, John T. Powers Painter chaplain of the Foster union Jonn general Tower (the audience joiving) OPEN-AIR MEETING Band Stand, on Southwest Corner of Fifth and University, 8 P. M, Judge Charles E. Claypool, Chairman by the ehairman Edwin J. Brown Charles A. Reynolds Address—Austin EB, Griffiths Music by the Elks’ band No programs will be distributed at the meetings the paper Address Address Address Clip them from Musicians tween 40 p.m. American Federation of Second and Third aves volunteered a great mass band for | 6 many. Germans blow up cruiser in Guam harbor. Sea raiders reported along Atlantic coast tie up United States shipping as navy hunts them. April 7.—Persistent rumors | BOSTON, i NG | along the water front this afternoon deda |the Boston steam fishing trawlers, Tide @ 'Swell, have been sunk by a German raider ri 100 miles east of Boston. WASHINGTON, April 7.—The navy department learned today of a strange craft off Nantucket light The department would not give out the time the vessel was seen or from what sources the department received its information “Her nationality as known,” it was officially stated Germany may stage some spectacular against America is not yet within the next few days, such a repetition of the U-53 visit, the confident belief of some ficials today. ‘ Secretary Daniels admitted he investigating the situation, tho he would not go into details as to what are being taken. The navy department has re ceived reports not official that a raider also is off the Virginii ‘irginia cape. U.S. War Machin we Runs Full Speed: WASHINGTON, April 7.— The powerful war machines of the United States are running full speed today, preparing to hurl unlimited men and money against Germany. Congress is whipping into shape the rush war measures now before the committees, so that there will be no delay in their passage when the senate and house meet Monday. A war steering committee was cre- ated for the purpose of sending gency legislation to commit tees that can handle them most ex peditiously King George and King Victor Em manuel officially recognized Amer iea’s entrance to the war by cables to President Wilson Mails to Germany were ordered ystopped by Burleson war.” Mails to Austria-Hungary, garia and Turkey likewise ceased, as they must pass thru the enemy's country The president cabled a greeting to Russia, announcing United States arrays itself in oppo sition to the greatest enemy and menace to democracy.” Secretary McAdoo took the first steps toward raising the $3,500,000, — 000 asked—the first war financing” fund Secretary and Maj. Gen. Postmaster Generis Baker, Scott, Gen. chief-of-staff, “for the duration of the Bul that “the conferred with the house military affairs committee on the adminis tration’s bill for raising men to fight Germany. GERMANS | WARSHIP IN GUAM WASHINGTON, April The German interned cruiser Cormorant has been blown up by its crew in the harbor at Guam, the navy department announced today. The ship was destroyed by the Germans as the United States marines were going to seize the vessel. One German warrant officer and one German enlisted man were killed, and one warrant officer and four enlisted men are missing Twenty German officers, warrant officers and 321 en listed men of the vessel were BLOW UP dispatch from the United States governor of Guam, The Cormorant was a con- verted cruiser, active in the early days of the war in raid. ing allied commerce in the South Pacific, An official statement Was as fol- A lows “The German auxiliary cruiser Cormorant was blown up in t 4 :arbor of Apra, Island of Guam, toe day by the crew of the Cormorant, sinking immediately cfficer and one enlisted man are” ead, one Watrant officer and fourl enlisted men are missing, 20 ofthe jcers, 12 warrant officers and 3209 One warrant 7 Pennsylvania tin B jenliste ne 7 Both will live. enlisted men have been made - taken prisoners. The news Joners.” OTS Aah bal dag Scanian seh onl Musicians Volunteer the parade. 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