The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 10, 1917, Page 1

It’s a war between democracy and autocracy! If democracy wins, there will be no more kings, no ga more wars. Therefore, we must give our all to put an end to Prussian militarism and the kaiser _NIGHT EDITION ‘amas ARAL ADA Those who cannot serve other a wise can help the nation by keep- ing up a good food supply Tonight and Wednesday, rain; warmer to- o-noeemmmae The weather forecast is SSS [THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS | alent — VOLUME 19 , SEATTLE, WASH., TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1917. ONE CE STEyEnwws Ld IN SKATTLE T.R. Visits President Wilson at White House’ + * & & & . * * * F * * * * F * HF MH | 50 MUNITION WORKERS KILLED) Dan WHO | ii Pe arold Takes ori) " tate Ght Mle: Pile We || 200 ARE WOUNDED x a at Tivoli Theatre Here Sam's Navy s Thursday A TRIFLE TOO HEAVY Mr. Harold Butler studied the bright-colored navy recruit CONGRESS DEBATES IT ing postes in the postoffice at North Bend and scratched his In het Butler was 5 feet 10 inches tall—a good average. He was not Mat footed. Eyesight —good! Langs—fine! Fails on One Point However, as it now developed dentally set the mewspaper men and White House em- for a mee (the plant was maged “4 he origin of the explosions is being investigated by a achment of expert agents sent to the scene by the local h of the department of justice. The government agent® proceeding on the theory that the explosions were note mn £ BY ROBERT J. BENDER head. c { - United ‘Prees Stat eo . At that moment a worthy oi theatre. First a | PHILADELPHIA, Apr ).—Eddystone police headquare a WASHINGTON, April 10.— retoive was born in his soul h oor iv R rates B ; ‘ ‘ Strong opposition Aopstel con He walked to the Tours Trad tr peng eta ; a i I east 50 persons, many of thent Z script army bill developed in ing company store i ikas "aati, aiaki | r ere killed and probat 200 1 red when a series of | | both branches of congress to “I'm going to join the navy,” : aig tevions exp) stuke sat ed in section of the aaa 4 day. Opponents of the meas he announced oq sa ce” at the j 7 c . 2 as i ure sidetracked discussion of An hour later he was navigating Arena Saturday night, and brous | I motive shortly after 10 a. m. todays rm tion bul In he fami ord tow Seattle « er ter cheer w ° Y P ¢ f ¢ _ eeay. aperene sani: cmt Fos gag che eo eh h cla lany nev pe ind relatives of persons @illed oF a floor was the scene of spirited | Tours Tra store, t . edgy cleat Seer Gemma. ere arrested t about the plant this afternoony as Permanent the oem oe auanghe bag | cag dege ay Goad {Every one who iched was subjected to examination a WASHINGTON, Apri! 10. Butier Is Examined one of the speakers " ' t c the compar were permitted to —War work ground steadily He knew well there were great | The Patriotic League for Defense Ris aiong in all departments to- (opportunities for young fellows net at the Good Bats cafeteria Mor 4 Da ‘ ay who cared te help pp the seas — hoor Sra went on re great m Relatives were not even permitted to enter the morgueszamy velt furnished the |o. German divers | ing a minin a, a day fo ; : 3 ; coe ealiet ey nr bre pm M Butler and} soldiers, ¢ r of incomes iby aie lice 2 excitement on the part Gf background of war prepara. | ‘ord reached the corner of See oe panenllee mm te the als d g day. Rumors arrests among the © tien. With a broad Smile and [end ave. and Madison He went cal Norwnld \Bieatried. an attorne res of foreigners were afloat js usual alacrity, he bounded | © t to the reeruitt flee, one re sear betial has begun the ? foreigne ca a : é up the White House steps to | ht up. sehen: . val etitions to congress Nine buildings in Section F, with machinery worth mil “talk 2 little business’ with | Hig age. aes 22, which was not pehing for she, paasase of A. Jaw} {lions were completely shattered by the blagtsy avhi hook President. Wilsen—and inci. | to young or ot t6o old. \for conscription of wealth to pay a Ii ” Ee ciukinn ig a — - } the war cost. his ¢ ke an earthquake Practically every building ! BY GILSON GARDNER WASHINGTON, D.C, April 10—"Income conscription” h. jumped to the front as one of } the issues of the moment. Con ployes “on their ear time. The colonel laid before the pres ident the details of his plan to send a volunteer division to the Pattie front in France. The pre was one important detail he gress will include the sut lect aC : dent, doubt! in his own due grt . iy a pray bol it was In the “war program” debate | Detectives from this city joined officers of the town fine time.” will render a decision, he), *'* oan A ocom . ink cet ae eee — dur % down cle to the or of the explosion. One report % Tia when te came cut saafuitths ‘oltsnicw Webebts oatoctanate fie say Banc te j that an who was under suspicion was. shot when he Wilson Urges a Sa gaane | would not have mentioned it bad come above $100,000 a year te Gre at secre however, prevailed. a. to exert pressure on Representa: Secretary Dantels’ orders x be provided which will ran aera ppreach. A heavy pall of smoke: Taiiiiam tive Anthony, republican opponent Seemingly, it was a small mat wn to t pony half cunt 2 lover the ict and intermittent explosions were st of the conscription bill im thelter + incomes of $5,000. Leona Scherrer, of tiake ave., who asked United States curring ip house military affairs committee a oil much 5 eter petonernl Cut Down Profit recruiting officers Friday to enroll her as an aviatrice | The First battal of militia at Hester, under command Secretary Baker had already) ask apie: prin against Agi i provide the ofit on! A nattily attired young lady drop- 6 sted that ehe apply at the ad f Lieut. Morris ived on the scene today and took up speat the morning with the com-| Four nundred and seventeen capitol, arguing in| bounds,” replied Harold Must Lose 217 Pounds supplies be re neral's office, in the Haight) tuard duty about tl rorities The boys \ we plant at the request of Eddystone au- ted to three | neq | the Coast artillery recruit med with Tifles net " build ing station, at Second and Union, mittee at th ¢ the hill it | , 1 a of the Dill. sschin, chair.| Now. i Mr. Harold Butler can “ rake 0 es ise There she saw Maj. Bolles, who past man ne ho ays and means) vo is over, he'll be able to make r ng bonded t would like,” she sald, “to enlist but told her that no persone are be committee retu ned to town and it ss thas: Wea't tame kin tw the would be left to posterit an av If yo not taking ing ted here for air duty | jounced his willingness nan | say jong an he weighs 41 s plant soript. wealth ators, I'll take a chance driving 1 t try » Red Cross le all war meosureg in ceed PH aie the boabis mee range as it may neen F oO tle at is, if there's av rem on th dmir-| Ti stand‘ seninat wat. His oppo a ula the Meabeethe from conservative and w real chance to eee acti nbordinates | aoe tes war pasa the pase 6a Mr. ¥ am willing to pose) Harold Butler, weight 417, who ‘TE soUlrces } t is serio re Her father, she explained, ix too » declared suc-| ie itis S ieeese Stare Ci unds as a German tried in vain Monday to enlist inthe “ated in such A priilation as Yl io a. to ‘ ny b cease and pac a i ested thie agsnteitiee toget! et, | don't see why Uncle Sam navy. A sailor at the recruiting sta Prong ae art PR ease Ba IIB FP ag lester aed home from ear y Yaa 8 Mt tors us the bond | « auld worry tion loaned Harold his navy cap to * amber of Commerce 0 I feel that in the fam!-|San Francisco Thursday, where she WASHINGTON, April 10.—TI American liner, Meee and it was the intention to report wear before The Star camera : al committee of 14 in| The a d sergeant in ¢ whe Y k a mine last night while outside Liverpool bar, the bill out late today, introduce it AUSTRIA BREAKS ; . to take up the matter | - — = t safe and she is now entering the dock, atriotiam seem that the rich ent cablegram today J {nto the house tomorrow and pass I alls Dow n Shaft cts sossets evolved howe OVER KAISER WAR in Search for Hat mane pr er, both among repu The message said The American liner New York struck a mine at 740 patriotian 1. He wishes to Simon Benson Approves ane and on : ae a8 rem it of ae soe MASHINGTON, Apr 0. “A s ka ones ica thow that is n r soft nor ‘ i. p t night, five mi outs Liverpool bar. Passengers in enough by the administra ‘oke relations ® n \ ( hote elfish, and that he is just as read a transferred to other vessels and landed, except fo i De a aaah md A A s,_ otal, Se. on that a feat Ba randy Income Conscription] ""*« els and landed, except four still fH a a eis ave Pee the aaa hte (ite tor ke hip. No casualties. Proceeded under own steam. Now a n he fe feet down th in = q be v ca t in the Lea ding Northwest Sterts on It PORTLAND, Ore. April 10 should be made to I e came from Consul Was ton at Liverpool, 99 3 WRECKED BY SQUAD The first evidence of this ne -Following the lead of E. W Benson paid an income tax ° > . Scripps, California publisher on a net income of $180,000 \ R : en verte. “pocketbook patriotism was th , N \ OR} il 10 » Ne ork is a steel se “Rath House will not o} e to this t 8 <+ggh ty vnouncemont frot the Northwest| Who urges that the government last year \ f “i iy | ; poe w York i a steel screw emte any longe Down be! Vienna hig Be nw." l tues: the oppor i and sme conscript all incomes over teamer of 10,7 ons, built I888 by ]. & G. Thompson of Yesler way, at 11214 Second ave : 6 eat fila Sant ng interests were prepared to f $100,000, Simon Benson today PLOT IS BARED ( gow and owned by the International Mercantile Marin $., Jess P onducted a “ma wt has ; ish the government all the cop.| [sued a statement declaring Co. (the American Line), The vessel is 517 feet in lengtlt sage and bath” est Aiplo. er needed for the war at a rate his indorsement e plan: Rs ind 63 feet beam. She is registered at the port of New York: , ment United PRINCE KILLED shout half the current market rate “| am heartily in favor of PITTSBURG, April 10.—Justice The New York he chind anal ver ship aa This morning members of the sa broken, and of copper the Scripps Income conecrip- department agénts announced to-| , 16 NEW LOK WAS The Chine ATOR ee ae dry squad, under ©, V. Peterson| has hand assports for my It je an open secret that Elbert| tion plan,” said Benson. “I be- day that papers seized in the of. | the American line to sail. The St. Louis, the first, returned and R. 8. Kendall, sacked the pl and the members of t em AMSTERDAM, April 10.—Rerlin!| H. Gary of the U. 8. Steel corpora lieve that most men of wealth — fices of Walter C. Zacharias, a Ger. | vesterday The St. Paul is now on the other side ely was arrested on April asy. He states that we may/|teday announced official confirma-|tion has been arked by the council} will be glad to pay their share = tan, consuiting chemical engineer The New York carried seven Americans. Her passen- the charge of running a disor-|leave the monarchy at your con-|tion of t sth of Prince Fred-|of national defense to do the same| of the cost of war. If there are gave intimate details of German] 1. /, luded 1S Giret, 22 second 1 21 third-cl derly house He is out on $500 nience, and that every possible! er t an aviator reported |iiing for steel products. A favor any 80 unpatriotic as to be un- plans to tie up the Western t Tr hst inchudec inst, £2 second and < urd-class passen= p ported rs ' y | bond co sy will be extended ir & aco. lable answer is expected willing to contribute, ntribute, they svi vivania coal mines. gers A OE OT Oe atta ea A Daa ne arta A> CHARLES EDWARD RUSSELL grave. And she is free now and so is old “Mother Kath more important than its declaration that the United States was real duty of all democracies to such a struggle, it had not a word "(meted Staff Writer of The Star) ering the dauntless soul that es ed once tw bac ready to enter the war, We haven't had time to think much In it that was not in the thought of the people for whom it was One hundred thousand released political prisoners e deliberately to put her head into the t mouth rather than about them yet because we have on our hands the immediate spe It didn’t lead anybody or seek to lead anybody; it Gspatches, now on their way from Siberia back 8 " rom the fight Job of putting the Hohengollerns out of business, But we shall was just a voice for 100,000,000 people, for that is OUR SYSTEM Only those that know something of the he o fh fre A hundred thousand of them are free, There come back to think more and more about that message and SO AND OUR STYLE OF DEMOCRACY, And having been abroad a provided for revolt by old Russian autocracy 1 no more beatings and rackings, no more lurking WILL ALL THE WORLD. when this war started and knowing how some of the nations ; can know what that means a no more beatings and wrackings, no more lurking Because, for one thing, it announced definitely and for all were dragged into it, i declare this one fact to prove and es- aa One hundred thousand souls rescued from pies, no more chains for the limbs of liberty time extinction of one theory of government that has plagued tablish th Whatever may be the faults of our constitution ry! living death, returned from despair to hope days, great da and poisoned the race for thousands of years THIS IS THE MOST DEMOCRATIC OF ALL GOVERNMENTS, ' from the horrors of premature burial to be free © horrible nightmare of old Russia has passed, and It announced the death of the idea that men, becau The president waited until he knew perfectly well he had : like her men, from the infinite tortures of not 1s toma the wonderful, throbbing, incredible truth of their birth, have any privilege to reign or govern or have the full authority of the nation, Then he let go with the very 4 ite fiends to the sudden realization of the 0 real to us as that news about the 100,000 restored from the power or influence, It knocked out forever the old idea of gospel of the democratic faith to which we are pledged, and all 4 t ision of their dreams & Krave the tribal chief and the son of his father. It knocked out the rest of the world sat up to listen i Some will go mad with joy and some will Great days! They seem like some impossible good the old ridiculous fantasy about superior families, blue blood Great days! G for a long time believe the are alive « dream hat we had nough nh come in th 2200 nd t 4 no a long i and wr Ps i ad thought m ont adel ld - e he ou and the pride of descent. Tt will never go b: the shadows of the old jungle, this . ate when Neee achat thorn Hertha bh ght ats rhe nelle jie It took all that survived of aristocracy and rolled it on the world, having heard that call, We have shaken down every ; wrap wien Ru t from her the bligh hh ie aren floc i Kicked the stuffing out of it and thre in the as hrone iristendo d beyo! The fede Y odondva, that sa lemocracy day and the day WHEN PRESIDENT WILSON FORMU ‘ - ry t tuffing out it and threw it in the ash sii fas ues 0 eed Pe aon os oe ration ot i ate a A : 1 SRACY WAS can of h s no long ne poet's dream, , » Wa e an © is fre ever did she [ hould aif ee mlel, FAITH OF AMERICAN DEMOCRAC It not only gave the final verdict of civilization on the king complished fact, All the horrors of this War-—how differently j gin the sunlight on the grass and hear ANO ; i Mn oy sere business, but drew the noose and sprung the trap and buried they look now that we see how they are consecrated to auch 4 ne pe Bee ee ca onatiog ia Fee te tte el Ae ide face tocecar tials (ba wHOe the remains—in quicklime! an end! Not one drop of blood shed in vain or will be, and not Cras & RUSSELL verac pped her naked and with the ankind marche er irned ace fo) fi ba Mom abies. Ioat! of their cigarets burned elaborate pat bedevilment of monarchy, rank, caste and special privilege and into her flesh, before, with their fists started on the ma to complete and universal democracy The grande thing about it we have not yet had a chance Because democracy wins now the four thousand years nd their knees, they beat her to a pulp, and with their heels Great days to dwell on, While it was the most eloquent, moving, Just and of battle. The federation of the world, no more kings, no Stamped into ber face the crue! disfigurements #he will carry There were some things about that message that were even (rue statement of the real issue involved in this war and the more ware!