The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 13, 1917, Page 1

l The seattle Star Our C HREE THOUSAND built at once to bridge the Atlantic THE VOLUME 19 hance to be smash wooden the kaiser’s U-boat campaign! Seventy per cent to coast the first year! Four to five hundred the Northwest if the labor Tells The Star That President; and War Department Plan Real War WAITING ON CONGRESS| here in one year on labor Con! President Wilson will send an | y ef 1,000,000 men to | France, and perhaps a second army to the Russian front, to hurt at Prussian militariem—iF CONGRESS STANDS BACK OF HIM. Men of the war department at Washington, D. C., realize this. They frankly discussed the situ- ation with Brig. Gen. Maurice Thompson, adjutant general for the state of Washington, when he conferred with them a few | days ago. The president. Gen. Thompson Was told, feels that the United! States must take part whole-heart- ediy in the war for Gemocracy Didn't Expect it “When I started back to Washing tom to attend the convention of the) Guard association, | had mo idea that the president fed r i it contemplated vrmiee said Gen Gen. ° to reporter today “T belt ‘we would use our feud | to belp keep the lanes of commerce free from German divers and per- haps to co-operate with the British navy in removing the submarine operating. There must them. That alone will result. democracy. The time is here whe: hold it. Bring every Let the water front, a! thought we might raise the strength of the regular army and National Guard. gradually train an) army of, say, 500,000 men, guard be} border against possible gen ae organize an army that would be} available if it developed that Ger: | many would be victorious over the alltes. Ready to Fight Abroad “After talking with men in the ‘war department, I was amazed ‘to Jearn that the president will go into| the war whole-heartedly if congress | stands back of him.” Men of the war department told} Brig. Gen. Thompson, he said, that! President Wilson feels that the| United States must strike force-| fully to insure victory for democ- BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS United Press Staff Correspondent WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AFIELD, April 13— Another mile of the Hinden- burg line was captured by Br Ish forces today. The posi- tions lay southeast of the Co- jeul river. Their possession by Gen. Haig’s troops more and more threatens the pivotal point of the German line around Arras. Simuttaneous with thie ad- vance, an entire salient, two miles in width and nearly a mile in depth, in which the particular trench was located, came into the hands of the British. Desperation German lines Allies Need Men i ere in a feeling among mill- fary men and students of the sit | mation that Great Britain and) France are fast exhaustine their Tesources—both men and money— find will need the complete coor | eration of the United States, Gen. Thompson The feeling at Washington, Gen ‘Thompson said, is one of anxious Waiting to see what congress will stalks behind the The German army chiefs, astounded at the tremen ¢Cous unceasing strength of the Britieh smash, are using prison " says five miles jeast of the be built on the Pacific to be built in Seattle and facilities are adequate! From $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 to be spent alone in connection with program! From 20,000 to 30,000 woodworkers needed! The lumber industry to boom! Mills to run full rT will be Seattle’s opportunity pe become the greatest shipbuilding center of the nation. be fair dealing between be a great, worth-while But, above all, it is the opportunity to join forces in a great patriotic service, not only to the | United States at war, but to the victory of world m every man and woman in the city, by pulling together, can make Seattle a giant of service and a leader in co-operative effort. REPARE, then, every industry already lished here to grasp the BIG CHANCE and estab- force into action for expansion. ging plants hum night and day! GEN. HAIG BREAKS BURG LINE ing a few more rman fighters while the word has gone out for reinforcowents. While awaiting those reinforcements, the enemy te using non-fighting auxiliaries of |the army to fill up depleted ranks of its fighting regiments. Make Another Further to the Metz, the British averaged a mile gain on a front of approximately including Gongeacourt, in thetr sweep Canadian troops Dent were steadily ladvancing from Vimy ridge today They occupied trenches to the forest on the poate slope of the ridge. At Souchez, 110 prisoners, nine | machine guns and one trench gun were captured Scores of captured trench defend ers today were transport drivers and assistants, chauffeurs, bands men and other auxiliary service men. They had been pressed into SEATTLE, WASH., ‘threatened by | ships already on ‘contract fine. south around | DEFENSIVE AREA) ‘NEW FIRMS T0 BUILD SHIPS IN SEATTLE SOON Three Dicker for Salmon Bay Near Ballard Bridge OTHERS ARE FORMING Three new shipbuliding com- panies were negotiating Friday with the port commission for plant sites fronting on Salmon bay, just north of the Ballard bridge No als have yet been closed, and the names of the companies were not disclose One of the concerns, hawever, is said to bh 10 contracts, and will start laying the first keel with 500 workmen on the payroll. This was tions of Seattle's big boom which has been gathering momentum since the U. 8. shipping commission first announced that wooden halls will be handie the transocean one of the first indica ace Controle 45 Acres Land on FRIDAY, APRIL 13, shipbuilding | the submarine men-| The port commission controls 45 acres of land fronting on Salmon/ bay. factory sites Shipbuilding concerns aiready & tablished here are rushing constry \thoa work In an est to complete he ways before already divided into Five hundred at the Skinner. ‘Eady plant are working in ten-hour [shifts instead of eight-bour shifts, end being paid double time for the lextra two hours More Companies Form A number of prospective ship building concerns are said to be in the process of formation in Seattle and interest was considerably [Samos with the recetpt of the ncement of the U. 8. shipping Wetbuarion that the government would build 1,000 small wooden ships within the next 12 months. and that 70 per cent of them would be constructed on the Pacific coast New shipbuilding interests are known to have been negotiating for sites on the Duwamish waterway for several weeks INU. S. NAMED WASHINGTON, April 13.—While strateing: seeer 00, congress wrettied with the 000,000 bond and treasury note is-| sue bill, all executive departmepts today turned to means of further protecting American shores from surprise attacks, and food ship ments to Europe from destruction. | } | } | Rn nnn nen 1917, Correspondent of The Star Enlists in Uncle Sam’s Navy ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS ~Terms Always i ANKINCO. ue it'll rasnera/ Manager ONE CENT RY" ya" ‘OLD REPORTER ‘TELLS WHY BOYS. JOIN THE ARMY Tells How Spirit of Adventure Called to Him in 1898 Ve YOUNGSTERS GO : | BY THE “VETERAN” REPORTER | || VOU thinking of fishung \ for our epentry | 1 you want to become « Wiman unit in Unele Sam's firet wail of defense, the navy? if you do, you will want to read the articles to be publish- ed in this newspaper, beginning tomorrow, by Staff Correspond- ent C, C. Lyon. Lyon has actually enlisted in the navy, and is living the life of a REAL REORUIT! In bis articles he will describe this life ae it is—not just as it LOOKS His stories will whether or not YOU Join! Wateh for them! CONCRETE ENJOINED tell you want to Judge Gilliam just Friday granted a permanent ro prohibiting commissioners from laying | the | county concrete paving on highway thra Tukwila. It is heldithat the property owners | "J ake No Chances a Hoodoo F riday | | who oe to a former board of county cofimissioners the land for | wounded before noon | enemy the |nel the road did se with the understand. | lern railroad today | pital at Elko, Nev., OU, who The Star, know lawrence, our office Joined the coast artillery So had “Bud” Sharp, the young | man who attends to similar du jin the advertising dep ment Ross Winchester, assistant culation manager, also wears olive drab uniform And there's our courthouse porter, and Edward Renaud, in cireulation department, anil O Burns, assistant bookkeeper is in the reservex I'm not menti one of these to w claimed Who? don't get me hide out first! WHY DO BOYS ENLIST? HE EXPLAINS Now he's in the guard, And so are the others—boys, young, strong virile, anxious, eager, full of ‘pep. Why do boys enlist? And’ why do thelr mothers let them go? What is the psychology of patriot ism? I remember another time, years ago. Two boys were pass ma ruiting station. 1 SU It “sow will,” lenged. You can’t stump me,” said, So they enlisted for the war with Spain. They flipped a nickol—-“Heads we go; tailn we don't!” And the (Continued on page 10) ‘SOLDIER SHOT FROM AMBUSH: SAN FRANCESCO, April 13. | While guarding a railroad tunnef in the Sierras, Private Murphy, of the California National Guard company, was shot from ambush and fatally 1 have been reading that Albert boy, has re the L. who ning names, but boys, now so eager service, three months ago ex Me? r cannon food one chal- the pther wes received by the West- He is in a hos- vate mes: is believed that some “alien * fired the shot, * made to damage the tun Other soldiers company are searching for the as-) tempt Pacitic |ailant. on t night, according to pri- | the wire stated. | altho no at-| of Murphy's! | serting they have s Wagons 1 Saturday MESSAGE SENT CAPT. COONTZ. ALL VESSELS: Warnings against attacks by German cir (Submarines operating in the Pacific were "| sent broadcast to Puget Sound and Alaska ‘shipping men today by Capt. R. E. Coontz of the Puget Sound navy yard, commandant of the 13th naval district. All ships and stations of the Northwes received the following radio message: : “Numerous reports received that sub- marines are in the Pacific—keep bright look- out, particularly when entering the wate r adjacent to Lower California. “COMMANDANT 13TH DISTRICT. Xs | Altho it is a naval secret, and At no time will vessels be re [not definitely known, the general; mitted €0. travel faster than , supposition in shipping circles is|*"0M 42 dour in theseewaters. that @ynpbmarine net is now WaeFos® the entrance of} b Puget sound, between Port Wilson and Fort Casey. The distance is 4.5 miles, | Another indication of danger| was made public with the an- | | Other gua je Pacific Coast are at San Diego/.San Francisco and at the mouth of.the Columbia river,” Another indication of increased — vigilance exhibited when Se- shipping men began to buy ar risk Insurance on cargoes and vettoms leaving here. This insur 7 ce is written separately and — pouncement that any vessel ente: ing the “war zone” within two! att miles of Port Orchard after sun- down would be “fired upon with-| out question.” The Puget sound navy yard is on Pert Orehard wa | the cost depends vpon the destinas j ters. PE PPR wi 8 | DIVER HEADED FOR > 4 | SEATTLE, WARNING | SAN FRANCISCO, April 13. . boats, if they prove really to be —New warning of the presence 1" the Pacific, are bound for the: of German submarines in the (> (rthern route from Seattle and Vancouver to Viadivostok, over Pacific was issued to shipping == which huge shipments of ‘munittoms men today by Capt. W. W. ay |have been sent to Russia, ee Gilmer, commanding the 12th Capt. Gilmer said he has nak 4 United States naval district. |been able to run down all the re | The second warning set the [ports received, but that none will tion of the reported sub- | be overlooked. marines more definitely, as- “People tell me it is not likely been seen (--is almost inipossible—that’ Gere near the Mexican coast. Re- | inan submarines could have reach+ | ports from reliable sources in. {ed the Pacific,” said Gilmer, “But dicate that German submarines nothing is impossible in — are in the Pacific, probably 2 2 The tremendous ~ off the Mexican coast, said crvising radius of the new U-boats Gilmer. makes it easily possible that they ing that the paving would be done’ with brick. ! It f# the contention of the county | It is understood the second warn- nught have gone around the Horn.” No criminal sults in Justice Brink- R Gilmer would not reveal any of ers’ court on Friday, the 13th jing was issued because steamship The justice was a bit unwilling) men did not seriously heed the | che sources of his information, but that If promises of brick were made-\to dispense equity on such an um first warning of yesterday, Observ- it is sald thet a certain American hey were made by other officials | ()/iobte day, and there was no at- ers Who are familiar with naviga-|manufacturing company furnished of the county, and without the au-| oiiey brave enough to have his|tion of the Facific believe the it : thorization of the commissioners. : oor ecs.2.c NAVY OFFIGIALS CAN'T FIND President Wilson issued a proc | lamation creating “Defensive areas” about all harbors and {m-} portant coastal points of the U. 5. within a radius of from two to ten miles which no ship cag penetrate, except at certain timés, and after being fully identified. Officers of the British and) French royal corps were detatled to the war department to assist in the rapid pbuilding of America’s aerial service. TRIO NEAR DEATH IN MOUNTAIN HIKE : of war to dig trenches, thus rellev i (Continued on page 5) FLY OLD GLORY ON AMBULANCES: yeireled by the French infantry hand with Germans. Artillery was throwing a rain of projectiles onto the crests, dominating St. Quentin French seige guns were being tnoved further and further forwari today in anticipation of a duel with the German “Bay Berthas” known tc be fixed on the Hindenburg line. Great palls of smoke hung over St. Quentin today, viable for 15 infleg in the desolation everywhera about French forces advancing from the south on the elty were actuall mazed today to discover on vufiding whieh the Germans had If congress will stand behind the president, to go forward ranidty of aiding In the defeat of Getmen militarism. If he is hindered by congress, the part the United States will play in the war is problematical. solidly he fs re pe In the te French attack fought hand to BY HENRY WOOD United Prem Staff ¢ wiTH THE ARMIES BEFORE ST. QUEN.- TIN, April, 13.—Ne joined with the British offensive, Gen. troops today had p forward to a where the southern pivo' the German retreat was fatally menaced by their blows. The suburbs of St. Quentin were reached the French forces to- i Final capture of St. Quentin and St. Gobain—now certain—must seult in breaking the first point n the Hindenburg line, according d«.|to French stretegirt American Amoulanee corps were usual,” say Clerk | marriage license | orrespondent | | FRENCH | took her away three years ago | and I'm bringing ber back tod 80 John McDonald, who had mai ried his class mate at Queen Anne high school, told her father, W apman, last Thanksgiving day "he young husband disappeared and has not been seen since that day | Judge French granted the wife, | who was Olacile Chapman, before marriage, a divorcee Friday ADVERTISING MANAGER'S DAILY TALK PORTLAND, April 13.—-Daring death, C. EB, Blakney, Chester H Trichel and Dean Van Zandt tried to climb Mount Hood during a blinding snowstorm last Frid: found their way back to Govern- not destroyed, It rose abruptly ment camp only by the use of a com flying the American fiag today [from the surrounding desolation, | pass. The first word of their death St. Gobain, in the center of the|rituated on a Knoll, and was aldefying adventure reached Portland * | upper _Couc was being en-' hunting lodge. today. | everybody rested. S. Romance Ends |, Business as, in Divorce Friday és “Fridays and 138 can't rattle} |love,” he said. “Looks like a good DIVER IN PA day for the knot tyers.” RECRUITING SLOW | WASHINGTON, April 13.—Ru-| but no vessel has seen the submae I | mors of a submarine plying off the | rine.” ‘ poner paitio Coast are persistent, but| Queries as to the Galvoston re- WASHINGTON, April 13.— thus far have no official verifica-/ port that a British ship signalled It would take over six years to | tion, the navy department an-|the sighting of a raider in the SAVING BAR Ss | b raise an army of 1,000,000 if re- | nounced today Yucatan channel, elicited the infor+ GAIN: cruiting were to continue only At the same time it announced mation that “We have had a ru at the rate marking the ten receipt of unofficial reports of a| mor of a raider to the south.’ days following the declaration | German raider in the South At The navy has no confirmation of of war. lantic the sinking of the British steamer In that time 4,355 men were | “The report of a submarine off| Treveal off the Cuban coast, Nor The only failure a man ought to recruited. }the Pacific Coast is persistent,”| had it any information as to fear is failure in cleaving to the Previously the average re- said the department, “and so much | whether Germany had declared a purpose he sees to be best.-George! cruiting had been 235 men a | so that we are on the lookout. The| barred zone around American At day. rumor comes from various poople,! lantic ports. Fliot § best and live are represented. Among therm are Standard Furntiare Co 1. EB. Miller Grote-Rankin Furniture Co Gnteiy# Woodhouse-Grunbaum Furni The Rnodes Woman Reporter Finds Out Why Old Soldiers Do Not Talk of Killing HEARS STORY OF DEATH Yesterday, Adam Beeler, attor ney, 510 White building, told me piece of meat, and I knew that e#oldiers did kilt a story that had come out of the was toasting it on his bayonet people, very often. And yet, it trenches in France. over the campfire, when it some was absolutely impossible for me It had been told him several how slipped off and fell in the | to imagine Uncle Phillip killing | days before, second-hand and fire and was burned up. anybody bare of all detaila—a mere dis ASKS ABOUT KILLING And he jointed fragment out of a great He even told me, when I question battle, told by one who had not pressed for further particulars Sometimes he didn't seem to | himself been there. And yet tt of this tragedy, how, when a | hear it, Sometimes ho suddenly | had #0 stuck in Beeler's mem- comrade laughed Phil, that's thought of something else to tell ory that he could not rid himself a queer way to cook your m me, and | forgot it, And some- | of it hunger ané a halr-trigger temper | times he put me down and told It was told to the man who a figure fanc ne interest came together like powder and | me to run along now told. it to me," said Beeler, “by id an unfailing ree of stor a spark, and there was a fight | wondered whether he didn’t | the man who was in the charge ex in camp that got everybody con- | answer because he had killed | on the German trench, He was me, as | snuggled up | cerned into trouble somebody, or because he hadn't, | a Vancouver man, home on Cur. | his vest buttons about | But there was one But J never knaw—thaen. lough. RRNA artillery they got attacks like that, my fire had friend said the man told him, that the hand-to-hand fighting takes place. k in the days of the civil waMfor instance, and before that, most battles were hand-to-hand; but in this war most of them are at long range. DESCRIBES CHARGE But when they are going to rush & trench, the artillery drops a hail of shots into it first while the men get up as close as they can. Then artillery stops, and then—that's the part IT ean’t get out of my head This man ran for the trench with the rest. The Germans were expecting them because the It's in tion of ripping an envelope, “Then an English bayonet from somewhere beside him struck upward under the chin of the German who had wounded him “Then another German bayo- net slashed his arm— “That's about all my friend told me. I don't even know how the man got aw He did get away, because he is in a hos+ pital now, all sewed tp,” Beeler frowned. Somehow | haven't been able to forget the thing? Neither have 1 And | know now why Uncle Phillip never answered my ques tion. never could get Uncle Phillip to | tell me, and that was whether he bad ever killed anybody the time he lived for three days on a handful of parched of corn, and about the time when he gor hold of @ real BY MABEL ABBOTT Phillip had been to the trench, man rose up in front of Uncle a soldier, When I little photograph in a little case of Uncle Phillip in leaning on a rifle. fought all thru the marched with Sher sea, and been in he jabbed with his right thru the heart-so far thra he couldn't pull the bayonet out again. The Germans were swarming | up like cockroaches out of a | was a girl, we had a leather a uniform, He had civil war, man to the many battles Consequently when he rode iis rough workhorse, pockets full of nuis for me. stopped. As | a Ger | | | never answered that crack. He simply had to. get that bayonet out of—out of what it was sticking in He tugged and tugged Finally but befor bayonet went body from side up the skin Reeler's finger, sciously, T think Uncle Phillip, in from the farm with his was the bayonet came out it eame, a German neross his own to side, tearing on h THE FASTEST GROWING PAPER IN THE NORTHWEST = against quite uncon He made the mo- thing