The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 16, 1917, Page 1

8. FLOTILLA JOINS THE ALLIES IT’S IN THE STAR The Star i itis Important or interesting, that’s where you'll tind It, no matter where it happened, for the United Press leased wire brings the NEWS of the world to The Star every week day. Like The Star, the United Press is full of energy and free to live for its read ers. Juet tell them you saw it In (Bie ont 19 SEATTLE, WASH, WEDNES {THE ONL ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS SDAY, MAY 16, 1917 4 Volunteers are needed to help reg- ister Seattie’s young men for select service. Registration plac: too, must be found. Call William Gaines, nv IN ONE CENT ne Ry wine TTLY NIG GHT EDITION Main 6000, Weather forecas Generally fair tonight and Thurs. day; light frost tonight; warmer Thursday Wanted: Seattle Women in War on Waste nlist Today! “Save Two hundred American cities are resound- a Yng today to the call for an army of housewives} to war on waste. Food and Win War in Home!” 200 learned by t eriet leakage This war, will experts on economics point out, be won in the kitchen rities Thrill to the Call “I hereby enlist in The Woman's Army Against Waste, and for the duration of the war I pledge myself to make the conservation of food my special duty and service“to my country.” HOW TO ENLIST Ten million women are being asked to vol- unteer for economy service in the kitchen, that America may defeat Germany. “SAVE FOOD” is the rallying ery of an army of housewives, who are being marshaled today by civic organizations and from coast to coast. Sign the coupon below and mail it to the Waste Editor of The Star ee The Woman's Army Against Taste costly than nation’s food, be the allies. Military mistakes will mistakes in conservation of of which must feed our no more so much newspapers tp Organization of the Seattle regiment will be started by ke The Star, and, we believe, will find instant response and operation from Seattle men and women co | HEREBY ENLIST IN THE WOMANS ARMY AGAINST MI YO IN THI \RMY MOST DEFINITI THAT HAS YET ICA POWARD RICA HAS UNDI AND \MPAIGN ENLIST WOMAN'S h, t u will ( WASTE. AND FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR | PLEOGE MYSELF TO MAKE THE CONSERVATION OF FOOD MY SPECIAL DUTY AND SERVICE TO MY COUNTRY. rH RTAKI 'NO SHORTAGE IN GRAIN, HEAD OF PIT DECLARES CHICAGO, May 16—The re Striction in wheat gambling may continue until the entire July crop is marketed. This was intimated today by Jos. P Griffin, president of the board of trade The action of agents of the tix largest grain exchanges of the country, in conference here yesterday, in setting a maxi mum price for July and Sep- tember wheat “until further no- tice” was accepted by the big dealers and millers as having “killed the speculators and dealt hysteria a death blow.” Restrictions on May corn ‘ADMIRAL SIMS IS COMMANDING FLEET AT FRONT LONDON, May Amercian destroyer flotilla now “at the front,” somewhere in European waters, the British admiralty announced today “A United States destroyer flotilla has arrived, to co-oper ate with our naval fore " the admiralty statement declared “Rear Admiral Sims, U. 8. N., will command all naval forces in European waters.” SDAPO>)—Fhe American destroyers and|rived at Queenstown Jralty statement contin Rear Admiral Sims \a touch with the chief-of-etaff The se « the United 2 P ' Is are rendering the 5 of the greatest ed gates alor ; and afternoon Miliukoff Quits Post in Cabine BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD PETROGRAD, May ister, resigned his post today. of the duma ministry within the last three days, one being that of Minister of War Gutchkoff, Miliukoff has been under heavy fire from the soldiers and workmen's council ever since he announced that the provis- ional government had approved existing treaties and compacts entered into by the czar’s regime. M. Tertschensks, formerly minister of finance, was named in Miliukoff’s place as foreign minister. A. F. Kerensky, now minister of justice, was appointed minister of war to succeed Gutchkoff. Miliukoff’s resignation came after the government decided to reject the terms under which the soldiers and workmen's council proffered coalition in a new government. The council's insistence on certain matters of foreign pol- icy was the demand which the duma leaders refused to ap- prove. The provisional heads held the government could not make the renunciation of prin- Shipyards’ Night Work Aiding U.S. The se { Mine Mabel Ab midnight ‘tofiérs appears 16. An is time where up gr Press Staff Correspondent 16.—Paul N. Miliukoff, foreign min- His is the second retirement the previous By Mabel Abbott I had seen them often, hundreds of 3 o'elock southbound. cars; -big-muscled colorless working clothes, swingir — . pockets t afternoon so busy that neneee We have the finest climate in the countess; deciicialts a for the summer taprist ¢ It never gets too hot wants here. Wehave plenty of rtunities fos the fisher, ted the hunter, the autoist. We have Mt. Rainier for sight- seers and the Snoqualmie and Spokane falls, and our lakes, and a whole lot of natural scenery. In short, when the East swelters in heat—when it is dry and Ghd Gite ala Ware extbnded sultry in California—the joy of life is right here in the indefinitely Northwest. SO, WHY NOT LET THE PEOPLE OF In a THE EAST KNOW IT? They go to Southern Califor- referre declaring nia as a winter resort. Why not make our state the trading principal summer resort of the nation? When it’s 100 NO Patines ‘th Grain in the shade in Chicago, and human beings are dying problem bab been’ slped of the heat, why not take a whole page advertisement found,” he said. in Chicago newspapers on that psychological day to tell is not any famine in any every man, woman and child capable of reading that have enough wh and it's only 65 degrees in Seattle, Tacoma, etc. Similarly, (Continued on page 8) the idea could be carried out in New York, in Cleve- | bs 5 land, and elsewhere Ladies’ Musical Club ciples announced on April 9, | which was practically made to be ' he Star | May Invest $2,000 in | necessary by full acceptance of th i's terms. American War Bonds, {°° eer!" The The board of trustees of the | @#8!n Ladies’ Musical club has unan =a imously decided to recommend | hal the investment of $2,000 of the | °O"' club's current funds in govern. | Ceptanice ment war bonds. alition force to resto’ They will submit their action | 9! order at the next regular meeting of Wanted to Oust Miliukoff the club's active members for | The terms of the council's accept ratifleation. ance not made public, except “We think many women’s or it was hinted that they had d nd ganizations will take similar /ed Paul N. Miliukoff, ministe action without being asked,” f must not appear said Mrs. M. A. Gottstein today STREET FIGHTING MARKS S. A. STRIKE From the government's of the proposal today r went much BUENOS AIRES, May Wide. spread street fighting between large forces of police and strikers, mere demand for Miliukoff's head and possibly insisted upon formal re- in which many were killed was re. ported Montevideo, Uruguay, nunciation by the new coalition gov ernment of certain agreements with today, a t result of a general strike of 5,000 employes of Ame the allies. Packing houses there them, tumbling of men i be g with the tongu paper the vice States allies are like a de deer | Prince Lyoff, president of the coun- cil, The statement declared Russia did not seek “to humiliate or subju- gate,” but did not specifically re- nounce claims to indemnit 5 The soldiers and workmen's coun cil has heretofere strongly demand- ed a policy of “no annexation and. no indemnities,” and it is pres ably this rock of indemnities which the two forces in the Russian: situation have now split. GAG, BIND AND BURN BOY WHO'S TIED TO TREE Bound to a tree, gagged and left with a fire burning at his feet was the fate of littie Floyd Raymer, 10, near his home, at 626 36th ave., Saturday. He worked one hand loose, managed to reach an old knife in his pocket and cut himself free before the flames had done him permanent injury. The older boys, he said, planned nd executed the torture to punish him They rubbed nettles over his while the cords cut the boy's Ss, to complete the ordeal, Aft- er starting the fire they ran away, Floyd is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Milton R, Raymer The little fellow reached home Fight Internal Anarchy ently not much frightened, The government further insisted! His mother wanted to know if the council was told that it was) he was hurt. Floyd gulped once or ne ary to confirm the unity of all | twice and said: “I swallowed a lot forces on allied fronts, and to wage| of smoke CHICAGO, May 16 sh wheat/an energetic struggle st inter-| He took the whole affair good sold on the Chicago Board of Trade | nal anarchy naturedly, and said his assailants today at $2 cents under Sat-| duma ministry's ref were Boy Scouts urday’s record price of $3.43. Deal- concurred in by the duma « ers said the drop was caused by tee, it was later announc farmers thruout the ntry “loos-! The principles enunc ening up” on their holdings in an | April 9 were in the form of effort to ‘sell at the maximum mation tothe action as martial 1a n grain can wa for Ap man Americ ers and | their agal of men f nat Ge pede for The thing They are the shipyards we at MOTHERS SHOW SPIRIT OF '61 me fe decision leaves the situation It oame after Petrograd had on of the for ac 8 offer of co government ngth eng $45,000. wide elements open fil in s had with people g) BY A STAR REPORTER The brave little women att arkness}| 1 with the and bent cre pleasure wds of ever a ing; but through the d er have always read about them, seen pictures of them with shining eyes and proud smiles on their lips, hiding hearts that hurt, as their sons and fathers and husbands shouldered muskets and marched away. And | remember the women of ‘98. They were the same They stood on the platforms and waved handkerchiefs bravely as the troop trains pulled out, carry a) ing their loved ones away ‘x And they did not tell how wet WA with tears those same hand RIES kerchiefs were when the last POR, Ht \ AND ALL THE REST PHI cars were out of sight down the EXPENSES” FOR OREGON AND BRITISH CO track, in the letters they sent to the boys in Cuba or the t Philippines. They prayed for LUMBIA AS WELL AS WASHINGTON—UNLES the war to end, and gladly gave SECRETARY OF STATE HOWELL STOPS IT their men folk to the cause x 1 had always felt the women of But Howell isn’t that kind they livery two year late, H 1917 ould would dedicate ons with the $25,000 to spend on advertis m bravery that glistened in of their mother hers’ mothers wwell 5 WITH NOTED ENTIRI ANY WAY J. M ATE, WANTED. pu rider” on the bill, pent ON ADVER grabber In British a, $22 was i ypriated on condition that it »NI ARI PHI Mabel Abbott aterways at andy | SOMI LEGI ro KA WHICH OUR AMOUD HOWELI In Ore spaces ipyard roared 4 There William Dt pe which o get into a shipyard either day or night. | Three Big Freighters WILSON HARKENS 1 TO Beoring on Ways SUFFRAGE’S PLEA High . ' ease aid silent ; WASHINGTON, May 16 Wilson has written ¢ Below, in the din of the ficiency, of the ways, « ttees work of three pany ilding And where » men The rn nonstrous clothes ; 2 top roller were in slature rec mely, tl 5,000 must ING station } their me there is no use trying nd 4 and council spent in Ca HI PAY BLL OTHER ¢ YOU HINGTON OF A WILL BI PHA WILT ALLED Pt ANT STATI PHI ITY DIREC LERK HIRE, “OVERHEAD Ok SAI overhead the traveling 16 id forth own ef. | 4 hines. On Ff their net the Presi The duma’s rejection declared it was impossible to expect Russia to renounce the principles enunciated April 9. SO worked the ywing i ma nside the house committee on SI from ‘egg | comm urging appointment of oO} were a special commit m woman suf frame | Woman fought for ¢ big steel! fre the com is b can WHEAT TAKES CROP workers have the suffrage ears for ment of such a bod President Wilson's at the inatig Carrie Chapman Ca Helen B. Gardner The president said he heartily approved of mn and tittle tt “oll be & ver) move| Tuesday afternoon T proved | of public policy afternoon I sat at the tele How Much Can (Continued on page 5) — om edulis teers We're Wonders, We Americans! See What Mex. Editor Says — by Medal by Poor Man ] parks appoint:| d any of it adverti had something ing the state. Have did any good extended to arettton ot Mra not be different ere and Mr their and r isal was it (Continued on page 5) 80, 62 — ne er seen where it The Pacific Coast Coal Co. of Se ed on/attle purchased the yard and busi- a procla-'ness of the Wenatchee Fuel Co. uesday brilliance the idea DVERTISING MANAGER'S DAILY TALK ing ich a ¢ ttee wise (Continued on page 10) rea St rybody t to cheat the bartenders C, MeCoy, liq scted a medal laid the counter ihe customer made off freshly lasued permit, the » had tendered and the 75 MeCoy had produced as treet cars stoffices, the banks, temples and theatres, Falls—the builders of Chicago and Philadel- schools, captors of Niagara improvisors of New York Kerlin and Paris. immigration, production, hotels, hospitals, and all, are beyond po! Americans are Brooklyn bridge—the phia, rival Lond Their population wealth, univer the the Atlantic This vast received by this step has scondant enthusiasm whie (save here and there a d sums authorized by con conference in Washington with high rep: resentatives of the entente-all these facts lead us believe that the American attitude in this conflict will not be only that of a defensive, but in all probability will become an intense aggressive. When the American people, with enthusiasm, undertake a there is no on rth who can equal them in push, rapidity invention and sa tory results Translated by J. T. Neville * oe belligerents | railroads faste the program; the with been the masses Without echo); the president's commands that one voic for for the an Figaro, he wituatte this interpretath on ing Mexico thal n of enormou res oO je of real impor consumption, exchange, proportion of the to ities known and usual oe . He has only to make up his mind, and with and labor he ean secure a means for all his ends, thing is for him to truly wish something, A few had doubts about this. We only believed in the financial help of the United States toward the entente, But it seems our cousins want fire, and, with the quickness that characteriz them, will be- com rdent warriors, ARTICLE cheme, Such i Yankee. fruitful the his imagination The ago we behind, It MEXICAN ‘FIGARO’S’ appropriate ' WRITTEN BY DR. MANUEL FLORES al he left tasteful and It's hell to be 5 The me t h yeara the important inaeript CALL OFF DANCES hold no up its ion days longer or more in number accomplished al an construct The building of most 28 fast as peel of a locom “Their steamers are sea birds, skimming the roughest waves; “Since they have decided to fight (they will not only make believe their buildings touch the clouds; the floors are counted by the dozen, they do, but actually do it), we will not be surprised in the least if and before the last is completed the building is thoroly furnished and tomorrow they tell us they have bridged the Atlantic and crossed it. We will believe it without hesitation, In fact, we will believe anything Wonderful they tell us they have done.” No nation than the An It United State taking their part as all since The nation give entente; it want the wateh marine and fori The American army | It only a home the ity oon are can roads 4 the with with being only banker foodst creator of a ign of being content 1 no men's band will ex and » Montana ume! thing as i nd arms nan of the ea and the great mer chant dable nay FASTEST GROWING PAPER IN THE NORTHWEST there's no money fire laddies i beyond our expecta at auxiliary beyond! increased far but ag occupied Phetr , eing : he ; Beet , letens shops and factories are reproductions of Babylon, with