The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 27, 1917, Page 1

i HELP BAKE BREAD Uncle Sam needs 4,120 mei Sammies. Young men not should go to the army recru up for service n to bake bread for caught In the draft iting office and sign aaa I A Bs ssbs3ssssostatetisesisseta GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION ‘OF “ANY NEWSPAPER IN ‘PACIFIC “NORTHWEST } VOLUME 19 SEATTLE, WASH FRIDAY, JULY WARD RAPA RPA R ADP PDD LDPE POPPED PDEA D The Seattle Star gaenssagaesasnsensaseratsacetcstsssszerzecarsetasestegeeae aa rts tert aes s eae sa 27, 1917 E CENT nve N to win the war? LAST EDITION PAPARARAALLI SL LLL What did you do today to help Forecaster Salisbury id he would furnish fair weather right and Saturday (rttsssstesiossstisttsstistitensscssissssrsssissttscerccssssteciisitesss Losi tolbs 2) STRIKE TO END, SAY OFFICIALS; STRIKERS CHARGE JOBBERY! “NAVY YARD GATE” THROWN OPEN TO STAR'S MOVIES Secretary Daniels Permits Star-Liberty Weekly to Film Bremerton Scenes ECHO ZAHL GOES, TOO By Echo June Zahl Man is a plastic animal Pate an eerie alchemist I visited the navy yard at 2 @rton yesterday And as ! dodged chugging Motives, and tried not to too keenly at the sub chasers (which Were verboten), | ran across some of the men I wi to know at And loco. I say, “used to know.” I know po longer the Beau Prummelis of the who relished walking ‘along “Hello Lane” in their Eng- “Mish suits—I met yesterday in blue — and = shirt, acrabbiag the ime out of their “other” pair of seers. In Fate's crucible at Bremerton a are men from all byways of Pe all of them are from college. ted one of the several camps that themselves over the vast Eddie Shannon, former leading Seattle lightweight, who now is an esaged man In Uncle Sam's navy. Echo Zahi found him in camp at Bremerton, bossing the “spud | gang.” expanse of the yard, | was intro duced to Eddie Shaunon. Eddie F used to be Northw lightweight champion. eddie trade, is a fighter. A month back he decided to quit fighting for him self and begin fighting for Un Sam. And now, he told me, he is “boss of the spud I found him di ef the kitchen detail of paring potatoes dislike his ne along well with men However, he told me but with a twinkle in t eyes: “They call me except ‘Mister We went (Continued on Page 2) or 80 his the work does not He gets in Eddie work to} laintively squinty verything Jacobs, movie ADVERTISING MANAGER'S DAILY TALK _—— Save on Your Saturday ‘Shipaing enttie’® len at to the front ° hargains details are Houth En Central P Bon Mar THE FASTEST GROWING PAPER IN THE NORTHWEST Ww here Was Moses When the Light’ Went Out? Tell Ben | Sa e S WHERE WAS MOSES - 2 WHEN THE LIGHT 22 wenr ovr ¢ t 2 2227? Bal today to answer, } the light we Benny's noodle He's worrted Wher nt out?” He is aching He's trying The question has his goat can't answer Can.you help him? If so, write Barmy Benny, The Star, Seattle.” Balmy Benny know, fs th who furnishes sirrel Food for the cartoons by Gene Ahern, in The Star every day. Toda car toon is on page 10 KERENSKY WILL KILL COWARDS ___AND TRAITORS tng te execute cownrds and sples tn hie routed forces, the kaiser watched his troops push unchecked on the heels of the Rassians. The crown prince made hie seventh terrific assault on French positions lest night, but Paris declares = saccesefal repulse Parts of Londen report soands of bat tle in Belgium. | By United Pres Leased Wire PETROGRAD, July 27—Rus sia restored the death penalty today and prepared a policy of wholesale executions to clear the army of cowards. | “Institution of « 1p jment is necessar declared mier Kerensky The government }faces the alternative of sacrificing |the army to cowards and traitors |The provisional ministry will as jsume full responsibilit the stan” For his deserters, for to down of a refusal shoot the commander grenadier division was removed to ijday by a war office order | Continue to Scurry The rout of disloyal troops con tinued today without hardly a blow struck In defense. The G regiment, which fled from pol 1 Stanisiau, hav their backs on the enem. hurrying further from The way to Cernovitz seer to the fast-pursuing armies Much greater Russian in gravely endemger vigorous Russian and Rumanian troops south in the wooded Car (Continued on page 4) TRACTION CASE IN TACOMA IS DELAYED AGAIN United Press Leased Wire TACOMA, July 27.—After a day which kept the crowded courtroom in suspense until noon, the hearing of the case of the State Public Service Com- mission against the Tacoma Railway & Power Co., and the striking trainmen, was contin ued until 10 a. m. Saturday by Judge Chapman, and it is be lieved certain an outside judge will be called in to hear it The © transferred Judge terday’s court Thursda on an affidavit of prejudice by Frank D. Oakley, attorney for the company. Oakley, while he could not make another charge of preju dice, declared in court today that he had hoped an outside judge would be called in. The local judge called all the attorneys in conference. The conference was delayed by rumors that the strike had been ended During the morning Attorney General Tanner made the statement that the action was pre at the street car com ted a law, and not an public service commit turned nd are front itonic the penetration of the this section will the staunchly line was from based on CLOSING LOCKS Canal locks will be closed August 13, instead of August 1, | as reported yesterday. o—__—_—. was Moses when, Figen of President Wilson's food | will fall during the next "ENGLAND GROWS: WEARY OF WAR AS SLAVS FAIL Germans Will Overrun Russia and Continue War Many Years HAVING EFFECT BY bid u KEENE Fear SUBS LONDON by Censor.)—This Is cheerful essage, which it is believed sary, that America may know July 27.—(Passed not but is neces- a one how Englishmen feel during the closing days of the third year of the war it is a regrettable fact that never since the retreat from Mons has the gloom been thick- er than It Is today in London's Streets, clubs, hom and even some government offices The immediate cause, of course, is Russia's sudden re- versal of form, after a totally unexpected and spectacularly successful offensive. But, sec. ondly, the suspicion preva. lent that there has been no ap- preciable reduction of the sub- marine menace. lly, there ts disappoint America’s slowness | heartedly tnto the war, as) ed by congressional ob! program, the shipping board muss, and so forth. Weary of War Fourthly, there ts the Increased cost of the war and the prospect of higher taxes FPifthly, there is ness of War. One must whole country ing into pessimism. would be equal rude that F a general weart-| that the! plung other stake fer Lioyd istic public correctly reflect the gen-| ilar attitude No Worry on West Front If only the West front were con sidered, there would be no reason for uneasiness. Altho England has so f erected any “wooden| id Marshal Halg—as rmany has done to Hindenburg the British commander holds public suppose irre voc! On the am orge speeches eral p (Continued on page 4) BILL AIMED AT NON-STRIKERS UP TO COUNCIL scheduled tod an prohibiting from was to pee at m emergency ordinance any but competent trainmen ng Seattle street cars was drafted morning the ordinance is to tha which requ jitne ors to skillful. Non en the ages of 21 be permitted to run ca’ wil have to demonstrate ity to the satisfact intendent o this similar Mus Ope and they thetr abil ion of the super utilities. ylicant will have to pass amination, and will is a drug or not be ha cepted if he iquor user of the ordinance will made punishable by a fine of to exceed $100 or 30 days in Jail, or both The ordinance drafted by Corporation Counsel Hugh Cald well, and {t is understood that a majority of the city counell favor] {t, as well as the mayor In orde that it may not work a hardship on the Seattle, Renton & nd the municipal ordinance will give rating 10 da with the law not was railway, the con now to comply RAIN ENRICHES OREGON FARMS By United Prees Leased PORTLAND, July rained ilver dollars in Oregon today dollars for timbermen and farm ers After dry, hot damag te until it teady great weeks of which did to crops and dried the fores they would burn like tinder, rained this morning. And the sky still is overcast with clouds. The | weatherman says more showers 24 hours. Some sections report drenching showers, bor t HOW FORT LEONARD LOOKS FROM OU ITSIDE] "PHONE STRIKE ON COAST SET FOR AUGUST 10“ Unless an arbitration and settlement of differences be tween electrical workers and the Pacific Telephone & Tele graph Co. can be effected be tween now and August 19, the three coast states, Washington, Idaho and Nevada, will be shut off from telephone serv. ice, as a general strike, for that date has already been voted by the Seattle union men Ratification of the which was taken at a ing of electrical worke Temple Thurs¢ pected all over district, a vote having resulted the workers favoring a strike There are electrical work and 00 girl ¢ ators ffected the The & irda ple to perfect The electrical (Continued on page A. J, EARLING Seattle vote. mass 1 in the La is en Const Jul night Pacific noon 0 rs in ttle bs trike situation at meet 8 o'clock at the Tem, their organization workers demand 12) By United Preas Leased Wire NEW YORK, July 27.—Rail road men are speculating today on the significance of action taken by directors of the Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul yesterday when they took steps to relieve President Albert J Earling from many of his du- ties. Rumors have he would resign or any time. A committee consisting of Rockefeller, John D, Ryan ‘Ogden Armour has been assist him in changing bylaws It is expected he will step down the pre ne and assu at the head of a board established current that relieved at been be iG to HAIG REPORTS RAID LONDON, July 27.—-A suecessful raid southeast of Armentieres dur. ing the night was all Field Marshal Haig had to report today, He said there was nothing further of special interest. named to] The \the Puget the import barns are surmounted upper picture shows the Sound Traction, Light & ed strikebreakers hired by closely guarded. Arrow No. d by a searchlight, built on Power Co., top The box affords shelter for the company’s sentries cates a water tower been armored, has within the yards, and which also ts fortified Georgetown car where a majority the company are housed 1 indicates a sheet iron box,| of one of the Arrow No. the elevated railing of which surmounted by barns of of The buildings 2 indi a& searchlight | From these points of Yantage men are continually on watch for signs \of trouble [the water from within or without, Below tower fortress. is shown a closer view of) HEAD OFF THIS PHONE STRIKE! | “4 on the ce Pacific ‘I with then creased | tervention | ALL THI IT NOW HORSI There the telep HONEST tween basis ML Get b threat, STRIK# the EPHONE strike or now girl operators, numbering as wed to walk out on eleph Pelegraph Co ages for mediat a high crime during t effected e for the and not wait till after the time for t Washing h the State Councils of Oregon, Nevada, and the other t. Ne the time to t PHI e ese tw M State ( the he call Ww SE COUN( NO DOL WHY NOT IS STOLEN is a right and orkers Phere ILS WILI BT LOCK THI wro ho results w Right-minded must be telephone company and be found NOW, before pusy, Dr. Suzzallo! a ba the SI the more than the pound of cure Workers a and it i Workers and employers have time of national stress they must get together on terms of | of patriotic Mt oyer with empl uch easier reason threatens! comes emand, pending since January 1, for in | Electrical August 6,000 to 10 to a il strike 1 State Council to t th ek is a wi 10,000 the ettlement liation and ¢ city a basis of De ctually get ense on n and Idaho and Cali w GI ANYHOW! BARN them got to realize that in this | Preston, of the Kir r incil BI in nele WHY BEI to the questio: arbitra rker strike Here is real work for you—the sr cent of grandest work of all, to achieve peace in the face of a war to administer the ounce of prevention which is worth is NOW the P. Sam's acifi Y AFTER NOT DO ORE THE will ement And on! be that » reason than later equality and square dealing, and settle their differences in friendly f. | industrial ashion. strife, |the government. SEATTLE WILL STEP OUT wap BUDGET DOE Seattle is anxious to rid herself of all this and to go about the task of doing her bit for| NOT WANT ANOTHER STRIKE [DENY STORY OF IS 15 BILLION =A SHIP STRIKE WASH America’ amount was officially announced at the treasury The estimates for this stagger ing sum ferent government departments were sen Secretary McAdoo. The great budget includes a request fi of $3,500, allies NOTICE TO STAR SUB- On 1917 liv city 30 e an the ad | | limi per month, 27.— | Following | builders anc tee of made that on August INGTON, July 's war bill for 1918 will to $15,000,000,000, it department today. compiled by the dif- | Barnes t to congress today by A mittee, A. ¥, Dolan and tele ‘or a new authorization 000,000 for loan to the It follow a am consisting of D. P. Miller, A ent to Secretary of a conference a confe employes, ence fla a strike is to be called 1 of ship commit at denial is as had been reported authorities by J to Washington representative Chamber of Commerce. signed c 5 Frankingham, No truth in s J. BE. Commerce strike SCRIBERS after August price of The Star, by carrier within its of Seattle, will ence ter resent thority exists Ist, de the be such A ? | , | { | Barnes that August on new agreement was discussed of c the shipyard: frie Labor und statement most between the employ ithe Metal Trades council.” of the y the Mc com Cli was Wilson stateme int made b. Chamber going on joint confer this mat both sides without aw endly feeling ‘8 and COMPANY the} to} LOSES U.S. COURT FIGHT , | Today’ ry : Car Stri SEE eat @ Manager Bean of Tacx company, announces worki him is altered and ag @ Union officials of Tacon reed to by —_—— ( Str ike Developments yma, subsidiary of traction” ng agreement submitted by seven Tacoma strikers. and Seattle denounce it as jobbery by the company and say it won't end the strike. 1@ Authorized committee of carmen resume peace par Leonard of Seattle Leonard’s office at 2 p. m. @ City council meets at specifying qualifications of +\@ Eleven more slackers ti of strikebreakers when they @ First shots of strike fire no one is hurt. Representatives of shipyards Wilson, denying report that Announcement that the street car strike might end in coma thru his having accepted a working agreement submit- ted last night by a secret com- mittee of Tacoma strikers which he said “claimed to rep- resent the sentiment of the majority of the Tacoma union men.” was made at traction company general offices in the Stuart building Friday tore noon by Louis Bean, general manager of the Tacoma Rail- | way Co. It was promptly denounced by James A. Duncan, chairman of the Seattle strikers’ general committee, as a piece of “rank robbery by which the traction company hopes to cheat the men out of the fruits of their victory.” The agreement provides for arbi- tration at some future time of the question of reinstating the seven | men whose dismissal for joining the union precipitated the strike. The union men in both Tacoma and Se attle held from the first that that matter was not one of arbitration That this new move would complicate the negotiations be- gun by President Leonard with Tacoma and Seattle represent | atives of the strikers Thurs day and scheduled to be con tinued at 2 p. m, Friday, was the prediction of union offi cials. It followed a charge by C. A Reynolds, attorney for the Seattle that the company had faith in its peace ne gotiations by seeking Thursday to enjoin union aniers in Tacoma |from interfering with company em ployes mae grace have shown bad would have shown Mr Leonard's part to ed until after t out come of the peace conferences was |known,” said nolds | Reynolds better wai Re appealed Harold county council e, to get Leonard to delay litigation until the peace conferences were finished, Leonard promised to investigate. Later Preston i Reynolds that Leonard had agreed to hold up lith gation 4 st aoe alge he city council this morning ontioned action the proposed jordinance proyiding for a thoro ex amination of the qualifications i street car motormen and the censing of them, until 2 p, m. The postponement, it is said, was ma o that the passage of the ordinance might not affect the ef forts of the company and the strik rs here to arrive at a peace agree ment ervic Explains Agreement “A new working agreement | which provides for the selection of a grievance committee of employes to negotiate all matters in dispute | The traction. company’s legal fight to keep the city's receivership litigation out of state courts was lost Friday afternoon when Judge Neterer remanded the proceedings back from federal to state court This, according to Corporation Counsel Caldwell, will elimi delay and permit the city to press its case, designed to put traction property in the hands of a receive for operation, thru action of th courts “That agreement is an individual loemete and = individual agree- and Manager strikers for at least! striking Seattle and Tacoma ley with President A. W. Bean of Tacoma, in to act on ordinance employes. p. m. Street car iken from third contingent arrive at Georgtown barns. d at Georgetown barns but unions wire President they will-strike August 1. ents died with slavery in "61," de lared Edward MeMorrow, ofgan- izer of the Amalgamated Street and Electric Railway Employes” association, at 1:30 p.m, when jhe had read the agreement signed {with the traction company by sev- jen Tacoma strikers. | “We will resist power. Already three of the ring+ leaders of the seven employes who signed the agreement in Ta- coma have seen how they were tricked and repudiated it ‘I have instructed union leaders — in Tacoma to gather together the ranks and to fight this agreement to the death If it is the ‘tangible proposition” |that the traction company is to present to the conference commit- tee here at m., it is doomed to failure.” with the manager of the company, has been submitted to me by @ committee of striking employes, who claim to represent the sentt ment of the majority of the em- ployes now on strike,” said Bean, at ll a m. “This agreement pro- vides that the Tacoma union shall not be recognized “I think the agreement was sub- mitted night before last. It was pted by the company last night.” “IT hope it with all our acc it will mean the end of the strike, tho T have no further assurance than that of the commit- tee what the men on strike will do.” Bean refused to say what strikers composed the committee. Bean's Statement Bean issued a formal statement Jat noon. It follows “T am speaking for the Tacoma ilway & Power Company, About a week ago I submitted to the employes who are out on strike proposed working agreement, car- rying with it certain features rela- tive to rates of pay, hours, ete. | Night before last a committee of seven, claiming to represent at least a majority of the men, all of | whom are out of the services of the company in connection with the present difficulty, presented a re |vised working agreement, which agreement is presented herewith in “While the and ete,, great advance in Peg change in hours of pe ork, will, T feel, work a se- rious hardship on the company, we have agreed to accept it in full, {with the distinct understanding 1. { that we will not under any circum: | stances recognize the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes of America, or any union affiliated therewith. | “We have for some time past, on the Puget Sound Electric Railwa; jrunning between Seattle and Ta- !coma, of which I am manager, had ‘a similar working agreement with jour employes, and it is my under standing t the Everett company a similar agreement, and that is also the in Belling- case committee that Manager Bean claims submitted an agree ment to him in Tacoma were round: ed up and taken to the Tacoma Commercial Club last night and the proposition was there submit ted by Bean himself,” said Duncan toda It is a company scheme of jobbery to cheat the strikers out of their vietory, and will not be approved by the union men new on sgrike tNO committee except the one (Continued on page 12)