The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 31, 1917, Page 1

= iTURN TO PAGE 6) Read the weekly review of opinion at home and abroad of what the world is thinking about ANY of our sons, our brothers, our sweethearts, our friends—members of the Seattle units of Uncle Sam’s army—are in training camps, getting ready to go to France. Others, now mobilized at their armories, are soon to leave to begin the intensive work which is to prepare them for the trenches. And, in a few more days, the greatest army of all—the army of select service—is to answer the nation’s call. We see the boy who lives next door come home in his khaki for the last time to kiss mother goodbye. We see her smile bravely, thru her tears, as he goes. We feel the tingle of his firm handclasp as we wish him Godspeed. <A _ red- blooded American boy, full of hope, patriotic to the core, going out to lay down his life, if need be, for humanity and country! What awaits him out there? Isn't it about tim:e that we in Seattle begin to ask a few questions about how our coun- try 1s going to treat these boys of ours? The status of the enlisted man, under the present scheme of things, is considered by many American officers as considerably lower than the - angels—quite considerable. Our army today is the most caste-ridden, least democratic, most conventionalized army outside the German empire. The standing of the enlisted man is ntl, absolutely. The uniform of the private— and he has to wear it on and off duty—is a warning sign that automatically raises a barrier whenever he attempts to seek the pleasures, the resorts, the companionships, he enjoyed as a civilian. A private in our democratic army has no social standing; his officers off duty are in an- “ALLIES SWEEP FORWARD IN SUDDEN DRIVE The Star gives you, in a nutshell, the gist Watch for it —— en VOLUME 19 other world; a world he cannot enter. This all came during the years when our. army was re- cruited from “the lower strata,” when the private received $13 a month; when the officer was a distinct class, a West Point man, with all the snobbish tra- ditions of the British service intensified. But tomorrow there are go- ing to be a million men in the army. Tens of thousands of them will be as well equipped mentally and have as good ed- ucations as any officer of the line or staff, and the caste sys- tem will not go with these men. The American army must be made democratic The American soldier must be raised to the point where his uniform com- TUESDAY, JULY 31 mands respect instead of contempt. The caste system, the social snob- bery, all the old autocratic ideas must go, and go without impairing at all the efficiency, discipline or “pep” of the rank and file, On duty, in gar n the field, nywhere in the line of duty, there must be in plicit obedience, discipline, the autos racy of rank. We can't hold a regi ment referendur determine whether or not a ch arge is to be made, nor can we have a company caucus on in the trench the desirability of obeying the captain Officers have the job of leading, direct ng, commanding; and unquestioning obedience alone can make an army out of the formless mob that will soon be thronging the cantonments But tl bright young chaps of position, who have been financed thru the officers’ training camps, are not going to continue the social caste system of yore, for that way lies re lution How then raise the private? PAY HIM THREE DOLLARS A DAY! Our social lines in this country are entirely determined by what a man’s HEAT DEALS DEATH: Middle By United Preas Leased Wire CHICAGO, July 21.--Four dead 106 and 50 overcome was Chicago's toll wy United Press Leased Wire from for the last 24 LINCOL’ hours reury continued May come thunder showers and a lowering in 1; temperatw » due for the north rai, comes this — aelheia damage will have ‘ ve 4 RENO, Nev., ny ened Wire NOTICE TO STAR SUB. | PITT Pa, July 31% SCRIBERS | Fresh | e some relief to On and after swelteri deaths charged to the humid weath er yesterday were corded. A high mary of 92 Was forecast for today, é West Suffers From m. today it was © higher th » official kiosk which had been 99 or 100 Is ex Possible relief rrow, when local >TTSBURGERS DIE Pittsburg today, as five officially re} Torrid IN NEBRASKA eb., the temperature reaching 106 in the yesterday weather promised 1e highest this with an abatement of the hot wind preceding three days Corn in Nebraska is not serious damaged experts declare, | 1917, the price of The Star, de- livered by carrier within the city Mmits of Seattle, will be 20e per month, Wave |. 1917 The Seattle Star. \ GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY NEWSPAPER ‘IN, ‘PACIFIC NORTHWEST | nlisted Man $3 a Day ‘Good Bye, Mother!”’ income i The $13-a-month soldier was con- sidered by many officers a cre be tween a tramp and a valet, but a $90- a-month soldier is something quite dif ferent he pre of war today call for the highest type of craftsmanship Soldiers are skilled men today, and their work, in justice, should be recom pensed as any other similar job Give the private $3 thru, and when he g leave, he is a man; he has a standing Could we afford We would save money by to town The $3-a-day soldier needs no pension. He can carry his own life insurance. His famil# at home does not become a public charge. When he leaves the service he has enough money to estab- lish himself in business. Do not pay the men all their wage each month. Keep half their pay until the end of their enlistment, or until they are disabled or killed. Put this money out at interest, com- pound the interest, keep this as a*teust fund for the soldiers,-or their heirs, or their depend- ents. At one bound you solve all these problems of pension scandals, of insurance, of disa- bility benefits, of dependent families. You end the caste system forever. You make this army a real democratic army and you at- tract to the colors the type of men you need. It is not just to draft a skilled mechanic and force him to the front for a dollar a day wage, but if you give him $3 a day, andallthe rest that he now gets, you give him better than the average job at home. This plan appears the only one that will solve the fundamental problems we must face in this new army of ours, and the sooner it is adopted the better the outlook will be for the will- ing, eager, efficient service of these drafted millions. wrrnnne! ONE CENT “Y"tywirene cat! _ LATEST CURVES IN FISH TALES — —_____—¥ ¢| WAR SITUATION TODAY THAT Poor FISH OVER THERE $ BI Is He DRUNK & July 31.—-With cooler arrived today, blowing for the and if week very little resulted. Ne (Continued on page 10) August Ist, | | of the Indians. bridges which cross it. At 33 diff WHAT'S THE NO, HE'S THE ONLY MATTER With FA ricy THAT EVER CAME THROUGH THE ? {HUMBOLDT RIVER Never Been |, RIGHT Spc. July 31.—There are so many curves in the Humboidt river of Nevada that Southern Pacific railroad of ficiale claim the fish become dazed and fall easy prey to nets The river, while only eight milea long, is so crooked that the railway has been obliged to spend $654,000 for the 28 t points the river flows within 150 feet of itself, the current moving in opposite directions at these points. init | ‘Tremendous artillery preparatio AND He's the top at 4:20 «. m., and is still in progress. | Russian troops, under Korniloff, too, are reported to have again taken the initiative, and opposing the Austro- advance. or fighting is reported from n fronts. wis are being received from the Macedonian or Eastern theatres. BY ED L. KEENE ited Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, July 31.— | England and France sig- | nalled the beginning of | the fourth year of the war | today with a joint of- fensive on two fronts that | swept forward in full suc- cess to first objectives. In Flanders, beyond | British and French Again Strike on West! Front, Capturing Objectives and Men. Messines - Wytschaete ridge, the British, assisted by French troops on their left, brought to a climax the vast artillery prepara- tion of the past week by a concerted mass attack. On the Chemin Des Dames occurred a sudden offensive in the Chvregny sector, which smashed ahead to German positions on a front of more than a mile. Field Marshal Haig's first sen. tence of the daily report today declared succinctly: “Fighting has started in Flan- ders.” His men struck “over a wide front” north of the river Lys, In Belgium, “The jallies captured their (Continued on page 10) LEONARD GRANTS RECOGNITION AND ARBITRATION: Victory for striking carmen in Seattle and Tacoma seemed assured at 2 p. m. Tuesday, when a conference jbetween President A. W. Leonard of the traction com- |pany and the general strike committee ended in the drafting of a plan of settlement, which if signed by 4 Leonard, will be submitted to a vote of striking carmen > here and in Tacoma tonight. The agreement to end the strike has been drawn, | signed by the strike committee and submitted for in- spection to the company. The strike moved swiftly to a climax when Charles A. Reynolds, former president of the state public service’ commission and voluntary attorney for the strikers, sug=y ceeded in getting President A. W. Leonard to meet the” general strike committee in his offices in the Hoge build- ing in the forenoon before the time set for a meeting-at the New Washington hotel, between Dr. Suzzallo, chair. man of the State Council of Defense; James A. Duncan, secretary of the Labor council; and H. G. Bradlee of Boston, Stone & Webster's personal representative. + | Cars can’t run before Wednesday morning, when lit now seems probable they will be taken out by. thelee lold crews, which put them up two weeks ago todey All other matters in dispute | Were settled or a means of arbi- |ROBBERS GET | ; on or Joss of seniority. | The settlement includes the Ta- |coma situation as well as the local |, Dr. Suzzallo is to be the third ar- bitrator, and all union men are to President Leonard, on behalf of th |company, and James A. Duncan, J.| SPOKANE, July 81 members of the general committee, | $7,990 short a representing all organized em: | tne robbers’ excemed AS ta tion, Light & Power Co. |ately for Medical Lake by The plan of settlement included) bile and are on the trail of All strikers to return to work were received here. without prejudice or loss of SS ee Cucwione tr wee. vcore ANARCHISTS TR and working conditions to be of the Seattle ‘al Labor ie council, to represent strikers. | y Cc. L. Franklin, of Portland, | Or. Suzzallo, chairman of the ve Ge ae state council of defense, to be TOKIO, July 31.—An attempt Question of whether the trac- & tion company is to grant a prides dee This means a complete vic- tory for the strikers, as they | eat "4 issue, except their right to or- ——— oe ganize, to such arbitration be- weeks ago. Reynold Reports Progress | trating them decided upon | strike. The agreement was signed by ~WEDICAL ; Morgenthaler, and A. A. Whitely,|jcal Lake bank was roubea? ployes of the Puget Sound Trac | deputy sheriffs left here fi the following points robbers. No details of the ho senority. arbitrated by board of three = ‘TO WRECK TRA } James A. Duncan, secretary | to represent the company. BY RALPH H. TURNER the third arbitrator. to weak or Uk closed shop, stil! unsettied. was riding, offered to submit every point at fore they went on strike, two * Balmy Benny Still | “We are in conference with Moses and the Light resident Leonard, have made — Did you ever ask friends how ress and expect to reach aj complete agreement on a plan of! cure a cold? Remember how settling the car strike before We! one offered a different remedy? adjourn,” said Reynolds at noon. | ang you were puzzled then more | Reynolds is attorney for the|than ever? Then you can sym jstriking carmen. As former chair: tnize with Balmy Benny, of cai man of the state public sery ame, He dién't know where Moses commission, Reynolds has had| was when the light went out. He large experience in public service | asked Star readers, You can seal corporation negotiations and fot| come of their answers on page 5 that reason his volunteered serv-| and in the “Squirrel Food” cartogll ices were gladly accepted by the | on page 8. And Benny is more aie striking carmen when the walkout occurred tWo weeks ago today It was Reynolds who first an-| nounced that negotiations for a} meeting. between company officials | ADVERTISING MANAGER'S and authorized representatives of | * the strikers had been elie nie? He made it’ late Monday in Judge Dykeman’s court in urging that the | |city's recelvership case be delay |pending the Bradlee-Duncan-Suz vallo meeting, need for which now |seems to have passed | plexed than ever now It Pays to do business with the merchant who advertises,’ You will find him pros That Leonard finally went to | Reynolds’ office to meet the strik gressive and up-to-date ers’ committee is the very strong. his stocks are th? jest sort of reason for believing freshest his selectior| that the strike is as good as over, the Best junion men say ie be Dr. Suzzallo was optimistic early | Tuesday, and said that he had| (Continued on page 10) He wants your trade bar enough to ask for it. H will take special care te give you such good ser; vice that you will become\ J Woman May Yet See Long-Lost Husband | a permanent customer, ~ HOI ND, Mich., July 31.—T! 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