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WKHATHER: Hain tonight and Tr The Greatest Daily Circulation of Any Paper in the Pacific Northwest brisk southe “_ ‘@. TheSeattleStar _ sti OCR. UBE 19. UnvHaS ARERs “XusOcTATiOws SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12, 1917. PRICE ONE CENT Evgannere ttle Near in New Russia EVOLUTION! Gen. Crowder Advises Appeal Board to Open Doors THE EDITOR HAS AN ARGUMENT And With a Reporter, Too; Bot Reperter Admits He Was Wrong By Matt O’Connor “A QUARTER'’S worth MARTIAL LAW IS COVERING NATION Gn ee Ms “ Advancing Rebels Only 20° eum vee | Miles From Petrograd; rect in Seat Seattle Board Ignores Wish vm | Korniloff Planning to Sur-_ of Authorities at Wash-) “ii soa, siinine | round Capital. he cards which mean life ington: Stick to Present) <s* os | oe eee Policy ite | PETROGRAD, ‘Sept. i2.—The _pro= sees \visional government has proclaimed a gen- DRAFT BOARD SECRECY WORKS crt. @ral state of martial law. : ns Vice Premier Nekrasoff announced that INJUSTICE TO PARK WILLIS, JR. The evil resuite of the se the physician at Bremerton of made by The Star dace. however, com (ll generals on all fronts except the south- crecy which enshrouds the de- fering to pasp him in spite of Nberations of the draft board bis weak heart, becau this tend that this policy of western have pledged full allegiance and secrecy is likely to engen- |loyalty to the government. are again apparent in the cai branch of the service is less of Park Weed Willis, jr, son of rigorous than army life. So he der distrust and suspicion ; = lla The exception is Gen. Denikine, named @ prominent Seattle physician, entered the navy, and is now concerning the fairness of This case was cited by The serving his country there ACTION UP TO LISTER ness which sent him back to the base hospital, aad finally home to Vancouver. Thru it all, he said to m there was just one thing to will make one of them happy for a week.” The editor eyed me sternly as he said it, as tho expecting ® donation from me for the “Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund” he ts raising. And I, in turn, looked at him with compassion “Raving again,” I thought. “Happy for a week,” he re Peated. He has acted that way fre- quently of late. Whenever any one comes into the office, he waves his arms and shouts about the tobacco fund and makes rash statements. And I, being a conservative person, and usually calm, re gard him with pity. On this particular occasion, as he eyed me, I took thé lib- erty of remonstrating gently. “Oh, I say, isn’t that a bit comfort a Tobacco! “On black nights in the rn you can't man. trenches, w a foot in front of you, there is nothing like a chxaret for com pany,” he told me, “Down the line, when the firing’s heavy, every man of th will have his smoke.” “And pipes?” | sumposted “At the front, you're six days in and six days out,” he said t, a good “For the six days ny pipe. For the six days in, a box of cigarets, That's happt ness in the trenches. “There's nothing can sooth a man like a amoke. In the end less, agonizing roar, when you think you'll go mad with the 4 ee © the select service law. officially with Korniloff as a traitor to the strong?” I said. “Only a quar- noise, you no idea what a bt Aion ter a week, you know." of tobace wilt do for you Mar in connection with a But when he was called in the " new democracy. He became violent at that it matees you fopmet mand that the board do fi draft, Or. Edgar Lee, examining RO Vv Ost MAR Rpt ncengpdd nerf thane rOnce, in the heapital where business in the epen. district physician, DID pass SHAL GENERAL Announcement was also made that pro-— From the available reports it him. Later, at the instigation appeared that young Willis, of young Willis’ father, and of after having been drafted, em several other physicians, who feted for submarine chase had knowledge of his condition, I was, they were out of mop phia. One peor fellow had te have kis arm cut off. The nurses told him these #as no brandishing his arms. “Talk to one of ‘em. Talk to a re- turned man. He'll tell you And then come back and write CROWDER at Washing. |Visional government forces are now in pos- ton has advised the board session of Pskoff, originally Roma ‘art tt the secreey. headquarters, and from which city he star si it.” anesthetic. Ho said service, and was passed by the Lee re-examined him, and this That's ney wey 1 ; ee fox. And they © revy's examining physician time pronounced him physically weak at GO—ac “ the on. while he Dut that later he waa called in the unfit. Willis had by this time em. The \aw allows |OM his rebellious march toward Petro 7 eee ene bs a % Graft d by the | 1 dh been certified into the army, 1 i a A h | 1 d man.” away at a cigmet. Thot bnop raft, passed by the local dis ° A in | boards to ex He is Lieut. J. 8. Daggett. pens dozens ef times trict. board’s physician, and however, and the only manner blew theit ew Clacretian s the capital was place under m formerly of the Canadian over “Would a quarter's worth then, appealing to the appeal in which he could be released particular matter law early i in the week, is is assumed the gov- board for exemption because of was thru action by the appeal make a mam happy fr a a bad heart, was discharged board. The appeal board re seas expeditionary force, at week?” I aked, méindixl ef thre Gen. Crowder says |ernment’s latest decree is intended to apply that YOU, G Present attached to the Seattle from draft liabilit leased him, basing its decision 1 h hi fl British recruiting office, at editor naps gp ieee g : t NER the Becond poaegpee Selene at : ’Man,” he aah, “I've seem the It now develops that young upon a statement filed by Dr, to ORDER the |CMCBY to Moscow, ae and similar centers. wi had tried three tim u reversing his first decision, prior to the draft drawing to and upon statements of other enlist for service—at Baltimore, eminent doctors concerning the May 2, In'the marines: at Wash young man’s condition ings 8, In the The fact that the appeal navy, and at Philadelphia, July beard, however, chooses to do 20, for the secend officers’ its work behind closed doors, serve camp at the Pre prevented the full facts upon Upem cash of these occ which the Willis judgment was toe was turned down by rendered from beaoming pub physicians wecawee of his heart. lic Believing that he would not From the facts, as they now be accepted physically under sppear, young Willis is deserv- the draft, he arranged to enter ing of the highest praise as a lemarine chaser, patriotic American time when & quacter's werth would mace a dun om bappy fer a werk its policy BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD ye : Selo, where the czar for fant apent fe, SURE let newspaper most of his th in his su men in at sessions to |palace, may ‘be the scene of the represent the general pub first big clash between Gen. Kornt hi Thus, the sessions loff’s rebels and the provisional i ‘ * us goverfment troaps. A not really secret nd Word received here today said yet all possibl hjection the revolting forces were advanc : that} rings would | {ng rapidly point—20 Q miles from the city nd that al All danger of a shipyards clash was momentarily expected| strike here passed Wednesday there. | when the Seattle Metal Trades Press reports received here to-| councit ratifi Gen. Klembovsky, the cll ratified the. seenam day asserte newly named commander-in-chief of !t8 delegates in Washington in He entered the service early fn 1915, and was among the first troops that went overseas from Vancouver. And he went thra all the agony of the slow advance at the battle of the Somme—thru the shell fire, barrage, the end- less noise and the endless mud, the flase of rockets, bringing mes wave my ara, I white glimpses of torn trenches, ileus. J. S. Dayge@®, of the Camm shout la the offi And when and, worst of all, poisem Games dian overseas army, now In char le come tm, I eye thous —he knew them ‘ail of the British recruiting sbatio rnly and may He has never yet emthpely Seattle, who tells how precious to- A quarter's wart’ will male recovered from the gas sick- bacco Is to soldiers at tie fromh ome Sammy happy far a week.” ‘Phe editer wor refit mm { Se Po a curleas thiag baw lew Now amd these 1 fia behaving stramgely. I delay board ._. . . I must Prevest Marshal General . marshal general's office and tnti-| W war ‘ | | Cremadrar, ret a ger mated ve . ~ ald ~ sug pees + Russia's armies, has joined Kornil-| accepting the government's of- | ame with Sen r nee Pow be received ister ® board would sr thly if we're off in his revolt No confirmation CENTS & PAGE Rex | dexter, Wesnemiay advised the continue {ts policy of ex i ea tes was obtainable here. lt was ate} ow oter eo; sn OLYMPIA, | eetera «Washington District (evn newspapermen from its h A is hate Figy wheal derstood, however, that Kiembov iked by the men from August y > | pgpoad Beard, which sits in Be ings nd we can’t keep our (oes. formal institution into his| 1 to January 1. This virtually is a news ‘octor atte, te open its sessions te This pr fight,” de. war machinery running had been held up. | Is a complete concession to de- public and) smoothly unless the peo- ss of Korniloff's advanced| ands of 14,000 shipyard work: the public, according to tele clared F r ho interest ed at one point 26; ef of Seattle, for which they aphic advices te The Star the local boards have ? : h< 1 force bie ” 2 Te A SOLDIER Soneral Crewder, it wae inti in it. They are satisfied with the Lo ae what is going r flee from the city by a force of| once voted to strike, 9 bow & er of conduc a s a a Ss § : a be 7 mated, lef the matter te the r manner of conducting {ts | and are satisfied ’ arpshooters, according to| The men wanted a year’s agree || mm for deprec ation, ¢h = Ise servi commission | clames today, Ir allowin | diseretion of the board, recom. busines | For that reason, Gover rent to date from Aug’ The Traction €o, both wom Bree vistate whies permit |] sty we eer race wah |. mondinm mevever, pute Proctor reaffirmed the board’s} nor, The Star wants to er direction the encir-|This agreement provided for ime | and lost important legal bassres ig: voorpalllage wee | ee a adn, a sien FONE | 8p sengs og he said that ¢ see the appeal board open pt of the Korniloff| mediate increases and another ins vs , bol gs y, The s te Tefused to/ reason for its secrecy was in or t ; had reached Gatschina, 19|crease January 1, The gover ae nema bse gee verti * @ Langey, Wam., exiocay bm }discuss th individually, to expedite its wor ’ OTs ; the ae ‘ con ‘eded the first \itrensad ai angele 1 alces af a cowtributien of M1. “Let every. but Secreta , speak “The work {s all new to us,” he AND THE STAR The Ks are apparently | provides for a new agreement to 2 per eent of its gross earminape (wep curried body hotp this ged eum. Fling for the board, the re sald, and there is necessity for) ( ALLS UPO YOU, |aligned Korniloff. Gen.| be signed the first of the year, 9) to the sity were thrown ost of te Vatentom |ceipt of advice from the provos to bel Rivard. ote ah e por dMabig GOVERNOR, TO OPEN _ | Valedin, head of this force, report The settlement was made a « a Thy mw,” eald Cald A ‘oe ‘; THEM no ae fendi hs tha pro night, but all the public service commission, | vides that the commt A smoke for the Sammy at the He said that the procedure in sional government would do well|announcentent of it was withhall f of all utilities in the state ‘ ite feanchiqe obligation vo aim ~ gman ta That is so well appreciated by mem The court has. definite riles 4 25 stmeet car tickets fer $I. shall base my claim for a reversal joo ag ana OF thie ee , The cempany will appeal te tho of its decision upor the ground bers ot the Sistb i. me get Movce fixed t aw which event inter BREAD PRICES To tion of their delegates in Washing gupreme court from the decisiem of that this has not been dore, and res separa es Mf 7 “« ruption by ° spectators wh this ton, Wednesday morntag. Inige Penald, while the city will that it did mot corspel the cempan raised $4.50 among themselves, in bourd has to make its own rules | Both of the Metal Trades and the | was, to sign the agreement have repre with the U. 8) stment commit front—in Prance—often stands the board meetings was not like Korniloff’s ultimatum re-| until ped f the head: os Scestemanes frome . |make a valuation = oo os yr. pcp to accept Kornilo’ m re: itil a meeting of the heads of the the company him in better stead thaa a meal that of a court session (Continued on page 7) It unions affiliated with the Metal Trades Council had ratified the age ask fer a review of tke decision to show how {ts valuation issiow In mde. sperior Caldwell said that the ruling of the commission was opposed to the tings Our Boys ja France Tobacco shall hear its pre z raised by The § Proc tor, said that every person WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.—Bread | sentatives meeting pers thruasit the cosn. was privfleged to inspect the affi UNION CARMEN prices will drop with the promised |ehipping bord a of the public sepvice com the cowaty ‘ourt. CHARLES P. STEWART | davies nd minutes of the board in fall in cost of flour, sugar and oth- | tee. t was sire comtuntion te jd sais Gy “4s alos ayer ee ine Little Helps / F, fall cases which it considered er elgments of baking — Taeg that tke creatiow Ce ee ut aah om It is ich, but every Httle| United Press stat Corresponddnt He admitted that there w That alleged inabil THe 1¢-ounce loaf will sell for I scevice commiemica Imnd mage PRurston c unty court, which UM lyit Helpa,” writen B inlay, hd BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 122 | veattee rai the. ist bt total + alegre te ee oeay |tess th@n § cents, tho perhaps not! Cherapunji, In Assam, India, is ee tees ome POT oe licks the publia service 0 secured the money order for the| Handing. passports to Count |officials to some of the decisions| defense of the traction com cents, a high authority in the/the wettest town in the wormiias Come: paying the 2 por cumt tax to from the public service commis (Continued on Pagé 10) Luxburg, German charge, to- of the board | pany against the fight of it Hoover food administration prom-javerage rainfall is 600 Incheg) ia Se tity San tent the city. NU Se rae parry ake meas ora - a day, the Argentine government | “Of course they are objecting,” | employes in desta eck tee [ised today 50 feet a ye eit Nesey to om $70,900. \tee the truthtulress of «valuation | ALLIS WEEBED Ticats HA reapening ef the ‘lhe s&id, “boonies this board is re-| coma new belng waged ‘betere —— 4 ee Oe ee one saport on tts own properties A Ss | whole submarine controversy raing thelr rulings a board of arbitration for wage Somes ee tsaey al any aan COIN FROM U.S. Lith est atmeaee |e oom grant tors can 20) feezne and an lah or TWO U. S. AIRMEN DIE QM tickets on street cars “The sale of 25 tickets for $1 in ls Qs| threatening a break wi out of ‘ Hat of 100 claims Tues¢ saree apparent tri ar { Sumain Degumer Seattle will stop at once,” announc- | py United Prese Lensed Wire ; many i cach ik aaaieiine T ‘ollowing reversals of division as counsel Tuesday aft . : 4 2 ‘orporation Counse’ igh Cald- ed Presiderg Leonard, of the tr& LONDON, Sept Without Germany is ed to boards were made ernoon before the board wall Tiieg 8 ‘der aay tis tence cong the rete Wednesda We |the ald of the United States, the! Wb ty ee tg eh Division 1—Walter Tralvan (de Ri Res tee bg aerney for Killed at San Diego by Collision in Sky ‘= demt . 6 st ceept Mhose which are now nanela position of the allie gentine pendency) end Thomas Mason (de h ployes, has not and de nited Press Leased Wire cers 4 ne school. es Di 4 tentions me sr 4 wey The Fasc out, but there will ha no more sold Lar saad n very disastrous these are satisfactory, Berlin | iondency) clares that he will not ask for° | ” ‘SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 12.— tener = Pig inset Cnet tone tain #0 me ded its answer by the company.” ° Moe Oe iar Law. chancellor of| will be permitted to send anotho |" pivision 2—Charles W. Simpgon| @ Stated wage, but that he will ard M. Walsh, jr, of Oak- | other selina” ; pany then Amern demurred, It| Leonard said that those in the|the exchequer, declared today in a| er minister to Buenos Aires. |(alien; British recruiting office@o.| ask the board to establish a land, and Theodore B. Lyman, Agi ; 2 and Caldwell agaiemurrer which hands of dealers had been called|apeech at a luncheon in honor of Otherwise, Argantine will | titied) wage scale by adding together of St, Helena, Cal., both pri- ocidents frequently. Optae aia Be nee: eee eeoaee ee” in for the most part 11 McCormick, congressman| withdraw her mitieter from Division b—Fred Lipke, jr, (de-| the cost of the various items vates In the Upited States Sig | Machines approach at a “blind, aim Ye as, Company bees from Ilinots Berlin pendency) necessary to maintain a family | nai corps, we@ killed here to- | 10) And this is hilleved to have net Poptrivans a sinenday Honar Law prefaced hin state:| Digisaal of the German envoy! Division 6—John Arrigont (alten) | 1" decency. ; day in one of the most senga- |)" Jit CA eh Their eneeila 4 goat ne would at_once apply tors MUNTING SEASON HOT rent wien the remark that he was| had been a foregone conclusion and Periclos H, Skarlatos (physi Thig company will show,” said] tional aviation accidents In | were said to be working perfectly De at tue tate. heating (1 -the how ready to say what 1 would| since the United States revealed his|cally unfit) A. J, Falknor, counsel for the com-| American fBtory | ned ; ye conte 4 prety PENED UNTIL OST. 1 have ‘beet sorry. to admit. six|correspondence with Berlin, con-| Division 11—Lawrence H, Good-|Pany, “that It Is unable to pay the! While under flying ins@iction at| The mother and sister of young Ce eee es etna’ to t “0 months ago. Jucted secretl@thru the Swedish|hue (dependency) wagQ@asked for the North Island aviation school} Walsh had Just visited him here would f ! se iatar‘d task OF apland bird agar mine: ocuitr” Wo.1ktelindo Suzzallo Pins Co. Down tarly today, the airplanes piloted |and were returning to their home . ommiggjon baved Its ruling hunting, which was Hfted last week ELECT CHARLES SMYTHE Luxburg was out of Buenos Aires| Pennacchi (allen) Do you mean that it cannot pay |py the two men crashed together |!® Oakland btn Lyman: Tea upon the stat nt of company of- When the forest fire danger w Ly United Presn Leased Wire 33 ut the time the matter was made Industrial or agricultural dis-|4 Hving wa \ Dr. Henry |400 feet above the earth, both ma-|@ Widow at St. Helena fieials that th Pa iom.| past, appiiex only to Eastern Wash-| BELLINGHAM, Sept. 12.—Offi-| public, and only returned to the) charges were granted to the follow (Continued@n page 3) chines bursting into flames and| The two machines, complete Fae iat ite commiraion, in ite ington, where the season opens cers of the most excellent grand city today. He had an int view | ing : falling to the ground wrecks, were valued at — $20,000, | conga? Ihat It made no vai@pSeptember 1 and closes November chapter of the Royal Arch Masons | with foreign minister @gly in| Division 8—Fred R. Lyon; al] From the blazing mags, the men|The news of the accident quickly ping, Bans ie npany's, Beatties Li, @ile in the western counties |were elected at the chapter's ses-|the day, and then depar hr the| vision 4, Hugh A. Willlams (untit| STEAL WOMAN'S WATCH [were removed, Both were dead.| spread. Officials at North Iskand uation of the company’s Ses . ember 1); King county, Odin| A watch was stolen from Mrs.|An investigation board was at|at first refused to give out any German legation, His passpor holdings, but took the word of its it does not open until October 1.\sion here Tuesday Charles G : Hticlals that it Owned $15,000,000 |In some counties quail cannot be |Smythe, of Leavenworth, was made | were delivered to him there, it {s|Jerome Johnson, John Everett Mat-| Frank Sutton, 1532 44th ave, 8. W.,/once summoned and a probe of the | report whatever, Later the names 7 ot ‘physical properties and that it legally shot until 191%, Jgrand high priest. assumed, son and Kivin Adams, Tuesday evening. accident begun. According to offi-jof the victims were announced, @