The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 24, 1917, Page 1

UPPOS you were out in the trenche glorious feeling? VOLUME 19 ESE SPASED WIRE. senvice PRESS ASSOCIATIONS By United Press Leased Wire WORICH, Sept. 24—Open eritt-| house has been ism of the German reply to Pope} Benedict, because of lack of cl Ness in its depicting the k & peace apostle, was voiced by the} Manich Post, according to dis-| patches received today. | The editorial protested against | half of the German answer being! devoted to the kaiser's attitude. 1 “All know his peace declarations, and they know also that during his 28 years’ reign he has made utter- ances extremely disconcerting to foreign nations,” the Post said “Thanks to the small cleverness shown in the composition of this part of the note, it is tolerably cer- tain that foreign governments will recall these utterances.” The editorial also objected to that part of the note stating that Dehind the kaiser stands the Ger man people. It pointed out that the. kaiser constitutionally, {8 bn} e president of the German confederation, and that instead of standing behind the kaiser, the peo stand before him. an explanation of Heflin. ty," he declared sneakingly insinuate it. Represen can ni enth v corruption in this body or aught in war time to de ple’s faith in this government If this charge cannot bi cheering as Norton finished Heflin Dodges Query me pointed queries. PASTING TON, Sept. 24.—The the floor,” evaded Heflin. S navy @epartment today called upon it in the lobby.” | the labor department for mediators The hoi laughed. —— = here now.” Representative Moore of ADVERTISING MANAGER'S = #ylvania demanded that the DAILY TALK take down Heflin's words “th are German sples he Ti | “I didn't mean to say that Heflin, “I did not mean To start reading the ads in the |are spies in the galleries." The Star would be today.| Re q There's a mighty good lot of sin interrupted to demand t opportunities to save today.|speaker stay within his persor Look them over privilege and explain to the house Standard Furniture Co. Page 2\merely if he made the statement Grote Rankin Co. Page %\and if he could prove tt | M. A. Gottstein Fur | Win Money at Gambling * a niture Co. . Woodhouse-Grunbaum The Rhodes Co. 5 proper! part of a personal priv Frederick & Nelson 7 jlege apeech and should be stricken Bon Marche 10 trom the records The best offerings “L haven't said,” de ' tle’s best stores appear regu-/“that any member actually larly in The Star money from the Bernstorff fund. - ~-_————eeeeeeee" | said there nad been FS (Continued on page 2) without the makin’s and a Seattle Star box came along filled to » the brim with smokes, Wouldn't that be a grand and Give tig One FE ME UNK't 2 Sartersit (o) 2... = TENT .E | REP. HEFLIN HOOTED BY HOUSE FAILS TO MAKE GOOD HIS ‘GERMAN MONEY’ CHARGE (GERMANY ALSO TRIED INTRIGUE. : "WITH RUMANIA ©: BY CARL D. GROAT Roused by veiled attacks upon S MUNICH PAPER | sry sic cts = the honesty of some of its mem bers, the house today plunged | Into heated debate of Repregen “ tative Heflin’s charge that cer- tain representatives might have been interested in the Bern- storff “slush fund.” fe Declaring the honor of the ‘sianderously attacked, Representative Nor- ton, North Dakota, demanded WASHINGTON, Sept. “if | had euepected dishon- Germany will be convicted fur- be man enough to investigate it, and, if it were true, to present it prop. erly to the house. | would not week on charges of against the peace of other na- revelations over day of Teuton bomb and poison plots in Rumania, government authorities hinted that it might shown the Teuton had tried spread disease ive Heflin says me 13 or 14 men who, ly, took of this German gold talk of pacifists and traitors but there fs no greater national crime than for a member to charge in america, troy a peo hampering war work. The plot in Rumania showed the tons planted bombs in the man legation garden at sustain-| ed, this house cannot mete out to! Te: him too great a punishment.” The house burst into prolonged|after. the United States had taken weaker Clark pounded for order.| vials of germs to poison horses » Teutons may Heflin sought to explain his marks, But a half-dozen accusing| court nbers rose to their feet “ | Stir Up Japanese ARD STRI E | “Did or did you not make such a nited Prean Leased Wire The press said that I said it on sof trenaelenk Gerean | work in trying to stir up anti-Amer-| spirit in this country now In this coun ese commission, ‘hinted at such intrigue to be sent at once to settle the| “I said ft in the lobby,” he repeat strike at the Portsmouth navy ed, “where there were German sples yard about. There are sples all around | Viscount isht, izing some of the for when he does make his! out proof of its recent revela resentative Cooper of Wiscon-|tigng in cases proposes this week to make sabe reproduction of the Mexico City authenticity which has been denied by the a photographie 4) Clark ruled that Heflin's remark » about spies In the gallery was not government ha red Heflin. avowed purpose rumor about | elations THE FASTEST-GROWING NEWS-\a German gambling house where | gweden's _iuvlicity and Germany's PAPE®@ IN THE NORTHWEST |pacifists and slackers could win propaganda | | | ight | yard on the 1400 shipyard wo sera within a few Washington ~ ROGERS WON'T REDUCE Skinnor @ Eddy board, in Wash! make him do so. an unorganized ttland yards to to a high are doing our be | the men from e until then Miller said that | vices from in the extrer | hs ad little doubt but | would be called on | and that he McKillop’s ar for us to get to yard owners t gether jas Joring for a strike claiming that the KOV jand that it de their dem ands Wilson has addres sed telegrams to Coast labor urging that | leaders «| tinue scale, | Justments jc Central shipping board eas agent of the the telegrams was supposed had not received @ been sent, his president's entry | into the tension in the yards and have the was uncertain. voted several weeks ago to strike because of the failure of the shipping board to settle the wage question after while the board | tension Three thousand (Continued on Page Seven) striking carpen 15,500 PORTLAND MEN | STRIKE; TIE UP 100 SHIPS ON COLUMBIA | my United is Leased Wire PORTLAND, Sept all workers in steel this morning. Fifty-five hundred m estimates of union leaders. Four plants are affected y is tied up completely | Conatruction than 100 vessels has stopped, TRYING TU QUTSTRIP |: WALD CAMP LEWIS, TACOMA, 24.—Army officers here reached the conclusion that America's conscript army will surprise the world with its vigorous fighting spirit. Fear that the draft would bring forth an unwieldy mass of men, only half willing to do war work, has disappeared rapidly, A belief prevalis that the na- tional army will develop en. ergy and dash faster than its most ardent backers predicted. It will go to France with a wallop, and fight, man for man, just as well as the volunteer. Optix has de ped with the observance of the men already here, altho they haven't been tn h to get uniforms ute the backbone of ing slow to fit Into dings, the men showing an amazing aptitude for the serv Instead of lagging, they are ahead of the procession—anxious to get going, and to show the reg. ulars and the National guardsmen what the conscripted American can do. Men Determined Here's the way one officer ex plained ft: “A big percentage of these men have been successful in civilian pursuits, and they've got the stuff that will make them suc ceneful here “They ap erage guards harder “Man for man, they seem above the standard mentally of the reg y recruit in peace times.” ear older than the av en and work much ular ar Draft hive observed the healthy young national army spirit here, and de. clare it has already established it self Catch Spirit One man had been a very sue ceaeful engineer in Idaho, and re luctantly left a ¢ when draf “T hadn't been in the cantonment but a few hours,” he said, “when I caught the spirit around here, a now I don't seem to care about that business of mine. It is so insig nificant in comparison to the thing I'm in now “Fellows who came racks sour on this th ing the time of their lives, They'll > our bar do anything to become soldiers, and they intend to b Down at the reserve officers (Continued on Page Seven) YOUNG FRENCHMEN TEACH AT PRESIDIO By United Press Leased Wire SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24 Capt. M. Clavel and Lieut. G. Batal, the former the youngest captain in the French army, reported at the gdod ones.” THEN HELP THE SEATTLE STAR’S TOBACCO W' FUND FOR THE AMERICAN BOYS IN FRANCE RRA AARP PPAR RPA ALARA ARPA PALADIN SIA SIRI D PPPS PPP PPP PPP PPP PPL AAP PPP PP PAP PPP PP PPP PPP PPP APPA PPP POA The Greatest Daily Circulation of Any Paper in the Pacific Northwest WASH., MONDAY, SEPT. 24, 1917. + WILL YOU GET OUT OF IT? A feeling } of real fellowship when the card from the Sammy comes back si and is thankful. Think it over. ception in 1 men in the barracks; matic cun Colog commenting on wing business |trigue reve paper alt of Congresswe that she was Starring, pr company ¢ ay mean approaching settlement Old Glory Will Not Lead Men in Battle By United Press Leased Wire SAN FRANCISCO, Sept “Old Glory” will not lead A fca’s Liberty army Into battle at the Pre er y Bak no flag or banner be carried into t The or it that the use of * it too easy for the flag the enemy to identify the troops tion. It rese regula effect since the days o KDRNILOFE TO ESCAPE DEATH Dy United Press Leased Wire WASHINGTON, Sept. 24¢-—- The Russian embassy today completely absolved Gen Korniloff of all blame for the recent uprising against the Kerensky government. It was officially explained by the em bassy that Korniloff's defection resulted from a “mutual misun- derstanding” between him and Kerensky. This is taken as official forecast that Korniloff will not pay a pen alty for bis revolt Kornilo ns betwe loft and the dine y an misur ‘VERY REGRETTABLE,’ SAYS KAISER PAPER A “It is highly regrettable that the Amer how, nt, God kn » to obtain red » Volks nt at Washington If the affair is true,” the news d, “it is of the most dis greeable character.” IS SHE CALLED LIAR? . would} By United Press eased Wire 4 BUTTE ary o! * Hensed Wire SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24 at the sudden arrival of M ident the holdi the United Presidio today as advisers” inlof the carmen's strike was the opi trench fighting fon today WITH THE opt. 24.—American troops, for the first time, are undér German fire in France. Two American soldiers have been slightly wounded. | They Ry struck by fragments of a bursting shell. A certain contingent of the American army is now logated directly behind the British lines, well within ge of the enemy guns. The two wounded men are the proudest members of this contingent wh They were the heroes of the | ——— however, and the most Sammies awake with the RUSSIANS CET |boom of cannc y are great pals of the and listen envtously to g over the top.” So have been them sneak under the chaperonage Of | tacy south of the Pskov high reais Toast the Day of Battle A group of officers sat today be table on which reposed a great dish of Boston baked beans roofed with ent, the em Tn the Bolshekikis’ y was behind stripes g had their in should follow the Stars and then fluttering overhead, nd a barrage. This was their answer to the kaise ave for the first American. alive. And after the toast BLAME OF MORE WAR rolled cigarettes to off their impatience achievements, es’ ar making. The Amer-|manian campaigns on the battle rn and many illusions to be shat-|ed today They say no amount of pic-| The emperor made a detailed lectures or theoretical | tour of the Rumanian battle line. » can prepare the mind for > actual fighting. Officers must Seattle Bakers May see the real thing to understand the the today, in Bernstorff. in d by the state depart rs Steal His be Teeth and Jewelry >#kers, after the announcement Pickens, 2614 Pike st jef who stole his false th Sunday night This was what he told the report | he assertion Jeanette Rankin le to interview Labor Wilson before her recent trip to Butte was refut today in a letter r Carpenters’ union fr ment FRISCO STRIKE END? ° By United P He said the burglar who stole the iso pilfered a kodak, some| May Ask Voters to articles of Jewelry and $10. eived by the m the depart > It’s Chilly at the city charter are drawn up for Cantonment at Night init one extending the term of of ilroads, ng he has received your box of smokes moderate southerly winds. PRICE ONE CENT 2v¢yunere SEATTLE Sup STRIKE IS NEAR GETTING HIS Draft Army in Camp Develops Real F ighting Spirit U.S. TROOPS IN FIRE TRENCHES ) MAY QUIT Tha Seattle |Satt Brectat SAMIMIES GIVEN BAPTISM OF BLOOD, TWO MEN ARE WOUNDED By William Philip Simms Tnited Press Staff Correspondent BRITISH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, h I vi sited Sunday. vied of all the Sammies. » always in their are £ to fight that strict } psing severe pun- essary to off to the By United Presse Leased Wire PETROGRAD, Sept. 24.—Russian- troops met the German offensive in the Riga region with a counter at- thé war office announced today. The enemy lost heavily. “After a fierce struggle we oo cupied positions in the sector of Silzemi,” the war office said. “The enemy lost severely, leav- ing 400 corpses on the field. We captured 60 prisoners, and ten ma chine guns.” browned bacon, and cocoa, the day when "s offer of an Vsars"ava tot KAISER DISGLAL to get| By U ited Press Leased Wire AMSTERDAM, Sept. 24.—“If the the| War continues, it is not German: ally | fault,” Kaiser Wilhelm declared in ulties |A speech to veterans of the Ru- officers admi apse of the diff they have much to/| field of Fochani, dispatches report- Raise Price of Bread Bread prices may go up in Seat- This was the opinion of Seattle that the national wheat control ’ board had fixed the price of wheat in Idaho, Washington and Oregon at 15 a bushel, bulk, They say the effect of the price — fixing will be to add 25 cents @ barrel to flour sold on the coast, » have the police appre headquarters Monday he Extend City Terms When proposed amendments to the next election, council may sub- sleeping under army fice of the mayor, corporation the Camp Lewis can-|counsel, comptroller and treasurer, ording to a letter |from two to four years. one Seattle boy to his mother.| The idea is being discussed by ything else is fine,” he city officials, and the council may it sure gets cold at| be asked to submit such an amend- ‘ment to the voters. CROWN PRINCE GREATLY BELOVED! SURE MIKE Doesn’t Textbook in Seattle High School Say So? Certainly, and It Praises Kaiser Also The song, “Deutschland Ueber) Alles,” is one sample of the Kultur which Seattle n001 children in years past have en devouring in the rman text-book Im Vater land.” ‘This book has been discard ed at Broadway high school, but ott r high schools of the city have taken no final stand This song @loquently expresses the German purpose and_ spirit, which American boys now in France, and those to go, will be giv ing their lives to overcom Here Is the translation of some of it “Germany, Germany, above all else. Above everything in the world If in defense and offense she firmly holds together; From Maas to the Memel, From the Adige to the Baltic; Germany, Germany, above every- thing, of more| Above everything in the world.” Other samples of the Kultur|the kaiser been on the throne? the which Paul Valentine Bacon dishes up in “Im Vaterland,” his “made and censored in Germany” text book, are numerous conversations between “Harry,” an American boy and his uncle Karl. One of them runé ike tht ‘Have You ever seen the kaiser, ‘Uncle Karl'?” Of course, ‘Harry.’ Here in terlin one can see him often.” When did you see him last Crown Prince Beloved On New Year's day, as he was going to church with his six sons After “Unele Karl” has named Harry” ask they all well-behaved?” Unele Karl” re with pride, “The crown prince t at | beloved, especially since th of bis handsome sor Then come a few licks for th kaiser and his tribe “Harry” asks “How long Kal whom the lived only 90 days after) chapter or so in telling “Harry’ » ascended the throne.” about the formation of the German More About Heroes jempire, and about the “heroes” who how sad!" comments | built it, » to the lat grandfath » motto, he t has This gives “Uncle Karl" the op-)is contained in the words he spoke ortunity to blow the Hohenzollern| when he became emperor: that, , as follows like Frederick the Great, he wished » year 1888 he to be the first to serve the state.” r Frede Blood and Iron Uncle Karl” then consumes “Bismarck was the great states: like to hear more of} man who planned German unity,” " “Harry” continues,/he relates. “We called him ‘the k has paid a trib-| man of blood and iron Kaiser Frierich. Harry” wants to know why, so Karl’ responds with explains that it was “be agent stuff about the! cause he said that the German ques- Wilhelm I.,, tion could not be solved without: Harry,” was, | blood and iron.” no time to be tired.” Karl” continues, regarding Bis- Harry” wants to know) marck; “It was he also who said, Kaiser Bill also has a)‘We Germans fear only God! And thru blood and iron in many bat- gives “Uncle Karl” a fine tles the German problem was soly- get thick with Bill.j}ed, snd we Germans proved on says of Bill; “His motto|many battle fields.”