The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 3, 1917, Page 1

» | de k * 4 » FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS VOLUME 19 Make It a Christmas Gift, Mr. Bank Examiner The Northern bank closed its doors in January. Ten months have elapsed. Is it not time for the depositors to know some- thing of their money? So far, State Bank Examiner Hansen has been . “qimighty uncommunicative. When pressed for infor tion, he grudgingly threw out a crumb or two asionally. But now Christmas approaches. It a mighty fine gift to the many thousands who have beer deprived of their own money by the failure of the bank, to get some of it back BEFORE the holi- days. After all, Mr. Bank Examiner, you must remem- ber that in handling the assets of the defunct bank, you ge handling the property of these depositors; that when you retain attorneys, clerks and auditors, and when you rent offices, you are using the de- positors’ money. Should they not have full information on how you are employing THEIR property and THEIR cash? Your attorneys now say that a 15 to 25 per cent dividend may be granted either this month or next. That information was grudgingly given The Star at this newspaper’s special demand. Otherwise even his bit of encouragement would have been denied the sitors. Tet us have a little more frankness, Mr. Bank Examiner. Christmas is coming! dividend BEFORE Christm: a would make c Why not declare that NORTHERN BANK BYNG’S BOYS IN- TOPAY SMALL FIERCE BATTLE AMOUNT SOON WITH GERMANS ‘The Northern Bank and Trust Co. By Untied Press Leased Wire LONDON, Dec. 3.—Germany's which failed January 2%, will declare &@ dividend of 15 to 25 per cent, et biggest push over the open ther before Christmas or early in| country since the d of the January. The German-American Marne was still continuing in i January wil fighting of unabated ferocity end of about! around Cambrai today. The Brit 19 per cent some time before Christ ish lines are holding. Field ines. Marshal Haig’s report today de Hugh C. Todd and M. M. Richard tailed repulse of hostile attacks Brneys xam- yesterday evening in the neigh iher Hansen, made th me borhood of Moeuvres in sharp today. Whether the ’ fighting. In the neighborhood of Bour lon, Haig reported “minor en counters, in which London regi ments captured 12 machine guns and a number of prisoners.” Elsewhere he reported artil legy ing. refused to orders against may ther dividends they Hansen has given making any esti The Issaquah coal lands. ent ready aaset of the bank, was sold to the Pacific Co. on August 6 for $300,000. this sum will not be 4 until a clear title can the company, and this neceasi & notice by p n, Todd pol out. The t otice expires on the 10th and final judgment w ered lith. After this has be money becomes due to & dividend will thereafter as possible The German declared a di about six weeks a the larg Northern Coast But the bank passed ti tly In action or The battle apparer has n terruptec (Continued on page 5) 6,000 BRITISH ARE TAKEN BY HUNS IN cent ots eth we"eh BATTLE OF GA eee MBRAI be in the neighborho of 10 per BERLIN ja Lond Dee cent. f 6.0 * r 1 Capture « No Reports on These It is impossible to even conjecture When the Broadway bank will a nec Hivi according Bdd and Richardsor his bank | statement declared tish attach ayment of 15 per cent about | hag been repulsed len ago. was reported at Lavacquerie hazard a ag to when the Fremont te Or Fland front, 7 will b able to pa an € a om” fer at depositors. The assets of t wn ba t ‘ounter pany are, to a great extent, © in real property, and realizat on asgets of this nature is slow Not a Wayward One in the Bi Bud Horstman tel he has treasury depar ed the governm will buy up the two pairs t pair of country’s entire silver output. Prices twins be rn only # couple of will be fixed at a “fair profit” to months ago. All of them lived and produce: was stated by Director made good cows.—Portage, O., Rec of the Mint Ray Baker. ord BOLSHEVIKI LOSE IN THE PROVINCES Inited Press Leased Wire ReM@eTROGRAD, Dec. 3. Election returns for the con- _# ment assembly as received from the provinces today show the maximalists (Bolsheviki) in the minority, it was an nounced. The Bolsheviki government today suppressed all ne inti-Bolshi- papers publishing the provisional government’ later. viki manifesto. It was stated they may reappear THE GREATI “WIN-THE-WAR” IS SLOGAN OF NEW CONGRESS Prayers for Victory Mark Brief Ceremonies at Opening Session TAX FIGHT IS Ry United Press Leased Wire WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 —Hoth house senate of America’s winthewar ¢ convened on the st with the first call upon i priations totalling $1 This sum—an average expend iture of $37,000,000 a day for the next year—is Secretary of the Tre Adoo's estimate of war necessary international expenses during the next year DUE ress Prayers for Vietory Prayers for victory were Clark Is Cheered and che » his opening prayer the house baplain asked that “In this, the darkest hour of human history, help us a people to appreciate the dunite us at we may gravity of the situation « n bonds of pa tiem. Jotermination to win or pe Senator Nathan Goff, Weat Virginia answered r ait. Iiness prevent rion Pay Respect to Husting forma . r te 5 aK On " t ot ade ator Husting,” said La Follette, “At ° I shall ask that a day be . tor Hus dat 12:14 unt 1, former premier of British p " ed a neat n the senate floor as the guest of Senator Hitehcock Wilson to Appear Tuesday ent n er 1 ‘ (Continued on page 5) NATIONAL BONE-DRY | LAW IS PREPARED By United Press Leased Wire WASHINGTON, De 3.—Fone Iry prohibition thr 1 t 1 for thousand imprinor rting, im 1, fruit or medicinal WAR COUNCIL WON'T RESTATE OUR WAR AIMS BY LOW » MELLETT Staff Corresp PARI ar le temporar ur aim 1 il, were er, that for the immediate present, the delegate to both the ed and the preme war cil meetings ne 1 be di 1¢ ated subject core SEATTI Will She Get a Haven of Te JE, WASH., MONDAY, DEC, 3 » 1917, ge? ‘Refu Al tp | Gentlemen of the Congres + — press and bomb and burn; enemies such as The people will provide the men, the ted poisonous spider that promotes and ives upon the distress of honest labor; ene- money, the munitions with which to strike mies like the wailing, hopeless black sheep the enemy in the field, but in the nation’s professional pacifist, ever ready to blat and midst are secret d deadlier enemies, ene- i a stampede into the abyss of failure mies such as the paid agents of German It is up to you, Gentlemen of the Con- autocracy ho attack with all the stealth gress, to grant full power for dealing with nd cowardice of the foul hyena; enemies these parasites who sap the nation’s life such as the profiteer who, va the blood of the wage-earner; as the pro-Germans, who hiss in a hostile U. 8. TROOPS KILL 35 MEXICANS = OVER; KEEP UP UNION swarmed Telephone operators to the Labor shortly marking the end of the which has bee Miss Khoda any « union the compa list wou by tered its entirety on Tuesda But if the single gir uation w strikers (Con uld nued STRIKERS PEEVED AT “\) THE GIVEN COMPANY yMA AC De indignant over before * union GIRLS TO n on sinee October Kerr, president of announced 1 take her exchanges un had been notified ny that the regis ild be accepted in and tt be 4 on Page Vive) triking tele ind electricians ar what they claim ha “PHONE STRIKE of the riminated vire-like, suck enemies such blood and prolong the slaughter. They're amongst us. Their foul work goes on. And something must be done. DIO, Tex. Dee iliant strategy of a tof cavalry command ing a litfle patrol of 20 men, completely outwitted and defeat ‘ANGLO-FRENCH two wounded. BY HENRY Woop Mexicans across £ forces the al pursued United Internati respondent rder Ww THE FRENCH AR ; 7 » of th engagement be M IN ITALY, Dee. 3.— SSeS, Sake Sank ALA: 0 taken over vulnerable points on here today, t the entire Piave river front -_ if po pon Beg wi Aticgs i dlp pooie? Permission is granted the United pid Rio Grande, Lieut, Matlock |Pree# corr ndent to make wv ed the trick and succeeded in | long-awaited announcement today off 35 of the Mexicans, who| Veteran Poilus and Tomm ure led from the main body | aching for a chance at the rtt » his foree. Thi ans killed every one of the Many of the I and British k then ordered a retreat,| Austrian troops who mar when 100 Mexicans from the main | of the armies opposit Italian bindit force attacked him ind it is against them in particu aching the river, he was met t at the allies would like to test ( Barnes, with machine gun | their arms companies. The Americans then re Wherever the enemy tries to sumed their pursuit, overtaking the | his next blow, he will ever bandits again at Buena Vista, The | vulnerable point on the machine guns were turned on the! held down, not only by Italians, but hacnlet and dozens of the Mexicans | by French and Briti« fe acoording to witnesses. The tu t preser Mexicans fle Y baffled Col. G. T a H ' tte iK rived fruitte s i and it vnizing f loomed to find t os in impassable barrie A gross injustice, when the te The Italians’ he te a one company was granted four alleling in its glory the French de weeks, rather than one week, which |fense of Verdun—permitted French was first agreed upon, in which to/ and British armies to arrive in pet restore the strikers to their old po- | fect organiza and to be distrib sitions uted at the weak points in the front A mass meeting will be held here! Here again Verdur unt I made against the board's | fortress t 1 off the vetion in granting the ion of | flood ' 1 time. A movement will also be made force their troop: to call out the operators up and for best ation. At Monte Gray down the coast on another strike pa the Italians did the same, Lany of us Kat too much A how, so [‘omorrow Let us each Even up the Score by our Saving one Day’s meat At least; Yes? certainly! The Seattle Star T DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST NIGHT EDITION Weather Fo where jeattle lever, in PRICE ONE CENT HANNA READY TO IMPEACH GILL WAR TO COST 13 BILLION SECOND | YEAR COUNCIL TO ACT TODAY ON PLEA TO OUST MAYOR Committee Representing 17 Civic Or ganizations to Press Demand That Gill Be Dethroned : Speculation over the probable action of the city council Monday afternoon when representatives of 17 civic organizations were scheduled to demand the ims peachment of Mayor Gill, was the outstanding feature of the vice situation today. Councilman Will H. Hanna went on record Mojie lay morning in favor of launching the impeachment procedure. “I will move for impeachment procedure if 1 amt ’ he said, “and will vote in favor of startin That does not mean, of course, that | wou That would depend upon isked t something. vote to impeach the mayor. the showing made.” Bolton i he was;the negotiators refrained Monday nent until he he jfrom discussing details of theif n of the impeachment | plats. Ne man x has been definitely de would not vote for impeachment | termine 1 Pete “I'm acting n the showing made so far,” he/as a citizen and not a membes waid of the defense council. The situa Erickson Tried Once tion remains unchanged.” mar Frickson said = he! McCourt at Work no” on a motion to start) John W. McCourt, representl A _,,, {the war department, returned ff impeach Mayor Gill | tacoma nday night. and when ast him for mayor | scheduled to confer Monday wil two » Erickson sald, “and| the men who are attempting to everybody knows how far I got a chief of police Hesketh said he didn't know how He conferred with Mayor Gill Sat uid vote, as he had not had) urday, but both he and the maya read the resolutions passed refused to discuss the interview. Walker, who acted ag meeting at the ti-Gill mass George H Hippodrome Friday night chairman at the anti-Gill mans According to Council President | meeting Friday night, was scheduled n La the to head the committee at Monday’@ r w ing as a neeting to demand {fie mmittee of th a the of the mayor. He i of the corr sel be. or those who attended the taking tic the | Hippodrome meeting to be presen@ in the council chambers. Gill Won't Attend schedule of procedure Monday | said Monday that he afternoon, was for the council to g@ « tend the council meeting | { committee of the whole, and snleas 1 to. call the corporation counsel for ade pose Td be able to get | vice as to whether the presentations! » if ed.” he said. I under of the proimpeachment committes stand that the 5,000 citizens who at-| demanded a vote. od the mass meeting have been If a majority of the council invited. votes for an impeachment on th@ Crusaders Have Affidavits {presentations made, Mayor Gill will J. France, one of the ring-| have five days to prepare a case, of civic organization rep-| It will take a vote of two-thirds © pe that the commit- | (Continued on page 9) of 5 ache to deal with * — ee fe cour be prepared t BEING HEARD President Wilson's mediation coma headed by Secretary of Lae mission bor W. B. Wilson, began an investie : gation of the mill and lumber camp nec situation from the employes’ views ‘ m" r t at the New Washington hotely pera yon ma Monday While representatives of the Felix Frankfurter, counsel for the commission ganizations were prepared to 4 announced the board i. “to te ta would make no predictions or ame nouncements of the procee@ings un ti after the hearings t We are hunting knowledge now,"® I'm atilt willing t he said, “and after we get that we iain sibonestatla ‘ie will announce our conclusions.”* naval authoritic the mayor ex J. G. Brown, president of the milf ‘ knowing that, a num-|&nd_ timber workers’ international > e been talking over | Union, and representatives of all the t tle with me No one has | lied branches of the union were een named, however present at 11 a. m., when the meete Those who have held confe: o ing was calle to order, with the maye since the Minute President Brown said that the Men's exec committee stopped | Workers would present their reasons ae tiat are W A. Peters, vice for desiring an eight-hour day, one chairman of the state defe coun. | Of the chief points to%be presented cil; Judge orge Donwor L. ©, | by the workers. Gilman, president of the & P. @ 8. The commission will attempt, it was announced, to devise means of Ww railway; Lawrence Colman and J ae speeding up the output of timber for es or Lamping Rani: ge Will Ask Co-Operation Two men who have been mention-| ‘They will ask the work ed as capable of solv the situa. operation—a thing whic! Mon by takikk veiatue ta ers say, will readily lepartment, and acceptable y ’ length ef the hearings of the and navy au es, were: 8S. H board will depend largely } Hedge hip builder and major in| upon the outcome of the hearing to- the reserve engineering corps, and|day. If a solution for an agreeatie Gol!” ‘George B: Lainoiil retired | #Justment is arrived at, it is thought the commission's work will army. officer be short. But, if the ‘meeting ree Judge Donworth, however, denied! sults in a deadlock, the mill oper that they were at this time being | tors will be called before the board pn oleate? for a hearing, it is said ; : : Tes If this meeting fails, a third meets xcept to ’ ey, are ating will be called. This will bem tempting to solve the problem of| joint affair, including both the | lifting Gen. Greene's quarantine workers and the ployers, as well by keeping the issue clear of politics, | as the members of the board,