The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 5, 1917, Page 1

This is the that way That We are in this war to ean the outstanding 1 Wilson to congress and to the world We are in the war not merely for the sake of winning alone we can accomplish our That purpose is to bring wars and to establish purpose crushing the kaiser, the fini Who still believes in conquests by war. Crush the can take must be taken. Nothing must stand nessage of President kaiser, crush the kaiser idea of ‘world domination the way. Pacifists, sincere or insincere, cannot be thru a military machine, and the world can breathe allowed to obstruct the path to worth-while peace to win, of course. To win with hase can u ¢ without the spectre of war The government needs ships, and Seat- , but because in a tana wth ss esta 1B apy te can furnish them? Then Seattle must purpose ile ari tas a oWrinekiar re gi peece > 0 a at give the government what it nee ds. It must ly thin mika 7 ‘ Wy other Kind of peace build the ships, not because it will add to the about the end of all is me ecu Any other kind of peace wiil not tases ; ; j “Freedom for all, forever.’ last industrial importance of the city, not be cause be accomplished only b That is why every ounce of effort we can it will do Seattle good, Bl T BECAL SE 17 one remaining big powe make to win the war must be made, every step we WILL HELP THE GOVERNMENT IN The Seattle Star m OUR GOAL IS FIXED--LET NO ONE STAND IN WAY PROSECUTION THE SUCCESSFUL OF THE WAR. rhis government needs aeroplanes, and the Northwest can furnish them? Then, by all that is acred, the NORTHWEST IS GOING TO FUR- NISH THEM. No private interests of ANY kind can be per- mitted to stand in the wa Weareintowin this war to end wars. who stands in the way does so at his peril, NIGHT EDITION He on Seattle, Lewis, w cuss with Judge bu Gill Backs Chief “Not Interested” tary authori ance of their at Tesult, Mackintosh sponsibility Brig. Gen. James A to talk over the situation wi S Mackintosh, w had of : joma and confer Tuesday night Judge George Donworth ent to Camp tive of Seattle « duced Judge Macki an fen ju piist the job, was told by the mil | ficials that they didn’t want ] discuss the proposal, and th {ntosh need not come over i Withdraws Name Ma ad Irons ref: Maj. © Te paevor Gill backed up Chief Rei . who says he is powerless to . @ance halls south of Yesler Way | that have reopened as cabaret because there is no city ordinan quiring them to obtain licenses. @rawn bi« offer to assume the re Judge to th h who was Lewis as representa itizens who had in to tackle tary of r had|to inter Mack accom MADE BEER AT HOME; 1S FINED That the m beer , was Ae Gordor ny ae = ¥, 13h The case cailed hgainst that he had not n was found ir Hin wife, desir band a he skers of t REPORT YANKEES TAKEN BY HUNS : By United | AMERICAS T" If the new auth t feans taker | Ameriqa: yet received Pighting | enginesrs 1 ’ ed Wire » HEADQ mt of casualties | daa ie haffer, He me-made ory BAFFLED IN MOVE TOLIFT BAN} Gen. Irons Refuses to See Judge Mackintosh; Council Meets in Se-. cret; Dance Halls Reopen Solution of the problem of lifting imposed by S apparently as far off as e Fellowing the refusal of military authorities to even Kenneth h t he direct a cleanup in Seattle, his offer to step into Chief Beckingham’s shoes. The judiciary committee ret session Tuesday er evidence in support of the request for impeac h-| of Mayor Gill, either Fitteen girls, arrested at Dreamland dance hall- | baret, Sixth ave. S. and King st., have been released following refusal of Deputy | cutor Carmody to issue warrants for them. ( Said today that no evidence had been furnished on which they could be held. Gen Thursday or Friday He againe the m! him As military 4 Nincuns Mackintosh said tod: tely withdrew my na ino dif matter before 1 t sponsibility that th: by the removed im that work was re ot afternoon, the ban w oo % | the quar antine | ene of Wasaeediy. _ y» Wd SS Xa Gre the proposal the judge withdrew council, after a decided to hear | the has by sheriff's = on | > rose- Carmody also t vi Htary the fieulty the ey would not even grant a was - CAPT, HELFER, AUSTRIAN, IS HELD BY U, | stigma military UNIFY RAILROADS Baker's Reply * The round-up of alien enemies of r Baker bed ol#0) fm anticipation of war with as, Sa . Austria began in the Puget med Freee Lanes Wire prow ° w ASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—The dented ee sound district today with the ius blaied ena tt om announcement of the arrest of = today by the a Capt. Franz Helfer, former mas * an eyed i . ter of the German ship Saxonia, . which was seized last spring Capt. Helfer, who escaped intern oe ment last spring on the plea that . "| he was an Austrian subject and not citizens «a mem meal te Judge M n ohare a clean-up, will n¢ ' inue efforts to solve the Unify Rail Operations od Wire BLAST KILLS M. Becking t “i= IN PITTSBURG . € r ed into € amar | By United Press Leased Wire stad Ne Evidence PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 5—A ’ $ number of persons wer r age “ : , pol killed ° nd. it Nn He ent t - “ ” mere bar ting rant lee i upplied to ater F = 1) plosion rege pegplid " ref aaa ska First reports said not Jess than |! B SM pomnen A iff t evidence| 10 were killed. eh gg deta ee tC a . ” b " fe provecution ot FIRE BREAKS OUT : pro: | mtn ried led fr oi IN MUNITION SHIP «::;":: S crastnc a Pn eke da ' AN ATLANTIC PORT, Dec un Gen. 1 lorft 1 t A Fire © out today in forward coal sin such feed the Cambr ttack bunkers of a munitions ip in dock | ditions do ountier such supervision made on both flank and w ise, | Wie aentluninen tored in| of expenditure as may be determined ¢ tempt at pentrat Yesler way|the after part of the vensel by appropriate authority. As &| center by age, The blaze lieved under con. | necessary concomitant the regula Roth the at « t Rourle fi exposed (ed in the ship's side, ao a fireboat| carriers engaged in interstate com: the Germ (Continued on Page 5) Icould get water to the flames. merce should be vested fi some ap of the surprine WITH U. S. BACKIN PUSHED, TO GIVE ~ UP SOME LAND nature of the attaek | our gur ‘AUTO BANDITS © GET $10,000 IN G CHICAGO BANK : By United Press Leased Wi CHIC tor men’ the noon today $10,000 Policemen, in automobiles, pursuing them } of the and SWISS NEUTRALITY _TO BE =" sed Wi A mennag Swiss neutra this was not m tment, ex ore seaped with are Pull tones printed in dade ie BY FRED 8. FERGUSON ge was de. | United Press Corre ien propa WASHINGTON, 1 - cll ye) the German people | hil) world etly what for, or admit America’s rrunnin = SENATE T0 TO PASS — ON DECLARATION of Hostilities to Date From Today as Weather Forecast: Tonight and Thur THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST rate southeasterly winds, increas VOLUME 19 BUH BPASED Wine senvicr SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1917. PRICE ONE CENT Brg Majority Promises to Pass Flood Resolution Promptly « omniittee today unanimously Flood to ask consent for a vote Friday. By United Press Leased Wire WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.—The United State affairs introduced the resolution. ] {tom morrow. Passage thru congress is certain. ution follows tle additional 1 and imperial! what the U. rmment has/for, military the govern e of the U. 8. by Adriatic on the w many, only y every support and aid a nd and sea in the prose « war against the govern- Tnited States i London Opposed ate and! Meyer London, New York ntatives of the 1 assembled poll revealed today ist and is bY | the dual monarchy \ a phigh Z om But while I must uphold social- 8 et 1 | ists’ pr to the last against, y pitec | the wa tion, after it is passed eria will winning the war,” would came were expected claration A poll of senators that all but La Folle are in accord with views. Neither La Gronna w Ut-jed to vote ag the Wire r Czer: By United Pi ased President PARIS, Dee nin, of Austri yupon it. as i ha political offensive (Continued on page 7) America’s cards are on the Jot postal with Pre sider nt Pers war aims n for the German powers to respond, ex t it out and fi ful blow against Germany ~The house foreign affairs dopted the resolution declar= — ing a state of war against Austria, and ordered Chairman administration’s resolution declaring a state of war to exist between the United States and Austria from noon, December 5, 1917) ;was introduced in the house of representatives today. | As in the declaration against Germany, Président |Wilson is empowered to employ “the entire naval and military forces of the United States and the resources of the government to carry on war against the imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government, and, to bring the conflict to a successful termination, all the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the congress of the } ( batman Flood of the house committee on for It will be approved the committee in formal session this afternoon and by the entire membership of the house probably tomorrow, The senate will receive the resolution when it reconvenes, participation above S. has already prepared men felt today. 3 navy may take an active part in the and Mediterranean, but the The relations, and army plans will not be altered at ered to the ruth-| this time submarine warfare American aviators training in a lly, the imperial Ger- | Italy will be free to soar over the man government, with which the | Austrian lines. r ates is at war, and has| Of the 50 members who voted “no™ rlaration against Ger- » handful are expected to oppose the Austrian resolution, @~ social. tenaciously opposes extension of America’s list of enemies to include vtatives Cooper noncommittal, xpress on the floor when before the to op. today indicated » and Gronna president's Follette 1 say that they intend- inst the resolution, WILSON LAYS AMERICA’ S CARDS ON TABLE; IT's UP TO KAISER nor Wilson dis- of the ‘ is also waiting for! Grand Falls of Labrador are highs I Grea France and the other est in the workt-2,000 feet, The entente powers to put thelr cards| falls of Niagara drop 164 feet.