The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 26, 1917, Page 1

nited States to Take Over All Railroad Lines in January PPP PPD PLD PPL PPD PLP PPD PP PPPL PLP PD PPP PPP DDD PPD DPD PPP PP rns TheSeattleStar sh. | Weather THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST a ugBey VOLUME 19 RUHR ,ESASER WIRE SERVICE SEATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1917. " eae PRICE ONE CENT Evezybare HEARTED? ‘WES, WE AR T! A Bill Hohenzollern’s hired hands, assisted by some very foolish men and women, set out to make the Red Above are two women and six men, who are having a-good ldugh today on Kaiser Bill’s efforts to stop pss Christmas membership campaign in the Northwest a fizzle. | the Red Cross campaign. 7 They circulated a lot of lies designed to undermine public confidence in the Red Cross, Reading from left to right, they are: Miss Lorentia Vradenburg, assistant cashier; C. D. Stimson, North- But approximately 80,000 Seattleites have joined the Red Cross, and many more will this w Seattle | west chairman; Ralph Horr, chairman of the speakers’ committee; Hervey Lindley, state chairman; Hazen J, has gone over the top, exceeded her quota and gone on record again thruout the country as an ; wide- | Titus, campaign manager for the Northwest; Bert Swezea, city manager, R. R. Fox, city-county chairman; awake community standing firmly behind the men in the trenches and Dorothy Jenkins, assistant cashier. KAISER CALLS OFF SOLSHORTACE MEN SHORT OF WOOL METTO"E SEC. McADOO TO TAKE. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS . miwowrons BLOUSES AND COATS 1 TH cues CHARGE, IS PLAN NOW o Pre B. Ault, editor of the Union WASHINGTON, Dec, 26—A Kecord, announced Wednesday ; coal shortage of 50,000,000 tons he had taken up the fight —- : Postponement Asked to January 24, t- 1917. in tw ace ot mw War Secretary Told to Cut Out “Red [Stns sttne"trom the she | Wage Demands of Workers to Ba st production of any year hoard by filing application for So German Delegates Can Report i tne ccnte's history, hee Tape” and Buy Supplies at Nearest) an‘iniunction restraining schoo! Settled; Railways Expected to Os i eon cause: y war demands, district No. 1 from proceeding on Bolsheviki Offer v8 pooseen eH “A ae Stores at Once Vib the reeall section, K. Plans ; See rece Lenced Wire field told the senate probing WASHINGTON, §.-The senate military affairs | LONDON, Dec. 26.—Russian-German <mmittes todsy committee tod ary Baker to cut out red tape! and from a “ WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—Government operation am Bituminous . production and supply every man in cantonments and training camps = Yana as sdabeand f country’s railroads, probably under the direction peo’ Tegotiations have been suspended .nows sn incroase ot 1 ie enews (With clothing suitable for winter weather. the Hurmiton ‘real ce, te Ho eon 2 Wilhane re McAdoo, now prea Rs of the treasury, _ g consultation by German delegates ° 2a enemas he committee unanimously adopted a resolution de-/|Usue to stand =i will be ait J witn their government on Russia’s terms, ac- : manding Baker give camp commanders authority to buy| oe Ne gin ly in January. cordi P. d di h <7 d . blouses and overcoats in the nearest town if they A few legal and financial problems not yet finally} cording to a Petrogra ispatch printed): 0.008 tens. can get them quicker than the quartermaster's departmen disposed of, are holding up President Wilson’s ans intere n the recall) py United Preas Leased Wire ent.” maid ¢ wool =e today. eBags ae ly wah. MY \can supply them olu- oa The R d, ase! age cts otal en pee ge This action followed presentation by Sen, McKellar of .»nouncement of this new war step the most rev il ussian delegates, it was stated, are ered t page 08 witnieds telegrams from camp commanders showing shortage of , tionary yet taken by the government. returning from Brest Litovsk to Petrograd. |: overcoats and woolen blouses The president is confident that his plan, including: . Two commissions to negotiate peace will | ...1)"..°)°"0" ee taker was requested to take immediate action with * the compensation to be fixed for the railroads, will mest: 4 ‘ d stearate idk, tite “as taeriie to camps Wheeler, Shelby, Kearney, Dix, Jackson, ith th al of railroad heads. MA shortly be formed, the dispatch asserted, one "2" 2 a!) Nvoue [evar fe camps, Whevler, Shelby, Kearney. Dis, Jackson, oi with the approval o {'< to meet at Petrograd and the other at rulttec aabd {¢ lind tinqueationad“proot tint MOAAS fied thake teiee sesen wecia te a casttnce toes | 1 g* questions pending ‘with em. . * s 1 placing the ¢ . " are without overcoats and blouses. o" tant Soe. he go t in its gian’ Odessa. Both will consider purely military ,. i not peien t lfc xes Se " Auit: tur Praleee apsak a ane IRON WORKERS, t ailros chiefs and thet aspects of the situation. A third will shortly be appointed to appeal for a prospective | European peace conference. : It was asserted the Bolsheviki will con- '” ‘ Mt Eee GIRLS MUST AlD W A R. ci ‘ : OUT ON STRIKE _voke the constituent assembly at the end of | 9:2!» #inour snowir . : br ee wee mcrae Germany has asked postponement of '"*’ ; tage bs ener tude 18 Ghltiin Ses cub'aela’ |2 he intial Tees : et we thousand iron trades woul ce negotiations until January 24, accord- “ were on hand at the Mission the ; ; ox did. not appear st Ok Sea P 8 4 o_¢ y , © are mostly small mine atre at 10 a. m. Wednesday to Pececescccceccoers | ude n rid e ‘| 350 foundries and shops, after have ing to semi-official announcement here ~ 1 not be allowed t enter the competitive campaign r w t c ; of fing been inforsned that <maeenae sperate without t nereased pr for Red Cross ——— lem . aecates ia © per cent inane would nted. They imme 1 for a strike. des in the iron foune roversy standing firm, an answe lator, early today took steps to pre= tie dite Db t for the W. Bi n, president of the. MADGE STOCKING’S ROBBERS KILLAGED «.” ome letter th «oy the _STOCKING’S EMPTY WOMAN IN HER SHOP 00°30.) Sos r purp today. | gat Ps will be carried on : v , dae t oupe secets' Nakai a the) Many others are already in the ‘ Marsh Oa tates fir oa campaign fr Frit r 1 " ALLY ATTACKS BREAK M HUNS Ww DOWN, ¢ RERI TROOPS AFTER GENERAL PEAE = Saree PE TROGRAD, Dec. 26.—The . A the tewn of Candelar! Bolsheviki government issued & veo well in hand manifesto to all people today, — | has been located 20 miles south demanding that manufacture of of the international boundary, all war material immediately 500 strong, according to reports cease, “inasmuch as the Kasse German armistice will prob shortly be transformed into general democratic peace. He place s reply that the 10 4 bonus, paid men to expedite r the emergency and does not apply | | DAN CUPID'S DRIVE By Unit ed Wire reaching here American t today. The Blames Railroads word reaching here w fean town « a, Te nohalf of ¢ 4 : up the ma ° SHOWS XMAS GAIN Mex t The portation M ate ' ’ Dan Cupid's Christmas drive here Pag because " us le anded for 1917 netted him 48 more mar Ameri- | Kha 17 ape K r r es than in 1916, 4 t can husband 1 In all 118 couples took out mar. In Ukr hold Osenna t togetier « ! © permits on the two days prior I fleet ‘ per ma ristmas day this year, Of these, rm nt " é s were taken out by sailors vb ‘ on ean ; selieg ifssiege commu yrinted with | and Le me pots similar to one that; [8 1916 only 70 licenses were is mr yard of the gov-|Sued during the two days prior to le Hiram John. | Christma ernor was turn Here’s How Our Sammies Spent First Christmas i im Fi rance: a = scorers” NO MORE FILINGS a. ; i » «vom» view a FOR CITY OFFICES ys eee The spirit of Christmas failed te ee BY 4. W. PE United Press Correspondent America eas Weande } WITH) «THE AMERICAN abe the Critat Prone ARMY IN FRANCE, Dec ponde lo t viva of a men move any “prominent citizen Inters i the Min Welcomed Soldiers nated in civic ¥ file as @ trying candidate with the city clerk Pp t Jangling wire and Took Their Coin cana ‘Wedneeday, ‘The list Of. aml 2, 186th Der lates is the same as last week pick and over letters God ble ow and 5 ne ’ No More Bread Line >| By United Press I d Wire r” has finished “Holy learned all| Night" now, One hears ind = who|“Here, can that eted villages of Bethlehem and) maay ntim day the and candy which d immediately the pianist had to s job of democ V-0-.0-0-R-R Its ¢ is billeted in stables, sleep A took him atizing the world in the most f t rat bissge Tan tis UUST A e “ p to race along with the chorus | s NEW YORK 26.—Employs . nd Cross é quire a modern da ; Think of Wives _ Remembered vl ‘(3 p> ana | fle e re had ght them within hearing Broad: | his party, there were five n in|eatlatactory thet ofte of the ofame an xoeed ng’ ts na eld i rg _ gee ae sieht elvir ly from V y of Turkey way, Hello, France. the room. Stolp awoke about winter institutions—= n eindeer and highly | } oun paid be Ba an Hai turkey and trimmings | And so it was a merry Christmas, | O'clock next morning and found that|the Bowery bread line—has besa @eined reportorial inatincts to tell o jee . $ 8 had been taken fro om m his pur ae bolished. PPP PPADS PAPILIO PAPI | HELP PUT THE KAISER ON THE RUN_OBSERVE WHEATLESS DAY TODAY