The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 28, 1917, Page 1

* VOLUME 19 FULL LE UNITED NE ROADS ‘t Noon Eastern Time U. S. Begins Management of Rail Systems WAR FREIGHT BY ROBERT J United Press Correspo WASHINGTON, Dee. 28. —Di Feetor General McAdoo placed today the existing war board of executives in FIRST rns Was the sole official an Reuncement following « 90-min ute conference between MeAdoo and the exceutives when the Feads passed trom private to fed- The U. S. A. Railroad | By ugifying all American rail ways. f Director General Mc- } 20. greatest raitroad in the } formed today 5 ? ) ) of employes—About with an equal number locomotive, freix der plants likes of track About 250.000 Nember of railro: embraced—Abou All cara in ioe—-2,500.00 (yo peng and i debt— ) operated ad companies erating reve } peratir $3,000 ,000,000 Tons of annua! freight-—1,500, 000.900. Passengers carried yearly 1,250,000,000, eral control on the hour of 12 The emergency operators in elude Fairfax Harrison, provid of the Southern Ry.; Howord Fl Hott, official of New York, Maven & Hartford, and chairman ot the board of direteors of the Northern Pacific; Julias Krutt schmitt, chairman executive com mittee Southern Pacific; Hale president Burlington, FOR THE BEST NEW YEAR’S MESSAGE IN th i On New Year's day appropriate to the occasion to 10 o'clock Monday <empster | ooks to U.S. to tun Seattle Street Cars U.S.BOARD PARIS, De T8.—German forces | beyond Verdun did not again at | tempt, today, their assaults against | French lines, but contented them | today’s official statement reported | ‘in Lorraine, around “Veho. an in| Troops Defeat Bolsheviki | creasingly intense bombardment ‘ “4 Force After Two Hours said the president, in his recent address to congress, too, the supreme moment in the history of Seattle. “is the supreme moment in the history of the world.” In a few more days a new year will dawn. The Star wishes to give to its readers and to all Seatt message of not more than 50 words. The Star wants the dawning of a new year at the supreme moment in the history of the world. Who can write the message morning. The contest is open to everyone, Keep your message in 50 words or less. the best message possible. The Star wants a message ? The Star will pay $50 for the best one received up At nee The Seattle star THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST NIGHT EDITION Weather and Baturday, rain; PRICE ONE SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, “DEC EMBE R 28, 1 boverywhere 1917 in Seattle SHRVIC LATIONS p WIR A CO. UNABLE T ALL ABOARD! UNCLE SAM’S FIRST TRAIN TO LEAVE SEATTLE TODAY CHINES CAPTURE WAR i} BULLETINS By United Press Secccccceccseeeeoose | UERMANS CEASE AssALLTs FOR DAY thruout the night was reported. | Si ‘ig’ MAJ. MAYO IS SENT Street Fighting BACK TO ROCHESTER VASHING Government control of Seattle’s street car services ” owing to the inability of the traction company to maintain norma! service, is pr sle in the near future, Manager A, L. Kempster, of the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power” ALL .1N “ 28.—maj.| A PEACEFUL HY RALPH HH, TURNER Is NOW ter, M cad here Untied Pre gor vr i ie yc ., told The Star today. The action of the government +a ne ili ip *) ot strest’ fighting preceded the | jin taking over steam carriers because of failure to cope sae sagey surrender of the Bolsheviki | | war problems led to the interview. HAIG AGAIN REPORTS | forces in Harbin to Chinese | Unable to recruit nece y man power to operate Cars, “NOTHING SPECIAL” troops, according to = foreign because of the war, the problem of transporting LONDON, Dec. 28.—-Field Marshal) offlee dispateh today - wind men to and from work, and meeting the demands of passen- el IY agg leary lire ar heh ee ta : meee ae ger traffic, is hourly growing more serious. ‘ gettin! t Chinese com City utility experts, traction company officials and rep- GERMAN BOMBERS KILI v fr res resentatives of the union car employes unanimously agreed TWO SAMMIES i ‘ von were finally today that the situation is alarming. N FHANOR, Dec. 38-Two Al gon Re ? ‘There is only a very thin line between the government ~ pelle ensiniie \taking control of the steam roads and taking control of all arms \traffic lines where perplexing conditions exist,” Kempster — cael from the Ruasian oem | said. “The government may step in here at any time, snow-covered camp Foreign consuls were notified in all cities, for that matter, where the problem exists, — iin wee be, ‘ne tardur weubie There are a number of large cities unable to handle the — Harbin has been torn factional | | strife for weeks, and the Chinese im INCREASED FIRING ON ASIAGO PLATEAU BERLIN (Via London), Dee 3) | @rvention was decitedoupen street car transportation problem. “We do not claim that we are giv: | ing the public the service to which it vain protewts by representatives of Tnereased firing” on Awago . sround Tombia ridge thru-|@ll nations in that cit |i entitled. But we do claim we are was reported in to \qiving the best service possible un atement. |der the conditions “~~ RUSSIANS ACCEPT May Use Women THREATENS TO vil forces. attempt to operate with women con s RDAM. Dee 28 Russtan | auctote, as by Superin FLOOD KENT - ous t ony Daten terme 05 00 utilities 4 be decided! The Green river went ver ite a6 wii ree + vonces at this we baohs Friday, and continue@’@te rise st Litovek aday, according Acvor@ing to Kemp t the rate of five or six ingies an: a2 rd from that received via aid ‘conductdre are ‘quitting: the:< hour. It is expected that some of — “ | pany’s service at the rate of from 10 . x : | |to 13 « day tie outlying portions of Kent will be. asked for an immediate ne | ; ; ; fiend Sam “he of taattore atteniind uaaat Me ystem is running with a oded “efore night. 3 igs of 12 men, which —— lor the last eight hours the rivet | that 2 cars less n the norma a has been ris > 7 ; Ww number must be left in the barns.” n rising about five anda Sail inches an hour. six feet during the night It has gone up over © Early Fre” pe le eaid 135 “ BOLSHEVIK CLOSE BANKS; JAIL MANY men quit during T and that onl put women employed had qualified for Chokes Passenger Traffic 5 day morning the river overflowed its) | bank " and the water is now ap ng the town rapidly. familiar with conditions Kent believe that unless there ts and Samuel Rea, president Penn foreign bea es, eed b The result is that hundreds of peo chance in the weather, the treads lines. "| tod , and sailora occu crapher was on hand at the Mil At 1045 the Olympian, which is the Mil ap rane gates ayers potas bcans will probably undergo another ‘The great American rail “ t tor gs 8 ile dercamebatae fie utes or more during the rush hours/as large as the one early im J pied the buildings. Many directors * morning, he his snapshot Of transcontinental train, pulled out of Seattle, the before they can boaed a. caren eathe | ee and operated by . n nger to board Uncle Sam's first train to . aa ae ae momth States government. came xiat- in j a f arres . train to | e the city under government operation an Hundreds of workers are @ One of the hardest rains of the ence at noon today f n will : deatern. time, the United States. govern tice rter. Does he lke to work for Uncle a every morning, because the| year is falling there. War freight has the right of way|be 4 t ter p , 0 over all the railways in the count That Sam traction company cannot carry them |” County Engineer Humes, upon hie henceforth: Class . ‘ in } ica & ctendde ania aed ar sine to work on schedule eturn from a trip thru the valley Simnultancously the railroad war! Mer ler the r and pre " i be affected | WE ; ‘ eo are losing our men because of ‘south of Seattle, stated, Iriday Meard, consisting of leading rail ex-| ulations to go, however, | >Y the or nentione The firit of unrest,” Kempster said. | morning, that floods were likely eeutives, conferred with Director | when i det bank G er, maid and because we nnot compete, in| occur there, and predicted that the G } McAdoo regarding details of | cies it h no word from ite rep |the matter of wages, with the ship) White and Green rivers would over! ‘Operations to follow transfer of their) 5 ration of | Tesen Petrograd. ry) ! if ‘ards. | now their banks unless a change im ices resi | Union Men Explain |weather conditions occurred. t . . On the transportation syster a we re « of the Trot * | aid his company is paying the sky Formerly < 4 the country depends lar ‘ . f service f : [third best wage of any existing will happen kainer 1 t Ran Picture Show spany, and that the equipment is BisAdoo says ‘ ed for this climate” | Gitininistration : , eve Do , in San Francisco A the ‘Street and Ble ried eieral control depe , poner Pa > ¥3 ag . vay Employes’ union said the ; 2 ce ny was unable to get a suffi government owner Cali Out proprietor of a mot tur LONDON, Dec, 28.—The allies’ ny was wu) on é , , j ’ | cient number of men, and declared Mca tretent, sul The Ur tr t. Gan Francis Woodrow Wilson, president of the United | vuarposes in continuing the war rer “A ne number a ewer Pg wy ore 58) , Pooling of all freight, equi rose r e affairs of Runsia | 9, * are not imperialistic nor vindie- a ous * terminals, etc., that may contri . ' r nin t Trotsky has taken States, 1s OL years old today. in Wages and an. improvement of to immediate relief of freight con: | of ges b Mies Lod : ig tive, but for the future freedom | working conditions gestion, is to be the first ste; : t b oak, Welemedada Blessed with VISION | and peace of mankind, Prem They do not think women will ao| War Freight First ar TY . . here. After city Lloyd George declared today in| |0n tue cars as conductors, and the} LONDON, Dec. 28.—England’s first oe shigunerks will not be | ser i iiect aa Kion"te esrb and courage that are| « letter to the laborites’ “war Central Labor council has already | reprisal air raid came nearly being, Mert” 2. Sine, wut to the| to « e thelr branches |his theatre Pomernko waid leadi he: world? ¢ aims” congress. |gone on record against any such|the greatest success of the war, in | confined to an git - F oter dhe ag Po Trot opened the first independent edding the worta to The question of a fresh dectara, | movement ithat the German kaiser barely got} one great system : 7 ° ee tee sewn, (tion of our war aime se) ¢ Oppose Woman Plan out of Mannheim ‘ore the bombs- ‘ ecedence over all other ' t mar general's |f exchange in the | asting peac 1S Serv- EP be given pr v se | g ace, "| kept in view," the premier Mere men would stick to the| began to drop, according to a Geneva traffic. | ctttce today expla | . [but such a ¢ ' “ on offic id, “if cond! ate r y the McAdoo’s intentions, pending en-| examination of tt or the first ” AUSTRIANS CAN'T | ic es are those of a sav- t euch a ciarat on wi unk in oftlolale om A te oaet | Glapdsoh! belate by the London Ex» TF retment of needed legislation by as noon as t tor. The ideals for which we now |day, with a maximum of 45 cents an| ‘The kaiser and his staff were re congress, are to disturb preas en ar rned by the JOIN U S ARM fighting are the same as th when | hour, reachable in two years, was es-| turning from the Verdun sector, and | operation of the railroads as little ax | regiatrant 1 O May he keep strong! | vritain enterea te war tablished. passed the Mannheim station just an possible. He will direct thru Ke FRANCI M, j ray . T have neve n more convinc Men would be quitting offices if| hour before that structure was par. 0 ing agencies : ¢ end of Januar genie: ay he see far! led than now that the allies poses |the employers opened all the win-| tially wrecked by bombs from the meantime, he is drawing plar Eliminate Delay pe ‘| ‘ , tinuing the war a per. |Gows, turned off the heat, and had | British reprisal squadron. 4 highly centralized business or al gene laid Rae y, Ind may the free-\\ listie vindictive, b chieve | their men stand in er most of the| Two bombs also fell in the palace tion, the fabric of which wa to p ce the ith 1 arr d 1 if } } ,|the future freedom a of | time Palatinate and one on the Nekkar cially outlined to the United | rs after t ar hal was th onm-loving peopie 7€ | inankind The car men intend to stick to! suspension bri¢ both being badly today, as follows: ca I will be none of th of ae AUR A s thojp| Lloyd George's letter followed an|their recent) wage agreement, but | damaged. A munitions factory In @ W. G. McAdoo, as director general | q t was ne ig the Gare taene worthy of him by their lopening speech by Arthur Hender.|many of them will quit disgusted: | northern suburb of the city wan ail and the single controlling head, as | o, election 1m fant trom 1 Q support! son, Hritish labor leader, who de-| Their for Sundays is the same} blown up, Many were killed and! suming all powers and all responsi. | , ver when the fir all wha vee | sf G y bl He jaa lared that the allies ust definitely a8 on week days, and it is practically | wounded in hte town, bility. | was eo Oldne | 10 DlesSS Him toda renounce any desir for conquest | impossible to get a day off. ‘An assistamt @irector general in| Under government m of a i | ind urged a restatement and clarifi ‘In th ipyards the men get q director general. This man will be) the n will t 1 to camp ay at home | vent bonus for working 48 hours a 4 one of broad railroad and financia Sige ; A a HIDES und liberal overtime PORTLARD’S FORGE rience, tho not officially con-| 9, T I > Ske . G 1 VF r APLENTY BUT Car men get 33 cents an hour Socted with any railroad, to be a AMERICAN CAVALRY 1en ice S ating S$ GOOC Sammy with a Gent iner for hours| PORTLAND, Dec: 28.—Portland 7 the director general, J Pad BRING BACK BANDITS S 10U orry / out sullets the maximum 40 cents an hour| payroll, Instead, any detecting will Bkelton Williagas, forr president a TAC np A, De While the wat the beginning of the sixth|be done by Class A and Class B pas of the Neabonsl Airline . and present ARRIVING DAILY CANDELARIA, Tex.. Dec price of # advances almost daily, | year.” trolmen, to be known as inspectors, comptroller of the currency, is mem | ay Den 28a an © Ameriean cavalry patrol which | paris, Dec. Paris chortled in the direction of the noine. | ‘er ‘han hever been such a surplus|” “The municipal car lines are meet-| A recent city ordinance abolished the tioned for this post. Lise etke tah dilay ane asec él eee sed bandit raid@ra into Mexico | a vera “Sammy” story brought Americans retaliated with an |‘ hides as at t wecording 10] ing with some difficulty In obtaining | detective bureau Three chicts, upon whose shoul |°TAke OFM een) od + | under Cay wrinkle, is today cgi? anes indie bombardment of tin eang | | bem stens, a local packer, |car crews for the increased service — degs will fall the tual operation, |“t | T fj sles t Be oi 0 | route with severul|to the city by an Ameri =} nas 4 noe the astonished Ger. | “20 '* quoted in an Interview today |to the Ballard city lmits, which will * 5 local boards to . DU tnt tutcen ins Ge Pehe Abie \merican troops W vole OP | Oa Ue cies teahind che taine! |stoch on hand than it can dispose of (Continued on page 5) |by the discharge of men examined | the loot tak a ee ae er | cain bit of the line, a heavy frost put Remix back ind the parapet ht now,” said Carstens, “we |SLEET STORM CAUSES WIRE Mrs n Schwarts, 1800 All i PS |by physictar here nd founa |'ean hr ea Pre atid }a cont of ice over a certain Banal in gap q, SOLDIER RE have four carloads of hides Jying in|TROUBLE IN VANCOUVER, B. C. | ave severely burned at her BALIAN TROOP’ | physically umgit for servic ceived her y . Cantete One night & group Fa el Den Kansas City, They have ,been| Communication by wire between|home ‘Thankagiving day, whl K KEPULSE | The fact that there still ev-| | uf Sammies ut of the trenches there four montl and we enn't|Seattle and Vancouver, B. C., was] flamer from an overheated stove ene VIENNA, Dee, 24.—Italian troops {eral hundred vacancies to be fille The Woman's League of Nation 4 wlid and ak over thie bit of M. Richardson, forn living at/even get a bid on any part of the|impaired Friday by a heavy fall of} veloped her, died at the city hospital ol cking west of Monte Arolea and| makes ft appear probable that the | Service give the firet of a ser having the time of their lives. 210 29th ° now a sergeant in| tot. We are willing to sell at 50 per | sieet All telegraph da telephone | Friday morning Her husband — t of So! repulsed, it was| second draft will arrive here before of lesvons In Prench at the Sol ie Hoches evidently were pumiled the ambulance corps, stationed at] cent loss than the hides were worth Hincs Yetween the two cities were inlworks at the Skinner & Heddy ships by the war office today. the first in fully, mobiliged, diers’ and Sailers’ club Friday niaht, band let loose a few experimental | Macon, » is 1 with pneumonia, a year ago. poor working order, yarda,