The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 2, 1918, Page 1

ee Booze Operating Heré FREEDOM FOR ALL FOREVER | FUL UNr VOLUME 19 )WSUP FAULKNER if Amasses Evidence! to Involve More Liquor ; Magnates DOUBTS ONE ALIBI | 4 charge him will fan when he re-| | the operations of the “middle | Stringer's mee was no doubt that Faulk. had great quantities of liquor that he selling carried in his pocket. Later he ped- | Mi it on a bicycle, ne is said to . |HL HOOVER FACES U.S. PROBERS Says Gold Flow and Non- production Increase Sugar Price CLASHES WITH PROBERS w ASHINGTO N dan Herbert Hoover today answered criticisms of his food adminis. tration when he testified before the senate sugar probe commit tee. High food prices he attributed partly to greatly increased per capita gold cireciation and snd. don conversion of thousands of meu from producers to consunr ers only Senator Reed, chairman of the commiitee, and violent eritie of Hoover, turned over cross-exaint ration to Senator Lodge when the hearing began. Reed devot ed his time to chewing gum and ooking bored. A crowd packed into the commit: | tee room, among those present being Mrs. Hoover. Ledge openéd up on high prices at | the outset. | “Tremendous increase in the per cxpita circulation of cnoney was one | cause, in my opinion,” said Hoover. | “This circulation advanced $9 per capita In the United States in one | ©, due to the gold inflow ‘Another was the «udden with-| | draws! of millions of men from pro ductive work to fight. They became constrners entirely.” clash came when Lodge sought to go into Hoover's testimony, last May, before the senate agricultural committee. Hoover did not want to discuss this tstimony. “Tt was given sion,” be said ‘ou stated then that there would be a sugar shortage in October?" ask in executive res THE GRE? ATEST DAILY CIR SEA’ TTLE, PY GOLLY! 1 GIFE You VON MORE CHANCE To GO MIT DER CAGE IN= IFF You DON'T | THROW DER CAGE QuDdT! 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R IN THE PACIFIC _NORTHWES T nou Forecast rain; strong PRICE NIGHT EDITION and Thursday, an onight theasterly wi Keverywhere in Seattio ONE CENT INVASION Kaiser Treachery Frightens Peacers LONDON, Jan. .—The Bolsheviki are making preparations for defense against |Germany and-have broken off the peace negotiations because of the Germans’ res fusal to withdraw their troops from Poland and other occupied sections of Russia, jaccording to a sensational dispatch printed in the Daily News today from its Petro- igrad correspondent, j Which has been published, | Arthur Ransome. “I have reliable information regarding the breaking off of peace negotiations | Which establishes the honesty of the Bolsheviki purpose,’ ’ his dispatch said. “The central powers made a more detailed statement of their terms than that ained at Riga, including therein a demahd that German garrisons be re= Libau and other strategic points. “The Russians were aganist this and also declared that self-definition of the peoples of Poland and other occupied parts of Russia was impossible until the last German soldier had left. “The Russians were against this, sians and also begged that this stage anhich to consider this refusal by the Ruse of the negotiations be not published. “The Russians refused this plea and left Brest-Litovsk. “Red guards are now being sent to reinforce the front and other preparations are being made for defense.” RUSSIA Whole Program of War May Be Changed if Separate Peace Fails The eyes of the wor! Russia. The entire program of upon it. ld are today fixed upon the world war is waiting The decisive battle of the war, it was gen- erally agreed, until today, would be fought upon the west front. But this view took the ing line. If dispatches received later development, this view must be revised. pears that there is an aw: Bolsheviki.- has betrayed itself, Russians out of the fight- today are borne out by It ap- akening, even among the The treachery and duplicity of the kaiser even to them. It appears that JUNKERS’ TRICK FOR RUSS COUP other of the big cities, except in the event of general peace, The scheme, as the Russian dele gates saw it, was for the Germans | NOW REVEALED. y are finally beginning to realize tha pact will NOT insure peace. righteous anger, the Russian people, a separate If, in their again united, fod Lodge. “I said the available cugar in Rigi: Seaton woehe ‘be axhansect | by Octoler, but I said it in executive |to keep great bedies of troops in. | these sections until, as provided um» | der other sections of the agreement, the people in those terrie ~ explained. Business grew until | opi it advisable to use automo. and purghased a home. The Saturday destroyed all of his shipment, he said, and cost him | Pauikner says the letter from Gill, | & Co. of Ohio, found in his o » Originally was sent “a friend” operating a drug store, shipment was seized because company forgot to attach suf. PATRIOTS TO VICTORIOUS PEACE NCH, Jan. 2—A “victorious with “territorial annexations indemnities corresponding to Breat military successes,” in de d by the Austro-German patri tle commission, according to a dis issued by the tion bitterly protests against | Czernin's terms, declaring: | | “We reject a sha-neful, miserable of renunciation, of no annexa ‘and of no indemnities.” RAIN KEPT HIM FROM | GETTING HIS DIVORCE “Rain, rain, go away—" ‘The position of the little boy who) the well-known nursery| about the rain going away be-| he wants to play has the sin Gere sympathy of Henry J. Pierce, Who wants a divorce from his wife, | Violeta B., and couldn't get it Wed Morning because floods, due heavy rains, kept some of the at trom reaching court. Editor The Star: ie Cloned, and we are itulations and thanks for the We given the caune, and especially that the prominence you gave ti the last days of the campaign was of many thousands to the membership. We are here to serve, and will continue to serve to the end of the , and it is 2 great pleasure when ctive co-operation as you and your paper have given us. loyal people of this division to person displaying the fing. Red Cross, the patriotism of the peopie ix what we must depend for success, and every evidenc the button, are of direct ansivtance to thon Btimson and mynelf are leaving today for 4 ‘Ington, and ax soon as the program poy oor upon we will advise you ee | seasion, | with regard to the whole ‘The Christmas membership campaign for the over the quota assigned this division by the national committee. On behalf of the committee I wish to extend to you our hearty con. wonderful co-operation imp. ; we want to know that we have the active cooperation and support on bebalf of the committee to it my personal appreciation of your kindly co-opera- said Hoover. “Hed 1 understood my testimeny would be made public, I should not} have been able to speak so frankly I had no desire to spread such = alarming statement.” Tieover said that when he there had been a “leak” from senate committee, he wrote Senator of the committ protesting against the making He of portions of his statement ‘The giving out of the statemen:! means immedinte increase of a/ ound in sugar prices,” Hoo- | ona! the why didn’t want statement given out when you gave interviews stating it was ¢ ble to create an imaginative o aid saving?” asked Lodge Wanted Conser “I dian't want to create this Imag inative alarm with regard to a hypo- thetient condition which might 0c cir with regard to sugar,” revlied Hoover. “I did want to create food situa: | tion, so the people would conserve alt foods.” Lodge quoted from inter with Hoover and a speech he ds! ere at Brown university, to prove that Hoover fostered the country’s arm over the stigar situation by ting that a world shortage was you thia | | | | mi be re | at pe iraminent “It was proper to tel! the pecrle of | Ch the country that a wor! “It was improper to give out re ports of executive hearings in which (Continued on page 9) w in | | ta 1} sil top with 80 per cent in excess of | no fo and support you! do we wish to express the feeling tance of the service during t benefit to the cause, and addea or va be we are met by such competent and | We want keep the service flag in their win-| in) in For the efforts to be made in behalf | ur ion, a= shown by the neaged in this work erence In Wash for future efforts of the Red Crous © of co-opera mi extending our hearty congratula. HERVEY LINDLEY, : TWO GENERALS tired, | Met stood to be ven issued. | were siderable tired officers now partments will be on the ently no general policy in this re-|but two couples Wednesday morn spect has been developed, WASHING American fig be dispatched the least poss CALLED HOME FROM EUROPE WASHINGTON, dan. 2.—Or. ders were issued today assigning Gen. Mann, who has been com mander of the Rainbow division in France, to the command of the Eastern department, with headquarters at Governors Is. land, N. ¥ At the same time, Gen countries has nation in wise imary and the allies The text of | tions in part fo “One—that th: jal |unity of effort economic, [the peoples ass the war Hoy was retired from that depart ent and returned to the inactive It was reported that Gen. 8b head of Gen. Pershing’s expe tionary forces, would soon 4 to command the Southeastern | with headquarters at 8. C. Sibert assignment ts appar the direct result of a recom ion from Gen. Pershing to him from his important task rt “Two—inasm | termination of t made with the can be greatly |tention of | (Continue tment arleston however, | i Gen. Mann's assignment us anticipated bec a hospital and ix deemed physic: to continue active direc n of #0 important a position as sdership of the Rainbows. Mencher Succeeds Him Mann's place in Fr will be en by Gen, Chas. Mencher, but bert’s successor has not been an ause he has unable R him stay up praying, in belle have been t of Iazabe Vx at. Russian. flicted numero: puniced Mann and Sibert, with Gon. Blateh returned to the States yester Mann, here today, received his for the Governor's island from chief of staff, but ert assignment, while under ready, has not actually nA siashed his thro He worked a and had had #0 pay, and this been act morgue. ders Mann reported that the Rainbews in good spirits, and progress ably, despite the fact that almo cessant wet and cold had inflicted nusual hardships, and left a con trail of colds and pneu UP ON nla. ® Others to Be Relieved was suggested that other re commanding de men appar He must ha during the bik ix now confined It by tho relieve active list later, ing. to training and equipment, House's mission shipbuilding are like | ’ effort— and economic—betw ing to the other two prime rec ommendations. thair influence to secure entire between Must Hurry Ship the KILLS SELF WITH RAZOR igious fanat » cause of the suicide haeff, 33, with a small pocket knife, an inducing caus ‘The body DAN CUPID SLOWING Poor little Dan Cupid! HURRY SHIPS AND MEN TO EUROPE, REPORTS COL. HOUSE ON, Jan hting forces must to Kurope “with ible delay, incident Col. allied to ‘COP SUSPENDED FOR EXTRA DROP ON NEW YEAR'S Officer BE. F. Brafford. duty at the door of ‘the under the Pl hotel r’s was suxpended pay Wednesday on the charge of druak enness. About 1:30 New Year's morning, « party of Canadian-soldiers, who had attempted to leave. the officer and quite an to the on special Lodge New without requisites, while ilitary, naval the U.S. 1, accord. . Ye ix eane e these recommenda. | iTowns. © United States exert | been in the cafe According to spect blocked th: ORO, argument ensued say the officer had } but he de ators military, naval themselves and and related with them in| Witnernes much to drink lee Chief Warren had not suc ceeded in finding the Canadian sol dier’ Wednesday morning, and so postponed final action until he gets their testimony, A hearing is to be held Wednesday afternoon Waltz and Wife Waltz in Court into the new ich as the successful he war by the U. 8 allies’ co-operation | hastened by t x U. 8. shippin: don page 9) Waltzing right court this bright Waltz and Leo H. Waltz appear before Superior Judge J. T. Ronald early Wednesday morning to settle their domestic differences. Mrs, Waltz charged that her hus band struck her in the face with his fist, “punched her on the nose,” and called her vile names FIVE NEGROES ARE SENTENCED TO HANG ON, San An groes of ates infantry were nged in the second rtmartial, findings sh were announced today, Car: rying out of the penalty will await on of the president, divorce Della n which made the night, ste into ved by the police 1138 W. 60th Veahaeff first in wounds on himself and then mat with a razor t a mill in Ballard, ome trouble over his is believed to have also, for the n to the | tonio, 1 | the 24th | nentey Unt was ta WEDDING JOB British troops the allied offensive against eutonic line in Italy to: English patrols attacking ad need posts, inflicting loswes and taking prisoners, the war office an. nounced today. shot his last arrow | Christm: and | join to the «pital, | the drive b EA, fe,| |Postpone Big Cases loving freedom and democ a nation of 180,000,000 tur racy as they do, if again ns loose upon the German junkers, a revamping of war strategies is certain. The east front may yet decide the war. The failure of the separate peace pact would be a crushing blow in itself to strengthen and lend heart t the kaiser party. It would 0 those who have opposed, within Russia, the junker policies of world dominion and barbarism. for the kaiser. matic failure. standpoint, he shall have been It would be the beginning of the end For, both from a military and a diplo- crowned” with It will be evident, even to the most obtuse, that the partnership of “Me and TERMS ANGER PAN-GERMANS BERNE 2 2.—Within ten days | the central powers will make a new | Jan declaration of modified peace condi: | att! Munich Nachrichten, received today tions, “owing to the entente here es have indicated | part of th nditions Recent dispate violent opposition on th p to the p est-Litovsk by Count Czernin. | the modifications will the militarists of Ger- | mans Presumabl favor md many Until After War WASHINGTON, Jan Motions to postpone until next October hear ings on all the pending governm suits to dissolve big trusts, were made in the supreme court today by Solicitor ‘al John W. Davis, At that time further suspension until the close of the will be request ed. The tremendous expense in volved in dissolving the ” porations, should the sup) court band down a favorable decision, to. gether with the disruption of ‘busi ness involved, prompted the govern: ment move LEE SANG! oH ME, OH MY! AH WONG! AH WOE Ah Wong and Lee Sang are mak ing new New Year resolutions in jail today. They had the wrong dope on | the drug busine day nell some to Detectives Doom andl [McLennan at Sixth ave. and Yesler. Allah” has ~/FATE OF PLANS. IS UP TO ALLIES PETROGRAD, Jan. 2.—Ger- many will not consider the Brest-Litovsk declarations as binding on her unless the allies accept the invitation to negotiate & general peace, according to M. Pavlovish, a non-Bolsheviki dele- gate, who returned from the con- ferences today. “Germany's fundamental the negotiations,” he said, establish union, Hamburg to the Persian gulf. » Bulgarian 1 Turkish rep: ntatives me obstinate in onfe than t jermans, but T do »t think they will hamper future otiations “In return for the evacuation of Relgium and France, Germany will ne: the freeing of Mesopotamia been dissolved. aim in ‘is to an economic from are earn ot Tripoli, in | success against Italy. Slavs Spill Blood In Odessa Streets| . December 31, via Lon Prolonged street fight Ukrainians and Bol sheviki occurred here today. [t was reported trains now running again between Riga and Petrograd and that service will ultimately be established between Finland and Ger many, via Petrograd, Mobilize Cossacks PETROGRAD, Jan, 2. are 2.—Scores sported killed in fighting be on Bolsheviki and Ukrainians at} nsk today. No details were re here ‘ait Cossacks of military age were ordered mobilized, we tw | tories had voted of their future gow | ernment. Under such a German system of | Sarrisoning, the Russians felt there: | would be entirely too much Gem |man influence exerted on the voters, Hard to Explain Russian members decked The | openty Prussian junkers had the audacity |the German delegates with the re: | minder the time exp | democrats | At tods | grad conte: and Germans. would ining it have a hard to their own ‘s session of the Petro= nee, between Russians aes on exchange of prime joners, the Russian delegates de» }manded that all German. socialists imprisoned in Germany jermans Protest Ger mission, protested such a demand was purely politt The Russians, however, insisted Minister Mirbach promised to municate their demand to Berlin, It was also made clear at the cone ferences that the Russians intend te demand the release of thousands of Polish civilians bea atin as labor~ DEFUNCT BANK PAYMENT SOON Well, well, well, it's coming at last, says the recently resigned State Bank Examiner W, E. Ham son A 20 per cent payment is coming jout of the wreck of the Northern Bank & Trust Co, on the 15th of |January, Hanson announced Tues and Hugh Todd, attorney for Hanson, says that further payments will be made iater on. Clear title to the Issaquah coal mine, the bank's biggest asset, was sed to the Pacific Coast Co, Tues: and the purchase price of $300,« | 000 became due at that time, The | dividend will be declared out of this ‘and other money on hand. C.J. MULLEN IS IN TROUBLE AT LEWIS Staff Correspondent CAMP LEWIS, Jan. 2.—Charles Za, Mullen, former Seattle patrolman, now a soldier at this camp, is scheds luled for trial before a courtm: here on a charge of disobedience rs. Mullen was indicted at attic for alleged attempt to with government witnesses im the Billingsley case, ay ee 3 their astonishment that even — |to make such a proposition, taunting | be releaseds. Ambassador Mirbach, head of they i a a