The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 18, 1918, Page 1

When and where should you see the collector? FREEDOW FOR ALL D WIRE SERVIC ASSOCIATIONS VOLUME 19 BN rAustria Rocked by Unrest How About Your Income Tax? ; Does the fact that you have two children make any difference? Certainly. You'll get a certain exemption for each child. P Kind of an involved procedure? Sure it is. come tax worries. — Just mail your questions, addressed to the “Income Tax Editor.” By reading the answers to your own and the other fellow’s questions, you'll get things straightened out. The Seattle Star ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC PRIDAY, JANUARY THE GREATEST DAILY U.S. ‘SENATORS DEMAN D ‘GARFIELD’S SCALP : Execution of Soldiers | Is Ordered BY JOS. SHAPLEN } United Press Correspondent ZURICH, Jan. 18.—Grave unrest is brewing thru- fou pareret pre i Closely censored dispatches to- indicated and tieups at numerous munitions as well as civil clashes between police and at numerous cities. : Gratz, Brunn, Lutz, Wienerneustan and Prague | : all reported to have been the scenes of demonstra- some of them violent. ae ee shown unrest. The Archduke Eugene, a Vienna declared today, had “been relieved of his com- military reasons.” Austrian papers have been received from the monarchy since Wednesday. BY 30S. SHAPLEN Sera Furdered abot for their sym 1y With Russian socialist views, to reports reaching here ur 3 = a ln “it i E F telegraphed from Frest-Litovsk to- day that the German government is deliberately garbling reports of the peace negotiations Presumably this is in line with the Teutonic effort to mislead pub- lic opinion in the central powers. According to reports here, many | News from the camp of the 25,000 “Austrian forces on the Ital-| German troops who deserted their have been erdered executed | commands and accepted Russian their refusal to obey their offi-| principles of socialism, today as- core. werted that the force was well Disaffection against their mill-|armed and organised. masters {s spreading among| The men live by foraging and man troops also, | by contributions from peasants ‘The German government {s mak-| A similar situation of disaffec- ing strenuous efforts to stop the|tion among the men in reported pread of Russian propaganda and along the whole of the Austro- of sympathy with Russian beliefs. Italian front, according to mos- Foreign Minister Trotsky himself sages received here. Prussian Propaganda Guns Busy | day rep |Russ Leaders Say BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS | From German prisoners, is United Press Correspondent | known America is being poe Ro | | ridiculed WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES | “the United States has taken the | IN THE FIELD, Jan. 18—The! piace of Britain as “contemptible” | Prussian propagandists’ guns are to- tn the German lexicon. The German day turned toward their own troops. soldiers are being told that stories of | By lectures, pamphlets and thea big American army are “bluff.” Movies, attempt Is being made to re-| that when the Yanks are put to the ftore to a selfdoubting soldiery the| test they will fail to make good before-the-Marne belief that they are| None of the prisoners consider Amer unconquerable ica a factor, believing the war will ‘The propaganda is not ineffective.| be finished before “the Windbags” Prisoners talk confidently of the (as the propagandists term the proposed drive on the west front. | Americans) can- get under way. Martial Law in Petrograd PETROGRAD, Jan. 18,—Petro-yagainst the extremists and Bol rad was declared under martial) viki. The latter immediately began ww today by the Bolsheviki safety | efforts to block meeting of the as- commission. |sembly, holding that it was not “All attempts at a revolt are to| representative of the reat will of be vigorously suppressed,” the eed the people. cree declared. In its stead, the Bolsheviki pro- ‘The martial law declaration is| pose a law-making body, formed evidently designed to suppress any|of the membership of the all-Rus disorder incident to the meeting of| sian congresses of workmen, sol the constituent assembly, scheduled | diers and peasants. These bodies for today. The constituent assem-|are to meet within the next few bly was elected last fall. | days and it has been reported that The social democrats and s0-|Lenine and Trotsky would seek clalists of the right wing were re-| thet malgamation with the con-| ported to have obtained a majority] stituent assembly. | ahe- “Drastic Steps” to Curb Anarchy LONDON, Jan. 18.—A Russian] stations; declared the rallways Wireless message picked up here| were im the hands of mobs and today instructed all people's coun-| that cars were plundered most drastic measures” to suppress | disorganized the transport, creating anarchy. The m age recounted |indescribable sufferings,” the wire disorders and excesses at railway] less asserted. | “Sheer waste’—that'’s how pose without an act of the legis President A. J. Rhodes, of the lature, the appropriation will Chamber of Commerce, today go into the general fund, if it is Viewed Gov. Lister's insistence not used by the capitol commis on spending thousands of dol sion, It then could be re-appro- , lara on a new capitol building. priated by the next legislature. “L don’t think this iv a time “I figure that as we have gotz to make a public expenditure for every one is conserving now, the extensive improvernents,” said state also should conserve as Rhodes. “We should use all much as possibletemaid Repre help tor war purposes. We don't sentative E. HW. Guile, “It is not Need a new capitol during the absolutely necessary that w be need for have new capitol buildings neo war, There may buildings to house laborers, but Can Get Along Without Rew state asetidings are not nee “I figure that since we have got ten along with the present build Desuntiguons of the plan to ing for several b n do wend more money on capitol it a bufidings in phe present crisis sentative Frank E. Boy are being made by legislators, the government calling on every Prominent citizens, heads of or one to invest in Liberty Bonds, and Jabor leaders. the state of Washington should legislators Point out the do the same, if there is any way fact that, while the money can possible for doing #0. At least Hot be used for any other pur the state can cut down on ex ells thruout the land to “take the] “This start of anarchy had entirely tary affaira committee to- 1 the Chambertain bill, providing for a director of munt- tions ‘This in to be followed by a mea. sure creating a war cabinet or coun ell to have control of the entire war| policy and program subject only to the president's direction senat No Order Issued For King’s Arrest BY JOS. SHAPLEN United Press Correspondent PETROGRAD, Jan. 18 Fiat do nial was made moiny inatitute, headquar of the nheviki gov ernment, to the United Prem: today that any orders bh been Issued for the arrest of the King of Rumania. The Bolsheviki officials expremed the belief that the attempt on the life of Nichols Lenine Monday was part @ counter revolutionary plot. Lenine, it was stated ably perwonally open the constitu. ent assembly meeting and demand! approval of the present government. You don’t really know, do you, whether you'll have to hand over a bit of your income, this year, to Unele Sam, for war purposes? Well, you had better be finding out. pay an income tax now. Perhaps you won't have to pay a tax because you are a city employe. So The Star will conduct a question and answer department to help its readers clear up in- CIRCULATION OF NORTHWEST. Unmarried men, for instance, who make $20 a week or more, must NIGHT EDITION Weather Ke rain peast: 1 t and Saturday, erate Bol terly winds SEATTLE, WASH., I Industry COMMITTEE FOR | 4 day was resigned to the Garfield industri suspension order—but was in a nasty would prob | SAYS GERMANS WEAR UNIFORMS OF PAPER SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 18.— soldiers teday by Dr. Issa Tanimura, commissioner of live stock for Japan, who ts in this country for the purpose of securing 10,000,000 head of sheep to start wool growing the Orient. Next! Oil Shortage Strikes the Coast SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 18.—Altho cancellation of all contracts for the delivery of oll by water was an nounced by the Standard Of! Co. to day, as a result of government con trol of tank steamers. Vice President W. &. Miller, of the Standard Oil Co., ured customers that deliveries uld continue as long an possible, po land he anticipated little derange ment At the same time the General Pe trolenm Co. notified customers the Northwest that cancellation mar) Sonsumn: | ia, Honolulu, Washington chiefly affected. Standard Ol! Co. officials In Se attle declared today tha little danger of an immediate oli shortage here The continued sale of fuel off in| this region depends, they said, on the question of securing tank] ers to carry it. If veanels use for that purpose were denly taken over by th ment, there would be nc handling the fuel oll transporta- tion there ts BOLSHEVIKI TAKE 1,500 KALEDINISTS AD, Jan, 18.—Capture of Kaledenite officers near Kharkoff was announced today. The Bolsheviki troops have occupied the towns of Voroshba, Padolsk and Parh FIGHTING LIV oF BERLIN, via London, Jan. 18 u er fighting southwest of Cam brai was all today’s official state ment reported BUSINESS MEN DECRY CAPITOL WASTE penditures, Young meh are giv ing the best years of their life, while the state is trying to put up fine capitol buildings, We a down t » only 60 days, and we can get along some way I would be matisfied to live in a good tent.” abor Men Uncertain ax I know, cannot purpose,” said F, A ust, seeretary-manager of the Labor temple, “In that ease It would be better to use the money rather than let it lie idle in the banks, The question of labor shortage should influence on the matte there ix plenty of labor in the building trades unions.” “I'm not familiar enough with the details of the case to give a definite opinion,” said RL. Proctor, president entral PEACE CAN BE SECURED THRU THE FUNDS YOU ARE GOING TO LEND THE GOVERNMENT. INVEST IN THRIFT STAMPS, i} 3 . MeCalsky, representing the wholesalers; Thomas W. Nash, representing the retailers; J. W. Godwin, chairman of the price publishing committee, representing the public. ‘TEXAN ‘AN REACHES NOW THEN, FOLKS, TELL YOUR TROUBLES TO THE _FOOD PRICE PUBLISHERS | Do you know when you are AMERICAN PORT | AN ATLANTIC PORT American-Hawatian 8. 8, Texan | reached this port today ° en to a dock for re an limped in with a in her side and listing badly to port. MEN UNDER ARREST . W. W. PLAN BIG TIMBER STRIKE! SACRAMENTO. plan to tle up, spring, all lumber camps in the en tire Northwest with # big strike, was | the declaration made » committee's plan will be Do you know when you get good value in foodstuffs? Informing the and wholesalers have to pay for food and a price that would be fair to the e, and yet allow the dealers to | make a reaso’ When this information prices they should pay for food, the scheme that will be tried by the organized food price 1 tan ta whey | manufacturers, ammonia makers, in-| | editions than they do on legal No power to fix prices is given the committee |GRAND JURY WILL REPORT SATURDAY The report of ¥, which held its final executive retail grocers of the | session Thursday, 4 own judgm ing committee, will end profi retired commis: Luddington and Leslie Culling: | members arrested by | appointed by the government to rep- and merchant in order to retain th the Oregon lumber cacnps. clared they left Oregon not want to be intosh before S Deputy Prosecuting Attorn there when the big | Washington Wh om, chosen as the whe | United Press Correspondent y the federal au-| r¢ ny on the wrecking of the will hold its first ent and dance to be ting successful: | Will be present to lend | which has been op tion was not continued be in charge of sot ational Service wi ruled that the grand jury's jurisdiction WASHINGTON BANNER STATE IN COAL SUPPLY Northwest is today 1 section in th It probably is t matter is out of the] tiers’ And Sailors’ club, § | OFFICER KEPT BUSY STANDING GUARD OVER FIVE RESTLESS MEN Tvedt will think twice only part of the nation with an ample supply of coal for industrial and home needs. exceptionally moderate winter jed in saving of fuel a anatior ard over five men alone on 4 not used now 4 fight between those who want the capitol moved and » who want It to re night when five men in an a bile with two quarts of liquor were arrested in front of 3614 Woodlawn of the Seattle Chambe is the banner the Union for coal supply.” OH BOY! BE CAREFUL! Look out for your wateh! | guard the prise to telephone the Densmore stati the patrol wagon won disappeared ra much stronger | woman, Mra. Harry Olson, came out| jot the house, and, with the five men, | turned on the officer, according to Mrs. 1, who told the y she was victimized for put two months fect that it is a mistake for t pad with Important t this me without careful consideration,” nwon returned in time a hand in the fray and H. 3 . Hoover and the woman The other three men Word | has been received that Stanley Y, Shepard, of San Francis. Miss Elsa Mensing, lied suddenty at the home of|ipal vote for the issua nts in California landed in Jail |made their escape. searched afterwards, once, it was anounced today, fol-| of Commerce but no liquor Beat iis, nerninatainieianinns ‘ ~ ; —— PRICE ONE CENT }y*mReee ag * t in Foods Exemp * BY L. C. MARTIN United Press Correspondent WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Congress per. Insistence grew that in future le, tion the senate should limit the presi powers of delegation so that a repetition the Garfield order could not occur with the advice and consent of the senate. Demands for Garfield’s head as direct of the fuel administration, sharp criticism Secretary Baker for his advice to consum last summer not to buy coal, and appeals have the Monday shut-down order chan to be effective Saturday instead, were he on all sides. THE COALLESS ORDER Causes a virtual indus EM TIONS | | | shutdown east of the Mississippi, Theatres and other amu: Y | | places must go fuelless on the || Mondays from January 21 tof” March 25, - Natural gas, artificial gas, | | wood, fuel of! “and all other } | Pe cies ae | forms of fuel” are included Sweeping modifications of| | the suspension order, acco the industrial suspension or-| | to a late official ruling today. der issued by Dr. Garfield Department stores will be ; : . ©) | heatless Mondays, but buildings last night were made today.| | containing government offleem ‘Many exemptions of indus-| | banks, doctors’ and dentists’ of tries affected under the order} | fices will be exempted were announced, including 23) | i There yey be washless lau steel plants and various forms | ae’ pak “Qeemied inanutnchani : of business. The latter in-) | piants fi cluded: | Grocery and drug stores 3 | be heated, and likewise schools. Grain elevators, potato and vege-| | ; table houses, cold storage, all form: A select lst of vital war Dili of grain storage, grain and feed] | Ore ppt see Prive _ mills, cereal product manufacturers, | | POg", Pitmenes stricly’ gore | Samo sine contract factories, public wi ties—are all allowed to have ter hou plants and re-| | Heer nd every sort of food hand-| | Frongesiontlir pst i be ufacturing or distribution} | “‘satoons will be pony on work- | | ling, m gency less Mondays. addition to the food industry, Papers will print as usual, but id also excepted binder twine] | on Mondays cannot run more secticides and fertilizer plants. | holidays, State food administrators are | If the paper does not issue on thorized to determine what other in-] | @ holi it may publish ones |dustries are essential to the uninter-| | 0n Monday, rupted flow of food. "ea WILSON BACKS |HeRtuinc postpones SPEECH ONCE MORE L ORDER LONDON, Jan, 18.—German Cham cellor Hertling has once again poste poned his oft-advertised speech om man war aims, according to rts BY ROBERT J, BENDER is wake x President Wilson stands squer- Sone nee ee ee re) jolland. bees esident will not revoke the the p order and that he feels within three weeks the people of the country will accept it as hav- ing been vitally necessary. Dr, Garfield today personally took charge of the proble: m of coaling the ships at tide andr 1 steps are already under way, it was stated. A group of men has n selected to put into effect steps to be announced later The shipping situ: Heved first and “at all costs,” the fuel administrators declares, Ships en held in’ port for 60 days use of inability to fill their bunkers. Coal is lying all along the Atlantic seaboard from Mobile to (Continued on page 4) jon must be re- So Is Any Seattle } Will Start Million _} Citizen Who Has Dollar Steel Plant Registered VANCOUVER, Wash. Jan, 18 Better Hurry. Only 18 Construction of the $1,000,000 steel a shipbuilding plant of the G. M, Stan Days Left difer Construction Co. will start at Go to the county-city building, first floor. Open until 6 o'clock Friday night and 9 o'clock Satur. i day night, lowing the almost unanimous munie: | nee of $126,000 bonds to buy and prepare the site. |