The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 22, 1918, Page 1

ed | sort is for LOCK © 1 CAMP week-end | om Cain own die 1 Sunday. taxed looded. np rking out transpor- ) between TE RSARY | he found- celebrat- 16. The pen to all ommittee ely enter- DANCE + by "Mie of the tle Co > annul : in the + temple, rt will be » Caledo- fe, O. 8. n Relief me donat Rolie as- \ FREEDOM FOR ALK FOREVER | FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICH UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS VOLUME 19 PRES. WILSON PLAN ” “U.S.to Be First in War,” Says General Pershing Tells Author of “Confessions of a Wife” That America Will Lead the Fight Before 1918 Ends. BY IDAH M’GLONE GIBSON Author of “Confessions of » Wife” Special Cable to The Star Copyright, 1918, by the Newspaper Enterprise Association AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS, FRANCE, Jan. 22.—- (Controle Americaine)—“General Pershing will see you now, Mrs. Gibson,” said the adjutant, and I was ushered into a sunny room and con- fronted by a tall figure, a man much younger than I ex- pected to see. For an instant General Pershing stood silent, then, with a smile, he held out his hand, and I realized the ad- jutant had not entered with me. The man before me had the bearing that told of supple joints, perfect heart action, and that spirit was in his eyes which is always asking of life, “What are you going to give me next?” while his mouth in its maturity seemed to say, “Whatever may come will find me ready.” I realized that moment that General Pershing did not look as I had expected. BROWN HAIR HAS TINGE OF SILVER AT TEMPLES This man had gray eyes, with glints of steel in them, and hair, silvered at the temples; a stubby mustache did not cover the strong lines of the decisive mouth, which could thin quickly into the determined lips of a man who could say “no” and mean all the negatives in the English grammar, as well as say “go” and expect to be obeyed without question. I had brought a personal letter from a very intimate friend in the states, and I expect it was because of this that the general granted me the first exclusive interview since he has been in France. f The general smiled with pleasure when I told him that I had ‘aged egeemeere'd at many of the training camps in the! states, an 5 I ventured that even he would be astonished at the splendid morale and wonderful physical hardihood of the American select army. “The men that are coming over here now can hardly be surpassed,” he declared proudly. At this moment a voice outside shouted to some one down the corridor, “Happy New Ye: : i “One can hardly make the words ring true, general, I remarked. BY END OF 1918, LEAD FREEDOM “They should,” he answered quickly. “I look to ste this year place America in her merited place as the (Continued on Page Seven.) COAL EMBARGO SEATTLE MAY SUFFER Seattle may suffer a movie film famine, unless labor officials and managers of local film agencies Unless Seattle industries secure avert a threatened strike more war work contracts, the coal, According to labor heads, the conservation order now being rigidly managers of the distributing com enforced in the East will spread to panies have discharged women in this city. spectors for organizing. A confer- This was the prediction of Cham- ence was held Tuesday morning ber of Commerce and Commerical between the labor representatives and agency and motion picture the atre managers. Club officials Tuesday “Seattle published the fact to the country last year that it had on hand ® large supply of coal,” said one of the officials today. “Unless the use of some of this is put to helping the government in its shipbuilding pro gracn, Commissioner Garfield {s liable to order it sent Kast to supply the in dustries thus engaged there.” ‘The situation was called serious by loca industrial chieftains. They ind ready and willing to accept government contracts without profit to themselves, in order to keep their|in government work would plants from being closed. sing of | thousands of men out of work and industries here not actuall ngaged | close hundreds of plants Where Labor Loses When the war is over there will be a sudden slackening of ingystrial activity in this nation. fi : lousands of laborers who are now bid for at high wages will find themselves idle. It is then that public improvements should be made, ARREST THREE BOYS; SET WARSHIP ON FIRE LONDON, Jan. 22.—Thre boys, all under 16, members of the crew of the British warship Warspite, wehe ar rested today, charged with wetting that vessel afire throw ™yfo take up this slack in the labor situation. # This is another reason why this state’s capitol building Program, involving the expenditure of hundreds of thou- sands of dollars and the tying up of labor and transporta- tion badly needed by Uncle Sam, should be postponed until after the war. Governor Lister has the power to stop it. He WILL “2 it if public opinion is mustered strongly enough against : Write him a personal letter tonight, protesting against it, i] MOVIE FILM FAMINE! OF ANY} PAPER IN THE PACIFIC * * WASHINGTON | BOY IS KILLED | “OVER THERE” WASHINGTON, 22. Cor Jan. 2 | poral Walter Roberta as killed in infantry action on the French front | Sun Gen. Pershing cabled today The cable report did not state where the action occurred or how exte ‘e it was It is assumed to have 1 one of the patrol con flicta American forces are having frequently with the Germans Roberts’ mother i# Mra. Kate Rob: erts, Harpl Fight deaths from n also reported by Pershing ural causes were ‘TWO HELD IN _. MURDER CASE: Monroe Guy and Lee Jackson, underworld c! ters, declared by the police drug users, were held in custody Tuesday in connection with the murder of Wong $i Lee, Chinese, killed just before 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. | Peters Patrolman Fd away, heard seve rived on the sc S., to find the Chinaman des bullet wounds in the upper body An inspection of the p showed the basement fitted up as |den, It had been ransa police are of the opinion that the | Chinaman caught the two men held was killed place and mn outery. |robbing the upon makir Repulse of an cast of Ypres was jd Marshal Haig to LONDON attempted reported by F day. Jan. n opium | ked and the| ae 22, 1918. SEATTLE, WASH., TUESDAY, JANUARY |DID YOU GET POSTAL OF THANKS FROM BOYS IN FRANCE FOR U. S. ISMOKES? YES, THE STAR DID! | Did you get » postal card from | treat to us boys. It makes us feel a “Sammy” in France, thanking | ure that the people ¥ home | have our interests at heart, The you for that package of tobacco ‘obacco Fund’ is a great thi | which you sent him thru The | again, f thank you most #3 Star? | “EDWIN GOLDSMITH Hundreds of these postals were “Co, B, 117th Engineers, A.E.F. received in Seattle yesterday aft- ernoon and this morning. “American Red Cro! Military Hos At the office of The Star alone, | pital No. 1, A.B. FP, France 28 postals from boys over there ‘Of all the things we do appre pho were reached by The Star's ka! fie Aetna in totens We bacco in France 1 r Boys have been received. » reminded that are not ‘Thir. ten at home, which is a won boys should have | gerful feeling under the circum stances. Many thanks for 1 can Prince Albert, 3 Durham and 2 pkes. Lucky Strikes, and for your interest in us Christmas day saw the distribu Sergt. IRA _V. ROTHROCK, |tion, in France, of the largest “Med. Dept. U.S. A." amount of The Star “smokes” among [ae our boys in France mewhere in France T iiciduat woldier of Uncle Sam's | of tobacco recelved today and T'll adlitionary force a chance for the| tell you it was greatly appreciated oression of a natural sentiment—| All the boys think it Is a fine Idea, itude. And it ix sure to cheer| for It shows the people at home heart of the donor to the fund| are thinking of us. With many who receives it 1 remain, ng - On the aide bearing the address in| “lance Corporal B. M. DE KYNE he le ne A} From One nF ap copiers; boi * eco, T had a d long he stamp of the ever-present cen: | pes a fee , thinking of the folks at | The reverse bears a message from| home and of all the good things the sold they are doing for us boys. And in ve and prose, the outpour-| how much it helps to bear the ling of gratitude in the hearts of| Work and hardships of war, Thank thes are shown. The Star'’s| ing you kindly, I remain. eached men from all over “ANDREW RADCHAK, States “Co, A, 26th Engineers.” yt of your contributic is such deeds aa this that make us| of tobacco and thank you kin realize that you are with us, and| for your help, the encourage us to redouble our ef-|apout out when it came, It cer- forts. tainly helps out a lot to know the “Private | people are doing what they can to ‘ make the life for us boys “Many thanks for the great pack-| Yours sincerely age of tobacco I received today—! “CHAS, MORAN, Co, A, 26 Eng.” ly boys were as JAMES CAPELI NORTHWEST DOES SAMMY THANK YOU FOR SMOKES? SEE FOR YOURSELF aaNjart Tip rfewseg Serene TODAY IS “DER TAG"; SEATTLE IS ALL READY! This is plotters “Der Tag’ alien the beginning of “frightfulness” campaign on the Pa set by for feific coast | given by federal author today | It is the day ¢ nan agents set! its meeting today. Not all ¢ Shingareff was officially announced lor the wholesale destruction of|have arrived. and until the complete today as the work of Bolsheviki ae hipping by sabotage in most Pacific| Membership is here the situation will fanatics, who were stirred to a frets aid Adthotis nae nark time zy by appeals of a number of mem Seattle meehared: "Che ira|, Foreign Minister Trotsky and bers of the Baltic fleet, just arrived, ‘other members of the peace delega- that they take the fate of those op which has been reinf« militiamen at importar | shipp points, under police and military | forces of troops police main tained heavy guard lines, and at som | of the most important points adva thru these lines was obtainable onty by pass 1 by naval vuthorities, and joint Two additional patrol boats scout: | ed up and down the water front Mon- | day night. Port Warden Pa said another will be added to |foree of 20 policemen, operat |from the naval intelligence bureau }and department of and a | guard of naval militiamen on duty to watch for characters. | Stop Launches | Three or four large launches were stopped by the patrols, but all were allowed to proceed after careful in justice, suspicious vestigation showed — t) were manned by Americans Every fire station has been in structed to be on the alert, and spe. cial warnings have been sent by the |ehief to the members in the depart j me nt along the water front | STRIKES NOT OVER | BERNE, Jan Private reports received today do not confirm the Austrian claims that all strikes have ended thruout the dual monarchy, The Seattle Star THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION § BILL TO FIX RETAIL PRICES URKS alr according to information | ' to Constantinople. |yet no reason to feel that collapse NIGHT EDITION Weather Forecast PRICE ONE CENT 7% Official Report Made by General Allenby Sultan’s Forces Quit and Gen. Falken- hayn, Emissary of Kaiser, Returns WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—One hundred and sixty thousand Turkish troops—more than 50 per cent of Gen. Falkenhayn’s reorganized Turkish army—deserted durii the recent journey from Constantinople to Palestine, offici dispatches today stated. Gen. Falkenhayn, appointed by the kaiser to reorganize the crumbling Moslems, after Gen. Allenby’s victorious Holy Land campaign, has returned to Constantinople, and his entire plan for rehabilitation of the sultan’s forces has been ~ abandoned the reports declare. “More than 50 per cent of the strength of 24 Turkish divisions was lost by desertions during the journey from” Constantinople to Palestine,” Gen. Allenby’s report declared, * adding that “Forty-one companies of storm troops, which | left the Alexadretta district each 300 strong, reached the ~ front with only four officers and 100 men per company.” Drastic Food Bill Is Prepared WASHINGTON, Jan. Price | hopes to wipe out the profiteers in fixing on a scale heretofore untried | food and other products the people by any nation is provided in a draft | and the government need in the wary of a bill President Wilson has laid] members of the committee that visit” before the mouse agricultural com-|ed the president last night in mittee, today. The bill will control both With one wholesale and retafl prices, it is a if stroke the president | Roosevelt Attacks Administration. See Page 10 Pee tathrtntattacaetetns ° . Austrian Government Yields? COPENHAGEN, Jan. 22—The Aus, ernment, it was deciared, had adde@ trian government has accepted the/that {t aims at a spee@y general | socialists’ demand as to food, com-| peace and does not desire annexation munal woman suffrage and non-nili-| of Russtan territory. tariem of war industries, according| “On these statements,” the @ie — to a Vienna dispatch today, quoting | patch asserted, “all strikes ceased on | the Taegliche Rundshau. The gov-' Monda: Strikes Due to Peace Demand ZURICH, Jan. Austria-Hun- gary's strikers are not impelled thru economic motives in their tieup of 22.- deputy, Renner “The principal cause of the revo lution,” he said, “is not diminution of the bread ration, but the workers” ~ industry, but the “revolutionary | are firm in their resolution to DR | movement” is to prevent prolonga- vent demands for annexation ie tion of the war thru application of | longing the war.” annexationist doctrines by the Teu 4 = today Indicate the strikes tons. The Wiener Neustadt, copies had existed thru Pilsen, of which were received here today,| Rechenborg, Brunn, Ling and o} towns in Bohemia and Moravia. April and May Decisive Months BY CARL D. GROAT Government officials, however, are 80 quotes a speech by the socialist United Press Correspondent waiting eagerly for the long delayed, WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—Ger- but still expected statement of Ges a ncaa oe cal many in response to Premier Lioy@ ) many'a domination, plus political | C2 na'President Wileom ‘hia reorganization within Austria, will they think, will be the most accurate stem for a time the growing politico’ barometer thus far as to the Teutem economic unrest there, government internal problem. authorities believed today. April and May Worst Months They warned, that while the in “April and May will be the worst ternal problem of Germany and Aus-| months the central powers have tria, as reflected by the best avail faced,” said a government official able official report is grave, there is|“And if the peoples of the empires stand for what they will have te stand for then, the war ought to go on to a knockout.” Word pictures of the central ems reaching this government hannels, sketched @ ery and want. at hand, For that reason they 1 against the building of es within this country that sheer physical and economic exhaus- tion will halt the Teutonic forces just now. Trotsky Again to Invite Allies BY JOS. SHAPLEN from Brest-Litovsk | United Press Correspondent It wa, serted today that Trotsky n The all. would address another appeal to the of workmen and allies, outlining the progress made oldiers’ soviets, which is presuma- at Brest-Litovsk, and urging them sain to join in general peace ne ations, The murder of form the fut ia, now that ¢ ty is dissolved Kokoshkin and tories and | suice jot’ Vienna Laborers Agitated determination of a ge A} ies oH 8 kept | tion were expected back this week! posing them into their own hands. AMSTERDAM, Jan, 22.—An amaz a dispatch printed The dispach asserted the meetings ed the speeches. of Lioyd nd Wilson, and especially the Wilson peace program, are signs” that hostile governments, too, are ume der pressure of labor, and are begite ning to restrict their imperialistie war aims.” 17-YEAR-OLD GIRLS HELPED BOOTLEGGER 7, helped Alex: “conside ingly frank erlin Vorwaerts, or A yesterday's socialists, reported five la meetings at Vienna adopted res olutions to “demand passionately the gan of th bor peace.” CHICAGO BOMBER TO SERVE 1 TO 20 YEARS CHICAGO, Jan, — 22.—Rheinold Two girjs, aged 1 Brossean, 5240 Brandon ave., dis of the liquor he made in 4 still in the place, according to the any" All three who placed an incendiary bomb in the Auditorium theatre | }during a grand opera performance weeks ago, was under Faust, pose | several re in custody ‘Tuesday, Indeter rte ieee oe one dne|, One of the girls declared she had 0 f ay A p ‘es va onvinesd | Deen distributing the Mayor in quart Scanian declared he was convinced | Deen distributing the lauor i Seana deed ontally’ responsible, | Bottles to boys, who disposed of If about the cit who wrote threatening let-| ome ters to Bankers Jas. B, Worgan Frank ©, Wetmore, pleaded to, a charge of extortior throwing charge was dismissed. Faust, [ITALIAN PREMIER AT ALLIED CONFERENCE PARIS, Jan Premier Orlando of Italy arrived here today and Structural and Ornamental Tron Workers’ local, 86, named Arnie Bn — Jerry Cunningham, Paddy Camp-| Presumably the Italian premier i bell and Scotty Hofedits as delegates}in Paris for an inter-allied confer to the Northwest conference, to be’ ence,