The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 19, 1918, Page 1

spring FREEDOM FOR ALL. COREY ER THE REATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF VOLUME 19 &yit 2D BASED W. PRESS IRE ASSOCIATIONS SEATTLE, WASH., FE BRU ARY 19, 1918, PACIFIC NORTHWEST. continued ¢ winds =! Nation Must Keep Railways, Says Sen. Johnson ISLAVS RESIST TEUTONS NARA RARA RADAR RADA AAR AR AR RAPP DEPP PDD PDR PDP PPD PD PDD PDA RAD PDD DPD PDD DPD PPP PDD eSeattleStar . ANY PAPER IN THE TUESDAY, NIGHT EDITION Weather Forecast: ‘Tc old; 0 ‘PRICE ONE night Anesday anterly erate north NT verywhere in Seattle —— U.S. OWNERSHIP TO HOLD AFTER | WAR--JOHNSON| Western Senator Says Peo- ple Will at Last Come i Into Their Own ASSAILS COMPENSATION 35g public ownership—the at last will come into their own.” He assailed the compensation pro- Pas stating that is, it Is indefensible.” ‘To the plea that “politics would! play an important and injurious part iq the management of the roads,” Joknson replied: He'd Risk It | “I'l risk any kind of politics un- der government ownership rather | the polities I have seen under | te ownership. “I would now take the Inevitable Next step to government control of | rafiroads, and do whatever t be engential to make that gov mt comtrol permanent govern: | ownership, or, at least, leave may open so that immediately upon the termination of the war we follow to its logical conclusion what ulready we have partly done,”/ he said. | “After some months of useless and | impotent endeavor, the railroad men. | as well as others, realized that) the system existing in our | enty could be accorded in this crisis. “Now the lesson is what? The great trunk lines of the country must be nationalized. and there must be one centrai directing head. Ownership to Come } “It {= plain that this nationaliza- tion cannot be accomplished by competitive roads, There must be an absolute unity of purpose and with private ownership such co ordination is utterly impossible. The conclusion, therefore, is irresistible— that we must ultimately do in time of peace what we have been driven to do by stress in time of war, and the logical outcome is, of course, / government ownership.” While the government conscripts young men and sends them to “make « supreme sacrifices,” paying them $30 & month, and demands that citizens invest their money in Liberty Bonds, at 4 per cent, it prepares to give the railroads a return based AAA RRR Don’t waste your vote today. Don’t waste it by casting it for an unfit candidate or ss giving The one sure and certain way to make your vote count for you and for Seattle The polls will remain open until 8 O’;CLOCK TONIGHT. RUSS HURRY COLORS AS HUNS BEGIN INVASIO BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN United Press Btaft Correspondent PETROGRAD, Feb. Bolshevik foreign it to a forlorn hope candidate. today is to vote for OLE HANSON. SEE FRANCE THRU CHESTER’S EYES George Randolph Chester and His Wife and Collaborator, Lillian Cheater The most fascinating part of the story of the world war is not the story of the military maneuver- ing, but, on the contrary, the crowded story of the human populations behind the lines—what they suf- fer, endure, submit to, demand, and what they feel, think and say. ty is the situation of the French people fraught with an intense interest, because they, of all the peoples engaged in combat, are in a crucial posi- tion. e war is being’ fought out within their hear- ing—the enemy is almost at the gates of their fairest city. To see how they are conducting themselves under this strain is to see one of the great spectacles of history. We cannot all have this privilege out we can see France thru the eyes of THE BEST RE- PORTER IN AMERICA, George Randolph Chester, author of the “Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford” stories. This newspaper has sent him, and his wife and collab- orator, Lillian Chester, to France to write the story of— France as She Is Today—February, 1918. Their series will begin almost immediately this newspaper. Do not miss it! It is history in the making! in ‘CHIEF WARREN PUZZLED OVER | SHOOTING OF RALPH A. HORR RK «ie on the sums earned in 1915, 1916 Ralph A. Horr, candidate for , and 1917, Johnson pointed out. mayor, about 11:30 Monday night, “ vw 5 “Upon what theory is the maxi to a local newspaper CASE IS PECULIAR, } wm ot sacrifice demanded of all) and afterwards to the SAYS CHIEF WARREN HW rest of the nation.” he asked.| police that he had been the vie) Coie oe potion Warren, after } “and the maximum of compensation| tim of » shooting In his offers |) oi ition has iaaued the | accorded our railroads?” in the Railway Exchange build: {) posing statement. concerning ( Bone gr fs ay 3 fing to Horr, he had re |) the mysterious shooting of Candi val to Three Explosions toca to ble office from mak- |) date Ralph Horr: “We have { eturday © ing the closing talk of his cam- been unable to find anyone who \| m auzil- Shake Patterson) jrign. st the Broadway high |} beard the report of the shot or | feature PATCRSON, N. J.. Feb. 19—| gechool. saw the two mysterious men. We } includ. three explosions shook Paterson and| He found the door of his private|) can find no mark on the wood ¢ ia broke windows here today. It was! office locked and entered thru a { work, and yet the bullet I found ( ita and feported the explosions occurred at side door. As the lights flashed on, { on the floor is flattened and pol- | “8 will the Wayne Powder Works near| he declares, he was confronted by ed—like a silver quarter. I ) stare, here. | two men, whom he had seen several ropped it into a glass of water nen of —— times previous. One held a drawn) and there was no blood stain x, the | volver, and, uttering an oath,|) afterward. This is a peculiar ad din- -, HUSBAND KILLS WIFE, | eveN toward Horr. ‘The gun was |! case.” i discharged, Horr says, when they ( He pointed out that the bullet will be BABIES AND HIMSELF) poco sed Investigation showed a bul- |! penetr all of the outer gar- } Noor of EVELETH, Minn., Feb. 19.—Fred| ict entered Horr's left shoulder, and, |! ments and the back of the over: ) | of the Nylund, 40, a farmer living 13 miles penetrating a musc! le, came out at coat, but not the front. ( from here, his wife and their four|the back. ) charge small children are dead here today| gearch by the police of the office (-@~—~~~~~ Yocum, by Nylund’s own hand. After brood-| and alley has not yet located the r| . wingow at the rear door of the of. , vice Ing over the death of a son a year) volver pas and made their getaws down , treas ago, Nylund yesteri shot and| Following the shooting, Horr de-|, giro excape, ‘Th ididate then retary; Killed his family and then himself. clares the two men disappeared thru cated the newspaper and the police, x Wi 5 he says, He was taken to the city 1, man- - hospital and sent home when the 4 Mrx. wound was found to be but slight Thin, Dr. A. U. Simpson attended him will be ) Ha wife stated he would be down und the ) town Tuem , the same as usual ly into Lieutenant of Detectives Kent was For the election today The advisory ballot: Star offers the following giv and n charge of the case Tuesday, thoro investigation is to be made, according to police officials. ' For Mayor (vote for one)......++++++++ ...OLE HANSON ; Mrs. Horr declared Tueed y that HERE 1 (JAMES E. BRADFORD is The Star’s second choice | Mt husband suffered « relapse upon r to be for mayor.) was too weak to arise from his bed » Shi : & ~ ene this morning. « ward 1 $e Corporation Counsel..........HUGH M. CALDW ELL Sais shooting waa the result ot : being — * —— severa nreats by mail and tele- me F esity ‘TusaMtRs. . 7.1 schadtonessniti RBs Ls, TERE] cies sage ner te aapayed a o " |note signed a 0 and ae For Comptroller.......--.-s-ssse0e “FIARRY CARROLL |"2,,,ttet: "ou | Henow." and he new “eut out pink cuff talk.” vite of _ For City Council (you are entitled to vote for three). The} Horr's statement indicated that} ) Star recommends the candidates in the following order: the men had tried previously to be| . T. H, BOLTON, WILL H. HANNA, JAMES WESLEY ih oi site, BRYAN, MRS. HELE iN STEVE) . F, HAA RO-| ds, but had taken none at either| bered FF LAND W. COTTERILL. ime, he mia, Priest off by ay, for mbark Wash- CITY CASTING | Fair Weather Indicates Ap- HANSON IS THE FAVORITE ” | ing in this election. | didate | counsel, | less than three. HEAVY VOTE IN EARLY HOURS proximately 60,000 Will Vote in Primaries * NO SECOND CHOICE VOTING | ‘There is no wecond choice vot- | Voters are | entitled to vote for only one can. | for mayor, corporation | treasurer, and comp: | \ are entitled to vote for | i troller, They three candidates for councilmen, but have the right to vote for | ‘The polls will be open until 8 | | DP. m. !] * With fair weather, Seattle voters took to the primary election today like the proverbial duck to water, |The voting started off briskly as soon as the polls opened at ® this morning, cators declared that the Indications are that more than 60,000 votes will be cast. |chines are being used. lant night, closing the campaign. leading In the race for mayor, Bet ting favored him by big odds. | Uxtry! Uxtry! } by the county Griffiths, Murphy were chance, some of the betting being to the effect that one of them might get second place held last place. The voters today will nominate candidates for mayor, council, cor poration counsel, treasurer, and 2| comptroller. u fi Caldwell Bryan, F. J }| Roland W votes were cast in the primary elec ithe, John F. well, E. L. and political prognosti-| Tn all but 71 precincts, voting ma All the candidates made speeches Ole Hanson was acknowledged James KE. Bradford, Austin FE “Dead” Man { Casts Ballot } John Schwender, 56, laborer, of 155 25th ave. N. W., today vig- orounly denied that he in dead. The election officials of that precinct were in doubt about tt, and called up Registration Clerk Bill Gaines. Schwender’s name had been | certified to the registration office officials as off the } lint voters on account of } death Schwender, however, maintained that they made a mis take, When the election board pressed Gaines for what action to take, he replied: “Extend to Mr. Schwender my heartiest congrat: { ulations, and let him vote. { oft ph Horr, and John given about an equal C. J. France, according to bets, The fe For mayor France, H, C. Ole Hanson, Murphy For corporation counsel John T. Caney city comptroller wing are the candidates James 2, Bradford, C. Austin E. Grif Ralph A. Horr, -Hugh M For Harry W arroll For city treasurer—Ed L. Terry. | For councilman—James D. Black Blaine, T. H. Bolton, Wm.! Henry Brice, Jas, W Cassidy Cotterill, C ; Goddard, Richard Gowan, A. F. Will H. Hanna, Helen N ons | a total of 58,08 ady Two years ago. tion, | SUBMARINES FAIL TO | ed and me purpose of starving the STOP FOOD SHIPMENTS) WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.—Launch- | ntained with the avowe jes, Ger-| many’s U-boat campaign has miser ably } of but 7 per during 1917, or 2 against railroad failure in this try allied figures given congress rbert Hoover showed today t in food ship Starting at the r month, last April, when 1 nt went down, the food ship toll) by | has steadily decreased In October and November but “1 per cent” was lost But Hoover warned more sh This already, he said, has hurt food shipments vastly more than the | enemy On two occasions | reaching terminals him for election| months ending with January num same period of 1916," “The number of grain Sissel during the 10) 100,000 leas than during tne] * Hoover sald. HARRY LAUDER TURNS 10 GOD WHEN HIS BOY DIES OVER IN FRANCE nnn wan nnn nano, Harry Harry Lauder sang, and dane ed ughed last night at the } ppolitan theatre. His jel features were ameared with grease paint And he smiled the irresiatible Scot amile, that made him famous the world over But in his heart Harry Lauder was not smiling The sunny cheerfulness was the mask of a Ured old man with a broken heart—for Lauder auder's boy, John, went over to France with the 900,000 brave young Scots to fight the Huns. One night, while Lauder was performing in a London music hall, a telegram came. He read it and—collapsed As soon as he could, Harry Lauder hur to Franee to find his son's e, and there he learned how John—Capt. John— had turned to God in the trenches and died fighting This is what Lauder says about it “If you could have seen that little white cross in France, you might imagine a little of the ache that came into my heart and the emptiness that camo into my life. 1 were pals, and sted me sore, w like that hits a man, tukes one of three roads,’ He may give way to despair, sour on the world and become a grouch, He may try to drown his sorrows in drink and ne ® wreck, or he may tui Lauder HAVE CHOSEN MY 1 HAVE TURNED TO eee Harry Lauder uncovered his oul t night The strains of the orchestra died down, The smile faded comedian’s f An light loomed in his eyes. y softly, at first, he told of American cantonments to the boys in Olive drab. Gradually his voice swelle th ed with emotion. Per ation beaded on his fe: We Must Wi The little bowlegged comed with the sandy hair was app ing to Americans We must slave,” he cried, and sacrifice, for the day of hesitation has passed, WE MUST WIN THE WAR™ Harry Lauder pleaded softly again And you men in the ship yards,” he said, "the boys over there are depending on you. Think of them every morning. They never hesitate. They never lag, The men who lags or wastes time today is not worthy of the name of man,” Told of His Aim Then he told of the humani tarian side of the affair. How i 8 raising the “Harry Lava fund” of 1,000,000 pounds to help maimed Scottish soldiers and sailors during the days after the war. “For I don't want ever to see a man wounded in this war peddling shi es on @ corner,” » The United Press today. be declared counter Alexieff and Kaledine to recruiting demnity. LONDON, Feb. ince against Russia | war office. The Dyina river statement said. “Called to help Ukraine, we advancing from the direction Kovel,” the statement said. QUICK VICTOR United Prese Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.— many’s military leaders hope to ring on the Russians, scarcely the shell of a fighting hence the Germans are expec have free swing While Russia's sole thought long been peace, it is believed Russia still has a under arms, but spirit anew siderable fo Tin of o [the supplies are low will be pointed out LAST NIGHT’S RAID Feb, LONDON 19.—"There y jno casualties and no damage in night's air raid," Lord | nounced today | This was the third England on successive nights other two raids resulted in a t casualty list of 27 killed and 41 jured. air attack he shouted, The audience was moved. He made these cans feel they had not yet ful lized the call for self rific Harry entertain an Metropolitan, will do more He has « has turned to God. deep audience at th last night, and } ‘Tuesday night, HUNS ADVANCE AGAINST RUSS' 19.—Germany’s was under way today, according to the Berlin | been crossed without opposition, |'Teuton claim of defense of Ukra ON ENGLAND FAILED: Ameri Lauder did more than osen his way, He 1¢ If the Germans advance against Russia they will revolutionists it w of a socialist party is enormous. No trade relations with Germany are possible, thé foreign office declared—the German ;when they revolt and join the Russian proletariat. Foreign Minister Trotsky, addressing the Bolshevike: executive committee, outlined for the first time the | startling peace terms of Germany which Russia refus They included retention of Poland, Lithuania, Riga Moon Island, and payment of four billion dollars’ are of + GERMANY PLANS | TEUTONS MAY FORCE Y | er tut} the German people with a “victory” against defenseless Russia. That was the way the military | men today sized up the German Russian situation, and the fact that despite Austrian opposition to war the Teuton hi th Teuton course will fan the militarist | Of being slacker | with we con the amunication are poor and | ed anticonscription lit Morale is shattered, so all in all land Sadler, last fall, the jury dig: }Germanys is going up a st one of | ere on Fisierman and R. Ey the easiest military ventures, appar. | Rice were acquitted ently, which any army ever had.| The entire morning was devoted to The German drive Will be used in| @estioning the jury, Reames examy the American propaganda to em.| ined the jurymen for the state, and |phasize the German. annexationist | W- R. Bell for the defense. |holicy and the emptiness of the| One of the questions Reames aslte aine | the Unitea vere | last on The ‘otal in ly ly c- | WATCH FOR STAR ELECTION EXTRA TONIGHT; IT WILL BE OUT AS SOON AS EARLY RESULTS ARE OBTAINED—SHORTLY AFTER 8 | | contirmed story via Vase HULET WELLS the state, thorities in wiping out sedition. | district attorney for Oregon. | member of for A reference to organited labor was made when Bell asked John m whether he had had any ble with that body, Reames ob- jected to the question, saying: | “We are not trying org: The objection was sustained I—R office a will fight. so informed the and fought ik as asserted. The ch will get food ont nd e A rumor coming thru an un-f Copenhagen announces that the | Bolshevik government in Russia. has been overthrown. The Unite ed Press correspondent at Petros grad, Newever, declares in a dig- patch today that the Bolsheviki are preparing to resist a Germag advance. The rumor of the overthrow is without substantia- tion RUSSIANS TO PeAG LONDON, Feb. less message from Pore states that the commissaries have been forced to declare thelr willingness to sign a peace on the orm of the central DowersiG AGAIN ON TRIAL armies are now striking anew at Russia. ; The German leaders, coording to} ® thought here, hope to work their| q will with Russia, get desired terri-) tory by shutting Russia off from the | The second trial of Hulet M. Baitic, and then try to still the| Wells and Sam Sadler, charged murmurings at home by presenting| with seditious conspiracy, open- this new “victory ed Tuesday morning, before U, 8. The utterly disorganized Russian| District Judge Jeremiah Neterer, army can give the Russians little| with Clarence L. Reames, special assistance immediately, military men! assistant attorney general, _ say. While there are sufficient mili-| aiding Assistant U. S. Attorney tary forces and equipment for the| Ben L. Moore in the prosecution, ~ Bolsheviki to fight against the Reames arrived yesterday from Ukraine government, there is now| Portland, to co-ordinate the work of county and municipal aur He formerly was United States” Morris and Joe Pass, found guilty are also on trial ls and Sadler. They are ale ve prepared and cireulate ure May |13. At the previous trial of Wells «leach juror was whether he was & organization that has med opposition to its pur CONTEST WINNERS APPEAR WEDNESDAY Winners in the thrift budget contest, for which $60 in prizes were offered, will be announced in Wednesday's Star, The judges, picked by the Y, M. C. A. thrift committee, we A. J. Rhodes, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Com- James A. Dunean, tral Labor Council; . board of education, Watch for the prize announce- ment Wednesday. ONO Oa