The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 11, 1918, Page 1

Go Over Top With . French “Huns Bombed and Grenaded and Several Prisoners Are Taken | ARE BAPTIZED IN FIRE BY FRED S. FERGUSON Trited Press Corresponde WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Mareh 11, —Troops holding the American sector north of Toul, made a successful raid against the boches carly this morning. This was the first exclusively Ameri- enn raid, without French partic- went over lery The American raiders Pthe top after 45 min preparation. The German trenches and returned su cessfully. According to first reports D there were no prisoners as the trenches and dugouts had been de Tolished and the boches had with- Pdrawn to their rear lines BY FRED S. FERGUSON Usited Press Correspondent WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, March 10. American and French soldiers operating together, conducted fae raids on widely separ. sectors, demolishing Ger = trenches at three points to width of 100 meters and a aepin of 200 American arti fe completely Section of enemy tren were encountered tisewhere, boches, who had refuge in dugouts and pill boxes. were bombed and grenaded. Se Ge » prisoners were brought there. The bombardment in preparation for the raids started at 1 p. <n. Sun day. American and French guns were massed along this portion of the fro After the in the first «aly ued to first. trenc tremendous burst of fire the guns contin. the boche rain n n one sector, they ¥ but a ma smashed As their return witht nt no farther $0 meters beyond the third line. Their total penetration was 240 encountered some that had not been stashed by the shel! a into nearly a dow en pill also were In They the Ger come out ing at the Amer’ given t shrift cend ns to fir They were Grenades and in ere hurled into the ary bombs (Continued on page ten) CHICAGO AIRMAN FALLS BEHIND GERMAN LINES WITH THE AMERIC. ARMY IN FRANCE, March 1 ter, of Chicago, serving Aviation corps, was *k fight Friday night the German line Hitchcock He fell n of the Lafayette wh while pur ared toward an en plane German lines een captured BERLIN CLAIMS GUNS pAKEN FROM ENGLISH BE (Via London), March 11 detachments lines in the , northeast of the Meus ought back several prisoners and number of ne guns, the of al war office statement declared The Turk 22 miles ch 11 n of Hit retired ritish took the city, it was The Turks halted British aviators the retreating ter the nounced today. Khon Bagdad eA @bombs jolumns, FRENCH PRAISE YANKS PARIS, March 11 American made ‘determi ineur into the German line in Lor iraine, it was announced by the war today, on dugouts | the |? inflicting heavy casuaities. | Northwest struct cial f All immune up ture THE GREATEST Young Movie —_ Under Age, En * Jack Pickford LOS ANGELES, March 11 Pickford is on his way to war Altho not yet of draft age, | | | | Jack today. | he en | listed tn the aviation corps and start Jed for New York to begin training. Jack is @ brother of Mary, and was last seen here at the Colise the picture, * married Loigtelid Olive Thomas. jen” + beauty, n “Huckyah® Tom.” former um ta Ne AID RUSHED T0 SUFFERERS IN is OHIO TORNADO = sie TOLE an 1 a} Mare lef was bein for the \ took ward toda nad ed pro Ohio t which Putnam, He probably fatally, 000,000. t aths reported 4 Middlepeint were the tornado atruck Hundreds of northwestern INVESTIGATE DEATH CAMP LEWIS SOL LEWIS, March Sandahl, whose ervous disorders, and dut t to camp f rged fr ph ame sical He ¢ TERRIFIC ARTILLERY DUEL ON BRITISH LINE! Maret h artille along the i y in engak British LONDO’ and Pritis terrific duel he tol Middle when ight OF DIER | Mor dispatches from the front today number of hoche gunners are deluging th ish trenches hail of from guns of all calibers. British artiller German ed, Ina batterie against th 8 SOCIALISTS GIVEN e rit retal LONG PRISON TERMS CAMP DOD! arch 11 socialists from Paul wer tenced to from 20 to 25 years federal prison at Leavenworth by the general court-martial | a They had been convicted of ing to rau. to sign enlistment papers Ustnent Bight in the vere to. refus nd en | DAILY CIRCULATION SEATTLE, WASH., Me OF ANY PAP. INDAY, MARCH 11, 1918. “To Fight Howiuch Four Are | \Hunsand 7% Japan Bolsheviki Laying Plans to Fight Two Foes, Believed PREMIER? | LVOFF BY JOSE United Press C for the Bolah: many and Japar nish Red Guards ha« by the Bolsheviki, offsetting the Ger the White Guards | man treaty with in Finland. Huns Abuse People Details of German the inhabitant Esthor JAPANESE HEAR treatment nda whi of favor It Is SHAPLEN espondent ot | hm they} come tn MUCH TALK OF RUSSIAN ENTRY BY RALPH HO TURNER United Pre OKIO At present the air It ha rrespondent but and is full the 2 ie approved » Port a popu Ar other RUSS PROTEST AGAINST PLAN OF JAPANESE °°" JOSEPH SHAPL Correspondent March 10 RY United Pre PETROGRAD. Ru surpri an public hand in opposed to t point 6 the Polak iment that revolution off and other re erlan government itors name they fuss, have Japanese hopir now and the ud for conquer the country to deeply mistaken, H ples prove that always failed, Vaint lords and capitalis by the uniform, refusal | simply tearing the fini necting them with Ry at the that iki basis for their imperialists united again Attacking orted conne op! fi N (Even inion allure of America to Siberia the thi the to that Fatherlan have ma surrendered to the allied imperialists, sn troops to re But toric ts hope Japanese invasion Be ‘olahevik failure in all he Rus Prince ted vda. said uch a they are Alexa, such efforts have do the land to profit they are | ads con: | A billion dollars? No man, not 1 DD. Rockefeller, has ulated that nt ns covered all of 6 years of p to the the war ever a Twenty-six © with Germany Twenty-six billions paid for the Revolutionary war, the War of 1812, the civil war, the Spanish war, the canal, the Alasks railwa: paid the salaries of dents, and all the ¢ and it paid all the millions dollars in pensions, and post office buildings, and the hun dreds and thousands of other things since we became a nati Twe x billions to ru rument for 126 yrars—and fr yet— In one year since we entered this war with ¢ my have spent nearly 20 billions Before the year of 1918 is over we shall have spent in the prow ent war, more than our govern ment bas heretofore spent in 126 years Do you grasp the she of the job against the Han? And, re alizing it, ean you hesitate to loan Uncle Sam your savings, expecially since he offers good interest on it? To invest your savings with the t S. ls the least you can do for your country Do it then, promptly, TODAY BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. © leaders and financiers of be th acheme. He Lvoff's provisional Siberian govern a member ment ‘WOMAN FORCED TO AID BOLSHEVIK STOWAWAY ' A PACIFIC 1 Mar Rosten RT. admit The SAYS COSSACKS RAID BOLSHEVIK COMMISSION SAN FRANCISCO, March 11 American } ed from Russia 1 here a to ing from 1 men at Chi: bed and k RUMANIA AIDS AUSTRIA PETROGRAD, Mar 11 ntly and rob: their ich ia to nid the Aust rmans u Odessa and other points ust of the Black q Azoff. Rumi ith the efforts to halt on the and the the | troor HUN-RUMANIA PEACE HAS BEEN COMPLETED March 11.—A nRumanian peace has Secretary of State Affairs Balfour four said he had regarding in Siberia LONDON provis an nounced today. Bi no information Japanese troops landing CONFIRM REPORT THAT TROTSKY HAS RESIGNED WASHINGTON, March 11 firmation of Legn Trotaky’s resi tion from the post of foreign m ter of the reached the ahevik department government state in cablegram TEUTON TROOPS LAND AT FINNISH SEAPORT STOCKHOLM, March 11.—Two thousand German infantrymen have landed near Abo, a Finnish port, ac A bumber of prominent Russian cording to word received here, flag | gress want Con. | na-| tral railway a ardl a Two Seriously Hurt in First Mishap at the Erickson Construction Co. ONE VICTIM MAY DIE Frick " ding t Idaho and ‘ed, two of them guy-wire on a came loose and © men, crush « weight 1 37th ave. 8. of the Virginus ho 1 to the Providence | pb pro- | dition 1. The the Andersor Carlson » rushe here niclans at eight shaft when curred. The guy heen loonened to ta er to another fas 4 the huge aerial down without | wire, which b cilitate abifting ov tening, 7 pole rashing warning on the men | Thin in the firwt accident at the| Erickson Co, yard Portland Raids Booze Ring in | Downtown Hotel’ {TLAN », Ma porter at the Un Hornvi porters. BILLY SUNDAY HANDS KAISER BITTER ROAST ,.? CHICAGO, Mar ch ng hu ant of Wm. Hoher r. Billy Sunda never to buy ar Charge the persor t pl tamp on In his fir rows ilern broke a ade in Germany t three Chicago sessions felt He tri of the “fowf: c cabaret and then the and the ure top with the f ing noclety them to of Christianit their country ‘This f ple to their Hymn of the CONGRESSMEN MAKE GOOD RESOLUTIONS BY LC, MARTIN United Press Correspondent WASHINGTON, March 11.—Cor the close of the first wa to find all sinte. Ned 14,000 peo The eal pu singing spubli year, April 6 ma bills off the dallying will be than th With the leaders uppropriation bills The house was expected to little time over the conference report on the railroad contro! bill TO BUY COAL HERE RIO DE JANEIRO, Mareh 11 Silva Feriere, subdirector of the Cen: has been appointed det the coal From tos rule, leaders will be applied. than a month to A lear aside all loss bi secondary spend in the United States for purehy and of ripments to Brazil announc 1 today { Oregon Senator Better | WASHINGTON March 11 En-| berlain, of Oregon, today left for At lantic City, where he will spend aj week before returning to the senate. supervision it was Mae Marsh, movie actress, touch ed by the sorrows of the people of Belgium, has offered to lend all assistance possible. | with you to give what clothes you ca no spare to the Red Cross. # * + % : _ The seattle Star RIN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST PRICE Weather Forecast: 7 % % «| Have You Any Serviceable Clothes You Can Spare for Poor, Suffering Belgians? In devastated Belgium, human beings suffer, little children wail in their anguish, while men and women grow wan from ex posnre to the cold thru lack of clothing for protection. Appeal after appeal has come and has been answered, but still the need exists herself Much has been done, mu the-present needs of as been issued n March 18 and March 2 mn to sec worn ra minim ns camp. ire and sur French Laborer ) and Baker Collide PARIS, March 11.—As Ame re of Wa d toward the automobile rried fr is hotel I rencl orer 1 is hat che private ¢ man Par’ Raker hi to @ regular train of Fren wa to greet } Bi r © accede fashion intervie spot, but Raker de In the party wh representatives of Pr and President from the Am Pershing 4 re m A crow m it Amer on the met him mier Poin were Clemenceau care, officers embassy and Gen When He Came Back, Promised Bride Had Left OAKLAND, March 11 Seetal Ran, high Hindu, Oakland for * his corns did not hurt searched But urine’ today Yesterday, however, his shoes pinched, So when he met “Lurine he said he did not know her other en route to the clerk's office to be marr: he told her of hie sufferin “Get your shoes stretched” was ps were cobbler and the But when he Lurine,” happene the police. when we went to a sh stretched came back there w “T can't agine to ‘Lurine. he “She seemed so parted.” no what told hanvy us garments to fill the needs will all of the Un request of H * | munit seaboard buti n, chair: coun an situ. sizing. the nke ar for organ to the Red es to spare, ask for the relief com 'FORD WILL BUILD SECOND “KILLER” PLANT Mich, March 11,—Hen uild a submarine killer ) on an New e struc out U-boat killer craft in large number YOUTH I$ ACCIDENTALLY SHOT PLAYING WITH GUN th, a Ballard youth w shot Monday ing He was to the city hospital, where his und was pronounced not lives with his mother at W. and West 54th st. DRY FORCES PLAN TO FIGHT CHICAGO WETS CHICAGO, March 11.—Anticipat the election commission declare the dry petition invalid thin 48 hours, temperance today were prepared to bring man damus proceedings to force an elec: April 2 on the question of oust Chic six thous taken Ye lth ave ing Slot N forces | tion ing AgO's and saloons THIRTEEN LOST WHEN TUG RAMS RIVER BOAT NEW ORLEANS, Mareh 11.—Thir teen pe! mostly negroes, were lost when the tugboat W, A sank in the Mississippi rive after ran joan oil tanker ons, v omptre 4 call for rey Mareh ASHINGTON r of the ev 11.—"The | sued She is now pleading | Bisso | {iy near tisan: today is: } Island on the condi: | from Finland, were arrested Monday NIGHT EDITION Tuesaday, rain verywhere ONE CENT | to Go to Siberia Votes to Send Soldiers Into Russ Territory to Thwart Teuton Designs PEKING MADE DECISION TOKIO, March 11—The cab- inet at Peking has decided to dispatch 40,000 Chinese troops te Siberia. Expenses of the expe ait to the amount of 10,000, 000 yen were authorized thre the creation of a foreign loan. HUN PRISONERS UNDER ARMS IN SIBERIAN TOWNS March 11—Offl ‘man co-operation elements in today to the ese intervention in a new turn f Ja On the beste of detailed informa- tion showing Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevik prime minister, working with the Germans against the beat interests of the allies, the war depart: ment made this statement today: “In Siberia it is reported that ex- German war prisoners are armed nd drilling in the vicinity Of Irke tsk, @nd that thruout Siberia Ger, an and A ‘an prisoners of war by certain Russian ai ist T n n exp! ing menace in JAPAN PREPARES FOR MOBILIZING BY RALPH H. TURNER TOKIO, March 11.-—The govern ment tocay introduced a bill in the thorizing the mobilization and ar purposes of all war’ supplies. would place under gov arms and am the construction and airships, all clothe fodder necessary for 1 hospital supplies. f labor to man these so provided in the FEAR STEAMER WRECKED WITH 50 ON BOARD NEW YORK, March 11.—The fishe amer N. J. R. IIL, with 5® Y gers aboard, today is believed to have foundered in Sunday's gale, She left Sheepshead Bay Sunday morning for fishing banks off Long: 3 ve returned has been the claim of Japan m at the grow- Siberia. for factories prod The bill ernment control all ¢ was to ha nothing heard of he Harbor s are 2 U. S. NAVAL AIRMEN KILLED IN ACCIDENT WASHINGTOD Two American naval aviators have been killed in aeroplane accident in France, department an: now y were Andrew D, Skaggs, landsman for quartermas ter, and Leo S. Harvie, boatswain's mato, first Skaggs’ hoz Tenn. and Harvi Cincinnati atrol boats and naval vem earching for the steamer, an at Newbern, s sister lives at 11 Are Killed in. Move House Crash WINCHESTER, Ky,, March 1 The number of persons killed Saturs day night, when the falling walls of a burned building fell thru a movie house, stood today at 11. Of the 23 her who were injured, some may recover. Most of the victims were children. persons [INITIATIVE MEASURES WILL BE DISCUSSED Commonwealth club meets Mon: day at 6:30 p, m, at Good Eats cafe. teria, Program will be discussion of initiative sures. No. $1—"Mar- keting and Transportation,” by C. J, France; “Anti-Injunction — Initia: ‘by Wm. Short; “Nonpar No. by W. D, Lane, me 33 TWO ARE IN CUSTODY Wardell, 28, of Aleetrag and C, W. Carison, who hail tion of national banks at the close of morning, and will be held for investigation as slackers, business, March 4,