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

sae N ’ ui t ed it ts r a q Page BOY OUR his district Have you contr mand things ta not suited to American tastes Tobacco Fund, of which Tr * trying to supply their de buted yet? IN FRANCE y comfort you at home can give them tobacco sta VOLUME 20 §NH% * " LEASED oD PRESS BRITISH win ASSC PRVICE ICLATION! FACING PERIL j= Two Auto Bandits Rob Seattle SEND IN FLEETS * * * * * * * * * BREAK WINDOW FLYER NEVER TO ENTER: GET DESERTS PAL $50 IN DRUGS Flee in Speeding Car From American in LaFayette Es- Eastlake Avenue Pharmacy : MAKE GOOD The Eastlake pharmacy, East lake ave. and Mercer st., was en tered by burglars early Friday morning, who drove up in a Ford, left the engine running, and broke the heavy plate glass window of the establishment in order to steal a quantity of drugs. ‘The men made their escape be- fore officers were able to arrive on the secne. nm showed 25 one-fourth gra: morphine, 125 © an ounce of pow sules of grain capsules. ea Morphine, and two dozen cigarets. incident Was noted a led by A. S. Waldo, of ina court. and F store. oth were aroused by w the men enter the ake their esexpe is the second time t ake Pharmacy has bee b within the Inst few days prietor and his 15-year-old wt being severely maltreated on the for mor occasion, In both instances. the robbers drove up in cars, and effect ed an easy escape. Both hold-ups are similar in character, and the po lice believe they were perpetrated by the same parties. In addition to this, sions in the past. WIN PEASANTS, LENINE’S PLAN BY JOSEPH SHAPLEN 4 Press Correspondent OGRAD, March 19 pbable here will shor culture portf condition to be defeating the influer Commissary I Former Marine denko, of the Boisheviki, has been ar rged with attempting a forcible opposition to the Ac e treat ew of ¢ It is believed, in ued the capital, the government ma ove to Samara or Nijni-Novgorod NO NEED FOR ANXIETY, SAYS JAPAN’S PREMIER Ter Japanese 4 for imme. events in mier has t that te anxiet there is no n rding DUTCH PROTEST SHIP SEIZURE In the ident Wil ROTTERDAM, March f the text of Pri Hult, who lves in apartments directly under the drug the breaking of the plate glass window, store in the Ford. the store has been held up on several other occa- «Night the Improvement ance of the Germans towar sixth of a series cadrille Explains Air- men’s Ethics EDITOR'S NOTE f articles by This is {author of “Confessions of a Wife,” | Star) ‘ directing the nelz ure of Dutch ipping in American harbors, crowds gathered Thursday around the bulletin boards to read of the action. Mingled anger and be wilderment were evident among the | watchers Spea g of the seizure, the Nieuw Courant sa rdamache “The Amer 4 stain on the Unite that will be ineffa he Dutch will b dignity best answer to grievous injury.” “DECISIVE BATTLE,” which SAYS TEUTON PAPER March 22.—"We ¢ battle for a Peace, tion of the Taegliche Rundschau, a Ger- man paper, coples of which were re- COPENHAGEN, have entered th a general is the decl erived here today. “This sing Wht between Germany and England will decide our future position in the wank, woe et a Postal Employes WASHINGTON, March house today voted for an incr the salaries of all ranging from 5 to vote waa 18% to 42. ne 25 per cent is the small country’s the big power for tal employé™ The from New York fit down in m had gi regard their nene fatalists thar Israel lerty today on $15,000 bonds, ‘months in jail |in the preparedne: plosion of Jul the state » ed shortly be Weinberg in Superior court. first missed on motion of the prosecution, BY IDAH McGLONE GIBSON I thought he was a French. man when he came on the ship, until I heard him speak French, and then, tion,” ful, 1 knew can He told me he was member of the French flying corps. He belonged to the La Fayette FB cadrille—most Jamous flying corps in the world He was about MM, but he told me he had been a French pilot about two finding bis “exeeu tike my own, was wonder he was an Ameri years. His name was Jobn Russell/ Adams, I soon learned, and he was ng boots nd dark blue Just stepped musien| cor I found mone of thone sporting ‘ou ike one?” I » would,” he ppened to have trunk that m en me to coat, he Americar 4 sweater. a time ¢ ty to In the fir other soldiers (Continued on Page Five) Weinberg, Bomb Plot Defendant, Is Out of Jail| SAN FRA Weinberg was given 70, March 22. his lib: after for alleged complicity parade bomb ex fixed yesterday by preme court was furnist Wein The ball fore noon by berg’s attorneys Two indictments remain against ESCAPE SUPERSTITIOUS, TOO the the who has just returned from a trip to the war zone under the auspices of the American Red Cross and The In bis red breeches. | wear while I was to my cabin under his coat he confided to me that he } cold. Tha he had no m ercoat 0, they are greater The uir service a boy service most of the men in t are ye said John Adams but I tell you it a man’s busi Judge Dunne’s Of the nine indictments charging degree murder, six were dis land on one Weinberg tried and acquitted. Judge Dunne had repea Voted Wage Boost| 22.—The fused to admit Weinberg to ba tho two other judg leged bomb plot defense to «: erty on bonds. | released last summer. Weinberg is the second of th Edward No nnn. “Save Pennies { for Uncle Sam,” } Advises McAdoo } WASHINGTON, March 22—A ( save-your-pennies campaign was ( launched by Secretary McAdoo } today, when he appealed to Amer- ) jean boys and girls to enlist, in the } war savings army. { ( H “When you recelve money,” he wrote, “even if it is only a few pennies, lend it to the govern ment by the purchase of thrift stamps.” McAdoo estimates that if each (| invests 25 cents a ( school ebild ‘Week in stamps, Feceive $300,000,000 a year. the country will {| parte pruout its orga ion. Pay | ‘ A t in the county-eity building, thruout ite pager voll a8 the region, of the direct road to] mited a railway train in Chihusahia Von Steiner, the Austrian! the French drove the enemy from: } | nubsord 4 $200 In Thrift Stamps on |) New vod epitniten Calais. » Thursday, according to reports! war minister, who is in Berlin, is re-| advanced positions, where they ha@ War Savings day. ene ’ The British retain strong posi- here today. ported to have agreed that the Aus: (obtained @ foothold. } Drug Store AAA DDD eSeattleS THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC tar NIGHT EDITION TS OF NEW BATTLE MAY WESTERN BATTLE SITUATION OR HUGE FEINT @ British counter attack Some Experts Believe the back in places. @ The Teutonic troops were concentrated in im- Kaiser Is Gambling All on West Front mense styength for what seemed to be the beginning GERMANS WASTE MEN of the great drive. RY CARL D. GROAT @ At least 19 divisions, of probabl were in the German attacking army. United Press Correspondent Mar @© On both sides pr aly more than 600,000 men Germany's big bombardment on were engaged in the varied activities of the fighting aviation, artillery, infantry, tanks and the many the west line was regarded here as the start of her long-adver- | other phases of battle. tised, but much doubted, major offensive. | That it met with partlAl success however, did not dis-| ry men, for they de-| of Just what tne eeion: brepaien| BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS ATTLE, WASH., F RIDAY, MARCH 22, 1918, * fierce che Germans in with tanks drove the Huns 5,000 men, The Germans attacked in waves and were mowed jown by machine gun fire. @ The enemy made small gains in first line trenches, but failed to reach any strong positions. at the outeet inay'prove extremely vont Or WTS THE BRITISH ARMIES nroaah may be a tactical curt FRANCE, March 22.—British troops ofticers still hold the view that Ger holding the Germans everywhere and are | many intends a drive in Italy or Macedonia, and that the present Ariving them back in places, Miner arorations, and'tomake it uit | ports indicate. Heat % shitalties re The enemy has not reached a single one of his ob- . jectives which, according to a captured man, ii ; Hermies, Achie-Le-Petit and Boory-St. Martin. 4 British counter attacks with tanks at 7 o'clock last night threw the Germans out of Doignies, which the British still occupied this morning. The Germans have | not used tanks on this front. thought here, World’s Destiny { Depends on Men } Now Holding Huns LONDON, March 22.—British officials are confident the big Ger- man drive will be stopped, but r SPY CUFFERS they sounded a note of warning . 4 ARTILLERY SUFFERS today that the world's destiny The German artillery operated in the open, under the may depend on the human wall, ) densest camouflage. German prisoners declare their bat= against which the enemy is hurl) teries suffered greatly. ing its shock tre Correspondents at ps this is cabled, Hindenburg’s first thrust apparently the front DIVERS DESTROY inoke Fund |U.8, MAY START | Hockey Mix agree th nemy is trying its (/i8S checked with small gains. nutcracker strategy on the Cam The situation has quieted down at least momentarily, 6 000 000 WAR brai salient from the flanks, seek The enemy attacked in tremendous strength yestei 2 5 5 ’ { ing to straighte line and} At least 19 divisions (probably from 134,000 to 285, pinch off an enormous number of British men and guns. {,men, figuring on the basis of 8,000 to 15,000 men in @ division), have been identified. By noon they had succeeded in penetrating the Brite on Monday | United States Annee! ja and the ontest for the CARGOES IN WAR FOR AIDING HUN ons. Officers and mi smiling} “Battle positions” are the de: drive have been too costly, according n are merchandise, including millions in will Pacific North. ) in the light of first accounts of the! | by | WASHINGTON, March west amateur hockey champion. WASHINGTON, March 22.— | struggle, was that Germany is mak ish front and second defense systems on a short frontage, | Germany's economic — to ship at the Arena Monday night }, Berlin reports that Bulgars are | ing the great gamble the At 5 p. m. the Germans at ed heavily northwest © during ar, totals mo onsen will be sent to France to } ruses edinte speculation | her hun yn fodder is ga ‘ egies ols i e.-.. , $6,000,000,000, officials here buy toba for Sammie } here ax to the probability of the | ered for her use of massed forma mowed them down holding up the attack. estimated today. $ Or under these conditions {| United States declaring war | tons | The weather, foggy throughout yesterday, was the The value of tonnage sent te would th Vancouver Towers against Bulgaria. | First reports poe ated that si same today, handicapping airmen. io “ i* 4 ight for he coveted tl ains Ge ans wast many men in he first time by the British admir. It will be one of the hardest } cision would await further facts a8) experiences shows that the massed | polness bobbed up after the | trians will hold the east front and alty aan ae ever glaged hate, Sho the ¢ nt of Bulgaria's partic attack {e the costli form of war. German barrage of gas shells and) trian troops and many géns for the © Tr ‘. losses, it is estimated, would|) A return game will be played in} pation, end whether they are fucing| tare high explosives at the start of the| west front 7 x a iaaetad ait ok tenuews m)) Vancouver Ouly Teritiah-oF Aiko Americana, Penetrate British Lines big enemy attack and met the first] 4 few Bulgars also are on the weet ye divi about as foll Si RcaNe tickbuee “tha an bt If Bulgars participate in the west the Fritish lineo be.|TUSHs Wearing gas masks and ma-| front Cont of reproducin | ume hak see arene } drive te such an extent as to tr tration of the British lines be: chine.urining the advancing waves Re 0,000 ,00 -robable ithou ean ex } ations again meri Cambrai and Lafere was un wan 43000000800 and 808,00} ion own fant apart and'at | Marat tianay yar"ay aly Ma | doubted accmpahed oy with x tennessee “WE HOLD,” IS nae’ the same time contribute toward a Shatenatay re thse pens iton casualties, and whe , apying 2 h n” 4 n rance ‘obaced —— uh - tought the * } orm fi r t line, fought ? Of these lonsen it ix estimated the} "Our Boys in Frat Toba > § dispaton might refer to Magyara he British reform for the cour tha sitone polite in the Use, foug HAIG’S REPORT 17 tot Il exceed $2,800,000,000.;? Fund the Germans may be driven|!t out with knives and bayonets ~ “i " =e LONDON, March 22.—“We hold Vast Treasure Buried panned an §| back, loeing more than they gained.| It looks as tho Hindenburg had sn enema es. Were ICONSIDER HUN | tt‘cumutues comparabie to. those oi tions heralded offensive, | tHe enemy in our battle positions about the British isles, Nes most of lin the Verdun drive can be inflicted If this is the loudly advertised drive Field Marshal Haig announced today, IN NEW DRIVE |fenses directly behind the first line as this is cat gold and silver bullion. | nN to army men nfidently As a result of the sweeping loaséa, 5 BY J. W. T. MASON Germany might not stand for the! ‘The situation is necessarily vague. ‘Tenches. Haig's statement would nov r rdmitted t A of, Written for the United Press shock of a great | ke that of} when fig’ ns on h a indicate that German penetras f e government is preparing i] 1 | NEW YORK, March 22.—If the| Verdun wide front are required | Hon has been limited. to announce sharp restrictions of im:| wWagHINGTON, March 22.—-The| (erman forward movement west of| ‘The direction and nature of the) to watch developments. What some G port th toll on the U. S. destroyer | C#mbrai is meant by Hindenburg to| major sttack is, still, undeveloped. | times appears a hurricane becomes a rts atigation of imports atatietion| festh toll on the U. 8. destroyer] SiMe ottenaive, the, German| The British may have to stand the| teint, anda seeming felnt bec ermans Report shows that 2,000,000 tons of careo/thig afternoon when 12 additional] Keveral staff has se 1 the very|brunt ond the Germans may seek | serious drive Gains m Fight ce was devoted to luxuries im }area along the west front where to break in the € rai salient to " _ . here a|” Advance in Waves BERLIN, via London, March 22.— deaths were reported to the navy de ted into the United State v1 nreak th < or 7 eve the congestion on their ec orted into the United States in 1 artes break thru the allies’ Ines would| relieve t ng te ir com:| ‘The Germans hurled their storm | German troops stormed broad so cei John C. Holmes, carpenter's mate, | COUNt least for Germany muni ntion lines in ¢ No rear. u{troope against the. British right]. : ; . “ALLIES WILL HOLD,” Boston, was killed, Eleven other] The district behind the British] This congestion hat mill. 7OODs itlowing a. brief bombard. | ‘07S fom a point southeast of Arras, , positions was abandoned by Hinden.| tary men say an effensive cannot . same | Southward to La Fere and “every: They came very: ment, on a 45-mile front (Continued on page 5) names of additional dead had not SAY U. S. ARMY MEN teen receivea I din or otter tt go because he| succeed while it exists. It Is too th the jarge|soon to determine whether the ¢ where captured first enemy lines,” WASHINGTON, March 22.—""The # number of men its defense requ man plans a series of local attacks -- the war office announced today, great went front line will hold.” U. S. DESTROYER IS ‘The Germans at that time moved| or a hammering blow, Uke that MT AL TANS FIGHT An intense “firing duel” is pro High American army officials to 0 K IN BRITISH PORT back to the Hindenburg line, part| Which failed at Verdun. | ceeding between La Fere and Sols aan eran United brea die; 02 Ke IN BRITISH PORT cri. oy ton to ine iicean |---| _ ON LONG FRONT |sen ina ussite’ Ricina, in aa patches from William Philip Simma LONDON, March 2 he nerk | last yvember, If Hindenburg tions for a Cambrai offensive, March Fighting has | Champagne * " can destroyer Manly has reached a at the front, showing that the enemy now seriously determined to rego result of th: ank victory las % . - oi would never break thru. They be-| ed here today a blow last r, he has become the| that Von Hindenburg bison eghipncsae a esoactatha gs be arg i te oe ; Neve the British have merely be i ee ra severest critic of his own st again the tions b io he fears toned yak bi unter the Nees EIGHT-HOUR DAY FOR |._® vartore hic Would aux] tony menace to cama Cambrafe BERLIN HEARS NEWS OF FRENCH REPULSE HUN yombardme A ir of great cot gest tha ‘on ndenbur as be dy would be a oler ation eran oviant 10\ wboiy. olreler coat tatdlly erratic In his Judemene {seopardy, would be a sufficient rea] HARD FIGHTING IN WEST) ATTACK ON WIDE AREA CALIFORNIA LOGGERS son for a German ad fidence was evident in army circles today There is no major objective 6 March 23—The| 7ere. 18 © j ve in th line of the present German move today announced | 7 ; ay announced) ment, ‘The direction taken ts not elghthour day | toward Paris, and it is quite outside BERLIN, via Copenhagen, March News that the big battle had be. gun on the west front was received quietly here | PARIS, Mareh Strong Ger | | Ht nan raids over a wide area of the French front were repulsed, the war off! reported today. At one point McCLOUD, Cal., Ww Lumber Co. the adoption of th EL PASO, March 2 Amner cans were wounded and two Mexi cans killed when Villa bandits dyna 1 STAMPS BUY £200 WO! Employes of the county clerk's de-