The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 4, 1918, Page 1

s The Seattle Star THE GREATE. DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WHY IS A CRACK ON JAW? crack on the jaw like a hat? ou right Off the and haberdasher cr rhe Why fe ad the ter a Even @ hat could he? Eve h NIGHT EDITION fair; man ¢ tell fury: ia might Chartie Weather Forecast: Tonight and Friday moder wind ramen WIRE SERVI RESS ASSOCIATIO! PRIC 2 CENT prezyagre G DRIVE FAILS Bay COMMANDEER APARTMENTS. Czernin Admits — efeat in West Virtual Invitation to Allies to Offer “No Annexation” Peace Signifies Collapse of Hun Offensive. BY J. W. T. MASON Train Big U.S.Reply Guns on Is Fight “SWE MASON Yanks to Fimish ooh otk err Rte |Germany has not won the war by Hinden- Germans Rust Heavy: Artil- Wilson to Answer Count DUre’s strategy of slaughter in Western lery Up to American Czernin’s “Peace” Feeler France, is undoubtedly responsible for Czer- Front Saturday Night i drive. nin’s new peace The utmost significance must be at- TOUL LINE QUICKEN WAR BY MOVES tached to the fact that on the conclusion of Germany’s push into Picardy, the Austro- pAASHINGTON, Avril | 1— | Hungarian foreign minister suggested he is Count ‘Crernin’s peace tal with | willing to accept peace without annexations. “America will | fight to a finish.” This was clearly indicated by administration authorities teday, 20 EATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1918, ae VOLUME aati esse . Apartments to Be Com- mandeered to House Shipbuilders Here PUT BAN ON KIDDIES Profiteering by landlords is be coming a grave menace to the shipbuilding program in Seattle, and Uncle Sam is expected soon to step in. The government will proba- bly commandeer all apartment houses where the rent is ex- orbitant, according to the hous- ing committee of the Seattle Chamber of Commercial and Commercial Club = Thursday. Many shipyard workers, it was reported, are today without ad- equate housing Apartment and tenement house are maid to be taking advan of the heavy demand caused the steady influx of shipyard | ers and have raised their rents | ATTA BOY, } Burr Your of BRAINS OUT! BOMBARD BY FRED 8. CARL D. GROAT N tm WITH THE AMERICAN IN FRANCE, Apr The front was heavily bombarded a today. Only damage If the central powers believed they | were winning the war, such a declar tho. his time would be impossi Additional German artillery con as e wan a in 30 to 67 per cent in some cases. | A general ban on children is the move of those landiords whe | profiteering. Tramp Streets of women are tramping the | dally in search of housing| ons, And those ith % ere turned away © “This profiteering must stop, and Ha patriotic appeal fails, more ef re measures must be taken. [maid Ned Edris of the housing com Tmittee. whose job is to find accom “ modations for incoming families. } “Owners of apartment and Ment houses and cottages who have Taken advantage of the shortage of housing facilities by placing a ban Yon children should be checke Tuuse it as an excuse to raixe the rent NOthers tell the families they should Day tomes i they have children ‘The housing committee's records » Bow that 90 per cent of the accom. Modations listed during the last month ‘ absolutely refused to children JEéris said that landiords who did Object to children before are do #0 now. This applies to cot fages as well ax apartments Ome shipyard worker had to keep ‘Bin wite 4 four children in the Diller hote! = three weeks before he could loca’ An invalid Gengueae barred Woman from renting a home TEST OF WOND GUN IS DELAYED WASHINGTON, April 4—Devel opment of Acnerica’s 103-mile gun is Being hampered by congressional de Tay in appropriating funds for a| Raval proving ground. | wan learned officially today fogether with the fact that other Vitaly important ordnance work of tene ll one FORCES ROU BY JOS. SHAPLEN have versts German forces thrown back 60 nounced today. Likewise they have back from Ezerum-kars line ‘The Ukrainian rada passed been fa opsaat TED United Press Correspondent PETROGRAD, April 3.—Turke been 39.6 miles) from Batum, it was an driven a reso: the navy is suffering from the same lution to continue the war against the soviets following a speech by Col general staff, promis YOUTHFUL BURGLAR en. srver "ee _ ghtraesst meee GOVERNMENT ORDE its of shoes their possession flay morning, one boy, Alfonse MeDonai was captured and tee others, scattering and running. *Yaded capture. The shoes and Me- were taken to headquarters. | The police were unable to obtain from McDonald information regard. the shoes were stolen from a store | © ing his companions, tho he admitted #t 1600 Pike place ARMY CAMP DEATHS TOTAL 237 IN A WEEK WASHINGTON, April 4.—Bron-|ernment experts, the 6 fluenza and complicated | board has authorized the Sa ia continued prevalent at|cisco Shipbuilding Co. to sta m thruout the country|on three snore vek, according to today's of-| per cent larger than the Fait ficial report. | Total deaths 287, against 223 for the week before MARINES IN U. S. ASK TO BE SENT TO FRANCE THir¢ Liberty Loan campaig: opens Saturday, WASHINGTON, April 4—The | treasury department has not War department has cabled Gen. Per-| federal reserve banks to B shin. at marine corps, asking if he can b more American marines in| Die army in SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 arations were under way the immediate beginning of « tion of three concrete vessels Further expans! | shipbuilding industry was by concrete men here to tainty Following the successful | of the 5,000-ton conere’ on March 14, and inspection for the week were! WASHINGTON, April dating the records to May 4 methods of payment employe second loan. 88 STATION TO | Five per eent of the 8. AND NORWAY April 4A | \ Pine WIRE! | CONNECT U. | CopENHAG large station has been com | pleted Jaeberan pro. |} Widing excellent wireless commu- | Mieation with America. “6— bond ubscription. On May 28 of 20 per cent in due quent payments of 35 per c 40 per cent are required on p and August 16, respectively. ap ow today concrete vensels, will end May 4 chased must be deposited with and von Hulberg, a member of the Ger ing in RS THREE NEW CONCRETE SHIPS CONSTRUCTED « Prep for| onstruc of 7,500 in of the concre declared be a cer £0 hipping n Fran rt work yw b: h. | LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE WILL END ON MAY 4 4.—The n, which The ified ail arrange the urgent suggestion of their books for a 28-day campaign Payments on the bonds.of the third ltoan will differ materially from the din the Js pur the i ent July 18) ble. Count Czernin practically who stated thas “all peace talk is | vites the allies to make an offer of now ‘fake.”” Feelern” of the Austrian minist of foreign affairs will be met by an emphatic war mensage when Wilson observed moving toward the front. | Tt ls uneertain whether it w: are nt | Holmes and Private A. Murphy have been decorated | Hungary, as diplomatic language allows that he would accept it | @ non annexationist peace to Austria- i} and intimates as broadly | ‘Flashes From ' the War | that neither of these \Fhceues Walked Of "INFANTRY GETS | With His Bungalow LOS ANGELES, April Where once had been his home a cozy little portable bungalow in Tehunga canyon—William Gi! Iingsby found this early today upon his return from a trip to the city You locked { took the The note was pinned to the gar. den gate REST AT FRONT LONDON, April 4 experienced the quietest day yester }\day wince the drive began, accord ing to the latest reports from all sources ‘The day again p ton the whe ‘The west front up #0 wef shack." tight ed in compara tive au battle front.” Rig ore eet anw!| Marshal Haig said in his night re: CAR HITS AUTO; WOMAN IS HURT Walling nenger port The during aviators aid. The French war office's night re port said: “There was no infantry action during the course of the da Violent artillery fighting contin ued in the Montdidier region. The Noble,| single statement issued from Rerlin Thurs | yesterday «ald the British attack on morning, the automobile was) Ayette, which Haig claimed to have against the curb, and Mrs.| captured, was led. The who was riding with her hus| mans also heavy cannon was thrown to the pavement. | ading in the Verdun and Vosges re taken to Providence hos-| gions | a fractured hip and bad eid | ALLIES READY TO MEET ANY NEW HUN ATTACKS ; BY HENRY WOOL United Press Correspondent | Warren Probing { WITH THRE FRENCH ARMIES Bribery Charges }IN THE FIELD, April 3.—Military | 7 |men regard the first stage of the Made in Court | German offensive as having ended An investigation of alleged bribery| similarly to the first stage of the! and extortion charges preferred | battle of t mme. | against representatives of the police| The Germans are not likely to be force are Thursday being considered|able to renew the offensive before by Chief Warren |the expiration of a three-day inter These charges | when they will probably attack in the poll court Wedn af-\a@ in, with Amiens as their objective. ternoon, when five prisoners, Test Th allies are prepared, altho the ed in aid on a Chinese gambling | eaemy far has engaged 100 di house Tuesday evening erted | visions (1,200,000 men), of which a| that # 1 members of the gam-| fourth have been smashed up and bling party were allowed to escape | withdrawn before the arrival of the patrol "ttort i ebing minde by hist | GERMAN AND UKRAINIAN just who let! FORCES ARE REPULSED| to determine The arrests were | Patrolman W. J. Biliott PROGRAD, April 3.—-Ukrainian Parks, a member of the ew necking to recap: but priso f were re tn guilt pulved, it was announced today The Turko-German fleet, headed | toward O was driven back by | hired to the raid, and will) lone Viaston Wise’ nom flaat, British commander added that the last fortnight American have rendered invaluable A collision between a car anda nepal driver A. P. at 6:20 In oth a hurle Noble band She repor| was pital with bruises. The accident occurred at the street Fast 45th st, and ntersection at Wallingford ave. were brought up| val. aqua the y Two police locate the a agents were before house ja Germ, |COMING OF U. S. public BRITISH PRAISE | | eple | the with the French cross for capturing | speaks in Baltimore, Saturday night sentinel By a “nonannexationist however, Czernin means the that Fr 1 laim to Alsace- Lorraine meible. Alnace e's tut be mbolical of the kind of world t are to exist when the For that is enters the no longer exclusively a French ques tion, but now an American question British question as well intimation that may be had if the allies agr ject France's claims to Alsace-Lor raine is the strongest possible proof ential at: AustroHungary is anxious about the outcome of the war. It Teutonic advance toward Amiens represents a great triumph for the German militaristic machine « cannot wee it. All he wants is a defensive peace, and this is the Umit of on, because he knows no other is possible Count Czernin v shrewd observer. He is also determined that Austria-Hungary shall not lose her future world position thru clinging to the chariots of the German war lords. His newest speech is the most damaging comment on ( many’s latest offensive that has been | made since it became evident that! the offensive had failed to put the | Anglo-French armies out of the war, At the same the shipbuilding Official War hauling and the authorities are in " . sting on results where, heretofore, they have remained silent over de lays. PARIS EDITORS Ide CONDEMN CLAIM |, oP scahiiiawer asnumed xreat OF HUN LEADER Dxtensity tast night, the French war office reported today PARIS, April 4.—The Paris press! Northwest of Rheims (in the unanimously approve Premier Clem-| a) Ree fracas asa axel enceau's action in bluntly givin ne and along the left bank Pepe cee MOTD) Be aay » Meuse, French troops pene characterizing the lat entire ; trated various enemy trenches and ch before the Vienna council as prisoners, the communique a tissue of falsehoods. ‘The Petit Journal nin, in agr maintained numerous Switzerland who proclaim the Central Powers negotiate pr and i] s to make impor peace particu abandon all This ts im: his address point to lan Count Caer talk. Efforts by} y to ap He ix pre He is |GERMAN CITIES TORN BY BOMBS AMSTERDAM, April 4.—The allies’ air raids on Coblens, Treves and Cologne were ex- tremely formidabl learned today. At Coblenz, 26 persons were killed and 100 injured. The rail- way station was partly demeol- ished. The Treves railway station was hit and great stores of ma- nitions smashed. In Cologne, the station was heavily damaged and 17 persons were killed: and ” injured. MOBS OF WOMEN RAID BAKERIES AMSTERDAM, April 4.—Due to the reduction in bread rations, @ number of women today raided bak- ers’ shops in all parts of the city, Mounted Police were called and dig TEUTON CHIEF SERIOUSLY ILL AMSTERDAM, April 4.—German [se eran Hertling is seriously ill, expe to nce xh MEN ENTHUSES ALLIED TROOPS BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS United Preas Correspondent WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, April 4—News th: American will be brigaded with the for immed ent ing created nterest arr who are immensely the foreign ma Le ure has come ations th is over and cz peace » to re troops n's belying any| wordy of pe (Count Czernin made the ment that Premie enthusiasm as for that ix éficore ‘a action of the t insures keep. and Br lefeat e The nme the statement.) American ing up the French “F it was Fs fe United a war speech to stimulate the na | point to the adminis tion that hundreds of ng’s forces become his amt Press It tion be and w re if a proof of jeneas of pur merging of tratic French and | tho’ furnishes it in the t daz: | mui Canadians espe is a the United St were this pose nee all resources the struggle making this asands of mer be poured into now, in hope of tern battle decisive The Ten ton peace propaganda is in the quick ened war mover. Rush New Men A new draft of more than 100,000 nned, following close on induction of about 95,000 men in And by July 1, it is pro & total of about 400,000 called ts ty wi the British sling fashion are pleased Everybody dorff's taunt, “Ame ount, because they «wim nor fly,” will be his throat Americans here are convinced the next few months will tell the tale man counts every te . every Americ believes, Gen. Luden most definite answer to cans do can mmed down not neither it was learned here today, SWISS FRONTIER ORDERED CLOSED ZURICH, April 4.—The Ger- man-Swiss frontier will be closed it was announced to men f the n pl m wervice can soldier ‘hay men race of bluffing me The we are 4 can't fight them the 1 all us a green n Now's the time to « the mock with the butt end of our guns. The presence of Americans along the line will have a great moral ef fect here, as well as among the French MURPHINE IS ON JOB AT CITY HALL Thomas F. Murphine, Mayor Han The closing of the Germ: | frontier at any point in the past | often has preceded important troop movement in that vieinity, |} War’s Cost Now { Hundred Billion WASHINGTON, April 4.—The \ great war thus far has cost over |{ $100,000,000,000, Rep. Hull, finan- authority in congress eatl- ated today ‘This repr } man, woman ) globe of more emin son's first department appointee, as surned his duties as superintendent of utilities Thur ning Murphine’s appoir firmed by t We bres Thomson alone voting against spec took nts a cost to every and child on says than $60 each in the Avocourt of Verdun), and} German raids fell ims. (northwest north of St. Die. sion Council |MACKENSEN ON WAY TO BATTLE PARIS, April 4.—-Field Marshal %|Mackensen has left for the west The British | front, according to a Zurich dise Field Marshal | patch published in the Petit Journal agents onfirmation ; ected oppor ywhere to y's willingne: sions, tion melted Aa opinion from Corporation sé] Caldwell was read, in which well held that the mayor had th solute right to remove A, L. Valen tine, former superintendent of utili tles, and that the council could not prevent removal, but could only ex ercise discretion in approving the directly or indirectly to these over mayor's choice of a successor. tures. ‘d * BRITISH 4 cone ve paper adds that some French statesmen almost fell into the. trap but that neither ¢ vu nor Fo eign Minister Pinchon ever repli x LONDON, April front continues quiet Haig reported today toda: “An enemy post in the neighbor: | hood of Hebuterne (north of Albert) hoa of Hevucvene ‘north of Aero! SUBMARINE TOLL tired al SMALL FOR WEEK A few prisoners were captured on | other parts of the battle front. Else-] LONDON, April 4.—Only 13 Brite where on the battle front, also in the | !sh merchantmen were sunk by sub- Menin road and Passchendaele sec-} marines during the week ending tors (near Ypres, in Relgium), there | March 30, a ing to the admiralty \r port. Six were 1,600 tons or over, YAN KEE AIRMEN jp |Seven fishing vessels also were de- SIMMS _, “scratch” of signal, tied sur-| THOMAS MOONEY TO BE |strovea spondent vey, ¢ to units and srailar | RESENTENCED ON 13TH| ‘This is the smallest total exacted BRITISH ARMIES) bed | April 4.—U rir] This force, at a critical period, vol N FRANCISCO, April 4.—The | by the U-boats since the week ending e be untarily stuck in hastily dug/date for entencing Thomas | January 20, when six vessels of more aiding the British have Mooney willbe txed ion April 4 Seeded ions nantes ae trenches east of Amiens for several didly. British days, fighting valiantly until the/perior Judge Griffin has annour were sunk American ~ tension was removed | “lam loath to resentence this man, " mechaniclans ed night) Carey's force is now famous thru-[after the findings of the federal in-| and day in the battle with} out Rritish army and will gol vestigation committee, but under the Maj, Gen, Carey's| down in history law I am compelled to do so,” he said. mene BY W United I WITH TH IN FRANCE, forces don ve officers pra Help make this the last batile | of the war. Buy Thrift Stamps. great Sandeman