The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 5, 1918, Page 1

A PLEDGE FOR LIBERTY DAY, TOMORROW! ARE YOU PREPARED TO TAKE IT? ON THE anniversary of America’s entry into the great war I affirm my terial possessions, my bodily strength and my mental powers to serve and undivided loyalty to the cause for which we fight; the cause of justice to save America and those ideals for which it stands, and to keep the Stars and human liberty. I gladly lay upon the altar of the nation’s need my ma- | and Stripes on high with honor, I pledge my hand, my heart and my life. bx The Seattle Star a FREEDC FOR. ALL FOREVER. r, moder malt cama bs THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANE Pare JR IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MOLUME 20 GiitaS"SWise "IESE SEATTLE, WA Ee SMASH mericans = < | ,000 Teutons heck Foe 2 S : fresh, was wholly frustrated, the French war office reported to- BY FRED S. FERGUSON | inflicted by the Germans was a shell)‘ tT -- day. United Press Correspondent th bass d) - AMT THe vantenec AN | re 8 Praise From Wilson AAS enews The assault had for its object the capture of an important rail- 3 N NOI — e fo © from Pres \ ‘ _ ape SEEG Eaten see wer bosd. | ceat'wanee ta petienes tu toe Beare | \V\ f . Re The communique described the enemy casualties a6 Ing « sector on the right bank (and Stripes, the expeditionary force's » ge a ye eng ny re pieees caves Gh Tae petscsee. on 4 oy ly a | French forces drove the Germans back in the neighborhood of Moreuil ask BMI! i tiie aem sector. 4| varmast roctings on the ere of te \captured several important positions to the south, the report said. i Aiiiisen teevags infiictol|oentversary of the t wz : “We advanced to the west of Castel (two miles northwest of Moreuil, towand ao HESS ESSNBEY choc craigs age le gpl Me |Amiens) and drove the enemy back from Arrirecourt wood,” the statement said. — the hillsides, are muddy but in com- not only been pre , “By a counter attack southwest of Grivesnes we occupied St. Aignan (two and ics mekeety She tom ge bee 9 Me coroantna oc eee a half miles northwest of Montdidier). We captured most of Ekinette sector until recently was unusually |fidence that they will prove them ; |extended our positions to northward of Montrenaud. SS EES Ee i. Thureday night German attacks with 15 divisions (180,000 men), of which = | seven were fres! ai to reac! ir objective, wi according to captured i 7 a ; Za jiers, was the railway from Amiens to Clearmont. GAS COMPANY HINDENBURG ms : \ \ 4 : : “We maintained our line as a whole. The casualties of the enemy VIOLATED THE TOLL SPELLS , PA axe oe BRITISH TROOPS “aic’s TRoors MAD STRUGGLE 4 STATE RULING KAISEREND? = = i, “ . YIELD SLIGHTLY. ALBERT REGION | PACES AS HUNG » Seattle Lighting company BY J. W. T. MASON BY WIL jm PHILIP SIMMS violated the rate increase Written for the United Preas , NT | United Press Correspondent | ; Fung of the state public service NEW YORK, April 5—Re alias IN HEAVY Fl hytong see wee ge ENEW BA ; * commission, wrongfully figured | sumption by Von Hindenburg of : ; ra = tsa FRANCE, April 5.—Big guns are bills, and must refund $7,000 to his slaughter of German man ; Pon LONDON, April 5—Rritinh forces | shelling German troops ween massing | LONDON, April 5.—The Germans consumers. power to reach Amiens is play => : were pressed & positions east! in the read running southwest from/|are renewing their efforts to take if > fof Villers-t nneux (eight miles é This was the announcement of ing the game of the allies. 4 : © Riot or Amon Bese rege to the railway from Amiens in an “extremely violent bat the public service commission in As x as Gen. Foch is able to ’ ota : esterdn e Marsha f t tle” in the Montdidier region over @ | @ communication to the city hoid and prevent . ported today trith . et apparent whether the front of more than nine miles, te pape yg eee fogadle mans from cutting the Amiens pee * . S taining their p U Germar storm the embank-| night communique of the French x gas railway, every new assav red . : letween the and the Somme | me such an attempt is ardent-| war office declare: re eee ne vrr | hy Sesonbvare: saape tnacpase the Pcs cate fate rectaraay ty Geiced Uy tweradtet.: | wat ota nn issioners sald evitable reaction in Gernany against - r - bai date tx Wee 6 Seneces Sate cent of thn Gennes The British war office's night “We have no doubt in our mind the blood lust of the Hohenzollerns . the repert wait " ind died down aft ement said the fighting “is Com ~ that you have done violence to our The small gains made by the On as sitll sl deiciatida ler. the tituing order in trying to apply the rates mans in the last 24 hours are not | ———~ ults were beaten off with loss Anier Thi r enemy launched the atack established by us to gas furnished! worth the casualties. German loases _ nd troopa on the C ma 31, 1917. Our order is: Your old times the losses of the Fritish and “aia . Mes Jaen visions (132,000 men) between Grives tariff rates cover. all gas furnished) French, who are remaining on the feral ng f i Me } nes And the Amiens-Roye road. ro “ce craer of January German Men Snerificed LIBERTY CHE T WIT DOLLAR ghting was reported « h of Montdidier, and 15 miles southeast © 3, 1918, apply only to gns furnished) pelts policy of caution Ix being northern end of the battle front by ‘ The " Mubsequent to October 31, 1917, and) ¢,1 Brae oe Ago ni Amiens Amiens Roye high Me with your customers on that (..'fo. the allies to ir te th bee ion raat =/§ LIBERTY DAY pom. 8 StS Decanin, 26: pales ate and south of — Se ctalent covesad et ob, | Of & German einton at this time Is ‘1. pes ' ee sd thos n-|the second great draft 0 Anterioan| Tevas Sea eee communique aia ection filed. a victory for the allies, whether or a.m histies and belix pro centrations in’ the neighborhood of | fighters r captured the villages of Mailly- | not the Germans gain a small add m Liberty Da Albert.”" He is expected to issue a procla al and Morisel, southwest of tional area of land rd Liberty Loan drive be this week notifying 800,000! soreuil in about the center of (ill 4 RAID IN he Taal ‘The territory would be restored to registered men that they must hold front of heayy attack, the rightful ° 5 »on—Patriotic ceremonies in th elves in readiness for service rhe French, however, hold e the blood “Let's lead the United States!” 15 p. m—s8 Pageant down FACTS ABOUT THE LOAN the second draft will approximate | «aid, and made some progress in the 4 SPOKANE, Wash. Apetl 5 Spo-| Hot come until stiles I Ikane today began a determined drive| Germany has worked ure This is the slogan of Seattle we ie ob a Interest rate—4% p ent, pay Y 160,000 men to start moving the ust. i e British states ve i “1 0 p. m.—City-wide prayer for Pegg. yi ge ene Page Fy er part of this month here wil h ed retire on the I. W. W and the whole state on the ev a spires es at mi-annually t “ec gps no calcio ft ed retirement was A series of police raids on arge Seattie of Liberty Day, Saturday, when and March 1 a tinu) Ror 8 » the south bank of W. headquarters and other all America is called upon to . Size of loan—$3,000,000,000, with camps thereafter 1 or 400 s . ‘where fighting is com | ing places had netted 80 al Officer Caused | subscribe to the Third Liberty | coming “battle é , | over subscriptions T 000 will be called before July 1 : 4 the industria’ n war office merely re W. W. before 1 7 2 1 d back her fighting They will work thru tond denominations— $50 $100, TT F dl am Trodbis on Ship) ‘00 St tok se te Mote | cn pastas woction et the city Gur-lgate cise atte and ait TO SEND 10,000 EXTRA breaking down’ ie aia John a Seattle resident and Seattle will cor rate th ng Honor week, April 6 to April 13 Saturity ef: be f ar WASHINGTON, April 5 ns i attempts the height PROBE ORDERED FOR aniow ¢ P Dicauhip Sos | cconakae else ete tam one. (Continued on Page Five) dated a is espe sth ap oi a MEN TO CAMP FREMONT dao hapeede eights 43 TELEGRAPH FIRMS j27""°. "Se , in Bar of America’s entrance xation—Carry ame exemptions : ge tng: aie? | CAMP FREMONT MENLO fore Verdun (where Ame! Francisco Friday, as of} { \ " onl tone ‘ Mian fro PARK, Cal., April 6 ° ‘ troops are now in the line) WASHINGTON, April 5.—Investi-| charges by Capt. E. W. Cul co v a bell ill proclaim BELIEVE WILSON Hing campaign Twenty-e! reported ir patches fr Washington to have Camp iont| Parroy wood, there was, at . gation of the Postal Telegraph and Sacramento, that Lind had disable yat sa There nding May 4 e 1 that a drive | ready to ive 10,0( al lively artillery engagement? impends in Italy, and that the other telegraph companies, number- the vessel when $00 miles off Hono-|be noon ceremonies ir prards, Terma of payment—Five per cent s n within a month car 1 the German repor ing 42 in all, was ordered by the in and a great pageant downtown at on ap on, 20 per cent May omy evid is only awaiting fa-| activity at the camp today " fterstate commerce commission to-| 1 Sacram a c 3 p.m. At £30 p. m. all & ae 35 per ¢ July 18, and 40 per cent waning workmen began extending the camp | lian military critics are of the | day. hy Z will breathe a prayer for victory an August 15 facilities. There now are 15,000 men peter Pa Secretary of treasury authorizes |OPinion that — the Austro-German at the camp and the additional] looming more important than| to purchase, during the first year, |2rve will be against the mountain | 19,999 will bring the eighth division ny and y the call an amount equivalent to one-twenti.|!ine. Aviators report that large | to ful! atrength. It is believed draft ARE DAZED BY been f ° Hy m1 . ponse| WASHINGTON, April Thatieth of the original issue, and each | bodies ha —— from | ed men from Eastern as well e ami Y oy s isgust he Third Liberty Loan appeal. | president Wilson will add a fresh| subsequent y Uieth ot the Pave line.to the mountain zone | Pacific Const states will be sent h Wants to Be First word of encouragement for Russia | amount outsta x at start of year, pds cease Aehivdias Gea weaker HERE'S one American who has actually had the kaiser down and The Priory ot Wash mae want#| in his Baltimore epeech tommorrow Lian oe ree after th clage ot the TSUAiiie ‘annatttintion ofaew tects 21 HUN AGENTS let him get away. He is that Ohio dentist who had charge of the || to be first in the union to ver| night was the conviction in diplo-| wa in provision is desig Mi: prc lea papa ge ge Ag Me | royal German jaws for several years, and has just returned to this || the top.” Her quota ts $36,000. matic quarters today maintain the bonds at par or higher (magiamento rivers. TO BEINTERNED BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS tountry. We were preparing to say some warm things to him on | Named for the Father of pag! oe | This view was derived in part from | value Italian prisoners and the civilian] NEW YORK, April 5.—Twenty-one| United Press Correspondent making hay while the sun shines and kindred topics, when Poet Cooke | try, Washington Is eager to be first) the fact that the president has coun sana population of Ttallan provinces have | German secret agents left today un-| WITH THE URITISH ARMIRE tomes in, announces that “the family boy has broken loose again,” and | in the hearts of countrymen because) soled lately with Charles It. Crane wie na ae Big heen compelled to do the work on|der snilitary guard for the intern:|t~ FRANCE, April 4.—Hindeme : of straight-out Americanism lof Chica, who studied ‘ . ese fortl ions. e yrison at Fort Oglethorpe, G: Se ae leaves the following on our desk P igae | 16 and oduntiie’/WIlll close range, and with the bill signed, first bonds ott | these fortification ment prison at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga ttle glad solaisen c T military critics believe that ni licking and no longs, THE AMERICAN DENTIST strive their quotas the first! frouse confidential is {he preanes hers coming | acother reason for the aelay in the | WAR WILL BE LONG AND week his means Seattle must do! Fouse | it, aeive to that tae Aiiainen B ‘There's one guy 1 don’t understand her share—$11,000,000-—-in a week Srano's views of Russia, altho not} ready to of campaign on gerne esd ib eh ape | . menced the battle with f iy : ‘ meee " Reanele: viewy:ct Ruma ee Te aary: af the war are loath to becin until the issue of! HARD, SAYS GEN. WOOD | spirits nic en than before the | bure's Some folk don't know ju hen they meet All who c subscribe Saturday] of ‘Trotsky and Lenir r * 0 car Saturday| o¢ Trotsky and Lenine, are particu : 1 co is ; s Orie He had a chance to beat the band will be expected to do so larly eemnpathetic nnd in accord with | With a whoop, tomorrow pate hia cae in France Is NEW YORK, April 5.—Gen, Leon: | Marne. Disillusioniaent ae: a ‘And passed {¢ up! Now, kin you beat it? fe chief executive's. Crane believes aaa ard Wood, just arrived from the bat n part the first day. J draft Men Help the chief executiv Crane bell the truth dawned upon Germany otters we sceived all over the| that despite the chaos in th | pocket will be freely | front, believes the war will be ‘ He had the Kaiser on his back! Letters were received ail over the) that despite the chaos in the Slav) Ooenege the contident expecta. | AGED COUPLE IN ong and vara that the roads’ to Parle and Acai He had his nose where he could hit it! tion of government heads. It 1s wicked to mislead our peo- jare not rose: bordered. 1 men, ¢ t the Rumatans ultimately to cast | POO. (@) BLOOD per Hindenbu hnete have ie rage fo take a whac 7 in , le , gt De denbur hosts ha n He Weh oat 0 OS® Wf in it report to their precinct captains at| off the Teuton yoke President Wilson will formally he ons OL wl os «lB ell thane pre epnd hat it will be an} eed hemmered, Lack a bie He could have pinched it, pulled it, BIT it veeer tor Third Liberty Loan work.| ‘The president's ideas on Russialopen the loan campaign with al CHICAGO, Aprit §.—in it be 1 he declared here, ‘It te re and. heavy Sane nt from men who y they | have been elucidated in the past but! striking war speech in Baltimore t | smeared room, at her dee) ig #985 ng to be a war that will try our | C¢8s: — Pat m sy y bee a eplies fro ° 0 say they | have be r in Baltimore to-| pepe eae tage 9 : have troken down cial t or do not care to assis in likely that he will enlarge o erro) ght, hile thruou ne| St boarding house, poll today y souls. hav rr n down heir art ven't time or do not are to asalst I in lUkely that he will enlarge on) morrow night, while thruout | the | ounq ara, Cora Carpenter, 60, and war spirit. Dazed and shattered will be turned‘ over to the distric 1 no nd thousanc ‘olunteer workers | £" cr ; ‘ divisions—greatet ber r ; George Towns, 50, dead from razor . divisions—greater in number even poard. The president finished writing his| will urge the American nation to do| © 4 Eaten. ie SWISS OFFICER KILLED ; ay wauabel fer Se mern.een woe teers ond choked him ‘The army which will go over the| speech today and it was sent to the | {ts financial duty cuts... The police stated he had » (than first .suspected=-hawe iia df “ - 0 » woman's face, neck and dragged from the line and new actors ~~ top in the loan drt Seattle in| printers, He will read it, and this| Movie — stars—Charlie Chaplin, | #ashed the wombnis Tie, Tene a KAISER SENDS REGRETS ries “Sindenburg has been fore: “commanded” by J. ’. Spangler,| in itself is taken to indicate Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Plekford | severed his head at the throat AMSTERDAM, April 5.—The kal-|ed to remake his plans. nere as a DOZ ways to do him - very y io ress! pj igh ree i eee ile vice president of the Chamber of| president has very car and Mario Dressler—will sell bonds ser, in. a personal letter to the Swise| Meantime, och ené-2ieiaiaannen g oe Z Commerce. He has more than 1,000| oped discussion of some of the m here tomorrow, opening a tour that president, apologized for the killing | perfect accord, and Pershing Is nd DHILLAED him ared right thru and thru him, | Comumeree He hax move than 1.08 | oped Ceemnnay Stine and not wilt take” them far" afiend in ‘the| 400 PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE [ne cratsry st tne Swim ecaton (nsding Sask” renay tor ake i ' the business district Saturday and| therefore, risking an extemporane-| United States, T in the bombardment of Po i 4 0 vi oh, gee! what's the use? piel rT" sf rd | small part in the scrap, whenever He could have—oh, @ what's use open with a rush the campaign ooo speech which might be misinter. The bill authorizing the loan waa NEEDED BY GOVERNMEN ing to advices received here today "| the war gods will, Thus the kaiser’s 1 wirwen K' aie'tomy piace to sasy him » Seattle's quota. oreted. signed by the president last night,| WASHINGTON, April 5.-A spe But Jiminy cripes! he turned him loose! | AT: ~ 1'Up ’ - = and the first $50 bond was struck| cial draft eall for 400 skilled photog i ees hid ny be = greater galaiay Great snakes! he didn’t even gas him “Pield Marshal” Spangler has al POLICE TO BU off, and stowed in the treasury, | raphers to serve with the signal ser German-Dutch Frontier Mein foree of men and women in re Representatives of the Police Re An urgent appeal was sent thruout| vice in I e was sent out by the PESsoed He had his mouth pried open wide are: ane eat a pesniege gs PRP} sapociation will purchase Lit prty| the country today for all subi ribers| provost marshal today, The men Is Closed for a Week ¥ He could have made him drink it—eat it ‘lun proceeds. ‘The non-com:| bonds to the extent of $1,000 Satur-|to the third loareto wear their Lib-| will be mobilized at Madison bar- AMSTERDAM, April 5—The Ger SEE WAR MAP TODAY What DED he Gol ie ts Bim slide! camp alen Mitcere and privates of| day, when the sale of bonds opens, |erty Bond buttons and display their| racks, Sackett’s Harbor, N. ¥. For :man-Duteh frontier will be closed for | | PAGE ENGHT Weil! lemme a yeu} BIN you beat it? been in training for making the first purchase in the city, | window , which will be given’ this work men found fit for limited) a week, according to an announce: | | to every b purchaser, military service will be accepted. | ment in the Handlesblad today, 1 Both swollen coffers and slim He had the fork-tailed Dutchman down He could have just hauled off and soaked him He could have bea him with his crown He could have—say! the chance was big! the army hi . RS. am mma several days, in preparation for the if possible.