The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 12, 1918, Page 1

LETTERS TO EDITOR On Bake 6 you will find a number of letters to the oat from Star readers, They cover a variety of #u fects from the of dogs to the problems of war The Star btish the opinions of itv readers: tho views may not Rut re t shert, Keep your thi * NIGHT EDITION Tonight and Saturday, oe ntrong, gusty south winds Weather Forecas' hower ai harmonize letter castonal The Seattle Star THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ASED WIRK SERVIC PRESS ASSOCIATIONS CENT fy ionige SEAT’ TL. E, W: ASH., FRIDAY, APRIL i, 1918. P RICE ONT BY WILLIAM PHIL WITH THE 1ES IN FRANCE, The battle around Armentieres has been resumed with redoubled fury. The enemy has pasned the nd Lawe ame GEORGE RINGS THE BELL | Loiane str ed from 8 hai. $8,200 in his pockets. Today he bought $7,200 worth of Liberty Ronda, and er lated in the army ane north hank of * canal) on due weet of Ex 1 Steenwerc Jon went of the (neven miles China, w the Laan, three a northw taires and seven m ures pen. positions, is jthe stance which is essential for the realization “IT regard the capture of Armentieres as of no import. ance, either strategically or politically.” AMERICAN SOLDIERS njunc | ARE FINEST TYPE Lone vapate pie Lord Dunmore’s face brightened as he discussed to be | American soldiers he has seen in training everywhere. “They are the highest type of men that it is possible to find anywhere in the world,” he said. “I know no troops will ever go into action with finer spirit and deter- mination, “I say this not from cursory observation but because I know the Ame n people. I have always come across every year or so. Tall and slender, typically English in his sandy blond- ness, Lord Dunmore is an impressive figure. Military in- his bearing, he is representative of the Englishmen who, «|in France, have given so much for love of country. On Lord Dunmore’s breast gleamed two long strips — of vari-colored ribbons which told of service in the Soudan; e Xeon the Indian frontier. From India he went to South inight Africa, there to serve thru the war against the Boers. On but/the service band gleams a little bronze Victoria cross given rts for service in saving a comrade’s life under fire. ridge alians, This genera reported the sige on ardy Hons After Vimy A German ult on Vimy ridge. a frontal attack but probably a} nk movement from Lens, three miles t north, in accepted as a ral conclusion to be looked any time Leas than three miles north of the enemy right flank in the Flanders drive in Ypres, which has never been taken by the Germans, altho they pushed past the city to the north and the south in their initial ad- vance of the war Ypres is the last big city cation the the f anged From Spokane came the informa tion that lone, Newport, Metaline Falls, Valleyford, Hooper, Endicott, Connell, Otis Orchards, Elk. Hatton, | Lind and Pend Orielle county are over subscribed. eee Raturday will be the last day on! Which to obtain an honor shield by @ubscribing to the Liberty Loan, as the honor period comes to an end Saturday night, and no shields will Be given out after that time. * The number in the city ) gubscribing during the firs Ir Eagles Give Up Eats So Soldiers May Have Smokes o—- That the smoke, the uniform mar 1, Seattle very tor 5 i ‘ zal ‘ol. A. KR. Murray, Earl of Dunmore, who will speak on the war at the Masonic Temple tonight. - | } 25,000 Strong Men of Great West { Marched in Review, But Harry’s | Mother Spotted Her Boy Easily Fran may the! No Star Sag ar es to finance their individual! purchase of bonds. 50 per week will be entitled to purchas Liberty Sonds to Thi the message of hope brought to Seattle by | “ ” Hordes of Bod 1 LINE WILL HOLD, SAYS Grim Duel : Britain’s statesmen and a distinguished soldier, Thursday. The bonds will draw interest and the employes will be be charged no interest on the money advanced by T he Star. Foe Force * x— _ —_——--— — | r Ridge, in the battle of Flanders. Now he is in the Ui has received every honor that can be bestowed upon one” e or 1 by the British government for bravery. He speaks: lat a public mass meeting at 8 p. m. at Masonic Temple. battle has been pushed back seven ne inal . jmany of them are in your armies, they are of no use iver, it shown iy « Seattle was urged to gather seianpnenenoen “I believe that it takes six tons to move one man to Liberty Loan drive, by an army lant night in the war lean of- Feach her objective—a vast over. WASHINGTON. April 12.— —Amen| pay / . 5%, the routh |you remember that last year your tonnage in the shi ts to make their loans, they ; ope 4 ri Oe sey ey fon ordered to capture Amiens today at/ democracy in the world, depends entirely, in my opini should. total $19,044,009, the Oregon tots | APmmfrom which they were later Must be made immediately Toledo, Olio, vies with Portland as, bck to new nosey “The situation is very grave and I cannot overstate top” during the first week. Whether | ,mong the cities In the class between Ploeasteert | front; for the great offensive Germany Or the firm that employs you may |ment are Hollebeke and La Bassee. WASHINGTON, April 12.—Rotn| ticipated early today that they would | aims. Loan data, are also qualified to take | ers of the Oregon district had Can height. | sh and ite posses Fe lao Ng ies ir roan erty Bonds Thursday night. the loan as well as the shipbuilding northern portion of RS "ene repdtted ee LONDON, April 12.—The Irish before it can be enforced antee the unionists 40 per cent of LONDON, April 12—Field Marshal Von Hindenburg is reported under D id Iss > soll Hale's “Otficial stalement today. The of speakers whe went from cor- France. } TION OF SHIPS Laye along which the line ran at and three miles beyor ‘The truth Is that Seattle is feu's Third Liberty Loan drive! senting has started in the yicin- This morning, east of Plosrswere|yards was under 1,000,000. all costs ‘Thousands who intend to purchase | pein $18 495,000 | ejected. j } jon whether you can construct ships enough, quickly OF not this will be really accomplish-| 199,000 and 200,000. Portland's total, The hinges on which the Pritish s regards {now launched, I am confident that we can hold the line. Be taking subscriptions. inquire | OREGON SHIPBUILDERS | A stretch of 15 miles, between La} | | be advised before nicht as to the re | > Subscriptions. a new distinction tod is firmly credited with re tion with Brit nd ee record. convention report submitted today The parliament, according to the the membership in commons ’ important railway and p y treatment in a private hospital at Strassburg for a slight wound, said to “On the western front the battle is just beginning. IT x an amount equal to ten times the employ e's weekly salary. Lord Dunmore has served as a colonel for two years SEATTLE MUST OREGON GAINS Allies Back In this country for several months, he analyzes the © communique reported “severe, con Aye : becenhag “You have raised an army of 1,500,000 men. To take the beginning of the battle, Neuf were |FOR AMERICA NOW ie ee cane the campaign started with a ie - en ore wa ific G m promises to be its greatest. TLD nsie xepeethe. the “osetia oo mg “It is therefore entirely a question of ships. | bonds BAYS delayed filling out sub-| “Grseon's name takes firat place on| Merville, according to Haig. was U S. MARINES enough, to meet the situation.” ed is not yet known, owing to the) subscription is $10,120,000 In four) @tirement swung in Picardy were {But it is a great strain on the resources of the allies and s abont it. BUY $115 BONDS EAC Rassee bs “a Arras separate these two | ported landing of American marines | ¢ | see $215 per capita subecr' ding the enemy drive in Picardy | peal ia | Robert Bridges, chairman of the/| ite policy towa declared that bedy voted 54 to 17 report, will consist of a senate of 64 SOLDIER HAS HIS WIFE ter between Hindenburg and |) The Star today subscribed for $11,000 worth of Liberty and a similar amount was put at the disposal of The| have been caused by a bomb dropped from an allied airplane on the West ler The Star's plan, all employes who draw under front, a Zurich dispatch | in the Daily Express declares. believe that we shall hold Amiens, But if the Germans - take Amici ons it will not affect the final issue.” * The Star will suenee the purchase of the bonds and permit Col. A. R. Murray, Earl of Dunmore, V. C., one of Great” its employes to pay for them in 50 installments. entitled to the full interest on the bonds. The employes will NOTED SOLDIER OF BRITAIN with the British army in France. He fougnt Raging i In : the battle of Ypres and at the capture of Passch States recuperating from wounds received in action, He ON RS The British cent in the Flanders need of ships. aa IN LOAN DRIVE IN IN LOAN DRIV e bogge “No matter how fine the spirit of your men is or how - miles a the original line along jyou can get them to France. That is your problem. oe. ore momentum in the Third tinuous fighting.” in the neighbor. hood of Merville and Neuf-Berquin | heen. Oe overseas you will have to have 9,000,000 tons of) Greater numbers must sweep fensive, else Seattle will not : Sem . = Week tee “I may be wrong,” he continued, “but I am qui i a half north me ground has been lost in | VE (oI ll > aati estan | camer "ty. conform’ tw the jnovement| enough to show the difficulties facing you, especially aks or ts ean bond bardment. A German officer, taken OF Germans capturing & ponition near | prisoner, declared the Germans were} whole future of the country, the whole future of failed to keep on bUyINE 88) GHrecon showed her # Tilloy-LewMottalines, a mile east of) | seriptions. There should be no fur-| ine honor roll of states aptured by the enemy Inet night Tensely he turned again to discussion of the battle ther delay. Honor subscriptions | Neuf-Ee the Rritich fet on the west. Beattie ie trying to “go over the! tne first claimant for the honor, three miles west a more REPORTED IN gravity. I am not speaking merely of the wi delay in recording subscriptions. | Gays. ; Arsen. at. Cine, comm et Tae Vere VLADIVOSTOK ‘You faa subscribe at any bank. pm acetate saegaiad |The hinges of the Flanders retire to you here in America that we all are lookii for | the state and navy departments an-| that ass our Select service men, ansigned to fronts. In this comparatively quiet @aucus each precinct for Liverty | PORTLAND, April 12.—Shipbulld- sector is Vim made famous) * Blectrical, Workers’ Union No. 77) Third Liberty Loan. Ever: Voted to subscribe for $200 in Lib-| yard in the Oregon district From here, Haig threatens Hinden i She Amber burg’s attenuated lines of communi lin contro! of Vind : : Mia precinct, rted th ieteaetkene \Want Irish Solons to Pass On Draft j | posed that any conscription bili must be submitted to the Irish perliament members and a house of 200 mem. bers. The nationals agreed to guar NABBED FOR PERJURY the channet ports In th s region. Its possession would bring the Germans and the high-|) mor: (| food | heon lighten moet lune their me and state few of soldier f ie @f the drive and entitled to ho @hields, far tions of the committee and the sup ply of shields » bausted i , = - or exceeded the expecta was temporarily ex More are available now. Men in the Sullen Railway and (Continued on Page 13) ‘| FORD SUBSCRIBES $6,000,000 DETROIT, April 12—Detroit Passed its Liberty Loan quota of $26,000,000 at noon today. Today's total subscriptions were | $6,000,000, pushing the total just | past the goal | the largest single subscription in Henry Ford gave the campaign today, $6,000,000. Jed soldier. | Higginbot word to his Mrs, Ada Higginboth of Victo ria, was arrested Thuraday husband's complaint, charged perjury mn tain a divorce in King county, claimed t she hushand’s whereabouts. At time she is eaid to have been receiv ing alle as a soldi SEATTLE MAN IS SAFE Sergt rn wife. that effect were received here. resentative John F relatives that the mentioned in casualty And the Thrills That Go With Military Aviation Are Told in Lieut. Pollock’s Stories of the War Starting APRIL 15 IN THE STAR on her with Higginbotham is a return. In a suit brought to ob- Mrs. am charged desertion and did not know her that ment of $70 each month Fred S. Tait, of Seattle, was | not killed in France, altho reporta to Rep. Miller has sent Tait lista was not within miles of Dunkirk, to the northwest Mutual cannonading was reported north of Montdidier and along the Oise in the vicinity of Laasigny last night in the French communique The only infantry action on the Picardy front, howev in the|) neighborhood of Noy enemy attacks were r REAMES HAS CLOSED DANCE HALL AT CAMP The National Dancing pavilion at| Camp Lewis was closed late Thurs day night by order of Clarence L. Reames, istant attorney | general, Reame the p }? | ) H ’ ) ) apectal of Seattle sent a telegram, closing upon receipt of a report of the federal made by justice ) ? ‘ ) ) department of and military |) authorities at the camp, who found |? immoral conditions | | ‘The pavilion has been managed by is valued at ) ) Stewart Tait, and | $30,000, | GROVER ALEXANDER IS NAMED IN THE DRAFT! LINCOLN, N April 12 Alexander has been drafted join the army at Camp Funston, ac cording to word from St. F » Neb. call Is expected to be in {sued about April 26, which would mean that Alexander would leave |for Funston about April 29 FOUND DEAD ON DOOR August bert, 65, committed ng himeelf to a hinge ye Warner hotel Friday had 1 there 18/1 has a brother in Walla Japanese hotel proprie know where Lambert Grover nd wi today mornir months and Walla, The | tor did not worked. FIVE ARRESTED FOR COLLINSVILLE, ye ‘ive alle} which 4 Dukes Enid Elmore are the men being held. work. By Hazel Benjamin Thureday, at 2 m., the Wild West division, known technically an the Sist, paged in review, with all rolling equipment, at Camp Lewis, before Maj. Gen. H. A. Greene, commanding gen eral, It sounds usual there days of war ut {t was an event, a shricb ing red letter day in the war history of the Northwest Twenty five thousand men who got their love of freedom from untains and lis and big mpacen that surrounded them on the American Lake prairie where they were reviewed, passed be. fore Maj Greene, The general wat his horse with quiet pride, taking keen cognizan of the corners yet chipped from the smart troo, that last fall were civilians The olive drab column pushed out of the west, far down the field, a dust-colored snake, that crept from a dustcolored dis tance. At 1:30 the miles on the far side of the field were pac ked with waiting tr a and equip ment, and the head of the col. umn had spread like a fan until it was lost in the hille and the haze, Still the t end of the colurm was seething. enough in At 1:50 movement ceased To The ‘The heavy hush of waitin#® was depressing. The reviewing offi cers had long been in place specks in the center of the vast field of brown earth The brit Nant blue of three French uni forme stood out and focused the eyes of the crowds Not a sound from the thou sands of waiting men and horses on the other side. Band Plays “Semper Fidelis” Then, far up the field, a bugle sounded, softened by distance. ‘The black hedge of people began to creep out into the field, to be pushed back by milit: The column was mov ily down the field, wit closer | sent a check for $50, The sum rep | resents a portion cf the saving made by the conservation move That the Lady Eagle warm things for the club has given $25 of the the Lady Eagles’ auxil be spent for SOLDIERS MUST HAVE OFFICERS’ 0. K. TO WED SAN FRANCISCO, April 12.—In an effort to eliminate “ill-advised marriages” of soldiers, Capt rington W. Cochran, provost shal of the Western department day A notice to ec asking | issued to food the ¥ police ne stead rut seem The band jomper Fidelis,” 100 yards from the reviewing atand Dancing down the field, the first blacks flashed in the sun like steel, gleaming sorrels. The suddenly stood out in the sun. shine, and camera cranks began to turn furiously, while the crowd "Ah-ed.” Red guidons of artillery streamed against the olive drab umn that wound out of a distance full of men, like Crusaders—-Crusaders for the freedom they always (Continued on mar to clerks sent anty that not ense soldier mas the tion is accompanied by sent of the soldier's superior officer The declare scores of ad venturesses are marrying soldie for the purpose of collecting ailc ance. CLEARINGS $7,906,189 For the s# time within two months, § r rings Fri a unusually amount was $7,906,189 tablished in Feb arriage applica written con came hore, notice HAYS The record was ¢ ruary, with clearing more than $8,800,000 in a si On both occasions the PRAEGER LYNCHING I, April 12 —| men were under arrest toda | I to be the leaders of the mob lynehed Robert n enemy honorably discharged Westy Beaver, Kichard | jr.; William Brockmeter and were due to transfer of funds from the shipping board to shipbuilders on government contracts Two million dollars was paid for ships Friday ¥ 871 ,213 DRAFT MEN IN TRAINING CAMPS WASHINGTON, April 12.—The nation up to April 10 had called 871,212 drafted men to training | camps, Representative Siegel, New York, announced in the house today Of this number, 537 for the al run of the service, while 76 were ordered for special REATENED defecti Buck upart pylaton ave. and Union st iday afternoon, The flames were extinguished after eating thru the root, knit) sat council. Lord Dunmore . : cre ANSWERED CALL HHtary Frank Dowd, of Rebs club, has| WHEN WAR BROKE OUT Back in England, with the consummation of peace, the able soldier took his place in the house of parliament, and for three years as a member of the London county With the first call at the outbreak of the great war, At noon I s Colonel Mur ay the visitor w answered the call. Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club at their weekly luncheon at the Masonic club, in the Arcade building. At 6 o'clock the Elks’ club entertained at dinner in their club- rooms, with service. Lord Dunmore as the honor guest. Har. here under auspices of the King county council of patriotic He came oan ) cont and shal Haig port north of Estaires, a pushed the British t also progressed in the neighborhood of Ploegsteert wood. | man divisions were beaten off in Es | trem counter capture of | statement more fighting around Armentieres, includ. Official War April) 12.—Fighting between the LaB: Comines canal, LONDON is inuin, 0 the Yp reported in his night re. Between Steenwerck and a point rman attack ck, The enemy Fresh Ger- a British in the re: and the Loisne, and attack resulted t positions. min War office, late yesterday 10,000 The ¢ it claimed prisoners in the than ing a Portuguese general, bank of the I of the line mile Mar. | the ers in the Metz sectors. British positions on the south and the east bank Lawe were captured, together » Holleb and the British first south of that place, Berlin an- nounced Messines height was said to have: | been stormed and to be held by the Germans as far as Ploegsteert wood. Germans» South of Estaires, the ed to have reached the Lawe. ear = Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines (@ and a half east of Arras) the ny entered one position, but Was, mn out by a counter-attack, “Astride the Somme, there was im sed artillery fighting.” PARIS, April 12.—Successful sur prise attacks north of the Aflette river (in the west of ButteDu Mesnil ahure sector, where Ameri: is engaged) resulted in of some enemy prisoners, office reported today, & patrols took some prison: Noyon and war French the guest of the Seattle —