The Seattle Star Newspaper, April 27, 1918, Page 1

MORE THAN 70,000 PAID COPIES DAILY The Se attle Star _.2™ THE GRE? ATEST DAILY CIRCUL, ATION | OF ANY PA APE R y THE PACIFIC NORTHWE F , WASH., SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1918 PRICE —— VOLUMI 20 FM! D WIRF service 8 ASSOCIATIONS ONE CENT in Seattlo Fighting French Regiment, Like the Old Guard, “Died--It Did Not Surren H rHt {Ll 1 S.E.CO. BEATEN IN FRANCHISE CASE Enemy Dutch Yield Wu (ivnotaconsume |i", Eeld in to Demands s.:.00. Pant ‘nictratr) | MUST BE PAID of Teutons 22. %.2 as Fue Administrator [se Check Street Cars Empty EF Redon Brag ane adere ade BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS = 7 LON DON, April 27. —Special dispatches The Star puts this question squarely up to you, United Press Staff Correspondent from Dutch sources today declared that Holland MAYOR PUTS QUERIES J Fuel Administrator David Whitcomb. RULING IS SIGNIFICANT WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN- "has yielded to one of Germany's demands—the | tvery one knows that if there on Maa be ioe for weantaten ©. Se 'd ine Waabieg ies: | FLANERS, April 27.—There is a comparative ae | ae any cars empty, the traction r new julies as ¢ es ) must stand the co use of i yr ter L debure ti eed ‘te. company fun send them oat on Hf National Administrator Garfield. You will be betwen is track calm - ip F “a © rs rea fclenae a tempest- _ ulated that it shall not be used for military traffic and fill them up. Hundreds of close to the man who will name the new fuel con- py adcading sl uous t iree days ut the hghting may start again } People stand daily, — ve ngaee troller in this state. It will be upon your sug- This was the jat any moment. HOLLAND NOW FACES | Mgr ate inte te ies tae eco gestion, no doubt, that the appointment will be Field Marshal Hindenburg has brought ee : Se made. Sieger up from the Verdun region to help aroui Kemmel. Under him are five divisions (60,00 men). other filed by the t aint of the traction The state of Washington will hold you re- SERIOUS WAR CHOICE == == <2: | mi) What will you do? Will you gi new steam train to the shipyards give the con- BY ED L. KEEN she does not yield?” The complaint charges that many sumer the plate he is entitled to? city’s suit for ¢ : Gen. \ of Eberhardt, with another five di A United Press Correspondent | ‘The aggressive tone of the German | Persons not employes of the ship For you must remember this: of groan carn { the traction |Jons, is at his left. Together, these ten div DNDON, Apel 27.—Diple- | press indicates Germany will not re-|Yards were riding on the steam : : company was ruled by Judge |} ad day ki ] | f pie Information from Holland | cede from the course by which she | ‘rains, and that “extra cars provided The King County Fuel Administrator is John Dykeman nammered away yesterday, making only §& f jto « traffic on # ca 7 ¢ paving case, Judge Dyke Ca ee ee te ee fetta, Y PICKIN 8 nen were moving practically empty.” || C+ Higgins, a corporation attorney. | erate caam, Jutee D»¥* | headway after the capture of Kemmel. ; fermany has made demands which| | Diplomatic officiain hear that Ger-| “Iwas not lected to fight, the tative, D. C. Bottling, is Provided immediately or the case ap-| Sieger tried to advance toward Ypres, ». of Holland’ t four demands to Hol- | trac anyone else, ‘ 4 Bi) penied to the supreme court. . the abandonment mI Reeay Seat: Stk, Geppanee * BS | ania Mayer Hence, “T wan escoalbl n Washington Coal Op- Retused-to Rule |the Ypres-Comines canal, but the British questions here are: “Wl she and more drastic—has been deliv. bes = - a square orn ‘ ors) into his new job. | Judge Dykeman heid that ns jtered, retaking lost ground and establi a jthe traction company officials wi city's form of action waa proper a yeld?” “What will Germany do if ered. Waderiihnd: ewwerer, thas the pened These pong sincere and patriotic tho they wa atraniy. boas ERS of Seattle must and will have ser are, cannot cast off their viewpoint of years in a 1rthe vane th taken inte-the ‘wtate g posts. vies. Mr. Leonard knows that hia a 4 : Pe ” aah che GM ae pieces ggane few minutes. This viewpoint is the profit-making supreme court by t m, Von Eberhardt s “hill men, hurled out one. In spite of themselves, they will tackle the diction of Judge Kenneth Dranoutre four times, were unable to push on a CHANGE WHOLE WAR ASPECT | to anh him why he dosan't pat these | {uel problem very largely from that view. then er occupying the place ina fifth charge. ction Judge Mackintosh was in j teat cars on other lines, where they need It is absolutely necessary, therefore, in fair- the King county superior court hé Likewise, they were too exhausted, after | BY J. W. T. MASON jtions along the Dutch frontier. a overcrowied, and’ inadequate | MeSs and in justice, that the other viewpoint be Unul the public service commission | Kemmel, to succeed in turning Mount Scherp : ] a yi ig [ee De ermeny Holees from the shipyards. Why not just | also adequately represented in the fuel adminis- had passed on the traction com- be bane gs zi entire offensive plans of the al- junderstood at Berlin. The Hohen mina tration of this state. ae 4 rele oa ae Ros a bee ea | DETR. > me 4 (oe IT IS NECESSARY TO HAVE A MAN AS in tranche oma Thiaous the Ypres: frost, ay fs to ite, Creel tater. der the'biind spel of thet tecceses (DOUBLES WAR |f FUEL ADMINISTRATOR WHO WILL WEI cine public service commission's ae thunder. Local shelling keeps up elsewhere. Feta in aette nefeccure's diplomatic inate as) BOND; OTHERS |} COAL IN TERMS OF ONE TON PER AVER- iis wut pending altho the cases fist Weather continues threatening. The ground { tate an accompaniment. to their military FOLLOW SUIT | AGE FAMILY WITH MUCH CONSIDER- came up nix monthe ag. unusually dry. With the Netherlande ax an anso.|initintive. ‘The questions at janue be ‘iway men all over the |) ATION AS THOUSANDS OF TONS PER AY- trhlied COmIRe test tale tear state are doubling their Liberty » | confronted with the possibility of of such vital urgency as normally| state ter ree } ERAC MINE OW When you get that less of the declaton of the public 4 _ Bremen and Ha-nburg. } j} today. “Reports keep coming to | Mr, Bottling, you will strike a good, honest bal- ment of 2 per cent of annual roma | Gen. dethingd are produiem in the rea it *. {| me from different parts of the sf United States Would Help { i Pershing | |f ance, Mr. Whitcomb. tion ¢ ny’s franchise, in whic =| - ft If the Dutch army could hold the) Joins Church, | oore, in er to The Star, Prices of coal and wood have been going up the sity granted them use of the Germans along the frontier until the | f his if 100 more | t * company 5 i arrival of heavy allied reinforce oa Declares | w the example |f at an enormous rate. In some instances they are efuned to meet these contract obit LONDON, April 27—"The en, J attacked and drove the enemy out of i ments, Germany's military situation MILWAUKEE, April 27.—Gen. : TT whether a double the prices of a year ago, when the gov- gations emy is held everywhere,” Field village, which is now held by 1 might soon become precarious in was confirmed in the ubled up.” he says, “but é . P Marshal Haig. pelhowre| today. French. At other points in | debarg might well be forced to|} church in $] 1 already ernment did NOT fix prices. ' PREMIER AGAIN | pase Stole, sre north of the| evening the enemy was repulsed, a shorten his line in France to provide |) according to }| This condition makes it all the more impera- | uy: : jun Troops Fail the necessary troops for the defense { ing Voice Episcopal of German territory - oe Should a situation such as this|{ said the general entered the ’ coal adequately represented in the price fixing } WON’T PROMISE } Weekly,” published here, It was IN tiy ; | WANTS TO QUIT | severest character. Tepeated enemy | “North of Kemmel ilage | WEATHER MAN _ {if tive to have the bayer as well as the seller of teenon ta to develop thelr advantage| the neighborhood of” Veamlll he previous day failed after a prolonged and fierce strugs afise, it is highly probable that |) church because his late wife was ‘ a) ba 7 ‘ ay | ZURICH, April 27.—Dr. Von| “Following many hours of fluctu gle, the positions remained ours, | America would supply a larke part,|} a member of the denomination. |!) FAIR WEATHER body. IT WOULD ME GREATER CONFI- |Seidier, Austrian premier, has re-[ating battle, the enemy's advance | “In the ridge and wood southweal & —_— Ss 2 |} Weatherman Salisbury won't MR. WHITCOMB Jadvices today, It is rumored that| to thent.” heavily attacked, but was completely | DUTCH OFFICIALS HOLD ” BIG GUNS ROAR }) °° sunshine for tomorrow, — — the Austrian crown council will be| “Along the Hangard-Bretonneux repulsed. We took hundreds of pris Laer mong convoked line we advanced our positions at oners. . ) ‘ cis ee The Vienna correspondent of the | ce » points Local fighting on the Lys front SECRET CONFERENCE) ON FRENCH LINE} PARIS, April 27.—The French war erliner Tageblatt says prominent attacks with tanks were and in the neighborhood of Givenchy: THE HAGUE, n¢ | office announced today that nner members of the nobility have formed | broken up and failed to develop yesterday afternoon won us 40 prise premier « change” on the an ant-Karl party “bec of Em From Locre to La Clytte the Ger. oners § conferenc | press Zita’s “un-Austrian attitude t the French south of the Somme, in the afters vi Vil = sgh te A permenant 11 MEN ARRESTED IN man assaults against the Meuse. for the Washington Coal Oper Charges of “willfal fraud” and [trike in Austria Hungar,’ has ennes (two miles west of ARDSVILLE, I, Apri had feted io recept | mans carried Locre prisoners here totaled more thagy sk Hangard, near Thailles, where Amer ‘or murder gnation In the evening the allies counter! 900.” ile, : ching of ™ ties me are fightin, with the — 4 ile, 11 CALL MAY DAY STRIKE " b ftidence ¢ artillery fighting D. C. Bottling, commissioner SAN ane 0, April 27— | ZURICH, Apr 4 May day 6, 500 Al I IES TAKEN << “ISN’T SERIOUS,” SAY HOLLAND LEGATION MEN WASHINGTON, 7 27.—That put of the decided upon, it was fronts an articular! Fe - m1 «, nea te ronts and par r indie Batis ators’ association and secretary ‘willful feasance and mal fe | le 7 18 east of Lassigny be. |” : | of the Coal Products association, | and the c : has been made district represent feasance” were made against | i day is the European labor | neighborhood of JAPAN TO GIVE | ative of the bureau of distribu- the district attorney and police | | | a Germany ultima-|and Eparges, the French made tion under the state fuel admin- of San Francisco in « motion ‘ tim on tion of | numerous surprise ck MORE TONNAGE istrator. filed in Superior sudge Griffin's IN M. Yet LONDON, April 27.—The Ger- | berg were held, but the British line f jes thru! # were taken in the Lor FOR ALLIED USE Rottling was for ma an| court today by attorneys for ation ust Yet + mans claim to be within two | was forced back in the direction of nd the Vonges employe of the Pacific Coast com-| ‘Thomas J. Mooney miles of Ypres. The Berlin war | Locre, a mile and a quarter west of BY RALPH H. TURNER pany at Black Diamonc The motion asks that the sentence | Raise Nine Billion| office in its day report state. | Kemmel, and on both sides of the VASHINGTON, April 27.—Official he result of Liberty Day ow that the canvass TALLEST U. S. SOLDIER United Press Correspondent |tmade mine inxpect KILLED IN AIR SMASH | i) strictly te “ BERKELEY, Cal, April cL recaeiviis aa. i few hours after receiving a cheery|their ship tonnage re y Gov. A. EB th against Mooney, the judg: | nst him, and the order de motion for a new trial be ide, ks for r directing trial of M of the snurder ¢ | ment declared that “the Iarge | Ypres: Comines canal ind the place captured. | i is two miles directly south on the road from Germans Fall Back In Picardy, Fre and British forces hurled the mans back at some points in the neighborhood of Japan has de — | nying ies by | nying of PA A nn: | Star Movie Man | umed serious pro Loan boosted the] 2,113,998,000 | ,000,000,000 to be sub motion also Portion» of | Wytschaete T “ letter from her son, Donald #r will be|) Hangard-En-Sant nd Hanga aL Fe WO (Lote er Bee ree. ape vache. Kemmel and the, Hangard-En-Santerre and Hlangand ” | placed at the disposal of the United |) K B 29 18 {__In storming 2 eam and the! wood, Hi saic asler. in Berkeley, tell | tates } venwels, aggregating 151,166 | { Sure ept usy || miting of July. 2 ims | 3 » enemy. also; “ Me SA “d to Kem.| The French war office reported ti mel brook, half a mile northward. Tecapture of most of the ground Allied prisoners taken ‘Thursday | ently lost’ between Villers and @ were said to total, 6,500 point south of the Lucre river, a Field Marshal Haig, in his night|{Tont of probably five miles. ‘This t, said that fighting is continu. battle, it was said, “is continuing the whole front north of the | With exceptional violence.” er, from the neighborhood of North of Hangard wood, seven ‘ue eth Dranoutre to the Ypres-Comines ca-| Successive German assaults were ust of the i | meet ¥ today with Edward White, |) 4 | ae } 4 \ that goes on the sereen Sunday whieh he > nen he was . tre, : ; he struggle for Liberty continues. eae ee re See eee eal aoe HSE CBIEA be Pacalgeal Moat prapneneer ptr od cy trator ee caret | We are still under our maximum venta So Liberty Loan quota. Have youdone your best? tons. claimed to have progres LIBERTY LOAN SHELL ; ND. ©., Ar Taft is in Clevel r LAberty Loan br ywing that of Secretary| the American arm t night 17% inches tall learned at the University | TELEGRAPHERS READY TO “PASS THE BUCK” ) SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.—|? Frazier wax the men leaving Se who was Joan of ployes parad " | | omme, Berlin said that enemy 1 Sun-| 14th infantry, would like to know |tve enemy in Thursday's attack, he| attacks of Villers-Bretonneux “failed nn| President A. J. Rhodes, of the Se {CONVICTED EIGHTH TIME 3 »w to “throw electricity from one | sald [with heavy losses." The prisoners z meree, Satur Eva Wells, much convicted of it} place to nother” I'v says, “but T don't want to anization « rain a body will declare their | att! glance to the union and “pa telegraph comp | All German attacks in the region! t.ken around Hangard were said to got a great scheme,” he| Of the La Clytte and Mont Scherpen- total 2.400 »proval of the | legal dealings in alcoholic beverages, protest | was sentenced guilty for the eighth > it — ws | « declar poy ll pe ing cing | tin Saturday morning by Judge | y | an on dis A by che i6| the shipbuildi Nuled | Boyd ‘Tallman ne was fined $100] He can be reached in care of the| } seal 0 AEs SSA See Rs OOD | for affiliation with the union, ber from Washington, D. C. | sentence. company, | a ae