The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 6, 1918, Page 1

4 8 ie ito ‘or 'T ng | / BSAS2IG2M 4 } } ~ ot VOLUME 20 VL. Le. NITED BRITISH DRIVE FOE BAC MORE THAN 70,000 PAID COPIES DAILY ASED WIRE SERVI e PRIERS SOCTATIONS YANKS U. S. WILL HAVE | FRONT WASHINGTON, May 6.—Appropriations for machine guns for use on airplanes was today asked by 2,200 PLANES AT BY JUL 220 000 ren. Dixon before the house military committee.. Secretary Baker, it was committee he “hopes to have the French front by July 1.” will be made in England and BY FRED 8. FERGUSON United Press Correspondent WITH TE AMERICAN ARMY WE pF MONTDIDI ER, May 5.—American guns are shelling Montdidier, Cantigny, Mesnit-St. Georgies and other towns and roads in this vicinity eres by the Germans some deol which can be seen observation posts in the Amer lines, has been badly’ knocked t, Dut the church is still stand is. The Catigny church also is tn $a, site it probably is used as a Observation post _ The American artillery biew up probably was an ammunition near Cantigny, the fire lasting ~ half an hour There ix great aerial activity in this sector, Two boche planes re- cently were shot down and another was captur introduced a They ar The Germans have “YY method of using cas. AB foring over glass bottles. appar ily fired by springs. which barst Zand liberate nauseous fumes Three Germans recently were cap by a Yankee trick Nine of attempted a raid on an Ameri post Three of them were caught. One of these excaped, but before reaching the German lines he encountered another American patrol and was wounded and recaptured An American patrol which encoun tered more than 40 boches in No CAMOUFLAGE WAIL RAISED BY COAL MEN TON BRONNER 6 Just ex actly what is the idea of coal mine operators dealers o are 80 constant ewing Ww alarm” their production of coal, and warning the public in hushed tones that there is dire ¢ of a worse coal famine next winter than in the one just past? The answer is, probably ‘They want all the cars they can get from the railroads, re of what happens to governme needs by fresh readjustment be ¢ maximum already fixed by administ ity ent lame all their troubles up t getting enough cars to transport 80 as to working at top speed now produce stocks for next winter's needs, Well, f « bear them out ¢ # concerned they want top production ctnal coal production January and Februar ur show a decrease, as was to be expected unusual bliz zard cor A hings up tight But March, 1918, w record month t only exceeded both March Maret but it 794 | the total for the of this Mare firet year, despite its two bad months, exceeds 1917's quar ter by 900 cars of coal, a ; 'Can. Send Drake Men Any Place in the World | ; May 6 n of the court upholds ( v cent |§ revealed today, has told the! 2,200 airplanes in service on Many of these, he admitted, ; France. Man's Land fought its way safely back to the American lines, inflicting heavy casualties on the Germans U. S. ARTILLERY STOPS ENEMY IN TRENCH ACTION WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, May 6—American ar tillery checked completely a German attempt, yesterday, to occupy one of the trenches in the Bois Brule, west of Apremont. in the Toul sector An enemy force was discovered to have advanced into the trench area with machine guns. in an effort to consolidate the post with the German trench system signaled for a dick In coming the area thoro! ted States patrols went out they found the enemy gone and scat tered ertals shattered by shell fire HUNS CAPTURED BY U. S. PATROL WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN LORRAINE, May 5.—An Ameri can patrol penetrated German lines of depth yards hia morning. overcoming an observation post. tak ing four boches an Fluewhere everything & in the village Aner 200 iller to a of and a half tller in three hwest of Pade s six and a half miles » German border. It is ed Luneville sector SAMMIES SMASH HUN TRENCHES PA May 6.—The American ar tillery fired 100 shells into the Gernan trenches before a recent at tack, completely blotting them out t was announced here today Portland Major Killed by Shell ITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES WEST OF MONTDIDIER, May 6 Maj. A. Rasmussen of Portland, Ore was ki a German she leading his men in a reconnaissance { Still Counting Seattle’s Loan Subscriptions committeemen assistants were ie, Loan still busy Monday recording more { than 000 in subscriptions Seatt ota subseri amour approximate 00.000--an oversubsecription of 36 per cent. One out of every five ttle bought a bond 3,850 subseribers of Washington sub approximately $49,000,000. | state's minimum quota was persons in 5 There we ) The at. { $29,000,000. Seattle's minimum } { quota was $11,400,000. ) 20,000,000 AMERICANS BOUGHT LIBERTY BONDS WASHINGTON 6—Twent million patriotic Americans probabl have bought Third Liberty bonds Reports to the treasury today had swollen the number of Individual sub. seribera 18,000,000, with large blocks of territory yet unheard from. Officials. were confident the final about 20,000,000 1 in dollars stood at 1d took account onl subscriptions up to 4 p.m. Saturday. At least $500,000,000 wan expected to he d by the hur dup which swept the coun $ pupils of the Rainier school have broken the ng books for our boys record for | over | tionalist and Sinn Fein anti-oonserip The Seattle Star “= THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST PATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, MAY 6, 1918 NIGHT EDITION Vieather Porecast Tonight T PRICE ONE CENT ‘Evaaie ATTACK MONTDIDIER a. OF THE MAY BECO 2, . A, “A ‘ ie PUBLIC WORKS BOARD GIVES 0. K. TO SKAGIT The 1 on record in favor of the boord of publie works w Skagit river power site in resolu the It also » adopted Mon ail bids » proposed power plants and de cided to readvertise for bids on the Skagit river project in case rejected the city council approves of the site < F . | Throw Out Bids ett we can but | The id a plant b of the boerd resolutions character Superintendent of Streets C. You must wake and call me early, call me early, kaiser dear, 5 a he For tomorrow will be like today for many a long, long year, ouncil fa For many a long, long year, kaiser, you'll not forget my sway, For I am your Queen of the May, kajser, | am your Queen of the May. - ee aha : ae (EDMUND VANCE COOKE und Build may not be able to Make Haste Slowly-— |‘: wou Engineer Dimo: mean a ser But Make Haste! |::- he ¢ authorities are confronted with a great problem—the problem choosing a power site and developing same. Mayor Hanson has made it clear that asad ‘of tia woo: alte First, the wooden dam at Cedar river is temporary. Third, the figures of ¢ Second, the concrete dam cannot be successfully sealed without stopping the ff £00" [mock and of Superint present supply of power. ment will deliver ¢ our Third, that more than half of all municipal light is made of oil shipped at ity cheaper than any ot power great expense from California, costing light users $800 per day. ee ee Geren ence Fourth, that the private company doubled its minimum power rates as t he Un soon as the city plant had reached capacity. bE. ccy Pica seer, Fifth, that it would take about two years to complete any project now equipment, remained talked of. (Continued ov ye Ker it therefore becomes imperative for the city to act or GO OUT Ok THE LIGHT AND POWER BUSINESS CALLAGHAN Is There are several sites under consideration. All but the Skagit are owned by private corporations. If the city authorities decide on the Skagit REMOVED; MRS, the United States government will give this water power to Seattle free. Government authorities state the Skagit has potential development of over 250,000 horsepow er BRADY NAMED he Stillaguamish site, the other power site offered to the city by private allagha urged interests at a cost of $800,000 will produce 40,000 horsepower, it — is as King county welfare comminsio claimed. ‘This site is less than half the distance to Seattle than the Skagit ee The problem is to choose that site which will furnish Seattle with the The removal was made the and light in sufficient quantities to take NEEDS. cheapest powe care of the present and FUTURE The ultimate consumer must be considered. MRE Hct as Alea Ay cafasl Slane tA If the Skagit site isthe best site, there is no time for delay, as the charge of the welfare work, pending ity must file with the government its notice of intentions to develop the oe ee Skagit by May 15th welfare office, us chief deputy, f It therefore becomes necessary for the city authorities to decide upon a MUNI Wy hd Wee na tun aecahe course of action before many days are over. There must be caretul consid months ago. she hax been in virtua eration, but not procrastination. Work should begin on the new power site aah go board of commis “Monday, applic position left vacant by this summer, I And remember th 0 for the the The city’s competitor in the light and power business does not want Callaghan conviction began to come the city to develop ANY new power site. vanguar Waa (hana: athe DELAY WOULD SUIT IT FINE. Chairr ‘ Ay ap: peared upor ene, settled her with determined ntent to take self in bh ition by storm «LY. Me He A DRIVE WILL sos: hevwiers were“ QPEN WITH BANQUET To launch a membershi Young Men's orew oclation { will give a banquet on Monday night the biggest yet held, 12,000 9ON. May 6.—-A Id Marshal \ ha appointed lord lieut Ireland Lord Baron Wimborne, offic IRISH HOLD MEETING — [ws TO OPPOSE DRAFT PLAN | ‘*" the principal speakers DUBLIN, May 6.-The al an stat French nt of eds ding. Dillon and been i that cou rive joint na French named in 1915, su tlonist meeting at lini haaerens | Buy that Thrift Stamp today! MAKE 1,200-YARD GAIN AT SOMME ON MILE FRONT The allies still retain the initiative on the western battle front, Field Marshal Haig’s * report showed today. A United Press dispatch from the Ameri- can front in Picardy said the American ar- : tillery is smashing the towns of Montdidier, Cantigny and Mesnil-St. George: but / is i sparing the churches in those places, despi the fact that they are believed to shelter Ger- man artillery observers. tions Lawe. north of Bethune. The Lawe flows: northward, crossing the lines a mile east of Locon and converging with the Lys, near Estaires. around Locon and on the is am of Montdid: east of Can ‘e Locon is about three miles |” Bs ni d British advam % heir line on a “considerable font An official report trom aaa along the Somme and. between that | “"ople said that German ‘troopa am river and Albert, six miles north, is\opol. found) =a hale aad ussian Black sea, fleet — rg in the harbor flicted heavy ‘The appointment as lord-lieutenant " emy. wh suffering of Ireland of Field Marshal, Freneh, themselves former commander in chief of the Only loca hting was r British armies and | in Flanders and this on th of the home forces > t attle fr i? en officially anm said the British ognized as an ex a BY WILL 1AM PHILIP SIMMS ng 4 L init « Correspondent ! - . WITH tT BRITISH AR- | LONDON, May 6—British troope MIES IN FRANCE, May 6— | advanced their lines.on a “considem im British troops have advanced ai yards on a front of more able front” on both sides of the Ae tha a mile between the Ancre Somme. despite strong enemy resist — and the Somme. Field Marshal Haig reported North of the Somme, the Aus- ee, tralians advanced 700 yards on a ween the Somme and the Am 1,500.yard front, and early today d west and southwest of Mor - they added another 500 yards on midway between Albert a 2,000-yard front Somme), we advanced our . A rable front, in spite — opposition,” the morning. Sudden q swept forward, s Morlancourt last German garrison front lin a just north of the Somme, tak fighting during the night some prisoners we improved our positions around Similarly, in pitehy blackness, Locon and on the Lawere, southern early today, they pushed on despite portion of the Flanders front.” strong opposition. There are many) “We captured 150 prisoners, twe German ¢ and the Australian cas: machine vy At Me were heay ns and a trench mortar. t the enemy's losses ualties Intermittent sh are not he cou ling continues Hun Shells to SmashAmiens BY HENRY WooD ing some civilians and endangering the famous palace of justice and the museum nd Sun systematic de m of Amiens, the same as Hated Rheims ey hurled more as evacuated by a large the civillan population ent dispatches s practically has 1 stated the famous was so badly wreck. pse was imminent. Russian Fleet Taken by Huns CONSTANTINO! don), May troops oc- | cupying Sebastopol (in the Cri | Amiens 0 shells bee the city ge, kill cathedral ther ed that its col . (via Lon. and it was expected to aid of the Russians in sht to retain control of the et mean peninsula) found in the According to available official lists harbor most of the Russian | the Russian fleet includes seven bat Black sea fleet, including eruis- | tleships, three cruisers, nine tranm® ors, destroyers, torpedo boats, | ports, two armed yachts, two ming submarines and merchants! |lavers, two mine sweepers, a traliie it was officially announced to- | ing vessel, 21 destroyers, seven tors day | pedo boats and five submarines, The Sultan Selim and the | The fact that the Constantinople Hamidieh have arrived there report omitted any mention of “bate Ueships” may mean orgy a small and would indicate that| comparatively unimpéetant portion: portion of the Rus-jof the f! was captured, sian Bi fleet had been cap} erly was the tured by the Germans, This fleet is, Germa ben, The |said to have played an important Turkish protected | cruiser, formerly lrole in the recapture of Odessa by the Abdul Hamid, ee ¢ '