The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 25, 1918, Page 4

U.S. COLORED TROOPS FIGHT ROUND VERDUN BY FRANK J. TAYLOR United Press Correspondent WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY LORRAINE, May 24.-(Night> negro troops are holding a Of the West line of Verdun, | Conhection with French forces, it Permitted to announce, Head declare these Americans are WASHINGTON, May 23.—Pif. ty-three men, all members of Company B, 58th Infantry, fourth division, were reported lost in the sinking of the British trans port Moldavia, the war depart ment reported today Geo, N. Buchanan, of Manetto, Wash, ts among those reported an exceptionally good show. | st: im the trenches.” Torpedoing of the veasel in the Be ~ English clfinnel proved an expectal some time unofficial din | shock, because troop ships there have mentioned American! have beer virtually foumune from neva rman attack, German submarines have practically not dared to venture into that sone, because of the mines, in the Argonne re is an important area. It the Argonne forest and the P Of St. Menhold, which is six|nets and destroyers so plentifully ‘of the line. meattered th In thie cas it is assumed that D0 ACRES OF TIMBER LAND OPEN IN OREGON TASHINGTON, May 25.—About acres of valuable timber, and agricultural land has ‘Opened to the public in the land district, Oregon, the it of the interior announced ton action, for the British report showed no periscope was alighted, de spite the clearness of the nicht. The names foll Phitadelphia Pa. Privates port, Okie. Okla: Cee Clyde Royiey, North Troy, Vt.) Lestie C. Firack en, Royalton. Minn 5. Bracken. St. Cloed, Minn.) Wm. A. Brown, Moyt ville, Utah: Gee N. Rachanan, . for not more than 160 per person should be made Portland land office between 22 and July 17. The land ix ‘sell w Dient ‘ashington, Depere, Wis: Her mer at the government price) Nie vert, chy, Herman W., Dierka Braunfels. Tex; Conrad Whel, West Allis, Wis; Fred Gerhart, Chicago; Réward L. Geri, Manitowoc, Wis; Redwald Getter ats, Wie taly, Chae ¥ Thaddeus Hodges, Mount Jonneon, Martins n 8 TR. Witttams, Dixon, Ky. deaki, Chicago; Clyde B. Lindsey, Clark» dors, Mime; Aston W. Landetl, South Chicago, Jas MeCarthy MeGtany, Stonington, Itt man, Fert Totten, N. D. Nesom, Wik: Hay Swarts, Peasant Hil, ©; Maurice O. Sweetinnd, Albany AMERICANS DIE IN SINKING OF BRITISH VESSEL LONDON, issing were all in one com- wot and are believed to have killed by the explosion of the All officers ‘and members the crew were saved by Rritinh de stroyers forming the convoy. was nade without 4 jags except the clothing they wore, | but were reoutfitted when they land ed at a channel port. | All were given temporary leave. | The Moldavia was a steel twin screw steamer of 9,500 tons, built in | 1903. She was 520.6 fret long, had « beam of 58.3 feet and a draft of 248. She was owned by the Penin sular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. of alion agaunat mnaliow, anary aL “Hatred of the people for aatecracy ADULTS 16 CHILDREN 5c | Prices Include Tax. COLONIAL and thr ign of oS lf you value your watch, let Haynes repair it. Next Liberty theatre.— Advertisement. ATP i) 4 wiv 4% THEATRE Madison Between First and Second TOMORROW AND ALL WEEK MONTE CARTER And His Famous MUSICAL COMEDY CO. Including the 12 Dancing Chicks =a “Izzy’s Busy Day” The Biggest, Snappiest, Popular-Priced Musical Comedy Show Ever Seen Her: Don't Miss It. 10c, 20c, 30c Mats. 10c, 20c Ckasat= Lehr Dypapithy | | wide | j | | for AN ENG) PORT, May : —"1 never saw better dixcipline,” declared Capt, Johnson of the t S. infantry, a survivor, in de scribing the torpedoing of the Moldavia in the English channel ‘Thursday The torpedo struck the ‘ward of the Johnson sald were sleeping in bunks In their unt Moldavia engines on the port All the troops fe forms. There wan a loud explosion and the ship's whistle sounded the alarm All assembled on deck alongside the oats in perfect order, It was just like the dally boat drill, I never saw better discipline The Moldavia her own steam for a tir purpose of avoiding a continued under for the necond tor | pedo, luck played a large part In the Tew | “The destroyers escorting us cir cled about and dropped a number of depth charges, but no one saw the submarine Kecape Cot Off “It is supposed that the force of the explosion cut off the means of escape for several men who were on the troop deck. The survivors lost all their personal belongings. “It was @ situation calling for the utmost courage and steadiness The | men responded nobly and mang as they took to the boats. They gave three cheers as the Moldavia sank.” ‘The survivors are now at a reat camp. They are enthusiastic over the splendid work of the #hip's offt cers and crew and of the Firitiah de stroyers. “Il hawe learned little yet, exoept ;} that the men got off the boat In or d@erly tashion.” declared Maj. Gen. Riddle, commander of American forces in Great Hritain, following a Visit to survivors of the Moldavia. “Most of the men were asleep at the time of the explosion.” maid one 37 MISSING IN SECOND SINKING CORK, May 25.—Thirtyseven per- British steamer was torpedoed and sunk earty yes terday while bound from Fishguard this port. Five of her crew were ‘The Innisrarra was a steel steamer of 1,412 tons, bullt In 1913. She was 2,805 feet long and was owned by the City of Cork Steam Packet Co. and registered at Cork U. S. DESTROYER =| SINKS FOE SUB LONDON, May %.—The German submarine which torpedoed the Pirtt- ish steamer Inniscarra was wank by an American destroyer shortly after. ward, it was announced today. Prigoners from have been landed. RED CROSS TO CHECK CAPITAL (Micaela adlds bas of $100 was asked. He took out a wallet filled with bills of large de nominations, according to the solicit ors, and fished out of it the smallest the submarine bill of all—a $2 b ‘This he gave them. They refu to take it, and finally he offered them $5, and said he did not “care to wear the Red anyhow.” who has a Cross pin on hin coat lapel Foster Is the attornes » his door in G : sign } CLISE USE VACANT PROPERTY | \ The Washington Securities Co., | which is headed by C. W. Clise, wealthy banker and land owner, has donated the use of 10,000 square feet of vacant property at corner of Fourth and Vir xinia st., for to be used by the department of the ©. Henry ave Ke Fed Crom H is putting up a building for the ( department there Clise is one of mentioned by of the ( Red Crom war fund cambaign as 5 slow to make a cash return. wealth y executive men committee H A ately to the 40-pound decorated, has been presented Red Cross Civiliar Otto Kirkt er cake, elabor partment b: baker, of the Bon Marche will be sold next Monda ing exhi ch, pastr The cake after Mare dow tute cent of ington te frosted ver lighted capitol W at The gh Teacher reached the 100 per cent Mercy Monday. At day 1 raid on the 8’ lodge night, Chief of Police Warren some of bis trusties took in $175 for jay-walking. A few mo- ments later they fined Spaniah American War Veterans $50 for the offense same . Ww. Saad Poticeman J Rowe is king In | $200 an afternoon at Second 8, and Washington st. from jay-walk ers. Sergt. C. Addma and Corp, &, K Hollist United States marines have donned police stars and are | aiding the goaded policemen in the apprehension of the elusive jay: LETS RED CROSS || (| Relief de-| league! AMERICAN SOLDIERS 'WASHINGTONIAN ‘COURAGE OF MEN| _ AMONG THOSEIN BRINGS PRAISE " GASUALTY LIST FROM OFFICERS { { { | | | ‘ STAR—SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1918. PAGE 4 Who'll Open Home to Soldier’s Wife and Little Child? @ do hin bit. Since then, I have been work ing and boarding the baby, and Mise Grey, it © very hard mot to have her with me nights, She ie nearty 7 years old, and T am afraid she may not get the care and training she would have had only for this terrible war I would Uke to get a room with some refined people who ‘would be happy to look after and board my little girl, and I could be with her in the evening and walker. 190 per cent enrolled for Mercy Mon day Sunday. I have to work during the day, and later on, when I re ceive my allowance from the government it will be easier, At present {t is rather hard. I am 28 years of age, can furnish the best of references and would be able t© pay something toward the care of my child and for the room, I have all of my meals downtown My husband in grieved to think that I am unable to bave our paby with me. If you can santat me in any way I rbould be very wind. SOLDIER'S WIFE Here's a fine chance for the patriotic, humane spirit of » help win the war ina new way! Who will adopt thin poldier daddy's child and ita mother for a period of the war of UNL Khe feels strong enough entire responsibil to amsume the ity? Mins Grey has thelr name and address and will give it to inter ested responsible parties. |POSSES KEEP UP The United States anmay oftice s| HUNT AFTER MAN | The Hellenic association will danc: Saturday night at Douglas hall for the second Red Cross war fund drive. cae An allnight dance for the Red Cross will be given at Dreamland Saturday night by Joe Scher manager On Mercy Monday, the entire grons receipts of the three regular per formances of the Monte Carter Mu sical Comedy company, at the Oak theatre, will be turned over to the Red Crone. ery dime taken In goes intact to the Red Cross, The regular twohour musk comedy show will be given The regular prices will prevail, ESCAPING CELL CORVALLIS, ¢ May 26 Poses are following the path of Jeff Baldwin, e#caped convict. Sher iff Gelatly, of Benton county, began today a search thru about Blodgett and west of here the country Two boys were seen leaving New port for Independence last week Later one of them waa seen In the company of a man closely reserr the outlaw. The boy carried caliber rible Later the man appeared at a lum ber camp, but the boy haa not been seen for a week It is feared that Baldwin killed the boy and took b gun ibs are still aiding the sheriffs of ‘ Benton and Lincoln counties ' AMERICANS LIKE TO SING l | “KEEP HOME FIRES BURNING” | IN EARSHOT BY ©, C, LYON Star Reporter With Pershing's Army In France WITH THE AMBRICAN ARMY FIGHTING IN NORTH PRN FRANCE WITH THE BRITISH AND F SH (Con trole ricain), May 24.—The Y. M,C. A. has done a most val uable work, thru its musicians and entertainers here. break ing the terrible tension that must necessarily hang the urmy just before a big eng ment Every evening Y. M,C. A ng leaders went from battalion to battalion, assembling the boy and having them join in songs I went out several evenings with a young fellow named Mee, who, civil life, is a profes: sional song director They're for Other Times Nearly every soldier had been provided with one of the Y. M C. AJA ‘soldiers’ song sheets containing some 65 soldier songs In the list w “Cuddle Up a LAttle Closer,” “1 Wish I had a Girl,” "Oh, You Beautifal Doll,” “Oh, My Darling Clementine,” “Polly Wolly Doodle’ of similar mushiness Hut not once did T hear a pol dier call for One of there songs They were popular stuff in the carefree, rollicking days back in the rest camps, bat the boys had no heart for them as they wait and others “sc a as 4, within shot of the big guns, to go into action When Director Mee would say: “What'll we sing, fellows? N it,” calls up on all sides for the Home Fires Burnin; Silver Threads Among the r I “My Old Kentucky Pure Gold at “Boys whose thoughts go hack thousands of miles acrowa the ocean to their mothers and their swoethoarts, can generally be de pended upon in a pinch,” a eot onel said to me one evening, as he stogd on the outskirts of the crowd listening to the singing These boys think they have to show a rough exterior to on another in the army but, at rock bottom, they're pure gold," he added Lotter writing increased three fold among the boys after they reached the threshold of the big battle, ‘The Soys have sions as to what they're petting: into, They're determined that it hall be said of them, if they die, that they gave @ good account of themselves no tilw lil You heur the Red Crogs call, | ANSWER. | ceeepenamemes OF BIG GUNS | DONNERWETTER” | | | provement was made in the last hours, it is announced today TWO OFFICERS WITH YANKEES DIE OF WOUNDS WASHINGTON, May 25.—Twenty- three casualties listed by the war de. partment today showed four killed in action, four dead of wounds, three from disease, four severely wounded and sight slightly wounded. Lieut. Albert E. Johnson, Collins ville, Conn., died of wounds; Lieut. Lee H. Knapp, Danbury, N. H., died of dineane, and Capt James Norman | Hall, filer, first Usted as missing, was definitely named as prisoner. ‘The list follows KD IN ACTION: Corp. Robert Privates Ren Carl L. Caviness, C. Bturdervant Lieut. Albert Privates Quebec: Tony Frank Jy Lieut. Lee Henry Private Wilts . Gas Bngineer 3 Porster, Raltimore, Ma UNDED SLIOMTLY: | figret. Neal Luretha, Ky.; Mechanic James F Clarkab u Va: Privates N. W. Ivy, Ind.; Vito Ma seltia, Ruth, 'N H. Moran. 0 Rapids, & D.; Gottlieb Backman, Fail Mont; James W. Kampair, New Rich: mond, Wis; Charles B. Sandridge, Bun- tyn, Tenn WOUNDED SEVERELY: Corp. Dante! Doyle, Syracuse, N. ¥.: Privates Gamuel Cash, Milwaukee, Win; Chaflie MeCury, Candler, N.C; Zeb V. Blemmona, Ashe vite, N. ¢ PRISONER (previously reported mins- ina opt. James Norman Hall, Col fax, Ts CALIFORNIAN IS WOUNDED OTTAWA May J, Cut of Sacramento, Cal., was listed in today’s Canadian cas ler as wour ualty lis |INDIAN SHOOTS COWBOY | AS DRAFT MURDERER CARSON CITY, Nev, May An Indian trailer named Pascal late yesterday shot and killed Paul Wa ter, cowboy Graft evader, who killed Sheriff Mark Wildes when Wildes tried to arrest him Boyle had offered $5,000 reward for Walter, and po were on his trail ght members of the military po | FAIRBANKS FAILS TO CONQUER ILLNESS INDIANAPOLIS, May Chas. W. Fairbanks today was reported to be just holding his own in his fight against Bright's disease. 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EXECUTED AFTER AWARDED CROSS SUB BASE RAIDS AS DEATH COMES AMSTERDAM, Fifteen WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES German pailorn were tried at Gatend| IN FRANCE, May 24,—(Night) in connection with the |The official communique issued operations which resulted in | American headquarters tonight said May %5. at Erttish naval the | blocking of Ostend and Zewbrugge| “Confirmation has been received |harbors, according to reports from| ines American aviators brought | Bruges brought here today by fish-| 4 two German planes May ‘Thirteen of the sailors were exe-|There is nothing new on any of cuted. The other two were sentenc-| the sectors occupied by Americans.” | ed to 20 years’ imprisonment ‘The war department today immu | | ‘The sailors executed probably were| the following suplement to lamong those on guard at Zeebrugge | Pershing’s report and Ostend, when the British made| On Wednesday afternoon, First the daring raids, The element of| Lieut. Walter V. Barnedy, signal surprise figured largely in the oper-| Corps, Sumner, Wash. and Second Lieut. Kenneth P. Coldbert, | 8. ations, particularly in the last one, marines, Orange, N. J., were fatally injured by the accidental fall of an aeroplane in which they were act . ing respectively as pilot and ob server. Both officers died during the night. In the evening both were decorat ed with the Croix de Guerre, with the palm, for excellent, faithful and courageous work in numerous for mer flights. Their valor in opera tions in Seicheprey on April 20, un and under adverse der heavy fire of Prancex weather conditions was espectally $8 mentioned.” } George Walsh Brave andBold It takes our hero five reels to meet his girl, get -married and win a fabulous fortune, but there’s fights, plots and counterplots and oodles of excitement mixed in the five thousand feet of film that'll make you like it immensely! 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