The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 25, 1918, Page 6

Ratered at Seattia Wash, Postoffice as Second h; 3 mont! at PU, “cartier, city, ite at month Datty by The Star Publish! Co. Phone Main 690, Private! jebange partments. ‘An Editorial by a Service Man at Bremerton) oa if there is one IMMEDIATE CRYING NEED of this war-torn world of ours, now in the throes of its greatest , that need is the Red Cross! Suppose that you could walk tonight upon those battle- of France— : ere | And, as you walked there, ‘mid shrieking shells and | ting bom! you came upon the prostrate form of an ican boy—perhaps some GOOD, TRUE FRIEND of ‘yours; perhaps a member of your own family; a brother ; srhaps YOUR OWN SO : a And you knelt beside him there, painfully realizing that had offered his ALL for ants liberty—your liberty =FOR YOU—and he looked up into your eyes, and you see, in that noble face, the HEROISM and the SUF-| G there— r And, ro you knelt be oh eal Shh! PRESENCE OF BATH, you held in your j—a dollar— _ And You KNEW that, with that DOLLAR, YOU DULD SAVE THAT BOY—relieve his suffering, and him whole again— . meee YOU WITHHOLD IT FROM HIM? * WOULD YOU LET HIM SUFFER THERE—AND IE? It has been said—and truly said—that a HUMAN LIFE MOST WONDERFUL and the MOST PRECIOUS [ING on this earth. : yet, here YOU are—at HOME—'mid PLEAS- [S AND PROSPERITY—and YOU HAVE THAT DOL- \ ND MOST OF YOU HAVE MORE—MUCH RRE—AND YOU HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE BOYS—and those millions of voices are call- WILL YOU DO IT? : It is not a question of how much you have given—it is CAN give. Fs all GO—but WE CAN GIVE! to you to DO YOUR PART. According to Judge W. R. Bell, it is necessary for ttle citizens to go about armed, in order to protect elves against policemen. Seattle police certainly the crowds up this week. Need no Amusement evening, in a million American homes, a well-fed, family group rises from cheerful dinner tables to ‘on the questions, “Where shall we sj the evening? t shall we do for amusement?” The day’s work is done | we need relaxation. So many things beckon—movies, , @ war-lecture, a motor-ride, cards, dancing, or a ac loaf with pa and pipe and knitting. Which we choose? Life for us is so rich with interest, so full fort and beauty, that daily = make many choices pleasures, between one comfort and another. in American Y. M. C. A. secretary is back from France a different se ge a forest, just of Verdun, is a French camp of D soldiers. They have been there three years, under : iving interminable days in cold and rain and d sucks and clings and filthies them over like vile beast that cannot be thrown off. I French Red Cross has built a the American Y. M. C. A. has | f are lights and a stove, chairs, tables is about all—no grapho- tyingly, ned . across the i@ to us by our fires and at the movies and the restau- ‘ee » French soldier this fourth winter of war doesn’t entertainment. All he wants is a — a little dry, a ea - prullet aad a place with a little light so he can just What shall we do for amusement this evening? fell, for one thing, let’s write a check for the Red Cross, another for the Y..M. C. A.—and gather up some of books and write some letters to soldiers. And then let on our knees to ask forgiveness if we’ forget in our {USEM] S those who give their souls and bodies for asking—no, not even asking in return an hour a day h “a place a little warm, and dry, and bright.” Potatoes are so cheap that a Ballard grocer threw one at a dog yesterday. e’s Rich—and Galli-Curci Americans have been noted for their sporting blood. Galli-Curci, the wonderful Italian song bird who last pater Seattle ever held, showed Seattle society up. The lower floor was packed with members of Seattle's | wt Set, and the city’s wealth was well represented. | Appeared then upon the stage, between numbers, Mrs. A. Gottstein, secretary of the Ladies’ Musical club, and) Lindley, manager of the Northwestern division of | Red Cross, to appeal for further Red Cross contribu- | _ “I know you all have given,” said Lindley, “but you're | ich. Give some more. I'l] start the ball rolling with $50, | ho'll match my $50?” | A half dozen or so matched his $50 when Galli-Curci word that she would give $200. There was a burst of plause with this announcement, for Galli-Curci, as the tid knows, has given much to the Red Cross in money in services. And then what? h match her $200? Not one. The $50 offers continued to dribble in from presidents and their wives, from large realty men d their wives, from society leaders and their husbands. a couple of cases $100 was offered. But no one matched urci’s $200! No comments necessary. Did arty of Seattle’s rich and very The editor of a railway “trade paper” says gov- ernment ownership of railroads will not be permanent, as the people will be convinced that private manage- ment ig more flexible. He doesn’t mean flezible, does he? He must mean loose. Recommend Peruna to] I Do All Sufferers rye of Catarrh— leg ¢ Myrtle St., Beverly, Mass., writes: “I I hink I |have taken four bottles of Peruna, jand I can say that it has done me a| " vn) great deal of good for catarrh of the Ever Felt |head and throat. 1 recommend Peruna to all sufferers with catarth { do not think I ever felt much bet ter. Lam really surprised at the work I can do. 1 do not think too much praise can be said for Peruna.” Those who object to liquid medl- William H. Hinchliffe, No, 20) cines can procure Peruna Tablets. B Much Better for work there. The hut is rather bare} ing one. thrilled the largest audience the Metropolitan theatre | =| where that it has made any change TROTSKY’S ARMY HAS NO OFFICERS; WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIGHT AGAIN ON ALLIES’ SIDE MAY 25, 1918. PAGE 6 completely 5—Ukrainia, still in a chaotle st in power by Germany 6—The Crimea, independent, but man hands. (Control of the castern ESSAY ON THE WAR ase COMPOSER He ts frightfulness personified. An epithet sufficiently strong to convey an impression of him has yet to be invented. He forces hin illiterate and naune ating thapsodies on us thru the medium of the vulgar mass, which in deluded into buying them thru per verted patrtotiem. He warned. It is not patriotic to sing a modern war composition. It ia a crime, second only to compos: Anybody caught singing one of these outandout blood and iron atrocities, should be lined up agninet! wall with Von Hindenberg and) Kaiser Wilhelm and shot down with out mercy These songs are awful, This fact can be stated simply and frankly, without reserve or fear. It is indeed significant that the name of the most famous of Amer. iea’s song composers ix Bertin. ERUDITE. WEN YOU WORK ALL THE PRETTY DAYS UF THE WEEK. SAVIN’ UP FOR SUNDAY MORN AND THEN oy 8, According to a late news dispatch there are two Germans to the foot on part of the front. This seems to agree with a dispatch last week to the effect that there were six to the yard. Pee Once more it is reported that the German navy is getting ready to move. What's the matter? Has the rent been boosted? If it isn’t one thing, it's some thing else, The United ten senate is wasting wind on the new draft bill. eee George Creel always manages to keep at least one lap ahead of con gress. cee Packer Swift's son-in-law has been arrested, but we haven't read any In the price of meat * On alls attention f our to t fact that “Father, Dear Father, Come Home With Me Now” is not the only song that has been Written about father. ‘There is an other, erybody Works But Father.” HELL LECTURE SATURDAY Capt. W. H, Varney, instructor for the U. &, shipping board, will give the second of hin series of lectures Saturday evening 7:30 at Broadway high schoo! These lectures, held every Satur day, are free, and ajl men interested at the | | socialist, Sinclair is for the war and in practical wood shipbuilding are especially invited. ‘This map shows the political dismembership of the once powderful Russian empire as a result of the revolution. Most of the small republics shown are under German domination The shaded portion on the map ts all that is left of “Greater Russia, the Bolshevik republic—and even their control of some of this fs un . ‘The other states are as follows: 1—Finland, under German military control. 2—Esthonia, Livonia and Courtand; the Baltic provinces. 3—Lithuania, under » German “protectorate.” under the kalser's thumb. ate, but ruled by » dictator placed ite chief city—Sabastopol—tn Ger. 7—Clscaucaala, the most recent of the Russian republics to declare its S—Kars, awarded to Turkey ander the Brest-Litovsk treaty, but still section of the district indicated on THE MELANCHOLY MUSE Deceptive is all, to allure: Such & Spring, With wonder and growth and ower, Or @ languorouseyed girl, And love; Both aad and swift, And made of moonlight and madness, And vain, most vain. Deceptive are they. For a season, Spring endures, With green hopes watered by rain, And gladdened by sun, Then laughing Mies: And so with love, And languorouseyed girls, Who are leas constant than Spring. And tho Spring come again, And, mayhap, Another languorous-eyed gir!, Are they not transient, And the end regret? Ephemeral ts all, Vain, most vain, Deceptive, sad, built to allure. —Pomer. Second Number of Sinclair’s Is Out Upton Sinclair, the young socialist, whose book started the first packing house investigation while Roosevelt was president, has got out a second number of a monthly magazine nam- ed after himself. Altho avowedly a is strongly for President Wilson's peace policy This is described by Sinclair as “democratic reorganization within the allied countries, and an appeal to the German people by an offer of liberal peace terms and international order at any time they-are willing to |take control of their own govern. ment.” Hoe is also for the terms of wh labor party. will help that. scalp irritation That annoying scalp trouble which keeps you scratching all the time is a source of disgust to others as well as a torment to you, No matter if you have used other treatments without success-- try Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap and see if you won't notice an improve. | mentinashort time, This inexpensive treatment will almost always stop dan- druff and scalp itching, and keep the hair thick, live and lustrous, ap and Resinol Ointment are ‘sold by Sauples tree, Dept. ©, Resinol, | | tment, furthermore, makes an army | | Russia will not resume ita place as a factor on the side of the allies in the war against Germany so long as the Bolshevik government is in pow- or. Thin in true not because the Bol sheviks are proGerman. The kaiser's agents corrupted some of the Kus nian leaders, but they found it impos: | sible to corrupt all the people. ‘The majority are moved solely by fanati- clam born of a hatred of the existing form of society Russia's military incompetence ts due chiefly to the fact that the Bob shevike are incapable of offering the allies any real help. It has been reported that Leon Troteky hae organized an army va riously estimated at 60,000 to 500,000 men to defend the country against | invasion. ,. Ne Officers in Slav Army Such « feat in absolutely +nposst- bie. Granted that the Russian com- mon people, weary of war as they are, would answer a call for an army, the government bas nothing to equip them with, ‘The Bolshevik policy of govern impomibie. There are no officers in the Russian army; every man is on/ an equal footing and gets the same pay. How is Trotaky to drill an army without officers? Nationaliam Dead Nationalism and patriotiam, two plants of tender growth in Russie, were choked by the weeds of interna Uonallam that were planted by Ger. many in the socialist garden and «ree rampant. The revolution of February, 117, which overthrew the czar, grew out of @ ery for bread that came from the farminhed maseen of Petrograd It im but natural that the Intellect ualy, thone moderate, liberal elements of the duma and leadere of the con. stitutional democratic party, com monly known aa the “cadets,” should raise to a higher plane of idealiam a military tneurrection begotten of hun. ger and persecution. The first provisional government of Rusata held the promise of realiz- ing the attainment of Russia's true destiny. Mut gradually the radical elements grew in power, aided and abetted by German agents, who sought to keep the country in a tur- motll, until In October the Bolshevik! selsed the govern-nent The high ideals of the first provis- fonal government were perverted, and in less than a year a shameful BABIES Brought Up on Sleeping Porch Thrive Best If you would keep your baby healthy, keep hifn out of doors. If the weather in warm, begin when the baby in two weeks old! to take him out for a few minutes each day, increas. ing the time gradu. staying out most ally until he ts of the ume. Given proper weather conditions a normal baby may spend practically all the time out of doors, both sleep. ing and waking, if there is some one to look after him to see that he is protected against sun, wind and dan- gerous insects. A young baby may stay in his car riage or crib on the porch, on the roof, under the trees or in the back yard where the busy mother can look after him. need exercise may be kept in a creep ing pen either on the porch or in/ the yard If it is not possible to provide out | of-door sleeping places for older ba- bies the windows of the time. If the weather be cool or disagree able it will be best to give the baby his daily airing indoors or on a pro-| tected porch, Dress him as for going out; open all the windows wide, and let him re main in the fresh air for some time. Very young or delicate babies re- quire much heat and must be very warmly covered to protect them against being chilled, and a baby un der three months of age should not) be taken out In severe weather, al tho plenty of fresh air is essential to all babies, 16 PROTECT AGAINST COLD Mrs, R. L, asks: “What can a mother do when suffering from a cold in the head to protect a nursing baby from catehing it?” Protect the baby by tying a hand: kerchief or piece of cheesecloth over her nose and mouth when nursing jand caring for baby. You hear the Red Cross call. NSWER. Older babies who} nursery | should be kept wide open most of the | peace with Germany was negotiated. while Russian patriots, overcome with humiliation, looked on helpless ly, Russian civilization lay prov trate. Han Propaganda Working In the background of this terrible picture appear the blood-thirety Ger man hosts of conquest. While Amer fea and her allies looked tn wonder ment and sympathy at the Russian people casting off their shackles, the German propagandists never slept They knew the grievances of the Russian masses, their backwardnens, their inexperience in self-govern ment ‘The German policy was to impose upon the Russian people a form of government which would keep them weak, impoverished and benighted | an easy prey to German ®nslavement and exploitation The revolution found the masses | blinded by the glare of (heir oppor-| tunity, groping in the fierce light in: | | to which they came out of the dark ness of the past Inexperienced as these masses were, they sought to give the kn preasion to their ideas of some new form of government which would bring them greater happiness and Justice. Dtailtusionment Arrives Most of them knew nothing of gov- ernments, They became misled thru fanatics, demagogues and mses agents, by the glamor of a perve: . prostituted socialiem, asasiduously cultivated by Teutonic viem, and, like @ fury, prostrated Rusia to become the victim of the wiles of German autocracy. But disillusionment has come to Russia. The promised peace, in spite of a shameful treaty, has not been realized. In addition to the war Ger. many ts still carrying on in Russia, a bitter civil and class war ts in prog reas, of Bolshevik making under German inspiration. Petrograd and the other large cities have lems bread and food than ever. Industry and commerce are at a standstill, and the workman has nothing to do. 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As you know, the care are a great distance apart, and when they do come, half can't get on. Just this morning, as the car came, the crowd jammed in, push- and fighting their way. One fellow fell, losing his lunch bucket and money, the crowd trampling on him. Two policemen stood looking on and laughing, thinking it a good joke, while the conductor took the fares and asked the crowd to stand closer together—the 8. E. Co. getting the laugh. Now, why is it these po- licermen can’t do something to avoid this? M. ROOSE. HANS AND FRITZ Editor The Star: I noticed in last night's issue of The Star that the study of the German language has been eliminated from a Sacramento school by 100 per cent “aye” of the state board of education. I wonder how many of said state board refuse to take the Sunday paper unul the “Katzenjammer Kids” are eliminated? Please put it up to them for an answer, Some. of us are crying fonion crying) “away with everything German,” and still buy the paper to bs enter. i of a productive trade. be must be a slacker. take him on. tion, to the Red Cross. The Red tained by Messrs. “Hans and/Crogs surely can make good use of rel all Mr. Fulton has to donate. Nothing in my name to indicate|“Come across, Mr. Fulton; don’t be @ German. DENNIS J. HEALY. | gecker.” $809 20th Ave. N. W. P. S.—Some food for thought. THE FULTON CASE Editor The Star: In last evening's Wages Are High Today ECAUSE business is good—this means national prosperity. You ie can help keep this condition as well 4s increase it. A person whe cannot realize the connec- tion between national wealth and a suc- cessful prosecution of the war has not learned to think beyond his front yard. Part of your wages placed in our savings department will he!p increase the wealth of the nation as well as your own. Start that account today. Second Ave. at Madison St. OF SEATTLE ~ yt Be OY El Pa boighie this Bpildintg apd) 1 L o E his non-productive profession instead When an able-bodied man follows a non-productive occupation instead jot following his trade at this crisis, Mr, Fulton compares his occupa- don to a lawyer's, or any other pro- chance to pull off a fight for the Red + Cross, as there is no one wants to I can't see where the Red Cross is benefited in any way by what Mr. Fulton would like to do for jt, but he says in the same breath — it is impossible. There is only one ‘way Mr. Fulton can square himself; that is, to donate all over what he | Buy a War Saving Stamp today. “Orthank you }thank, you, sir!) | ened, “For — well, you know—the times —the wary 4\ . / aise jibs for