The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 21, 1918, Page 1

MORE THAN 70,000 PAID COPIES DAILY UNI FULL THI VOL VOLUME 2 LEAS TATIONS SERVIC PRESS Assoc Re sD Wit SEA rr L Ek, W ASH., p21, 1918. IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST The SeattleStar “ THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER F RIDAY, JU N NIGHT EDITION Weather winds PRIC E ‘ONI Forecast showers and southweat- Poverwhere ________ in Seattias Seattle CENT. |AUSTRIANS CORNERED |LOSE 120,000 MEN IN ITALY DRIVE OBACCO FUND SECURES FOUR AUTOMOBILES $5,000 Marmon, $2,000 King, $1,500 Buick and $1,000 Maxwell to be Sold to Public; Tickets Will be $1 Each | IS right hand and leg were amputated following in-| At the hospital he was de-| juries received in action. A nurse sitting by the side of! His lips moved. something. The man was fitful. lirious from the operation. his cot watched anxiously seemed no rest for him. And then came the red, white and blue package. nurse knew well what it contained. It was one of the tobacco kits sent some one in the states. He muttered He tossed about. The It was a gift from across the sea by the “Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund.” Tobacco! This nurse had no prudish objections to it. She knew that it soothed the soldiers. She knew they longed | for it. She knew that American tobacco was almost a} necessity to the Yanks who are fighting the Hun. Quickly she extracted a cigaret from the package. Deftly she placed it between the sufferer's lips and held a lighted match to it Altho unconscious of surrounding her name with The Star happenings, the wounded soldier in Preciation to her unknown benefac tor, for the contributor of that par ticular package did not leave his or The sol dier in the case was Leonard Pulse. stinetively inhaled a few breaths of of California, Secend company, ma cool smoke It touch of kindly treatment. Mutter ings ceased—and when the cigaret) was removed, the patient had slid into a quiet sleep. This incident ts mentioned tn the, was the supreme| chine gun battery First division of the American forese. HOUSANDS of postals of thanks have been sent from France to those who have contributed returned to The Seattle thru The Star ir by the nurse. It was someone But now comes the news, thru the who has contributed to The Star's! American Red Cross, that. owing to tobacco fund who had helped © the increased numbers of Yankees momentously. The postcard, sent by on the battlefield, the tobacco aupply the nurse, was simply signed, “W MM Menzie.” She wrote of the in cident and expreased her gratefu' Applies to All Games” Today’s Ruling Defines Non- Essential Industries Under “Work or Fight” Order “P| Seattle and is at low ebb. A direct appeal bas been made to Washington generosity by the letter to The Star from Gen eral Manager Gibson, of the Red Crome, Seattle, which has given more, per capita, in the recent Red Cross drive than any other city of {ts | size, must come thru again, ee gine Let's make this city second to none |in the United States. . H™ J. TITUS, manager of the tobaceo drive for The Star amoke fund, has secured four automobiles, as follows: A Marmon, worth $5,000. A King, worth $2,000. A Buick, worth $1,500. A Maxwell, worth $1,000. Here's one way you can help Buy a ticket for these automobiles The tickets cost $1 each and will be ready in a day or two. The invest ment of $1 may secure for you one of these automobiles. | Seecaverters have 714 Second ave. been emtab- The Clear BASEBALL NOT EXEMPT ins. tr aasociation has been WASHINGTON, June 71.— Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder today ruled that men of draft age engaged in games of ail kinds, working as domestic serv- ants, elevator men, bell boys, waiters, and like occupations, shall seek other employment by daly 1. It was stated that nothing what ever would be done in regard to pro fessional baseball players, however until a specific case is presented Public and private cha urs will not be considered as engaged 'n non wential work, according to the reg tions, but footmen and others will have to go. Hotel cooks, are not included, but bar boys, bus boys and waiters will have to seek other work as well as porters, unless it can be shown the heavy to be performed by women Order Is Elastic The provisions of the order are very elastic and boards are instruct ed to conside all cases “with sym pathy and common sense.” “The regulations further provide,” (Continued on page 7) CROWDER CALLS 8,976 NEW MEN WASHINGTON, June 21.—Provost Marshal General Crowder today Is: sued a call for 8,976 draft registrants qualified for military service and who have received at least a gram. mar school education. The men will be sent to technical schools for special training and then will be placed in special branches The men are to entrain July The Met of state quotas announced did not include any of the Pacific coast states THE DAY 18 JUNE 28th SAYS HUSBAND SLEPT > ARMED WITH RAZOR Raymond Left Gladys says in her complaint for divorce, Bo cruel charges, that he was dixcharged from thre 1 tariuma as 4 nu for cruelty to innane patients, He even slept with @ razor under his pillow, and when Gladys’ papa sent her money on which to gome home to stay, her hanmetammmnnn to sre 1. ne was cruel clerks and managers | | name a the has banker to funds chippe: autos come to the fund haps less than actual cost And, by the w ladies, that Buick is a five-seat Sedan—just the thing. All the machines are the lat fully equipped tomobile ae Row while you're getting ready buy automobile tickets don't forget that tickets now on sale for that hour the Metropolitan theatre, next Thurs da The “Oh, Boy!” musica comedy company made its rep in Ne York as one of the livest organ izations that hit the burg in years. And it's this company that will turn into a vaudeville show “all its own.” They're expert funmakers, and the originality of their special vaudeville acts will be worth ten times the price noon work is too|of admission, 50 cents. Saturday night an excursion and dance at Fletcher's bay will be given for the benefit of the smoke fund. Take the steamer Liberty, at Pler 4 foot of Spring st.. at 7 p.m. The boat returns at 12:30 Seattle Dancing at Foster's payilion The following contributions 1 today SHORE FUND to were ih Wm. Nachtwey, 1912 Fourth w. 2222 Fighth ¥ Jensen, Enumclaw | 1.00 on Pat M. Cormick, GESUNDHEIT! There} | | TEUTONS HURL 6,000 SHELLS MM AMERICANS United Pre Direct to - | WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN LORRAINE, June 21 —There was unusually heavy ar tillery fighting north of Toul last night, the Germans throw. ing over 6,000 shells. was Leased The Star By Wire Boche artillery also heavy in other Lorraine sectors, using large quantities of gas official attack on The German report of succeasfu Seicheprey is There the was no raid one Huns even attempte adorning. THE DAY 18 JUNE 28th = FORT WORDEN BoYs 60 EAST The 63rd regim Coast nt at Camp Mills ing to information issued from head quarters to the North Pacific Artil lery district Friday morning. The arrival permits publication for the first time of the d for service The arri Long Island, accord varture 63rd entrained at Street station last Thursday ling cond ave cheering of thousands who lin streets, The men are expected to nervice field artillery, They stationed for months at Sound forts the King after Bee as vad been Preceding addressed entrainment, the regi t the armory by Dr. Henry Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington and chairman of the state council of de fense, and Mayor Hanson, “We'll be king you up to the utmost over Mayor Hanson told the boy nod luck, godspeed and good-bye. was Here’s Thrift Campaign Plan Here's the Thrift Stamp drive program being worked out In Se attle to pledge $7,381,620 in war savings Sunday morning, June 23, thrift sermons at all churches in the United States. Monday, June 24, notices of pledging meetings will be malled to every resident of Seattle. Friday, June 28, at 4 p. m., the War Savings Stamp drive will be opened at 265 polling places in Se attle Hetween 4 o'clock and the clow ing hour at 9 p. m., on the same day person is placed upon hin honor to Ko his district polling place and there sien a card personally pledging the big gent ible investment in War Savings Stamps Whint every to po sound all over ng at Bre Thousands workers are r 1 high and thousands of post card notices of War Savings day must be ad dressed for mailing school THE DAY 18 JUNE 28th Soak 41 Per Cent Rent Increase on Apartment Folks A 41 per cent month That wax the notice to some of the lera in Old Colony apartments ry st. and Boren ave. Frida Even tho the tenants are well-to-do the notice, from Henry Broderick Co., mad ‘em mad. They quickly informed The Star, Apartments ad vaneed from $ to $80, $47.50 to $7 and $ 0 to $47.50. When asked for confirmation, Mr Rroderick sald: “The Old Colony hax xearcely made a 3 per cent return on the tment. We're trying Ket m The income under new schedule won't be as great in 1910 from the same property.” Andrew J. Davis, Butte capitalist is owner THE DAY 18 NEW YOR Mean organk: not indor; of Henry ment by of the rent increase next inve to the as JUNE 88th June 21.—The repub- tion of Michigan will the senatorial candidacy Ford, according to a state John D. Magnum, chairman Michigan state committee CONGRESS TO DEMAND MOVE TO HELP RUSS * -- ————_—t¢ Dispatch From L. C. Martin United Preas Leased Direct to The Star be 7 WASHINGTON, about to by Wire June Cor rene is demand a new statement of policy from the admin istration with regard to Racked by a growing for a Siberian offensive to save Rus Russia nentiment sia, even agninst her will, from Ger man penetration, members favoring American Japanese Siberia will duce a reac to force from the definite aiming pres some anation of stand The wonld be to get from the president sole purpose of this measu: answers to these questions Is the United States keeping Japan out What Italy of Siberia? do France and England think of Japanese ntervention? this government ar further “wateh Russian question? 4 no general criticism of government's policy, but there is & great desire for information. Kress would be satisfied to get this information privately, if publicity at this time would be inadvinable, THE DAY I8 JUNE 28th good rea waiting Con Americans Wipe Out Machine Gun Nests in Cantigny Sector WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, June 21.—American troops have succeeded in destroying machine gun nests in front of Can- tigny, in the Montdidier sector. ‘The United States artillery boxed the Ger. man area with an intense barrage and the infantry swept over against the enemy positions, clearing them of the foe in a brisk action, in which rifles, bayonets and machine guns played an important part 1U. S. Planes to Fly Over: the Atlantic First Flight to Come Within Three Months General Branker Declares GOVERNMENT APPROVES By United Press Leased Wire Direct | to The Btar WASHINGTON, June 21— American aeroplanes, equipped with Koll» Royce engines, and piloted by aviators of the allied nations, will cross the Atlantic within three months, Maj. Gen. Branker, of the air force, de- clared today The Might ; probably would Foundland to Franker stated, made from New Portugal, via the Awres. Seven hundred and fifty horse power airplanes, carrying crews of three or four men, will be used. "Ones this oxtablinhed “America’s mac air and wave enterprise has been Branker said output of big bombing n proceed to Europe by shipping that is #0 in valuable for other purposes THE DAY 18 JUNE g8th YANKEES NOW | HOLD 38 MILES OF WAR FRONT WASHINGTON, Gen committee learned at the war department today. The West front battle line, from | the North sea to Switzerland, is 485 milen, ‘The Americans therefore are holding slightly less than one-twefth Troop movements have been kept up, despite the necessity of shipping increased supplies, because ships | have been run on schedule or better, the committee was told. The committer also received en couraging figures on production of machine guns and small arms am- munition One month's production of 30 ca ber ammunition amounted to 205. 000.000 rounds. THE DAY 18 JUNE g8th - WAR STRIKERS _ DISRUPT WORK ZURICH, June 21.—Strikes following the recent bread riots are spreading thru the Vienna district, according to dispatches received here toda: More han 100,000 ported on strike in tt sk airplane factory arsenal. Riots are said to have jeurred in Favoritem, Margarethen, | Ottakring and Brigittenay, all sub- | urbs of Vienna. Fifty thousand who marched thru | Vienna Thursday Peace! Bread were charged by Many of Warschalow and the Vulean demonstrators. the streets of night, shouting and pi ng shops police with drawn abers » civilians were njured Pre Von Austrian newspaper {many had agreed to send « Austria, and that some was en route, Hungary | toes, he said THE DAY 18 JUNE 88th (Wealthy Chinese _ Girl Is Bride of Newspaper Writer VANCOUVER, Wash. June 21 Alice Jewel 18, daughter Chinese, was the Fre A a Portland news vier Seydler, addressing men, said ain into ready is sending pota- Stone tow formerly paper man The Oriental, who is said to || have come to Portland from San Francisco recently, ts beautiful and talented. She is a singer of rare ability. Stone said he in tended to enter the army June 24 ‘one, white, | YOU MAY NEED AN INTERPRETER WHEN SON COMES HOME FROM WAR! _ | dust as the civil war and the Spanish-American war added words and phrases to the Eng- lish language “as she is spoke” in the United States which were unfamiliar there before, so the great war is adding to the vo cabulary of the American sol diers in France. as the soldiers are now generally styling them. selves, have rapidly adopted the slang used by the British ‘Tom mies and the French poilus, add ing some of their own. America may as well get used to the new language now, or else when the boys come home they won't be intelligible, of anks” together Here is a glossary of the new phrases the have made their own, with their meaning. | FED UP —This is one of the lish soldiers’ favorite expressions, and it has become as popular with the jeans. It Is used to depict the er’ disgust with the world in neral or the subject under discus Brit oatmeal straight, or rain un 1 weeks, when the soldier says “I'm fed up with it WANGLE— To “wangle thing out of a person ix to wheedle jan article from him that he would not give voluntarily; also to argue oneself out of some onerous duty. sion such as for ceasing for sever da nome TOP HOLE, e & Poe, TOP For example: “I wangled an extra | sack of tobacco today from the can * or “The sarje wanted fatigue job, but I teen sergean to slip m wangled him.’ CLICK —When a soldier succeeds in wangling something out of his supériors, he tells his mates, “I click 1 it all right.” CLICK A BLIGHTY commonly understood; it is the Tom. mie's word for home To “click a blighty is to sustain a wound that sends the invalided home DONE IN ldier has a dread of the and never uses it Instead done in” gone west MA. f—This grew from * G.” meaning machine gun, soldier word he says or “Blighty” ts] 1 ie for cigaret, P.EMMA—In derivation similar to “Emma-Gee,.” “p.m.” afternoon over the telephone th “pip” for the letter his meaning clear O-PIP--Odservation post OVER THE BAGS—This phr rapidly repl ver the vor among the ‘soldie rs. ing Is the same. CUSHY-The for “a cinch” or cipally, “cushy job.’ FAG—This, this is It is simply In fficer says Pp." to make is top The mean soldiers’ new. slang A snap, as * used prin however, as an the British is rapidly replacing (Continued om page 7) speaking | soldiers’ | | | adjective—a ) ) ) ) ITALIAN bridging marshy Italians are using cavalry de: tachments with su flyin resumption of ward from ains PICARDY troops captured German trenches and destroyed gun nests terday raids on the northern portion of » front MARNE FRONT oved Faverolles FLANDE German northwes LORRAINE FRONT ELMER M. CURTISS Select Service Man of Seattle Dies of Wound Elmer M. Curtiss, age 23, son of Elmer Curtiss, 1021 E. James st, is the first national army sol- dier of Seattle to give up hin Ife in France, Young Curtiss said good-bye to Seattle in the select service call that left for Camp Lew! October 4, 1917, In less than eight months the youthful soldier said farewell to a war-torn world. Now a wooden cross, in a French grave yard, marks the spot where he was buried with military honors, while a squad of com- rades fired a last salute over his grave. Eimer Curtiss died May of wounds re ovived a day or two be fore. It was not until Thursday evening, how- ever, that his father re- celved the telegram from the adjutant gen. eral's department, at Washington, telling of his son's death. The dead = soldier leaves, in addition to his father, a young sis ter and a brother, Her- bert, employed at the Ames shipyard. A letter written to his father, a few days before he was wounded, tells of how veritable rains of shrapnel were pouring on the territory held by the Americans, but how he (Elmer) always found safe protection in his dugout The young soldier's mother died 15 years ago. An enlarged pho- tograph of her son will hang in honor in the halls of the public safe. ty building. Man Wounded official Seattle Friday's ualty lst contain: name of B, W. Newton of this city, who w wounded severely while fighting with the ma rines. B. W. Newton, before joining the serv. ice, lived at 4707 11th ave cas THE DAY 18 JUNP 28th ‘United Press Summary of War Events 1,419th day of the day of the war; 93rd big offensive.) FRONT—The battle along the whole with the Ita ng the initiative at snost ntinuing river line. points. A large trians on the west ba trapped by the flooded river, al portion of 50,000 Aus nk are still they have succeeded the stream in region near the sea. in the in the river areas nburg and Ludendorff, are reported to have made a trip to the Italian front eved to have advoc the drive south Venetian moun tel a the FRONT—American enemy machine ast of Cantigny yes British made successful French im. positions near sne their and Hautesve FRONT veral raid tof Me There artillery duels on the last night 6,000 shells north of Toul alone. “enemy The Germans fired Italy Gains # siw Se. New Success Against Foe Ally Troops Re- Re-Enter Ner= vesa and Start Flank- ing Movement he: 50,000 ARE TRAPPED — By United Press Leased Wire Direct to The Star ROME, June 21—The | Austrians lost 120,000 men” dere ia Na ‘up to Wednesday, the Cor= gra | { { { 4 } ( ( | | | first | | riere d'Italia declared today. WASHINGTON, June 21. —A large part of the Aus. | trian army has been co between the flooded P and troops in the Montello, British war office reports day stated. Surrender is pected momentarily. The Italians have established ~ authoritative source this afte noon. Nervesa, an important railway crossing, guards the southeasterm Approach to Montella crest, the keys stone connecting the river mountain lines, lt was at this point that Orlando admitted a consid enemy gain to the Italian ment last night, the Austrians havi American Aviators on Italian Front Destroy Foe Bridge ROME, June 21.—American avi- ators, making their first flight on the Italian front yesterday, blew up a bridge the Austrians had just thrown across the Piave, dis patches from Italian headquarters. announced today. crossed the Montebellune-Susegana railway at several points. ‘The Italians have hurled the Au» trians back at this point, re-enter. ng Nervesa. They are now battling to push on to the river, thus splitting the enemy forces again, and begins ning the first phase of a movement northwestward to cut off the Austrians on Montello. An Ita” tan force already has divided the em: emy forces to the southward. Fighting ranges along the whole Piave line, from Montello to the Ad- riatic The Italians appear to have the advantage everywhere, particularly” about Zenson. Their attacks are car ried out with vim and dash, while the less frequent Austrian counter attacks lack spirit. Open fighting has permitted the Italian cavalry to act as such for the time since the new offensive began. On the Piave, 500 mounted lancers made a spectacular charge, |hurdling five barricades andl slaughtering great numbers of the enemy. They captured 70 prisoners, three cannon and three machine guns. 50,000 Are Trapped It is established that five enemy divisions (60,000 men) are on the west of the river. A considerable number of these are north of Sam Dona Di Piave, where their ‘tem porary bridges have been swept away by the flooded river. The Austrians have succeeded im throwing three new bridges across in the San Dona sector, but the current is less swift there, owing to the broadening of the river, and the positions are less exposed to artillery: fire because of the greater distance from the bank The enemy units further north are still in great danger of capture or annihilation thru inability to obtain reinforcements or replenish their ammunition or food supplies, This side |is particularly true just south se. Candelu, where the Italians forward to the river, splitting forces,