The Seattle Star Newspaper, June 28, 1918, Page 1

) The Seattle Star THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MORE THAN 70,000 PAID COPIES DAILY NIGHT EDITION Weather Forecast-—Tor and Saturday fair; moderate easterly wind UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS FULL LEASED WIRN SERVICH SEATTL B | WASIL., “FRIDAY, JUNE. 28, PRICE ON INT Everwhere VOLUME Seattle 1918, CHES CAU NAIL LIES OF DISLOYAL TONGUES The same kind of lies which were circulated against Red Cross workers in past campaigns are now spread about the energetic men and women who are selling auto tickets for The Star’s “Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund.” Pay no penny is paid to a single worker. Not a all vol- to them. They are attention unteers. The only expenses attached to this drive are the cost. of the automobiles and the cost of printing. The auto dealers gave the machines to the smoke fund less than wholesale cost. eir work at cost. The job printers also gave The tobacco fund pays no expenses to anyone at any time. Every penny contributed goes to the actual Russ Duke on Throne Is Report Rumor Declares Lenine and Trotsky Have Fled and purchase of smokes for the boys in France Prominent citizens thruout the United States are paying out of their own pockets the postage, station- ery, rent, clerk hire and everything else of that nature. The money that is donated by the publie buys tobacco (at greatly reduced rates)—and that's all. Money received by The Star is forwarded to the New York headquarters. The Star does not buy tobac- co, It simply backs the project. The tobacco is bought by the New York headquarters of the national fund. Special packages are put up for this purpose. Each package, costing the fund 25 cents, contains smokes that cost 45 cents retail. In each package a postal is inserted. This postal bears the name and ape RED CROSS CALLS; PAY UP TODAY fs Red Cross subscribers are requested to payment check or make mail of first installment on pledges for the Second RED CROSS WAR FUND, at the First National save postage, notices 3ank, will In order to until pay- July 1st. not be sent ments are delinquent ten days. aioe wos ort 2,000 SOLDIERS AUSTRIA AGENT Y GERMANS LEND AID “Télegrambiad pobiianes that the Bolshevik! b thrown, that Moscow has upitd by Generals Kale- | Kornilofe and the Germans it Premier Lenine and War . Trotsky have fled to Murmian, and that Nikolai Niko- Malevitch has been made emperor. German military authorities no confirmation. being received with the greatest reserve. Grand Doke Nikola. or Nicholas an uncle of the former czar, and the start of the war was com "@iander in chief of the Russian ¢ armies. After winning several brilliant vic ged he was removed and appoint ed “viceroy of the Caucasus’ Septem er 8, 1915. This ts reported to have been a result of the former czar’s Jealousy. « On June 2, 1917, Nicholas is re to have been arrested, follow “royalist riots in Tiflis and tried by the revolutionists for high trea son. Apparently nothing resulted from the trial _ Gen. Kornilott was former com Mander in chief of the Russian armies, succeeding Gen. Brusiloff on August 2, 1917. Gen. Kaledines was “hetman™ of the Don Consacks MURDER OF EX- CZAR CONFIRMED LONDON, June 28.—The first an nouncement approaching official confirmation of the death of Nicholas Romanoff, the former czar, was re ceived here today The Frankfurter Zeitung. ing to the Exchange Telegraph's Co 2 hagen correspondent, declares that Foreign Minister Tehitcherin wees from Moscow to the Russian n © at Darmstadt, Germany ‘hat Nicholas had been kill ed. Family of Former Czar Moved Again WASHINGTON, June 24.-—-The family of the former Russian czar has been taken to Peruc, according to a German official wireless picked up by the state department today worn message said that the rumor of the czar's assassination at Ekater. inburg is more and more widespread; quoting Ukraine papers as saying he was killed by Red Guards as the result of a personal quarre| It is reported that Grand Alexia, the former czareyv fortnight ago, following # ness. Duke died a Jong ill {teh A schoothouse in Providence, K. 1., ‘nN from unofficial has been in continuous use for 118) years. of Commerce LONDON, June 28.—The government today received reports sources that Hur garian soldiers had mutinied in Pech and Gyor, inferior cities, and that 2,000 of them had been condemned to death It was further stated have staged violent demonstrations in various Austrian and Hungarian towns. British that citizens COPENHAGEN, June °%4.— Thousands of persons are partic ipating in the general strike at Budapest, Austria, according to dispatches from that city today. Socialist leaders have formed « workers’ counc nd have deman dissolution of parliament and adop tion of the electoral bill The strikers mand th. most to obt Peasants ‘Aided ontinue their de ernment do its Kerensky Escape | LONDON, June 28.—Alexander Kerensky, former Russian premier does not intend to return to polities but will propagate the lessons deriv ed from the Russian revolution among the allies, and ppea! to them for arms, supplies and other according to the Petrograd cor pondent of the Times, in u interview The correspondent said tha ensky left Petrograd sheviki triumpty, and | Peasants near the city He grew a heavy beard and in this disguise eventually reached a north port, from which he left the country Alexander ern Kerensky, former Rus sian premier, left today for Paris. The British government i# not of fictally interested in Kerensky's visit to this country, it was an nounced Due to the Chaos, U. S. Aid Delayed WASHINGTON, June 28.—Delay in American aid to Russia ix due to lack of a strong government or party there with which to deal, officials said today Despite the complications present ed by the Russian chaos, the presi dent is going ahead with his idea of assisting the nation and keeping it from succumbing entirely to German control Shop in the forenoon! It's « measure and will help put com cial activities and transport This is the ple bureau of the war basis retail trade DOOMED T0.DIE * Hungarian Troops Are Sen- tenced for Starting Interior Revolt commissioner of Franco-American re ed toda July 4 F Goes Back Home From Switzerland After Trying to Reach Allies LONDON, dune %8.—Another Austrian attempt to throw out peace feelers via Switzertand has failed, it was reported here today in press dispatches from Zurich. Thess a Hungary dispateben state that Aus thru an unofficial rep rexentative in Switzerland during the past few days had attemp' lincover the allied standpoin ing “important questions. insary failed completely and returned to Vienna. TEUTONS ANGRY AT AUSTRIANS WASHINGTON will be demanded by resul Austrian defeat along the ome advices to the Ital vansy here today stated The attitude of the German prem and the German people toward Aus tria, as a result of her failure to overwhelm the Italians is declared June 28.—Com Austrian armies KUEHLMANN IS NERVOUS NOW COPENHAGEN, June 28 perial Chancellor Hertli called BIBLE STUDENT In ng has been headquarters for conference, it was to German an important learned here today 17 Hours This followed Berlin that Foreign Minister Von Kuehimang sobably would not re sign until @@ Rumanian peace and Kastern questions had been further cleared uy news word from After 17 the jury which tried dent association member, sending volume tor Kussell's book, ished Mystery,” Following Von Kuehimann which come thru he said peace would no effort, the kaiser was re ported to be furious at him. sum moning of Hertling to headquarters after word of Von Kuehimann’s in-| tention to remain in office had been} lated may indicate the kaiser Intends to take a further hand in the matter MILLION MEN ACROSS THE SEAS BY JULY 4 PARIS, June 28 Tardieu militar the federal Friday. The jury retired at 4:30 afternoon. At midnight they cision had been reached Judge Neterer ruled the (Continued on page 5) Bulgars Want Wer Andre DRDAM, June 28 that Germany Austria Hungary declare war | Greece, the Jations, in writing his annals dectar will be a soldiers in there million American France by WE JUST SIMPLY REFUSE TO ROAST CORPSES, THAT’S ALL he telephone rang “You ought to roast the repub licanh wtate convention,” came over the wire. “They woted against miiting the city to @xtend its power wnd light advantages to other com munities.” We refuse. The whole convention | ian’t important enough. tion of this en know there was a state convention on The same old mousbacks who used to go to conventions in olden day were there again yexterday was conspicuous by ite absence Mont of the old fellows don’t know | there in a regular 1918 kind of war on with 1918 evolutions in politics as tate did not ¢ New blood Ninety-nine per cent of the popula-! well as in industry and in commerce. lof Mason cou Thurston, or Jess welght in public affairs now? Why once every If they weren't afraid of the they'd have a igainst uffrage th coma platform. There . old horses that learn T was a time when Dr and Dr. Carlyon of and Tom Page of Kent, Jay Thomas of Seattle and the oth wom plank votes jual dawgone it, you hear two years along conventi come dele gives a hang v “Roast ‘em! Gosh, no! 1 they Let the | ers of tiat kind, really carried more! merry it they che FOUND GUILTY Jury Returns Verdict After } war stamps hours’ deliberation Frank Shaffer, International Bible Stu for seven of Pas. “The Fin thea the mails, { stampa are the best Thursday | ported to Judge Neterer that no de TO TRAIN YOUNG MEN NOT YET 21 mailing of Huns on Greece)" bill which will be gress by the war department in Se prember. Will be rangement of Provide that youths of 18. Bulgaria Kreux Zeitung states. 4 | indus But| Which a of tom when the stood to fa yates} young men for all address of a contributor of his If he contributes $5 one contributes a dollar, packages. ages. Thus dressed, The “Our Boys dorsed by Secretary the vy Daniels, by Americans everywhere. France, it Cross and distributed When you hear the soldiers in F {}ON YOUR HONOR You n your honor to go to our precinct polling place be tween 4p. m. and 9 p,m. Friday War Savings day—and give Un le San an estimate of how many ‘ou will purchase be fore the end of the year Locate precinct polling place in the list printed in today's your ) Star ig behind on her War savings investment in King county war stamp schedule. You can invest in at liberal interest time, by giving ten At the postof: No nvest more and they the world. emall and cash an Jay's notice amounts one is permitted to than $1,000 in W. 8 } will not be offered after this year WASHINGTON, Jv universal “poth military and young the voeation great The tentative a part of the the dri plan whi trained both in militar: I lines until they are they may be establishments Shall b he military As reported recently by the United Wilson is unde careful training President se has come {| the arr | Janxious and waiting to do their duty ve bought stamps al- | LONDON HEARS A di training of manhood is con man-power presented to con 1 becomes too heavy drawn into mergencies even to the fund. If appears in four rs in 20 pack- already ad- cents name it app ve postal to send back to the contributor: nce of War Theodore Roosevelt, and by When is taken in charge b indiscriminately anyone Boys in France Tobacco Fund” the breed that is unfit for Fund” is in- Secretary of true rrives in American Red to the soldiers. malign The Star's “Our you hear the bark of Tobaeco Baker, by tobacco the the true American association, or SIGN SAVINGS PLEDGE TODAY Go to Polling Place Between 4 and 9 P. M. Seattle will mobilize for action at 00 polling places ween 4 and 9 $7,981,820 in government by De p.m, FPridey to ph savings for the cember 18 Pledge cards have bee tributed to the mbers of the of Pa triotic Service, who will be stationed at each poll, The steady ringing of telephone at county h paver that Counei ters shows thousan¢ them to report stings just the same telling how many County Chairman They adut pledging Hon their precinct mi and sign a card they King Charles Clarke must come own explained sign up. It is y owe the men who are their very lives to halt the Have Kelief Workers Retween 1,500 and 2 expected to attend precinet meeting between 4 and 9 p. m During those hours a force of in surance men from the Underwriters association will be on duty srgency force to help out a eve congestion wherever the work for the commit (Continued on page 5) nd 100 people are each A TARITT STAMP DAY 1S EASY ) wueven ‘a malitton women and girls to PAY. ‘re at work in our industries, } ¥ | tion concerning | win is BARRAGE FIRE DISPATCH FROM LOWELL MELLETT (By United Press Leased Wire WITH THE AMERIC AN The total number of € day nighx’s battle in Belleau mans killed Direct to The Star) S$ ON THE MARNE, June 28 nd wounded in Tues= wood is betwee 1,200, according to a careful checking up of official rv today. This big proportion of casualties was due to the bare — rage fire of the American artillery preventing the bocheg from fleeing the wood. There was a brilliant moon last night, and the numere ‘ ous patrol encounters resulted. The Germans shot up machine guns one of their own patrols, which was runn from an American party. Another incident was the use @ gas shells against a small American patrol. FATEFUL FOR FOURTH ANNIVERSARY DAY HUN LEADERS HINDENBURG IS HOLDING BACK Foe Chieftain Worried Over Situation Now Existing | in | West Dispatch | “Direct to The Btar WITH THE ARMIES IN FRANCE, dune 28. — Hindenburg’s delay in re- suming his West front of- fensive is mystifying allied leaders, but is occasioning them no worry. Our ability to stop a new drive increases pro portionately as he holds back. Astounding rumors are in circula Hindenburg'’s rea sons. There are stories of a strange new disease devastating whole di visions, thus necessitating postpone. ment of -the drive. Apparently the only foundation for this is the prevalence of what the Germans call “Flanders grippe. This is not serious and lasts only a few days. Another misleading rumor is that dissatisfaction is rampant in the| German army and that the high command is afraid to order another attack. It appears to be true that the Germa > beginning to realize » plans are less God. had b led to discipline is such march when they are explanation is that the 1 ground are declared to unfavorable for offensive maneu vers, I personally Investigated the lowlands and highlands of Northern France. Seldom have they been drier Seeing that his forces are dwind ling while the allied troops are in reasing, Hindenburg is unable tc make a move without weighing ev ery chance and calculating the cost 1 men He must play his han SUFFRAGE MEN ARE REPULSED By L. C, MARTIN United Press Correspondent WASHINGTON, June 28.—Forced to retreat in the face of great odds senate suffrage thought of the suffrage amendment in spite of the opposition which yes terday forced them to defer action The only way the suffragists can to convert at least two more suffrage. This day, but suffragists do soon, All leaders had no surrender, They alre line up votes to x powerful senators to impossible t HEAVY FIRING LONDON firing was heard along the I thruout last night nonading, which presun from the West front, wa ble in London. June Heavy gun nglish ne can. nly came also audi coast ‘CAN ISSUE TEN BILLIONS IN BONDS WASHINGTON June 28.—The house voted today to authorize issu ance of $8,000,000,000 more in Liber ty Bonds The treasur total of now has authority to issue a $10,000,000,000 in bonds. Australia has cows enough to give each man, woman and child in th ‘continent three each, looked | IS DIFFERENT TO ENEMY Harder to Finish Than It Was to Start It NEW YORK, June 28.—-Foui ago today, Archduke nand. heir to the Austro-Hu throne, was assassinated by fanatics. In revenge for this crime, A Hungary tried to make a state of Serbia, and thus gave to German militarists an opportunity bring about the world conflict. This was the cause of the war, the fourth anniversary of the duke Franz Ferdinand’s murder, the ~ German militariste“are gathering fo” gether in anxious conclave ne the German government has _ compelled to declare to the reichstag that peace cannot be won on the battlefield. , It has required three years and |eleven months of fighting to extort this confession from Germany. The dreams of pan-German ambitions, — which made international outlaws of the Hohenzollern warriors, cannot be realized by force of arms, * Kuehlmann, the third foreign mine ister whom rmany has called to subservient office under the militarn 7 ists during these last four years, has) declined to conceal any longer frou the German people the fatal defect of the war machine Von Kuehimann’s words are riiges ‘ ing thruout Germany, not to be for= ~ gotten, They soon will be ringing im the ears of the soldiers, who will then know that in every future Gere man offensive they are dying ‘n vain for victory Pour years after Ferdinand’s death, disquiet has gripped Germanys Demoralization is the next condition: the kaiser must face, unless he puby abandons the worship of mili tarism GERMANS FALL IN AIR ATTACK AMSTERDAM, June 28.—Four killed and 12 injured in the allied 1 over Saarbrucken lay, according to a Berlin dis patch today 11 KILLED; 14 HURT IN PARIS PARIS, June 28.—Eleven persons killed and 14 injured in last nighCs air raid, it was officially ans nounced today rhe Matin declared that great damage was done. LOOK FOR NEW WESTERN DRIVE LONDON The Germans soon will launch their final supreme was learned from an ave persons were air ra were June 28 effort, it thoritative today It is certain that a partial offens. ive will be started against the north. ern portion of the British frent, Where the muin blow will fellow ~ is not known but it probably will be between Rheims and the Ardennes region with subsidiary attacks sim. ultaneously along the whole front, source T > a