The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 10, 1918, Page 1

A™ joyed so much R,. GROV whose camp | of The Star en-) comedies readers w now he is to draw otherwise, Scan soldiers. Turn to page 6 for Nes} i first picture of soldier life ashipboard. LEASED WIRE FULL 1 OnITED FULL VOLUME 20. we NO. 140: SED WIRF SERVICE RESS ASSOCIA 8 oh, is in France, where \ '$ raw pictures, humorous and of our Yanks. He crosed on a} steamer that carried thousands of Amert- THE GREATEST BAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REPORT OF THE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS * COMPLETE SERVICE OF THE NE SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, AU IGUST 10, 1918. ey How D Mr. Candidate? © CURB the rent hog, The Star posed yesterday that the city council pass an ordinance establishing a commission to which landlords must apply for permission to raise rents. If the commission should be of the opinion that the raise asked is justified and resaonable, it would be allowed. Other- wise, the landlord would have to be content with his previous rent. The Star foresaw the usual obstacle—the timidity of lawyers—timidity as to constitu- tionality. Would such a law be constitution- al? The Star does not know. Most lawyers do not know—and the courts do not know until after a decision is made. That decision may be by a vote of five judges against four. Let the city assume that it is constitutional. Then the courts will have the responsibility of knocking it out. We can go even a step farther. The fall election is upon us. The filings close today. A legislature is to be chosen. King county will elect eight new senators and 17 members of the house. No member of the legislature ought to be elected who does not pledge himself in writ- ing to vote for a bill empowering cities to pass ordinances with sufficient teeth in them to and the rent evil. Here is an issue for the legislative candi- dates. HOW DO YOU STAND? e* * &© #* #* #@ HESKETH TO BRING STAR PLAN ON RENT ae en al pro- On the heels of The Star edi- Bete torial yesterday, suggesting that => the city pass a law establishing 4 commiasion empowered to reg- ulate rents, the city council was Rubbing It In | And now comes another kind of @ landlady. She not only raises called in special session today to |{ rent put tackle this Jacob Bloom, well-known patri problem. Councilman Robert B. Hesketh otic worker, has lived at the Sal took the initiative in getting the erno apartments, 903 Boylston f city dads together at 11:30 am, (ave for the past two years. He Hesketh deciared himself strong: stood raises up to $55 month ly in favor of some such plan as | The Star outlined. With the assistance Council Clerk Schrader, he prepared a reso Jution declaring that “rental condi tions are becoming intolerable requesting the corporation counsel But now, it appears, his landla Mrs. Gondalpho, wants him to cate altogether The sa hing { has happened to several other ten ants at the Salerno. Can you beat that? and } § ‘is for congress to provide the tak the matter before the federal govern: |" ‘or cosas rentals by the. war ment, with a vigorous demand for “I'm willing to go ahead with The Star's plan if we have the power,” would not be with apartment own ers and and companies in the rental | 4 aad Councilman W. D. Lane. “The| business, We undoubtedly have the matter will have to go before the power to license business, Our dif corporation counsel for an opinion ¢icytty would be with individual rent | ers who merely © their profit ‘ from one house. They would wail about their constitutional righta and would be tied up in a whale of i litigation, It's really a matter for ple have more fear of the federal lub than they have of city laws - BEFORE COUNCIL to advise the council what legal .. 4, that means city - ote dod poe “ty | ,,Counciiman William Hickman If it should be found t the city | Moore says it's a matter “for con- has no — Pek “0 greas to deal with.” over the land ations de r The moet effective way. ° mand that the city, as such, place oa revenue bill, the mame as I am in| swift action formed has been done in Washing he resolution was passed unant-| ton city mon Councilmen Hesketh.| city Attorney T. J. L. Kennedy is Lane, Erickson, Haas and Moore | 414, of the opinion that the city haa were present not the power to deal with the prob The Hesketh resolution is publish: | jer, ed on page 2 It would be unconstitutional,” he Beyond a brief statement by Coun | aaid. “We could get at the rent climan Heske ere was no discus | Drotiteers, however, by passing a It sion at the meeting. Lnterviewed by | cenaing ordinance All landlords The Star. city officials submitted would be licensed and if they varying views charged excessive rents, their license ! «lad to support The Star’* would be cancelled. 1 be that if nuggestion eclared Councilman; guch a licensing ordinance was overt B. Hesket ‘The quicker nay the courts weuld look favor / something is done, the better. I) ably on it if the ordinance stipulat know personally of cases where) eq that it was passed as a war meas ; rents have been advanced from $20) ure to $50 “Our trouble under such a scheme New Battle Ends Peril to Amiens Foch’s Plan Is to Give Ger- mans No Chance to Reorganize HUNS COME FROM VESLE | By United Press Leased Wire | Direct to The Stor * - * PARIS, Aug. 10.—The algnificance of the Somme battle tn its wider re lation to the entire campaign ts that |} it is & successful development of Marshal Foch’s plan to retain the in itiative—to keep smashing the Ger mans, and not let ‘em come up for breath while he's got ‘em going. The Sotssona push was the first phase of the plan. The second is de- veloping, Foch's stratecy alma to keep the Germans so busy during the three or four months of fighting weather remaining this year, that they will be unable to detiver what | Gen. Von Ludeadortt hoped might be a staggering blow, Meanwhile, all thru the winter, Acnerieans will be pouring in for next spring's battle The secondary object of the Somme drive was the foretaalling of another German thrust toward Amiens, in an attempt to reach the allies’ vital communications, This alno has been successful The immediate effect of the allied advances has been to seriously men ace Montdidier, It is believed that within a few days Ludendortf will be forced to evacuate the entire Mont didier region. Such retreat woiftd bring far-reaching resulta, and would compe! further straightening of the German lines as far south as the Aisne. Identification of the 117th German division an participating in the Somme fighting is significant, tnas. | much as only a few days ago it was fighting on the Veale. The fact that it was hurried to the Some, arriv ing the night before the Franco Brit attack and getting into the bat tle without rest, is rome indication of the extent to which the French and Americans chewed up the German Otherwine, it is likely that ince Rupprecht would have 1 fresher divisions reserves rown Pr HUMPHREY MAY RUN; FILINGS CLOSE TODAY ‘ormer Congressman Will F. inne nrey, it was reported in polit feal ircles today, will file ainet Representative John F. Miller for the republican nomination Up to noon, his filing was not re corded at Olympia John FE. Rallaine also will file for this office. Z. B. Rawson has already entered Col. J. M. Hawthorne is the only democratic candidate in the race in thia district Filings at Olympia will clore at 5 p.m In King county they closed at 12 o'clock with a rush. Among the late entries in Tom Revelle, for superior | j, judge; Alice Lord, mecretary of the Waitresses’ union, for state senator from the 35th district, against Frank H Renick; Louis Williams, for state senator in the 234 district, against William Wray; Raiph A. Horr, for senator in the 24th district The complete filings are ror ENTATIVE: Fortieth District John Flemming, Enumclaw, Wash Dem.) 1 Meas, Orillia Wash. (Rep.) Hin Vashon », Orillia (Dem) T Ha Wash James T. Jones, 309 Third ave. § (Rep Walter J. Lann, Auburn (Rep.) Bennett O. Swain, R. FD. No. 1 box 73 (Dem.) | 3 and ae ore ory firet DL trtet a ‘ Cut Out Nonsense, MAT Tua, 4404 Atk ave: Cop Automobiles Declares Rent Hog) i225 thomas, New Castie, Wash 4 dome of the landiokis are petting ONrorest Teonard Hudton, 1101 Hai to be found in Sea attle 6 ap vitae aver Maciel Fuller, 4210 Chilberg ave are listed on pages 10 rda butid ny more) Vorty-sccond £ and 11 in today’s Star. | ver nour to build 10 tye The] Nie (Rap ne ee ee ase | Germans are paying your sai soemh © 4) He wouldn't give his name, yi (Continuca on page 9) ‘United Press Summary of | War Events PICARDY FRONT—The bat tle in unofficially reported to be spreading eastward toward the Oise and northward toward Ar ras. If it definitely reaches these two points it will cover nearly 75 milex. Progress is reported all along the main battle front in hard fighting this morning Several additional villages ha been taken. The total of prison orn is placed at 24,000 Captured Kuns are said to total 300. Following a sharp thrust south east of Montdidier Inte yenter day, the French today are re ported to have attacked on a 16 mile front between that city and the Olse, advancing four miles within six hours and threaten { ing the whole southern end of } the salient. Montdidier is re } ported to havef allen ), American troops have entered ) the fighting. In cooperation { with the British—probably the Australians—they have captured { Moriancourt { AISNE-VESLE FRONT—The Americans continue their ham mering at the German center north of Pismnes and are report ed to be gradually advancing toward the strongly entrenched German poaitions on the heights between the Veale and Alsne. NORTH SEA—A German de stroyer, evidently sunk by « Brit- inh mite, waa discovered eight miles north of Zeebrugge. 5 ENEMY IS NOW GUESSING, SAYS CHIEF OF STAF WASHINGTON, Aug. 10—The time for America's greatest ef- fort in the present war has ar- rived, Chief of Staff March de- clared today in his talk with cor. res tm This country most hit hard and keep the foe running, he said, intimating there will be no relaxation of Foch’s driving tac- thes. He discouraged any talk of the wa: being over Pershing’ s MenAttack Vesle Line Our Troops Capture Town of Fismette and Ad- vance Northward ARTILLERY BLASTS HUN BY FRANK J. TAYLOR » Dispatch From Frank | | | J. Taylor By United eiean Leased Wire tit Direct to The Star » | * WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN THE FIELD, Aug. 10.—(1:46 am) American troops continue their in cosmant pounding at the German cen. ter, ntrth of the Veale river Altho our wings on each side of Fismes are comparatively quiet as regards infantry fighting, the Ameri cans are slowly advancing up the) ravines running northward from the Veale toward the plateau and heights where the Germans are strongly in trenched | The Tittle town of Fiamette, about a mile north of Firmen, has been cap- tured, greatly improving our. bridge head on the north bank of the Our artillery is biasting away at| 2 the boche defenses all along the line. but the firing i# particularly heavy juat north of Fiames, where the un ners are seeking to open up a way tor the infantry he German artillery fire ix leasen ue noticeably. Its barrages mostly are created by heavy caliber pieces according to prisoners. This indi cates that the enemy is withdrawing its artillery farther northward, and removing material, possibly in prep aration for a retirement across the Aisne | Captured officers frankly admit the aim of the Germans is now to hold off the allies until they are ready to fall back again. They say they are hard pressed for fresh divisions to withstand the allied pushes. The German crown prince already has used a third of the Germs entire West front strength in attempting to repulse the Marne drive The American attack yesterday was r The greatest advantage of the! made after deadly artillery prepara Present military stations, he de tion, the doughboys then rushing the clared, in that the allies now have (Oontinuéd on pape 9) t enemy guessing, inst of guessing themaelves, He added that oe America’s demand for greater ma power ix caused by th need for striking the hardest blow possible from this time on resources « | Big Band Concert | "| Sunday Afternoon } Reading a confidential cable re re rarding the allied offensive in Pi Volunteer Park! | ardy, March dim J the fact that sits cia aka GRte. Wiese Gece | ners being taken. He confirmed |( partment will be gi at Volun t apture of a German general and \ ter park Sunday from 2 p. m. to ( his staff, and maid that in t nter |) 5 p.m of the line the allied troops encoun We Want it to be a great big tered little opposition civic assemblage.” said President Form New Pocket Lamping greasman John F, Discussing the situation created |) Miller will be t to tell of his by the advance east of Amiens, | Observations made on the west March said it had caused a new pock. |{ front with the American congres et, similar to that on the Soissons { sonal mission. Mayor Hanson, } Riieaene iss too, will be back and will talk to } Ita chief peril to the German lines |) the people in the threat to the railroad line of |) Wagner's military band has { ) been engaged { communications running south from Chaulnes Over this line the German troopa in the Montdidier section obtained Lenine Sends an an their supplies. Capture of this rail Ultimatum, Says y the lies would force a Ger tine Bolshevik Paper On the front French COPENHAGEN, Aug, 10 Premier bling at the German positions with. | Japan regarding Intervention in Si man intrenchments lie Hun Destroyer Is ording to the Bolshevik pa {tempting to go up the strongly | beria held slopes beyond which the Ger-| per Pravda Austrian and German newspapers say it is likely that the central em pires are preparing to support the Soviets Sunk Off Coast LONDON, Aug. 10—Rritish alr Line-Up That Auto forces observed a German destroyer sunk eight miles off Zeebrugge yes at 2 p. m. Sunday terday, the admiralty announced to “We're swamped with soldiers day. The destroyer probably WaS and sailors here for the week sunk by a British mine, the state) Ong, ‘They don't know what to ment sald do. If people with autos will Enemy Paper Looks at the Soldiers’ and Sail club at 2 p. m. Sunday, they «| can help show these chaps a for New Ally Drive! (eia'tine: me ROTTERDAM Aug 10.--The This was the appeal from war Dusseldorfer Nachrichten hint’) camp community service work: broadly that an allied offensive on 4! ery Saturday noon, as hundreds new part of the western front is not| of soldiers and sailors began to unex pegted arrive in the city, lops, the Germans’ task t of defensive the news: COUNCHL Counell of patriotic service will elect officers Monday evening, a Cantrell, 113% Went 59th |. meeting-to be held at 409 county No. tyfpullding, at § o'clock. TO ELECT MONDAY BRITISH CASUALTIES LOWEST IN MONTHS 6 LONDON, Aug. 10. British week t/ly casualties, published in the offi cial statement today, the lowest in months, totaled 8,308, 50,000 CAPTURE oYouStand]| MONTDIDIER CITY Yankees in Drive With Haig’s Men Help Capture Morlancourt in Swift Attack on the _ Picardy Front 24,000 HUNS CAPTURED "Dispatch ‘From » William Philip Simms | By United Prose Leased Wire | Direct to The Mer WITH THE BRITISH AR MIES IN FRANCE, Aug. 10— (Noon }—United States troops got into action in the great bat- le of Picardy today, after wait- ing in reserve since the fight be- gan. ‘They sprang to the attack side by side with Britops, eager to be on | their way. ‘They took their baptiam | |of fire like veterans, storming des | | Perataly defended positions north of | | the Somme Fifty minutes after the commence: ment of the attack, the whole series | of important objectives were in Brit- ish and American nands Allies Nearing Peronnie The allies are nearing the Somme cronsing south of Peronne (13 miles southeast of Albert). The Germans are retreating everywhere from near Albert to the region of Montdidier which seems doomed. The bottom of the rapidly narrowing pocket in now over 30 miles long and is lengthening hourly The allies stormed and took a spur and Morlancourt, advancing east ward of the ridge between the Somme and the Ancre. Canadians and Australians captur ed Bouchoir, six <niles from Roye, and also took Folles, Beaufort, War viller&’, Vrely, Rosieres, Meharicourt and part of Rouvroy and Lihons The latter is less than two miles west of Chauines. They captured a divisional head quarters, and it is believed thé com: plete staff was taken prisoner Their patrols pushed tnto Proyart and Rainecourt. They advanced their lines on an average of three miles in brilliant fighting LONDON, Aug. 10.—American troops are participating in the Picardy drive, the British war office announced today. Co-operating with the British, they took all their objectives, in cluding Morlancourt, where the Germans had made their stiffest resistance and held up the left wing of the allied drive. Since the eighth more than 24,000 prisoners have been taken BOCHES CAUGHT IN NEW POCKET THE FRENCH ARMI IN THE FIELD, Aug. 10.—(Bv ning)—Gen, Humbert's army, which truck on a wide front east of Mont didier this morning, is still advanc ng The army of Gen. Debeny, north of Montdidier, has extended it right flank with Humbert's forces and completely en: circling Montdidier. Debeny’s right is Favorelles his left fs WITH establishing — contact as this is cabled, while eastward. till moving Montdidier is untenable. All its exits have been cut off. The road to Roye split at Faverolles. The French are now astride from the south and we Roye, which aviators are tremely warm for the congested traf fic of the retreating Germans Humbert's attack started at 4 o'clock this morning. Faverolles was taken at 8 o'clock, Farther north the Germans were cau u pocket at Neuville-Sire six miles north of Montdidier, and 21 U- Pirate Who Sank | Lusitania Is Dead, London Paper Says Aug LONDON Sehwelzer that tor 10.—-Captain of the U-boat ania, is dead at the bottom of the North sea, ac cording to the Express, The paper |says Schweizer’s submarine was blown up in a British mine field in September, 1917, ‘1 ixCOUNCIL TACKLES THE RENT PROBLEM nn OO RA :—A——aaeeeeeeeeeeeeerr SRR NIGHT EDITION - ONE CENT IN SEATTLE Per year by mall $5.00 to $9.00 WSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Weather F Forecast ‘ : probably show= hwesterly wii ¢* * &* FALLS HUNS BACK PICARDY RO The Situation at a Glance The fall of Montdidier with the capture of “tens of thousands of prisoners” was reported today by the French paper, La Liberte, | Other correspondents, while not claiming the capture of the import ant city, declare that French troops have it surrounded and that its fall is certain. Montdidier is to the southeast of Cantigny and forms the apex - of the enemy salient below Amiens. Its fall will seriously threaten German lines fag to the east. American troops, it was announced today, are fighting with the British in the Picardy drive and aided Australians and C in the capture of Morlancourt in hot fighting. Marlancourt, which is four miles south of Albert, between the Ancre and the Somme, formed the northern flank of the allied drive. The town was reported captured early in the attack, but — the ae later evidently were driven out. ‘The German Gen. Von Hutier’s forces are reported in flight east of Montdidier, on the way to Roye and Lassigny. The allied smash the Picardy zone, altho stiff resistance is being made beyond from Montdidier to Roye. In this advance Rubescourt, a mile southeast of Ayencourt and Assainviller, two and a half miles southeast of Montdidler, were, captured. PARIS, Aug. 10.—(4:05 p. m.)—The paper La Liberte claims the French have capt Montdidier, with thousands of prisoners. mans, the newspaper says, are in full retreat. According to La Liberte, the French occupied Mont= didier and already have passed beyond the town, a the Germans before they had a chance to retreat, capturing thousands, bringing the total of German pris-* oners up to “several tens of thousands.” East of Montdidier Von Hutier is reported to be in’ full retreat toward Roye and Lassigny. Other military writers do not claim the capture of Montdidier, but suggest that perhaps it is surrounded. Montdidier, since the smashing attack this morning, is encircled from the westward, southward and eastward. Only one exit from the town is available for a retreat. Even this uld be difficult because the passage is less than five miles wide and is under an enfilading fire. LLOYD GEORGE TELLS OF ALLIED ice NEWPORT, Eng., Aug. 10.—Premier Lloyd Geo speaking at a luncheon in the town hall here today, nounced that the allies in the Marne and Somme PPro: have captured between 50,000 and 60,000 prisoners and be-; tween 500 and 600 cannon. Jews continues distinetly good for the allies,” the pre- mier said. “Altogether, in the Marne and» Somme offensives, we have captured between 50,000 and 60,000 prisoners, and be- tween 500 and 600 cannon. “The latest advance makes Amiens safe except for stray long-range shells, thanks to the brilliant qualities of our troops and the French and also the Americans. “The greatest factor in these successes has been the combined command, but it is not over yet. We must con- tinue our steady blows.” LONDON, Aug. 10.—(4:36 p. m.)—The French have advanced beyond Faverolles and Assainvillers (east of Mont- didier), it was learned this afternoon. Tanks and cavalry patrols are still operating ahead of the general line, The allied casualties are reported to be less than a quarter the number of prisoners they have taken, while the German casualties are heavy. LONDON, Aug. 10.—(2 p. m.)—The French, in their new drive southeast of Montdidier, have reached the outskirts of the important center of Ressons-Sur-Metz, on the Matz river, it was learned today. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug. 10—(10:40 a m)—American troops continue their incessant pounding at the German center, north of the Vesle river. Altho our wings on each side of Fisme are comparatively qulet as re gards infantry fighting, the Americans are slowly advancing up the vines running northward from the Vesle toward the plateau and hel where tho Germans are entrenched,