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

‘That means Newspaper En N E A terprise Association, And * . * N. B. A. means the up-to theminute artictes, features and pictures, which Sewnpaper readers must have to follow the big ews correctly. The Star is the only paper in Seattle that gives its readers the N. KE. A. service. VOLUME 20. “NO. 155 CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE 9, at the Postetfice at Beattie, The Seattle Sta THE GREATEST DAILY Entered as Second Clase Matter May 8, PACIFIC NORTHWEST ender the Act of Congress March 8, 187%. NIGHT EDITION ONE CENT IN SEATTLE j; Per year by ei) mail $5.00 to $9.00 SE ATTLE, WASH., WEDNESDAY, AUGL 28, 1918, Weather Forecast: Tonight and Thu fair warmer; gentle northerly, wi NE BREAKIN PARIS, Aug. 28.---4 P. M. [By U. P. Leased Wire]---The German line is cracking along the whole front from The enemy is falling back hastily on the Somme, the center of which is marked by” Lassigny to north of Arras. Peronne and Ham. The Ailled pursuit is so close that the German retreat across the Somme is in danger. | GREATEST BATTLE IS RAGING--CHAULNES FALLS UN LINE * CRACKS Enemy Rapidly Fallin Falling Back on the Somme as Allied Airmen Give Val- iant Help to Infantry in Attack of Lassigny-Arras Area. (By United Press Leased Wire, PARIS, Aug. 28.—The enemy is in re- treat. Allied forces’ airmen, co-operating, with infantry, are in full pursuit of the «Huns over a 40-mile area in the Lassigny-| Arras section. The allies are pursuing them so closely it is doubtful if they can establish a strong defense in those positions. Allied airplanes and artiliery are bombarding the Somme bridges, over which the Germans must cross to the east bank. kilometers (a mile and a quarter) from the Somme. They have passed eight kilometers (seven miles) east of Chaul- nes. Capture of Dives, two miles south of Lassigny, shows the extension of the battle southward. French cavalry is now operating in the region of Nesle, the fiercest fighting is going on to the southward, where the French are threatening the Noyon-Nesle road and the canal. = Enormous booty is being taken. captured 80 additional guns. SHIP WORKERS “HUMAN FLY” IS TO GET BOOST SEATTLE VISITOR WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—Skilled) Jack Williams, “the human fly,” workers in the shipyards of the who in 1911 gained national promi United States will be granted an 5 Increase in wages, it was learned authoritatively here today Demands for a country-wide standard of $1 an hour, however, will not be met. Announcement of the, advance and the amount will be made prob- ably on Labor day. Soldier’s Wife, Left in Her Solitude, Bares Her Soul “Bob’s strong arms will hold me safe and the warmth of his dear body will stop my shaking. But Bob sails for France, on what I do not know, from where, or One army corps has worth building, in New York, Seattle, making arrangements climb the L. C. Smith buliding Williams is a former*United States marine, and has been touring the country, scaling skyscrapers, under the auspices of the marines, to aid in “seeruiting: when.” “and we quarreled the very last thing!” “In the solitude of my bed-chamber, I stretched out my arms to the empty air.” “If I could ever loathe anybody, it would be Chrystabel, Bob's twin—she’s responsible for my quarrel with Bob.” “Chrys, calm as an oyster, whispered to me, ‘Now, Lucy’s sure nobody else will get Grant’s in- surance money’—Grant is Bob’s chum and just en- gaged to Lucy Dennis.” “Dr. Hamilton Cuertis is almost engaged to Chrys. I could always get him away from any other irl, 30 I simply anitched him from Chrys just to pay c for what » suid about Lucy.” “Tony Curt, as we nicknamed him, and Bob are absolutely different in everything. I can’t imagine anything so terrible as to have those two wills op- posed to each other.” These are some of the gripping phrases in the great heart serial now running in The Star daily. It is “The Confessions of a War Bride,’ hoe Lori- mer, wife of Robert Atwood Lorimer, soldier. The foregoing will enable you to pick w 4 the threads of the story in the sixth chapter, which appears in The Star on page 6. The allied infantry at some points is only two) ——| for Gen. Horvath. nence by scaling the 55-story Wool-| is in| to} Yanks and Japanese Whip Reds | Drive Bolsheviki Forces| Back Six Miles on Siberian Front FALL BACK RAPIDLY « ne | By United Press Leased Wire | | Direct to The Star | ; * LONDON, Aug. 24.—American and Japanese troops have driven the Bolsheviki forces back six miles on the Uswuri river front in Eastern Siberia, according to a de-/ layed dispatch from Vladivostok to-/ day. The Amerteans and Japanese left their base for the front Sunday | night, the despatch said. The Bol-| aheviki fell back rapidly before the allies, | The allies’ consuls have an-| nounced their support of the Zem- stoy (local parliamentary body) as the lawful authority in that region, | and have recommended disarma- ment of anti-Holshevik forces of Generals Pleshkoff and Horvath. | WASHINGTON, Aug. 28—That there has been some disturbance In Viadivorte of a local nature, was reported to the state department by | Consul Cauldwell | The department said it presumed, however, that the matter had been attended to and that there had been no change in government. The department had no advices concerning the report that Gen. Pleshkoff had seized the antt-Bol- sheviki leaders in Siberia, acting | ‘The department appeared loath to discuss the situ- ation 112,000 HUNS BAGGED SINCE FIRST OF JULY WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.— German prisoners taken from duly 1 to date number about 112,- 000, and the heavy guns cap- tured number over 1,300, Chief of Staff March stated today, in his conference with newspaper men. In answer to question, March stat ed that the 91st division is in train ing in France, with Brig. Gen. Foltz acting as commander. One of the new major generals will be named to take command (The 91st division is composed of Western men and was organized at Camp Lewis) | | | MAN-POWER BILL IS NOW READY FOR CONFERENCE WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 ing the senate action in man-power bill yesterd: | the measure is now rei ference to settle differences between | the house and senate, It is expected | that the bill will be in the hands of | the president by the end of the week The bill was passed without a dis: senting vote. The “work or fight" amendment attached to the senate bill and left out in the house was added to ob. viate tying up of war industries by strikes, but grants the rights of workers to demand better conditiona. The senate rejected, by a vote of 58 to 14, the amendment to make the minimum draft age 19 instead of 18, defeating almost simultaneously }three other attempts to have the minimum altered by Senators Gore, Kirby and Vardaman. Senator Overman declared Secre. tary Baker authorized him to atate that boys of 18 and 19 will not be rent to the firing line unless in event lof an emergency. They will, how ‘ever, be called for training at once. Follow. sexing the | fternoon, y for con A GOOD MAN WILL MAKE A GOOD JUDGE | Thomas P. Revelle Thomas P. Revelle, a good man, is a candidate for judge of the superior court. He will make a good judge. Revelle’s record, both as a public official and as a private citizen, places him in the fore-rank of real progressives in this state. He has been a champion always of public welfare measures. He has _ been right—aggressively right—on every issue where the people's interest has been involved. Revelle is a thoro-going American—a common- sense type of citizen. On the bench Revelle, the judge, would be for common justice, not for techni- calities. He would naturally interpret the law in terms of human rights. He would be no blind follower of mouldy precedent. You will have an opportunity to vote for Revelle at the primaries September 10th. TRACTION EMPLOYES THREATEN TO QUIT Street railway employes will desert their cars at the barns and leave for | | other employment if the city and of | fictals of the traction company dally any agreement, according to G. H. Davey, | secretary of the carmen’s union shift crews, held a preliminary con for the mass meeting , workers to be held at 8 p.m. nesday. if we don’t get what we want,” gusted with the way the city and the company have been proceeding with their endless conferences. believe they are being trifled with, We will take the same action steel work ers did when the company avoided | the issue, |the men will quit in groups and jother jobs" tion company was ching an| GET YOUR MESSAGE BE- FORE THE LARGEST AUDIENCE IN THE NORTHWEST longer without re Davey, union leaders and night Annex | ‘ation jon Wed. in the Labor Temple sday morning, in prep of PHONE YOUR WANT TO Main 600 |Leave your copy at Bartell’s Store, 610 Second Ave., or at P. Mullen’s, 5409 Ballard Ave, AD “We won't declare an official strike said Davey, “but the men are thoroly dis The men “Unless we get something definite, Condemnation of the city and trac general at the (Continued on page 7) | Juvigny. of Chavigny. FOCH BLASTS Materials From regions of Soissons. joining south of the Somme. at Fricourt. three miles beyond the Old the Aisne. reported. ENEMY FRONT Kaiser’s Armies. In continuous fighting, the French since yesterday had made one of the advances of the war and this morning were within a mile and a half of the § Hindenburg line. been passed on a front of apparently nine miles. No special activity was reported last night or this morning between the Oise Americans Enter Vast ‘Battle on West Front | point north of Nesle, 4 Jare | will try to turn at PARIS, Aug. 28.—(4:50 reported to be participating Gen. Mangin’s army, wi attacking northwest of Soi Chavigny, | dispatches received here today. p. m.)—American troops are in the great icardy battle. th Americans co-operating, is ‘ons, between that city and three miles northward, according to battle front) The Temps declares that| |Mont Renaud, one of the bastions in the defense of Noyon, taken. PARIS, Aug. 28.—{12:05 p. m.)— French troops captured Chaulnes, the great German defensive point on the Picardy front, last night, the war office announced today. The advance along the whole front, between Chaulnes (pro- nounced “Shone”) and the Oise continued thruout the night, and this morning the French bad reached the vitally important railway town of Neslo (pro- nounced “Nail”. Thirty villages have been esterday, within two miles of t vane ing rapidly fighting their way n the whole Chaulnes: against strong rear gua sistance They were several miles past Roye, advancing down the road toward Noyon, and already have passed Roiglise, six miles southeast of Roye. The Germans are in full retreat, but fighting. Indications are they le to cover the passage across the Somme. Hundreds of additional prisoners are being taken almost hourly, “During the night our troops, maintaining contact with the Ger: man rear guards, continued to ad- aken | has been captured and that Noyon probably has been ‘Big German Defense Base Falls in Path of Poilus vance north and south of the Avre,” the official communique said. “We occupied Chaulnes, Omnicourt | (two miles east of Chaulnes), Balatre (three miles east of Roye), Roiglise | |(six miles southeast of Roye) and Verpilliers (a mile south of Roigtise). rther south we penetrated Cra |of Lassigny). “This morning we progressed to- | ward the Somme. North of the Avre we reached the general line of Li court (four miles east of Chaulnes), Potte (a mile and a half south of Li- court), Mesnil Le Petot (a mile north and slightly east of the Nesle), and le, ince yesterday about 30 villages been retaken. We also ad. vanced 12 Kilometers (seven and a | half miles) at certain points." to Number 64 WASHINGTON, Aug, 28.—In issu- ing occupational exemptions to men called under the man-power bill | draft, officials will be guided by | lists of 64 preferred industries soon | to be issued, it was learned today. Man-power will bed istributed on the same as fuel, material, transportation and financial aid, The new list of preferred indus tries will include approximately 10,- 000 plants, it was learned today, basis peau Mesnil wood (three miles north Troops Advance Seven Miles, Recapture 30 More Villag Take Thousands of Prisoners and Vast Quantities One of the decisive battles of history was being fought today over a front of 100 miles extending from the vicinity of the famous Vimy ridge, southward to Three British and three French armies were engaged, their : Le. They progressed a maximum of more than seven miles on a front of 25 miles, tween the Somme and the Oise, taking 30 villages. After capturing Chaulnes, which had withstood the combined assaults of Briti French troops for .weeks, altho prematurely reported. by a press association |been captured in papers of Sunday, August 11, French troops pressed on five reached the great railway center of Nesle. jmiles of Peronne. : The British yesterday took the strongly-defended town of Foucacourt, south of Somme, which had held up the allied advance on a wide frogt in that region. also cleared out Trones wood, north of the Somme. Along the Scarpe the British advanced to the outskirts of three villages that In that sector, this defensive line mye This advance also brought them within An advance on a four-mile front on the western edge of the Flanders salient wa The French have taken Crapeau-Mesnil, south of Roye, capturing several tho additional prisoners, according to a dispatch from the front. Americans are fighting with Gen. Mangin’s army northwest of Soissons. n farther north have entered 1914 war territory on the road to Cambrai. Vast quantities of materials are falling to the allies as they sweep ahead. The French have captured Chavigny and have reached the western outskirts © Chavigny is three miles north of Soissons, and Juvigny is two miles Noyon is being HAIG 1S THREE “MILES OVER FO 1917 DEFENSES LONDON, Aug. wood, another point north of ‘the ear was taken. Troops of the British First — army have made further ad vances south of the Scarpe, reaching Remy, three miles be yond the Hindenburg line. The Germans, in their d eS |efforts to stay the British $ are strongly increasing their 3 line forces by recklessly drawing on Rupprecht's reserves. | Several divisions of fresh troops are reported to have been thrown into the battle south of Bapa\ “In Flanders the British adi on a four-nile front astride the Neuf. | Berquin-Estaires road, taking a numie ber of prisoners, “Yesterday our troops south of the. Somme took Foucacourt, which the: |enemy had held strongly with mae chine guns,” the statement said, ‘ ‘SPIED ON U.S, TROOPS, DOOMED PARIS, Aug, 28.—Manuel Menan- da, of Madrid, today was sentenced to death by a military court for ate tempting to inform the enemy of the arrival of American troops and lotae | don of their camps. OFFICER DRINKS WITH PRIVATES--HE’S FIRED WASHINGTON, Aug. 28.—Firat Lieut. M. F. Walker, 68rd infanj has been dismissed from the prover for drinking with enlisted men in hig ~ company barracks at Camp Lewis,