The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 31, 1918, Page 1

(ADVANCE IN between INESS COME ert Lorimer, as he leaves for France. Jane Lorimer, war bride, and her husband, Private Rob- It arises partly from the attention Jane accepts from Hamilton Certeis, a doctor educated in Vienna, whom Bob suspects of being a spy; d partly from neglect to Jane occasioned by Bob's long talk with his father when he should have been saying farewell to his wife. unless she marries Jim, Jr., Bob's brother, a cadet at a school of military aeronautics. some initiations into life's tragedies which startle the giri in her. ‘TheSeattle Sta Are you one of thase $1, 000 who can afford to in- vest $1,000 in War Savings Stamps and have failed to do so? Then get busy at It’s the $1,000 class that is the slacker in the present drive to put Seat- tle “over the top | FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE UNITED PRES This talk concerns a dancer who will wreck the elder Lorimer's chance to become governor As a war bride, Jane gets She determines to find who is the “unwed mother” of Benjie’s baby—Benjie Lorimer is dead. She resolves to save Jim J. from the “Queen of Smiles.” Riding with Hamilton Certeis to see some recruits entrain she gets a hint of how near temptation can come to herself. The plot is strung on a thread of city life in America in war time. rich family, lives it all intens * * ely. * * Jane, a country girl, married into a - + * . You can now continue the greatest soul-baring story produced by the war; the story of one of America’s war brides, THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Pntered as Second Class Matter May 3, 1899, S ASSOC enn ORT OF THE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS at the Postoffice at Beattie, Wash, under the COMPLETE Act of Congress March 8, SERVICE OF THE NEWSPAPER Turn to page 6 and read today’s installment of “The Confessions of a War Bride.” NIGHT EDITION ONE CENT IN SEATTLE Per Year, by Mall, $5.00 to 39.00 ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION VOLUME 20. NO. 158 SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 1918. Tonight and Sunday, fair: cooler night; moderate north wenterty winde Weather Forecast: ADVANCE IN FLANDERS xe 8 8 8 ®@ *e 8&8 &©@ #* @ 18-45 CLASS TO REGISTER SEPT. 12 You Cannot Lie to Traction Co. Will Be Forced to Live Up to Franchise, Says Mayor RENEW LEASING OFFER! energy. He is a vi torn “over death! manhood, however, mon cause. Fy} ! ; i i Hl it comes to backing 3 i 1) | What is money painful? Does the cut to the soul? s aH H F Your Conscience The body of a healthy American soldier is tingling with life. In his fingertips, along his limbs, along the complicated nerve centers, in the pulsing blood, is boundless and surging ital organism, of the highest order, a lover of life, and the lovely things of life. * *£* £6 8 h All this to stop at a blow, for life to cease, to spread over all this acute consciousness the darkness of death at one shuddering stroke—that is the fate our men at the front must be prepared to meet any day. steel, the nerves and bullets, the writhing body is clubbed sav: head with a rifle butt. There is pain, Our gallant boys, truly the flower of American The vital tissues are energy centers are destroyed y ity, are dying uncomplainingly for the com- * * * * * * How different is the lot of the civilian. He is surrounded on every hand by the material comforts of life, and not for a moment is his own life endangered. Prosperity at high tide insures him a comfortable living without danger; yet when the men who risk all, he is hesitant. He hesitates FOR MONEY. compared with life? Is the parting as rending and tearing of the pocketbook Seattleites are slacking shamefully on their War Savings Stamp pledges, forgetting that they are risking neither money nor life, their money going into the strongest bank on earth at interest, to protect the fighters who keep them safe at home. If you have not done all you can, remember this: YOU CANNOT Seattle started out in War Savings Stamps, to @lfill its quota. the government would not com- the traction lines, but could enforce better car service to the ship- yards and other war industries by is- | suing an order to the traction com- | which would divert cars from | Tesidence district to industrial over, and not even ‘O YOUR CONSCIENCE. this week to raise $3,000,000 a half Search your conscience. runs, He claimed the shipyard lines | were short 36 to 40 cars at rush To Enforce ope ad ‘The city, following a the mayor and council, hye aig mo | eorporation counsel, sent a letter | HF ihe traction company, refusing the company’s offer of a 6-cent fare and| l-cent transfer, removal of jitneys and cancellation of franchise obliga. | tions. | * PRESIDENT WILL VISIT COAST IN. LOAN CAMPAICN BY ROBERT J. BENDER (United Press Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Aug. 31-—When The city countered by repeating Ita offer of August 20 for the leasing of the company’s lines for the period ot | six mi reafter, a’. ie, of canine are [President Wilson takes ile swing | 4 the circle for the Liberty Continued 4 | aroun ¢ Lelbooe tad |ioan, late next month, he will have —<—<———<—<$$____ es 8° st opportunity since his last) | campaign of going before the body | politic with straight talk on the war, | | his objectives in it, and what he pro- | poses to do when it is over. | His tour will be from coast to | coast, North and South, and is made necessary by the inability of Secre-| tary McAdoo to earry alone the load of loan campaigning. Then, too, this is to be the biggest loan Amer- | ica has floated for the war. The | president believe the people should know what the money is for, why it/ is worth spending, and what Ameri c& proposes to do in the way of re- . Sell Some adjustment within her borders to L d | make the battle of her sons worth the fight they are making. Buy Some [ Ootneiee Ge aaptsil covered te Land the trip, the president probably will | Read A Automobile Rent a House be on the road for snore than two | | weeks, returning to Washington | early in October. | It will be the longest single trip, both in the matter of mileage and | time, that he has taken since becom ing president, and will mark his first | visit to the West coast It 11 | congratulating the British on their \Lloyd George Sends Congratulations to Premier of Italy LONDON, Aug. 31.—Premier Lioyd George has sent the following reply to a message from Premier Orlando, 62 AMERICANS MISSING; SHIP WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.— ‘The United States cargo steam- ship Joseph Cudahy was torpedo- ed and sunk a¢ sea about 700 miles from the English coast, August 17, the navy department announced today. Thirteen of the crew were rescued and 62 are missing. ‘The captain reported that two sub- marines were engaged in the attack Two torpedoes struck the ship, one striking the fuel tank and the other the engine The captain was taken aboard a submarine and ques tioned. success in France: “Since the supreme war council met, there has been a welcome trans formation in the situation, ‘Thanks to Marshal Foch, the allied generals | and the troops, the Germans are now in retreat. We feel sure this success |is the beginning of the end of domi. nance of German militarimn.” » LONDON, August 31.—Britiah cas- ualties this week totaled 16,808, kill- ed, wounded and missing. THESE BOYS MUST BE ACCOMMODATED Between three and four thousand sailors and soldiers from near- by camps have been granted special furloughs over Saturday, Sun- day and Labor day. The great majority of these boys will spend this little vacation in Seattle, The Soldiers’ and Sailors’ club cannot begin to accom: modate them. It's up to you, Mr. and Mrs, Citizen Drop down to the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ club Saturday evening and load up your auto with some of these boys for a ride. Take a couple of them home with you; that spare room won't be occu- pled anyway. Take them to a show. Make them realize that we at home appreciate what they are doing for Uncle Sam. SUNK BY DIVER HOPE TOATTACK | ITALY LINE |Germany Has Slight “Edge” on Total Numbers in West | [ALLY RESERVES STRONG |BY HAROLD EDWIN BECHTOL (European Manager of the Newspaper Enterprise Association) LONDON, England, Aug. 31.-—The following summary of the war situa tion in the various theatres as the struggle enters the fifth year comes from an authoritative official source, WESTERN -FRONT—The _Ger-| mans, with 201 divimons in the have & humerical superiority. But #0 successful has been Gen. Foch's counter offensive, and so astonish- ingly rapid haa been the develop-| | ment of the American army that de spite the German “edge” in total numbers, the allies have a greater! [number of fresh reserve divisions than the enemy. | In short, the allied blows in the Marne and in Picardy, #0 tore up tne German reserves that the allies have ready, fresh, organized reserves to/ pitch in wherever they're needed, in| considerably greater numbers than the eneny. ‘The Germans were forced to use 71 divisions in the Marne battle, includ ing reserven, so that now it is care fully estimated that the total number of reserve divisions behind the ene my line from the sea to Switzerland |i» 51, of which only 27 are fresh. Some of these ‘have already been thrown into the battle in Picardy. | Cannot Draw on East ‘The kaiser, furthermore, cannot draw on the East for any more troops, and he may have to send (Continues on page 9) United Press Summary of War Events PICARDY FRONT—The British have practically surrounded Peronne and in the Arras region are pushing | on towards Cambrai. The French | are nearing Couch-Le-Chateau and in the region north of Soissons, French and Americans are approaching the Chemin des Dames, strong German defense line FLANDERS FRONT — British troops have made their greatest ad. vance on this front since the Ger. man drive. They have progressed from a mile to two miles on two sec tors constituting a front of about 12 miles, occupying Mont Kemmel, and recapturing Dranoutre, Lestrem, | Le Couture, Veille-Chapelle and Bat} | leul railway station. | CHAMPAGNE FRONT — German raids were unsuccessful AISNE-VESLE FRONT — Ameri can artillery is heavily bombarding Bazoches and Fismette. ANOTHER SPAIN | VESSEL DOWNED PARIS, Aug. 31.—The Spanish ves: sel Alexandrine has been torpedoed, according to a Madrid dispatch to the Journal, The latest reports from | German sources dec negotiations | between Germany and Spain over the submarine situation are still under | way. |Destroyer Ward I Ready for Service VALLEJO, Cal., Aug. 31,—The de- | stroyer ‘Ward was completed last night by Mare island mechanics, just three and a half months from the | date of the laying of her keel. She will be commiasioned immediately, A big celebration was held at the navy yard over the event, | demonstration of loyalty, | exemptions. COMPROMISE PRESIDENT SIGNS THE DRAFT BILL Issues Statement Declaring | This to Be Supreme Test of War TO LIST 13 MILLION WASHINGTON, Aug. 31,—Prest- dent Wilson today set September 12 an the day upon which 13,000,000 | Americans shall register for Ameri ca’s greatest draft. Those sum: moned to prepare for service include all males between the ages of 18 and 45, inclusive, who have not previous: ly registered. Provost Marshal Gencral Crowder estimated today that 13,778,753 men would register September 12 under the new man-power law. The June 5, 1917, registration totalled 9,586, 508, Out of this great reservoir it is | estimated over 2.300,000qnen will be available for class one—the first to be called to arms. Some of these will be called as early an October 1 The president's procilimation today was issued immediately after he had aigned the man-power bill Final Demonstration The forthcoming draft, the presi dent declared, “will be our final democracy and the will to win, our solemn no tice to all the world that we stand| absolutely together in a common resolution and purpose.” In his proclamation President | Wilson explained the draft as fol-| lows. “Fifteene months ago th men of the country from 21 to 20 years of age were registered. Three months ago and again last month those who had just reached the age of 21 were added. It now remains to include all men between 18 and 45 Not a New Policy “This is not a new policy. A cen tury and a quarter ago it was de Uberately ordained by those who) were then responsible for the safety | and defense of the nation that the duty of the military service should | rest upon all able-bodied men be tween 18 and 45. We now accept and fulfill the obligation which they established, an obligation expressed in our statutes from that time until now. We solemnly purpose a decis- ive victory of arms and deliberately | devote the larger part of the military manpower of the nation to the ac (Continued on page 4) PROFITS TAX TO BE 80 PER CENT WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.—The! new revenue bill providing $8,000, 000,000 the next year to help finance the war has been completed by the house ways and means committee and will be reported next week. Treasury experts believe that the bill will provide between $100,000,000 and | $200, 000,000 in excess of the $8,000, | 000,000 sought. Salient features are: Flat 12 per cent rate on normal incomes over $4,000 and a 6 per cent rate on taxable incomes less than $4,000, Ft on on individual incomes to 65 per cent on those of phe yh $5,000,000, Flat 80 per cent tax on war profits after providing for specific Excess profit tax from 35 to 70 per cent SIBERIA RULE. TOKYO, Aug. 28.—Organization of & new compromise government with autonomy for Siberia was officially announced here today, The compromise was effected with Gen, Horvath, who is now organiz ing coalition cabinet It is expected here that Horvath will become premier and some Viadi- vostok man will be named foreign ALLIES BATTER HUN DEFENSES” FOR NEW GAINS Troops of Field Marshal Haig, advancing along n the whole front of the northern line, have cleared the Germans out of one-third of the Flanders salient, made the enemy drive last spring, and are today conti |vastly important operations in that zone. They have occupied the famous and bloody Mont mel, where some of the most bitter strugglea-of the wi jhave been staged. Five other places are now in i |hands—Dranoutre, Vieille-Chappelle, Lestrem, La |and Bailleul railway station. | The British are reported to have outflanked P from the north and are now within a mile of the city. On the south only the width of the Somme r arates them from Peronne. The French are driving toward Guiscard and C and are reported to be nearing both of these import | points, while at Coucy-Le-Chateau they have taken a half a mile from the city and only three miles from Hindenburg line. hi This is more than 50 miles’ south of the point where |the British have crossed the Hindenburg line and. imme- |diately east of it is the great St. Gobain forest, said ta.B |one of the strongest defenses in Eastern France. | American and French troops have begun a double: | between the Ailette and the Aisne, striking eastward the north bank of the Aisne and at the same time dr |northward toward Coucy-| Le-Chateau. | In the Arras region the British are advancing st |toward Cambrai. [French and Americans in Hot Fight East of Ailette PARIS, Aug. 31.—44 p. m.)—The battle east on the Ailette - sia gpa violently. The enemy is unable to resist the Franco. pus | (This is the first intimation that American troops are fighting int | sector. The first Americans to enter the present Picardy drive are gaged about four miles southward.) The bridgehead at Champs (four miles northwest of Cicy La C has been consolidated and the French are nearing Folembray (two east of Champs). They are advancing northeastward and half ene | Saar Pocenienn They have approached to within half a mile of city. North of Noyon French troops are progressing along the river (flowing southward thru Guiscard). Further north they hold | ware beak of the Somme, as far as Brie, where they converge with sl French troops are reported in the vicinity of Guiscard, the imy town lying about midway between Noyon and Ham. They are also a5 proaching Chauny, the great railway center, 10 miles east of Noyon. North of Soissons, French and American troops are striking northward and eastward. They are advancing obliquely upon Vregny @ miles and a half northeast of Soissons and two miles north of the jand at the same time are progressing northward along the road | Terny Sorny (four miles and a half north of Soissons) to Coucy-LeCl | (nine miles north ‘of Solssons) Violent artillery fighting between the Ailette and the Aisne and | the north canal was reported a by the French v the French war office today. ‘Marshal Haig Reports Advance ‘Along Whole of Flanders Front LONDON, Aug. 31.—British troops are advancing alon; the whole Flanders front, Marshal Haig reported Today. They al Progressed from one to two fronts, one of nine miles and one of three, They have captured Mont St. Quentin and are now only a mile |north of Peronne. The city is thus practically surrounded. The British have made satisfactory progress north of the Scarpe. They hold Plouvaln |And have occupied 1,000 yards of the German front line north of Arieuxs en-Gobelle. The French have advanced east of the Ailette river, reaching @ wood only a half mile from Couch-le-Chateau, ‘’ HAIG’S TROOPS ADVANCE IN NORTHERN SALIENT Re In the northern sector, Dranoutre, the Bailleul railway station, and Mont De Lili hill have been occupied. The British there are advancing from the vicinity of Kemmel southward to near Neuf-Berquin, Vieille-Chapelle and Lestrem have been occupied in the other sector, Australian troops are attacking directly west of Peronne, and af@ — approaching the city along the north bank of the Somme. In the Arrag region, English troops have occupied Eterpigny and are advancing along the Arras-Cambrai road. The British are approaching Doulieu, four miles and a half south of Bailleul. Allied pressure continued today along a front of 175 miles, from Flanders to Rheims. The German withdrawal continued slowly in the Lys salient. Complete retirement to the whole Hindenburg line appeared imminent in Picardy, while French and American troops along the Aisne and Veslo rivers were prepared to follow up the expected enemy retreng on that line. Peronne, the most important bastion remaining in the enemy‘s tem. porary Somme line, is being surrounded. Its fall, looked for hourly, was expected to precipitate the withdrawal that will end only when the Ger- mans are back to the lines they held at the beginning of their March: offensive. Added to the menace to Peronne was the allied pressure all along — the Somme and north canal and northward from the Oise. % East of the Ailette river, French troops were threatening investment of Coucy-Le-Chateau, which is only two miles from the Germans’ spring _ jumping off place at that point. AMERICANS AND FRENCH NEARING CHEMIN DES DAMES Between the Ailette and the Aisne, French and American troops were” advancing up the main highway toward Chemin Des Dames and ieee minister. de (Continued on page 4)