The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 12, 1918, Page 1

a ety Polling Places You will find « lst of the registration on page cinet number, you ¢ Entered as Second * The Seattle Star THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | Class Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffice at Seattle, Ws ah. Complete Service of the Newspaper Enterprise Association under the Act of Congress March &. NIGHT EDITION ONE CENT IN SEATTLE Per Year, by Mall, $5.00 to $9.00 VOLUME 20. NO. 168 P EATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1918, Tonight and Friday, fair; continued warm; gentle northeasterly winds, Weather Forecast: ! 13000000 SIGNING UP FOR DRAFT WASH! TON, Sept. 12.— As news flashed over the wires: today of a great American of- fensive toward the Rhine, 13,- 000,000 Americans between the ages of 18 and 45 marched to register, a reserve army to back RICANS HIT OE TO CRUSH MIHIEL SALIENT imed his effort better than to jaunch it on the day wnen America, at home, was moving to enlist mil lions more for the victory army Thruout the nation, extras on the streets were bought by prospective registrants and read as they march ed to enroll | All indications pointed to smooth | ness of operation of this mighty reg: | | istration Draft officials of ex-| SM | perience were retained in practically | all cities, so that there were few | delays from inexperivnce. | ‘The new drawing of numbers will be staged here as soon as possible, and it is expected that some of the registrants “willbe in service next month. | | District and local boards have) | careful instructions as to exemption | {claims and will have industrial and | agricultural advice as to a man's es: | sentiality in war work. | '40,000 in Seattle Register for Army From 7 Until 9 p. m.|) Seattle began her gigantic task of registering 40,000 in » single day for military service when polling places, decorated in flags, opened at 7 a. m. They were scheduled to remain open until 9 p. m., and every man who has passed his 18th birthday, 4% but not passed his 46th, must sign of-| up, unless already registered in the The | 21 to 31 draft, or in actual army or of | navy service Among widely known men requir. ‘Mihiel sector on the western front, in which ® drive this morning in the direction of in German Lorraine. that the immediate objective is to throw the m Metz, straightening out the enlargement of the drive is BATTLE ANALYSIS BY J. W. T. MASON (By United Press Leased Wire, Direct to The ciate INEAY YORK, Sept.12.—The Amer- that number is engaged in the offensive hae started against |fensive which began today. he “German positions southwest of | Whole of the 25 miles from east ta "The objective may be Metz| St. Mihiel, between the Meuse and| it may be the German front in| the Moselle rivers is not held ex:/ed to resister in eocopyr bao i orraine, south of Metz in the direc- | Clusively by the Americans. Henry Suzzallo, president o e University of Washington; Mayor | on of the Rhine. Part of the sector, according to ‘The probability is at present that|the latest information, was still oc Americans have as their imme-|cupied by the French. It is fairly sistant attorney general here. Dr. te purpose the closing up of the| probable that not more than 100,000 | Suzsallo was an absentee, but sent Bt. Mihiel salient, which would | American troops are concerned in| in his card hrow the Germans back on Metz | today’s movement. This number may Indications at noon were that reg nd straighten the allied front along | be increased as the offensive in-| istration would be twice that of June he German frontier. creases. 5, 1917, said Dan Landon, executive The St. Mihiel salient is the most! Whether or not it will increase in| °f, Division 3 dangerous pocket remaining along | degree depends not only on the local|, “We're resistered e whole of the German west front.| situation about St. Mihiel, but also | h® sd If ite destruction is the immediate | on the strategic conditions that may | 4t the request of Provost Marshal Hanson and Clarence L. Reames, a» 1,800 already,” purpose, and assisting assault may|be affected in western France by | Ge". Crowder, flags were flying ibe developed by the Franco-Ameri-|the American offensive. thruout the city, and at least one band, representing the Knights | can forces known to occupy the line on the west side of the wedge be- een St. Mihiel and Verdun. The pocket is in the form of a i} ght angle, beginning at Verdun, | H en running about 20 miles soutl:|can forces into the combat at this | 0 St. Mihiel and eastward for 25 | time. \s miles toward the German border. It is impossible, however, for Hin { ‘The Meuse and the Moselle rivers | denburg to be sure of Pershing's ul re the boundaries of this 25-mile| timate intentions. tretch along which the Americans ‘ pday have started their offensive. Alter Hun sel | | At present there is reason to be- lieve that Pershing’s plans are not| | dominated by an intention of fore. | ing the war into its final stage by gradually bringing all of his Ameri (Continued on page 7) What Sept. 12 Has Brought to World’s History }| 490 B, C.—Battle 1777—Washington ‘ 5 } ) ot Marathon returned to the remainder acked Balti ’ H f 5 ‘ The country is rather difficult for] The possibility certainly exists |{ Philadelphia with hilitary operations, It is hilly and|that the Americans will suddenly |{ of his army faa been heavily protected with ar-| shift thelr attacks more to the east-|{ _1814—British llery by the rmans. Neverthe-| ward, if the St. Mihiel salient begins |) more. |to be drawn in and may undertake 1847-—Battle of Chapultepec. Hindenburg may well have been lorced by his search for man-power |to establish themselves well within |{ 1857 China declared war on o have decided to relinquish eventu-| German territory before winter puts |{ England. 1871—French assembly author an end to the full activity of the mil itary operations, ized the president to conclude a The American threat must be read |) treaty with by the German general staff as a|) € menace direct against German soll The defense of German soil has the prime call upon Hindenburg’s forces. | Yet, he haw been unable to accum: | ulate a sufficient reserve force from | the west front up to the present for | operations outside the Picardy and Flanders sectors. ‘Therefore, the | ‘American attack will have to be met | by drawing upon the permanent German ‘eserves, whose number has already been reduced to dangerously small proportions. ly the St. Mihiel wedge. It is highly improbable, however, hat he had completed his prepara ions so soon for this operation. The ericans may efore, ve caught him off his guard by heir sudden attack toaay. 1,000,000 Fighters ‘The effective combatant strength the American overseas forcey at present time is probably 000,000. Of these a maximum of 900,000 hay now be under Gen. Pershing’s rect command, This does not ean, however, that anything like Germany hasten of virs in Russia declar ed Holy. v nd killed Armenians indiscriminately 1912—Bulgaria warned by the powers against war with Turkey; territorial acquisitions would not be permitted, 1917-—Secretary Baker announc ed Liberty motor perfected 1918—-Thirteen million 4 register for service to Pate Ameri against SIGN THIS PLEDGE | I herewith subscribe for War Savings Stamps over and above my previous purchases and pledges. I promise to buy the Stamps before January 1, 1919, Name........++- an | v1 NN ohio k 5 boas oia'e ie bigie be sos’ Gi oss pie bint aiit , y un FULL) It possible, designate here fice, bank or other sales ‘our purchases. .. by Sie, eens agency where you intend to | ANKS STRIK ERSHING BEGINS BIG DRIV 100 U.S. Tanks Roll Over Hun Lin Deane | TODAY! Today American troops are smashing for- ward in the Toul sector toward the Rhine. They are paving the way for the invasion of } Hunland. > Today 13,000,000 Americans are register- } ing for the second selective service army. } September 12, 1918—what a day to live in! Already on the run, the Huns will now know absolutely that there is to be no rest for them until kaiserism shall be wiped from the earth. Today is a day of days for Americans—a day to consecrate to the struggle for freedom, a day to remember those who are at the front now, a day to remember those who shall soon join ‘the brave troops over there, a day to re- member our noble Red Cross, and the com- ing Liberty loan, a day to invest every surplus dollar we can in war savings stanips. This is no day for Seattle to be short $2,000,000. 4 TEN VILLAGES ARK BYFRED S. FERGUSON United Press Correspondent WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE MEUSE FRO) ; Sept. 12.—The first American offensive started at o’clock this morning between the Meuse and the Mo rivers. The attack was carried out by the First army, w direct command of Gen. John J. Pershing. | The Americans have captured 10 and z ben tag kilometers on a 15-kilometer’ front (about # The immediate object of attack is limited to a specified lin }/ Tanks are in action. The greatest number of American troops and artillery yet i \volved in any single operation is engaged in the attack. The French are assisting toward the right and also toward t ee TRACTION DEAL NOW UP TO CITY COUNCIL | Thursday morning that the men Of the salient, keeping pace were delighted with the new order. “We expat we'll now get our wage | <M. of 50, 55 and 60 | hour which the company Mayor Hanson and city coun- cilmen at 11 a. m. Thursday tack- led the gigantic task of trans- | forming the Stone-Webster trac- | tion Interests of Seattle into the | largest municipal street car sys- demands,” This is ine cents an tem in the United States. lal it could not pay without rais- Their action followed official re- | ing fitres. Traction President Leonard said ceipt of word from the corporation's tors in Boston that the city’s of other part of the Stor Leonard $15,000,000 offer to buy the lines had his management of the company’s llies hi m| Leet are a manakement of the company’s | weather is ideal for the offensive. The al ave complete supremacy in the ai Tugt apatite actually will future. He predicted, however, that The attack followed four hours of the most terrific artillery prepara- ,-—~ * take ever the company’s property is |he probably will take control of some | ton, starting at 1a, m. There was rain during the night and the flashes 7 from hundreds of guns concentrated around the salient brilliantly lighted | Ne not known. President Thursday that with the dropping of Webster pow left. | This dispatch is filed from the St. Mihiel salient. The Americans and the French also attacked on the western side of the Mihiel salient, pushing the enemy back in the region of Frenes (at the northen base of the salient). t This action was on a front of 12 kilometers. The French are on the with the Americans, pinching in the wy More than 100 tanks, <igette by Americans, aided in |concrete-reinforced front line of the German army in the region of = Baus (12 miles east of St. Mihiel). The tanks drove forward at sunrise, behind a dens smoke screen. ( The town of Montsec (seven miles east of St. Mihiel) was kept shrouded in smoke screen all morning long to prevent effective German observation. the traction company, estimated that er and traction interests. up the storm-clouds. the deal probably would be complete: | insists It’s Cheap Bu Everything within tho salient's 50-| 3-3 — ly negotiated by October 1 “We're treating the city fairly,” he kellome sar a ween, nie: al = Where I Big . Achon | addition to the artille sombard said. “The city will be giv Explains Conferen to decide in conferen: Ve are bi \ recognized part of the | just how the purchase of the t n every part of our property which stands as traction sys ment ss dropped bombs on all bridges, centers in the uirplar centers: ds Going On Now 1 Now J railroad - TEUTON WEDGE Jon | tem." and munition supply a Mihiel is on the Meuse, direct- | company’s f rty is to be carried action experts, he says, buy | Stllent which is one of the strongest /1y in front of Metz, approximately out, giving ¢ and attention in order | street railway concerns on the basis | frtified points on the western front. | 33 miles from that city, and about The first American offensive that the city's rights may be ct-|of five and one-half times a com.|. American infantry attacked be-/23 miles from the Lorraine border.| W&* launched today. ed in every manner possible or | pany's gross earnings €or one y hind a heavy rolling barrage, timed| it «ji at the apex of the St. Mihiel Linder direct a ee G Hanson explained On this angement, Seattle would| ‘© 8° forward 100 meters every 40) sattent | Pershing, the American “It is thought that proper account ve been for minutes. |. Whe region .d¢-the dfeuse“and | pad attacked both sides of | ants may be employed. Ordinances | tion company $2. Artillery and tanks so smashed the | xroselie is on the Toul front be-| pag a a front | mi land laws necessary must be drawn, |cil struck an ivantageous agree: powerful first line that little infantry | pore 2s an . ade hein go Pesce gig fore the important fortress of Metz,| ‘The St. Mihiel salient is a, and all the multifarious details must | ment which saved the city $8,750,000 “lin German Lorraine, This is the 4 ers indicated they had expe | ore ste | ular be taken care of in the same manner| Mayor Hanson and the council ex. | ‘T® indicated they had exr point where the American concen | Jjies (ome aicitee eae as if a private individual were buy-| pects to furnish the citizens, each | *ttack but did not know when oF | tration has been on f ont anos ‘betes te sree ing this property. Titles must be | month, with a comple atement of | Where it would be. The first village | “ne American Ii ee months, | German Lorraine. Pershing's ti | was taken by the Americans within | he American line 4s within two! are driving in the sides of it a detailed inventory must examined the earnings of the new property. Jor three miles of the | 40 minutes. Woods and other strong | rman bor-|the French are helping to p be made, and all these matters done} Chairman Pratt and President der. At some points the line actu-| the poin with as much expedition as is pos-|Leonard, of the traction interests, \ Pie Sines Ke Soles reserve, work.|#lly touches the Lorraine line. ‘The Ke croak tanks smashed thru thi! sible after receiving notice of the ©om-| ing with the French, assumed the ‘of. {battle front is approximately 16] enemy's concrete reinforced ne Take Inventory pany directors to sell, issued the! ¢onsive with infantry. At 9 a. m. | miles from Metz. | line just at sunrise, following a t Countless legal details must be| following statement: | they ‘reported not. a single boche | Metz has been an American ob-| rific four-hour bombardment, ai worked out,'and a minute inventory | “Our board of directors have au-| diane in the sky. American observ. |J€ctive, according to most theories| which the whole interior "of ef traction property taken, probably | thorized the acceptance of the city's) erg and bombers worked unmolested | °f the Plans of the allied high com-| pocket was showered with she! Under the direction of Superintend- | offer of $15,000,000 utility bonds for! under the escort of chaser planes. | mand. number of villages were repo ent of Utilities Thomas Murphine. the street railway part of this com-| ame ndriven narrow-gauge rail-| At this point tt has been predict-| taken Utility bonds, covering the $15,000,- | Pany’s property. road trains and wagons were rushed |¢@ the Americans might strike the} The St. Mihiel salient is one) 000 obligations, will be issued. This| “We all feel that this property is! up with ammunition blow that would be aimed at aj the most powerfully fortified si means that the lines will be paid for| Worth much tn excess of this! an other work was done by the|drive toward the Rhine, this being | holds on the west front. from their earnings. Mayor Hanson |@mount, but in view of existing) Americans, making this the first|the shortest route to the great in- Peyshing struck when the |has gone on record stating that no (Continued on Page Seven) complete all-American attack, | dustrial valley. mans further north had been @ additional burden is contemplated for METAS AR. <Z|__ The number of prisoners taken is| Gen. March announced last week back to the Hindenburg line by th taxpaye | ~——~-~~® | probably large. Indefinite reports at|that 93 per cent of the American | British and French; the situation Numerous economy measures will | $ | the time of cabling this dis |rifles in France were concentrated | become almost stabilized and it be worked out, with the aim of mak-| { { | that groups of § Junder direct’ command of Gen,| 4 88 if the Germans might hava ™ ing the big municipal system pay fory } $ | then villages near the front | Pershing: breathing spell. ke itself with 5-cent ¢ If this is) } 3] ny of the prisoners are from the The British today continued found impossible, fares are likely to| ¢ e largest au- ; | crack 10th division, which participat: | | ding the enemy in Picardy, crosai_ be increased ; dience in — the ? |ed in the M offensive last July ‘COMRES NOW IN Pal oe ed Shoda Bae " Northwest is read. “rol e ome! e 8 and taking towns before . Qui edial bosinheeds ; ing The Star ev Ales ie! deen pare ait Roper | while the French made a curnrtall The traction company has been op: } Re na el ape Couta eee Atearllen tallce. of in| ack north of the Ailette. : erating 516 cars. This num un-| } wish’ to tell about creasing successes. | phate der the city’s administrati is ex-| } / file sae o— ; s wale! what you have to Prisoners taken by the Americans pected to be raised by approximately | } rent, buy or sell, Rid 400 1 few hours, The (BULLETIN 100, in order to give better service. | 3 or the kind of help peaehed A he fone podra HP ot aan eae | qgoBISPLAY THE FLAG Unless the council rules otherwise, | ; Gol aieatinn > va | eno ci af van ing on a PMN 10D ea Sept. 12—(7:12 p. oy Today is registration |Thomas Murphine, now chief of the ‘Absinetrthed sale een on ie ra ma asian is }e North of St. Mibiel the Americans | | for men of 18 to 46, from city traction linés, as head of the de-| } sarc g | Aaieriokan Blache | They are starting have captured Comres, it was learned | | Uncle Sam will draw the partment of public utilities, will also | ? { | the encirclement of St. Mihiel. here today, (Comres is a mile from| | to land the decisive blows of a eaumie managernent of the newly ac-| } MAIN 600 Allied artillery is now moving for-| where the advance started.) 1) en ; auuae apatern ; ward (11:30 a.m) Pagny-Sur-Moselle | It is reported the Americans have | It is m big day In the The transfer of the traction hold: | } Ana have your is aflame from the American guns. | reached the western outskirts of | | of this nation, ings will place an additional 1,500 ; Want Ad charged. | (This town if 12 miles from Metz Dommartin-La-Mogtagne (a mile and) | Let us honor j car men in the city’s employ. 15 and five miley north of the allied|a@ half from the life w, ive | , -_ Men Are Delighted ; }} |line where the {Moselle crosses it.) launched), The attackgmn the left of