The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 5, 1918, Page 1

SUDDEN SPREAD OF Map and S idelights | A most interesting map, showitg the gains of the allies since March 18, will be found on page 9 ‘The Star Sidelights on the War will be found on page 2 FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF VOLUME 20, NO. 188 TH THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Kntered as Becond Cl E UNITED PR Matter May % 1 at the Postoffice S ASSOCIATIONS SEATT SATURDAY, feattie, under COMPLETE OCTOBER 5, Waen, o 1918, the Act of Congress Maren 4, SERVICE OF 1879. “THE } “Those American soktiers are making the name of the United States shine with a new luster before the world. They are splendidly justifying our faith and pride in our country. When buying Liberty Bonds see that you—just individually you--PROVE WORTHY TO BE FOUGHT AND DIED FOR. DO YOUR PART AS THEY ARE DOING THEIRS.—Saturday Evening Post. 25 “FLU” CASES IN __ SEATTLE REPORTED All cherebes, schools, theaires and places of assemblage were ordered chged by prociamation ,from Centralia, Wash. Saturday | morning, brought the total of | deaths from Spanish influenza at | | the naval training station on the! University of Washington campus | up to three, while six men were re- | ported at the point of death in one of the hospitals, / Two hundred and seventynine men are in the naval camp | rt tale, suffering from influenza and pneumonia, 34 of the caste being pneumonia, againat 121 men in how pitals Friday. Some of the men were afflicted but slightly, and re! leased following rapid reonrpey | Reports from the camp Indicate that great success is bemg obtained by precautionary measures, which | have reduced the danger to a mini.) | mum, according to Commander Mil | er Freeman. The maximum of | manitation and precaution is main | tained at the camp. Commander Freeman has not re stricted his men from leaving the | camp, but has commanded them not to attend no public gatherings or fre quent public places. No visitors are allowed at the camp. According to Commander Free. | man, there are few, if any, men en- | tering the hospitals Saturday. é & police has been given orders. halls were ordered closed last No private dances must be | Persons spitting on sidewalk: cars are to be immediate- Dlaced under order followed consultation Health Commisisoner McBride, Teported that there were 25 civil- arrest.” New cases are being reported ev-| “I believe the epidemic has hit us @ry few minutes. seriously. and that we must do our ‘There has been one civilian death.| Ufmost to combat it.” Commander Freeman declared. “Laxness inany | respect might result in a dangerous spreading of the influenza, even be yond our power to combat it. Every | | individual in the city should adopt t once the precautionary measures | call for at least 25 white mice Was insued by the health department this morning, to be used for experi purposes. “We can't find any white mice,” said Dr. McBride. “Any one who has | 4 them should notify us immediately.” | !ssued by the department of health He cautioned that young adultx| Preparations were being made gem to be most easily affected by | Saturday to convert the old county the influenza. But persons of all| Court house into an emergency how ages contract it. The warning to| Pital to handle Spanish influenza keep windows open, avoid cough- | “*e*. ing in ae ger A ‘and avoid} Twelve Spanish influenza deaths G@owks, was reiterated. have been reported at Bremerton The The malady has spread to the we wotheten scence O population there. Mra. L. B) Walker, wife of Lieut. L. B. Walker, of San Francisco, is dead from pneumonia, which followed influenza Dr. McPride, city health commis sioner, declares that more rain will laid tn the fight being made against }the spread of Spanish influenza jhere. The germs are freely dis tributed in the dust of the streets, Keep Away From Crowds—Dr. Tuttle T. D. Tuttle, state commis- sioner of health, has issued a list of rules for the public to follow in combatting Spanish influenza, which citizens are asked to fol- low in order to prevent he he says, and rain by checking the! ggg of infection. Here they) dust also serves as a foe of in-| “lL. Never cough or sneeze pigedae. without holding a handkerchiet before your face. “2. Keep away from public gatherings and public places as Much as possible. If necessary for you to go into crowded Places get out as soon as pos sible. GO OUT AFTER LOAN SHIRKERS With the first week of the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign | ending today, Seattle is half-way acrows in the drive for her quota "3. If you have a cold. even the most simple cold, keep your face away from other people's faces. Do not kiss the members ot your family, and do not of $26,872,400 breathe directly into other peo A $250,000 subscription from Dle’s faces the Washington Mutual Savings “4. If you have any symp bank, Saturday morning, brought toms whatsoever of grippe stay the total subscriptions up to $13,- 198,050, not including subscrip- tions which started to pour into the banks as soon as the doors were opened, at 10 a. m, At 10:45 war women of Seattle mothers, wives, sweethearts St home. Do not visit others or Permit others to visit you. Keep Your windows wide open #o that you may have an abundance of If you do not prompt Wy recover, or if you feel ill, call Your physicia daughters of men in the army 4 “The above mentioned precau- | navy paraded from Virginia st. south tions are extremely «imple, and | On. Second ave. to Y r way, in one yet if you will only consider for || Of the Miggest processions of its kind & Moment, you will realize that || ever undertaken We are asking you to practice Special committees, working under the personal direction of C. 8, Wills, King county chairman, are now in stituting a special drive against big Yoluntary quarant trying to put you tine by instead of under quaran. law. We are asking you asx patriotic servi to | business men and corporations, who Setually go into quarantine || Subscribed amounts below their quo And stay there until all dan. |) t%1n the expectation that “the other Ber of wprea the disease in | fellow” would make up the differ 1. Should the disease be- | Mee. ‘The employes, corporation and come epidernic ity, it will be all places of in your commun. necessary to clone public gathering.” firm members of the National Gro ¢ have swept across the lne y Co. | (Continued on page 9) | | against | them in the fi | not produce peace, >, WASH., NEWS Mayor Closes Theatres, Schools and Churches SPANISH INFLUENZA FORCES CITY OFFICIALS TO TAKE DRASTIC STEPS -IF IT HELPS WIN THE WAR. THE STAR IS FOR —TheSeattle Sta aa IT- NIGHT EDITION TWO CENTS PER COPY Por Tear, by Mail, $6.00 to $9.00 ASSOCIATION brisk winds ENTERPRIS Tonight and Sunday, rain to high southweaterly SPAPER FE. Weather Forecast: AUSTRIA SENDS OUT NEW OFFER IN PEACE MOVE *»“——_—___— | (my United Frese Leased Wire, Direct “te The 8tar) AMSTERDAM, Oct. 5.—Berlin advices today announce that Prince Max has announced that he will outline Ger-| many's peace terms in a speech in the reichstag. | They will include: Restoration of Belgium by means of an international | fund. Revision of the Brest-Litovsk and Bucharest treaties | by a congress of all the belligerents. Freedom of the seas. No payment of damages to France. Retention of Alsace-Lorraine. Return of German colonies. Partial and progressive disarmament. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 5.—Reply- |, ceed Austrian Premier Hussarek, has ing to alleged request by Austria Hungary for a peace conference SS ee ee ie te have Bo hi eth a Dy conference.” prepared a memorandum stating | Auntria’s conception of Preaident Wilson's 14 points, which will be sent | to the latter, The Cologne Gasette saye apes} Nungarian Premier Wekerio, | Tisxa, Count Andfasny a was made thru Tm ent ary ana Sour Hor According to the Volenna correspondent of the Tageblatt. she asked that Holland place The Hague Qt the disposal of the belligerents. Holland notified all belligerents, the correspondent says. It { reported that Prof. Lam- masch, who, it ts rumored, may suc: Neetion with the new peace efforts. “We are laboring unwearyingly in the interests of peace,” Wekerle de clared in an interview. “We are al, ready negotiating.” Wekerle and the others will be re ceived by Emperor Karl to discuss the altuation. Allies Are Sinking Claws Into Austrian Forces Dispatch From Cari D. Groat United Presa Leased Wie WASHINGTO Oct. 5 lied armies will make the reply to Austria's reported peace plea via Holland's government. Indications today pointed to de velopment of a claw-like offensive the dual monarchy, one claw being the allied forces in the Near East) the other the gallant Italian army While it may be unnecessary to develop this double offensive, it is favored by men of military im- portance and signs are increasing that this will be a portion of Gen Foch’s strategy. Application of the claws to Aus tria, it is held, would force her to make a genuine peace offer. The present reported Austrian request upon Holland to seek a peace con ference is regarded here as only another step in the known plan to develop a peace offensive thruout the fall and winter. However, if Pair of the claws were sunk into the mon archy, it is felt here that it would | be only & matter of very brief time before Austria would be out with a real offer to quit. Germans Want Russia Incidentally, some authorities foresee that Germany proposes a new and particularly sinister peace offensive before long. Ite indicated lines are based upon a retirement from Belgium and northern France. When this retirement has been ac cepted, it is likely Germany will endeavor to appeal to the pacifist element of her forces, particularly in Great Britain, among the Lans downe and labor factions, for a Peace contemplating no claims to any French or Belgian soil, Such an appeal must be combatted, au thorities say, expecially as it will be based upon retention of an en feebled grasp on Russia Military men viewed the war situa. tion today with jnereasing delight The German fotirement in the north and the big American smashes in the south were taken as spelling the ultimate military downfall of the Teuton Balfour’s Speech Is Britain’s Reply to Austrian Offer LONDON, Oct. 5.—The Telegraph declares it has authoritative informa tion that the only reply Great Britain has made to Austrian peace propos als consists of Foreign Minister Bal four’s speech of Sept. 16 in the speech referred to. something cynical in and conclud. Balfour said there was the Austrian proposal,” ed: “I cannot believe It is the enemy's desire to arrive at an understanding whith we can possibly accept. It is an attempt to weaken the forces which are proving too strong for 4. Iam sure it can and I am just as sure it cannot divide the allies “When the Germans try to dress themselves in President Wilson's clothes, or try to play a part they think President Wilson wants them to play, they are clumsy | Kind Treatment by Yanks Makes Foe Officer Weep} WITH THE AMERICAN FIRST ARMY, Oct. 5.—A captured Ger man major was greatly surprised at the treatment accorded him by staff officer told by a thet all Americans here, diers, held no bitte: toward him as a fellow soldier, and that the fighting was over so far as he was concerned, the major's eyes filled with tears. LAAs | ) } ) \ ; 5 , ) | 10,000 Turkish Deserters Fight in Constantinople) ZURICH, Oct Ten thousand deserters from th urkish army ar | sembled outside Constantinople and demanded the resignations of Talaat Pasha, the Turkish grand vizier, and Enver Pasha, minister of war, ac- cording to dispatches from Constan tinople The ministers refused and dispatch ed troops to attack the revoiters, it was stated. A battle followed, the re sult of which is unknown PRINCE BORIS BULGAR RULER ZURICH, Oct Crown Prince | Horis has assumed the reins of | government in Bulgaria, following the tion of King Ferdinand, to a dispatch received from ‘the Official Korrespondenz bureau in Vienna today Vorwaerts Says | Max Is for Peace AMSTERDAM, Oct. 5.—Copies of | the Berlin Vorwaerts received here, | declare socialixts will enter the government of Prince Max, because it is the duty of the government to| attempt a quick restoration of | peace The Tageblatt declares Prince Max's program is to bring peace, ie ) | who n't Let Jordan Pull His Propaganda Here i $ JORDAN IOROM SEC ao RAISES IRE OF MINUTE MEN. TASOMA, Oct. 5.—“Four Minute” Liberty Loan «peakers in four local theatres last night bitterly de- nounced Dr, David Starr. Jordan as a preacher of insidious German propaganda, and a “damnable pact-| fist” because of the California edu- cator’s “lecture here, during which| Etienne and he is quoted as having said that Germany should not be compelled to make any reparation for the} wrongs she has done Serbia, Rumania and Montenegro because “to do so would bankrupt | #tely her and retard her national indus-| inch of ground, because of the great i |number of valuable communication|| By United Press Leased Wire trial growth.” One of the speakers was Gagrett | tines behind the front, Fisher, a prominent business man. said “If men like you to get onto a soap peters corner and for ate the doctrine Mr is "pres hing, we would be ‘cooler’ within five minutes. he goes about, with no restraint, peddling his German propaganda It is your duty and my duty to protest as vigorously as we know how.” or I box one were at a minute PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 5.—"Taco ma Four Minute Men have garbled my statement,” #aid Dr. David Starr Jordan today In the talk referred to I did not discuss indemnities, terma of peace or atrocities. I apoke on the frenzied finance of Germany.” |Says Turkey will Hold Out to Last 5.—Turkey will noid ily . the ee minute before surrendering, in the belief that by so doing she would receive better terms, Pasha, provincial prestd of Albania, and former omar rinchiet of the Turkish froces at Scutari, in an interview be according to Es | fore his departure for Salonikt, He expressed pleasure at the fate of Bulgaria, which, he stated, had thrown its lot with the Teuton allies thru scheming motives for personal gain. The firm of Schwabacher Bros, & Co., announced Saturds morning that it had increased its subscrip tion from $50,000 to $75,000, and that in addition Nathan Bekstein acting for the ¢ Land Co,, had subscribed $5,000, | that wal | FLASHES | | VICTORY PARIS, Oct. 5 44:11 p. | Franco-American troops northward against Veruziers, are now within less than five miles of) important German base. | Enemy long range guns covering) Veruziers, which had been gets near Sugny and between Semide, are oad hastily withdrawn. Oct m.)—- art LONDON, er pm) BEM. | rhe Germans are fighting deeper in the Champagne for every battle front dispatches declared today. The op | posing armies are swaying to and fro. WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Oct. 4.—(night)— | Smashing of the Beaurevoir-Fon: | somme line, northeast of St. Quen tin, to four miles a day, gains of 300 or 400 yards, which were the best the allies could do in this region just a year ago. Which Are You— Renter —OR— Owner? The man who rents merely lives in a house —the man who owns knows the meaning of home. Now is the time to after a place of own, Look for place in the Cla: columns of today’s pages 10 and 11. start your that fied Star, ————— being turned into a quagmire. resulted in a gain of from three | compared with | ‘ANKS BREAK THRU! “amt te the motion picture | ~ eetinas to enforce the order. / At 2 p.m. policemen had serv- | ef notice en all the downtown | theatres, incieding movie houses, aal they had closed their doors. Wide intitude was given officers woke a emealiaae CUT BREACH IN HUN DEFENSES _ON WIDE FRONT Cer United Press Leased Wire, Direct to The Star) »— LONDON, Oct. forces have definitely broken thru the whole front of the enemy defensive line behind the Suippe river west of the Argonne, according to dispatches received here this afternoon. With the allied smash continuing along the whole West front from Verdun to the sea and with the problem of a successful evacuation of Albania confronting her, Aus- |e is reported to have made another peace offer thru } An official dispatch states that Austria asked Holland to invite all belligerents to .a“non-committal’ ”’ conference ‘at The Hague. i Great Britain, it is reported, has already replied to the | overtures, asking Austria to explain what she means by a | "Domeeeboedite Fattner in Res Pékce Wttorts, Austria's said to have Professor Lammasch, of the University jof Vienna, with drafting a memorandum showing Austria’s conception of President Wilson’s 14 peace points, which wil be sent to the latter. ALLIED GAINS CONTINUING Further yesterday along practically the entire battle front from Cambrai southward to the Meuse was |reported in today’s British and French communiques. Marshal Haig stated that they The Serbians have occupied Nish British line was advanced slightly | and several cities to the south, ac- (north of St. Quentin. In the same | cording to unofficial reports, but no | __Their secrifice must NOT be in vain. ==} out the French drove the enemy | advices have been received, regard- out of a strong position southwest |ing the expected northward move im Chardon-Vert. ment of the British and French. Northwest of Rheims Gen. Berthe-| Abdication of King Ferdinand of fas pushed across the Aisne-Marne Bulgaria in favor of Crown Prince canal at several points and seached | Boris, has been semi officially re- the borders of Bermericourt. | parted from Vienna. | _Franco-American attacks in. the) The Austrian retreat in Albania, Champagne and Argonne regions are | apparently is being hurried by the | placing the Germans in great peril, | Italians, who are keeping in close | both in the Argonne forest and/touch with the retiring enemy. | north of Rheims. An unofficial Paris dispatch re | Progress in Flanders is slow, ow-| ports that Portuguese and British ing to the difficult terrain which is | troops have thrown the last remain- ing Germafi forces out of German | Balkans Develop Mystery | Bast Africa, taking a number of | Realignment of the allied front in| prisoners and a quantity of ma- | the Balkans is shrouded in os er cokadbnes= ‘terial. ‘ AMERICANS SIASHING HUN ON 50-MILE LINE | Dispatch F From Fred | with heavy losses and the afvancsa was fully maintained. The attack was~carried on cessfully in the Argonne, the greatest difficulties. The boche had felled trees and interlaced them suc- i Direct to The Star »— = |with barbed wire. Machine gun WITH THE AMERICA nests were cleverly concealed in | FIRST ARMY, Oct. 5.—(10 a. m)—|this tangle. Tanks cleaned these up. Numerous explosions of ammuni- tion dumps in the rear of the enemy lines, thruout the day gave addi- tional evidence of the heavy losses suffered by the boche from our ar tillery fire. The attack, starting at —Furious fighting continued to- day along the whole 50-mile front | in the ChampagneArgonne re eer Heavy artillery fire is support- ing the infantry assaults. The weather is ideal and there is a | stupendous amount of aerial ac- (Continued on page 9) | tivity. Tere ag | Violent German counterattacks in| DESERT SHIPYARDS th Dal of Fleville, on the eastern | Gdge of the Argonne forest, were re- SATURDAY AFTERNOON pulsed last night. ; Shipyard workers in Seattle did Resumption of the Ameri- | not work Saturday afternoon. In- can First army's attack west | structions from headquarters of the of the Meuse, together with | Metal Trades council called on all a five-mile advance of the Ameri- | shipyard unions to work the morn- cans east of the Rheims, has ing shift only, in conformance with brought the Americans within (the desired 44-hour week some striking distance of the German James A. Taylor, president of lines at two points on the west- (the Metal Trades council, is now ern front. in San Francisco attending a Pa- In the Champagne, the Americans | cific Coast conference crossed the plains beyond Blancmont |trades workers, together with two of metal and reached the outskirts of St. Et-| other Seattle delegates. Local of- enne-a-Arnes increasing, with the|ficials said Saturday morning that nch advances, the possibilities of j¢ any cancellation of the Satur- Rheims. of the Meuse, Gen. Bullard’s corps has reached the Kreimhelde- Stellung line. Troops from Tiinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Virginia Jand West Virginia, in a pivoting | movement, advanced two kilometers {a mile and a quarter). Regulars in co-operation advanced five kilometers | (three miles). Five Posts Taken The attack west of the Meuse began at 5:25 yesterday morning and by mid afternoon Hill 240, day afternoon order had been made at San Francisco a wired an- nouncement to this effect would have been received here. Tex, Oct. 5. Cc. Maris, FORT WORTH, Second Lieutenants Washington, D.C. R.C. McNaught, O'Hara, TM. and F. H. Smith, Bastey, S. C. were killed instantly and Lieut. A. C. Seely, Brockway: Mont., seriously injured today, when two aeroplanes collided in the air, two miles south of Keller, Tex. nes, Fleville, Che and Le The machines were from ulifer- \ges had fallen. Severe counter at- O field, and carried two officers each. tacks in the center were repulsed ——— ay 5.—Franco-American despite 2ST A SSN fl