The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 21, 1918, Page 1

nce was roy ure its cto- ra. un- , it 00,- ere und Wwe ap ing an th: & n), si), ir rir ty, ts _ PRRNEERSSoToay IF IT HELPS WIN THE WAR, THE STAR , IS FOR IT a VOLUME 20. NO. FULL LEASED WIRE Deen EOD 201 REPORT OF Entered THE UNITE THE GREATEST As Second Class Matter D PRE May 4, TRA DAILY SEATTI SSOCIATION WASH., MONDAY, Wash, of Congress March rE SI OCTOBER 21, 1918. under COMPLI the Act The Seattle Sta CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST the Postoffice at teattie, NIGHT TWO CENT Por Yeas, vy Weather Forecast: E NEWSPAPER EDITION S IN SEATTLE Man, 5 ISE ASSOCIATION ht and Tuesday, fair; weaterly wind —_——_ RE KAIS ARMY * * SHOR MEN TO ARMISTICE T RMAN % * #* # FIX ue LONDON, Oct. :21.—Germany today definitely announced dint the kaiser had been shorn of his power to declare war, vee declared that German sub- marine commanders had been ordered to stop torpedoing passenger ships, in her reply to President Wilson’s note. In agreeing that the terms of an armistice should be fixed by the military the German note stated that the present standard of power “of advisers, both sides” should There was no definite acceptance of Wilson’s statement that the terms should be | fixed by the military advisers of the U. S. and the allies the possibility of Germany claiming that the military advisers of Germany, as well as | be safeguarded. the allies, should participate in fixing the terms of an armistice. ONLY A DECLARATION ‘The note begins as follows: “In accepting the proposal for the @¥acuation of occupied territories the German. government started from the assumption that the procedure for this evacuation and the condi tions of the armistice should be left to the! Judgement of the military ad Yieers and that the actual standard @ power which both sides in field have should form the basis of M@rangements safeguarding and Guarariteeing this standard “The German government suggests to the president the opportunity be Wrought about for fixing the details f an armistice. Wants Peace With Honor “The German government trusts that the president will approve of 0 demand which would be irrecon Cillable with the honor of the Ger- Man people and to the opening of a ‘Way tos peace of justice “The German government protests against the reproach of illegal and actions made against the German tand and sea forces and thereby against the German people.” Feference to the responsibili {Y Of the existing government, the Rote mys: “The leaders of the great Wattles of the reichstag are mem @ this government. In future RO government can take office or Continue in office without possessing the confidence of a majority of the “As a fundamental condition of Peace, the president prescribes the itrary pow- secretly and disturb the Peace of the Government Changed world.” “Hitherto the the people of the German empire Rave not been endowed with influ nee on the formation of a govern Ment. The constitution did not pro We for the concurrence of represen: Of the people in decisions asto and war. These conditions have Now undergone a fundamental entatives of ise. Anew government has Been formed in accordance with the Wishes representatives of the upon equal, universal Metet and direct franchise responsibility of the Wor Of the empire Of the people is being legally Meveloped and safeguarded “The first act of the was to before the reich. & bill to the constitution empire so that consent of the tatives of the people is re for decision as to war and chancel new govern alter ‘Wired Deace.” Denies Cruelty Feference to charges of ille Bs the | to the representa: | The text apparently left open gal and inhumane practices, the note For covering « retreat, destruc be necessary, an¢ in so far as necessary they are per- mitted by international law, “The Gernan troops under the tions w win, are strictest instructions to spare private property dnd to exercise care for the population to the best of their abi ity sgressions occur in instructions, the guilty ing punished The German government further denies that the German navy, in sinking ships, ever purposely de stroyed lifeboats with passengers. “The German government pro poses, in regard to all these charges, that the facts be cleared up by neu tral commissions.” The note concludes “The permanence of the new tem of government is, however, guar. anteed. not only by constitutional safeguards, but also by the unshak able determination of the Ger-nan people, whose vast majority stands behind these reforms and demands their energetic continuance “The question of the president to with whom he and the govern ments associated against Germ are dealing therefore is answered in a clear, unequivocal manner by the | statement that the offer of peace and an armistice comes from a govern ment which (free of?) any arbitrary or irresponsible influence {s support ed by the approval of an overwhelm ing majority of the German people (Signed) “SOLF. ate Secretary of Foreign Office “Berlin, Oct. 20, 1918." American Troops Sent to Harbin HARBIN, Manchuria, Oct. 14 (elayed.)—The Americans are dis patching an independent detachment to Harbin, it 1s announced At last accounts American troops sent from Vladivostok were located along the Usuri river and some had reached Blagovestchensk with the Japanese holding the eastern Si berian front, Sending of a separate detachment to Harbin may that American troops will operate further west in Sibe ustave Herve, editor of La Vie torie in Paris, calle Lenine, Trotsk et al, “rats of the libraries—men who spend their lives eating masses of Uterature and philosophy as rats jeat garbage” mean | OF INTENTIONS SO FAR WASHINGTON, dent Wilson's appeared to officials to be merely a tions,’ Hei Oct. ion” “decis on the good niting. nee, it is Germany basis for peace fore additional moves can be made. It was authoritatively stated that | how the German answer an awkw Ww ison's peared” points, It was appeared” to be rd acceptance of President decision and that it to raise no controversial pointed out emphatically, | er, that his first reply th the Teuton proposal to the allies un til occupied’ territory had been evac uated. This position of the presi- | dent, it was strongly indicated, still stands as 4 primary condition today,|™ade in the face of fierce cou indicated that President Wilson, plies at all to the President to the offer, point that he could not pass on reply to Pre negotiations THIS IS WHAT THE GERMANS WANTED OF FRANCE IN 1914 * e LONDON, Oct. 21.—4(British Admt- 1 ralty’ Wireless.)—-Now that Germany wants peace, it is a useful reminder to give briefly the terms which four years ago Count Von Bernstorff, then German ambassador in Wash ington, declared as fit to be impos ed on France. They are All French colonies and all north eastern France to be taken by Ger. WASHINGTON, Oct. _21-~Sen many. ator Poindexter (Washington) today An indemnity of 400,900,000 |jntroduced a resolution m it pounds ($2,000,000,000) to be paid. nlawful for any official of the A tariff to be established allowing | government to answer any German | all Germ goods to enter Ir pe note, or hold any communica free for years without reciprocity | tion with Germany on the subject of for French goods entering Germany until the Germans have sur No recruiting to be allowed in ‘ed to the allies France for 2 y re. o . All, French fortresses to be de-|Serbians Continue troyed iprance to eureenter?. ¥edpe0} Balkan Successes rifles, 2,000 cannon and 40,000} LONDON, Oct, 21 Continued horses, progress in the conquest of lost Bul- All German patents used in| garian territory was reported by the France to be protected without reci- [Serbian war office in its Sunday procity for French patents in| cormuniau received here today Germany |The towns of Zayetchal and rance to cut herself adrift. from brpstenik. have been entered, Bolye- | Russia o nd Great Britain France Germa to Se y 25 an 1 alliance years Wilson i “declaration of inten- faith of which can only be ascertained by if he re- German note, can scarcely go farther! than state he must wait to see what the future brings be-| in stressed oe with ASKS SENATE TO. HALT PARLEYS vate was captured , ANSWERS! ALLS SUBMARINES POWER, SAYS NOTE ALLIES PUSH ALONG The Germans have been thrown back from their lines on the Lys river, and the allies are already in touch with them on the Escaut, or Scheidt, north of Tournal, where the enemy was expected to make another stand. | British troops are nearing Tournal, in Belgium, having driven the enemy over the Belgian-French frontier be fore that city. A few miles to the south, the British are approaching the important of Valenciennes from the west south. Three | thousand prisoners were taken by Haig terday in the fighting in that vicinity North of Laon and in the Cham | pagne, the southernmost stretch of the active battle front. there was an artillery fight during the night, and Americans and French, despite bad weather, are making slow but steady | Progress at several points. TEUTON CENTER AGAIN JOLTED LONDON, Oct, 21.—On the vital flanks of the German front in Belgium and France, the al- lied troops drove on today. In Belgium, the northern flank, and the progress was spectacular, On the southern flank, where the Americans and French are fighting in the Champagne, the enemy made desperate resist- ance, but failed to halt the slow, methodical advance. The rench official statement its- sued Sunday night declared that, despite bad weather, the allied posi tions between the and the » have been extended, East of pull, the French reached the summit of heights west Grand. lup. All the French gains were r out: Oise | attacks. t of Vouzieres, the skirts of the of Peronne were village reached At the northern end of the battle field, Belgian cave is pursuing the fleeing enemy he Havre offi clal statement declared that caval rymen char) German machine gun nests, taking prisoners. Vast | quantities of abandoned German m terial tery were taken, including a b of heavy guns on the coast At Laugenboom, the Belgians took the famous German long- range gun, which for years has bombarded Dunkirk. Cross Selle River Hnig’s men captured the heights | Jominating the Harples valley. The rmans fought with determination | The British at Denain, five |miles from Ve jennes, and have jtaken the villa of Haveluy, just jnorth of Dénain, British troops have reached the line, of Haveluy, Wandignes-Hamige, Brillon, Beauy ry. Two thousand prisoners were |taken and some guns. At their nearest point to Tournal, the. British are {wo miles from that Belgian city. Enemy Admits. Loss Allied airplanes stroy German continue communication cen- of misty weather, with rainstorms, British planes have taken important (Continued on Page Ten to de-| | ters behind the enemy lines. Jn spite | United Press Summary of War Events any FROM THE DUTCH BORDER TO pe CATEAU—The allied avanée tn | Belgium ie continuing toward Ghent. | Belgian and British crossed the Lys river at several points and are in tough with the Ea- caut, Scheldt, river line at Peeq, north of Tournad. The British are at Denain, slightly more than five miles west of Valen- clennes. They have forced the Selle river, north of Le Cateau, and are approaching Valenciennes from that direction also FROM LE CATEAU TO LAON— No special activity reported FROM LAON TO VERDUN— French war office reported artillery between the Serre nd the The Americans are slowly ad west of vancing in difficult country the Meuse. FROM VERDUN TO THE SV BORDER—Allied raiders captured a number of prisoners in the German trer ITALIAN FRONT—Heavy arti) lery at several points and raiding op- erations are reported BALKANS—Serbian war office an nounced three more towns captured in the reconquest of Serbia CITY IS PROBING _ BREAKDOWN IN _ PHONE SERVICE | Four investigators working | under the direction of Thomas | Murphine, superintendent of public utilities, are making their | way about Seattle Monday us- ing telephones here, there and everywhere to check up on service. ch time a ‘call is made the in vestigator measures the seconds be fore “central” answers on a stop watch. Nickels are spent prodigally by the investigators in trying out pay phones. | ‘The data collected will be em bodied in the report which Mur phine expects to have prepared for Mayor Hanson before the end of the week Murphine said Monday that his report will show the number of calls made this year compared with last ear and the number of oper ators used in proportion to the calls, He Blames Pay Mayor Hanson expre dd the opinion Monday that the principal trouble with the telephone service was the small pay offered by the company Frank L. McNally, district com | mercial superintendent of tho Pa cific Telephone company, made the following statement Monday regard. ing poor 1 in an inter view with a Star reporter telephone company is suf fering as are all other concerns, due to the shor ge of labor on account of war conditions Added to this the closing of theatres and places of amusement, due to the regrettable influenza epidemic, has caused peo | ple at home to use the phone more |than they otherwise would, This |throws an additional burden the traffic department Conversation Conservation “A request from the government, asking the co-operation of the peo ple In the conservation of phone conversation and calls, has been is sued. “If this is adhered to, better serv- troops have, IMILLJONAIRE ARRESTEDAS Henry Albers, millionaire head of the Albers Bros.’ Milling Co., was arrested in Portland today on a@ government warrant, | charging violation of the espion- | age act. | Albers, who is president of the! Albers Bros.’ Milling Co., of Seattle, | Portiand and Tacoma, is rated sev- eral times a millionaire His com- pany has been kept busily engaged filling war orders for the United States government The arrest wa United States Marshal made by Deputy Mann Deputy U. 8. Marshal F. B. Tich enor, of Portland, played a unique part in the Albers case. He was ent when the evidence to be pre ainst Albers was obtained, personally superintended the ails of getting it | Sworn evidence has been obtained “To hell with “You never Albers declared America”; that he said will lick the kaiser; never in a thousand years,” and that he said ‘Once a German, always a German why should this government tell me what to do? ged offense was commit Southern Pacific train be tween Grants Pass and Roseburg, | according to Tichenor. | “I got on the train at Grants | Pa Tichenor ‘told the United Press, “and went into the smoker of the observation ¢ There I saw a man sitting with an uncorked whis ky battle. I asked him wh the cork was, He said it was lost. I told him he had better get the bot tle out of sight, and then I left the smoker. | “Shortly after several men came to me one at a time and told me the man in question was a pro-Ger. man and that he was insulting the upon | United States. One man said if he did not find some one to take the man in charge he would silence him by force. I told them the was a better way, and we starte to get th evidence. “I stood just behind the curtain to the compartment, for T had learned Albers knew me, and listen ed while he continued talking. He said, among oth thing that Ger. many could never b en. He | said ‘There will be a revolution | here in ten years—in two months maybe tomorrow.’ He said he had served under the kaiser for and that he would 1il Germany.” Tichenor testimony naunt, Kent, 903 Chamber years e to return to he had of three men: L. B | Wash.; L, W. Kinney, | of Commerce building, Portland, and J. A, Mead, Rural Route 6, Box 910, Los Angeles, that Albers made the statements quoted Albers, he said, was under the influence of liquor, He lives in Portland. said the sworn fe may be expected: “Regarding the charge of discrim ination against union operators, this is not We have in our employ supervisors and chief operators today, girls who went out on strike at the time of the operators’ strike | the latter part of 1917, Henry M White, appointed by the government s mediator at the time of the strike, can verify my statement that we do not make this discrimination “As to salary, a new wage scale, the increase of which has not yet been announced by the govern: ment, took effect October 16, 1918. | lPhe details concerning the increase ! haven't arrived here PEOPLE T0 VOTEONCAR LINE DEAL Seattle will vote on the $15; 000,000 traction deal, if a resolu- tion being presented to the city council Monday afternoon by Councilman Fitzgerald is carried. The proposition under Fits gerald’s resolution would go be fore the voters November 5, the day of the general election. While the verdict of yes or ne * would not technically be bind- ing on the council, nevertheless it would be virtually a mandate to the city authorities. “The vote will not delay the deal” declared Mayor Hanson, who is heartily in favor of a vote by the people. “We are going ahead with the negotiations, which will extend over a period of several weeks.” One of the first steps to be under when the city takes over the Sound Traction, Light & Pow- er Co.'s system, according to the pre- diction ef Murphine, will be the dou- bie-tracking of the Fauntleroy line. This is expected to cut 20 minutes off the ride now being taken daily ‘by several thousand shipyard workers | living in the Gatewood district and beyond to Endolyne. Thousands of workers living in the closer-in sections of West Seattle will be benefited by five to ten minutes on their daily ride, Four new one-man cars will go on the Ballard line this week, said Thos, Murphine, head the municipal traction system, Monday “The cars came in Saturday,” he said, “and are now being put in shape. Two more will arrive for this line in a few days.” Two months may pass before the traction company’s system passes in- to the hands of the city, according to the prediction of Councilman Fitzger- ald, chairman of the city finance committee. ot All details of the transfer have been arranged, but several weeks may elapse before the corporation counsel's department can examine the titles to the traction property and embody the sale in an ordinance, Three readings of the bill will then |have to be made before the council, ee nEeenCC ro The German Does This and Wants } Honorable Peace lt LONDON, Oct. 21.—(British Ad- miralty Wireless.)—Revelations of the sufferings of Lille under Ger- man occupation, brought the follow- ing comments from the London Ob- server “Recovery of all the dense in- dustrial population around Lille en- abled the people to tell a tale of things which will never be for- gotten and never can be forgiven, until compensation at its fullest has been exacted and punishment at its sternest has ben meted out. “Young women and girls, young men and youths have been taken away like slave hordes by the en- emy.. Their unhappy parents know not what has become of them. “Lille has been looted. Pictures and other collections of its well- known galleries and museum haye been rifled. Its inhabitants have been forced to pay 15 million pounds sterling in fines and tributes.