The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 25, 1918, Page 1

IF IT HELPS WIN THE WAR, THE IS FOR STAR IT The Seattle Sta THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Motered as Second Class Matter May 3, 1 at the Postoffice FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF TH E UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS VOLUME 20. NO, 205 at Meattio, We sh. under the Act of Congress March 8, 1879. COMPLETE SERVICE OF THE NEWSPAPER SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1918. NIGHT EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Por Yeas, wy Mall, $5.00 to $9.00 ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Tonight and Saturday, fair; colder tonight, _with “heavy foe; gentle northerly winds, Weather Forecast: FOCH STRIKES IN ITALY THE FLEA 1 Feeseveit eal he hoped the would decture against adop- ‘of the 14 points, “in their en. as a basis of a satiafactory Roosevelt declared for the uncon surrender of Germany, and he hoped the senate would take in favor of an unconditional Peace and against a ne ‘peace. | “Let us dictate peace by the ham. of guns, and not chat about to the accompaniment of the of a typewriter,” the colonel He asserted the language of the | 16 points was not clear; that some M the points might form the basis | the unconditional surrender of the United States; that Wilson's are satisfactory to Germany to proGermans and pacifists; that many of the president's are “thoroly mischievious.” Pleads Not Guilty | __ as Gold Smuggler Motridge, charged with & member of a conspiracy to $5,000 in gold out of the| -s in company with Isaac LeSage and Arthur | Cranwell on September 7, pleaded | rn, when arraigned before U. Judge Neverer Friday. ella Now is the oppor- tune time to sell || your property A few lines inserted Under Real Estate For Sale will get you a pros- Dect or if you do not care | }to handle the transac- | tion yourself, we sug- ‘est that you list your | Property with one of the 8 advertising under mg above heading. st ial ie we My »\ ASCENDENCY HERE “FLU” PROFITEERS Some physicians in Seattle are “flu” They go to the city health department and obtain enza serum without cost and then charge as high as $5, some cases $10, for injecting it “There are only a few of these fellows,” “and they ought to be ashamed of them- selves. One dollar, or at the most $2, We will withhold serum from any physicians we find charging Most of the physicians have been doing splen- sioner McBride Friday, unreasonable fees 4id public service in this crisis. realize their duty to the community.” by all means, should stop these “flu” The health department, ABDICATION OF WILHELM DEMANDED Vast Crowds in in Berlin, Be-| fore Reichstag Building, Urge Republic LIEBKNECHT IS HERO) Wire Hertin, de manded abdication of the kalser and the establishment of a re- public, according te LInforma- today The crowds had collected to pay | tribute to Karl Liebknecht, soctaliat leader, jong imprisonment for political op “The people’ hour has arrived.” MUTINEERS TAKE AUSTRIAN BASE | BASEL, Oct. 25—Count Karolyi nnounced in the Hungarian parila- ment that the 79th Croat infantry | has revolted and seized port of Fieume, according to a Budapest dis patch recelved here today. Fieume is an Austrian javal base 40 miles northeast of Pola, on an arm of the Adriatic, o sarvee Hp - | re || ZURICH, Oct. 25—Two Slav regi {| menta have mutinied and captured Karlovicz, according to dispatches today. Other mutinies are reported elsewhere. } { SOCIALIST ASKS. profiteers. nthinflu and in said Health Commis. is surely enough to charge. | ACLEAN SLATE COPENHAGEN, Oct, 25.—"We will The others strould be brought to not anticipate solution of Poland's annexation demands, which are not } profiteers. 1 . jin a accordance with President Wil- Twenty-six deaths due to Spanish influenza and pneumonia have been reported in Seattle within the last 24 hours, while 234 new cases have been reported in the same interval. While but 89 new cases were reported Fri day morning, it is believed the day's total will be well over 300. Since the beginning of the epider. | fe in Seattle, Saturday, October 3, 242 deaths have occurred, while a total of 6,425 cases have been treated by city and private physicians. Of thene, | one-third have in a large sense recov ered. On Rise in State Reports from the principal cities in the state of Washington to the of fices of the state health commission (er, Dr, T. D. Tuttle, Friday, indicate | that the influenza epidemic has tak- len an upward sweep, after several | days of decline. The following cities report the number of influenza and pneumonia cases within the last 24 hours as fol- lows: Spokane, 200 cases, 4 deaths; Bell ingham, 98% cases, 1 death; Davenport. 64 cases; Colfax, 14 cases; Aberdeen, 11 cases, 1 death; Yakima, 27 cases and an estimate of 20 not reported; Centralia, 4 cases; Everett, 77 casen; Pullman, 27 cases, 1 death; Tacoma, 43 canes, 8 deaths; Wenatchee, 12 cases, 1 death; Walla Walla, 16 cases, 2 deaths, with an estimate of 50 cases not reported. “Friday, a general spread of influ enza is noted over the state,” Dr. Tut Ue said Adhere to Rules “Seattle will not be placed in the porition of San Francisco, whose citi zens are compelled to wear gauze | masks on the streets, | to the health department. | it is estimated that probably | Foreign Minister addressing the |non's program,” if the people | soif declared in here will adhere to the prescribed | reichstag health rules laid down by the health| ‘Denmark's demand for Northern department,” Dr. J. 8. McBride, city | gchleswig 1s unjustified fealth commissioner, stated Friday. | “Regarding Alsace-Lorraine, “I wish to emphasize the fact that | fovernment will continue its re. the disease is spread mainly by the | forms. people coming downtown unneces-| Herr Noske, a majority socialist sarily, and frequenting the stores| member, demanded acceptance of and soft drink establishments, ete. | President Wilson's principle, and re People should stay at home, unless | moval of all members of the old gov compelled to go downtown by abso-|ernment from the present govern lute necessity.” ment. Eight additional deaths, which oc- curred late Thursday and early Fri | day morning, were reported Friday Junkers Release Liebknecht From “ Prison Sentence AMBSTERDAM, Oct. 25. Liebknecht, former socialist mecnber of the reichstag, haa been released from prison, where he has been serv. ing a sentence for attempting trea The following five men, industrial | workers died in a local hospital Fri day of pneumonia and complications | resulting from influenza: | Walter Fort, 33, of 1003 First ave. | 8; Jack Murray, 27, Puget Sound ho- oy Abdon Laconte, 33, 3011 Dakota | ; John Franct, 28, of 21 Washing: | yet eee eran enced today. ton John Murphy, 67, of 224 Jack-|""Tiepknecht was released on T Mpa. Aprile Wien, 91,’.of, 1113| 8%. SHR B popular Cemonstasen Fairview aye. died in the Seattle | Arked his ox General hospital Friday. The fol-|, Webknecht was arrested in Berlin in connection with a May. day cele lowing two deaths, which occurred | bration, May 3, 1916, His sentence late Thursday, are reported from the | o¢ 39 months, by a Berlin military Seattle General hospital: Mra. Haya | whi, 84, of 1206 Terrace wt, and John | OUrt: caused great disorders among W. Lepascomb, 29. 2310 N. 64th at, | {he socialists of Berlin, Stuttgart, inighteen deaths and 148 additional | L*#Paic and other cities “NISTRIAN CHIEF All jury trials set up to od | PARIS, Oct, 25.—Count Andrasny have been placed ahead two we ies | ian succeeded Baron Burian as Aus by U. 8 Judge Neterer, who made |troHungarian foreign minister, it) the announcement after a confer- | was #eported today ence with City Health Commissioner | trom Berne. Dr. McBride Friday. The petit jury — - will convene Nov. 12, and the| COPENHAGEN, Oct. 26.—The grand jury on Dec, 2, The old) military situation is grave, but not petit jury was discharged by the! desperate; we are still able to make order of Judge Neterer, who also|stubborn resista Gen Von stated that all admiralty and equity | Souch, Prussian war minister, told cases would be tried during the | the reichstag, according to dispatches ‘cessation of the jury trials, received here today. (Continued on _Page Bi aight) U. S. Jury Trials Are All Postponed, recently released after a/ the | “Dr. Kart | in a dispateh | U.S. SENDS DIPLOMATS TO FRANCE [Americans Join With Allies in Big Discussion of Wilson Asks Confidence Vote inU.S. ‘peal to Nation in Re- markable Statement for Undivided Support WANTS OWN CONGRESS: War Moves onan | STRENGTHEN DIPLOMACY | WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.—Presi- iI Direct to The Star dent Wilson today appealed to the, nen country for a vote of confidence in| WASHING’ ITON, Oct, 25--At an his leadership “both at home and important interallied conference to | abroad,” by returning the democratic be held in Paris, problems growing | congress jout of the war as a result of Ger In a statement addreaned to “My|Many's peace offensive will be | Fellow-Countrymen,” ho said that threshed out to accomplish com- | the republican leaders “have unques- plete unity on the diplomatic front | tlonably been pro-war, but antiad- of Acnerica and her allies. | ministration,” and said election of al Col. EB. M. House, President Wil- |republican majority to either house |%n's cantiteatial adviser, and Admir. of congress would “certainly be in-|! Benson, representing the navy de terpreted on the other side of the wa. partment, who have just arrived in) \ter as @ repudiation of my leader. | France, and Gen. Bliss, representing | | ahtp.” the war department, who already te there, will constitute America’s team at the big conference, Other members of the House party Gerten Apehinaiges, Col, Houses most | oninlaw and a trade expert iGo ve Jos, Grow, . in our - time. If you have approved of my mbnaey at Balin sa to ane | OW leadership and wish me to continue premtantte and Secretary Dantes’! Into |to be your unembarramed spokes- position on the naval terms of,an man, in affairs at home and abroad, armistice |T earnestly beg that you will ex- Colonel House has been studying press yourselves unmistakably to the peace position—particularly that effect by returning a demo- peace terms—for many months, cratic majority to both the senate/and is in a position to speak au- and the house of representatives. thoritatively for the president in re- “I am your servant and will ac- gard to American war aims and cept your judgment without cavil, the American viewpoint on an arm- but my power to administer the Istice. great trust assigned me by the) In addition to this party which constitution would be seriously im-| has just arrived. the U, S. has paired should your judgment be|on the ground Gen. Bliss, at the adverse, and I must frankly tell| Versailles council; Gen. Pershing, |You mo, because so many critical commander of the A. E. F., and istues depend upon your verdict. Admiral Mayo, in charge of the No scruple of taste must, in grim Atlantic fleet. The delegation in (Continued om page 4) expaetad to make {ts headquarters de ats a in Paris. REPUBLICANS — eq). HOUSE IS ARE IN RAGE Now IN FRANCE WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.—Preai- | dent Wilson's appeal to the Ameri. NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—Word re- today of the arrival in lean people for the election of a| ceived | democratic congress to provide an| France of Col. E. M. House, re- undivided support of war-time poll-| vealed the fact that he has been cies, tho it has‘ been expected in/sent to Europe by the president congressional circles, acted much/on another important mission. He sailed a week ago from an lke a bombshell. | Republicans could scarcely con-! Atlantic port, but his departure was kept a stric The president's statement follows: | “My Fellow Countrymen: |tain their indignation and resent- ment, declaring it will undoubtedly | gdential circles. mean the election of a democratic) Jt is presumed that he will rep- congress, Many members withheld | resent the United States govern- comment until they had time to read| ment in the proposed inter-allied the president's appeal carefully ‘The comment which was made fol. | plomatic council. which has been United Press Summary of War Events that the election of the majority of democrats in the house and senate FROM THE DUTCH BOR DER TO VALENCIENNES— would be a vote of lack of confidence | in the prosecution of the war. 1 The Belgians yesterday repulsed a heavy attack along the canal “It a vote of confidence is desired | by the administration he should ask for the election of a republican sen- ate and republican house, because | the Congressional Record shows that | on all war measures the republicans | have been more loyal to the adminis- tration than have the democrats.” | Senator Frelinghuysen, republican, New Jersey: “Politics is adjourned northwest of Ghent, inflicting large casualties, Hritish troops improved their positions between Tournai and Valenciennes. FROM VALENCIENNES TO LAON—The British, with whom the Americans are co-operating, opened the third day of their drive against Maubeuge this morning. They are wiping out a be damned.” | Senator Knox, republican, Penn: | believe the | small pocket south of Valen. ciennes. South of this pocket sylvania; “I cannot American people can be persuaded | they are on the edge of Les Quesnoy and the western edge of that the success of the war would be in the slightest degree affected by the results of the next election. To) | deny otherwise is to deny the fact of | history.” Senator Hitchcock, democrat “phe | president has stated the exact facta. | the Mormal forest FROM LAON TO VERDUN— The French captured Ambly- Fleurs, east of Rethel. The Americans yesterday cleaned out four woods south of Damvillers and made progress west of the He was practically forced to make his appeal by the republican attacks Meuse, gaining an important height west of Aincreville, on his policy.” FROM VERD' TO SWITZ- ERLAND—No activity. BALKANS—Allied troops have occupied Negotin, on the west bank of the Danube, 22 miles from the Hungarian frontier, BELGIANS STOP BOCHE ATTACKS | HAVRE, Oct. 25.—German as-| saulta in force northwest of Ghent were repulsed with heavy losses, the Belgian war office announces. | “The enemy attacked our lines lalong the northern part of the Derivation al, using several as saulting ylumns and heavy artil lery preparation,” the communique naid ‘Attempting to debouch Yanks captured completely equip: | Strooiberg, Morensuizen and Balder ped German band of 62 pieces. Dis |hoek, he was repulsed with heavy | Infected instruments were soon play- Jouses. ing “Star Spangled Banner.” || By United Prese [eased Wire'|| | secret, except in con-| ENEMY FRONT ON PIAVE IS DRIVEN BACK Leased Wire, Direct to The Btar) (By United Pri LONDON, Oct. 25.—(1:25 p. m.)—A big offensive ‘has begun on the Piave front in Italy by the British and Italians, accord. ling toa dispatch to the Evening News today. |Four armies are engaged. | Italian patrols have entered Alono. The attack is progressing satisfactorily. It is also learned that’ Italian troops have taken |Grevetrapa, Dopoli and Maggiore island in the Piave. In the Mont Grappa sector the Italians, after crossing the Ornio, have captured Mont ange three miles west of Alano. Heralds De Smash Says Italy Into Aust Oct. 26. —~ The) same time we must hold them in new attack by allied forces on the the Trentino mountains as we have Italian front heralds a double smash | held them for four years, to prevent into Anstria, ih the opinion of Gen. )a flanking movement. Emilio Guglielmotti, military at-| “The success of a campaign in Al- tache of the Italian embassy at/bania largely depends on the roads Washington. the Austrians have built thru the “This can be accomplished by/rough country. Before the war smashing Austria from the south: | there were no roads in Albania. In west and the southeast simultane that part of it we have occupied we ously; by a drive from the Piave to- | have built a perfect system of roads, ward Trieste and Laibach and an/The question is whether the Aus- jadvanee thru Serbia and Albania trians have done the same. If they into Bosnia and Herzegovina at the phave, we would drive them back and | same time,” he said | advance along their own roads thru | “A vinter campaign against Aus- | Montenegro and Bosnia. | tria is very possible in Venetia; it is| “As is well known, the people of | not possible in the Alps. Our task the oppressed Austrian-Slavic prov- | would be to strike thru the plains of |inces would welcome us with open Venice at Laibach, which is the key | arms, and this would make our ad- to the invasion of Austria. At the | vance all the easier.” 7,000 Boches Rounded Up in Allied Push Towards Maubeuge | LONDON, Oct. 25 —Continuing enemy resistance in Maing was ltheir drive against Maubeuge, the |OVereome and the village is ours. s “On the remainder of the battle British Third and Fourth armies) sone our advanced troops pushed have made important progress on @ forward at different ent_points.” front of 35 miles, extending from | | southwest of Valenciennes to north- east of Isgny. ‘They have reached the western jedge of the Mormal forest along its | |whole extent, and are on the out- | skirts of Le Quesnoy, 15 miles direct: lly west of Maubeuge. More |7,000 prisoners and 100 guns nave | been taken since Wednesday morn- ing, when the attack was launched over a front of 17 miles. Several Villages Taken The right wing fought its way thru L'Eveque wood, and captured the village of Ors, four miles east of Le Cateau. It is in this region that American troops have been co-oper- ating with the British, Further north, the villages of | Hoix-Du-Nors and Les Tulieres | were captured and the British lines | carried beyond toward Englefen taine The viltuge of Ghissignies, a mile southwest of Le Quesnoy, was occu- pied. | The Germans determinedly de- | fended the crossings of the Ecaillon river northwest of Ghissignies, but the British won their way across, |capturing Beaudignes, a mile west of Le Queanoy, and several batteries, |including heavy guns. Rusenes, a mile and a half north- west of Le Quesnoy, was stormed. | To the westward, Bermerain was captured, but the Germans success- fully defended Vendignes-Sur-Ecail- lon, a mile northwest of Berme- jrain and heavy fighting is still go- |ing on there. The river crossing was forced be tween Verchain and Thiant, and the high ground captured east of the |former. Monchaux was occupied and the east bank of the Ecaillon cleared, the British advancing to the outskirts of Maing, three miles southwest of Valenciennes, in the face of stubborn resistance with ma- chine guns. “Yesterday afternoon we attacked and captured Vendigies-Sur-Eeaillon and made progress on the high |the Deyenza-Courtrai canal between ground east of thiv village,” Mar. |Beteghem and Olsen, on a front of |shal Haig's statement said. “A Jabout three miles, according to bate |counter attack in this neighborhood | tle front dispatches today. was repulsed. In the Serre valley the French “Fighting recommenced at an|attack begun this morning and re- | early hour this morning. sulted in the capture of Vesles and “In close fighting yesterday, the Pierrepont, north of Laon, YANKEES GAIN IN NEW THRUST WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, Oot, 26.—(12:30 p, m)— | Additional progress was made by the | Americans today in heavy fighting | northwest of Banthevfle. Further advances also were made in the region of Grand Pre Twelve Americans cut off from their command in fighting east of the Meuse since Saturday, regained our lines today after hiding in shell holes and beating off the boches In several encounters. ‘SERBS DEFEAT AUSTRIA FORCE LONDON, Oct. 25.—The Austro- Germans, defeated in strong attacks in the great Morava valley, are re- |treating northward in disorder, the |Serbian war office announced to- day. “Strong attacks by the Serblans in the valley of the great Morava, forced the enemy to retreat north- ward in disorder,” said the com- munique. “We have liberated Para- chin, Varvazin and Belossitch, tak- ing 200 prisoners, and are advanc- ing northward.” FRENCH CAPTURE COURTRAI CANAL LONDON, Oct. 25,—(1:25 p. mp —French troops in Flanders have crossed the Lys canal and capture@