The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 26, 1918, Page 1

eee stamps, but in which \ get under way again. IF IT HELPS WAR, THE STAR IS FOR AAA APARNA PA VOLUME 20, NO, 206 no stamp Appros y WIN THE IT having gone splendidly s« ubscribe its allotment been purchased -for th $2,000,000 must } he Liberty Loan, surely will not perm in Seattle appr ater ‘nal societies have tely 1,300 firm urchased the oximé THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS a Becond Claas Matter May 3, 1899, at the Postoffice at Heattie, SEATTLE, WASH., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1918. Wa oh, under the Act of COMPLETE SERVICE OF THE NEWSPAPER ARRAN RR Congress March §, 1879, — The Seattle Star Weather Forecas to be placed in the slacker class het individual members subscribed to} War savings societies must} H t mi ? i NIGHT EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Per Yous, vy Matt, ENTERPRISE t: 45.00 to 59.08 ASSOCIATION rain; winds: anterly Tonight and noderate south ALASKA VESSEL LOST WITH 200 ON BOARD VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. 26.-Princess Sophia has been lost with 200 passengers at TEUTONS PUSH DEMANDS FOR REE >. LONDON, Oct. 26.—An amounting to surrender has [By United Press Leased NATION Wire, Direct to The Star) | a x offer of peace practically been handed to British and French ministers in Switzerland by the Turkish minister, according to a dispatch to the Daily Mail. LONDON, Oct. 26.—The German war cabinet has de- cided not to answer President Wilson's late note until the entente allies state their conditions for an armistice, accord- ing to adyices from Berlin to Zurich, a Central News dis- patch said today. FIERCE SNOW | GALE SWEEPS . MIDDLE WEST By United Press Leased Wir 4 | Direct to The Star | ue « ‘Telephone and jeation over a Middle West wan dd today the result of in Kansas and Nebraska. was almost completely cut wm the Bast Eleven inches of snow, following a sleet storm near Grand Island, Neb. prostr 1 miles of telephone and tel DENVER, Oct telegraph large part egraph and railroad wire lines, Later a high windstorm between riten City, Kan., and Dodge City, | Kan., paralyzed communication in an area thru which lines had been re | routed to connect points eut off by the first storm | Officials of the American Tele | phone Co. here stated that no relief | was In sight before probably late this | | afternoon. | THE HAGUE, Oct. 26.—In his first speech in the|Wilson’s Appeal © pitts cies bis release from prison, Herr Dittman, so- cialist, a German republic, it became known here WASHINGTON, Oct. 26—The Turks are evacuating Tabris, Persia, according to state department advices. The) United States senator from Oregon. statement also said Tartars looted in Baku after the British evacuated, killing 20,000 Armenians. was deemed an exaggeration, the message read. This latter figure WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—The Turks are evacuating Tabris, Per. gia, according to state department Sivices, ‘The statement also said Tartare looted in Baku after the British evacuated, killing 20,000 Arment: This latter figure was deemed an exaggeration, the mes sage read | AMSTERDAM, Oct. 26.- }ing to German papers, it is admitted in parliamentary cireles that Grand Duke Adolph of Mecklenburg will accept the Finnish crown. Vor waerts, commenting, asks “Who wishes to sit on the point of a bayo bebo Accord Cut out this review of the week's news and mail it to soldiers, sailors or other Seattleites away from cur The Sea { home { HERE ttle Star Weekly News Letter for Men in Service ATTLE, WASH Pians for shipyards hockey league bere, under way Butter prices to be controlled by the food administration. Questionnaires sent to 37-46 regis- trants by local draft boards. Fair rental commission sounding @eath knell of rent profiteers. Wilkes stock players work in Se- Attle shipyards during “flu” ban. Boy pi t offered home by Se- Bttle Boys’ club musical services. School teachers to be paid for “flu” lay-off, announces the school board. ans stampede for the “out- Business reported poor in the Ala side.” North. 8. em- light from W. fe heavy Bandits steal «a loyment office in cash. “Keep the home fires burning,” fies of apartment house victims to ndlords rates to be fought Increase in h 4.7. L of the city’s Kennedy, Tegal forces shot, acet- Clayton Crawford, 12, dies at @entally by boy companion, | hospital blow « 707 Firat a $1,000 Divorce suit brought against Har- fy Bolton, city councilman, on Brounds of crue n Spring cigar re, and make off with rs defeat Foun- Camp 1 m, 21-0, in first dation shtp ame of th Divoree delu ficials Wednesda Oiled within an Cloth Smith, Joss a hita county of. Nine complaints prowlers, H. G kimono, reports No more Charles Hebt tor. 'N Need cream for whip rules 4 WV: ©. Carson, held up by two Cite, writes them a check fe ban- éding brotherly advice gratis." than he Liberty County Chairman ¢ 130,000 bonds, 8 Seattleites estimates ‘Wills. Mrs. 8. J. Srightman mitted $9 pairs of ; foes during invalid, Domestic ” Vents good ner Mdent of tole George Kawaki, Japanone, relieved * TAllrond ticket and change by Regro bandit armed with @ razor “Entire lawn she tells police lawn by Mrs. Tiballs. Will soon be gone William alleged “super slacker ny er to draft of Superior Court Judge Clay Allen offered captain commission in army according to reports from Washing ton Bleven Norwegian aliens, alleged anarchists, ordered deported by f migration’ Commissioner IMenry | White. warns health barbers to “flu” pro- “Roll them daily,” chief, when he orders wear muslin masks as a tection betting two to one on January, 1919, says W of the Dexter Horton Wall st. i eace before 1. Parson bank More than 500 women sign up with the U. 8. employment bureau to plant’ men in non-essential pations p- oceu- Hundreds walk to work when fire at power house, Seventh’ ave, and Jefferson, stalls car service, early Saturday Muff Bronson and George Ingle matched for a lightweight Aberdeen, to be staged wh ban is lifted chief reports 124 from Spanish influ- new cases, during city health deaths in city enza, and 1,801 the past week No extra charge for regulation amount of bread and butter in public eating places, ruling of the food ad ministration. Mayor Hanson invited to ride in airplane controlled by thought waves by mysterious “A. L.”—nut correspondent phone ser Murphine, Santender, advances. the “Don't pay for advises Th it chief. y nilean diplomat, same proposal a Butterworth, Seattle under taker, charged with fraud in burial of soldiers and sailors, by U. 8. At torney Saunders, denies charge M Port of Seattle earned $382,361.79 during the first nine months of 1918, according to the auditor's re port to port commissioners. More thar f contin cated whisk naval hosp 5 authorities to h Albers, millionaire grain arrested on charge of pro by federal authorities sot evidence riding on ers. { | Henry | dealer, Germaninm U, 8. sleuths train with Al Stirs Up Oregon Political Fight |, Ore, Oct, 26—Preal- dent Wilson's plea for the election af & democratic congress put pep tate what otherwise would have been a lackadaisical camipaign to elect a | For the first time this season, the |local newspapers came out today | with arguments for and against Sen | ator McNary, republican, and Oswald | West, his opponent. Under a gentlemen's agreement, McNary and West have refrained from campaigning. They are close personal friends, While Weat was governor, he appointed McNary to|q the state supreme bench. George Albers Is pa New Head of Mill;|/ J. Henry Is Out}, Oct. 26.—The resignation of J. Henry Albers from the Albers Bros. Milling Co., follow ing his arrest on a federal charge of violating the expionage law, was ac ted Friday re attle president election took place at a meeting of the directors here A statement issued by the new president, declared that the firm of Albers Milling Co., as well as in dividual members of it, has been in tensely loyal to America. It asks the public to Wold in reserve its opinion of the charges against the former head of the concern, Whether acquitted found guilty ever, J Albers is alle be out cern entir PORTLAND, Ore., and Ge wns elec | I a or Henry of the ce Employes of the Albers Milling Co, yesterday passed resolutions of confidence in George Albers as an American citizen. ‘The department heads of the Albers Milling Co, are American born, it was set out, and George Albers, it was claimed, has shown a consistent regard for American welfare Powell River Paper Mills Closed Down VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. 26.—}1 Paper mills at Powell river are closed today because of 190 cases of influenza out of a population of 1,600. The situation is serious for large paper users, and it was pre dicted ‘that Vancouver papers may | a be forced to reduce in size. n ki fn Seattle newspapers are supplied by Powell River mills th te | For Sale asy terms pores y 6-room_ bun tocar line “ 2 acres; all fruit; good = house a few bi minutes from Pioneer} | nquare. 10 e farm tract; well stocked; good house; $ | yy good outbuildings, automobi in u clase condition; terms. A used first easy th Read about these and a hundred others on pages} | 8 and 9, today’s Star. Lastehicnainsh irseinccsnanncuiiiamsanico dana ” Judge Calvin S. Hall—Able __Conscientious; Re-elect Him) compan. back one, “is, that | been doesn't spring discove pe | d Judge Calvin 8. Hall On the bench a year, Judge Calvin S. Hall has proven) worthy public servant. | Hall has been eminently fair. jelected on November 5 in King county. One of these should be cast for -nors that pour into London are hor ntitled to two votes. udge Hall. Able and canscientious, Judge There are two judges to be Every voter is Judge Hall was appointed in October, 1917, to fill the acancy caused by the death of Judge R. B. Albertson. His igh ve. bridge. After a summer of daylight saving, clocks and watches thru- out the nation. will be turned back one hour, or advanced 11 hours, Saturday night or Sunday morning. Every one will go back to the old time schedule, ‘The advantage of advancing clocks | hours, rather than setting them | according to jewelers, | it will do less harm to time | eeping mechanism, The national daylight saving law eration in to be performed you don't Per. | forming the act just before you go to | bed, several hours cartier, will have It is not necessary o'clock in the ays the o t 2 a, m. Sunday, but od to mind: this technicality. he sane effect » stay up until 2 norning to comply with the law. Watch your alarm clock. If you put the big dial hands of an hour and have that your ‘our clock back rising at, say, 6 a m., mean that you put larm hands back to 5 a. m That would make you an arly for work Monday morning. attle is going to find the netting an easter operation | last ek of her tim an the setting forward of The reason is that ublics funetions, theatres, me. You are given almost 24 hours to performed that ne change properly, you have French and Belgian refugees and | hangings to%muffie the explosion. eople liberated from German yoke, |is believed to have suc ‘ross housing service, hour there are no| churches or other places to attend at’ certain decision in the city car line case enabled the Ballard exten- sion to be built, which changed the income of the municipal | car line from a monthly deficit to a surplus. permit case, he held that the Reed amendment superseded Albers, of|the permit feature of our dry law and refused to require The/the county auditor to issue liquor permits to individuals. The case of the city against the Puget Sound Traction, | t & Power company was tried before him, in which cake the city obtained judgment against the street’ car company for $60,917 and $296 per month as the street car 's share of the cost and expense of the Fremont! In the liquor EVERYBODY SET YEGGS BLOW UP CLOCKS BACK | SAFE AND TAKE. HOUR TONIGHT $1,000 IN CASH One ‘thousand dollars in bills and silver was obtained by yegg men from the Spring cigar store, at 707 First ave, some time be- tween 1 and 4 a m, Saturday. A | small safe standing in the office was blasted open with nitroglyc- erin, from which the money was obtained, while a larger safe, in an’ obscure corner, containing — $20,000 in silver and notes, was unmolested. | Detectives from the office of Capt. Charles A. Tetinaft are scouring the city for suspects, and working on clues picked up at the scene of the burglary, which is the most spectac ular that has occurred in Seattle in years, according to the police. No trace of the men had been dis covered up to noon Saturday. “These men are systematic yeRs, Capt. Tennant said, “and a real men. » to the community, They must be rounded up at all costs,” Entrance to the citgar store obtained thru the Isis theatre, next door, at 703 First ave, The watch man connected with the Isis left at 1 a. m,, following which the door of the Isis, a somewhat flimsy affair, was pried off, and entrance obtained. Once inside, the yess cut a hole thru the wall that separates the Isis |from| the» Spring cigar store, and ekied the safe, An electric drill was used to bore several holes |around the safe door, which wer was Vanderbilt reef, Lynn canal, n Wind sweeping down the Lynn canal prevented the landing of the passengers for two days. The ship was southbound from Skagway when thrown on Vanderbilt! reef by a heavy sea | Hope for the release of the passengers was expressed by the owners of the British Co- lumbia Salvage company’s vessel Tees, which was sched- uled to bring the water pris- loners ashore Sunday. | | “The last we heard, and} \that was Friday morning. |was that the Princess Alice |? ear Skagway. : ALLIED FORCES SMASHING FOE | -ON ALL FRONTS (By United Press Leased Wire, Direct to The Btar) | was on the way to take off passengers, and that the easily on the rocks,” said E.| E. Pehn, local pa t LONDON, Oct. 26.—The allies are now attacking in Princess Sofia was resting every theatre of the world war. The Italian and Mesopotamian fronts have become | resentative for the Canadian|in France and Be Pacific, when informed by The Star of dispatches from Vancouver saying the vessel |p | was lost. | struggles to shake herself free. | This much has been culled out as |fact from official and other reliable | sources: | And in the mass of reports and ru rible details of the reign of terror It is officially known that the Bol shevik and German forces are now openly working together, largely un der German command Where Germans Concentrate Germans are conducting the Ger man-Rolshevik operations against hs in the region of Volsk and j considerable numbers of Ger man troops are concentrating in the | | Kharkoff region, to operate against the Volga region. A report has just been received that 2,000 prisoners have been mas: sacred in Petrograd alone parts of that city are in ruin A circumstantial story of the re- ported murder of the former ezarina and her four daughters has now been received in some detail. Documents trickling in from daily add to the evidence that this and that | |; est, enger rep | active in conjunction with the offensives on the West front lgium, the Balkan and Asia Minor fronts and the northern and eastern fronts in Russia. Gen. Diaz, directing a combined assault by the Italians, ritish and French in the Brenta-Piave sector of the 'talian front, has scored important initial successes, capturing several important heights and some islands in the Piave, in addition to taking nearly 3,000 prisoners. In the Mesopotamia, Gen. Marshall advanced astride of Ba: the Tigris and the Adhaim rivers. Turks out of Tauk, in the latter region, and is within four miles of the important town of Kurkuk, 160 miles directly north He has driven the Along” theTigris"he is attacking the The French war office announces that Austro-Germans Turks near Fatah. are being driven back on a front of nearly 50 miles between /Parachin and Kralievo, in Serbia. French artillery and patrols are active along the | Danube. The allies have won new and important successes in every zone of the West front, from the Dutch frontier to the Verdun region. U.S. FIGHTERS HUNS YIELDING DRIVE WEDGE IN THRU BELGIUM "Dispatch F rom Fred S. | Ferguson | Leased Wire | || By United Press Direct to The Star WITH MIES IN THE FRANCE, Oct | Americans have cleared the Germans | The forest was eastward behind AMERICAN 8 AR- 26.—The | out of the important Bourgeogne for- north of Grand Pre, driving a sharp wedge into the ¢hemy lines. taken various sources | rushes, the doughboys then swinging the German in short lines murder of the royal family is a fact. | ang threatening to cut off the boche The story, as it reaches London. leaves open the possibility that the slaughter may never be definitely proved, and may finally resolve itsel into another “Austrian archduke” | case, with the members of the for |mer royal family “appearing” peri | odically in every corner of the world. According ta the circumstantial de tails received, the local soviet at Ekaterinburg is responsible for the killing of daughters, the ex-czarina and* her | Helen Keller Will Go to France to Cheer Up Soldiers | 1O8 ANGELES, Oct Helen Keller, famed blind wom. {| an, is going to France as soon as | she can to help cheer the soldiers } blinded in the war 5 “If I can carry a message of | |) hope and cheer to the blind sol- {| |) diers,” Miss Keller declared to- ( day, “I shall be the happiest | woman in the world.” {| vi ) \| ariving the Pacific Coast Is | $25,000,000 Over on Liberty Bonds| SAN CO, Oct ne | 12th fede » district (Pacific coast) has oversubscribed its Liberty | f! Loan quota by about $25,000,000 those | °° ge of the district campaign | sald today. Every town and coun: | ty in the district went over the top. | | Exact totals are not yet compiled, | . lo tl Waiters in the New York Lunch saults |gun nests. | ty prisoners were taken against northwest of Grand Pre. The attack in the Grand Pre re-| gion following that of yesterday, far ther to,the eastward, Americans advanced nearly mile near Bantheville, occupying the | high ridge north of that village. positions were taken after several as numerous in which the half a The machine One hundred and seven Rourgeogne forest extends from a lage Rantheville }| Grand Pre. to extends from the northern out- skirts of the village northwestward {| for about a mile and a half. point west of Grand Pre to a point is ten miles east of) The high ridge referred PARIS, Oct. | tween | war office 26. announe Along the Danube Nery re dam pmmur tor has been dame ‘The Austro-Germans north- ward on the whole 45-mile front be Parachin and the | d.by French ar- | | ¢/two miles and a half north of that | | | | | TEUTONS FLEE FROM SERBIANS allies are Kralievo, today. n enemy moni _ GERMAN FRONT TO ALLIED PUSH LONDON, Oct. 26.—British and French troops are attacking between the Lys and the Escaut (Scheldt), east of Courtrai, on a front of 16 miles, Marshal Haig announced to- day, in a special report on Belgian | operations, The British have captured Oote- ghem and Ingoyghem, seven miles west of Audenarde. The French have reached Zulte, nine miles northwest of Audenarde, “The French have carried Chateau Zulte and have reached the fringe of the village of that name,” the state- ment asid. “They have occupied Blauwpoort and are progressing along the Waere- ghem road. | “The British have occupied Ingoy- ghem and Ooteghem and are advanc- ing toward the Escaut. “British and French are attacking between the Lys and the Escaut, east |of Coutrai, | “During Wednesday and Thursday, on the Samnbre-Scheldt battle front, the First, Third and Fourth British armies captured 9,000 prisoners and | 150 guns. North of Valenciennes we |have cleared the enemy rear guards from the villages of Bruille and Buridon.” Pan-Germans Are Opposed to Peace in Appeal to Troops LONDON, Oct. 26.—Following upon Hindenburg’s plea to the German people, urging them to take no stock in the allied pam- phiets dropped by allied aviators, the Pan-Germans have begun a counter - pamphlet - campaign of their own. They are distributing thousands French patrols inflicted cas-|) Of leaflets among the troops and ve said, Danube ged an enemy monitor, ualties on the enemy detae! “Along the our artiller ench patrols inflicted casualties erman some prisoners, “On the nin to K detachments, and took bian front, from Para- ultevo, we enemy, taking 200 prisoners pursued the The en | charged with nitro, The whole affair | 706 Second aye., voluntarily adopted |emy is falling back northward.” | was then swathed in some heavy It ed, for an explosion, precautionary | Saturday b; easures against “flu” | yearing gauze masks. ager J. C. Michaels, | French boys and gir “We think all restaurant workers |mirers of Yanks, have rechristened | of Austria-Hungary to succeed Hus 600,000 in all, cared for by Red| there is no report of any one hearing | should do this,” announced Man-| pet cats and dogs with American] sarek, according to a Vienna di» names learned from soldiers, intense ad- the | |) at home. One sample shouts that lt it would mean “not only complete suicide, but treason to the father- land” if peace were arranged on the policy of the reichstag major- ity socialists. Another still demands “a large war indemnity,” | bis Sg APPONYTL SUCCEEDS H AREK COPENHAGEN, Oct. 26.—Count Apponyi has been appointed premier patch to the Politiken,