The Seattle Star Newspaper, November 13, 1918, Page 1

BOLSHEVIKI ARE MARCHING ON FINLAND STOCKHOLM, Nov. 13.—Eight thousand Bolsheviki, marching on Finland, have arrived in the vicinity of Viborg, according to a Helsingfors dispatch. Full Leased Wire of the United Press Associa’ Complete Service of the Newspaper Enterprise Association. <<< VOLUME x. * «# * * <--| The Seattle Star THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Batered as Second Class Matter May %, 1690, at the Postetfice ot Gesttio, Ween. um the Act of Congress Ma 4%, 1979, NIGHT EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Per Year, by Mail, $6.00 to $9.00 SEATTLE » WASH., WEL DNESDAY, | NOY. 13, 1918. Tonight and moderate souther) Thursday, rain; “winds, Weather Forecast: TEUTONS SEEK EX-KAISER URGE ARREST AND TRIAL OF FORMER RULER REPORT KAISERIN AND PRINCESSES TAKEN BY REBELS (By United Preas Leased COPENHAGEN, Nov. skaiserin, ¢, Direct to The 8 ys Ltacve oF NATION: 13.—Workmen and soldiers | ‘have seized the imperial palace at Potsdam, where the! the crown princess and a number of other gee had taken refuge, a Berlin dispatch reported 'y. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13.—A statement was pub- | ished here today to the effect that the former kaiser) “wishes it known that he has not fled Germany but de- parted merely so the new embarrassed. government might not be WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—German factions may | Rumania Is Now at War on Teutons Rumania has declared war on Germany, accord ing to a Bucharest dispatch today to the Frankfort Gazette. A dis patch from Janey said the Ruman jan government issued an ulti matum to rmany Saturday, giv ing the German army 24 hours to get out of the country. The time limit expired at 9 o'clock Sunday morning. WILL ASSEMBLE HUN WARSHIPS WASHINGTON, Nov work of assembling German naval vonsels in a port to be designated by the allies, will start soon. | As finally amended, the armistice 13.—The ; } ALLIES WILL SEND GERMANS FOOD IF DISORDER CEASES ‘THREE DAYS OF PEACE } Hostilities cease on all fronts. Evacuation of occupied territorie. and surrender of equipment by central powers under way. Ruotous celebrations thruout the world. Plans for peace conference a way Emperor Karl abdicntes. Kaiser Wilhelm virtually interned in Ho! }iand._ Reports of the death of the crown prince. jermans and peoples of former Austro-Hungarian empire work tc seni ‘oer | under new governments. Drafting of Americans*stopped and all questionnaires now in the hands of the draftees ordered returned unsigned to local boards. German government pleads for food and early peace conclave. Fuel and light restrictions modified. Relaxation of some food con trol measures ordered and a new food conservation program outlined Modification of orders regulating output of industries announced ssnaitiicbleaneneenanianiemempaeanmammanangenmansnas Se eR ETE _ demand extradition of the former kaiser and his trial be- | fore a socialist court at Berlin, diplomatic cables received here today suggested. | | zequires Germany to surrender all MN) her submarines, including the big | DISPATCH FROM ROBERT J. BENDER } ik (By United Press Leases Wire, Direct to The Bter) | submarine cruisers, and mine layers. | WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—President Wilson is ready | Tt im understood that this will mean | to consider “favorably” the Feeling against Wilhelm is declared to be increasing Prussian Junkers and cnilitartsts, | } and all ottiers within the former Ger- | ORMER PRINCE DEAD, ALIVE, RUMOR ‘The Poste, of Munich, refers to the | high feeling thruout Bavaria against | those who deliberately planned the! | world conflict, particularity Luden-| dorff, the Krupps and Wilhelm. Regarding the Krupps, the paper asserts “this enterprise will be made | to answer to a court of justice for | having given subsidies to general) United Nov. 13020 Pp. m)}—The ‘Boon, according to a dispatch from | THE HAGUE, Nov. 13.—Reports . His brother, Prince Adel ‘bert, who was with him, is said to have excaped. To Discuss Trial of Former Kaiser at Peace Meeting LONDON, Nov. 13.—The whole Press dispatch from Am-| Mterdacn today said that Wilhelm ar- ‘Tived Monday afternoon in Maarsen mae train to take up his rest: | ‘as impotent for further evil, | has been formed at the front without | ty’s quota is $42,795. special | warded pot It entered into commu-| scriptions on a $580,000 quota were nication with Marshal Von Hinden- | $75 000 by noon Wednerday, ‘at Count Von Bentinck’s castle. | ‘The conditions on which the Dutch (Continued on Page Eight) Teuton Ship Chief Commits Suicide, propagandists of war, and thus to) have systematically prepared war slaughter and the defeat of Ger many.” Wilhelm’ 8 e Retreat in Medite "Off Albanian Co Coast AMSTERDAM, Nov. 12—Count | William Hohenzollern, the former kaiser, plans to make his perma- nent residence at the Achilleon pal-| jace, on the island of Corfu, it was sate by well informed persons to- | P Oxcte: the largest of the gaan | islands, lies in the Mediterranean, off the coast of Albania. It ts about 40 milex long and has an area of 277 square miles. The island has beautiful scenery and the climate is mild. Britishers Would Send Hohenzollern LONDON, Nov. 13.—Joint ac- tion by the powers will be neces- sary to send the former kaiser to Elba or St. Helena, or to subject him to criminal prosecution, it was pointed out by the British officials today. No anxiety is felt regarding the | possibility of Wilhelm again interfer. | jing with the world peace. He is re) in view of the drastic armistice fore- ed by the allies. The internal situation in Germany | is believed to be rapidly precluding lany slight pro-kaiser sentiment | that may linger there. Count Wil. | hein Hohenzoflern, as he now calls himself, is helpless and hopeless, so the | Into Banishment “return from | AMSTERDAM, Nov. 13.—Albert | fr a# any apcene Balim, managing director of the | iba” is concern LESS DISORDER THRU GERMANY, IS NEW REPORT LONDON, Nov, 13.—The new Ger. man government emphasizes in wire less dispatches sent out from Berlin ;that the revolution is now effective | practically everywhere in the coun |try, and that disorder has been re | duced to a minimum | Despite this assurance, a Copen hagen report insisted that Monday-— when the new government declared | that all was quiet in Berlin—officers | and cadets still loyal to the kalser were resisting the “Red Guards” in the capital from the royal! library and other public buildings. | A Hamburg dispatch received by way of Amsterdam said that German | main headquarters had notified the | local headquarters ns follows: | | sot Germany gives up about 200} Ue deal a a yn i, at the state department last night, changed the details of time | and numbers, but did not alter the jgeneral broad principles, It is shown that 150,000, instead of 50, 000 cars, must be surrendered in evacuated. territory; the Germans | must give up 25,000 instead of 50,000 | machine guns Funds With the total of subscriptions to the United War Work fund believed by drive managers to be uniformly | low to date. } | “A workmen's and soldiers’ council | disturbance. | burg Tuesday. Control Seaports The workmen and soldiers still have complete control of and Heligoland, according to Amster dam reports, Dispatches from Zurich announced that a republic had been proclaimed both in Berlin and Vien rg-American steamship ted suicide at Hamburg whe: learned the terms of the armis- Mee, it wan reported here today. i _ wane A LITTLE INK i In the shape of a Star Want Ad, is the :nodern “For Bale” sign that is flashed before the largest audience in the Northwest. ae can charge the Want PHONE MAIN 600 Downtown Branch Bartell’s, 619 Second Ave. The former kaiser lacks the genius ga the North sea | firms | appeal is renewed Wed nesday to Seattle and King county peak to remember their obliga the service men whore wel ales to.0 iarve sens in the hands of the seven national relief organt | mitions for whose continued opera ons in their behalf the fund is be- | ing subscribed With reports from Seattle and | King county tardy, it is estimated Wednesday that probably 10 per cent of the quota of each hax been eub scribed in the two days of the drive passed. Drive officials call attention to the fact that the drive ends four days following Wednesday, stating that Uberality on the part of every citizen and corporation im counted on to give Seattle an honorable repre sentation in the state and national totals, Reports at state’ headquarters Tuesday night showed subscriptions of $329,722.74 for Monday and Tues: day, with reports from some coun ties incomplete. The state quota is $1,705,000, leaving $1,420,278 to be raised in the four remaining days Tuesday night's figures indicated that the Lewis county quota would be subseribed first, subscriptions of $39,394 being reported. Lewis coun Seattle sub Service Clubs Meanwhile, in co-operation with the war work movement, dozens of are forming patriotic service | clubs to assist in raising money with the least possible friction. School children are being organized into di- visions for collection of pledged amounts, with a central city comenit The following delayed dispatch was tee having general direction of the | sent out by the Berlin wireless: British newspapers are clamorous| “The workmen and soldiers an for seizure of Hohenzollern’s person | nounce that the kaiser, kaiserin and | and his commitment to exile. crown prince have arrived at Maas The Evening Standard hopes that |tricht, where they are awaiting de cision of the Dutch government re- garding their admission into Hol- land “It is untrue that Field Marshal Von Hindenburg is included in the party. He is at general headquar ters and in support of the agree |ment we submit. Crown Prince Rupprecht likewise is remaining at |hts post.” immediate steps will be taken to se cure possession of the former kaiser, declairng “it is the plain duty of ‘the allies, in their own interest, as well as that of humanity and the new Germany.” | It recalls Napoleon's return from | Elba and warns against a repetition The borough council of Deptford, the Westminster Gazette announc- led, has adopted this resolution: | “The future of civilization requires punishment of German authorities, from the kaiser down, who ordered land permitted specific violation of the law.” Copies were went to Lloyd George | and cnembers of parliament. “It in our business to demand the} |Duteh murrender of the former kal- |wer into our keeping,” said the Ex press, “Wilhelm and his tribe must \be b brought to judgment, or, at least, | eld for nate Dutch Laborites Plan Big Meeting AMSTERDAM, Nov 13.—The | Dutch socialists and laborites plan # | questionnaires fn the hands of men | congress by the end of this week to| who had passed their 36th birthday allowance, | on September 12, should be filled out | demobilization suffrage, abolition of the legalization of the consider | woman | first chamber, eight-hour day, old age pensions and Crowder rs vas in pay for subordinate of- ficiais and railroad emplaves | | | | | having jurisdiction over the variou city districts, which include the city's high schools. Organization of the national patri- | juvenile drive, and progenrn | Questionnaires Can Be Returned Without Signing WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—-A new ruling by the provost marshal gen- eral today sent to local draft boards thruout the country, provides that; all draftees who have recelved thelr | questionnaires shall return them to| the local board, tho they need not | be filled out The order yesterday was that all and returned and all others ignored. To clear up any confusion, General today ordered that all questionnaires should be returned to the board unsigned Campaign for German Bast African troops must evacuate, not surrender; German | evacuation of Russia is delayed until such time aa the allies decide is safe, considering the internal situa tion, 8 of foodstuffs to Ger- many, iy con oalued ores bing aad ‘wil conn to be maintained there. This reply has been sent peal for food. The only other placed ney matter was that there be a guarantee of equitable dis- | tribution. The president and allied by bir ag peoples are consolidating mats are exchanging views on the|and stabilizing their government time, location and details of the|and peoples in anticipation of their | forthcoming peace conference. j coming reward at the world peace | Appeal of Germany for an early | table. conference on peace terms, that she| Four important events were an- may be aided in stabilizing her new | ROunced here today that indicate the government and reducing the possi: | Sincerity of the nationalities of the bility of wild revolution when the| Middle and southeastern Hurope in \goldiers return, occupies first im-| their bid to the entente for full rec- to ke 0 e portance in the military situation | Osnition of their rights and the Other conditions are altered slight. | today. | righting of past wrongs. These vents were: | duced in the Lags Behind lotie sports committee of the United War Work Campaign is practically complete, with prominent athleti promoters and directors in charge. the plan being to stage smokers and l athletic events, both indoors and out in connection with the publicity work of the campaign. Stating that “snappy” work will be required to put Seattle over the top within the seven days’ time, drive of | fielals urge the public to put the mat ter thru with expedition, and for each individual to contribute his full share, without waiting for “George” to do it, Twelve hundred solicitors are working in the city, and will ap proach individuals, while corpora tions have had quotas assigned them and will be expected to report com. plete subseriptions, Figures will be available for publication Thursday. November 11 May Be Set Aside as National Holiday WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—A joint resolution, declaring Nov. 11 a na tional holiday to be designated as “Victory dag” was introduced in the house today by Hicks, of New York, a member of the house naval affairs committee. A resolution making November 11 a holiday in commemoration of the ending of the war has been intro-| French chamber of) deputies, according to advices from | Paris. Mich., Nov, 13.—Sun. day, mber 17, has claimed “Victory Sunday” for Mich LANSING. been pre- ly, and smal) allowance is made for the rationing of Germany in con nection with the allies commandeer: ing of railroads French Paper Says Confusion Existed Over Truce Signing PARIS, Nov. 12—The newspaper Le Matin, describing the arrival of | the rman plenipotentiartes, ex- | plains that the night they were pre-| sented to the French lines (Thurs- day), Mas. Bourbonbussel said to Gen. Winterfeld, on behalf of Gen. Debeny: “The immediately misunderstanding must be cleared up. The army received this afternoon three ¢ man parliamentary officers, who assured us that the armistice was signed. Now, operations are con- | Unuing.” Gen. Winterfeld replied: “Undoubtedly, but I see in only an error of interpretation.” that Yankees Marking Time; Awaiting Orders to Move WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY AT THE FRONT, Nov, 13.—The American army is marking time until orders come from Marshal | Foch for the next move. Germans were seen along the front lines, which gave rise to the belief that plans were already under way for withdrawing back to their own | border. Cessation of hostilities has wrought wonderful changes on the front Marching columns of troops going Very few} The president held that order! must be restored in the central pow-| Appointment of Gen. Coanda as | era before there can be a peace con- | the new Kumanian premier; confer- ference. Hence officials here believe |@Mce of Count Karolyi, Hungarian will be two or three months at premier, and Serb leaders, Bel- jeast before the conclave can be held | €rade; election of T. G. Masaryk as probably longer. | the Czecho-Slovak president, and de- The German appeal, delivered yes |parture of the Jugo-Slav delegates terday thru the Swiss minister, said:|f0r Paris. Coanda is an ardent withe German government urgent. | friend of the allies, and was prom- ly requests the ‘president, of the) inent in leading Rumania into the United States to inform the German | ¥9". chancellor, Ebert, by wireless, wheth- | _. With the abdication of Emperor jer he may be assured that the gov-| Karl, of Austria, the old dual mon. ernment of the United States is|SfchY and Balkan nations is ex. ready to send foodstuffs without de- | Pected rapidly to form into a group jar. if public order is maintaijed in |Of small stable republics and mon- Germany and an equitable didtribu-|Srchies. That order. there. mot Be Sande enaianieed? jlong deferred is the express hope <ete |and conviction of President Wilson. ansing Replies Labor Demands Vote | The main portion of the answer, as given by this government thru | meerien | Seen te, enother. ia Secretary Lansing, said: er a lem pps ded er |lies at the peace conference. ° noe eee Oe enter Ti, | nterallied labor conference held at the president of the United States an: | London recently Soe nounced that the representatives of |{t ine conclave. President Wilson le the associated government, in the su- | understood to favor this. preme war council at Versailles, |"“rne conference is expected to, be och yd preening ma pent set jheld at Versailles. The president pires that everything that is possible | peime ao areed by hie friends end wt in the circumstances will be done to | tied officials. If the domestic situa- gure. t with food and relieve | tion permits at the time the con- the distressing want that is in 80| clave ig held, he will go, friends say many places threatening their very <cacearinnatistengrepeetneioatat s! | lives, and that steps are to be taken | i |to organize these efforts at relief in |English Pa 8 the systematic manner that they Brand Solf Note were organized in the case of Bel- . | piu as Teuton Trick “Furthermore, the president ex-| LONDON, Nov. 13.—(British Ad- pressed the opinion that by the use | miralty Wireless.)—The ‘Times de- of idle tonnage of the central empires | scribed Dr. Solf's appeal to Presi- It ought presently to be possible to| dent Wilson regarding the armistice the fear of utter misery from | as affecting food of the German peo- those oppressed populations, and set ple, as a “contemptible attempt at their minds and energies free for the | mischief making.” great and hazardous tasks of polit- If has but to look at the ar igan, by Gov. Albert Sleeper Say Mines Dues to Explode in Ostend LONDON, Nov. 13.—(1:10 p. m.) | ~The German high command has | warned the allies that mines placed | |into battle are replaced by laughing | groups of doughboys and poilus, re- | joicing at the success of their great jefforts. Towns in this part of France continue to celebrate with | unabated Joy: ical construction which now face them on every hand. | mistice in order to see that the al- {ies and the United States contem- Ready to Proceed | | “Accordingly, the president now di- | recta ne to state that he is ready to | cdnsider favorably the supplying of foodstuffs to Germany, and to take up the matter immediately with the | US is plate the revictualing of Germany during the armistice as shall bo found Necessary,” said the Times. “That is both right and wise, It our plain interest to do what in lieg to preserve a stabilized, gov- |in Ostend are timed to explode to- day. |Brussels Will Be Freed This Week DUNKIRK, France, Nov. 13. Brussels will be freed this week, was announced here today. WALLA WALLA LINES START 8-CENT FARES) WALLA, WALLA, Nov, 13.—Ef fective Friday on all city lines, and replacing 5-cent fares, the street car company has announced §-cent fares, A recent election authorized the Increase, Capt. “Von Mueller of Emden fame has been released from internment in ‘| Holland |Add More Time for Teuton Evacuation LONDON, Nov. 14. (12:30 p.m.) A wireless dispatch from Paris announced the allied high command had informed the German high| command that a supplemental 24 jhours had been added to the time | for the evacuation of Belgium, Luxemburg and Alsace-Lorraine, FIRST LINER IN N. Y. AFTER BAN IS LIFTED, NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—The Vau ban, a Lamport & Holt liner, whica docked here early today, was the first steamship to enter New York | harbor since the removal of the ban by the navy department on reveai- ing the arrival and departure of vease! allied governments, provided he can | ¢™mment in Germany, if, only in or- ublic order is being |4er to have some responsible per- maintained in Germany, and that an |S" with whom to deal. equitable distribution of food can be| “President Wilson, in his address guaranteed.” to congress on November 11, also Assistance will be forthcoming, be- stated that ‘steps have been taken cause it is the purpose of the allies | tO organize relief to the peoples of \to check anarchy in the central | the Central Powers. By use of their | powers and prevent its spread. idle tonnage, it is possible to lift the | One of the significant factors in| fear of utter misery from their op- |the present situation is the de peoples.” |termination not to foree the Ger-| The Daily Chronicle says: mans out of Russia immediately.| “Germany, who never showed | With anarchy already prevalent in| Mercy, has now to implore it. The Russia, it is held that quick removal | allies will no doubt in these cireum- of the Germans would extend the | stances take such steps as humanity area of the Bolsheviki. in Russia, | dictates so far as they can do cons while adding to the number of mal- | sistently with feeding their own pops contents in the home-going armies. | Ulation: | Important Events PARIS, Nov. 12.—(Night)—The However, portions of Russia and | demonstrations in celebration of the parts of the former Austro-Hungar- armistice were continuing in fuil ian empire, the Slavs and Poles and swing here tonight