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

i and The Star can help it, BUT—they must secure cards of admission first. "quest for cards to The Star. Full Leased Wire of the United Press Association. Complete Service of the Newspaper Enterprise Association. LUME 21. NO. 229 Discharge of 30,000 a Day|State Public Service Com- - From Camps to Begin mission Ordered to Take First of Week Testimony First p00 BY NEW YEAR CARL D. GROAT Preas Correspondent MEIER RECEIVES WORD Postmaster General Burleson has. backed down in .his stand on the fates, accord- INGTON, Nov. 25.—Dis pine. to) 9 tepsraw: sepeived By te ‘ef goldiers on this side is ex. pA to | & dally rate of 30,000 ot this week or carly wa ea secre Walter .F. from James | Getaghty, corporation counsel of Spokane, who is in Washington to pro- the increase in telephone Fatés in Spokane “Burleson has advised the public | service commission to suspend any increase in rates until a legal hear- ing has been held before the Wash- i i | i i i il ef 1 tall j z » of i a3 z fy li EFEREEE eft e F H E | immediately withdraw certain man- Instructions, to which the unions ‘took strong exception. These instructions, issued Nov. 20, withdrawal of this order leaves the employers free to pay the scale that is asked by the union. While this action only directly affects a com- paratively small number of ship- yard workers, it is regarded by un. jon officials as important In prin- ciple, and as a possible indication that the dispute may be ended by a general amendment of the award. Meanwhile the workers are voting on the proposed strike, if the award is not amended by December 8. Ohio Men Planning to Elect Pershing as Next President WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.—Decl- fons of the forthcoming peace con must be unanimous. There ‘Will be no majority rule. preliminary @ees by the United States, England, | and Italy will, be held, at/ Which the siate will be written and greed upon, andi then, when.the full|} OLUMBUS, ©. Nov. 26.— ence is assembled, the ticket |) For the purpose of nominating will be —with, perhaps, some |) and electing Gen. John J. Persh- Minor alterations ing president of the United The “preliminaries” will get under |{ states, incorporation papers of the Pershing republican league were filed here today by Chas Dick, former U. 8. senator, and 14 other Akron men. Rext month, or the first of Jan- | Sry. In questions affecting the | submerged nations now ris-| fo @ Place of their own, it ts like- Wy that their wishes as to the future Will largely be considered ih dealing With the problems. . While President Wilson ‘today atill| NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—The steam- } oseige el theymake-up af his del-| ship Carib, which has .been aground |. IO developed that republicans | off Long island for several days, has [Cainer td to send a republican | been floated and will be brought up to the conference. | to her dock toda “observer” will go armed with | letters from Senator Lodge, Elihu | Root, Chauncey Depew and other Roted republicans, to Arthur Balfour, Grey, John Dillion and other Prominent Hritishers: | His task will be to sit in at the STEAMER CARIB FLOATED BY EDWIN HULLINGER (U. P. Staff Correspondent.) Wace conference if it in public, and HARWICH, Noy. 24.—(Night.) @ gather from statesmen axsembled,|,{ —"The Germans still justify Mf it is secret, what has been done. the sinking of the Lusitania, He also will keep an eye on Amert- because she had munitions fan delegaten pected to pre: | aboard; she was given warning | not to sail,” declared Karl Ob- 12 her, machinist on one of the 28 German submarines which sur- rendered here today. Other members of the crews said they were ashamed of Ger- many’s ruthlessness, and many ND Following an exciting two-day west for « box of gold bullion val- Med at $31,000, which disappeared be- Anchorage, Alaska, and Seat | fle, from the Pacific ‘Steamship|} hoped to win back America’s fompany'x liner Admiral Watson,|) {rlendahip. the box was discovered intact at} The U-boat men were burden- Valdez Monday, where it had been ed with kit-bags, phonographs Unloaded thru error. 1) and other paraphernalia, when The bullion wax a consignment|{ they landed from their craft. Dohney & Thomson, of the All were attired in overalls. Bullion mines, to the Firat Na- They were laughing and joking emal Bank of Seattle. | uncles, their brothers, and their big cousins are in uniform overseas and in the camps. nts of our soldiers and sailors, be without a real joyous Christmas? CHRISTMAS FEST FOR “SERVICE” KIDDIES—,,** i," ssi ppy! Their dads and their Shall the kiddies, de Not if the Red Cross and the Elks The plan is to make the Armory a gala place the afternoon and Shri i : t evening before Christmas—and service men's kiddies are to be the guests of honor, Of course, the kiddies may be accompanied by their mothers, or guardians. These cards can be obtained at the Red Cross headquarters, 315 University st., or you may mail your re- PPP PPP PPP ILL LLP PPL LDAP PL PPP PPP PAP PAPAL RPA PPPS If you apply personally to Red Cross headquarters, Mrs. A. Taylor, chairman of arrai of her assistants, will be able to get the information necessary to give the right kind of gifts to your kiddie } If you apply for cards by mail, be sure to state the number of “service” kiddies you wish entertained, and their ages. The celebration at the Armory is for kiddies in and near Seattle. The Red Cross plans similar affairs in other cities of the state also. . é } At the Armory, the entertainment will be in charge of the Elks. 5 A huge tree, provided by the B. P. O. E., and laden with glittering ornaments, apples and oranges, besides a present for every little guest—in fact, with everything from roller skates to dolls and wagons, ice cream and candy—will stand in the ce Santa Claus will give out the gifts. will be given on an impromptu stage set for the occasion. nter of the Armory. The liveliest possible music will be a feature. Vaudeville entertainment REDS’ GRIP GERMA URLESON BACKS DOWN ON PHONE RATES HERE | Seattle’s honor i or we are branded sliders. at stake. Enjoying the greatest prosperity in its history—a prosperity due in a large measure to the war—this city has nevertheless, up to this moment, failed to meet’ its obligation in War Savings Stamps. King county’s quota is $8,241,540. Up to the first of this month it had invested only $6,754,379 in stamps. must be made up by the first of the year— The shortage slackers and back- The humiliating part of it is that we are asked to give nothing. We are merely asked to loan money to the United States on the best conceivable terms. War Savings S AND THEY CAN draw interest. BE CONVERTED INTO CASH AT ANY TIME. Still we have the spectacle of a few hundred firms capable of taking the max- imum amount of $1,000, who have not yet There are clubs done so. FREMONT OLDER IS ATTACKED BY SAN FRANCISCO, Nov, 25.—Fre mont Older, editor of the San Fran- ciaco Call-Pont, sald today he would not Institute charges against , Dis- trict Attorney Fickert as a result of | the encounter in the lobby of the Palace hotel last night, when Fick ert knocked Older down. The fight followed close on the publication of the Densmore dicta graph expose, In which Fickert, who prosecuted the Mooney case, was de | general of employment, to have prostituted the Hall of Justice, and to b “framed” the case against Mooney. Fickert and Older met in the lobby. Fickert .made several wide | swings at Older, while Older as- tempted to defend himself. Finally | one of Fickert’s blows landed and Older went down. The fight lasted about two minutes. Fickert is a powerfully built man, weighing over 200 pounds. Older 1s also strongly built, but is consider ably older than Fickert Densmore Says He Suppose” He’ll Go Before Jurors | PORTLAND, Nov. 25.—"I suppone | #0," said John B. Densmore, when asked today by the United Press if he will appear before the San Fran cisco grand jury, which will probe his alleged Mooney conspiracy. Densmore, who is director gen-| eral of the U. 8. employment ser vice, is here to confer this afternoon with the Portland Metal Trades | council, regarding the handling of| metal workers in the shipyards. will leave tonight for jMeattle to “ad-| within a week when they scrambled from the slippery decks into the launches waiting to take them ashore. Scoffs at America The correspondent interview: ed a score of them. Most of them ‘rejoiced at the overthrow of junkerism. One young of ficer, however, defended ruth lesaness and scoffed at Ameri ca's part in the war, He re. fused to give his name, as he naid He intends to visit America soon. “ay ‘hello’ to my cousin, Helen Richter, of Chicago,” said Eric Hagenstein, a rosy-cheek- ed lad of 23, when he learned the” correspondent was an’ American, Wilhelm Muller, a workmen's and soldiers’ representative, de- and lodges and Ve he AMERICAN PRISONERS "ABUSED BY GERMANS BY FRANK 4, TAYLOR (United Prese ident) STRASSBURG, Nov. 24.—(Night) —The lost provinces. of Alsace and Lorraine are again wholly French, thru the formal occupation of their capital today by French troopa. The | population recetved the pollua with great enthusiasm. Evidence exists today that the Ger- mans are taking American prisoners to the rear, to fatten them up on | good food before liberating them, @4) their plenipotentiary a result of an investigation by a Ger. man prisoner commission, which is Yankees in their present emaciated condition. The Americans have been working for months in mines 15 miles from the front, laboring 11 hours a day, without ffictent food or clothing, | Upton Sinclair Wires Governor in Mooney Case PASADENA, Nov. 25.—-Upton Sin- | clair, writer and socialist leader, to day wired Gov. Stephens in behalf of Thomas Mooney, as follows: “If you permit Mooney to die, you accomplish two results; First, you greatly weaken the influence of President Wilson with labor and #0. clalist forces abroad upon which he must depend for the support of his | program of fnternationalist justice “Second, you make almost impos: ible a peaceful issue of the impend ling struggle between labor and cap- ital in America. A good phonograph with records is | warited by the crew.of the West EL H@ | dara, leaving port shortly, says the| thru which Chamber of Commerce, as a Thanksgiving present clared that Germany favored the revolution “a hundred per cent Carl Charleston, Meyer, formerly of 8. C., sald America has again become popular in Germany since the revolution “You must understand this is not a gay day for us," explain ed Pa cob. jive Up All" rmany had just re the height of her naval wu but now, owing to the lack of food, she must give up all.” “Tell Unele Joseph in Mil- waukee that I am alive,” was the greeting of Ben Poppaitwut Among the submarines sur today was the famous merchant cruiser Deutschland, which had been converted into ched oss, SEATTLE IS $1,500,000 SHORT viduals who have failed to purchase as many stamps as they should. war is over—but our obligation has already been contracted. The money we are supposed to raise in stamps is needed—needed as much now as during the heat of battle. of our soldiers will A million and a half remain overseas for more than a year. We cannot desert their interests now any more than we could have during the war. If ois you KNOW it. . Ask your conscience. ve shirked your obligation, It is not too late to right yourself. The Star proposes to leave no stone unturned to help Seattle meet its quota. If you are a slacker firm, get busy at once. Get in touch with Chairman Clarke of the war savings committee in the Lyon build- ing. Put yourself in good standing. If you are a slacker society, get busy at the very next All the banks handle Seattle, gfeat yéar in true. \ according to officers who escaped rather than waityfor their delayed Uberation, According conditions in camps and atrociou: j | Eugene Scroggy, of Des Molnes. an aviator of the “Gimpers squad. ron,” who was wounded and n | prisoner, was liberated = from | Kalsruhe prison camp for a day by the Germans, that he might act ag in arranging sending of prisoners instead of thru to these officers, the the enlisted ns their treatment, were the |across the ponsible Rhine Clared by John Denamore, director | *fraid to permit the return of the | switzerland. He waa accompanied by a British colonel and a French major. These plana are now developing. Scroggy returned to the boche guards, wait ing at a Rhine bridge, to keep his parole. New Yorkers Will Hold Mass Meeting to Aid Tom Mooney NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—Two mass meetings will be staged in New York tonight in protest against the execution of Tom Mooney. The so | etaliste will meet in Madison Square Garden, while the | meet in Cooper Unions |. Police authorities have forbidden the display of the red flag at either | meeting and will take steps to en | force the order, it is stated. | | Plans are also under way for a sanizations in New York to be held in Cooper Union Thursday night, De- cember 5, in protest against Mooney's execution BEACH DRIVE CLOSED Beach drive is closedfto traffic un til further notice, annofnces Charles just some employment affairs,” and | body "the contribution may be made.|R. Case, superintendent of streets expects to return to San Francixco| The chamber suggests that it come | Tgaffic to Qu n Anne bill will go by 1 ave. | way of Gilma a mine layer, When the U-152 drew into the harbor, two American of ficers stood on deck shouting joyfully. They were Lieut Frank Miller, Oakland, Cal, and Junius Fulcher, of Nor Va, Two Yankees oo They were on the merchant cruiser Ticonderoga, which was sunk by the U-452 on Septem- ber 30, after a battle lasting 20 minutes. Miller was taken from a capsized life boat, while Fulcher was picked up off a raft, They were quartered with the officers of the submarine and reached Kiel from Hatteras on November 15. The workmen and soldiers told them they and many of the stores and War Savings Stamps. ce. ts CITY IS READY TO TAKE OVER The city is ready'to take over the traction company's railway Counsel Walter F. Meter will be presented to the council in Mon- @ay’s session. The full Property of the vision of the company, the di stock of ‘on, | the past several days with Council |man W. H. Moore | Walter F. Meier was forenoon, working out the details of the phraseology of the ordinance. The ordinance, with ments worked out by | Mefer, offictal which introduced was ora Are’ the committee of the whole, a |ing to present indications, | Acting, Mayor Bolton Monday committee will then make Trades and other labor bodies will) adoption and return the ordinance | ing raised in Prussia itself, especial: | |to the council within the next few providing it is sanctioned by | | days, | th council, according to Light | tract ‘ hour,” he explained. “The price of the transfer of pow: Jer is to'be appraised by three en gineers, one from the traction com pany, one from the city third representing both lcompany, The city one substation every over 5,000 kilowatt city anc hours: U-BOAT CREWS SEND GREETINGS TO RELATIVES IN U. S. were free. “Tell my wife and baby Ruth hello,” that I home as fast as possible and am coming Fulcher. He said the deroga was hit 20 times by shells, three of which exploded in the engine room before she went down “You are the first Ameries we've seen in two months,” d clgred Miller, He said they were treated well and had good food. In his opiniong the Ger- mans are uinely glad that the revolution came. vT Germans gave Miller and Fulcher three cheers when the Americans left the submarine “You must write to us,” shout. ed one of them. ap ere AARPAPR OPAPP DDD I LPO DLA LPL PALLADIAN CAR SYSTEM description of the real | Press all counter supplies | moned as soon as possible, tho at planned by the city and company and | present there is no talk about a na- the power contract have been agreed | tional assembly. according to Thomas Murphine, | ‘utilities chief, who has been work- | excitement iMg on these detalls of the deal for| the final result is that an independ- in confer. ence with traction officials Monday the agree- Murphine, | and Schleswig-Holstein, Mayor Hanson and traction in| burg and Baden, as well as Bavaria, | Monday's session, will be referred to | are declaring they will not submit to The the Upited Hebrew | amendments necessary for the final | von Berlin" (Away from Berlin) is be The city is guaranteed power for | olutionary operation of the lines for six years, | Superintendent | big mass meeting of all socialist or-| Ross, who drew up the power con: | | “The city pays 1 cent per kilowatt BERLIN ARMY and the must purchase time it takes THE GREATEST DAILY ATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Por Tear, br Mail sh0 so'snee ‘Butered as Gecend Class Matter Ma: the Poestoffice at Beattie, Wa under the Act of Congress March 6, 1879. SEATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1018. Weather Forecast: Tonight. and Tuesday. tains gentle northeasterly winds. NY MACHINE GUNS ON OPPONENTS The Bolshevists have undertaken to rule Germany. Berlin dispatch received by way of Copenhagen today said that the Berlin workmen's and soldiers’ council had issued a proclamation extending their authority thruout Germany. Karl Liebknecht, leader of the extremists among the workmen's and soldiers’ councils, declared in a recent meet- ing in Berlin: “I am an adherent of Bolshevism. I hope the Ger- mans will follow in the Russians’ steps.” Be ood agrees = ong ie council | ihe whole empire, t0 sup-|} Liebknecht Wants Bolshevik Rule ment of the whole empire, to sup: | press all counter revolutionary activ- ity. It was stated In a Berlin dis- patch that the proclamation had | been issued in agreement with the | Ebert ministry Copenhagen dispatches said the so- clalists have formed an army in Ber- lin and have massed troops and guns at strategic points, Simultaneously the Bolshevists are said to have | adopted similar methods. This may | Indicate that each of these factions fear a coup d'etat by the other, or GROWS AS BOLSHEVIKI ASSUME POWER LONDON, Nov. 25.—(British Ad- miralty Wireless.)—Latest reports from Germany indicate that the in- ternal situation has reached a crit- | ical stage. The whole control of the | country ts now in the hands of the Berlin work-nen’s and soldiers’ coun- cil, and a proclamation to that ef- fect has been issued. It states the council will provision- ally govern Germany in order to sup: revolutionary at- tempts and a congress of soldiers’ “| and workmen's councils is to be sum- BREAK UP AS RUSSIANS DID BY J. W. T. MASON (United Press Correspondent) NEW YORK, Nov. 25.—The first move in a Ger-nan counter revolution may be present in the proclamation includes Oldenburg, | of the Berlin workmen's and soldiers’ Bremen, Hamburg | council, claiming control all over Germany. There is no Goubt but that the Ebert ministry exercises little real authority thruout Germany. It is not in a position to speak for the German people as a whole. The spread of the soviet local gov- lernment idea is extending especially jin the German cities, Ebert has shown no inclination to interfere with t%is movement. Decree Will Decide Whether the soviets are to rule in Garmany or not will be determined by the fate of the decree summoning a constituent assembly to decide up- on Germany's future form of govern- ment The soviets oppose the assembly, because they. favor, in an extreme measure, the right of every local community to do as it | pledges, un- controlled by majority votes in any central congress. If the constivent assembly is indefinitely postponed, the soviet system of government may become fixed thru having nothing to replace it. HOLD 100 MILES ON RHINE RIVER LONDON, Nov. 25.--The French now hold the line of the Rhine from Selz southward to the Swss border, a distance of nearly 100 miles. This is a little more than a quarter of the line to be oceupied. The decision has caused enormous thruout Germany, and lent government has been formed in Northern Germany, with Hamburg as the capital. t Republic Formed The republic East Friesland, In Southern Germany, Wurtem- the terrorism of the dictators in Ber. 1| lin who have replaced the kaiser and militarism. Tt appears, also, that the cry “Los ly as. the feeling is gaining that the tyranny exerted by the rulers in Ber- | im may shortly be supported by rev- militarism. FORMING NEW COPENHAGEN, Nov. 25.—The | Berlin workmen's and soldiers’ coun- 4 |cil has issued a proclamation claim ing provisional control of the entire country for the purpose of suppress. ing attempts at a counter revolution, a dispatch from that city agsunced today, Other dispatches reported that Oldeburg, Bremen, Hamburg, East Ariesland and — Schleswig-Holstein have formed a republic wit® Qam- | burg as the capital A Geneva dispatch said all com- munication between Berlin and Switzerland had been interrupted. |'The Spartacus group has been warn the Notefahn Zeitung to be- ‘are of a counter revolution in Ber |lin, declaring that troops have been | brought in to provoke the extremists | ‘The greatest distance yet to be jand then turn machine guns on|trayeled is about 75 miles from the them French lines, in Rhenish Prussia to Socialists in Berlin are reported to | Mainz, |be planning formation of an army. | Every soldier is to wear the same S| kind of uniform, only the shoulder. straps to designate difference in rank, 25 PARIS, Nov. —Gen, Franchet D'Espery entered Constantinople yesterday on the battleship Patrie, it was announced toda His staff of 28 officers accompanied him, S. Wallace, of Seattle, is among American casualties the Canadian armies Monday, jaddress is mot given listed with| ROME, Nov Italian troops His |have occupied Innesbruck and Lam deck, it was announced today. i READY TO FIRE » aaa caaaia 3 4