The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 11, 1918, Page 1

| \yY Full Leased Wire of the United Press Association, Complete Service of the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Entered as Second Clans A, wmder the Act ¢ =|TURK TROOPS MASSACRE 30,000 ARMENIANS! WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—More than 30,000 Armenians have been massacred in renewed pa i by evacuating Turkish soldiers, advices here state. The Seattle Star THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC SORTHW EST May 1, 1599, at the Postoffice at Meattle, Was NIGHT EDITION TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Por Tear, by Mall, $5.00 to $9.00 of Congress March 8, 1 vo oe Tero : LUME 21. NO, 243 * rLU W ompany Y f f WSS < WSS WSS \ WSS WSS WSSIW es Noes S\ W CONSTR CHATS OUICONE wot Wechwss wos <7 Lone Star Dietz, Football Coach, Labeled Slacker SPOKANE, Dec. 11. —- Coach Lone Star Diets, of the champion Mare Island marine football team, former Carlisle star, Pullman and Brown coach, Is ticketed as a slacker in a statement imued by J. C. Argall of local draft board No. 2 Argall declares that Dietz wan born here, received his allotment, SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.—My= surrounds an attack made early g on E. J. Margett, formerly a 6 policeman. Margett went to Breakers cafe last night. He ta mysterious phone cail and | cafe. A man followed him. | he was found with his face) claimed exemption on grounds of being an Indian, not a citizen. He declares Dietz has classified him- self as a man without a country, “t can understand there is difference between standing the side lines and coaching a bunch of boys and going against a shower of shrapnel, bullets und \ was.” Argall says. | tt fs maid to be In a serious! on. He was stabbed several | Believing he was dying, an district attorney went with to get a statement, but it refused ‘to try to identify hix EBERT DEFIES “RED” FORCE BERLIN (Via Amsterdam), Dec, 11—Chaneellor “Ebert has struggle occurred near the and the Chinese proprietor de he heard Margett ery, “You'll stab me again.” | Margett then stumbled into a sa-| Rext door, when he fell to the | eeding. fhe ansailant, who followed Mar {his measure to me, "that every sol at rose ured be! Se ete) decided to form a» socialist | dior highly prizes hia uniform. Sone cag le ggg of the | are so circumstanced ey w Hain-clothes man. Margett is suf-| army to offset the forces Wane |G Wer” ie Gaither ane from loss of blood from cuts| Spartacus group. save the expense of an extra suit,of a omar h. 7 qth s or P While face, ear, neck and st AMSTERDAM, Dev 11.—The | clothing after they arg discharged apo oreover, as the years go by and Marsett is widely known in Seat-| workmen's and soldiers executive | | “More - th ¥ er * go Di and eee, stuns pte aoe erat (Committee has conceded supreme 2 | want to wear his uniform in para ¥ edera “ } " ; eer eae omnesier broth.| thority in Germany to Chan In September, 1915, f saw the It was charged that he helped | Ebert's government, it was re ported | of Union and Confederate v CVidence againut the Billingsleys, | in dispatches recetved here today march up Pennsylvania aye. 3 "09 | ‘kay ame avenue up which they march Tho previously aided the police in cle em mdi ghar pr ri Ping citnce om Maree | BBERLINERS ARM 00% le" of ie 1a 0 fi wore same uniforns they had tows om, wun — | FOR CONFLICT ir inosine teanured a MEOBAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.—The| BERNE, Dec. 10-—(Night)—T} # j Pung woman killed last night in situation in Berlin is growing iar | government can make no use! it Mautomobile crash was identified |according to a Wolff bureau dls) of discarded uniforms, and if it re iy ax Mins Ann Sutherland of patch from that city tains them, they will only be moth Dubuque, Tow Workmen are collecting machine | eaten and destroyed sanded guns and munitions in the suburbe As to granting 90 days’ pay’ to 1 A ER The military commandant tx COnCEN-| euch oldier, sailor and marine after Aap a trating troops, but they are not per-| 4). 4 sts be Salem: telee ammnel | A d | mitted in the streets because of the 614) we Sacha: thbas vin cue oe ] ' danger of causing a conflict | gainful cupation pane | The workmen's and sol com- | weenched th : ' Upwards ofa } | mittee demanded the arrest of Kart thee tae é k Quart ATA Liebknecht and Rosa. Luxemburg. | courage and valor beyond eulc t a a | Pai er ee radical leaders. It will cost United § airs of Eyes Are 9240,000,000 to grant, our m hing }|SAYS TEUTONS iri scone hus nnn s0 well proved ||FACE POVERTY n thie war that, while this sum of Paint a little word picture =} |” AMerERDAM, Dec, 11.—The Co-| money seems large, it will be cl | what you want { itung warna against posalble | fally paid, in my judgment. It sneans | it in the tey of Germany and de-| only $2.40 per person for the 100,000 Haing co 5 hat unless the financial sit- | 000 people in this country Phone Main 600, \ 02°22, \. reer etter thelr taxes | proximately $100. to a private, will »: Pel t give the soldier come means on which 7 or the indemnities expected to be| s , ; , pet ' ‘ $ dernanded by the allies | to travel and replace himself in civi fy tou Can Charge } smanied by the amieintic. govern. {lite ; It {| nent, with its continual demands| “I am going to appeal to the Amer See nigher wagex while Germany 1s ican people to support thix bill by = {unable to produce or export, is|writing their senators and reprosen 3 tien to hasten bankruptcy,” the|tatives, urging early and favorable —5 ~ ie | newspaper says. | action on it,” , stares —pe was educated at Carlivie and yet ( WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—Give every discharged United States sol- | dier, sailor or marine his uniform— and with it 90 days’ extra pay. That's the plan Senator Henry F. Ashurst, of Arizona, wants the gov: ) ernment to adopt as part of ite de- mobilization program | Senator Ashurst knows that the average soldier will come out of the army without a buffalo nickel to his name, and that he'll have to bay @ ) suit of civilian clothes to replace his | ) uniform, under existing laws, one bill, which he has introduced in the senate. It was the first bil) troduced at the December sexsion congress. o SOME SOLDIERS PRIZE, SOME NEED UNIFORMS | “It must be obv Anhurst, in explain: *."" said Senator & the purpose of So he has combined two objects in| 8 City Not in Favor | Prolonged Discussion at the!} City Hall During Morning Brings Slight Results | RESUME IN” AFTERNOON James B. Howe, attorney for the traction complny, uryed that the | state supreme court sheuld be asked to pass upon the legality of the pro- | posed car line purchase by the city TTLE, WASH., Ww EI INT COME ds Point in Car Dea USDAY, DEC. 11, 1918. h Wilhelm Moves ‘Prineiples tk’ Of America : to New Castle; Afraid to Talk | AMSTERDAM, Dee Hohenzotlerns are bane. pees @ngen. ‘The former kaiser and are reported to have of a Tax! =: i rented the Castle de Monte, near Wageningen A hundred workmen are re decorating the castle, which is ' one of the finest in Holland Wilheim has asked perminsion } of Berlin te ship a great quan ) Uty of furniture from Potrdam. |) Wageningen ix located on the |{ north bank of the Rhine, ten || Miles from Wilhelm’s pregent ree | idence. The castle near Wagen ) Ingen ix owned by Countess Von ) Hueeckler | | Says Allies Impose on RussNation ~The following tnterview onsky ix the first authorite tive statement of what the a he pemer co purports to show Kuaw toward the ane leading as: were the ited States, reat rhe C Teh er ae eteies fave Gone LAR France: \by the British conser’ Jal Preas. | . HULLINGER by the United | mated. a | Wednesday morning's “showdown®| LONDON, Dec. 11.--Alexander | meeting by the council and traction| Kerensky, former Russian premier, representatives on the cur dew, was| declared in an interviow with the adjourned at 1220, until 2:30 p. mM.) United Press today that Great | with no decision reached, and neo wettioment in sight As one man the council vigorous | ly opposed Howe's demand that the © eredit which stood nd that to this end termined by ty behind them, 4 the city’s t | supporting feature ne bond tawue Offer Lien on Income ‘The council insisted, however, that | the company would be thoroly pro- |teeted under the original arragge ment, whereby the bonds were made a first lien on traction property in come No attempt was made during the morning to deal with the power and other angles of the deal, which are; atili to be settlel Declaring that vietims of auto ac eldents thruout the the county are brought to the Kent hoepital, and that they never have any moned to pay for services ren ered, officers of the hospital made @n appeal to the county commission provide a fund to [meet such *. This cannot be done under the present law, stated Deputy cutor Brackett, when approached by Commixstoner Senith rvices rendered in « nity in ona can be paid for by county stated Brackett “in order to 4 future litiga- tion,” decla How the entire bond wording should be first passed upon by the state supreme court.” To Permit Fare Raise Corporation Counsel Walter Meier |Traction President Leonard and Howe, met as a subcomenittee during the lunch f nance clause providing fares could raised above cents in or to meet a possible deficit On straight vote, the mayor and council all agreed that increased fares, if necessary, should be put into effect BERGER JURORS BEING SELECTED CHICAGO, ven jurors had } elected Fired in the Rerger trial before Federal Judge Lanai Wm. A. Cunnea, counsel for the defense, was to argue at the open ing of court for dismissal of one of the 11 by a peremptory challenge | ifter he had been accept ‘Thirty one men have been called and five challenges used on each sid It was expected that the hearing of teatimony would be under way by noon today GREEK SOLDIER IS KILLED IN TURKEY 8, Dec. 10.-(Delayed.) An lo-Greek detachment landed | in Constantinople, following the Kill ing of a Greek ‘soldier, a dispateh from that city reported today. general fund of the clty be made liable for the operation and mainte | nanes of the car system. The tax | payers should not be called upon to | meet deficit, the city men de | clared | Howe insis however, that the value of the bonds would be de ing power should be a jouthern part of | # Britain and France are opposing the unification of Russia, because it) | would restore her to her former in. ternational position. He appealed to America to prevent the “exploita tion” of Tusmta. ‘England and France are seeking |to impose another Brest-Litovak |upon Russia,” maid Kerensky. (The treaty by which the Bolsheviki de llivered Russia to Germany was signed at Brest Litovek) “Task America ax paralyzed Rus- | sia’s true friend, to protect her from exp tion by her former allies “Russia fought three the allies. It was due to her that America had time to prepare and administer the knockout blow. Now the allies ought to deal honently with Russia “When the Russian people, despite | the Brest-Litovak treaty, were con- | Uinuing their fight, they called upon the allies for military aid. This help rapidly developed into an organtzed rece a to exploit Fussia'x wealth and cut off Russia from Europe by quasi-independent a barrier of tiny states Thus they are completing th treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which Ger many began Seeks Guarantices 3 “The peace conference ought to euerantee the integrity of Russian territory ax it was before Brest ik, affording the 1 real solution of her problems This could be brought about by the formation of a federation like America of all the Russian states “This is not an unrealizable dream ‘The Bolsheviks control about a for lfourth of Russia proper and a sixth | | of Siberia, on the basis of population ‘The bal in composed of independ ent states, which have thrown off the eviki's authority wlieve it is pos ie to call a ral election for a constituent sembly, to include delegates from ery part of Russia. England and ‘ » oppowe this, because it would tussia to her former inter | national position. They opposed ony going to America in September, be: cause they did not want America to know the (ruth about Russia. “The victorious allies are forget ting their idealistic war aims, Eng land and France already have agreed on the division of their sphere of in fluence in disintegrated Russia. If three men are fighting a brig and and one of them is knocked out, |the others, who continue to fight ought to help their comrade to his ‘eet, instead of robbing his pockets | am attle restaurant men |are so busy making money that | they haven't time to keep track of | the food regulations Some of them evidently don't know that the food administration |has ruled that sugar bowls, fil with sugar, ought to be placed back on the tables, years for | opportunity ! 4 terday ‘Sugar Bowls Are Still Missing | in Some Seattle Restaurants Tonight an: rain or anc hureday, unsettled; probably erate southerly winds. Weather Forecast: | —Says U. S. Surgeon General Blue. | SPORADIC CASES NOT EPIDEMIC Acceptable ‘High French ( Official Says Our Ideals Are the Same as Theirs [EAGER TO SEE WILSON: : Fo | my gous pe caxot ~— Inttuenza Has Run Its Course, and the (United Press Staff Correspondent) | | Country Need Not Fear Recur- rence, Declares Head of United Caded, however. that Une Amer States Public Health Service can executive's interpretation of | ele 14 poneo pointe will make WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—In view of serious “we 420 snameehaee recurrences of influenza epidemics in many parts of the | rival of, President Wie: the ca 7 ae a of the United States | fetal desire e to | public service issi thru the Washington j the Ammariasen peepts, tae Omar ppurentt of the Newspaper Enterprise association, this re- agrees with President Wilson's prin: | @ssarance cipten, : “The ‘country need not fear that the influenza epidemic will return. It has come and gone for good.” Dr. Blue explained that. sporadic outbreaks of the dis- in various parts of the country, as in ate that, “like the poor, we have in- always with Dr. Blue doesn’t b believe there will be, this winter, an- other such general visitation as that which has exacted a toll of 330,000 civilian and 20,000 soldiér and sailor lives in this country. Influenza cases are still reported from coast to coast. TO STOP FLU, | _ SAYS M’BRIDE France, If we do not talk about ted them so much right now, it i» be /@ase may be ex) jolation of them. | “We must first deal with the ma- | | terial questions which are vitally fm- | portant. lt is for President Wilvon | to interpret his points, after which the application will be rendered easier Queation of Indemnity “We have decided that Germany must pay in full for the dame she has wrought. The amount is inde- terminate at present. Demand for | more than reparation is the only | ponsible aubject for differences of opinion “President Wilson is likely to ask | the allies to adopt measures enabling | Germany to maintain her economic century age, and to the cases of “black pneumonia” which appeared in Tonopah and Goldfield, Nevada, 15 or 20 years ago. EPIDEMIC’S CAUSES ARE OBSCURE Causes of the obscure. great epidemic are By some, it has been at- |iiberty, which the allies will accept. : 2 Responsibility for curbing in- “But, concerning the league of na- | ‘ributed to war diet. by others to} tone ‘Germany should enter a pe-|Wartime overcrowding in camps, in Seatéle now rests on ea | ete.; others ascribe it to climatic con-| the individual, and every one riod of probation before she is ad- mitted to full membership. ae | ‘iad ae so changes in German political condi-| |." 00 00 Oeremtive has vet been tions cannot be accepted as proof of pecific p e has y been, authoritatively announced. her good faith. ‘Time only will tell, | “4! : : - . There are little pockets in vart- | “We feel a natural reserve re-| jue p Se eee garding freedom of the seas, owing tnoen Lie y have skipped,” Dr. Blue said, “and to Great Britain's insularity and the | /"\) SeipPel | ace of the dis do his share to combat it. ‘This was the appeal made by Health Commissioner McBride Wednesday. “The importance of everyone keep- ing in good physical condition can- not be overestimated,” he declared, weather, bringing colds and bron- of President Wilson's views, some of | Wut i itm wake, will alse ¢ stacle in the way of combating the epidemic.” ance oeee tn carious interpreta, |t@ disease to reappear in some|“"mne tact that a large dafiy aver- ee ae places. But it will not recur in its ¢ influet d } tons.” ‘These undoubtedly will be | age of influenza cases are being re- | virulent form for some years, per- haps, because it has practically ex- | hausted the number of its potential victims. corded in Seattle, with a relatively small percentage of deaths, indicates that the second wave of influenza is lighter than the first. This is the cleared up. : WILSON'S SHIP 4 ASKA, PORTO RICO belief of city physicians W@dnesday, | HIT BY THE DISEASE |Sciee more than a week of ob- | Hl servation. tamnio.ta new raging ih full toros are reported by noon Wednesday. Tues- Alaska and Porto Rico. WASHINGTON, Dec, 11,—The The public| day, 420 cases and 15 deaths were health service recently dispatched a} reported, During the past epidemic presidential steamer George Wash-| naval collier to Alaska with physi-|an average of between 20 and. 25 ington appeared today to have the efficient pass-| cians, nurses and supplies to fight of | the disease, and I have cabled to the governor of Porto Rico, asking what is jed there public | died each day, with between 300 and 400 cases reported tho in the form of an epidemic. In 1916, “19,000 deaths were attrib- uteed to it in this country. ed beyond range wireless communication with tne| it was stated at that of communi United States and should remember ‘The is | that influenza is always with us, al- the navy department she now entering th cation with France. Between 4 am, and § p.m the navy department was out of touch with her and no direct Up to the Individual one yes: messages had b received up to early this foren sian tt " f pe icwavar, *{t. veke taid. that ad The above dispatch to The Star from Washing- was in communication with France. ton today, carrying the assurance from Surgeon Gen. og mp ane would be relayed Blue that another widespread epidemic of influenza aS ae is impossible, will come as good news to Seattle, PARIS, I 11.—President Wil where a recurrence of the epidemic has been feared. son will land at Brest at 3 p.m The flu in its former virulent form will not come Friday, and will driv direct to the However, this does not mean that the danger is over. It does mean, however, that fighting the flu is no longer largely a municipal proposition. It means that the individual must protect himself. The city health department can and will quarantine in- dividual cases, but the form of flu now with us can- back. (C inued on Page Nine) Lieut. Hogland Leaves Roseburg EUGENE, . Dec ‘Bi Lieut A. BP. Hoagland, flying from ttle not be stamped out by any general closing order. to Sacramento, left Roseburg, Ore As Surgeon Gen. Blue points out, the original at 9:50 this morning. He will stop . Rss : : * hen, oval 1h Hamline. tontene epidemic skipped certain little pockets in various - ey | places. In these places the flu is now recurring, and so long as people travel, so long as the communica- tion among cities continues, the flu will spread sporadically. The coming of winter weather will also cause more cases of “colc and ordinary influenza. It is therefore up to the individual family to Or if the restaurant n n do know about it, some have neglected to fol protect itself against the flu. Health Commissioner pete ee sp eee ses McBride of Seattle also makes this plain in an inter- | hat Coals Gieasite aatine olacns ont view today. From time to time complete instructions dently like to;:make Wartime sugar and safeguards have been printed. Tomorrow The profits, despite the fact thgt the Star will print a list of precautions that the indi- WES 18. OVO | vidual should observe. But not 1) Seattle restaurants » hiding their sugar bowls. |scope of her dominions, But this | . i “An individual in good physical con-. | should not be hard to settle. gic hanes vs cal pala rant dition cannot contract influenza. “We shall not try to change any | ic of cold inclement | Personal neglect is the chief ob- : ; snininnsenidestinaneniteiatieermesectnanate }