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

1 F. 1 L = 2 Ps Sal , 1 | ! k } TERMS NOT THOUSANDS CHEER ARRIVAL OF NOTED GUEST Full Leased Wire of Complete Service of Association. Enterprise Association. the United Press the Newspaper tetetieinmaaaiaieiiea WSSIWSSIWSS) RPP LD PLL LLL PLL PPP PPP PPL PPD The Seattle Sta THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Lotered as Second Class Matter May 3, the Postoffice at Beattie, Was h., under the Act of Congress March §, 1879, WILSON OFF TO PARIS. NIGHT TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE Por Year, by Mail, $5.00 to $9.00 EDITION 245 —— VOLUM ‘SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, DEC 0.K, SAYS COMPANY Traction Officials Claim Or- dinance Does Not Provide ! Sufficient Guarantee CAR.DEAL IS UNCERTAIN “ to traction company, fi committee of at noon Friday recom for passage an ordinance for the purchase of the system Tbh ordinance, however, ix not the one which the company is | ‘willing to accept, according to the stateménts of President | d dnd Attorney James B. | to the effect that the ls shall be a first len on the | | gests: steady Apo ‘Fever, that the city shall bind itself fo maintain such fares as will Profuce sufficient revenue for Maintenance. operation and the payment of the bonds as well i 3 city pooped t the deal for the pur: | the system might not fall the company asked the city to the lines for a period of six paying all operating ex and a rental equal to 5 per ‘on $15,000,000. During the in- the supreme court would be ta decide if the bonds already Dy the city constituted a first on the grossearnings of the sys Was the case, the purchase by the ty Would be consumenated, Other . the deal would fall thru and the nent of the property revert the company. | 1. B. Howe, attorney for the trac tion company, in discussing the com- ition, again declared emphat- “rally that his corporation waa not ‘Milling to accept a bond which did (Mt-constitute a prior lien ahead of (ration and maintenance expenses. Councilman Lane took a vigorous pad in opposition to the issuing of | such as the company asked. a could never look the voters in face if we went back on them BM pledged the general credit of the ity in support of the system,” bh Bid Wher the people voted for th Mm deal, they believed the lines be paid for out of receipts. We Mahot break faith with them.” © The resotution turning down the MMpany's leasing offer was pansed | Manimourly 7 On motion of Councilman Fitzger M4 the ain ordinance dealing with Proposed traction ordinance wa to make the $15,000,000 in| @ prior lien, with the excep 500,000 which the city ex j to float for the completion of a good on se 69 fishing on G. Swann t Swanson according to remar rmed him f Wine and erly Fria Aitietly aw from e maddenin Bowd to f the \ : Way. A me alor Vinehed on for ft 1 Bliy Retore ine wit mornir und If the court ruled that such | | afternoon BOCHE SP HORDE SENT OVER WORLD Germany's Plans for War Complete in July, 1914, U. S. Agent Says TRICKERY IS REVEALED WASHINGTON, Dee 1 With plans completed = for plunging the world into war, the German government in duly, 1914, despatched 139 odd trained propagandists to the United States, Soath America, Mexico and China. They were informed on July 10, by German government officiniw tn Berlin, that there was to be war, and were thoroly instructed In their | tasks, This testimony was given today | to the senate propaganda probing committee by Capt. Lester of the intelligence department of the army. Activities of Edward Lyell Fox. American newspaper man in. Ger ‘Many before the United rites enter od bay war, were dixclowed by Capt “Fox went to Germany ostensibly as an employe of the Wildman News- paper Syndicate,” said Lester. “Wild man was wholly innocent in the transaction He believed he was sending Fox as a writer | “Fox was really sent, however, by the German embassy, arrangement» being made by Rernstorff, Dr. Albert land other German officials in this jcountry. Fox was also employed by a firm financed by Germany _ NEW YORK REDS | TACKLE BIG JOB NEW YORK, Dee, 13.— lerw are confronted by a | tion insued by the \aheviki,” canceling all debts, abol Hishing rent, repealing all laws, de claring public offices vacant, dix solving the army and navy, empty. | ing jails, taking over all industries | on behalf of the workers and stipu-| jlating that the flag hereafter shaji | | be plain red Elie ©. Jones, a humorist, who ts | chairman of the People’s day com. | mittee, wrote the “praclamation.”’| He added that these revolutionary | changes were effective noon to-| | day, and that the radicals would pa rade in Central park in defiance of | the police. } ‘The socialist party denied it had anything to do with the Bolshevik | arrangements, An extra force of | police will be on hand at the preserve order. stow Yor | | “loyal Bol: | at the elevated lines. Council members now agree th is up tothe company t it to either accept the $15,000,000 bonds the city offers or exe consider all negotiations off In the meantime, the escrow and power ordinances dealing with the proposed transfer are being passed by the council, in or to complete the city’s end of the deal and give the com) a chance to either ac cept th ‘The council is as on the t afternoon session cussion of the power and interurban contracts necessary to be entered in to, should the company finally decide to aecept the form of bond offered b the city olice Blotter Proves That friday, the 13th, Is U nlucky yy t he was re xuto $100 ba Charley P. Me suto was stole five passer ) from it ira n front of t ight restaurant h,” he when he Friday pre ave. Chaunce It was told nade misfortun his When he w u morning they were gone. YANKEES CHEER EMBER 13, 1918. COUNCIL VOTES FOR CAR Weather Forecast PURCHASE BILL | A Thousand Thanks, M’sieur | Here’ 8 Monman Why | You Are Expected | ‘BERLINERS MAY Just Peace Is Plan o President | By ROBERT J. BENDER (Copyright 1918 by The United Prens) | BREST, Dec, 13 —President Wilson has arrived in France to exert his whole effort for “a just and lasting peace.” ‘The fundamental contention of LLOYD DGEORCE DEMANDS ARE BY LOWELL MELLETT | LONDON, Dee. 13.—In the midst of the turmoil of petty election issues, it is difficult to discern Great Britain's peace pol- icles, But it is apparent that “freedom of the seas” will not furnish the only point of differ- ence with America. Premier Lioyd George's recent speech at Bristol left -nany Ameri cans Kasping because of his decl: AS RHINE LINE CALL HELP OF white eoat of the war. This Iv re { whole cost of the war. This is re- jto Join Red Cross mrded na being’ in direct contraven There will be no more Red : ton to the armistice agreement i Cross war drives for big subscrip: ( The premier’s declaration followed 2 Yona. The organization must be ‘ steady and increasing demands from BY WEBB MILLER 1} pera Hage from, neg ge rid ny { AMSTERDAM, Dec, 13.—The Lord Northcliffe and _ other Pritish United Press Correspondent — |) Dership Coon Mie Teneo the S German government will ask the Publishers that Lloyd George frankly Roll Call, which begins Monday, declare himself, making this the WITH THE AMERICANS ON |) (allied armies to occupy Beetin in if |} And lasts one week. must be an: {) the: Bias 4 [Price of their support. It appeared THE RHINE, Dee. 12—(By | awered by everybody in Seattle porene ile we Philip Schelde. | that the premier had determined to Courter From Coblenz to > |}. This was the. announcemen H mas declared in @apeech at the {resist these demands until Tuesday The Americans are encamped |} made by Chairman Pre Nr |) capital, according to Bertin diss MEME a along the historic Rhine on a |) "OU" a ee aha } patches reatived éédag. a reviounly Lioya George aa term . 3 Se rd . o spapers’ cries of “Puntah front nearly 60 miles. Their pa- i from membership fees,” b | pie neide ce ys predicted pessoa the” kalear ” oe Eka Be tenes Oey wntodaln th roops would soon arrive in Berlin, . pay” trols are guarding the left bank. i} o yo as Prem pew n { upon which hie audience cheered. and ' Drive the Huns from England’ The Second division won the race |{ ge Np i brn {| “The government has decided to|# “only a stunt.” but on Tuesday of the main forces to reach the river.|) shrink from nothing to establish or MeHt he officially announced five welcome, nbership. jot @ republic points on which he was asking votes The Thirty-second, First and Third}! “Ajiotments of work which’ the {| d¢r." Scheldemann said, in address: -unish the kaiser Hivisions finished in the order|} Seattle chapter has ved wince en, spenete meee: $rmany pay” are two. The others ae ie nigidie Mean? Ghebieed,., Wil ‘© will request the enemy armies Dao? DAY. af | ought mp fires were|) keep us buay for th xt wix } (© Oceupy Berlin if the Spartacus P domestic The doughboys camp fi ij te: it smnated th S croup continues Its demonstrations Refore this, Foreign Secretary Bal | gleaming tonight thruout the vy. }f months: it ie estimated the Taw ie cwWe may have American troops |fUr, in an interview with American swaiting orders to cross to|) materials to fill these will cost ¢ e a aad J ‘ bank 7 { the chapter over $100,000. The ( here shortly—-God knows for how correspondents, refused to go beyond the east ban , of the statement that payment of dam civilian relief work, under the Se jong Ia that what the people of Ber arding Castle Site chagteva ’ duriedietion, wit |{iin watt” ages done on sea and land probably American troops are requir num exceeding $100,000 $ Long live Wilson!" the crowd woule, be the limit of Germany's ca Stolzenfels castle, which was nut went | shouted. nc mer home the form A membership in the Cross, ( r the Americans than the a iter Rah in as to sphethar They are also occupying |) the world’s greatest organizauon {| Spartacusans.” the armistice terms precluded de towns In the valle | of human service, costs $1 a year, { Pe coe } The sentiment of the liberals, who he guards marched into er wor n and children « be Taian, win tmner tanta. Sine : ee a CRUE TOM an SCHEIDEMANN PLAYS hoping to find Great Britain and ‘Over There Hundreds arr States aligned at the trib wont urinate | wamrnnennnnnnrcnnnnnr bi ae sv he tn expressed by the Man the river bank immediately after Ss. then dad ft ranks me | -wakerine . Pains Luckily, the temptation for elec heered at their firat wight of the/| CHAS, PIEZ NAMED P | tionsering soon will be over, or there rece | _. Seheidemann's statement as to the!) would no saying what we might ESD os SDIREBPORSGR REET) ansccatscnueio roe partncallOoe at ae meee rosa Fr when the WASHINGTON, Dec, 13.--Chas. taken here as a play by the socialist) The Gazette says: ly occup Coblenz, Ehrer was elec ‘ector general of leader to instill the fear of the 1 ba terms may have t and Apter good or bad, but every honorable ; vant . has | emergency, fleet poration to sue military forcés into the masses Of | yan must desire to see them honor ate ero \ q : f st de © see them hone * proclamation d ing the | ceed C. C. Schwab, it i# announced, | German: ably carried out.” vil guards, instructing all dis-| - = ‘ aninthenees |, Te wae se0 stake sips The coalition cabinet, which orig charged soldiers to discard their un ae Bob ul ‘ pico : at ANY inally included labor, was formed in nd ordering all public places Cee aerated: cen in| 1215 When the present outgoing par ut 9 p.m lament was scheduled to be dissolved he dark as to recent neutral coun 1 “oe tr cablegram claiming to have one A general Classified word from America that occupation [election was then averted by a polit Ad was contemplated, They are bellev . x seein vilatted” Teports inspirea | UHONIst and iberal parties, whose = * ai who desire. to | Members in the commons agreed to A Fp agin goo “upport @ ministry formed by David L dd Geo a liberal, and Andrew Large Honar Law, unionist lender ‘ 7° The labor party, at its emergency ig Audience meeting, protested that the political , oes truce ended automatically with the 7. ¢ A START REPUBLIC signing of the armistice, Labor's bel tele di rh withdrawal was a signal it would op 5 sa Sale poxe a coalition cabinet, which as’ ice Thatelat nts AMSTERDAM De 13.The to be returned to power In the p Cae" | Every One arkiian's, Ati; noldleée’ council of| ent’ stection. é thie nite * oe Hesse has dissolved and the “peo: i vd vis returnin , ewe 1 Satisfied ate dounell the republic” has) URGE UKRAINE RI rope at this tim . n uceording to the| WASHINGTON, Dec y pope at ees | A Little Star eriiner blatt. ‘The new body |tantion of an independent Ukrainian : . ne oY epreser ven , sublic will be demanded by the Higa aide he Ma a include representath of all) republi ill flower, to & nen @ rousing Want Ad Did It awses favoring the establishment’ Ukrainian congress of America, con- | vening here today. NOT FAVORED (United Press Correspondent) | GUNS THUNDER HONOR SALUTE | ~, siBiloe | BREST, Dec. 13.—(By Government Wireless.)— President Wilson was given a vociferous welcome as he rode thru the streets of Brest this afternoon from the pier to the railway sta- tion. BY FRED 8. FERGUSON United Press Correspondent BREST, Dee. 13.—President Wilson stepped ashore on French soil at 3: o'clock this after- noon. Mrs. Wilson preceded the | president, carrying » small flag. | The George Washington dropped its anchor at 1:36 o'clock. As the liner completed her historic voyage, welcoming party, shot alongside. In it were Col. House, Gen. Bliss, Gen Pershing, Admiral Benson, Admiral Wilson and the president's daughte: | Margaret | They remained aboard until the president and his personal party came ashore The president and Mrs. Wilson left the George. Washington in a tug Ahe presidential flag, As they nesred the landing slip, the warships | and shore batteries fired a salute of 21 guns, and a band struck up “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The band on each of the warships played the national anthem as the George Washington passed down the long lane between them. The presi- dent stood on the bridge, saluting and waving his hand while the crews cheered. Flings Wave Gaily The brilliant sunlight brought the huge replica of the Statue of Liberty in the city into sharp relief and turped the flags and bunting into a riot of color. The hills rising from. the water front were crowded with Breton women and girls in their quaint na- tive costumes The official reception committee on shore was headed by Mayor Her- vagault The mayor, in welcoming Wil- son, saluted him as “The Mes- senger of dustice and Peace. “You bring to tormented Europe the comfort of your authoritative voice in the debates which will end our quarrels,” he said. Responding to the mayor's speech the president expressed the close # sociation Americans feel towar Brest, owing to the welcome ac corded the men coming to fight in the common cause against an out law The president received the delega tions’ greeting in a pavilion decor. ated with fla n the background were Miss Wilson, Bliss and | Gen, Pershing. Included in the reception commit tee were Foreign Minister Pichon, Marine Minister Leygues and Andre dieu, commissioner of France. can relations. ght American canteen presented Mra. quet. as she stepped hey were the only pating in the ceremonies Responds to Cheers The president responded to the cheers and hand waving of sailors and doughboys as he entered the a that bore him to the sta workers | on the pier. tomobile tion The sta was road from the pier to the tion, which wound along a hill lined with soldiers, including a com pany of Poilus, as a special guard of honor Groups of school children flags and sang the national songs of France and America. Doughboys, sailors and movie op erators, recruited from the signal corps, swarmed about the president as he landed from the tug, filmed him as he passed thru the streets ind took parting shots of him as the train pulled out for Paris. Washington en steamed slowly At 1:10 the George tered the harbor and toward her anchorage. U.S. Fleet as Escort. Twenty-six American destroyers dashed out of the harbor this morn. ing, to join the dron of dread noughts and destroyers from Eng land in convoying President Wilson into port sq The drizzle of rain which had con tinued for several days ceased with the first break of day At the same time the blanket of over the harbor began to lift, re the gayly decorated craft and , encireling hills, which serv a frame for the picture. 1c sturesque in its holiday at of flags and bunting president's lucky ng 7 ure The number ap (Continued on Page 23) ‘Tonight Once aboard the train, | the president left for Paris. | a launch bearing the official | Wilson with a bou-| women partici: | waved | Occasional Saturday: ni mt «ui seen eeeenerenn seer aenseenpaneme tennererenenennepe ner ae esapeeepanetame-o em ete Ye | Amneviesiita May Quell |) SS Jealousy |) By J. W. T. MASON ai (Written for the United Press) ‘ H NEW YORK, Dec, 13.—Presi- q dent Wilson's arrival today in France means the participation | by America in discussions aris- ing out of problems of inter- i | European polities in which the ; United States is interested solely to prevent this country again , being drawn into s trans-Atlantic war, Every other power at the peace j conference will have very positive , material rights to safeguard and to 4 8 improve and will view the interna- i) tional situation from a different F | Standeeint than America, i The preservation of peace is not ‘ a matter that concerns many Euro-| . pean countries in the same Way It does America. i The countries of, continental rope still hope for the Tocianetonsfi territorial additions which the peace | conference certainly wil] not justify. Rivalries and disappointed hopes can.” not help being left behind by the: decision of the conference. Deadly Jealousies . But to America the jealousies and deadly enmities of various European powers are without reason: America desired that these clashing interests | be curbed, for if they are not they | may end in another war that might involve innocent neutrals and so carry the United States into another | conflict to defend neutral rights. This difference in outlook will be the most formidable barrier to crea- | Uon of an effective league of nations. | The incentive to gain has. not been | eliminated from human nature by | the present war. Certain appetites have been whetted by the overwhelming vic- tory of the allies. Expansionist long- ings have been developed. A league of nations for the prevention of war, | therefore, will come out of the peace | conference if it all, only after a se vere strugsla : (FEELING FINE’ | SAYS WOODROW ABOARD THE U. 8. 8. GEORGB | WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.—(By Wire- less to the U. P. via London.}—~ President Wilson arose early today las the ship's wireless immediately got busy in handling messages to jand from’ the United States, rhe president attended a musical comedy, given by members of the crew last night. He was photos graphed with them. | He announced today ieotiae fine.” | that he ig President’s Ship Passes Scene of Lusitania Wreck LONDON, Dec. 13,—The U. 3. George Washington, bearing President Wilson and his party, passed over the grave of the Lusi- tania, south of Ireland, late yes- { terday. Many ships from Queens: { town met and saluted the big liner. & % ey 5 a Dutch ‘Wenstuae Urges Government to Oust Wilhelm AMSTERDAM, Dec. 13, — The Nieuwe Van Den Tag urges the gov+ ernment to request the Hohenzol- lerns to leave the country. Premier Beerenbruck declared in @ speech that the government is willing to discuss with the entente extradition of the former kaiser, pro- viding the discussion is in keeping with Holland's honor and dignity, He stated that the present arrange- ment is provisional. SEE: as fs Fn Japan Withholds China Money Aid LONDON Dec. 13.—An official dispatch from Tien Tsin today stat. ‘ed that Japan has decided to with. hold financial aid from China,