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HERIFF ASKS NEW FEDERAL nee OOZE PROBE PPP PLL LL LDL PLL LPL PLDI PPL PLL LPP PPL PLP PPL PPP PPP PPP LATE EDITION An American Paper That Fights for Americanism Tides in Seattle aire, TWO CENTS IN Ist High ‘Tide ls am. 10.0 ft Low Tite Let pm, 00 Ft fed High ‘Tide S24 pam, 10.9 tt SEATTLE $6.00 tod igh Tide Per Year, by Mall, to $9.00 THO pm, 1.0 ft The Seattle Sta At the Postoffice at Seattle, Wash. ander the Act of Congress March #, 18 Entered ae Becond Clase Matter May 3, NO. 50, “SE ATTLE, WwW ASH., FRIDAY, AP R iL 18, 1919. Weather Forecast: (0.0. ath ITALY ULTIMATUM READY /BERLI Is DECLARED IN STAT OF SIEG HE BUG CROOKS 61ST WIL, : 8 SAE ec —— LEADER OF PEACE MEN | OPERATING LEAVE. TOS ARE FACING. ’ | |Ebert Takes Action to Quell bi General Strike in the ps Hun Metropolis “~~~ | |COMMUNISTS — PLUNDER : Is Organized on Interstate Wild West Infantry Due to VOLUME * Basis to Smuggle Whisky, | Reach Seattle on the Says Stringer 28th of April WANTS HELP OF U. S.| WILL STOP THREE HOURS “Big crooks,” eperating| Westward Ho! with big capital, and organ-| A! aboard for Camp Lewis! | COPENHAGEN, Aprit 18.—(By BY ED L. KEEN on an interstate basis,| These. and perhaps the old cry of | f United Press.)—Berlin has been (United Press Staff Correspondent) Se Once Ok WHKY SUIUG-|° Speck ceil Hine thre Com: declared in» state of siege 2 8 | = PARIS, April 18.—The Italian situation in result of the general strike let buck! ny th ap ” @iing traffic in Seattle, and|'st ‘wr buck! —will ring thru Cams there, dispatches from that eity | Peace conference was expected to reach a crisis” Merritt Sunday, for on that day the Ww ¥ comely samearee pollens: Pere infantry will entrain in the reported today today’s session of the “big four.” J Bastern camp to begin the last leg Preciamations to that effect Premier Orlando, it was understood, planned to p were dropped on the city from government airplanes, it was |a virtual ultimatum, threatening to wreck the whole p eas on a! wage settlement by diplomatic sabotage unless Italy’s tel mer viBhed claims are fully recognized. This would be accompli r . re sen (of the B6lat will reach Seattle on ‘ . ; a / ; Herr Eichorn, former police presi | according to certain Italians, by refusing to accept a t Aes't ene bow we are soing 1 cope! Nooesy, April 28 i e. . vs | ent and Spartacan leader, was said inconsistent with their aspirations, and at the same Tyor thie reason Twi] confer with| TR Méseuge also paid that they} 7 | to have attempted to escape from holding the allies to their agreement not to sign “ae Pederdl aut ties to see if carioad | TOUld be permitted to remain in the the city in an airplane, He wus) late” peace. whisk: ghij s ean't be tracea | SY but three hours before continu overtaken by government machines | L ‘4 ‘ wlousneds ot} ,e meget te ag: the ity {9 to Camp Lewis, where they will and forced to land. He is now in| Despite the seeming serious be demobilized. jail. | the situation, the delegates appeared | se of the law.” : € fe optimistic of an amicable adjust- j Pe | A roundup of whitky snusxlers | tn crestor Arenas tes sartaran nrtance ment before the “big four” ad-| | iia at the original point of shipment,| Hundreds of Seattle and Washing- there uddenly havin wa | sournea. ‘ often In the Middle West, Canada/|ton men are among the Wild West Even if the Italian crisis is safely and even the Orient, must beiaccom | division heroes of the 36let. For | o, the “tig four” le x: ee MA K j | pected to be confronted with the | Japanese “situation” bcage os 8d or y Sunday. At that time the Japanese | 4 ” ’ are scheduled to present i Closed Shop’ Strike ( claims affecting cértain concessions i 2 - OF HOT FIGHT |i2i-<*sScsczee""So':| tinues; Each Side Shantung peninsula. The general noe of a ss i sentiment appeared to favor China| Both waterfront employers: | Socialists Are Preparing for | in this controversy, but again it was| union longshoremen were / G | predicted the matter would be safely | time Friday, and no negotiat! rand Assault | ceaxpevuiinns he — Indications today were that the|{" Progress to settle tip BERLIN, April " —(Detayed)— | peace treaty would be finally rati- against “open shop” condition: right- | fled by the plenary conference on} Employers say they are | ¢ | April 24, just one Lad s the no trouble finding -nen to lead ai | bet ns arrive in Versail to re- |Munich, according to dispstches| ceive it, if the program ie followed. | "load the ships. ‘The received here. | Two plenary sessions apparently are arguing a general strike Several regiments of government) Will be necessary, the first on April | their demands, and will hold a | 28 to receive the revised covenant Of) meeting May 4th. John Stringer, who prepared oe ius journes home Friday to ask for a govern-| Word received unofficially by ment investigation. Chairman Frank Gates, jr.. of the “Unless the department of justice | *0ldiers and sailors’ welcome com cooperates on an extensive scale 1 | Mttee ts to the effect that the boys 4 plished, according to Stringer. | unat reason the Seattle committee is] ‘ a pis | eager to have the regiment remain) : Stay in Background ‘here for a longer period than that| “The big crooks are staying in the | reported as allotted to the city. Et-| background,” he says. “They are forts, it te maid, will be made to se- “ furnishing suffictent capital for the|cure permfsion for the 61st to _ traffic, and it takes a lot of money | stop over for at least several hours and a lot of brains. Every carload | ionger. | of whisky means an investment of| Spokane will have the men all day from $26,000 to $30,000, and there are | Sunday, April 27, according to re at least five syndicates operating on | ports, and the committee sees no | | @ carload basis. | reason why the people of Seattle! “The men who are in the gamé¢/ should not be allowed to entertain | here are not cheap crooks, but big | their boys fully aa long. Pm fellows, who are clever, The men! Meet Friday Night am furnishing the capital are staying In| 4 aig meeting of the genera) wel the background and taking f¥ | coming committee will be held Fri-| chances. Their subordinates are 0) aay night in room 409 of the county-| doubt well paid. and they are the! <i) building to perfect plans for the ones who usually get In trouble while | nomecoming tribute to the heroes of (United Press.)—Desperate ing continues for possession troops were reported to have met B the big fellows keep covered uP. = the Argonne victory. The meeting| the rociaitatic forces outside tha| the, league, of makers and final re-| ‘The International Longsho Too Much Cooperation will convene at § o'clock city, which are making prepara-/ iq the second on the following day | Union officials say that the Plans will also be discussed at the tions fur @ grand assault. “The railroads are probably being The when the whole treaty will be taken front employers are trying to fooled tent, but there | Meeting for the welcome of several communists defeaters .whil ne} 4 3 i too tatodbags mo ko “For in.|hundred sailors of the battieship| taming thelr artherr fire, ave]! up the union here 668 eee : E stance, cars are spotted at isolated |Oreson and a fleet of sub-chasers erecting bariliadie” acd barbell |“open shop.” 4 points just when trucks are there | Which left San Diego Wednesday for LJ wire entanglements in the princi- President Urges ‘The employers, on the other h to meet them. This doesn't look | the Puget sound navy rsd pal streets entering the town, Price R asvert’thas'tive loniealiial legs | Teaoma Wants ; Plundering is said to have got] rice Reduction oy" tnci, conteact with "tnd An appeal may be made to the| Seattie may have a “Navy day” in beyond control of the communist) WASHINGTON, April 18—U hited | | they went trike i state department, asking co-operation | their honor and include in the cele- guards | dieea)Preaiant” Witetn baa «re | ota naeae in Fea from foreign consuls to block ship-| bration all sallore who can be spared | emerge ree | quested the industrial board and the | ers, and when they ae s ments of whisky in Canada and the|from the Bremerton yard. The q i ch Rirgka eteniniotatiend to tty ‘turin ae Orient. A meeting was held at the | question will be taken up with Capt. Still Waiting for Hines te senats nun eaves wants! pt we mec port commission last week, attended | Harry A. Field, commandant of the a Sea Flight Weather?! ‘tuston program, particulary | Shargea by Assistant U. 8. Attorney Ben L, | yard. as to steel and coal. |. The employers refused to do 1 | Moore, and this course of action dis-| The committee also hopes to have rwsincentnntahrediicatiatlonmmsantiicmmmmmesiceiasibneods ST. JOHNS, N. F., April 18.—| phe information was received in a 3 [ cussed. No action has yet been| the city decorated for the 361at ear- ee ‘ \ (United Press.)—Weather prospects | capiegram to the industrial board Fd enn would ene ame Saveres, =e: bene. ot (teeny enoue> that the dectentions may This is the world’s alternative. Between these the United States }] fri. “iitne"wnen ‘Lieut chmenns, {8% eT S.. tion would be. shown union. operation between federal a used in ho \ ' en Li " a Tees siait “enaktaaaias J Civil authorities to block smugeling| ‘Tacoma is urging that Seattle di- must choose flight officer, took his last observa-| tations between the two agencies| Gio s none, favors. This Sam from boats was advised, and further| vide the day they have the 361st abe tion here. However, the Martinsyde| which resulted In a wide breach in and the ‘nin then Oe conferences are pendini with that city. Maj, G. H. Winsor, machine pilot, Raynham is believed | the cabinet be immediately, reopened. | both at the Greet ‘Northoent Goaicman, of, tie ‘Tacoma eopnmities, Chaos is stalking all over Europe—and thousands are literally may put the matter before the Seat tle chairman today. The original plan was for the 361et to spend all of April 24 in Seattle, but protest of Congressman Albert * |Jobnson of Tacoma resulted in the|} reconstruction, not destruction. ready for its getaway at any time, stood not ve indi-| py Pac Jand, if tt starts, {t In considered cer. | 0, '* Understood not to Rave Dalia Sacto Ses : ° cated his views as to which party in The unio e starving. tain that Pilot Hawker, in his Sop-|tne controversy should prevail, but|ing any violence oe ‘ Fi A | With, will also take the air for the| «imply asked that further efforts be| working at these docks, but” America wants none of that. Here we are looking to a period of big: Jump. made to settle the dispute. adopted a policy of asllent NEW YORK, April 18.—Another|. At the industrial board it was an-j| and will go no further than atte a nounced that conferences will be re-|to persuade these men not ‘ Two Cars / Two car loads of liquor, over dif. | ferent railroad lines, have been | shipped into Seattle and distributed among bootleggers since Sunday, ac cording to authentic information reaching the sheriff. attempt to fly was to be made today a ‘Approximately, these car contain. | Change. " i & with the airplane N.C. 2, one of thy {sumed with the railroad administra-|on the docks the union haw © ef 6,500 quarts of liquor each, mak And we shall achieve it by lending security to our governme ry" jon in the trans-Atiantie | 0% 48 soon ax they can be arranged | listed. _ ing & total of 12,000 quarts for {IMeit GOING TO CHINA : (en ye ey a sage fight. ‘Fully, loaded, the Nee eg| With Director General Hine | “With the arrival Of | @istribution in Seattle and vicinity.| LOS ANGELES, Cal., April .18,— investing 1n it, and guaranteeing its permanency. DaNbd (0. tine tion: the Wate a ey renee rennet | Hines, U. 8. railroad dire leral, here Sunday, some pots if a é Me ) day, altho several efforts were made. | + The test is at hand with the Victory Loan. It was not so difficult || = —— PUAN Says Peace Meeting jamey oe stern ee to arouse our ardor and enthusiasm during the war for the purchase es Continues Su Sten 820, 7 eo of Liberty Bonds. The test is severer now, because the passions " In explaining the method where-| William Gillespie, Toronto, Ont., cap- by the liquor is brought into the|jtalist, is in Los Angeles today en (CONT'D ON PAGE KLEVEN) route to China, where he plans to 4 — complete contracts for the construc: F tion of $50,000,000 worth of railway | 332nd Infantry Men _ [iines. Time to Display V Loan Banners! United Press)-—The situation at the} There is some possibility peace conference “continues to im:| strike may spread to the | { 4 . { Arrive at New York hich stimulated us i . {| prove,” private advices to the White | nitw n the heat ot battle are gone —— paps Milwaukes & 85 Sein amy NEW YORK, April 18.—The trans- which stimulated us 1 . ; {| House stated today. he Cannan 38 ise port Dante Alighierre. trom Mar. WATCHING ree : It's time to call out your {/ A message from Rear Admiral| the Orient ‘Saturaan Hes, 2 peilles, arrived here today with 1,882| But our duty is just as plain. The country is called upon fora set Teun Rie thes wecttie signs. {i Grayson, the president's physician, | peing hired at the gates wt this men, including the following units: TH MAR ne bunting and || stated that the presidenth as now | and, « ‘ $32nd infantry, detachment of field E KET loan of four and a half billion. King county is asked to raise 19 mil- Insignia of the Victory Liberty {I entirely recovered from his recent tne’ strike ‘new’ colte oa ma and staff headquarters, machine loan from your roofs and gables, {1 itiness. lc t Northe: J gon company, supply company and Waiting for the realty mar- lions. for the gala opening day of {| | pt ve it i oot oa Meigs companies H and L, base hospital ket to turn, Like as not, just { the drive is soon to arrive. \Wi | ones 1 aures.# 102 detachment, nine casual com-|| the realty opportunity | that Who shall say what the consequences may be should this loan This gall whe tela by thn... Pomc to Present en we eee ata eaae emai semis SS Oe fail? Will it bring our boys back home from foreign lands any “Tha symbol of Uncle Barve | vant tee, OF Ireland? Seek Direction fan 4 . } © ” eek! t ell de eo overn- a y Unite Se inal seen «ores ‘aote|| realty hotalags, Gh axé 700.00 sooner? Will it bring nearer the peace we all arecraving? Will iment. oan, the ‘Vc depicted f|Prea#)—President Witson. it was! WS. §, Cam " Dt a rf > | learned today, probably will call the © ee oe Y from #1. Nazaire, and the transport | the lookout to seaulre vrop it enable us to put forward any of the plans of reconstruction for Fone gece evtctory colors, }) attention of the British delegation to| Wanted! A state director for a Otsego. e Mercy brought In 10 . i 1 ‘et door- Hy “ bs re. | 1919 war savil tam e' f » = " (| the a1 for Irish freedom, pr avings stamp campaign ection and bah eotiates men in ese plod orig ban which we are striving? ray, suid Steet. onrsiet, and move ee aoe es . =a pone Mt work for Uncle Sam at ga econvalercent detachments. | ga | | yea ies = maki a : 4 ” : Mn }{ but will not act himself. | Year. eee ees, alts from Bor | ey ie wear eee Failure would delay reconstruction. Success would hasten it. “Soy doit re ail Baar ape pliant tion sunita District Director Samuel Hubb ux on April 4, came in a day ae i ita aa : NEW YORK, April 18.—Mayor|!8 here fro mSan Francisco. tr ahead of echeduled time, On board|| ,, The wants outline the realty We are asked to lend this money, not to give it. And by lending it, sign Story hosters of varied de- {] s1yian made further efforts today to| ‘© find the right man to. sueo 4 4 - < e “ : . el Kelleher, were 942 officers and men from|| ‘oriuence in the buying and we are making more certain the very things we long for. Is it not publicity committee of the Lib. j&¥ert the general harbor strike Daniel Kelleher, who quit his the 19th, 20th, %0th, 36th and 45th welling of real estate; in fact, erty loan committee, scheduled for 6 a, m. tomorrow. of state W. 8 8, director balloon companies and two ofticers|| Mele Or tora of realty my worth while? Mieke ble Giive. datis “ie Employes of the Brooklyn Rapid|Peace was declared, Pend 72 men from four convalescent || 0 traced direct to the wants. lay.” S Mon= }l‘rransit company will not strike un-| Other states. are pushing their — @etachments. Casuals brought the 4 ’ acd til Goy. Smith has an opportunity to} 1919 thrift campaigns, but Wash | confer with them. [aaeen hasn't even gottes started, A SAS ila