The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 24, 1919, Page 16

SOLDIERS CONDEMNED TO DEATH BY | ~ COURT-MARTIAL PROVE: HEROES WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.—If army hierarchy, army courts.martial, had had way, two young soldiers — Ramed Sebastian and Cook would Be lying in dishonored graves in shot to death by a firing squad upon conviction of sleeping a outpost duty, Instead, Sebas- | tan died a hero's death in bat- on the Aisne in July, 1918. was wounded in that battle, Festored to health, fought gal | lantly in the Argonne, where he was again wounded, once more restored to health and finally dis- In the courtsmartial referred to} the two boys were accused and con- Vieted of sleeping .at their post in| the front line trenches in France “Death is a common punishment for this in all countries. But in all cap- | ‘ital cases extenuating ctreumstances | @re matters of defense. In these} eases it was set out the accused had | Been in the front line trench for) five previous nights from 4:45 in the evening uhtil ¢ next morning. They had an actual stand in sentry post Of two hours on ani one hour off ‘all during that long, weary vigil Little rest and no sleep could be Bad in those brief one-hour @natches. The accused testified they had also been able to get little sleep Im the daytime because of the noise Rear their dugout. Saved by President ‘These were matters of extenuation Which Gen. Ansell, former acting advocate general of the army, @ court made no effort either , or disprove. And despite ‘these facts, the entire force of the ‘army was brought to bear to have ‘the sentence carried out. They were ‘Baved by the clemency of the preai TACOMA BREAD _ PRICE LOWERED Bakery Firm Charges Cut- Throat Tactics TACOMA, Sept. 24.—Tacoma is in midst of a bitter bread war. blindness to extenu: | dent. }to me, So I can't give names and fant. dent of War ntly Wilson and Secretary erward made Two More Cases Let's take two more cksea which, by their barbarous sentences and shocking to hearts o' life, and which explain why thou-| sands of young men who have re-| turned home from our armies are de termined to work for reform in army methods. Two soldiers named Ledo- yen and Fishback were accused of | disobeying the lawful order to fall in for drill. Both pleaded guilty But after his plea and before the verdict, Ledoyen said he could not drill because of the extreme exposure to which he had been subjected | Ho said it was physically tmpoest ble for hi drill, On a state ment the t could hav hdrawn the plea of guilty and ordered him to! plead not guilty Sentenced to Death Both these men were sentenced to —what do you think? ‘They were sen | tenced to death; and some of the! army heads in France were insistent | the sentence be carried out, They were saved by clemency of the presi But I have not been able to learn their fate. It is hinted they are in prison somewhere. Here i# a case which Ansell tells about. He ought to know. All th records passed thru his hands. But the army wouldn't give the record dates, A soldier was accused of absence without leave, desertion and escape. He was defended by a young lieuten Evidence for the government consisted of testimony of a captain and sergeant, and covered only four typewritten sheets. There was no tes timony for the accused. 99 Years in Prison The court sentenced the man, who was 23, to be dishonorably discharged, to forfeit all pay and to serve 99 years at hard labor. It turned out, says Ansell, that the man was unfit for military duty, and even at the time of the trial was afflicted with spinal dis. case. Turn Back Clock Saturday, October 26 Hands of every clock in the nation will be turned back one hour the night of October 26. The “daylight saving” plan will, on that date, be come extinct. Congress has repealed the daylight saving act, stating that norma! time will be resumed the last Sunday in October. The act was originally passed as a war measure to give workers more time to hoe their gardens evenings. KING HONORS ROWER WHO WON HANDICAP LONDON, Sept. 24.—J. W. Dodds, the well known souller, who beat Er- nest Barry in @ handicap on the Tyne in 1902, has been appointed + | king's waterman for the Tyne. This is the first time in history this honor has been bestowed. IS IN VICTORIA tal of Province | VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 24—Hits Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, is Victoria's guest today and will re main in the capital of the province for a week He arrived here Inst) night from Vancouver on the steam or Princeam Alice. , | It ia considered unlikely that the! prince will visit Seattle. He may return later, it is said, for a more prolonged stay, when he hopes to spend some time on Puget sound. Norman Yarrow, a Victoria ship butlder, has offered a “Prince of Wales” prize of $50,000 for an air plane flight from Vancouver island to Japan some time within two years Announcement of the prize was | made last night at a banquet giv-| en by Lieutenant Governor Barnard ween Canada an NEW MEXICO IS HIT BY STEAMER Accident in Vancouver Is Not Serious VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 24.-—A girl fainted when the flagship New Mexioo, of the Pacific feet, was rammed by the steamer Brittanta, in the harbor Tuesday afternoon. The engineer of the steamer misunder- stood orders, the captain said, and/ went ahead when orders were given to back up. Damage to the steamer was slight The flagship was not| damaged. The steamer was carrying sightseers, Arrest Youth in Stolen Machine Joseph Tobin, 1% of 702 34th ave., is in the city jail, facing a charge of automobile theft, Wednesday Tobin was arrested by Officer Roy Davis doing 55 miles an hour on the Lake Washington boulevard Tues- day. The police thought it peculiar that the youth should be so desirous of. being booked, without wanting to telephone anyone for ball. The auto- mobtle Hoense was investigated, and it waa discovered the car belonsed to Dr, R. L. Wall, 1062 EB. Thomas st. Dr, Wall called for the car. Baral In Gry flour will keep silver The airplane must be bullt|™ in Canada of Canadian materials. |‘ FRISCO DOCKS mon in ervitian | Will Visit for Wéek in Capi-| Danger Point Is Reached in Stevedore Strike SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, 4 — (United Press)—With all hope of a compromise gone for the pres: ent, the strike of riggers and stevendores along the waterfront was brought to the point of danger today by the employment of 400 strikebreakers—many of them negroes, ‘The employers, who have re fused an offer of arbitration from Mayor Kolph, are advertis ing widely for nonunion men, The striking employes late yester ed by unanimous standing plution that rejected the only sition the employ tain spreading the employers by | den & wecret vote be taken, which would « pel the unton to announce just how many traitor a in our army.” The longahoremen gathered tn foree along the waterfront today and the employers asked for further po lee protection, declaring the menac ing attitude of the strikers hampered thelr employes. More police were sent. It was ad mitted the situation waa serious. WOUNDED JAP KEEPS SILENCE Young Wife Finds Body in the Street Dangerously wounded by & mysterious assailant who stabbed him with an ancient Japanese dagger and left him in the street near his home to die, H. Kato, young Jap, still refuses in the city hospital Wednesday to tell the police the details of the attack, and persists he did not see the man, Kato was struck by « blunt instrument and then stabbed. Kato was going to hin home, at 146 Maynard ave. night, when he was struck down. He was found weltering in a pool of blood and scarcely breathing, about an hour later, by his 17-year-old wife. 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