The Seattle star. [volume], August 28, 1914, Image 1

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TOWN AFTER TOWN FALLS BEFORE GERMANS
Last
EDITION
Wa can writ* Mr. taltaburv'a
w.athar report with our ay«« ahut
nowr—umi aa usual, fair tonight
and tomorrow; waatarly wind*
Back There in the Grass
KAISER TRIES
TO STOP CZAR
KONTOfIBERO, Oer.. An* 21.—
Step* are being taken to meet
I hjve Min major league, buah league and ..nd-lot ball game..
The thrill le tha .ame, no matter what the rating of the t..m. I*.
whenever • oam. reach.. th. exciting moment when th. b.ee. ar.
fU "'ca h n y'ouTmtgln*.' <*"*••• V™** J The m.n at bat h.e been
hitting abov. .300. A. he br.ee. hlm..lf to *wln». gr.nd.tand .nd
bl *"lma r JlnV , yourJelf r 'n C that !Ttua # t"on' wh.n. .uddenly, a ch.p In uni
te rmUP* you on th. .houlder and .ay.: "You're wanted 0ut.,d..» To
it lor.. th.r.'e a gl.am of authority In hi. eye which you dir.
i "L h r 'or 7 Che repre*.nt* th. -wful majeaty of the law.
' WiM thit'. what a lot of wllt.d and weary congr...men are e*-
' daye under Ch.mp Clark'* ruling, that, becau** «f
r;n e, S^Xmen"rth U . boy. mu.t *Uy on th.
IT War to *•"'
The Seattle Star
The Only Paper In Seattle That Dares to Pzlnt the News
the Russians Additional re*ervea
are being rushed toward the Kast
ern frontier. *
Russian troopa were engaged
with the Germans today In two big
battles.
One waa In Eaat Prussia, the
other In Austrian Gallcla.
The former marked a German at
tempt to check the Kuaalan ad
vance on Konlgsberg.
VOLUME 16. NO. 158.
1 of (he Good Things
Find in Today's Star
—The Star has had something to say the last few days about police brutality. Today
Atty. John Perry of this city analyzes police conditions and tells the reason for them.
Page 2. There will be more articles to follow.
| —How do you like the brand of justice being dished out by the honorable gentlemen of
the supreme court at Olympiad Neither do we. See page 3.
—Did you ever picture in your mind war—war AS IT REALLY IS? It is described in a
very effective bit of writing on page 6.
—Your attention is called to the maps on page 10. Clip them out and follow the war
moves from day to day through the news dispatches.
WAR LAYS ITS
CHILLING HAND
ON VANCOUVER
i
■j VANCOUVER, B. C,
Aug:. 28.—Announcement'
today that the Canadian
' Pacific railway has taken
off several of its transcon
tinental trains and has sent
'half its employes, on full
! pay, to fight for England,
is another proof that Can
ada is determined to do
! everything in its power to
•id the mother country.
The announcement af
■ fects families in every city
in Canada along the C. P.
R.'s line, for its employes
are recruited from all over
the dominion.
Day after day heart-rending
•can** are enacted here In Van
couver, aa the soldier boya of
Vancouver, Victoria and New
Weetmlnstsr march to the C. P.
R depot and are hauled away to
the big European alaughter.
And day after day the feeling of ;
bitterness against war Inrreases
Ten day* ago the pro*pert of going
to the front waa created with the
wildest enthusiasm. Than It seem
ed merely a holiday excursion across
the Canadian continent and a trip
over the Atlantic- It meant a few
parade drllla. a ehanoe to aee the
Old World at the expense of the
government, and a return home to
the accompaniment of gay mualci
and clad acclaim from the home
folka.
Raallie Now ICe Death
But It'a different now. The wire*
have brought disconcerting new*
The Germans hare struck fear lii
erery home here where the men
folka are members of a rifle club or
Highland regiment.
When the soldiers leave now no
body trie* to hide the fact that they
probablv will never return.
Thousands have left here wince
last Saturday Moetly they are merp,
boya. Juatliiit "f their teens Mnnv ,
struggle, tin they depart, to keep •
back the tear*
Sees Her Soldiar Off
A woman with a cooing baby In
her ami a stood on the platform ye*
terday and smiled bravely Into the]
face of a soldier who leaned out a
car window. T.lke the othera, he
waa (hooting and cheering- the
only thing he could do to keep from
disgracing himself The bagpipes
were adding to the artificial gayety.
Around th<- corner a band wna blar
ing Everybody waa forcing amllea.
Everybody had lump* In the throat.
The train began to move. The
aoldler leaned far out. klaaed the
woman and the baby, then waved at
| them The woman waved back,
•Hilling bravely Aa long aa ahe
I could aee ahe waved and ainlled.
Faints on Platform
I Then there waa a ni*h of people
jto her aide. She had fainted
They revived her. Hhe nald ahe
I had Just between her and Ntarva
i tlon.
Vancouver took note of the wom
an's plight, and began looking
around a bit It found a distressing
ly large number of parallel caaea.
Quickly a auhacrlptlon waa atarted.
Mom than (76,000 waa raised to
help them.
SEATTLE. WASH., FRIDAY. AUGUST 28. 19M.
ROBERT ROUNDER KNEW HOW TO
PLAY CARDS, BUT NEVER-NEVER
DID HE PLAY AGAME LIKE THIS!
By Robert Rounder
Long, long before the advent of
bridge, I first bsgan going to card
partlss. Ws playsd progrssslve
euchre for prizes.
Sometimes I plsyed poker, but
our poker parties were alwsys stsg
sffalrs, from which the women
were rigorously sxcluded. We
plsyed herd, with greed In our
hesrts and our hsarts In our
mouths.
But our fsces wsre expression
less and changeless masks.
* NOT NECESSARILY "STAG"*
4. 4
f never looked upon a poker
party a* a "social function." But
now I know that a poker party need
I.'l>e a slag party
I' have played strip poker
The farther I ramble In quest of
adventures after dark, the more
firmly convinced do I become that
a subtle poison has been Injected
Into our modern social life.
Certainly, this strip poker ad
venture waa no "slumming" party.
The people I met at the party were
"nice" people in the conventional
sense. That Is, they value ap[M<ar
ance They are concerned about
the question that conventional peo
ple ask, "What will people eayf"
I>lke most conventional people, they
care more for the shell of apiiear
•nee than for the kernel of good-
AMBASSADORS OF GERMANY AND
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY IN JAPAN TO
SAIL SATURDAY, EN ROUTE HERE
TOKIO, Aug. 21.—Ambaaaadora Count von Rax and
■«ron Mullar da Stentgyorgy, representing Germany and
Austria-Hungary, rsapacllvaly, art turning over thalr af
fairs today to Units* Statee Ambassador Outhrls, who will
act far them following thslr dsparturs for horns, vis Seattle,
on the steamship Minnesota Saturday.
Ths censorship Is so strict thst It Is possible to Issrn
llttls concerning Japanese spsrstlon of Klsochsu, but It Is
believed Admiral Kato Is searching ths cosst for mlnss,
which ars aald to b« sewn thickly at ths bay sntrancs.
| ne*n.
A friend of mine, who lives In a
j houaeboat on I.ake Washington, got
me an Invitation. The "aoclal" wa*
given at u houaeboat near his
i In Justice to the hundred* of
houaeboat dwellers on I.ake Wash
Ington, 1 want to say that only a
lew of them go In for strip poker
i ll Is played In house* na well aa In
houaeboat*. This particular party
hapi>ened to be In a houseboat.
When ws reached the houaeboat
we found three girls, the third be
Ing a guest from Ellenshurg, whom
1 shall call Effle, because that Isn't
her name. There were three of us
men.
I noticed about Effle an air of
artificial grayety, anil 1 guesßed that
ahe had committed heraelf to an
adventure and wlahed she hadn't.
* BEGIN WITH COCKTAILS*
To begin with, there waa a round
of cocktails, mixed by one of our
hostesses I for one needed some
thing to bolster up my courage.
"Well, let's begin," said one of
DECLARE WM ~~
ON BELGIUM
VIENNA, Aug IK. —AustrlMlun-
Kary today formally declared war
against Belgium.
one cent r.rjw.t:
the men, look In* around for en
couragement
"I don't believe I'll—" bo«un the
(Continued on Page 13.)
SPEND FIVE MINUTES HERE EVERY DAY
AND YOU'LL KNOW ALL ABOUT THE WAR
By Fred L. Boalt.
ONLY one thing la absolutely clear In the war new* today, and that It that the officials who give out
the newt from Berlin. St. Petersburg and Paris are artful liars.
The press and public of London are growing restless and are demanding of the government mori
news and more truth.
When one has boiled down and checked off the conflicting reports from the four capitals, It appeara
that Germany and Austria have made minor gains l n their operations against the French and British, and
suffered smashing losses at the hands of the Russians.
Two big battles between the Qtrmani and Russians are In progress today. One Is In Eastern Prussia
and the other In Austrian Qallcla. The former marks the Germans' attempt to check the Russian advanca
upon Konlgsberg. St. Petersburg claims the Germans were repulsed at the Alle river and that the 20th
German army corps is Isolated at Ellenateln.
No denials of these reports come from Berlin.
Berlin's claims that Germany's major operations are now on French territory are undoubtedly true.
That the Germana have surrounded the allies, as claimed, Is unbelievable, unless the latter hrve com
mitted a disastrous error.
What Is more likely Is that the Invading forces have driven the French and British southward and
away from Belgium, and now have tham within three sides of a square.
While this situation is bad for the allies, It might be worse: for the fourth side of the square the al
lies' rear—ls the Fere-Laon-Rhelme line of fortifications, 75 miles from Paris.
The war, therefore, may soon take on this triple aapect:
Parla withstand a aelge. The French forces taking the offanalve through Lorraine. The Russians
moving on Berlin.
If the Germans have reached Arras, In Northern France, as Berlin claims, THEY HAVE REDUCED
SINCE YEBTERDAY THE DISTANCE TO PARIS FROM 120 TO 100 MILES.
They are advancing over what was, a month ago, a flat, peaceful country, peopled by an Industrious
and frugal peasantry, who, of necessity, tlllsd every inch of ground. The way of the armed hordes lies
through level fields of grain, garden patches and long stretches of vineyards, and quiet towns, close-set,
whose ancient walls and spires rock and fall before the crash of cannon.
The Strait of Dover are narrow. Acroas the narrow strip of water lies Calais. And as the Germana
approach closer and closer to that French town—for they are attempting a flanking movement around tha
allies' left wing—the pleasure-seekers In the great Casino at Dungeness, on English soil, can hear th«
roar of the artillery.
DOVER IS ABOUT AS FAR FROM CALAIS AS SEATTLE IS FROM TACOMA.
BHRI.IN, VIA ROMH, Aug. 28.—Convinced by
Germany's latest victories on the French frontier that
the kaiser's troops will soon reach Paris, Berlin was half
delirious with joy today.
The Fatherland's infantry, it is officially announced,
had shown its superiority over the enemy's at Meubeirje,
Longwy, Namur and other places.
Much of the fighting was said to have been at the
point of the bayonet.
It i* admitted, however, that German losses were tre
mendous.
Having effected a junction, the German armies of the Saar
and the Lower Moselle are rejmrted advancing today in enor
mous force on I.ongwy, which their vanguard already occupies,
together with the towns of Yillerupt, Joppecourt, Audun-le-
Koman, Briery and Montmedy.
Germans Reported at Calais
Ft is reported, unofficially, that the Germans are on the
outskirts of Calais, France, the closest cross-channel point to
Kngland.
I he Germans in occupation of Brussels, have mounted
rapid fire guns at the northern entrance. • Automatic guns,
Mounted fin auto trucks, are patrolling the suburbs. The
city is calin. There have been no outbreaks.
PARIS, Aug 28.—Such a mad confusion of fighting pre
vailed today at the front that for the moment it is hard to
dete-mine how the tide of battle is turning
Paris it rushing preparations today to withstand a aiege.
There is much anxiety in the French capital. Foreigners
are being urged to leave. No wounded are being brought into
the city. The government plainly wants to reduce the non
combatant population to a minimum.
That the allies have given ground at the points where
•be (icrmans are most numerous is admitted. The war of
fice asserts that the second defensive lines are holding, though
the (icrmans outnumber the French and Briti h.
The British arc holding the center of the line opposing
the invaders It is believed that their position covers the
famous "Gap of Treves" through the French border chain
of fortifications, upon which the main German is
moving.
Kaiser Stakes All on Assault
The British expeditions, it is stated, had been combined
and given a post where they must either defeat the Germaoa
or be overwhelmed.
Experts here say that the kaiser is staking all on a mass
' aseautt.
If he succeeds in breaking the allies' second line, it is ad
mitted he will have before him a comparatively open road
Pins, which, however, is protected by forts of trentendotts- >
«trcngth. Jtt&M
Firm in the conviction that Russia will be victorious
the wsr, a dispatch today from St. Petersburg says the duma
will convene in November to reestablish the ancient kingdom ''
of Poland-Russia. Germany and Austria, under the Russian
flag - • o v .
Officials own that it has become neceSfifff**#"*!**!! re
inforcements to hold the line through the department of Nord,
where German flankers are advancing on Arris.
'the fighting is also severe in the department of the
Pas de Calis, where reconnoitering parties of Germans have
letired after a clash with the French.
Messages from the Belgian front say the Germans lost
/rf),000 killed and wounded in the three days' fighting at
Charleroi, Belgium. Corpses were piled so high in places
they had to be moved to give the artillery free play.
Concerning the number of the allies' casualties, no very
definite figures are available. It is admitted, however, that
the field hospitals are overflowing. Most of the doctors of
Paris are at the front.
Correspondents are barred from the hospital camps.
In London Premier Asquith insists today in the house of
commons that the situation is satisfactory, despite the fact
that at latest accounts the Germans are advancing and the
allies falling back.
Louvain Completely Destroyed
The war office confirms reports of the destruction by the
Germans of the Belgian city of Louvain. The invaders charged
that they had been fired on by citizens and burned it in
retaliation. J
Not only was it set on fire in a hundred places, but bombs 'J
and other explosives were used to make the work of destruens
tion complete. Not even the most beautiful, and in many
instances historic, buildings were spared. \i
The town is reduced to a heap of ruins.
The inhabitants were held prisoners in a concentration
camp.
Belgians have sallied from Antwerp and driven the Ger
mans toward Brussels until they are within sight of the
latter city, according to an Exchange Telegraph Co.'s mes
sage from Ghent today.