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Full Leased Wire Report of the United Press Associations Complete Service of the Newspaper Enterprise Association MORE THAN 70,000 PAID COPIES DAILY VOI I 'Ml'' \| > I I 5 t'VITKP l-Hl'-M KM ATIONH >ll M Ml KVU< i.i:asi l> Willi: HKHVIi-n UKRAINIANS REVOLT Huns Rush 420,000 Troops to Stem Uprising TRACTION BOOKS TO ' BE PROBED Council W.ll Then Decide on Fare Increase Proposals DON'T NEED 7 CENTS Outbid* accountants will he brought |o Seattle to make a rnmplrtr to J^tfr mine wh«4bw »r no! the trac tion company I* fairly rnirr*nl ing i»* plea (or h'gher lirri »ml riHxwvlon* from the i ll) . ThK course wa» iWitto'iiiml Thursday mornlßi whr 11 the rity council ta< Ulni the trarlton tangle. Thr council. In «peclal confer rnre. first ilnMnl lo wnmiMr fart* and thrn tee what far** arr amworr to |l»f Ihr turn pany a revenue on illrffri $15,- MO.MO capital Mayor Hanson told the rnunw' they could Imww hrw and then legalise the proceeding* by securing the O. K of the war labor bonrd Be\eni*nt f.<res In Seattle are un 'fjL» cessary. he declared, l»Jt the trac <i«»n company I* entitled to make a revenue which will not exceed that of pre-war day*. The traction rom pany Is entitle*! to a far* In excels if S cent*. he said, if they require that to pay Increased wages anil not ex<-e*d pre-war j.rofits. A conference within "I hours he twee ; Mayor Hanson, I'tllltle* Mil pertntendent Murphine. and officials of the three car ay stems and union representatives Is expecfed to settle the wane scale* that wilt be paid on all ctty traction lines. If the different parties fail to Ri-rce. the v. ( r labor liwinl will lie celled upon to nake a settlement Hanson. Traction I'restdent I.eonard and the union leaders have agreed to this With a wage scale drawn, the ex pert accountants called in by the city to examine the books of the Pu- Bet Hound Traction. Light A Power C" will have the material hy me;ins of which they wll) strike the street ra.lway fare that is to prevail In Se attle. By majority vote, the council committed Itself to the principle that the traction company was entitled to th» name rate of interest on tla in vestment as It earned in the years 1»11 to 1917. Inclusive Traction President I>eonard said his company did not want to prof Iteer. but asked If the council did not think that a public service corpora tion was entitled to more than 2 per cent on Its Investment. There were no answers to this question. Ilesketh Objects the mayor and "council then agreed that the company's books should be audited by the city comptroller's department to deter mine jf the company's claim was cor reef that profits for the past five Pe years had not exceeded 'J tier cent. Councilman Hesketh bitterly fought the suggestion that working men should be nj>ked to pay 1 cent for transfers and a fare of more than S cents in addition "They might an well purchaae au UimobiU - " he declared. To Increase Wages of Street Car Men WASHfNfJTOS', July 11. na tional war labor board fa pr»*paring to hand down wagr Increase award* In the eaae* of 24 atreet car (omf»anlf«, who*** employe* ap pealed for higher lf; X T SAT UR DAY Thi Star KnjFIS n ill print 'i Inrf/r volume, of the bent home biiyn and the be.xt real en fate buy if in Seattle. There will be opportuni ties listed then for yon to make a handsome profit. Or if yon need a home to live in yon will In xure to find one Unfed that will meet your re quirementx in every n ay. lie mem her—ne.r t Sa tu r rlay'n Star. "SIGN HERE. PLEASE!" ENTENTE WINS; VICTORY IN AIR nv mu.iAM fitll.if* simms Cnitrd Prrn« Cormpondrnt WITH THK BRITIBH AKM 1158 IN FRANCH July 11 Allied •via tor* apparently have attained abeo lute maatery of the ».;r. They are carrying the aerial war fare far behind the German line*; Altho given th#' beat v, • ither of the whole war, there in comparatively little battling. due to the extreme caution of the German airmen Their activities ar«* confined to night bomb ing. while the Itritinh bomb all night and fight all day. when anything can be seen. The Ihk -he* conduct their limbing operation* from an altitude of about 10.000 feet, owing to tne belching fire from our "archie* " The Hrltinh bomber* drop down to a height of 500 fe« t or even - r >o fr* i before their let loose their high rXploalve*. Thi* make* for extreme crcurac) A prlaoner relate* the tremendou* havoc wrought on the Hapaume rail way and station. where a Britmh plane awoofied low and dropped a bomb in the midnt of troop* waiting to board a train. The l!rtll*h airmen are not allowing cobweb* to cover their machine* On«' well known aviator ha* brought ilowri 25 boche* In tbt; liat 30 day*. Ill* total now equals Jlaron Von ltlchthofen'*. 11 HUN PLANES ARE SHOT DOWN IiON DON, July 11 llrltiah air men brought down 10 (ierman plane* July while antiaircraft gun* arrotinted for another, the ;ilr rnlnlntry announce today. Three Hritiah machine* wer- lout. Seven teen ton* of bomb* were dropped on the enemy during the day and night. GEDDES SAYS SUBS WEAKER I/J.NDON, July 11 The *ul. marine* are now controlled," Hlr Krlc Dedde*. firm lord of the ad mlralty declared toda: In opening the official exhibition of nival photo grn ph«. "Fewer lire o|>cr.i linn now th-in for *ome time pa*t The depth charge ha* changed the hunter* into the hunted." The Seattle Star Once More, Folks, We Remind You of Saturday, at 7:30 Another reminder don't forget \ that the big moment of The Star « Our Boy* In Km nee Tobacco Fund" drive will rom* at T 30 Hat* ( urday, at Woodland park Mftt thei crowd at the band ■Land There will he plenty of fun and excitement. " aaid Manwr Haxen J. Tttu* today. And we'll have four automobile# to put Kinder Into the affair." The public la Invited Seek Pardon for Banker Collier Of'YMPI A. July 11 Mr* Will Collier, wife of the former president of the Northern bank of fteatttr. I* expected in Olympia today, to i»r«* went a |»etitlon for a pardon for her hu*»»and. who wm aentanoed to the penitentiary at Walla Walla for de fraudlng (lepoaltor* Thu* far. only 25 per cent of the depoalta have been paid to the thouaanda who loat their saving" in the bank Steam Trawler It Sunk Off Boston BOSTON, .luly II The ateain trawler Georgia of liowton wa* *unk off thla harbor (relay In a collision with the *t«am*hlp llrlatol, bound from Norfolk for thl* ix.rt The <ieorgtu'a crew wa* aaved find land ••<1 here. The accident occurred dur ing a heavy fog Vienna Reports New Defensive VIKNNA. via l>»ndon, July 11 "We have organized our new defen alve lino In Albania." the Austrian war office announced today. "A French company, feeling It* way flown the valley of the Devoll, wan repulaed Italians Repulse Attack on Asiago IlliMK. .luly II "An enemy at tack on Canove. on the Aelaxo plateau, wa* repulaed " the war of fice announced today. "In the Hrcnta valley, there wa* artillery fighting " Barefoot Days to Be Rule for Teuts A MHTKICI »A M. July II l'nle»* the iwipularlty of going barefoot In Germany itrown, it will !><• com pulnory, owlriK to the scarcity of ma terial. according to an official atate merit In licrliil. THF (HiKATKST DAILY CIRCFLATtON OF ANY PAPER l\ Tilli PACIFIC NORTHWEST rn«#r».l • ■ Mr. «n<! Cluaa Matter Ma? I. llt», ■t III* Po«tofflr« «r (Until*. W»lh , uviriar tho A'» of ' Marrh S. 1171 ASQUITH LAUDS WILSON EFFORTS l/)NHON. July 11 London new* pape r »» tnlay Indorsed H»*rl»er? An qiilth n eulogist* praia* of Prrwpb-nt Wilson during a 'llnnfr laat night In honor of Admiral Kimms. fJen. Orib hie and oth*r American officer* Aaqulth comi«r<"l Wll ion with Washington and J.incoln, declaring 'President Wilson haa carried hta people with him in the greatest de rlaion r*f the ag«* llr haf laid k for** the world the ground* fc»r that derision In state worthy to lie side by sid#» with the moit (wgtclOM* and Inspiring utterance* of the most famous of bin predecessor* No Censorship on Press, Assurance Given to Senate WASHINGTON July 11 There will b* no censorship of newspaper dinpat. be* undfr government control of telegraph line*. Postmaster (Jen eral BurlesOfl aaaured congre** lat#» today. The fear expressed by many mom l»ers of the wnnl" that Hurl#»on. If given control of the wirwi. would (tnior all press message*, caused Murl<w<m to tell H#nator III! noh. that a* noon aa the wires are tak«*n over, newspaper men will I** ralkd In and o*k«»d to name one of their member* to supervise transmls alon of preaa message* Hintze Given Kuehlmann Job AMSTKHDAM. Inly 11 Oer many announce* positively that Ad rnlral Von Hlntxe will replace Ktiehl niann aa foreign minister. The Frankfurter ZHtung atatea that Von IllnUe already has been appointed If They Can Buy W. S. S., Why Can't You Help More? "If men who arc locked up, and many of them wearliiK hand cuffs. t-an huy wtir savlnit* stamps. how much <nn n free m>in liny?" Is the riddle that As slstant State IJlrwtor of War SnvlriK" W. K. I'i'tt'hy In pro pounding. Over at MrNrlU Inland. 13 t'nll ed Mates prltioner* have bought and paid for »fi»2 22 In (damp* during thr quarter year which ended .June .10. 1918. line prison er, Andrew Itoedel, bought 54 *uv Inga certificate* at $4 17 each. SEATTLE, WASH., THURSDAY, JULY 11. 191*. ITALIANS FOE IN SURPRISE ENEMY IN BIG PUSH Offensive in Albania May Bulgarian Lines Threatened Mean Beginning of as Balkan Drive Grows Balkan Offensive in Scope WOULD INJURE AUSTRIA ENEMY ADMIT LOSSES Battle Analysis by J. W. T. Mason l»V Prr, i lrn%ri Wif IHrrrt (• Thu Slur \K%V lORK. Jalj II —ltalian operation* In Albania are put fling for the moment as to the objertlvea which are being airtight The n#»w offemh r haa come without warning, and It is hard to dHemiine what the Italian general nta/f haa In mind. Thrr* nre four possible reasona for the <lr»ve Klrat T«> aupply the drmand for new victories. which have l»een aiim u laird in Italy by the re«-ent nucrean igainst the Auatrlana Second To rreate a diversion that *lll prevent the Auatro-Muntfarian* from cowent rating all their for res for a nrw attark along the Piavr Third To encourage the npirit of revolt among the Hlav nattonalities In Austria Fourth- To prepare the way for an allied offenaive in thr Halkan* Very likely the first thrre reaaona arr ai ting co-operatively Whether the final and by far the moat lmiK»r tant possibility is l«eing aerioualv ronsidered must be regarded doubt fullv until there is morr rv,<lrn«"e Kor thr allien to attrmpt a *naJor offensivr in thr Halkans at this timr would Is* a serious drain on thrir strength. Creek aid would be necea nary to a very largr ntent. and it la not probablr the tlreek army is a a > supplied with munitions of war on a sufficient acale to give reason able sureiv of auccenn BRITISH AGAIN ADVANCE ALONG SOMME RIVER Battle Report From London Today Ity I nitrrl f*rrs.n l,rnvrf H ire Ihrrrt to Thr Httir g m IjOKDON* July 11 British troop* again advanced south of the Homm«\ Improving their positions east nf \ illern Ilretonneux last night, Mar ahal Halg announced today (It was here that Australians and Americans advanced on the Fourth of July ) "We Improved our positions slightly during the nlffht #»asf of VlHers Hretonnoux. Fnemy artillery fire was directed at our positions on both sld«»s »»f the Homme. "Our troops made stic< essful raids yesterday noon and nlpht near Mer rIH and Festubert tin Flanders), cap turing snmo prisoners and a ma chltn* gun." FA IMS. July 11 French troops enlarged their grains between the Alsne and thr* Marne, taking the vil lage of Corey, the war office an nounced today. "On the borders of the Kettr. forest the French enlarged their gains, tak ing the village of Corey, the station and castle and Bt. I'aul farm." the communique said "We captured 40 prisoners. Including an officer. "Two raids in the region of Malson ChampaKne and Mount Sansnom netted in prisoners. WASIIINOTON', July 11. Ccn eral health conditions among troop* In this country continue "very satisfactory." the war office an nounced today, citing figures to buck up lis utatcmcut. AUSTRIAN FORCE IS DEFEATED IS™ —— —? —M Dispatch From Ed. L. Kecne /#y X'nitrd Trm* Wire lhrr< t to Thr #ff«r ft v I-ON DON, .Ittl? !!.—ltalian foreea. aided by I rwh and Al banian*. and by ItrHlsh ruul unit*. are sweeping northward across prartlraJl> !he entire width of Albania, in what may one of Ihe mml impor lan! military and political of of the war. According to thf latent dispatche* r«*hfd here. thr allied troop*. in addition to making important gain* on the HO mile front l»etween the Adriatic and the !>evoli river, are threatening the Bulgarian ripht win* in thr vicinity of ll5 mi lea from the *ea Ambitious Program Thr main military objective of the allien evidently la the old Roman road connecting Monastir with the aea at iMinixfo. |K>n*m*lon of which would permit fre*» movement of troop* and aupplie* directly from the Adriatic into southern Serbia and would seriously threaten the enemy* hold on a groat portion of the occu pied areas of that country. Star tin ir at the Vojutoa river, the Italian?, with the aid of Krltiah inon itora. have advanced to the Semeni river, a mailmum gain of 15 mile* The nearest portion of thr old Ho man highway Ilea just the name din tance northward alonir the Skhuinbl river, went of Kl liaaan hnsail Pasha Aids Ittatf the offenaive alno haa far reaching political aspects. Already « onaiderable forces of Albanlann. Un der Kwtad Pasha, are fighting with the Allien and rendering valuable a# nintance. Any considerable advance by the French in the Monaatir region will have it* effect on Bulgaria, which is reported to l»o low in morale. l»oth militarily and economically The moat significant angle, how ever, is the probable effect on the southern 81av nations <»f Austria, a I r*ady on the verge c»f active revolt. A decisive allied victory in Albania may prove the torch that will ig nite the whole of the discontented elements of the dual monarchy. One of the significant phases of th»- Italian advance la the frank ad mi anion of reverse* by the Austrian war office. The latest statement from Vienna, said the Austrian*. "In the fare of pressure from strong en em> forces." had withdrawn across ihe Herat Fieri line. Fieri already in In the hands of the Italians, and Herat, the moat important city In southern Albania, appears about to fall. ENEMY FORCED BACK TO RIVER Italian War Office Report ftj/ I nifrd I'rrni l.msrtf H ire IHrcct to Thr Star ■a i ■ - ■ - ROMK, July IJ.—The Ital ians, continuing their ad vance in Albania, are forc ing the Austrians back to ward the Skhuniba river, the Italian war office announced today. "In Albania, we are con tinuing our advance," the statement said. "The Aus trians are retreating toward the Skhuniba river." NIGHT EDITION \Y rattier I'Virwiwt: Tonight ;«nd Friday, fair; moderate northwoaterly wind*. pricer„";:. h uu one cent %'.r^T.3r" SMASH ALBANIA United Press Summary of War Events Itmth <l«y of the war ) M \ K VK KK O S T—French troop* enlarged their gain* be Iwnn the AUnc and the Manie b> rapturing the village of Corey, nine mile* aouthwcut of Kolßiton*. " I'll \Hl>\ FRONT—l>e* pit e heavy enemy shelling on both •Ide* of the Homme. Hrltlah troop* la*t night advanced eaat of Vlller* liretonneu*. n.WIJF.KS KKONT—Brltlah troop* made «uc<e**ful raid* la*t night In the region of Merrl* and Fostubert. ALBANIAN FRONT—ltalian and Albanian force* are pre«»ing northward on a «0 mile front be tween the IJevoll and the Adri atlc. while French troop* are menacing the Bulgarian poei tion« near Monantir. FNGUtNIV—First !x>r<J of the Admiralty <!eddes declared that the submarines are twin* con trolled." «.KKMANV« ANB Al STRIA HI MiAKV Mf.iv>, continuous rainfall ha* greatly crop* In Austria and southern liirmtny, according to a Vienna report. Kl SSI \—A serious revolution ts reported In full swine thru out I'kraine. Germany is said to have senf more than 400.000 troop' Into the country to op poac several armies of |»en*ant*. 300 ITALY AND SERB OFFICERS HELD IN NORTH STOCKHOLM. July 11.—The Rol shevik war commissariat of the northern region of Russia, following the landing of allied troops on the Murman coast, ordered hurried war preparations, it was learned here to day. Military units have been ordered formed, and the workmen and peas ants of the clashes of 1*96 97 have lie,-n . illled Into service fur at least si* months. Three hundred Serbian and Italian officers have l«een arrested at Arch angel upon order of Premier It la reported American Consul Poole and British Consul lAK-k.irdt visited Foreign Minister Tchltcherln at Moscow and denied they had published a procla mation urging all allied intervention. UKRAINIAN DEFI OF HUNS VOICED It\ JOMKI'H NHAPI.EN (I'nited Press Correspondent) SnH'KIIOI.M. July li—Stir ring scenes were enacted during the pan soviet congress at Mos cow. according to I'etrogriul newspapers which have just been recci\od here, \\ ith (ierman Ambassador Mir bach occupying one bo*, and with represen lathes of the en tente allies in another section, a delegate from the 1 Itrainc, M. \le\androtf. precipitated a lively scene b> denouncing German im perialism and ita influence in the I liralne. I greet the pan soviet in the name of the secret peasant congress in the Ukraine, w here reigns a German die tutorship and where the Holshevikl continue negotiations with the marionette. Skoropabgky, simultane ously tolerating the presence of (ier man imperialism in the person of Count Mlrbach." Two hundred and fifty members of tile left cheered his statements wild ly, while Mlrbach and his suite sat stiffh erect. Won't tie! I kraJne lireail "The ciermans are employing im prisonment and executions without trial to suppress a revolt of work men and peasants, but we know how to fight, even if you don't," the (Continued on page 1J PEASANTS ALARMING GERMANY Angered by Land Seizure, Ukraine Farmers Stage Countrywide Revolt ARE DEFENDNG VILLAGES Dispatch From Joseph Shaplen Jiy Vnilrtt Prrtt IjrajtcA Wire Direct to The Star STOCKHOLM, July llv— I'kraine is in a state of country-wide revolution, ac cording to dispatches re ceived here today. The Germans are poarfcqf; in reinforcements which mr have reached a total of 35 divisions (420,000 mea). The peasants have . several small armies of 15,000 to 20,000 each, all well armed with artillery and machine (runs. These are defeadiag the villages and whole sec tions of trenches. The fight is not of a political char* acter. but I* flue chiefly to the stir render of land by the Germans luck to the landlords. Homestead sec tions 50 verttes (13 mile*) square have been wiped out completely. This revolution In I'kraine. togeth er with the increasing power of tit* Cserho Slovaks In the East. neceaal tatinit diversion of considerable forces, may account In some measure for delay in resumption of the West front offensive. RUSS CONTINUE BATTLE AGAINST LENINE FORCES \MSTF.RD\M. July ll.—The social re\olntionarv committee Is slid barricaded in the municipal theatre at Moscow, and la desper ately defending the place, a Ber lin dispatch said today. The socialist revolutionaries. many of whom wore arrested immediately after the assassination of German Ambassador Mirbiioh, started a re volt in Moscow against the Bolshe vlkl. The latter recently Issued ail off!- c(hl statement. Raying the social rev olutionaries had tw>en defeated, that hundreds were under arrest, and that the remainder had fled from the city. Says Germay Will Will Never Get Corn in Ukraine "Red ruin for the Germans will fol low their coup de guerre," Georg* Herahfield. former inspector of artil lery for the Russian artillery com mission. stated Wednesday, when told of the dispatch announcing Ger man food sciiures. "I am absolutely positive that fkntine corn will never fall Into Ger man hand*." he said. The I'kralne was gained when Germany took the lands away from the peasants and returned it to the land barons. "No military force can cope with the .10,000.0110 despoiled peasants. who hale the name of German. "If Germany awaits large consign ments of corn from the I'kraine. sh« Is facing old Gen. Starvation, who helped to ill feat Napoleon on his march from Moscow," COPENHAGEN, July 11. Renew ed reports were received here today that Grand l>uke Alexia, the former Caarevltch. has been murdered. These reports said he was killed by a bomb thrown by a Bolshevik sol dier.