The Seattle star. [volume], December 26, 1918, Image 1

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VOLUMI St. NO. 25(.
BERLIN IS IN REVOLT!
SEATTLE MUST RAISE HALF
MILLION IN NEXT FIVE DAYS
Five days! There remain only five days in which Seattle is to
make good on War Savings Stamps.
The city is now only $500,000 short of its quota. This means an
average of $lOO,OOO a day must be invested in these small govern
ment bonds.
Let every one make himself or herself a commitec of one. Buy
one stamp. Buy two stamps. Buy as many stamps as you can. Ev
ery stamp is going to count.
When New Year's dawn arrives, that $500,000 must be account
ed for or Seattle will have failed to achieve the 100 per cent standard
of loyalty to America.
The banks in Seattle are co-operating. At a meeting of the
Clearing House association, on December 19, it was voted to permit
the withdrawal by depositors of savinnp accounts at this time
WITHOUT PENALTY OF LOSING INTER! iST, provid
ed the money is invested in War Savings Stamps.
The time is short. Your duty is plain.
Baby, 12 Hours Old, Is Found
in Apartment House Here
Wh»n the Janitor of an apartment
at 214 Hurnmlt avc N . *tarted 1
•n hlii morning round* at 4 o'clock
fhumday, he saw a swathed bundle
•n the first floor and heard an in
articulate and gurgling noise.
Me un*wathe<l the bundle, taking
an old cotton blanket, an old
•00l blanket, and an old blue dress.
Make TfUniia Mew
Year
Revived. That I will
avail mywlf of my Inber
it«''! opportunity to own a
part of my country, and
tliat I will lake the first
*t<-p toward acquiring
tlll<» early In the new
year of J 919.
We that you read
carefully the Classified
Heal Estate columns of
next Saturday's Star.
and discovered a blue eyed baby boy,
about 12 hours old.
The apartment *»f Mr*. A. J. Giles
was nearest, ao the Janitor pushed
the button several times. and routed
Mrs. Giles out of bed Hhf took th*»
baby and cared for It until a woman
from the police department Juvenile
division arrived
There wan no note left with the
waif. It wiih lylnic In the middle of
the hall, the old dress remnant be-
Ins; augmented by the two blanket
NeetJon* to keep out the cold.
Aenordlng to the police matron the
baby In one of the finest specimens
she ha* ever seen.
It I* cared for by city hospital
nurse*.
Salvation Army to
Have Tree Tonight
Christmas fun lan't over for poor
boys and girls. Thursday night,
there will be n big ''hriMtma* Ire
rally at Salvation headquarter*,
Fifth avn. and Washington «t. It
l>cglnH at 1 p. m . and I* especially
for boy* and girl* whone chimney*
were too tight to let Santa make
much of n r ill. Hinging and other
entertainment will be feature*.
Candy and paw try and other gift*
will be given little gucnts.
The Seattle Star
THE GREATEST DAILY CIRCULATION OF ANY PAPER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SENATOR ASKS
IRISH FREEDOM
WASHINGTON. I>ec. 24. Senator
Phelan today introduced a resolu
tion requesting the American dele
gation to the peace conference to do
all In their power to obtain eel/-de
termination of government for Ire
land.
A similar resolution han been In
trodured In the house and a number
of hearing have lM»#»n held on the
question of Irish home rule.
i'helan bases Ireland's claim on
President Wilson's statement regard
ing the self determination of Kovern
mont for small nations.
Brothers Complain
of Each Other for
Mutual Benefit
Two brother*. J. H. Gilkey and
H. M. Gilkey, filed complaint*
agalnnt each other with Deputy
prosecuting Attorney friend the day
before rhrlMtmOH, each charging the
Other with being an habitual user of
morphine.
They w»re sentence#! to HO day* in
the county stockade by Justice of
the Peace Otis Brinker.
"We want to get away from the
stuff.'' ih<- brother* explained to
Judftfc IJrinkcr.
mm Horoml fiaaa M»it«r Vlnr I, till, m lha Poatnffle. «t «. aula, Wuk, under lh« Art ul t un|i»aa Mar. h I. 1171
CENSORSHIP STILL
GRIPS COUNTRY
no private Citizen Can Send Cable or Letter to Foreign
ports Without Government Spying Into It; "Cen
sorship Lifted" Not True
PRESIDENT WILSON
ARRIVES IN LONDON
BY LOWELL MELLETT
(United Preaa Corrcapondentl
London, Dor. M. Amid
booming ol gun* and cheer* of
enorm«u* crowd*. Pr«widetil
Wilson was welcomed to london
llil* afternoon King george
and Queen Mary met him at Lhe
train. Aa he left hk car. • hand
Hayed The Star Spangled ban
ner "
The king quickly stepped forward
when Wllaon appeared. and they
ahook handa with great cordiality.
Itolh smiled and exchanged apparent
pleasantries. Then Mr*. Wllaon ad
vanced. hearing a huge bouquet. The
queen and princess Mary came up
■mlllng, and were Introduced.
"I heartily welcome >wi to
F.nglanrf." said the king In tJ>e
president.
"I heartily appreciate 11, I as
sure you." readied Wllaon.
While the hands switched to "The
Stars and Stripes Forever.'' the pres
Ident and the king reviewed the
kings guard In the train *hed. The
troop* stood stiffly at attention. Tlie
king and President Wilaon engaged
In a lively talk it* they walked, but
the music drowned out their voice*
Tho king no*t Introduced I'remler
Lloyd 'Joorgo. who wm waiting h**l
tatlngly for the signal to cotne for
ward. Ho advanced and ahook
handa m'>*t cordially and llngerlngly.
There was an Impressive gathering
nf notables at the station. Including
field Marshal Haig, Admiral beatty.
Chancellor Bonar Law. Foreign Min
ister Balfour, Premier Hughes of
Australia. Premier Borden of Can
ada. tin* maharajah of Bikanci, lord
Cecil, lord Curzon, Sir eric geddes
and many others.
They waited on the platform for
nome time before the train pulled In,
at 220 p. m. Then the crowd of din
tlngulshed personages (turned for
ward, eager as youngsters.
The president left his train at
Charing Cros* station, In the midst
of a s«*ene of splendor. In the train
sheds. flags, pennants and banner*
were suspended from the framework,
from Kteel pillars. and entwined with
hunting In decoraJJons that were
strikingly effective.
I let ween ranks r»f l T nlted States
troops. a guard of honor, the prewl
dent parsed thru doom curtained In
■carlet velour. and theme to a court
yard where the royal carriages stood
under a long canopy extending tc»
the Strand.
On the Strand the masses of people
behind lines of British troops caught
their first glimpse of the president.
The route all the way to Mucking
ham palace w;ls a mass of color, the
red, white ami blue of Britain and
Franc«» predominating In the general
scheme, and the red. white and green 1
of Italy, and red, yellow and black of
Belgium frequent. But the Stars
and Strips were everywhere.
The great facaUo o£ the national
SKATTLK. WASH., THURSDAY. DECKMHKK 2(>, 1918.
WAKIIINOTOV, lirr •(, -
peace not ended (h« tyran
ny of the censorship
Every letter and every cable
gram you »rn<l abroad and rvrry
letter Mtid rittliMirniit you receive
from abroad ta being cetiiorwl
by I'nrle Ham
Thru the recent announcement
by the government that all cen
aorahlp of press dispatches had
been lifted, the Impression w»a
created that all rertaomhip haa
I teen lifted Thin |fl f<»r from (tot
fart. The spying eyes of tha
government's |w>«Ul rerianra atlll
peruae ever> letter >ou »rnd
abroad, and th«* navy depart
ment's cable censor in New
York atlll arrutiniaea rvrry cable
meaauge
If thla postal cfntor or thla
ruble censor doesn't Ilka your
message for any muun under
the tun. he haa Ihf [«wtr to
atrlk« out sentences or to strike
out the wholr meawige. Thla
power la vmikl In him under
the tradlnit with the rnemv art.
Itul we no longer have an en
rnt>. II) no possibility ran the
enemy fight again. W« are
preparing to make peare with
(•rrman)
Newspaper dispatches *re not
Interfered wllh by the govern
ment. but th»jr do not ritimlxr
even a few hundred The mil
Hon* of private rltljrns «re rrn
sored Just aa strictly a» during
war.
t have aj>k*d (he e«||aftr«hip
division of the poalnffli* depart
moot thia direet a una Uon
"f» It true thai every letter
went out of thla country la being
opened and read by tha |Mt«f
Imprnmlve (iaUtfrinf
Scene of Splendor
flrr» department cerworaT*
The unawer I got wan
"It la true that all mail mat
ter It still being censored an II
««>» before lltr armistice hm
KliimL"
That cablegram* art* being
renaored. uny buaineaa houae
dealing with forrlgti countrtaa
known. It in admitted by the
cenaorwhip «»ffi<e
Senator Lawrence Y sherman
of Illinois. discussing the ran
aorahlp attii me today. denounc
ed it aa an autocratic usurpa
tion of the personal rights of
American citizens
"The lime Is bar*." said Ken
ator Khcrtnan. "to r»|Kwl that
part of the espionage Uw and
the trading with the enemy art
relating to censorship. Tha gov
rrnmutt liu gons mad on the
■nbjact.
"The general statutes govern
Ing abuar of the malta are ample
to protect the paople In time of
peace It I* time to reafnre rum
plete freedom of the |»eop|e and
press «nd froedom of speech
"In lifting preaa rrn«oriMp
and continuing censorship of pri
vate messagws the government
In exervislng an unfair dlscrlm
Inallon Abuae la always pmr
tii-ed on some one who can't re
wnt It. Tha few newspapers
that use the cAble ran resent It
publicly. The millions of prl
vate rltiaens who might want to
use the cable or send a letter
across sen# cannot.
"Tha oei ret of tha matter U
that tha censorship la loath to
give up a single yeadige of lu
power."
muaeum was hidden by flaira. ban
nem. tiennanta and enormoua glided
eagles and lion* Force* of decorat
or* were busy all day Chrl*tmu and
all taut night.
Chrlatmaa crowd* and early arriv
ing spe- tatom were dodging *tri> lad
tier* All along the two mile route
from the railway station to the pal
i»oe. the way la lighted to blace forth
tonight.
Pall Mall and Rt. .lame* sts are
lined with famous cluha, the window*
of which were filled with member*
and their wive*
Crossing llaymarket, thn carriage
with the pre*lilent and King fjeorge
passed close by tlie statue of (Jeorge
111.
The greatest color effect w»* at
Hyde Turk corner Thousands of
Hrltlah women In khaki and In navy
blue, convalescent sailor* In light
blue, trimmed with red and white,
and members of the royal force In
sky blue, were massed on the park
alope.
GERMANY AND
TURKEY BREAK
PARIS, I>ec. 2H -Copies of the
Vosalcho /fitting received hero do
clare relations between germany and
Turkey have been severed
In Canada, There's
Bread A-Plenty on
Restaurant Tables
In British Columbia, even the
restaurant men admit the war Is
over.
Not only have they restored the
sugar bowl, but they have alno
brought the bread plate hack, no
that the dlnern may havo enough.
In Seattle—
Oh. well, restaurant men are
utill shaving bread with rnxorß
and the two-Mllee wnr ration in
'till the fiiahlon.
$700,000 Paving
Proposal Is Up
I'avin K of boyer ave. at an ex
pense of $700,00n Ih a problem being
dealt with by the city streets com
mittee Thursday afternoon
I«.ust March, the committee re
fused to permit the expense on ac
count of the war, and the fact that
costs were soaring above reach of
the paving tax limits allowed by law.
Hoyer paving plans were according
ly held ovc.r until peace should ar
rive.
WOUNDED Yanks Arrive
NEW YORK. Dec. 2ft.- The British
steamship Saxonia. with 1.347 wound
ed American soldiers aboard, arrived
here today from Liverpool.
GOVERNMENT NEAR FALL;
REBEL SEAMEN GAINING
Warships
Reviewed
By Chief
U. S. FLEET COMES BACK
HOME FROM WAR ZONE
IN SNOWSTORM
THOUSANDS SEE ARMADA
it\ H. D. Jacobs
(t'nlted I'ress Correspondent)
NEW YorK. Iter. ?6—Ameri
can battle fleet, returning victor
ious from tlie war. was welcomed
borne today by cheering thou
sand* wltn w allheal the intprrs
aive opertarle from Inal* and
sk« »rr«|»*r». ami every point of
vantage.
A whirling snowstorm at times
blotted out I lie fighting ships aa they
-noved slowly up the bay. post the
Statue of Liberty, where Secretary
daniel's reviewed them from the <*w k
of the Mayflower.
I*rrr*<liriir fho floot rame a mrtn
of *maJl craft and ftubrnartSe chaser*,
dear ing tho way. The Islands In tho
harbor, tho dock* and top* of tail
building* wopo with wpec
UtOfK, despite « cutting wind.
I* ItrnlMl
It wim the greatest naval review
In American history. and It marked
the ilay when the I,'nlted state* for
mally ujwumul It* place oh the W'
ond naval pnw»r of the world. The
biggest aea fighting forr» the t'nlte.l
State* over boasted today had Its
fimt being a* h *ln k1 e unit, a ve rl
table American urmad.i. aa He«retAry
l>anlel» reviewed the combined battle
fleets.
I mtnedlately after the review.
S.OOO mllur* were to he landed for a
parade down Fifth ave.
The review vu the official wel
come to the Atlantic fleet, which for
nearly two year* ha* kept the Fnlted
State* flit* flying In Kuropean wa
ter*. The ten long Bray craft ateom
i*d up the hay thla morning to the
music of cheera and alren*. and In
the Hudson river Joined the home
squadron, which haa remained on
thla aide.
Ten Dreadnought*
Tlie home-coming fleet comprised
Admiral Mayo'* flagship, the Penn
aylvnnla. and nine other dread
nought*, the Arizona, Oklahoma. Ne
vwlft, I'Torlda. I 'tah. New York,
Texan, Wyoming and ArkanaAa.
To** Paper Slmwrr
Karh mammoth fighter flow from
her ma*t« streamers of ribbon al
most 100 foot long. When tho col
umn came Into view of the crowd*
In Ix>wer Mnhhattii.fi. shower* of
torn paper beirnn pouring down from
tho windows of the *k>Hrrapor*.
Aa tho vfaaoiH went into the Hud
won. they came quite* rloao to tho
Now York sl<!o. ho that tho pooplo
had a good view. Tho rhoorlng waa
not continuous. After each burxt
(Continurd on page 1)
When the Cops Saw the Hon.
Okani Back Again, They Threw
the Windows Open in a Hurry
S. Okani, 50, of a long line of ven
erable ancestors. has a hog ranch at
South Park, and carts swill thru the
city streets every day.
Thursday, not for the first time, he
entered the police station in custody
of a health officer. The police desk
squad hurriedly threw open several
windows and puffed furiously at
their cigars.
To make thin point clear, it must
In- explained that the Honorable
Okani, tho he 1m valet to hiN hogs,
never changes his attire and never
washes. So Ray the police.
Year in. year out, he wears the
same clothes and underclothes, they
say.
Whenever the descendant of the
two sworded and helmeted Samuri
enters a hashhouse or noodle-Joint,
the other Washington st. denizens
arise, grab their nostrils and beat it.
according to the police.
The Honorable Okani. born and
reared in the free mountains of Old
Japan, where he was once a happy
peasant, cultivating rice for yen, has
uo regard for health ordinances, il
NIGHT EDITION
TWO CENTS IN SEATTLE
rv Taw, br Mali. It II la IIH
U'o-Itliiar t-r\rr>i"lef • Tonl*h« «n<l Wdir r«ln: wtrmif
Miller I orccasi. tnnijfht, fr'-nh aouthrf|y wirt'la.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 23.—Troops and
civilians are joining the revolting sailors in
Berlin, according to a dispatch from the
German capital received here today. The
dispatch, sent Christmas night, said the gov
ernment's position was becoming more dan
gerous.
(The last dispatch from Frank J. Taylor, United Press
staff correspondent in Berlin, was filed Christmas morning.
It said l>oth sides were claiming victory, and that the
government had announced officially that the revolt was
crushed.)
The Alexander and Franzer regiments have mutinied
and joined the rebels.
Leaders of the revolutionists said the whole Berlin gar
rison would soon join.
More Men Coming
Mariners from Kiel an<! Wilhels
haven are reported en route to
Berlin to help the rrvoltfnir i®l<lJeni.
It I* believed. n«-cording to Berlin
advlnea. th>t nearly 100 have already
turn killed In the street fighting
The Vorwaert* mud that a «uml>er
Of Berlin guards and a few republi
ran guard*. a* well mm many «rm«l
civilian* and Hparticldeji. axa Joining
the mi lorn.
rebels. the Berlin dispatch nay*,
hold the streets and houses from
Koenigstrasse to the city haS. They
are demanding the resignation of
Chancellor ebert anil Haase In favor
of Ledebour and radical
leader*
chancellor Arrested
Putin* one phase of the trouble,
it I* re|Hirte<l that the marine* ar
reeted Chancellor Kbert, richard
barth. secretary of the independent
socialist party, and Herr lansberg,
socialist member of the n4chnUut,
but later released them.
The mutineers refused to obey
order* *endlnn them to various
naval Kuiin. and are demanding
80,000 mark* pay, which they nay la
due them.
Detail* of the rioting received here
tell of conalderahle destruction in the
ix>ur*e of a hard fight.
I'aiare Shot l>
The nallor* arrlve<l In Berlin at 7
p. tn Monday. The comma* cfc-r of
Berlin and hi* adjutant, and other
authorities, turned artillery on the
nailor* who were holding the royal
palace, and began an Intern* bora
bardment. ,
The wall* were shot full of hole*
and the great porches were destroy
< i, The balcony from which the kal
aer made hi* fa-noua speech at the
Is-glnnlng of the war was smashed
and the window* were broken.
The government's republican
guard finally captured the pilan,
and the sailors then took refuge in a
large building near hy. which tlwy
are reported to be still holding.
BERLIN. Dei- Seventy per
sons were killed and as many mare
injured in the sailors' uprising, in
which the royal palace was seiz**].
the newspapers estimated today.
The newspaper Red flag claims
u victory for the revolutionists.
Vorwaerts charges the uprising was
duo to efforts of Liebknecht and
Ledebour. radical leaders.
It is officially claimed that the
quick suppression of tills conspiracy
has convinced the sailors they are
powerless to cause further trouble
and that they have pledged them
selves not to oppose the government
again
Sailors at Kiel sent a message
criticising the rebels and supporting
tin* government.
n pen is
lie forfeit* his bail each time he is
arrested, the police say He has an
aversion to stilted court procetlurc.
He |»oNtcd $"» bail for health ordi
nance "violation"' Thursday, which
he will not reclaim.
Thursday norning be wore the
same suit he appeared In ye.irs ;i*ro
over a suit many years older.
Thru rents, the mlrnc of years was
visible.
Despite this, and a cough, the Hon
orable Okanl was cheerful. He srnil
ed continuously, his black eyes
twinkling He has never shaved, but
the honorable heard has not atUiiricd
any great length, alt ho scraggly.
A manicurist would faint right off
at the sight of his nails.
Czech Troops Are
on Saxon Border
V»ll I uwi VI V 1
AMHTKIIDAM, Pec. 26.- C*<vh
troops have arrived nt the saxon
border along the Lausitz frontier.
according to dispatches from Dcrtln.
HUNGARY URGED
TO START WAR
ON THE CZECHS
WAsHINGTON, IX Strong
factions at Budapest are urging hun
gary to war upon the Poles and
Czecho-Slovaks. according to diplo
matic advices received here today.
The report la that a new Hungar
ian cabinet will be formed, with a
policy committed to the absolute pro
|ectlon of the former Hungarian
frontier* in the eajrt and north.
It was Indicated Hungarian repre
sentative* at Paris will refer to the
peace conference the Polish occupa
tion of Austro Hungarian Galicia
and the Czecho-slovak seizure of cer
tain territory within recognised Hun
garian bounds a* a violation of the
armistice.
The Hungarian* put up little oppo
stltlon to the advance of Polish le
gion*. retiring from lemberg and
permitting the Poles and Ckrminiana
to struggle over their counter claim*
to the territory.
In Slovakia, however, they relin
quished their position only after
strong Pseoho-Slovak forces were or
dered Into the field.
The advice* announce the retire
-nent of La>uis Hire a* Hungarian for
eign secretary.
Say Fickert Will
Be Exonerated of
Densmore Charges
SAN FRANCISCO. Dw.
District Attorney Fickert will be ex
onerated of charges contained In J.
B. Densmore's distaphone expose
when the grand Jury meet*, Monday
nlfrht. according to persistent reports
at the Hall of Justice.
Because of Secretary Wilson's re
fusal to allow Densmore or any of
Pensmore's aides to testify, the
grand Jury has been unable to sub
stantiate any of the charges in the
report.
Some members of the grand Jury
are said to favor formal condemna
tion of the government's practice of
wire tapping-
Labor Men Planning
"Instruction" for
Miles Poindexter
SPOKANE, Dec. 26.—T0 find out
how he stands on reconstruction in
which labor is vitally interested and
to instruct him that It is labor'*
wUh that ho work toward govern
ment management of railroads and
all public utilities and eventual gov
ernment ownership, the Spokane
Central Council today is
starting a letter campaign directed
ag:tinst Senator Miles Poindexter.
About a thousand copies of a let
ter expressing the council's stand
are being sent out. Other labor
bodies of the state are being asked
to take similar action.
AIR MAIL ROUTE FOR
S. F.-SAN DIEGO 0. K.'D
SAN FRANCISCO, l»ec. 26.—An
aerial mall route between San diego
and San Francisco is practicable,
Lieut. S. H. Sharpe declared today.
Sharps led a party of aviators, who
charted a route between the two cit
ies, arriving here late yesterday.
The aviators were guests at a
luncheon given by the Chamber of
Commerce today. They expect to
start on the return trip to San
late today.
Marie Sawyer to
Be Tried Friday
Marie Sawyer, charged with trans
porting liquor to Seattle from great
Falls. Mont . will be retried in Judge
.1. Neterer's district court Friday.
1 l>r case was tried Tuesda>, but the
jurors failed to agree. Miss Char
lotte Kolmitz will represent the gov
ernment.