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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04

and Mai. washburn made two trips
10 the Black sea and saw fighting
Their. between German and Russian
troops
Crew Gets Shore Leave
The Buffalo landed the party at
Vladiyosiok and then returned 10
Yokohama. spending a month there.
The return trip was begun from
Vladiyostok on July 81. and the
great circle route TO this coast
followed.
The meager wireless reports OF
world news which were received
during the voyage had made the Wis
itors anxious To obtain American
newspapers. and they wirelessed TO
Seattle for files OF the local papers.
10 be delivered aboard the Buffalo
when IL should land.
The Buffalo is commanded by
Commander A. W. Hines. When he
announced to his crew last night
that three days liberty on the
beach" would be granted. they set
up a cheer that could be heard for
several blocks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
SEATTLE MAN
RETURNS WITH
ROOT MISSION

Anxious to devote his es-
perienoc TO American army
work. Col. Eugene 7. turd. Of
the Russian army, formerly
Seattle physician and Washing
ton state legislator. arrived
hero Friday night with mem
bers Of the Root mission,
aboard the naval transport
Buffalo.
Col. Hurd IL 80 years OF age and
the seth district IN tho
legislature In 1918 He went TO
Russia when the war broke out.
was assigned TO the medical corps
and continually promoted and dec
Grated for bravery under fire.
lie went thru the Galician and
Carpathian campaigns. and person
ally cared for 1900 wounded men
during one series OF battles Later
he was In charge OF base hospital
caring for $1,000 wounded
Col. iIurd will go direct 20 Wash
ington. lie IL on thrcc-month
furlough
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
ROOT MISSION IS
VISITING SEATTLE
Continued From Page I

Alva u. Bernhard. aide 10 Rear Ad'
miral Gicnnon. Mai Stanley Wash
burn. military attache 20 the mis-
sion. Dr. llolton {. Curl. surgeon
TO the mission. James McKenna.
chief clerk and disburning officer
OF the mission. Basil Miles. Hecre-
tAry TO the mission. =. Eugene
Prince. civil aide and Interpreter.
Sergt Paul V. Randall. orderly.
George y Long. messenger and
clyde s. Stilwell. Jah. T. o'Rourke.
]. kccgan. Duane y. WaHhburn.
Walter W. King and George u.
Gregory. stenoErapherr.
This n the first American port
touched by the commission since IL
left vlhdivostok. Is days ago. The
members Of the commission ex'
pressed relief that the voyage was
over. and declared they we're anx-
ious 10 reach Washington and re.
port the results OF the trip.
Root Declines Comment
Root. who Is acting as spokes-
man for the party. declined To talk
Of the trip. other than 10 say tha,
the members enjoyed themselves
and wcr. well received by the Rus.
sian officials and the people
During their stay IN the city the
visitors will be guarded by n spe-
ciai detail OF police in charge OF
Lieut.. Hedges The automobiles
carving the party will be trailcd
by motorcycle men. and n large
number OF uniformed officers and
plain clothes men will watch out
for their safety while they are AZ
the Arena.
The voyage from Vlaiivostok
vas without incident. Root said. al
tho a sharp lookout for enemy sub
marlnea was kept al all times. The
vessel. which mounts four five
inch guns and secondary battery
Of three-poundcrH. travelled dark at
night and maintained n speed OF i3
knots an hour.
The music al the Arena WAS fur.
nishod by Philip pelE and the or.
pheum theatre band and the knick-
erbocker quartet Mrs. Katherine
p. ivcy. accompanied by Prof. VII
liam II. Donley. sang.
Left Seattle May 20
Since they hurried thru Seattle.
early on the morning OF May 20.
from n Milwaukee special train TO
Bremerton and boarded an army
transport. the members OF the com
mission have travelled more than
8. 800 miles.
Their departure from Seattle
was kept secret until press dis
patches announced their arrival in
Russia, and on tho return. altho Of
flciala here knew tho date OF their
coming In advance. no intimation OF
Il was allowed to reach the general
public until their safe arrival was
assured.
Today. until within n few min
utes OF their leaving. the route and
the time they will 60 Ia being with
held.
ono member OF the party. Charles
II. Crane, remained In petrograd.
while Mai Stanley Washburn join
ed the party at vladivostok.
Rode In es-cxar's Special
While In Russia. the members OF
the party made numerous side trips
in an effort to learn all that was
possible OF the country and the rev.
olution thru which It IL passing.
They made use OF the special
train used before by the car only.
In Petrograd they lived In the de-
posed cars winter palace.
Rear Admiral James n. Glennon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
ACCUSE RUSS
MINISTER OF
RANK TREASON
By rsssa rr,-. i.~a-~d Wiz.

by rn,ed rrc.. leased Wiz.
LONDON. Aug. A.--Russia
was once again reforming her
cabinet today for the fourth
time since democracy over.
threw absolutlsm.
Potroorad dispatches today
emphasized that the reslora-
lions OF all the ministers, In
Guiding korensky. and the
later withdrawal OF those rcsia.
nations OF all but two OF the
keronsky cabinet members last
night. was not due 20 lack Of
support from the populace.
They were lrpellod first by
charges approaching treason
leveled against NJ. TchernoN.
socialist minister OF agricul.
ture. forcing that members 70.
tlrement Ho VAS charged
with having connections with
the German general staff.
Tchernoff did not withdraw hll
'esignation. and he and Foreign
Minister Terestchenko were th'
inly two ministers who were on
oday.
Terca,chenko Ii not a HoclaliA
md has occasionally exhibited
ack OF sympathy for the Rdlea
policies OF his fellow cabinet mem
lers
Reports have been circulate,
hat Gen. Erdclll. military gov
'ruor % Pctrograd since July &c
iaA been shot In the back.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
SLAVS SCORE NIT
with ROOT VALET

James Dooley. valet to two of the
MANNERS OF the Russian commits
sion, says the Russians are the
most generous people on earth.
"They don't say much, AYERS
Dooley "hut they will give you the
shirts off their backs
He says there was no nag
waving" or shouting when the
members of the commission passed
thru Russian cities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
BRIDGE BURNING IS
ONLY EXCITEMENT

A mob OF drunken soldiers
burned a bridge that the special
Russian mission had TO cross on
one OF its side trips in the land of
the car. according to DR. Holton
c. Curl. L. S. ~. physician to the
party.
THE train was held up few
hours" said DR. Curl. And that
was the nearest approach TO excite.
ment we had"
The commission lived In the
cars winter palace and Travelled
on his special train.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
WOLF HOUNDS COME
TO y. S. AS PETS

Peter the Great" and "Kath-
crime the Second" are the only
howlers with the Root mission.
They don't like America. and ev-
erythIng. including their names. is
strange and new to them. They
are Siberian wolf hounds and were
brought from Russia by Basil
Miles. secretary to the Root com
mission.
Il had to christen them over
again so could pronounce their
names says Miles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
MAJOR WASKBURN
GLAD TO Be HERE

Maj. Stanley Washburn. U. s. A..
war correspondent and military a. %
tache of the American mission no
Russia. says IT'S good to get ones
feet on good U. S, A. soil again"
Maj Washburn has been in Rus
STA since last May. going there with
the railway commission. He met
the special embassy at vladlvostok.
i don't know where I'll be sent
next" he SAYS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
RUSSIA OFFERING
u, S. RICH TRADE

Russia offers commercial and
trade opportunities that no other
nation can offer, In the opinion of
Samuel +. Bertron. OF Bertron &
criscom. New York bankers. Ber-
iron is a member of the Russian
special mission.
81 had not realized what natural
resources and undeveloped COM
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
PRISON CAMP WORK
OF ~ IS WAR DUTY

The prison camp work of the
V NJ. C. A. during the war is one
of It's greatest duties says John
r. Mott. chairman of the war coun-
Gil of the Y. NJ. c. A., who is
member OF the Root commission.
THE association is carrying It's
work TO every battle front, and. be-
hind the lines. is doing all that II
can to make life in the prisons and
the hospitals bearable for those
who have borne the brunt of bat
tie"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
5 AMERICANS LOST
WHEN M0TAN0 SINKS

ny United Pro-. f~a.~a Wire
WASHINGTON. Aug. Five OF
the armed guards OF the American
oil tanker Motano. tOrpedoed by a
German U-boat. we're saved and
eight are missing and regarded
lost. state department advices said
today. The vessel sank In one
minute
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
CHARGE WAR BUYER
WITH CORRUPTION

LONDON. Aug. 4-Charges of
corruption have been placed
AGAINST Wing Commander John =.
Porte. OF the royal navy air service.
ana william August Cassoon. a re-
tfred civil servant. Commander
porte received $4,000 in connec.
ton with contracts with the Cur
tiss Aeroplane Co. II Is charged.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
Single G Is an Easy
Winner in Michigan

By United Press Leased Wire
KALAMAZOO. Aug. 4.--Single @
won the free-for.all race In the
Grand Circuit meet here yesterday
with ease.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
ROUNDING
UP OKLAHOMA
DRAFT RIOTERS

ADA, Okla. Aug. 4.-The
first fight between county off,
ohIs, leading citizen posses and
deputy sherlNs on ono side,
and sntl-draf, rioters on tho
other, took place near Stone
wall early today. The draft
rioters dispersed, and, az far
NJ known, no one was Injured,
altho q number Of shots we're
fired on both sides.
Tho posse included 80 citizens
and officers. Tho rioters made no
organized opposition 20 the posse
forces. merely firing and fleeing
They are being hunted over the
country.
The Katy railroad bridge south
OF kowana Was fired early today by
rioters. The crew OF freight train
due about that time extingulshed
the fire. after n had destroyed
about half the bridge.
All indications are that the anti.
draft revolt ia spreading thru the
whole Of Southeastern Oklahoma.
ms far down as the Arkansas line.
Scattered parties are rowing thru
tho country. impressinR recruits
and selling arms and ammunition.
The mob leaders announced that all
towns would be seized and posses
sion taken OF the railroads.
National Guard chyalrymen from
Okenah are now in Sasakwa.
where Sheriff Robert Duncan. with
tho aid Of 20 citizens. arrested 10
rioters late yesterday
Citizens posses from Seminole.
Poniotoc. Hughes. Okmulgee.
Creek. Ofkuskee and Pittsburg
counties we're still securing the
country today in an effort To round
up the reyolterE.
The mob leaders are using the
Russian revolution as n slogan 10
inspire recruiting OF their ranks.
WEwOKA. okla. Aug. 4-one
hundred and fifty armed men. head.
ed by Sheriff Grail OF Seminole
county. left here today TO join
posses from Ada. okmuIgee and
saskAwa. for a concerted drive on
the anti7drRft demonstrators who
are spreading terror thruoui south.
eastern Oklahoma.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04

mercial possibilities the country
had" he says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04

The government Intends TO act
promptly and forcibly. according to
an official directing operation OF
the select service law today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-04
DRAFT RIOTERS
TO FACE TRIAL
AS DESERTERS

ny United Press f<e.~d Wire
WASHINGTON. Aug. "A
charge Of desertion and trial
before a military court faces
eligible men In Oklahoma.
Georgia and other states who
foreibiy oppose the draft
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-26
THE CONSOLIDATION OF PUBIC
WORKS OF THE CITY IS GOOD
(By c. 4. NJ

present the finance chairman has other duties he serves
chairman Of other committees and numerous city officers
handle various city funds The public welfare chairman
would have charge Of health, sanitation parks, weights
and and matters Of this kind The public safety
chairman would have charge Of fire and police matters and
Nj Bandeen, after consulting with city officials and
employees and devising his plan IN conjunction with Mr.
Bassett and other officials Of the Taxpayers league be-
fore submitting formally to the council and the public
letters experts in various parts Of the country
outlining his plan and asking for suggestions and csms
The reply from the New York Municipal Research Bureau
Richard s. Childs known as ~the father of the COM
mission plan and city management government pan and
secretary Of the National Short Ballot Association, Of
New York, writes:
works IS 5t afy 10 o o5sn shs ay to the B1dnE Of pooa
Of Srr1iStions The way to prevent building Up
unalistslzabie Tesponsi6lity for the result
think hat The position Of sgDsF3tendsn Of public
endeat OF public works under the borough presidents
have exactly such respoRsbls on behalf Of
tEesa i've and SIX thousand dollars
The reply from L. E. Snyder former engineer Of In
dianapohs Ind; acting consulting engineer for New York
city, assistant director Of the New York Bureau Of
Municipal Research says:
proposed Organization analyses the situation properly
@ f. sGg that al 2T5s yoT aeyi5 WITH 55GuiS Be st
| 80 nine dSBs five 81 THb reoort 10 one eSBe9i-
man two 70 aaoher and one each to two others RatSer one
may expect to find ineffeent service caracterized by conf
sion OF control dupoation Of work and waste Of various sorts
tisS sR6Gid u1doabtsdy bsttas eoadionS l related ''
From mayor George L. Baker Portland, Oregon, the
following letter received:
more nearly activities dealing with streets
brought
coordnated results consequently
which
is working
From mayor James Rogers of Lexington, KY Nj. Ban
deem received the following endorsement:
you my very Judgment YOU should
proposed organization
predict that this change viii hack
the old form"
Thus the plan has the endorsement Of Of the
leading authorities Of the country
The plan good. Il does not appear that there
could be mistake in adopting It and It does look it
might be Of great advantage to the city
Villa and the kaiser consider themselves the good angels
Of their respective countries but it viii require lot Of
argument to prove It.
It's sign Of good times and growth when 81 Paso is
obliged to talk Of another bond issue.
As for the kaser's crack troops, some Of them are
cracked troops now.
Mr.. CIonholm IS trying to prove good liar
German minister Eckhardt by also denying there
was any truth in the state departments exposure.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-26
Meet Incomers With
Slick Game; Guests
Are Neatly Trimmed

Eleven men, mostly Mexicans-
hauled 10 the police court Tuesday
afte. noon on a technical charge OF
soliciting. were allowed 10 go un-
fined because there vas said to De
no ordinance covering the case
The game" according to the po-
lice. is as follows; One man owns
a store; another owns lodging
house These two hire an express
man TO visit incoming trains anu
hring MeXicans and others who come
from mining camps. railway con
strucriOn camps. and 50 on, and who
are mot onto the ropes TO the
hotel"
ZACH Of the guests is then intro
duced TO the storekeeper, and be-
tween the storekeeper and the lodE-
ing E-use proprietor, he is systemat-
ically trimmed" The ways OF doing
this are said to vary, but to consist
generally I'm overcharging on the part
Of the lodging house man, and in the
palming off Of poor goods at an eX-
Orbitant price on the the part OF the
stOrekeeper.
One Of the men arrested Tuesday
Is said TO have been brought up on
a similar charge many times before.
and an effort is being made by the
police 70 lessen the evil
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-26
Our Enemies Within

done under the hotheaded, unfair lead
Of +. ". Burton
Trying to Force Victory.
There appears to be circumS antlal
evidence that this man is working the
strike Of shipbuilders to force the
United Railroads to the terms de-
manded by its strikers.
Burton is the leader Of both strikes,
the responsible head whose orders
are obeyed.
And some Of the unions striking in
the shipbuilding trades have resolved
not 20 30 back TO work until the
United Railroads accedes TO the de-
mands Of its men.
Blow at the Nation
Now these men in the shipbuilders'
strike in san Francisco were engaged
in q work absolutely necessary IN a
perilOus time OF war.
They were employed in the cen
struction Of ships vital to the sue
cess Of this nation In its battle
against Germany.
And they go farther today and
aver that they propose to force also
the workmen in the aviation factories
Of San Francisco to strike.
Don't Care for Government.
In other words, they do not care
what becomes Of the government 70
which they owe allegiance; they do
not care how much they will cripple
this nation at the very minute when
she needs all her resources, ~ her
fighting efficiency, all her munitions
Of war. all her ships, and all her
aerOplanes-so long as they can win
not only their point in the shipbuild-
ing trade. but probably also an out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-26
Short Snatches
From Everywhere

The senate resolution TO draft a
million aliens his another class who'd
rather eat than fight-Eew York
World
What has become Of the old
fashioned belle who set her cap for
a beau by cooking him a good din
ner2-Galveston News.
Sweden has been so Inundated by
the Luxburg affair that she is de-
termined never TO be caught again
II she can help iL-HOuston Post
As the American soldiers go to -
with curses for the kaiser written
on the sides OF the coaches. they
should not forget 70 include the Ger
man clown prince VINO will be the
kaiser after his father is gone
Temple Telegram.
Caicago's mayor. big BIZ" Thompson.
Is suing Chicago newspapers and citizens
for a total OF $1,000 900. II Thompson IS
no. luckier than he has any right 20 De.
he will get all the damage his system
can assimilate. and not have 20 sue for
Il. elther.-New Mexico War News
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-26
Our Enemies Within
How Strikes Directly Aid German Government
One Strike Is PROLONGED to Help Settle Another

m HE United States is facing more
enemies within" than the I
= ". ". organizers and the ac-
tive German agents In many in
stances labor unions are being led.
blindly, perhaps, but led nevertheless,
into aiding the enemy and injuring
the nation. by striking without cause
or reason
The Sacramento. CAL Bee calls at
tention to the menace 10 the nation
N at least one OF these strikes-that
Of the shipbuilders IN san Francisco
and asserts that the strike is being
used as club 20 force settlement of
another strike altogether unreIa ted
that Of the employees OF the United
Railroads He is the Bees article:
Nothing workers could do, follow
ing the lead Of INSCRIPTIONS leaders,
should deprive them Of the right to a
living wage.
And when the strike Of the ship
builders in san Francisco is settled
no punitive conditions in that line
should attach 70 the terms Of settle
menE
But It is not too much TO say-aad
70 is unfortunate that Il has to be
said-that the strikers in san Fran
cisco have forfeited the sympathy
that once was theirs; that would be
theirs in fun measure today had Il
not heen for their own indefensible
actions.
For no American citizen. be he an
emplOve or an employer. can defend
what these men in san Francisco have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-26
Palmy Daysqff Jitne Man HaveGone Glimmeriing
Cain Wants Buzz Wagon to Catch Tax DODGERS

h"HE palmy days Of the jitne
man seems TO have passed 20
Il said J. G. Barrett When he
first came out, he could run where and
when he liked; he could pile aboard
as many as could hang onto his Tin
Lizzie'-if it happened 10 be suchs he
had no bond 10 pay, and maybe no
license, though I'm not sure as to
that. He is said TO have been able
to make IS or SO a day by sticking
strictly TO business Now all this
is changed They have hedged him
about with restrictions, they have
made him conform 20 all sorts OF
laws they have made him put up
a bond. and now they want to rule
him off certain streets altogether
10 wonder the jitne men appear and
disappear from the scene in such
rapid succession"
It am informed that there are
numbers OF cattle and other proper
ties along the New Mexico border
that are escaping taxation" said
county assessor John T. Cain. In
this way, the county is losing $1,000
or more a year I have asked the
county commissioners TO supply my
office with an automobile and when
this is done, we hope to get the
property so escaping on our rolls"
While the Chicago White Sox have
an excellent chance. 1 believe New
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-26

! side war IN a sympathetic strike to
help the United Railroads WOrkmen-
II a regiment OF United States SOL
diers on the field OF battle were TO
throw down their arms in the face Of
the enemy because Of some grievance
against the gOvernment-the insult
ficiency Of their wages, for instance
they would rightly be called traitors.
Quit IN Enemy's Face.
But these men in san Francisco lay
down their tools in practically the
very face Of the enemy and claim TO
be decent American citizens
They may claim all they please, but
that claim cannot be substantiated.
They are not good American citi-
zens. They are practically traitors
and no palliative explanation can
make them any less.
Refuse Arbitration.
These men have refused every Of
fer at arbitration Their conference
committee has given out statement
in which il is averred that the strike
was called after exhausting every
means at our command TO bring about
ployers."
That is not true It has within It
not one single shadow OF verify
Every "amicable adjustment" by
way Of arbitration OF any character
was refused most decidedly by this
committee, under the lead OF Burton;
and the only "amicable adjustment"
they would listen to at all was the
'amicable adjustment that would be
made when the other side would sur
render unconditiona1y TO demands
made By the men.
Would Strike Again.
And the Bee so declares. even after
reading the last statement put forth
on behalf Of the strikers.
They say they would accept tenn
porarily "an increase Of 10 per cent
for those workers receiving more
than the minimum wage and 20 per
cent for those receiving the minimum
wage, the men to remain at work
pending a decision Of the adjustment
board at Washington, DC"
Sounds very well, does Il not2
But r. ". Burton, writing for the
strikers. does not state that these
workers have offered no promise Of
any kind 20 abide by that arbitration
decision when reached; but that. on
the contrary, they stand by their
right To leave their work and strike
again II the decision Of the arbitra-
tors does not suit them.
Defy Government.
But their leader, Burton, went far
thar in his gall the other day when
he declared, as president Of the Iron
Trades Council, that when the unions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-26
BANKER AND FARMER TO
COMBAT THE MIDDLEMAN

Atlantic Cty. y. J.. Sept. 26.-
Members OF the American Bankers as
ISOLATION in session today. were told
BY Charles Lathrop Pack president
Of the national emergency food gar
den commission. that when the banker
and farmer unite in a flying wedge
against the middle man. the country's
food problem viii be Esar solution
The farmer is the best friend the
country has" said Mr.. Pack. and the
more quickly we find that out the
better. II he is prosperous you bank
ers and all the rest OF US are pros
porous
Your part, Mr.. Banker, is to work
with the farmer. Aid him over the
rough spots so that he can produce
more foodstuffs than ever before"