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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04

SCar. from us many different angles. there
IS mH plenty of room for education on the
subject.
The pro-German propagandst has been
busy in the land. He has disseminated many
lies and repeated them so often that some
people are deceived and take them for Cos
pei truths.
There is the lie abom qoho nnfed the
aoar. he Temonic kaiser's seeking 10 shit
the blood-gnih 10 others.
There is The lie denying the afyocifies
that haze been committed BY German and
austrian troops.
There is the he seeking 10 frghfen our
oson people BY eraggoating the mortality IN
battle.
There is the he seeking 10 make people
beHeVe our o7on goVernment entered this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04
~et Us Put Our School Houses Work for
Boards

A LII the distinguished men who have
a come here from the allied countries
have agreed in saying that it is hard for
Americans at present to realize they are in
this world war, because the thing is still so
far away from us.
Our cities have not been bombed by
airplanes or attacked by enemy cruisers
Our broad acres have never felt the enemy's
heel. Our soldiers have not yet faced the
enemy's bullets and shells and poison gas
and liquid fire.
While Seattle's school board is dis
cussing the demand that the pro-Cer-
man textbook, "Im Vaterland," be
thrown out of our public schools, and is
half-heartedly making up its mind that
maybe it will do something about it If
Seattle's patriotic fathers and mothers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04
BRITISH WIN IN
GREATEST DRIVE
Haigs Men Advance Mile
Over Wide Front East
Of Yprcs
TAKE MANY PRISONERS

BY WILLIAM PHILIP slmMs
United Press STAFF Correspondent
WITH BRITISH ARMIES IN
THE FIELD. Oct 4.--Britlsh
forces have advanced more
than a mile deep into the Ger.
man lines In what looked to-
day TO be one OF the wars
greatest battles.
Prisoners already taken
reach into four figures.
Several villages have already
been taken.
The drive was still on this after
noon.
Haig struck his blow early thii
morning. the climax 10 q whlrlwint
OF artillery that for DAYS has bea
increasingly on the German posi-
tions.
In all respects, the blow I'm
presses one as among the big
qest, II not the biggest. OF all
the battles OF the greatest Of
all wars.
f1gntlng IL on an unprecedented
scale OF magnitude OF men. muni
tions, guns and territory.
At Zonnebeke alone. three enemy
divisions German division ordi
harily contains $4,000 men-wers
ordered to attack and retake ground
they lost In the first staggering i'm
pact OF the British blow
The Germans--the whole thre,
caught In the bar
rage. The terrific fire literally
churned the poor devils into a
bloody loblolly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04

working in an effort TO find some
trace OF the woman-slugger. for
whom there is a $1,000 reward.
The police have been swamped
by telephone complaints of suspi-
cious characters.
Belief that more than one degen-
crate is boldly terrorizing women
prevails now at police headquarters.
Two shots were fired at man
who was trying TO force the win
dow open at TIC home OF Mrs. A.
J. McManus. 500 s0th ave. S.. by
Mrs. George Shaudrow. of 204 30th
ave. S. at $50 a. m. Thursday.
Mrs. Shaudrow says that one Of
the shots took effect. for the man
called to his partner that he was
shot in the foot But they managed
to escape
Mrs. Shaudrow is a neighbor or
Mrs. McManus. but was staying at
the McManus home.
She was awakened by the noise.
and lost no time in firing.
Two shots were fired by Mrs. J.
c. Howell. ll07 W. 5Sth St. at a
man who boldly opened her kitchen
door at 1880 Wednesday. She was
lying down when he appeared. The
man fled when she fired. Police
could find no trace OF bullets or
bloodshed.
Mrs. F. Noldosh, 1909 Sixth ave.
told the police that she was awak-
ened Wednesday morning by a man
attempting to climb In her window.
She screamed. He dropped back
and disappeared.
Many other reports were receiv-
ed, telling of suspicious loiterers.
At a telephone call from w. r.
Barnell. Berquest apartments. stat
ing that a man had loitered In the
alley for so minutes, motorcycle po-
lice hurried to the place. and took
into custody Axel Hansen. S5. who
is being held for Investigation.
He said he was trying to locate
the home OF o young woman he
met at dance hall Saturday night.
Hansen said he lived at Fauntle-
roy park and had wife. now In
Vancouver. h. c.
The police declare IL Will be
difficult task TO capture the won.
an-slugger, unless they are sum.
moned promptly Motorcycle offi-
GERS are on hand at all hours 10
answer emergency calls.
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saw a suspleious-looklng man
come out between houses about
half block away. and. when
he saw her, dodge back In be-
tween the houses again and
disappear. But the police
had left the scene by this time.
Mayor Dcputizes Firemen
On hearing OF the attack, Mayor
GIN went Immediately to police
headquarters and asked for re-
ports.
Later he announced that the
Firemen's union had offered to do
volunteer police work In their own
residence districts. when off duty.
Their offer was accepted.
This will give the city an addi-
tional force Of $50 men.
They will be made special Off
GERS" Mayor Gin said. "and any
other responsible citizen. who vol
unteers TO do this work, will be
made a special officer.
This Is a matter that demands
cooperation from the public.
Women. who see suspicious charac-
ters lettering. or going from house
to house. should pass them up
when they call. let them go on TO
the next house. and immediate
call the police. Motorcycle officers
will be sent out.
This applies TO men who solicit
work from house to house. During
these times there is no excuse for
them to loiter in residence dis
tricts."
City-wide Indignation and fear
has gripped Seattle today. follow
ing the failure of the police TO stop
brutal attacks by the woman slug
ger.
Men In almost every district are
arouhed to action. and an organ
lied man hunt by civilians will be
carried on nightly,
Members OF the home guard in
the University district will organ.
ize n volunteer organization to try
to guard homes there.
NJ. Il. McGee. 1iis Seventh ave,
a shipbuilder out on strike, came to
The Star office and volunteered TO
devote all his time to patroling any
district where his services might
help. ~
Ernest Weissbach, 913 Snoqual-
mie ave. called up and offered to
enlist in an organized hunt.
Dozens of other men are quietly
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04

qoar for something other than Justice and
teedom and democracy
Lectures properly given by capable
speakers, with interludes of pictures taken
from the actual battle fronts, would draw
throngs to every schoolhousc in this CITY,
An opportunity would be given to present
the doctrine of real Americanism to our
people.
1t would solidify the community for
the war-even more than it is-because
every man, woman and child who at
tended would be fortified with facts
with which to confute the silly and the
vicious fables put about by those who
would cripple the war-making power of
this government.
HERE'S A CHANCE FOR OUR
SCHOOL BOARD TO SHOW ITS
AMERICANISM!
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H0USER SPEAKS ON
H0OvERlZING GRAIN

n. H. Houser. Of Portland. Ore.
grain administrator for the North.
west. recently appointed by Food
Administrator Hoover, spoke Thurs
day noon TO a body Of business men
at the Merchants Exchange.
Houser. who is millionaire
grain man on the Pacific Coast.
plans 10 give up his personal in
terests 20 devote his entire effort to
governmental work.
He So ke on grain conservation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04

Mrs. klnsey vaguely remembers
struggle. but said she tainted as
the intruder stepped into the door
way.
Her little daughter Grace. aged
3, was playing In the kitchen dur
ing the attack. Later she heard
her mother moan. and. after find
ing her under the bed. ran and told
n neighbor. Mrs. =. Carey. 906
North S5th ST.
The slugger did not strike his
victim. probably because she faint.
ed so quickly.
He bornd her feet. crossed. with
an empty flour sack. and her arms
behind her with strips Of a mans
silk undershirt
The man had fled. evidently un-
seen. within 10 minutes after the
struggle. neighbors estimated.
Mrs. T. Carey and her daughter,
Mrs. NJ J. Maginnis. s5l2 Aurora
St, ran TO the Kinsey home.
Boy Cuts Her Loose
They screamed when they saw the
unconscious woman. face downward.
just under the bed.
Mrs. Maginnls phoned the police.
SO tight was she bound that a
grocery boy who had heard the
screams was called IN to cut her
loose
There was no gag In the woman's
mouth.
Her clothes were partly torn.
Police Can't Find Flend
Motorcycle Officer Dick Shively.
Detectives Bergstrum and Cochran.
DIR. Simpson from the city hospital.
and officers from Densmore station.
hurried TO the scene. but were un-
able to find any trace of the slugger.
Mrs, klnsey. later in the morn
ing. remembered that he wore a cap.
n white shirt and a black bow tie.
DIR. II. A. Greiner, the family ply
sician, was called.
Mr. Kinsey. who works at the
skinner a Eddy shipyards. was noti-
fled and left for home Immediately.
Sheriff Strlnger, who was at
the Skinner q Eddy shipbuild.
lng plant when kinsey receiv-
ed news OF the attack and took
him to his wife, offered a $500
reward for the slugger's cap.
ture.
Mrg n. e. Mcconaughy. who
was one OF the visitors at the
scene and who was standing
outside OF the kinsey house at
about to:45, declared that she
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04
HONOR
MEN GIVEN
BIG SEND-OFF

~ Thru lanes of serpentne-striped streets, Seatte's
third contingent of select service men, numbering 73S
marched away today at 1 o'clock.
Tears, that marked the leaving of previous con-
tingents, were few.
holiday spirit rather than one of sadness, fol-
lowed the men in their triumphant march along the
downtown streets.
Seattle like great big comforting mother cheered
her boys early in the morning with free vaudeville
show at the Moore theatre And then with smiles,
music, and countless buckup' handshakes, filled their
stomachs with cheering food and their minds with
patriotic speeches at the Hippodrome.
Five brass bands, accompanied by more than 100
gailydecoraed automobiles, accompanied the honor
men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04
ALETTgR FROM DOUG

Today'a mail brought us a let
ter from Douglas Fairbanks, the
famous star OF the movies. the
man with the "milliOn-dollar
smile" He has heard OF The
Stars smoke fund. and he
thinks it's Bully" Here Is
what he writes;
Editor Seattle Star: Altho
a great distance from Seattle.
We have heard OF your splendid
Boys In France tobacco cam
paign. Congratulations. Con
tlnue the good work.
after n strenuous day OF
drilling, a pipe full OF tobacco
will go n long way towards
cheering the boys
Il think your idea Ia bully.
and feel that It viii be a tre-
mendous success. a.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS"
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protest loudly enough, boards of educa-
ton in other cities are showing less
passive patriotism.

The school board of New York, for
instance, has taken step which Seattle
might we'll initiate.
In the metropolis series of lectures are
to be given, explaining the aims of the
United States in the war There will be
moving pictures of the bauleficlds, talks
on the conservation of food. outlines of the
lives of the great leaders produced by the
war, and kindred enlightcning subjects
Each lecture is to be preceded by
20-minute talk ON why We Entered the
War" There could be no more inspiring
program than this and no better use for fhe
public schools. Despite The many months
during sohich all Of as haze discussed this
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04
ITALIANS WIN
NAVAL BATTLE

By United Press 1~as~d Wire
WASHINGTON. Oct. s-One
Austrian officer was killed. the ship
commander was wounded and the
imperial flag was shot off an Aus.
trian warship during an engage
ment in the Adriatic with the ftal-
ian destroyer Aquila.
According TO official cables re.
ceiyed roday. the damaged cruiser
which susta ned severe shell dam.
age. was able to withdraw into the
Ca,taro. accompanied by two sister
cruisers.
An Italian torpedo rotilla and
other units OF the italian fleet. gUr.
sued the retrcating Austrian ships.
The Aquila. battered by shell fire
and with her naptha tank ablaze,
made an Italian per.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04
A CORRECTION

Thru a typographical error.
The Star stated Tuesday that
Rev. sydney Strong, Of the
Queen Anne Congregational
church. was arrested during a
raid on Christian paclflsts In
Los Angeles. What we should
have said was that he was NOT
arrested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04

GOOD Cheer PIT Popular
A cycionic outburst OF cheering
greeted the head OF the parade,
(which was led by the Eiks' band.
The cheering continued until the
last machine. a Good Cheer" pit.
into which. tobacco contributions
were thrown. had passed.
A complete company of the First
battalion. Second regiment. Wash.
ington Infantry. Capt. McClinton in
command. followed the Elks' band.
Next came Company A. Third
Provisional Infantry. OF the Wash
ington state guard, under command
Of Capt. A. r. Campbell. This was
followed by Company y OF the same
branch OF service. under command
! Of Capt. A. H. Beebee.
Another band Mt this point
bIszoned out iazz-time music. which
made members OF the Grand Army
)of the Republic. which followed.
limp Just little less than they are
accustomed TO do In their daily
walks.
Spanfsh-American war Veterans
followed their senior comrades.
Members OF the city council and
the county commissioners followed
next In automobiles, draped with
the national colors. Members Of
the district exemption board head
ed the Firemen's band.
. What One Of EN- Said
Men OF the first and second Seat.
tie divisions composed the first di-
vision of drafted men. They we're
clah In "civies" and semi-milltary
uniforms.
shirt and an old campaign hat.
shouted to a cheering group on the
sidewalk that all he needed was "a
pair Of trousers. a coat and a gun.
and he'd be a soldier"
The third. fourth. firth and sixth
divisions followed next Then Row.
lands city band followed with
Good Bye Broadway" and others.
Two more units appeared next. fol.
lowed by the Colored Citizens
band.
The good cheer" pit then fol.
lowed. This car. containing two
Red Cross nurses. resembled a horn
Of plenty--only the horn was not
leaking.
Money Poured In
Gold and silver contributions
were tossed into the car. Seattle
citizens donated literally
"The boys will certainly not be
'svithout smoking material" beamed
Dan Landon. chairman OF the pa
rade arrangements.
Grand Marshal Bert Swezea
proudly pointed TO various squads
OF Orientals and Europeans who
were marching TO the martial
strains with the same proud Amer.
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BRITISH CAPTURE
ALL 0BJECTIvES

LONDON, Oct. d.---BritIsh
troops have captured all OBJ
leetivcs today on a front OF
10000 yards, reaching a maxi
mum depth OF $500 yards. de-
ciared Gen. Maurice, director
OF operations today In disolos-
Ing what appeared to be Field
Marshal Haig's greatest OF all
drives.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04
BANNER TWO BLOCKS
LONG TO BE CARRIED

Boy Scouts will carry a banner
six feet high and two blocks long
I'm the big Liberty loan parade Sat
urday night. bearing part Of Presi.
Dent Wilson's message, which says:
Thine has come TO conquer or sub
NIT"
The plan was suggested by u. r..
Morgan, OF Frederick & Nelson's.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04
CHILD FINDS MOTHER
TIED; Gill SWEARS
in SPECIAL OFFICERS

Esther Thayer lS of 1855 Sullivan attacked second
time at 1850 Thursday by the ugger. This
hours after Mrs. Knsey had been attacked and left
serious condition at the northern end of the city,
Police notified until 1880 p
Doctors working Miss Thayer p. m. and
unable to tell whether her injuries fatal.
Bound hand and foot Mrs Edward Knsey 22, who
found the bed ~
her home Oil N 86h after attack by the womansugger
$3.50 m. Thursday.
second by womansugger in
three days
She had answered knock the front door 10
earlier slender darcomplexoned Is 80 years age
carrying a suit case, faced her.
"What do you want?" she asked.
"You know what want" he replied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04
SIX GIRLS TO AID
mat" CARNIVAL
Ready for Big Water Fest at
Crystal Pool on Tuesday
Night
TO HELP SMOKE FUND

The waters going 10 be fine.
folks. next Tuesday night at the
Crystal pool.
Among others. six girl div
ers and swimmers will take
part In the big water carnival TO
be given under the direction OF
Lonnio Austin. Of Austin & Salt,
and Guy Sherwood for the benefit
OF The Star smoke fund.
These girls can't go into the
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lean step OF their native-born broth.
ers.
The line of march led 10 the
Union depot. where two special
trains were awaiting the men. One
LETT at 2 .. m. the other at 3
o'clock. A seethlng mass OF moth
ers. sisters. sweethearts and friends
swarrned the station platform.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-04
KAISER'S COLD
FLOODS U. S.
Americans Bare Way Coin
Backed Intrigues Here
Before Break
BERNSTORFF GUILTY


By unifed Pres. Leased wire
NEW YORK. Oct. a.-The
unlimited flow OF gold with
which Ambassador Bernstorff
carried on his propaganda and
intrigue against the United
States while America and Ger
many we're stIIl at peace was
revealed this afternoon as hav-
ina its source direct from the
Berlin foreign office. This rev.
elation came on the heels OF
disclosures which showed how
Bolo Pssha, now imprisoned In
France az traitor. came to
this country to carry on his
work Of influencing newspa
pers In behalf Of Germany.
Hugo Schmidt, resident agent OF
the Deutgches bank OF Berlin. APP
peared before Attorney General
Lewis. OF this state. in response to
subpoena today. and turned over
10 him copies OF wireless messages
he had exchanged with the bank In
Berlin.
Bernstorff Had Code Name
These messages showed the code
name for Bernstorff was Charles
Glerhill" The code for the Guar
anty Trust Co. OF New York. was
Fred Hohen": another code desig-
mated the Berlin foreign office. II
was william Foxlcy" The first
message surrendered by Schmidt
was one sent via Sayville by him 20
the bank In Berlin. dated March /.
1916.
The message said:
Communicate with VIM. Foxley
and telegraph whether he has
placed money at my disposal for
Chas. Gledhill."
The answer. dated March 10,
said
Replying your cable. Gledhlll,
Fred Hoomen received Money our
account. You may dispose accoro.
ingly."
On the same day, Schmidt sent
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
ANNIVERSARY OF FAMOUS
 INTERNATIONAL MARRIAGE

The first international marriage of an American heiress to a European to attract general attention was that of Elizabeth Patterson and Jerome Bonaparte,. performed in Baltimore, IA years ago today, Dec. 23, 1903. The bride was the daughter of Will liam Patterson, a wealthy merchant of the Maryland metropolis. She was not quite eighteen years old when Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, came to America in com nnand of French frigate. Miss Pat terson was a famous beauty, and when Jerome visited Baltimore he imme- diately fell in love with her. She re- turned his affection, and at once ac- cepted his proposal of marriage. The ceremony was performed by Rev. John Carroll, the first Bishop of Bal timore, in accordance with the Ro- man Catholic ritual. For a year the couple travelled about America, and in 1895 embarked for Europe. Napo- leon was dissatisfied with the mar riage, and refused to permit Mime. Bonaparte to land in France. She found refuge in England, where she gave birth to a. son, the founder of the famous American Bonaparte fam fly. Jerome was induced by Napo- leon to abandon his wife, and marry a princess, and they never met again except in a casual way many years after their separation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES.

Silas Deane, the first diplomatic agent of the United States, was born at Groton, Conn.,, 1SO years ago to- day. He became a merchant, and was a delegate to the first Continental Congress. In the Spring of 1776, he was sent to France as a secret dip lomatic agent He posed as a mer- chant from Bermuda, and upon his arrival in Paris sought an interview with Count de Vergennes, the minis ter for foreign affairs, who refused to receive him. Deane was reduced to the direst poverty, and was eject ed by his landlady. Subsequent American Ambassadors have com plained of the lack of suitable embas- sies, but Deane was reduced to point where he had to accept poor lodgings from sympathetic Frenchman. Even tually he was given an audience with Vergennes, and began the diplomatic relations which eventually resulted in the French alliance. In 1777 Deane was recalled In the bitter contro- versy. which followed his recall, Thomas Paine revealed the fact that supplies furnished the colonies had been furnished by the French gov- ernment, much as France Is today supplying our armies in France with artillery at present. At the time, however, this was considered dip- lomatic indescretion, and 1t cost Paine his place as secretary of the committee on foreign affairR Deane, driven into poverty and exile, died in England in 17S9. Half a century later his claim for his services abroad was adjusted by Congress and a large sum was paid his heirs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-24
U. s. FLAG ON
 PLACE CONCORDE

Paris, Dec. 24-The strassburg mon ument on the Place Concorde, which during the years before the war was draped with crepe and for which flowers and bunting were substituted in August, 1914, today flies the Stars and Stripes alongside the French tri- color. The American and French flags were raised over the monument to the Alsatian city yesterday after noon in the presence of a large crowd, which, in spite of the biting frost, un- covered as the two emblems were un- furled. American Ambassador Sharp and 8 number of delegates from so- cieties of natives of Alsace-Lorraine were present.
 The flags were raised in the name of the General Alsatian-Lorraine as- sociation of America and the World league of New York for the Restitu tion of Alsace-Lorraine. Gustave BlumenthaI of New York, Jules Sief- fried, president of the Alsatian socie- ties and deputy from Havre; and Maurice Barres of the French acad- emy were the speakers.