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The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
FOREIGN

Brazil is seeking to purchase am
munition from foreign countries.
1t is stated Russia has proposed in
dependent peace agreement with Ger
many.
Gen. Petain was appointed COM
mander-in-chief of the French armies
operating on the front.
Germany's food production in dan
ger because of lack of labor. fertilizer,
draft animals and cold weather.
Seventeen French merchantmen
were sunk by German submarines
during February, March and April.
German Imperial Chancellor Won
Bethmann-Hollweg refused TO discuss
Germany's war aims in the Reichstag
The German Zeppelin L22 was de-
stroyed in the North sea by British
naval forces, an admiralty statement
announced in London.
The British steamship Abosse. 1882
tons, has been sunk by German sub
marine with the loss of ninety lives,
1t was announced in London.
Reports received concerning the
elections held in Vera Cruz indicate
that Gen. Candido Aguilar, former sec
retary of state. has been elected gov.
ernor.
The Germans have about 1926 sub
marines in operation and about so to
100 have been lost through British
nets alone, according to the Amster-
dam Telegraaf.
The Socialist leader. George Lede-
bour, declared in the Reichstag that
it was impossible for Germany to
win war of subjugation, and ex-
pressed the conviction that revolu-
ton must happen in Germany as it
has happened in Russia.
Conditions in Palestine are appall-
ing. Dispatches from Cairo, Egypt,
headquarters of the British army OPP
Grating in western Turkey, state that
famine and pestilence are raging there.
1t is estimated that more than 10000
persons in Palestine have died of
starvation or from brutal treatment by
the Turks.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
Health Notes.

CBy Colo. State Board of Health.)
Many a severe cold ends in tuber-
culosis.
Mouth breathing makes children
stupid. Learn the cause
A low infant mortality rate indi-
Gates high community intelligence.
The registration OF sickness is even
more important than the registration
of deaths.
Ten thousand deaths will occur in
Colorado during 1917 $50 of which
are preventable.
Typhoid season is near. 1t is alb
solutely preventable, yet will be epi-
demic in several communities Use
preventable measures. Use typhoid
vaccine
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
SPORTING NEWS

Colorado Springs may hold a race
meeting this summer
The fifth annual renewal of the
Mountain Marathon will be held in
Denver on Saturday, June 2.
Benny Leonard will get his third
crack at Freddie Welsh's lightweight
championship title in New York, May
2Sth.
The body of Victor Carlstrom, avia.
tor, who was killed during a flight at
Newport News, Va, was brought to
Colorado for burial by his brother
Pete Herman, claimant to the BAN
tamweight championship, won from
Johnny Coulon in the third round of
their scheduled 10-round bout at Ra-
cine, Wis.
Willie Weiss, one of the promising
young Differs of Denver, who won the
d. A. C. championship in the 1875
pound class two years ago, is now in
Shanghai, China on the u. S. S. Gin
cinnati, at the Asiatic station there
The annual track meet at Rocky
Ford of the Southern Colorado North
ern New Mexico High School League
was won by Lamar, with Trinidad sec
ond and Rocky Ford third. The ora
torical contest was won by Las Ami
mas
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
jap Troops Landed to Aid France.

New York-The first contingent of
Japanese troops landed at Marseilles,
France, on April 18th, according to in
formation which has reached this city.
The arrival of Japanese warships in
Europe to take part in the war ON Ger.
man submarines marks the first ac-
tive participation by Japan in the Eu
ropean struggle.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
Gets Engineers Commission.

Andrew Lawrence. formerly divis-
ion engineer at the Hastings mine at
Trinidad, has received his appoint
ment as an officer of the Engineers
Reserve Corps and is now in the mill
tary service of the United States.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
GENERAL

H. G. s. Noble was reelected presi-
Reports reaching Dallas, Texas.
from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico stated
that Mexican customs agents there
have received orders from Carranza
placing an embargo on all foodstuffs
and cattle exports from Mexico.
Twenty men, including three United
States naval gunners, from the Amer
lean steamship Vacuum; eighty-four
from the American steamship Rock
ingham, and twenty-four from the Uru-
guayan steamship Gorilla. sunk by
German submarines, arrived in New
York from England.
The British passenger steamship
Medina, 12,350-ton vessel owned by
the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Nav
igation Company, was torpedoed and
sunk by a German submarine April
2Sth when off the coast of Plymouth,
according to American passengers ar
irving in New York from England.
Officers of the United Mine Work
ers of America and those of the state
OTBdulZdllOuS III WyO-
ming and Montana began a conference
in Indianapolis, Ind, for outlining a
scale of wage increases based on the
recent advance given to the miners
in the central competitive field.
Joseph Redenbaugh, 10, told the San
Francisco police how he shot and
killed Mrs. Alice Quiller Dunn by
flashlight in her home in st. Paul on
the night of April 26 and shot and
beat Policeman Connery of Minneapo-
lis and left him dying by the roadside
two days before the Dunn murder.
Joseph H. Choate, formerly United
States ambassador to Great Britain.
died at his home in New York City.
Roland S. Morris of Philadelphia
virtually has been selected by Presi-
dent Wilson for ambassador to Japan,
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of George w. Guthrie of Pitts
burg
Henry Ford, who will pay some $15.-
10000 into the federal treasury un-
der the terms of the income tax clause
in the revenue bill, gave his unquali-
fled Endorsement to the income tax
feature of the bill.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
Colorado Man Killed at Wa

Ottawa.-The names of the follow
ing Americans appear in casualty
list issued here: Killed in action, M.
Fraser, Brush, Colo; wounded, w.
Brann, Kansas; B. Meyers, Salt Lake
CITY
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
Two Life Sentences COMMITTED.

Gov. Gunter commuted the SEN
tences of John Asmus and Zara Moon,
convicted for the murder of. wealthy
cat:leman in Morgan county some
years ago.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
South Palestine Laid Waste.

London.-All of the southern part
of Palestine has been laid waste by
the Turks, according to Milan dis
patch published by the Daily Tele-
graph.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
Ralah of sarawak Dies, Aqed SO.

London.-The Rajah of Sarawak,
Sir Charles Brooke, died at Ciren-
cester. He was SO years old
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-19
Troops Protect public Utilities.

Troops Protect PUBIC Ut1IIties.
Virtually every public utility in the
State of Colorado is being protected
by the government, according to a
statement made by Adjt. Gen. Frank
Baldwin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
WILL PROBE
DRAFT ARMY

I By United Press I>rdsrd hWc
WASHINGTON. u. G. Dec IA
searching probe into the whole mill
tary situation. particularly the or
xanlring. training and equipment Of
the national army was ordered by
the senate military affairs commit
tee today.
Tho probe will start In a few days
Chairman Chamberlain OF the com
mlttee announced that Secretary
Baker and other high officials Will
b., asked 10 give the exact progress
Of Americas war preparations.
While the whole military situation
will DO probed. including conditions
~ tho American army in France.
special attention viii be directed TO
the new draft army. which has been
the topic OF many conferences as TO
equipment and organization.
At the committee meeting, Senator
wadsworth, who has inspected con.
ditlons Mt several national canton.
ments. said rifles, clothing and other
equipment had not been supplied
satisfactorily. and. as n result. Amer.
ica's developing Of war strength was
greatly hampercd. Another object
OF the probe. Il was stated. viii be to
give congress and the people the ex.
act facts and silence many false ru.
mors regarding conditions at can.
tonmcnts
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11

Chauncey Wright was one Of tho
best men ! ever knew. never had
a trucr friend.
our first meeting was n curious
one. had just Joined The Star
staff. ] was a stranger I'm Seattle
The city editor. IN giving me my
first consignment. said
There's a restaurant man named
Chauncey Wright. on Occidental
ave, who. they say. never turns
away hungry man. Prove IT,"
I put on old clothes went TO
the Occidental ave. rcstaurant--thcn
tho only Wright establishment.
asked tho cashier II Mr. Wright was
In. lie pointed out a big man. who
was shouldering his way thru the
MONDAY crowd
Mr. Wright"
'UH.HUHi"
Tells Hard Luck" Story
His manner seemed unfricndly.
learned later Il was his way.
started to tell him hard.luck
tale. lie interrupted Almost
hrusquoly he led mo TO a table. lie
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
Gill IMPEACHMENT
CHARGES ORDERED
BY CITY COUNCIL

Corporation Counsel Hugh Cald.
well and c. J. France. representing
25 civic organiza tons. went into
conference AT $50 n. m. Tuesday to
prepare Impeachment charges
against Mayor GIL Caldwell was
directed TO draw up the charges by
a council vote OF 6 to Monday.
Caldwell estimated that II would
probably take three days 60 draft
the impeachment charges. and Coun.
Gil President Fitzgerald announced
he would call special council meet.
ing as soon IA they are completed
TO decide whether 10 reject them or
proceed against Mayor Gill
Five Days 10 Answer
The mayor win then have five
days TO prepare an answer. altho he
has declared he would not require
that much time Tho council must
then set a date FOR the trial.
a majority Of the council can
bring tho Impeachment TO trial. but
Continued ON page 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
Wright Never Turned Hungry Man
Away From His Restaurants; Was
Man Who Worked and PLAYED Hard

motioncd TO n waiter.
Give this man all he can eat. "
he told the waiter.
] called on MFR. Wright next day.
He laughed. and said You put one
over on me that time"
Letters came TO me from all up
and down the coast. from back East.
from Mexico. and one from the
South Sea. My story had been
copied. And these letters were from
men who had read II and had had
experiences Ike mine.
They had been broke and hungry
In Seattle. and Chaunccy Wright
had fed them
1t is true that he never turned a
hungry man away.
Worked and Played Hard
Once. | remember. he was buying
cashier checks. Usually they are
bought In lots OF one to ten thou.
sand
Wright wanted to know II he
could save money by buying in larg.
er lots. The salesman said he
could. So Wright bought five mil.
lion. That is illustrative OF the big
way he did things.
lie worked hard and he played
hard. Many n time I've taken my
life in my hands by going with him
in his yellow racer. He broke the
speed laws joyously, but he was a
skillful driver.
Wright might have been n multi.
millionaire. | know this. But he
gave his money away.
Broke in Dawson
He enjoyed telling about his ex.
pcrienccs. one Of these was when
he landed In Dawson broke one
morning. and by noon had "A half
interest I'm a flourishing restaurant.
Later he bought the Dirty Spoon"
restaurant in Circle City. in the
Arctic circle.
| do not know II Wright died rich
or poor-in money. | know he
was rich in happiness and good
works and friends.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
HOUSTON'S
DEAD Are
AVENGED
I'll Are Given Life Terms in
Federal Prisons for
Their Part
FIVE ARE ACQUITTED

ny unifcd Press Loasrd Wtrc
FORT SAM not STO>. San
Antonio. Tex Dec. IL Tbir-
teen negro soldiers. members Of
the ,ith 4. y. infantry. were
hanged hrr- today for participa.
ton In the Houston riot the night
Of August 20. In which ~ per
sons WIRE killed and ,s injured.
80 far as officially known this
Is the first execution Of Amer
lean soldiers In American terri
tory since the 4. \. entered the
war.
Aside from the "a blacks hanged
at 5iT this morning. 81 were given
lifc sentence In federal prison. ons
sentence Of two years and air
months. and three sentenced to two
years. Five were acquitted.
Corp. Charles Baltimore WAS onf
of the mon executed. Tho others
we're ssrgt Soabii. Corp. l.. J
Brown. Corp. whea,iy. Corp. Jcrrs
Moore. Private william BFccsrn
ridge first claRsl. Private Thomas
c. Hawkins first ciaael. Private Car.
ica sncdgrana Ulrr, clansl. Private
Ira ]. Davis. Private James DiyinH.
Private Frank johnson. Private
Riley W. Young and Private Ia,
Mcwhorter.
Tho executions were In charge of
Maj Gen. John W Ruckman. com
fnAndcr 81 the Southern department
They took place on the government
reservation on Saiado creek. Camp
Travis. No one aside from military
officials knew of tho impending OK.
CONTINUED on page ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
STRIKE STILL
At DEADLOCK

Reports that cooks and walters OF
Seattle were to make demands upon
restaurant and cnfe owners that no
meat bo purchased from the three
Seattle packing plants whore men
are now out on strike or the Ia.
coma plant. were denied today by an
official OF the Cooks union.
The packing plants Tuesday were
working short OF help. but we're
hopeful. despite the fact that labor
In hard TO secure. But few OF the
butchers who went out in sympathy
with the packers have returned 10
work II was reported men win be
brought from Portland TO flll tho va.
cancies. The packers are atlll stand.
ing firm.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
is AMERICAN 0IDIERS HANGED
CHAUNCEY WRIGHT, SEATTLE'S
MOST FAMOUS RESTAURATEUR,
DIES OF APOPLECTIC STROKE

thaunocy Wright. seattie's
best known restaurant owner.
died from mn apoplectio stroke
some time before a. M.
Tuesday without arousing his
wife. who was asleep by his side
His death followed an Illness
Of two weeks. due Ca stomach
trouble. which confined him 10
his home. 1888 Fir st.. from
where he directed the business
of his four restaurants by phone.
Ills death. his family physi-
clan. Dr. James T.. Stevens. said,
would result In Mr. Nright's last
prophecy being verified.
MIR Wright told hts family. the
other day. that In a day or two tho
pApara would be fun Of chauncey
Wright, bscauEc he was preparing ia
advocate radical change IN Food
Administrator iiooyer's plan for
meat conservation. all the while con.
unuinE 20 cooperate with Mr.. Hoo.
Yer. said Dr stevens lie realized
that the papers would take up such
a def and that he would be the sub.
lcct nf much discussion
His family now feel that he must
have had a premonltion that he was
likely TO die roon and that he was
willing Go risk n storm OF abuse TO
put forth wha; he really felt about
the meat situation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
CEhTRALlA MAYOR
TO CLEAN UP VICE

CENTltALIA. Wash. Dec. IL
we can't afford to have Contralla
blackllstcd as Seattle was" declared
Mayor John Calvin Monday after he
had mailed n circular letter TO the
W. c. 7. u. ministers of the city,
tho county authorities and civic or
ganIzations. asking them 20 assist
In vice crusade. designed 20 make
Ccntralia safe for soldiers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
PROFIT INCREASE
IS ALLOWED FRYE
PLANT IN SEATTLE

BY United Press Leased wire
CHICAGO, Dec. il.-Incrcase In
profits was granted today by the
meat division OF the food control bu.
reau TO Frye s Co. meat packers. OF
Seattle. Wash,
The concession is the first granted
under the special regulation by the
division since maximum OF per
cent was announced for packers.
Frye & Co. sell direct 20 consum.
ers In most Instances. and for this
reason special regulations were
made. the division declared
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
B0LSHEvIK| GO
TO FIGHT DONS

By United Press Leased Wire
PETROGRAD. Dec. Il.-War
against Gen. kaledine and his
Cossack revolters, was formally
declared by the Bolsheviki today.
Troops were dispatched from
kaZan ON an arfnored train
thru Kharkoff.
Foreign Minister Trotsky ordered
Ensign Krylenko, Russian com
mander.in-chief, to send as many
troops from the front as possible. 10
crush the Cossack revolt along the
Don.
kaledine declared martial law in
force thruout the territory OF the
Don today. and announced his Cos
sacks were ready to fight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
kvEATRIx FLIES
FAR TOWARD FRISCO

m United Press Lcdscd Wire
san FRANCISCO, Doc IA dis.
patch this afternoon announced that
Miss Katherine Stinson. aviatrix.
who asocnded at san Diego this
morning IN an effort 20 Fly to san
Francisco. passed Bakersfield nt
noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
WATER suIT.oFT NOTICE

water viii bc shut OFF on sixth
ave s.. between Weller 81. and Sc.
nttle voulcvard. on Wednesday. De.
cembor u, from "a. IN. to y. IN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
Costs Him $25 to Put
Sailor Uniform On

For wearing n snilor's uniform
whilo not member OF tho navy. G.
r. Gilrncr. mechanic, was fined s25
by United States District Judge
Netercr Monday
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11

Mr.. Wright's father. who Is quite
feeble. and on whom Of all members
OF the family his sons death seemed
to fall the heaviest
Mr.. Wright had amassed n size
able fortune In real estate and his
restaurant business. He first gained
fame as a chef in Alaska and never
lost the art Of being his own best
cook AZ times when his chefs were
Continued on page I'D
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11

Used phonograph noodles put in
an old hair brush wouldn't listen bad
for a curry comb
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11

-'ssT s~.bssses
Warren. the new chief. not only
gained valuable experiences as dep
uty L. S. marshal in Spokane. but
was formerly chief OF police in Spo-
kane. and was a deputy L. s. mar
shal In Alaska. He was the personal
guard OF Logan Billingsley during
the htter's appearance as star wit
ness in the Gill-Beckingham trial
last winter.
Tho selection OF Warren was
made this morning at a conference
In the law office OF W. A. Peters in
the New York block. attended hv
Mayor Gill. Peters. former L.. s.
Judge George Donworth. Harold
Preston. chairman OF the King Coun.
~ Defense Council. and Laurence
Colman.
Warren Six Feet Four Inches Tall
No assurance has been received
from the war department that Mai.
Gen. Greene's quarantine on Seattle
will be lifted. But prominent csi-
zens, who co-operated with Mayor
GIN in picking the new chief believe
this end win be accomplished.
Warren. who is six feet. four
inches tall. weighs 2ls pounds, and
is 5s years OF age. has long record
rs "A crook catcher. and was recon.
mended by Capt. 7. b. Foster. head
of the government secret service
here.
Foster himself was offered Beck
ingham's place. When he refused
he was asked to recommend a man.
He promptly named Joe Warren.
Warren. during the last few
months, has been employed by the
Pacific Coast Steel company to pro-
tect the plant against possible en-
emy plots.
lie lives at Buena Vista apart.
ments. 1888 Boylston ave. is mar
ried and has a married daughter.
Mrs. John Young. OF Reardon. Wash.
My policy" Warren said, when
asked for a statement will be TO
Continued on page ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
WARREN
PICKED TO
Clean UP
Mayor Asks for and Is Given
Resignation by Chas.
Rockingham
FRIENDS ADVISE GILL

Joe Warren, former dep
uty United States marshal,
was appointed chief of po-
lice by Mayor Gill to sue
ceed Charles Rockingham,
whose resignation was ask
ed and promptly delivered
at noon Tuesday.
This action was taken
following a number of con-
ferences between Gill and
a committee of citizens who
were endeavoring to put
forward a program that
would eliminate the mill
tary quarantine placed on
the city by Gen. n. A.
Greene for alleged "un-
clean conditions"
In his letter. asking Rockingham
TO resign. the mayor says he believes
that this action. which he regards as
war measure" is not Just" either
TO the chief or TO himself But since
many of the mutual friends OF both
the mayor and the chief believe IL is
the only way TO serve the city and
MT the ban. II becomes necessary
to take the step. The mayor points
out that this is no time to consider
individuals. The resignation was
long ago agreed TO by Chief Becking-
ham In case IL was the only way
out. and GIN. in his letter. refers to
this.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-11
NIGHT
EDITION

er Forecast: Tonight and Wednesday.
IN; moderate southwcsteriy winds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-07

Earmsr Want Ads. one 0eat VEorI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-07
WOMEN OF THIS CITY ATTENDING
 N. '. FESTIVAL

A number of Bridgeport women at tended the St. Nicholas Tide Festival at St. Mark s-in-the -Bower1e, New York city, this afternoon, when a large amount of money was realized to go toward the purchasing of an ambulance, for Venice, in Italy. Tho St. Marks parish, under Dr. Guthrie, have developed an old Indian legion into a dance, and Miss Elizabeth LA- mont, of Bridgeport. has interpreted the dance in music.
 The Zuni corn ritual, from which the dance, music has been developed. presents the sacred spirit of food in a graceful, appealing manner. Miss Lirnon, who composed the dance mu- sic, has also been chosen to render the accompaniment for the girls and men who interpret the Zunt themes.
 The St. Nicholas Tide Festival will be held tomorrow also. Among the attractions presented are exhibitions of Indian sculpture by Borg1ufa. and paintings by Arthur T. Hill, F. Luis Mora, Walter Russell, Taber Sears and Penrhyn Stanlaws. The paint ings will be given away by lottery. Booths have been arranged for the sale of gifts, tea, flowers, candy, com fort kits, military supplies and many other supplies The Melting Pot is proving very attractive, many of the guests giving their old jewelry in this unique way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-07
ILL UM|NATINC co, FORGED TO
 INCREASE RATE

The Limited Illuminating company half cent, from seven to ' 1-2 cents k1lowatt hour, in it's rates. Accom- pany1ng the announcement was the following statement issued from the company's office:
 In the early part of the year 1917, the company was securing ample SUD- ply of high grade soft coal at from .85 to $4 per ton, but in the spring costs of fuel, supplies and labor be- gan to mount up and continued so doing, and still bear evidence of go- ing higher. Hoping this condition was a temporary one, and that costs might be reduced, no change was made in rates, but the company main- tained it's service at a cost in many cases higher than it was getting for it Coal is now difficult to get at any price, is very poor in quality as a whole, vests from s3 to $35o more per ton than formerly, and win, unless some changes take place, cost still more due to advances in water freights, tax on freights, etc. All supplies have advanced more than 50 per cent and labor is costing far
 more than it did. The volume of cur rent sold has grown, but the large increases in costs of fuel, supplies and labor have resulted in a greatly | increased cost of generating current, and the company is forced, contrary to it's usual policy, to increase the rates for current as, shown in the schedules It is hoped thar conditions may change at an early rate and fuel and supplies cost less, and that the advance in rates may be a temporary expedient due to war conditions. It should be noted that the advance in rates does not cover the entire in- creased cost of fuel supplies and la- bor, but the company hopes that the volume of current to be sold will t1l- crease to such an extent that the re- suits will furnish money enough to pay the additional costs of operation.