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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
DENIES
Ne HAS power
ON DRAFT CASE

Gov. Ernest Lister shifted the
entire responsibility for the
action OF the district appeal
board In closing its doors to
the public upon the members
OF the board. In a statement
made public Thursday.
Lister said;
Local boards and district boards
are not appointed by the governor.
they are appointed by the presl'
dent. II Is true that some OF the
members OF the district board were
by the governor to
the war department The governor.
however. has no power to control
their methods OF procedure. acting
only In supervisory capacity. as
the agent OF the war department. in
transmitting rulings. forms and 9th
or information and supplies to local
and district boards.
"He eas no power or authority
to make rulings and does not make
rulings.
THE rules and regulations pre-
scribed by the president provide
that boards may adopt procedure
which Is not In conflict with such
rules and regulations.
The war department has repeat
edly urged tbst boards give full
publicity to their findings. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

these urgings by the war depart.
ment have been transmitted by me
10 the boards. All the information
have indicates that boards thruout
the state have made available TO
the press information they have. In
keeping with The war department s
Instructions fbr publicity.
IL presume the district board at
Seattle has taken the position that
II is not necessary for reporters to
be actually present at the sessions
OF the board in order that the pub
lie may have fun and complete in.
formation as to the boards findings
District boards decided at a con.
ference In Seattle. August 6. held
pursuant to instructions from the
war department. that they would
not hold public hearings either on
appeal cases nor on cases over
which they have originaf jurlsdic.
ton.
This was done for the reason
that rules and regulations make the
procedure OF boards non-controver.
sial. and IL was felt that boards
would be able 10 handle the vast
volume OF business confronting
thom more speedily and with great.
er efficiency and dispatch by the
plan adopted"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

been forced into buying the paper,
and was carrying Il on until he
could get rid Of IT,
He said that his views differed
materially from those expressed In
the columns OF the German Press,
and that the fact that he has been
associated with people OF German
birth and descent would not influ-
ence him in the trial
When the court adjourned. all but
three OF the ~ jurors had been Sc
lected. The government retained
two peremptory challenges and the
defense four
Examination Of the talesmen by
@tOrneys for the government and de
fsnse was based on whether their at
titude toward the war and toward
persons whose views on tty war DIFF
fer from their own would have any
effect on their judgment OF the case
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
SWEDEN GIVES
EMPTY EXCUSE
TO THIS NATION

~ United Pres. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Sept. a.
sweden's reply to this govern
ment's expose Of German in
trigue, thru the Swedish min
lister at Buenos Aires. was de-
IIvered orally TO Secretary Ian
sing today. Charge Akerhielm
submitted the Swedish expIana-
tion-the same one given to the
press in Stockholm earlier this
week. This apparently closes
the incident so far as the Unit.
ed States rs concerned.
The department revealed today
that the note affair is not diplo-
matte incident. inasmuch as Lam
sing merely read the Luxburg data
TO Akerhielm before it was pub.
lished. instead of sending Off, II
notices to the Swedish government.
Swedenn therefore, is not o. +.
gated to make a full formal ansv ..
As anticipated. Sweden conte ,s
that Minister Lowen at Bue,, :
Aires. was acting without kno !.
edge of Count Luyburg's langu 20
Continued on page t2)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

The premier announced sweep
ing reforms curtailing the power OF
soldiers committees. the units Of
the enlisted men who have hereto
fore mixed in with the strategy Of
the commanders and sought TO han
die all army affairs.
Commanders Uphotd
"Henceforth." Kerensky assert
ed. the soldiers committees Will
control only in internal affairs and
will not interfere in matters OF
military strategy"
lie went on TO explain that this
would confine the authority OF the
committees TO activity behind the
fighting lines. On the frontl the
authority Of the military command
ers viii be supreme.
Generals Alexieff and Nerhoff
sky. now with the provisional gov
ernment forces. will folm bril-
liant combination. assuring soli-
darity." kerensky declared.
Mutineers to Be Tried
"The guilty mutineers," he said.
will be delivered to the revolu-
Continued on page 12)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
CAR CO. UNDER FIRE
Caldwell Resists Fare Raise in Court

like connected with II. that it is
impossible to determine whether
thc valuation NJ $4,000. .00o Ia right
or not"
Caldwell declared he was sur.
prised that the company had not
asked 10 eliminate tho 2iA-cent fare
to school children. The company
officials did not testify that the
elimination Of the f-cent fare would
make up the deficit they now claim.
This being the case. why didn't they
go the whole hog7'" he said.
Caldwell also is planning TO enter
the courts again In an attempt to
force the company to live up to it's
franchise pledge to pave between
it's tracks
Caldwell furnished tho streets de.
partment Thursday with an opinion
I'm which he asks tho department
TO certify specific instances in
which the company has violated it's
contract TO pave.
The city went 10 court last March
to compel the company to pave he.
tween its rails. and after two
months OF waiting. Judge Mackin.
tosh decided that while the com
pany had no legal right 10 refuse
TO pave. he was not justified in
forcing II to do so. because II had
appealed to the public service com.
mission to be relieved OF AZ OF it's
obligations.
The commission has had the mat
ter under consideration for three
months. and there is no indication
that a ruling will be handed down
soon.
Caldwell says that he will take
the matter before another Judges
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
Canned Music to
Make Cows Give
More Milk, Claim

SAN FRA %eFBro. gsps 70 --
rampued nu1aede wiTl iur rqaRss ths
brsatsrs 200 of "ea pnEd eou ON ths
pr sxe dairy ranch of Chnu W
y ard near E.Urelta.
I'm potmn 10 taks the phano.
ennaph oss os my yyprht and tmEtaIl |
Il ~ tiae dairy haUn. n Dualeas the
cows cont emted Yon'ye cot 10
p5ay the rselht sort of m usf~. tho
MY hsFo nunf6 ers. RraduateB of
CorueiI and Aues cole1e. tell ms
a funeral marcn maker COWS g,d
and stirring not,ei~ gets EN- excited
20 they ac@'t give az much milk.
They like yossetAing like the Blue
Danutw."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
Mutiny Fails as
Gen.AleXieH Joins
DemOcracy'SSide
Premier Announces Sweep
ing Reforms in Army So
That Generals Can Work
Unhampered.
By William c.. Shepherd

PETROGRAD, Sept. 13.-Gen. Korni-
lofts headquarters surrendered to the pro-
visional government today. This announces
ment was made by Minister of Labor Sko-
beleff.
Whether Gen. Korniloff himself sur
rendered is not stated in the cable announc-
ing the surrender of his headquarters. X Is
possible that the mutinous generals staff
laid down their arms while ne gotiations were
still progressing between korniloff and Ker-
ensky owing to the latter's demand that Kor-
niloff's surrender be unconditional.
PETROCRAD, Sept. IL, 6 p. m. (de-
layed) Gen. Korniloff is prepared to SUR
render, declared Premier kerensky, in !
special to the United Press.
"The mutiny has failed completely" he
said
The statement to the United Press fol-
lowed issuance of formal proclamation,
declaring "The senseless effort of military
mutiny, begun by the former commander-in-
chief and small party of generals, haci
ended in complete failure"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

II might be variety show-bnt
n isnt-its the King County
Grange fair. that opens Friday
morning at Renton. There will be
automobiles auto trucSs. veg
etables, food. babies. hand work
domestic science-all. the best In
KinS county on exhibit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
GERMAN PRESS
IS FIGURING IN
WELLS TRIAL

Intcrest In tsSe esosum sea' sm an
the tslesmen fer thc triM sf
Hulet M. Wells for eoEssirscy
20 obstruct the draft law euIrnL
mated in Interrogation Of August
MehIhorn. business associate Of
Charles Osner. one OF the pub
=. iishers OF the Seattle German
- Press. when the court declared
recess Thursday noon.
Mchlhorn was called 10 the
Jury box TO replace Mrs. Chas.
A. Alexander. who was excused
by the defense.
Altho MehlhOrn was born In Seat
tie. his connection with the publish
ers Of the German newspaper caus
cd District Attorney Allen to inquire
into Mehlhorn's views In regard 70
the editorial policy OF the pnblica
tion. which. he said, had been either
adroitly or openly opposing govern
ment war measures.
Mehlborn stated that Osner had
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
May Tie
UpShip
Yards
Refuse 10 Use Unfair Lusm-
Der: Walkout 10 Aid Tin
Der Strikers
METAL MEN TO FOLLOW

Despite the settlement of
\. wage controversies with sne
government adjustment board,
metal and building trade union
ists here voted Thursday morn
ira to lay down their tools IN
Seattle shipyarcs rather than
work with lumber purchased
fror, fohour mills.
rnls means tina, 5000 ship
yard carpenters will guilt work.
Friday morning. }. G. Brown.
prexident of tre internationsi
shinglsweavers' union. an
.,suneed.
Te. decision was unanimously
made at a meeting OF representa-
tIves OF the metal and buildiDs
trades councils. In connection with
representatives of the striking rsta
and timber WORKERS at Ship Cmpen-
ters' hall. this mornlng.
Men Az Notified
The men in the yards are beaHs
notified today" Brown. chairman Of
the press committee. announced.
"The 1000 metal trades WORKERS.
will be ont within three days. sre
said. -or just as soon az they are
required 70 use unfair lumber. sshsp
boilermakex for instance. Is re
luired to work on a scaffold Of 10
Jour lumber. he'll walk otS-
"All the yards here are uismR 10
hour lumber now.
Many Lay Down Toass
"Besides these shipyRrd wasFsuecs.
OF the building trades are
laying down their tools on dsrens
OF other Jobs thruout tire city wheSe
lumber products are involved
The union mill and timber Vspr3~-
crs. who are striking for an eight
hoar day. received the Endorsement
OF the building and Retaa trades
unions some time ago.
The action taken Thursday. tisp'tr
representatives pointed ont. win
show conclusivelg that tsae ual
strike Is unisn movement. ard
not an I. W. " affair. as the en-.
ployers have attempted ts sag n s.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
CIVIL RULE TAKES &.
HOLD IN TSiEG TAU

sy United Press LEASED Wire
TOXIC. Sept. l2.-tDelayedD A
civil administration has replaced
the military government at Using
Tau, the German province caGured
by Japanese troops. It was announc-
ad today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

Here was moral idiot, creature of the most de
praved instincts, ignorant, bestia an aant knave and
traitor and yet under the old system he came to be the
actual ruler of all Russia.
He put men up and pulled them t1Wn, determined
policies held in his hand the nations deStineS.
His power was without limit except his own fear
of the assassin.
He proved description the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
K0RNIL0FF STAFF SURRENDERS
SQUEEZE OUT THE WATER

@fought thru the courts by the
city. But in the meantime,
under the ruling OF the public
service commission, the COM
pany has lost no time in stop
ping the sale of tickets, and no
matter what the ultimate out
come, the public is ief holding
the sgh.
No one is going to begrudge
the company fair return on
ITS investment, but the people
of Seattle first want to be
shown just what that invest
nent is. Let US have an honest
Iy-coHancfed physical palaa-
tfoH of fhe comfany'S pro terfy.
Lei US squeeze out the 7Cdfer.
fes as get do1cH 10 sensible
basis Of matchmaking as 10
iasf wha We're going 10 lef he
com taay pay diaidends on. be
fore Ue begin Juggling sCith
thus rate question.
The names of the three state
public service commissioners
who took four-cent car tickets
away from the people of this
CITY are r. +. BLAINE, chair
man: A. A. LEWIS, and +. X.
SPINNING. Blaine lives in
Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
RUSSELL TELLS INSIDE STORY ABOUT DEATH OF RASPUTN
ing He Would Soon Add Her to Conquest

emmet under czarsm. It despotm tempered only by
,assassG G9on n
roed by the the controlled by Raspun
y
that historic figure He
the kings lie
that makes theirs look Ike matching pennies,
Men all the viii wonder much his
about his almost incredible
He tall, lank swarhy. with black
his very features eyes
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

csFp1Fata@n c.@umsri ttggh
c.ataNeNctl hngan preparation
Th@rssday Of thr brief he ~'''
sptFa u 10 tbze Thsceten county
suprr nor court. IN Nss piea for
review Of tine rplims Of stre pub
isso s~r~ies commission, by
~sssieh tire trset on company In
viststfnp IT'S franehssr ohiisa'
tiSn .hy refgping TO acti rs strees
car tieEeSs for -.
Tho INV prov dep that the court
shaJl Rr,,nt hearing on tns "re1
sonab co e,N and justice" ~ the rul-
ing ~ he com m issinn ann should
Il sustain the ruling OF the coGmls-
sion, the city will still have an ap-
peal 10 the state supreme court.
II IL the city's contention that
the commission has no Jurisdiction
in the matter. because the state
statute, which created the commits
sion. specifies that nothing In the
law shall be construed to prevent
the issuance OF commutation tick
cts.
Calls II Raw Deal
Caldwell also declares that tho
commission gave the city a raw
deal when II took the company's
word for the statement that It is
losing money on every paseenger
carried. and that a 4-cent fare pre-
vents II from earning "A fair return
nm ftg invpgtu mont here
There is not. and never has
been. a truthful valuation Of the
company's property presented to
the public service commission. said
Caldwell 1T claims 10000 in
yefNed here. but there are so many
Companies. associations and the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

THE Seattle traction COM
4 pany asks our state public
commission If it won't please
knock out its franchise agree
ment to sell car tickets at 2S for
dollar, because it isn't making
as much money as il figured 1T
would make when it went into
the bargain.
The three gentlemen who
compose the public service
commission are very accomno-
dating.
The traction company tells
them It's properties are valued
at such and such an amount.
and that IL is unable to earn
enough money to pay drvr-
deircis.
With a beautiful and
childlike faith, the public
service commission accepts
the company's statements
concerning its valuation,
computes the company's all
legged losses on figures fur
nished by the company it,
self, and decides that the
people of Seattle shall be :
deprived of the privilege OF
buying four-cent tickets.
The thing is going to be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

always described as bead large mouth and prominent
gtterng
the edition o he
his the instant he o
Moeether here about the in the world that
ould think ST.
II is related that intelligent and rather
exercised Mt
seemed like fascination All this usually accounted
With the other unpeasant boozefigher
lCohYinued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

This 9 another series articles Charles Edward
Russell staff writer The Star who returned from
saUssa where three months member Of the
official United States commission the Russian
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
By Charles Edward Russell

don't know anWhIng Thai belIeT llIuSITaleS the
utter unacy Of the old system in Russia, the system
the revolution scrapped forever, than the amazing story
OF Rasputin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

RED OAK. Sept. i3-The fate
OF Rev. Lynn George ] Kelly.
charged with the murder OF li.ycsr-
old Lena SillinEer one OF the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13
Yet The Stars Tobacco

VOu finish the package, the devil you care!
There are ShopS-and you've got the money.
It's damned sight different cover There"
It's damned long journey to God Knows Where,
Yet THEY fight, and YOU don't. That's funny.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

II OR War is mixture OF various fells
From vermin and rats TO stenches;
But it isn't damnable German shells,
Nor the mud or the blood or the gas that tells
The most on the men in the trenches
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

eight victims Of the Villlsca AZ
murders In 1919. will be in the
lands OF eleven farmers and a tel.
ephone lineman-the jury sworn In
by Judge w ID Boise. Wednesday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

the BOYS in L ra nc e?
DID you ever refuse him cigaret
II When your pal hadn't any? ! doubt it.
TO-DAY YOU HAVE THOUSANDS OF PALS!
And yet
Tobacco is scarce at the Front I'll bel
You'll see they're not going without it!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-13

W FENENEK you're throwing Your butt away,
Whenever you're lighting a new one.
Just think OF the fellows that sailed away
And how YOU would like ii, il you were they
And some one at home sent YOU onel
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23
PUTTING UP 4 BARBED-WIRE
FENCE.

The erection of war entanglements,
even when the trenches ara some dis
lance apart, is at all times danger
Gus. The men slip over the parapet
and, in the the first place, pound in
the supports with mallets, the heads
OF which are carefully wrapped in
cloth in order to deaden the sound.
Two other men carry the wire drum
a wooden cylinder round which the
wire is rolled-by means Of a long
pole through the center, and a com
rade attaches the wires to the sup
ports. The work is slow and nerve
stra.ning, says a writer in the Lon
don Graphic, for star shells burst
often, and compel the men to crouch
low and remain motionless until the
flare burns out.
To each soldier who takes part in
modern warfare thick gloves for grip
ping wire and strong pliers for cut
ting it are as essential as the rifle
and bayonet. Before an assault by
his own regiment, the soldier cuts his
own wire, and he must then endeavor
as best he may to cut and hack his
way through the enemy's, pulling
down a support here, cutting the wires
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23

south to the southeast corner Of Sec
ton 33 same township and range,
thence west to the northwest corner
of section 2, township SO n, range
80 E., thence south to the southeast
corner of section "a, township 35 n,
range 80 E., thence west to the south
west corner Of township IS NJ, range
80 E., thence north on range line to
the Canadian line, thence east to the
point of beginning.
Road district No. IL, beginning at
the northeast corner of township 80
N, range 80 E., thence south twenty
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23

and others, and are in common use In
Great Britain, while there appears to
be. little question that A~ristophanes
was the first to use the expression,
"We take the cake" Yet it is doubt
full if the cake-walk was known in
ancient Greece.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23
OF SLANG

There is no new slang under the
sun. Those characteristic American
isms," such as "take it from me-"
"the real stuff" "piker," SURF thing"
and so on, have been traced to Sheri-
dan, Thackeray, Smollett, Dickens,
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23

while the machine-gun batteries rap
out their message Of death toward
him. Thus barbed wire, SO simple in
itself, so deadly when used in the
ways described, enters into every
phase of operation in the firing o n
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Continued from Page ~

thence west to the Phillips Valley
county line, thence north to the Ca
madam line, thence east to the point
Of beginning.
Road district No. II, beginning at
the northeast corner of section a.,
township 81 N, range 80 E., thence
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-03-23

W. b. SHOEMAKER, Clerk.
PETER A. WEST, Chairman.
At 2 o'clock p. NJ, March 8, 1917,
board of county commissioners re-
sumed pursuant to mornings recess;
all members and the clerk present.
D. S. Hall, chief of the Glasgow
fire department., appeared before the
board in regard to installing a fire
alarm system at the courthouse.
On motion the proposition of D. S,
Hall to install a fire-alarm system
at courthouse was accepted.
On motion the following ~constables
were appointed:
Chas. A. Farmer, Hinsdale town.
ship.
R. A. Daley, Nashua township.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas, on the 3rd day of Jan.
uary, 1917, the bond of Thomas How.
ard as constable of Thoeny township
valley county, Montana, was approved
and note of his appointment va moi
entered on minutes, it is hereby or.
dered that said Thomas Howard BIZ
and he is hereby appointed constable
of said Thoeny township to take eff
feet on the date of the aforesaid ap
proval Of said bond"
On motion Stanley D. Frost is here
The Washington times., 1917-01-16
GIVE $19,OSS.S7 FOR
SUPPORT OF CHURCH
Each Member Of Takoma Park
Adventist Congregation Con-
tributes $58.2S..

Each member Of the Takorna Park
seVenth-day Adventist Church contri-
buted $5s.2s for the advancement of
the denomination during the past
year. The 322 members of the con-
gregation donated a total Of s19,oss.-
81, according to the annual financial
report, just made by Treasurer H. e.
Rogers.
OF this amount s1o.e16.90 was given
in tithes, S3,34s.s0 for foreign mis-
sionarx endeavor through the twenty
cent-a-week fund and the remainder
was raised through church expenses
and other funds for local use. Mr..
Rogers also reported that a healthy
balance remained in the treasury to
begin this years operations.
The Washington times., 1917-01-16

ploye for thirteen years, said that
for practical reasons and in the inter
est OF efficiency the Government
should institute retirement legisla-
tion. His experience, he said. had
convinced him that there is need for
universal pension plan for citizens
who have faithfully served the Gov
ernment for long periods, and have
outliyed their usefulness.
Congressman Keating, in advocat-
ing pensions for Government EN-
ployes, said it would not only be
good business but would make the
civil service more attractive.
"As matter are today" said the
Colorado Congressman, 81 would ad-
wise any young man or woman to stay
out OF the Government service, which
falls to offer the opportunities which
every red-blooded citizen is entitled
to. Merit under the present system
lasts only to where the good salaries
start. Then political pull enters into
the question"
Postmaster jeremiah Holland, OF
West Roxboro, Mass. made a strong
argument for the Penrose-Griffith re-
tirement plan for postoffice employees.
Among the others who spoke and
were vigorously applauded were ].
w. Mcconnell. of the Machinists
Union, who presided; william z. Rus
sell. a former Government employe
now practicing law in New York; Dr.
Llewlyn Jordon, secretary of the
National Civil Service Reform As
ISOLATION; R H. Alcorn, chairman of
the general retirement committee of
the Federated Unions. and John ].
Deviney, secretary Of the American
Association on Civil Service Retire
ment