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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-10-12
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
MRS, DANIELS PAYS
TRIBUTE TO her
her LOST BROTHER

WASHINGTON. Dec. s.--Mrs. Jo-
scphus Daniels. sister OF Lieut. Com.
rT.ander David Worth Bagiey. Of the
Inflated destroyer Jacob Jones. paid
tribute to him today.
Controlling her tears. which at
first prevented her making state
meut. the wife OF the navy secretary
said that the commander entered the
naval service principally 10 take the
place OF his brother. Ensign Worth
Eagley. the first man killed I'm the
Spanlsh-American war.
He vas only 10 years old when he
entered the naval academy by spe-
ciai act of congress. He was gradu.
ated in 1904. II was his desire 10
.oin the navy from tho moment his
brother was killed.
Mrs. Daniels was visibly shaken by
the disaster TO the Jacob Jones. She
said she awaited more definite news
Of the fate Of her brother. Mrs.
Daniels has a third brother in the
navy. Seaman william II. Bagley.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08

"Shinc. boss7"
When sweet fomininity sings out
the familiar tune that usually is ad'
dressed TO you with "A cultural for
eiEn accent by the sons of Greece.
you'll be too glad 20 have your
kicks mhnicurcd.
You know you Will. gents.
Well. tho treat In all yours. And
the girls are willing TO treat--for
the good OF the cause. The cause is
the Girls War Relief bazaar. which
will begin business at the Arena a
week from Monday.
High school girls are practiclng up
on how TO shine 'om up" for there
is TO be regular bootblack booth
10 get the dimes and whatever tips
any one wants to give" for the
500 600 goal. toward which the ba-
zaar girls are working. The money
will establish Seattle base hospital
in France and help in the relief of
families OF Sammies.
Tho booth will be in charge OF
Misses Lenorc Blackwell and Mildred
Bone.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
SEATTLElTE'S PIES
ESCAPE HUN BOMB

can army area. whore there was n
handful OF American speciality
troops. temporarily performing de
tached service.
one of tho German bombs struck
the building in which the Americans
were billeted. A mess sergeant, OF
Seattle Wash, today said he thought
he knew how the Boches got their
aim.
II was cooking apple pies" he OK
planned, "and | think the light from
my cook stove. shining thru the ven
tilator roof. must have guided the
enemy. Bombs dropped near the
kitchen and shook up the stove, but
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
ReVie1o Of 10000
al Le5CiS Sho7Cn IN
Sfar-Liberfy Film

The greatest military spectacle
In the Northwest. the review by
Gen. a. II. Greene of the gist
division. comprising $4,000 men.
will feature The Star liberty
Weekly at the Liberty theatre in
the new bill. beginning SUNDAY.
These pictures. stirring. thrill
ing. breathing the spirit of the
4. y. 4. In this great war. were
released this week by the war
department and the bureau Of
information. They were taken
by Frank a. Jacobs. The Star
photographer. Mt Camp Lewis.
Other pictures show Miss Nil
drcd Bone taking lessons In the
fine art of "shoc shining" Shes
To he in charge Of the shoe
shine parior at the War Relief
baraar. irene Ewing. bazaar
artist. i shown Mt work In her
studio.
Willie Ritrhie. former light
weight champion. now instructor
In the manly art nj Camp Lewis.
and university students after n
big assembly In Neany hall. are
other feature pictures In the
weekly.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08

Councllmen Lane. Hanna and Boil
ton compose the judiciary commit
tee.
Loud talking could be heard from
time TO time Hanna said afterward
that he wanted the committee TO
recommend Impeachment. and that
Bolton did not believe the evidence
submitted was sufficient. Lane re.
malned neutral.
The Committee Rer.rt
The unanimous report OF the
judiciary committee TO the council
finally adopted. follows;
Your committee. TO which was
referred the communication OF Geo.
II. Walker. representing commit.
tee of 20 OF the various civic organ
izatlons OF the city. asking that i'm
parchment charges be preferred
against Mayor Hiram c. GIL. to-
gcther with resolutions adopted by
n mass meeting OF citizens OF Sc
attic, begs leave to report:
THAT your committee has consid-
cred said communication and reso-
Iutions. and also other informal
charges made. and also obtained the
opinion of the corporation counsel
on the legal sufficiency OF said
charges. which IL transmitted here
with. from which IL appears that
said charges should be made more
definite and certain II Impeachment
charges are TO be preferred.
aA TGCnTns
mcnds that the corporation counsel
be requested TO prepare articles OF
impeachment against Mayor GIN.
and that the proponents OF the
charges be requested TO furnish the
corporation counsel with such in.
formation as they have to enable
him to prepare said articles OF i'm
parchment, and that when prepared,
the same be laid before the city
council for action"
GIN Fails In Patriotism
After the committee meeting.
Councilman Hanna issued state
mcnt outlining his stand. while the
others refused TO make statements
for publication.
Hanna's statement follows:
II felt that. In considering the mat
ter OF the mayors impeachment, we
should not have assumed too much
of judicial attitude. We should not
expect evidence that would stand the
test in court. but we should consider
all matters entering into the case
that satisfy our minds of the general
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08

gan 70 settle ard the crew abandoned
her. The Jacob Jones picked up. In
the dark. sos Of the 34s persons on
board
"AII on board the Drama were
saved b. these two vessels.
The Jacob Jones was one of the
M class OF destroysrs. She was
completed In 1916 BY the New York
snip Building Co. and went into
service only last February.
shc was $40 feet long. had a draft
Of s.2 feet. and displaced 1000 tons.
Her speed was over 20 knots.
The Jacob Jones was one Of the
newest type Of oil burning destroy
ers. and was propelled BY turbine
engines.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
HRS. Daniels LOSES
BROTHER IN fight
Only 81 Escape Watery Grave When
Diver Sinks Jacob Jones in Foreign
Waters Thursday Night

WASHINGTON, Dec. o.-The American de
ktroyer Jacob Jones was sunk by submarine at .
o'clock Thursday night while patrolng foreign waters
Ind only 81 survivors have been picked up the navy
apartment announced today.
This would indicate that about 90 men were lost,
Tho others may be safe
ur1s<prhe Jones was commanded by Lieut. Commander
lid Bagley brother of Mrs. JoSephus Daniels,
= wife of the secretary of the navy.
H Secretary Daniels always deeply affected by any
Il aser to navy craft deeply moved at this diSaS-
ler which hit his immediate family.
Mrs. Daniels lost another brother in the navy dur
|ing the Spanish-Amercan war. Ensign Worth Bagley
)who was the first man killed in that war was brother
uf the commander of the Jacob Jones tie tell at Man
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
Wanted---A Mayor

Seattle. man-size city, wants man-size mayor
Who is he going to be?
The Star frankly admits it does not know.
For moment, it looked like Judge Kenneth
Macintosh might be the man. 1t appears that the
constitution of this state blocks him.
The of the hour however, must soon APP
pear Developments in these momentous days
grow so fast that it is not safe to assume that all
the available mayoralty timber has already been
brought to public notice.
It is not safe to make hasty decisions NOW.
1t is not safe to make hasty alliances.
The good of the city demands that the next
mayor of Seattle should be chosen with delberation
and after much serious thought
wartime mayor, representing true American
ideals and aspirations in this war, and far above
the petty municipal ills that have affected previous
mayors is the kind now vitaly needed
Is he among the candidates already announced?
Or is he yet to be announced?
We can afford to wait-to STOP look and listen!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
council committee
ASKS new CHARGES
judiciary Committee Asks That Com-
Gil Have Corporation Counsel Re-
draft Charges for Consideration

impeachment of Mayor Gill passed up to the
whole council by the judiciary committee after stormy
secret session Saturday morning
Members of the committee unanimously agreed to
recommend that the council request Corporation Coun-
sci Caldwell to prepare articles OF impeachment The
council then is requested to decide whether not the
impeachment should be launched.
II was also recommended that the proponents OF.
charges already filed representing 25 civic organiza
TONS be requested 10 furnish Caldwell with further in
formation on which tolhase the charges.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
GILL DENOUNCED At
NOON MASS Meeting

Three hundred men and wom-
en- assembled ut the Hippodromc
Mt noon Saturday and heard the
report on the drive To impeach
Mayor Gill. and listened to an
appeal for whole-hearted war
support from Rev. Carter Helm
Jones.
The Report reviewed the action
Of the council on the Impeachment
request. and the recommendations
made by the Judiciary committee to
the council
Five persons" said Walker. zap
pointed TO obtain evidence. have de
voted practically all their time since
November 30"
Walker said the organizations
banded together 20 clean up Seattle
were working in harmony. and will
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
ny J. w. PEGLER
United Press Correspondent

AMERICAN FIELD HEAbQUAR
TIERS. France. Dec. S.--A certain
mess sergeant's apple pie cooker
was probably responsible, indirectly,
for injury of three American soldiers
by n German aeropiane bomb.
The three we're members or army
"speclalty troops They we're ma
tives Of Buffalo. ". ". Hannibal. Mo,
and Detroit.
The bomb air attack occurred on a
recent star.lit evening.
Enemy airplanes dropped two
bombs on a town outside the Ameri-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
A CORRECTION

In the i-coIumn nd of the meat
packers which appeared In Fri
days Star. n typographical error
occurred. The part in which the
error appeared was printed as
follows:
"It was question Of the rec
ognition Of the union"
This sentence should have
read:
Tt was not question Of the
recognition Of the union"
This correction is printed In all
fairness To the meat packers. who
stated their position definitely.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08

n non.poltical attitude.
seattle is not morally bankrupt"
he reported. but is highly patriotic.
Rev. Carter Helm Jones followed
Walker, making n stirring appeal
for patriotism and democracy.
c. j. France said no resolutions
would he taken up.
All negotiations to solve the prob
lem by choosing a new police chief
for Mayor GIN have subsidized.
Prominent citizens interested in
lifting the military quarantine on
Seattle by launching a cleanup with
a new broom say they have not
given up altogether. IL they get a
line on satisfactory and available
man, negotiations will be reopened.
The list of civic organizations back
Continued ON page y
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
u. S. WAGE BOARD
TO REDRAFT WAGES
FOR SHIP BUILDERS

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.
The federal wage adjustment
board at Washington has agreed
10 rcdraft its decision in the
wage controversy In the ship.
building trades ON the Pacific
coast, according TO advices here
today by J. G. Enright. Of the
Boilcrmal,ers' union, from X. W.
Burton. president OF the Iron
Trade council.
Burton. who is In Washington.
said the proposed notifications
would favor the nnions. lie declared
International Presidents Nolan, of
the molders. and O'Connell. OF the
metal trades, win represent labor
when the decision Is redrafted.
"The government officials realize
the wage award was not ample. "
liurton wired. Have men be pa.
tent. The clouds now have n silver
lining"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
SLEETY GALE
NOW SWEEPING
over HALIFAX
But Relief Workers Keep on
Succoring Victims in
Stricken City
20, 900 ARE HOMELESS

nv Urird Press Lcascd Wire
HALIFAX. y. y. Dec s.--t
la.hing nor easter burd~ned
with slc-t that howied In from
the Atlantic all night. and was
stili raging early today. failed to
halt relief work in this stricken
city.
Twenty thousand destitute
men. women and children were
sheltered in buildings and homes
which still remained standing.
Barrisrs of tar paper were built
In the shattered windows To shut
out the bitter gale.
The ioss In Halifax falls heaviest
upon the children. Whole schools
filled with pupils. were demolished
leaving but one or two survivors. In
other schools every child was inJur.
ed by flying glass.
Two thousand dead. 5000 injured
20 600 homeless was the toll Ia Halt.
fax and It's suburbs when the French
munitions ship Mont Blanc blrw ~
IN the harhor Thursday. according TO
citixsns' committee estimates today.
The damage IN $50. 900. 900.
The thoro checking up work Of the
committee resulted in every destitute
person In Halifax being taken care
% last night. when IL WIS certain
death to wander tho storm swept
streets withou; proper clothing.
Many Of the refugees are going
about wrapped in blankets.
Their own clothes are torn TO
shrcds
The widest weather the coast can
produce has practically ended the
hunt for bodies. A thick pail 81 snow
covers the hlackened ruins Of the
North End The alect helped the
exhausted fire on once again 10 sub
due the fires In the wreckage.
Justice Harris. Of Halifax. chair
man Of the citizens committee. ia.
Continued on page ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08

they did not damage my pies"
A third bomb dropped as tho enc.
my flyers sped away into the night
struck "a hay stack on the edge of the
village. rolled off and landed plump
between the legs of an American sol
dier whe had taken refuge at the
hasc of tho hay stack.
. Mlraculously. the bomb failed to
explode.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
j. s. TAKES 5
At MUNY DOCK

Five men suspected Of being
alien enemies or slackers were ar
rested by agents OF the naval intcili-
gence department. at the port com
mission oil dock. In Smith cove. at
noon Saturday. after moro than 300
employees had been Investigated.
~ the men received their pay.
they were questioned by the federal
agents. One unnaturalized German
was found.
The raid was forerunner Of 9th.
ers which are expected TO round up
all alien enemies who may be en-.
ployed along the water front.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08

! unfitness OF Mayor GIN for the post.
ton he occupies.
we are considering an impeach-
nent proceeding in time Of war. and
find that our mayor has SO conducted
himself in office that he does not re
in and cooperate with our federal
authorities in performing necessary
sworn duties that are deemed i'm
rortant in preparing our soldiers for
war.
"One week he has declared to the
United States commanding officer
that Seattle was not clean. or as
clean as Tacoma or some other cities.
and the next week he has started q
filmsy cleanup at the request of the
federal agent. who. the mayor claims.
gave him some definite idea of how
&c do the job,
TO my mind. the fact that cvi
dence shows that the chief and
mayor were both advised by in
vestigators Of the carrying on Of
wide-open gambling and prostitu-
ton. that they did nothing with
I'm a reasonable time TO stamp out
the condition and that then tho
same evidence was used by the
prosecuting attorney TO success
fully abate these places In court,
GIL. Hoyt 4 Frye being record
attorneys for the defendants In
most Of the cases--all this 10 mo
Is sufficient grounds for Inn
parchment.
should BE Impeached
However. II we had none of this
testimony. the appalling condition OF
having the federal officers place tho
disgrace OF a quarantine upon our
city. telling the world OF our unfit
ness to provide for the welfare OF
our soldiers. should be sufficient In
the eyes of every councilman to
cause him to vote for the mayors
Impeachment.
Believing that better progress
could be made by unanimous re-
rort of our committee, l agreed to
support the report as presented"
Mayor gin announced that he was
ready 10 go before the council 'on
five minutes notice." and explain
any charges that might be made
against him.
Furthermore. he said. I'm will
ing to post $500 at The Star office
and give il TO the Red Cross IL the
firm of GIL, Hoyt a Frye hasn't
handled more civil law business in
the last year than the firm OF France
& Helscll."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08

Mrs. Daniels Frustrated
Nrx Daniels was prostrated at her
home by the news Intervicwcrs
I.~ho were admitted found her N
Mars. unable to discuss the loss OF
me ship and the unreported fate OF
E1er brother.
Mrs. Adelaide r Bagley. mother OF
~ de@troyer's commander. and
uue~t at the secrstary's home. also
has deeply moved. but vas apparent
y cfinging TO the hope that HaSley
yunv vet be reported saved.
The official announcement made
-, she- committee on public infor'
y -6n said:
~c-rhe DESTROYER jacob Jones was
sorpedoed and sunk Thursday. Dec.
{. at 2 .. m. while on patrol DUTY
tn foreign waters.
~EarIy reports indicate that 81 sur
vivors had been picked up 40 far.
They were taken of life RATS
~The names OF ten survivors have
been received up to this time. Tney
are:
.Iseut. q. CD John Richards:
Fndgn Nelson ~. Gates; Assistant
eurreon l.. T.. Adankiewicz. chas-
+. Pierce. fireman. first class TIM
ethy Edward Tworney. seaman
1ohn G. johnson. seaman; Henry A.
efsrtzke. chief machinist's mate. Ed
usrd r. Grady. fireman. second
! ettSs: John J. Mulyaney. seaman
BYRON M. Flood. seaman.
I& second warship Lost
This makes the second American
nrshlp sunk by German torpedoes
anee the United States entered the
vxr. The indicated loss OF life In
ne disaster Is the largest OF any
American loss at sea, except In the
nubtuarining Of the army transports
Antsiles. which carried 81 men down.
The small patrol boat Alcado was
ss2 S NOV Wit" '''' q
Two weeks later the small destroy
|:er chauncey, following a collision
F,pst II OF those aboard.
One other destroyer. the cassin'
Was damaged by German torpedo,
vrhich cost two lives. and wounded
1--WE other men.
Had Distinguished Service
The Jacob Jones had previously
distinguished herself in October.
when the r. a. o. steamer Drama,
converted into an auxiliary cruiser,
was torpedoed on October 10.
The Jones saved 305 OF the S4s
persons aboard at that time.
The official statement In connec-
<tor With the Drama incident said:
~The Jones did excellent work In
October. on the occasion Of the tor
pedoing OF the steamer Drama.
AT 8 p. m. October 10, the Drama,
n former +. 4 o. vessel. converted
Into an auxiliary cruiser, was tor
tedoed by an enemy submarine.
wThe Drama at the time was part
~ convoy Of merchant vessels un.
der escort Of American destroyers,
~ which the Jones was one.
11S submarine's periscope was
seen after the explosion. She was
trnnediately attacked and put out
n action. The Jacob Jones. with
karofher destroyer. we're detailed 10
| |cemain by the Drama TOO save life.
1T was dark when the Drama be-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08

LONDON, Dec. ga revolution
has broken out in Portugal. Official
advices today confirmed reports OF
an uprising.
Rioting and pillaging are reported
from Oporto. Tho revolution is cen.
tered In Lisbon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
WATER sHuTOFF NOTICE

Water viii ba shut off on Dexter
ave. between Mercer and Aloha SITS.
on Monday. December 10. from 0 a.
m. 10 5 y. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08

The Star believes that other writer we'll fitted to tell
the of Palestine in this Besen articles will last
thuout the week of December TO- The first will be published
Monday of that week and the rest will daily until the full
story of Palestines and suffering is told
They will detail the terrible atrocities that have been inflicted
the and Turks the Jewish coonists Holy Land
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
What Now Happening the Holy the Cradle of Christianity?

The Seattle Star has arranged for the publication of half
dozen articles of the foremost Importance the Warfare in
Paestnethe Promised Land of the Jewish People and the Cradle
of Christianity.
They from the pen of Herman Bernstein, founder of the
great Jewish daily of New York. The Day, and editor of the
American Hebrew.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-08
Gill Impeachment Goes to Council
so AMERICANS DIE AS U-BOAT SINKS DESTROYER
Shine, Boss? Seattle Girls Practcing Art
of "Bootblacking-" to Help Out Big War Bazaar

daughter Of Scott e. Bone
prscieing "hinr Her victim" l. Miss Daisy
the bootblae In front
the Mecca Second and Third When
It's for good such the Girls War Relief iarasr nothing
is 90 n
Notice her Instructor ir likes II.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-02
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