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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25
ADMITS
he TRIED TO Get.
SOMETHING ON
EDITOR OF STAR

The state rested its case In the
Mike Powers bribery trial shortly
before noon Monday. and early in
calling witnesses TO testify 10 the
regulations OF Police Inspector
Mike Powers and his accuser. G.. VI.
Nardell. a private detective.
Wardel claims he paid Powers
500 for protection for gambling
house he operated. at the instiga.
tion OF Sergt. Putnam. OF the police
dry squad. and Or Matthews.
During the mornings cross-cxami-
nation OF Wardell by Walter Fulton.
counsel for the defense. the "investi.
gator" admitted that he had trailed
the editor OF The Star in an effort
To get something on him" He also
said that he had been instructed TO
frame something IL he couldn't get
the real goods. He was not allow.
ed 10 say who hired him.
Tho Monday morning session
opened with Fulton attempting TO
show that Wardel sold whisky
while operating the gambling
house.
Did He Exceed Orders7
Judge Ronald ruled that II Il
could be shown that Wardell ex-
ceeded the orders given by the an.
thorities. 1t would affect his crcdi.
bility.
did you not tell Charles Thomp-
son that yon were selling whisky.
and that YOU had protection ?"
asked Fulton.
Ellis objected on the ground that
Wardclls credibility as witness
could not he affected by an un.
sworn statement out of court.
During the long argument which
followed. two Jurors fell asleep,
awaklng only when the discussion
(COntinued on naoe 10)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25

dry bill amendment Is adopted BY
the senate. we will have to recon-
NIT our bill and hit upon some
other tax 10 make up for that lost
was 365 to >.
II the bill goes thru the senate as
passed by the house. the United
States will be dry" all thru the
war. and Herbert Hoover Will be
food administrator. The amendment
forbidding the manufacture Of food
materials into liquor viii prevent
the manufacture Of beer and light
wines. as we'll as whisky. and the
president IS given power 10 seize
all liquor and redistill 1t into al.
cohol for industrial use. 4 fine OF
$4,000. or sentence Of not more
than two years in jail. is provided
for violation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25
WILSON SIGNS
EMBARGO ACT

By tnited Press Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. June 25.-Presi-
dent Wilson today signed the ex-
port control bill. placing in effect
the license and embargo provisions
to restrict the shipment of food
commodities TO foreign nations.
The president coincidentally cre-
ated an executive council, TO he
composed of representatives OF the
departments OF state, agriculture.
commerce and food administration.
TO decide all matters OF foreign
policy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25
U. S. BOAT FIRES
20 SHOTS At SUB
nr Inltsd rrr.s L-a.ed Nire

By United Press T~ased Wire
4 GULF PORT. June 25.-An
armed American steamer arriving
here today reported a running fight
with n submarine IN the Medlterra-
mean. The battle was said 20 have
lasted half an hour. during which
30 shots were fired The steamer
was not hit. escaping tho submarine
by steering I'm a ziEzag course.
n is not known whether the sub.
marine was hit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25
EWETS START SENATE BATTLE
LAST EDITION

You don't need 70 be more than
p or under 30 years Of age 70 Join
the Second Washington infantry.
Talk u over al 1920 Second ave.
Weather: "Ciesr tonight and
warmer tomorrow"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25
CONGRESS WILL REST
between aug. lis

ny United Press cnscd Wire
WASHINGTON, June 25-Con.
gress will adjourn between August
! and August 10. Majority Leader
Kitchin predicted in the house to-
day.
The house, he supplemented. will
begin. this week TO take three-day
rccesscs. in order to give the less
speedy senate a chance to catch up
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25
rAe so.h DAY OF OUR WAR


The 2oth day Of our participation In
the wer found the food control bill
squsrcly up 70 the senate. ana the "hons
dry" section % y threatening to cause
the hottest sort of debate.
A. the closing hours - Rod cross
Sssk showed the uatiou's fioe ooo.o9o
fund FAR ovsruuhscribsd. the government
asked for 10000 volunteers 70 fili the
ranks % the regular arms of tho ser
vice More than 5000 volunteers have
already enlisted since war began show
ing that the nation is not "a indifferent
20 the conflict az the German pfeas of
thla country would try ta make out.
The creek cabinet auit IN body to
day 10 make way for NeniEeios and his
followers. who promise 20 come into their
own under King Alexander
Further word from Russia IL resaHur-
Ing. with the Root mission well received
In Moscow
The preaidsnt signed The embargo hiii.
rs which he can shut or shipments 70
neutral countries which ne thinks are
being passed on 20 tho central powers
The president also called In cr-Presi-
dent TRrf 20 discuss the manner IN which
the select service srsiy shall bs chosen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25
Diver IS SUNK
BY BRITISH SHIP

Az ATLANTIC PORT. June 25.
Fourteen shots fired by gunners
aboard the British steamer Man.
chester Port tore away false rig
ging on a German U-boat disguised
a. a fishing smack. and sank the
boat. according 10 the belief OF the
crew arriving here today.
The Manchester Port was not
struck. Her sailors said almost
every one OF the vessels shots
struck the disguised submarine
The Manchester Ports wireless
calls. reporting the fight, were
heard by the liner Norlina. which
last week arrived and reported hav.
ing sunk a submarine
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25
DRY SECTION
OF FOOD BILL
RAISES STORM
sY ROBERT J. BENDER

r,rl..d Press ssasf Correspondent
WASHINGTON. June 25.-
The liquor question has hurled
confusion. disray and vast un-
certainty into the senate fgnt
- for food control.
Jus. as u appeared that the
Il administration, holding the up
per hand with the aid on pow
erfui republican support, was 10
force passage Of the bill TINS
ueek. the "bone dry" amend
ment adopted by the house
completely upset everything
today.
.Wets" who favored the bill are
tedeiux 'sDrys' are split on the
extent 10 which war prohibition
shouid be inaugurated at this time.
Fiibus,er is Feared
Danger of filibuster BY the
uanor contingent in the senate
as admitted.
AZ a result OF the confusion
which has arisen over Sunday. the
senate agriculture committee post
,,oned it's meeting today. Obvious
lv this was done in order To deter
zine what Is the extent OF the
house action against liquors. beer
md wines. in the food bill as II
passed Saturday.
Reaction from the country Is
awaited az a guidance
Meantime Senator Chamberlain,
in charge Of the food bill, declared
l<oday that the senate would agree
IN the house amendments 10 the
I'm. including the bone dry sec
tion.
Affects War Tax Bill
Az result Of tho house action
and the situation nov existing IN
the senate. the war tax bill being
drafted by the senate finance com
nlttee Is left In mid-air.
4 Approximately s75,0OO,OOO Is lev
I'D under the proposed bill on beers
and wines. which will have to be
furnished from another source II
manufacture Of these is prohibited
along with distilled spirits.
Senator Simmons. chairman or
the committee. confessed he did not
know Just what course would be
uurgued By the committee.
'1 believe the fooc Dill as passed
nv the house and referred by the
senate 10 the agricultural commit
toe. will be disposed Of before they
,eport out the revenue bin" he
sa,d "ln that event. We will, Of
coutse, show what disposition has
hs4., made Of the house dry clause.
- '.ff We are ready 10 report before
,.e food bin Is passed, however.
ye VIII probably report our tax
XII including the levy on beers
and wines. and then II the house
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25
SEATTLE GIVES
FLOOD OF GOLD
FOR REDC CROSS


OF Red Cross fund be made any
today D. m. when the campaign will end
Mercy will be all downtown TO receive
cash or contributions OF articles of value
meeting the Moore theatre at
M when the total amount collected will be announced.
speeches thruout the day. and benefit
concert display Madison
a p. IN.
Announcement Of place of auction mercy
barre gift wi be made later.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25
DEMOCRATIC MOVE
IN GREAT BRITAIN

LONDON. June Is Significant
indication Of even greater democ-
ratizatlon OF the British govern.
mental gyBtem was contained in
an announcement by Chancellor Of
the Exchequer Bonar Law in the
house OF commons today that the
government had decided TO sum.
mon a conference TO deal with the
future composition Of the house Of
lords. The conferees will also
discuss the relation OF the two
houses OF parliament.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-25

Martin n. Deggeller. 27O3 54th
st.. passed state civil service ex.
animation for junior highway en-
eineer In Springfield. Illinois. to.
day. His average was n and he
e 43rd on the list
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-05-22
ROTARY CLUB

The Wausau Rotary club met at
luncheon at noon yesterday in st.
Johns guild hall.
The committee appointed to look
into the matter of placing memorial
tablets on historical spots, if any, in
our city, recommended the placing of
such tablets at such points in the
city as may be designated by the club,
in honor of George Stevens, who was
the first man to occupy any part Of
Wausau for industrial purposes, hav-
ing built a saw mill, the guard lock
and several dams here in 1899.
G. F. Ogden and A. H. Zimmerman
spoke upon the Y. M. c. A. war fund
and D. c. Everest advocated assistance
in the Red Cross work. The club
urged cooperation in both of these
worthy causes.
r. c.. Deutsch read an excellent pa
per on the Third Principle of Rotary"
1t was voted to have the paper read
second time at the next luncheon fol-
lowed by discussion.
The president gave out that G. G..
Higgins of Milwaukee, would talk on
the u S. Navy at the Thursday even
ing meeting, May 31st. The place of
holding the meeting will be made
known later. Mr.. Higgins was former
" a resident of WauSau.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-05-22
Other Wausau studants &c

| ing a dog. Other Wausau students re-
| ceiying honors were Walter Bauman
Walter Frederick and Alice Jedamus.
The athletic team of the High school
went to Stevens Point Saturday. where
they took part in the Central Wiscon-
sin Interscholastic track and field
meet. Up to the relay race Mausau
Merrill and Chippewa Falls. tied for
second place, but Wausau ended M
with fourth place. The Stevens Point
| High school team secured first place
Following is the record of the Wau-
sau fellows:
John Hess, 10 points; broke the dis
Gus record by over feet: first in
| shot put.
Gilbert Eckerle, 5 points; first in
quarter mile run and second in the
100 yard race.
| The standing of the teams at the
close of the contest was as follows
Stevens Point, 20; Merrill, 81; Chip
pewa Falls, 10; Wausau, 1S. Eau
Claire, 10; Grand Rapids, ~; Rice
Lake, 4.
The following made the trip: Mr..
and Mrs. Glen Batesole, the latter be-
ing in charge of the track meet
in the absence of Coach Thompson,
who is at Fort Sheridan; F. B. Young
er, John Hess, Gilbert Eckerle, Rus
sell Cook, Edwin Sparr, Jasper Ham
mond, Robert Powell, Douglas Prehn,
Norman Green, Julius Wilke and Paul
Pedigo.
Carl Tunicliffe and Gale Meyer also
/ went down to attend the tennis tourna-
ment, but it was postponed on account
of the bad condition of the courts.
The trip was made by automobiles.
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sions, and to whom the whole grin
matter is a matter of business
Register to be Made on June 3


The selective service bill was signed
by President Wilson on Friday night
He at once issued proclamation, the
1 salient points of which are as fol-
lows:
| All men between the ages of twenty
one and thirty, inclusive, must register
Any person failing to register or
registering falsely shall be guilty OF a
misdemeanor
In case of temporary absence from
his legal residence, man must regis
ter mail.
The hours of registration shall be
between 7 a. M, and p. M, on June
5. 1917, at the registration place. in
their home precinct.
Those who are too i'll to register are
requested to apply for instructions be-
fore June 5 as to how they may reg
lister by agents.
Those absent from home on June D.,
shall, when in cities of over 10000 pop
ulation, apply to the city clerk of the
city wherein they may be staying.
That registration day, while not a
holiday, should be made "a great day
of patriotic devotion and obligation
when the duty shall lie upon every
man to see to it that the name of every
male person of the, designated ages is
written on the list of honor"
Reports from Washington are that
all National guard organizations will
be called into the federal service be-
tween the 18th day of July and the
9Th day of August. The Wisconsin
guards according to this report are to
be called on July Is.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-05-22
PERSONALS


W. B. Heinemann is in Chicago
today.
y. W. Laut was in Appleton yes
terday.
Mrs. j. R. Russell left for Chica-
go last evening.
III. ]. Hagge left for Madison last
evening on business matters.
Mrs. Lou Martin, who visited rel
atives in Ingram, arrived home last
evening.
Il. A. Pradt departed last night for
Milwaukee and Madison on matters
of business.
-Assemblyman D. S. Burnet came
up from Madison and spent Sunday
at his home.
Ben Alexander arrived home Fri
day morning from his studies at Berke-
ley college, Berkeley, Cal.
Mrs R. S. Kellogg. who has been
the guest of Mrs. A. H. Reid, has de-
parted for her home in Wilmette, H.
Mrs. p. L. Sisson went to Inlay
City, Mich, yesterday, called there by
the death of her father, James McGear.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Ferguson, who
have been living at Glandon, hay,
! gone TO Chicago, where they will re
side,
Mrs. c. S. Curtis, who has enjoIeC
the winter in southern California, i!
expected home the latter part of thu
week.
w. D. Alexander of Blooming
ton, H., was an over Sunday visito
at the home of his parents, Mr.. AM
Mrs. Walter Alexander
Hall l.. Brooks of TomahawB
secretary of the Wisconsin Improve
ment company, is in The city on bus
mess connected with his duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Mylrea an
Mrs. w. H. Mylrea, came over fror
Amigo, on Thursday and again yes
terday. They returned last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Livingston c
Chicago, who are visiting their so
and daughter in Merrill, spent toda
in Wausau and greeted many friends
Miss Ruth Alexander and Mrs.
M. Montgomery of Minneapolis, re
turned to the city yesterday fror
Rhinelander, where they visited wit
friends.
Mrs. H. Rusch and daughter, Mis-
Gretchen left for st. Paul, Saturda
night, called there by the serious i'll
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ness of their daughter and sistefs Miss
Mabel, in st. Luke's hospital in that
city.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Schofield and
Rufus Manson went to Plum lake yes
terday to spend a week.
Mrs. A. v Gearhart Mrs. L. e.
Spencer and Mrs. F. w. Burt spent Fri
day in Stevens Point, making the trip
by auto.
Mrs. L. H. Cook was called to
Unity this afternoon by tie illness
of her mother, Mrs. NJ f. Du Cate.
She suffered a second stroke of
paralysis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Covey have
gone to Rhinelander to live. Mr.. Covey,
who is manager of the Wilson Mercan-
tile Co.'S branch house at that place.
has been there for some time. Mrs.
Covey departed the past week.
I Miss Hanna Brunstad, Miss
Blanche Lampert and Stanley Apple
ton returned from Appleton yesterday
where they attended the industrial
school teachers convention. Miss
Louise Bates returned Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Peters of Trini-
dad, Colo, arrived in the city yester-
day afternoon for visit with relatives
and friends. Mrs. Peters is daughter
of Mrs. S. S. Armstrong, and they will
be at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. J..
| Evans.
Talbot Montgomery, who is at Fort
Sheridan, spent the week end visiting
at Carroll College, Waukesha. All
those in training at Fort Sheridan have
been granted leave of absence from
Saturday moons until Sunday evenings
\ during the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Jones and
daughter, Miss Phoebe, expect to leave
Thursday of this week for a trip in
the east. They will visit Miss Ellen
Jones, who is with the Curtis Pub
fishing Co.. in Philadelphia, and she
will accompany them to Poughkeepsie
Il. Y, to attend the graduation exer-
cises at Vassar College, Miss Hester
Jones, being one of the graduates.
Miss Margaret Ryan went to Eagle
River, Thursday to attend the funeral
of her uncle, Frank c. Tambling. who
passed away at that place last Wednes.
day afternoon at the age of seventy
| two years. He lived in Wausau abou
/ forty years ago, and made this place
his home for six or seven years HI
then went to Eagle River and wa.
numbered among its pioneers. Miss
Ryan returned home yesterday after
noon
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-05-22
Your Patriotic Duty to Buy Liberty
Loan Bond

You ask what is a Liberty Loan
Bond? Il is a solemn promise of the
United States to pay at maturity the
amount of the bond to the holder
thereof and to pay interest semi-an-
nually, each year from the date OF the is
suance of the bond until it is fully paid.
The bond is backed by the faith and
honor of the Nation of the American
people. 1t is a mortgage on all of the
resources and taxing powers of the
government and all the resources OF
the American people. There are two
kinds of these bonds
1st, Bearer Bonds, which are is
sued in denominations of from $4,000
to $1,000. They are made payable
to bearer and the interest can be paid
at any bank the same as any treasury
note.
End, Registered bonds, which are
registered both as to principal and in
terest, in denominations, of 800 to
100000 Checks to the amount of in
terest will be mailed out semi-an-
nually to these registered bonds.
Liberty Loan Bonds of the first is
sue of $4,000, 1000, bear date of June
Is, 1917, and are to run 80 years, ex-
cept that the government reserves the
right to pay them in fifteen years.
Blank forms of application can be
obtained for these bonds by applying to
any bank.
The $4,000, 100000 bond issue of this
year is named 1.-THE Liberty Loan Of
1877" because it is the loan of
a free people to be used in freeing
the world.
1t is the loan of liberty loving peo-
pie to be devoted to the establishment
of liberty in Europe and on the high
seas.
1t is the loan of the great democracy
of the New World to redress the
wrongs and support the cause of de-
mocracy of the Old.
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centages. Government food control to
end Immediately after war.
No Army in France Led by Roosevelt


President Wilson has shelved the
Roosevelt proposition, to allow the ex-
president to. lead an army in France
and his reasons for doing this are as
follows:
81 shall not avail myself, at any rate
at the present stage of the war, OF the
authorization conferred by the act to
organize volunteer divisions. To do so
would seriously interfere with the car
rying out of the chief and most imme-
date important purposes contemplated
by this legislation, the prompt Great
| ing and early use of an effective army,
and would contribute practically moth
ing to the effective strength OF the
armies now engaged against Germany.
81 understand that the section OF
this act which authorizes the creation
of volunteer divisions in addition to
the draft was added with view to
provide an Independent command for
Mr.. Roosevelt and giving the military
authority to use his fine vigor and
enthusiasm in recruiting the forces
now at the western front.
at would be very agreeable to me to
pay Mr.. Roosevelt this compliment and
the allies the compliment of sending
to their aid one of our most distin-
guished public men, former presi-
dent, who has rendered many public
services and proved his gallantry in
many striking ways. Politically, too,
it would no doubt have very fine eff
feet and make profound impression.
But this is not the time or the occa-
sion for compliment or action not cal
culated to contribute to the immediate
success of the war. l shall act with
regard to the war at every step and in
particular under expert and profess
sional advice from both sides of the
water.
THAT advice is that the men most
needed are men of the ages contem-
plated in the draft provision of the
present bill and that for the prelimin-
airy training of the men who are to be
drafted we shall need all of our eXpe-
rienced officers. Mr.. Roosevelt told
me, when l had the pleasure of seeing
him a few weeks ago, he would wish,
to have associated with him some of
the most effective officers of the regu-
lar army. He named many of those
whom he would desire to have desig
mated for the service and they were
men who can not possibly be spared
from the too small force of officers
at our command for the much more
pressing and necessary duty of train
ing regular troops to be put into the
field in France and Belgium as fast as
they can be got ready.
"The first troops sent to France will
be taken from the present forces Of
the regular army and will be under
the command of trained soldiers only.
THE responsibility for the success
full conduct of our own part in this
great war rests upon me. L could not
escape it If l would The issues in
volved are too immense for me to take
into consideration anything whatever
except the best, most effective, most
immediate means of military action
What this means l know from the
mouths of men who have seen war as
it is now conducted, who have no illu-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-05-22
Provisions of Wilson's Food PrOclama-
ton

President Wilson's food proclama-
ton issued in Washington on May 10,
provides:
Appointment of Herbert Hoover as
food administrator, without pay.
All Hoover's assistants except clerks
to be volunteers.
Voluntary mobilization of food pro-
ducers and distributors for "intelli-
gent control of food consumption"
Full inquiry into existing available
food stocks, costs and practices of food
producing and distributing trades.
Prevention of all food boarding and
corner"
Requisioning of food supplies and
equipment for handling them when
necessary.
Government establishment of prices
to guarantee farmers their profits.
Prohibition of food waste Licensing
of legitimate mixtures and milling per-