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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
BATTLE ANALYSIS

on this height. IT, I--A sh must de-
fend Ipres from the soath, on "A low.
flat terrain.
Artillery Is Active
Haig conducted a successful minor
operation on the extreme western tip
OF the northern battle front west of
Mervillc. On the southwestern soc
tor OF the Flanders theatre, the Ger.
mans are heavily shel'1ng the British
positions on the ten.milc front he
tween Giycnchy and the Lys rivey,
IN Picardy the British cleared out
some oytposts southeast Of Nillcrs.
llretonDeux. which they reeaptured
from the Germans last night
German artillery II active south Of
the Somme and is employing gas
shells freely.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26

TN THE dark days of the world, when there
1 were masters and slaves, and war was
masked with glory, there was one thing. one
hope, that sustained suffering mankind.
1t shone thru perspectives distorted with sweat and
blood it burned with steady CLEAN beyond the camor of
transient kings; a beacon light to the oppressed. 1T
urged striving thru slaughter and agony to the future
There reward for those who laid down their
lives in behalf of Liberty then.
IL distant star, remote and brilliant, shining
over a land removed by weary centuries of years
BUT MEN DIED FOR LIBERTY FOR THEY
KNEW 1T TO BE NOBLE They knew they were part
eng with their lives greatly.
Slaves in Roman galeys, subjects of monarchs
powerful and despotc, the oppressed OF the rich the
bondmen of the scourge died like flies Might
triumphant tho with waning power. And the passing
of each century brought nearer the fatefu day-the
day when all men should be free.
Freedom is the hope of the world, the salvation of
mankind 1t has been the theme of the nob'est poets
that have sung II has been the lips of the best
men that are recorded in the book of time 1t is the
thing of the abyss of and time that we have
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26

The battle In Flanders has again
taken the ascendancy Severe in.
fantry and artillery fighting is pro.
crossing on the entire northern bat
tie area. Marshal Haig's report indi-
Gated today. while the operations on
the British front In Picardy are lin
tied 20 local actions and cannonad-
ing.
on the northern edge Of the FHn-
ders front. the Germans obtained a
footing on Mont kimmel This was
tho elimination Of severe ali.dhy
fight on the ten.mile front between
BaiIleul and Hollebeke
KENNEL Is about four miles north
east Of Baillsu1 and seven miles
south and west OF Ypres II the en-.
emy completely estabiishcs himself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
Mont KENNEL Is
q Miles from Ypres

Mont KENNEL is "A steep hill
more than 400 feet high. lying
about four miles and half south
and west OF Ypres. Its compare.
lively flat top is oval. being near.
ly half mile from southwest to
northeast and half that distance
from southeast To northwest. Its
slopes extend outward into the
foothills from a quarter to half "A
mile
The little village of KENNEL
lies Just at the northeastern edge
OF the height. Just southwest of
Mont KENNEL is the hamlet of
Believe. and south of the hill is
the village OF Lindenhoek.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
BOND BUYERS MARCH
IN WASHINGTON, D. C.

WASHINGTON. April CO
Liberty day. proclaimed a nation.
al holiday by President Wilson.
was observed ihruout the land
today
At The capital, half a hundred
men marching their fIret path TO
war viii lead J.oeo bond buyers.
Ruth Law. America first aVia-
tion woman. was TO escort the
psradc up Pennsylvania ave.
Tn. grand total OF subscriptions
up 10 10 a. IA. WIS sl.9ie, 1850.
and treasury officials forecast
heavy buying for the day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
Campaign
Is On for
TrainIneIl
Hope TO Keep Service From
Getting Worse and
Worse
Mr.. LEONARD EXPLAINS

The traction eompsuy an.
nounced tosia, that II wouid
adopt the eight hour d1y for
trainmen." beginning saturday.
This step was taken by com.
pany officials. ihF> Ssid. in AN
effort TO reju,rnnte the service,
which has broken dosu partly
because men objected TO working
conditions.
Becaus. Of shortage OF men
DIV arc packing the ears. and
many are unable 20 obtain tfanapor
tatiou because of lack 81 faciiities
The move. II was predicted, VIII per.
init tn. company tu do "a larger vol.
unnc of business
Mayor Hanson week ago an
nounced that unless ih~ company
gave IN. people better facilities i'm
ncd.aiciy. the city would take steps
to furnish service
IisifIiour t.e~way
Congress has also authorized Pres.
id.nt Wilson TO take over and opcr.
ate street car lines that are falling
to give service To war industries.
Altho the conpsny has announced
that IL has adopted "the principle Of
the eight hour day." the men viii not
get overtime until after they have
worked eight and one.haif hours. The
half hour iceway. the company says.
being allowed for completion Of
eight hour runs.
Leonard Explains.
The oompany's purpose in sdont.
ing the principle Of the righ, hour
day for trainmsn. hs announced 60.
day. said \ W Leouard. president
Vf the Puget Sound Traction. i.irht
a Power Co. lis the betier-ncnt of
serv.cs. A labor shortage exists. and
". feel that the recognition OF the
eigh, hour day principle viii make
~mploymsn nt with this company MOT.
etu active. We need more men. and
are doing this 20 secure more men
who are eksent.Al 90 the increases ln
service we feel are neccrsary.
The company has been recruiting
rainmen thru q campaign os adVrr.
iising. We viii continue those of.
forts. and have the assurance that
they viii be successful
The trainmcn ard others IN the
company's employ know there ~
shortage Of labor in all cis~scs For
that reason present working rched
ules viii b@ mainiained. The over.
time viii begin after eight and one.
half hours. the half.hour lce~ay be-
Ing an allowance Tor the completion
of etght-hour runs. which Is ciirom-
airy practice and which nil trainmen
everyw here understand The change
win be Of particular benefit to the
trainmen who take out tripp.rs to
furnish rush.hour service.
no street railway company oper
ating on five-cent fare can afford
to pay time and half for over time.
and only one street railway company
In the United states that We know OF
iS doing this. But We are forced los
the emergency existing in the trans.
portaiion situation in seattle.
brought about by the war. 10 do this
thing. which wo cannot afford to do
IN a final effort to provide service.
altho u is revolutionary IN street
railway practice In the United
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
JURY SAYS GIRL
IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR MAWSDEATH

Miss M0rN louise Hogc, daughter
of James -. liogc. president of the
Union Savings and Trust company.
OF Seattle. was Friday alleged 10y a
coroner's jury. to he guilty OF driv.
ing at an excessive rate OF speed,
and to have manifested lack of cau.
ton Monday on the Pacific highway.
when she ran down and killed Joseph
Downes. of 30it West Charleston st.
Coroner Tiffin was in charge of
to inquest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
Electric Company
Agrees to Cut Out
Free Carbon Lamps

Indications Friday were that the
city council and the Seattle Electric
company would follow Mayor Han
sons suggestion and rule out ohso-
lete carbon lamps that waste thou.
sands OF dollars worth Of electrical
energy each year. President Leon
ard. of the electric company. con.
fcrred with Hanson and agreed to
discontinue free distribution of ear
bon lamps II the city does. At least
five councilmen saw no objections to
he r~on~~~l rrsSa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26

ture OF so enemy prisoners and three
machine guns
From the Lys to Givenchy. there
is hostile artillery firing.
South OF the Somme hostile posts
holding positions southeast Of VIII
ers Bretcnneuy were cleared out.
The enemy's artillery is active
and is using gas shells.
General Won Armin's army is en-
gagged in battling for KENNEL
height, the official statement Of the
German war office. issued Thursday
night. declared.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
FISH STORAGE CONCERN
MUST PAY ITS TAXES

The Diamond Ice & Storage Go.
must pay a state tax upon it, frozen
fish. Judge q. u Abel OF Montesano
county has ruled II must also pay
u fine OF 500 for attempting to
evtde the payment
Uneonstiiutlonality Of the imposi.
tion OF a taN on storage fish was the
defense made by the Storage com.
pany
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
KAISER DODCES
BRITISH BOMBS

Copenhagen, April pa Brit.
ish airman bombed Zeebrugge mole
while the kaiser was inspecting the
result of the naval raid there. Ger
man newspapers declared today The
kaiser remained on the mole and
completed his inspection.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
BRITISH RETAKE
FLANDERS TOWN
IN NIGHT FIGHT

LONDON. April sG.---The Prit-
ish were again IN possession of
Niliers.Brctonneux today.
The village was recaptured by
Australian and English troops
In surprise attack last night
which netted 600 prisoners. Mar.
shaI Haig reported. The British
lines have been carried forward
TO practically the same position
they held before the German
thrust. Fighting was still under
way around Niilers Bretonnt ux
when Ilaig filed his report.
In Flanders. allled troops wcr,
10 withdraw short dis
bnce under heavy enemy attack
between Bailleul and Wytschaete
Heavy fighting Is continuing IN tn,
nelghborhood OF Drsnoutre. Kcmmc
and Nicrstrat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
HUNS Get FOOTING
on FLANDERS HILL

LONDON. April e6.-German
forces have obtained n footing
on Mont KENNEL. one Of the
most important heights in fland-
,rs. following an all day battle
on a t.n-mile front. Field Mar.
shal Iiaig reported today.
After severe fighting thruout the
day on the Observation-Disclosures front.
the enemy obtained footing on
KENNEL hill" Haig said,
AT KENNEL hill the allies gave
ground before superior forces.
I'm the neighborhood of Dranoutre.
KENNEL and Nierstraat fighting still
continues
"a successful minor operation
west Of Merle resulted in the cap
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
LIBERTY BOND
BUYERS MARCH
WITH s.. s, MEN

seattle II bidding farewell 10
half n thousand mtn Friday.
WHO 20 TO Join the national
srmy at Camp Lewis and begin
training for service in the ma.
tionsl army.
Muliiiude- Of people. includ-
ing y host of Liberty Bond buy.
ers. are going with them ~ fFr
~ the Hing II. station.
Friday is Liberty dAy--the day
set aside 10y President Wilson as
one on which the whole nation Is 10
pledge once more it, financial sup.
port ot the war against the Hun.
In honor both OF the departing Sc.
lrct service men and OF Liberty day.
a great street parade VIII march
with the men. leaving the Sol.
dicrs' and Sailors club, at Fourth
ave. and Cherry II. at y. m 60 the
King II station. where the men will
cntraiu at 3A5
The route viii be up Fourth ave.
w tNAfNNi FAfF N'NA Nfi sFA'NAAA w
Second ave. and down Second ave.
to the King ST. station
Rides as Joan
Miss Cecilc Barron. "A French
woman. has been picked To lead the
character OF Joan OF Arc. mounted
on white horse and attended by a
guard Of 80 French sailors under
the command OF Capt. Gencnaus.
The members OF the War Camps
Community Service league. Women =
Service league. and the select service
men follow.
The Loyai Legion of Logfers.
military section of the line in the
headed by Capt A. Bickford and led
by the Fort Lawton band. form
the head of the second section of the
parade Mayor Hanson, the mem.
bcrs OF the city council. the French
vice consul. Pierre Humility d'Chev-
NV Liberty loan committees and
Liberty Bond holders march In
the second section.
Guests al Theatre
At the Soldiers and sailors club.
Friday noon. farewell luncheon
was served To the men bv the Won.
Continued on page f0J
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
u. S. AVIATORS
DOWN 390 FOES

WASHINGTON. w April 26.--Ameri.
can aviators in France have downed
j3s enemy planes from the time the
United States entered the war up to
March s. according to unofficial re.
ports from France today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
CLARK DECLINES OFFER

WASHINGTON. April s6.-Champ
declined to accept the Missouri sen.
atorship to succeed the late Senator
William j stone
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26

Margaret Hanson, a l3-year-old
girl has been missing from her
home at 1913 cath ave, w. since .
o'clock Thursday morning. accord.
ing TO report made by her mother
te the ro"-c Nr'd y.
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led They back father of 20
While Mrs Lngenhed
on
to
Of
is d five dxcuvd The a from the OF
especially the French incidents tses French official
a
b
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
+ renCh Are Completely
Surrounded by Enemy!
YPRES MAYHAW
TO BE GIVEN UP

LONDON, April 26.-The Germans have advanced 1000
yards 200 front in the KENNEL capturing
the Every important ground of KENNEL hi Maj Gen. Rad
cffe director Of military operations announced today.
possible hold Ypres with the Mont KENNEL
Radcliffe declared bu it will be inconvenent and hope
get him off"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FLANDERS
April 26.-French troops are entirely surrounded on
Mont KENNEL They are still fighting.
After eight hours fighting yesterday, German
hnay wedged their between the French and British fans
and crossed the KENNEL terrific allied
fire held them up for t,woh hours.
Then they turned southwark and poured valley
the west of kemmel hill, surrounding French o
fighting the height of important post. the allied
defcnscs in Flanders.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26
WILL MEET TO
TALK WALK-OUT

Seattle telegraphers will assemble
In Arcade assembly hail sunday and
discuss strike orders that may be
called any time by 4. J Konenkamp,
president of the Commercial Telegra.
piers union, Of America. IL teleg-
raph are discharged for joining
the iihion. the men ssy there II no
doubt that a strike for the principle
N collective bargaining" will follow.
Rpry 81 White. immigration com
Esioner. has been asked TO address
The men
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26

sAN FRANCISCO. April 2s. Ed
ward white Of San francisco has
besn named by the Z. s department
Of Labor as commissioner of copcil
iation between commercial tclegra'
pliers and the telegraph companies
according 70 telegram received to-
day from j. l.. kerwin, assistant
fegetary Of latcr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-04-26

Wcaihtr Forecast: Tonight fair iight frost:
saturday fair aud warmer moderate north
cattrrly winds.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
About board the prize the pilot leaving e eacr

he stepped silently on board, and we
exchanged salutes AS | saw that the
two boatloads Of twenty-five men were
lying off within hearing, on either side
OF US, took this opportunity to adj
monlsh the captain about his foolhardy
attempt to escape, and how he thereby
had endangered the lives of his crew.
The latter. realizing the justice of my
remarks, thanked us for having saved
them by respectfully lifting their caps.
The captain awkwardly excused him
seif by saying he had simply hoped to
get away
then notified these people whom we
had saved that we would take them in
tow to the Meuse lightship: at this.
the flne-looking old captain realized to
what useless dangers he had exposed
Els men, and what cause he had to be
grateful to us. With tears in his eyes
he seized my hand and murmured his
thanks. ] willingly took his out
stretched hand. At that instant
a Dutch pilot steamboat, which had
been attracted to the spot by the sound
of firing. hove in sight, and commit
ted the Englishmen to its care. We all
desired, before departing in opposite
directions. to witness the final sinking
of the steamer, for apparently the
i1AiS3 IL eh HioO WdIitcu W see Tue last Oh
their fine ship, and we waited the
great moment in silence
We had not long to wait. The stern
Of the ship sank deeper and deeper
whereas the bow rose sharply in the air,
till at last with a loud gurgle the whole
steamer was drawn down, and the
water bubbled and roared over the
sunken wreck. There was now one less
fine ship OF the English merchant ma
rine ahoat on the ocean.
We had all seen enough, and each one
went his way. Our course was point
ed westward toward new endeavors,
while the Dutchman steered for the
nearest port in order to land the ship
wrecked crew. l think it was our
English friends who waved a friendly
farewell from the deck of the pilot
steamboat in grateful recognition for
our having saved their lives, although
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

from the steam whistle (the inter
national signal) that the engines would
be reversed and the ship stopped. The
captain had given up his wild race.
Huge white clouds from the useless
~ accumulated steam rose from the
tunnels. and to our signal, "Abandon
the ship at once" the Englishman re-
pied with heavy heart by hosting d
white and red striped pcnnon, the pre-
concerted international sign that our
order had been understood and was
being obeycd
The small striped pennon has a deep
slgnlfcance: it means that captain
accepts this most painful necessity.
knowing that his dear old boat will
soon lie at the bottom Of the sea; truly
difficult decision for the captain of
a proud ship to make. The crew were
by this time reconciled to their fate
and, as we drew near to parlov
with the captain. the lifeboats were
launched; the men tossed in their be-
longlngs ana, jumping in, took their
places at the oars. 1t need hardly be
SAID that we, on the other hand, were
pleased with our capture. | had often
shaken hands with the gunner who had
fred the last deadly shot, for we waste
10 emotion over our adversary's fate.
With every enemy's ship sent to the
bottom one hope Of the hated foe is
annihilatcd. We simply pay off our
account against their criminal wish to
starve all our people, our women and
our children, as they are unable to
beat us in open fight with polished
steel. Ought we not therefore to re-
Jolce i'll our justifable satisfaction
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

boards floating on the water, but we
also encountered English mines adrift,
which had parted from their moorings,
and to these we thought it safer TO
give a wide berth.
At last the fog lifted, and we dis
covered in the distance, a few knots
away, a steamer; we Immediately went
in pursuit. Rapidly it steamed ahead,
but we caught up with it, and found
it belonged TO the Dutch Batavan Line,
but as it was steering for the English
coast, toward the mouth of the Thames,
we took for granted it carried a con-
traband cargo.
We signalled for it to stop, but the
steamer refused to obey our command
and Increased its speed. Having ascer-
tanned that we could easily overtake
it, we spared our shot, which must be
carefully preserved for more useful
purposes. After a chase which lasted
about three quarters Of an hour only
a thousand metres remained between
us. The Dutch captain wisely gave up
a further attempt to escape, and
awaited our orders. In compliance with
my signal he sent his first officer in
boat with the ships papers. While we
lay alongside the steamer, gently rock
ing to and fro, the crew and passen-
gers flocked on deck to gaze at us with
wondering eyes, and we in return tried
to discover to what nationality they
bclOnrcd
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20
Invited to Dine
With Admiral Schroeder

l was ordered that evening 10 dine
with the commanding admiral Of the
Marine Corps, Excellencv von Schroeder.
and a motor called for me and took
me 20 Brugge, where he resided The
peaceful landscape and the plouebel
fields betrayed but few signs OF war.
and I saw Belgian peasants and Ger
man soldiers planting together the
seed for the coming harvest.
While the authorities We're passing
judgment On my two prizes ! had a
chance to visit the surrounding coun-
try. The English had destroyed in
their retreat everything in Zeebrugge
except the new Palace Hotel, the new
postofiice and the Belgian Bank.
made the most OF this short oppor-
tunity to observe the doings of cur
men in this conquered land paN for
with German blood. was interested
to note how our marines had been incor-
porated in every branch o. the army
service, and how easily they adapted
themselves TO this new fe. They
served as infantry in the trenches. as
artillery behind the great coast guns,
and also as cavalry mounted on biz
Flemish mares. They had even been
transformed into car conductors on the
electric line that runs behind the dunes
between Zeebrugge and 0stend. In
fact, they filled every Ana Of position,
and few i}e,glans were 10 be seen. We
had created here q second 1erman
fatheriand and home, anding
the enemy's reports that we had acted
Ike Huns and barbarians, but as
neither the country nor the people were
or great interest to me my attention
was centred Oh the study OF our own
troops.
Meantime the unloading Of our
steamers had begun and I had to super
wise 1t myself. As the cargoes were
composed OF perishable fooastu.fs the
usual delays were overcome, and hun
dreds of sailors and soldiers were or
dered to unload the ships. Out of the
hold rose newly slaughtered pigs and
sheep and ducks. which were at once
dlstrlbuted among the various regi-
hents. Two hundred barrels Of the
pest Munich beer were rolled over the
quays and two barrels lound their
way on board our little boat. which
no one could bogrudee Us. On the
Aaanstfoom there were $500 boxes
CT fresh eggs, each box e.asa.a.ng
l,soo eggs, and | was told by an army
oiflcer that every man Of the northern
army received eight eggs for the Easter
festival.
On the following afternoon the ma
'lonaiity OF the crew ard Of the pas
sengers was recorded; number Of
them were sent as prisoners OF war
10 concentration camps, and many
touching farewellp ensued between the
men and the women who were left be-
nillu. he others were taken on spe-
clai train under military guard to the
Dutch frontier. The German sailors
on whom this mission devolved looked
very Jolly as they sat armed to the
tee'n IN the railway carriages, by twos,
"a'cnmg over two pretty variety
actresses. and think they would will
llnely have prolonged the Journey fur
New-York tribune., 1918-01-20

they may not actually have wished us
"auf wiederschen."
We read in the Dutch papers few
days later an accurate description Of
the sinking of the Leeuwarden, and
the English captain was fan to ac-
knowledge how we'll we had treated
him: every captain OF an English
steamer might have been treated in
like manner had not the English gov
crnment wished it otherwise.
The Capture Of
Two Prize Steamers
The next day an opportunity offered
itself to us which opened TO subma
rincs new field of activity in the
commercial war. 1t was gray misty
morning, the sea was becalmed, and
over the still waters a heavy vapor
hung low like veil before the rising
sun. But little could be seen, and we
had to keep a sharper lookout than
usual to avoid running unawares into
a hostile ship, and we also had to be
ready for a sudden submersion. We
strained all the more an attentive ear
to every sound; for it is we'll known
that in fog, during calm, we sailors
van PeICelNc tHc HOSt ulSldnC NOISE
that comes over the water. In time
of peace fog horns and whistles give
warning of any approaching vessel,
but in time Of war, on the contrary,
no vessel wishes to betray its pres
ence. 1t is essential for us to have
two men down below. at listening posts,
with their ears glued to the sides of
the boat, to catch the throbbing of a
propeller, or the rush of waves dash
ing against the prov of a ship, or any
suspicious vibrations, for these noises
are easily discerniblc under sea, water
being an excellent sound conductor
On this March morning we were all
keenly intent on the approach of some
ship; many times already as we stood
on the bridge we had been deceived
by some unreal vision or some delu-
slve sound; our Overstrained nerves
transformed our too lively fancy into