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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
AUSTRIANS and
TURKS MUTINY
Many Officers Are Killed by
Angry Troops

CORFU. July 12.~-The Austrian
garrison at kragujcvatz. Serbia. mn.
tinted because Of bad food and killed
many OF the Officers II was learned
here today.
ARTILLERY and machine guns were
employed TO suppress tho uprising.
ATHENS. July IA Turkish
regiment ordered from Alden 10
Mesopotnmia mutlnied and murdered
it's German Officers according to re
ports from the interior of Turkey to
day Af'erward. the muunecrs were
pardoned and allowed TO remain in
Alden.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
SAY H|NTzE TO
CAUSE TROUBLE

LONDON. July is.-Beports from
Germany. including newspapers
comment. indicate that the appoint.
mcnt of Admiral Won Hintze as for.
cign secretary is likely TO precipitstr
fresh crisis.
There is evidence that Chancellor
H~rtilng and even more particularly
Vice Chancellor Won Payer will find
Won Hintzs's strong policy cmhar
RAISING.
1, 10 reported that Won Payer will
resign n Won Hintze attempts an
open pan German policy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Berat Is Captured;
Bulgaria MenaCed


s advance
the Serbian
simultaneously ong
the
of French
their reirem a
125omete front between Lake Oda ana me
n
kora while the
theb
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
j. s. LAUNCH IS
SUNK BY ENEMY

WASHINGTON. July r. $3.50 Tho
motor launch No. 3i29 was fired
upon and sunk by German shore
batteries while assisting a French
destroyer TO tow an American sea.
plane to shore. the navy department
announced today. Three members
Of the crew were picked up on the
allied shore. two were taken prisoner
by the Germans and the other two
members Of the crew are unaccount.
ed for
Some OF the crew with life belts
began swimming toward the shore
Assistant Surgeon Albert McSteven8
and Philip Goldman. quartermaster
New York. were only able 10 make
the German shore and were Reen to
have been taken prisoner by German
soldiers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
BRIT0NS MAKE
new AIR RAID
ON TURK CITY
LONDON. July I,.-Another
British raid ON ConstantinopIe
was announced by the air minis
try today

AN air force on July : attacked
Constantinople. dropping a ton Of
bombs" the statement said.
The Turkish war office recently
reported an allied air raid on Con
Htantinoplc az having occurred on
June 30. but declared there was mo
damage
Constantinople IL nearly 900 miles
In an air line from the nearest al
lied lines on the Saloniki front II is
possible. however. that these raids
were made from a base on some OF
the Greek Islands In the Aegean
sea. or that the machines were
launched from British squadron in
those waters
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Sick of 1t ALL"
Saws Kuehlmann

AMSTERDAM. July is DR.. Rich.
ard Kuehlmann. former German for.
eign minister. will 40 20 switzerland
soon for long vacation. Berlin
dispatch stated today
Il will be glad 10 get n bit OF
fresh air" he was quoted as saying
TO a friend II am sick OF Il all"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
RECESSES
AGREED ON BY SENATE

wAsHINGTON. July senate
leaders practically agreed late today
on a series Of three day rcccsses. be
ginning as soon AZ the telegraph
resolution has been passed. The
agreement includes making the pro.
hlbiton amendment the unfinished
business OF the senate. TO be taken
up on August 20 and kept continu-
ously before the senate until dis
posed OF.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
CHOLERA RACES
IN PETROCRAD

LONDON. July i2.-Hundreds Of
persons are dying daily Of cholera In
Pctrograd. a wireless dispatch declar.
cd today. II is impossible to check
the epidemic. which IL said TO he the
result Of the grave food shortage.
The bread ration averages less than
quarter Of pound a person each
dav
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
u. S. Ship on Fire;
Incendiary Work =?

a PACIFIC PORT. July 12.-Seri'
Gus damage. or possible destruction.
OF United states ship was narrow
~ sverted here today, II became
known when fire was found blaz-
ing in "A hold whore gasoline was
stored II is declared the blaze was
lnccndiary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12

TOMORROW AT 7:3O
AT WOODLAND PARK

Saturday, at 1880, at Woodland park, at the
band stand, the Stars "Our Boys in France Tobacco
Fund" drive. via four automobiles, will come to an
end.
$4,000 Marmon. 81, 500 King. a $1,000 sedan
Buick. and a $3.50 Maxwell, will be given away.
The Star hopes these automobiles will go either
to folks who need whatever financial help any OF
these autos could give them or else to folks so
wealthy that they would donate the back to the
Red Cross to the Tobacco fund.
complete statement of the tobacco fund
drive will be prepared. as the final accounts
made tomorrow night by Hazen ]. Titus. gen
eral manager
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Here's Latest
One from Camp

Willie Ritchie. boxing in
structor, has been appointed com.
manding officer OF "B" company
at Camp Lewis. which promises
10 become the most famous com.
pany OF the camp.
One OF the staff officers who
heard Of the appointment was
curious to know what "B' com
pany was. and inquired OF Willie
Richie at the officers mess one
evening.
"BE here when they come and
BE here when they 60" respond
ed Ritchic lnconically.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
BERLIN CLAIMS
) j. s. PLANES

BERLIN. via London. July IL
Five airplaines of an American
squadron OF six intending to raid
Coblenz were captured and their
crews taken prisoners, the German
war office announced today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
ALLIES WINNING
BIC SMASH THRU
BALKAN REGION
Italian War Office
Report
By United Press Leased Wiz,
Direct 10 The Star

ROME, July 1e.-tustria's de-
feat i'm Albania Is proportionately
as overwhelming n reverse as the
Piave rout. battle front dis
patches received today declared.
In a three days advance of from.
90 to 25 miles. the Italians and their
allies swept forward irresisthly, occu-
pying the whole southern bank of the
Semeni. according TO message from
Nalona.
Italian troops have almost entirely
enveloped the city of Berat. Its SUR
render is expected momentarily.
Fierce Fight Won
Fierce fighting took place on tho
Austrian right wing, where strong
resistance was offered to the inces-
SAINT attacks OF the Italians. dis
patches said After a three-day fight,
the enemy's stubborn defense was
smashed. and Italian cavalry proceed
ed from the right wing and swept
into l'ieri.
The Italian cavalry advance was so
rapid the Austrians we're forced to
flee precipitately from the town.
abandoning an airdrome and several
planes. which fell. undamaged. into
the hands OF the attackers. British
monitors and airplanes attacked then,
throwing the enemy lnto confusion.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
FOE ATTACK AT
CORNONE FAILS

ROME. July 12.-"An enemy at
tack at Cornone Ton the Italian 'front.'
failed. with considerable losses, the
Italian war office announced today
AT Cynchilaghi we destroyed two
enemy outposts and took prisoners.
"In Albania. during the past few
days, our booty has included three
nedium-sized cannon, eight noun
tain guns, four trench guns and two
trench mortars."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
MalinoH Helped
Gust DR.. kuehlmann

AMSTERDAM. July i2-Thc
weiscr Zeitung declares information
has bccn received that Premier Mall.
noff OF Bulgaria. insisted upon Won
kuehlmaun's X resignation as German
foreign minister, because Of the lat
ter's attitude in the DobrudJa dis
ptffC
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
BOCHES LOSE
MORE PLANES

LONDON. July 12.-Thlrtcen Ger
man airplanes were brought down by
British airmen July 10. while four
British machines were lost. the air
ministry announced today. More
than 10 tons OF bombs were dropped
on enemy targets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Liberals Crossing
Fingers on Hintze

COpENHAGEN. July l2--The
German liberals are willing to give
Admiral Hintze "a trial" as foreign
minister. the Nossescho zeitung says
Philip Soheidemann and other so
cialist leaders accepted Hintzes APP
pointment with certain reserva.
lions"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
SAYS HUNS
COMPELLED
TO KEEP ON
Hertling Declares Germany
Willing to Consider
'SinCere Peace"
BlAMES ALLIED CHIEFS
ny United Press leased Wire
Direct 70 The Star

LONDON. July l..-tsermany's
Leaders. military ~ wc,I m poiiti.
cal. arc ready to consider sin.
c~r~ p~Are proposals." Chancellor
Won lIertiing DECLARED In =
speech before tho main commit
tee Of the rrichstAx yesterday.
according to dispatches hero TO-
day.
The recent speeches Of President
Wilson and Foreign Secretary Hal
four. plainly Indicating our enemies
viii TO destroy her. force Germany TO
continue the struggle. Nou Heriling
said
The closest unity. however. EXISTS
among Gcrmany's political and mill.
tary leaders regarding readiness to
receive sincere peace proposals."
Hertung said the change In for
eign ministers was no, duo TO any
real differences In opinion. but br-
cause personal discussion had reveal.
ed matters which should not have
bc~n published
rtrrtiing stated that the new for.
elgn minister viii not change the EN-.
pirc's policy; that the government
~ll. pro~~cute the reforms already
begun. and that the proclamation
laid down in his reply TO the pop-
viii be adhered 20.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Pershing Reports
Aviators Missing

WASHINGTON. July IL. - Five
American airplanes are missing as
the result OF bombing expedition.
Gen. Pershing reported today in
Thursdays statement. An enemy
raid in the Nosges was repulscd with
losses without reaching the Ameri.
can lines
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
FRENCH drive
FOES BACK ON
SMILE FRONT
Battle Report From
Paris Today

PARIS. July Is.--Driving for.
ward on y fiyemile front. the
French again made important
gains between the Aisn- and tho
Marine. capturing the village Of
Iongpont and several adjacent
strongholds. the French war Of.
flee announced today.
German artillery was active in the
Verdun sector Tho French made
successful raids In the Champagne
region and north OF Montdldler.
North Of Chavigny and east OF
Faverolles. the French accontuated
their progress" the communique
said
'Longpont village and the Cha.
vigny farm we're occupied.
French troops took 20 prisoners
in raids north OF Montdldicr and in
the Champagne.
German artillery pas active along
the left bank OF the Meuse Verdun
sectorj"
The French operations between the
Aisne and the Marne are becoming
important. Capture OF
the village and castle Of Corey was
reported only yesterday in this same
neighborhood. while Chavlgny farm
also has been taken.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Huns Demand Huge
Indemnity of Russ

COPENHAGEN. July Y. = The
Sashe slovo declared today that Ger.
many has asked a war indemnity OF
seven million rubles e3.G05 900 .O0W
from Russia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12

STOCKHOLM. July 1.-THE Ger.
man military authorities in the occu-
pied districts of Russian Poland.
pursuing their plans to abolish all
Polish national aspirations. have dis.
solved the Polish Boy Scouts organi-
cations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Mirbach Slayer Is
Trapped in Moscow

COPEEHAGEN. July 12.--One OF
the assassins Of Mlrbach has been ar.
rested. according to a Moscow dis.
patch to the Frankfurter Zeltung.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12

PARIS. July i2.-Five American
bombing planes which started for
Contains on Wednesday night have
not returned, II was announced to-
day. II is believed the unfavorable
weather forced them to land in Ger.
man territory.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12

Following The assassination OF
Ambassador Mirbach. counter
revolutionary movement broke out
In Moscow. There was bloody street
fighting between rcvolutionaries
who are alleged TO have instigated
the murder--and the Bolsheviki.
The. BolSheviki later issued a state
ment declaring the revolt had been
suppressed. a later dispatch from
petrograd said that leaders Of the
social revolutionaries were still bar.
ricaded in the municipal theatre and
were desperately defending II.
The above report would indicate
that Tchernoff has gathered all the
anti Bolshevfk forces in the Moscow
<Lon and Is proceeding TO the res
cue OF the bcieaguered social rcvoiu.
tionarles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
FARES H|NCINC
ON BOOK PROBE
Hanson Prefers Jitneys to
TWo-Cent Increase

I'm flood Seattle with Iitn~ys
before I'll agree 10 any arrange
mcnt that would result In higher
than scent fares"
So Mayor Hanson declared Fri
day. In interprctating tho trend
Of negotiations over car service.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12

A THRIFT STAMP n day
will keep the Hun away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Big FORCE
TO OATTACK
RUSS CITY
Social RevolutionarieS Lead
Peasants Against lenine
Government
MAY OVERTHROW REDS

, oIOONTOLlVI July II.
An enormous army,
composed mainly of peas
ants and led by M. Tchern-
off, leader of the social rev.
olutionaries, has reached
the outskirts of Moscow,
according to a dispatch
from that city today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-12
Complete Service of the Newspaper Enterprise Association

Weather Forecast Tonight and Saturday. fair:
moderate westerly winds.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-05-20
What does it mean to you to know that your
American Red Cross:

@ ss:. .1g S:: :s:s ss' As:: :'ss . "a" :..: s. s.:.
operating operating % % s s:a:sas u: % Tsnss In; railway Junction.. serving $4,000
% SS:nsss s.i .sp:S.
i: s = % " @; s .s ;: % % e.
h. 20 sss:: s: % f., s,.. % garage. maxim, ali repair.
% s . I i$ ::'s: ' no. Franc. %
IA % Italy
England operates workshop
;:s :s: :;. ::s e:
What does all this mean to you? And that is
but fraction of the work your Red Cross has done
and is doing. It means that without this ceaseless
heroic work Of the American Red Cross we could
never win this war.
Without your Red Cross quick vital help to keep
Italy in the fight for Liberty would not have been
possible. aaN9
Without your Red Cross thousands Of French
soldiers now galantly fighting for you at the front
would have died OF wounds exposure and lack of food
And great and wonderful as has been the work
of the American Red Cross in the past, still greater
and more wonderful must it be in the future-fo
now yoar boy is in the fight.
Your Red Cross cannot neglect France, England,
Italy, Serbia, Roumania and little Belgium It must
give them all constantly increasing help for the men
OF these countries have been fighting our battles
But now we must all redouble our efforts and
sacrifices forour Red Cross because million mothers
sons are going to carry the stars and stripes to the
greatest victory God has ever given to men fighting
for honor and liberty
a VA With the help Of your Red Cross your boy viii
win. es nns
Ceasibutsd to tie Rsd Csss BY
National pEpe STARE Alfred letehs, Jswslsr
0abn ths Dyggit Bert Barnes Jswsaf
G. H. Demayay Drugs
n CsneRs The Rsxall Store f@an Sea
Evening journal., 1918-07-11

Mrs. Mlnnette Carter Of st. Louis,
handles saw and hammer in the most
workmanlike carpenter fashion, which
persuaded her that she could help
Uncle Sam build ships. So she hurried
on to New York and applied at ship
building yard for a job.
There were no other wlmen ship
builders-and they had to refuse Mrs.
Carter's application. She tried other
shlpbuilding yards with the same sue
cess.
If other women could build ships,
maybe 1 could help tight tho U-boats," {"
Mrs. Carter observed, Fastening back
to st. Louis to put her newly acquired
Idea into execution.
She started a class in carpentering
and shipbuilding for girls and women.
In the Carter home now there Is
daily session Of the carpenterettes, and
much hammerlng and saving Ultra
fashionable girls are sacrificing nicely
manicured nails to learn the art OF
driving a nail.
Sometime, maybe, this nation will
need a lot Of women shipbuilders. Who
can tell2 If the war-1asts long enough
Mrs. earter's shipbuilding class may
form a nucleus Of a new American
antl-submarlne force.
While learning, the carpenterettes
are making toy shiPs-flne for Christ
mas toys, you know.
Evening journal., 1918-07-11

to herself the figures Of her trade for 9i7 furnished
by United States Consul General George H. Scidmore,
at Yokohama. anything First OF all the nghtures
show exports for 1917 valued at s7990OO0OO compared
with s5620oOOOO for 1916; import 1917 s5i63OOO0
and for 1916 only s37OO00oo Scidnore forty
Of the principle articles OF 1917 export total value,
s574O00000 and thirtylve Of the principle articles Of
import value, S42eOO0OO0 or the forty articles Of
port, foodstuns made up S62OO0O00 partly manufac-
tured goods such copper ingos, paits for hats,
silk waste and wood, toaled ss 100000 and manufac
lures totaled s237OOOo0O, the three groups making
UP &C per cent Of Japans export trade while exports
Of crude materials valued at s93O00 accounted for "a
per cent OF the imports s223OO0O0O nearly SO per
cent. crude materials, si5i0O0O0O 80 cent
partly manufactured and about II per cent food
stus and manufactures The chief criticism which may
be found In the japanese export trade is that included
sis5OO00o0 Of and waste silk which, developments
in Japan Indicate, VIII and more be manufac-
tured at home AS indication OF this let 1t be said,
that Notwithstanding shipping difficulties. we imported
si00O00 worth OF silk fabrics from Japan IN 1911 and
had about 100000 worth warehouse compared with
imports value at s7220oo from japan during the vaen-
dar year 1912 the last full year of protection with about
s2,0OOO0O in warehouse
OF these forty articles Of 1917 export s20sO00OO0
sent to the United States Japanese vauston). ncud
ing s53OO0O0O Of silk, while nearly s5Oo0oOOO Of
the thlry-lve articles OF import taken from US,
including s2OOOOOO worth Of cotton and s90OO0O00
Of partly manufactured goods such iron bars. plate
rods. Sheets wire, pigs. metal ngots etc. Imports Of
foodstufs from too small TO be mentioned while
Japan sent s23OO0OOO WORTH and the account shows
s2000 worth Of fully manufactured articles sent to us
Comparing 1916 with 1917 Japans export trade with
North America increased in millions from si755 TO s2467
with ASIA s252 to s35i with Europe s07s to $751; and
with South America STA to s35-feeers for trade" to
be followed by the real thing when Japanese banks in
South America and her subsidized shipping in good
running order. Japan has become factor in trade to
reckon with after this war;, and her scale is the
lowest Of any Of the rst-clsss nations Of the world
The time opportunle for us to apply Mr.
Foote'S advice 10 the United States.
Evening journal., 1918-07-11
SEVEN LADIES IN
DOUGHBOY PARTY

they say, but he was looking down
half the time and toward Germany the
other half. and it's a are bet ne didn't
miss much Of the program.
They had skits, and boxing. and
songs, and band music, ana, as the star
feature brought on Lady Evelyn" the
Hula-Hula dancer. Everybody thought
Lady Evelyn" really was a lady, with
her mincing steps and ballet move
ments, until some one pulled or the
wig and the boys recognized the assist
ant cook in B Company.
Somebody said they couldn't stage a
d0ughboy show 10 which women could
come and still have II funny. But they
showed skeptlcal ones, and everybody
had to laugh with the fun and be serl-
Gus with the "homesick songs" which
were popular and there wasn't single
''unsanitary" feature TO the program.
As the chaplain said. after they'd
called on the Holy Joe" for talk,
everything passed the censor. Nobody
"cussed" a single "cuss" word, and the
colonel ssald in the bully speech he
made at the end Of the performance, he
couldn't tell them how proud he was
Of them because they'd been in the
trencehs a long time and every dough-
boy was absolutely clean.
Along toward the end Of the stunts
they heard machine gun firing, and
everyone looked up through the
branches TO see Yankee plane diving
into a cautiously fleeing German plane.
It was almost too appropriate to be
real, this American aviator lowering
over 10 ward off prying boches.
The American artillerymen some
where in the woods turned loose with
their evening salvo for the boches, ana
with a patriotic song from the regl-
mental band. 1t was finish that left
everyone 1T and cheerful. Then the
officers entertained their feminine
guests with a dinner, topped by straw
berry short-cake, first ever seen at the
front, it is said. Reports have It, three
officers walked 10 miles and back to get
those strawberries In a village behind
the llnes-which goes to show that Of
flcers as we'll as doughboys appreciate
doughnuts and pies and kindnesses.
After that they had band concert
until dark, after which II was safe TO
20 home to dug-outs and ruins with
out snooping bOches seeing things, and
everyone did so with the feeling that
the chap who sang was right when he
rendered as a grand finale to the pic
mic. that old "homesicky song, The
End OF a Perfect Day"
Evening journal., 1918-07-11
THURSDAY, JULY II, 1918.
pELAwARE,s GREAT WAR CONFERENCE.

Nro matter from what point It may be viewed, Cover
~ nor Townsend's War Conference, held in this city
yesterday unqualified success II was attended
by men and women Of prominence and usefulness from
all sections the State, and there frank exchange
views that cannot fail TO be beneficial In d.
recons because OF the better understanding established
and the cooperative war spirit aroused.
The two public meetings in The Playhouse, the round
table discussion IN the board Of the dupont Com
pany and the dinner given by the Governor in the
green room Of the Hotel dupont featured strongly
by desire on the part Of Delawareans to engage in
productive team and TO do their utmost TO assist
the people Of the other States the sederal Government
and our Allies overseas TO win the
1t a happy thought which, prompted Governor
rownsend 20 call The conference when he did whore
he did rad as he did, and to entrust to such a COM
petent drectorgener Secretary Of State johnson
and such an energetic chairman Of the publicity
as is David snelenburg the arrangements for
what has been up this time the biggest world-war
event in the history Of Delaware Everything went
through as had been scheduled There not hitch
in any part OF the proceedings.
The music by the Fort Dupont band nspiritins
and the addresses by Lieutenant pergor Dr. soherer
Miss Lathrop, Elliott Dunlap smith, Governor Townsend
and Secretary OF State Johnson were inspiring The
great coming together Of Delaware folk viii inure TO
the benefit of the State and the nation.