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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Long Distance Guns
Bombard Austrians

WASHINGTON. Aug. Long
distance bombardment OF reserve po
sltions behind the Austrian lines in
Italy haa been opened by the Itai.
lanH. a Rome cable announced to
day. The dispatch stated that enemy
barracks north of Montello were de-
stroyed and eneampments OF reserves
dispersed and put 10 flight by Italian
artillery fire.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Killing of Teuton
May Awake Russia

LONDON. Aug. l.--Assassination
OF Field Marshal Won Eichhorn.
morning papers believe. means re-
newed awakening in Russia against
German tyranny.
The Daily Express declares: at is
Just a wisp OF the heavy storm clouds
that are gathering in Russia against
the Germans"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
DIVER ATTACKS
NEAR Us. COAST

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. L.
An encounter with an enemy sub
marine fse miles off Sandy Hook
this mor-iins. was reported by the
crew os an American steamer
which arrived here today
IL was stated that the L boat fired
two torp.siocs. Both missed.
Tho boat was observed about
half mile distant. Il was said.
and several shots fired at II from
tho after gun. Some believed n hit
was scored.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
This Ought to Be
Record for Long
Distance Weddings

CAIRO, Aug. 1.-The wedding
ceremony OF Miss Emily Orsi.
Cairo, Egypt. and Ensign Rudolph
Winsor. Great Lakes. ILL.,. begun
here today. was expected to estab-
lish a new record for long dis
tance nuptials. Distance, 1000
miles: time. three months. An In
terchanRe Of licenses comes first.
then two ceremonies by proxy.
Mrs. Winsor viii come to Chicago
when finally married.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
AMERICA
WORRIES
WILHELM
Kaiser Admits Power OF U.
S. Troops streaming
Across Sea"
TELLS OF VITAL FORCES
by United Press leased Wire
Direct 10 The Star

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 1.-The
American armiss' numerical su.
p~riorify does not frirht~u US"
the kaiser declared In u procla-
nation addressed to tho German
army and navy today.
Despite the efforts Of the worlds
greatest naval powers. our U.boats.
vital forces which are streaming
across the sea 20 the aid of our enc.
mics"
The tex, OF the proclamation. 40
far as received. reads.
Serious years ot war lie behind
YOU. In the first year your vie;ori
ouE spirit carried the war into the
cnemy'a country. preserving the
homeland from its horrors and devas
tatlon.
In the second and third years
you broke the strength OF the enemy
in the East Meanwhile. your com
radss In the West offered brave
and victorious front to enormously
superior forces.
II. snd with Me-
AS the fruit of these victories. the
fourth year of the war has brought
US peace In the East. In the West
the enemy was heavily hit by the
force OF your attack Tho battles
won In recent months are among the
highest deeds OF fame In German his.
tory.
You are in the mids, Of the hard
est struggle. The desperate efforts
Of tho enemy will be foiled as here
toforc. by your bravery. I. and with
me tho entire fatherland. am certain
OF this.
The American armies numerical
superiority does not frighten us. II
rs the spirit which brings decision. as
well as the course the campaign has
hitherto taken. Despite the efforts
OF the worlds greatest naval powers,
our U-boats. sure of success. are at.
tacklng the vital forces which are
streaming across the seato the aid
OF our enemies
We must and shall continue 20
fight until the encmy's will to de-
strucuon iE broken We will make
every sacrifice 10 attain that end"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01

Stone Webster contend they can de.
veiop power quicker than We can"
Don't worry: everything Is all
right" was the text OF wire rcc.iv-
ed by ]. -. Ross. superintendent OF
city lighting and power. early Thurs.
day from Mayof Hanson.
~we'il still go ahead with our sup
Elemental power unit. which viii
supply us with 10 900 kiiovatts." sald
Ross. This viii tide us over until
tho Skagit can be completed
Assistant Corporation Counsel
Meier. on being told OF the success
OF tho skagft committee. said:
The city viii call for bids on the
s. 500. 900 bond issue as soon as the
mayor and the councilmen return.
Their. will he no conflicting with
the next Liberty Loan in September.
The Issue will be disposed Of in such
a manner that there will be no com
petition with government war fiota.
tons"
The interest rate on the bonds
will no. exceed 6 per cent. even IL
they are disposed OF at a small dis
count. said Meier. city ordinance
prohibits a higher interest rate.
Caldwell Made Three Trips
Hugh Caldwell. corporation coun.
sei. who presented the brief OF Seat.
ties case to the capital issues com
mittee. has ended hls third trip TO
the capital on the Skagt project
with success.
Caldwell first visited Washington
with Superintendent of Light Ross.
a year ago. and succeeded In secur.
ing cancellation of the permit ex-
tended the Skagit Power Co. for de
vciopmcnt OF the river.
This was followed by second trip
when the department of agriculture
gave Seattle preferential rights over
all others in development OF the
SkaRit site.
"AlI due credit for the city's vic.
tory" said Acting Mayor Bolton to-
day. belongs to the mayor and the
committee. The nature Of the oppo'
sition TO the confirmation Of the ska.
git bonds was In Itself ample TO
prove the need for additional city
water power. I believe that the OPP
position. coming from the preJudiced
sources that II did. helped rather
than hindered the city's case"
Attract Industries
Good work" was Councilman w.
-. Lanes tersc comment
Councilman II. II, Hesketh said:
This IL n big thing for the work.
jngrnen Of Seattle. Wen have cheap
power for all time to come, and mod
ern electrical appliances will he pos.
sible at low cost. II will make better
homes for Seattle people and will in
sure employment after the war by
attracting Industries here which we
would not otherwise have"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
KING OF ITALY WILL
WELCOME u. S. TROOPS

WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES
IN THE FIELD. Aug. liking Vic
tor Emmanuel was scheduled to re-
view the American troops today.
Gen. Diaz. in a special order OF the
day. eloauently announced the arriv.
al of the Americans. The population
OF several towns in Northern Italy
gave them an enthusiastic reception.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
GERMANY REPLIES TO
u. S. ON PRISONERS

AMSTERDAM. Aug. 1.--Germany
has replied favorably to the Ameri.
can invitation for a conference re
garding exchange of military and
civil prisoners, according to dis
matches today from Berlin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Won Falkenhausen
for Eichhorn Job?

AMSTERDAM. Aug. l.--Gcn. Won
Falkenhausen. governor general OF
Belgium. has been summoned to inn
perial headquarters by the kaiser. il
was learned today. 1t is probable
this Indicated he will be appointed to
succeed the late Gen. Won Eichhorn
at kicff
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
GIVEN n
SHIPS TO BUILD

WASHINGTON. Aug. Con.
tracts OF 2s steel cargo vessels and
ten tuEboats were let during tn.
week ending July 81 by the 4. \.
shipping board. II was announced to-
day.
included In the contracts are IL
vessels. Amss Shipbuilding a Dry
Dock Co. Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Says Hun Fighting
for Economic Gain

LONDON. Aug. 1.-The enemy is
fighting to impose his economic
terms on the allies" Lloyd George
declared in speech here today.
He will never succeed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
New Draft Bill to
Come Up Next Week

WASHINGTON. Aug. IA new
man power bill changing the draft
age. will be introduced In congress
early next week. Secretary Baker
announced today Practically all de-
tails Of the bill have been worked
out.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Allied Reserves
Are Now Stronger
Than the Enemy

LONDON. Aug. 1.-For tho first
time this year the allies fresh re.
serves are now stronger numerically
than those of the Germans. altho
tho German armies. az "A whole, are
still stronger in numbers. it was
learned today
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Los Angeles Men
Salute Uncle Sam

LOS ANGELES. Aug i.-Tcle
graph Instruments were silent IN tho
offices OF the Postal Telegraph Co.
here at the hour when government
control went into effect. while all op-
orators and employees stood for a
minute at salute. facing the east
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
England. United States and
Japan Send Troops to
vIadiv0Stok
AID TO RUSSIA is ON
Dispatch From Robert
]. Bender
WASHINGTON. AnE. The
great program for allied aid for
Russia l. definitely under way.

Quietly. withou, any official an.
nouncc-nent. the United states.
Japan and England have dispatched
troops to vladivostok. and more viii
arrive soon from colonial posses
slons near by.
Japan has agreed to the American
plan for economic aid. supported by
force to prutec, the allied interests
while the program is being pu, into
effect
Official announcement OF the
whole project awaits only final word
from Japan on several minor points.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Greeks Will Put
100000 in Field

LONDON. Aug IA Greek army
OF 10000 liz ready TO take the field.
according TO a dispatch received
from Salonika today. -Four divisions
are being formed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
SENATOR JAMES IMPROVES

BALTfMOHE, Aug Z Improve.
ment In the condition OF United
states Senator ollie James, OF Ken
lucky. a patient at tho Johns Hop
kins hospital. has greatly encouraged
attending physicians.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
REPULSE
TEUTON ATTACK

PARIS. Aug. 1.-tNoon.)-A Ger
man attack southwest of Rheims was
repulsed after heavy fighting. the
French war office announced today.
Attempted enemy raids in the Yer.
dun region and elsewhere were un.
successful.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01

LONDON. Aug. 1.--successful raid
ing operations and artillery activity
were reported by Marshal Haig to.
day. I'VE carried out successful
raid last night In the neighborhoou
OF Lens" the statement said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Rancher Near Death
in Cattle Stampede

EUREKA. Aug i.-Ja-nes Daw.
kins. a prominent ranch owner. was
at the point Of death today as the re
suit Of being trampled when a herd
of 200 cattle stamDeded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
New German Army
Thrown Into Fitht

LONDON, Aug. i.--t3a5 y. NIB
A new German army. under Gen.
Won Eben. has been thrown into
the Soissons-Rheims pocket. it was
learned today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
j. S. CASUALTY
LIST GROWING.
ny CARL -. GROAT
United Press staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Aug. The ma.
ton mus, steel itsef for the shock
u the frat great casualty lists. ae.
cordlng TO officers today. These lists
while not dispropor,lonate TO the
scope OF recent fighting. will be far
greater than recent totals. and will
bring the war home TO America aH
nothing else. these officers point out
American casualties for the entire
war 10 the end OF July totai~d slight.
ly more than 1900. no far as an.
nounced.
Compared with IN. French and
British. the American losses will be
small. Seven divisions and two odd
regiments are now engaged Count.
ing replacement uni;s. u In likely
that more than zoo 900 Americans
have been in action.
While casualties normally run only
2 and J per cent. IL is regarded as
quite possible the dead. wounded
missing and prisoners in a conflict
80 serious as the Soissons Rheims
battle will he 10 per cent or more.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Fresh u. S. Troops
Welcomed by King
at British Seaports

LONDON. Aug. 1. 49, Fresh
American contingonts landing at
several British ports were handed
the following message from King
George today:
"Thc people OF the British isles
welcome you on your way to take
your stand beside the armies or
many nations fighting the great
battle for human freedom. Tho
allies gain new heart and spirit
thru your company. ] wish |
could shake the hand of every one
OF you and bid you Godspeed.'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
APPROVE
issue AT
CAPITAL
Seattle Told to Go Ahead on
Big Development
Project
REV ERS E "AOvlS0RS"
REV R S E ADVISORS
By HARRY u. HUNT
Special to The Star

WASHINGTON. u. e.. Aug.
i.--Scattie to-day won the fight
before the capital issues com
mittee here for authority to ~
sue $500. 900 In bonds for de-
electric plant. The committee
unanimously approved the prob
ect. despite the opposition by
SEATTLE and San Francisco ad-
visory boards. and StoneWeb-
strr agents.
This decision marks the begin.
ming OF water power development on
q hsg scale hy cities" Mayor Han
son declared 1T Is ths first big
break in the grip OF private water
pgwer monopoly. The skagit Will
develop SOC. 900 horsepower. which In
double all the waterpower now pro
Nd In the Northwest. The win
ing Of this fight viii make similar
developments easier for all cities
hereafter. In three years Seattle
viii be cooking By electricity from
the eity's own power plant
Reverxe Advisory Board
The fight against approval OF the
eksxas bonds was first turned
down by the san Francisco advisory
board on the advice Of c. J. Shep-
ha. local federal reserve bank
ia. and Manson r. Backus. Seat
u banker.
when the city decided TO appeal to
the capital issues committee at
Washington. objections were quietly
fs,ed by the Seattle Building own
erS' association. represented BY
David whitcomb. former state fuel
administrator.
Confirmation Of early reports that
the capital issues committee at
Washington had granted Seattle the
right TO float Skaglt power site
bonds was received by Acting Mayor
Bolton In the following wire from
Mayor Hanson at noon.
@-Capitai issues committee voted
unanimous approval OF bond issue.
We won every point In contest. De
tails will detain us several days Gov
ernrnent officials here gave US a
square deal and all stand ready 10
help Seattle In every way. We must
now prepare 10 stand together and
develop the Skagit. We are all very
happy.
This administration considered
facts only. We ali have worked
hard. Justice was done. / want 20
see the Juice turned on. Never did
men work harder than Caldwell. Fitz-
gerald and Thomson. Seattle owes
them a debt OF gratitude"
facts are stubborn things,
Councilman Thomson wired. We
had to win, for the facts were with
Us"
We prepared our case carefully
and never overlooked a chance. We
won on merit" was Councilman Fitzs
reraId's message.
The committee gave US a fair
hearing Corporation Counsel cald.
well wired Our cause was right.
Mayor Hanson. Councilmen Fitz-
gerald and Thomson. and Corpora
ton Counsel Caldwell are In the ma
etonai capital, where they presented
the city's case, and disputed the data
submitted by the opponents Of mu-
nicipal control OF the Skagit, which
engineers declare to be one Of the
greatest power site propositions In
tie world
Hard Fight, lie Says
That a hard fight has been in prog.
ress was evidenced by the following
wire sent by Hanson to his secre-
tary Wednesday:
Had second hearing. Stone Web
ster interests represented. Decision
delayed. Working night and day.
David Whitcomb represented Build
Ing Cxnera, aaanclatlnn Of Geaffla
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
drive ON
FRONT OF
Is MILES
Town, Hill and Wood Are
Cleared OF Enemy in
New Advance
YANKEES ON EAST LINE

Allied troops today smashed fofy
ward on three sectors Of the Sois-
sons. Rheims salient. tearing into the
German lines for maximum gains Of
more than two miles at some points.
The attacks were made on the
southwestern. southern and south
eastern portions OF the pocket. over
n combined front Of nearly 25 miles.
The town of Cramoiselle and the inn
portant Hill 2oS were captured. and
the Meuniere wood. which had held
up the allied advance in the center
for days. was entirely cleared Of the
enemy.
American troops made their APP
pearance on the east side OF the sal
lent for the first time. They are adj
vanclng toward the Ardre valley.
near Fille.en. .Tardenois
At the same time. the Germans
showed unusual activity on widely
scattered sectors OF the French front.
feeling out the allied positions By
attempted surprise attacks near
Rheims. In the neighborhood Of
Montdidier and in the vicinity Of
verdun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01

ROME. Aug 1.-The Auatrians
are preparing for counter often.
sivc in Albania, according 10 dis
patch from Valona. They are heav'
lily reinforcing their whole front.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Bv United Press Leased Wire
Direct 10 The Star.

~ tHaed frcss Leased Wire
Direct 10 The Star.
PARIS. Aug. La p. NIB
New advances by the Americans
and French were reported over :
large part Of the Rheilns-SOts-
sons battle front today.
The allies went forward In the
Saponay region. between Oulchy-le-
Chateau and Fere-en-Tardenois. in
the Darcy wood district, near Cicr-
ges. and made fairly considerable
progress toward the Rheims road
around Bligny.
South OF the Courmont-FismeS
road. the Americans hurled back the
Germans into the woods near Gous-
soncourt.
On the right flank OF the salient.
the Americans are making progress
toward the Ardre valley. in the re-
gion OF Nille-en. Tartienois.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
SUGAR

Much candy aud Ice cream are now mad, Of sub.,l
tutes for sugar, such syrup and honey, .Iuxt
the same, enough sugar could he SAVED b, limiting
purchases OF sweets" To give housewife, suouw wb
to can fruits much Of which. homo grown. viii
have To rot otherwise.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-01
Hard Fight, lie Says

That hard fight has been In prog.
ress was evidenced by the following
wire sent By Hanson to his secre-
tary Wednesday:
Had second hearing. Stone Web
ster interests represented. Decision
delayed. Working night and day.
David Whitcomb represented Build
Ing Owners association Of Seattle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-16

perintendents, foremen and employees
of the many public service corpora
lions Of the country. Here we find
the railroads, telephone and telegraph
companies and many like occupations.
They represent 80 per cent of the
population and own bur 60 per cent
of the automobiles. The reason for
this small percentage of ear owners
it at once apparent, as the bulk of
the business of these men is over
various carriers of the country and
here the automobile is not so much
an essential to the conduct of their
duties.
Mining Minutes With Motor Car.
The next census occupationa di-
vision covers the mining, quarry and
oil-well industries including owners.
superintendent, foremen and oper-
atiyes. Here we found that while
this classification represented % per
cent Of the population Of the country.
It owns 81 per cent of the automo-
biles. This occupation is not one
which must necessarily cover a wide
area. Yet every hour and minute
must count, for al of the products ARE
vitality necessary in the war program.
The next two cIasSihcations are
composed of hotel propretors, restau-
rant owners, boarding house Keepers.
clerks and employees. Here, If any
where we might expect to find the
passenger cars used almost wholly for
recreation. But. while these two com
bined classllcations represent 11.5 per
cent of the population. they own only
80 per cent of the automobiles.
This survey of the automobile and
its many and diversified uses only
serves to strengthen the conclusion
that it constitutes the greatest trans
portation force in the world.
Compare the motor cars with the
railroads and we find the automobiles
Of this country travelling 60000,000O00
miles a year as compared with the 35,
000000000 passenger miles of the rail-
roads. These multipliers of energy
are travelling 40090000 miles days.
the equivalent of 1000 times around
the world. Many nation has been
conquered, not for lack of brewery or
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-16
BY JOHN N. wILLYs.

10 you know that right now
SIS: s: !: :: !: 4: +: !: !:
-. the United States?
Ektg1X2a In these cars twenty-five
z1SSAAS million people, one-fourth
of the population, could be
TRANSPORTED 100 miles or more in "a
single dag. Only the first filling of
gasoline would be needed for the jour
ney.
Before the war produced unheard-
OF conditions. it is not astonishing that
people had paid little attention to these
matters ana had not Analysed the use
fulness of the automobile. The manu-
facturers themselves believed their
splendid sales organizations to have
been responsible for their marked sales
increases, when as matter of fact,
the motor car had come to fill de-
mand which had existed for centuries.
But now we have stopped to analyze
the food we eat, the clothes we wear
and the tilae we can save.
How tn IN does the automobile fit
into this big plan? Who uses it,
There was only one way to find out
definitely and that was to ask the peo-
Pile who owned and operated cars.
fhs was accomplished by getting an
expression from every man who pur-
chased one particular make of car in
1917. showing the occupation in which
he was engaged. This information has
been tabulated In classifications by
trade to conform with the census fig
ures.
investigation Proves Usefulness.
The result of this Investigation when
charted. showed some surprising facts.
The first one is that this survey proved
that 30 per cent Of automobile use IS
for business purposes.
The next great fact, gained at
glance. was that the men whose bust
ness depended upon covering great
deal of ground in short space of time
We're its largest purchasers. While
these figures apply only to the 1917
production of one manufacturer of
Ears. we may safely assume that APP
proXlmately the same divisions by
trades are applicable TO automobile
ownership in general. We have there
fore assumed that to be the case in
our conclusions.
Shall we expect to find automobiles
in the city alone?
Look at the occupationQl division of
the chart The great American farm
err representing 3d. per cent Of the
population Of the country, bought 53.1
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-16

While their brothers are fighting 'is
battle of liberty on the front in Faho0
the women of England are seeking ~
speed the cause TO a victorious nl'i>"
by working night and day in munluoH
factories to turn out hundreds q! 'l'"u.
sands of war weapons. This picture
shows woman worker in one Oh i'',5
lands largest factories, acetylene WEI"
ing the bodies of aerial bombs