The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 4, 1914, Page 9

It Matters Not Where You Shop Shop Early The Smartest of Smart Clothes Cheasty clothes are smart clothes from every angle—smart in cut, smart in materials, smart in trimmings, The world’s best looms contribute the tich fabrics, and master tailors expend their most advanced efforts to create clothes of perfect satis- faction. Here they are at Cheasty’'s Benjamin Suits, Overcoats Raincoats $15 « $40 Society Brand Clothes Heath $2.00 to $. The Feature Suit “Cheasty Special’’ You know these Hats don), ete., cloth F Hats The Cheasty Special Hat $3.00. soft felt Here's the place where “VALUES TELL” N; WIFE GETS GUN, SHOOTS INTRUDER TOLEDO, 0., Dec. 4—The police were seeking the identity today of a burglar found dead and impaled on a fence in the rear of the home of Harry Piammer. He had died from bullet wounds Plummer answered the summons. The two men covered him with re |volvers and when Plummer made & quick movement, both fired, one bullet taking effect in his head and the other in the leg. | Mra. Plummer, upstairs, setzed a |revolver and opened fire as the jtwo men « the stairs. | They answered the fire backing jthrough the house and retreating | through the back door When the police arrived they | found one of the men hanging over [the fence, shot through the eye }and the breast. Mrs. Plummer | still clutched the smoking revolver in her hand infileted by Mrs. Plummer, who fired after two robbers had shot her husband. Plummer’s wounds were not serious. Another burglar was believed to have been wounded Two men appeared at the Plam- *mer home shortly after midnight and rang the bell. The War Situation THE FRENCH TODAY HAD}sion, conscription revised their estimate of Ger-| not universal. many's field strength. Almost twice as many men ar- A fortnight ago they placed the! rive at military age there as the fetal at 65 army corps, of which| government wants for army serv they said 50 were in France and) ice, Belgium and 15 were operating! against the Russians. In their latest sta Gailio authorities Increase number of army corps to 75! eee THE EXACT NUMBER OF troops included in an army corps| on a war footing is concealed by| all governments. It is probabie,| however, that the German corps has a minimum strength of 40,000 each. This would give the kaiser a total field strength of 2,940,000. According to the census of 1910, there are in Germany 8,000,000 men trained to arms and above the age of 20. Contrary to the general Impres- A Message to Thin Weak, Scrawny Folks An Easy Way to Gain 10 to 30 Ibs. of Solid, Healthy, Permanent | Flesh Thin, ne undeveloped women everywhere are heard t ean't unde eat plenty In Germany Ie | Therefore, these 8,000,000 men who have had military training do tement the! not represent the nation’s entire avaliable strength. There are about as many more, age of 17, who have never been in the army. the 2 OF THE 8,000,000 MEN WHO have done conscription service 25 and 45 These constitute Germany's present first line, and practically all the Teutonic troops now in the field must have been drawn from their number. If the odd 300,000 aside as having become physically unfit for soldiering, 4,000,000 avail- able trained men are left. are now at the front. In other words, the kalser has a reserve of 1,000,000 trained troops under the age of 45, How many others are undergo- Possibly there more of them. are 1,000,000 THIS WOULD SEEM TO BE the extreme limit, for Germany must now be beginning to be ham pered by lack of equipment. | The Fatherland gained a great Initial advantage over the allie because of its enormous stores of war supplies ready for Immediate use, but there is a limit to the ex tent even of Germany's prepared. ness, and the probabilities are that It has been reached. Until the kaiser’s armament fac tories can catch up to the new de mand it is doubtful if he can make any important additions to his first line strength. 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The father of the boy was arrested, ‘ tled of ol above the! 4,300,000 are between the ages of] are thrown | Of these, approximately 3,000,000 | Ing their instructions Ie unknown. | How the warnweary Belgians are clinging tenaciously to the battle front, even though the oncoming winter has brought new hardships, The picture shows Belgians bundied In blankets In a trench at the! front. STAR—FRIDAY, DECEM BER 4, 1914. PAGE 9, ALLIES OPEN UP NEW OFFENSIVE TO TAKE COAST LONDON, Dec. 4—Tho ajiies are believed to be practically the Ger. mans’ numerical equals at last tn France and Belgium. This was a new thing, as wi revealed by Field Marshal Str John French's latest report to the war office. Hitherto as Sir John explained, the Germans have had the allies utr ibered, with the result that the atter have o unable to maintain an offensive 7 wore developing one today, | however. It was expected they |would be still further reinforced | shortly. Their offensive movement |iw then expected to reach {ts cit | mar. Experts predicted that this strug: would constitute a final de battle for control of the French King € line in France was sald to have had a wonderfully Inspiring effect on his troops. Leaving France ont of constdera- tion the allies were estimated to have about 700,000 and the Ger- mans approximately 760,000 men in Belgium. The situation tn the eastern fighting zone was believed to be unchanged. Petrograd reports were highly optimistic, but cond tions, so far as they were known, certainly did not bear them out. PLAN A BIG JOB The beginning of an $8,000,000 job electrifying 440 miles of the Mil waukee railway through the Rocky mountain division—was announced Thursday by Assistant President ©. | A. Goodnow of the Milwaukee, who |said the contract for the first unit, |costing $2,000,000, has been let. 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(The old reliable.) | r using the eh actual #¢ row | struction (PAID ADVERTISEMENT.) A Socialist’s Record on the School Board BREAD—THEN KNOWL Vote for Richard Winsor and Mra tte Gh Tripp for members of ool board echool election. Tt can well bo sald that more com potent and faithful ser ‘or Be attle’s school board could not be found tn Seattle than Mra, Tripp and Judge Richard Wine The school ts the tnatitutton that we dep: at nd upon for the mental, phy noral development of our and every voter in Sent 4 for Richard Winsor and tm the school board at n three years ako ne, thou good and 1 During Judge Winsor’ > our school board the sanitation of our schools has been complete! revolutionized, and today every ohool building fn Seattle is an ex of complete sanitation. The n of build! be 1 term m tor ol which was one of the firet Winsor. hoo! bulldin, th board. Pormeriy repairs | ing were let by contract, | of direct employment under the chief lengineer was au Wines end bh nom! A work where ail furniture are made and Prier to Judge Winsor's | medical attention of our sch dren was a side teeue of our olty [health department. Today a spectal | school medical director takes charg of all children suffering from ai ments, such as adenoids, bad teeth oF defective eyes, and when the |chiia's parents cannot afford proper | treatment our sehool board arranges for it Beattle can now boast of a den tist (and a good one) who cares for our little one’s teeth when the par- ent cannot afford this expenas ‘These are only a few of what the et member of our school board accomplished. A MOTHER ON THE sCHooL BOARD. Mra, Etta G. Tripp te without ques tlon one ¢ ¢ Jen of t | tlon she can devote such of he is necessary in conjunction w Judge Winsor in atudying the ni of our schools with the alm of mak ing them the best in the world. In this asking too much? SOCIALIST PLATFORM, An tgnorant people can never be a free people, Free 0 nim th |root and foundation democracy, Every cratio institutions is th nance and pro: 1 is the mont v Ame bile ach universities of t of the working Soctaltat enlightenn the cause ever vigi- Proposals. 1. We propose the mont careful attention to the welfare of the school children, including treatment | of disorders of general medical, don- | tal and optical natures, without ex acting ® humillating confession of poverty, and the extension of the de- partment of domestic to in clude free noonday luncheon. 2. We propose a general sion of the aystem of public | Kindergartens We propose aclence exten- school to extend voca }tlonal training and to make {t in-| clude, further, Instruction as to the hods for securing just com KAISER VISITS _ ARMY'S BATTLE | LINE IN POLAND BERLIN, Dec. 4—The kalser has | made an Inspection of the Austro- | German lines along the southwest. ern front In Russian Poland, It was announced today. “The situation In the northwest. ern field of war,” sald the official tatement, “remains unchanged.” | PETROGRAD, Dec. 4. — Ger many's attempt to resume the of. fensive in Russian Poland has fatled, It was asserted here today. | | In the Lowlez region, where| they were strongly on the aggres sive for a time, it was sald they were now trying to do no more than defend their positions, In the Lods district they were report }ed unofficially to have retired. While this maneuvering was in | progress, it was said the kaiser was heavily reinforcing his east- ern army. At least five fresh Teu: tonio corps were believed to have |reached Czenstochowo. The Russians were declared to have considerably extended their lines along the Vistula = river, which they deem ft important to control, as by means of It the’Ger. mans have been getting quantt- th of supplies from their base with a minimum of exertion. [RUSSIANS ATTACK | FORT AT CRACOW PETROGRAD, Dec, 4.--The sians were reported here today to be attacking Cracow's outer de. fenses. It was stated that they held Wieliceska and that an enveloping movement was {n progress, A German attempt to turn the Russian’s left flank in the Lodz re gion, {t was stated was being strongly resisted VILLA TRIES TO BORROW FROM UNCLE SAM PL PASO, Dec. 4 today was reluctant Mexico City. His me uled for y | postponed, according to |ceived here today. | Zapata yesterday recetved a dele }gation of Villistas at Cuernavaca but he would not agree to return to |the capital. It was believed likely that Villa would call on Zapata, as he is anxious to start his campaign against Carranza at Vera Cruz af | th@ earliest possible moment Villista agents, the dispatches stated, have been sent to the United States to borrow seevral million dol lars to finance the Gutierrez govern ment. CARRANZA TO GIVE UP JOB IN DISGUST? WASHINGTON, Dee, 4.—Reports! of an impending peace ai between the rival provistor dents of Mexicor-Carranza Gutlerrez—were received from several sources. It was known that Gen, Carranza was discouraged because of the har }mony existing between Villa and Zapata, and also because he was| not convinced of the loyalty of his Gen. Zapata to return to ting with Gen and] today| | troops. opose the discrimination rt of the school manage ment against the discussion of eco- ormlo and political toptes ky pupils public assembiles in achool pulldings, and such regulation as wonld interfere with the political hool employes. code to teachers the right ize and to affillete with or ofe whould they so desire propose a twioe-a-month y for All teachers, school employes. We are opposed to any reduc tion of wages of teachers and jant tors or.any lengthening of the school work dyn 10, We [propose that rectors be remunerated vice We propose that tn all eon work the union seale of wages shall prevall and organized janitors and school for ai their 1023 Third Ave. | labor be given preference. U. 8. Consul Canada at Vera Cruz wired the state department today that Carranza had not actively par-| | toipated in the arrangements to op | pose Villa. PRIVATE LANDS SPY PARIS, Dec, 4.—An officer in| French uniform returned the salute of a French private in such a way as to arouse the suspicion of the private, because it was a German| salute,’ It was found the officer was a German spy Some farmers in Germany use roosters for hatching eggs and rats: | ing chicks, They take better care of the chicks than the hens do, even fighting hawks to protect them, hristmas Talkine Machin Easy Terms At Bush & Lane’s 1519 Third Avenue Where They Have the Largest Stock The Diamond Disc Phonograph The new Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph is the culmination of years of effort and experiments. This nstrument has a diamond point which never requires changing, and which brings out all the beauties of the wonderful Edison Disc Records. We want you to come in and hear this new musical instrument—it will make Christmas last all year. From $60.00 up. Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph Mahogany or Oak The Columbia Here shown beauty. In either fumed oak or ma- A mag- tab le, is a hogany. nificent combined with a superb grapho- phone. It would make a_ splendid gift. Other styles, 17.50 to $500.00. ‘cheba a Gall The Victrola A world-famed, never failing source of delight. Built in red mahogany, English brown mahogany, golden, $150 weathered, Flemish or fumed oak. From $15.00 Mahogany or Oak to $250.00. ANSWER THIS QUESTION NOW Will there be a Talking Machine in your home this Christmas? We're open nights for your convenience. Our Parlors are on the Ground Floor. Columbia Table Grafonola Victrola XIV. Third, Between Pike and Pine. VICTOR, EDISON AND COLUMBIA DEALERS. 7 Mansfield, cook, and Miss Jennie Powell, waitress, in submission with a revolver. | Then he fled, but because he| ran, Motorcycle Policemen C, H./a battle in which 30 Germans were Shively and J. J, Kush chased him | killed. In Bande-Sapt French and and sent him to jail. |Germans spied a porker just bee The police think he’s a regular/tween the two lines. Both went burglar. after his hogship, but the French - | got there first, and dragged the pig to their lines, with the Germans close behind. Then a fight started and the Germans lost 30 men. Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan 8S. N., buried in New York. IF YOU'RE A THIEF, DON'T RUN--STROLL want to PARIS, Dec. 4—One pig caused If you're a thief, you take your time. R J. Harris saw two detectives coming, Wednesday, and ran, They knew he was a thief, then, and pursued and caught him Thursday night Herman Schmidt A shoe company In Atlanta, Ga., has manufactured the smallest and a railroad brakeman, rifled the largest pair of shoes. The former, cash till of the Tourist hotel res-|size 0, is one inch long, and the while he held John|latter, size 50, is 26 inches long. 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