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2 STAR—MONDAY, JAN. 3, 1916. PAGE REVIEW OF YEAR IN EUROPE’S WAR; WHAT BELLIGERENTS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED ¥ BY J. W. T. MASON p. Written for the United Press "7 NEW YORK, Jan Germany Cte o ere eKe | bas won the overland pathway to | elon pp her plers tn the sun, as the close of the fighting of 1915 merges into » the second winter of the European War. But the seas stil! remain shut to the Teutons and economic dis trees and food scarcity are exert ‘img & more pronounced = pr for peace in the central em ‘than among the other bdellig ; {nations & The primary cause of the war Shas been lost this year to both of p the original participants > The conflict b Russia and Austro Hungary | power wanted to be supreme Southeastern Europe pires Each a German Influences “Dominate Balkans ® The end of the fighting In 1915 Pfinds Russia held tn check beyond F the Balkan border, while Austro- “ Mungary is playing / tary part in Serbia under the direc Ption of Marshal Von Mackenzen the German general staff German tofivences are vow dom fm the Ralkans. The kaiser has wrested the first prize of th a ‘war from the Slavs themselves Spand trom his own Southern ally as well E Hoshino, prominent Jap now in Seattle, says Japan Wishes to obe on pacific ms with United States Sleds of Maczie Mary Smith, 12, stolen their home, 1202 Guards find bomb in Massa ts capitol butiding at Boston California leads: Colorttio, se and Alaska third tn gold pro in 191 ccording to Wash reports. ¢. train No, 26 runs t train at Leavenworth None hurt | Al Ringling. 66, oldest oters, dead at ip, Saturday looking for the poor 0 mg “Sno and reh ave Rose, 1¢ from p Minor 26 tnto Sat Baraboo, Wis nut Everett this morn- when three fs, crowded to on iy, refused te stop for him " “Beautiful Snow’ ‘Bah e AVN ene ‘The Madrona Presbyterian Sun- school won contest last — the greg Pork Tey in church None hurt madly ee head ‘@mmonia tank explodes at Se ee Co. plant. ‘aldo Mather, organist, @ recital at Plymouth ong Foley, 1306 Broadway, wet arrests | by the Seattle police during | ending December Ist. A sneak thief got $2 ir coin, two itches and a $300 diamond | the W: Heni 3 25 lenry last week gave $3 newsboys who deposited Orleans, codfish boat, Thursday for long win county's new detention Broadway and Spruce Mayor Gill visited Saturday by delegation of city officials and also Was serenaded by the police band Scott Z. Henderson, assistant at forney general, will speak to Mu- voged league at Washington An- y noon. B. L. McMullen, steamship man Feturns from trip from Alaska to Mexico. City improvements cost $2,266. 988 in 1915, according to engineer- ing dopartment >. A university extension course for dentists will be held Jan. 17-21 un- ‘der Dr. Arthur D. Black. During 1915 the county housed 2,604 prisoners, 228 were women. In 1915 there were 7,177 Cases filed with the county The university “worth of chemicals ordered a year ago, but held up by the Germans. jail of whom court clerk g ‘Theatre Feet photoplay house ednesday, Januar the world’s will open S & THE BEST OF VA 2:20-—TWICE DAILY THE BACHELOR DINNER A Screaming Musical Comedy Act 1 Weekly UGHES & CO ylet, “Youth” EMPRESS T—FINE ACTS—7 THE JUVENILE KINGS o— JAN MAIDS—6 MARIOTY TROUPE ornen BIG ACTS ners, 2:30 Tete} Nightly, 7130 and ® Me avd 200 +08 MEXICO" Merry Musical Comedy OTHER BiG ACTS ie and 200 BULL BROS. Just Printere 9013 THIRD @AIN 1042 | will get $2,500 | | | | Britted a minor mill-| lie j } fcates a censorsh | | Rulgaria’s entrance into the con flict on the side of the Teutons has been the year’s most important de nt Th military } which have followed Bulgaria's ac tion, have given to the Germans a clear road from Berlin to Bagdad The Mesopotamian metropc " long been marked by Ge statesmen to become Middle Germany's place | onsequences man the Ber the the Kaiser Opens Up New Avenue to East The_year’s events having opened | for Germany the rear entrance into Bagdad, the kalser must con tinue to fight to the point of ex haustion for permanent possession of this us right ¢ way n prevent G any but ft new the ® in Neet expanding ¢ block the road to th in the East. This dor nt reason for German terest in Bagdad An Angio-lndian expedition, after months’ toil northward thru Mesopotamia from the Perslan gulf, | tx now trying to enter Bagdad by the fre But Turks under leadership, have thrust the from t empir verseas rman Ragdad, and the city at The city Dee. Carrol! b as $4.5¢ SA Tow tugs te Pac Boat will add fiv Ross Friscoan, burning naire 1 from an, mil and family save ho: firemen Two girls killed and a third tn jured in Caldwell, N. J, while bob sledding Women frequent old Oregon bar rooms. Maj. m. Hugh 1. » over Scott advo. American press Olympia O-W, RR Ue of char gine’s pilot Fear of bombs board press of China causes search ship before leaving for Yokohama Two small children dead in Ta coma fire. FP. W. Stone and FE. W. Kearns. connected with insurance scandal celebrates oming of smashing last bot ne in t over ¢ wh on | at Olympta will be tried this month ! Franc cents each month in the; | Scotty driver Allen noted ‘ » hom dog-team dogs Four Frisco Dr. Sun Yat Sen, China's first president, going back to China, ac eames ad Frisco | report. nebes of snow reported fn fighting the British have captured jthe Garden of Bder 4 Teutonic } ' Mast and the center oo 1] Capture Constantinople The» let to th luctant to ly experiment E and overrun 4 aders 90 miles to the|to risk = f the year remains safe | all [Patkar PELENHERE i th taine bul) indications would the day year's ;lines of communication England Worries |Over Egypt British ent in cam primar ring on the we d Kitohe vintt ring the part aud bis quick return seem to have ed lef in London that in any Immediate Nevertheless, during the n aod other terri ory between the Tigris and Bu yhrates rivers greatly desired t jermany. If the German dream empire the Middle ast ts to come true, the dis tween Bagdad and the Garde: Jen, 260 miles to the south lerea ther be won by a new tar Exy Balkan to tte rity Exypt to the Levant of the year the due paign is y t * hawed in the peace fore the war n d thet ad Balkan vantage whieh the Balika w apparently have Exypt can be better Suez canal than -ittle Chance to The ear make an bear ad ary develo The it certa communica ana pow pass to the Tu the in the British The gently ble to take ed et th than i ne and offens the east ‘, we Tew attempt to give an ple for te af deh ette ywever, ar Britain to On be the The Brit tantin to ente . of the G failed during | orwi Bolka Britain ts now re. /S'""* . undertake ond cost-|Wars P more nd Cost: | troops waiting in theasters | von" Durope for Russia's sake. \' onset ag The ease with which the Teuton my ge seo a : vigarians have @ tas nansiated bia appare Differences Arise Britat Among Allies t The Te Te Rus ple way ra cam palgr will p suln has and Great ly H year ends, t way of Ru prove equa er a at Incipa & we as the Bulgaria by been able to tly has beer ® distnelt strength ve to Great Wasting r Balkan rt nation me tons Igarians and of the Balkan cht m™ the’ street 1, in an effort t fon official jobs councilman, following previously ob 300 SEEK OBS Mor nitted to care for 9 as judges the smoke had t ot the books at noo 492 voters had anel rs ha opinion that on ooked during the first morning of more enen t bility to make way et the right Most of the appifeants were e 1916 A d pertod steady stream of into the ¢ in fing, aft 8 o'clock, and pointed that there al! in the rush thru The books are scheduled » close at 6 p More eople pour the Prefon ones times b women The regis the preeine over Saturday will b the fon hooks will go t Friday and remain Until Friday they Prefontaine build offices 5 than 300 of those who ree regist from PACIFIC OUTFITTING CO) (eReader COR. THIRD & UNIVERSITY rrontae ar hate DRESSES MEN WOMEN eeday ma ns We YOUR CREDIT IS 0.K. the wide Pagles at ning, He y known mem South Park, ~ found indiana be 6 Weller at e, 623% Te Cure A he} RS YNe fds 9 $t%.P8 cure. EW Ueots : L. amature be s | iner Unqu f eas: vergent ends Rue by the a wa cause peace The ere: the the bur Teuto Not I The porta The Hie L A Drama Roma American Mining Engineer in That BEANERY TO A Two-Part Comedy Riot Alhambra Continuous, 10:30 A. M. to 11 Westlake at Pine the cz | uetront The pagne, and the in Artol simultaneour Ing the Inst week tn without success, The miles of trenches Kn French and Britiah 1 to develop a offensive dur ptember, but estiona differences 1 among t year because Balkan military po nflicting interests have onciled in detatl as the yea have ar ing the rmans lost b enen a few own ned te Hungar this wun decisive ® defeat on her combined it ffer sufficient! at tirement 1 at y to} res the costly the Te expert zar to sue for A separate © showed ' , | trenches and 1 his cor at tonle not the fact that Re ataftn problem of fe are but Duke Nict of his Grand h also om Anglo-Fren armie fron loss of Galicia Vistula defenses, be pre * kaiser from compellin, rende eral have gw ing | not solved the lace of German ar y's entrance ar this Isappoist Britain, R into the w ng resu sein «and n military failure was on of the A The has ha ‘ ts France The fighting territor lant re months after seven not gat a of Italtane. have Au Italy's ae of benevolent exchange for eaucracy neutrality |Italy Makes | Little Headway The pr al n Trenches mpregnable year has seen no ¢ working been factor nuccess which trench on the governt war an de an ent me ends are re sure is being exerted fe expr there of the return t wer of Screen's Super-Star, In atest Five- Ree! Feature agreement of the R signed an make earliest moment The financial situation among al the belligerents has steadily grown more and more serious, as the ex per confilet during the year ha ossly mounted Daily Cost of War Is $85,000,000 of Adventure and nce That Befell a Young Storied Country, South America BILLIONS * now ab of which ts be ntent many and b who have been most lavish in their payments, have also been the most sincere tn facing the critical mone tary probleme of the war. Great Pritain alone among the belligerents has begun to shoulder the financial burden of the conflict by accept larke war taxes Eleew war is prolonged TONIGHT AND 5 i 3 haustion of golden t ts, and the apanying danger of economic | Cham-; di UNITED PRESS’ MILITARY EXPERT P RESENTS A HISTORY OF THE 1915 CAMPAIGNS AND ANALYZES PRESENT SITUATION IN THE GREAT lei > | the a) de | tailment of f t the government «in view fighting drew Bethmann-Hol chancellor, de Ger will t termining f w anter . Von German reichstag that ing a defensive wa elf being crashed Hut Auguat, Dr German minister 0 aiso in the many'’® War ex by an in enemy r to an ep The food situat and Austro-H mere eerioul ig this not grown stdous to compel the Tew Helfferich, the persistent desire for, finance, anno m apparent tn than | penses ch f rations It is w contributing course to the unced Ger be ore reichetag peace which is un the paid from the clonen nat on hal fighting a fune ear A Germany ected josing without any riin of Dr. Heit of conquest. anywh on wh will ¢ fensive war, may re a long cur LIBERTY First at Pike—Continuous, 11 A. M. to 11 P.M. TONIGHT—TUESDAY Cross Currents A wonderfully beautiful romantic superfeature, from the Griffith forces, Ware and Courtenay Foote—a story of a man who, loving one sister, married the other, only to be cast upon a tropical isle with the one he loved—picturized in a story that abounds in ex- citing Incidents and heart interest featuring Helen DIZZY HEIGHTS and DARING HEARTS A melodramatic Keystone comedy that makes you gasp while you giggle Matinees Children Foy Loges. ‘BRANDEES’ DEAS | MEERCHANTS’ A B C ADVERTISING CONTEST SAVE MILLIONS Railroads Cut Operating Ex- penses by $186,000,000 in 1914 Washington Natatorium DON’T JEER. HIM NOW BY KENNETH | w. PAYNE BOSTON, Mass, Jan. 3— Brandeis was right! Louis 0. Brandeie—the mild- mannered Boston lawyer— who five years ago had the nerve to confront all by him- self America’s most colossal combinations of capital, and to tell them how their business ought to be run! Louis Brandeis One million dollars A DAY they could save, he declared, if only they would adopt - tific methods! And when he told them how to do It, you re- member the way the railroads Jeered. But they aren't jeering Brandeis today! They me him now. For the year actually made them buckle down and DO the very things Brandeis told them to! The railroads’ own statistics, which have just come to light, reveal what tremendous sav Ings have been realized by the practice of the hated Brandeis efficiency methods. In the fiscal year 1915 the roads rned —_ $163,000,000 LESS than in 1914, yet by practicing true efficiency they actually cut operating expenses by the tremendous total of $186,000,000, thus showing real. ly an INCREASE net re turns! OFFICIALS BARRED BY RESERVE BANK in | WASHINGTON, Jan | Hanna of North Dake fe National Committeeman Wells, at least two bank examiners and many directors of reserve banks will be ineligible for reele 3.—Gov mocrat | tion to their positions under a reso lution the reserve board adopted today, barring persons holding po litical or public offices from bold ing reserve system offices. | Rolla | | | —In two advertisements printed below are typographical mistakes. In one is a mi: Here’s a Chance to Make Money During Idle Moments pelled word, in another a typographical error. On the page is a coupon. Read the advertisements 6 over carefully, locate the misspelled words, fill out the coupon, stating what they are and in whose ad they were found, and mail to The Seattle Star. The first two correct! answers received ‘will each be given an order for $5.00 in merchandise upon the stores whose advertisements containthe incorrect words. They will be numbered in the order in which received prior to the hour mentioned, but will not be opened until after 2 o'clock Star office before 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Saturday afternoon. No one directly or indirectly connected with The Seattle Star is permitted to take part in this contest. All answers must be in The Seattle This contest will appear each Monday for 13 weeks. Address all answers to A B C ADVERTISING EDITOR, THE SEATTLE STAR. Remember in making your answers that abbreviations will not be counted as mii takes. Washington Theatre rimstT B ENUn Foor of corummia 5c Best Show in the C ity Sc Oak Dressers, $4. 65 and up. Beds and Redd We carry a ¢ new and Lar ne ~ SHULMAN BROS. FURNITURE CO. Phone Main a573 182s Wiret Carpets eum Milk contains more nutriment than beef—and the bet ter the milk the greater the nutriment. Our Milk and Cream are both prize winners and ideal for children. Our wagons deliver today’s Milk today PURE MILK DAIRY Distributors of Maplewood Products IS12 Seventh Ave. MAIN 2545 pri pe Pork, Fat Vea 0 = Two Bho Mrn, Mueller, Stall 10% ELLIOTT anne, * . OPPOSITE GEO. P. BENT COMPANY 1418 Third Ave. and ail t Record Renttle Show Hooma and Office, If you want absolutely fresh Creamery Butt and see it made RED SHIELD CREAMERY Ladies’ One-Piece D Cleaned (This Week Only) 91.20 STONE & VALEN, Cleaners and Dyers 1ON UNION #T MAIN Bent er, come in Headquarters for Sporting and Athletic Goods THEODORE WILTS 704 FIRST AVENUE 10 per cent discount to all purchasers showing Star ad lel hehe fla de TA Aol Lact at's LEME aut te “WL and Miss Mina Hannabel, 1517 Ninth Ave., Apt. Pacts: Big Values--Low Prices {LOaT eras sor STORE rebastag Mighsy—a0 ote oh niles, FIO ae Boston Sample Shoe Shop Co.,.Inc. Shean wy ve rie «TF Recoed Fleer Fitel Ride CUT OUT THIS AD It Is Worth $1.00 ON AN $8.00 PLATE—GOOD UNTIL JANUARY 10 UNION DENTISTS 205%, Pike st Over Owl Drug Co. ROSAIA BRoS. Phone Main 8505, 1001-1008 Third Ave. Nordlund Photo Co. is now making photos for less than half price. You ought to see them. NORDLUND’S FOTO CoO. 1313 Fourth Avenue We need no coupon agents. 10 rr pments Qualtt of Candies go on sale, startir GOING! »\" Bee our windows arriving daily; must be y the very best; prices low- 1522 Westin' Near Al SLATTEN’S Phone Main 1191 Pree Delivery ETINGS. better Year For ourselves, we exp those who befri For better tailor-made For you we wish a bigger and it ided us In 1915, we appreciate it 1916, see clothes 1017 Third Ave. W. H. BUTCHART, Merchant Tailor MMES. DONOVAN-SMITH 4059 ARCADE BLDG. peer panmane intimin anteater a This Coupon Will Be Eccepted As $15.00 On Tuition Fee MODERN BARBER COLLE 109 MAIN S'T. and women 10 at th GE Wages to men while learning Names and addresses of winners will be published at the head of this advertisement each Monday. Those who'have won once are not eligible to win again. The prize winners last week were: G. W. Madison, 165 Mercer St., x SERVED PIPING HOT de Blend, 4@e tb; 2 Ibe for 1 Blends, > 100 feet north of Pike St A lot of fee satisfaction f MODELED AND REPAIRED AT HALF PRICE. MODEL MILLINERY 527 PEOPLE'S BANK BUILDING PREPARE FOR A GOOD POSITION at the METROPOLITAN BUSINESS COLLEGE tated with the Acme and Seattle Business Colleges, Se- usiness training schools. Building. from your own 2 your own Skirts made from your own material SCHWARTZ LADIES’ TAILORING CO. Phone Main 2005 1504 Third Ave. New and clever suggestions for the baby Pull line of Sweater Suits, Bath Robes, Dresses, Dolls and Novelties. POPULAR PRICES MISS OLIVER’S BABY SHOP 500 Union Street Our Doctor will examine, advise and prescribe, and we will furnish any bottle of medicine prescribed by the Doctor for i This offer is not good without this ad, BHT DRUG CO. 111t Pirse ring and Seneca § What if the state has gone dry, when you can get the best meal with Hot Soup and Fine Coffee for 25c—at the UNION CAFE? a00% U ite Postoffice. OPEN DAY AND NIGHT BIG REDUCTIONS ON ROSARIES ALL COLORS, ALL BIRTH STONES 00 grades 00 grades guarant 10 guarantee 20-year guarantee ohmqiet THE KAUFER COMPAN dobbers and Importers of Church Goods, : § $ $ ¥ 1122 Third Ave.