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‘MEXICO WILL BE NEUTRAL, SAYS GARRANZA Woodhouse-Grunbaum Furniture Co., Inc. 416-424 PIKE STREET WE’LL TRUST You OUR creat system na aestet you to tw conventence—te n lack of & quorum ‘SEATTLE SOLDIER KILLED IN FRANCE 16.—Among the .. $14.65 .$19.75 $20.00) $17.65 )| $9.95 |), 0 Brass rin) | ce bowen OTTAWA, April ong list of casualties In France, the Rneaine wate of knnecianas ke cote ges pear SHERIFF CLINGS To | sat In the basement of Mayor M r.| Killed in action—Ileut. 0. HP | Giles’ hardware store listening to| Bowk talk in the office of City Attorney! Wo Carpe SCANDAL EVIDENCE Des lL. ¥ D.; Lan There is talk of tal H. L. Trimmer, Lewiston, Johnaon. Corpo: Mont. Moines, | the sheriff, and that he has refused | Donnybrooke, Marion Garland, are being held by BREMERTON, April 16.—Unioss | '© surrender them Sheriff Dan J. Davis turns over| Contempt of court proceedings, dictagraph notes of a conversation | held tn the city attorney's office, EZRA MEEKER, the famous the work of the grand jury now in-| pioneer of Puyallup, who has made vestigating Kitsap county affairs|the trip over the old Oregon trail may be handicapped. It was ru-|by ox team and automobile on sev- mored here this morning that the/eral occasions, will start to walk | notes, which were seized by the|/home from Washington, c., sheriff from a stenographer who! about May 1 The address of Lieut. cannot be found tn Seatti the British consul nor th of the British-American roctation knowing of th dior. Rowker . neither chairman ef as © dead sol Turn to page 4 and start reading “The Blind Man's Pyes.” D. CONCRETE WINS AGAIN! PIERCE COUNTY AWARDS CONTRACT TO ONE- COUSE CONCRETE FOR PACIFIC HIGHWAY PIERCE COUNTY again demonstrates preference for the UNIVERSAL PAVEMENT by selecting Concrete for the Pacific Highway. With Pierce County making this award selected over all other forms of pavement t Washington that has let paving cont of 465,495 square yards since Janu: MILES of sixteen-foot roadway. Concrete has been every county in Sts this year—an aggregate y 1; the equivalent of FIFTY Anxious that the Pacific Highway—that great road extending British Columbia to Mexico—shall have the best possible pavement throug Pierce County, the commissioners Saturday chose concrete from this list of 4 bids: t Mile % Brick eavees 23,900 Asphalt concrete CONCRET Pierce County has laid nts—B Bitulithic, Bitucrete, Warrer ncrete most economical, most permanent! atisfactor pavement despite severe attacks made by o paving interest properly laid Concrete roads Bee what former chairman of Board Pierce County's properly of County Cornmission- Concrete pavements are co less than $5 a n a year maintenance, according to official records. Attention, Taxpayers! pes Brick pavements of elmilar width to kW the Pacific Highway contract In Pierce ‘speciticat County cost the taxpayers of King County $34,000 per mile, on the Pacific Highway, and laid within five miles of where the brick are made— Whereas, when shipped fifty miles to Pierce County brick drops to $23,900 a mile. Why This Difference? For Further Information About Concrete Roads Write or Phone Portland Cement Association Northern Bank Building, Seattle From Tacoma Tribune, April 12 STAR—MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1917, NAVY NOT TOLD PACIFISTS BEAT SCORPION HELD | PRO-WAR MOBS BY TURK ORDER IN ARGENTINE’ PAGE 5) CASH When this word ap) nection with women's wear or allied merchandise the Khodes Co, For at th cash means the highest qualit ears in con ready think of store | | © MEXICO CITY, April 16.— WASHINGTON, April 16.— BY CHAS, P, STEWART | § $1.50 $1.95 Mexico Is neutral, The capital The navy department haa not United Press Staff Correspondent || © = today received with satisfac heard of the reported Intern BUENOS AIRES, April 16— || $ $2 50 tion the long expected state ment of the U. 8, ship Scor ° ‘ 10 w gence Werth of Hometer ment by President-elect Carran pion by Turkish authorities. ee ee oe. |e 200.00 Werth of Homefurnia! | 2a of the nation’s attitude to Cables forwarded yesterday de anti-war demonstrations today. 3 Untrimmed Hats ward the war since the United clared the Scorpion had been In Buenos Aires, pacifists, in $ States is in. Interned when she was unable a Well organized group, had a ° 4 | The situation had grown to leave port within 24 hours, the 3s 3 Special 4 | pitched battle with prowar ad | tense. Nobod: qd “ 4 4 ‘ense. Nobody knew what stan - 7 d. ° Carranza would take until he i — vooates—and won. It was a || § uesday ° Started to read his first prea \h rench Break Thru fiercely fought melee for a ry Mai FI dential message to the consti | he Germ: Li short time. Today the peace 4 Upper ain oor, tutional congr the German Line) qavocates were planning a mon- | (aarp) Millinery Section OW are vou fixed for B Sec er cine? very chair in the diplomatic ster demonstration for late to- * < you fixed 3rass Beds in your home boxow was filled whon Carranza en-| PARIS, April 16.—Violent ar , under the leadership of THE) ‘01 Tuesday Spe- Do you need some new ones to replace the old tered the chamber and began to| ¢ilery firing along almost the former Minister of Foreign Af- | ) cial Sales have ones? Are you furnishing up any extra bed rooms? If speak. . hush fs ul ea ag ead whole ef the French front, with faire Zedballos. ’ | @ ‘ie ted from the regu you are, here’s the chance of a lifetime to get the best four hours, from 200 typewritten | V!gorous French offensive raide BA Mongtever 2 Sil ae seni 2 displays of ring Py grade of Brass Beds at 25 per cent to 331-3 per cent pages of manuscript; and the dip-| at half a dozen places penetrat | sunday, created by peace and war|| 9 Shapes, blocks that ¢ 44 4 less in spite of constant increase in the price of lomats Hatened carefully for some| ing the German tine In Alsace, | agitators. Police in every section ga wide variety of models, ¢ metals. Fsstonsonell get sey cap were reported in today’s official is re dealing impartially with the} e such as | zim 1 no! propoming War! statement. The artillery com | demonstrations, ° ° . $62.75 Brass edt Dh cea Meaty Japan! bat was particularly intense on A survey today of the damage|| § Straight-brim 2.7 $4 Nn) vad borne fruit. | tony done to German property indicated || $ . fate me” 9.75 ATTN | Carranza’s speech was a detailed bo Ang " eae el hore aight tava been some Kves|| 2 SQUOrS, Mush- Mi ckecual .. $30.00 1} vutline of his position with regard! Ai night, between St. Quentin| lost, altho the official government || § rooms Tricornes Brass .. $19.75 (4y5¥43s> to the United States dating back | aig the Oise, the French artillery | statement insisted simply that|| @ PP ~ $23.95 I k, tiverta Baurpation of power bY) Koured a destructive fire on Ger oe pe Ber ag ee gor ony f from || 4 and High- and 4 | a |man positions. fabers wielded by the gendarmes.|| § ° $29. 50) |) 1 Alla vo jonesey ree ital of Mexican: an) South of the Otse river further] Several policemen vere injured. || ¢ Low-crowned : ; merican relations, Carranza took |e out oe ne eee t by| There were unquestionably some} $19.75 Hi) 1) occasion to deny statements by P. | hroarens © pth wong huvtala dickies deaths, i 3 Turbans ° $ | slefey | C: Knox. formerly American secre-| a4 Quincy Hasse. Guards Patro! City $ They are made of fine 26.25 88 k ol | tary of state, that | Carre ea had | In the Champagne east of| The damaged buildings included | Milan hemps, lisere and y once asked America’s intervention wae fe ; nro| the Ge club, the Kalserhot Bed, epecia .. $23.75 | Members of Mexico's senate took pects g two Germans ettnshs wore) oo 1, tha Ghia iaeasion the os hemp, in shades of Sand, 37.50 Bra: . ‘od ws ? wy led Ded, tpesat....... $26.95 © oath of office last might amid | ollowing @ tremendous artillery |™man consulate and offices of Ger-|| Old R Navy, Red, impressive ceremonies and under] oo tion in Lorraine and Alsace,| Man newspapers. Of tho latter, the Green, Burnt and Black $38.50 Brass the new constitution h detachments entered Ger-| building occupted by La Union was nd White 4 a, spect $28.75 For the first t in 30 years trenches at several places,”| tho most wrecked. and a ij EY 60 Bra, $27. 85 the Mexican senate now prea | wae tilion Oaid f Great forces of guards patrol the Peccccccoscoeccres eos Bod. spect we nw . ed over by a vice president. The {Mf war Klien Mee ceport continued,|city and guard German property, Bed, apecial. «a... $21.00 jnew repre sayy gg like | sgyench detachments reached the| and the government has announced e $25.00 Brass wise met and organized, but al oe Siena: thee A or. | stringent cautions to prevent| q “$18.00 | ie 228%, oveumiaes. al sacond German hinew at in aittor|stritawnt precastions’ to orevent| ‘Tgegday Specials ent place | BRYAN FULLY m: tion prope: ny will formally demand repar for the loss of her citizens x" Linen Section Rear. toda resolutions ntime the ntine sociallets adopted In the me met Main Floor, formally urging peace. : tr La Prenza, editorially! inch linen-finished Dam- punishment of everybody | | ‘70! ask in assorted neat de- |connected with the use of the Ar| Es ns. This is a splen- gentine flag on the steamer Monte : WASHINGTON, Aprtfl 16.—Wm.| Protegido, the torpedoing of which | did quality for the home use Jennings RPryan today personally 4 the latest storm of anti-|| and equally as desirable for told President Wilson he is “for man feeling here, La Prenza|) hotel or restaurant wear. Reg- anything the government wants in| insisted that the Monte Protegido|, iar $1.00, Special, Tuesday, pushing the war to a quick and ste-| was illegally flying the Argentine i 75 cessful end.” During a conference] flag, not being registered as an Ar a yard E Te with the president at the White|gentine vessel | Turkish ached, size House, lasting over balf an hour,| A high official of the department] 20x44 Tuesday, Bryan told tho president he waa lations said yeate willing to serve on tho firing line or| © maintain 20¢ , Size 17x45, anywhere else the president wants| neutrality so far, it cannot be co er Scarf 1 him to serra, [tinued much longer The pr nished, with drawn- Ue sald he had but one specific nt is said to be waiting furt work borders. Special for thing to urge-—-war time pro! 4 tails of the sinking of the A Tuesday, each 25e tine steamed !y Monte Protegido be-| will begin at once as a| fore taking action. | spe MEU Sad MEET mea Mer I 6 officer” among the} ae ‘alan ivillan population of the country | | aoe sees eee ate Soest’ LENS DOOMED AS | (WARNOTTOLAST in furnisahbng Th of every Nina tnt ho vat na bo vrourt| HAIG'S MEN ADVANCE) MUCH LONGER SAYS to a speedy close He will set out tonight speaking|Q before meetings In various parts of | 7 ‘, the country ovtiining the part the|| Continued From Page 1. | itizen can play in support of the| ®— ° 2 pvernment manderin-chiefs comment of that Whatever the government says) joint in the fighting, where British — HEAD OF SANTA FE BAN FRA TSCO, April 16.—It will be an amazing thing if the war much longer, said President insta i right, I shall support heartily,"|forces have straddled the famot : he declared Hindenburg tne tale alan an |B. P. Ripley, of tho Santa Fe rail Bryan conferred with various ox-|nounced the capture of Villaret, |foad, on his arrival here today with ecutive departments T/ southeast of Hargicourt paige A apeler singe Metta het such information as govern-| It, ture by British troops|tion trip. But at the same time he nt wishes disse’ widens the wedge thrust against {declared for universal military, the main Hindenburg line of com-| ‘raising for no other reason than munications from St. Quentin to| “it would bring @ more correct lidea of democracy. } He says the railroads will have| no difficulty in meeting the traffic situation. ARCANUM SOLVENT | A telegram has been received by D. J. McMullen, deputy suprem regent of the Royal Arcanum, from Samuel N. Hoag, supreme regent of} that organization, at Boston, stating that the Royal Arcanum is absolute ly solvent, with all claims promptly PROTEST INCREASE IN LUMBER RATES WASHINGTON, April 16-—-Rep- resentatives of West Coast lumber manufacturers are here to protest againat the proposed 15 per cent in crease in freight rates on their German Losses Heavy products. They have been assured| ‘The enemy attack at Mounchy that the increase will not be ordered | on Saturday,” Haig’s report sald to- prior to June 1, and that protests|day, “was pre in the most de will be heard in the meantime termined manner, The third divis - fon was hurried as a ret cement o the German Iine and ordered to Cambrai, on a front of five miles. Villaret is five miles to the north} of Fresnoy Le Petit and Pontru both already in British hands and both one and one-half miles from Cambrat-Sts Quentin line. The German defense was center. ing around Mounchy Le Preux. new elf Announce Winners Because of the many letters received in Sins” contest, prizes has been offered, take several Star can make the announce- ment ofthe winners. No ‘TO TEACH AVIATION According to J, W ant professor in civil engineering at the Univers! instruction aviation is being planned under its Miller is an experienced aviator. The establishment of the course in aerodynamics, nated by W. been delayed for so long that struction in this work cannot pos sibly start until next year, The Rhodes Co. |i Spring oil Summer Underwear ‘MEN’S ar $19.50 “Billie Burke” Style Wool Crepe Dresses $14.95 Upper Main Floor. Special for Tuesday ..... Special Sales, been re- the Tuesday Dresses have occasion, these splendid |FOR| « duce ortunities in this sale are ex- onal, as this style Dress has met with greater than any other style that has been recently The assortment comprises several models. The « The sizes are for misses ist of sizes and small women, and cons 14, 16, 18 and %. The embroidered belts, fine side pleats and sailor collar of self that silk are features that enhance greatly material is covered with white this unusually attractive style. The undy, color range dis- Green, srown, F Havana Jelgium, Peacock and Gray, Flesh, Light Blue, Tan and Black. lays Navy lue; Rose, Cherry, Red, Women’s 35c Union Suits 25c . Upper Main Floor. Special Tuesday summer weight Union Suits have been — priced special for Tuesday. They ape” | THESE | made in low neck, short sleeves; knee or umbrella styles, in sizes 36 to 38 only ar 35c. Tuesday, a ao : | JAPANESE DON’T Special for of “Deadly Sins” Contest Later | SAN FRANCISCO, Japan does not believe there s any German submarines fn # jetfic. A Tokio cable to @ Japanese newspaper today jclares the minister of marine | [nies the presence of the U. Capt. Gilmer, in charge of the Naval district, today <a ne a previous statement that the 4 had been reported to American thorities, but said there had been confirmation as yet. “The Seven Deadly for which $100 in it will days before The letters will be ac- test having closed more To Remove Dandruff Get a 25-cent bottle of D at any drug store, pour a little your band and rub well into scalp with the finger tips. morning most, if not all, of this ful scurf will have di Two or three applications will 3 stroy every bit of dandruff; stop scalp itching and falling hair, Miller, assist of Washington, tain phases of in ce schedule. Prof. military which was do Boeing of the Pa- Aero Supplies Company, has in- You'll miss a rare mystery if don't read “The Blind Man’ Starts today. OUT OF a venire of 125 names ‘4. and at lus of $4,000,-| 5 ‘ lo * | paid, and @ cash surplus ¢ drawn for jur {co during the|Teteke Mounchy at all costs. Its|Pant nie M CMe MUCD ut A erence term of King county | losses, like that of other German!) (°4.0 story carried in Saturday] rior court, 42 are women. Com-|treops, was exceptionally heavy, |to ft rian Weer ; 4 he i 4 |papers that a receiver had been ap-| ~ up in May are the special Estimate of the booty captured soe Gor the acmiab - cases brought from Snohomish | at Levien and along the Sou | pointed i | sunty against the 1, W. W |river is not available, but it was) very largo, including some six-inch naval guns and many thousands of rounds of ammunition of all cali bers, as far as eight-inch guns. ‘Our booty tncludes quantities of AN OPERATION CATARRH IS | AVERTED DANGEROUS {trench mortars, bombs, grenades ltruck-loads of new tools, many freely, hear|lengths of tram lines and with _ a smell, taste and arine in the! trucks complete, and two large en-| Philadelphia, Pa—"One | year | ning ‘refreshed and strong, with) eineer dumps,” Haig’s statement | @s0 I was very sick and I suffere 4 hi conditions that make| sald | with pains in the siete of 6 | Bavarians Among Prisoners | | my side and| Phage mt back until I . The effects of this! “More than a third of their pris-| “eee Paes Pr ae Ce sae *loners since the %th were Bavar te. tans tt r re # disease] fans.” | different doo! - . | Battle front dispatches today re.) tor and they | ‘< £ atiment.| vealed the wild haste of the German | Tinlad haa ii| troops to withdraw great supplies Rinata. (Rone of food, ammunition and guns, out an wach ak of the doomed cities of Lens and et any relief St. Quentin. Flames were te be intil | would be een in both towns from the British yperated on I |lines now holding the suburbs of had suffered for both elties—45 miles apart four years before this time, but I Just such attacks as those on| kept getting worse the more medi "| Mounchy were to be expected from | cine 1 took tvery month since I the Germans on the whole British! was a young girl I had suffered! | offensive front ig pins Plan Center Attacks his and which| Unable to stem the tide of the vod Teault# in| British advance at the two pivotal lcities in their line, Lens-and St the Germans were appar | with cramps in my sides Jand was never regular, 1 r advertisement in the newspa per and the picture of a woman |who had been saved from an oper at perio saw and get an pg t worth. | Quentin, ation and this picture was im Take ently concentrating big forces for|pressed on my mind. The doctor ait, ‘{j;counter attacks at intermediate} had given me only two more days | tablesp | points. |to make up my mind, so I sent my T Occupation of Dixmude by Bel-/husband to the drug store at once in pie gian troops Without opposition from|for qa bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's the Germans gave hint to experts here today that the Germans may Ve me, I and, believe change and getable Compounc noticed a soon ibe me caturrh will speedily! be planning & retirement on a vast! when I had finished the third dot 4: form suld give this simple, scale on the west front, Some be-|tle 1 was cured and never felt bet lieve this retreat might even carry|ter, I grant you the privilege to the Germans back to the Belgian|»ublish my letter and@im only too ! border |glad to let other women know of ic = nea ac he! Such a maneuver would greatly| my cure.”—Mrs. Thos. McGonigal, shorten the German line and, ther 2 Hartville Street, Phila, | “age A mass of men for de-| et See Dr, Edwin J. Brown that this exoeed- A DOL al for fense against the smashing British nd French attacks. mn Book ALEXIEFF NAMED |, SLAV ARMY HEAD | "=009 27" ed to un every. tow. w pare of nge, Afi sa frequent, aod finally enurely. Palliative mens attack are all that it is p . gost, while care in the diet is the best Preventive measure. An attack may often be prevented by taking two anti- HIMSELF Seattle’ Dentist ts hinat A disnppear Kamnin tablets when the frat symptoms “ | for #1 00, These prices in. Y, PRTROGRAD, April 16.—Gen.| pain. Alexieff was today named com-|~ — — manderin-chlef of all Russia's A plot that unfolds quickly | armies. He had been chief of staff}makes “The Hlind Man's Byes” un | —auverusement of the army Susual fiction, FM EBA PE ! PIANLESS TEETH CORRECTION This Office Will Be Open From 9 A. M. Until 8 P.M. 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