The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 9, 1917, Page 10

T Political Liberalization of Germany Is Impending, Says Correspondent BY JOHN GRANDENS United Prowse aft oT BERLIN, via London, July % —Signs multiply that the po litical liberation of Germany is pending A week's Important confer. | ences preceding the reichstag’s session brought the situation to a head today. Tomorrow Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg Is expected to make a formal statement, and there Is Intense interest as to the att! tude he may show on electoral reforms. From the central wing to the |) Socialists, all opinion in the relch fbr in united that a electoral system must be o day ly on the situation. Must Be Frank “The meeting means ared the |r “It is not possible [chancellor to DOUBLE CRISIS major BY CARL D. GROAT government must ma in view supporte pression that affa EXPECT CRISIS IN| | GERMANY TUESDAY Continued From Page 1 trip from the front, arriving Satur avold a frank of the "The clear that reformed applied tn e e Rerlin papers comment vigorous a eritteal | first magnitude for Lokal An for the and to Phil soctalint of the gov nd his friends brought neutral countries the | \there is no policy of xation United Press Staff Correspondeat Peace Offer Mi ke WASHINGTON, July %— | “Our onesided peace offer to America’s embargo, plus in- Russia was a grave mistake, as ft ternal German troubles, prom- d that country closer to tho e8 “The Ise soon to hang two nm mill. stones about Germany's neck The embargo, curtailing sup plies to neutrals, lest they be re-exported to Germany, will be effective July 15. Thereafter introduction The socialist of a prelim ry system has become tmpera. organ, Voerwarts, comments bitterly on promises for im. so vital foogstuffs, munitions, |feform in franchise, which have fertill or metals can be | not yet matertalized sent abroad without licenses | “Events of the greatest |portance” were pred! day newspapers pen tomorrow.” from the department of com. merce. Certain congressmen strongly fa vor having the president so screw own these limitations that the) The liberal neutrals will have to align them-/|agreed that as the Reaction or Liberalism press aa a whole retchstag must sted in Mon likely to hap selves with the United States un-|now decide whether the people are less they wish to starve. Breakers Ahead for Germany Meantime, according to reports, Th Germany is confronted with trou-| bles from within—demand for par. liamentary reform and a general| political situation wherein new peace terms are apparently forth- coming. The pressure from with-| out and within seems Itkely to be| such as to give the Teuton authori: | ties some difficult months ahead. | Neutrals will suffer more unless | they divert their tied-up shipping to allied uses and likewise permit #u allied patrol of the Scandinavian eralism.” Voerwarts declared Conferences Held in coasts to bag submarines, now us- | burs. ing territorial waters as a safe out-] Observers of German affairs let to the sea. here, aware of Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg’s = skill May Enforce 60-Day Embargo prerions In issuing regulations on the em-|umphing over Largo, President out that the U. {ts allies first and of shutting off|preliminary body apy reexport of supplies to Ger-| Subs Called Faliure tn to be “governed by reaction or Ifb- We are suffering the same All civil- Settled not on the basis of mi! itary polley or power, but on principles of international Numerous conferences were held | Herlin Sunday following Chan- cellor Hollweg’s audience with the kaiser and Field Marshal Hinden. tri political Wilson pointed |storms, where it seemed he muss S. wants to heed |lose control In the reichstag, were neutral needs, but he just as em-| intensely interested in the reported phatically showed the prime need |agreements between the socialists ot feeding the United States and|and central parties in the German many thru neutral nations. The The centerist member, Erz- Scandinavian countries, Holland| berger, apparently “took the and Switzerland will be hard hit| lid off” the whole German situ- by the embargo. | ation. One report received The nature of the proclamation has strengthened belief here that! the government wil! shut off all ex-| Ports with an embargo for 60 days wntil an invoice of this country’s supplies may be taken. Ba here wae that he land by August ist. at $2.25 mer time wear. SILK DRESSES $9.45 | It’s extraordinary indeed to be able | to get Dresses like these for only $9.45. They’re of silk taffeta with Georgette sleeves—modelg suitable for afternoon and street wear. Short, loose blouse effect, shirred at the waistline— in navy, Copen, green, black and tan. Coats, left. Odd lots of Women’s Coats | Women’s Dress in broken color 79¢c special at This For Women and Misses denounced the failure of the submarine warfare and commented bitter. ly on fantastic promises of the government to starve out Eng THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT, Dainty Summer Dresses Cotton Voile Dresses, just as cool as can be for sum- Made of plain white voile with plaited waists and full skirts, finished with deep yoke, cuffs and wide band at the bottom of the skirts, of striped voile in pink, black, lavender or blue—and black velveteen belt. to ador Prussia if Prussia fails cord such a plan of its own 4 The government's | vast changes in electoral district {is considered only a small instal ment in payment for the large det owing the people by the Gorm@ government. There was a dispos tion Indicated tn all parties toda to demand Prussian reform thi fall According to Granden’s dispate | th main objection now held by |German reformists to the electoral system is th Jance of Prussian repr the government In the ntation t reichsta, the kingdom of Prussia has 236 dep six or eight times as man: reas any other kingdom ¢ In the b esrath Pru members, nearly thre uties mer principality [nia has 17 | times as many as any other sec tion of Germany "RESERVE GUARD Organization of two compa nies of Washington State Guard will be started in Seattie within the week, according to Adjt. Gen, Maurice Thompson, who returned Monday, after a conference with Gov. Lister, « from those who apply Thompson Monday, “and the appoint officers, w will se be held to Arms and guard have already be says Lister. SUBMARINE BASE n pw | TO BE NEAR HERE: WASHINGTON mart established Wash., by the nary cording to announce Transfer of the Nghthouse service As artment, ® tot partment probably will be by congress ANNUAL FAIR AUG. 13) from th navy 4 legalize The fifth nd M pants Annual Manufacturer Industrial fair wt be held at the new exhibition bul jing, Fourth ave. and st, August 1 wnder th hamber of Con ereial Club. auspices of th [merce and ( Gophers Will Pieni Everybody from Minnesota, “Gopher” state, is welcome at th Gopher pienic to be hele land park July 14, Ip. m. mn Women’s and Misses’ \ TOP COATS $7.45 —It’s a Sale 5 a specially taken placed on sale because sizes and colors are broken, and there are only a Among mixture Coats, a few wool jersey Sport | Coats and black and white checks. of ol our, gabardine, | Skirts, in plaids and stripes, oe ‘ finished with belts and burella cloth, wool jersey pockets; re and novelty $12 45 | duced to $1.95 weaves, at. id ; Muslin Underskirts with Women’s and Misses’ | tape drawstring fastening Waists and Middies in a | at waistline; finished with varied assortment of styles | embroidery flounces; 36- to and materials, 40-inch length, At crceeseeee eee 80c | of and reduced lot out of our stock few them are some Women’s, Misses’ and Children’s Apparel | at Bargain Basement Prices Skirts— | and sizes, | Sports models and All-wool | Boys’ Wash Suits of Gala- tea, made of striped ging ham, linenes an®@ eambray, in tailored e Tommy Pucker and other ize 89c Children’s Stockings of fine ytton yarn, obtain able in sky blue, white and pink; sizes 2 to 6; 5 special, a pair.... 1 Cc at promines 0 resent prepondor nald r the plaid | ‘RUSSIANS TAKE 7,000 MEN AND 131 OFFICERS WAK SITUATION TODAY yt mm bt ‘ 4 : ; were re | Hy United Press Leased Wire | PETROGRAD, July 9.—Rus | tla centered her drive on Lem- | berg in Galicia today with a Y| powerful offensive directed west of Stanisiau, which took several villages, according to 51 the official report. 4 Gen, Kormileff was in charge of y | the operations In this section and YY [reported complete success, The war = Jott ® today 4 dd that 131 of 7 ) men vy guns, 36 lie guns and ny machine jeunes had b ken | Four more cites in Galtcta were Jeaptured by the advancing Rus ‘ans = today—Jesupolelezov, Pa | velche, Rybno and Starylyatec | Gen. Brusiloff's cavalry hae reached the River Lukya In the war office aid, re of the Turks, the villages of Hendjuin, Khantkio and Kasrishireau bad been evacu ted WITHIN A WEEK’ ; Stanisiau ts about 75 miles so: cant of Lemberg and 60 mile H of Breezany, around which the Kus fensive first started GERMANS USE LIQUID FIRE By United Press Leased Wire PARIS, July 9.—Suddenly as Gov. Laster authorized the forma) guming the offensive French tion of 16 Home Guard iAiNhl. Gaede UM Taruerd lat in the state, to take t! ace of] night between Bovettes ridge ta called into federal serv-| and Chevregny, recapturing toe, Me " pare 18 to 45 years Will) first line trenches over a front “We will appoint recruiting offt-| 2 oe See Me re w th « and three dif ked troop © French, pated agair tack was ympanied by | fire. rm taken by t |Fre m the heavy losses! ton the enemy On the left bank of the Meuse nt west of Mort H , Dead Man's Hill), two attacks | were repulsed RAID SUCCESSFUL | My United Press Leased Wire LONDON, July #—Carrying out helof a successful raid southeast of e-|Hargicourt by the British forces pdjand repulse of an attempt at a raid by the Germans southeast of look Was reported by shal Halx today », |U. S. S. MASSAPEQUA ‘ SUNK BY U-BOAT University | an ne July 9.—Sin ot LONDON, m-|the At an steamer Man 1a by a Germ submarine on Satur cay was announced by the admi C | ralty today The crew was landed at the Isle De Seine (an island off the north t coast of France, 28 miles uthwest of Brest) qua was a 3 f 3,193 tons a carried a crew of which eight were Ameri s. Capt. A. H. Strumm was in smand. The ship was loaded with grain. ‘FEAR OF BLINDNESS | GAUSE OF SUICIDE | Acting, it Is believed, under the fear that he was going snow blind. James J. Ryan, bookke , 50, \f| Alaskan pioneer, of Nome, shot jhimaelf thru the heart 8 af ternoon in his room at t Oxford hotel. He died within 10 min | Ryan is a brother of Richard Ryan lof New York innesota, just returned from England, was guarded by two Uv. 8. gunboat ne scout on the Ing these fired on \f\ turn voya I} [received here | TAKES POISON; DIES Mrs. Haydee McDonald a widow, who was despond jent over ill health, took poison and jdied Sunday morning at the city hospital. She lived with her par. esite W. R. Clark and wife, 608 East Republican st ording Long Jim Buys Buzzer WENATCHEE July 9—Chief |Long Jim, owner of the Chelan If townslt 8 bought a six-cylinder buzz wagon, Jim wouldn't give ap his ca and canoe as a 18 of travel until the horse died and somebody stole the boat |Phone Girls to Dance For one night Seattle's girls will replace “Number, p with “Dance, ple Priva exchan will hold National phone the for at ernators nefit: dar ard mess fund Thursday night Seattle Woman Wins in Tennis Tourney Seattle tennis chi pavilion | | | Fenn of the | Mrs ldope in tourney at \from Mra. N | Denver, 6-1, French to Celebrate French of the city will celebrate the “fall of the Baastile” night with a dan hotel titute Iie MeCambridge of Proceed in France PETROGRAD, July 9. |'Tikhon, former archbishop of the Bursd | Russian chureh for North with headquarters in New York, has been elected bishop of Moscow. ‘hevegry, | Field Mar The | to letters! upset tho | Woodland park Sunday by winning | America, | | | | HE SEATTLE STAR Own” The National Council “Carry Your A Defense The National Council of Defense A representative of tl tore meets is asking the retailers of the coun with about fift ther retail mer has recommended that customers be try to do everything they can in chants July 10 in W ashingt Bp, ¢ encouraged to carry every possible co-operation with their customers to talk over possible retail purchase with them. It’s going to be to stop waste The first thing on their pr ge Ghitnis 45. be Been The savings you can individually a discussion of ways and means ie “eh Hap ries se ag to bi ar- make are, of course, very small, but | whereby the packages from the | TY YO package. ; there are three hundred thousand stores of the whole United States You are not being asked to join in a foolish economy fad, but it is your duty to save waste. You can lighten Uncle Sam's burden by “Carrying Your Own.” can be delivered by parcel post, which, will very greatly decrease which runs into millions odd of you in Seattle, and if every one of you helps even your little bit, it will be well worth your | while. if possible, an expense of dollars a year To Further Riesraee the “Carry Home” Idea Among Seattle Shoppers We Call Attention to the Following: Shopping Bags, Baskets and Carryalls of Every Nature CARRYALL BAGS, 5¢ FIBER MATTING CASES, 55¢ TO 89¢—Conven- substantial handle In two sizes iently shaped like suit cases, with metal handles and other roomy. Stationery Shop and Sc, 10c, 15¢ Section. catches They « at the top Of tough fibrous paper, with one small and the bras i STRING SHOPPING BAGS, 10¢ TO 75¢— There's 4 BAMBOO CASES, 98¢ TO $1.50—Good, strong Bags, lot of comfort to be had from these inexpensive shot made and opening like suit cases; of firm bamboo. ping accessorie Plain, everyday black String Bag ; may be had for as little as 10c in the Se, 10¢ and 15¢ | IMPORTED REED BAGS, 25¢ TO 50¢—Natural colored reed, made into good, strong Bags, conven- ient for carrying parcels, week-end necessities and lunches. | that kind, there is a Bag: House and Notion Sections, and bes ore pretentious in the variety ofr Furnishings Section GLADSTONE BAGS— Yorkers—and by generat are corr picnic ich have been carried by Englanc for favor The ‘The above four items— and many others—in the Basket Section. CRETONNE BAGS, 35¢ TO $6.00—and one more New rs here ft tan c¢ » has some ier with Khaki Particularly convenient fascinating than another! There are simple little Cre- for professional men and + us. Three sizes tonne Bags, basket-like in shape, at 35c—large, roomy $6.50, $7.00 and $7.50. Luggage Shop, Third Cretonne Bags on hoop handles, at 75c, and wonder- Floor, fully attractive Shopping and Knitting Bags—with ™ 3 2 ; ttle fo c y compa ly equipped—at $6.00, not ATTING BAGS, 10¢€ TO 59¢—Fetching little for knitting compartment fully equipp 2 ” cign Bags of Japanese matting lined with quain to mention the host of Bags at in-between prices, printed Jap cloth. One style from 10c to 25c, like 5Oc and &5c. ‘These in the Art Needlework Sec- f ay another 19¢ to 5% tion. The Bon Marché’s July | | Clearance Sales “5,000 YARDS OF SUMMER WASH GOODS JOIN THE JULY CLEARANCE SALES all surplus stocks and short lines must be out of the way at this time of year— short season, Wash Goods will go at unusually short prices. Here are some of the a They join because ind because of such a good things in store for you: 50c Silk and Cotton Wash Silks 35c a Yard Silk and cotton mixtures take a prominent part in the July Clearance Sale—by reducing their price from 50c to 35c a yard. Some fine looking patterns in this lot in stripes and floral patterns, green, laven- der, blue and yellow; 36 inches wide. | 15c Foulards 10c Yd. Fine Lawns 5c Yard | Sport Stripes 15¢ Yard | Neat Printed Patterns Suiting, 34 inches 25c Ss f Stripe 25 and 27 Inches Wide wi good quality suiting in blue Printed and plain color Lawns in and white, black and white; also | Cotton printed Foulards, 28 inches itehe and dark rs; the printed | eTeen and white stripes | wide; blue backgrounds, mostly, with a z 1 white patterns; some black and white 35c Khaki Sport Cloth 25c Khaki Sport Cloth, 34 inches wide; dark tan background with large dot, ring and fancy figure patterns. 35c Silk Mixtures 25c Yard pieces have pretty floral patterns and | stripe effects Printed Lawn 9c Yar 27 to 30 Inches Wide | checks. 20c Dotted Voile 10c Bright Color Dot Designs Dainty heer Lawn for making Silk and cotton mixed Wash Silks, Half price for these pretty Voiles at cool sur resses; light a me 27 to 36 inches wide, in tan, green, | the Clearance Sale; fine, sheer qual dium ¢¢ pretty floral and | magenta and black, in dot and brocade | ity; 38 inches wide; mostly tan back- patterns grounds. LOWER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE. Scores of Unusual Waists at 95c 9 Organdy, Voile, Crossbar Muslin, Linene and Novelty Fabrics, Embroidery, Lace and Tuck Trimmed—also Tailored Styles stripe patterns In addition to our famous 95c lines— all $1.15 and many higher priced Waists at 95c " f Most trimming of them have large collars, daintily lace trimmed. Also Tailored Blouses—many with high col- SCOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE. Infants’and Children’s Wear at Clearance Prices Note the Low Prices Listed Here Children’s Odd Flannelette Sacques Are Reduced to With Pink or Blue Shell Sitch. Envelope-Style Creepers of 1 39c Sheer, pretty, cool Many with touches lar worn by midsummer and cuffs, wearing stripes or collars July Clearance Sale of Men’s Underwear With Prices Far Lower Than Usual Scriven’s $1.00 Elastic Seam Cotton Drawers, a Pair } 69c Broken Sizes, But Splendid Value. Men’s $1.75 Shirts and DOPAWErs Malt Price, EaCh 6.5 << oc.6 0.0% Indian Head and Gingham............ J Fine Quality Linen Mesh Garments Plain White and Checked Patterns. Broken Lines of Men’s $1.50 1 15 | Broken Lines of Infants’ ih 39 Union Suits Reduced cooed SPube Soft-Solé Slippers, Pair... ssa on J C Lisle and Light-weight Cotton. Men's $2.50 Shirts < Drawers Half Pric Flaxall Patent Vamps with Red Kid Tops. Infants’ Soft-Sole Shoes and } 50 Slippers Reduced to pels cates J c In Kid and Patent Combinations. Crepe Sacques, Special 15c, 25c, 39c $1.25 | Garments Linen Mesh Broken Lines Men's $2.50 Union Suits Reduced to............ Crepe Kimonos, Special 25c, 39c, 50¢ Fine White Mercerized Lisle Lawn Bonnets : , Pee, GSe 5 5 hit isle. nets at 39c, 75c, 98c, $1.50 LOWER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE SECOND FLOOR THE BON MARCHE SELLING GIFTS, SOUVENIRS AND WEARABLES FOR UNCLE SAM’S “TEDDIES” Conveniently Located Just to the Left of the Lower Second Avenue Entrance. One of the Bon Marche Soldier Boys will! Useful Keepsakes, like Vest Pocket Cam- be “on guard” in this new sectic | < ; § pet bqaidir hod ada eras, Fountain Pens—will have a_ place The | help you to choose what will be most | re) ler acceptable to your Soldier pas Sailor in this new section of the Bon Marche | friends i : . . You will find Sweaters, Stockings, Hand Ney Ae bee cee) eau venima ies overlooked op kerchiefs and Wrist’ Watches for the | for there will be Sewing Kits and the 7 | Joys in Khaki like, and lots of Toilet needs: THE BON MARCHE