The Seattle Star Newspaper, July 31, 1917, Page 9

SLACKER HUNT THRUOUT NATION _ IN FULL SWING Pelted Press Leased Wire WASHINGTON, July 31 Claims of exemptions for ser vice in America’s national ar are running heavy Initial examinations here and at other points where men are being called show a higher Percentage of claims than had been anticipated. A areat hunt started thruout the try today for draft eve Warned by Attorney General Greg that “thousands of men failed #0 register June 5, and have been hiding ever since,” the United _ States attorneys in all districts en Hated civilian help and started after the slackers. ‘The names of hundreds of youths Who thought themselves securely “hidden have been forwarded to /Hocal authorities from the Justice ent. Among the informants “many mothers whose sons regis tered for the draft, and who could ‘not bear to see other boys in the slip thru Uncle were Whe slackers caught will be j right up at the top of the 4 Tats for examination whenever pos gible. This will be done by assign htem numbers of men early on list who were discharged for sical or other disability ES BEGIN NEW DRIVE IN WEST. d From Page 1° | ——_——_# objectives,” the British | inder-in.chief goondns | *Batisfactory progress was at. | tained in all positions. “Many prisoners have already “been taken.” Field Marshal Haig did not men the exact extent of the British ive in Belgium, but gave its every creature, both man and ost point as “north of the/- 15. “It is a superstition that there is such a thing as ‘woman's work.’ woman, to serve mankind.” —Russia’s PAP YG We NRA, per It is the destiny of greatest writer, Leo dispatches indicated fight- was continuing flercely toda) Forces Diverted French troops “to the left of the fish” means they are some- between Armentieres and 6 Belgian coast, a section here- almost exclusively manned gh and Belgian forces French forces have bee: to ald Gen. Haig in this War effort, or else a small of French troops, held to aid Belgian defense for purely RUSSIA AGAIN SHOWS SIGNS By United Press Leased Wire LONDON, July 31.—Russia seemed today to be recovering from the virus injected into and fighting. ” id ceseeged her armies by the German spy . | system. Marshal Haixg’s report as-| sectors of the great northeast- the “British attack had be-| ern front Kerensky’s troops assault—the second concert-| were vigorously pressing the ifensive in this Messines ridge| battle. duel in the whole war to date. | Michaelis’ statement, designed to seven days now, British andjeliminate Russia from the allies, all this Belgian front. The/of interest. London newspapers apparently started the/today emphasized an interview another stroke in this sector, | ed on his return from Paris, as- the British quickly replied | serting culable quantity. They fought ; by the British com-| when the least expected and first objectives, would seem|go on. My latest informa that the British were that Russia will recover and troops. In this same connection, editorial River Lys flows northward |comment today applauded Foreign Riuerere canal at Comines.|house of commons, denying the canal and the river form ‘an|German claim that the allies war- Messines-Witschaete ridge, ics mgr ewes” | WOMAN USES GUN ~ It was tn this section that Ha: hie big blow a tew weers| TO URGE MARRIAGE! dominating ridge positions.| PORTLAND, July 31.—-When Mrs that time it has been fre-| Marcella Clark determined she preparing to make full use| husband, A. KE. Clark, she persuaded their height positions by sweep-|two friends to help her kidnap him| sing waterways over the low-| point of a pistol. in Vancouver, | Wash., Monday The kidnaping artillery bombardment of almost | mobile ran into a pile of lumber on idescribable fury raging on the|a downtown street, the flight was to the Belgian coast. | henchmen were arrested “Front dispatches have described " centrated fire of the whole war ‘Bome of the detonations of this| FEAR GERMANS MAY | from the east. SAN FRANCISCO, July 31. Started July 23 that the steamsh n William Philip Simms at the a German sea raider, was expressed itish front last week, described | today by Capt. Wm. Cummings, of ivable effort in their concen-| admiralty officials in New Zealand artillery fire. warned him that the Valdiva, a Ger- vith a fairly intense fire on July| be intending a raid, and that a Ger ‘Thru the 4 since it has in-| man raider, carrying six-inch guns, of roar yesterday |the North sea, and might be in the Nieuport, Ypres, Armentieres,) Pacific. The Ludlow left New Zea- _ Oosta: felt the hail of this fire | yume Titanic Duel Soetentiy Yoon called into ser otis FUNERAL TO by the Germans. Long range) ‘ind the Pritish lines lie The British artillery has! not} | Br tiated Bee ise uty at A great number of guns have! of Gen, Harrison Gray Otix, editor concentrated along this whole principal owner of. the Lo times even exceeded the enemy's ih, fom tha Fier Con. Front dispatches have described|gregational church. The Loyal i will have charge | the grave, Hollywood ceme Mie p Seattle Hagies to Seattle Aerie, No. 1, Fraternal] Sergt. William Donlan and his! Order of Eagles, will be represent-| riot squad dispersed a double riot be held at Buffalo, N. Y., August 12| when a crowd assembled to jeer at fo 18, by Frank P. Mullen, grand|express strikebreakers Monday _ 1. J. Considine and Thomas Moore. (GOOD DRAFT RECORD Miss Kdna Snell, 21 former| By United Lensed Wire eee, high school student, is erring pine Knights Ferry youths out of 40 Federal ave., sustained total of 21 registered were Starts at 3:50 a. m. Dispatches showed on some at 3:50 a. m. today. had assumed the initiative and ollowed the greatest ar-| In Russia, German Chancellor guns have been roaring | apparently did not create a ripple trated fire, presumably fear-| which Premier Lioyd George grant Fredoubied activity. “The Russians are an ineal of “the allies” capturing | back when it seemed they o either by Belgian or|come as formidable as ever.” Armentieres, joining with| Minister Balfour's statement in the | angie, in which is included red for conquest. — Utilize High Positions , the Canadians sweeping over! gy United Freas Leased Wire apparent that the British | wanted to remarry her divorced the Germans back against the/and force him to acquiesce at the ‘For a week now there has been! was successful, but when the auto- iti sector around Armentieres | interrupted, and Mrs. Clark's two tt as the most superiatively con- Hiei ee wie’) WAVE TAKEN SHIP Dispatches to the United Press| days overdue, may be the victim of Germans as pouring forth every | the steamer Ludlow. He declares The German bombardment began | man ship, had left Chile, and might eer steadily, reaching a cre-| had got past the British patrol in werne and other cities have |land at the same time as the Wa Every conceivable sort of a gun have searched out spots be-| een a whit behind in reciprocat-| mineral services over the remaing front and their drum fire has at nines, will be: Bald tomor the duel as the most titanic in the| Legion and Stanton post Attend Grand Aerie ed at the Grand aerie meeting, to|at Marion st. and Railroad ave., > trustee; Henry Beck, Frank Dowd,| night BREAKS ARM IN FALL KNIGHTS FERRY, Cal., July 31 with a broken arm at her drafted, ‘when she fell from a swing, OF INITIATIVE : Fear | Wairuna, 36 |BE HELD WEDNESDAY : ‘CAR PEACE ONLY __ MATTER OF HOURS f Continued From Page 1" high hopes” that the strike would he settled in conference before the day was over ‘ He is the only man whose yappeared in both th traction officials’ lis arbitrators. So th athe would the third as arbitrator some name and sible! it be man time “Both eides have shown a flexi bility of attitude in the last two | days,” Dr, Buzallo id 1 am j sure that some plan of settlement loan be agreed upon to clear up the situation. | “Incidentally, 1 | The Star for t has rendered.” The communication recelved by the strikers Monday night from | Leonard is not expected to play any [part in the settlement. The letter | follows Leonard's Counter Plan Leonard's letter follows want to thank very great help it “We received this morning your}. letter of July 29, commenting on the communication to our form jemployes, published in yesterday's papers, in which we offered to ar- bitrate all points at issue “We are pleased to see that you jare heartily in accord with the | principles set forth in our com munication, even tho you do not agree with all details Company Once Approved It | “You suggest as an alternative Proposition, arbitration before a/ | board of three members, consisting pee a representative of each of the ltwo parties to the controversy, the |two arbitrators so chosen to select a third. A moment's consideration | of your suggestion will show clear y that two members of your pro posed board would be prejudiced, | as they would be the personal rep-| Tresentatives of the parties to the controversy, with the result that the burden of the deciding vote would be thrown onto the third arbitrator. We submit that the) questions involved are of too great importance to be decided by any jone map | “We believe that the board | Should be composed entirely of un-| | prejudiced men of auch high stand- | ing in the community that all will {have confidence in their decision. Won't Haggle Over Number “You suggest that an arbitration board of four is undesirable, cause it might result in a deadl Again, we believe that a further consideration will convince you of the merit of having a board of four members, it having been demon- strated in practice that such a plan is not only practicable but very satisfactory to all concerned. How ever, we have no desire to insist on this particular number, and if it should be decided after careful con sideration that an arbitration board of four members would be unsats factory to our employes, we would be perfectly willing to have the} board consist of five members, or ater number selected from ubmitted.” i War Reporting Hard} The modern war must be something mere getter of facts, Frederic Coleman, newspaper man, correspondent more than a an American who was with Gen | Professors jot Callfornia WAR BOARD NOW RUSHING WORK ON SUPPLIES By United Frese Leased WASHINGTON, July 3t.— With “speed” the watchword, the new industrial war board of the national defense counci! met today for the first time to prepare the government's great buying campaign to supply her armies. “Thé preliminary share in the wa Chairman Scott must produce, Days saved now war needs will field.” The board” circles today the White was centering stage of our ix over now,” id ay. “We produc produce. in production of save lives in the spirit of the new * was manifest in all official From the capitol to House the government on pushing war | plans, House and senate conferees on the food bill resumed work at 10 14, hopeful an agreement could be reached today on the one dis-| puted feature yet remaining fn the bill—a congressionat committee to vise government contracts Committees of both branches! were laboring with the problem of raising $2,000,000,000 in taxes to! meet added needs of the war ma chine. TONGS FAIL TO END THEIR WA | By United Preme Leamed Wire PORTLAND, July 31.—Hopes for a Chin tong peace were shattered today with the out lining of what are said to be impossible peace terme by the allled Hop Sings and Suey Sings. All tongs concerned are opposed to the granting of indemnity The Hop and Suey Sings declared today before they will sign peace pacts the Bing Kungs must bring about the release of all Hop and| Suey Sings held. for murder. Both the Chinese and the author ities question the activities of Sam| Ahtye, of San Francisco, self-styled peace advocate. Sam is believed to be an avowed friend of the Hop and | Suey Sings COLUMBIA RIVER’S HIDDEN PAST LAID BARE BY STUDENTS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, July 31.—The discovery of the re mains of extinct camels, deer and ground sloths in the white bluffs along the Columbia river, in Southern Washington, ha John ¢ Merriam and| Buwalda, of the University to decipher a new chapter of the river's autoblography. The bluffs have been regarded by moat geologists as of the same | period as the Ellensburg formation which {is Miocene. The professors, | John P according to| however, found fossil remains of an-| imals much further along in the course of evolution than efmilar ani war! horres, | habled | ‘COME ON OVER’ IS INVITATION OF “SAMMIES” BY J. W. PEGLER WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, July 31.— To the Americans back home, who are today being called upon for the draft army, Per: France shing’s Sammies in h thie messa e didn't hesitate to offer everything we had. We are confident those who stayed at home will obey thelr consci- ences and walve all exemption claims unless of the utmost necessity.” The mousage was the view expressed by scores of the} |American fighters here today |Sammy ts not an irresponsible in | dividual; he has been doing # lot lpr thinking | composite Pershing Inspects Sammies Tt is noticeable here at the train ing camp that the general de meanor of America’s fighting forces | in seriously earnest. Not that they | aren't cheerful, but they feel re sponsibility, Nearly all realize their numbers must be swelled to hundreds of thousands; that many and many more will be And then they conclude) they would rather be fighting in France right now than fighting a defensive fight in America later Yesterday the camp was thrilled by its commander-in-ehief’s first in- spection. The Sammies were not apprised of Gen, Pershing’s ap proaching visit until the Inst mo ment Monday morning they turned out far ahead of the usual reveille time and worked thetr hardest putting their picturesque hitewashed billets in order and cleaning up the little vijlages where they are located Poilus Adore Samm The United Press corr journeyed from Pass with ing’s staff As the ain paused at one station in the camp, a com Y of French were entratning. They spied the Sammies and tu |multuously cheered. Then they scurried over to the running board of train and, with ecstatic clasped hands brothers in will die mained Persh with their American | whoops of rejoicing | ing of com prung most genuine fe jradeship and a tion has up between the pollus and the Sam }mies, The French villagers like wine adore the American fighters. The salutation, Allo, Samme is a familar one now. Every regi ment has had doled out to it a supply of white flour to supply its lown breads, biscuits and ples Later an enormous baker's tent will be erected to supply all the troops. HEAT KILLS 4 ANDPROSTRATES 50 IN CHICAGO ———___—_— Continued From Page 1| Hf Pascoe | braska corn i* in splendid on to stand the drouth. | Milwaukee Swelters fy United Frese sensed Wire | MILWAUKEE, July 31.—The peo e here toda) were still waiting for the cool northerly breeze promised by the weather man for last night |The same scorching northw | wind that has caused two |and 10 prostrations in the last three | days continued, and in two hours is temperature jumped from §0 to 7 onal | i York Hot, 1™y “wt Pree Leased Wire W YORK, July 31.—Seven pros: pations today, with the mercury at 9. and steadily rising, brought New | York's total of prostrations for tho hot wave to 28. At 10:30 a. m. to day's temperature was three degrees higher than yesterday's the same hour, Thousands slept on the beaches last night Too | HOTTEST DAY IN INDIANA |My United Prees vane Wire INDIANAPOLIS, July 31 promised to be the hottest day the summer was faced by Indiana] | toc The thermome at 10 a! | m. registered 90 and was rapidly jcrawling up What of NO RELIEF IN DETROIT Upited Frees Laaned Wire DETROT July 31--No relief was in sight today from the heat {which caused three deaths in De. troit yesterday At 10:30 a. m |the mercury registered 94, one de gree higher than yesterday CAPITAL 18 SCORCHING By United FP Leaned Wire WASHINGTON, July 31.—It was 94 at 10:30 a. m. today after an insufferable night. There is to be \three days of it, according to the forecasters HEAT KILLS PHILADELPHIAN By United Press Leased Wire | PHILADELPHIA, July 31.—With one dead and 11 others prostrated, the heat wave returned still strong er to the attack today. At 10 a, m | the temperature was DON’T FEED HOBOES, ADVISES ILLINOIS By 93 French during the early -campatgns | Mala found in the Ellensburg forma-| py United Press Leased Wire of the war. Coleman will address |the Municipal league, in the Wash-| |{ngton Annex, + at noon | HEAT IN ST. LOUIS) Wy United Press Leowed Wire LOUIS, July ! Three sons are in a criti condition a a recovering from a . following the hottest ¢ of) the year yesterday, when the ap | jeury stood at 95. No relief | promised for today per nd ind aa | READ STAR WANT ADS 4 | name | the ig Me Meth 3 MAY DIE FROM nt NINE SLACKERS t {Judge |ceiving one-hour tion. The professors have given the formation of the white bluffs the of “Ringold formation,” and university will undertake fur ther explorations in that section, slackers from one jail were hour to eight providing they Neterer sentenced months all register, Monday. Those re sentences were Arthur Sampson, John Bluk, and Ben Smith, Other sentences were Jack Brading and William Fitzger. ald, five days; Conrad Brown, 10 days; Charles Simmons, two. months, and Roy Reynolds, eight months, in by CHICAGO, ly 31.—The Iinois State Council of Defense is on the trail of the hobo “Don't feed hoboes” is the ad- vice given householders. “There is | more work to be done than there are men to do it. Ifa man says he, can't get work, give him the ad sos of the nearest federal or state employment bureau, If you | must feed him, make him work for his meal first, Otherwise you | doing an unpatriotic act.” THIEVES TAKE BOATS A baby's ring, launeh, gold | bracelets, a rowboat, a chicken, a watch 50 years old, and an automo- bile make up the list of thefts re- __» ported to police Monday, cut to 88«. | | | | 50-piece Dinner Set, | 50-piece THE BON MARCHE Pretty Summer Neckwear at Exactly Half Price Summer Half Gone, So We're Willing to Toke Half for These Smart Khaki Kool Collars, Pongee Sets, Rojah Collars and Linen Neck Fixings JUGH, DOESN'T IT? your tt dre lars prett SOUNDS FAIR EN( ae , too Aren’t those Pongee ind they’re half martne to w dress or even your house with one of these collars of linen, | —and see the diferent colored he ges— crash or poplin, in novelty effect Dit- yellow, old rose, green and pearl— ferent colors and designs; reduced to Wednesday reduced to 88c. 25c. , : , Nai . ‘i —Pongee Waist Sets—in natural and —Khaki Koel Pe Ce color combinations—as neat as neat |@ friendly bow—for they know a can be—finished with picot edges, re-| well they will not stay in the Bon duced to 88 and 63e. Marche long at half price—$1.75. —Those Rajah Silk Collars —Many pretty styles of Novelty Col- lars to go at half price—with different Yes, and aren’t they colored edges—two-tone effects, strip novelty styles with lace A and Paisley—reduced to $1.13. THE BON MARCHE —Add a touch of i ist pric reduced, pretty in insets— too? their UPPER MAIN FLOOR Smart Silk Skirts at $5. 00 Smart Wool Skirts at $5.00 There’s a good assortment of Silk and Wool Skirts here for the woman who wants a clever, new Separate Skirt, but does not want an expensive one. Some of these are from our regular lines of good skirts at five dollars, and others have been taken from broken lots selling at higher prices. Included are Wool Skirts in and plain colors, trimmed with touches fancy pockets and buttons. The Silk Skirts are in novelty plaids, fancy checks and | bright stripes, made with tailored or shirred waist line. There are a few in solid colors. WOMEN’S GOOD SILK PETTICOATS $3. 95 Petticoats with silk taffeta or jersey tops, made with deep, full flounces jof plain or changeable taffeta. Many of these have scalloped bottoms, and | most of them have trimming of shirring or cording. All have elastic waist- band. In all popular colors—at $3.95. SECOND FLOOR—THE BON checks, stripes and plaids, of military praid, MARCHE To Have the Goods You Want— To Have Them When You Want Them— To Have Them at What Price You Want to Pay— To Make Sure They Are the Best Obtainable at That Price THE GREAT AIM OF THIS STORE TO THAT END WE BENDING EVERY EFFORT. want Bon Marche to be known as a good store to buy whatever one rather than a store to come to for a certain thing on a cestain day, at a THAT IS ARE For should need time we certain Shimmering Satins—Fashion’s New Favorite Here in About Two Dozen Lovely Shades— Full Yard Wide and Priced $2.50 the Yard. And these are the past pure quality of satin manufactured by this firm has not changed forty years. These materials are every thread pure silk, with “loading” many of the new silks, and the colors are abso- Here are some of popular shades: GRAPI CALLOT HEMLOCK IVORY BURGUNDY SAPPHIRE FRENCH GRAY WHITE LOBSTER HAGUE BLUE QUAKER GRAY AMBER TAUPE CIEL PINK CHAMPAGNE SEAL CHERRY OLD ROSE MAIZE LABRADOR BLUE NEW YELLOW UPPER MAIN BON MARCHE satins because the the dre slightest out lutely in found in the any of tast newer and BLUE more FLOOR—THE AMERICAN DINNERWARE For American Homes war , Ak RICAN DINNERWARE, while not so O C light in weight as Imported China Dinner- J‘ =a 4 ware, is NOT NEARLY AS FRAGILE, WILL = iis ta NOT CHIP EASILY therefore, MORE American Semi-porcel pattern, which later on. We and is, DURABLI Decorations and to date, and Dinnerware shapes are up + there is no reason why American should not be USE used in every HOME home PRODUCTS! We've every whole 35 patterns in an open-stock to in, made by the best American Potters that you may have a few pieces of quote half a dozen prices here: one means a set, and add it gold edge with open stock, at $10. 23. 50-piece Dinner Set, decorated with gold edge, and at $12.18. 50-piece Dinner Set, finished with rose border on ivory background, in the Mayflower shape, at $14.52. 50-piece Dinner Set, Pope Gosser China with conventional border de- sign, at $19.09. 50-piece Dinner Set, the famous “Old Haarlem” pattern, in Syracuse China, at $22.88. THE BON MARCHE. rose border; rose festoons, Dinner Set, band and_ hairline, $13.03. 18-karat gold open stock, at FOURTH FLOOR PRINTED CHALLIES »c A YARD— Yard-wide LANCASTER APRON — ) HOME- GINGHAMS 10c YD.— TAFFY, Less than mill price for ¥< Lancaster Apron Ging hams me good offer, isn't it Fast color, neat checks, 10 yards. Not 10 yards to LOWER MADE 20¢ CREAM POUND— find our 12! Printed Chal } u will Candy lies —just as neat as can Kitchen ever ready fresh, wholesome w he, well a We've had in for dresses, as Candies, there'll Home-made Cream in 4 flavors, at 20c FOURTH FLOOR in lengths to more than a customer, MAIN FLOOR Wednesday be Tatty pound, 3,000 yards, comtorters to be lengths up to 10 yards, Fe the kind that went into the making of grandmother's | |