The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 1, 1917, Page 10

U.S. TO ROUND UP |. W. W.'S ON PACIFIC COAST Leased Wire ‘SAN. FRANCISCO, Aug. 1 A great roundup of |. W. W in California, Oregon and Washington will be started at ‘ence by the government. As tant U. S. District Attorney Caspar Ornabaum today an Mounced thnt al! German mts who are co-operating with the |, W. W,, will be ar rested. Warrants for many have already been asked. The 1 W. Wes will be charged with treason ‘An investigation by U. S. se ice agents has disclosed W. W. have set fire to fields in these thr concealing phosphorc stacks. Ornadaum declares literature and other evidence seized by the Fovernment agents, place d thy on the f. W. W. responsibility for Fecent fires near Klamath Pulls Ofe., and for strikes in the N Weat. The object of the str he said, was to cripple the lumber hes shipbuildiue industries t agitation for a strike of “ghipbulldine and lumber men at ‘eg Cal., is also blamed to the Ww. “The entire |, W. W. movement the work of enemy agents.” said am DN PLANS TO “GAIL ALL I. W. W.. United Press Leased Wire ORTLAND, Aug. 1.-—Plans for tive action against the 1 W Dy state, county, city and federal ities, were completed tolay I. W. W. believe tn direct said one state official rent give them direct action—at Tock pile.” 7. W. W. agitators will be arrest (tried and put to work without iy. All mills are running nor iy here tod & Franciscans ot Hiding Behind | Skirts of Women “Watted Frees Leased Wire | 1.—San | hiding behind women’s skirts | avoid carrying a gun. Cupid's f Francisco office reported to- + that business is rotten D Gut of 22 marriage licenses is-| ‘sued here yesterday, only nine! were to men of military age Of, jose five already are in the gov ‘s “service, two were aliens i other two are applying for) DEMURRER OF HULET WELLS — IS OVERRULED Attempts of Hulet M. Wells, Sam Sadler, R. E. and Aaron Fislerman to be released from charges of seditious conspir their activities in re failed acy for sisting the draft law, when Federal Judge Neterer Tuesday overruled their de murrer, They must now atand were members of the No Conscription league, who distrity uted their literature in Seattle. Be « activities occurred be fore the law went {nto effect, they sought to have the case knocked out of court by demurrer The president was directed by congress to employ ‘the entire naval and military forces to carry against the tmpertal Ger says Judge “and I think is immaterial service act had time, if was to au on war man government, Neterer's opinion fore, that whether the select been passed or not at the the tendency of the matter resist or oppose foree the thority of the United States DRYS WORK HARD By United Press Leased Wire WASHINGTON, Aug, 1-With a vote on the Sheppard nation-wide prohibition a pdment set for 4 p. m. today, senate wets and drys we making efforts to corral stray Both sides an extr close vote. Two-thirds maj required to pass the resolution Debate today is limited to ten minute speeches, hence activity tered in heart-to-heart talks with members whose stand is doubtful UTAH DRY TODAY « By United Press Leased Wire SALT LAKE, Aug. 1.—Utah sild over into the dry column today. Thies morning at 12:15 two women and one man had been landed in jail under the cha of drunkenness, the first to be arrested under the new prohibition law. King Al- coho! died hard last night. it Lake had never seen such rev- elry. PICKETS ARRESTED When |. W. W. pickets attempted to tear down employment agency signs calling for mill workers to | break the strike, riot calls brought | auto loads of police to Occidental ave. and Yesler way Tuesday. | A.| Johnson, 34, and Roy Draper,’ 41 aupreme votes. hy see ity were arrested. Ba SUBMARINE BASES Continued From Page 1 drive today, Field Marshal Haig reporter all gains had been con solidated during the night, and all German counter acks repul The only offensive fighting he re reported Ine had been con of “minor operations,” south of the Yprea-Comines cana’ British positions were improved. The whole nation is waiting ex antly news of greatest flanking « history of military scle The front started at 20 miles Fighting today had apparently spread over an even greater extent, practically from Ammentieres, on the south, to Dixmune, on the north Already, Field = Marshal Haig's men, assisted by indom itable French troops have pene trated at some points three miles thru the German lines Get 5,000 Prisoners The count prisoners has not ot been Pr pd, but it will reach % least 6,000. German losses in killed and wounded will be stagger ing Every front dispateh today dwelt on the t of the deadly British Line after line of German s were literally lev crumbling earth, the con placements reduced to dusty fragments Biow Up Bridges On the Une where the were driving ahead, the ‘bloody Yser” again lived up to its name. Time after time French engineers bridged the stream only to have !thefr pontoon structures wrecked by the enemy's desperate defensive fire. But they terrible ef fi eled got the troops across and beyond, in the mud and muck of the lowlands, the pollus struck bard and furiously Hit at Vulnerable Spot England and France are driving what military have judged to be the me vulnerable spot in the German line Any great penetration here will menace the enemy grip on the North sea/ | bases, where its submarine war | fare centers, no leas than the Ger man hold on the great industrial centers of Belgium around Lille, | Tournal, Roulera and Courtrai, Prepare for a Month | ‘The offensive is no overnight Iplan of strategy Preparations have been going forward for the stroke for more than a month Germany had warning of some thing that w mpending in ar tillery preparation that began 20 days ago and reached a continuous crescendo of fury a week ago. STAR WANT ADS Bi THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT, More “Unusual” Values in Silk Dresses Unusual Even for This Store of Unusual Values The Bargain Basement Buyer is ce For instance: *, this time. Women’s Smart Silk Dresses for Dresses t smart in style erepe de chine, ruffled, others f made for shirred, you cannot and splendid rtainly getting taff ™ duplicate in street any place for material. Both silk or afternoon wear and many prettily embroidered Taffeta Afternoon Dresses Made with the popular and attractive Georgette sleeves. Straight-line effects, loose women’s sizes bodice and fancy styles. Mis: Taffeta and Georgette Dresses A special purchase of Dresses, beautifully trimme ed with fancy collars, ill-taffeta or taffeta and Geor leather b Sizes for women and misses Georgette or Crepe de Chine Dresses This special purchase of Silk Dresses is made up of crepe de chine and Georgette Dresses $13.65 Others in Puc, Women’s Fiber Silk Sweaters at $6.55 Sweaters, the garments, made in the coat style with tasseled belt. Plain colors of blue, gold, green, purple and Tose; others combined with white. gtay or popular sports Exceptional Value in Silk Waists at $1.75 Tub Silk Waists in stripes or solid colors—silk crepe de chine white ér flesh with contrasting colored collars, Col ors are gold, maize, flesh, black and white, Sizes 36 to 44. waists in —unusually good looking at Algwhite, trynmed Sith beads, embroidering or lace black. some good things in New 6.85—s0 a pos eta ome ses’ elt Women’s and Misses’ Middy Blouses at 69c A manufacturer's and sample line of middy blouses, bought so reasonably that we can say 69¢ for your choice, All galatea, gabardine, | linene or fine drill in white and | colors. overstock where the| EATTLE STAR DRIVE wrearexs 'TORRENTIAL RAIN POURS ON *| FRENCH TROOPS IN BELGIUM By United Prees Leased Wire PARIS, Aug. 1—“In a tor. rential rain,” the French forces, assisting in the great drive In Belgium, succeeded in consolidating all the ground The statement likewise de tailed four advances by Gen. Petain'a troops on another front—the Chemin Des Dames. oF the Ainne, thruout the front, STREET CARS TO RUN ON THURSDAY * Continued From Pt ge The traction com and from the min the strikers rapid progress was conference. head accepted Jute he actually representatives made Confer at Reynolds’ Office The conference began at 9 a.m and continued until 1:20 p.m. The points in the early morning letter of Leonard were gone over and debated in detail, and finally a new document, embodying most of the traction company’s offer, with certain modifications and changes was pared and presented to President nard over the signa tures of the strike committee. Leonard immediately went {nto cont with H. G. Bradlee and F. 3. Pratt mbers of the Stone & Webster Management association, Viee President H. C. MeGrath and Manager A. L. Kempater. From 2 1p. m. untll almont 4 o'clock, the com pany officials discussed the proposal around a table at the Rainier club. Strikers Return Call At 4p. m, the conference adjourn: ed to Leonard's off in the Stu art building, and continued until early in the evening At® p. m. the strikers’ committee! was invited to return Leonard's morning call, and from that time un- til 7 a. m. Wednesday, both sides argy and debated the multitude of dotalis involved in the settlement We got sleepy, but we kept our tempers,” said James A. Duncan, of | | the union committee, after the con. ference. “Mr. Leonard treated the! committee with great courtesy.” Debate Over Suzzailo | Most of the night. it is said, j*pent in a discussion of the yr {tails involved, the company and the strikers being united on the | |main points of settlement of th | strike Leonard suggested the appoint ment of the third arbitrator, either by & supreme or federal court * igates or by Duncan and Franklin, the two arbitrators already chosen. | |The men held out for Dr. Suzzallo, | | who had been agreed on at the Morning meeting, and after a long debate, the company finally con | ceded this potnt | The exact phraseology of the clause relating to the poliey of the |company toward the inion also was a “Rubicon” that was not eas- ily crossed. Unioniom Accepted The men wanted it clearly under stood that the company ts» to show | no prejudice against union men, and the company was anxious to make sure that the unfon would [not discriminate against non-union | employes. To Deport Strikebreakers | ing the deportation of the strike. breaker army braught here by the company, before pressure was brought to bear by the department} of labor to bring about a peaceful! | was settlement. The company readily consented to an immediate deporta {tion of the mercenaries | It t# also said that the company lconceded, almost without argu: | ment, the appointment of a griev- ance committee, altho it took some |time to arrange the language of | the agreement in this regard. The agreement released for pub lication at 2 p. m. after strikers had started to Wallot upon {t, bore out The Star's early predictions as to its contents It follows “Seattle, ‘Charles A Esq “Attorney former employes of Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power company, Seattle di vision Dear Sir Following the con |ference held in your office today | we hereby submit to our former employes the following proposition | “1, All matters relating to wages and working conditions now | in dispute between the above named company and its employes shall be submitted to a board of arbitration composed of Dr. Henry Suzzalio, C. J. Franklin and J. A. Duncan Binding From August 1 Wash,, Reynolds for July ny “2. The findings of such board,| or a majority thereof, to be in ef fect as of August 1, 1917, and to be binding upon the company and loyes for one year and fter until such time as eith er party may serve upon the other a 1b-day written notice of deaire to change any provision of the fina- ings of such board. If, after the | service of such not the parties | {cannot agree thru conference, such | dispute shall be resubmitted for arbitration to three arbitrators, one of whom shall be selected by the company, the employes, sald two arbitrators to exchange lists of ten names from which the third arbitrator shall be chosen, jthe event of resubmission, fame board of arbitrators shall for the cities of Seattle and ma, la the act 3. Such board of arbitrators to prescribe such reasonable rules and regulations governing the hearing before it that each party may have timely notice and a full and free opportunity to be heard as well as represented by counsel hereafter arising ompany and {ts em. ployes before final findings of |arbitrators and not covered by |agreement, and which. would, {its appointment, be a subject for {consideration of the employes' committee, shall in the meantime be settled by such arbitrators | Grievance Committes | “4. Within ten days after the board of arbitration has submitted its findings, the employes of the company shall select four repre- sentatives from among their num- the ints afiex former | Ta-| jartillery fire was continued,” the) war Office reported | “Bast of Cornu, the French coun: | ter attacked vigorously and pro gressed “On the left bank of the Meuse between Avocourt and Hill 304, the Germans attacked positions we cap tured July 17, sending thelr waves forward after several days’ artil lery preparation, They were only able to reach some advanced ele ments of our first line, where the ench fire repulsed them,” POPE BENEDICT. NOT INDORSING * GERMANS’ PLANS, Hy United Press Leased ROME, Aug. 1-—Pope Bene- dict is not supporting any peace plans which the German Cath. olle party, or ite leader, Mat thias Erzberger, may be agitat- Ing. Those close to whe Vatican de clared today that th» pope bad been extremely careful not to sup port any particular peace plan or to permit his aympathies to incline toward any particular group of peace agitators. | Vatican officials admitted the! holy father was striving for a “just and Christian peace,” but not thru any of the agencies of others, 'U. S. STEAMER 1S TORPEDOED LONDON, Aug. 1.—The American steamer Motano was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine yesterday, the admiralty announced today, Twen ty-two survivors were landed. The Motano eel screw, three-manted ship of 2,720 tons, the property of the Standard Oil Co, of New Jersey HOSPITAL SHIP RESTS ON SHORE | By United Pree Leased Wire | HALIFAX, N. &, Aug. 1.—A hos | pital ship from England, with near- |ly 600 wounded or sick Canadian |troops aboard, went ashore near | Chebucto head, outside the harbor, | | | | y. She is resting easily and the sea) i smooth ‘GUARDING AGAINST | FOREST FIRE RISK Dy United Breas Leased Wire PORTLAND, Aug. 1.—-Added pre- cautions against renewed forest | fires are being taken today thruout | the Pacific Northwest, after several ays of cool weather and showers. | armer weather and a rising | northerly wind are predicted, and timbermen fear that fires, now | smoldering. will blaze up agatn. j FROST IN BIG PARK By United Press Leased Wire CODY, Wyo., Aug. 1.—Frost reported in Yellowstone | park this morning. There Was no argument concern: | der to act as a standing committee | |for the employes of the company, | and a fifth member from their num- ber to be chosen from the craft Involved This committee shall represent the employes of the com- |pany and act for them in dealing | with the company on all matters dispute that may arise ence to wages and working condi tions, In case an agreement shal! not be reached, the matter shall be submitted to arbitration, as provid ed in Section | 5. Upon acceptance of this | proposition, Mr. Tate and Mr. Nor vell will be forthwith reinstated. | Recognize Union “6. There shall be no discrim-| +|ination made against any eel who is now a member of any union, or who shall, in the future, at his| joption, determine to become a |member of any union; nor shall |there be any discrimination on the part of any union of our employes | Jor any employe to any of our em- ployes who are not now members of the union, or who shall not wish to become a member of a union Any of our employes shall be per-| mitted to use freely his option as | to whether or not he shall become a member of a union 7. All former employes who| shall desire to take their former | positions with the company must | jreturn immediately, or on or before 9 o'clock a. m. of August 5, 1917. Those returning by that time |may take their former positions with the company at the same sen }fority existing on the 16th day of | July, 1917 To Deport Strikebreakers "8. Upon the acceptance of this proposition by our former employes in the manner hereinafter provid jed, the company shall permanently remove all imported employes from their premises before the former employes shall resume work, and deport them as speedily as transpor tation facilities can be secured Imported employes shall be housed at Georgetown until deported, and former employes prevented from returning to work by reason of such imported employes’ presence at Georgetown, shail be fully compen. sated for the time lost, unless given suitable temporary employment at other points in the company’s ser- vice. "9. The’ acceptance of this proposition by our former employes at a mass meeting on or before August 5, 1917, shall constitute the agreememt between us, which shall be binding for a period of one year from the date hereof, or as long thereafter as mutually satisfactory, “Wours: very truly, i “PUGET SOUND TRACTION, LIGHT & POWER COMPANY. “By.A. W. Leonard, President.” ay already know how smart they are for house wea. THE BON MARCHE ~ 400 Women’s Middy Suits + Reduced to $1.00 Made of Splendid Materials All in the Short Sleeve Style All Sizes in the Lot From 16 to 44 but Not All Sizes in Every Style SOME OF THESE SUITS WERE ORIGINALLY MARKED AT TWO OR THREE TIMES THE PRICE WE ASK Middy Suits for $1,00—why, that would not more than pay for the making, to say nothing of the splendid materials of which they are made. Of best plain white twill with sailor collars, patch pockets and short sleeves? Suits in plain white linene with saddle- bag pockets and large collars and full } flaring skirts. Other Middy Suits of } white Indian Head with collar, belt, cuffs and pockets inlaid with stripes. Then there are the Suits with striped middies in rose, blue or black with white skirts. All wonderfully good Suits at $1.00. Women’s ‘Linen Dresses Reduced to $6.95 their real \> fraction of worth—but they stra -line asting materials. Some THE BON MARCHE A collection of Dresses that represent a must , $0 we reduce the price to $6.95 or waist effect, with wide belts and large collars of self or cor braided or embroidered, SECOND FLOOR Dresses in this season's styles, are ) you know that every remaining “SUMME R HAT in our stock—Jg cluding many exclusive Pattern Hats that have sold for—well, for considerably more than we care to say, in view of the present cost) —has been re-priced? That Pure White Hats—All-black Hats—Hats in the very smartest colors and and shapes—Hats from such distinguished désigners as Joseph, Bendel, Vogel and others equally well known—Hats that our own clever milliners have copied from Pafis models and many original | styles—for immediate and, early Fall wearing+have been re- priced, and are now only........ .. 5 sipriiies Somes S48 SECOND FLOOR THE BON MARCHE ~ is a-small price for these Untrimmed Shapes—and practitally j a ntrimmed Summer Hat is included — Milans, Milan \Lisere, Caterpillar, ~ & other popular straw cape at only $1.95. MAIN FLOOR—BARGAIN SQUARE. WE SPECIALIZE ON APRONS EVERY THURSDAY ON LIVING MODELS SO YOU WILL BE ABLE THEY LOOK BEFORE YOU BUY “Billie Burke” Aprons $1.50 Just as Illustrated One of these “Billie Burke Aprons will be worn in the Apron Department on Thursday—but in fact you Made of light colored percales in plain colors and mixtures, with collars and cuffs of white. PRETTY TWO-PIEC PRACTICAL COVERALL MIDDY SETS $1.45 APRONS AT 89c indeed 1 Percale C styles in Middy erall Aprons, both light i with collars Onc style AND SHOW THEM TO SEE HOW are Two dets looking these Two-piece of white linene, and cuffs made of striped pop- lins Just the garments for | side The other home wear or beach down the back THIRD FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE. Toilet Preparations Needed for Your Holidays Ingraham’s Milkweed Cream, 45¢ and 85¢. Malvina Cream, fine for the face and hands, at 45e. Sempre Giovine, priced at 39e. Dutch Sandalwood and Stu-_ art’s Buttermilk Soap, to | close out, 4 bars 25¢. Good dark shades belted all around, open on the is style opens Borax, 12-ounce 20 Mule at Te. Boric Acid, special at packages Team) special Eleasia Ideal Face Powder, special 35e. Tourist Cases, rubber lined, at Be; better ones at 50¢. Jergen’s Talcum Powder, Denatured Alcohol, 12 ozs., 15-oz. cans, special 19¢. special at 15¢. Orchard White, special at Glycerine and Rose Water, 30¢. © ounces, special 20¢. LOWER MAIN FL OOR—THE BON MARCHE. pound ile. size “Wirthmor” Waists at $1.00 In tanty striped fi and — checked j voiles, organdies and lingerie material. All prettily made and daintily trimmed. Blouses that are inexpensive, yet very smart, in styles that “‘are- to-be” rather than styles that were. SECOND FLOOR--THE BON MARCHE. 9 LAWNS AND CREPES Printed Lawns and Crepes, se YARD YARDS 4 ' 1,000 yards either stripes or chee 4 They're in light shades, in dark shades, in | in these ( heviot Shirtings at 1214c a yard; neat patterns. hey're fine and sheer, | 1,200 yards, 27 inches wide; good, heavys and 27 inches wide, and only 8c a yard. | material, in lengths to 10 yards, LOWER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE. CHEVIOT SHIRTING 1214c You can choose