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MY “GE can't speak much Frenc smile would w r bim in ber shop GERMAN SOVER LOSS OF SUBS BY ED L. KEEN Manager, United Press.) LONDON, Deo, o Despite the war-weariness which wily has affected nts, there is no more seriou in England today of stopp eae of them are fau! One very considerable source « Britiah navy is doing a lot of these days that would be rea the utmost interest and profit oth the British and the allied it with far greater interest Profit by Germany. This is Famccesaive new first lords of the . have speedily been per that their previously con motions regarding the desir. ty of publicity were all wrong. should not be published. the Germans must know ¢ themselves. But they don British secret service of its kind In the w better than the k |. Therefore it is policy to keep guessing. British admiralty is convinced Mt would be folly t admiralty oppo up on the ¢ about their | Ploits. Likewise, it Es conceal from ‘Mf Its submarines. “SEATTLE MAN HURT IN BATTLE AT FRONT (Official confirmation of the report fhat Capt. W. K r - B surgeon wi The telegra r Plating that Capt % tish he | bon for the \2 prominent Fi § brother J Mrs. Hattie T. S-nitt pity. SENTENCED TO STAY HOWE CHRISTMAS ASTORIA, Ore. —Rev Bill Watson died here Monday he age of 102, { WASHINGTON, Dee. Henry K.| « THE SEATTLE STAR IT'S ACQUAINTED” IN FRANCE h, but what of it? The French children can see “fun in his eyes, and is anywhere, Sammy's adapta: «1 love of humanity have already As the picture shows, even the discomforts of an ES HAVE. (LABOR WAR MAY REGULAR XMAS DEVELOP OUT OF AT THE FRONT PACKERS’ STRIKE BY CARL D. GROAT BY BASIL M. MANLY Staff Correspondent ‘The Star's Eeonomic Expert where hate and hot ted on Christmas, I n McIntyre and Secretar held {t would be entir rating Proceeds The Ra * training pro shivering soldier champion rantly ‘ of the Junior ve long since put mother and siste ' the “also ran’ class when it comes to speed and quality, $35 Dress 4/750 7 | ! ae p97 I 43 Coat $\¢ sah ba bd vost T ae The Bon Marche’s demumeis Clearance Sale Dresses, Suits, Coats At Half the Original Prices Every Suit in stock, including the latest velvet models, has been reduced to one-half the original prices. Certain lines of Dresses that have not sold as quickly as we thought they would We have too many of certain numbers of Coats -are reduced to half original prices. to level down stocks they are all reduced to half. If Your Christmas Gift Was a Check, You Can Spend It to Good Advantage DRESSES ORIGINALLY $17.50 SOLD AT $8.75 TO $25.00 SUITS OF OVER THE ANCE, | A Half-Price Clearance of Books and Stationery HURT BOOKS AND STATION. ERY — ALSO ART CALENDARS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LOT. Stationery at Half Price All odd boxes of Stationery, where boxes have become soiled, will be dis- posed of at just half the original prices. A Large Selection of Art Calendars at Half Price PPER MAIN FLOOR Gift Books at Half Price Slightly hurt Gift Books—many of which have only slight soils—but out they go at half price. Odds and Ends of Popular Fiction, 35c Volume, 3 for $1.00 ROOK SHOP LOWER MAIN FLOOR TO $50.00 WILL BE AVERAGE SIZE, AS WELL at This Clearance Sale SUITS ORIGINALLY $19.50 PO $65.00 WILL BE SOLD AT $9.75 TO $32.50 44 TO 51, ARE SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE January Clearance Sales Their Benefits to You and to Us It is the last few of the bolt that are hardest to sell. The last few Buttons on the card. The last pair of Stockings in the box of any and every kind of merchandise. In a big store there are a great many of these “last fews”—after a busy holiday season there are still more—they cannot be allowed to accumulate— So we hold a Clearance Sale and sell them off at reduced prices because they must be sold quickly. NOW THE 2W YARDS ON THE BOLT ARE S$ GOOD AS THE FIRS "FEW YARDS you buy at the Clearance Sale are just as good as the ones you bought at a higher price earlier in the season—add to this the fact that most lines of goods will be higher priced next season, and you can see the advantage to you of filling present needs and even buying a little ahead at the January Clearance Sales. yards the last And the goods COATS ORIGINALLY $25.00 TO $100.00 WILL BE SOLD AT $12.50 TO $50.00 INCLUDED IN THE HALF-PRICE CLEAR- AS MANY SUITS FOR MISSES AND LITTLE WOMEN January Clearance Sale in the Toy Section WITH MANY LINES DEEPLY CUT TO CLEAR THEM OUT QUICKLY Gilbert’s Trot Trot $1.00 A Wooden Horse on four wheels— that gallops like a real horse, reduced to $1.00. Bumpety Bump Car $1.50 A novelty coasting car, with a bumpety bump motion—specially nice for small children. Reduced for clear- ance to $1.50. Harmony Phonographs $7.50 High-grade Phonographs that play any size dise record. Have silent, even running motors and beautiful tone. Reduced to BASEME: NT--UNION STREET SIDE A Sale of 36-Inch Fancy Dress Silks at $1.35 a Yard 2,000 Yards of Fine Quality Fancy Satins, Taffetas, Messalines and Louisines So beautiful are these Silks that they not be expensive, THEY ARE TO BE IMAGINABLE WHITE 54-Inch Storm Serge Special $1.15 a Yard Firm, and separate STREET good weight Storm Serge atisfactory Navy, Ways SO & and dependable wear. grown, Green and Black. Discontinued Lines of Bobbinet | Curtains at One-Third Less | HAT a splendid chance to re-c less than domestic and imported makes, effects. Regular Prices $1.95, $2.50, $2.95. $3.95 and $5.00 | Clearance Prices $1.30, $1.07, $1.97, $2.04, $3.34 Odd Lines of Pictures and Frames at One-Third Less We have taken from our reg a large and good than regular prices. | | The Original Prices Range From 50c to $5.00 | | BON MARCHIS THIRD FLOOR-THIS 27-inch Fleecy Outing Flannel in stripe patterns; lengths to 10 yards. Not over 10 124 Cc yards to each; yard. LOWER MAIN FLOOR are admired by everyone who sees skirts and waists still less expe HAD IN STRIPES, PLAIDS, AND EVENING SHADE, GROUNDS WITH COLORED FIGURES. that’s al- for hard urtain you had expected to pay. in Cluny, Irish point and applique ular stock of Pictures and Frames | assortment to be cleared out nsive. CHECKS, SOME 54-Inch All Wool Broadcloth $1.50 Yard Navy Blue Firmly twilled material that HAVI Chiffon-finished Broadcloth in and Black only. wears splendidly; all-wool and 54 inches wide. UPPER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE UPPER MAIN FLOOR--THE BON MARCHE them—and the PLAIN COLORS AND PRINTED prices so low that a whole dress will NOVELTIES—IN MOST EVERY DARK GROUNDS AND CONTRASTING FIGURES, OTHERS 32 and 36-Inch Novelty Suiting 50c a Yard pieces of Suiting, among which are pretty plaids for children’s school frocks, and mixed shades color suiting in medium and dark | A Clearance of Women’s and Misses’ Mussed Handkerchiefs at Half Price | your home at a third Discontinued lines of | Dresses, bargain. A Clearance of Hand-Embroidered Models at Half Price Formerly Sold at $1.00 to $15.00, Now at 50c to $7.50 Included in this sale are Pillows, Scarfs, Centerpiec Night Gowns and Luncheon Sets, 2s, Children’s any one a worth-while | Discontinued Lines of Pacific, Bucilla and Royal i | reduced to 39¢. | | of pink or blue lawn; Children’s Dressex of pink and blue each 39¢. at one-third less | 59¢ White Linene Squares, size 29- inch, prettily trimmed with lace, Stamped Pin Cushion Tops, made each he. all-white or striped dimity; ady for Society Packages at Half Price Formerly 50c to $1.00, Now 25c to 50c Children’s Night Gowns of cream- color crepe, stamped in simple designs; each 19¢. Envelope Combinations, made of pink muslin and stamped in simple designs; 29¢. Cretonne Pillow Covers, all made, inside pillow; each 19¢. a Lace-Trimmed Cretonne Scarfs at 39¢ Each ART SHOP. ‘THE BON MARCHE | THIRD FLOOR 27-inch Apron Gingham; firm, heavy quality, in neat check patterns; lengths to 20 yards, Not over 10 yards to each LOV