The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 1, 1918, Page 4

PAGE 4 ac] ou gall-/outhwick SECOND AVENUE AND PIKE STREET STAR—TUESDAY, JAN. 1, 1918. HERE IS LIST OF | __RN NEXT SPRING star contest) - of. ‘ontinued From Page 1 ‘| | 4) ~ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 4 2g ve a pead France to go at the problem for a second effort, with! Wy w 5 knowledge gained from experience. By the timg the ex periment was ready, France hadn't the men to spare for 4 new advance to the Rhine. MILLION MEN READY TO TACKLE THE JOB Some time during 1918, nearly four years after France's } failure, a MILLION MEN FROM AME RICA WII AKI AN EFFORT TO SOLVE ANEW THE PROBLEM OF THE VOSGES MOUNTAIN BARRIER. The principal strategic aims of the American army in the new year, thus, will prob- ably take this order: (1) Making a secure passage thru the Vosges moun tains for a military advance into Germany; 3 An Extraordinary Selling Event Many Thousand Yards of New, Dependable 1918 SPRING SILKS At Far Below Regular Prices Special purchases at unusual price concessions from leading silk makers enable us to hold this sale. In some i sale prices to you are less than today’s cost of manufacture This sale sets a new high mark in value-giving on new Silks in choice colorings. : New Gown Satin New Chiffon Taffetas p eed Se Ane «oe ot EE Emeneeceal| | ie, $1.95 ni = iit $1.45 Silk Crepe de Chine tee ara & 1.00 iin Pure Dye, New Swiss Finish nces our special New Dress Satins ind $1.95 Wide Georgette pms, the Yura BD 1.45 Q) Forcing a passage across the Rhine into many This looks like an enormous program for a single year, when compared with what the allies have been trying to do for nearly three and one-half y along the West front. But 1918 IS DESTINED TO SEE NEW CONDITIONS OF FIGHTING. After three and one-half years of slaughter, the best) soldier material in the central empires as well as among| the allies has been killed or permanently inca Even the second best has been annihilated. Dress Taffetas Metallic Net Floanciil U. S. HAS THE PICK OF \ Viagaeet Up MEN OF ALL NATIONS | Speci 6 hes made. For the tailored suit, coat and dress. Special at $ gers u — SE Cae re ag pest of the Fn a ‘ the pn $1. 65 Wiaee a Our well-known standard grades very spe- a 1. 65 _to 0 $5.00 empires, the Uni! tates will have this year in Europe, : cially priced. —s not only her best, but HER SUPER-BEST. —MacDougall-Reuthwick, First Fleer. * A second condition that should make the fighting in| falls 1918 different from the usual offensive methods of previous| , Senate Kose of the war, is the proof the British gave at Cambrai | ; i of the value of their tanks as offensive weapons. Since the Cambrai engagement, a second use of the| tanks for a surprise offensive has been made gpa inopportune because of the heavy reinforcements Germai has concentrated along the British front. But with Ame ean tanks in profusion at the southern end of the Western \™ front this year, and with plenty of British tanks at the! northern end, the Teutons will find the problem of adequate concentration of their reserves well nigh insuperable. | CO-ORDINATION OF FORCES NOW MAKING PROGRESS ~ Over 300 miles will then separate the areas of possible | {tte ‘American and British offensives. Real ‘surprise will have * been reintroduced into modern warfare on a gigantic scale. | nese Apart from America’s participation in the war during | [e"“éssT"y Lee 1918, chief interest ought to center in the co-ordinated of-| Carre’. sor Koy fensives of,the British with the American armies. | Ase It is in accord with the best principle of strategy that} Bare Gen. Haig is now resting his forces. Never since the war! streeter, began have the allies been able to co-ordinate their major| {ime ‘Tye attacks for any length of time. This haphazard method of| Sil ting to which Germany owes so much, is to be aban doned in 1918 by the allies. Except to repel a possible Ger- man assault, the British forces probably will remain com-| «4 « Elisabeth Robert) oie quiet from now until America gets ready to! wre Velma “Tie THEN WILL COME SIMULTANEOUS OF- FENSIVES at the northern and southern ends of western line, FORCING THE GERMANS ON <a Best i, SB ll sve aia DEFENSIVE under conditions such as they have not yet encountered during the war. > 25, 75, 39. 5 Mi The French armies between the American and : . Women s isses’ British will probably not play a strongly offensive role in| }(* A Re AD —_ the 1918 fighting, except as si rts of the combats on the "Ne two extremes of the Western front. France has borne a\ Un more exhausting part of the warfare during the past three |‘! and one-half years than has England, and France has earned | 1 the right to rest until her help s urgently needed. ber we fg Enough it to be expected of Russia, as to uncer- | Soderman, tainty, during 1918, to keep a considerable force of Ger-| jue?" tmrinete : mans watchful along the Eastern front. poe eee. en RAILROADS RUSH (eer Sar Bear FLOOD REPAIRS [O° C7 2sChiton AS SUN SHINES, With a rainiess New Year's Heavy Suiting Taffetas the Yard $1. 95 Wide BLACK SILKS In American and foreign dyes. The finest oa. Inches ire. Wednesday Spactally Arranged January Selling Events Hundreds of F ashionable Winter _Coats at | Absolutely the Season’s oom Important a th t model only arrived last k. A great | | Most of these’ Coats have luxurious trimming effects, such as fur (Soe cages amp alie apgpeysedngngies Mapes ‘ collars and cuffs. Colors include Pekin blue, beetroot, new collection, embracing hundreds of Coats in individualized types. Many | of them are lined throughout with silk or satin. All have that distine- | Bama ie ergo ie aaae 7 rit oiled egies tive touch of style for which Coats from this house are famous. | day buying opportunity. = great Wednes Pom Poms Bolivias Seal Plush Belted Models High-Waisted Street Styles Materials Sitvertones Vicunas Broadcloth Style Effects Remi Fitiod Cage Collars Miliary Styles ee EEE Wool Velours Tweeds — St Novelties raight Line Gathered Backs Motor Styles UNUSUAL VALUES IN TWO SMALL GROUPS OF COATS $ ‘The values in this collection have not been equaled this season. All sturdy, serviceable models, straight line or = pocketed in many charming ways. Many full silk lined, and interlined to the waist. Women's and misses’ 1 .00 ALL MONKEYSHINES AH SUITS Radically Reduced We Are Featuring, Wednesday, Rich Laster Black TAKE UP KNITTHH, Your Choice of Our Entire Stock SEAL PL USH COA TS Sr oni Men hela $25.00 and $29.75 $30.00 and $35.00 $39.75 and $45.00 — ae OQ BR i CTA » | an ris) . an Dl 39.79 an 5 Suits Suits Suits Very Specially Priced at $12.95 $19.75 $29.75 $29.75, $35.00, $39.75 Reductions on distinctive models. This season's most effective We can say with absolute confidence that under no conditions velours, burellas, broadcloths, silvertones and velveteens, in the most can these amazing values be surpassed. Every smart, new style fashionable shades, including beetroot, plum, Pekin blue, Havana ri : * 4 * brown, navy and black. Jackets lined with pure silk or Peau de is featured in Coats that are unusually voluminous. Trimmed with fur fabrics and self materials. SMART DRESSES For Afternoon and Street ‘Wear and Dainty Cafe Frocks Georgette, crepe meteor, crepe de Chine, charmeuse, velveteen, serge, satin. Embroidered and lace trimmed. Special purchases en- able us to offer you these exquisite Dresses at repair of the Thorp|Cambrai Christmas eve, according $19.75 $25.00 $29.75 |. es a : ein AH A a: . t - x : a \. of) A Very Unusual Sale of Large crews of workmen, with pile| “You must have wondered why| 100 Silk Petticoats at $3. 95 @rivers, have reached Lester to be-| G04 allowed a fourth year with us gin repair work. still at war,” he mid. “We main pombe NO Me SAYS tained peace nearly half a century, | NEVER AGAIN WILL} BE TH VILLAGE CUT- UP. IWitt FoRGET hundred feet of | Valley-Renton highway has Deen washed away. Eastern mails | are now arriving, altho several days late, and rerouted trains got thru the Cascades. Regular routes over the Cascades will be out of commission Almighty to restore peace,” Kaiser mountains are out. Wilhelm told his troops sround A nieclal marahaae of fine Chiffon Taffeta Silk Petticosts— every Petticoat perfect fitting. A wide selection of attractive flounce while others disturbed it. So, by HE’S A PEACE MAKER | -— force, we must bring peace back.” AMSTERDAM, Jan. 1—“We are ail instruments in the hands of God | bofou Know That the Union Dentists © Jess for first-class work than any other Dentists in Se- eas ‘Their work is guaranteed for 15 years, Absolutely pain- the dny, we keep 1 p.m. Sundays DANTS. UNION DENTISTS CLEMENCEAU LADS DITIONARY ARMY, Franc 11—(By Mail)—Premier — Cle ery) Ni + SUL OVER OWL DRUG STORE block; Gladys Irene Neill, *| United Preas Correspondent ot designs and beautiful plain and changeable colorings. Delightfully An Extraordinary Purchase and Sale of ns surprising values. NEW SILK BLOUSES k Exceptional Values at $3.95, $4.95 and $5.75 Specially Priced : at Georgette Crepe, crepe de Chine, Georgette and satin combinations, $7.95 $10.95 $12.95 washable satins and plaid silks. In all the dainty light shades, suit For women and misses. Greatly reduced. colorings and white. High and low necks, new collars and sleeves. —MacDougall-Southwick, Second Floor. MacDougall-Southwick’s Annual Sales of White Now in Progress 100 New ) Samples of Smart Sweaters $5.75 carried out many night patrols | away, ne Boche wires without] The Clemenceau battalion sector adjoined that ne battalion which was raided by the Boche. ARE VERY LUCKY geal, of France, is a mighty g BY J. W. PEGLER The Clemenceau battalion, nan’ Not a man scratched, tho one Sam ‘)my was knocked down by the con WITH THE AMERICAN EXPE- ‘front line trenches, under daily fire, off his rifle-byt and exploded 20 fect |erts named her son, Milnor Roberts, | Judge Calvin 8, Hall, a executor of the estate and trustee The personal property was ordered divided between the son and Miss - Milnora B, Roberts. ‘The will was for him, went thru its tarn in the|cussion of a .7 shell that knocked| The will of Mrs. Adeline B, Rob-/admitted (to probate Monday by