The Seattle Star Newspaper, February 7, 1918, Page 10

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‘Submarines Can Still Win the War THEY ARE READY TO FIGHT U-BOAT . RY L. a oe » WASHINGTON, b. Mer notice in t 5 aa Traly and the Eastern terranean | T these . year ago, « we ) Mation. Chancollor Von Bethmann | Hollweg said that she was playing D Ber last cart. The an people | Were given to understand that un-| eu submarine warfare would peace with victory by July 1] Didn't Force Peace PWhat have been the actual re Of Germany's war on the shipping? ir pe nor victory has achieved. Nritain has not been and is just beginning & rationing system simile tm force in Germany for years. or Work!’s shipping is being destroyed by the subma faster than it is being re The submarine has not iquered but it has not been con Failing a premature peace & military decision of the war, We still porsidie for the submarine} Small, light and fast, a fleet of these submarine chasers are being equippe Win the war for Germany unless! ome New method of fighting ites. Here is what America and her allies are banking on to stop the U-boat menace and probably end the w 4 to fight thelr quarry with own weapon—the torpedo, Photo shows the craft with torpedo tube on deck and ready for service miles an hour. AGED CONVICT LABOR WANTS —|SEATTLE YOUTH REQUESTS LIFE WELLS FREED APPOINTED 10 CHICAGO, T.—John Robin-| A committee from the Seattle Cen |son, 74, who asad Judge Sabath | tral Labor Council will appeal to Wednesday to send him to jail to! Presid w n for the release and die, in on hia way to Joliet reinstatement of Hulet M. Wells, for After having spent 43 years of his | mer municipal civil service employe, @re greater than ever before, life in different prisons, Robinson | under arrest by federal authori Mo Official connected with the| Was released recently from Joliet. | on a charge of sedition. The commit Mine board believes that the sub-| He took a short period of liberty | tee, consisting of Ed T. Levy, W. F.| Wor jes two torpedoes, and can go the maze of contradictor speeches and figures it ix to calculate the situation of World's shipping today within a| Hundred thousand tons. The! Bet figures are known only to @ British admiralty, the higher | | Of the British government and] P American government and its| board. But the accompany im table gives the actual ship situ- Hon today within a few hundred d ton German submart ber of the pe, now ata w honored Th “Jollet is the only Make told the judge. home I know. | Judge.” | Judge Sabath sentenced him to from one to 20 years | FIVE HUN AIRPLANES DESTROYED IN RAID «man John F n from Washing nomination, ‘e candidates for municipal of. | er fices addressed the meeting An attack on the Gill administra tion was made by C. J. France, can Private didate for mayor. ¢ Mr. and Mra Ralph Horr, another candidate for | sels 1154 16th ave. N the mayor's office, stated that one vated last of the chief evils of Seattle's govern *ehoo!, where he waa prominent ment waa the lack of co-ordination @thietios, partic ularly LONDON, Feb. 7.—-Five enemy alt. | between the different departments baseball planes were destroyed and four driv Austin E. riffiths, a third seeker Instead of ente en down out of control in Tuesday’s|for the mayorwhip, advocated that YOUDE Caanele fighting. Four of our machines are | organized labor absorb the 1. W. W. Co., coast artillery + | minaing. and turn ita energies into beneficial | inter tn Montana German raids in the neighborhood | channels VICTIMS OF SMASHUP it for life, | announc even if the submarines do sink in 1918 a greater num- of ships than they would down at this rate, the loss stil be tremendously | only have ships been sunk, Angus W. ( from Broadway hi June ng the univers ated in the a system. To save the ships, are now convoyed by destroy nd cruisers. But this slows traffic, as the speed of a con y is the speed of the slowest ship. @ convoy system also causes de-| fe in loading and unloading. and/ terminals and raflways, Serious Threat of Avion and Mericourt were re| Councilmanic candidates T. H. Bol pulsed. jton and J. W. Bryan also spoke Wied war council, | He says: “The German subma-| CANADIAN RAIDS CONTINUE | |rines will wink In 1918 a. tonnage | CANADIAN ARMY HEADQUAR- | greater than the entire shipping pro tens. Feb. Raids and artillery seriousness of the ‘eemt we [NAGE of the world, THE TON-|pombariments continue in the sec is best stated in a recent ut BA YEAR HENCE WILL BE| tion north of Lens , of Bainbridge Colby, mem 3 THAN IT IS NOW. Wel ¥ SEMI Gtshtug peard, Sho bes| should take every man working om ly returned from Paris, where|a tunnel or a bridge or skyscraper wnted the shipping weap fene put THE BON MARCHE Ba RGAIN BASEMENT —We Save on the Buying —We Save on the Selling | —That is why we are able to do business on a smaller “method of storekeeping. WE BUY FOR SPOT CASH ONLY WE BUY ODD LOTS AND SAMPLES WE BUY RETAIL STOCKS AND CANCELED ORDERS SECONDS, TOO, IF THEY ARE both injured Sunday in Westlake ay Oldne, auto accident on proved Thursday Providence hospital CLUB DANCE TONIGHT the shipyards.| The Minnewatha club will give a _WAKE U dance at Redding’s hall tonight mmash, showed a very alight | him in of danger. margin of profit than is possible by any other / WE HAVE NO FINE FIXTURES WE HAVE FEWER SALESPEOPLE WE MAKE NO ALTERATIONS TO GARMENTS WE MAKE NO FREE DELIVER- IES AND SEND NOTHING How We Save on the How | We Save on the Buying GOOD ENOUGH | Selling C..O: D; IN FACT, ALL MERCHANDISE _ | AND EXCHANGE GOODS ONLY THAT CAN BE SOLD AT WITHIN TWO DAYS OF LOWER PRICES. PURCHASE. It’s Your Privilege to Pay Less for Millinery There are New Satin Shapes—quite the newest for early Women’s Wearables Ate Remarkably Low Priced | New Coats of Seal Plush that we are able to sell at $21.50—really surprisingly low-——but only so in the Spring—and by the price you'll know they're bar- Bargain Basement. | gains—$1.39. Or Good Cloth Coats, in late season style, as low as| Also better Satin Shapes—that we all khow are not $14.85 and $18.95—sold this way because of these money: ing methods. Charming Silk Dresses—wor erful values—and because | we'll not alter or delivé’ wny of them—the price is | only $18.45. | Coutil Corsets in pink and white; good styles —but avoiding the cost of high-salaried fitters, the Corsets are only $1.45 Georgette and Crepe de Chine Blouses, among which are many very pretty styles — you'll Ukely get several—be ing priced so low— $2.85 Exceptional Values in the “Self-Service” Shoe Section selling at sale prices—but absolutely so in the Bar- gain Basement—$2.29 and $2.79. The popular Trench Hats and Cloth Hats of a similar style, are priced 25 per cent lower in the Bargain Basement—98¢ to $1.98 and $2.29. Boys’ and Girls’ Mackinaws $4.25 soe Misses’ Coats at $4.95 Women’s Coats for $5.95 shops you'll realize this is a very low price $1.45 Women’s Spats of good grade felt in popular it's only A PART OF THE SPECIAL OVERSTOCK OF A LARGE THAT WE PURCHASE OF THE COAT MAIL ORDER HOUSE — TOLD ABOUT IN OUR AD A DAY OR TWO AGO. colors in the Bargain Basement you can get them at, pair 98c Children’s Wearables Offered at Great Savings Women’s Walking Shoes of fine gray kidskin, provid- | Boys’ School Blouses—made of gray or olive drab flan- ing you are willing to wait on yourself $3 3.85) nelette. Mothers will not think it worth while as much as possible—they’re only...... to make them when they’re priced only. . 79¢ And the New Havana Brown Shoes—that most of 4 Children’s Gingham Dresses are sold at ‘much lower are wanting for Spring—they’re here in $5. 85) prices beeause buying special lots for spot 719 i c the Bargain Basement for as low as. cash; sizes 3 to 6 at 69¢; sizes 6 to 12 at. Women’s Novelty Kid Shoes at a very low price—made Children’s Wool Sweaters that are really exceptional possible because you are asked to . $4. 85) value, and buying them in the Bargain . $2. 15 pay for the Shoes ool. Basement way all we ask is......... are being sunk as fast as| 4nd then invited arrest by smashing | nelano and James A. Duncan, wae when nominat as midshipman tn being duilt. ja window e appointed at the weekly meeting of | the { navy for training at the hip sinkings for the last | “I want to go home.” Robinson | (ne council Wesdnenday. naval acsAemey at 4 ry Col He was grac int football and | I If Allies Do Not Rush New Ships ar her NAVAL ACADEMY Private Bertrand B. Cassels, met Washington coast artit ada ed Cassels in the 19year-old $ Third He spent the REPORTED IMPROVING Mins Jorina Aronson and Thomas an were reported as being slightly im They are at the Ole Knutson, injured in the same m. provement, but is not felt to be out SUB TAKES Tu pete Friday Economies at the Bon Marché That | New Value to This Wise Old Saying 25 Women’s Odd Suits Reduced Involved in this Friday disposal are semi-tailored Suits of poplin, with smart braid and button trimmings, silk lined jacket and full cut THR | skirt. | t ; rwe | Smart semi-tailored Suits of cheviot serge, beautifully made, with / pyc | braid and button trimmin SIX | Semi-tailored Suits of fine broadcloth, with silk lined jackets. SIX i} Inthe Lot Are Black, Brown, Navy, Taupe and Green SIX || —For the Glory of America —For the Service of Humanity Buy War Savings Stamps Coats That All Americans, opportunity to lend their savings to their country at four per | cent compound interest Have the opportunity to put their money to work at winning | the war. | Now is the time to dedicate your savings for which America is fighting. material, | Begin Buying War Stamps Today | of nutria plush. ON BALE AT THE CASHTER'S OF FICK, FIFTH FLOOR. | novelty pockets. SECOND FLO Cut Lengths of Dress Goods at $1 Coats of plaid m | tures, Coats of to the great cause | 50-Inch Wool Storm Serges) IN THESE COLORS 50-Inch Diagonal Suiting 42-Inch French Serges Lengths suitable for skirts, 35-Inch Silk Mixtures 35c | 40 pieces of Silk-mixed Crepe de Chines and Tussahs at 35¢ a yard. | 36-Inch Dress Goods 95c a Yd. 33- to Light and dark shades; se dresses, w A saving chance for the thrifty oh aists, dresses and unde rgar- | draperies. All-wool Storm | women of today 31-Inch Tub Silks 65 Serge at 95c a yard—in the lead- | ‘ , , ing colors—also Granite Cloth | Tub Silks in beautiful color com- : | with fine white stripes—in Co- binations—white grounds with lav- | 35 inches = Pia ender, blue, gray and green stripes. penhagen, navy, black, brown, wis- | wi} jaunder well. taria and gray—a yard wide. Mees A Penny Saved—A Penny Earned: If Your Size Is Here You Get a Remarkable Bargain Here’s the Exact List 27 Coats —$5.00— even those of the smallest means, have sal Two or Three Times This Amount cravenetted roomy models with convertible collars of self plain velour or trimmed with bands Some are belted and with Each Piece Containing 2 1-2 to 5 Yards | Gray, Tan, Brown, Black, Copenhagen, Navy, and Black with white pin stripes. ~ Silk Pongee 95c Yard | Pongee — very 36-Inch Messaline $1.25 An unusually good quality of Al- silk Messaline Satin at $1.25 a yard. ment of colors, UPPER MAIN FLOOR Give a to $10.00 EE SUITS, SIZE ) SUITS, SIZE 40 ) SUITS, SIZE 44 SUITS, SIZE 46 SUITS, SIZE 48 SUITS, SIZE 50 Reduced to Formerly Sold at , Coats of dark mix- tweeds — warm, ixtures m—THE 15 a Yard BON MARCHE Maroon dresses or suits. | 35-inch All-silk imported | good for Spring aists, pajamas, shirts and | wide, in a good assort- black and white. THE BON MARCHE Odds and Ends of Winter Millinery Going at a Song It’s Not New Millinery, but It’s All Respectable We've turned the Millinery workroom and reserve stock room upside down, and all the odds and ends, left-overs and the like will be out on tables Friday at Half | Price—Quarter-price, Tenth-price in some cases. If you have use for any of the things you'll conscience. 25¢_| | SECOND FLOOR find them cheap enough in all | | Flowers, Foliage and): | Wi Wreaths Reduced to 90¢ $1 $1 Untrimmed Shapes | Reduced to oY om and [ Children’s Trimmed ) Feather Fancies for | Hats Are Reduced to Women’s Trimmed _ : | Hats Are Reduced to THE BON MARCHE Patriotic Postcard 10c a dozen Upper Main Floor. 1 and sunk and umbering 1,100 as scerta at that landed at Buncrana and “the Larne, in Ireland ing won" and announcement in I “There was a total of 2,179 U. S,/ don that the United troops on this vessel, No names of if cessful campaign against the ed and | U-boat re-| Owing to the fact that the T s a British ship, it is belie States did not have ve follow rapidly on the statement by Secretary against the U-t time w war t is “Continued From Page One| no survivors we names of ported.” The fact that the Tuscania was the first large troopship to be sunk on the Atlantic, east-bound, led of-| ficials to conclude that the expected drive of the Germans is on. « and men counted on the T Losses Are Low Second Lieut. Frank L. Maker er Reserves, and the follow-| The slight losses by latest reports nging to Company BE, Sixth are strikingly lower than those of ion, Twentieth Engineers For- British transports lost early in the war in the Mediterranean This was accounted for in official circles by the elaborate torpedo) » drills on every Americna transport and the efficiency of the transport First Lieut. Schweissinger, Sergt Harry A. Kelly, Corp. Howard B Bullock, Corp, William A, Che Privates; Oliver Bowman, I Cc. Haslett William A Hickling les HM. Imeck, Harry A. Keeler lent Wilson was at the nen the news broke over the city, Shouted extras, the heavy toll in A greeted him as he emerg: foyer with Mrs, Wilson. Reaching the White House, he call ed both Bi and Daniels for nt of the disaster © names of survivors of the dis aster began to reach the war depart Ifast this morning. It the names * Tho she }| modified later by the more encourag. Uphus, A man White, |ward L. A | Frank F, ; jander N. Bush | Of the 107th supply train, Private |H. Kiiest, 163th Aero squadron; Pri |vates John B, Fleming and Edward | Klingman National officers: National army troops t to the guard to bring the di strength were included in the Survivor If any of these are lost they | Separate first sole called to) This heavy It is )| patrol boats have ad point war been landed at widely units on the Irish coast will be the The initial communication of the the lors by conseription to die of the ) or more men yet to be ac disaster by the war department was: | overseas cou A some may have been “The department has been offi-! Grim Coincidence ‘safely landed at an obscure place on cially advised that the 5, 5, Tus | LENGTHS FROM 1 TO | inches wide, in floral and | THE BON MARCHE | n | cliffe, the. | »| Cunard line full | of early bad reports was ing message that the loss was not so now clear that convoys and were near at hand, for fact also held out hope that It was grim colneidence that tie the coast. No mention has been Embroidery Remnants Half Price 2 YARDS Formerly 5c to $1.50 Apiece UPPER MAIN FLOOR Cotton Challies 10c a Yard Mill Ends and Full Bolts Cotton Challies—in mill ends and full bolts — 22 Oriental patterns, at 10c a yard Friday. White Waisting Voiles 35c a Yard Yard-wide White Waist- ing Voiles in stripes and figures—fine and sheer for Spring wa quality for LOWE 9¢ a yard. MAIN FLOOR -atriotic Lunch Sets tor Six, 60c Upper Main Floor. - $= de thus far of the vessel's crew, fact that the transport was under convoy leads to the belief jhere that a sharp fight with the en emy may have occurred before or after the Tuscania received her death blow reat preparation had been made for the German assault on ports for some time. Lord North thru the United Press, warn ed of the German preparations sev Early last wee. anticipated the effort when t their _subma- Monday that shing’s transports |was Impending The nia Was a British pas senger and freight ship of 14 massive mark for the U-b ter to the and is the fifth great vessel operated by the company to be lost. Altho several hundred thou- sand troops have been transport across the sea to France from t United States, the Tuscania is the first to be torpedoed en route to the lines. 1 American ports have been torpedo: ay back to this countr: | tons. she has been under cha on a long, narrow ba in from the Atlantic, Lare other survivors landed, is ne miles from Bi ‘ana, on the north: east coast of Ireland, 23 miles from Belfast. . in his 9 the | pore hah spri abo nT bers pre\

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