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HE'S A HAPPY KID; HEARS FROM SAMMY Difeaneth A. Tusk, age t, 1007] Bellevue, ts a happy youngster | @ay he came up to The Star} I want to give a quarter to help tobacco for a soldier in Fraace,” | maid Today Kenneth ot a postal card) the soldier, who received a box | tobacco “Dear friend.” it said, “I just re your very welcome tobacco package, and {t was very kind You to remember the boys ‘over $ Tobacco is scarce. We have| @epend on our friends ‘over there’ | American tobacco, French to fa not liked by the boys. you again, I am, “WILLIAM MURPHY, @ Oe. B, 101st U. 8. Infantry.” “Pm going to send him a valen-| neth today purchased with his ” United Cigars Give Five Per Cent to K. C. | ” United Cigar stores in Phursday lo will gt per ce: rome rece lumbus fund, for soldiers and sailors. In making this donation, the local stores are in keeping with the ( Cigar stores all thru. the United | States | ntores have also turned ‘The Beattie over today $16 dur Hoys in France Tobaceo Fund GIVES LANTERN SHOW { nt of thetr| ipts'to the Knights of Co- | | Devotional | Books for Lenten Reading UPPER MAIN FLOOR THE BON MARCHE | Sea Foods for the Lenten Fast Deticatemsen, Fourth Moor | t)) Apron Thursday Comes Again with blac! and With It— Smart New Aprons at $1.45 Clarabell, Geraldine and Bernice CLARABELL—an Apron of good quality percale will give you an inkling of its cleverness k and white striped material, and full belt. the illustration solid colors, trimmed with shoulder fastening GERALDINE—a two-piece Breakfast Set in pink, light or medium blue percale; some with caps to match. BERNICE—of Amoskeag ginghams in stripes, plaids or solid color, buttoned down the back. He is in Co. B 103rd ma| gun datallion, Sind brigade, tobacco is very acceptable to | rigors here,” he writes in arate the pal ave tobacco here, when patriot aster than they can 1} uM wat oI Bo, if you don't ket there! Kenneth Rusk, age 7, and the card he got from a Sammy. } show in you are very apt to be out of| ‘ | i ‘ Ta TT - m, fo We're Quite E mays he'd like to hear from ‘and Mrs. Roland Teed, in Seat Extra-size Aprons of light and{ Aprons in two new styles of dark percale; coverall style, at | striped and plain color percale, $1.45. at $1.75. Special Assortment of Aprons in a Good Range of Colors at 95c THIRD FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Charles ¢ ford, 12-year-old » Howard # how to wep ts purne at wtake |) FOR TOBACCO FUND « | Enthusiastic Over T hese Beautiful Crepe de Chine or Satin Blouses at $3.75 | THE MOST PLEASING LOT WE | KNOW OF FOR THE MONEY Tailored or fancy models, as you prefer—make up this lot of Waists of crepe de Chine or satin. Make Your Income Tax Return Today —tThe boys are going over —Let us come across Ato H.W. earcity of to also sent a telling of the owe how to When he had fin dat the Charles kr one Elnses sn 5 Re Charlies was gasieted ) inter, Leona, who played the plano and red in song and dance. Laura KE. Stuart put 0, A Little Q hn of Women's nee of the Karstensor ind the a aide by his “Come and Help Us,” Say the Red Cross Workers There’s an earnest’ band of patriotic women who gladly devote a few hours every day to making surgical dressings for the Red Cross. THEY WANT YOU TO COME AND HELP THEM —For there are not nearly enough surgical dressings being made. Station A—Surgical Dressing Division of the American Red Cross—is on our Second Floor, and meets every week day except Saturday. You will be very welcome as a co-worker. Send Her a Candy Valgptine Delicious Hand-rolled Chocolates, packed in dainty silk-top heart-shape boxes, at B5¢, 75¢, $1.25 and $2.75. Chocolate Drops, Special Hoover freshly made; spe- Candies. Try a box of these delicfous clal, a pound 28¢ sweets; box 50¢ LOWER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE eepeeewe 8s3 S33 Fronts fetchingly embroidered, | cue eek tare eonne lace trimmed or tucked. ) Refreshments. € n ot candy, cookies and jeme: served. new mais, ch and Large flat collars or the roll style—in white, flesh Nile, lavender, coral, pe: blue. SECOND FLOOR—THE PON MARCHE NEW—Filet Nets, 35c a Yard For Making Your Spring Curtains The very latest arrivals in curtain materials—new Filet Nets | with square mesh and double thread weave — among the best curtain materials made. Wash well, hold their shape and al- ways look nice. Small-figured designs —in white, cream and ecru. THIRD FLOOT--THE BON MARCHE New “Bread and Butter” Dresses $1.95 —Will cause much excitement | Thursday in Wash Dress Week | as have their companions which arrived earlier. Jasmine, a quaint cham- bray frock with trim- ming of Japanese crepe; in pink, blue or laven- der, at $1.95. fodil, a clever new aan made of cham- Hyacinth, a straight model of bray and percale com- good quality percale, in light bined, as illustrated; flat or medium shades—at the collar and cuffs; $1.95. left of the sketch; $1.95. THIRD FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE nade were , and K. Sugimoto, 32, when a of saki was found in thetr | THE BON MARCHE Ba RGAIN BASEMENT Huge Purchase of 750 Dresses rom the Maison Louis of New York Sik Dresses—Satin Dresses—Georgette and Crepe de Chine Dresses—Serge Dresses —Linen Dresses DRESSES FOR STREET—FOR AFTERNOON—FOR EVENING—FOR HOUSE WEAR ‘ Some of the Dresses Are Slightly Soiled Bat the Prices Are VERY—-VERY—VERY LOW Children's Gingham Dresses at Very Low Prices Billie Burke, a practical home dress of Amoskeag gingham and chambray, attractively trimmed in contrasting color, at $1.95. Calico 10c Yard 24- and 25-inch Calico in a | good assortment of stripe, figure and check patterns. Medium and light colors. Not over 15 yards to each. White Waisting Voile 25c 86-inch Waisting Voile in corded, stripe and check pat- } Boys’ ’ Tapeless Blouses 50c BETTER LAY IN ENOUGH TO LAST SONNY ALL SPRING AND SUMMER AT THIS REMARKABLY LOW PRICE We've 50 dozen of these Tapeless Blouses of blue cham- bray and fancy dark materials—also a few light patterns. Made with yoke and pocket—in sizes 6 to 16 years. Boys’ Heavy Cotton Sweaters $1.50 terns; good quality, fine, Made coat style with rolling collars—gray only—sizes sheer material, for 25¢ yard. 26 to 34 in the lot. | LOWER MAIN FLOOR ‘i UPPER MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE | WILSON SPEECH WASHINGTON, Feb, 12.—Ruseia’s withdrawal from the war bas “ of the most amazing and complex situations in history | | | ted fi 1 . resul in one | BY JOHN H. HEARLEY |} Without observing any of the usual formalities, one of the biggest | United Press Correspondent |) nations on earth—represented by Leon Troteky’s Bols! . | e | ROME, Feb. 13—Pope Benedict!) ment—has just backed off the field and left the Teutonic armies noth | | } | Wilson's latest|) ing to shoot at 200 Street and| 86 Afternoon and| Afternoon Dresses |}| ¥e!o™*s ce hans and the world|) ‘There has been no formal peace agreement and Trotsky says there Afternoon Dresses— | Street Dresses—| of satin, messali preg boat Pe! tao peann ened whieh I} won't be any. The central powers are left in the ridiculous position of all very good styles. | good looking styles; | plain and fancy taf- Made of chiffon taf-| made of Georgette | eta; some in is already sprouting,” it was learn: being at war with Russia, with nobody to fight. s | Georgette combina- feta, messaline, crepe | crepe, silk crepe de ae aes ; Because of its utter lack of precedent, the situation cannot be in ed in Vatican circle } telligently discussed until future developments show what it all | = 9% x I | tion effect. Dresses | PROHIBITIONISTS TO de Chine and fine| Chine and taffeta,|for business and |]) wool serge; some | with embroidery and } means. On the surface, however, it would appear that Trotsky has JOIN WITH NATIONALS 4 A street wear, of if} combined with silk stitching; all | euvered the best strategists the central pc ‘8 boast. c Washington prohibitionists have French serge, in Georgette. good colors. |Woman’s Pictures Aid Hooverizing WASHINGTON, Feb. 13, — The niece of Col. House and the daugh- ter of a former Texas governor, is now the $1-a-year picture woman for Hoover's food administration. She is Mrs. Ellis Allen, chiet of § the photographic division of the food administration. She is the author of the appetite tempting pictures of | griddle cakes, apple pies and Hoover’s war bread. The photographic division of the food administration gives photo- graph service to newspapers and oth er publications to tempt the people to adopt the food reeipes recom: mended by the food administration, | WORK STARTED ON | TROTSKY AMAZES ’EM WITH } Dresses HIS WITHDRAWAL FROM WAR $7.95 42 Evening and Party Dresses of | taffeta and messa- line, in a good va- riety of light colors. Pretty styles, with draped skirts and metallic lace trim- ming (slightly soiled). | Dresses | $3.95. 43 Dresses in this lot. They are made of pongee, linen, striped crepe and white voile in one-piece and coat styles (slightly soiled). | Dresses | Dresses | Dresses $10.95 | $11.95 ¢ kaiser—publicly at least—is disposed to regard Russia's with as a great German yictory. voted to cast their lot with the pro- posed new “national party,” which U. S. ARMY WILL ERECT \ many styles. Wash Dresses $2.95 40 Wash Dresses, among which are many real good Dresses made of linen crash, and fancy voiles, in medium and light colors (slightly bargains. soiled). Party Dresses for $3.95 Some Party Dresses that are somewhat soiled—and Street Dresses for summer wear of silk jersey, in white and colors, —the linene, Party Dresses 48 Evening Dresses are in this lot taffeta and messaline in light colors with maline overdrapes. Wash Dresses $4.95 45 Wash Dresses in this lot, which are made of large checked gingham, white and figured gabardine—some of pongee and Coat Dresses of colored linen. ratine Party Dresses for $8.95 Pretty Dresses, suitable for even- ing wear. Made of taffeta and mes- saline; maline drapes, butterfly sleeves; some of gold and silver cloth with lace overskirts, for $6.95 styles are pretty—made of | gressives, one wing of the socialists will be formally organized In Chicago March 5. Ata eeting of the ats committee of the held here Tues upon Some of the un-reconstructed.pro entral wers of the nonpartisan izations are expected to affiliate with the new party, IDAHO OFFICERS GOT TRAIN WHISKY, TOO Eleven more cases of Hquor on the same train from which dry squad of | ficers took 160 quarts and 24 pints Monday and Tuesday we onfiscat ed by officers at Sand Point, Ida., ac- cording to d received here Wed nesday. The Idaho auth ities, how say they missed the lot the Se. dry squad grabbed. The entire crew of the dining car including Conductor J. Schenk, is Vheld, pending investigation, ed} nance plants and $37,000,000 GAS PLANT, WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.—Ord antonment build $268,650,000 are provid. | ed for in the building program for the army, announced by the war de: partment to the senate military com: mittee. A $37,000,000 gas-making plant will be constructed at Edgewood, N. J. An expenditure of $46,000,000 will be made on aviation work. NONPARTISAN HEAD PLACED IN CUSTODY LAKEFIELD, Minn, Feb, 13.— secretary of the with 6, Was ings cost is in the county jail y|P. Revel >. Townley, wanted on the same charge, has not been arrested. ALSACE-LORRAINERS DECLARE DEVOTION) Pledging loyalty to the United | States and France, the newly organ ized Association Francaise des Alsa ciens-Lorrains de Washington has sent resolutions to the French am- bassador at Washington pledging “absolute devotion to the French fatherland, the only fatherland we recognize as our own, and that we claim as such,” HANSON TO SPEAK AT THE LABOR TEMPLE Ole Hanson will speak Wednesday evening Broadway high school. Mr. Ha Frank EB, Green, Thos. nd Carl Croseon will be the spea He w council, also speak at the Labor CANADIAN VESSE! OTTAWA, Feb, 13.—Work hi |been commenced on the fleet of 40 jmerchant vessels, which will bé in Canada. Contracts call for thi months. ASH WEDNESDAY IS ~ Observance of Ash Wednesé: the beginning of the Lenten seaso! |was being made in all Catholic |churches and many — Protestant |churehes in the city Wednesday. Special masses and services mark; the opening of the 40 days of I Pestana hath naaticaaths...: Se ATTY. CROTTY IS DEAU Following an filness of te attle, died at the Providence hospital Tuesday morning. He was suffering, from pneumonia. built by the Dominion governments completion of this program in 15) OBSERVED IN CITY