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as) ' { OC BROWN and his friend, Joe Manning, are D getting up a demonstration to welcome home committee which won the Skagit ‘y want every one to join in. “Peace hath its victories no less renowned than war, FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF TH THE GREATES Entered a E UNITED PRESS T DAILY TIONS * SEATTLE, WASH., 1899, at the Postoffice at Meattle ANY PAPER IN THE PAC Wash COMPLETE SE FRIDAY, AUGUST 2,1918, WRITE PLALITRY Signature ane ‘ Phone No rs Post Office - Street No. n County . To the Sicrelary of the United States ‘Treasury: | womans | 1 whose signature appears above, now own . | WSS.3 9 1am already pledged to buy WSs. 00 In addition to those now owned and pledged, I |!» JUNE agree t a Savings § ts sires te tay Wer Savings Stamps as indicated ‘ma at oy $4.17 each) Wss 7) ont S418 @ach) IWSs. 00 Name of i a Pest OMlee fe AUGUST at Being ary ot War Mavings ‘ $409 wack) | ; WSs 00 SEPTEMBER | «Ae is (Cost $4.20 eacd) J WSs, 00 Street and Number ~~ OCTOBER (Cost $421 exes} ws, —) ae — n NOVEMBER | I FURTHER PLEDGE MYSELF TO SAVE AND|peceumeR | on ECONOMIZE. TO HELP WIM THE WAR. og Totel Wer Savings Stamps Owned and Pled ged. Seattle is $3,000,000 behind in her War | them, Savings Stamp quota. War We've got to wake up. Fine! Uncle Sam is counting upon Seattle to carry her share of war expense. And, of course, Seattle isn’t a dollar slacker. But we've been mighty thoughtless about fying War Savings Stamps. Out in the counties surrounding Seattle, the people have stepped up and pledged mage than their quotas. 2 thing to do is to buys stamps, talk ps, think stamps and see that the. other fellow gets in line—NOW. Alvin Moore called up The Star this a othe ought to be more $100 clubs,” he said. “I went out this morning and talked it over with two fellows. As soon as they understood what was expected of | they Now He's counting victory. And terest, pledge blank. City Chairman to schedule. Sign up! Smother Stamps. signed pledges Stamps before the end of the Uncle Sam's War War Savings investment in the world. money back on ten days’ notice. can invest any amount, from $1,000—but no more, Above is printed a War Savings Stamp WSS.$ Govern menses ot yous famtay soma ourertte to tle fai mis ot their abisty—ee Logas Wnit beng Giten tor sash paren) $100 in year.” ye all got to get behind Savings Stamp program. on our money to help bring he'll pay us back with in- ‘amps are the best You can get your And you cents to to buy we’ on 25 Fill it out and send it to County and Charles H. Clarke, 217 Lyon building. Then buy your stamps according Put your dollars in the drive. the kaiser with War Savings BOARD OPENS ) Yankee Soldier } Finds Father as RAINIER BIDS Enemy Prisoner Without discussion. the board of |) yy lee ta brated hae ay } public works opened three bids Fri y morning for the monolithic brick ng of Rainier ave., from Barton th. The bids were itemized in detail After being read, they were turned over to the city engineering depart ment, in order that the total cost could be figured. Bids on the Rainier paving from Graham to Thistle st. were: Sparger Construction Co., $40,911; Fiorito Bros., $86,326. Three bids on the Barton to 57th strip were: R. G. Stevenson, $32,009 Sparger Construction Co. $32,364 Fiorito Bros., $24,132 MAKE TEST CASE OF C. D. AMICOS Federal officiais will make a test br in @ squad of led to find his doughbo: prisoners, was # own father among them The you American the German's identity enough confide inform: to doubted until vinee him 5 { } H % man who had re 4 was dixclosed to was bis fath turned to German Poland several and had been forced into the army The son loosed a tirade of good advice against being Then he threw his arm about his father's shou nd promised him “the best in the house,” a German ) ) years before { No Danger Now of Coast Coal Famine Assurances t famine int the coming t there will be no Pacific Northwest winter have been receiv é . ed by the Seattle Chamber of Com case of the thial of C. D. Amicos,| org A communication from charged with hoarding macaroni and Washington also states that the est flour, in order to determine the val mated coal ge in the East will idity of prosecution in hoarding the |1,,. 75 900,000 tons, and urges tha n staple. A libel for the seizure of five und boxes of macaroni in the cit was filed Friday morning by Assist ant United States District Attorne citizens lay in their ¢ ar to enable N ) relieve the astern short Charlotte Kun arrested with 40/Don’t Fail to Go pounds gf macaroni and three 49 to Moore Rally pound sacks of flour | talks sion | Thrilling war and thrilling _ war music will mark the big patri WIFE LEAVES SUICIDE ine saturaay night, You'll have THREAT; LEAVES HOME » buy « Thrift stamp to get in, but Leaving « note in which she inti,| ZOU can Keep the stamp. hea mated that she was going to drown| a0" Karle. famous tenor. fron herself in Puget sound, Mrs. Frank Camp wis; the naval traiuing Pletos, of 3215 Harrison st., left her) comp band, Knox Price, 4-year-old home after midnight Thursday, while| minute man, and fiveminute speak her husband waa ‘cea Sei fas toatean enlisted the e Frida Se to help find uncertain if Fee ee iar thrent, inte. ezecu- | DOMOCTALS to Hold tion. He has reasons to uve ua! Big Rally Saturday took $45, all the money in the house,;, 4 srand rally and mans meeting 7 has been ied by the King county with her Jemocratic omimnittee to be held at JUST SAY eras fan meas ot ete in the program which has Main 600 | en ine CLASSES FOR FOREIGN WOMEN ARE POPULAR ,And tell The Star what you have to buy, rent or sell, and The Star Classes for foreign speaking wom j ry * ‘ en in Seattle, organized by the Beat iy irre’ Wl tell ga ee Seni. onge nines wants to the largest |icatching on with the audience in the North- Demonstrations in eookir ing « la America are enthusiaasticall west. Yes, yOu CaM fjana largely attended at t way library, and in West Seattle. In formation may be obtained from Mrs. | James O'Leary, Bast 4556, charge your want ads. S ish legion te W. H KAUFMAN ~ FOUND GUILTY Kaufman, Pellingh torn granger and former asseasor of W convicted in fe coma Frida per United He In a speech tions ath Liberty Bonds and war Plan Welcome for Skagit Committee Plans for a to Mayor Hanson Thomson whe Washington Skagi Manning and EF LOCAL BOARD ISSUES CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Another call has been made by the provost marshal general for volur teers to be sent to the Oregon Agri ultural college, at Co Ore for instruction as auto mechanic tors. Local bor 26 men, to leave J of both the can volunteer up to ope Registrants 1918 cla gust 6 drafted This call trant 1917 and Au after which date the in limited to white least regis a grammar some exp mechanical 1 education, wit aptitude a Limit. Service in U. S. Ordnance Work WASHINGTON the Aug In order to swell ranks of America’ the department to ued an order restricting ser. army ordnance day 4 ice in the ordnance dep men phy for active military artment to disqualified ical duty who are plan to form a Jew fight in Palestine Germany has been Turkey dropped owing to oppositior U. S. FLOUR RULES | } REMAIN THE SAME } re have been no changes in ( wheat flour regulath sare still required to 0 per cent substitute when they buy wheat flour (This was t ( food administration ( Thursday following repo ent of ttaches that ( |} only 20 per cent substitute would { be the rule. under the Act of Ce Tee eee The Seattle Sta CIRCULATION OF ‘ond Class Matter May 2 S ASSOCI NIGHT arb MFIC NORTHWEST nerenn March #, 1879 RVICE OF THE Forecas rs Wei ather HUNS LOSE ON WIDE FRONT c’ |New Traps Mangin’s POILUS, YANKS Worrying Foe Leader Hindenburg Is Kept Busy Dodging “Pockets” Made By Foch’s Troops TEUTONS “ON THE JUMP r Battle Analysis by J. W. T. Mason By United Preas Leased Direct to The ” * NEW YORK, Aug Von Hin burg in conducting hia slow Wire at toward ¢ Vesie in such nner an to avold the dangerous kets which the Americans were ing by their advance along the to Fismen went flank, south of Soin the same time slowly > en’ blows, and form a onal atratg nth rn front Ry ng hin defensive pos tions in this manner, Hindenburg In trying to eliminate all salients and to compel the allies to continue their ttacke. ion of the allies pressure by frontal The present posit west of the Fiames railway in nfri Qusly threatening the German com munications along the Crise river and the railway which runs along the bank of that #tream ‘Thin is the only defensive position femaining in Hindenturg’s hands south of the Veale and in the went ¢fm aro of the Soissons- Rheims no lent Today's fighting, however ereding leas heavity on the is pr western flank, and iq tending to * | central area wout eGen. Foeh's ir renewed to the horror Hinder ing of tue 5 is whow ad pressure to bear here ery‘ nmail ans in the salients. F hy the sector tends to create a pocket Germans to retreat keep their Ameri tra and causes the elsewhere no as to try to line straight nimum losses are thus fall the allies for the gains they a ing. Her Foch may be expected t ansaulte fr ondit ” create en f Here to Get Data on War Industries Ww ount, of Florence, Cc. 4 distinguished Southe fami ‘ ancestor minent ntified with civil war activities in Seattle Friday, registered at the New V ngton hote Mr unt is gathering data for ape 1 features for pub ith regarding Seat Passengers Hurt When Car Upsets tracks Thursday a 65th at. and 14th ing the on at W Ball or J. A air, Motorman A. John non, upset, injuring several passen gers. Mrs. E.R. Hunt and Mra, O M. Small, of Fort Ca a Olliver and Robert ¥ and 3, with Mr Leaps From Burning Airplane; Is Killed DALLAS, Aug. 2 ut. Robin son E. Bidwell, stud Love field, was insta which flight Bid machine to day when a training plane he was making. a practice © flames, 1,000 feet up. from the avoid being burned to death Bidwell’s home in Red Bluff. Gorky Is Arrested; Paper Is Suppressed COPENHAGEN, Aug Maxim burst | Gorky, Russian writer, has been ar rested and his newspaper perma nently suppressed, it was reported in a Petrograd dispatch today. Re cent dispatches reported Gorky to be uffering with cholera INSTRUCTION IN DIRTY WORK GIVEN TO HUNS ZURICH Several hun dred secret German police have been summoned to War to r their instructions prior to their parture for the Ukraine, where they will form the nucleus of a Ukrainian secret police force Aug eive CARS HUNS SEIZE STRE ROTTERDAM, Aug The Ger seizing the rolling stock and equipment of many trolley lines in occupied Belgium, ‘The rails are taken up and shipped to Germany, re gardiesx of the protest of the | civilians. » Men Force Hun Flight Impetuous Assault Compels Teutons’ Line to Give Up New Ground RHEIMS ~ Dispatch From Lowell Mellett By United Press Leased Wire Direct to The 8tar * « WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, Aug. 2—(2:30 a m.)—Gen, Mangin's army ‘was ntill advancing early today, utilizing ev ery advantage in yesterday's im petuous assault along a 10-mile front I German wildiy f me points The eteness of the allied French British batteries were in stalled shortly before &§ a m. on ground from which we had only be | gun to drive the Germann at 4 a. m The Germans were able to une their own artillery on only the small ent scale, being compelled to Fely on machine guns, These were one by one, notwithstanding the dog ged reaistance The enemy's casualtion during the day were high. The bravery of their defense could not be questioned. up to the point where it seemed hope disobeyed their orderar to to the death their commanders re know why Hill 205 (four miles northeast of Oulchy-Le-Chateau) was conquered at 6 o'c x (a mile oth (two miles east of Courdoux) and Craimoisetie (a mile south of Servenay), fe giving up many Break Foe Thrust k. Courdou west 5). Serven: soon after, prisoners (Continued on page GENERAL STRIKE ON FOR ONE DAY IN VANCOUVER UVER cC, Aug Or war pith labor called nd a general strike in Vancouver at noon today to pro test against the shooting of Albert joodwin was ur ockal orat f marked When ca led in the draft early this year, he to the woods at the head of a party of six evaders and gave the police a long chase. Last turday he was shot and killed by Police Cofstable Dan Campbell, who is under arre Campbell says he fired in self lefenne Laborites claim the Kk was yards closed and some other istries were ted up today, At 11 labor head. would be 1m. it was estimated at quarters that 5,000 men out Francis En Route to Murman Coast : WASHINGTON, Aug A mes ge from Ambassador Francis to: day, dated July 30, said he had left Archangel for Murman on July 28. Accompanying him were the chiefs of the British, Italian, Japanese, Chi nese, Serbian and Brazilian missions. Nothing was said as to his plans after reaching Murman, but it | likely he will remain there under American and allied protection Seek War Surprise to Answer Germans} )} LONDON, Aug. 2.—Wa minister for war surpris { in Lioyd George's cabinet {. That's the newest sug St A London newsp: Sn ing that “nearly all the sur } prises in the war have sprung by Germany, especially } in new weapons and new tac tics,” says “there is sore need in the cabinet for a minister for war surprises, a young man with 1 staff of young men who have ) proved themselves fertile of mind in the field of action and in the } IS BOMBARDED |. { DIAZ CONGRATULATES jabora BRITISH CHASE FLEEING BOCHE DISPATCH FROM JOHN DE GANDT > | (By United Preas Leased Wire, Direct to The Star) PARIS, Aug. 2.—(4 p. m.)—New allied progress on the 15-mile front between Fere-en-Tardenois and Ville-en- x Tardenois, was reported today. How extensive this was could not be ascertained at the hour of cabling. Between the Ardre and the Vesle rivers, a number of fires have been observed, evidently tion of material by the Germans at several places, includ- ing Fismes. WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, Aug. 2.—(2:25 p. m.)—The battle within the Marne pocket, which began growing in violence again yesterday, is still raging as this is cabled. Loss of the important heights of the Grand Rozoy is causing the enemy to fall back with the French and British in hot pursuit. Capture of Aisne Ridge Endangers Enemy Flank LONDON, Aug. 2.—(2:18 p. m.)—The allies, advanc-} ing three miles on a five-mile front, captured all of) the watershed commanding the territory north of the Crise river, it, was learned this afternoon. (The Crise flows from the vicinity of the Launoy northwestward into the Aisne, at Soissons.) Capture of this ridge between the Ourcq and the Aisne endangers the German retirement in the center as well as on the entire west flank. Americans and Sieeiile Take Two More Towns the! | between Hartennes and Fere-en-Tar. this ame Allied troops. atinuing denois. Progress was made on whole sector, but the allies overc a double front the enemy resistance in about half have « of the front and surged forward miles apturing the water the 0} and the western part ¢ the Criseriver rises g | captured Meunlere north of Bomplery a front of about te was miles made on Hun Army Flees Before F ranco-American Smash BY FRED 8S. F French and Americans cot of th United Pre spor t plateau be 1 the Fe are WITH THE AMERIC \N ARMIES | nois line, which command our IN FRANCE, Aug {Noon.}—The | try to the northward withdrawal has been re ¢ ly sacrifices at Seringes. t and Clerges were in vain, in face of the steady Franco-American fell thruot pressure ting today The advance of American iagmires and stopping al since the capt of Clergny has aerial activity reached a depth of four kilometers reak in air fighting is no. (two and a half miles) at some 1 ticeable, as more than a ¢ Stea pressure pushing the pla were brought down es back and has given th irsda Locked Out Wire Men’s Case Will Be Settled Soon Lockedout telegrapher is Will Head Conference on War Prisoners formerly WASHINGTON, Aug Switzer-| employed by the Western Union and has accepted the presidency of will have their case settled xt Acnerican-German prisoner confer: | we 1ccording to a wire received |) ences to be held this month in Berne F from David’ J. Lewis le Sam's wire boss, Thursday The Swiss president will personally was a member of the commit open the jon, naming a Swiss of » that waited on the war labor ficial asx presiding officer, the state | hoara in connection with Western department announce The person-| union difficultie nel of the American delegation is} sy. Konenkamp, international now being selected president of the telegraphers, will eicchadinn eae rs, their treat: confer with the master general ment, allowances and other matters | next week, when a settlement is ex are liste mong pressing topics. It) pected. t the allies and Ger is understor y exchanged a few May Have Wilson ound pi ners, in addition to inva and peters in aaaitin 10 toe | "OLS Over Power made f imilar procedure between Lines in Nation WASHINGTON Aug. Author the United States and Germany and ransmission lines asked construct power after the re ind water power si PERSHING ON YANKEES of congress directly ROME, Aug Gen Diaz, com. Thetus chairman of mander-in-ehief of the Italian armie the ouse interstate commerce com following King Victor Emmanuet’s| mittee, was to meet with officials of review of Americ roopa at theline war industries board toda Italian front, t 1 Gen. Per draw an amendment to the water shing follows power bill, granting the president The king is filled avith admiration this power at the splendid bearing of American “ troops who have arrived in Italy Germans troops in the Ukraine The Italian army is proud to share| have been sent to the western the fortunes of war with them.” front, being replaced by Austrians. vr: tent IN SEATICN JEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE Tonight the result of destruc- ™ ‘positions and gaining all the ALLIES CAPTURE AISNE WATERSHED Rene EDITION mall $ » $9.00 ASSOCIATION turday, probably gent westerly winds. Americans — Continuing © Bold Drive © Sudden Attacks Net Cierges ~ and Meuniere Wood for ~ U.S. Troops : E 4 RIGHT WING ADVANCES is “Dispatch From Frank | J. Taylor h | By United Press Leased Wi | Direct to The Star ‘d WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, Aug. (8:45 a. mm) n troops anced their right wing during the night | as Bomplery ae They es wood hold Cierges and all of Intense fighting beyond Cierges, Amevicans gained do , rmans by a § heights from den heavy attack The American gains were n the face of stiffening PPO Yesterday morning our left attacked northeast of Seringes mile and a half east and north) Fere-en-Tardenois), following smoke cloud which partially ©6" cealed their advance from machine guns, which were thickly in the fields. The doughboys went fo groups, filtering thru objectives without pause. 4 centered in Nesles forest (nortl lof Seringes and north of Our infantry quickly dispersed the) outer line of German machine in a hand-to-hand combat. advance was discontinued here ing the afternoon, owing to sharp salient created 4 Wood Is Cleared The American right wing, vancing simultaneously, moved ward in a Nanking no aropnd Meunlere wood (soutl of Cierges). French troops co (Continued on page 11) Gouzancourt Taken by Allied Tra .ON 1:15 p. mm »ops have captured Gor h of Meuniere wood, and neing steadily north of west of Meus © earned this afternoon, LON Allied t rt miles niere), it was Trotsky Urged to — Put Down Intrigue ZURICH, Aug. 2.—German Ams Hellrich has sent a note to Minister Trotsky state murder of both Gen chhorn and Ambassador Vor Was organized in Moscows the Maximalist t to search out and pum 1ilty and destroy the hot= jerman intrigue in\Mom ~sifd bassador Russian War ing that the Von E Mirbach yon KING EMMANUEL SEES j MOVIES OF BRITISHERS > WITH THE ITALIAN ARMIES) Aug King Victor Emmanuel toe day viewed motion pictures taken on” Brit s 1 received a per sonal mess: from King George, q Three British motor lorries have arrived here to show the Ttaliagy urmies what is doing British transport serve ice on other fronts. United Press Summary of | War Events FRONT ~ SOISSONS RK EIMS Capture of the watershed Be: tween the Aisne and Oureq riv- ers endangers Western flank of 9m the Germans, The allies are ade 9g vancing farthe north in the Rheims-Soissons region PICARDY FRONT — British uccessful raid German arti of the made a Albert tive troop: north of w Ac south Somme FLANDERS FRONT—Prison- s were taken in a British raid ar Festubert bombarded south of Ypres, Haz Hostile artillery Rritish positions north of Bethune ‘ouck RUSSIA—Western Siberia has been practically cleared of the Bolshevik forces, and in Eastern Siberia they hold only Irkutsk, Hetman Ske sdsky Informed the k » would be able to put down the revolt in Ukraine > without the aid of German 9) troops. £ Se

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