The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 24, 1918, Page 12

= : s ¥ : * i Gpecial to The Star by NB AMSTERDAM, Holland, hy ry day articles appearing German press make it more ap mt that the kaiser's government preparing his people for a great ton the Western front Many of the articles are undoubt y inspired by the general staff Most of them hint vaguely at im ing military disaster, veiling the situation under such terms as toning of the front” and “con tric gathering of our armies.” Gen, Von Ardenne, in the Bertin tt, is the most outspoken of military critics, He warns Ger of an impending “change of po- in a backward direction,” add 4 in PAIf, notwithstanding the manner Which the Germans have frustrat the Prench attacks, a shortening the front is carried out, it can be pointed out that the German are standing in enemy coun and that the war is now one of nt. The momentous decision Rive up the line of the Marne will, . be no reason for great re ‘on the part of our enemies.” Foch Strategy Praised At the same time another facnous wertany of “events may come.” He gives extraor praise to Gen. Foch's strat which “always does the right ‘at the right moment in the ‘The military writer of the Bertin Anzeiger remarks that a in the present line is possi and even probable. “The phrase, ‘war of movement,’ sufficiently ex the fact that both parties, at as well as defender, have re their liberty and may again the battlefield as a chess without clinging desperately | » heights, or even sectio “It is indifferent whether gays. Move forward or backward, so | FIRST AVE. AND PIKE ST. Phese Main 4065 1 HURT YOU, DON’T i PAY ME.” if del! iy maeconge of deliverance CROWN ana 1] cases jt acute Brless tn your city tor DENTISTRY Col. Gaedke, writing in Vor-| TEUTONS FOR DISASTER NEWS long as the adversary's atns are im peded The Cologne Zeitung sayy “Gen, Foch's attack has caused pessimism in Germany. The dixmal ones are going round with thetr heads bowed, uttering lusubrious cries and endeavoring, behind the concise s ports suppressed events. ‘The work of the German supreme army command should not be render ed more difficult or altogether vain | by chattering at home and on the front, as occurred in the » of the offensive begun on July 15 1 Retreat Foreshadowed An article in the Vossiche Zeitung | clearly foreshadows a retreat. It It is not in the German arny le fighting front in ments of the official re: | all kinds of bad interests of the | ership to allow the ‘rance to atiffen— | that is to say, to rt to a war of | Position, Our strength is in move ment. Hindenburg has already shown once by his great retreat that, without endangering the general sit uation, it is possible to bring move ment into a stiff front; also by a change of position to the rear. “Viewed in this light, comes clear the extraordinary advan tage which les for Germans in the fact that they are standing deep in| the enemy's country. We have, therefore, at disposal as the field of operations, the whole area between the German frontiers and the pres ent front. The lines in which the| two opponents stand opposite each other are now so intricate, that some how or other, a solution must be found. Such tension as is connected with the battles of this year and en suing developments is in the long run unbearable. Somehow or other, this situation must change. | “Do not allow yourselves to be de ceived. Further great events must follow. To even a greater extent than ourselves, the French leader ship has engaged itself #o deeply that it cannot break off the battle, and is forced bead 9 fight it out.” | |Report Says U.S. | | Railways Operate at Loss of Money WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 —The | government has lost $300,000,000 in the operation of the national rail | ways in the first six months of fed eral control. Figures made public by the Interstate commerce commis. | | sion today revealed the net operating | income of 190 large railroads for the | first six months of federal contro! | to have been $151,657,111. Reserve Judgment in Webster Case) OLYMPIA, Aug. 24.—Judgment} was reserved by the supreme court here yesterday in the application to have J. Stanley Webster's name/ stricken from the lists as candidate | for the republican nomination for | congress from the Fifth district. Attorneys for Webster's opponents | contended that he could not be a can- didate, according to the constitution, inasmuch as he resigned from the su preme court bench to enter the race. Picturizing vividly startli fiction but stark reality! MAYOR HANSON says: ities to bring about better ditions in our city life.” CONTINUOUS = LITTLE | THEATRE JOS. DANZ, Mgr. CHILDREN UNDER 16 NOT ADMITTED BY ORDER LOCAL CENSOR BOARD “Ite message will aid the author- FIRST TIME AT THIS PRICE 416 PIKE THE FINGER OF JUSTICE ing phases of a subject about! which the world keeps dumb and the law silent! Not Ki FRISCO’S RED LIGHTS PAINTED WHITE | con- FROM 10 A. M. there be | | | Diable wood, THE SEATTLE STAR. GERMAN PAPERS “SOFTEN” COMING RETREA JUDGE WARREN TOLMAN AFTER RENOMINATION | i ¢ — Judge W. W. Tolman | Judge Warren W. Tolman, of the | state supreme bench, is making an aggressive fight for reelection. He was appointed to the state bench by Gov, Lister, on May 11, 1918. In or der to accept the appointment, last | May, Judge Tolman waa forced to give up a law practice in which he had been engaged for 20 years. Judge Tolman was born on a farm in Kendall county, Miinois, tn 1961 Working his way thru college, he graduated from the law department of Northwestern university in 1884, He practiced law in Chicago until 1892, when he came to Spokane, where he was engaged in general practice until he accepted the ap pointment to the supreme bench. He was a member of the state leginia ture in 1901-1903, when he was ac tively identified with the railroad commisaion fight and other progress ive legislation. FOE SUPPLIES ARE ABLAZE IN AISNE SECTOR weat of Fismes. It is an ideal ma chine gun nest, and has been serv ling as a boche stronghold for ma chine gun and rifle sniping. Following a brisk artillery bom bardment, the Americans left their shallow holes and half ran, half |erawied across an open field, and rushed the tannery, driving the en- emy out of it. The Germans counter attacked and shoved the Americana out. The lat | ter rushed back, thoroly mauled the | boches and retook the tannery, The performance was repeated a second time, the boches suffering heavily in each counter attack. At the latest report the Americans were holding the place. Meanwhile, the Germans attacked where Chateau sticks out beyond the main American line The Americans received them with heavy machine gun and rifle fire, in flicting heavy casualties and taking some prisoners. They then took up their main positions along the Fismes railroad. Prisoners said the battalion involved In the attacks was ordered to advance as far as the Veale. After a brief breathing spell, the Americans counter attacked and rove the boches entirely from their hold on our lines and re-established their old positions north of St. Thi baut (on the south bank of the Nesle, opposite Bazocour) On the right wing of the American sectors, the Americans made three raids during the night, gaining im portant information. Documents recently captured by the French show the man high command, owing to the shortage of men, is bringing Alsatians and Lor rainians to the west front. Company commanders have been ordered to observe the strictest rul of punishment to prevent dese The Alsatians and Lorrainians mixed with other troops as a further effort to control the men thus forced to fight against their own people It is revealed that 10,000 of thene soldiers participated in the mutiny in Belgium. 1,000 Coming Here for Realty Session One thousand real estate tnen from Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wash ington will be guests of Seattle land |men at the realty convention, next Lambuth, president of the Se xchange, has gone and to address Portland real men, and tell of the plans being die for their reception. Next Sat urday, the last day of the conven. tion, a complete auto tour of the city will be made and the industrial wa ter’ ys inspected from the steamer Ap. ITALIAN JOURNALISTS MARVEL AT U. S. PLANS ANGELES, Aug. 24.—Right an journalists, now touring the United States as guests of the gov- ernment, were in Los Angeles today, being ente d by local Itallan res idents and the Chaznber of Com-| ions for war in #o| ommented Antonio | Agresti, editor of the Rome Tribuna, | “are a marvel to us, who are always supposed to be in readiness for con flicts of international character.” Owing to the large amount of work to be undertaken in the near future, Division No. f the Coun-| cll of Patriotic will meet every Tuenday evening, at 8 o'clock, | in Kedding's hall, 711 First ave. W. 4} <5 | EVERY ONE MUS ‘aarti HELP WIN WAR, ‘hat AMERICAN ES CONGRESS SAYS “= : U. S. CASUALTIES 5 } TOTAL OF 20,444 TO D pushing that Killed in action (ineluding 291 at eM). .cecccee. 4,212 d them in leash be . . i t fie endquartern weepl other causes ** 1 (Continued From Page One| at field headqu vine the 10,476 « American dec e * th p luding prisoners) ie! 4 s rather large number of draftable | » re admirable c Total to date 20,444 men are in safe places, The na Foch said “Altho they ‘ hingt oPigeh mn Fifty-three casualtion were given out by the war department Friday |for instance, presented names of | now in the burning heat, their ardor England and France night, and 71 this morning more than 7,000 now outside the | is unfailing. They can be r hed| Italy, France and England Wal y ted as follows: Killed in action missing 1! draft danger zone poly with suatiine ahead toe tant the slough of despondeney ly, 17; dled of we 1 of accider 4 t ties count,” | spring, he said, and were Siseano, 1; wounded, degre determined, B Older Men for Work othing but realiti ant,” | spring, t nd were oa warned the preme ner raged thru their privations, divided an follows: Killed in agtion, 7; wounded| Many of these men are regarded) oa of the future. “It is une-|they | a higher morale thag) f wounds, 8 ma rather indispensable, but there ie! eg to make promises that wc any time in the history of the or Washington men in the tints 4 tendency to feel that exemption i a, with OUropenna canualtios from Pacific coast and Northweat states: | could be removed in a vast percent- | Ve Tine to exaggerated hop over, with Huropes WwouND IN TION—DEC * UND ITERMINED sge Of exinting cases and the places ected . ch ; war eal Name Residence Next of Kin older men. wer Cae Severe ae private Thomas 8, Cateteh! Han Francisco.......20 nik. Cotstebt ter men | Japanese Slashed taining 20 per cent of suk MISSING IN ACTION “ ang ° Hoover says that the ine Private Alva PP Me ney Noonvitle, Cal. Mra, Addie MeGimney i boys of 3 Chris T. Kuriyama, Japanese pro nd is partly abaorbed by the govd WOUNDED smveneLy llr to them and | iietor of the Over the Top cafe, 605 | ernment—sold, in many ¢ Private Hubert 1. Harris Winnemucea, Nev...Mrs, John A. See that must give them | Peter a in the tty heel nmey Oe - up, to make other equally able to in @ oar ndition — ial «0, do their share » twill. an A k ed to have t FOUR WASHINGTON MEN Civilians to Camp ‘The house failed to pars the bilt|*” attack alleged to hay * Women Teachers * last night, as expected, because of | 70 0m scree Yael IN CANADA CASUALTIES) Lewis Must Carry (00 one enn i, tecaune ot ees tee Oe ee a Send Out Apr OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. 24.—Among P +) defer calling the and 19-year-old cael ° An appeal from women high tage ee oe ass 1 oto)" an open charge and allege that he | sa onery of the city to every Americans mentioned in today's| . y eied Kt na’a thr oe 43 ¥ ay TACOMA, Aug. 24.—Privileges of| Jour efforts to cha: the draft | "#hed Kurtyam throat with @/ or in Seattle to write the casualty list are Lewis are to be | agen of 18 to 45, provided by the bill, |72" following an nt over | school board, asking for an Killed in Action—II, BE. Bulmer, wer check were defeated, three of them over. |‘ Smount of & ment of the discrimination Lake Ray, Wash.; J. J. Gray, Santa ivities in camp thru whelming! sedrapes Apsgerciathas men and women teachers, has b Ana, Cal; FE, L. Mason, Phoenix, | der requiring all civilian workers and| ‘The 16-19-year amendment lort by | 2°#e* When the ca innued 4 Ast). Wr. Srledlie, Mnckans others having business in camp to| vote of 167 to 120 “Shall we enter upon the work off Died of Wounds—C. K. BStout,|be provided with passes pce A There seems no doubt the house Karl Pardons 24 year which promises to be the Reundup, Mont their photographs | will pass the bill today. The senate exacting in the history of our Wounded W Brown, Red| The order indicated, it wan said at|has not yet dimposed of the anti-| Serajevo Accused with the financial and prof Lodge, Mont; C. MeCartney arvd | by quarters, that the training of | strike rdment, n of the France| AMSTERDAM, Aug. 24.—Twenty. licap of such a discrimination Coulee Mont.; W. Hoffman, t 14th division will be speeded to| amendment, to defer the calling of | four yp rs accused of high trea * the appeal reads. It furtl r W. Hitting, 1 aster. move it in record time for active| those below 21 non at ajevo, Bosnia, were pardon.| points out that of 152 high sel J. F. Parker, Red L Mont; W.| service overseas, Other orders fur-| Senator Chamberlain, in charge of | ed by r Karl of Austria, says teachers, 63 per cent have | 8. Mellie, Hollywood, Cal C. A.\ ther limiting visitors to brevent | the bill, feared today discussion of | the Lokal Anzelger, of Berlin. ‘The | dependent upon them, for whom Johnaon, Great Fails, Mont; EB, M.| their interfering with the training of | these phases will carry it over to| prisoners were South Slav politicians! provision has been made against @ Keenan, Seattle, Wash | soldiers are expected soon next week ‘for the most part. increased cost of living. THE BON MARCHE’S Season-End Clearance BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING Clearance week—at the Bon Marche—Season-end clearance—to dispose of broken lots of Summer goods before launching into Autumn activities. You will find it a week of very low prices. ' A week of unusual buying opportunities at the Bon Marche. | Here Are a Few of the Good Things You’ll See When You Come Here Monday Morning— Discontinued Lines || Women’s Pure Silk || Women’s Trimmed of Corsets at $2.95 || Stockings $1.00 Pair Summer Hats Included are American Lady, Pure Silk Hose in white, Reduced to $1.00 Bien Jolie, C-B a la Spirite, G. D. || bronze, pink and a number of All remaining lines of Summer Justrite and Josephine Corsets || novelty stripes in a good range || Trimmed Hats have been of fine coutil and broche, in low |] of sizes./ Some irregulars in the || Touped together and reduced to and medium bust styles; sizes 21 lot—worth almost double the poor gles Foy pA Pen = to 36. sale price. summer. UPPER MAIN SECOND FLOOR Silk and Georgette Surnne Dresses—A bout Half Price The entire remaining collection of net, white voile and Georgette Summer Dresses about half the origtnal prices— Afternoon Dresses of Net and Georgette and Taffeta Georgette and Embroidered | Broken Lines of Men’s Shirts Reduced to $1.35 Odds and ends of our best- selling lines reduced for clear- ance. Shirts made of satin striped madras, poplin and Jap- anese crepe, and most of them have soft cuffs. LOWER MAIN FLOOR THIRD FLOOR FLOOR uu ill be out on the racks at Georgette Reduced to | Dresses Reduced to Taffeta Dresses Reduced to $15.00 $19.50— | —$25.00 Women’s Suits Reduced Women’s Coats Reduced 7 Silk Suits Reduced to $10.00 15 Coats Reduced to $10.00 1 size 16—2 size 18S—A size 38 Broken lines—only one or two of a kind at this price 4 Silk Suits Reduced to $15.00 | 10 Coats Reduced to $15.00 Good styles at much lower than regular prices » Serge Suits Reduced to $25.00 | » 36—2 size 38—3 size 40—4 size 42—A size 44 4 siz ———-o 25 Coats Reduced to $25.00 Higher priced lines—in desirable styles 8 Sleeveless Jackets Reduced to $2.95 | FREE Made of Wool Jersey, Piped With Contrasting Colors— 19 Coats Reduced t to $35.00 “ ; Others of Corduroy | Women’s Summer Coats at far less than regular GARM NT SECTION, THE BON MARCHE ¥ SECOND FLOOR THE BON MARCHE