The Seattle Star Newspaper, August 31, 1918, Page 12

THE SEATTLE STAR “Scale Smnith Bldg. oT SWAYING - toAid Smoke Fund BY ED L. KEEN (United Press Start ¢ ‘orrespondent LONDON, Aug. 31.—The bull's eye | Of the military experts’ @ay was in tho of Arras, Where the [ritish have cut the Hindenburg line, Here the heaviest Allied effort is now registering | Its purpose is to crumple the Drocourt Queant “switch” and jeop Ardize the stability of the entire Hindenburg line by exposing its northern flank. ‘Unless the Germans possess a new witch behind Queant. soon name| Of the allied boring tactics ts lable to compel a much bigger retreat | than last year. ‘The next strong German stopping | Place is probably the line before ‘Lille and Valenciennes to the Meuse. | This would mean an additional re treat from 10 to 30 miles, In this) connection it is remembered that re-| cent reports from Germany stated that thousands of prisoners, includ ing Belgian civilians, were complet: | ing the old Meuse fortifications. | Interest to- region ‘ ‘The enemy, realizing the crisis, is ss showing steadily increasing resist: | Pe fAnce in the switch region, Bulle: | court, recaptured by the Germans, | | sand Riencourt, which ts ours, are the | ¥i Dastions of the switch line. } : ace : > ° | _ | Contributions to the Tobacco Fund || of a Secksce, 3398 ‘Walden at. Ht. bed ae o comings “Rad ii Wl | Franet: rlowe, 2115 10th W., Vernon Bishom, 2141 10th 4 motion at Washi “A ser 2 at Washington Asso- | Jack Williams, the “Human Fly,” Ta king a Kest to Read the War Nows § Ripley, 2447 Fourth W.... 3.56 od elation of the Raking Industry 26. 43/ While Climbing a Skyscraper. Did you ever see . Booed rl scramble up the side o! defying death every oon of ro ay laughing at the “Grim Reaper” as he | dangled in the air, hundreds of foot above the ground, at times virtually j hanging onto a shadow with his fin- | sere? | An opportunity to witness such a | tleites Tuesday, at 2 o'clock, when |Jack Williams will scale the 1. C. | Smith building to ald the “Our Boys |in France Tobacco Fund.” Williams has a national reputation {asa “human fly.” He bas been tour | tng the country to ald the United | States marines’ recruiting campaign, | but since voluntary enlistment in the | marines has been temporarily aban: | doned, Williams is devoting his time to boosting other war enterprises. Ho is a former marine and intends to| “do another hitch” with the “devil | dogs” after his engagement here. A collection will be taken up in the crowd during Williams’ exhibition. part of the proceeds to be donated to the mnoke fund. Wiliams has many notable build ing-climbing feats to his credit. He sealed the 52-story Woolworth build ing, in New York. At another time he attempted to climb the Washing ton monument, but was forced to de- seend on account of rain, after he had ascended nearly 400 feet. WEATHER SAGES DECIDE BATTLE PAR Aug. 31.—The gaee Res ot nations in war time have rors Rina gli lt so wa chiefs to the charts of weather propheta. All questions of offensive warfare, night attacks, air raids and gas| | bombardments are now ee In |the hands of meteorological |Thelr decistons as to atasaighicle | conditions, poasibilities of fos. | chances of rain and direction of the wind determine the final plans of d New 1918 Version HIS BIG TRIUMPHANT SUCCESS | There are only a few of thene | weather stations in the armies, for pein a few are needed, but these |stations are worth regiments of | men The Germans have beon making constant une of this system. They |mass their men on cloudy nights |unobserved by the allied aviatorn Their air raids are never attempted without aseur- In their early attacks this year jon the allied lines, full advantage was taken of the clear nights with the moon fn its full. Naturally enough the allied armies have been Planning accordingly, and have gone the Huns one better on many an occasion. HOLLAND NOW LACKS RAW COTTON SUPPLY (Special to The Star by N. B. A.) AMSTERDAM, Aug. FT stocks of raw cotton in Holland have been used up to the last fiber, GERMAN CHILDREN (Special to The Star by N. Bm. A) AMSTERDAM, Aug. 31 Hun dreds of German children are arriv. ing in Holland from German towna, and even from Vienna, to recuperate from diseases caused by malnutri tion, | daredevil stunt will be given Seat: | and fas attacks) ances of favorable wind conditions | The and some spinners have begun spinning paper yarna. Most spinning milla | the Americans in the latest It: | paper yarns.” Most apinnina ‘mill ehe Ar Steet casuatty sardines—while his new side-splitting antics idle. The working people are em:| ‘Killed—P. I Campbell, Spokane; | wl th gre ployed raising crops or making |J. L. Wentworth, Los Angeles. ill mre “i — _— ae roads, | Wounded—C. W. Jones, ‘Tacoma, FLOCK TO HOLLAND) PLUNGES FROM BUILDING AFTER SHOOTING SELF Sitting in an open window, half way up the stairs ling to the | tower above the eleventh floor of the Cobb building, Rudolph Schneider, | 47, until two weeks ago partner in the f° ery, 1604 Broadway nhot thru the head with a tolts re and plunged = thru to the iron-protected slylight Jabove the first floor, in the rear Jcourt of the building Friday after: | noon. The Interstate was in seamlc men from | heard the crash, rupt Schneider had been tn fll wre for nome time, and was desponde He had previously announced inte | tions of self-destruction He was not! | married BOYS’ CHORUS 10 Continuou SING TUESDAY Seattle's patriotinm is to be stirred }again to new heights Tuesday even jing, when the 0 sweet toned of the Whitney chorus are to himself niver 1 association ow OF entate | over the rthwent and called an ab Realty He’s Here Today For One Week Only s tito lt Roys be heard in the Arena, in 4 great na tional ncert, accompanied by @ braas band and spectacular electrical | effects. : | Sixteen cities and towns of Eastern | land Western Washington are repre | sented in the membership of the chorus, The chorus is strictly non sectarian, and there are 24 creeds| represented in ita rolls. | Former United States Senator | Samuel MH. Piles will deliver a 15min) ute addrems | WHITE ELEPHANT SHOP IS OPENED Bullt ike « baxaar in a gay Moor | ish city, the White Elephant shop, in | the Leary building, at Second and| Madison, opened Saturday morning | at 10 o'clock, under the patronage of | the National League for Woman's | Service | Tea will be served each afternoon t the shop by women in the Na tional League canteen uniform, The bagaar will be in charge of Mre. Frederick 8, Stimson. “Give what you don't want! Buy | what you do want!” is the motto of | the little shop, whore entire proceeds | go to patrioe work. The National | | League for Woman's Service in one jof the largest women's patriotic or hace mmngryesune in the enre. WAGE DECISION EXPECTED SOON’ The decision of thet Macy board | from Washington, which is hearing trade union delegates regarding wage increases, ie expected in Beat. | ua within the next ten days. wage acale presented affectt: laos Union No, 104, Bollermakers, | Iron Shipbuilders and Helpers, is: | Leading craftamen, $4.40 a day; jour neymen, $8 a day, with aging between $7 lesser occupations. port is expected, according to A. P. Mulligan, president, AIM TO SETTLE STEEL STRIKE Preliminary steps that may lend to | an adjustment of the differences be tween the Pacific Coast Steel cotn pany and the union men employed there who are at present on atrike, | have been taken, §. L. Boddy and} John Von Carnop, representing the| Metal Trades Council, and Labor | Commissioner H. N. White will meet | officers of the steel company in con-| ference on the situation at a near} date, not yet definitely ret. Prohibition May Cause Big Part of Hops to Rot} PORTLAND, Aug. 31.—With thou sands of acres of hops ripening in the 'Pacific Northwest, and harvest img time beginning next week, th outlook today was that a good part of the crop may remain on th vines unpicked, The reason given is that the war time prohibition bill will cut con sumption of hops to 25 per cent of \ last year's requirements, and more than this quantity has already been bought by the consumers THREE WESTERN MEN IN. CANADIAN CASUALTIES, OTTAWA, Ont., e IT’S BRAND NEW, EVERY FOOT OF I NOT A REHASH—NOT A REISSUE | | | | | “TRIPLE TROUBLE” —Packed as solid with laughs as a can Aug. 31.—Among | | Yank F' lyer Flees | Hun Prison Train| Positively First Time Shown in Seattle |_ 5 Switzerland, Aug. 31,—~| | Escaping from a prisoners’ train | near Ulm, Lieut. J. Hitchcock, jr.,| 18-year-old American aviator, who was captured by the Germans last March, has arrived here en route to the United States. One hundred and twenty partment Friday night, and Yriday’s list was divided aa fo! in action, 1; wounded se hai 65; undetermined, 20; prison Baturdsy ‘s list is Siva as fol 110 th There were no Seattle or Following are the casualties fro! KILLED Bargy WOUNDED Gorp. Sammie ©, Thomas . Private Hmery Burnside . Private Leland H. Miller . SECTIO! KILLED Private Burchard C. Private Wallace H. Farris : No Marine Corps casualties ‘w U. S. CASUALTIES 230 ARE REPORTED IN PAST 24 HOURS casualties were reported by the war de-| is morning lows: Killed, in action 10; missing lows: Killed in action, 65; wounded | Washington men in the lists. m Pacific coast and Northwest states: -Fort Morgan, BESSIE BARRISCALE ,. MADAM WHO” —One of those big seven-reel features that makes you grip your seat and hold your breath. died of wounds, 29; wounded, degree IN ACTION Great Falla, Mont. Mrs. May Otmat SEVERELY wo Buttes, Colo... Mra. A. ‘Thomas «Hardman, Or...... J. Burnside + Atascadero, Cal. Mrs. titian B. 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