The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 2, 1918, Page 12

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THE SEATTLE STAR 1918 SOMME BATTLE IS VAST ALLIED VICTORY GERMANS FORCED TO. OVER ‘THE TOP A LA MOVIES | Begin Work on MATTHEWS, DENIES FLEE TO NEW FRONT |, a ey | 250.000 Hone GREENE REPRIMAND | For Wor Re rs, 0: co. 1s crvenes removal sinerian situation, ax the ogy from Camp Lewin was not a war| Where he can do “the country thé BY LOWELL MELLETT vanquished, This same Fifty Workers will begin excavation ssciahik nastiness tase te greatest good Wnhited Press Corre vent) first forced t ot i work this week for the new $250,000 ; es ; 7 ; Says He'll Say More WIth THE ITISH AR ‘ Gerr spartment house to be erected by 6: oy woretary Baker instructed me to MIES IN THE Sept. 1 ne winning the Skinter & Baéy corporation in| DUbiC think it was, according fo DF. | tai my ec that if Gen, —iNight)—The Latest battle of miration anew, perhap th ' ‘ aging vs Mark A. Matthews, in his sermon at) Greene had anything to merit the Somme is definitely won— ave not sent over any messages to ight unite on Beacon hi |Wirat Presbyterian church Sunday | official reprimand, he would have there remains only a little press: that effect hipyard workers will be givett) py cening been courtmartialed, not given an ure to be applied here until Von the London troops who held preference in rentals, and it is hoped 5 had announced that! important pont Hindenburg's divisions are again r the whole front bent to fill the apartment with these men | h © official truth con This is not the time or the plage all behind the ti hich bears Ge ence ra report a asa -guaniile © incident 4y my respects to the cowards his name, seeking to recuperate, — « past uperation zee alae pacer ae wie y the 1 dent o have tried by innuendo to injure if given time, from the conse pa in this battle The house w accomm 1 and by Secretar Ruker that the reputation and the character of quences of his miscarried plans. the Germans off the ground families, and rentals will not be| there ha no reflection or no| the man who did more for Camp nee is little doubt that the Brit : - finite raised for the duration of the war. | shadow against the name, the char | Lewin and t t sion than an r hand Operation Soldiers Are Eager The apartments will be sanitary and | 4 ur nd ft ‘ end with the withdrawa P sid Dr. Matthews That t tra boys. Such men are the most in- Man lines, notwithstandi at: hee heed. the: Gane: witty’ aleacat modern to the maximum degree, 8 | 4 to the « ommand of the Philip-| famous and contemptible cowards attacks reported b be re Dae TOR 8 Cole cording to D. EB. Skinner, who is per-| pines was not a ion and th who ever walked the streets of the Guestion of the < on in w pre Alliot sn ttt rls sonally and actively back of the! his lowered rank © com: | city the German army ving; there is py dbeshtroped project mand was a military step which is I shall may more at the right Only a question of the speed it wil! . - to —_—_—_—_-—_ frequently olved in a move from time. This is not the time or the make. ae that they be post to post and which merely signi-| place to pay spects to the Try i ! fies « reversion to original rank cowards and the vice syndicates of | » Lepedeoragetered Betore, tus city actually was tak BRUISED IN | “The president assured me that] Seattle and neighboring cities who | Counter attacks about Peronne *" the A Ans started toward 1, Greene had been sent to the | have tried to injure Gen, Greene, bet | Show merely that the German p- | Peronne ‘with the object of taking Kustern post, which may become one | I deem it a pleasure and duty manders are © pa pete te els bn . f the most Important units in the spe ak of my fie” oe fet by the Aust are stiff ' nes ening their 4 se, in to sa noone SM the material positions, even tho as Material is saved at the expense of — The mover Seven coaches of Great Northern men taken one which captured this city |pamsenger train N 456, inbound, EEE iapcenibie, however, to prevails thruout, the were derailed at Van Aneatt | # Quentin sa tention eines. | © tt " ordered to tion at 7:45 a m. Sunday, shaking , } Fel with the German tacts se eg rete ie wade “i bey shaking | PContinued From Page Onel On the Austraand scoala they accepted the Austratian p wre lin hey up and bruising 200 paane % | troops attacking southeast of | their retreat would be a rout, involv ably will seem quite capable of A broken tender axi re. | | Combles, have taken Bouchavemses ing the loss of prisoners by thou jocompanying this sponsible, according to Engineer J.| four miles north of Armentiares) od Hancoust, ‘with chaaeae aad Bands instead of hundreds caution and know! MH. Boastey Sailly-Saillisel and Sailiisel ha’ a ; villa r At the oth ha of the Une; ‘the |« rience. Their prac been captured after heavy fighting,” | overlooking these villages, and have ee comer ond of the line, the The cars jolted 600 fect over the hed the western outskirts of Bt. Germans have effected the withdraw ona to whole atmies, ties before the Paes Hoan 2 Pierre-Vaast wood . il from Mount Kemmet with smal '* (© Ko over nothing that they 7 Sree ip have drawn nearer to Le Tra waded we te aa losses. go arou ro and Moreuil, taking a number of n e court 1 h! vessful | The B th , came on to Seattle on interurban | | soners. attack, in which stiff opposition was 6 British are now within to Yankees in Advance lectric cars p @f the Hindenburg tine at \eoertodoelthay rman positions south of Rien-| et and overcome by both Places, the farthest 5 the A 7 ee on | court-Les-Cagnicourt w cap 4) and Australians over 2,000 prison 7 in t Germans tp orth: durine the b ack south | and a few guns we fee tt being in ans felt their presence in 500 BOYS TO SING IN turing the night. In the att , Mb, where the old so | - ' |of the Scarpe, Englixh and Canadian| “On the remainder of the battle ds about 10 miles ay ot Gadde eae ARENA TUESDAY, 8 P. M.) troops at 5 « m. were reported mak-| front there were successful minor op Been accomplishes! os Gleaglihe raceporemelita« :appiben, Med The Whitney boys’ chorus of 509 | !2& 00d progress in the Lys sector. | erations at a number of points south — ‘ 7 : 500 | We reached the Lys river east of Es-| of the Arras-Cambrat road ‘The belief that Vine is not vuinerad tained anywhere among t @re facing it, in the light of improv ed methods. Fine British Troops voices will be heard Tuesday night at the Arena, when it is expected that the largest crowd of service pin The task was comparatively easy for our troops, altho this is the first g they have seen on this end taires “Our troops have driven the enemy Haig's Sunday night statement! from the high ground at Morval and ted together in Se. | ™¥* captured Beaulencourt and the ridge pe Hg ‘This morning Australian troops | east of Rancourt and Fremicourt We captured Peronne A beating off | are pressing the enemy hard in Le owners ever cc attle will be in a The phenomenal w tance of the Germans was at nd M t 1 : the enemy's counter tacks at| Transloy, and have completed the ere new febting a oe whose headquarters are ir Mont Quentin yesterday even-| capture of Bullecourt and Hende- b & rear guard action with ing, the Australians, at 6:20 o'clock | court-lez-Cagnicourt. Several hun- Afras compose, in mar | the finest for: 3 had in the field has been personally commended | mn President Wilsor this morning, renewed th in conjunction with English troops | different operations. 4 on their left. At an early hour the| “An enemy counter attack launch- ; ft in “t Kroups ehting in the ruins w is left of the e past Americans crossed P America is to be thanked for this 2.000 yards wo quickly in the earty | fm part. Her co ution to the line dawn that the outr WAS enabled a tightening up of the ed, and Miitish front at all points, and has The ¢ Biven it the offensive strength need. bles od. ivance| dred prisoners were taken in these letter fror years of hos Puget Sound Navy Australians had stormed the German | ed against the new positions gained positions west and north of Peronne,| by the Canadians this morning north Yard Needs Workers and, pressing on while fierce fighting of Hendecourt was repulsed. Men of 8 different trades are was still taking lace among the “Our patrols have pushed forward , wanted the "4 . ruined streets buildings, carried | slightly in the Lens sector. “On the Lys front our progress ronne, | continue We have reached Doulieu, have| Le Verrier and Steenwerck, and are n the|closely engaged with the enemy about nd Wuluerghem.” ste were sur taken ding to an 4 u the eastern suburbs of the town T ustralians hold Ps Me d St. Denix erm and helpers are needed princi-' made important progress spurs east and northeast of Mont St.| Neuve Eglise *, labor 1 been in German earlier advances the size in army in France, t | Mot understand the fact th: stopping just short of the town, but (are always fresh British u f he town had n shelled to bits ' @¥ery opening the front presents. It lone ago. $8 & literal fact today that Canada ix Starting August 26, the Austral- ‘Pepresented here by a fighting !ans advanced 4,000 yards on a ae. equal to her best efforts at three-mile front hey had taken time, Domplere and Frise by the night "This is an ironical reflection on the of the 28th. They moved forward German boast that, while it all night and captured Funteere, took 23 ships to bring the Canadians Herbicourt and F ourt. On the O¥er, & rowboat will take them back. morning of the th, they were “Good Old Fifty-First” 1,000 Flaucourt, and pally A remarkable series of snapshots showing a French infantry group repelling a German raid in Vosges and chasing the Huns. The top picture shows the poilus hurl- “Good old Fifty-first still stick by n led another 4,00 was ‘the amen rp con sala tna he ve gage " a eae ing hand grenades at the Germans to prepare for their attack. In the second photo two ; gent over during the battle @ total adva ot seven and a Of them have gone over the top and a German grenade can be seen exploding at the March. as the victor compliments half miles in four days extreme left. In _the third picture the French are climbing out of the trench to attack. LONG FRONT OF ENEMY SHAKES IN ALLY STORM "Continued From Page One] * he: ea APPRECIATION THE MORE HOMES BUREAU HELP YOU “BUILD A HOUSE” The Bon Marché extends to Frederick & Nelson its heartiest congratulations on the Whether you build for your own use, When it comes to building materials | > : . build to rent, or build to sell, the. More we are in touch with the sources of large opening of their splendid new Homes Bureau can be of helpful service. supply, and can provide you with quan- » The Bureau is organized in all its dif- tity prices; we have studied the labor store— ferent departments to assist you and save market, and can get you just the men you money in building. uited to the type of house you want Take advantage of the Bureau’s organ- to build. i i ization and the service it renders you If you wish to place a contract for © of } ae A Store That absolutely free, and you can effect sav- your house, we will group many con- weakest, instead of where he i ings that are estimated to reach at least tracts in one and give you the benefit oo SPS eee Is a Monument 25 per cent—and that’s well worth of wholesale building operations, whole- sying “a ‘stupendous game, sith pl f sale buying, and organized efficiency. If Ppt ae fi alr pewtolen 9 to the Worth ot prices are low in almost any sec- you need help in financing, we can ad- cyt Ray thd pase theane to calp tion of the city you select. The saving vise you as to the sources of money, ete. wei ‘ of Seattle Labor you can make here is a big item in itself Lots of Seattle workmen, with their Having lost the finn! stages of the have a special department of Sites families, are building their own home Sey tak Gane that has studied every phase of the city’s Even women alone are turning carpen- he r initiative in @ arip of [| ‘ * : . development in the last twenty-five years ter, and providing themselves with a rie phe irae? reseed —a store which is at once a credit and can advise you with accurate infor- “castle,” making themselves independent field oF a compulsory general retire . i ‘ mation as to the peculiarities and possi- of rents. rig feet pobe DRS Sees fog: : to the owners, the city and the as sera of any district or neighborhood. What “good citizenship” this is, in persnit. them Swale under the entire Pacific Coast. é Jur Building Counsel Department can such times as these, when the city neds Mace Shah at, te i help you in advising the type of house 5,000 more homes! i j| could find nnd flung them t ] } ’ suitable to a certain lot or location; the These families, in their own homes Bn aite ind freuen ina | The Bon Marche at this time : architectural department can suggest are in far better condition to take advan- day the enemy: has abiewh ta stitten: sires <press j i - plans for houses that are most conven- tage of the larger and more proearess tae tae ie ee “nm desires to — ess Its oe 4 ient for occupancy, find tenants most Seattle that the after-war period will figpa..tammaine: mone “the Gerace preciation of the high standing of ‘ readily, or are most suitable for sale. bring. The house shortage troubles them if iactatisee Hh ae ae The : plans, all made up, you can get not; they are their own landlords: rents f niin AH Were oy gare Frederick & Nelson and its wishes at absolute cost of roduction—a -) ay i aj Ww ockets : ae, toe ee te fina. * 3110: “J at absolute production—another stay in their own pocket ie Wat ine: dites Nati Be cone for their continued success. saving. o break it ivery single American over here knows that the allies now hold a vic tory in the hollow of their hands vith the Americans continuing to Play the game as during the iths, and no allied lean or otherw Come in and talk with us; tell us your prob- lems; give us a chance to demonstrate that we can be of real service in making it easy and profitable for you to “Build a House.” MORE HOMES BUREAU Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club Phone Elliott 3761. few dier, Amer doubts for a min ute that America will do that and more THE BON MARCHE Miller Relief y will hold its monthly tea 4 ne of Mrs. O. H. Landst 42nd ave. 8, at 2p. m Take Rainier Cobb Building. Mr, and Mrs. WH. Ward Davis and Mr. and Mra, D, H. Thomas, mission: | aries en route to the Orient, are at the Washington Annex,

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