The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 21, 1918, Page 4

# Ey registered 56,564 men for service in ANK AND 300 Que stions Keep | Alexander, “The Man Who] instead of to The Star. Knows,” sat up until Sa n. Satur ‘These are the question rules ~ day to answer 300 quest s which Write one question clearly and en poured into The Star office Friday. | close with it a stamp ldress ed envelope for its return, Eni Purther floods of queries are coming into The Star by each mail a 2hcent Thrift Stamp, which The | Alexander has announced that he | Star will turn over to the Red Cross, Wil not answer any mail questions | Do not ask any question about stolen ‘after Wednesday noon, Neither will| property, as Alex: oder has refused jhe answer questions mailed to the | to answer questions which will result Metropolitan, where he is appearing, | in someone getting in trouble, 56,564 LOCAL MEN REGISTER With the final totals in, Seattle SPACE IS NEEDED TO BILLET SERVICE MEN Space in which to place cots for the use of sgidiers and sailors off duty is needed by the war ¢ community service, Elliott 1 Redding is also needed, but the call for cot space the most urgent. Arrangem made to billet service men in Col ling field house, but this will not entirely solve the problem. Approximately 50 rooms, with running water, are vacant on the second floor of Pier No. 1, foot of Yesler way, This property is controlled by the Northwestern Improvement company, with head- quarters in the Northern Pacific building, Tacoma. Representa- tives of the war camp community service are trying to get permis sion to use them. An army or naval guard, that would protect the property against fire, can be stationed there If you have room to help shel ter service men, call Elliott 1371. the selective army September 12, while 66,000 registered in King coun ty. This is 29 per cent of the regis “tration for the state, which totaled 192,573. ‘ Seattle men from 19 to 36 are now receiving questionnaires, which are being mailed at the rate of 10 per cent of the number of registrants fom each board daily. As soon as the questionnaires are received and filed, and classification given, pro vision will be made for calling men into sérvice. The first of October call for the elective army was issued by local oard No. 3 Friday, for mobilization Practically all of the| men selected are of the 21-year-old classification, who registered August No New Way to Gain Success 6ST. HERE are no new recipes for Suc- cess,’ declared that great Empire Builder, James J. Hill. You must work— You must study— You must save— If you would be ready for the opportuni- ties that come to all in a lifetime. By depositing your surplus earnings in a savings account at this bank you will be ready for your opportunity when it comes. OPEN SATURDAYS, 6 TO 8 P. M. Dexter Horton Trust’ and Savings Bank ea rah de Combined Resources of the Dexter Horton Trust & Savings Bank and the Dexter Horton National Bank— Over DARING W Alexander Up Late) BRITON ane | ORK SAVES | LIVES OF AVIATORS Whips 8 Planes BY HAROLD E European Manager of the Newspaper | enterprise elation LONIX opt. 21—Lieut oe Wal York aviator, 4 hospital at bullet Chaluire, New A nerican in. the uemy Dartford, King. a big hole thru his left thigh, y't much of a serap he had. | with It was ‘This was all it amounted to; | Chalaire and his observer In a, Jone two-seater whipped eight German planes! Chalaire, the pilot, shot down two of them, When they got back “in | safety” the observer had eight bullet holes in bis body and Chalaire Only their gravity tank was working, One machine gun was jammed, halaire’s goggles were dented the rim and the glass ae “Not much of a xerap’ I'm merely quoting Chalaire, Ho insisted ft “didn’t amount to anythin tho he considered his observer, a British uirman—Private A. Hump of London—"one of the nerviest men that ever flew—| | and one of t coolest.” Piece by piece 1 finally succeeded dragging the story out of him “It was ‘in the wind’ that the Ger: |mans were planning to try an of ensive up along the coast,” he said Lieut. Chalaire fonght and beat | sort ‘of a. ‘grand finale,” after the | eight German planes in a battle in) wninpings they got down the line, to | in Lifur. WALTER CHALAIRE=- | Belgium. Photo shows his goggles, | boos! . am “ +| boost their standing before the fight which were cracked by a bullet and) ing year closed.” ee Huns Above and Below ‘ ’ Chalaire was assigned to a British base in the north. One reconnats “Human Fly? [5 sss ag ent tone | whether the Germans were trying to } | put bridges across the Yser canal taunt AN FOP | Hemprrey and Chaiaire were sent in | a two-seater as escort | | Bi L D e | “Just the fellows in the obser- | vation machine had finished their | 1g oan rive) work, five Hun planes bobbed up. Jack Willians, the “Human Fly,” “We signelied for our other ma- has come to bat for the Fourth Lib-| chine to beat it, and we hung back erty Loart in Beattie. to keep the Huns from following. Williams, whose specialty is climb.| “We were just ‘cold meat’ for those ing 42-story buildings, has offered his | f!ve Huns—or so we thought. ‘Three | climbed above us ond two got just) | services to the Seattle committee in below our tatl, where Humphrey charge of the coming campaign to | raise Seattle's $28,000,000 quota, and couldn't get a shot at them they have accepted. “Humphrey kept put-put-puting at The wall-scaling champion of the | the Huns above, and he must have winged one, because suddenly one | world proposes to climb buildings all day long, ff necessary, to impress Jupon Seattle folks the necessity of digging down deep for Uncle Sam. But that isn’t all Jack is willing to do. Here is his proposal: “I hear that Maric Dressler 1s com ing up here I'll climb the Smith building with Marie on my back. How about it?” | It was suggested that possibly the screen celebrity would have some- thing to say about the project. “Anyway,” says Jack, “#he has no kick coming. If she falls, I'l stick | with her.” Williams has been drafted by the stunts committee, C. C. Carpenter | and Hazen Titus, shooting down right ahead of Almost level with my gun he ened out. i “There was nothing to do but let him have it, and down he went. I} have missed him. a broken clip jammed Hum- phrey’s gun, and those Germans un- our tail were getting on my nerves. I flopped over to the left and to one side, and opened up. It was just luck—but { pinked one of them, and he crashed down, That} left three. | Bullet Hits Goggles | “Then three more came up. I looked around at Humphrey. He| |had been hit several times—he got |eight bullets in all. But there he/ | was, with a Lewis gun ON HIS) | SHOULDER, firing away. “As I turned, a bullet hit the rim | of my goggles, but it was a glancing blow. Some luck—what? “I jiegled the bar a minute, then dropped in a spin about 500 feet. | This gave Humphrey a chance to shoot at the whole bunch. | der Enroll Monday in “U” Training Corps | Induction of September 12 regis | rants into the students’ army train. ing corps at the University of Wash | ington, also regisrtants under 21 who | have previously enrolled, begins Mon- | | day morning, at 8, and continues to | **0% 1 p.m. Men may also enroll between | _ “Then I noticed that the engine 7 and 9 the same evening. Thereaft: | going Satie, See eR wes) empty. I tried the gravity. It was| er, induction into the corps will be | held each morning, from 8 to 10, un: til the limit of enrollment is reached. | The me will not be taken Into tual training until on or after Octo ber 1, Students with high school graduation certificates are eligible. working, thank hea en rmans had dropped below | n, 80 I took another spin | » went so low that about | one more flop would have landed us [on the ground. | our tail down. Vv “Then, just as we started to limb again, y c os Snoquatmie| fu ak the Huns turned and | Aby a ae caer 4 | eft i, in Ul ©We were nearing the line and ng S court) they got cold feet, I gness. lay on 10 counts in an indictment ” | | charging him with selling lquor to Be err oe SATRE RS: SEESEO She | soldiers in uniform. The defense was | "Pit! granted five days in which to appeal. | ss | Louis Lonheim, Falls, was convict 8. Jeremiah all there {s to it.” Brings you nearer poverty or nearer in- dependence—all depending on how you dispose of your earnings. If you spend your money recklessly, without thought of the morrow, each payday develops the habit of shiftless- ness. When accident, sickness or age overtakes you, poverty is just around the corner. But if you lay aside some portion of your wages regularly in a safe savings department, you will have a_ surplus stored against adversity. Besides, the money grows through the interest paid. Our Savings Department is open Satur- day evenings. RESOURCES TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONS THE NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE OF SEATTLE CITY PREPARES TO FIGHT “FLU” Keep away from people with colds, * Eat plenty of nourishing food | and keep your system in good | shape, with plenty of sleep and regular living. | If you have any symptoms of | grip, go to a physician immedi- atel These were three pleces of advice issued to the public Saturday morn ing by Dr. J. 8. McBride, city health commissioner, whose entire staff is | [on the alert against the epidemic of Spanish influenza, which is sweeping the Eastern states. Dr, McBride said Saturday morn- ing that not a single case of influ: enza had developed in Seattle. Physicians are being warned to re- port @ use oof influenza to the health artment for isolation, Dr. McBride warned the public to consider the matter from a patriotic An epidemic attacking the yard men would seriously inter- with the government's war pro: am, 4 ‘ Edwin J. Brown ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 1212 American Bank Bldg, Associate of the Law Firm ef Smith, Chester, Brown & Worthington Phone Elliott 4480 FREE DOCTO 1111 FIRS 169 WASHINGT RIGHT DRUG Co, ok for the Free Doctor Sign. SEATTLE GIRL "UNDER ARREST Begin Treatment NOW Au Drug NOTICE ALL CITY EMPLOYES ]| IMPORTANT . CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—Mias Mart. | an Drummond, Seattle, Wash., is un- | der arrest here today, on a charge of assault, Sidney M. Bloss, banker, who filed the ch alleged the woman had attempted to shoot him last night met in the vestibule to the apartments, Miss Drummond ul months ago filed a breach-of. | promise suit against Bloss | ve MASS MEETING Attempts to identify Miss Drum- mond as a Seattle woman failed Sat jurday. Cit to find tra er having Hyed |here. No record was found in a SUNDAY at 2:30 P. M. 1313 FIFTH AVENUE BE THERE! WHIP E ‘check over directories of the last few yearg THE SEATTLE STAR—SATURDAY, SEPT. 21, 1918. ' (The We're Proud o IGHT HUN PLANES 1 —_— . f You, ‘War Mother WILSON TAKES — HAND IN WAGE | CONTROVERSY | .: | At the request of President Wil- | on, announcement of new shipyard awards are being withheld, on scales for all a | wage pending conferenc war workers, ‘This word has been received in Se attle by Henry McBride, representa- tive of the federal wage adjustment See | board in this district, from V. Everit be Macy, head of that board. You ‘The following telegram has been aoe posted in all shipyards: Bart “We are issuing the following no |tice with the authorization of president. Please post in shipyards |in your district as coming from this | board: Appreciating the natural im patience of shipbuilding employes at the delay in the issue of its forthcom ing decision in reference to wages, hours and working conditions in the shipyards, the shipbuilding labor af |justment board announces that at | the earnest request of the president it has entered into conference with |other labor adjustment agencies of the government, in an effort to an |rive at some common policy which will be just to all the labor forces, and in response to the president's re |quest it is delaying its decision un til the conferences are concluded which, it 1s hoped, will be in the near future. 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