The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 23, 1918, Page 12

CAPTURED HUNS ROUND UP COMRADES FOR AMERICANS "BAKER AMAZED METZ FORTRESS * NUT U.S. MEN WILL CRACK " WHITE BREAD IS LURE TO HUNGRY GERMAN TROOPS rene, rgee 74 | U. S. Engines Now } at fay? MANTEVFFER { Run U. S. Cars on. } German Tracks } < . THO GAN BE BROKEN il vase BY YANKEE GUNS Continued From Page One i Bone or bee = y PARIS, Sept. 23.—American § tary of War Baker, on 5 visit to Paris, expressed c ment at the growth of the Amer ean supply facilities ef t Visit to the front Baker made a rapid inspect the vast organization of sv urround the ty at a distance of about six miles | m its outskirt Main Forts M An locomotives: today are lines of communication » main forts have been built American cars of a at a seaport whe 1899. Before that the fortifica *. American lin } y unloading food consisted chiefly of the rebuilt joining American wires to tions. Freneh works which had nded taking Jean self-bind © Germans left in the the city in 1870 and a few s are © 1899 it had b were too close it from the new From there’ he of supplies towar tle front, stop bases and mak tion training houses and salva \ { in fields gin 1899, BY ¢. ©. LYON N. E. A. Staff Correspondent At tached to General Pershing's Army WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE METZ FRONT, Sept. 23 er to catch a glim! ely 18 miles party manager Latina f' priv rolled oe ly cn ~— The Germans are tired of fighting multi dso that the prisoners captured in the battle ectors that Two Yanks captured two boches, From the supply lines, the conva of the new o} and others at of the for records. By strenuous traveling, the Map of the city of Metz and its protecting ids i trai headed for several leave where wounc men were er chain ld there us white joying vacations, pent bank of th “Walt said the boches, “and we Forts Hae sler will round up mor prisoners.” Arey, Sorbey, 3 AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 23 WITH THE BRITISH, ARMY After 15 minutes the two returned Montigoy, Kaiserin ‘The steam trawler King Fisher, prop: | Sept. 23.-—The British inte nee of-| with 37 r Germans, all glad to be captured. ‘ 1 doughboy bringing carrying the nt thousands of propagan cofitaining the news of 8 St. Mihlel victory floating erty of the East Coast F I saw who was » has been tor ff th THE BOLSHEVIK} lanti ng to unofficial over the German lines. The com s pack, An American ‘ him o 23. L ted reports. nu a ir ire written in French P BE INGTON, Sept: 3 din and German, while a map with a dot at's & major you've captured adors and mi er dred line shows the gains made by d_neutral countire: . and Moselle rivers ire Tanka “Didn't know it doughboy re cept at London and Paris, have been | y st of the French ' asked to sound out the governments border tains many ancient aie of the countries in which they reside on the question of Bolshevism. The United Su s its object the * declaring of the Bolsheviki as inter national outlaws. London and Paris are taking steps im accordance with this country's and to etz and picturesque buildings. In peace , 76,000 and a garrison of 25,000 sol m ed | diers m y northward. They Metz has charged hands many tly into the Americans only a/ times in a few s, but h « ward tz. The been carr mander’s orderly was joy tion. England already has dectare: s numer. | 1870, wher WASHINGTON, Se 3.—Two ful when ured the Bolsheviki to be the enemies of rtillery from the F thousand, two hun¢ and twent I'm glad the commander is cay the human race. The in sts of 1 between and in fr of th ed, but was giv the constitute the emer tured,” he said He ed to make the Russian people are being guard gan uninterru € of battles in its immediate vi f the United his getaway, not ca what hap Ce es of contest be ind German have the city, until it has t important key int ween Latin Anglo-Saxon civilizations » Chairman E. N.| pened to his troops Hurley, of the shipping board. v The captives include is the largest merchant fleet of any Hungarians, Poles, Ru nation in the world satian: 1 perhaps » hundred and three hipyards ing Germany is force are in operation in the United States. nations to fight for i The Alsatians wer oners who form STORE HOURS FROM 9 A. M. TO 5 P. M. niches ada Americ ed in this new step. around the 4 ceo t of the adv ected by the Austrians, ans, Al forts ar A Red Cross station and canteen tions are has been established in the O-W road running @epot for the convenience of incom: tz, ing soldiers nd sailors. | The city _itse If es at the « THE BON MARCHE it BarGain BASEMENT FOR CLEARANCE TUESDAY The Basement Says “Still Lower Prices’’ On All Odd and Broken Lines of Merchandise All broken lines of Shoes are going at such low prices you'll find it possible to buy several pairs Women’s Kid Shoes -$3.95 Pair- -$4.95 Pair- Street Shoes of Of fine black vici brown vici kid in| kid and patent gray suede topswith lace style with kid | joather, in lace and leather soles; leather tops in ivory color | | Teitien” seth Louis heels, lace and Louis heels, | button styles, wit style. Broken sizes | Broken range of Louis or military only. sizes. heels. Broken sizes. nflu-! and Teutonic mt = German pris he had been nd the German n't know the were here tre f captured Germans are ng over the fact that they are thru with warfare, Last night six American doughboys guarded without any disturbance | Of the enormous quantities of food stuffs captured by the Yanks the only substitutes, were for coffee and tobacco. I interviewed 17 residents of Nor ro T rmans in evacuating the town car! f 300 residents, but 17 hia in cellars until th Americans came. Madam Millet, an intelligent wom an, said “Three weeks the Ger- mans cut off our bread supply. We live on nothing but potatoes. They le my horse and carriage. One officer beat me with his fist because | I protested. | “Our priest had 800 frances given him by the American F Cross for food, but the Germans p that and led the priest away handcuffed.” Another Norroy refugee said one American boy fighting in Norroy was attacked by an entire squad of Germans. He k 1 nearly all of them before he was killed himself. Then a German officer, whose broth er had been killed by the American. mutilated the boy's body horribly Men’s Shoes -$3.95 Pair- 80 pairs of Men's Shoes in vici kid, gunmetal calf and brown calfskin, in with a knife style heels. Good-| Blucher and English |J},.tci\ne whe, white sitting envtas looking Shoes, re- last styles. Sizes 6 of a tank, single-handed captured a duced to $4.95. | and 614 only. me ace Women’s Shoes -$4.95 Pair- | Lace Shoes that have black vici kid vamps and white kid | tops, with military- Women’s Dress Shoes Shoes -$2.95 Pair- Shoes with black vici kid vamps and battery of German 7 prisoners. m believe there was lots more tanks nea and then they were scared stiff,” he said. “My tank was alone in the vicinity.” is going forward whis or singing ery outfit is rehing will continue b w le army is wildly enthusias Captured German supplies are to he seen everywhere, jent towns were stripped of every thing portable by the retreating Ger mans, GEORGE CABINET FACES SHAKEUP (Special to The Star by N. E. A.) LONDON Odd and Broken Lines of Children’s Wash Dresses and Rompers at Reduced Prices Girls’ Plaid School Dresses $1.50 | Children’s Chambray Dresses $1.50 Neat little Dresses for school wear, made of cotton 18 Girls’ Dresses, nicely made of good quality cham- plaid serge; belted style, trimmed with gilt buttons. trimmed with feather stitching and white poplin. Sizes 6 to 14 years. 2 to 6 years. Children’s White Dresses for 98c ‘Children’ s Chambray Dresses 79c Dresses in Empire style, made of white dotted; 11 Chambray Dresses reduced to this low price. Made Swiss. Neck and sleeves trimmed with lace and ribbon- | in a pretty little yoke style. Broken sizes, and mostly run beading. Sizes 4, 5 and 6. small, Children’s Chambray Dresses $1.39 Just a few Dresses in this lot made of plain color chambray, trimmed with white collars and cuffs; re- duced to $1.39. hoping England, Sept ° ’ ° Children’s Gingham Rompers 98c Rompers for play wear, made of good quality striped gingham trimmed with white collars and cuffs. Sizes 2 to 6 years. Many British publications are spec- ulating on possible chan in the Lloyd George cabinet after the com Yational News goes further | than most papers and mentions names. It says’ Lingerie Waists Reduced to —$1.25— Taffeta and Crepe de Chine Dresses —$10.00— Lots of pretty Waists of A small lot of Women voile and organdy, | Silk Dresses reduced 18 Front-lace Co embroidered, tucked and| Cause the range of si white batiste, in siz hy eae a al atlouda broken. Made in va ; 30, ace trimmed ; also tailored | styles of nice quality taf- waists with tucked fronts. | feta silk and crepe de Sizes 36 to 46. 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Children’s Cotton Vests— high and low neck with short sleeves “Assuming, as everyone does, that | Lloyd George returns to power at the head of a strong coalition gov ernment will be changes in the new ministry It will excite no surprise if Mr 8 7 ceases home | several 13 Girdle Corsets of white coutil; sizes 18, 19 and 20 | only; reduced s sheer the rton Harris, retary to may no plain and lace the mini longer enjoy minist Women’s Muslin Drawers Brassieres, —well made and trimmed trimmed, sizes 40, 42, 46 Sir Frederick Smith and 48, tary and mink with aay ruffle; pair. 39c Boys’ Hats and Caps of Plaid and Tweed Mixtures Reduced to 98c offers many splendid bé fo make a visit there every time you’re down town Women’s Corset Covers for 21c Moti ains—you'll find it pays WILL SEND “MOVIE TO | SONS ON BATTLE LINE} picture taken for the Par. of Soldiers and Sailo of Washington show- ing fathers and mothers the King | county branch, is completed. After | {showing at_a prominent motion pie-| |ture house here it will be sent to| | France. | = -— | A THRIFT STAMP ao ay ‘will keep the Hun Boys’ Night Shirts for 49c , Men’s Negligee Shirts for 89c Twin Mixing Spoons 24c a Paiy 36 Pairs of Men’. s Trousers i in Small And many other items—too numerous for \s to men- tion—but all, we can assure you, are mggked ridic- Sizes Only, Reduced to $1.00 - ulously low. THE SEATTLE STAR_ THE BON MARCHE THE SHORTER STORE HOURS | The Bon Marche opens its doors at 5 Under the eight-hour legislation for | women, we were not always able to by the letter of the law, though ly and in spirit we upheld it. However, it was not always possible to be as near ready for business at 9 o'clock as we would have liked, and we were sometimes forced to dismiss, | without ceremony, customers who were | still in the store at 6 o'clock. The shorter store hours enable us to be | ready for you when the store opens, and to allow you reasonable time to | complete your shopping if you happen to be in the store at 5 o'clock. abide pract This appeals to us as a proper nently desirable adjustment. We real | port. tocustomers at 9 A, M. and closes them , selling department em- a, m., and We ask our report at 8: ployes to release them from their de partment at 5:10 p. m., with the understanding that in emergencies we may ask them to stay longer—up to eight hours. The store day has been shortened an hour with attendant savings in light and heat, and now closes at a time most acceptable to the traction com- pany. The store working day has beé shortened by about thirty minutes for all emplo. who can do their former day’s work in the shorter time. ‘time measure, and probably as a perma- ze that it some of our customers, but we rely confidently on their approval and loyal sup- may temporarily inconvenience Housefurnishing Week —To help you furnish your home -To give you early choice of Bon Marche stocks To give you the benefit of prices made possible by before- hand buying THAT IS THE END AND AIM OF Housefurnishing Week at the Bon Marche If you want new Rugs and Curtains, new Dishes or Kitchen things— new Bedding and Table Housefurnishing Week will be Linen—if you want to buy for cash at cash prices, vitally interesting to you. Marquisettes Repriced at 25c A PRICE THAT Buying Marquisettes MEANS UNQU during Housefurnishing Week at this low price means a TIONABLE SAVINGS considerable saving to the economical housewife—and it takes such a short time to make them up into curtains. 9x12 Tapestry Rugs $32.50 Serviceable floor coverings—in- expensive and good looking— Tapestry Brussels, with closely- woven loop surface, in the new- est allover and medallion de- signs—richly colored. Curtains and Curtainings for the Home VOILE CURTAINS $2.00 PAIR Neat Voile Curtains, practical for any room. Trimmed with Cluny and other fancy lace edgings and hem- stitched hems. MARQUISETTE CURTAINS $2.50 Also some of voile, trimmed with in- sertion or lace edge in pretty designs. White, cream and ecru. BUNGALOW NETS 30¢ YARD A good assortment of Bungalow Nets, 36 inches wide; Filet and pretty allover designs. White, cream and ecru, SCOTCH MADRAS 50¢ YARD A splendid variety of Scotch Curtain Madras in pretty bird and floral de- signs, in blue, rose and other shades. DRAPERY SECTION—THIRD FLOOR Marquisettes in double-thread weaves, without borders—white, cream or ecru. with or 9x12 Axminster Rugs $42.50 Medium-priced Rugs, room size} in well-blended colorings that harmonize with other furnish- ings. Axminsters, size 9x12 feet, in a good variety of de signs, at $42.50. « Bedding Offers for Housefurnishing Week FEATHER PILLOWS $1.50 Soft, downy Feather Pillows, covered with strong ticking in fancy striped patterns. Size 21x27 inches. FEATHER PILLOWS $2.25 At this price we have good Feather Pillows, size 21x27 inches, covered with strong herringbone striped ticking. BEDSPREADS $2.25 EACH Crochet Bedspreads, size 72x82 inches, firmly woven of good, clean yarn in many neat patterns. WOOL-MIXED BLANKETS $6.00 Tan Blankets with a cotton warp and fine wool filling. Size 66x80, with borders in pink or blue. BEDDING SECTION—LOWER MAIN FLOOR Lingerie Waists for the Tailored Girl at $1.25 WITH TUCKED AND EMBROIDERED VESTS Waists for business and morning street wear are shown in attractive white voile models—some with tucked or em- broidered vests and lace edged collars, tucks and Peter Pan collars. Autumn. SECOND FLOOR—THE Our Bakery Has Solved the Substitute Problem —you don't need to bother with them any more Weeks of experimenting with sub- stitutes has given us perfected proc- esses equal to any pre-war recipes. Light white bread, fine textured cakes, dainty pastries—are made according to government regulations, Lady Primrose Cake—Special Introductory Price 45c Tt is a new cake, quite as white and delicious as our well-known “Lady Baltimore,” with an icing of butter, eggs and sweetening that will melt in your mouth, FOURTH FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE others with wider Exceptional Waist values for BON MARCHE “Harrod’s” Is Ready to Send Christmas Things to France Under present conditions the best and safest way to send Christmas Gifis to our Boys in France is through Harrod’s (London). —It will be wise to send your orders ! “HARROD’S” LIST SOLDIER SHOP MAIN FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE IN THE LOWER Miss Riggs, Pattern Aide From the McCall's Company of | New York, | —Here to give you the latest tips | 1] on Autumn Fashions. | —Here to show you how to use | McCall’s Patterns to the best advantage. RN SECTION | & MAIN FLOOR. | pera se