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WILL TAKE UP } om Government Post Here "GERMAN NOTES PRIVATE WORK : | FLOODING IN Seven Communications Are | . Sent to Allied Powers BY PRED SS. Peng United t He Probes 3,000 Espionage Cases During Term SON ‘ Clarence L. Reames, w assistant United States attorney | general, has been = goverm | 4 sg 9 gre LA po ; “ble Prosecutor for western Was p received three new ints is’ toe coplonace, gat athy the peace termes sedi emears ot the coplonaas Their nature was not disclosed the treaty have thus been delivers government service. jn the fret two wes promptly 9 nation has been accepted by the fused, The second two, dealing wit attorney general in Washington, y tabor and German war Delsenere wi D.C. He will take up private Se seteaved 00 a apoeta) eetmenittes of practice in Seattle. In Mareh Attorney « id It wan helleved a reply to t @4 to sever connection h the de bor note might be made tod Partment of justice ras been ies | Confidence was expressed in high Kept at his post by the mass of un- quarters that, notwithatar finished war cases. He ce nted to prene flood t mr Temain in charge (of the western from Germar ey Washington distri until May 15 ple their to the When the offices of the assistant at well within the 1hday time toFney generals thruout the country that the allies will have made f Are scheduled to close yreply within another 10 da “This war work ured a man out wns wains sainitend the awfully fast,” he said. “I am glad to clevernem of th te, whieh Ret back to a peace basis.” | |may be ta for more Little Work Left ob =, ab of wir ning the sympatt certain radi Work left over by the department @f justice war offices of the nation Wil be turned over to the United Btates district attorneys of the re Spective districts. There wilt } be no | ments thr world German League Plan | | nat league of gervice by accepting a commiasion | from President Wilson in June, 1913, Gs United States attorney for Ore He was reappointed in June, 9917, but before the term was up he Bccepted a commission as special as sistant to the attorney general for | First—Prevention of international | dixputes | Becond-— Third—Fre Clarence L. Reames, As##tant U, S. Attorney General, who will retire ort! equal! months of war service for the gov.) Fourth piversal dikarmament m of traMe and gen onomic right» Protection of national mt the western district of Washington. norities iris ; During the war the local office ; ? Fiftth— jon of an interna ‘Was one of the busiest in the coun-| have now been in the service for six {large radical foreign population com: | tional workers’ bureau years, and am glad of the opportu: | bined to make the work very inter) sixth—t ton of colonial ques try. About 1,900 cases against alien enemies were investigated, resulting lesting, and at times almost strenu: | nity to again engage in private prac 4m 329 arrests. Ninety-three aliens | tice,” Reames said, on announcing | ous. Seventh—Union of existing and Wwere interned at Fort Douglas, his resignation. | “Phruout it all I have had the loy:| future international institutions Utah, for the period of the war, and “During the war this district was)al support and_ cooper m of all Fighth—Creation of an interna | the others were released on parole }One of the most important in the | state, federal arfd city officers, Th tional par nent. @né bond, and required to report reg-| United States, hecause of the great | splendid, patriotic, volunteer services| The league, under the German amount of war material produced | rendered by the state ¢ cll of de | plan, would comprise all t @larly to the United States marshal. here and the proximity of Camp|fense, the several county counctis| states, including those ccta ef revo otee pena lowe dnd Mremerton, Sith the|Gnd the Minute Mea combined tole result of the war and all neutrals Of 3,000 complaints charging ViO-\ many new problems arising there.| make it possible ‘to enforee the law | comprising The Hague 4d arbi Bation of the espionage act. 30 result: tye large number of alien enemies |during very trying and unusual| tration league. New m: ™ would €@d in indictments and trials, Some jy the district, and the especially | umes be adm by two-thirds vote of the more important cases Reames ialeal Entrar the Holy See would Thandied were the Hulet M. Wells, | Youthful Bandits |e held in reserve. The Icague would fam Sadler, Morris Pass, Joe Pass, W. F. |be composed of two bodies: grees of states and an international parliament. All seer be abrogated Pomp i angel Ps Steal $8,400 C OAKLANYY, Cal, May 14.—The | Emeryville National bank, at Emery t] jae a suburb, was robbed late Tues: | | reation would All these men were convicted in ‘the federal court, and the United court of appeals, at San Fran. |day night, of $8,400 by two youns | ten cemons the sentences, ex- |bandite, The youths, apparently 15 and 20 years of age, entered the! | fept in the Kauffman ease, which is Transport Brings in New “While serving as United States at- Detachments Today torney for Oregon, in 1917, Reames| NEW YORK, May 14—The trans United States Attorney Clay ports Guiseppe Verde and Pesaro, at Seattle, in the prosecution | with 3,297 returning soldiers aboard, ‘Of the Billingsley brothers and loca! reached port today. The Calamares ‘Officials charged with conspiring tolarrives Inte today with 2.208 men.|machine gun companies; sanitary Mquor shipment laws. Injtne Pesaro carried the complete|and ordnance detachments and Com Reames had charge of the trial | zosth Field Artillery and a number|panies A and B; 108th Field Artil | ‘the Oregon land grant fraud cases o¢ casuals liery Battery C and supply company; eransee. The Guiseppe Verde carried the Prigade Headquar bank, armed but unmasked, cut the | telephone wires, backed one man and five women employes into the vault. | and made their escape in a high pow: | ered automobile. ‘No One Wants to Act as Wilhelm’s Prosecutor BY LOWE MELLETT Infantry Governor Dakota, wel er the of the nd Japane Ithe commission, provided that = | of the wronged countries should act fas the prosecutor. Now it is diffi |B} cult to find any |Ajact in that capacity The Calamares had aboard the|Dakota and Oregon. hall not accépt a furtfer com-| 207th Machine Gun battalion, 113th | Peter Norbeck, South from the government. I/Infantry headquarters, supply and'comed the troops —— — BB cn lA Ba THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT allowed it to be ve does not want to as sume the role | It is apparent that Belgium re | members she is a kingdom, too, and that it would not be a wise policy to start treating kings as criminals Hers alxo is the poasibility that Ger many “may come back,” seeking | vengeance. | > other country has yet made n its willingness to be the pros ecutor of the former kaiser, tho and England have been ed out Despite the fact that Premier | Lioyd George was practically forced Lord Northeliffe during the last joh to make punishment of the former kaiser one of his campaign | planks, the general the British character might impel the government to go slow thru fear of a reaction of Britain's natural sporting instinct ‘COURT UPHOLDS HIGH GAS RATE Finally Affirmed Seattle loves its fight against the 20 per cent increase in gas rates by |the decision of the supreme handed down Tuesday affirm rder of the Public commis: sin effect a schedule higher in) instances than th attle Lightin company asked. The state's highest court decided A public utility must have elent rates or it can not continu exist. ¥ © not pre that the statute does not an increase of rates by the |sion over those asked for satinfled by the evidence Jincrease i# necessary to biic utility company to continue to ve the public,” Seattle court | sun to Come to the Basement Tomorrow and See The Capes at $10.00 enable a company politeness for men. HITTING SNAG l78th division's theatrical unit; 334|ters. Some casuals also were in (United Press Correspondent) is 40 years old, a native of mobile ordnance repair shop; 307th | cluded. PARIS, May 14.—Hanging the Ore., and has been in the | rieid Artillery; 1108th Air Service oa former kalece, or otherwies punial law for 18 years, He | squadron; 660th Alr Service squad-| PHILADELPHIA, May 14.—Thejing him, i# pro # simple al to his private practice in |ron and six casual companies for|battleship Kansas arrived here last| matter than the with offices in the Hoge | Catifornia, Pennsylvania, New York,|night with 1,400 men of the 17th! sponaibilities Kansas and Texas. |Pieid Artillery, mostly from South | The majority plan ted by the members of | country willing to| Belgium, the | moderation of} |Seattle’s 20 Per Cent Boost| that such | DIRIGIBLE AND NC-4 IN FLIGHT U. S. Air Craft Start Newfoundland for WASHINGTON, May 11- United Aw aireraft today were speedin: the North Athantle crews of both he pate In transatiantic flights Hy Press —Two rien op count, the ing to partiel c ft Monts to attempt a flig ent « Untrimmed ras Special $1.25 regrouping and repricing in the ‘oon section, bringing very decided economics. ght fr wers, with » Cd ready to start on the long Might to the Azorem wa wtill at Treg With the it was be NC4 at eved Con might po jump-off on the Auant Kadio Record Made A radio telegraph od by the Navy dep today when a message was velt NC4, flying ndiand, a rep received 1 to Paris, London, Pan and at nea, rd was ¢ ons, which was re ; | t the follow principles, it we i entered the government Adit — princip was Kee 0) to the ama, exo within three minutes CHATHAM, Mans, May y ited Prens)—The seaph ‘ 4 the Might for Trepa ‘ mornin weather conditions were fying: there was y a and t n points be Newfoundiand and from « the North Atlantic indteated tha bie plane will en ter gr od weath er all the way to Trepanne Naval officers here said aia not know whether the NC-4 would fi {to Malifax and then Treparney bay, or @ from here to Tr pasey. The distance f ‘Trepassey in a direct I nea in approximately miles. The about 375 miles. It was believed that Commander Read plans to fly northeast and if the weather continues favorable to |lay & course direct for Tre paneecy | As Halifax is not far off the direct air line between here and Trepaaney Read can fly in the direction of Halt fax and still be able to head for Trepasney without losing time or in | creasing mileage. | | Wave Farewell | | Only the men stationed at the na | val aviation base and a group of |fixher folk saw the NC-4 start. A |few minutes after Commander Reat went aboard from a naval launch the | mooring lines were cast off and in a | moment the deepthroated roar of the four powerful ee broke out. | The big ened out to Halifax is distance seaplane turned, straight and then gathered speed | lifted from the sea and y to the north: As the NC4 departed the crowd Jon the shore cheered and the crew of the plane waved farewell. Con |mander Read and hie men were In great spirite and started the flight confident of reach ‘Trepassey | without further troubl | An old Cape Cod fisherman who jwatched the start of the plane | sqinted at the sky( took a look about the harbor and remarked that the | gulls were heading a sign | that mariners declare means good | Weather, Gulls remain close to shore }and in when a storm or | heavy winds are due harbors | Commander Towers May Wait for NC-4| | BY A. EK. JOHNSON | (United Press Staff Correspondent) | ABOARD U. 8. 8. PRAIRIE, Tre passey, N. F., May 14.—This is the | day we y transath conditions were favorable at an early hour, and indi-| cations were early plans would be adh full moon will iMumi nate the ocean, and the flyers will be | |favored by its light. Hopes have jbeen entertained that It might be poms ble make the start shortly | jafter dusk If the NC-4 reaches here from Chatham in time, she may make the |start also, Commander Towers, it is believed, would delay his Might long enough to allow the crew of th to rest and to give time of the usual sort RENNER WOULD END SUFFERING | Austrian Chancellor Says| for °| German Union Desired | PARIS, May 14—(United Press.) | Chancellor Renner head of the Austrian peace delegation, declared in an interview with the I cor: | | resp ndent of the agence jo, that} |he intend to return to Vienna with | that will end the sufferings | Another Strong Link in the Endless Chain of Bargains That the Basement ||‘ sRoap swith: the ie his country System Provides |tember, 1917, and ntter’ a hurried op the national aagemine cnciet sd | hearing a. rates were-granted. The! s+ Germain and return with a We have sketched three of the styles we are offering at $10.00—they’re made beens he Somieianion sate nneed {Deace ending the sufferings of my of Wool Serge and Poplin in navy blue, black and sand color—several styles have | the a ee ee ee We Ww sat ap eis ote le Ae coat fronts, others have vests of broadcloth in contrasting colors. Sete it dudtatnaa the, artic [autho we did not want it to, years] Other smart Capes are made of rose color wool basket cloth, coat front style | a ea Wak dona ‘Tuenday. by the | it could Join with C: cho Slovakia | trimmed with military braid and buttons. ourt berth rie amet it ‘ina * Jugo-Slave are now our enemies and Bip ‘ ss he 4 . i | The society of ladies is a school of| the — situation, unfortunately, is changed." | | | | | | | _ Untrimmed hats that have been sold at higher prices are groups for Thursday at $1.25. All the new weaves—liseres, body straws, coral braids. lurbans and larger models. Black, navy, copen, purple, dust and brown. Trimming Flowers 25c, 50c, 75c Feather Novelties 95c Simple white buds, oats, wheat, Burnt and drenched fancy feather” grapes, trimmings. = SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Re-curtain Your Home to Greet the Coming Bright Days When sunny day come—one likes to have every part of the town or summer home fresh and airy—-and what will bring this about better than having new, You can get them ready to hang or make them yourself—inexpensively, SCRIM CURTAINS $1.75 MARQUISETTE 40¢ YARD Inexpensive curtains—cream, white For good looking, durable curtain cru—already hemstitched and marquisette stands in the fe finished with neat edges in many ground. This is heavy weight patterns . plain style in white, cream and ecru. BUNGALOW NETS 40¢ YARD CURTAIN MADRAS 55e curtains? and If making your own curtains, these Curtain madras—that may be used bungalow filet nets will be espe- for either curtains or drape 3 cially good looking. All-over de- Ecru— with all-over designs signs in white, cream or ecru. pink, blue, green or gold—and Durable and popular for any room. 55e a yard. BON MARCHE THIRD FLOOR—THE Gentlemen— It gives me great pleasure to announce that— THE WASH TIE SEASON IS OPEN IN BON MARCHE MEN’S SHOP. That instead of the winter necktie schedule of 5f to $2.00, you can buy washable ties at summer rate 15c or 2 for 25c 35c or 3 for $1.00 25c Each 50c Each GAUNTLET GLOVES AT 39¢ Will save your hands a lot of worry. They're a positive boon to the home gardener—far better than canvas gloves—water repellant and leather faced. A Good Chambray Shirt for $1.25 Is Not to Be Sneezed at A “Green Hood” Shirt with military collar and made of > good gray chambray. 1 P & You'll find the men’s shop—just a step inside the lower fg J Second avenue entrance. Thank You. Our Bakery and Delica- tessen Can Save You Many an Hour at Cooking Foods prepared under the most san- itary conditions—of purest ingredients: — As clean as your own kitchen. Thursday Specials ~-Butter horns, fresh three times a day, dozen 60c. —Mayonnaise dressing, a pound, 40c. —Green gage preserves, made from plums and sugar, only, pound, 25c. ~—Ripe olives, nice size, pint 16c. FOURTH FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE Be Ready With Wash Suits for the Little Lads For warmer days are close at hand We've the cleverest lot of little suits ever—so mannish and easy How Would You Like — One of These New “4 Victory Aprons at $1.95? They're just as attractive as can be When have you seen a_ better <table to keep clean. Made of gal: atea looking apron $ i ¢ than these — for é é ‘ y , 9 1 , gingham, Indian head, I oplin, $1.95? They're chambray and other materials. in light plaids, checks, stripes Middy, Junior or Eton Norfolk : 4° Sailor ta with wither and plain colored bee dymmerbaesen . oe ginghams also the long or short pants—sizes some in faney 4 to 8 years. Priced $2.00 to $8.50 Boys’ Wash Hats 65c crepes E x c eptionally well made in slip- over style, with helt and large —Boys’ wash hats for beach, pic- “button - on" * © ot : pockets of con- nic or every day wear; rah-rah, trasting color. round or diamond shaped crowns, Easy to laun- of checks, stripes and plain colors. der, trim and BOYS' CLOTHING SECTION pretty. UPPER MAIN FLOOR THIRD FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE