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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
Search for Woman
Missing From Home

Mrs. John Stonebanks, 90. 1912
18th ave. ~ b.. has been missing
from her home since Friday morn
ing.
She had been suffering from a
nervous breakdown for several
months. and had returned TO her
home recently from a sanltarium
She left the house NJ 6 o'clock Fri
day morning, and has not returned
tho neighbors and friends have re
ported to her husband. who is
searching for her, that they have
seen her on the street in the vicin
ity.
Mrs. Stonebank has light brown
hair, partly gray, and wears tan
coat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
Well! Here's a Fish That
Doesn't Bark Like a Dog

HAZEL GLADE. Ont, Sept IL
]. a. Macdonald. the Hudson Bay
Co.'S factor az Moose Landing. has
come TO town with a strange ami
NAL that seems 10 be n cross be-
tween mammal and a fish.
1t has scales and fms like fish.
head resembling that OF a pick
erel. and a plckerel's tail: but IL
has four legs and its Jaws are Sc,
with canine inclsors.
Tho legs are furnished with
flappers like those OF a seal: there
are no nostrils on the head. Breath.
ing Is thru the gills.
The creature becomes "dopy''
when out OF water. Macdonald
had 10 make quick trips over the
portaFes on his way here by canoe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
Girls! Use Lemon Juice!
Make This Beauty Cream

Tho lemon Juice massage IN
dulged In once or twice each day
means a little time and trouble.
girls, but what OF the splendid re-
sults7 A skin bleached beautifully
white. a complexion with the bloom
Of a peach. a softening OF those
lines OF care; In fact, skin elo-
quent OF natures purity and hands
white, soft and full OF charm.
What girl or woman hasn't heard
OF lemon Juice TO remove tan.
freckles and sAllowness; 10 bleach
the skin and 20 bring out the roses.
tho freshness and the hidden
beauty But lemon Juice alone is
acid. therefore irritating. and
should be mixed with orchard
white this way. Strain thru fine
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17

cloth the Juice Of two fresh lemons
into bottle containing about
three ounces OF orchard wh..e. then
shake well and you have Z whole
quarter pint OF skin and COM
plexion lotion at about the cost one
usually pays for a small Jar OF or
binary cold cream. Be sure TO
strain the lemon Juice so no pulp
gets into the bottle. then this To-
ton will remain pure and fresh for
months. When massaged daily into
the face, neck. arms and hands II
should naturally help to whiten.
clear. smoother and beautify the
skin.
Any druggist or toilet counter
viii supply three ounces OF orchard
white for a few cents and the gro
Ger the lemons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
Nomen Of
MddkHge
Many distressing Ailments experienced
BY them are Alleviated by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Here is Proof by Women who Know.

Lowell, Mass-"For the last three years have
been troubled with the Change OF Life and the bad
feelings common at that time. / was in very ner.
vous condition, with headaches and pain good
deal of the time so / was unfit TO do my work.
friend asked me to try Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, which 1 did, and 1t has helped me in
every way. | am not nearly so nervous, no head
ache or pain. / must say that Lydia Il. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Is the best remedy any sick
woman can take."-Mrs. MARGARET QUINN, Rear
259 Worthen St., Lowell, Mass.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
STEADY, BOY!



First thing the morning the horse is hched up Then
e climbs in back OF the rcns All day long the horse
Goes driver bids He stops when the driver shouts
Whoa" again when the driver yells "Geddup
The horse movies after working hours He just
Dtcks around his up for the days work
Some people when they consider horses awuly sent
mental They lot of sympathy the horse What
Me really should have sympathy but admiration
Service is the chief aim OF life. the only AIM and the
horse doesn't do blamed thing but
Are you tired of servingl Piffle Consider the horse
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
C0MM0h.lAW Wife
SEEKS SOME COIN

By United Pres. Leased Wire
OAKLAND. Cal. Sept IA
woman with whom he admits n
common-law marriage in Michigan
In 1875 today claims separate main
tenance from the income OF Thomas
r. Brown. So. altho Brown ia living
with bis second wife and claims the
plaintiff also has married again.
II opposed my daughter doing
this" tho woman told tho court.
after explaining that after years OF
separation she had located Brown
thru circulars her daughter had
sent out.
But. you see, my daughter If
only a girl"
How old Is she?" asked the
court.
Forty" was the reply.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
new WAR COUNCIL
FORMED IN FRANCE

By United frrsa I~as~d Wire
PARIS. sept. iT.-F1fteen minis.
ters with portfolios and -four with.
out. with titles Of ministers of
state. form the war council OF the
new French cabinet. formed under
NJ. painleye. minister OF war. The
cabinet contains new ministry.
called tho ministry OF missions
abroad.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
30 4. E. d. TX. S. .
COL YUM
rnE prn's LAMENT

THT prn's LAMENT
Z quit at { on Saturday
And gathered ny ms clubs.
Upon the festive link. Go play
With sundry other dubs-
Z do not srudsc n half off.
Hat here's tho thing that saiisi
I spent one hour at playing golf
And three at hunting balls.
From mogadoro. Uncle kl,ehel
Pixiey postcards: War hath its
victories no less than peace. Or
merry old Constable Seth Beardsiey's
claiming conscientious scrooples
tho he wouldn't be touched by a
draft that included tho aged. halt.
blind, toothless and club-footad
Huh, Seth has four.pound wen
on his head. but no scrooples on
anything"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
Fish Man Will Confer
With Hoover, Sept. Is

Joseph Maddox. manager OF tho
Glacier Fish Co, OF Tacoma. Will
confer with Food Dictator Hoover
September 2b on the fish food sit.
uatIon In the Northwest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
WHERE GERMANY SHOULD PAY

The United States entered the without any thought
bf indemnity acquisition in any material form
But Uncle Sam should write that German bombing OF
American hospitals into his diary and when he
1T table demand that the Teutonc brutes pay
big the deliberate premedtaed murders And Germany
viii be made pay, too, justice all sways the peace
conference
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
You are Invited to Write for Free Advice.

medicine has been successful In relieving woman
pufferng Lydia e. Pinkbams Vegetable Compound
helpful advice by writing Lydia
Medicine Such letters received
md by only and held In strict confidence
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17
IIIIIllIUliIIJlI
phe Tells Her Friends Lydia Pinkasas RemedIe

North Haven When 45 had the Change of Life
trouble all have At first it didn't bother
but while got bearing down pains called doctors who
told different things but they did pains One
said why don't try Lydia f.
nhams Vegetable Compound and sanatve wash9' Wen got
hem bottles Of Vegetable Compound and could
EEL myself reganing health also used Lydia Pinkhams
banave Wash has great deal of good Any
from female troubles Change
Life tell them TO take Hnkham remedies There
think world Of Mrs. FLORENCE
Box 197, North Haven Conn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17

When afloat he kept the strange
brute trailing in strong net be-
hind his canoe.
Apparently the animal'fish has
no voice. II has not been heard
TO utter a sound. II will be shipped
in a steel tank TO the museum OF
McGill university, Toronto.
(Note by Editor: The last para
graph in the above account is be-
lieyed TO be convincing proof OF It's
veracity. Usually, when such sto-
ries are sent out by imaginative
correspondents. the fish.like ami
NAL "barks like a dog.")
GEN. SERIALS great army in
the Balkans reminds one OF the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-17

paper before enclosing in envelope that won't
roll around. Remember, cent OF your contribution
will 20 towards paying expenses of any kind All OF IT
goes the Sammies tobacco fund
SO don't delay with your "bit" Clip the follow
ing coupon today and send it n properly filled out with
your contributions
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10 THE EDITOR
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Net Shipping Loss Yesterday,
6,O25 Tons; Feb. S Victim
Added Makes Total
7,750 Tons

London, Feb. 15.-The toll Of the Ger
man U-boats on the worlds shipping
dwindles. The tonnage lost to-day
aggregates 1850, as against 12,2S7 yes
terday, even including the Ainsdale,
1,725-ton sailing vessel, DESTROYED on
February 5, but not previously re-
ported. With the exception OF Feb
ruary II. when 5.211 tons were lost,
this is the lowest since the unrestricted
war began.
The ships sunk to-day are all British.
In addition to the Ainsdale they are the
steamers Cilicia, Ferga, Margarita and
two trawlers.
Advices from Csgliari, Sardinia, are
that Captain McDonough, master of the
American schooner Lyman NJ. Law,
which was sunk yesterday by hagless
submarine, presumably Austrian, will
leave there tomorrow for Rome to tes-
tify before the American consular
authorities. United States Consul
Treadwell, at Rome, summoned him TO
the Italian capital through the British
Consul at Cagliari.
The latter has taken affdayits from
Captain McDonough and the members
of his crew. They testify that their
vessel was suddenly approached by the
U-boat, which gave no indication OF her
nationality. They were scarcely given
time to save themselves, they declare.
before the schooner was torpedoed and
set afire.
Ambassador Page here has advised
the State Department at Washington
that there was one American aboard
the Ainsdale when she was sunk, but
that he is among the rescued. The
ship, which was bound from Buenos
Aires for England, was stopped on
February 1870 miles off Cape Clear,
on the Irish coast The Ambassador
has informed Washington that the
crew OF twenty-five were ordered to the
boats and were only rescued after a
ten-hour exposure Of great hardship.
IL now develops that the sailing yes
sci Eudora. sunk yesterday, had aboard
the captain and eleven of the crew OF
the British steamer Azul. sent TO the
bottom several days ago. Captain
Lacey, Of the Azul, who was landed to-
day. was in a boat with part OF his
crew when rescued by the Eudora, but
his chief officer and fourteen other
members Of the crew were in another
boat which is still reported missing.
The British steamer Cilicia, 3,75o
tons. which Lloyds reports sunk to-day,
was owned by the international Steam
shin Line. of Whitby. Her crew was
landed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
British Cruiser
Sinks Raider;
Routs 2 More
Amethyst Engages Germans OF
Brazilian Coast in Darkness;
Suffers Slight Damage

Rio de Janeiro, Feb. l5.-An Off
Ger of the British cruiser Glasgow
has confirmed reports of recent
naval battle off Fernando de No
ronha, 125 miles off the east eXtrem-
ity of Brazil, according to the news
paper "Rua." The Glasgow, how
ever, took no part in the engage
ment. Her commander received a
report of the fighting only on the
following day, through a wireless
message from the British cruiser
amethyst, which, single-handed,
gave battle to the German raiders.
Before 6 o'clock in the evening the
Amethyst sighted some steamers,
which she signalled to approach.
They did so. Then it was seen that
these vessels, not two, as at first
supposed, but three large steamers,
were maneuvring and clearing for
a.tion. They opened fire almost I'M
mediately.
Night was falling. The Amethyst
returned the fire and steamed tow
ard the enemy, whereupon the Ger
man raiders took to flight in the di-
rection of Fernando de Noronha, but
continued firing, with the Amethyst
pursuing.
The real fight occurred near
Fernando de Noronha. One of the
raiders. seriously hit, was observed
to be sinking. The others escaped.
Night prevented the Amethyst from
ascertaining to what extent they had
been damaged. One raider is be-
lieved to have been beached, in a
battered condition.
The Amethyst suffered slight dam
age and had few wounded and one
man killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Citizens of u. S.,
Stranded Abroad,
Feel Abandoned
Vainly Appeal to Embassies in
London, Paris and The
Hague for Advice
BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER
By csbl. to The Tribune

London, Feb. 15.-Not since the
early days Of the war have there been
so many bewildered Americans in Eu-
rope wondering how and when they
will be able to return home.
In Holland, France and England
there are large numbers Of stranded
Americans who feel deserted-with-
out a country and without protection
except that accorded them by cour-
tesy of the Allied governments. They
are bewildered because their inquiries
at the American embassies in London,
Paris and The Hague elicit only the
most unsatisfactory replies. Appar-
emily all American diplomatic officials
are as much at sea as if cut off COM
pletelv from the State Department at
Washington.
With no intention Of embarrassing
the President and with a full appre-
citation of the gravity of the situa-
ton. these Americans desire simply
an official statement of instructions.
willing to Follow instructions
Their present position is Calling.
They are perfectly willing TO follow
whatever instructions are given,
whether it means prolonged stay in
Europe. Until that advice comes,
thew feel deserted and neglected. al
though their country is not at war.
In the present conditions, whatever
nrotection they receive comes through
ihe courtesy Of British officials. Even
trin across the Channel must be
rosde at their own risk, the fact that
tbev are neutrals being no protection
aoainst German submarine attack.
The vigilance of the British feet is
the sole protection enjoyed at pres
These Americans are not lacking IN
courage. Most Of them have travelled
i'm beiligerent ships and are Wiling 10
do so again. Several OF them nave
risked their lives at the front. IL IS
not cowardice, but caution, whlch
nrompts them to ask for advice from
Washington. .-:..
None Of them is lacking in patriot
lam and al arc anxious TO support thee
President in every way, put they lcei
that sulncieuL time Hdo Aab"NN -.
the severance Of relations for an ON
ciai announcement regarding the
status of Americans abroad.
Senator-Elect Among the Stranded
Among those stranded here. is SEN
ator-elect Frederick Hale, Of Name
Who is naturally eager to be IN WASH
jngton for the inauguration. DR.. Henry
van Dyke, late Minister to the Nether-
lands: Frank Simonds, Of The Tribune,
who has just completed trip along tne
French and British fronts' severe sa
Arooricans attached TO the ambulance
service in France and now on leave
and a great number Of American buyers
and salesmen are also waiting here
n the United States went to war
their bewilderment would end lmmeui-
ately, but until Washington issues IN
gtructions they are at loss whether
10 travel under the British or their own
flag.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Score of Americans
Stranded at Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Feb. IA score OF
Americans are waiting here for the
Grqt chance Of passage home by
steamer n the Hollsnd-Amcrica Line.
Several Of them were passengers on
fbe Nieuw Amsterdam, which was re-
railed 20 Rotterdam by wireless on
February 2.
Measures have been taken TO ASSIST
those whose means are unequal 70 the
train csupcd By the prolonged delay
Al the Hollsnd-America Offices was
aid to-day that the sailing Of pas
senger shlps had been suspended IN
1eGnltely. although freightcrs may
eoon rogUmc their sailings .,
Tbe American Viee-Con8ul. Haroid
= 0uarton, prcyiousiy aiauohed ~,
aeain. has arrived at Rotterdam. ae-
compshisd by hS wife e-..--~..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Ritter to Explain
Repudiated Offer
Of peace" Farley
Swiss Minister, Aroused by Ber.
Inns Denial, Will Tell Lansing
Where Proposal Originated
rF,om Tn. Tribune Bureau

Washington, Feb. 15.-Dr. Paul Rit-
ter. the Swiss Minister, will go 10 the
State Department within few days to
explain his part in the German peace
drive, according to intimations given in
informed quarters to-day. 1t IS sald
that the envoy feels that the develop
ments since his visit to Counsellor Polk
last Saturday have placed him IN a
false position.
One dispatch from Germany recently
said that DR.. Ritter had no authority
to make offers for negotiations to the
limited States on behalf of the German
government. Another dispatch made IT
seem that Dr.. Ritter had taken the
initiative and had suggested to Ger
many that he be authorized to act as
an intermediary.
Neither of these statements is true
according to DR.. Ritters friends. lie
was instructed by the Berlin govern
ment to make suggestion. informally
if possible, that Germany was always
ready to discuss an amicable settle
ment provided the blockade was not
interfered with. He attempted TO de-
liver this suggestion informally, but
MIR. Polk would not receive it unless
committed to writing. The next day
Sunday he sent Mr.. Lansing written
communication, which was later made
public.
The State Department has informed
DR.. Ritter that as representative OF
the German interests in this country
he is not expected TO do more than
transmit formal communications. II
is outside his province TO initiate or
suggest measures of his own. DR.. Rit-
ter will explain TO Mr.. Lansing that he
has not departed from that rule and
will adhere to it also in the future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Kaiser Stakes
All on U-BOats,
He Tells Navy
Puts Them in First Rank of Sea
Fighters in Starvation
Attempt

Amsterdam, Feb. 16.-The following
imperial order, signed By the German
Emperor and addressed ITO my navy"
is published in the Marine "Verord-
nungsblatt," according to a Berlin dis
patch;
"In the impending decisive battle
the task falls to my navy Of turning
the English war method-staryation
bv means of which our most hated and
most obstinate enemy intends to over
throw the German pec2le-agalnst him
and his allies by combating their sea
traffic with all means in our power
"In this work the submarines will
stand in the first rank. expect this
weapon to be developed with wise fore
sight at our admirable yards, in co.
oneration with all our other naval
fghting weapons. and, supported by the
spirit which during the whole course Of
the war has enabled us to perform
brilliant deeds, it will break our enc
mics war designs"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Whitlock Not Ordered
But Asked to Lower Flag

n
Warrington, Feb. 15.-Minister Whit
lsek, in Brussels, has not been "or-
tered to haul down his flag; he has
been merely requested" to do so by
he German military authorities, whose
requests are rarely refused. The
American relief workers have not been
Imprisoned, so far as the State De-
parnent knows. They may have been
detained"
This is the situation in Belgium as
4 il understood by official Washington.
Minister Whitlock, of course, has nc
'ficisl right 20 be in Belgium. He is
aeeredited 20 the Belgian government,
'hieh is now a. Hsvre, France. But he
ias remained in Belgium by the tacit
consent Of the German government,
and the Germans until nov have been
saa to have him there.
Ness Of Cermsny's retraction Of
~ order forcing the American mem
'''' Of the Belgian Relief Committee
. leave Belgium and Northern France
"a received BY State Department Of
@elais and by Herbert c. Hoover,
ssslrman % the commission, with
on surprise and pleasure. Apart
g,m tsm brief telegram from Brand
.niVoek saying negotiations Of some
~ we're under way. neither the de-
stisiasnt nor Nr. Hoover had any Of
- s advice on the subject.
re Impression here is that Germany
not expect the commissions
Nempi ard final response 10 the sug-
,Aon that "a few Americans, among
ssn Brand Whitloek, might reside in
..s.tsis and exercise general super
N Of the work" The commission
.sl1'ed hstly 70 accept this compro-
ss and a. once ordered all its men %
'thersw from the field.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Germany Revokes Or
der Forcing Ameri-
cans to Depart
WORK TOGOON
AS HERETOFORE
Whitlock and TeutOn Gov
ernor Reach Agreement
in Rotterdam

London. Feb. Representatives
=, the American Commission for Re-
~ in Belgium will not withdraw
,,sm the occupied portions of Bel
,un and Northern France, as previ-
,,.lv had been arranged, but will re-
n,ip for the present, it is now stated.
The commission received to-day a
ssDsteh from its Office in Rotterdam
,,sting that. at a meeting held in
R,u.sels the German authorities an
,.upeed that all representatives of
=. commission might remain in Bel
,ium and Northern France on the
,,ns footing as heretofore.
WhitlOck at Meeting
Present at this meeting were Baron
,.. der Lancken, civil governor Of
BRUSSELS; the American and Spanish
minister's. representatives of the Bel
,i,p Relief Commission and Of the
Bslgisn National Committee.
A Renter dispatch from The Hague
avs The German Legation there con-
inns the report. An official note to
This effect, the legation states, was
addressed on February 10 to the
5plOmstic controller of nutrition
work Furthermore, the American
Minister at Brussels was given the
opportunity to participate in the CEN
,raI management of the nutrition
york.
The German authorities further de-
clare, the legation states, that in the
future, as in the past, they would be
wiling to accede to every demand Of
he commission.
bad Planned Withdrawal
Announcement was made on Febru-
nv II that the Relief Commission
bad notified the German authorities
hat its representatives would be
Eithdrawn from Belgium and North
m France. This step was taken IN
reply to an order from the German
suthorities that Americans must de-
wt. leaving only a few Of their rep
rsssn.stives, headed by the American
Minister, Brand Whitlock.
This order was said by the com
nission 70 have been given by Baron
yon der Lsncken. On receipt Of TINS
order the commission arranged lot
ne immediate withdrawal OF all It's
representatives, except a few VINO
rsre to see TO it that the relief work
should not be interrupted pending its
transfer to another neutral organl-
Iation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
VETERAN. "a, STILL SPRY,
DRILLS TO FIGHT KAISER
Want To Be Ready When Call Comes
Saws Captain Benson

If the Kaiser goes to war with the
United States he must remember that
he will have Captain James Benson, OF
East Orange, to reckon with.
The captain won his shoulder straps
in the Civil War, and he is now seventy
four years old, yet he joined the East
Orange Rife Club yesterday and en-
listed in the "home guard" which is
being drilled by Major w. F. Mountain.
"Styles. of fighting have changed
since '61," Captain Benson said yester-
day, "and | want to be ready when
the call comes. Why shouldntI I? I'm
strong and healthy and only seventy
four"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Y0rr0UdQle Men Free;
Ship Te-Up Hastens
Final Act by Wilson
BRITAIN TO CUT IMPORTS
TO MEET U-B0AT DRIVE

London, Feb. l5.-Premier
Lloyd George will make on
Monday an important state
ment with reference to the
further restriction of imports
and the encouragement OF
agriculture in view of the
submarine menace. 1t is un-
derstood that, while the list
of prohibited imports will be
extensive, there will be no
sudden reduction TO the bare
necessaries of life.
The prohibitions will be
made at the instance of the
Controller Of Shipping and
are intended to provide a
margin of safety for an am
pie food supply.