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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-28

Der 0f the late song hits Will 10 In
terpolAtsd nufang the action of the
the ~s.s.sunshine Chorus. mo United
Producing Co. ltd. who control this
attraction + offering It to patrons
with full confidence that u viii prove
q decided novelty and give more than
usual SATISFACTION. II will besBeen at
the Metropolitan WednesdayS-and
Thursday with Especial matinee on
Thanksgiving day. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-28
,aheIhQatm
Henpocked Henry.

HenpeCked Henry.
Billy Oswald, the famous Scottish
comedian, who plays the part OF the
h~enpecked husband in "Henpecked
Henry" is without doubt one OF the
best and most favorbly known COM
edians of the day. His early theatri-
cal training, was received in Scotland.
The Girl from Nowhere. Floredora,
etc: In this attraction Mr.. Oswald
has been surrounded with q number
Of first class artists including Kath-
crime Sheldon, an old favortte.Bea-
trice Carmen, another former member
of heS~sAlladin company, Lucille
ThomasAHoward Murreil, Bruce Kent,
Stan Brown and e. big Sunshine
Girls Chorus" The plot Of this play
us farcial and deals with trials and
ttribulations. Of q henpecked husband,
whosinpocently get. into a number Of
comprising situations that cause fur
misunderstanding much to his disgust.
The story is told in q very novel and
out of the ordinary way, and is a
scream from start to finch. A num-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-28
Alleged Murderer OF
Policeman Removed
From Train Because
Lynching Was Feared

Manistique. Mich, Nov. 2s.-Fear
of lynching caused the officers, who
were bringing Joseph Ferrick back
from st. Ignace, Mich, after he was
arrested for killing a policeman at
Manistique, to leave the train at
Whitedale, IA miles east, where an
automobile met them and brought the
prisoner safely to Schoolcraft county
jail. A mob had been awaiting the
arrival Of the prisoner at the station
here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19

FRENCH HOLDING
LINE AS ENEMY
USE BIC GUNS

PARIS. May 10 Renewal of
Germany's concerted counter of.
fonsive In a formidable drive west
or Braye was announced by the of.
fetal statement today The at.
tack was over n wide front. II
was smashed by tho French artll.
lery except at ono point to the
west. where n few German groups
succeeded in gaining French ad
vancod positions.
The Brsye attack was one OF two
assaults In force which the Ger.
mans flung against the French
along the Scissors Rheims front.
Tho other was northwest of
Rheims. There tho enemy utll.
iscd liquid fro and preceded the
attack by a tremendous storm OF
artillery.
For three days now the Germans
have striven yalniy around the
braye aud Crsonne sectors Ia
force REIMBURSEMENT by the French
OF some OF the ground gained by
General Niy-lle's offensive. Their
losses have been tremendous In
the struggles.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
Ubs G1loman's Armp against adlaste
Third Round of Misunderstanding
in Bread Slices

Ten per kent OF all bread
brought into the American
home Is wasted, we are told;
but what shall I do TO eIlriln-
ate some OF this waste" a
woman asked me the other
day. ~ now order my bread as
do my milk. and find we
do not buy ss much bread as
we did when II was ordered In
the usual slip-shod fashion; but
still have many dry and some
times mouldy slices OF bread
left"
An average loaf of bread cut
usually into 10 slices This bread
IL usually cut In the kitchen. Fam
lily appetites are variable. conse
luently there is 30 per cent more
waste in getting loaf OF bread &c
The mouths OF the members OF the
household than there IL In GETTING
il from the bakery to the kitchen
In a household OF five persons .
loaf Of bread Is cut completely and
sent TO the table One mornini
zach member Of the family eats his
two slices OF bread. but the
next either John or Susie Ia not nc
and slice is left un
on the plate.
The garbage can In most apart
ment houses liz under the sink. and
the bread box is almost Away
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
U. S. AIRMEN MAY
BEAT PERSnINe'S
FORCES TO FRONT

NEW YORK. May ie.--Ameri.
cas- first squadron OF air fighters
probably will beat Gen. Pershing' s
expedition to France. The first re-
serve aero squadron OF i54 men. 81
OF them pilots and the remainder
mechanicians. is being modified
here today and will be on the
French front within few weeks,
the Aero club OF America announc-
cd.
The squadron Will Fly French bat
tie planes under the stars and
Stripes, The personnel comprises
men trained at government schools
at Mineola and Governors island.
In the lists are Mai Rsynal c. Boil.
ing, Capt. Jas. T.. Miller. Lieut. lIo.
hey Baker. the Princeton athlete.
and Lieut. Blackman.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
MUSTER IN ~"
AMBULANCE TO
GO TO FRANCE

klnety.five University OF
Washington students who Will
90 TO France ~ an ambulance
corps connected with the reau'
lar American troops. expect TO
be mustered Into federal serv-
Ice next Friday.
They Will parade Thursday
evening and later attend the
public showing OF motion pic
lures at the Arena. taken BY the
French government. OF the
American field ambulance and
flying corps, which has been
doing such valiant service with
tho French armies.
These pictures will be exhibited
at the Arena. under the auspices o'
a committee OF 100 Seattle citizen.
headed by A. j. Rhodes. Proceeds
will 90 To support the American am
bulance corps IN France
Lieut. George Rocder. who waf
awarded the Croix de Guerre by the
French government for distinguish
cd service with the American ambu.
lance corps, will arrive here Thurs
day noon and will tell OF the service
at the Arena
He win also address the College
club Thursday noon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
Portentous Paragraphs in
Presidents Proclamation

All men between OF u and 30 inclusive register
This means those who have attained their 2ist birthday
not their 3st
Any falling register. registers falsely.
shall be guilty OF mdemeanor subject mprison.
In case OF temporary absence from his residence.
register BY mail
Juno 1917 at the rrgistraon place In their
Thos. who too III 10 register required
Instructions before June how they By
agents.
Those absent from home June shall when cities OF
over 10000 population apply the city clerk OF where
in they he sojournng
That rcgiftrauon while holiday shall be
"A great day Of patriotic devotion obligation
shall lie upon Il that IN.
male person OF the designated written list OF
honor"
SiaekerS viii be tried federal he
precedence criminal proceedings.
Members OF National Guard. naval militia regular
already in federal w
Registration Alaska will be announced in later
proclamation
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
Confessions ofaW1fe

woman he knew
do you think he cares for
her,
Not when he Ia sober. Then he
cares only for Alma
But. JEFF. do you mean 10 tell
me that liquor Will make a man
forget the woman he really cares
for and take To his arms a woman
he thinks In his heart the wicked.
est OF her sexT'
Ny dear Paula. man drunk
Is beast always nothing more
some OF them are quiet unless
aroused. others are for going
about seeking whom they may de
YOUR. Drunk. the best of men be-
come brutes with no respon sibility
to themselves or to any one else
Why. jeff. vhat a temper.
anee orator you would make
Yes. Paula. believe in tenn
perance In all things. and have
sometimes thought that was the
reason why could not make you
love me. II Is the impulsive ana
impetuous men like Tom that take
a woman by storm, and then per.
laps make her miserable forever
after.
a." Do you know Il makes me al.
most physically sick. Paula. to see
you working az you are doing
when could give you every luz.
ury you had up to the death OF
your parents? Surely YOU do not
wholly dislike me
jeff interrupted. YOU know
/ like you better than almost any
man ! have ever known. but there
f. something that keeps me at this
work OF mine. You see, dear boy. |
don't care for you enough to give
up this constant adventure
Don't you ever tire, Paula
Often think that cannot 20
on-often am dIscouraged-oft
almost Ia a state OF despair. and
then to find rest with you. jeff.
seems for the moment the sweet.
est thing in the world
JEFF almost ran the car into a
telephone pole In his frantic de.
sire to get hold OF me. But. |
continued calmly. 4 know ! would
tire of rest. and then what would
you do with me-
Keep you for my own. was
bis very msnnish answer as We
drew UP at my boarding place"
ITO be eontinued)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
MRS. Gait WILL
FIGHT REPEAL
Of CHILD Law

NEW YORK. May is.-Re.
peal OF the national child Ia.
Dor law so that children could
replace men called 10 war
would be a. great a crime az
any Committed during the con.
flet. Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. national president Of the
National Woman Suffrage as.
ISOLATION. declared today In .
statement TO the United
press.
Headquarters OF the suffrage
association here issued the state
ment for Mrs. Gait. after having
been informed that suspension OF
the Law for var purposes was COZ:
templsted by some congressman.
There has been no crime com.
initted during the war and there
III he no crime committed great
cr than would be the repeal OF the
national child labor LAW" Mrs.
Gait said.
III required generation OF
time and effort TO secure IL. and lis
repeal would mean the sacrifice OF
another generation-the children
whom the enemies OF that law are
ling In wait To exploit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19

WOMAN LIKES" WHILE
MAN LOVES


Alma had said very little dur
ing this conversation" said Paula,
'.but I noticed that she was look.
Ing . little pale and that her eyes
were red and swollen 80 tho she
had been crying.
when are you due back on
the paper, Alma | asked.
II am not going back. she an
swered.
what was my surprised ex.
clamation-
81 wrote to my paper the other
oay and put up a stunt to them
that will keep me IN Washington
all thru the session. They accept
ed II and am going to stay here.
Then you can como and stay
with me at my boarding house.
Rtxbt now there Is a vacant room
ynd bath next to mine &.
would you like to have me
come, DEAR she asked wistfully.
Il was just asking jeff when we
saw you coming up the avenue II
he thought you would like TO have
me live at your boarding place.
alma, said reproachfully. I
can't imagine for moment your
having a doubt. With you TO talk
10 I shall be very happy in Wash
ington and was Just making up
my mind that I was going to be
very unhappy
II wanted very much to ask
about Tom. Margie. but was glaa
| waited until jeff put Alma down
III her hotel while we rushed back
TO engage the vacant room next
mine at my house.
Where is Tom asked as
soon as we were on our way.
Back in PHILADELPHIA
what is he doing? Did the
aper take him back?
mo; his paper yesterday had a
front page story about his mar
rage to one OF the chorus girls in
the F'ollies.
Poor Alma
Eyes. isn't II pity for both OF
fhem7 I know the girl that Tom
las married and she Ia a little ter
ror. drinks like a fish and Is a
creature OF utterly immoral ma
fure. Tom introduced her TO me
enc night as the wickedest and
therefore the most interesting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19

across ihc room on the top OF the
ice box.
The one slice OF bread comes
from the table and is popped into
the most convenient place--thc
garbage can under the sink.
What is the ono slice OF bread
considered beside the tired feet OF
tho housewife?
II Is just the percentage OF diff
ference between the wheat short
age Of next year and enough bread
not only for ourselves but some TO
share for our allies
rs there sure way TO remedy
this waste7" someone will ask.
Only constant thought and untir.
lng diligence,
one very good way of eliminating
some 81 this waste II never TO cut
bread In the kitchen.
Let one of tho little girls in your
household do her bit by being Gus.
todlan OF tho bread At each
meal place tho loaf and the bread
knife before her. and let her cut II
as II Is wanted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
AUTO BANDITS
SHOOT 3; GET
$1,000 PAYROLL

CHICAGO. May is.--Three
men were shot and one other
badly beaten ~ five automobile
bsndits today. who held up
three men AZ the Racine 81
exit Of the Metropolitan Eleva,-
cd railway and escaped with q
5000 payroll Of the Stein Gar
ter company.
The victims we're
Jack Bycrs. special policeman OF
the garter company. shot thru back
and leg. will probably die
Frank Jones. laboTer. a bys,ander.
shot thru Ter.
l. J. Mooney. special policeman
% the Merchants Trust company.
shot thru body aud beaten.
Emil Weisner. IL. employe OF gar.
ter company. badly beaten.
Byers. Mooney and Weisner were
returning from the bank with the
payroll In a satchel. As they step
ped from the elevated entrance into
tho street an automobile containing
five men dashed up. -Four of them
attacked tho group guarding the
payroll. while tho other remained
In the car.
Jones. who VAS passing. joined In
the struggle but in a few seconds
all four defending the money had
been put out OF business. The ban.
dts lcaped into the machine and
sped away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
NO LIVES LOST
ON STANDARD

SAN FRANCISCO. May 19.-No
lives were lost when the three.
masted ship Standard grounded on
the shoals OF Capo Constantine.
Bristol Bag, Alaska, according TO
advices received today by Libby. Nc.
NELL & Libby. owners OF the vessel.
The adyices stated that all OF the
crew and passengers who took to
the lifebosts had been picked up
and landed safely.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
HOOVER As ALLIES
FOOD DIRECTOR IS
CHOICE Of EMelA AND

LONDON. MAY is.--Pians for
Herbert c. Hoover to become In.
ternatioual food director have tho
approval OF the British cabinet.
Lord Davenport. British food con.
troller. asserted today to the United
Press
Il have suggested and obtained
tho approval Of this plan" he said
The allies are depending on the
United States and Canada for food
supplies. There In need for . 800 900
tons OF wheat.
Australia has another harvest
coming on. but that IL at too dis.
tant a date TO be OF use now"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
BAR LONG nATPIMS

PARIS. May 1e-M Laurent.
Paris project OF police. has declar-
ed war on long hatpins
Large placards have appeared IN
all railway stations OF the French
metropolis today. warning fashion.
ables that long. protruding sword.
like pins In hats are henceforth
without the law. The pins must be
either left at home or effectively
sheathed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
ROME THRILLED AS
ITALIANS ADVANCE

ROME. May is.--AustFian casual.
ties TO Tuesday I'm Gen. Cadornas
great driven re estimated today at
1000 dead. wounded ans missing
Since that date sweeping further
successes have probably inflicted
almost as great casualties on the
enemy. Rome is afire with enthusi.
asm over the victorious progress OF
the Italian troops
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
BRADFORD AND
CASE PROMOTE
BIG SHIP YARDS

With plsns already made for
new four.~sy shipbuiidiro
plant. the site leased, ard aetu.
al work on fliline and grading
the ground begun, the orssnl
ration Of . large new ship
building corporation by Seat
tie business men 10 we'll under
way. Otto A. Case, former ssc.
Rotary o. the Commercial Club.
and James e. Bradford. former
corporation council. are pro-
noting the new firm. The
names Of several other seattle
men connected with u have
not been made public.
Altho the arrangements are by
no means oompict. and the ar
t!cles Of incorporation not drawn
mp. definite steps have besn taken
TO insure the success OF the enter
prise 4 large part Of the machin
cry has already been purchased or
contracted for.
A site on Salmon bay has been
leased from the port commission
which Case declares IN the most
advantageous for shipbuilding
plant in the nelghborhood Of Seat
tie. because OF A. accessibility b.
rsil. ship. and street car. and IT,
location in the district where the
majority OF men engaged In the
snipbuilding trades have their
homes
The ground, which IL partially
swamp land. Ia being filled in a,
the present time
Await Government Plan
According 10 the promoters. the
final plans for the plant will nos
lie made until the government :
program OF shipbuilding Is def
initely settled II the government,
continues its demand for wooden
ships. the plant will be constructed
TO handle that kind OF building nj.
most exclusively. After tho organ.
izstion Of the company is com.
pleted. the ways will be finished
In less than three months. and tho
first keel can be laid in 80 days.
Joseph A. Sloan, expert wooden
ship architect. has been employed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19

to install the machinery and equip
the plant lie will serve in the
capacity OF consulting engineer
after the actual business OF ship.
building Ia begun.
The company IL already consider
Ing bids for an English firm. which
Is ready TO give out so contracts
for wooden hull ships, ESQ feet
long. OF 200 tons. 20 Northwest
shipbuilders.
We have found our new project
heartily Endorsed by our friends IN
Seattle" said Case yesterday. and
while the organization is by no
means complete. We think the en-.
terprise Is going to be success q"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
FAVOR HIGHER TAX

The "psy.asyouso" war plan
Friday was given the inderse-
inert OF the Order Of Railroad
Telegrsphers. In convention AZ
the Labor Temple. The dele
gates wen, on record In favor
Of sweeping income and profit
taxes. and approved tho state
nent OF principles laid down by
the American Federation OF
Labor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
Nab PURSE THIEVES

Police officers believe they ap.
pretended the last of gang Of
purse-snatchers when Ray Fitk!an.
10. was arrested Thursday. Three
members OF the gang. Cecil Dean.
Bert Bartlett. and Roy Schiller,
were arrested on April 20 and sen.
tonced to from one to IS years In
the penitentlary. Eighteen purse.
sDatchIng thefts were reported To
tho police during the latter part OF
April.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
teddy SILENT ON
WILSON'S ACTION

NEW YORK. May 29.-Col.
Roosevelt was silent today on
President Wilson's decllnation OF
his volunteer army, Nor did the
colonel comment on the president =
selection of Gen. Pershing to lead
the initial expeditionary force to
the European trenches.
Pershing was one of Roosevelt $
favorite army officers when Roose.
Welt was president He was pro
NOTED over S62 other officers from
a captaincy to become a brigadier
general
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
OPPOSE SESSION

Because they think that an
extra session Of the legislature
to recall appropriations made
by the 1917 session. as a war
measure, would only result In
prolorgins wrangling, Senators
Nichols. Palmer and Steiner OF
King county1do not concur In
the suggestion Of Senator z.
Ben johnson. made TO Gov.
Lister this week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19

Twenty-Five students OF the col.
lege of engineering. al the Univer'
sity OF Washington. will leave for
American lake Monday. where they
will survey is sections OF land in
the government vancouver camp.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
SLAv CABINET
WILL REVISE
ALL TREATIES

Nv WILLIAM G. SNtPHGRD
tnitsd Press staff Correspondent
PtTRoGRAp. May is.--Rus.
sis's new coalition government
viii lnslst on revision Of all es.
listing treaties plodulno the ma
ton with lts allles. and Will
demand full publicity and re-
vision Of a II peace terms and
war aims.
With the completion and In
stailatlon OF the new ministry
today this platform became
known.
Tho new government does not In.
slst on publication OF present inter.
ally agreements treaties
which were entered into by the old
regime In Russia II insists, how.
ever. that these old agreements be
abrogatcd and new compacts with
the existing government replace
them.
To Publish New Terms
These new agreements. In line
with tho present Russian slogan Of
publicity. and no secret diplomacy.
Will be made public in full.
II was stated today that Presi.
dent Wilson's aid will be invoked
TO carry out this program and r-c.
ond tho Russian governments de
mands on the allies for revision OF
treaties aud OF peace terms.
The French aud British socialists
delegation announced they would
recommend such steps to their re
spcctive governments.
II appeared today the Lloyd
George OF Russia mad been
found. he 10 A. 3. kerensky.
minister OF war ard marine In
tho new coalition cabinet which
10 uniting all factions Into one
harmonious administration.
On the fret day In his post
kerensky's energy was mani.
fest by two foreefal appeals to
the people to fight the right
fight.
Orders TO tho troops and the sail.
ors indicated tho new war head
would exact implicit discipline. 4
speech which h. delivered 10 mem.
beers OF the peasants congress was
an eloquent plea for "a last heroic
effort"
am sure We will succeed"
The revision Of peace terms speci-
fled above. probably means the new
Russian government desires the al
Hes to express adherence to the war
aim OF mo forcibls anncrstions and
no contributions
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
CONSERVE "SWEETS''

WASHINGTON. May l9.-Urging
increased production OF sweet pota
toes. the department OF agriculture
today is offering farmers plans for
new methods OF storing them. Tests
OF the new bins showed an average
decay OF 2.45 per cent. whore nearly
30 per cent are lost under present
methods
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19

The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union. representing Is local
unions OF the city. filed petition
with the city council Friday asking
that smoking be prohibited on all
public conveyances. including jit,
neyE as well as street cars. 2
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
APPEAL IS DENIED

OLYMPIA. May 1.-THE gu.
preme court has granted the motion
OF King County Prosecutor Lundin
denying the appeals of John Soudas
under life sentence for murder. and
NJ Elizabeth Anderson, sentenced
to six months TO 10 years In the
state penitentiary for perjury.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
HENRY USES BAIT

BElLlNGHAM. May 19.--ienry
Engberg. local merchant, today
advertised "a free spud with every
ten.cent purchase. Henry says IL
was the busiest day since the fire
sale In 1903.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19

II you value your watch, let
Haynes repair 1t. Next Liberty the.
| stre.-( Advertlsement.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19
Stop Those Losses

We absolutely guarantee the
~ famous 21 Tablets 10 stop losses
q from weakness or we will 70
o turn your money. BY mail. 81. %
y paS boz; 9 for $500.
RIGHT DRUG CO.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19

TODAY'S WASTOGRAM
Bring the loaf OF bread to the
table and cut off each slice as
u is wanted.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-19

The revision Of peace terms speci.
fled above. probably means the new
Russian government desires the al.
Hes TO express adherence to the war
aim OF mo forcible annexstions and
no contributions