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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-27
Special for One Day
$3.50 Summer Style Dresses
At $500

-T he IN o d e |
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Dress, one of the latest
styles. 1t is made with white
wolfe blouse and Bingham
skirt that IS pleated, and is
shown in rich colored plaids.
-Other styles are
made of cotton crepe in two
piece models, showing
sport effect. Displayed in
all the favored colors.
.----"B Billie" Burke
styles are very attractive in
these Cotton Palm Beach
Cloths, and may be had in
colors and white.
-The opportunity
to purchase these summer
style Dresses at special
price will be for Thursday
only. The sizes include 81
to 20. Regular $3.50. Spe-
cial Thursday, each. IS. 90
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For Our Soldier

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with little neces
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A special purchase OF
splcndidly finished and styl-
ish Bon Ton Corsets. made
OF beautiful brocade silk ma
terial in pink and white.
Sizes 20 TO 80.
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$1,000, $3.50 and $500
Bon Ton Corsets, Special. =.

Exquisite models, handsomely made OF the finest
silk broche in front and back lace styles. special
purchase recently received Sizes 10 to 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-08
Government Employees Subscribing.

subscriptions from government en-
pioyes, SO far as reported. indicate that
ABOUT go per cent of those who have
listened to speakers advocate the Dur-
orders. :" 80
Barber & Ross report subscriptions
from 20 per cent of their employees, and
T. r Dropp & Sons state that every
empioye drawing SIS month or over
has registered a subscription.
employees of the Washington Steel and
Ordnance Company are to hear addresses
TINS AFTERNOON by Corcoran Thorn, ]. G.
Capers and A L. Douglas
At the census bureau A E. Seymour and
Jonn Poole will speak this afternoon.
A E. Seymour is to address the en-
pioyes OF Rudolph, West C Co.
John Poole and Eugene L. Thomson
are scheduled for eight speeches at the
government post office this afternoon.
During the last few days the Speakers
n the various playhouses have been given
an especially generous welcome. and every
praG,rlotlc sentence seemed to bring Con-
Iederate veterans out of their seats This
was the experience H. B. F. Macfarland,
former District Commissioner, and A. e,
seymour had at Keith's yesterday at both
the natnees and in the evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-08
May Reach $1o,oOO,oOo

A new mark has been set for sub
scriptions and the members of the COM
mittee expect that this-S10, 900, 600
VIII also be reached and perhaps
passed, and encouragement is found
Tor this belief in the constantly in
creasing orders over the counter at the
liberty bond departments of the nation
al banks. savings banks and trust COM
panies.
Speakers at the various meetings
rarely fail to refer to the strong pros
pect that the interest rate on the bonds
PROBABLY will be advanced before very
long to 4 per cent, through the neces-
sites OF further bond issues at higher
rates In the interest of the prosecution
OF the war, as the statement has been
made by the Secretary of the Treasury
that ten billions probably would be
spent during the first year of our par
ttcipation in the war
me campaign has opened the doors
OF al large stores. offices and buildings
In the city to the speakers in advocacy
OF the slogan of the committee, "A lib
erty bond in every home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-08
Meeting on White Lot Tomorrow

Tomorrow afternoon at the Marine
Band concert at the White Lot A. e.
Seymour, one of the chiefs of the CEN
sus bureau, is scheduled to present the
merits of the liberty loan bonds as an in
-vestment and patriotic duty This
Will be the first time a band concert
has been used to aid the work, but
from this time on no assemblage where
admittance may be obtained will be
neglected.
Yesterday afternoon Harry v. Haynes
spoke at Barber & Ross Company's
downtown office, and this morning at
the northeast offices of the same com
pany.
Samuel j. Henry was scheduled to adj
dress the employees of the firm of Judd
q Detweiler this morning. Harry "
Haynes is to speak at the Florida ave-
nue. offices of the same firm.
John Poole and Eugene THOMPSON
chairman and secretary of the liberty
loan committee, made three addresses
TINS morning at the Department of
Agriculture.
d. ]. Kaufman talked to his en-
ployes and explained the installment
plan of payment. His report was to the
effect that every man in the employ of
D. j. kaufman & Co. has subscribed for
a liberty bond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-08
BUY 5000 LIBERTY BONDS.
Local Scottish Rite Masons Taking
Loan Freely.

Liberty bonds have a strong appeal
for Scottish Rite Freenasonry saId
Stirling Kerr. jr.. deputy for the SUI
preme Council in the District of Co
lumbia. today. Tn addition to the
$4,000 already subscribed by the four
local bodies. Mithras Lodge of Perfec-
ton, Evangelist Chapter, knights Of
Rose Croix; Robert de Bruce Council
knights Kadosh. and Albert Pike Con,
sistory. N. r. s.. 81 900 more was an
proprfated this week, making the total
subscription to date $4,000 The bodies
nre further considering the feasibility
Of selling $4,000 Of their reserve fund
which is now invested in gilt-edge
securities, and OF subscribing the en-
tire proceeds for liberty bonds This
will make n total contribution from
local Scottish Rite Masons amounting
TO $4,000. National liberty is one of
tho cardinal principles Of the Scottish
Rite" he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-08
DISTRICT MAY EXCEED
ALLOTMENT Of BONDS
Indications That More Thai So, 00O,-
GOO of Liberty Loan Will Be
Subscribed.

Before the end of this week the allot-
ment Of liberty loan bonds to N-ash-
ington-ss. o0o. o0o-will be more than
subscribed. unless all signs fail
The subscriptions. it is stated are
from the class of people especially de-
sired by the government. the small
investors, who are absorbing the bonds
for patriotic reasons and for the Sc
curity and interest as we'll
These are the subscriptions that will
be allotted in full in the distribution of
the two-billion dollar liberty loan, while
the millionaires and great corpor.t lions
Will, in the event of the loan being
oversubscribed, only receive partial al
lotment.
But the fact that the allotme 1t will
probably be reached within a day or
TWO Will not cause a moments hesita-
ton on the part of the liberty loan
committee. and it will keep up its en-
ergetIc campaign until the books are
closed and the chance to subscribe for
bonds of this issue is gone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-08
Theatcr Assignments Tonight.

The theater assignments for tonight
are:
Belesco. f. s. Brashears; National
Col. ]. G. Capers: Polls, A II. Zinoner
man: Keith's. George o. Watson: Car
den. Seabury G. Quinn, c. c. Brooks
and {. +. Roberts: Strand, John Brewer
T. D. Gannaway and C. r. GOWN: co.
ris; CrandalPs. Needham c. Tu-nage.
@. L. Hall and T. d. Gannaway: Cos.
mos. c. f. Consaul.
Tho list of volunteer speakers at III
service of the liberty loan conmitfec
now numbers over one hundred hang
ers. lawyers and prominent business
men.
The schedule for the various Masonic
lodges tonight is as follows: st. JOINS
Lodge. No. II. James p. shick; Hope
Lodge, No. 30, James =. Schick: NOM,
Pleasant Chapter. Eli Swavely: Cant
toll Chapter. JIG. w. Beall
Bond statesmen Of Washington imam
gura:cd canvass Of the business district
this morning, under the direction OF I:,I-
gene Allies Of the liberty loan committee
representing bond houses
w. G.. Crawford and Mr. Graves of
Hanbieton & Co, were assigned the ter
rtcry between 18th ard 9TH streets north
Of E street. avn III
Robert s. Belknap and Mitchell Handy
OF the National city Company are COW
ering the territory north of + street be-
tween 7th and 18th streets.
James Weir OF Townsend. Scott &, Son
Is TO cover both sides of Pennsylya ,,ia
avenue and n street in Georgetown
Carl r. Kurtz Of Bonbright & co. has
Deea given the territory north of PennsyI
Tanla avenue and east of 18th street
= j. Dunwoodie IS canvassinp 7tb
strecr from Pennsylvania avenue norm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-08
Report Considerable Hearings.

One of the speakers in making an an
peal declared that "oversubscription
Will please the government and every
true american; failure to show a large
experimentation will please Kaiser
William. Do you want to please the
kaiser?"
Another urged immediate buying. as
the liberty loan bonds are a bargain
without waiting for the final rush.
Bond statesmen and life insurance
canVassers report considerate hearings
and general success in their house-to-
mousse canvass here and elsewhere in
tne interest OF the liberty bonds-all
other solicitation is set aside FOR the
present
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
PEACE PARLEfS
MORE IMPORTANT.

London. Tuesday, Dec. 16.-Peace
negotiations between Russia and the
central powers. an armistice having
been reached, are assuming an aspect
OF Importance. DR.. Won Kuehlmann,
the German foreign secretary, and
Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, are both said to be
on their way to Brest-Litovsk, being
accompanied by advisory suites from
various government departments. It
is also indicated from Berlin that the
main committee Of the .reichstag will
be summoned to meet in special ses-
sion in connection with these nego-
uations, and some German newspa-
pers interpret this as showing that
the will of the peoples Representatives
Is about to assert ITSELF.
Another result of the armistice 10
that Ensign Kreylenko, the Bolsheviki
commander-in-chief. has been, able to
move divisions from the northern
front against General Kaledines, who
is reported to be gaining new sue
cesses There is no direct connrmA.
ton. of the report that former Premier
Kerensky is in the vicinity Of Petro-
grad with an army.
The Bolsheviki administration is
adopting drastic methods against its
opponents, including tho reinsta&o-
ment of the death penalty.
A disoatch from Tammerfors, Fin
land. says that the Russian troops are,
preparing to evacuate Finland, Their
transportation already having been
arranged.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
Central POlUers Will Put
Question Before Allies;
Ask Russia to do Same
Teutons Ready Discuss Peace Preninares, But De-
sire to Know Result of Russa's Efforts to Induce
Allies to Join Them.
Might Change Stand, However, and Discuss Peace With
Savs Alone-First Conference Devoted to Argu-
a ment Over Who Would Participate. ].

Petrograd Dec. 19.-( "Wednesday According to
reports Russia has been informed by the Central
Powers that they intend make peace proposals the
allies ...s.:....%fa
This report is published in the Evening Post which
the Of the at ts hrst
terday announced that their government intended
principle to put the question before all the pow
ers and that they had asked their allies do likewise.
Russia requested to take similar steps It stated the
Russians endeavoring by all to sound the allies
The Evening Post says the Germans have officially
informed the Boshevik headquarters that the Central
Powers ready consider the arrangement of peace
the basis of annexatons and ndenites but pointed
out that sedehnition of nations was impracticable
The representatives of the Central Powers informed
the Russians they ready to discuss peace premnar
les but desired to know the result of Russas efforts
duce the allies join the negotiations before proceeding
with them They said this point Of view might be changed
however and that they might be willing discuss peace
with Russia alone The Germans Of the opinion that
the Russian armistice
The first conference devoted merely to discus
sion Of who would participate in the negotiations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
BULLETIN '

1t was announced this afte-noo
that H. B. Finch, who has done mucn
excellent work in the interest of the
Red Cross. has been elected chair
man of the reorganized Grand Fork
chapter of the organization to sue.
ceed DR.. r. d. Campbell who has gone
to Philadelphia as captain Of .:1ed!,
cal unit.
Mr.. Finch said today when askea
for q statement regarding the future
work Of the local organization thnt
there would be no important changes
in the present plans. The work wou'G
go forward as before, and main stress
would be placed on the fact that fin
ished garments are the pri ,cip.'
needs which must be filled just no ".
Another very important matter is
that Of providing medical and sugica!
supplies. In this respect, Mr.. .Fincn
said it would be impossible toe em
phasize the need in too eloquer:
terms. All reports from respo 1sibl :
quarters point to, the supreme need
Of surgical supplies, and the. work
should be continued with this in
view. q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
FRANCE MUST
FIND WAY TO
GET LUMBER
Firewood also Scarce-Mil-
lions of Feet of Lumber
Are Destroyed.

Paris, Dec. 2O.-France is beginning
to figure out how to meet an antici-
pated shortage in lumber and fire.
wood after the war. The destruction
Of forests by shell-fire and the heavy
demand for lumber for barracks and
road construction combine to make q
deficit of one million cubic feet an
'nually. .a'e .- !.
Beyond the range of shells, on both
sides of the 'front.' the military woods
mems axes have drawn heavily on
timber from the North Sea to the
Swiss frontier. The consumption OF
lumber will increase during the war
at the rate of three million cubic feet
year; and for several years after
peace Is made, the demand will con-
tinue, for the repair and rebuilding Of
devastated regions.
The solution of the problem is con-
sidered to be a question Of transpor-
tation, and Of forest exploitation in
the colonies. Specialists have calcu-
lated that French Equatorial and
Western Africa, Madagascar, Guinea
and Indo China possess 875, 900 square
miles of virgin timber land, which
could amply supply France and sew
Neral other countries, with fuel and
lumber.
Stock companies. organized for the
exploitation of these resources, are al
ready, engaged in road making and
other necessary preliminary work.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
ITALIANS | NOT
GAINING, SAY Y!
TIEuTON POWERS |'.S 5
Five Different Attempts to
Cross Piave Made by
Germans.
Portuguese Troops Repulse
Raid of Teutons Near
Laventie.

Berlin, Dec. 20.-Repeated Italian
counter attacks against the POSITIONS
recently captured by the Austro- Ger
mans on Monte .Pertica were repulsed
yesterday, the German general staH
IL 1.-The Teut9ns have taken nearly
5000 prisoners in the fighting be-
tween the Brenta and Piave rivers.
Guns on Bassano.
! Italian Headquarters IN Northern
italy, Wednesday, Dec. 1s-(BS the
heavy guns already have the range
beyond Bassano, which lies on the
Venetian plain near the entrance to
the Brenta valley, and while the city
itself has not ye& been shelled oc-
casional shells have fallen In the out
skirts and some have passed over the
city to the suburbs beyond. ~ :.
The report show that the enemy Is
employing seyenteen division In his
operations between the Brenta and
Piave rivers. Deserters VINO come IN
say that the enemy troops declare
they will be in the plain BY the holi-
days as they are sstronE IN their de-
sire to get down from the mountain.
heights before3it the $hardshtps OF WIN
ter sets irs .sss5 y a. sS:s' ut \ H
IN Five dinerent IA ttenarfa ~ cross the
Bthat ths enemy ado5,tinf the plan
Of striking thest extremities OF the
line with the purpose Of bending one
or the other, back on the center.
Center on North solar9io. 9 ~,
Rome, Tuesday, Dec 18.-Tne lta!,
ian war Office today issued the folT
lowing statement on military opera
tions: -
Yesterday. the seventh day Of the
battle between the Brenta and the
Piave, the enemy concentrated his eI-
forts almost exclusively on the Monte
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
, {, -
Struggle Between
Cossacks And The
Maximaists- Grows
More Bitter Daily
Civil War Spreading North
ward Along Volga River,
Says Report.
ODESSA BATTLE
Is CONTINUING
Russian Soldiers in Large
Numbers Leaving North
ern Front.

London, Wednesday, Dec. 1s.-Dis-
patches from Petrograd indicate that
the struggle between the Cossacks and
the Maximalists in southern Russia is
increasing in severity. The corre-
spondefit at Petrograd of Reuters lin
tied, telegraphing under date of Tues
day, says the flame of civil war is
spreading northward along the Volga
river from Astrakhan to Samara.
The Maximalists hold Astrakhan
from which place the Cossacks were
reported ON Monday TOT be 20 versts
distant. Fighting probable has now
begun. The Maximalists are said to
have many machine guns but are al
most without cannonA The Cossacks
are reported to be equipped with light
field guns. iSS "
An extraordinary state Of affairs is
depicted at Tsaritsyn;: in the province
OF Samara, where neither the Maxi
nAlists nor the goesacks have gained
the mastery, both being beaten by the
forces of Heliodorus Abbot .oe; Tsarit-
syn and known as "'IliadoFe, the mad
monk" who advanced against them
singing Save, Lord, Thy People. ."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20

Washington, Dec. 2o.-What purports to be an OUT
line of the kasers much advertised christmas Peace
Terms has reached here through the neutral dplo
matte channels which earlier the week received nfora
zion to support inmatons from abroad that peace
offer was coming.
III the main the terms described follow the lines Of
those said to have been written Geran Foreign Minis
terSvoil Ktlehlrann last summer
ts AZ that time they denounced as having been
written purely for political poses. s*5
3s so5eaed ter1as appraised only at
shes fi,e
To leave the dispositionof Of Alsace- Lorraine 70
Il plebiscte Of inhabitants z*4S
England 70 pay Germany for her lost African
colonies and the money TO be used for the rehabita-
ton Of Belgium, Serbia Rurnania and Northern
France. .4 .l 24
s Russian provinces bordering the Baltic the Black
sea and Prussia to become independent under Ger
man plan.
Austrian suzerainty
Disarmament, freedom Of the seas and commerce
to be left to the peace conference.
Rlrnana, Serbia and Montenegro to retain their
original boundaries with the right Of to the sea
being granted to Serbia
Turkey TO remain intact \.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20

Mankato. Mimi, Dec. 20.-A state
ment that the United States might as
we'll be, under the kaiser's govern
ment as under its own was among
those charged to Frank ]. Busch, j
wholesale grocer of this city, arrested
on complaints he had made num-
Der Of seditious remarks. He told
Judge Comstock he was sorry end to
prove it at the judges suggestion,
bought $1,000 worth of Liberty bonds,
subscribed 500 to the Red Cross and
lumbus and the Y. M. c. a. Ther,
today%Judge Comstock fiaed him 1900,
4 Matilda Runke, Bertha Mullen and
Clara Hintze, indicted by the SBlNs
Hast4s county grand jury rgGs
of making lseditious remarks plead
ed not guilty. and we're; released on
$500 bonds. F%&
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
CHICAGO READY
TO ENTERTAIN
SOLDIER II ! BOYS Y ,
No Men will be Given Leave
Of Absence on Christmas
E !. at Camp Grant. i

Chicago, Dec. 2o.-with the re-
scinding Of the order allowing only
q few Of the men at Camp Grant leave
OF absence over Christmas. Chicago
today prepared to welcome the boys
who for months have been in training
in the national army.
Four days leave is to be given to
eighty per cent of the men at the can
tonment. Similar leave of absence
has been ordered for the sailors at
the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton. sTs Il
The order permitting the Christ
mas holiday came from Washington
late last night. f, \
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20

OF peace behind 1t than. the previous
Ones No one here believes Germany's
best terms would be put on the table
at the first offering and those inclined
to this view think a proposal Of peace
now is at least an attempt to start q
discussion OF terms.
From what may be gained sof the
war. aims OF the allied governments
,,as expressed by their statesmen and
by President Wilson such Offering of
terms as outlined -in the foregoing
could not be considered as the basis
Of q satisfactory peace, although it
might contain some of the elements.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
Radio Relay Stations
Completed; Reach Half
Way Around The Ecrth

Washington, Dec. 2o.-A wireless
miral knight at Cavite, r. l.. to Sec
retary Daniels here, announced COM
pletion Of the chain of government
radio stations extending half way
around the globe.
From the Philippines the message
was flashed 400 miles to Pearl Har-
Dor. Hawaii. then to the Pacific coast
and finally across the continent to
Arlington. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
Germany, Ready to Sound Entente, Willing TO
Discuss Peace On Basis OF No Annexdtions
And No Inden11lities, Pefrograd Report Says
Peace Plan, As Outlined,
Yields, to the Allies IN
Felv Important Cases

socaled Resume Of Proposals Resolved in Washington,
Demand Payment Of England for Lost African Colonies
Money be Used Rehabitate Devastated Countries
Disarmament, Freedom Of Seas and Commerce be Left
TO Conference Gaining in Russia, Germany May be
. Ready to Yield to Entente in Some Cases.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
(Continued. on Page 6.) b.
San Juan Editor Is
! Sentenced To Prison For
Misleading Citizen.

San Juan, p, R., Dec. 20.-vincente
Balbas, editor Of Revista de las A.
tillas. who was found guilty recently
by a jury in the United States dist iot
court on four out of five charges, IN
connection with articles appearing in
his newspaper was sentenced. yester
day to eight years imprisonment and
a fine of $4,000. /,
Balbas attempted to convince Por-
to Ricans by series of articles in
his paper that they had no interest
in the war and that their call to the
colors was illegal. y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
TWO KILLED BY AUTO.

San Diego, Cal, Dec 20.-Fred j.
Wilcken, 65 years old. a retired manu-
facturer of bedding from st. Paul. and
were instantly killed when they were
struck by an automobile stage yes
terday. The driver was arrested.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
WHERE ENGEAND AND UNITED
STATES STAND ON INDEkNITIES

On Tuesday December Wilson said the world:
They Belgium
which must be repaired They established other
Turkey
go ,t
.t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
Buys Bonds To Proue
He Is Sorry For Hi.
Seditious Statement

He Bought $1,000 Worth OF Iaberty
Bonds, Gave 500 to Red Cross, $50
to Y. M. G. A. and Knights Of Co
lumbus War Funds and Then Was
Fined $500 by Judge-Three Others
Also Fined by Jury at Mankato on
Similar Charges Pleaded Not
Guilty.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-20
Federal investigators Presents Evidence in Effort sho
That Packers Got Share Of "Plunder" and
"Pickings'- Surprises Coming. s u


the chcaE packers and the and
Investigation OF the
Q s ~
gathered
cracking sensation