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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06
Humanity an Unknown
German Virtue

The "Weh am Mourae" a Berlin newspaper recently
printed Il incident connected with the SINKING
OF the French ship Atbos about $50 miles of Malta last
winter.
Two German prisoners shipped from Saigon in Asia
France in the Athos. On February the ship was tor
pedoed by German submarine The prisoners the
lower cabin regarded themselves lost To their
men the French non-commissoned officer who had them in
charge down in the sinking vessel unlocked their door
and them free.
They managed themselves by swimming but the
Fenchman lost his life result OF his humanity
When prisoners reached Marees they voluntarily signed
which they paid tribute of gratitude to their
dead bencfacor,
The "We, am Montag" makes this
"Huge quantities of documents of hate being pub
lshed almost daily here well as there In opposition Is
fitting out from time TO time that humanity toward
the enemy also puts forth blossoms time OF war;
One is forced TO speculate whether blush OF shame
maned the cheek OF the German who wrote that paragraph
So aware humanity toward the enemy bios
that is totally unknown Germans To the contrary,
they have made hdeou hdeou by their nhuman
iy their lack of deceney and ehvaly and fair play their
constant atrocities.
They do not even display the ordinary craftsmanship OF
the good fighter They bomb schoolhouses and STAY little
children They fire at hospitals and kill wounded They
torpedo and sink hospital ships filed with sick They
make bluff rescuing swimming in the water. after
their ship has sunk and then deliberately submerge the
submarine leaving the drown like doomed in
Tub of They up the enemy with hands aoft
IN token OF surrender kamerad and then when in
throwing distance squirt liquid fire their foes.
There nothing hateful nothing vile the history of the
OF the world OF which the Germans have been guilty
They deliberately have put themselves beyond the
have placed blot upon the German that be
wiped and that will fade In their lust for power
= their zeal for rghtulness in their belief in the efficacy
Of ruthlcssness, they have left nothing untried
War with them is no longer combat Ii is something
than overcoming the foe Robbed of all ehivay gal
ntry humanity praeticed by the Germans sheer
horrible murder To achieve it, they stop nothing They
bound by rules of by respect for the spoken
word, by regard for deceney.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06
Lower Bread Permitted

The wheat price committee recommending basic price
Of 800 for government purchases agreed that this price
permits +ounce loaf of bread, allowing fair profit 10
both the flour manufacturer and the baker.
permits" will probably III the case. To the popular
education recently added the knowledge that
10 flour does necessarily hardly increase the weight
Of the loaf cut down its price
While President Wilson's fixing the price be blow
70 wheat gambling and will result savings for govern
and allies the ordinary Consumer will have dis
the effects upon him thru his usual intimacy with his
baker.
Let hope for 14-ounce loaf at five cents!
Of The who Their
money him In 500 wheas7
y men-schler.
szsoooo painting stolen Russian
paaes for complaint
left
man
e . ll.-ooethe.
Sam . cut.
II 10
LIVE HOGS three times they
Yes, t~ofooted we'll four.
HIS LATEST pictures appropriately
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06

SUMMER TRAGEDY
The man and maid lie side by
side
Beneath n headstone made
for two,
The tale In short and sadie
tried O
To make love In a fran
canoe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06
STAR BEAMS
HORACE IN WONDERLAND

what Am I dreamingT re-
marked the stunned Horace os he
swayed on his heels for few sec.
onda. then eteadied himself after
the shock.
That's the sixth panhandler
ankled by and didn't MARBLE SOD
sonata and strike for shekel 10
get some lunch--the kind OF eats
that boxcar rajahs get In a bottle
below the line.
1T amt 30, II amt so. IL cant
bel" he whispered. ~ he graBped
hold Of n lamp post I'll the spongy
feeling OF his wabbly knees hard.
ened To supporting qualities again.
mo sir. something IL wrong. such
things couldn't be-" he continued.
III I'd had coffee this morning
I'd bet my rubber collar 10 Lib
efty Bond somebody put n shot OF
looney liquid In the Java. But !
didn't have any coffee. ! know /
didn't. because ! got II In the rail.
road lunch room before leaving for
this town"
With that. be unbuckled himself
from the post and started to hoof
the highway Little did he know
the wonders yet To be encountered
while il Wonderland.
fcsNtIavcu tomes~pW)
Col. ClMaese Blot huo May
Do eellehtes ~ his transfer
from the commane 81 the
Puget sound dcfenses 70 some
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06

room. for Peggy. on the threshold
stood etill. and let out another
"Ohi"
Then-ehe clutched nj Mrs. Leg
get and drew her forward and TO
rethor they stood stock still and
stared at--a tall. broad.ehouldefed
distinguished looking young man
with n laughing baby in his arms
aud two giggllng small boys cling
Ing 10 his knees and gieefully peek
ing at their mother-and each o'
the four was covered with--yellow
suffrage buttonsl and from every
vase and bowl flosted a yellow
suffrage Nag
a "Why9" she cried. why"
lie smiled humorously. but there
was n seriousness In his low voice
Il heard you speak this after
noon. Tom and ! were In the yeHti
bule with the door ajar. All my
life I've helped things 20 grow
and when you spoke OF growth
understood. And then had 10 he'll
you OF course. Just as ="
Just as you always have" com
pieted Peggy. In startled compre
senhios.
"Not always" he said simply
but always when | saw II that
way--aa growth. as something you
had 10 do. For then"
But he didn't get 20 finish thai
sentence: and Mrs. Legget. pre-
tending ignorance OF tho feryid
embrace. continued to address the
small boy.
II was a atarry-eyed Peggy who
bent over her diary that night
writing busily while Ed slept.
sho wrote ed loves me. even
when he's erobsesi. and | love I'd
u.i my heart sometimes hurts. itf
so full OF love"
CONTINUED In Our Next iesue)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06
CHAPTER XXI

l II was the next day AZ two In the
afternoon. For an hour, pouring
down each OF the four roads that
led TO the Crossroads Chapel. had
come the jinglinE OF sleigh bells,
and each and every sleigh held a
woman-or more. and each driver
had clamhered out. lightly or heav.
lily. according TO her age and weight
and habillments. hitched her horse,
blanketed II. and gone inside.
Inside the Chapel portals, In
knots Of twos and threes. here and
there all over the place-in the
aisles and gathered about the big
cannon stove NJ the sido and
hunched together in tho pews, the
feminine contingent commented and
exclaimed and avidly questioned
each other.
What d II mean. Ann ?" asked
scant white-haired bit OF a wom-
an impatientiy. Don't wait for.
everl Can't y see how worked up
We all be7"
Ann Patton settled herself lei.
surely in pew. and Il was consid.
cradle settling. ms she weighed ITO
pounds. put on her reading glasses.
still leisurely. and smoothed out the
paper she was fumbllng.
Here II Is. Emily. But lai you
know q much bout II as me-"
Nevertheless she read II.
Mrs. Laura Mercy Ieggst,
the well.known suffrage leader.
| will speak on Woman Suffrage
In the Crossroads Chapel on
Thursday afternoon at 1880 D.
m. with a view to forming a
local Equal Suffrage Society.
You are urgently requested to
attend.
Edna J. wilresrA
Peggy Pa,too TrowtSi6gs,
| COMMITTEES.
4 iaush came from near the
stove.
'icoy Sam s8ys hes Ugilng TO
'As masstsv. ama tbs uEsaE are all
ss Etspl iusu amA sanFa y gothina. With
Ichy aSpn Msaing the men against
It, the only society Peggy1l be able
to pull off Is an anti. Which II
let me out. I'm not keen on voting.
but I'm not willing & fight against
It, either" "a
The door opened up6R Mrs. Log.
get and the committee. All eyes
fastened upon tho newcomer. What
they saw was slight woman of
middle age. with n sweet. plain face
under smooth partepNgray hair, be-
comingly gowned INA blue tailor
suit.
Mrs. Legget started In at once TO
convert her audience. She was a
war horse in the Cause. and no one
knew better how 10 present tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06

subject alphabetically and con
vinyggly, She talked for an hour
by Mo white.fnced clock opposite
her
Hut when. nj the close of the
speech, rbey were invited To ask
questions, embarrassment fell. and
they shifted in their seats and fTuf
fled their feet ana oouenaN aQd
LOGGED ahylS ons Ut agnsys. Bet
At lsnsts Mics aen o1ae sroNa
81 asryy gtsn sun. mNstns," shs!
Vuisad 40 qr,asttrn'ss. CIV emsm knsa
eaeD so ees oss lone ahou,eh. Aad
sysa auy trug xe hsntr tuo N a~h
sUous @o@o - : Quay 70 &s~ SonGs
and most s,noarb aboas ss~ duty "a
hsw country. MS ossS oas vaght {
vote and look ~, tor oar ows IN
terests. We've been cheated GU,
OF our privileges right and left
Just plain robbed" Then. with q
I'm with you. hear, aud soul
maam." she pumped down. gains
defiantly around ON whatsoever
dared TO crlticinc her bristling In
dependence.
Madam speakoress'
II was male voice from the
last pew. left. Tho "epeakeress
directed her gnse back 20 very
rotund circumference topped by a
very red head that she rightly d.
vined 10 be the "ichy Sam" spoken
OF so mysteriously by tho commit
tee.
you expounded true. msam. an
Miss Robbins opineated true. Won,
an has been squshed. I'm bach,
maam, an not hayin' AIRY wife OF
daughter Of my own q bamboorls
an browbeat an desiuds by my
masculine superiority. Jest ain,
naeherly goin' L set calmly by an
see other men enjoy that thievin
privilege. No. maam Rix. woman,
seq I. rix In yer valeant might an
overthrow the ty-rant. Thar atm,
a woman In this here whole com,
munity who has enough shelves in
her kitchen cr pantry, na'am. An
mostly tho stairs AIR on the wrong
side o. the house. shettln' out the
sun. an tho doors don't open con
venient. an the windows look gu,
knplunk on tho barn an the her
houNe-whnr there IL hen house
An Why Because Man built
her house an Man planned H.
ma'am. Tho varmlnt' For years
an hundreds OF years woman has
submitted 20 oppression and sur
preston In tho homo-the place
that Man calls her own domain
She's not only been squAhod but
stretched
An Why ag'in asks. an ag'in
anHwcrS-Manl Hc plans the house
abe does her work In. an designs
the outlandish garments that dis
figKers her body. an ndulirratss
the food she puts into her stomach
sticks bis orneFy hand into ever
important matter thar be. hosh
great and small. Goldast tho pcsky
inventin'. interfcrin' brutal Yes
ma'Aml"
Hla eyes swept over tho others
his orntoricai voice raised itself q
eth nobler effort
'Rix. womsnl Ria Let YET
motto hencctorth now an forever
be Shelves or bust''"
He sat down and folded his arms
his face bscominEiy grave. Little
filters followed upon his silence
Mrs Legget's face dyed to Grim
son. The Cause has been attacked
maliciously and-unprecedsntedly
For once she did not know just hos
to countcrcharEo. She hcsltated
for words. wanting 20 choose them
well. knowing that the fate OF the
local society dspendedoupon tho H.
sue with thia unexpected foe.
A gray pailor replaced tho Grim.
son Of Mrs. Legget's checks She
wanted 10 cry--not sal, tears. bu,
teara OF blood. She was worn and
desperately weary with her sex's
deadly inertia and lack Of social
consciousness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06
CHAPTER xxxII.
Madam Speaker"
aNfxa Trs.wskwt4wu.

Mrs Trowbridge
The speakers worn face softcned
TO a smile She did not expect
words Of wisdom from the alp Of a
woman facing her.
'Tchy sam-tMr. Loomis)." be-
gan Peggy. came here a.purpose
to break up tho meeting. Ycster-
day ! went TO Endvater and spent
all day in the library reading up
on woman suffrage. thinking I'd be
ready for his Arguments. But
sho cast a quick friendly smile over
her shoulder at the little mani
might We known that Ichy Sam
would get in a stroke that hadn't
thought about. or that wasn't In
tho books" Sho Inclined her head
q little nearer the speaker. smiling
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06
TWO TACOMA MILLS
RESUME OPERATION

uy tnifed Fress leased "ne
TACOMA. Sept G.--Two more
Tacoma lumber mills have resumed
operation today on the basis OF the
eight hour day on 10 hours pay.
They arc the Addison I'M Lnm.
Der Co. and the Midland Lumber
Co.
In addition word was received In
Tacoma tina, the mill and logging
camps OF the Index Lumber Co. a,
Index. wash. one OF the biggest
lumber concerns In tho state. has
resumed operations on the eight.
hour day basis.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06
Dyspeptics Should Neutralize
Dangerous Stomach Acids
Common advice 70 sufferers from Indigestion,
Dyspepsia Castritis, Heartburn etc.

In tho old days. pain In the rtom-
heh after eating. or inability 20 re-
tain food. yariousiy known as dys-
pepsih. indigestion. heartburn or
EsHtrttis. called for the taking Of
powerful pain-kiliing drugs or uss-
ants: the usual result being biz
medicine bills and an irreparabiy
damaged stomach and intestinal
tract Modern enlightened research
has changed all thin. II has shown
conclusiyely that acid and fsrmsn-
tntion. which irritate and inflame
the delicate stomach lining. IL the
direct cause OF most OF the trouble.
Therefore. nowadays. instead OF
taking medicines and drugs, you
should follow the more logical plan
OF nsufrnltxing the dangerous acid
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06

by taking Immediately after eat
ing, in a little water. o teaspoonful
OF a simple. harmless antacid pre-
pared especially for stomach use.
and known among chemists as BIZ
nesia- This instantly nsutraliEes
the acid, stops food Fermentation.
and makes the food contents bland
and awset thus permitting this
stomach 20 proceed with It's work
without hin6rance and under nor
NAL conditions Owing TO the AL
most inyerisbIe relief following
the use Of Bl-nesia. all leading
druggists now keep II put up ready
for use In both tablet and powder
form, in handy packages. each con-
tanning a binding guarantee Of sat
isfsction or money back-proof
positive OF its unusual merit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06

you have always wanted.
Then work the clothes
about in these suds; no.
rubbing is necessary.
You will never use cake
or chip soap for these
uses again
For fine laundering,
soap should never be
rubbed directly on the
article. This coarsens and
discolors the fabric. For
this reason Lux is a tre-
mendous advance over
every other form of soap.
Once you have tried it,
you will never be satisfied
with anything else for
fine laundering. o
O Get a package at any
grocery, drug or depart
ment store. Try it, no
matter what soap product
you flow use.. Lur avilL
not harm anything Mat
pure aUater alone will not
anJatre. Lever Bros. Co.,
Cambridge, Mass.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06
The Wonderful New Product
Won't shrinkwoolens!Wont turn silks yellow!
Won't impure even chffons!

Open a package Of Lux.
Notice how entirely diff
ferent it looks from any
other soap product you
have ever seen.
Nothing like it has
ever before been manu-
featured.
1t is not a soap powder!
Not a Clipped soap! Not
a cake! But wonderful
flakes! Notice how deli
cate, how transparent and
pure each flake is.
The modern form OF soap
This is the foryn in which
the woman of today de-
mands soap - delicate
flakes in which is concen-
trated the greatest pos
sible cleansing value.
Cleans without rubbing
Throw tue flakes into
hot water; whisk into a
!ather.; instantly you get
just the rich, thick suds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-06

II this is really TO be war Of
exhaustion, we feel safe in predict
ing that the telegraph editors and
bulletin writer's will be the first -
succumb 10 another Russian eau
paign.
CONTRARY MEN
Extremely queer IL Mr.. Daft.
Who made his wife = slave,
Then spent . fortune for . shaft
Ts msrk her welcome grave
After blowing thru q hvefoot
shelf Of books on How TO Play
Golf. we are firmly convinced that
the number OF persons In the world
who can't play golf is only exceed
ed by the number who can't tell
about It intelligently. How TO Play
Golf is about as easily taught by
book, we fancy, as How TO Write
Poetry by correspondence school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-22
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.


Tie salvation Army viii have charge |
nj the Wednesday evening service ut /
the Advent Christian church
r,eot iros Of tho D,ysJ,tars, circle /
Of the Guiversalist church viii he held |
Thursday evening boo the church Iarlol /
~ $50.
The auction and book sale of the
OakdaIn BoaL rIuh qirl br held this
evening IA O'Clock with Mrs Jesse
q. johnson M rarasf street.
~. ,, 81 g.l. loo. y. ia
~, a.. %. @;ff. ,'L.,I I'm -.
Ia. - WI, 60,
80, W." ,r,'.... ,',.,' ,f,.l,,a",
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,,a"t '', me-, on thn Vollcr foiroroun W.,
Satn,lg, ars nm rvbibition in tIr ,gin
do,. me- Tl,,,,,..,,r, ~ iso,,Tr,. y,ar.
m. -. ....n -, -. a.
'"' a." '"' ''''' W
guy $40 ~, ii. ,'o,n ''''"I.'"f
',''"~ ,''.,....3,,, p"s '''I
49, 49,. '-'''''' 'il' ''''''' Wy '"'
Al The dancing party at Island park
i"H'iI"" evening me balcony VIII he
Tree 10 women To whom the manage
mrnt extends " special invitation The
balcony seats about 2o"'
ny Iapl.. Howard and President Benson
~ tu' '"'N''A'E "' N'FH'oh' Tor com
'.''t,'"s as N'e"IU H'Ut'H'h''; '"r
W tn' S'u'o'S Is hi'N - sanders %.
n'''l ,,'o''' VINO N"' 'e'A 'i'u'in'"'
course.
Members of SodaWiek post. e.. A.. f..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-22

Wednesday,, Louise Ciaum VIII Doe
seen 40 the Princess Theatre u some.
whore u France. Friday Clara kim
BAH Young viii hr shown iu The La,t
est Way Adv. Il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-22

Don forget the Rcd eros, benefit
tomorrow attouoou Unitarian parish
house. Whist and 1uu. Tickets -
ccuis.-#Adv. n
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
DREYFUSS Wiling
TOTRADE MAMAUX,
But SEEKS STARS

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 25.-A Ma
maux will not pitch for .hs Pirates
next season, but he will not be sold
for money. Barney Dreyfuss will
have no trouble making a deal for
him that will strengthen the tailsnd-
ars OF the Tener circuit.
'1GugEsy" McGraw. the Giants
great repudiator, offered Jess Tesreau
and Davey Robertson last summer to
obtain AAmaux. but nothing resulted
Tesreau Is about done, and could not
help the Pirates. Robertson is now
expected TO be drawn for military
service. McGraw will have to name
some other players before he can
hope to land the Pirates star twirier.
Christy Mathewson is said TO be
after Mamaux, but Barney will not
part with him except for Heinie Groh
or Ed Bush. 1t Is not likely that
1Iatty will agree to any such a
trade.
Dreyfuss will attend the New York
meeting ready TO talk business, but
players must come TO the Pirates in
exchange for Mamauxa who should
shine again with some other club
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
POTOMAC CLUB HONORS
IT'S SERVICE MEMBERS

Potomac Boat Club members hon
ored their service men today .wher
the big service nag flying hfty-six
stars win be unfuried at the club
house at the foot Of ThiFty-slxth
street northwest.
The total membership. OF the Poto-
mac elpbsis one hundred and ninety,
one, and the nfty-sfx members now
'over there" and IN the various camps
were remembered with ceremony at
the nag raising. -s4
Announeement was made that the
members in ssrvice viii not be
charged dues during their service for
the country. II is a significant fact
that of the -hfty-six members Of the
Potomaes now in service all are either
commissioned or non-commissioned
officers. Practically every member Of
the Potomacs is in the army
The members In service follow.
Linden z. Ashford. lieutenant. army: WI
liam c. AshfoTd nsutenant, army James y.
Beard sergeant army; Paul A. Began. ne1~
tenant army; James d. Bebout. nsutenant.
army; Alfred B. Baker. lieutenant. aviation
corps, army. Oliver d. Brown, neutsnant.
army; Spencer d. Bliss. ma Jor.s army George
z. Bryant. sergeant, army: Raymond G. Clark,
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
BROWN STUDENTS DIDN'T
AVIATOR DRAFT'SCAL

PROVIDENCE. r. L. Nov. 25.-Mili-
tary statistics, published at Brown
University, show that 27O of the 77s
students registered at Brown Univer-
sity last year have Joined the colors.
These figures do not include the
alumni, for whom statistics are now
in preparation. Only II OF the
270 were drafted; the remainder en-
listed. Ten have been discharged be-
cause Of physical disability; 50 are
now on foreign soil.
The distribution OF men in the
various branches is as follows: Field
Artillery, "A; Coast Artillery, 43; U.
s. Naval Reserve Force, 80: U. s.
Ambulance Service, 25: Infantry. IS;
Engineers, IA; Reserve Officers Train
ing Camps, IL; American Ambulance
Field Service, II; Quartermaster
Corps, 10; unclassihed, comprising IA
kinds of service. %.
These statistics do not include the
undergraduates who are drilling in
the Reserve Officers Training Corps
which was established on the campus
when Brown was recognized by the
Government aT an infantry unit. SEN
iof division. Many Of the 260 men
now enrolled in this course will
eventually receive commissions as Of
ficers OF the line.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
VICTORIOUS
over DARTM0UTH'S
big GREEN TEAM

BOSTON. nov. 25-For the first
time in ten years Dartmouth College
and Brown University met in grid
iron battle here yesterday in which
the Big Green team went down'to de-
feat by score OF IL to o.
( Brown scored in the third quarter
when Brooks went through twice for
Ltouchdowns. In the first one Gordon
Kicked goal, but failed in the second
touchdown. These two players, with
the Holbrooks. OF the Green, we're
the stars in game OF mahy spectac-
ular plays. -
Three times Dartmouth had the
crowd OF 5000 on its feet when the
Green men rushed the ball within
Browns 3-yard line. Each time Brown
captured the ball and carried 1t over
danger zone. s
In the second quarter Dartmouth
tried a. drop kick. from Browns 40
yard line, which failed when the pig
skin struck The crossbar OF the god.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
CARLISLE Center
SERIOUSLY HURT
IN QUAKER CLASH

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 25.-Penn
defeated Carlisle on Franklin Field
yesterday, 20 to o. The ouakers had
to work like Trojans to keep the
Redskins from crossing their goal
line. Twice they showed the ball to
within a few yards OF Penn's line.
They barely missed two goals from
placement.
Casey Jones, 'Carlisle's scrappy little
center, was seriously hurt in the first
period and had to be taken to the
University Hospital. There Il was
found that he was suffering with In
Juries to bis abdomen and both
thighs.
Howard Berry was the individual
star. He scored two touchdownsi
kicked a field goal, and scored a goal
from touchdown before he retired in
the first half. Penn's other points
were scored on Lights touchdown
after a series OF line piunges and q
goal from placement by Quigley.