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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26
The Man Behind the PIo.U

NAPOLEON said that the three essentials
IN of successful warfare are money, money
and money. Were he with us today, he'd have
10 amend his declaration, because money is
worthless, il there is nothing to buy.
Increase OF our food production is our first
proposition, and even paramount TO increase
OF army. navy, ships and guns
The war question with is not 50 much
IS to how many are going to enlist as to
what our farmers are going TO do.
How is the American farmer feeling these
days? He is surely getting big prices for
what he has, but one lesson he has surely
learned in sweat and night-worry and that is
that high price on crop today means ruinous
What profit 1t a man if he corner all the
gold on earth but lose the love OF his own
brother?
When the British capture Lens they can
zee thru the Hindenburg line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

THERE ARE SEVERAL miLLERs,

THERE ARE SEVERAL milLERs,
TOO
Battle is tho name Of . Seattle
lawyer.
II may be an old stunt, but we
first saw II yesterday: A girl with
an American flag OF paper pasted
on her wishbone about six inehss
below her chin.
Billy Sunday Is telling New York
a thing or two. And tho famous
evangelist has some decided ideas
on the way Saiome did her little
act before Herod. Where did
BIZ wise up
CHICAGO. iii.-Indssd. Chicago
Is a windy city. Tho wind lifts
coins from nsw%stands and scat
ters them thru tho streets
No other city complains.
William J. Bryan has offered his
services to the government. and
says he ia willing 10 20 IA a pri.
vate In the trenches. We're glad
to see he didn't want to go as
general. And while we doubt IL
man OF his years. waist limo and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26
CHAPTER XVI.
Santolne's "Eyes" Fall Him

The next morning Harrie, told
Eaton that Avery would invite him
20 tho country club for lunch. He
managed TO accept so that Miss
Davis heard the time he would be
away.
When no and Avery had gone.
Basil Santoine sent for Harriet and
told her he wanted her to go 10 tho
country club after lunch and hcrp
Avery watch Eaton. She did 30
and came upon the two upon the
polo field. Avery was playing
Eaton stood of by himself.
He pretended little knowledge OF
the game. but she noticed that he
betrayed keen appreciation OF its
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26
TO ELIMINATE WASTE

The United States OF America
has not yet begun to learn the
meaning OF EFFICIENCY nor the
science OF PRACTICAL ECONOMY.
No doubt every citizen has seen
laundry wagon pass along his
street and stop at about every
fifth house. In a few minutes. or
within the hour. another laundry
wagon will pass along the same
street and stop at some OF the
! houses that the first wagon did not
stop at One wagon may be rep
Sesenting a laundry in the north
end of the city. another may be
from the south end. while a laun-
dry located In the Immediate vicin-
fly may have It's wagon away off in
some remote section soliciting pat
ronage. ! cannot imagine a Ger
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

the price OF gasoline. and as a re-
~uult the government will force John
ID. to come down TO 10 cents a gal
Ion.
We see In tho public prints long
lists OF articles To be taxed and to
gray Increased taxes, such a. rub
Der. wool. leather and tin. This
tax viii be paid by the importers
and manufacturers and dealers.
won't IT. The consumer won't pay
. cent OF H. Hold our sidesl It
hurts US TO laugh!
Perhaps one reason a woman In
willing to marry Stacker Is that
she wants to be sure OF marrying
somebody she can boss.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26
FIR XIX.
The Pursuit

Harriet BautDine. clad only in
heavy robe over nightdress. and in
slippers, went swiftly down into tbs
study again: what ~ DO abe did not
know. The fierce desire To 10 10
Eaton, 10 help him. whs all abe felt.
She saw bis body lying somswhers
I'm the bare. windrwept woods. shot
down by those pursuing him She
stepped out onto the dark lawn.
The door at the car driveway vas
open. some one was Within WORK
Ing over a car. II was Eaton.
She raw blood flowing over bis
face. blood soaked n shoulder " his
coat. and his left arm dangied But
now she saw in him an srultation
she had never seen before. Che
rushed 10 him. You're hurt" she
cried.
He held her away from him. "Dla
they hurt your father7-
NO"
but Mr. Biatehford-c
Dead" she answered duly.
They Killed him. them The poor
old man, the poor old mani"
She drew toward him.
"Whcre's the key you start ths
car with" he demanded
She ran 10 a shelf and brought
IT he ugea II and pressed the start.
ing lever. The engine started and
he sprang TO the scat. His left arm
useless. be tried TO throw in the
gears with his right hand. but the
mechanism OF the car was strange.
She leaped up beside him.
Move over" she commanded.
TITS this way"
She threw in the gears srpertiy,
and the car shot from the garage.
Which wayY' che demanded
Stop" he cried You mustn't do
this"
You could not pass alone she
said. Fathers men would close
the gates"
The menu There are no men
there now--they went 10 the beach
-beforel They must have heard
something there II was their being
there that turned him-the others
back. They tried for the lake
were turned back and got ava y u
a machine! followed-back up
herc,"
Harriet Santoine now knew that
she was not helping him to run
away; be was not only hunted. he
was hunting others too.
Right or left-quick," she de-
manded.
Right" he shot out He tried to
take the wheel from her: she re-
sisted
If We catch up with them. they'll
shoot: give me the car" he begged.
Wen catch up with them first"
she saw. in the flare OF the head
lights. where some heavy. car. fast
driven. had gouged deep INTO the
earth.
Who are they" she asked him.
The men who shot Mr. Batch
ford"
Who are they7"
He waited. and she knew that he
was not going 10 answer her d.
rectly.
Suddenly he caught her arm. The
road had forked. He pointed 10 the
lett. She swung the car that way.
They were racing now over
tie used road Old, rickety woossa
bridges spanned tho ravines. One
Of these appeared hundred yards
ahead. There was a crash: the old
bridge bent but recoiled; the car
bounded across.
Eaton grabbed her arm.
You mustn't do that again!-
She laughed. The headlights
showed another bridge.
SLOW. Stop" he commanded.
She raced tho car on.
Harriet" he pleaded.
She steered the car on. recklessly,
her heart humping They're the
men who tried TO kill YOU. aren't
they" she reioined. What do |
care what happens TO me. II we
catch them?" she cried.
Harriet" he repeated her name
again
Concluded In our next issue)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26
Camels are abundant In PsIes-

tine. It Ia told I'm Judges, vll-12.
that tho Mldianites and the Amel.
ekltes possessed camels "as the
sand by the sea for multitude"
Job had 5000 camels before his af.
fiction and 5000 afterward
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

The Re 4 ernl
trade commission
era have formally
discovered b at
the Standard on
Co mnnInnlafnt'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

You're footsick' Your feet feel
tired, pulled up. chafed. aching.
aweaty. and they need "Tiz."
TIL" makes feet remarkably
fresh and sore proof. "Tiz" takes
tho pain and burn right out OF
corns. calIouses and bunions. "Tiz"
Is the grandest foot-gladdener the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

/ then every idle man should bo ON.
ployed in the work OF planting and
cultivaung. Early potatoes and
other carly vegetables should be
planted now. ana arrangements
should be made for the planting OF
ate vegetables as soon as the ear.
~ crop Is harvested. Sunflowors
and Giant Marrow cabbage should
be planted and set on spare cor.
ners for winter chicken feed. and
frostproot root houses provided 40
that waste aud loss will be abso-
luteiy eliminated
BY simply using our God given
common sense. by Punishment OF
those foolish theories that com.
petition is the 10 Of trade" and
that any and every effort to coop
crate In production "A "aociaIiam."
we can set every man 10 work.
keep every man. woman and child
happy. healthy and we'll fed and
we'll clothed. regardless OF war or
any other misfortune.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Editor The Star: Having read
President Wilson's appeal to the
nation. calling upon the citizens TO
Increase the food supply, It would
be we'll to mention the fact that at
tho last meeting OF tho Legislature
bill was passed closing tho Pa
clflc ocean beach for nine months In
the year. thus prohibiting the dig.
ging and canning OF razor clans for
commercial purposes during these
months.
Several hundred citizens, tax.
payers and cannery owners are pc.
tltioning the governor and state
fish commissioner for an extension
OF time. They arc positive that an
extension Of time will not deter
the propagation of tho clam.
The government report shows
that over $4,000 cases OF razor
, clans were put on the market
during tho year OF 1916 from the
/ Washington coast. Owing TO the
passage OF the new law. tho market
viii be deprived OF over $4,000 cases
of clans
On account OF the shortage Of
food In the country, It Ia essential
that all food producing industries
should be extended 10 their limit
during the present crisis.
The razor clam is q substantial
food az well as n luxury.
JAMES MAHONEY.
Copalis, Wash
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

She wrote plays. Wait for
"Bambi."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

pucc on the same crop next season, because
everybody goes in for that crop and that aver
age gain for him depends upon his putting
in some crop that all the Others don't. In
short it is all gamble with him. with no
assurance OF reasonable profit on anything
Yet. in our war extremity, VIC expect him TO
double his hazards.
Let the government see TO il that the
American farmer has seed and then pledge
itself TO take all his wheat. corn. potatoes,
beans. rice and such at fixed minimum prices
that mean fair profit to the producer, and
watch the American farmer get a hustle on
In addition. you'll be able TO watch the pro-
iessional food specula,or get into some other
business
=
The best that history gives is the en-
thusiasm IL arousc.-Goethc.
Our idea of nobody to condemn slackers Is
the who keeps his sea, in a street car
while women stand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26

world has ever known.
Got q 25.cent box of "Tiz" Mt any
drug store and end foot torture for
a whole year Never have tired.
aching. sweaty. smelly feet; your
shoes will fit fine and you'll only
wish you had tried TIL" sooner.
Accept no substitute.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-04-26
CHAPTER XVIII.
Under Cover Of Darkness

Santoine had tried in vain to call
help, the wires were cut. lie Crept'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20

London. Dec. t9.---In an exceeding~s
ly tense atmosphere. both sides de.
ternlined to- force q show down, the
-tss1s1.attvss or A..se,1 Aitfs ossslf IN rha
house OF commons today. From tbs
outset 1t was apparent that the cons
troversy that was famed to its pres
emit fervor by the Marquis OF Lands
downs's recent letter has nothing to
do with peace overtures. but that IL
revolves solely around the question:.
What and When is Victory"
AS was expected. Premier Lloyd =
George found himself the central
figure in an inauisitorial storm in
which both sides looked to him for a.
clear-cut statement One camp, led
by himself, represents the maxim,
victory first. everything else later
The other wants victory defined now.
because 1t feels that would speed sue
cess.
Foreign Minister Balfour spoke in
behalf of the government. He reiter-.
ated what the premier said the other
day. that President Wilson in his
speech to congress December 4th full
lily expressed the policy and the aims
of Britatn's leaders.
It was evident, however. that tha
house will not content itself until the
prime minister himself has spokafl
once more. This he is expected to do
tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
DR.. HARVEYWIL EY'S WAR
CHRISTMAS DINNER
Prescribes Menu for Five Which, He Says Will Be Both FIJI
ing and inexpensive Would Have Apples Served
in Place Of Candies-To Save Sugar He
Outlaws CranberTies

should get for about twenty Genus \
pound. Other simple variations Of
'fixins' might be provided with the
balance left, but I suggest potatoes,
steamed or baked with their skins on.
and eaten skins and all. The chicken
stufIfne should be Of bread crumbs.
There could be hah ounce Of butter
for each person. I would include a
dessert OF apple or pumpkin pie. For
children under twelve. there should be
q pint Of milk each, and for the
grown-ups there could be coffee or
chocolate.
There In one thing they ought to
do without especially. and that 10 can
dies. 1t would Be well to form the
habit to do without candy every
Christmas. not only for the conserva-
ton OF sugar but for the conservation
of health. Apples better could take
the place Of candy in the childrcn's
stockings.
Every bono OF the chicken should
be saved and put In the soup kettle.
for they will make enough soup for
two days. The bread, preferably,
should be Of whole wheat or corn.
Oleomaryarine could be used by the
adults, but in no instance should it
be used for children. The pies should
be home made, with a. little shorten
ing As possibls. cottonseed oil or vege-
table. fats being the most desirable,
Danish the nrAnberriea, for II takes
about three spoonfu1s Of sugar to
|sweetsn one cranberry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
SIGNAL FAILURE IN
ATTEMPT TO BtlLTILE
NAVY DEPARTMENT
III Men in Navy Had More Clothes
They Could Not Walk,
Says MCGOWAN.
NO FRICTION WITH
2 49, -~ss 9sElTfa-sDs4TfeaE SfNs7
Shortage in Clothing in Fall Was
Due to Tremendous Rush on the
Part of Young America to Join
the Navy.

Washington, Dec. 19.-vigorous de-
NAL that Admiral Sims. in charge of
the American fleet abroad. met with
constant delays in hts requests for ma
terials was MADE today by Rear
Admiral MCGOWAN, the navy's chief
purchasing officer.
1T has been 4 rule" he declared
before the house naval committee In
vestigation ito fill each OF Admiral
Sims requirements the day it was re-
ceived at our department Where
heavy materials were asked, we en-
tered the order that day"
Admiral MCGOWAN had a whole
squadron of naval officers in support
when he went on the stand. whsn
asked questions he turned quickly to
one or the other OF his aides with.
You tell them about that, you know
about it," and the aide generally was
able to supply the information the
committee wanted In exact form.
Representative Britten, of Illinois,
tried hard all day long to obtain an
admission OF friction between Admiral
Sims and the department. Secretary
Daniels earlier in the day admitted:
He has asked for one particular off,
GER, who could not be sent him be-
cause he had other work here" but
he denied friction. He declined to
utsGuSs lflS lfittkCa tai thcA VA 5SA CIV
gic grounds.
why" asked Representative Brit
ten of MCGOWAN. were men in the
navy without winter clothing in Oc-
tober?"
Recruiting Too Successful.
You might say" replied MCGOWAN,
there was too little clothing or too
many men. 1 say recruiting was too
successful Men fiocked to the colcrs
ahead of our calculations
The shoes you sent my constituents
at the Great Lakes station. Chicago.
should have been given colored
regiment" retorted Britten. They
were sixteen inches long
MCGOWAN declared naval enlisted
men were SO well supplied with cloth
ing now that II they had more they
POSSIBLE of further shortage. Nc
Gowan praised contractors and rail-
roads for cooperation with his de-
partment.
Secretary Daniels read a long state
ment detailing the feats and growth
of the navy since the entry of Amer
lea into the war. He denied the sub
marine chasers were failure and
Others must be built on new plans.
that there was friction between him
self and Admira! Sims: or that the
activities OF his purchasing officers
had opened n controversy with the
war trades board or department OF
war.
When Representative Britten start
ed cross-examination Secretary DAN
Il els said he could not discuss naval
matters openly.
II hope" said Britten pointedly
"it is not the purpose of this inyesti-
CATION to present only the favorable
side of the navy department.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
HOOVER BEFORE SUGAR
PROBERS FRIDAY

Washington. December 1o.--Contfnuai
clashes between Senator James Reed,
of Missouri. and Earl D. Babst presi
dent of the American Sugar Refining
company, kept the manufacturers sub
committee and Its audience on edge In
the sugar probe today.
Mr.. Hoover visited the committee "A
third time today. He once more was
asked to wait until the committee was
ready to hear him. He left the capital
and went to New York. The committee
will finish with Babst tomorrow and
after hearing some Louisiana and
Texas sugar men. may get to Hoover
and Roiph by Friday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
SPEEDING UP Of WAR
PROGRAM TO LIMIT IS
PRESIDENTS PROGRAM
Ships ana Supplies Loom Up As vital
Factors OF World War
Situation.
REPORT SOON TO BE MADE
CS cox. auUsE-s MISSION
Greatest Activity Necessary In Order
to Transport Million Men 90 Europe
and 20 Properly Maintain Them
These.

Washington, Dec. 1s.--President
Wilson viii shortly inform the United
States OF the obligations assumed by
the United states at the inter allied
war conferences at Paris and London.
Debate assurance was given at the
state department today that a state
ment on the results of Col. Houses
mission viii be made public in a few
rays. Enough has already been learned
from returning members OF the mis-
sion. however. to indicate pur-
pose on the part Of the American GOV.
eminent, expressed in the conference
abroad, to speed up its war program
to a greater intensity than ever.
Ghips and supplies loom up again
AZ the vital factors.
rresident Wilson spent most of the
afternoon in conference with Chair
man Hurley Of the shipping board.
Vance Mccormick, Of the war trade
shipping board
The last two ware With Colonel
House at the Paris and London con-
fsrsnces. 1t Ia ofhcially explained
that they were submitting an oral re-
port to the president this afternoon
and that Chairman Hurley was lis
tening"
There will have TO be an fncrsase
in the bodybuilding program II 10
stated. II was explained today that
the dsmA nds Of the allies for food
ana supplies have 80 increased that
Il will be impossible to transport to
Europe the million men needed be-
fore next sail. and TO maintain them
there unless more ships are fortn-
coming by spring,
The participation OF Chairman HUI
lev In the conference IL taken to IN
dictate that he Is TO be charged WIN
the speeding up OF the shipping prp-
gram, This construction, susta1ns the
advices contained in these dispatches
some days ago to the effect that Presi'
dent wilson would stand back OF MI.
Hurley to the limit In his conference
that Mr.. Hurley can deliver the goods
Mr.. Mccormick brought back with
him from Europe new IDEAS as to the
proportion in which supplies must be
l,otted to the allies and the neutrals
This factor will prove vital In the
use OF such ships as are made avail
able.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
SECRETARY BAKER DENIES
DRAFT DATE is SET

Washington, Dec, 1e.--Preiiminary
arrangements looking to the calling
out Of the next contingent OF TIE draft
army were discussed tonight at a con-
ference at the war department be-
tween Secretary of War Baker and
Provost Marshal-General Enoch II.
-Crcwder.
not now with the colors, In accord
ance with the extent to which their
present occupations are essential to
the conduct OF the war. Is expected to
~ completed before January 1. Re-
earding reports that plans have been
oolnpIeted to call out 81, 600 men on
Centinusd on Second PasA1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
FAILURE Of ORDNANCE
DEPARTMENT TO ACT
DELAYED MACHINE GUNS
OfTsccr OF Marlin Rifle Corporation
Says His Firm Could Have AL
ready Delivered 10000.
OTHER MAKERS GIVE
- MORE CHEERFUL TESTIMONY
On Assurances of Eventual Contracts
They Prepared TO Increase Output
Browning Gun Delivery I'm May.

Washington, Dec. 19.--Eut for the
fiat refusal of the ordnance depart
msnt. forty thousand machine guns
could have today been in the service
of the nation
This was the testimony today be-
mittee which is investigating the war
department.
General william Croker. chief OF
ordnance, has said the army will need
-, 900 guns. Not one of those or
dered will be ready before April.
Armed with the charges made by
Surgeon General Gorgas that sick
ness in the antonments was caused
largely by overcrowding and lack OF
clothing, the committee is prepared
to grill Quartermaster- General Henry
G. Sharpe tomorrow. Every effort is
being made to hurry the testimony so
that any congressional action may be
taken az soon as the house and senate
reconvene January 3.
Met With Rebuff.
1t was Louis e. Stoddard, vice.
president of the Marlin Rife corpora
ton, who told today how his offers
of preparedness met with rude re-
bun at the war department.
On February 3. the day after re-
lations were broken with Germany.
Stoddard said he came to Washington
to see General Crozier. In the cor
ridor OF the war department. said
Stoddard, he met Colonel John h
Rice. in charge of machine guns.
1T introduced myself and told him
what we had done in the way of pre-
paration," declared Stoddard
what did you do that for? ne
asked me-" testified Stoddard.
I've anticipated trouble and
thought it best to be ready told
him"
There won't be any trouble
we're not Interested he said to me-
IT told Colonel Rice" continued the
witness, that did not see how he
Continued on Second Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
HAS RESERVE COAL

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Charlottesville, Va, Dec. 19.--When
interviewed concerning the rumor of
the University of Virginia closing,
President Edwin A. Alderman said:
My attention has been called to a
rumor to the effect that the Univer-
slty of Virginia will be closed during
some portion of the present session
on account of lack of coal, or for some
other reason connected with the war.
The rumor is utterly without founda-
ton and absurd The university, as
q matter of fact. has a reserve sup
ply of 800 tons of coal and fully
expects to maintain this reserve. The
university will open for the second
term on January 8. 1918, and the work
will go forward with the usual pune
tuaiity and thoroughness."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
ONE AIR RAIDER FALLS
TO AIM OF. DEEENDlnaa

London, December IA GsrmaA
airplane which took. part in . raid
over England last night, was brought
down and another Is believed to have
been destroyed. the war once An
nounces. From sixteen to twenty raid
ers. divided into six groups. endeAvcred
to reach London, but only lhve sue
ceeded In dropping bombs on the c1tyt
There is reason to believe anokAes
raider dropped into the English chan~
mel, says the report
"A British pilot fred two drums W.
ammunition into raider - II 49,
dropping bombs on London from y
height of $4,000 feet ss8S
After the main attacks the RAIDERS
ceased. single Airplane dew over L4nT
don at about >. o'clock. sS
The raider known asAntteiy - heA4
been destroyed wAs hit ~ ~
of sntis3rAft nuns - aAsxly A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-20
NEWPORT NEWS FIRM
MUST QUIT BUSINESS

Washington. Dec. 19.--The revoca-
ton of a food license because Of re-
lection of q shipment. ana consequent
spelling Of ffvc carloads OF potatoes,
was made public tonight by the U.
8. food administration In the case OF
Lister Bros. wholesalers. OF Newport
News, Va They are ordered to cease
business December 81. and to deal
thereafter in no commodity covered
by the food control act
Lestsr Broa.. spsculating in essential
fcodstufkn. had not obtained their II
csrss until aftsr they were invssti-
gsssl -