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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23

have good turn. called "A Mes
sage From the Front" The VIII.
son Brothers scored with patter
and singing.
Buhla Pearl sang a song OF the
sunny South well, while Lord and
Fuller pulled an act which includ-
ed everything from bicycle riding
to playing violins.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23

New White
Rmbbers
Just received shipment of Wom-
ems White Rubber Sandals all sizes.
at $1.OO
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23

OF the best animal acts seen here
for 6me time.
"a Fireside Reverie," musical
comedy act. with a bevy OF pretty
girls and good comedians. went
over big. and easily deserved it's
position as an added attraction on
the bill.
Joe Parsons and Dave Irwin
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23
PANTACEs

The large audience that attend.
ed the opening OF the new program
Mt the Pantages Monday. got a
good deal more for their money
than was intended.
Mile. Lillian Aurora battled for
more than a quarter OF an hour
with "D'Artagnan." peevish
lion. who refused TO do his bit in
the act The pluck and nerve of
the woman finally conquered the
beast and the remainder OF the act
went off in great shape. II is one
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23
HOOVER ORDERS
COAST eR0CERS TO
QUIT SPECULATlNe

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 23.-Pa-
cific Coast grocers have been or
dered out OF the speculative class
by Herbert Hoover.
That was the word brought back
from Washington today by Frank
II. Connolly OF the California Gro
GERS association. who has been di.
rected TO enforce the Hoover rules
for grocers on this coast.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23
FOOD COST IS
GREATER HERE
Than IN LONDON

Seattle 10 about 20 begin her
share In conserving the food
supply Of the nation.
A. soon a. the Liberty Bond
Campaign 10 over. the local
branch Of the national food
commission. OF which q. c.
Beck. OF the Bon Marche 10
chairman. will flood the city
with posters. urging the people
TO substitute cheaper and
more plentiful foodstuffs for
the expensive.
Prominent merchants and manu-
facturcrs. each an expert in his
line. will aid Beck in the education
Of the public to save.
To Use Less Sugar
Seattle housewives will be urged
TO use less sugar. substituting
syrups. Corn. rather than wheat. Is
another suggestion the committee
will place before the housewife.
while fish AMI beans are TO be sug.
gested rs The substitute for meat.
Prices Here Excessive
Altho the Seattle public markets
have reduced prices TO n lower fig.
ure than can be found In any other
section OF the United States be.
cause of the splendid type OF the
city's marketing system. the prices
are still excessive.
II Is possible TO live az cheap or
more cheaply In London than in
Seattle.
Many articles, In fact. arc
cheaper I'm London than In Seat
tie. according TO figures gathered
today by the United Press and
those gathered In Seattle markets
Cheese. for instance, which is
made In America, can be purchased
for less in London than here. Gov
eminent control Ia responsible for
this.
The English government buys
Canadian cheese for 81 cents per
pound and sells II to London re-
tailers. placing n maximum sale
price OF 80 cents per pound on It.
Market System Helps
Walter NJ. Goebel, proprietor of
Goebels public market. explained
that the banding together of the
merchants under one roof and the
fact that the consumers carry
home their own supplies has result
ed In making Seattle one OF the
lowest priced cities In the country
for food supplies.
He said that the reason for the
excessive cost Of hominy was due
to the lack of demand. Hominy,
for some reason. Is slow sell
ing product. In Seattle. Peas and
beans are cheap. he pointed out.
and was at loss to understand
how the prices for these articles
! could be so high In other parts of
tho United States and In London.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23

utterly extinct. All Of which
explains why u 10 today that
Enoiand--the same England
that Germany 10 trying TO make
her people believe 10 "be-
ieaouered" and being starved
out" 10 living comfortably.
plen,eously--and what 10 more.
CNEAPlY.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23

United Pres. starr Correspondent
LONDON. Oct 23.--The Brit
lsh housewife makes her pur.
ehases for the family table
these days with the comfort.
Ing knowledge that no food pi-
rates are getting estovtionate
profits. The British govern.
msnt 10 gradually getting a
ssranole hold on the food profit.
GERS.
Before LONG the breed will be
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23
New HOUSE
Slippers for Women

Clever. new hand-embroidered Felt
Slippers with soft padded kid soles.
pair .............. $2.25
Same styles. without EN-
broidery, a pair. $500
-Women's Quilted Satin Slippers,
black and light blue; low heels. POM
pom trimmed ...............$ 200
-Women's Satin House Slippers in
pink and light blue, with 1-inch heels,
n pair ................. $Z.oO
Black Kid House Slippers. with la
inch heels, trimmed with silk pompons,
a pair ...... ................ $3.50
Fraser Paterson Co. Second Floor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23

WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-1f any Germany really
believes Uncle Sam IL this
there are some figures that ought to undeceive him
to IL inches In diameter will
alone something like 900 shells costing
$1,000 100000.
require bars and steel
the basis OF 4 a pound
s16s.ooo.0o0
Thirtythree million 75mimeter shells anti
aircraft will require about $4,000
Approximately 100000 shells varying from
BY September prepared for the
steel
And all this amount Of metal hurled against
lines the Western addition
English and French have in pickle for the kasers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23
Tri1nuai1ag Notes

Announcing the arrivals of new
hipments of the Trimmings that are
0 much wanted.
SILK Soutache. In all colors. for braid
ing.
Soft. untitled Soutache in colors and
black.
Metal Soutache
BLACK sink Flat Braids In all widths.
Folded Braids for banding
Wide Black Betting Braids.
Buckles for belts.
SILK Tassels In a large assortment of
colors-Metal Tassels and Drape Orna-
ments.
Metal Cords IN all sizes
Black Chenille for braidings.
---Hand-crocheted Fur Clasps
--Fraser-Paterson Co. First Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-23

AMERICAN HOUSEWIVES PAYING
MORE THAN ENGLISH FOR FOOD
A MEXICAN housewives paying food
~ except possibly mea-than British housewives today
and this despite the fact that England supposed
bo under considerable difficulty because
blockade United Press figures furnished
New York Chicago and San Francisco
prices for the market basket In those
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Peace MoUe Assumes
Important Aspect, Is
Opinion of London

London, Tuesday, Dec. 1S.-Peace
negotiations between Russia and the
central powers, an armiStice having
been reached, are assuming an aspect
of Importance. DIR. Won Kuehlmann,
the German foreign secretary, and
Count Czernin, the ro-HunSar-
ian foreign minister, are both said
to be on their way to Brest-Litovsk,
being accompanied by advisory suites
from various government depart
ments. 1t is also indicated from Ber-
lin that the main committee Of the
Reichstag will be summoned to meet
in special session in connection with
these negotiations and some Ger
man newspapers interpret this as
resentatives is about to assert itself.
Another result of the armistice is
that Ensign Krylenko, the Bolshe-
Wiki commander-in-ch chief, has been
able to move divisions from the
northern front against General kale-
dimes, who is reported to be gaining
new successes. There is no direct
confirmation of the report that for
mer Premier Kerensky is in the vi
cinity of Petrograd with an army.
Meanwhile the Bolsheviki admins
tration is adopting drastic methods
against their opponents, including
the reinstatement of the death pen
atty.
A dispatch from Tammerfors, Fin
land, says the Russian troops are
preparing to evacuate Finland, their
transportation already having been
arranged
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Wooden Uniforms Now
Provided, Says Baker

Washington, Dec 2O.-Woolen
uniforms for all troops have been
provided, and are either at the camps
and cantonments or enroute there.
Secretary Baker said yesterday, ex-
planning steps the War Department
has taken to meet the unsatisfactory
health conditions at the training
posts pictured in reports of Surgeon
General Gorgas.
The Secretary announced that all
except one of the recommendations
OF the medical department had been
complied with Immediately, and
pointed out that the reports upon
which action was taken were re-
celved for the most part two weeks
or more ago.
General Gorgas' one proposal that
remains to be acted upon, Mr.. Baker
said, is that regarding the estab-
ilshment of observation camps, in
which shall be gathered all new
draftS of recruits for a period of
two weeks before the men pass into
their company organizations at the
training camps. The Surgeon Gem
eral believes that during this two
weeks segregation period, and with
the recruits under close medical OBJ
servation, it would be possible to
prevent the communication of cpl
demic diseases to the troops in train
ing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Philadelphia Wants
Soldier Boys Home
For Christmas Season

Philadelphia, Dec 20.-Philadelphia,
through its representatives in Con-
gress. appealed yesterday to the War
Department to rescind the order that
would hold 10000 of the city's SOL
diers of the National Army at Camp
Meade, Md, away from their families
over Christmas. congressman Ware
and Costello. ex-Representative j.
Washington Logue, Mayor Smith and
many others pledged themselves to
exert every effort that the men upon
whom will fall the burden of defend
ing worldwide democracy may be
given q holiday in the homes Of their
families.
Realizing the soldiers called to Ad-
miral. Md, are under rigid military
discipline and are at all times sub
iect to the routine of army life, the
Congressional representatives, as well
as Mayor Smith, believe the Govern
ment can confer no greater tribute OF
thanks to the mothers, sisters and
sweethearts of these men than to al
low them to nave one of the two
midwinter holidays away from camp
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Veterans of Foreign
Wars Give to Smoke Fund
and Join the Red Cross

Captain Howard l. Calder Post.
Veterans of Foreign Wars. to-day
turned over to the Telegraph Smoke
military ball held recently. The re-
mainder of the receipts go to a
smoke fund for Harrisburg and Dau-
phin county soldiers and sailors. a
list Of whose addresses the post has
and whom it is supplying with to-
bacco. In addition, the post has for
warded a Christmas package to each
member of the organization in the
service and to many other Harrisburg
soldiers.
At a meeting last night the post
voted So from the treasury toward
the Red CrosS fund and it was re-
ported that each member has taken
out Red Cross\ memberships for him
self and every member of his family.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
HUNS PROPOSE PEACE
OFFER TO THE ALLIES

CONTINUED from First Page.1
sack leader, according to dis
patch reaching London, from Petro-
grad, has proposed to the Bolshevlki
that civil strife come to an end by
declaring the independence Jf the
Don territory and providing against
MaXimalist Intervention there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
TROOPS LACKED
AMPLE FOOD ON
: US. TRANSPORTS
$4,000 Soldiers Suffered For
Days on Ships Off
France

Washington. Dec. 20.-That Is. 900
American soldiers were held aboard
transports for almost three weeks
without ample food and water at the
port Of debarkation in France was
asserted yesterday by Representative
Clarence b. Miller. of Minnesota.
Mr.. Miller's revelations have
aroused the deepest interest at the
War and Navy Departments. In
quiIles We're addressed to him by Of
ticcrs When he visited The Navy De-
partnCnt on business yesterday
morning. His colleagues in the
House pressed him for additional de-
tails, but Mr.. Miller replied that he
would reserve them unit formal
presentation in an address to the
House soon after the holiday recess.
Mr.. Miller said he saw the trans
ports with the troops aboard at the
port. Rations and water ran low,
and only the most energetic action
by Army officers with General Per-
shing prevented actual starvation.
Mr.. Miller has personal knowledge
that the men were aboard the ship
fer a week, and he was assured by
officers they could not be taken off
for at least two weeks more.
The reason for this was the neces-
sity for the French government to
withdraw it's rolling stock from the
railroad running fro mthe port to
the American troop headquarters.
when French troops were rushed to
Italy to stem the tide of the Austro-
German invasion.
who was to blame?" he was
asked.
Not one man, nor one bureau,
here or abroad" Mr.. Miller replied.
It's the system under which we
are trying to handle so great prob
lem. This was one of several in
stances of similar delays, but was
the most serious l observed.
1T meant not only personal dis
comfort and possible suffering by
the soldiers, but the loss to them, to
the United States and the Allies by
that delay in their training, which
means ultimately their actual service
III the line. 1t meant also the loss OF
the use of those transports-th best
we hsVe-for that period when they
might have been carrying other
troops or supplies.
Our duty, however, is to take
nothing for granted" he continued
at is up to us to be sure that ia
cil:tles Will be available for our
troops when they get there. We can
rot afford to leave anything tc
chance mishap.
1T is time we are beginning tC
think in millions, one, two, three
! five million men. We've got to pro-
| vide for such a force. 1t will not
| do to try to meet new conditions as
they rise. Anticipate them by pro-
viding for the maximum forces.
I'VE have got to handle our owr
problems. We must not depend
upon the French and ! imply nc
criticism in that. We must build our
own storage warehouses, our own
buildings at the debarkation port
and we must lay our own railroad
tracks, over which to operate our
own cars and locomotives. We must
see that when troops depart from
American shores for foreign service
every detail of their care and han
ding is provided in advance"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20

tack before getting in contact with
our line.
The latter, consisting of a whore
division of German troops, preceded
by assault detachments, made a
direct and decided : thrust against
Monte Solarolo and the northern
slopes at the head Of the Calcino
Valley. Our troops put up q most
stubborn resistance and the enemy
after desperate struggle, being
badly cut up by our fire and worn
out by our counterattacks, was
obliged to suspend action and re-
turn to his own lines. We captured
prisoners and some machine guns.
In the Col Della Beretta region a
thrust on the part of enemy infan-
try was crushed promptly by our
fire. on the remainder OF the front,
the fighting activity was very mod
crate"
On the western front the Germans
have not yet given strong indications
of where their advertised drive is to
begin. The German guns continue
to lombard various sectors along the
front from the North Sea to the
Swiss border, including the Ypres
and Champagne areas, and enemy
raiding parties are harassing the
British and French soldiers.
Enemy raids have been repulsed
by the British in the Arras area and
northeast of Ypres, while the French
have repulsed an attack at Renne-
Vile. northeast OF Nerdun. Germany s
present strength on the western
front is estimated to approximate the
maximum reached last July when It
was 155 divisions. The allies, how
ever. are believed to have a superior
ity in numbers.
British shipping losses for the past
week total II, a decrease of four
compared with the previous week.
The number of ships of more than
1000 tons lost remained stationary,
the reduction being in vessels un6er
/ 500 tons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Smallpox Appears
Among Laborers

DIR. Samuel G. Dixon, State Health
Commissioner, received a report to-
day that a case of smallpox had
been found among the laborers en-
gagged by firm of contractors who
are erecting buildings for a mining
town at Indianola, Allegheny coun-
ty, and that as a result the whole
camp consisting of three hundred
men, has been Vaccinated, while
nearly one hundred men are work
ing under guard of deputy sheriffs,
quarantined as contacts with the
original case. These seventy men
came from Cleveland a few days ago
and shortly after their arrival one
of the men was found to be suffer-
ing with smallpox. The sufferer from
the disease IS confined to one of the
new houses the camp is building and
the remaining men from Ohio are
confined in two bunk houses.
Still another case was reported
from Sharon in Mercer county. A
colored man walked into a Doctors
office and the latter called the at
tention of DIR. p. p. Fisher, the
Health Departments county medical
inspector, to the case, he pronounced
it smallpox and the patient was put
in the contagious disease hospital.
He reported having come from a
boarding house at Farrell several
days previous. The boarding house
has been put under quarantine and
all residents vaccinated.
Commissions for judges and all
other officers who will assume office
on the first Monday of January, in
Guiding several hundred justices of
the peace, will be mailed from the
department of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth on December 26, ac-
cording to an announcement to-day.
This will be done to avoid the con-
gestion of the mails before Christ
mas. The commissions will be sent to
recorders of the various counties.
Governor Brumbaugh to-day an
nounced the appointment of the fol-
lowing superintendents of volunteer
state police: Cumberland, Edward
Brindle, Carlisle; Potter, James G..
! Covey, Coudersport; Lawrence, Clark
S. Buell., New Castle; Columbia,
George Wagner, Bloomsbury; Blair,
j. l.. Minnick, Altoona.
Governor and Mrs. Martin c.
Brmbaugh will spend Christmas in
Harrisburg, according to present
plans.
While sitting at the meeting of the
State Board of Pardons to-day At
torney General Brown received word
of the death of his brother, AleXan-
der Brown. at Boston. Mr.. Brown
who was formerly a resident OF
Philadelphia, was so years of age
and engaged in business at Boston
He was a descendant of Governors
Findlay and Skunk.
Heads of various departments ol
the state government got together
at the office of Governor Brumbaugf
this afternoon in an effort to ar.
range space requirements. Some OF
the departments and commission.
claim to be overcrowded and thai
others have more room than they
need. In addition estimates were
presented for requirements for the
next five or six years. The matter oil
reapportioning roofs will be taker
up by the Board of Public Grounds
and Buildings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
FIERCE THRUST
NETS GERMANS
SLIGHT GAINS
Direct Attack Made Against
Front When Advertised
Drive Will Begin

Rome, Tuesday, Dec. is. - The
Italian war office to-day issued the
following statement on military
operations:
Yesterday, the seventh day of the
battle between the Brenta and the
Piave, the enemy concentrated his
efforts almost exclusively on the
Monte Solarolo salient. At IL o'clock
in the morning after several hours
Of the most violent fire extending
from the Col Dell Orso to Porte di
Salton, columns of infantry from the
northeast and the north were launch
ed against our position.
The former, which advanced from
the southeastern slope of Monte
Spinonci, was caught by our artillery
and most effective and concen-
trated fire from French batteries. 1t
was forced to stop and give the at
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
GUARDIAN APPOINTED

Isaiah S. Daniel was appointed
guardian to-day for Leo, Harold and
ElVa Troutman. minor children of
Emma Il. Troutman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
First Lightless Night 4
Observed This Evening

Washington, Dec 20.-The first
weekday "lightless night" will b4
observed throughout the country TOT
night in strict compliance with the
rules of the fuel administration. Re-
ports received here from public util-
tiles companies supplying electric
vertising express complete willing
ness to cooperate to relieve the
heavy drain on the nations coal
supply.
Failure to observe the new regu-
lations. it has been announced, will
result in penalties for the offender.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
uARsCRARRLE JURORS EXCUSED

President Judge George Kunkel to-
day excused all jurors for the special
session of court to try the Hardscrab-
BILE appeal cases. until January 2. be-
cause of the illness of Judge $. j. NJ.
McCarrell, who is hearing the suits.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
More Luxburg Messages
Will Appear Today

Washington, Dec. 20.-Some two
score more of kilograms which
passed between Count Won Luxburg,
German minister to Argentina, and
the German Foreign Office will be
made public to-day by the State De-
partment by agreement with the
Argentine government, which also
will publish them simultaneously at
Buenos Aires. Exposure of Count
Won LuXburg's sink without trace"
telegram, by Secretary Lansing was
what caused Il rupture of diplomatic
relations between Argentina and Ger
MANY
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-20
Secretary Daniels Appears
to Testify in Inquiry
By Associated PreSs

Washington. Dec 1s. - Secretary
Daniels and Paymaster General Nc
Gowan of the Nevy, were the first
witnesses summoned TO appear to-day
before the House Naval Subcommit-
tee delegated to begin an investiga-
tion into the Navy's war activities.
Chairman oliver. of the subcommit-
tee, announced that part of the ses-
sions would be public but those at
which subjects considered Navy sec
rets. were discussed would be hid in
executive session.
The purpose of the Investigation,
has done and give it a clean bill OF
health If the facts warrant.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-05-16
WHEN COMPARED TO OLD DAYS
THIS II. G. L. NOW VERY MILD

the expenses of living are grown so
enormous that | believe it will be nee
esSary to reduce the number of dele
gates to three after the campaign is
over.
prices currant: Four, pounds a
week for board, besides furnishing
your own washing shaving, liquors,
pipes, tobacco, woods etc. Thirty
shillings a week for the beard of
servant. Qt ought to be thirty shil-
lings for gentlemtn and four pounds
or the servant, because he generally
ats twice as much and makes twice
rs much -trouble) Shoes, five dollars
D. pair Salt $27 per bushel Butter
10 shiiiings a pound. Punch, 90 shill-
,ngs a bowl. All the old women and
young children are gone down to the
Jersey shore TO make salt. AS to SUI
gar. mOlaSses, rum, etc, we leave
them off, they are too high Whiskey
IS used insted Of rum, and l don't
see but that it is just as coed. OF
this the wheat and rye counties can
easily distill enough for the use of
The country If l could get cider, I
could be content. Aug. 30, 1777."