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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-31
WOMEN SPIES
MOST ACTIVE
FOR GERMANY
ny HARRY n HUNT
<pceisl staff Dispatch

WASHINGTON. May sl.--women
upic<. women plotters, women propa.
rAndists-these are the agents OF the
kaiser who have been busiest in tho
United States for tho paAt two years.
Yet until the passage OF the WON.
an spy bill" Uncle sam had no law
BY which he could apprchend and
lock up or intern alien women Sus.
pccted Of anti.American activities.
Arrests could only be made on the
basis OF actual criminal evidence GOV.
ertng a limited number OF specific Of
lenses.
The most dangerous persons
In this country today" declared
: department of Justice official
IN charge OF alien activities. "arc
not the men and women horn In
Germany. or those born here Of
German parents who maintain
German sympathics. but AmerL
ran women who have married
Germans.
I'm Europe the woman spy r. the
most dangerous and active OF all Sc
CRIT agents. Women spies have been
busy In America Also. women have
directed TO considerable extent plot.
tnE activities. But the biE field OF
work here has been in propaganda.
IN fostering opposition 20 Americas
part In tho war. In hamporing food
conservation. and tho procuring OF
supplies for the Red Cross. in spread.
inR stories Of immortality In tho
cAmps. Of neglect In the army hoSpi.
tails. etc
~German effort has tried from tho
START to disintegraie American public
opinion. In nine cases out OF 10. our
reports on these activities have led
- 20 women. But because we have
had no law authorizing their arrest
IN the absence OF specific criminal
evidence. we have been unable to
lock them up.
Now. however. these propagan-
Glsts viii he subject to detention and
@ternmens.
3'Stortes arc often circulated by
oAnvnxSers. ostensibly working in the
Interest OF prohibition. good govern
meut. etc. and by pamphlets and cir
cularn ostensibiy OF religious char
aceer. The Middle West has been a
0srttle field for this effort
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-31

a THRIFT STAMP n day
will keep the Hun away.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-31

The program laid out by tho Ger.
mans IL said TO 10 ~ follows
Ry May tho German Ualtic
commander wns 10 take HcisinE-
forS and Petrograd. nt-lsinEfors.
capital Of Finland. has already
been occupied by German
troops)
Iiy June Germany WIS IN have
laid the foundation for Great
or Finland" including retrograd
and the new railway. construct
esi since the war began. from tho
Russian capital 10 tho Thurman
coast.
Thus. Finland would Ia bounded
on the southeast by a German la
thonla. with the other Baltic prov.
incos. and Germany would claim a
free hafbor on the Arctic sea In Fin
land
Seeks Baltic Powv~
Such new Finland would he
greater than Norway. sweden and
Denmark pat together. and thus Ger.
many would become leading Baltic
power.
Tho Germans win not put their
scheme thru without opposition. how.
ever. for British troops have already
been landed on the Thurman coast 20
protect tho Thurman railway and pre-
vent Germany from sciring tho koia
bay ports. A number OF British war
ships are also In kola harbor. which.
aitho In the Arctic circle. II open
the year round
Finnish newspapers have been de-
handing the conquest OF karciia and
talk Of occupying Petrograd
When tho big battle on the West.
ern front II over. this statement con
tnues. Germany Will b. ready 90 10
gin the new program. She win then
approach Japan with a suggestion
for an alliance. and. together with
Finland. reopen tho war on tho nol.
sheviki in Russia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-31
by MILTON BR0NNER
Special staff Dispatch

WASHINGTON. May 81. - The
most tragic figure In tho present
world war r. the beautiful Queen
Marie OF Rumania-
Belgium has been trodden under
the heel OF tho Hun. but BolEians
still have an army. Serbia. as a
country. has been crushed. but Ser.
blans have nm army at Salonika.
But Rumania. cut off from her
western allies and betrayed by
tho Bolshevilss. has been forced
into the most humlliating peace
i'm history.
Part OF her territory has been
handed over TO Bulgaria. Her con.
troll OF the Danube Is taken away and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-31

These two Mexican girls. Adrianna
and Dolores Ehlcrs 0cfi 20 riRhu.
have been picked by carranza to
help promote moro cordial relations
between the people OF the States"
and Mexico.
These two girls set up photo
graphic studio In the back garden OF
their Vera Cruz home. Carranza
passed the little studio and had his
picture taken by them lilo became
Interested in them.
There are not many women pho
tographsrs In Mexico. lie agreed 70
give them government backing. first
for study. and later for bringing bet
ter understanding between the peo-
pies Of Mexico and the United states
thru motion pictures and Y. w. c.
A. work.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-31

among children
There are letters which breathe
hatred OF the kaiser and all he
stands for.
There are letters which show how
the queen feared pro-German traitors
in even the highest circles.
And always there is the sense Of
the awful distance the little country
is away from her western friends
and how it's very fate depends upon
whether revolutionary Russia Will re-
main true TO the allied cause, or
quit
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-31
SOUGHT AS IMP0ST0R

SAN FRANCISCO. May si.-Unit.
ed States Marshal J. u. Hoiohnn Is
looking for II. c. saehlenow. Of Los
Angeles. wanted on two indictments.
charging him with irnperSonating an
army officer and beating tho govern.
rient out OF tho war tax on a rail
road ticket
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Huns Open Drive
for Arctic Port;
Would Win Japan

STOCKHOLM. May si.-Gornany
has laid comprehensive plan for
the conquest OF Finland. which In.
l. The carrying % tho war 10
the Arctic circle. the seizure Of
the Thurman railroad. running
from fetrograd Ia kola. kussias
new port ON the Arctic ocean.
and the occupation Of i.apiand.
Russian kareiia. and the Finnish
coast OF the Arctic and the White
seas
:. Tho extension 81 the pan.
German dream OF "a "MitteiEu'
ropa" TO include n thru railway
line from the northrrnmo-t cape
OF Europe To Constantlnoplr.
}. An alliance between Fin
land. Germany and japan. which
will renew the war against Rus.
sia. giving rcirograd 20 Ger.
many and Siberia 90 Japan.
These revelations are published In
the swedish paper which first gave
to the world the statement OF Prince
fIchnowsky. which showed that tho
kaiser alone was responsible for
starting the war,
As Lachnowsky's revelations have
been confirmed. the now sensational
statements OF the Stockholm paper
must be accepted at their face value.
According Co tho Newspaper. tho
statements originated with a number
OF Finnish politicians who arr now
on their way 90 Berlin as represcn-
tatives OF the Finnish government TO
negotiate with tho kaiser.
British Sec Menace
They arc given point by recent
British activities IN Koia bay. on the
northern coast OF kola peninsula.
which projects into tho Arctic ocean
and the White sea. and. with tho ex.
ception OF part OF Norway. Is the M.
termost northern extremity OF the
mainland OF Europe.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-31
FOR EXCESSIVE
FOR EXCESSIVE
URIC ACID
TRY THE WILLIAMS
TREATMENT
rs Cent Bottle (32 Doses
FREE

Just because you start tho day
worried and tired. stir legs and
arms and muscles. an aching head.
burning and bearing down pains In
the back--worn out before the day
begins-do not think you have to
stay in that condition.
BE strong. well and vigorous. with
no more pains from stiff joints. sore
muscles, rheumatic suffering. aching
back or kidney trouble.
II you suffer from bladder weak
ness. you will appreciate the rest.
comfort and strength this treatment
gives.
TO prove the williams Treatment
conauers kidney and bladder dis
eases. rheumatism and all other all
ments when due to excessive uric
acid. no matter how chronic or stub
born. N you have never tried the
williams Treatment We will give
one 75c bottle (32 dosos) free n you
will cut out this notice and send 70.
with your name and address. and 10c
10 help pay postage. packing. etc. 10
The Dr. -. a. Williams Company.
Dept K-s20, =. o. Block. East IIamp-
ton, Conn. Send ut once and you viii
receive by parcel post a regular 75c
bottle, without charge and without
mourning any obligation. Only ono
haiiiA To tina ssnla address or family
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new capital. where she helped nurse
wounded men. tho only dressing be-
ing sawdust; where medical supplies
werc scarce or utterly lacking.
where food became rapidly reduced
to tho vanishing point
Spread Disease
And there Is the poignant letter In
which she tells OF the death OF her
youngest child, presumably from
some Of the disease germs the Hun
which caused quito an epidemic OF
typhoid and other fatal ailments
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-31

You're footsick! Your feet feel
tired, puffed up, ohafed. aching.
sweaty. and they need 'Tiz."
''Tiz" makes feet remarkably fresh
and sore.proof. "riz" takes tho pain
and burn right out OF corns. callouses
and bunions. "Tiz" is the grandest
foot gladdener tho world has ever
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08
GRANDMA USED SAGE
TEA TO DARKEN HAIR
She mixed Sulphur with It to
Restore Color, Gloss,
Youthfulness.

Common garden sage brewed into q
heavy tea with sulphur added. viii
turn gray. streaked and faded hair
beautifully dark and luxuriant. just
q few applications will prove revela-
ton II your hair 10 fading, streaked or
gray. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sui
phur recipe At home, though, Is trou-
blssome. An easier way Is to get q
bottle Of Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound at any drug store all ready
for use. This Ii the old-time recipe
improved by the addition OF other In
gradients.
While wispy. gray, faded hair Is not
sinful. we all desire to retain our
youthful appearance and attractive
ness. BY darkening your hair with
wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound,
no one can tell, because It does 1t 30
naturally, so evenly. You just dampen
a sponge or soft brush with II and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time; by morning
all gray hairs have disappeared. and.
after another application or two. your
hair becomes beautifully dark. glossy.
soft and luxuriant.
This preparation Is delightful toilet
requisite and Ia not intended for the
cure. mitigation or prevention OF dis
case.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08
IOWA WOMAN iNvENTs
sELF-Li0HTiNQ CHAR
.Ths Idea 10 Absolutely New" Patent
Office Writss.

sThs Idea 10 Absolutely New" Patent
Office Writes.
Waterloo, Iowa-Ever since william
Rolfs, In the early settlement OF
jamestown. Va. introduced tobacco
among white men,. users Of cigars
have been stepping up to the lighter
or saying to q friend, Lend me .
match"
1t was left. finally to u woman to IL
vent the self-lighting cigar. The IN
ventor is O Waterloo woman-Mas. o.
car @. Morten, formerly Miss Emma
vorcs, who has been employed here
by the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany.
Mrs. Morten has applied for . Unit
ed States patent on her invention. In
reply to her inquiry, the'patent office
reported the records showed nothing
of the sort on its files. "Ths idea u
absolutely new" the director Of the
patent office writes.
The self-lighting cigar will be equip
ped with a match attachment insert
ed in the end OF the weed. When the
device Is put on the market all the
smoker will have to do IL to strike"
his cigar instead Of striking his match
or striking his friend for q Light.
While on her way to northern Min
nesota In the summer Mrs. Morton OBJ
served two young men who. after sew
eral vain attempts. failed to get q Light
for their cigars because Of the wind.
One said, "The thing ought to light It.
SELF" This set Mrs. Morten to work
solving the difficulty. she began her
experiments by inserting paper
match into the end OF the cigar. There
were difficulties which patient tssts
finally overcame.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08
Red Cross Notes

Mrs. Carl Johnson and Mrs. John
Burney have each earned the privilege
Of wearing the Red Cross on their
aprons, requiring 81 hours work.
They have been making pneumonia
jackets in the surgical rooms this, week.
Remember the st. Patrick Cafeteria
Supper given by the Red Cross, Friday
Mar. 18th at. their Headquarters.
Menu-Irish Stew, SC; Hot Meat Loaf,
sc; Escalloped Irish Potatoes, sc; Irish
Potato Salad, sc; Rye Bread, sc; Corn
Bread, sc; Oatmeal Bread, sc; Coffee
&c; Tea, sc; Paddy Cakes, sc; Pickles.
The Knitting Bee will be held at
the home OF Mrs. James Hart, Monday
afternoon. Everyone invited, please
leave names at Mrs. Ashley's store be-
fore Saturday evening SO sleighs may
be provided for all. Sleighs will leave
from the State Bank corner at 1:30 p. m.
We have received 6 pair pajamas
from the Sister Circle, South Arm town
ship.
7pair pajamas, 4 bed shirts, l knitted
wash cloth from the ladies at Ironton.
There is to be another gold star put
on the Service Flag in memory OF
Joseph Weiderbrok.
More workers needed at the rooms,
please try and give at least one day.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08
FOCHTMAN DEPT. STORE
BUYS WILLIS A. GIBSON
HARBOR SPRINGS STOCK
w. A. Gibson Retires from
Business.

On March lst the entire stock Of
merchandise owned by Willis A. Glib,
son, OF Harbor Springs, was sold to the
A. Fochtman Department store, OF
Petoskey, Michigan. The stock con
sists of fine line OF mems and boys
suits, overcoats, and neckwear, shirts,
drawers, hats, caps, raincoats and fur,
nishings. Mr.. Gibson will still remain
in Harbor Springs and will no doub,
continue in the tailoring and dry clean.
ing business, as he has been operating
this successfully separate from his
regular store for some time. The A.
Fochtman Department store are NOV
ing the stock bought to their big store
at Petoskey, Mich, and will no doubt
include same in their big public sale
ADV.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08

II doesn't pay to bunko a woman
whose only asset is gift Of CAB.
II poor man has the sand he may
win a rich girl with the rocks.
One-half the world doesn't let his
better half know how he lives.
Some people are saddest when they
sing and there's reason why.
Your ship will never come in unless
you 90 out with tug to meet it.
It's love that makes the postman go
around with lot of silly letters.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08

Don't attempt to swindle a mule; he
is apt to get back at you.
When a man tells you all his troubles
he becomes one Of yours.
Women seldom or never admire the
life work of Father Time.
man with single idea is a crank
That's why SO many men are cranks.
He who hasn't time to be happy to
day will find that il is too late tomorrow
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and you can
breathe freely. No more hawking, snuf,
fling, blowing, headache, dryness. No
struggling for breath at night; your
cold or catsrrh disappears.
Get small bottle Of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
a little iof this fragrant, antiseptic,
healing cream in your nostrils. II pen.
etrates through every air passage Of the
head, soothes the, inhamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes in
stantly.
It's just Ane Don't stay stuffed.up
with q cold or nasty catarrh.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08
V|NOL MAKES
CHILDREN STRONG

Any doctor will tell you that the
ingredients of Vinol as printed below
contain the elements needed to i'm
prove the health of delicate children
and restore strength to old people.
d Cod Liver and Beef Peptones. Iron
and Manganese Peptonates, Iron ana
Ammonium Citrate, Lime and Soda
oiyesrophosphates, Casearin.
Those who have puny, ailing or
rundown children or aged parents
may prove this at our expense.
Besides the good it does children
and the aged there is nothing like
Vinol to restore strength and vitality
60 weak, nervous women and over
worked, rundown men.
Try il. If you are not entirely sat,
isfied, we will return your money
without question; that proves our
fairness and your protection. Mil.
lions Of people have been convinced
this way.
HITE DRUG CO., East Jordan
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08

4 man might have some excuse Tor
exercising the privilege Of playing the
fool II 1t affected no one but him.
SELF
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08

There II usually dissatisfaction
when one member Of the matrimonial
firm wants to do all the talking.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08

A man can acquire reputation By
getting into jail. but the right char
acter will keep him out.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08


m. on each said day for the purpose OF
Reviewing the Registration and Regis
tering such of the qualified electors in
said City as Shall Appear and apply
therefor.
The name OF no. person but an Actual
Resident of the precinct at the time OF
registration, and entitled under the
constitution, ifremaining such resident,
to vote at the next election shall be
entered in the registration book
REGISTRATION OF ABSENTEE
-. BY OATH
II any person whose game is not
registered shall offer and claim the
right to vote at any election, and shall
Under Oath, state that he is resident
of such precinct and has resided in the
City Twenty Days next preceding such
election, designation particularly the
place of his residence, and that he
possesses the other qualifications of an
elector under the constitution; and that,
owing to the sickness or bodily infirm-
ity of himself, or Of some member OF
his family or owing to his absence from
the City on public business or his own
business, and without intent to avoid
or delay his registration, he was unable
to make application for registration on
the last day provided by law for the
registering of electors preceding such
election, then the name of such person
shall be registered, and he shall then
be permitted to vote at such election.
If such applicant shall, in said matter,
wilfully make any false statement, he
shall be deemed guilty Of perjury, and,
upon conviction, be subject to the
pains and penalties thereof.
PROVISION IN CASE OF REMOVAL
TO ANOTHER PRECINCT
Any registered and qualified voter
who has Removed from One Election
Precinct of City to another election
precinct of the same City shall have the
right, on any day previous to election
day, on application to the City Clerk,
to have his name transferred from the
registration book Of the precinct from
which he has removed to the registra-
ton book of the precinct in which he
then resides. Such elector shall have
the right to have such transfer made
on Election Day by obtaining from the
board of inspectors of election of the
precinct from which he Has Removed
a Certificate of Transfer and present
ing the said certificate to the Board Of
Election Inspectors OF the Precinct in
which he then Resides.
WOMEN ELECTORS
The names of all qualified Women
Electors not already appearing on the
registration list will be registered, pro-
vided Personal Application Is made in
conformity with the foregoing pro-
visions.
Dated Feb. q, 1918.
OTIS j. SMITH,
City Clerk.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08

It is sometimes deceiving to Judge
the importance Of a matter by the
amount Of talk over Il.
Charlevoix county herald., 1918-03-08
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Important Change in Reeistra.
ton Laws.

To the Qualified Electors of the
several Wards of the City of East Jor-
dan, State OF Michigan,
Notice is hereby given that in con-
formity with Act 126, Public Acts of
1917, |, the undersigned City Clerk will
upon any day except Sunday and a
legal holiday, or the day of any regular
or special election receive for registra-
ton the name of any legal voter in said
City not already registered who may
Apply to me Personally for such regis
tration, except that can receive no
names for registration during the time
intervening, between the second Satur-
day before any general or special elec-
ton and the day of such election.
March %, 1918 last Day for General
Registration for Election April lst
All electors not already registered
and intending to vote at said Election,
should make Personal Application to
me on or before the 23rd day of March,
A. ID. 1918.
Notice is further hereby given that |
will be at my office in Post Office Build
inc on
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al1riffo Mrs. Maaria ann5e "a
California, 800, bar lan forfDnHu
|og blep rioelig belgn1et: Sun ifri-
Der: nDet er M TIE gar, fioen iag
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