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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05

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VOC English -
French IN ! sn:
"OuI. a very III
tie "
Yankee soldier
Fair enough
Now. can you put
me wise to
where I could
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Down~d Five Huns
essessssssssssssss


One thousand. eight hundred bath
lng suits were rented at the Alki pa
wilton sunday. record for the year.
An estimated crowd OF 20 900 visited
the beach.
Funeral services for John NcFate,
Seattle pioneer resident. who came
here in 1859. and died Saturday. IS
years old. viii be held at the Honney-
Watson chapel Tuesday. McFate
has lived at South Colby. kitAap
county. for the last seven years,
Flying IL the king OF sports"
says Flight Commander NJ Mae
kenrie. British army. In Seattle
Monday. lie is inspecting L. \. air
planes.
Fir- did $4,000 damage To Par
ker's garage. 1911 broadway. s;lo
Sunday afternoon. Eight cars wcr.
In the garage Spontaneous combua'
ton In an oil can started tho fire.
.Dooin's." trench paper published
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05

by the L. r. RE
serve Hospital
Unit. Base No ?.
marvela at the
enthusiasm with
" hich war souVe'
Mrs are collected
hy newly arrived
soldiers OF the
A. =. Y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05
PALACE HIP

The new show at the Palace Hip
ls headlined by Days OF Long Ago.
a vocal and instrumental feature OF
fine quality. vocal solos and ensem.
blcs. violin solos and quaint dancing
of colonial and Southern days.
knight and Jackman. with their
COMEDY T'lirtaiogue." have a
musical comedy attraction and prove
10 be clever In everything they do.
Lew Huff The Nutty HatS." Is
a talented jugEler and gcts big
laughs with his monologue.
Rinns and Burt. Wrinkle Eras.
ers." are pair OF comedy acrobats
with plenty OF new tricks.
Ernie Potts and company have a
combination Offering of novelty bag
punching. club swinging. singing and
talking.
Neville and Mar sing and dance.
OAK
"Ixvv In Mexico" ia Monte Carriers
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ropyri 1918, by the United Press


WITH THE AMERICAN AIR.
MEN IN FRANCE. July i0.-By
Mail $50 you want some gimpcr
talk" said Lieut.. Eddie Ricken.
hacker, aliAmeriean ace and former
speed king In the auto racing world.
today.
Wen call a bunch OF the gimperH
In. and there will soon be plenty Of
simper talk Hut youll have 10
translate Il. or the people back home
Will never understand this aviation
dialect we have developed over
here"
Downcd Five Huns
Eickenbacker.. who downed his
five Germans In less than two
months. and became the second all
American trained ace. is a tall. strap.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05
shipyard wages are drawing men

away from the mines. and IL Is al
most Impossible to get labor. declares
Conrad Wolfe. president Of the Unit.
ed Copper Mine Co. who has arrived
here from spokane.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05

II you are sick you cannot do bet
ter than take advantage Of this offer.
We save you money and give the
best possible treatment.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05

p,,psraticn for rs,terins natural esef TO cray o.
faded hair. fer renewing dandrud and - Nalrdrss.
sins. 10 not dye. Geneeus tiied bottles at Az
dssIsrs. ready to use. Phio Hay Co.. Newark. N. J.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05
s3.eS Fancy
Ribbon limiting
Bags. Special for
tuesday S2.e5
Main Floor

attractive warp print rib
bons in combination with
heavy plain satin ribbon,
and are finished with fancy
celluloid rings and ribbon
pompons. Formerly 1896.
Special Tuesday at S2.65
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The Rhodes Go.

WAR SAVINGS AND THRIFT sTAMpB may be pur-
chased Of Hespcoplo an necton Of the
store ovcrpurchasc the quota pledged by you.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05
Silk Gloves
Special tuesday
4 Pair $I.B
Main Floor

Main tlOOr
special purchase per-
a mits the unusual price
IL on such Silk Gloves
as these which we will place
on sale Tuesday.
-The assortment
is composed chiefly Of all
white and white with con-
trasting embroidery and a
few colors in novelty en-
broidered back effect. Sizes
51g TO 7, but not each size
in every style or color.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05
ChHdren's 75c
Bingham Dresses
7 71ssday 39c
Upper Main Floor

is made up of
about seventy-five Bingham
Dresses in n broken line of
styles, including long and
short sleeve Dresses in
plaids and checks and a few
plain colors. Formerly 75c.
While they last Tuesday.
choice at ........... 800
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-08-05

Go 10 the
RIGHT DRUG co.
1863 Washington ST.
and III FIRST Az.

And the Doctor will give
you n careful examination
and prescribe for you
FREE.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
WORK AMONG ALIENS
College Women Training for
\ Americanization Campaign.
Opportunity for Splendid Service by
Those Having knowledge OF
Foreign Languages.

Washington.-The knowledge of for
eign languages which before the war
seemed almost superfiuous equipment
and of little practical use except as
finishing touch to an education of cul-
ture, is now being appreciated by the
demand for volunteers to work with
aliens, and spread the ideal of Ameri-
canization. One Of the four war
courses at Vassar college, Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y, is training for work with
aliens" taken by those who have con-
versational command of modern Ian
guage. This course will fit young wom-
en- for work in censorship, translation,
the education of aliens and other social
work connected with alien supervision.
Young college women in Cleveland
are giving evenings to educating for
eigners. War news is printed daily in
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
SHOWS GERMAN
AS HE REALLY is

ed and suffering horribly in front of
the German trenches. He lay there
for day and half or two days, and
the Germans came out at night, stood
around him and scoffed at him and
kicked him and made fun of him, and
then went away and left him, and
when some of his own people went
out at the risk of their lives and
brought him in before he died he told
them of these things.
did you think that the men in
that British regiment would be will
ing to make a half peace with Ger
many? Do you think that the Cana
d1anS who went in the trenches and
found their officers crucified-whether
those men will make half peace with
Germany? I tell you it is only a
short time before our boys who are
over there now are going to be suf-
fering those same things, and you
have got to understand it here, and
you have got to build and build and
sacrifice, no matter what it costs, to
beat that beast.
A War of Nations.
This war is not a war of armies.
1t is a war of nations. There isn't a
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
REAL FIGHTING WHEN U. s. STARTS

they start in think that the Germans
will have some real fighting to handle.
Zone is gradually beginning to real
1ze the meaning of the expression a
war of attritiOn.' With the enormous
slaughter which has been in progress
for over three years the Germans and
ourselves are beginning to show the
strain. We see it in the type of Off
GERS and men as regards physique.
Our training possibly counteracts to
a certain extent this loss of physique,
but l would not care to see the aver
age unit of today placed alongside it's
former self. Similarly with the rest
of the belligerents. 1t is at this juno
ture that the Americans arrive, and
one is Immediately struck with their
appearance. The first million men
from the United States army should
nearly be able to finish the war pro-
vided they are not used in .driblets.
Given completely new army, say of
two full corps, or possibly three, in the
spring and the end of the war should
be not long postponed.
German Tactics Simple.
II do not think that we are at the
last ditch by any means. We have
been in tight corners before, and will
no doubt sweep our way out Of the
present one. A German offensive put
on simultaneously against the French
and ourselves at the present time
would, however, make it fairly stiff
going
II doubt, however, if the German is
really sufficiently strong to do this 4:
|. e., two determined sustained often
sives. That he will use diversive tao
tics is probable. He must finish the
job this winter, or he never will, and
all we can do is to meet the blow when
it comes, or, possibly anticipate that
blow by one of our own. The German
grand strategy has never been any
thing but simple. His tactics are diff
ferent. His strategy has been simply
to wear down the forces opposed to
him until stage is reached when he
can attack"
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
NOT QUITE WHAT THEY MEANT
Frenchman and German Alike Too Lit
eral in Their Use of an Un-
familiar Language.

The literal translation of words and
grammatical construction of sentences
in the different languages is produc-
tive of some very amusing situations.
A gentleman, whose wife was noted
for her domesticity was seated next to
a Frenchman at a dinner party. De-
string to compliment his neighbor and
enter into conversation, he remarked j:
"Your wife, she is very homely."
But it remained for a German ho-
telkeeper to cap the climax. Having
taken trip on train he was much
impressed by the brakeman calling
'Next station -. Don't forget your
packages" Desiring to save himself
the annoyance of forwarding articles
left by departing guests, but mixing
his English words with his German
grammar, he put up a sign where it
could not be missed by them:
"Wait! Look! Have you anything
left!"
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

various languages, and posted in the
school centers and questions are en-
cOuraged and answered.
The University of Wisconsin Y. w.
G. A. social service committee is con-
Quoting Big Sister movement among
Italian children, and works with a
neighborhood house in the Jewish
quarter. The Collegiate Alumnae as
sociation of Minneapolis, Mimi, has a
national aid committee which supplies
volunteers to teach English to foreign
soldiers and civilians.
Miss Edith Bennett, head of the Chi
cago Collegiate Alumnae Bureau of Oc-
cupations, reports many calls in the
fall for secretaries and translaters
with knowledge of French and Span
ish. SwarthmOre classes in elementary
German have shrunk this year, while
Spanish has won sudden popularity,
the classes having tripled in enroll
ment.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

man, woman or child in Gs.N>
Britain, in Belgium, in France or In
Italy that is not a factor in this war.
l tell you that if you should go, as l
have gone, about those ruined dis
tricts in France and see the little
children, little bits of tots, four and
five years old, driving in the herds
at night, seeing the little boys com
ing down the road-little bits of tots
with their arms full of faggots that
they were accommodating against the
winter; old men and old women work
ing in the fields until it was so dark
that, as you looked, you could just
make out those vague gnostly forms
gathering in the crops for France.
II have passed through those towns
and looked in the windows at night,
where you could see a little here and
there, and they were always working,
working, working, to carry on this
war. 1t is not the armies of France
that are the essential thing to France
in this war, nor the armies of Eng
land, nor the other countries. Those
armies will do their part, and do it
to a finish, if they are supported by
the people behind, and the great cry
ing need in Europe today is to build
up the spirit and keep up the spirit
of the people behind the lines, and it
| is that great work in which the Red
CrOSs-thankS not to us on the other
side, but to you on this side-have
performed and become the largest
known single factor since our entry
into tho u,orH
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
RED CROSS SAVES CHILDREN
Responds Generously to Important
Work of Conserving the Future
Generations.
Save the children /!

Save the children!
This cry arises appealingly in
France, Belgium, Serbia and every one
Of the war-stricken countries.
The American Red Cross is respond
ing generously to this most important
work of conserving the future genera
tions. 1t is caring for $4,000 children
in France and 5000 children in Bel
GUM.
Some of these children had not had
a bath in six months when the Red
Cross nurses took them in charge. The
relief of their sufferings touches a uni
versal heart-chOrd and perhaps does
more than any other form of relief
to arouse the lasting gratitude of for
eign peoples for the United States.
Your gift to the Red Cross is wreath
ing in smiles the faces Of little chill
dren who were starved, sick and ter
rOrized.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
That Woke Her.

The visitor had dropped in "just for
a minute" but she remained about
three hours after the minute was up.
Little Freddie had formed several
plans, the execution of which must be
postponed till the departure of his
mothers guest, so he sat quietly think
ing things.
Dear little mani" gushed the visi-
tor. "And what is he thinking about
so deeply?"
81 was wondering if it wasn't time
for you to be going" said Freddie.
''Hush!" said his mother. Then
turning to her guest: "You mustn't be
offended Mrs. Smith. Children will GO
blurting out the truth without think
ing, but they don't mean anything by
it,"
Then Mrs. Smith recollected that she
had only three minutes in which to
catch the last car home.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Brutal Acts of Hun Graphically
Described by Major Murphy
of Red Cross.
BEAT BEAST AT ALL COSTS
Must Build and Build and Sacrifice to
Win the War-A War of Nations
in Which Every Man, Woman
and Child Is Factor.

New York.-One thousand seven
hundred men and women in the grand
ballroom of one of the big hotels saw
the German as he really is through
the eyes of Mai. Grayson M. p. Muir
ply, Red Cross director in Europe.
y Major Murphy arrived here recently,
after being in France for nearly ten
months, and he is going back again.
He came to make report to Henry +.
Dawson, chairman of the Red Cross
war board.
Major Murphy said in part:
II want to ask you to consider for
a moment the fact that up to this
day Germany is entirely victorious
in this war; that any peace that is
made today on the basis of today's
conditions or on the basis Of the
status quo ante would be practically
a complete victory for Germany and
for the German idea. Germany has
lost nothing in this war except blood.
She has fought her war on the ter
ritOry of others. She has drawn from
the territory Of others vast supplies
Of materials and vast sums of money.
She has had between forty and fifty
9million people working for her for
practically no wage-really as slaves.
She has established her cursed hold
on Austria, on Turkey and on Bull
garia, and she has at her feet MUIR
dered Serbia and unfortunate Rou-
mania.
Hun Stops at Nothing.
"You don't know what these Ger
man people are, believe.
II cannot begin to describe to you
the horrible, brutal, beastly, consist
ent official things that Germany has
done, not in isolated cases, but gen
orally, to the women and children
and the poor old suffering people in
the countries where she has set her
dreadful foot. She has stopped at
nothing. British officers told me of
seeing their wounded piled in heaps
and hand grenades thrown in the
midst and exploded to kill them while
they lay there.
British officers have told me of
the men being taken as prisoners
Through Germany and German women
coming and offering them a glass of
water and splitting in it as they
handed it to them. I came back
across the water with a prominent
British officer and statesman. He told
NE of a friend of his who lay wound
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
HUSBAND COURTS WAR.
BUT NOT WITH SPOUSE

Independence, KAMA mar
ried man of this city recently
returned his QUESTIONABLE and
waived all his rights to exemp-
ton.
When asked why, as a married
man, he didn't take advantage of
them, he said:
exemption be id. You
don't know my wife. Say, man.
I'd rather walk across No Mans
land and back barefooted than
live with that woman"
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Women in War Work

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Munition plants and
shops in the Pittsburgh district now
working on parts of Liberty motors
will soon be employing women. All
of the large plants are renovating
their buildings and installing sanitary
equipment and restaurants in order
that they may comply with the state
laws for the employment of female
help.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint of water add OF. Bay
Rum, small box of Barbo Compound,
and Il OF. of glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost Full directions for max
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. 1t will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. 1t will not color the scalp, is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
PERUNA-The Greatest
Human VitaliZer t.:

Mr.. VIM. A. Hartman, 217h South
Iecond ST., Muskogee, Okla, writes:
During the winters Of 1897 and
1898, was so badly afflicted with
catarrh Of the head and thought I
must surely die from it. After try
ing many doctors and all other
recommended remedies made known
to me, was induced to use Peruna.
was cured entirely by using twelve
bottles Of Peruna and one bottle of
Manalin.
Since that time, have never been
without Peruna. ! use it for colds
and as general tonic during Spring
and Fall months and find 1t the
greatest human vitalizer."
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Miners Show Patriotism.

Seattle, Wash.-Members Of the Is
saquah (Wash.) local union of the
United Mine Workers Of America are
giving 1 per cent Of their earnings, or
about 5000 a month, to the Red Cross.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Advice.

''My son, it is easy enough to be a
promising young man."
eyes, father"
''But the trick in life is not to prom
ise, but to perform"
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

One seldom meets a strong-minded
thinker who is capable of whistling a
popular tune correctly
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Becomes a General Nuisance.

'De man dat's always bossin'
around" said Uncle Eben, sis liable
to git folks SO interested dat dey neg
lects deir work to listen to him talk"
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

Red Cross Bag Blue, much better, goes
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Quite Literal.

"What did the jockey exclaim when
his mount threw him and fell on top
of him?'
''He said: This is a horse on me-"
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Like All Men,

Hokus-"I like a girl who is re-
served" Pokus-"So do I, if she is re-
served for me."-Life.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Canadian Officer Praises Officers
and Men of American Army
in France.
EXPECTED TO WIN THE WAR
Come in at Time When Strain of Long
Fighting Is Beginning to Show on
Both Allies and the Foe-Ger-
man Tactics Simple.

Chicago.-"The Germans must strike
now or never" wrote Maj. George w.
Macleod, second in command of the
FOrty-ninth Canadian battalion, and
one of the veterans of the hardest
fighting the Canadians have seen in
France, in a letter to Capt. A. Wal
lace Owen of the British-Canadian re-
cruiting mission in this city. Captain
Owen is attached to the FOrty-ninth
battalion.
"All we can do is to say, Let the bat
tie commence" the letter continues.
Every one is anticipating big Ger
man offensive either against ourselves
or the French. There never has been
such close cooperation as exists at the
present time between ourselves and the
French, and if the BOche starts any
thing he may get the surprise of his
life.
Pleased With Americans.
"Every one is very much pleased
with the Americans over here. They
are a splendid looking lot of officers
and men, and their manners and atti-
tude leave nothing to be desired. Once
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

Nature is generous, but she never
forgets to avenge her wrongs.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Aid in Emeruency.

''Did those speeches you delivered
help anybodyY
"Yes," said Senator Sorghum. II
have no doubt some of the copies I had
printed were used for fuel.''
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

Win the War by Preparing the Land
Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops
Work Joint Effort the Soil of the United States Canada
IN
The Food Controllers of the United States and Canada asking fol-
food production Scarcely 10 900 bushels of wheat avail
able the allies before the harvest Upon the
efforts of the United States and Canada the burden of supply
Every Available Tlabe Acre Must Contrbute Every Available
Farmer and Farm Hand Must Assist
Western Canada be seeded but
Short and appeal United States allies
ing operation.
Canadas Wheat Production Last Year 900 Bushels the
Demand From Canada Alone for 1913 400 600 Bushels
To this she have She has the land but needs
the The Government of the United States who
effectively help do farm work this the land the United
States developed first of help Canada When
find Canadas fields supplied
to direct him there.
Apply Employment Service and will tell you where you
best the combined interests.
Western Canada help will be required not later than April 5 Wages
help S5OO month and board and lodging
Those who respond this will welcome good
good board and find comfortable homes They will
mile Canadian boundary points destination and
For particulars and where employment be had
apply U S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE Department OF LABOR
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Not Where Aoe Is Concerned

The little twins, John and Jennie,
were questioning as to which was the.
older
John Strengthened himself up and
said, Jennie, l am the Oldest"
'No, John," said Jennie, calmly; ia
dies first"
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

A merchant can get along without
advertising and so can wagon with
out grease-but it goes hard.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Lesson in Pronunciation.

Harry Lauder told story at a Rob-
ert Burns dinner in Chicago.
"a new minister preached his first
sermon in little Scottish. village" he
began, "and at the end Of the services
the preceptor came to him and said !:
"'So We call 'em Sawms, do ye!
Losh, moo, we never knew what to
make o. that there hereabouts. We
always called 'em Spasms.'
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that it
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

Those who object to liquid medi
cines can secure Peruna tablets.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Modern Kindness

Husband-Did she look out of sight
Wife, can't imagine any person
with sight wearing such gown.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

To keep clean and healthy take DIR.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regu-
late liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23
Quite Frequently

Examiner-How is Central Americ;
divided?
Pupil-By earthquakes.
The Benson signal., 1918-02-23

Willing to Be Wise.
"a wise man changes his opinion"
'Td like chance to change my Opin-
ion about this climate"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19

George wiIson-Sergeant Wilson
has returned to the city and has been
assigned officially to aid the commu-
nifty music plan OF the War Camp
Community Service.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-19

Rarely does one in a great opera
house ever feel so deeply moved. sc
thrilled. so overcome"
The music OF Spain, like the people
and the geography of the country, is
full of contrasts. In the north is a
rugged and rocky country and a
sturdy people. who are in many ways
like the people of Brittany and Corn
wall. Their music is strong and Wig
orous and contains an immense
amount of exceptionally original ma
terial which composers should ex-
plore.
In the south tropical luxuriance
prevails. with its accompanying opul-
ence and dreamy incidence. This is
reflected in the music, which IS color
full, sensuous, and intoxicating like
the warmth and ardor Of the black
eyed, dark-skinned people.
And in CASTLE. the very heart OF
Spain. we can hear music that is ten
der, dreamy, and grave.