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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
by CORA MOORE
Chapter I

Yesterday was thing OF wood
and nails. n weather.beaten. dilapi'
dated. inanlmate park bench. an
object of no particular importance.
the subject OF no particular atten-
ton: Just one among n hundred. or
maybe IL was "A thousand park
benches In the city's storeroom.
awaiting the clarion call of spring
to detail us TO duty again. even as
the snowdrop and the crocus. the
wood. violet and the ancmonc. the
Johnny Ju:np.ups and all the host OF
flower folk in Natures Underground
storehouse were awaiting the same
call. -
! may say II ls a source OF salts
faction for me TO reflect that. how
ever they may preen themselves
on being live ones"--these flower
folk-for eight months out OF 'the
twelve we are In the same class with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
GERMANS CIRCLE
BRITISH TROOPS
IN RHEIMS CITY

LONDON. May 30-The Ger
mans have penetrated TO n maxi
mum depth Of more than rs
miles on the Aisne front. accord
ing to the night report issued BY
the French war office.
All but the western outskirts
Of Soissons were in the hands of
the enemy, who had progress
ed at least six miles south Of tho
Nesle river. the report said.
The German war office claimed
capture of $4,000 prisoners. including
a French and a British general.
The line OF the German advance,
according TO night official state
ments. now extends southwark from
the region OF Couey lie Chateau. thru
Terny to Scissors. southeastward
thru Ambrief and Charlse to Lou
peigne. eastward thru Brouiilet to
Thillois. and northeastward TO st.
Thierry
Rheims. which the British are
defending. is surrounded on three
sides. Its evacuation is believed
imminent
Describing the American capture
of Cantigny Tuesday morning. the
German war office said:
West OF Montdidier. the enemy.
during n local advance. penetrated
into Canugny."
On the Flanders front. only raidinR
operations were mentioned by Field
Marshal Haig. He reported the re-
pulse of enemy raids north OF Kem-
mel.
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The Germans have succeeded In
taking scissors. Braine. Fort conde.
Fismes. important railway town. and
other places. The Ncsie river was
crossed by the Toutonlc hordes. and
the shell-rackcd city Of Rheims
seems endangered as the allied de
fense rtiffens.
The Germans claim the capture Of
IS 900 men In their spectacular ad-
vance.
PICARDY FRONT.
since the capture OF cantigny. have
successfully withEtood five desperate
counter attacks. inflicung heavy
losses on the enemy. The Germans
ugny results from the extreme i'm.
portance Of the heights as an OBJ
Scryation point
LORRAINE FRONT. During n
gas attack yesterday presumably
In the Lunovliie scctori the Ameri.
cans defeated three raiding parties,
American alrmen brought down an
other German biplane on the Lor-
rnine front yesterday
FLANDERS FRoNT.-Field Mar
shal Haig reported minor raiding
operations on the Flanders front
with hostile artillery firing on the
southern portion.
WEST FRONT GENERAL
French military authorities estimate
the total German losses from the
start OF the offensive today. includ.
ing the Aisne operations. at $4,000
men. These figures are obtained by
Information that every German di-
vision has suffered on the average n
minimum loss of 1000 men. Count
ing those divisions which have been
used two or three times. 26o di-
visions have been employed by the
enemy. The French believe the Ger
mans have only ten unused divisions
remaining on the west front.
The Germans attempted several
air raids over French territory last
night. A barrage prevented them
crossing Paris and brought down one
machine.
Premier Clemenccau returned to
Paris from the Aisne front and
stated his confidence that the allies
are equal to holding the enemy
there.
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consciousness OF being we'll turned
out, is there? ] have always held 20
that opinion. And | have always
sympathized with women In their
perpetual craving for new frocks.
They must be an inspiration-the
frocks, 1 mean especially I'm the
spring. when Nature flaunts newness
about so tantalizingly.
My own green is a bit brighter.
trifle harsher than l should have
chosen had / been consulted, but
understand the war has something
TO do with paints. and We are expect
cd to bc satisfied with what we can
get in this. as in many another line.
SO. even If my artistic sense were
quito seriously offended. should
still refrain from making any fuss
about the matter. | have adopted
that attitude toward things for the
period of the war.
| think my paint should be dry by
morning.
(TO BE Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
.CANTICNY HELD
AGAINST SHARP
B0CHE ATTACKS
BY FRED $. FERGUSON

WITH THE AMERICANS IN
PICARDY, May 30.--The fifth sue.
cc.sive counter attack against Can
tigny was repulscd by the Americans
last night.
yangee artillery responded to the
German barrage with heavy and ef.
fective fire. Machine guns raked
enemy positions.
The new American positions are
rapidly being strengthened. infantry
and engineers digging in regardless
OF constant boche sholling.
Three of the attacks took place
early Tuesday night. and one yester-
day morning. All were easily beaten
off. The number of boche prisoners
taken in this area is 24o.
Efforts OF the Germans to recap
ture the village and heights are in
dicative of the Importance they at
tach to the heights for observation
purposes.
Advance In Waves
Altho they advanced in thick
waves in each attack. only one
wave succeeded in reaching the
American line This happened about
7 D. m. The infantry and machine
gunners. took heavy toll as the
boches advanced When the surviv-
ors reached the line, they were bayo-
neted or shot down. Those who re-
manned fled in disorder.
Artillery smashed all the other at
tacks. As the boche waves advanc-
ed, light and heavy guns laid down a
fierce counter barrage. virtually wip.
ing out the first and second waves.
All the reserve and support positions
also were heavily shelled, preventing
the enemy from reorganizing.
Huns Lose 1000
An accurate estimate OF the Ger.
man losses Is not yet possible. but
they are obviously heavy. not only
In the first lines. but in the rear or
ganizations. There are indications
that the losses In the village alone
will exceed 1000. exclusive of the
losses In counter attacks.
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U. S.
men ABROAD, IS
LEWIS REPORT

CHICAGO. May 30.--America has
I .oo0. 900 soldiers on foreign soil and
has become the second naval power
OF the world, Senator James Hamll'
ton Lewis declared In a Memorial
day address in Evanston today.
BY December l. he said. the army
in Europe would equal the English
in size II transportation In available.
we have $50 warships and so 9th
ers In European waters. manned by
so 900 men" the senator said. We
mad 5000 men in the navy when
war was declared. Now we have
400 900. We viii have 100000 before
October"
Analyzing the present German
drive as an effort 10 terrorize the al
lies into a speedy peace. Lewis
quoted figures TO show what Ameri-
ca Is doing 20 prevent such an end.
ing. lie declared I.T50.000 tons Of
shipping have been completed.
I'm ordnance we have spent ST7G.
900 900 for projetciles." he said. The
ordnance department In the first
year contracted expenditures Of
81 900 900 900. We have delivered
1000, 900 extra rifles. We are max.
ing 900 rifles each day.
we have delivered 100. 900 ma
chine guns. BY July /, the produc-
ton will be $4,000 n month.
The nation has spent $500. 900 900
on the motor section OF the artillery.
building automobiles faster than
they can be shipped. Contracts are
sublet for 00.0O0 .000 pounds OF ex.
plosives We have contracted for
3.500, 900. 900 rounds OF small arms
ammunition. Our production in this
is greater than that OF France or
England"
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A Letter From Chairman Joshua
Green of Red Cross Committee

the letters OF
hanks I am s and The
came 10 o
by
The and sub
o a felt The
executive committee meeting
wit
big
for dearol Sincerely
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careening toward earth.
Despite his wounds. Hamilton div
ed after the falling plane. peppering
II with machine gun fire. A short
distance from the ground II burst in
to flames and dropped with crash.
Lieut.. Eddie Rickcnbacher is now
officially credited with four victims
as the result OF the plane he brought
down Tuesday.
Douglas Campbell rescued n Brit
ish bombing plane which was being
pursued by two German fighting
planes yesterday.
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u. S. AVIATORS
WINLAURELS IN
BRISK FIGHTING
III TNNsNN u tn SssVS
United Press Correspondent

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN LORRAINE. May 3o.-Lieut.
John 4. Hamilton. of Maryland.
wounded in an encounter with two
German biplanes yesterday, disabled
one OF his opponents and then fol.
lowed the falling machine almost to
the ground to insure it's destruction.
Hamilton was patrolling with
Lieut.. W. II. NJ. Taylcr. OF New
York. when they sighted two boche
machines. They promptly attacked.
In the first volley Hamilton was
wounded by machine gun bullet.
but sent one OF the enemy planes
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35 NAMES ARE
GIVEN ON u. S.
CASUALTY ROLL

WASHINGTON. May 3o.-Thirty-
five names were on the casualty list
issued today by the war departmeue
divided as follows:
Five killed in action. one dead from
wounds. four dead from accident. II
dead from disease, nine wounded Sc
verely, two slightly wounded and
three missing in action.
Lieut. George Squires. St Paul. Is
reported as dead of accident; Lieut..
T.. a. Keonne, Rochester. -nissing,
and Lieut.. J. +. Crawford. Warsaw,
\. Y. who was previously repof ted
missing. Is now prisoner.
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them that from october till May. or
thereabout. they are az inanimatc as
am, as far as being Of any particu.
ular use to the world Is concerned. at
any rate.
But yesterday, say. II was thus
with me.
Tonight am out in tho park.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
SAILS ON LAKE,
hoy DISAPPEARS

Police are Thursday investigating
the disappearance of George Ward.
II. Seattle boy. who started over
Lake Washington in a small sail.
boat "Wednesday evening. and has
not been heard Of since. II Is feared
that he has been drowned
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
FIRE DESTROYS TOWN

WOODLAND. Cal. May 30.-The
business center OF Arbuckle, a town
OF 2 1000 population. was practically
destroyed by fire which resulted
from gasoline explosion In a gar
age early today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
AUTO RACES CALLED OFF

NEW YORK. May 3o.-The auto
mobile races scheduled for today at
Sheepshcad bay were called off on
account of bad weather.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
ClEMENCEAU PRAISES
SPIRIT OF WARRIORS

PARIS. May 30.-Prcmier Clemen.
ceau has returned from the front.
where he visited the forward lines
near Fere En.Tardenois. lie passed
"A cross road where three minutes aft.
or n French general was killed by a
shell
our men are even more magnifi.
cent than I hoped" he said on his
return. They are equal TO the most
critical situations. They go into bat.
tie singing. Their chief. likewise. is
worthy of the greatest praise"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
Wars Dead
HOnOredb by|
City Today.
Prayers for Victory Are o.
Tered in Seattle'S
Churches
OLD AND NEW PARADE

The wheels of industry and
busin~ss non-essentiai to war
stood Idle In Seattle Thursday.
while the city rendered fond re
m~mbrancc to the men and
women who have given their
lives on the altar Of Liberty In
this war and In the wars Of the
Gnst.
Prom every big building and
from almost every horir In tho
city. flags were nj haifmast. and
here and there the gold star ON a
service flag spoke eloquentiy Of
the days ~olemnify.
II was with har~d keadis-and
here ard there with tear -dimmed
eyes-that Seattle watched her
veterans pass between cheering
crowds In the Memorial Day pa
rad~.
There was an occasional tear
from the dim old eyes Of the war
heroes In the decorated automo-
biies.
Wearing the hat cords that
once adorned campaign hats.
the little pill box caps Of the
YAnks cf the civil war. carrying
flags that had gone with them
thru battles fought In their
youth, most Of the white-hatred
veterans sat proudly erect while
crowds cheer~d and children
threw roses I'm their laps.
a - o n q
we're walking. Only few years ago
hey were all tramping sturdily to
~ music OF the fife and drum.
<Dki was mixed with civilian blue
IN more than one veterans car. and
fathers hand rested on the shoulder
Of son in khaki. while a wnite-haired
mother sat knitting In one flower.
td}n machine.
sailors and soldiers among the
watchers stood stiffiy at attention
rs war veterans and flags went by.
The bands played Wen Rally
Round the Flag. Boys" and "over
and Seattle pledged devotion
and loyalty in It's heart.
The doors OF most OF the clty's
were open. tnat Seattle
people might fully observe the wish
OF President Wilson that the day be
made one of fasting and prayer.
Services will be held at some time
during the day in many of the
churches. and the service OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic and its
auxiliaries and the Spanish-Ameri-
can War Veterans was held at the
First Presbyterian church. following
a monster parade Of soldiers % the
past and soldiers OF the present.
which formed Mt 1890 a. N. to march
thru the downtown district.
Newman Is Speaker
The parade. headed by Chief Of Po-
lice Joel Warren. mounted In mill.
tary fashion and with a mounted
Ksdf. marched thru the business dis
CONTINUED on page 81
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lie NkwLoz Hdka Hzz,

Remembering the old graves chieh haiocd this day.
blending the erstrhe blue and
a mother. uhiie she scants elder Of its share
Still breasin0 baby Of her first and tenderest
So our sight the Atlantic
gire tribute to the naked nee-born
Remembering Of the hom death denied
privilege of seruice in the battle they died
could that combat ch disease
Bu CHI are Nth their comrades
think wekep mound at home but somehoW
companion Of the neic-born naked
EDMUND V
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
DIR. MEAD TO SPEAK HERE

DIR. Elwood Mead, community land
expert of Berkeley. will speak at tho
land development congress in Seat.
tie. June 20 and 81. in the Chamber
OF Commerce assembly hall.
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Remembering those rho sailed and fought 70 keep The taters free
And those rhose only battle their struggle cih the
Whose indngshee oceanocm, ehose headsone the sky
Who brdreiy TO death nsWho know where they lie:
think them rescued the Tipping apping
And cading ih their brothers Of the naked neborn
tender necborn naked graves. where the has
motherng robe above slept!
All those struggling struggling blades avhap than pereours
To With the aOess Of most memorial foWer
hopy that symbol Of the tenderspreadin0 sod
We life lifting from the grave beneath the breath Of God!
rrE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
NATION HONORS
HEROES IN DAY
OF MEMORIAL

WASHINGTON, May 30.--A
nation. united. paid solemn frib-
ute on this Memorial day TO its
heroes Of the past and Its heroes
Of the present. In prayer and
fasting. following out Its presi-
dents request. the country took
grave heed Of the past and In
tense inventory Of the present.
The withered ranks Of Civil War
Veterans who went to place upon
tornbs OF the fighters OF other days
a garland Of memory. were Joined by
those OF the present generation who
honored the living heroes and the
dead martyrs Of today's contest with
autocracy.
The lines Of North and South. long
since obliterated. cast no shadow on
the observance of this national holi-
day. The Northland and the South
land made Of 1t a unified and conse.
Grated time, sacred TO the men Of
's4. but even more sacred TO the boys
Of 1918. who fight not alone TO save
a nation, but TO. save a world.
Wilson at Church
President wilson, fohoWlng MS
own precepts. attended church dur
ing the morning, Joining in prayers
for victory TO the cause OF America
and her allies. Later In the national
cemetery at Arlington he participat'
ed in the Impressive ceremonies Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic.
Down on the peaceful Potomac.
two gigantic rose wrcaths were set
adrift, markers for the graves Of the
Lusitania dead. Daughters Of the
American Revolution launched the
first, the crew Of British warship
the second
These and other solemn services
marked the national capitals OBJ
servance OF the day; ana thruout the
land a determined folk Joined in Civ.
ing the last sad tributes man can
Day to man.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
DISORDERS IN
AUSTRIA STOP
DRIVE RENEWAL

GENEVA. May 30--InternaI
disorders In Austria Hungary
have paralyred the project Of the
Austrian offensive against Italy.
according to n dispatch from In
Innsbruck today.
Serious riots have broken out at
laibach and Gratis. where Slavs and
Jugo Slavs attacked Austrian troops.
Tho soldiers fired into the crowds.
killing and wounding several.
Recent riots at Prague are said to
have been decidedly serious. II Is es.
tlmated there were 1000 casualties
there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30
ENEMY WITHIN
SIX MILES OF
MARINE RIVER

The allies, aided by reserves, have ap-
parently checked the Germans at all points
on the Aisne front, according to today's re-
port of the French war office. The battle
continued all last night, and was still going
on fiercely today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-30

The French report revealed the Germans have at
taned a maximum penetration OF % miles at two
points in the center Percent ardenos and Vezly, and
at the latter place within six miles of the Marne
river
The battle line now apparently runs from Coucy-Le-
Chateau southwark thru Sossons where the French still
hold the western outskirts to Harennes southeastward to
Tardenos eastward to Vezy northeastward to
Brouet eastward to Thois thence sharply swings north
and northeastward around Rheims the heights Of
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EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
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The parade. headed by Chief OF Po-
lice Joel Warren. mounted in mill
tary fashion and with a mounted
Esaf. marched thru the business dis
(Continucd on page 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07
AGREEMENT COMPLETE
All Dispute in II. II. Control Bill Are
Settled By Conferees

Washington, March THE admin
istration bill for the control of rail-
roads during the war was prepared for
final action by congress when the sem
ate and house conferees today reached
complete agreement on differences in
their respective measures.
Under the conferees' final agreement
which will be presented in both bodies
of congress tomorrow, and will be
acted on first by the house, the period
of government control of the railroads
was limited to twenty-one months In
stead of the two-year period of the
house bill and the eighteen months
limit of the senate.
The bill as finally accepted provides
that the amount of taxes on railroad
property to be levied in the various
states shall not exceed the ratio on
such property for the year prior to the
government control of the railroads
The bill also provides that all short
line railroads should come under tho
provisions of the act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07
$32,0O0,000 A DAY
That's Average Daily Expense Bill of
British Government.

London. March 7.-Great Britain's
loans to her allies up to February 9,
had totaled 1865, 100000. Andrew
Bonar Law, chancellor of the eX-
chequer, announced in the house of
commons today. Loans to the dom
inionS had reached the sum of $780,
100000 pounds.
The national debt at the end of the
financial year the chancellor stated
would not exceed $500, 600, 0U0
pounds. The average daily expendi-
ture from beginning of the fiscal year
up to February 8, Mr.. Bonar Law set
forth, was 6,557, 900 pounds.
Sorry Can't Help Rumania.
Bonar Law expressed regret that
the allies are unable to assist Ruman-
ia He declared the British victories
in Mesopotamia have an immense
moral and military value. He said the
central powers are unable to help Tur-
key.
May Bring Up AustrO Troops.
81 am informed that owing to the
conditions of anarchy there, Russia
can only produce enough food this
year to feed herself" Bonar Law said.
THE Germans have moved thirty
divisions from the Russian to the west
'front.'" he said. THE allies at present
are slightly superior in men and guns.
There is a possibility, however, that
Austrian troops will be brought up to
the west front"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07
TO SUPPLY SEED SPUDS
CITY Commissioner Porter Will Take
Up Work Among Farmers.

w. L. Porter, city commissioner
has been appointed by the Chamber
OF Commerce to act as its agent in
distributing seed potatoes to garden
ers or farmers who are financially
unable to buy the seed and pay cash
for it.
me arrangement for supplying
SEED potatoes allows the buyer to
get the potatoes thru Commissioner
Porter and sign notes for payment,
Wn1ch may be made within six
months The seed is sold to the
planters at cost. The price of seed
potatoes has lately dropped to s1.65.
MI Porter will buy the seed to the
best advantage possible
Ihcse who want seed potatoes I'M
ger the arrangement provided by the
Cham Der of Commerce. thru Mr.. Por-
ter's department, should call sos. and
ask for George Denton, who is assist
ing in the park commissions de-
partment with the vacant lot garden
ing business.
Mr.. Porter announced this morn
ing that those persons who are able
to pay cash for their seed potatoes
cannot be supplied thru the long
tfr1e arrangement which he is hand
ling. This plan is made to help the
men who have been out of work and
are hard up" he said Not more
than five bushels are sold to any one
person, and under ordinary circum-
stances that amount should turn out
enough potatoes to supply the aver
age family just as long as the pota-
toes would keep without rotting."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-07
FUNERAL OF ]. B. EAMES
Old Soldier. Father of Mrs. Z. a
Moore, To Be Buried Here.

James B. Eames. who died at the
Soldiers Home hospital, Will be BUR
led in Topeka Friday afternoon he
was 10 years of age and had lived in
Kansas thirty-two years. coming to
this state from Illinois, where ne was
engaged in the milling business. He
has been in the soldiers home for two
years. He was born April 81. 1874. in
Montgomery county. Illinois. He
served four years in the Civil war as
a member of Company A, Third 1lli-
nois cavalry He came to Topeka
from Abilene He was stricken with
apoplexy in April, 1916, while he was
in Hillsboro, Ill. He is survived by a
daughter Mrs. Charles A. Moore of
SaIina. formerly of Topeka. and two
grandchildren, Marian and Beverly
Moore.
Mr. Games was member of Lin
coin Post No. 1. G. A. r. The funeral
service will be conducted by the post
al 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon in
PenwelPs chapel Rev A s. Embree
will preach the sermon. 1nterment IN
Topeka cemetery.