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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1918
Page
2
United Press reports from the American armies in France that a German air raid dropped 10 bombs on a field hospital near the trenches, causing evacuations as surgeons witnessed burning fuses and shattered windows. A young officer described watching bombs, while a child sang nearby during the attack.
Dr Ng Poon Chew, noted Chinese journalist and statesman, spoke at the Hippodrome Sunday night under the China club auspices. He praised the United States as the only nation not seeking to seize China and credited American friendship with winning China’s gratitude and leading to entry into the war.
Roland Cotterill, a council candidate, was endorsed at a large Sunday meeting in the Labor temple. The union, largely civil service employees, has about seventy five percent of its members in that category.
Reverend Paul Rader, Chicago preacher and former cowboy, is shown with Jim Jeffries as he uses cowboy skills to tackle social issues on the sawdust trail. He aims to raise a million dollars for Salvation Army work on the trenches, blending pugilist and cowboy lore.
Sam Frisco the goat of Company G 316th trains at Camp Lewis in Tacoma devours cigarets eagerly. He eats them as fast as they are fed and then demands more, proving a finicky but voracious appetite for tobacco.
Honorary speaker Hon. G. H. Cowan K C will headline the annual Canadian Club informal dinner at 645 Monday evening in the Masonic club dining room. Women guests attend for the first time. Judge King Dykeman will respond to the toast to President Wilson.
Three thousand three hundred Seattle men from the Chamber of Commerce will be asked to enlist for home war work and be ready for special service. Pledges sent Monday ask each member to choose a branch such as food production, fuel conservation, labor in shipbuilding, Americanization, or public economy among others.
Scotch comedian Harry Lauder will perform for Camp Lewis soldiers on Wednesday night as part of his United States tour. He will sing for the men and discuss the war, following his engagements in cantons. Lauder previously lost his son in France. A Red Cross auxiliary meeting at Harrison School will be held Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A New York mail order house selling surplus stock at a low dollar rate invites shoppers downtown with market baskets to pick up useful everyday merchandise at profitable prices.
A large assortment of dresses in plaid gingham chambray serge and white organdy. Many styles ranging from dainty to practical offer a good variety for young wearers.
A selection of Misses' Zephyr Wool Sweaters offered at 1.98 featuring large convertible collars and contrasting color options. Shoppers can choose from popular shade assortments and stylish sash belt accents.
MOthers shop and save on boys serge suits priced at 2.95. The navy blue pinch-back style garments come in all good sizes and are advertised as mannish wool serge.
Do your boys need school coats. Heavy plaid material Mackinaws with yoke back and double breasted sold at $2.50. Well made coats designed for several seasons of wear.
Corsets in coutil with elastic tops, brocade fronts, and lace front models suit stout to slender figures. Chemises 49c in cambric with Swiss embroidery yokes. Gowns at 59c in cambric with lace and embroidery trimming. Well boned coutil corsets, good grade materials, inexpensive and varied styles.
Neat house dresses in plain chambray tan lavender and blue feature white twill collars and cuffs. Infants sleeping garments come in white outing flannel with a drawstring at the bottom for snug fit.
Quick sale offers striped percale bungalow aprons at 35c each while supplies last. Corduroy girls hats priced at 49c in neat sailor styles for school wear. Also a small lot of boys plaid golf caps at 17c each.
A large lot of Trimmed Hats includes velvet and straw shapes with satin trims. Velvet hats sell for 79 cents. many styles suitable for women and children offer a neat, varied selection.
Textile listing notes women’s flannelette skirts in full and knee lengths with deep flounce edging in blue pink and white. Also advertised are boys’ school blouses made of flannelette.
A sale offers gingham band style aprons in full cut suitable for kitchen work and bloomers in striped and plain outing flannel in all sizes. Prices noted at 17c for the aprons and 25c for the bloomers.
Angora Sets offered at 1.25 for a complete trio Sweater Leggings and Cap in red and rose. Cap and Scarf Sets priced at 29 cents. Children's Cap and Scarf sets in plaid at 29 cents. Men's fleece lined shirts and drawers 29 cents.
An advertisement for Bon Marche promotes 54 inch springtime wool jersey at 3.75 a yard and plaid or check fabrics from 2.00 to 3.50. It urges readers to buy now to secure spring skirts with 42 to 54 inch wide materials in the latest styles.
At Tacoma Feb 18 the Greene Park amusement complex planned for Camp Lewis will open buildings for use within weeks. Conceived by Maj H A Greene the park will rival any in the country with two giant barber shops and bowling alleys, hotels and cafes, a 250 room hotel, banks and game rooms, and frame buildings in varied designs totaling a 2 million investment. About 1,000 concessionaires won permission to operate.
The Seattle Girls auxiliary to the Red Cross opened sewing headquarters at 1206 Fourth Ave on Monday. Miss Gladys Waterhouse is in charge. the group previously ran the war bazaar last December.
President William May Garland and Secretary Thomas Ingersoll of the National Real Metate association were guests of honor at a Monday luncheon at the Hotel Butler, hosted by the Seattle association. They arrived Saturday night.
Miss Prady, the sole woman on Director General Mc Adoo's railroad staff, selected for efficient Liberty Loan work, is active in Washington society and volunteered for war efforts.
Immigration Commissioner Henry M. White announces a demand for 100 workers in Eastern Washington. Wages are $2 a day with board and lodging provided. In New York on February 18 Col. Roosevelt’s recovery was officially reported.
The fifth large steel freighter from J F Duthie Ship Building Co slid down the ways early Sunday and rush efforts aim to have it ready to carry supplies to American forces in France. The vessel is named Westover and was sponsored by Mrs. W R Bowles.
Dean and Mrs. Arthur R. Priest depart Saturday for New York to set up headquarters for Washington state soldiers in France. The sendoff was given by friends before their departure.
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