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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
8
London reports German naval units reportedly moving at Kiel while Allied offensives from Soissons to Rheims and Pola intensify. The French American drive nears a decisive turn, with U.S. troops and air power contributing to widening gaps in German lines.
The county city building strike by 32 janitors ended when G. H. Sullivan, new assistant purchasing agent and county property agent, replaced as head janitor, and George McFarland moved to lead janitor post.
London dispatch reports German fleet reinforcements after years bottled up in Kiel and the Baltic. Observers say Allied navies now outnumber and outbuild the German force, while Admiral von Tirpitz hints at a summer offensive in the North Sea with a large American fleet nearby.
Dispatches from the French front cast doubt on Quentin Roosevelt's fate as killed in action or captured. Reports note German weapon power rising with Russian reinforcements and speculate on German dreadnoughts and battle cruisers. A New York relay hints at renewed hope regarding Roosevelt's status amid Baltic theater concerns.
Herbert Hoover United States food administrator has landed in England. Surgeon Major Richard Derby Hoover's son in law wires that a companion aviator in Quentin was landed unhurt. Reports discuss German potential drives and naval plans as war prospects shift.
Paris dispatches report German forces pouring reserves to halt the Franco American advance toward Salmons. Allied rapid progress disrupts Cleran staff plans to defend Paris. Dawn finds Americans observing Solasons from a plateau as they advance. Two American units and one French unit have repelled a flight and sent back about 3,000 prisoners. The drive seriously interferes with German railway operations.
General Pershing announced that American and French forces penetrated German lines between the Aisne and the Marne, taking many prisoners and guns. The advance, conducted Thursday, drove several miles into enemy positions.
A fragment notes troop movements around Ward Laon Chateau Thierry Rheims and the Aisne. It states the threat to the German pivot along the Marne and that Second It has drawn off pressure against French forces on the Marne.
A large lot of dark blue top coats for women in small sizes offered at discount prices from $5.00 to $13.95 with a featured coat at $10.95. Limited stock emphasized for quick sale.
Women novelty suits ten dollars each with a few serge suits in black brown navy in medium sizes. Children and Misses top coats in checks and novel ties from five to nine ninety five. Children's sweaters priced from ninety eight cents to five ninety five.
Reed-Smith stock offers women's cotton union suits at 49c to 89c with fine ribbed and lace knee seconds in sizes 36 and 38. Necklines feature crocheted ribbons. Mercerized lisle stockings priced 39c to 39c for black and brown shades. Children's cotton stockings in fast black 30c.
A local advertisement lists numerous discounted footwear items for women and men. Prices range from 2.75 to 6.90, featuring gray kid shoes, mahogany brown kid shoes, brown suede uppers, black kid shoes, brown high calf shoes, tan and dark brown oxfords, and Walk-Over Stratford dress shoes. Endicott-Johnson work shoes also offered.
Reed Smith stock offers high-grade worsted suits in blue and gray, sizes 33 to 37, plus boys suits of mixed cloth with belt pockets. Also available are men’s work shirts in blue and gray cheviot and chambray at 1.39, dress shirts, fine ribbed Union suits at 1.39, and work overalls with jumpers at 1.98 each.
A promotional notice from The Bon Marche markets novelty parasols and related summer garments at half price. It outlines silk parasols, Munsing Union Suits, fiber silk hose, gloves, and washable chamoisette gloves with assorted sizes and colors, all offered at substantial discounts.
A newspaper listing promotes summer swimwear with boys’ suits priced at 2.25 dollars and 3 to 4 dollars in various colors and styles. It also notes men’s cotton suits in navy blue with red white trim priced around 1.50 dollars.
Advertises three piece fly rods at 1 50, steel rods 1 50 and 3 75, bait boxes 35c, enamel fish line 1.00, leader boxes 25c, landing net 1 25 and 1 50, hooks and guts 50c, worm leaders 15c 25c 50c, salmon eggs 35c. Basement Union Street side.
The Bon Marche Fourth Floor advertises prepared lunches to beat the heat with items like kippered salmon at 28c per pound apricot jam 24c per pound queen olives 16c per pint and mayonnaise dressing 43c per pound for quick meals.
Saturday News From the Drug Section lists deep discounts on Pullman Aprons at 1.25, Sloan's Liniment 69 cents, Merrit Fountain Syringes 1.50, Jad Salts 79 cents, Icy Hot bottles various sizes up to 4.50, Thermos bottles from 2.25 to 4.50, Ferrostat Unbreakable bottles 8.00, Universal Lunch Baskets 3.25 to 3.75, and more at THE BON MARCHE.
Advertises Mayflower Coffee at 25 cents a pound and Bon Marche Special at 35 cents per pound, three pounds for one dollar, along with a best blend Ceylon Tea at 50 cents per pound.
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