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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
12
A local retailer touts improved buying power across 106 Gately stores and ample ready money ensuring quality fabrics and workmanship. Shoppers are invited to visit tomorrow to compare value and variety, with no pressure to buy and assurances of satisfaction.
British forces press a vast 12 mile advance from Ypres to Armentieres in the Flanders offensive. Six thousand German prisoners taken so far as cavalry reenters the line with heavy mining, bombardments, and air support shaping a major assault on Lille Tourcoing Roubaix sectors.
Haig reports a major Allied strike on the western front repelling renewed German efforts around St Quentin La Fere Moulin Laffaux and Souain hill while capturing a strong enemy position east of Helfort. Austrian assaults on Trentino and above Trieste repelled as aerial bombardment targets Voll and Pogradetz.
A report notes fake British officers in naval attire deceiving young women. Lieutenant Commander George Ellin Stuart allegedly used a forged commission to woo Katie Miller, causing engagement rumors and social alarm in New York society.
Jergen's Toilet Soaps assorted odors cake 5¢ Jergen's Bath Tablets cake 10¢ Armour's Bath Tablets cake 106 Jergen's Violet Glycerine Soap cake 40¢ Stork Castile Soap cake 10¢
Miscellaneous household items listed include rubber gloves a pair for 2.50 dollars toothbrushes assorted ten cents each large rolls toilet tissue two for a dime Colgate’s dental ribbon toothpaste and Lavoris antiseptic deodorant Glycothymoline antiseptic priced around thirty cents each.
Prosecutor Lundin says county liquor office will close July 1 as referendums delay the honesty law and Reed postal amendment takes effect. Debate continues whether Reed law bars liquor importation into Washington or only tightens existing dry states. Two hundred fifty permits issued Thursday amid a comedy program featuring Fitch Cooper the Musical Rube and acts by la Roy and Harvey, Hugo Kelley and Emma Helt, and The Two Balkins.
United States reports Gen. Pershing has arrived in England following a conference with the president two weeks earlier. The voluntary censorship shows its effect as details of Pershing's movements remain unmentioned despite knowledge within press circles.
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