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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
6
Two months after arriving from Aberdeen, soldier boys were ordered to report to American Lake and depart early next week. A letter from July 25 by Fred W. Miller at Tye thanks Leavenworth women for sacks of goods and meals, praising their kindness before the move to Camp G. 2d Inf. Wn.
Washington faces a serious I W W threat seen as ready to invade the Pacific Northwest and disrupt industry and farming. Authorities consider possible sedition as the group seeks to interfere with grain and fruit harvests, prompting government action. Colfax reports many new houses ordered in Whitman county despite high prices.
The supreme court ruled that any form of picketing is unlawful in a case where a local restaurant refused to hire union help. The owner may sue the union for damages as the ruling reverses a lower court decision that sided with the union. Readiness for new developments includes road and facility projects in nearby towns.
Westinghouse interests of Pittsburgh seek 1000 workers willing to sign a secrecy pact to join a new plant for making war munitions. Entrants must endure ten months of confinement with no outside contact, receive double pay and production bonuses, and have high Americanist and vocational skill. An Edison official hints a major Edison invention might be produced.
Northwest readers learn that organized labor threatens a closed shop across Washington with unions pressing for recognition in lumber mills and Seattle transit. Shipyard talks loom, while Harley-Mason completes the Cantonment at American Lake, projecting a $1.5 million monthly soldier payroll and broad state impact.
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