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24 Apr 1918
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Seattle Star in Seattle, Washington
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
1
Germans Press Drive on Amiens Front in World War I
Allied dispatches report a renewed German west front campaign aiming at Amiens after a broad artillery bombardment from Ypres to the Somme. Haig says strong attacks advance in the Albert sector, Somme, and Avre while fighting narrows near Amiens and Givenchy Robecq endures heavy shelling along an eight mile front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypres
Somme
Hindenburg
Amiens
Haig
Albert
Avre
Ami
Flanders
Givenchy Robecq
Merville
French
War Office
Paris
Zeebrugge Raid Seals Up Key Belgian Base
Franco British raid on Zeebrugge yesterday immobilizes the coastal base. Two 400 foot ships sunk in the channel block submarine access while shore batteries unleash heavy fire. Landing parties force German garrison to flee as stormers destroy cannons and munitions with bombs and flame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zeebrugge
Germany
Mole
Sea Raid May Cut Teeth of U-Sharks
A London dispatch notes that Zeebrugge had been sealed to hinder submarine passage and predicts a sharp drop in merchantmen sinkings by U boats. It argues that submarines would need longer journeys, increasing fuel use and reducing reserve power, with most attacks occurring off the Irish coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Germany
Oxtend
Irish
Mooney Case Stirs Gov Stephens Pardon Pledge
Governor Stephens announced the Mooney case will receive full and fair consideration but urged patience to review evidence and briefs. He said he would ignore telegrams strikes and demonstrations trying to influence the pardon process. Judge Dunne defended California courts and criticized the mediation commission's reasoning in a telegram to Senator Poindexter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Mooney
Mooney
Washington
Frank L. Dunne
Superior Court of California
Senate
Poindexter
California
Dunne
Secret IWW raid uncovers propaganda and records at house
Deputies seized card files listing about 270000 IWW members, a dictaphone setup, lithographing gear, and IWW literature after arresting two men named Bert Lewis and G Fratt at 15th Ave S and Genesee St. The raid followed a liquor warrant. officers say the house was hidden by trees and men tried to avoid neighbors. Fratt tended a front yard garden while Lewis typed IWW materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LW. W
15Th Ave. S
Genesee St
Bert Lewis
G. Fratt
William Haywood
Starwich
Anstad
Fratt
Lewis
Fire Destroys Alien Records at Government Office
Fire at the United States government office on Western Avenue burned the social hall and destroyed interior records listing hundreds of men for government posts. Firefighters stopped the blaze in 12 minutes. officials suspect incendiary work or smoldering cigarette leftovers. In Zurich, two Austrian powder factories reportedly exploded with many casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Western Ave
Contempt Action Against Car Co Dismissed Here
Contempt charges against traction company officials for a half page ad in the morning paper on April 15 regarding the Fremont avenue bridge case were dismissed by Superior Judge John S. Jurey. The court ruled the ad could not be seen as attempting to influence the court since the defendants sought a trial continuance, now set to May 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh M. Caldwell
Traction Company
Fremont Ave
John S. Jurey
Jurey
Two Aviators Die in Wichita Falls Air Crash
In Wichita Falls Texas on April 24 Second Lieut Stephen Kr Warner and Cadet Edward J Schrier were killed when their airplane burst into flames after it crashed and burned. The two airmen died at the scene and the incident is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Texas
Stephen KR. Warner
Edward J. Schrier
The Huns did this and what are you doing
A wartime exhortation urging readers to maximize Liberty bond contributions. It frames inaction as a failure to meet national duty and questions the reader’s commitment to the nation. The piece emphasizes duty, urgency, and collective effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huns
Five Gueldry Paintings From French War Exhibit
A New York exhibit of modern French paintings depicting German atrocities travels to the Col Cornelius Vanderbilt home to aid a relief fund for disabled French soldiers and to prove German guilt. Endorsed by President Poincare and Gen Joffre, five works drawn by Ferdinand Gueldry will be published exclusively by The Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Poincare
France
Joffre
The
Star
Ferdinand Gueldry
French Artists’ Society
Legion of Honor
French War Department
British Raid Snaps 120 Enemies In West Front Action
London reports 120 prisoners taken in a British operation east of Robecq with several machine guns. Additional captures near Meteren accompanied by four machine guns. German artillery active near Villers Bretonneux while French lines report heavy artillery exchanges near Hangard En Santerre and west of Noyon with no infantry fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haig
Robecq
Meteren
Villers Bretonneux
Amiens
Hangard-En Santerre
Noyon
Redfield Opens Parley on Fish Here
Secretary of commerce William C. Redfield opened discussions in the Chamber of Commerce on Pacific coast salmon conservation with the American-Canadian fisheries commission. The talks focus on sockeye protection in British Columbia and Puget Sound, with a Canadian trip to Vancouver and Alaska planned next. The session heard proposals for a closed Puget Sound season to August 1, aiming to save half the run for future years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
William C. Redfield
Chamber of Commerce
American-Canadian Fisheries Commission
Canada
America
British Columbia
Puget Sound
Vancouver
Alaska
United States
Washington Fishermen's Association
McCord
Redfield
There Ought to Be 1 000 Willing to Double Loan
War loan appeal pushes readers to double Third Liberty Loan subscriptions.Seattle letter from H Alvin Moore proposes a pledge drive by 100 or more current subscribers to double their commitments while the author plans to match with his own employer Northern Pacific Railway. The Star invites readers to join the challenge and report actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Pacific Railway Company
H. Alvin Moore
Seattle
Candy Makers Go On Ration
Washington reports rationing of confectioners and manufacturers using sugar will begin soon to ensure sugar for the canning season. The measure aligns with the sugar board certificates for housewives and ties into the nation’s overall war program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sugar Board
Minute Men of Precinct 275 Meet at Gatewood Hall
The Minute Men of Precinct 275 plan a Wednesday night meeting at Gatewood hall Judge Clay Allen will address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Precinct No. 134
Broadway High
School
Minute Men
Precinct 275
Gatewood Hall
Clay Allen
French and Britons Meet New Hun Drive
British and French forces repelled German infantry attacks along a 15 mile front from north of Albert to the Somme junction. Haig reported heavy shelling and artillery bombardments through the night with concerted actions near Givenchy Robecq Dra and Mour. The Allied artillery inflicted severe losses on the enemy during continued clashes in the Somme Ancre Scarpe Bethune and Bailleul sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Somme
Givenchy
Robecq
Haig
Bus
Dra
Mour
Somme Ancre
Scarpe
Bethune
Bailleul
No Peace Now Warns of French Chiefs Threat
Paris April 24 French leaders warn Germany may launch another peace offensive. M Maginot former minister of colonies told the Meuse department that France can only be safe through victory. He urged citizens and soldiers to conquer and blasted any peace not preceded by victory as disastrous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Germany
France
M. Maginot
Department of the Meuse
French report heavy gunfire on Somme Avre fronts
The French war office reported a terrific German bombardment between the Somme and the Avre rivers with hard fighting in the Albert sector. Strong enemy assaults near Dranoutre in Flanders were repulsed and French patrols in the Ailette and Avoncourt areas brought back prisoners. Intermittent cannonading occurred elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Somme
Avre
French War Office
Albert
Dranoutre
Flanders
Ailette
Avoncourt
Masked Klan-Style Parade in Stockton
Thirty eight masked and robed men on white horses paraded silently through Stockton last night and counter marched before I W W headquarters. Two policemen watched as robed riders moved in formation without comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Two British Ships Sunk in Zee Brugge Raid Report
A sailor from the Zee Brugge raid says two German destroyers were sunk during the operation, one in the harbor and the other alongside the mole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Zeebrugge
Irish Strikers Resume Work After Walkout
Dublin April 24 The widespread industry paralysis caused by yesterday's strike showed many workers resuming duties today though streets remained crowded. The Dublin station was quiet as the lord mayor reportedly sought a passport to America to present the Irish case to President Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ulster
Balfour
America
Wilson
Landlord Loses High Rent Case Before a Jury
A Metal Trades Council rent profiteering case ends in favor of George J. Forsyth, employee at Patterson & McDonald shipyard. Jury finds Ferguson entitled to $6 back rent and costs of $25, upholds no 80 day notice claim, and notes rent hike from $18 to $22.50 not due. Forsyth was represented by John F. Dore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metal Trades Council
Otis Brinker
James M. Ferguson
George J. Forsyth
Patterson & McDonald Shipyard
Ferguson
Forsyth
Costa
John F. Dore
German Tri Plane Captured Near Paris After Raid
Paris April 24 a German tri plane was brought down and its crew of three taken in last night's German air raid the raid was frustrated and ended with the enemy plane downed near Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
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Gov. Stephens
Alien Records
Zurich
Glazenbach
Car Co
Aisne
Victoria
W. H. Lowman
Edwin F. Sweet
Commerce
Edward T. Quigley
Department of Commerce
George J. Desbarats
Naval Service of Canada
J. Douglas Hazen
New Brunswick
the Star
Allen
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