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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1918
Page
2
Nine men charged with conspiring to incite revolution in India were found guilty by a federal jury in San Francisco after a five month trial that began November 20. One defendant was acquitted. The verdict, reached around 1 a.m., carries a cost to the government of about half a million dollars.
Second Lieut. Robert Hanna of the British army, once a log dealer in Vancouver, BC, received the Victoria Cross for conspicuous bravery in attack. Under heavy fire he led a party to capture a fortified position, bayoneting three enemies and silencing a machine gun after all company officers were killed. Kilkeel, Mourne, published a detailed notice in The Newry Reporter.
Washington April 24 United States war department lists 43 casualties with breakdowns: six killed in action three dead of wounds 11 disease 10 severely wounded and 13 slightly wounded. Also notes three defendants pled guilty and will be sentenced with convicted men. During trial Ram Singh fatally shot Ram Chandra and was shot dead by US Marshal James Holohan.
Adjutant General McCain told the House Military Affairs Committee that America could place 3,000,000 men on the French front within a year with sufficient ships and training. He suggested up to 6,000,000 might be possible in two and a half years with more ships. He saw no objection to raising the draft age to 40.
April 24 Thel lam believed to be making concessions to Germany to avoid war. Germany demands gravel and other war material from the neutral nation. Holland declines certain policy changes but aims to stay nominally friendly with both sides. The U S assists peace efforts with added tonnage. A banquet at the Elka club honored Raymond L. Barr returning from a year in the navy.
Police seek the motorist who struck Alice Tindall on 814 24th Ave North as she skated home from school, leaving her unconscious in the street. Witnesses say no warning was given and several saw the license number. the girl is under medical care at her home.
A state detention station to treat women with vice diseases will be set up across Washington. Supplies and physicians funded by government. ongoing costs to be raised by public subscriptions until legislative funding arrives. A permanent committee led by Gov Lister and officials from Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Walla Walla will oversee the statewide campaign. The note recalls the first appendicitis operation at St Luke's hospital in Denver in January 1885.
An article urges housewives to save summer eggs for winter use to relieve storage pressure and cut living costs. It details methods, especially water glass immersion, with instructions on containers, egg selection, washing, and preparing a potassium-sodium silicate solution for preservation.
Chief of Police Warren investigates graft allegations after the suspension of Sergeant Frank L. Melvin and Patrolman G. C. Collins. William Teasdale accuses them of taking $100 hush money during a raid on the Norris hotel premises, where whiskey was found. The officers deny the charge and say they will prove their innocence while Warren reviews patrol-box reports to confirm duty status during the raid.
A mid-summer tip advises opening jars to check liquid level and adding water glass if covered by less than two inches. When eggs are removed for use they should be washed, and for boiling prick the blunt end of the shell to vent air from the air cell to prevent cracking.
G Marle Gordon and J Fra Drake are returning to Vancouver barracks to serve in the aviation division after being acquitted by a jury of inciting the riot at Pigott Printing Co. Deliberations lasted one hour five minutes. Defense argued emotional irresponsibility and alleged sedition in publications.
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