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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1918
Page
5
The Lokal Anzeiger reports Kaiser followed the battle by eye and map during the day. Karl Rowener notes the Kaiser remained on the front until the afternoon as troops clashed near Kemmel Heights.
The Y M C A expands its Red Triangle service for Class 1 non English speaking draftees preparing for camp. At Camp Lewis 4000 men who could not read or speak Pingilish will receive free English Conversation courses starting May 9 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Y M C A Fourth Ave and Madison St location.
The King County Council of Defense calls men who have seen front-line service to speak before Seattle and King County patriotic service councils. Veterans wishing to participate may leave their names at the 409 City-County Building, Elliott 3319.
A brief item promoting Haynes watch repair services at Next Liberty Theatre urging people to have their watches serviced.
Diagram shows British night raid on German submarine nests at Ostend and Zeebrugge. Blocking ships loaded with concrete were sunk in canal entrances to bottle up the bases, with Bruges canal reportedly closed.
The Food Administration bars new wheat flour allotments for dealers who began dual sales after April 4 1918 until the 1918 harvest. May July camp workers receive 3.5 pounds flour per person weekly, with strict purchase limits to 10 percent above last year’s supply and certified May July 1917 purchases required. Bakers face a 70 percent ration except for bread and rolls.
Washington April 29 Germany plans to present an ultimatum to Tunisia calling for the release of German prisoners from Siberia with a joker that frees only invalid Russian prisoners. A 115 member commission would go to Petrograd to press the exchange. If refused Germany threatens to hold prisoners in good health and to keep those ill in neutral care, while releasing only invalided Russians. New evidence shows similar German tactics in Finland. Germans manning Finnish forts fired on a ship from Helsingfors bound for Kronstadt.
New York greeted the first American soldiers returning from the firing line on April 29. Fifty Pershing troops marched up Broadway to City Hall Park for a Liberty Loan rally as thousands cheered from windows, statues, and subway kiosks to glimpse America’s first war veterans. Mayor Hylan welcomed them at City Hall Park before a luncheon.
The Y M C A in New York released 54 names of war workers aboard a steamer sunk yesterday by a submarine. Arthur Slungerford, an American newspaper man, led the party en route to the front for army work. All were waved as rescued or accounted for.
Louis A. Cella long noted as a millionaire sportsman and owner of Latonia Fort Erie and Hot Springs race tracks died in St Louis at age 51. His death ends a prominent career in American racing circles.
In New York on April 29 Yvette Quilbert the French adreaa resident outraged bidders by selling her garments to boost the Third Liberty Loan. Her cap fetched 2000 dollars handkerchief 1000 brocade 1000 and skirt 1000 before she quit. The New York reserve district still lagged the 900 million quota with 560.9 million raised.
Milton Bronner reports German occupation in Belgium with harsh rules and loot. Von Falkenhausen bans stuffing mattresses with hay or straw and needles out of cattle food. villagers improvise with old paper. Churches disrupted as soldiers search convents, interrupt masses, and seize church valuables. priests forced to stop readings.
Three University of California coeds in marine engineering and naval architecture seek government shipyard assignments to aid emergency fleet efforts. Teulah Woods Jeannette Dyer and Jeanne Kramer are the classmates. a seized government circular is noted at Wells Fargo express.
United Press reports Germany plans a broad propaganda drive to weaken Britain and France after its military operations. Advices indicate Berlin will push two strategies in France, expose French loans to Russia, and foster English disaffection while expanding propaganda networks from Switzerland to Persia and India.
Chicago April 29 A national strike of commercial telegraphers appears unlikely as President S J Kennekamp of the telegraphers union departs for a Tuesday conference with the federal war labor board. Union meetings were held nationwide and small gatherings were reported in Milwaukee Atlanta Albuquerque and Memphis amid threats to union men.
Sailors from the Defenders' club and Oakland police saved 15 women from a burning lodging house in Oakland. Policeman Leslie Cox entered through smoke and rescued two occupants. The fire driven 40 residents into the street in night clothes caused $10,000 damage to the building.
Jefferson City Mo April 29 Judge Walter Graves of the Missouri Supreme Court declined to accept the U S Senate appointment offered to succeed the late William J Stone B J Brinkman millionaire banker remains a candidate under consideration by Governor Gardner according to local politicians
Reports to the intelligence bureau indicate Germany has built six supersubmarines with a capacity of 1,500 to 1,800 tons and a cruising radius of 10,000 miles. A further six are under construction, with potential deployment in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Phoenix authorities report Ivan McCain in custody for the murder of Kenneth G. Yolston whose body was found in the Arizona desert after disappearing in November. Identification was made from papers and correspondence.
Rome April 9 submarines losses for Germany over the past six weeks have more than doubled the rate seen in January and February, according to advices from Zurich.
Police report two Sunday evening burglaries in Seattle. Thieves took a dressed chicken and two pounds of butter from Mrs A Williams at 604 Twenty second Ave. They also looted Mrs C A Riddle at 153 Highland Drive of a large beef roast and vegetables. Officers fear recovery is unlikely.
St. Vaul April 29 The condition of Archbishop Treland was unchanged today He is suffering general exhaustion and extreme fatigue after a trip from Florida
An ad by Dr. L. R. Clark D. D. S. argues that good teeth boost efficiency and health, claiming decayed teeth cause systemic poisons and a range of ailments. It promotes a modern, up-to-date dental office with trained staff, painless techniques, guaranteed work, and affordable prices.
New York April 29. Dangerous depletion of German reserves is needed if Hindenburg continues for Ypres and the channel ports. The battle for the ports is a strategic clash between Hindenburg and Foch over reserve use. German reserves are lavishly deployed. Foch has not risked reserves for defense if Hindenburg is stopped before ports.
Washington April 29 The takeover of Dutch ships prompts talk of the United States purchasing the Dutch West Indies. Advocates say a buy would ease burdens, bolster the Panama Canal region, and please Holland.
Poslam touts high intensity healing for skin eruptions claiming one ounce equals a pound of ordinary ointments. Satisfied users report rapid relief from itching and irritation, with quick soothing effects. Free samples offered by Emergency Laboratories at 243 West 47th Street, New York City.
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