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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1917
Page
5
In Vancouver August 28 the Veterans of All Wars Day will be celebrated. Veterans of American wars are urged to attend an open meeting at the Armory Thursday night to discuss sending a Seattle delegation.
An advertisement claims a delatone paste mixed with water removes hair from the skin in minutes with no pain. The paste is applied to the hairy area for a few minutes, rubbed off, then washed to leave hair-free skin, with a warning to ensure genuine delatone is used.
Allied conference in Downing Street with Premiere Ribot of France, Sonnino of Italy, Pasiteh of Serbia, and British and Romanian reps. Discussed potential German cabinet strengthening, Kerensky's Russia, and possible shifts in diplomacy including Kuessmann as Germany’s foreign minister.
Berlin editors voiced open dissatisfaction with the new cabinet. The Tageblatt lambasted the government for lacking popular input, describing democratization as an exotic sea monster and alleging Parliament has no power or responsibility in choosing leaders.
President Wilson notified Congress through Senator Lewis that he wants adjournment by September 1 to rest before the December session. He urged the Senate to rush action on the food and revenue bills.
Federal officers arrested Otto T. Post, a Rust Engineering Co engineer, amid seized papers linking him to a scheme to secretly send a large loving cup to the U boat commander responsible for the Lusitania sinking. The arrest was reported by United Press Leases Wire from Pittsburg.
Washington Aug 7 Measures may affect wage scales of Puget Sound navy yard workers as a special committee of government officials prepares to review conditions in navy yard arsenals and other government plants. Roosevelt Lippmann and Blackman will oversee the wage adjustments.
A chase through downtown streets ended with the recovery of Charlies O Malley’s stolen auto taken from Fourth Ave and Union at Tuesday night. The thief escaped.
A Russian man named C. Stanley was arrested on Monday and sentenced to 30 days in jail for allegedly declaring Woodrow Wilson meddling and labeling James W. Gerard a double crosser. Local authorities reported the case and the sentence.
Motorcycle officers Hal lard McCaffrey Harvey and Stanley raided a dice game at Pier D Monday. Two gamblers leaped over the wharf and swam away while eight others were arrested.
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