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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
8
Seattle residents discuss a new federal draft bill expanding the call to men aged 18 to 45. Officials say the changes affect more than twice as many men than the previous law, with registration machinery to mirror 1917 efforts and class 1 nearly exhausted.
Letters from Seattle readers denounce profiteering and German propaganda harming workers and shipyard wage earners. They urge price cuts for sailors and soldiers and criticize hotels and restaurants for charging high rates, urging patriotic restraint to support the war effort.
The writer complains of steep rents in Seattle from $5 to $6 per week for dingy, poorly furnished rooms and calls on the city council and Chamber of Commerce to take action. The note adds that the author and their spouse moved from Mix sourt.
A Bremerton Navy Yard patriot laments profiteering by Bremerton and Portland merchants and transfer companies. He cites a Bremerton restaurant charging outrageous prices and reports transfer firms doubling rates for small moves. He urges The Star to curb profiteering to support 6900 workers and sons in the service.
Prices from a major English food store and a London restaurant show average costs for Americans. Items include flour 7 lbs at a government rate, butter per pound, beef chops, pork loin, roast beef, mutton, lamb, ham, eggs, salmon and fried fish. The menu reflects postwar price control and comparison to moderate American dining costs.
A Bechtel dispatch reports Food Controller Hoover travels to London to assume the role of global food administrator, centering the wartime food fight on England as the fight against hunger continues alongside military action.
London Aug 17 British government price controls on essential foods appear here to be permanent, with Sir William Goode predicting continued regulation after the war. He notes rationing may end later, while prices rise slowly under control and past leaders support the policy despite political criticisms.
A new liquid tint dip for silk and cotton fabrics offers colors including pink yellow lavender gray mustard pea green peach blue green flesh and ecru. Priced per bottle at 15¢ and 25¢. Motion Section on the First Floor.
New shipment of storage chests in aromatic Tennessee cedar measures 15 by 34 inches. Compact size permits ample fur and woolen storage while saving space. chest features a well-finished surface and strong castors. Upholstery Section, First Floor describes the sale price and value.
Mika Mildred Slater has served as Waileall mayoress for three years. On her 21st birthday, women of the town presented her in recognition of her work after she became mayoress when her mother died. Puvis de Chavannes murals have been moved from Amiens to safety. Berlin Reichsanzeiger reports another cut in paper for German newspapers.
Green painted frame and natural finish swing stands five feet high with a ground space of forty by sixty inches. Priced ono nn pou. Location noted as Third Floor.
Sailors from a French naval vessel will be guests of honor at a dance at Mme Lepper's hall at Fourth and Pine. Three free dance lessons are offered to service members, with Edison phonographs requested for music boxes. The First Cadets of Washington held a monthly benefit dance at the same hall. Uniformed men are welcome.
Nine drafted men will depart Seattle for Camp Lewis tomorrow to answer a special call. A London man who lost an arm in battle has been recalled to service.
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