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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1917
Page
1
China declares a state of war against Germany and Austria-Hungary effective at 10 a m today. The formal declaration was communicated to the Chinese legation in cables from Peking this afternoon in Washington.
Local wrestlers and boxing enthusiasts plan a benefit exhibition to support the Sammies tobacco fund. Organizers Dan Salt and J Lonnie Austin enlist scientific boxers and referees, aiming for a major Seattle event at Arena or the ballpark next week with pinkman possibly added from Fort Worden.
Pope Benedict renews an appeal for peace and sets concrete conditions as common ground for discussion. He urges restoration of conquered independent states and amicable territorial adjustments including Belgium Romania Serbia Alsace Lorraine Poland and regions around Treiste and Trent. The proposal appears in the Observatore Romano for broad neutral and belligerent consideration.
Wilson R. Gay was elected president at the Mutual Business club during its third election held on Monday night.
America’s Rainbow division of 19000 National Guardsmen from New York to Texas and California will be the next U S force to serve in France. Maj. Douglas MacArthur will be chief of staff and Maj. Gen. Mann militia bureau chief will command. War Department lists division HQ, cavalry, infantry, machine gun, engineers and artillery units in the reorganized 42nd division.
The Oregon field hospital company forming part of the rainbow division was organized a few weeks ago at La Grande. Its officers are Maj. James J. Graham and First Lieuts. James V. Plamendon, Carl S. Moore and George R. Vehre, with two officers to be appointed. Most of its 83 enlisted men and four officers are from La Grande.
The admiralty announced that a British destroyer was mined and sunk in the North Sea. The captain, two officers, and 43 men were rescued.
Four Western universities including California, Nevada, Washington and Stanford will run six week courses to prepare men for placement in the quartermaster enlisted reserve corps of the regular army. The adjutant general in Washington authorized the programs today.
Officials will hold a Tuesday 5 p m meeting in the mayor's throne room to exchange notes and craft a plan to close down slackers. Prosecutor Lundin and City Attorney Kennedy will represent the government in appeals as divisions review claims and enlistment issues unfold across boards.
Echo Zahl visits Beaux Arts Village on Lake Washington where a 50 acre art colony, Western Academy of Beaux Arts, plans fell apart amid disputes over yoga and community ideals. The piece sketches residents, governance and the utopian dream once tied to art schools and waterfront access.
The Star features advertisements from Standard Furniture Fraser-Paterson Grote-Rankin Red Front Clothing Woodhouse-Grunbaum The Rhodes Frederick & Nelson Bon Marche and Movie news. It promotes economy and valuable information through store ads in Seattle's paper.
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