Shipyard Workers Win Nationwide Wage Increase Mentioned
Washington reports say Seattle shipyard workers will be first to receive wage increases on government contracts. An advance of 50 cents a day is proposed, with a national strike averted by government action. A three member commission may set a new scale, affecting boiler makers drillers shipwrights and hull workers across the industry. The New York yards may settle before the commission takes effect.
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Seattle
Washington, D. C
United Press
Necle Sam
Metal Trades Union
Wilson
Preat Gompers
Federation Labor
Shipping Board
New York
Special Commission
Allied Offensive On 435 Mile Western Front In Massive Battle
Allied forces push across a 435 mile front from the seacoast to the Swiss frontier in a single grand assault. French and British cannons pound Verdun and surrounding sectors as German lines crack under unprecedented artillery with massive shell bursts lighting the night. Prisoners report high German desertion as fear and nerve shock grip the front.
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Pres. Clair
France
Verdun
Flanders
St. Quentin
Chemin Des Dames
Moronvilliers Verdun
Maine
Alsace
Switzerland
Germany
Hindenburg Line
Lens
Arras
Aisne
Moronvilliers
Altho
Douumont
No Man's Land
Beaumont
The Star hires Russell for Russia in-depth reports
The Star announces Charles Edward Russell returns from Russia to write exclusive series on the revolution the government and peasant uprisings. He will reveal inner workings of Russian democracy Kerensky and Siberian prison camps and explain what Americans seek to know.
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the Star Today
Charles Edward Russell
Russia
Wilson
Russell
Star
Kerensky
Napoleon
Siberia
King Garage Theft Reported After Cash Stolen
H. D. Lemieu, owner of the King garage at 10th Ave and Jackson St, said a thief took $27.50 from the register and $3.25 in silver, leaving $12.39 more behind in the drawers. He reported the theft to police Tuesday morning.
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H. D. Lemieu
King Garage
10Th Ave
Jack
Wilson knows too much for Congress
Max Eastman editor of the Masses says a peace council meeting shows President Wilson has broad support in Congress. He claims lawmakers fear Wilson because he knows too much history and law they do not know how to answer him.
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United Press
Milwaukee
Max Eastman
The
Masses
Wilson
Congress
Seek autos to take S. S. men to Camp Lewis
Seattle committees seek 200 autos to transport the first contingent of the city’s soldiers to Camp Lewis on September 5. Local car owners pledge quick support, with the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club managing the draft. Notable volunteers include Norman Wardall and Pliny L. Allen, while unique cases arise among volunteers awaiting exemptions or assignment.
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S. S
Camp Lewis
Seattle
National Army
American Lake
J. W. Stokes
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Pliny L. Allen
W. W. Conner
J. M. Hawthorne
Adjt
Maurice Thompson
District Appeal Board
Angelus Valadhos
Eighth Ave
Open Hearing on Car Fares in Puget Sound Transit
The state public service commission held a hearing at the Chamber of Commerce on whether to discontinue selling 25 street car tickets for $1. Puget Sound Traction officials testified to a $15,000,000 local investment. City officials sought detailed appraisal figures, but the commission ruled against them, affecting cross examination. Vice President W H McGreath testified in the afternoon.
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State Public Service Commission
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Thesdas Altho
Gill
Caldwell
H. R. Richardson
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Richardson
Dreamland Benefit Dance For Tobacco Fund
A community event at the Dreamland hall Friday night offers a long evening of dancing to support the tobacco fund for the boys in France. Fox trot and one step are welcome with 50 cent admission. ladies admitted free.
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Our Boys In
France
Hazen J. Titus
Everett
Virgil C. Garvey
Second Ave
Seneca
Star
Walter Douglas
Metropolitan Building Co
Sammies
Anton Delkin
First Ave
Stacy
N. H. Latimer’s
Joshua Green
Alex Pantages
Tobacco Fund
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