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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1918
Page
6
Bernard Baruch announces a new facilities division within the War Industries Board to accelerate national war production and supply civilian needs by building essential facilities. Samuel H. Bueh, longtime head of ordnance expansion and WB veteran, will lead the division.
Washington Aug 27 Trevant Marshal Gen Crowder issued a call for 5,000 white men for general military service supplementing last weeks call. Of the 6,000 to be called 2,500 will come from Illinois and 2,500 from Pennsylvania. Entrainment to Camp Forest Lytle Ga will take place between September 3 and 6.
The War Department reports 187 casualties in two lists, with Seattle and Washington state entries. Included are 41 killed in action and 84 wounded severely in the morning list, plus 48 killed and 88 severely wounded in the prior list. Names include Private Swan Johnson of Seattle and Private Nigel Bignold of Montesano among others from the Northwest.
The roadhouse at the Meadows known as the Mecca of nightlife will become a sanitarium after September 1. Netherlands American Mortgage Bank, owner, plans to lease to physicians for sanatorium use. Informations filed in superior court against Frank Rosie and Jim Defilips for liquor law violations.
St Louis leaders announce the Republican platform will include neither praise nor censure of President Wilson's war record. The item urges voters to buy war savings stamps as part of a duty message. Adv signed by F L Haynes.
Ottawa report lists 17 Americans in today’s casualty roll. Killed in action include A. N. Murray of Portland and G. A. Aitken of Elk, with several wounded such as Robertson of Seattle and Childs of Berkeley. Other names cover J. Cherene Kellogg Idaho and J. Johnson Tooele Utah among multiple cities.
A Russian prince who recently arrived in London confirms the death of Alexia, son of the former Russian emperor, at the hands of the Bolsheviks, as reported from London on August 27.
In the military guardhouse at Vancouver barracks Corporal Stanley Kosmoskie awaits trial on a bigamy charge. Authorities say he has a wife, Mrs Gertrude Kosmoski, in Milwaukee and a bride of four months in Portland.
In Olympia on August 24 registration of youths in Washington who turned 21 since June 5 rose to 1,674, above the earlier estimate of 1,618.
A man recalls severe stomach trouble causing constant gas and dizzy spells that led to a crash into a telephone pole. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy his condition improved markedly, claiming relief from catarrhal mucus and inflammation of the digestive tract.
An old advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules as a cure for backache and claims a Holland government charter since 1696. It urges daily use of three to four capsules and guarantees relief with money back if not helped, urging purchase from Owl Drug.
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