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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1917
Page
1
President Wilson declares the nation will win the war to end all wars and secure freedom for all by defeating the Kaiser. He argues only a knockout victory guarantees enduring peace, warning that any other peace would not last and urging total effort to prosecute the war successfully.
Seattle efforts to lift a quarantine imposed by Camp Lewis end in stalemate as Judge Mackintosh withdraws his bid to take charge. The council judiciary committee plans to hear impeachment evidence against Mayor Gill, while dance halls south of Yesler Way reopen as cabarets without licenses amid political friction and limited police action.
The U S house Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously adopts a resolution declaring a state of war with Austria and authorizing the president to use naval and military forces. The measure, similar to the Germany declaration, awaits Senate approval with expected passage. Meyer London and Wisconsin lawmakers discuss positions as votes loom.
Police Judge John B. Tuesday fined Mra ffer, 717 Pine St, $75 after a raid found beer at his home. John Schaffer claimed he did not make the beer. his wife testified to help. Judge Gordon ruled against them, marking Seattle's first domestic beer case and aiding the dry squad.
Unofficial word from the British front claims German forces captured a few Americans near Cambrai. Official headquarters have not confirmed the report and provided no casualty details.
The United States arrests Captain Franz Helfer former master of the Saxonia in Winslow. He escaped internment last spring claiming Austrian status. Helfer is jailed at the immigration station as part of a wider alien enmity sweep. Seven others are held for federal investigation: W J Bumbala Peter Dragich Steve Carr Mike Perd Cellan Mosher Carl August Carlson and Dan Dougherty.
United Press Leased Wire reports a deadly blast at the Aetna Chemical company plant in Heidelberg near Pittsburgh. Initial dispatches stated at least 10 killed and about forty injured as wreckage fell within two blocks of the site.
A fire started today in forward coal bunkers of a munition ship tied up at an Atlantic port. Ammunition stored in the aft section. crew believed the blaze under control by afternoon. Holes were bored in the ship’s side to allow a fireboat to spray water on the flames.
Washington December 5 The House committee favoring government operation of railroads and coal mines proposes unifying rail and water carrier operations for the war period. It calls for suspension of antitrust and loans from the government treasury with supervision, or if the president runs the system, guarantees of return and fair payment for improvements.
General Maurice reported a German advance around Cambrai on the southern flank threatening British supply lines. He noted the Germans captured 38 British guns there, but the British plan to hold the Hindenburg line on a ten mile front remains intact.
Four masked bandits robbed the Stockmen's Trust & Savings bank on Chicago's South Side shortly before noon. They forced Pr J Harmon and eight employees into a back room, looted currency from trays into a bag, and drove off westward as police pursued. The four inside faced no masks and appeared in their early twenties.
The United States sent Switzerland a message pledging to respect Swiss neutrality. The State Department gave few details, noting the move aligns with other governments actions and counters German propaganda claiming the U.S. would overrun Switzerland when it reaches the western front.
Official report from London describes English forces clearing sections south of Marcoing on the Italian front. It notes capture of several hill positions and seven communes, signaling progress against enemy lines.
Washington reports that President Wilson laid out the United States war aims and urged Germany to reveal its purposes. The article notes Britain France and other Entente powers are urged to present their positions, with the address described as a strong political offensive.
American censors are on the job says The Star in a telephoned item. An informant quoted a postal card from a soldier with Pershing noting six Germans were sent to it while the censor crossed out the target word and remarked our boys are not permitted to say where the German headquarters are. Grand Falls Labrador rise 2 000 feet and Niagara Falls drops 164 feet.
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