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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1918
Page
1
Report from Coblenz and Berlin describes German authorities and Third Army moves toward Rhine occupation. It notes premature American bridgehead concerns, German cooperation changes, and mild American controls over civilian life as occupation settles in.
Editorial notes in October urged Seattle to press for a coast to coast air mail terminal, warning San Francisco would be designated if Seattle did not act. The city failed to organize a committee or secure accommodations, leaving Seattle out of the first air mail route.
Excerpt quotes Max imilian Harden criticizing the Kaiser for lacking wartime leadership. Harden says the Kaiser avoided responsibility, was manipulated by junkers, and sent to Norway. He warns armistice terms threaten Germany by exposing Alsace Lorraine and Silesia divisions.
A terse prompt asks if you have a message for the bank and whether you wish to speak with the merchant, and whether you have something to say to the working man. The tone implies seeking direct communication channels.
The American transport Sierra with 35 officers and 1581 men all convalescents arrived in New York from Brest after a rough voyage. Delayed transports are due today and army authorities estimate about 260000 troops will be landed at the port during the week.
London Dec 9 The allies move to punish German criminals by establishing a grand court of the allies. Under the British war cabinet authority Attorney General Smith named a committee already at work on the preparations, aiming to try from Emperor William II to ordinary German combatants.
President Wilson has not indicated his views on the Kaiser’s fate but is expected to be consulted by international law experts. The report notes the U S wartime stance and possible implications for postwar decisions.
Police report a 3 months old baby boy found abandoned inside the Byron hotel at 2017 First Ave after a late Sunday night event. The infant was discovered by Mrs OConnell around 10 pm and is said to be under hospital care with notes indicating the mother sought someone to care for the child. The note cites a person named Ross Moore and a statement from a Mandeim mother not keeping the infant.
President Wilson holds first conference with Secretary Lansing and Ambassador White on peace conference issues. Taft’s New York speech backing the league of nations pleases officials as Washington nears the Azores voyage. The fleet continues religious services and gifts for shipboard children before Christmas. Scheidemann says Germany will send six delegates backed by the national assembly to the peace talks.
The war department plans to ask Congress to authorize a peace time standing army of half a million men. Universal military training is not planned. The reforms are part of a broader army reorganization disclosed by sources close to Secretary Baker and Chief of Staff March. In a separate item, Miew Cunningham, fourth cousin of President Wilson, was released after four years as a German prisoner.
Severe Spanish influenza floods Seattle public facilities with white faced children on hallway cots. A second, more serious wave prompts health officials led by J S McBride to report rising deaths and hundreds of new cases. The old courthouse emergency hospital opens to relieve city hospitals. Vaccination stations remain available and quarantine measures loom if death rates fail to drop.
In San Francisco on December 9, police officers did not wear masks despite the mayor's flu mask proclamation. Health Officer Hassler warned he would seek an ordinance from the supervisors to enforce masking until influenza is eradicated statewide.
Seattle's import and export trade rose to an average above two million dollars daily, totaling 370 405 352 for the first half of 1918. The gain compares with 119 644 070 more than the same period in 2017, with foreign exports 105 544 136 and imports 282 900 927. Paysse notes potential for bigger totals if Seattle controls new Russian commerce.
General Petain was bestowed the baton of a marshal of France during the Alsace-Lorraine formal transfer ceremonies. A bill in Congress proposes a national railway authority under federal incorporation, though not government owned, introduced by Representative Civay.
J W T Mason analyzes postwar Germany noting a government with limited power unable to reform workers and curb disorder. He argues the country is virtually headless, teetering toward formal anarchy, with unrest rooted in economic woes rather than political conflict, likely addressed by future constitutional decisions and improved living standards.
The former crown prince of Germany requests permission from Dutch authorities to carry a revolver while visiting Amsterdam. He abdicated but remains interned and demands mufti dress. aides say the government will grant entry with an escort. A German cook has arrived at Wieringen amid travel notes.
Mrs. Amos R. Pinchot has been granted a divorce in New York. Her husband is noted as a founder of the progressive party. Custody of their 14 year old daughter Rosamond is awarded to Mrs. Pinchot and guardianship of their son Gifford Pinchot is given to his father.
Former monarch Ferdinand of Bulgaria, residing in Vienna, states his intention to devote the remaining years of his life to studying botany. The move follows his abdication and reflects a quiet personal pursuit away from political duties.
The china on the dinner table vibrates vigorously in Georgetown near the traction company's power house causing clocks to gain hours and dwellings to tremble. Residents claim vibration from power station machinery is to blame. Walter F. Meier, corporation counsel, says if vibration is a public nuisance the city council holds the remedy.
Paris reports investigate the shooting of nine French prisoners at the Langensalza Prussian camp and serious wounds to 15 others. The French government demands action and reparations for the casualties.
Vienna dispatch describes three million Austrians on the edge of a Bolshevik outbreak. Red Guards organized by Erwin Kish and Alfred Walker plan to seize aristocratic estates for public use. Food shortages loom as Vienna faces three weeks of rations and coal scarcity, with subway and electricity threatened. Charity kitchens feed thousands daily with meager soup rations.
Santiago reports say a Lima dispatch misrepresented President Wilson offering mediation in the Chile Peru controversy. Some circles view Peruvian interpretation as malicious, shaping a negative early reaction here.
Lieut. A. F. Hogland, an army aviator from Matherfield, returned to Eugene and announced he would not attempt the flight today. He had been in the air for over an hour and flew out of sight on the last lap. Scientists note that the term shell shock is frowned on, calling it Bow rosia.
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