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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
1
Premier Lloyd George told the Lawyers' Club at Grays Inn that full agreement with Wilson is essential in war movements and that lasting peace must include reparations. He stressed that victory and a just settlement are the goals for England in the war.
The passage argues that any peace excluding the destruction of Prussian militarism leads to more armament and ultimately more war. It warns that vague peace talks confuse the issue and fail to achieve lasting peace.
The War Mediation Commission neared departure for St Paul as lumbermen rejected terms on the eight hour day. The body anticipated counter proposals and possible congressional action, while a split persisted among members over local eight hour implementation versus ten hour competition. Secretaries and officials signaled continued efforts toward a Northwest settlement amid cautious optimism.
Tacoma staff correspondent AMP LEWIS recalls wartime love letters from soldiers and camp writing rooms. The letters reveal doubts about romance, fear, and longing as war keeps lovers apart, with snippets to illustrate their mood and humor amid olive drab life.
Mayor Gill signaled he would attend a 7 p.m. special council session to pressure a swift impeachment decision while denying a firm course but promising remarks about certain gentlemen involved. Public commentary and political maneuvering mark the dispute.
British troops under Capt. Featherstone dig a dug-out and lay machine gun displacements as Seattle readies for the Seattle Girls War Relief Bazaar. The event opens next week at the Arena Hippodrome Metropolitan and the area between them.
Camp Lewis Tacoma December 14 A general issued orders allowing regimental commanders to grant three day passes to soldiers for the Christmas holiday without headquarter authorization There will be no ten day furloughs for men from California and Jordan The Seattle ban stays in force permitting visits only to men from Seattle or with relatives there
Flobert Kane president of Par Alta Moving Picture Co of Los Angeles and noted as a wealthy figure in the draft army is promoted from sergeant to regimental sergeant major for distinguished service on a secret assignment for M E Saville head of military police. Details not disclosed but the work is described as vital and successful. Also note donations to and applications for membership in the Red Star Animal Relief Association at 207 University St.
A 15 mile gale along New Jersey coast from early today turned a night snow sleet storm into one of the worst in years. The mix of snow and sleet caused high seas that flooded streets in several towns and threatened beach cottages along the shore.
The State Department cabled legations in neutral countries to deny that a German woman spy named Anna Hultern was shot in the United States. The report, circulated by German papers as a Cavell case offset, was not confirmed by any official source.
Gen. Skalon of the Russian staff committed suicide at German Army headquarters in Petrograd on December 14, just before armistice conference convened. Full details withheld. dispatch from Brest Litovsk reports self inflicted death under sensational circumstances.
No mayor in the state has been impeached for unknown reasons. It will take five votes to order an impeachment trial and six votes to convict. Corporation Counsel Caldwell cannot act as prosecutor. Mayor Gill faces impeachment on four charges.
The city council prepares four articles of impeachment alleging Mayor Hiram C. Gill allowed illegal houses and gambling dens to operate with his knowledge and that of Police Chief Beckingham. The articles accuse improper dance halls and lenient enforcement, plus use of the mayor’s name in a law firm to shield Merchants' Protective clients.
United Press bulletins detail violent artillery exchanges in the Alsace sector near Maison de Champagne and east of Suipper, with a French raid near Cerny. On the Italian front isolated engagements between the Brenta and Miave rivers are noted. Korniloff’s forces are said to be beaten by the Red Guards and regulars, with Korniloff fleeing. A Canadian casualty notice lists W H Hennett and an American as wounded or missing.
New York woke to its first heavy snow of the season with four to eight inches on the ground. City crews planned to clear the streets with about 14,000 workers needed, but only 1,800 responded to the initial call for help.
The first five percent of the draft questionnaires will be mailed Saturday to men registered for service. Volunteers for the Sere and navy end on Saturday. Sixteen pages of questions must be filled and returned within seven days to local boards. An army of lawyers will aid at boards during hours, and address changes require notice. Exemptions do not shield from filling the form. Classifications will place men into five groups with No 1 exhausted before No 2.
London reports deny Germany’s claim Britain began peace feelers in September with a German statement saying any inquiry came via neutrals and did not lead to a formal offer. The exchange prompted claims Arthur Balfour cited a neutral government as the initiator.
Germany plans a west front drive as a prelude to a new peace offensive. The move signals Berlin hopes to dent Allied resolve and shift momentum on the Western Front amid ongoing war pressures.
Women are urged to buy a Red Cross life membership for 50 dollars and gain entry to the Weekly via Frank Jacobs at Star Liberty movies. Life members should assemble at Red Cross headquarters, 1424 Third Ave., Saturday at 11 o'clock.
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