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04 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1918
Page
1
War Department Criticized Over War Effort Coordination
Senator Hitchcock charges the War Department lacks motive power and coordination and blames Secretary Baker for failures in troop movement shipbuilding fuel logistics and food aid. He cites shortages in coats overcoats rifles machine guns and training as evidence of systemic delays and mismanagement amid wartime demands. He argues the president cannot oversee all war tasks unaided and calls for urgent restructuring of authority and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Hitchcock
Neb
Baker
Europe
Ats
Army
Congress
France
Seattle price board investigates barley flour price hike
Seattle price publishing commission opened an inquiry into the rise in barley flour and corn meal prices used as wheat flour substitutes. J W Godwin leads the probe with a report expected Tuesday as authorities outline guidance to curb excessive profits and set substitution price limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
The
Food Administration
Local Price Publishing Commission
J. W. Godwin
Commission
Godwin
Will
National Food Administration
B. C. Beck
Western
Washington
Charles Hebberd
Supply Cut Off Describes Ersatz Food in Germany
Victor noted editor of the Cleveland Post reports in The Star that Germany faces hunger as ersatz substitutes fail to nourish the body. He cites a decline in the fat German and warns American readers about conditions in Germany today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor
iGeveland Proce
Sar
Germany
Seattle
Star
Fat German Bath Tradition Fades in Modern Germany
The piece notes that while many substitutes for daily needs have failed, the hot bath remains irreplaceable in German daily life as Morgan Sheen explains that baths have nearly vanished from ordinary use in Germany, highlighting a cultural shift and the continued value placed on the hot bath.
Ersatz for essentials in wartime Germany described
The article explains Germany’s wartime substitutes, or ersatz, as widespread from coffee to sugar. It notes they are cheap and plentiful but lack nutritive value, filling the stomach yet weakening health. Saccharin is cited as a sugar substitute, among many others, with shortages driving substitution.
Preliminary in trial of 100 members of 1 W W
Chicago February 4. Attorneys for more than 100 alleged members of the 1 W W will ask Judge Landis to quash indictments and return papers seized in raids. Williams assistant attorney general arrived to direct the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Landis
Williams
Child Labor Law Up for Supreme Court Hearing
Washington February 4 The Supreme Court today agreed to hear the constitutionality of the child labor law at the government's request The case is set for April 19 in the Supreme Court chamber and will determine limits on child labor regulations nationwide
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sucih
Sse
Make 'Em Work Give Them a Chance to Rush Around Some
Registration drive urges residents to sign up early and cast a vote. Voter access emphasized with instructions to visit the county city building registration office on the first floor to insure a ballot opportunity.
Convict Visits Wife's Bedside Then Returns to Cell
Salem reports John Pender a life term inmate at the penitentiary was allowed a Portland trip to be with his wife during a serious operation. He spent several days unguarded, returning to custody after pledging to come back promptly and paying his own expenses as doctors feared for her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Murphy
John Pender
Portland
German Horde Awaits Spring Drive Orders
German forces on the Western front have concentrated between 180 and 199 divisions, about 2.7 to 2.85 million men, as of February 4. Since the Allied drive last April, peak German strength reached 155 divisions. now 115 are on the lines with 65 to 75 in reserve. Sixty divisions are on the Russian front, with best troops transferred west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Woop
Presa Corre
British forces report activity near Lens and Havrincourt
British troops raided enemy trenches east of Havrincourt and near Lens and Cavrelle with “some hostile activity” reported. Calais was bombed by Gotha planes with no casualties or damage. An attempted raid northwest of Coucy le Chateau failed as artillery traded along the Meuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lens
London
Havrincourt
Haig
Cavrelle
Calais
HMN
Paris
Coucy le Chateau
Fresnes
Meuse
Czernin and Kuehmann to Meet in Berlin
Austrian Foreign Minister Czernin and German Foreign Secretary Kuehmann, with Quartermaster Gen. Ludendorff, were due in Berlin today for discussions on political and economic conditions, it was learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Czernin
Kuehlmann
Ludendorff
Berlin
Williams Attacks Hitchcock as Muckraker in Senate
Senator Williams of Mississippi accused Senator Hitchcock of aiding the German game by informing the enemy after Hitchcock spoke. He said the alleged revelations show the administration’s muckraking and asserted the war cabinet bill is unnecessary. He urged thrift stamps to support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Williams
Mississippi
Hitchcock
Cold snap hits East on heatless holiday day
Washington February 4 a cold snap followed two days of warmer weather sweeping the Eastern states. The third and likely last heatless holiday went into effect with the worst conditions in New England as fuel shortages eased somewhat elsewhere east of the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
Mississippi
Lack of Coal Threatens New England Textile Mills
Washington February 4 news reports warn that coal shortages may force New England textile mills to close, jeopardizing thousands of army uniform orders. Telegrams from the National Association of Woolen Manufacturers and National Cotton Manufacturers urged rapid coal shipments and naval coal deliveries to New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New England
National Association of Woolen Manufacturers
National Cotton Manufacturers
Senate
Blame Put On Captain And Pilot For Halifax Blast
Halifax Feb 4 The explosion that nearly leveled Halifax was caused by the Mont Blanc crew Pilot Mackay and Captain Lamodec news carelessness. Judge Drysdale heads the commission which found the ship’s master and pilot violated navigation rules and rammed the Imo. The report recommends revoking Mackay’s license and punishing Lamodec by the French government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Mackay
Lemodec
Mont Blanc
Drysdale
A Today
Ackay
Lamodec
Piiot
Imo
Montana Judge Be Honored by Citizens in Loyalty Probe
Rosebud county committee of 100 demanded the resignation of Chas L Crum presiding judge of the Fifteenth district after a loyalty examination. Crum testified for a man charged with seditious utterances in Helena and was accused by a federal prosecutor of drawing a fan and threatening to kill him in the attorney general's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forsythe
Mont
Chas. L. Crum
Fifteenth Judicial District
Rosebud
Crum
Helena
Railroad pliers aid rush ship loading at Jersey piers
Fifteen railroad pliers on the Jersey side of the harbor were placed at the disposal of the shipping board today by the railroad administration to facilitate loading of transatlantic steamers. Twenty five ships can be accommodated at these piers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jersey
Shipping Board
Railroad Administration
Hun Aviators Bomb Venice in Major Raid
Venice and surrounding towns were bombed repeatedly by enemy airmen. Treviso hospital was hit while heavy damage fell on private homes. No casualties were reported and Venice itself sustained no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treviso
Mestre
Venice
Sheriff Stringer Warns County Jail Overcrowding
Sheriff Stringer says the county jail is insanitary and unfit for habitation due to crowding. He notes federal prisoners cannot be housed except in exceptional cases and calls for action as the immigration commissioner’s letter is reviewed by the county commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Immigration
White
Stringer
Muny Car Line Hits Record Sunday Revenue
The street railway extension to Ballard posted a record Sunday revenue of 246.82 with operating expenses for the day at 181.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muny Car
Ballard
City May Consider Another Power Site
An ordinance to bid for delivery to the city of a completed hydro electric plant on non public land was sent to the council by Corporation Counsel Caldwell. He notes the measure may distract from the Skagit river project which requires prompt action if the site is to be acquired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Utilities and Judiciary Committees
Skagit River
Trainmen Present New Wage Demands
Conductors and trainmen of the National railroad formally presented to the Wade commission requests for 35 to 40 percent wage increases. A. B. Garretson proposed $5.20 per hundred miles for freight conductors and $3.25 for passenger conductors, while W. G. Lee highlighted rising living costs and urged a 66 percent increase aligned with those costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Railroad
Wade Commission
A. B. Garretson
W. G. Lee
Explosion at Prague Claims Many Lives
Prague reports say a munitions depot exploded causing many deaths. Central powers newspapers allege a plot, but dispatches received here have been censored and mutilated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Zurich
Central Powers
Bond stolen from Wells at Rhein hotel
A $500 Liberty Bond registered to Jos. J. Wells was stolen from the Rhein hotel at Eighth and Union where he was a guest. The incident prompts a police alert and efforts to recover the bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos
Kaiser's Fate in Balance Amid Berlin Uncertainty
No official word from Berlin as troops or militarists move in. Unclear if a general strike occurred or if efforts to curb it have succeeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Berlin
German Tarism Faces Supreme Test at Home
London reports that German workers face a choice between returning to work under death penalties or facing a probable civil war. The looming decision could decide militarism’s fate and alter the spring offensive against the Allies. Reformist and revolutionary pressures fuse with inter Allied assurances to press for peace and continued war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Supreme Command
Austria- Hungary
German Strike Waning In Central Powers, Berlin Reports
Amsterdam dispatch says central powers strike is waning with thousands returning to factories Sunday. Vossische Zeitung notes leaders urged resumption amid military threats. Magdeburg Ludwigshaven and Breslau workers obeyed. Essen reported normal conditions. Moabit court-martial for distributing literature. Heinrich Schultze jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Althe
Vossiche Zeitung
Magdeburg
Ludwigshaven
Breslau
Essen
Vorwaerts
Moabit
Berlin
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Seattle Price Board
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Beck
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S. Supply
Morgan Sheen
Morgan
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
W. W
Name
AppreEss
Numoer
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United Press
Sen. Williams
Hitchcock Muckraker
Halifax, N
Montana
HUN
Rome
Padua
Liberty Bond
BY Lowell Mellett
Versailles
Heinrich Schultze
Cologne
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