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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1918

Page

3

Soldiers Need Moratorium to Avoid Trouble

Camp Lewis dispatch reports soldiers facing economic distress due to obligations while in the army. Maj. West says no existing law frees service members from debts. Red Cross aid is limited, and Congress has not enacted a wartime moratorium. Draft exits worsen losses to lenders and looms of foreclosure.

Camp Lewis Tacoma Judge Advocate Uncle Sam Maj. Buegene R. Weat Congress Maj. West England Red Cross Altho

Big Week for Fatherless Children Plans Unfold

Rotary club at the Masonic Club outlined events to aid fatherless boys and poor children. A Father and Son dinner at the Masonic Temple Monday and a Rotary Creasy entertainment at Moore Theatre Saturday were announced. Prof Walter P. Hail of Princeton and Will M. Creasey spoke at the luncheon stating the week’s charity plan.

Rotary Club Seattle Rotary Club Moore Theatre Rotary of Rotary Club Arctic Building Masonic Temple Rotary Masonic Club Walter P. Hail Princeton University Will M. Creasey

Fathers Take Your Sons to Dinner at Masonic Hall

Boys aged 10 to 20 will be guests of honor at the Father and Son dinner in the Masonic auditorium Monday evening. Each boy will be paired with a father or a neighbor boy if no father can attend. Tickets are available at downtown stores and will not be sold at the door.

Masonic Auditorium Sam Katz Chicago Canada Dept H. R Indiana Avenue

Water shut off notice for California and surrounding streets

Water will be shut off on California Ave from Roosevelt to W Thistle and in the district west for 35th Ave B W and south of W Kenyon St Friday from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.

California Ave Roosevelt At W. Thistle At 35Th Ave B. W W. Kenyon St

Americans and Germans Clash in Muddy Front

American artillery出了 sporadic fire along a wide front in France as German guns replied. Rain and mud soak trenches and gear while shells throw up mud as American and German forces contend, with occasional aircraft adding to the din.

Nya W. Proleer United Preas Amy France

Pioneer Woman Lavonia Lyon Dies at Home in Seattle

Lavonia M. Lyon, 79, longtime Seattle resident and wife of John M. Lyon, died Wednesday at their home 1018 Mellvue Ave. She crossed the plains in 1852 with her father from Connoraville Indiana and married Lyon in Claquato in 1865. Survived by husband and four children including Arthur Lyon and Charlotte Waadburn. Funeral set for Friday at 3 p.m. in Bonney Watson parlors.

Seattle Lavonia M. Lyon John M. Lyon Mellvue Ave Plains Connoraville Ind Lyon Claquato Western Union Telegraph Co Mra. Lyon Arthur Lyon Charlotte L. Waadburn Beattie Callie L. Cobb Chicago Ruwan L. Heid Freane Cal Bonney Watson

Signal Corps Men to Run Largest Mill in Northwest

Vancouver Wash February 7 Signal Corps troops at Vancouver barracks will today operate a massive spruce cut up mill built to process Amber spruce for aircraft. It is touted as the largest sawmill of its kind in the world with a crew of about 600 lumbermen, many shipped from the Middle West and Pacific Coast. French squadron shoots down three enemy planes on February 5 without loss, with one unit bombing Starbuck.

Vancouver Wash Signal Corps Vancouver Barracks Northwest Middle West Pacific

Poslam Skin Remedy Promises Quick Healing

An advertisement extols Poslam as a fast reliable skin healer for eruptions pimples rashes and blemishes. It claims the product clears and improves the skin with daily use and offers free samples by writing Emergency Laboratories New York City.

W. 47Th New York City

Make Your Own Cough Syrup and Save Money

A guide explains simple kitchen ingredients can substitute for store bought cough syrups. It outlines common components, safety tips, and practical steps to mix a basic remedy at home. Medical cautions suggest consulting a professional for persistent or severe symptoms.

Make Pinex at Home From 2 1/2 Ounces for Cough Remedy

An at home cough syrup method uses 2% ounces of Pinex mixed with one pint of granulated sugar syrup to create a ready to use pint of cough medicine. It claims fast relief for throat chest colds and all varieties of coughs with a guaranteed refund if unsatisfied.

The Pinex Co Ft, Wayne Ind

Tunnel Gas Kills Man In Cascade Tunnel

John Adair laborer died after three trains passed through the Milwaukee tunnel in the Cascades within three hours caused by gas from coal and oil smoke. General Superintendent W F H Poster said it was the second death from this peculiar cause as others were overcome and Adair collapsed on the track after attempting to escape. Gasoline handcar operator G F Porneter alerted help and found the victim.

Milwaukee Cascades John Adair W. F H. Poster Adair Tite G. F. Porneter

Montenegrin Bulletin Issued for National Union Cause

The first Montenegrin Bulletin, published in Geneva, is received in Seattle. It outlines aims of the Montenegrin Committee for National Union and includes articles on Austria and Montenegro independence, official Montenegrin affairs, the people's ideal, and Montenegro famine.

Montenegrin Committee For National Union Seatte Montenegrina Austria Montenegro Montenegro and National Union Geneva Switzerland

Salesmanship Class Meeting Thursday at YMCA Auditorium

An open salesmanship class meeting will be held Thursday night at 7:30 in the YMCA auditorium. T. L. Knox, instructor in charge of the department, will present an address on Some Factors in Successful Selling.

T. L. Knox

W. W. Members Arrested With Espionage Plans

Yakima February 7 Fred H. Bohn secretary of the local JL W W and J H Rowling an organization member are held for the federal grand jury under the espionage act. They were arrested with numerous photographs of industrial plants in their possession.

Yakima Fred H. Bohn JL. W. W J. H. Rowling

Social Hygiene Tabooed at Camp Lewie

At Camp Lewie Tacoma on February 7 a special order barred social hygiene as a lecture subject and prohibited related literature distribution by YMCA and Knights of Columbus speakers within the camp.

Free tobacco habit cure book offered by Elders Sanitarian

The Elders Sanitarian at 606 Main St Joseph Mo offers a free book on ending the tobacco habit in one to five days at home. It claims success for long-term users and says the method banishes all forms of tobacco desire and improves health. Send name and address to receive a copy.

Sanitarium The Elders Sanitarian Main St. Joseph

Why Advertise Keeps Daily Papers In Business

Poem-like notice explains the dollar's role in trade and urges readers to save at the Florence Upstairs Store Located at Second and Union offering spring suits coats dresses and hats with emphasis on value and advertising.

Florence

Seattle Press Club elects officers at annual meeting

The Seattle Press Club nominated officers with Joseph W. Gilbert as president and J A Batwell, E. Carpenter and W J Petrain in senior posts. Election set for the first Thursday in March. The evening featured vaudeville acts including Harry Tate Company and a lineup by Arthur and Leah Bell. A sensational note describes a cache of 91 sticks dynamite tied to a major span.

Seattle Press Club Ihe Joseph W. Gilbert The Post Intelligencer Richard W. Buchanan the Times J. A. Batwell E E. Carpenter W. J. Petrain James A. Wood Frank P. Goas John L. Travis Thomas Thurlby Charles FE. Banks William Elmer Jones Board of Managers Harry Tate Arthur Leah Bell Kimball Kenneth Willie Karbe Marvel

1500 Passengers Reach America From Nieuw Amsterdam

Fifteen hundred passengers wait to disembark at an Atlantic port aboard the Holland American liner Nieuw Amsterdam. It marks the largest European voyage on a single steamer since the war refugees rush, with government officers enforcing strict guard procedures to prevent enemy spies and barring boarding or disembarking until the search finishes.

Atlantic Nieuw Armsterdam Europe

Theatres Orpheum Opens With Two Gun Carter Feature

Francis X. Bushman stars as Two Gun Carter in The Adopted Son at the Orpheum with a vaudeville lineup led by The Three Kinnear Children and acts from Alfreda Maylon Edwards Scott Wallace and Howard Graff Tyrone Patterson Niobe headlines at Palace Hip with world record underwater endurance and diving feats.

Orpheum Francis X. Bushman Bill Hart Two Gun Carter Madison Three Kinnear Alfreda Maylon Edwards Vaudevillians Scott Wallace Howard and Graff Tyrone and Patterson Palace Hip Niobe Stein and Snell

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