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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1918
Page
5
In a letter from Maj. William B. Gilbert chaplain of the 162nd infantry he reports Oregon troops in France lack sweat era and woolen socks but their greatest need is dish towels and tobacco. He urges a drive to end shortages to aid soldiers overseas.
Darius Porchere faces three years on a single sentence in a case linking a diary between Bolo and Germany. Filippio Cavallini awaits execution for introducing Dolo to Abbas Hilmi. Bolo allegedly funded Paria newspaper Le Journal and Germany financed schemes with 1.6 million to bribe France and 1 million for propaganda. Deutsche Bank transfers traced to Berlin, Paris, and New York led to Bolo’s arrest in Paris.
The Western Washington horticulturist eighth annual convention opened at 10 a.m. with Cc. BE. Flint of Blaine delivering the principal address at the Seattle Chamber of Commerce. His topic was How Agricultural Fairs Can Better Benefit Our State. The afternoon featured a fruit and vegetable exhibit prepared by boys and girls. Officers were to be elected late Friday.
An attempted escape by 29 prisoners from the city stockade on Beacon Hill was thwarted on Thursday night. The ward doors were battered with heavy timber and inmates moved to another section. In Aberdeen a housing shortage worsens as shipyard workers flood the city with over 100 carpenters and laborers arriving in the last day.
The speaker describes a mother who loses control and throws things when angry. He doubts a writ to restrain her could be obtained and notes he knows how to manage episodes when he gets overly excited, especially around the children aged eight or nine.
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