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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1918
Page
2
A Manila paper notes a Star journalist who joined The Star, met and married Miss Cunningham, entered aviation service and expects leave soon to attend an aviation school.
Alex R. McFarlane of Vancouver British Columbia was elected district governor at the closing session of the fifth annual Rotary conference for Washington Oregon British Columbia and Alaska held in Spokane February 16.
Washington's drive to enroll 6000 shipyard workers and others for the Public Service Reserve expands across the state. Robert Moran is state director aided by Frank G. Moran. King County needs Frank McDermott and Clancy M. Lewis to push registration at Seattle offices. Delphine Marie Johnson from Seattle joins as a new recruit ready to switch to carpentry or other war work.
City councilman Manna drafts an ordinance for immediate and future pay relief after complaints from policemen and firemen over cost of living. A salary expert at up to 5000 a year will study municipal positions to standardize pay, guiding temporary raises and future final increases. The expert will work with the civil service commission.
Berlin through London reports no significant events to announce today as the German war office issues an official statement stating there is nothing of importance to report.
The Star announces daily poems by America’s poet-photosopher to readers. Fans are urged to cut out the verse and scrapbook a Cooke book, noting that these poems are brand new and written for the audience.
The finance committee considers whether the city should reimburse Pigott Printing for part of a reward offered for the conviction of parties involved in wrecking their plant. The panel heard testimony from Chief of Police Warren and Pigott officials after Friday’s hearing.
Boy Scouts of Beattie and their fathers will gather at the state armory at 7 30 Saturday evening to celebrate the homehip day of Father and Son week. The eighth anniversary of the Seattle Council founding adds to the celebration. Public is invited.
A farewell banquet will honor Cheater A Loucks of the Seattle mail service at the Good Kata cafeteria on Saturday evening. He served 14 years and was secretary of the Letter Carriers' association for the last two years. Loucks leaves to move to a ranch near Olympia.
New York James F West managing officer of the Boy Scouts of America files an affidavit in supreme court accusing L W Amerman head of the United States Boy Scouts of misapplying twenty thousand dollars.
Washington reports the War Department lists 82 American soldiers who died in the Tuscania sinking. The roll includes numerous names with hometowns across the United States such as Seattle Washington. Detroit Michigan. Minneapolis Minnesota. San Francisco California. Chicago Illinois. and Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon and other states. The document marks the first installment of revived records from London.
Paris reports successful repulsals of enemy raids near Ville Sur Tourbe in the Champagne region and near Marahaput and Labassee in Alsace. The Vauquois sector saw a raid on enemy lines with prisoners taken, while the area north of Nancy was bombed by enemy aircraft with civilian casualties. American artillery aided a French advance near Ville Sur Tourbe six miles east of Tahure.
After a conference with Rear Admiral Br. E B. Coontz, the United States civil service commissioners opened a branch office in room 414 of the federal building to register men for Puget Sound navy yard. Applicants do not need to visit Brewerton to register while the branch is open.
Butte Mont February 16 Following the decision of union machinists to walk out the local Electrical Workers union plans a strike vote on March 1 with propaganda aimed at a general strike in Butte Anaconda and Great Falls on April 1 Labor leaders urge caution and seek amicable settlement The flare up stems from 11 miners staying at work during last summer's strike with mining companies demanding fines of 250 to 500 dollars which the unions want the companies to pay
Washington February 16 Striking shipyard workers who were granted draft exemption for ship work will be placed back in Class 1 and drafted if the walkout continues. Officials in General Crowder s office said the policy applies to those who quit ship work and had deferred exemptions.
An old advertisement notes that timely use of bromine and quinine tablets prevents grip and mentions Grovi’s signature on the box. The fragment hints at a Victorian era medical patent work with pseudo scientific claims.
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