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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1918
Page
8
American sector near Mount Lee in France remains quiet as German forces test gas measures. Mount Lee, 10 miles east of St Mihiel and 20 north of Toul, is heavily watched with observation posts and machine gun nests. Soldiers report gas precautions, a banana odor from shells, and full gas masks at the ready as artillery and air activity continue.
The Shipping Board agreed to mediate hours and wages but demanded arbitration of conditions, including the closed shop. Workers refused to submit to conditions arbitration. Admiral Piez, Chairman Hurley and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt met to decide immediate action.
About 7000 wood workers in the Port of New York district walk off jobs after union orders. Forty shipyards were visited by union officials and governments contact demands were urged to be considered, with the strike halting work on government contracts across roughly 70 yards.
The finance committee of the city council approved a new auto, truck, and roadster for the city health department on Friday. The move funds transportation for health inspectors and field workers.
The city finance committee voted a $600 appropriation Friday to plow vacant lots. Call county welfare at Main 6900 if you have an unused plot. Write to Congressman Miller in Washington for seed for gardening efforts. Watch The Star for garden news.
Jamen J. Pradford, mayoral candidate, will address a mass meeting at the Hippodrome Saturday night. He will discuss campaign issues and charge leaders of organized labor allied with the tenderloin betray industrial justice and decency. Bradford notes his role in promoting labor-friendly legislation in the past five years.
Dr Alejandro Alvarez of The Hague tribunal and former foreign ministry counselor urged the United States to widen trade with Latin America. His remarks came at a Beattie Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Rev Paul Nader of Moody Church Chicago spoke briefly.
State food inspectors seized and destroyed over two tons of small fruit and more than 3,000 packages of other goods in the last five months of 1917. Will M H Adams, head of the fourth division, Department of Agriculture, reports 3,227 packages of canned fruit and other items and 4,4600 pounds of dried fruit and related products.
Prof Gilbert Chinard of the University of California returning from France speaks at a YMCA Friday night address about France being inspired by America's entry into the war and determined to fight to victory.
A style show musical program and prize awards cap the Northwestern Mer chante convention at the Manufacturers association building Fourth Ave and University St Saturday evening.
The finance committee of the city council recommended spending a large sum to obtain detailed information about the proposed Skagit River power project. The recommendation followed a Friday meeting and aims to clarify the project details and feasibility.
A Montana house committee adopted a report in favor of ratifying the federal prohibition amendment and the senate committee followed with one dissenting vote. Gua Echola, accused in the 1910 murder of Gust Matson at 806 Seventh Ave. B., is returned to face trial after being captured by Butte authorities and brought back to the state.
Ole Hanson, mayoral candidate, schedules a rally at the Dreamland rink at Seventh Ave and Union from 7 to 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, closing stretch before the primary. Hanson will address labor, transportation, municipal ownership, and power site development. Dreamland management has the venue rented for the event.
In San Francisco 31 defendants face trial on charges of conspiring to spark a revolution against Great Britain in India. Intercepted messages allegedly from Alfred Zimmerman to Count Von Bernstorff may be used in evidence, mentioning seizure of Wolf Von Igel papers and payments to Hindu defendants.
Officials from Western Washington district boards and local Beattie and King county Tacoma and Pierce county Everett Snohomiah and Kitsap county met Saturday noon in the Arcade building to discuss government insurance for soldiers and sailors and the needs of dependents to obtain their allotments promptly.
Sumner man W Orten of Sumner will preside as president of the Western Washington Horticultural association for the coming year. He was chosen Friday at the final convention meeting in the Chamber of Commerce rooms. I. T. Reed of Bellevue was elected vice president, M. L. Middleton of Victoria B C second vice president, Mrs R. A. Small of Everett treasurer, and C. P. Stuart of Monroe secretary.
A May delay in the second draft prompted hundreds to enlist as local exemption board officials report. Board No. 6 recorded thirty enlistments on Friday, raising the month total to 100. Eligible men may join the navy, marine corps, or land divisions such as signal corps, infantry, medical, service cutting, engineers, or bricklaying with board permission.
Washington announces a new training program for army chaplains to be based at Fortress Monroe. Secretary Haker signed the order Friday establishing the school to cover military law international law military science tactics and hygiene. Those who fail to pass will be returned to civilian life with compensation for time and expenses.
A dispatch from Russia reported by Idea Nazionale says Germany has countermanded the transfer of troops from the east to the west front due to the failure of the Ptreat Litovek negotiations.
A mass meeting of all city employees will be held in the main assembly hall of the Labor Temple on Sunday at 2 p m. Officials announce the gathering to discuss the next move in the wage increase fight. The meeting was called by the police and firemen's committees.
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