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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1916
Page
10
The piece notes Detroit’s rapid growth driven by the auto industry. It recalls how Detroit became the auto hub, producing 406 million dollars worth of cars in 1915. The city’s winters once left workers idle, while summers brought new labor, keeping plants running year round.
Mary Boyle O Reilly reports from Ped London with dramatic claims of imminent aerial bombardment. A Royal Air Service officer predicts hundreds of heavy bombers over London once milder weather returns warning that existing defenses would fail to stop a large scale raid killing thousands in an hour. The piece passes along fears of Zeppelins and new bomber fleets turning cities into fire and ruin.
Admiral Cameron McR. Winslow of the Pacific fleet told the House naval affairs committee that a single capable enemy ship could easily defeat the entire Pacific fleet even with reserves. The hearing on the naval situation continued as investigators questioned the fleet commander.
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