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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1918
Page
2
A Camp Lewis event will train soldiers in mule shoeing as ten men from the brigade and remount station begin a session Monday morning. Fifty seven men from various organizations will study horse and mule care and stables procedures.
Camp Lewis reports a clothing shortage as soldiers endure up to three months with a single regulation shirt. Representative Daria of Pierce county cited examples during a visit, describing the limited issue and ongoing need for uniforms.
British Prime Minister Lloyd George speaks on war aims clarifying quest for democratic peace and national self determination. He calls for reparation of lands in France Italy Serbia Montenegro Syria and Romania, and asserts no aim to seize Constantinople. He responds to Count Czernin’s peace offers amid wartime tensions.
The Premier's statement outlines allied concessions on Alsace Lorraine reconsideration and notes no intent to strip Turkey of its capital. It suggests neutralization of the Dardanelles and the Koephorun and hints at restraint on dethroning the Kaiser, indicating a tempered approach to postwar settlement.
Jack Mosell, 19, a Russian, attacked Thomas Bowie, 19, a blacksmith, at the Ares shipyard after learning he was discharged. Bowie suffered a deep scalp wound and received stitches. Mosell was arrested on assault charges, while Bowie sought to clear a warrant later. The incident followed a heated argument about employment.
G F W Graham, Seattle manager for a San Francisco wholesale grocery house, died in his hotel room from a self inflicted gunshot wound. He had written letters to friends and relatives stating his health battles were lost and he intended to end his life.
William Pigott a Seattle manufacturer now in Washington telegraphed Supt Valentine urging the city to work out a plan to run steam trains to the industrial area to relieve the shipyard worker congestion without federal aid. Company officials await arrival of 50 new cars to relieve street car congestion.
Jillie Bergdhal received a 9600 verdict from a jury in United States District Judge Edward Cushman's court. The award concerns injuries she claims occurred when she alighted from a Capitol Hill car several months earlier.
London faces the sharpest meat shortage since the war began as a committee warns consumption must be cut in half. The government releases 4,000 mut ton carcasses for distribution only in the east end, offering hope for a quick improvement.
Theda Bara, noted vamp, alleges film censor Mas Funkhouser slandered her by suppressing the movie Cleopatra in Chicago. She claims damages of 100000 dollars.
Washington dispatch reports Medill McCormick congressman from Illinois announces his candidacy for the United States Senate in the upcoming Republican primaries. He declares his plan in a stated bid during the January session.
A report notes that a meeting occurred with Irish nationalist leader Nedmond by letter. The source records a delegation or official contact involving a minister and the Irish figure, indicating political communication rather than direct action.
Washington reports that Lloyd George altered Britain’s wartime posture in a January speech. He sought Austrian and Turkish backing to override German influence and push for a potential separate peace, suggesting the war could end before Kaiser Wilhelm is toppled if German power wanes.
Beattie Aerie No 1 Fraternal Order of Maglen installed officers for the year. J V Westerman was worthy president with F L Hamilton vice president and M J Davis chaplain. A banquet for about 500 members featured speeches and music by the Fagtes band. Washington dispatch notes the War Department plans a Charleston West Virginia powder plant with a $20 to $30 million budget and thousands employed, construction to begin soon.
An early 20th century advert extols Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues. It warns against delaying treatment for symptoms like backache and urinary trouble and claims a two hundred year track record and guaranteed results with druggist availability and imitation warnings.
Poetic verse contrasts love, pain, and the Golden Rule with worldly strife. It speaks of positive and negative forces influencing life and urges virtue to improve daily living. The piece ends noting Florence Upstairs and Torre at Second and Union.
Admiral Robert F Coontz told 750 officers and civilians at a luncheon that the army once called a national menace has helped forge better citizens. He noted 1,000 men at the naval training station and said young men are being trained to join the fleet. Speakers praised national unity and anti sedition, with Brig Gen Folts promising safe conduct for Camp Lewis. Boris Badel and N Nichol sat nearby.
Five ore laden boats waited to discharge at the Tacoma smelter docks on Wednesday. By Friday only two remained. The Victoria discharged its cargo Thursday afternoon, setting a record for speed in ore unloading.
Mrs John J Higgins, injured while entering a car after a Red Cross auxiliary meeting, was taken to hospital but had recovered enough to be sent home to 403 Boylston Avenue N Thursday.
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