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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1918
Page
7
Paris letter laments U S officers and society spending on luxury jewelry while civilians suffer in trenches. It urges redirecting funds and bonds to the war effort, arguing small rings and gifts undermine national sacrifice. It calls for discarding excess wealth to fund fighting Germany.
A farmer bets time labor and life against weather pests and markets in a year when the nation shifts to duty in food. Government should back farmers with seed money tools and tractors to reduce burdens and improve delivery despite past rail and blockade odds. The piece urges polishes of plow and hoe and rail reliance to move produce where needed.
A Washington dispatch reports the Senate Commerce Committee urges commandeering shipping board control of transportation to fix New York City and Brooklyn transport jams similar to Seattle. The plan targets trolleys ferries and related networks to relieve workers and curb excessive charges amid blizzards and housing strains.
A Seattle driller helper complains about sudden rent increases to 90 dollars a month for a small apartment and accuses landlords of price gouging as 20 000 shipyard workers are expected in spring. He urges an editorial on rent costs for workers with families, calling landlords robbers.
Colyum offers frugal tips for housewives on preserving metal keeping food safe and conserving resources. It wryly notes coal shortages are psychological and urges reading campaigning speeches while reflecting on optimism and old times. It includes humorous asides on diet weather and politics.
The article argues that peace negotiations are now conducted openly with public briefing of moves to citizens of all nations. It notes the Kaiser’s shift toward private preference but sees German leaders pressured to announce terms publicly. Democracy is claimed to be winning the war as public opinion increasingly drives policy.
A vivid scene from a World War I dispatch describes Scotch bagpipe music in a ruined French village at sunset. Pipers, bugles, and drums lead marching troops as wives watch and a fair haired girl keeps time, marking a ceremonial British salute to night.
In Charleston West Virginia a man named Ceci Stamper was jailed for two months after a wooden leg hiding whisky was discovered. He claimed aging liquor in wood would improve it. The court may confiscate the leg if he refuses to plug the hole.
A glossary list defines terms used in the trenches such as T N T and Tommy Atkins with explanations of items like shell names helmets and weapons. It includes the Taube aircraft Tehinovnik Tovarish and trench related phrases such as Train Sanitaire and Trench Feet.
Greek residents in Seattle celebrated Christmas yesterday due to the Greek calendar placing events 13 days later. Community members say more than 1000 Greeks in the United States serve in the U S Army and Navy.
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