30 Jan 1918
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1918
Page
1
A partial OCR fragment references a feature on silk work and a design style labeled with initials. No clear names, dates, or locations are identifiable. Further readable text is needed to produce a precise headline and summary.
The fragment mentions prices and items on a floor level display. It notes hats priced at 4.49 and references groceries, floor layout, and sizing or coverage details. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or persons.
A vague report discusses a spy from Switzerland entering an adjacent country, suggesting limited momentum for revolt across the Rhine. It asserts the Kaiser scrapped a large West Front mass offensive plan, citing shifting conditions in Germany today.
American reporter Victor Morgan travels across Germany to report insider facts from the land of silence. He reveals why Germany did not launch an offensive on the Western Front last fall and weighs the slim chances of a German revolution. Read the exclusive Seattle Star installments.
A wartime narrative describes German troop movements and massing along the Basel frontier. It notes Germany aims a decisive push with vast reserves, while Allied intelligence tracks rail and artillery concentrations from Cologne to Mannheim and predicts a high-stakes attack on the Western front.
Victor Morgan argues the war could end via a Western military decision or a central empire revolution. He says the entente favors revolution but notes it is hard to spark when a people believes they are winning the war, and that the German populace shares that belief.
The piece argues that currency markets reflect neutral opinion on the war, noting the German mark surged while other major currencies fell, suggesting neutrals bet Germany would win. It cites anticipated heavy operations before Christmas and later delays blamed on weather, but identifies two deeper reasons behind the postponement.
The United States announces that 16 former German merchant ships and two Austrian steamers have arrived in Europe with thousands of troops and thousands of tons of supplies. Vessels include Leviathan and transports seized at war’s outbreak. Several names of ships and ships’ service are listed.
Gen Frederick Foltz denounces civilian courts and officers who permit criminals to join the army instead of serving jail time. He says judges in Washington have offered convicts the jail-or-army option and vows to confront them personally. Maj Eugene Weat notes offenders sent through judges’ mercy create trouble for army officers.
Weather observer notes Seattle experiences the coldest day of the year with 26 above but forecasts a slight improvement to 28 tomorrow. A regionwide cold wave brings temperatures about 12 degrees below normal while a Northwest wind briefly gusts to 33 mph. Despite the chill, Seattle records its warmest winter since 1890 with a around average 40 degrees.
Five hundred thousand Berlin workers join a socialist strike movement spreading to Hamburg Kiel and Danzig. A Berlin workmen's council of 500 with 19 member action commission demands negotiations with the government. Scheidemann joins Haase Ledebour and Dittmann signaling socialist unity.
Berne report says 100000 Berlin workers walked out on Monday per copies of the Frankfurter Zeitung arriving there. The paper notes no processions or demonstrations and describes the city as orderly and quiet.
Sig mund Lewis of Seattle and vice president of Seattle and Puget Sound Packing Co. began an 80 day jail term after Snohomish County Superior Court found him guilty of selling unfit for human consumption. He was fined 25 dollars and his company 100 dollars after a state inspection probe into brokers and food speculators.
An ultimatum from Russian sailors at Helsingfors declares the U S ambassador David R Francis would be held responsible for the life and liberty of Alexander Berkman. The action ties to the Berkman Goldman draft conspiracy case as Bolsheviki suppress revolts in Finland. Trotsky signals support for troop withdrawal, while Finland battles revolutionists. Francis, a former Missouri governor, serves as ambassador.
London authorities confirm three people killed and ten wounded in last night’s air raid. Lord French says six more may be buried in the wreckage as the Home Defense reports the casualties and ongoing search.
The Star newsboys will be guests of manager Alex Pantages at the Pantages theatre tonight. They will line up at The Star offices and march as a group to the show.
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