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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1917
Page
9
The message urges transitioning from war to a better democracy and economy. It calls for tighter food controls, anti gambling measures, and honest pricing. It frames war as a purifier improving nutrition discipline and national fitness for peace.
Herbert Hoover launches a nationwide pledge campaign through The Star and sister papers to recruit more than 1,000,000 women to aid food conservation. In Seattle over 1,000 women have signed pledges, joining a broader female corps organized to support wartime food production and distribution.
The piece notes that fiction published has declined from 20.3 percent in 1895 to 8.91 percent last year. It asks if readers are becoming more intellectual and practical, with the classic heart-throb plot waning. The decline is described as gradual and not due to war.
The piece portrays Germany’s war aims as dictated by the emperor, with the Kaiser declaring divine sanction for his earthly rule. It frames William Hohenzollern as the ultimate war lord, born to dominate or provoke conflict, and dismisses doubt about Germany’s aims as misplaced.
The piece cites Eliot on reform, President Wilson's pledge to restore Belgium, Baker pressing for a large air army, English women gaining suffrage, and coal magnates willing to let government run coal business for a few more weeks of monopoly. The tone is sharp and opinionated.
A Star page prints reader letters debating patriotism, universal brotherhood, and the war, opposing pacifists and endorsing hard action against Germany. The exchange also critiques local corruption and a plea for labor support in Red Cross drives and wartime taxes. A Workingman's Wife urges millionaires to aid soldiers and workers.
Crown Prince George travels to Germany with his father King Constantine amid shifting royal expectations. Reports indicate public sympathy but little trust in the final outcome as younger brother Alexander ascends to the throne.
A periodical piece urges the brains and craft of business to mobilize national resources for war effforts. It frames business as essential to support fighting forces, directing mine and farm wealth to back trenches and seas, and acting as a test of devotion to country.
The narrator recounts his 1632 birth in York England and a seafaring life that leads to a brutal voyage to Africa. After storms, a wreck, and a desperate struggle, he survives alone on a hostile shore with minimal supplies and finds his way to the stranded ship amid rising tides.
The narrator details rafts built from spare yards and spars, filling a raft with ship plundered chests of bread rice cheeses and meat. He salvages rum clothing a carpenter’s tool chest fowling pieces pistols powder and ammunition then sets to sea seeking freedom as the ship breaks apart.
The ad notes money fuels the war effort and credits Haynes for keeping watches running, promoting next Lib erty theatre as a venue for related announcements.
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