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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
1
Treasury report to the Senate details excess profits by various firms in 1917, with a food dealer at 2183 percent and liquor, storage, dairying and clothing firms showing wide ranges. Names not disclosed. Also notes Bolshevik Russia may reenter WWI amid shifting leadership.
Allied forces push on three fronts on Independence Day, taking 7,000 prisoners. Australian and American troops advance in Picardy between Villers-Hretonneau and the Somme, seize Hamel and nearby woods, while another advance near Villewur and Ancre yields 1,000 additional captives. Italian gains occur along the Piave and Brenta fronts with nearly 500 prisoners taken.
In Dodge, Indiana, on July 6, three Alabama negroes named Fred Allen Robert Johnson and Stanley Trable were executed for attacking an 18-year-old white girl on the cantonment grounds. Nine minutes after nine, four white privates concealed in booths activated the gallows as troops looked on in review formation.
In the Vosges sector Americans repelled a German small raid after artillery prep. The foe was severely punished and a captured German officer said eight attackers were killed. The report comes from a United Press correspondent with the American forces in France dated July 4.
Amsterdam July 5 reports a conference between Emperor Karl and Count Czernin and Baron Durian that Czernin will be appointed again as foreign minister according to the Vienna Neue Freie Presse.
Stockholm July 5 reports Finland near declaring war on the Allies. Finnish troops, aided by 50 000 Germans, poised to campaign into the Russian Murman district where Allied forces including a few Americans guard military supplies.
Mayor Hanson predicted a settlement within 48 hours after closed sessions with traction officials and Assistant State Engineer George Cotterill. The talks aim to craft a schedule of joint concessions to improve car service amid looming shipping board actions against both lines.
Kerensky asserts Russia remains at war with Germany and must reestablish the Eastern Front. Dr. David Soskice, Kerensky’s private secretary, says Bolsheviks lack legitimate voice. the constituent assembly rejects Bolshevik rule and separate peace talks amid famine and chaos.
Raleigh M. Faulkner, a convicted bootlegger, was sentenced in federal court Friday to 12 months in jail and a $4,000 fine for Reed amendment and interstate commerce act violations. He received additional penalties totaling $5,000 and a $12,000 supersedeas bond was set as his attorney, W F Bell, noted an appeal.
Washington reports the settlement of the Russian problem may come within days as the Inter allied supreme war council prepares its advice. President Wilson avoided committing to policy in a Mount Vernon speech after Lord Reading urged caution. R. J. Belles pleaded guilty to evading the draft in federal court and was sentenced to register by Judge Jeremiah Neterer.
American airmen shot down three German planes in two morning battles near the Marne. Four Americans are missing, while six German planes were engaged in each fight.
Editor The Star discusses Cynthia Grey and calls for a corps of wise women to aid the people. The reader praises her judgment and fairness, noting patience and helpfulness of Cynthia Grey’s column. The letter envisions replacing failing officials with capable women.
President Wilson has sent a special request through congressional leaders urging both houses to pass before the recess a resolution empowering him to take over the telegraph, telephone, radio and cable systems of the United States. Administration circles expect swift passage.
Picardy front reports say German efforts to retake Hamel failed while Australian and American troops held the town captured yesterday. Prisoners on both sides of the Somme total over 1,300, with French and American fronts noting raids and bombardments nearby. Italian bombardments on the Lower Isonzo preceded by heavy attacks. American fronts in Vosges repelled a small German raid. Germany seeks mutual bombing restraint, citing allied raids as rationale.
Italian forces press the campaign on the Plave line with a heavy bombardment. Floating petrol boats set some Austrian small bridges ablaze while artillery destroyed larger bridges. Italian troops surrounded and captured several enemy groups along the canals in the region.
President Wilson issued an executive order suspending the eight hour work day for laborers on new Coast and Geologic Survey buildings within the department.
United States accelerates wartime propaganda sending the president's Mount Vernon address and Fourth of July plans to neutrals and belligerents alike. Cables wireless and allied planes broadcast the speech and foreign-born resolutions over enemy lines into Germany and Austria as news travels worldwide.
Not a single accident marred the launching of six ships on Seattle's waterfront Thursday. Crowds that jammed all avenues witnessed the addition of 40,900 tons to the Shipping Board's emergency fleet.
The Paris dispatch notes French peasants, not in military service, turning to truffle hunting with pigs to supplement food. The piece jokes that wartime stress could birth a national sport, with licenses, social interest, and debate over pig snouts guiding truffle finds.
An Allied night attack east of Amiens with Australian and American detachments under British command defeats German forces. About 1,500 prisoners taken as tanks spearhead a forward push from Ancre to Luce, capturing Hamel village and surrounding woods with light Allied losses.
Miller Relief corps will serve a dinner at the Armory during the Veterans ball Saturday from 5 p m to 6 50 p m advancing fundraising and community support.
Analyzed by J. W. T. Mason, the report notes Hindenburg delays new offensives, signaling waning confidence at Kaiser's HQ. Influences push away from mass slaughter and toward a cautious, strategic shift, possibly curbing bold drives and deferring decisive action. America’s entry may sway conservative leadership.
Washington July 5 official cables the legation here stated Norwegian vessels totalling 26 tons have been lost through U boats and mines during June. Thirty one men are missing as supposed to be lost.
Paris reports patrol activity along Montdidier and Champagne positions resulted in additional prisoners as French forces push along the Meuse right bank. Washington notes Senator Saulsbury proposed a three nation agreement with United States Japan and Britain to curb German aggression in the Pacific.
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