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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
7
Puget Sound Steamers announce all local routes for the service period, focusing on neighborhood connections and reducing cross-region travel. Officials emphasize reliability and accessible schedules for residents across the system.
The map shows 27 German prison camps where Americans are held with Tuchel near Danzig slated as the main camp for captured U S servicemen. Red Cross reports 731 men in camps at start of June receive 70 pounds of food weekly plus clothing tobacco and comforts via Berne warehouses.
A dryland submarine stunt is being built for the Jazz Trail portion of Seattle Girls Victory carnival July 24 28. The model replicates wartime subs and will be operated daily with aid from a navy yard specialist to thrill thousands at the Pacific Northwest event. Organizers estimate audiences reach up to 300000 at the Naval Training camp displays during the week.
A July telephone talk between Gen. Pershing and Premier Lloyd George was publicized. Pershing praised England for joining U S forces in celebrating Independence Day with a display of international sympathy and unity. Lloyd George said Britain joined with heart, noting the US entry helped free the world from tyranny and strengthened Allied ties.
Market ledger lists dairy and meat items with prices for fresh cream cheese butter and milk. Staples include bulk coffee corn meal corn meal soup meats veal chicken and canned goods with varied unit prices and stall numbers.
A fragmented shopping list shows items like baking soda, toilet paper, fruit jars, macaroni, prunes, Lima beans, cocoa, vanilla extract, and coffee with varying prices. Entries include household staples and pantry goods such as yellow corn meal and cocoa, reflecting a mid century storefront catalog.
The Red Cross promotes a charity drive urging public support through a sale of donated items. It asks residents to contribute goods to assist Red Cross relief efforts and directs donations to 1221 Minor Ave. Elliott 617.
Seattle Mayor appoints attorney Dean Burkhheimer as police judge pro tem to cover Judge John F. Gordon’s vacation. The temporary post avoids council approval.
KEOKUK Iowa July 5 Alva L Ford one of the contestants in a Fourth of July motor race at Carthage Illinois was instantly killed when the steering knuckle on his car broke causing a fatal crash and instant death for Ford.
City Registration Chief Gaines reported low signatures on three nonpartisan measures. Initiative 4 percent gathered 6 402 of 8 466, No 32 picketing 6 755 of 48 719, and No 31 public market 7 440 of 9 629, with no petitions filed by deadline.
Amsterdam dispatch says the German Reichstag approved the Romanian peace treaty. Foreign Minister Knoehlmann announced Germany would not invade India. Ratification is a victory for junkers and socialists who opposed it over harsh terms.
A noisy listing shows stalls offering sugar and soap, Carnation milk, various bars of Naptha and Creme Oil soaps, hotel soap, prune and corn items, Auto Club coffee, Lipton tea, beets and peas, tomatoes, sardines, Hershey’s cocoa, Borden’s or Federal milk, ice cream, coffee, fresh peanut butter, and salmon. Prices noted include 10c to 48c and per pound quotes.
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