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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1915
Page
3
Johnson reports that 200 Montenegrin army recruits were secured in Seattle en route to San Francisco. Macanovich cited British Ambassador Sir Spring-Rice stating U.S. statutes did not ban recruitment. Assistant Attorney Johnson warned the act breached neutrality.
Walter Williams directs the congress as honorary officers come from Guatemala Switzerland and the United States to foster neutrality. Belligerent delegates ignore the request and defend their nations positions in the ongoing war during introductory talks.
Dr Newell Dwight Hillis, noted New York preacher, told Chau tauqua listeners Germany started the war to seize iron fields in Belgium and France. He predicted the Teutons would be defeated and that Germanys iron resources would be exhausted in 25 years.
Correspondent describes riding in an auto bus convoy under British Army in Northern France. He details a crowded moving bivouac, the cramped sleeping space, the stove that feeds 100 men, and the logistics of tracking 29 to 30 buses amid constant movement toward a front. He recalls Ypres and German shells briefly impacting a side street while convoy safety holds.
The Liberty screens The Dictator with John Barrymore and two other features including Miss Jekyll and Madam Hyde at the Mission. Grand showcases The Diamond From the Sky and The Wrong Label with Captain Macklin. Melbourne features Avenging Conscience and The Birth of a Nation. Alhambra presents The Lost Court with Viola Dana and supporting cast.
The schedule lists Liberty Alhambra Clemmer Colonial Melbourne and Mission venues presenting a mix of features and shorts. Stars include Theda Bara Lillian Gish Mae Marsh Henry Walthall and Jane Cowl with titles like The Devil's Daughter The Birth of a Nation and The Garden of Lies.
Tacoma July 7 Northern Pacific Railway adds force at South Tacoma car shops and extends workweek to six days to ready cars for the fall grain shipments from the Northwest.
Washington July 7 Secretary of State Lansing denied that any charges have been filed with the state department concerning a plot to destroy all American plants filling orders for munitions for the allies.
The Residence Theatres run concludes Thursday with two performances at The Black Box, No. 10, as local patrons anticipate closing events and audience may attend the final showings.
Thousands suffer from extreme thinness while trying fad remedies. A new regenerative force called Sargol is claimed to prompt fat growth, repair digestion and strengthen nerves. Six weight-giving elements combine in Sargol, endorsed by physicians and used by prominent people. One month of use is said to add flesh and strength, with Sargol available at Bartell Drug Co and Swift's Pharmacy.
Edith De Long Jarmuth, noted suffragist, divorced from A. J. Jarmuth on grounds of desertion. She has moved to New York to continue suffrage work, while he accuses her of failing to allow access to their home for him and his two stepsons. Mrs Clyde L. Morris seeks 10000 a year maintenance, claiming cruel treatment. Separation filings and earlier divorce actions also noted. Magie B. Allen seeks new divorce from Archie D. Allen after annulment over a child.
Gov Dunn of Illinois Mrs Dunn and family plus state officials will tour Seattle boulevards and attend a luncheon hosted by the Commercial Club. A club meeting read letters from Northern Pacific and Great Northern agents denying discrimination against Seattle in routing Eastern visitors to the exposition.
The listing highlights two part dramas including Little Mr Fixer and A Buried City along with comedies Almost a King and The Black Hox. Ye College Ending Thursday and two additional dramas round out the program with education al content noted in brief entries.
Ballard Beavers defeated Newcastle 7 to 1 on Monday at Newcastle. Ballard players praised the courteous treatment from Newcastle management.
A report from Lansing notes an inquiry into complaints from New England that youths aged 15 to 17 hired on cattle ships or freight vessels bound for British ports were persuaded to enlist in the English army upon arrival.
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