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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1918
Page
9
The statement declares that once the W. S. S. pledge is taken, the only remaining action is to uphold and live by it, with emphasis on steadfast commitment and discipline. It stresses moral obligation and personal integrity as the path forward.
The newspaper notes Kerensky plans to tell America his view on aiding Russia to escape control by the conqueror and regain democracy. He is described as leading a middle faction between the Asian bureaucracy and Bolsheviks and is expected to discuss Japan’s Siberian role and how to restore Russia to the world fight for liberty.
Charles M. Schwab notes that praise boosts pay and job satisfaction for workers, from shipyards to kitchens. He argues recognition resonates beyond wages, while praising a grim broader view of Teutons pressing toward Moscow and the brutal realities of war.
The piece urges soldiers and commanders to stay in peak condition as essential to victory. President Wilson and general officers are praised for their fitness, contrasted with home front readers who must maintain health and productivity to support the war. The text links fitness to efficiency and resource use, noting a fit nation can deploy more workers and nurses.
A Paris paper suggests President Wilson may travel to Europe to visit the battle fronts and reinforce Allied ties. Government circles discuss the move as tradition resists presidents leaving national borders, while Baker's Europe trip aided war plans and public sentiment could guide the decision. City officials plan to head to Washington to press for capital support.
Von Kuehlmann told the reichstag that peace talks require trust and chivalry. Germany has lost any credibility and the arms struggle continues. The telegraph strike is postponed. Kaiser Karlton remains imprisoned as Allied pressure increases.
A poem by Edmund Vance Cooke salutes five mournful, scholarly figures who lie in repose yet are imagined to stir from the grave. The verse conjures gowns and degrees as hollow shells while urging their awakened brains to aid children from their bereaved circle.
Medical note explains links between chronic infections in teeth or tonsils and inflammatory diseases. A hospital case shows rheumatism improving after extraction of teeth with abscesses, suggesting dental roots as origin of heart and joint issues.
A collection of light news items and wry quips from various papers. Notes include a February promise of payment to August, a St Louis powder sale claimed to woo men, a preacher’s bread and ice cream, a dance hall proprietor’s sailor issue, and comments on Amundsen, Germany meat rations, freight rate effects, and New York gloom.
A humorous royal household tale notes King Hoovers enforces beefless days with a kitchen order posted for all. The king hosts guests and the royal chef serves a rye crust blackbird pie using twenty four birds. Sugar shortages push honey use and the queen laundries at home, with a nosy blackbird clipping a maid's nose outside the palace garden.
The article asks if all children affected by infantile paralysis become crippled, noting only a very small number of victims are left severely and helplessly crippled.
The report notes severe repression in Prussia with Berlin purging dissent and mentions that military tribunal verdicts remain unpublished. It cites Scheidemann asserting that even harsh critics would shudder if verdicts were known. It also describes tides causing opposite shores to seem to approach as water weight rises, citing the Irish well example.
Editor Star letters urge university chemists to develop and apply gas neutralizing measures. Mrs. G Smith notes professors and many new gases in use. A Cedar Falls logger, ED Gevlaskin, commends local accommodations and women's contribution to war effort.
The article reports Franklin D Roosevelt explaining U boat bases and the danger triangle drawing that guides U S naval strategy. He notes emphasis on defending western base lines with destroyers fast boats and sea planes and expects continued submarine raids with occasional formations.
A historical medical feature cites modern demands on women’s strength and energy. Dr. A J Newman endorses organic iron to counter iron deficiency, noting iron loss from cooking methods and shifts in daily labor and nutrition. He reports trials of Nuxated Iron improving red blood, nerves, and digestion.
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