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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1917
Page
1
Former Seattle draft guidance urges registered men to learn their serial numbers at the city county building. The note explains the new serial numbers determine eligibility in the first and later drafts and instructs how to locate them by precinct and district.
The American ship Kansan was sunk with probable loss of four people including one American. The armed guard master and survivors have been landed. The vessel valued at $3,000,000 carried $2,000,000 cargo of food and steel. Kansan of 7,914 tons built in 1903 Camden New Jersey previously owned by the American-Hawaiian Co. and operated from Seattle before the war.
Crowds gathered Wednesday in the county city building lobby to inspect district lists showing draft serial numbers as part of first selective service enrollment. Officials explained varying listing methods by district and advised men and women to locate their precinct, residence, and number across multiple posted boards.
C. W. Coggins testified before U S Commissioner Krull that a childhood experience watching a pet rooster killed for Thanksgiving made him unable to bear blood. He refuses to register for the draft but is willing to serve in a civilian role, not in the army.
The Star invites readers to submit a Seattle based movie concept for a $5 prize. Winners ideas may be filmed for the Liberty screen next Sunday week. Submit concise notes to the Motion Picture Editor at The Star Liberty weekly.
Judge Neterer grants a temporary injunction stopping 179 jitney drivers from operating in Seattle until a $50,000 bond is filed. He orders marshals to enforce the ban as a public nuisance and affirms the traction company’s right to operate in the state.
Washington dispatch reports a new census estimate used for draft quotas. Seattle is listed at 275,490, and the national total stands at 103,849,684. Spokane notes 140 recruits departed Fort Wright for assignments in the Western department.
Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg faces a political storm as the Kaiser plans to dismiss many assistants to appease Reichstag demands for reform. The move aims to show response to public pressure without removing Hollweg from his key war leadership role.
Seattle experts labeled a woman attacker as a degenerate fiend amid months of assaults. Police struggle to locate a man who wounded three women Saturday night, with physicians noting possible multiple assailants. Drs Calhoun and Raymond compare the case to Jack the Ripper as investigators push for arrests.
Airmen flew directly over Constantinople to strike the Turco German ships in the Golden Horn. The admiralty said direct hits occurred on several vessels and big explosions followed with no losses to the British force.
Petrograd July 11 Russian Northeastern front forces continued advancing through the wedge between German and Austrian lines near Lemberg. The war office confirmed Halicz fell, crucial to the Galician city, with continuing operations noted as the front line moved.
Mrs. Clay Allen, wife of District Attorney Clay Allen, told police burglars entered her home at 1928 Broadway N. within the last two weeks while the couple stayed at the Terry hotel, and valuable rugs were taken.
The piece profiles leaders and businessmen in Seattle during wartime, noting their grueling schedules and scarce leisure. A. Chamber of Rhodes, W. E. Boeing, Dr. Mark A. Matthews, Attorney Walter Fulton, Dr. W. B. Horton, and Mayor Ole Hanson Gill are quoted about rising early, long hours, and minimal recreation.
German and allied reports describe planned vacancies in the German cabinet with a new labor ministry likely and Zimmerman and others imperiled. Berlin editors view the revolt as near ending while political realignments unfold amid censorship and uncertain support from the Kaiser.
Portland, July 11. Samuel Hill, northwest leader and honorary Belgian consul, says German propaganda is being spread to Russia from the Pacific Coast. He asserts 2000 books were shipped from an American port, claiming Western cities are uncivilized and Russians are portrayed as capable.
Washington officials warned the public not to view Germany's situation as hopeful. Reports and information show little criticism of Germany's military effort, and officials say Berlin can sacrifice leaders Zimmerman Helfferich and Bethmann Hollweg without altering the war's conduct as long as Hindenburg and Ludendorff face no dissent.
The Star promotes a wide selection of ads from Seattle stores. It highlights Standard Furniture Co and many others like Page Grote-Rankin Co and Frederick & Nelson as the best offerings. The paper claims to be the fastest growing in the Northwest.
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