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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
1
Reporter Miss Echo Zahl details a 48 mile trek with Seattle soldiers patrolling Washington Cascades to guard against alleged L W W saboteurs. She witnesses posts, bears, a polecat, and a midnight train stop where three suspects are detained by troops before return to Seattle.
Friday opens the second day of King county’s raid against I W W members with deputies and Second Washington infantry detaining over 45 men on trains and at stations. Ninety percent hold I W W cards or memberships. several were captured on the Milwaukee Road line at Falls. Authorities describe a heavy Seattle migration as suspects are brought to justice for trespass and railroad riding, with sentences up to three months or a $250 fine.
Seven hundred armed deputies boarded a train at Bisbee to Osborne a rail junction east of town. They move to round up the I W W Industrials and hold them prisoners as authorities take action amid reports of an attempted invasion. Houses are shifting as IWW members are seized and held for investigation.
Police brace for arrival of 11891 I W W members deported from Bisbee Arizona who were detrained at Hermanos New Mexico and are marching to El Paso Three women are among the agitators who have gone 36 hours without food Authorities plan to mobilize citizens by whistle signal and the invaders will be fed only if they leave the city immediately Dozens of arrests of suspected I W W members were reported as trains are halted outside El Paso and searched before entry
The War Department announced state draft quotas based on a total initial draft of 687000 men using federal census estimates. New York tops with 69241, Washington state quota 7296, and Oregon at least 717. Credits for National Guard and volunteers reduce each state's burden. some western states under 80 percent of estimates, others exceed by 10 to 20 percent.
A Friday 6 am crash at Brooklyn Ave and East 40th Street left Doris Brown W 115 Yesterday W H Hossman 136 W 79th St and a man named George Larson seriously injured. They were taken to Seattle General Hospital in unconscious condition with possible skull fractures. S C Riddle and roommate Reed escaped with minor injuries.
Witnesses describe Hassman driving to a hotel at 4 a m with Mira Brown Larson and Reed in the car. Riddle says he joined the group and rode in the back with Miss Brown, Reed, and Larson. He claims the party had not been drinking and does not know how the accident occurred.
Burglars entered the residence of Harry Whitney Treat at 1 West Highland Drive Seattle Thursday night and plundered jewel boxes of his daughters Priscilla and Loyal. Loot includes a gold cluster ring with seven diamonds and a green emerald two gold pearl rings a pearl set brooch a heart pendant gold chain and two pearl bracelets.
Barred from streets used by traction cars, 179 donation buses will start service Saturday on routes avoiding street car lines. Attorney Crawford, representing the drivers, secured a modification of the injunction on Thursday and was arranging new routes Friday for his clients.
Weather Man Ged. N. Salisbury predicts continued high temperatures across Washington Oregon California and Idaho. The hot spell will extend through Saturday Sunday and Monday at least he says.
Judge Frater granted Paul H. Ortmann editor of the Seattle German Press a postponement of his American naturalization hearing until after the war. The court had 45 applicants that day. ten were approved by noon amid protests from some prominent citizens. The hearing for Ortmann was reset for the second Friday in December if the war ends by then.
A meeting was held Friday at 1 30 p m to settle differences between the street car men and the traction company.
British and German forces clash near Lombardryde as the Kings Royal Rifles and the Northamptonshires suffer heavy casualties. Survivors swim the Yser while German guns shell trenches and bridges. Marines and a determined rear guard fight to delay the German assault amid sand, smoke, and jammed machine guns.
Mayor Gill on Saturday named 55 express drivers as emergency policemen after clashes between striking and non striking drivers. About 50 drivers from four local companies walked out Friday over wage demands, and protection for non striking drivers was granted pending council approval Monday.
Germany shows no real internal reform, according to Carl D. Groat. The resignation of Hollweg and associates is viewed as a mere staffing shift, not a change in policy. Berlin remains a great military autocracy aimed at appeasing world opinion.
The Star highlights a busy Saturday with numerous bargains from top Seattle businesses. Readers are urged to prepare shopping lists featuring firms like Standard Furniture, Grote Rankin, Red Front Clothing, Turrell Shoe, McCormack Bros, and many others across clothing, furniture, markets, and department stores.
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