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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1918
Page
5
Italy dispatches Col. Ameriga Vio with nine medals to the Western states to discuss arms and propaganda. He will reach Seattle in late August. Lieut. Bruno Ravelli and local Italian leaders will address an Italian mass meeting at the Odd Fellows temple Thursday evening.
Clara Kimball Young arrives to boost the Seattle Girls Victory carnival. Charles Schwab Rear Admiral Coonts and a 3,000 sailor procession will parade from Second Ave to city hall park at 7 30 p m with 60 geomanetics and bands. A reviewing stand at the New Washington hotel will host officials and the crowd.
Charles M. Schwab told Seattle workers that shipyard wages must be stabilized to keep labor from shifting among yards. He warned that wage stabilization through worker satisfaction would boost efficiency and output for the war effort.
The Schwab parade moved along Second Ave as workers from offices, department stores, and shops filled the street to greet Americas shipping chief. He returned thousands of salutes with genial bows, delivering a true Western welcome.
A strike by telegraphers at Great Northwestern Telegraph Co. was averted when the firm agreed to reinstate two employees discharged for alleged misuse of company wires.
Charles M. Schwab offered surprise generosity during the Victory carnival race to aid Miss Marian Frye and Miss Gena Peter selling tickets for The Road to Victory pageant. Frye described tickets at one dollar each, triggering Schwab to order a thousand dollars’ worth, with Mrs. Schwab also buying one thousand tickets. Checks were to be collected before Friday.
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced a call for 7,116 registrants to enter special technical training. Only applicants with grammar school education will be accepted. Voluntary enrollments run until July 22 with August 15 as the nationwide start date, except Massachusetts and Connecticut where August 1 applies.
United States awards contracts for ninety vessels in Japanese yards and orders 127000 tons purchased from Japan plus 150000 tons chartered at a total cost of 78000000. Over 190000 tons of ships to be delivered by September 1 with steel for ships to be supplied by the United States and about 135000 tons already shipped.
Milauker Wis July 16 The Fabricated Ship corporation recently incorporated has been awarded contracts for the construction of 12 steel ships of standard type for the emergency fleet corporation Keels for the first deliveries will be laid October 1.
Dr D C Tremaine of New York and Sergeant J Hathaway of the Canadian Army Fourth Battalion spoke at the Allen Shipbuilding Company plant Bailard on a tour of U S shipyards. They urged workers to boost construction in support of the government.
One hundred four dollars was turned over to the local Red Cross by Pareer Frank Pooley of the steamer Queen when she arrived in Seattle from Ban Fran ier. The money was raised by two entertainments on the way up.
James W. Black of St Louis heads a group that takes controlling interest in Patterson McDonald shipyard in Seattle and gains stock in Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding Co. The Patterson McDonald yard has launched three ships the Hellata Bundarra and Birriwa and currently operates six shipways. The North Pacific Shipbuilding Co formerly Prickson Engineering Co works on government contracts for large steel ships.
Vegetable oil imports to Seattle now exceed all other commodities arriving from the Orient. Yamamura of Mitsubishi Company, a major Japanese trading house, plans a Beattie branch office. He visits Seattle port facilities with Ito and Nakatan, who will staff the new office.
Seattle exporters and importers voiced objections at a meeting with the foreign trade bureau of the Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club. Forty shippers representing Seattle business warned the proposed through bill of lading would clog transpacific trade and burden loading ports, urging objections to be sent to the railroad administration via Wm G McAdoo. A committee was formed to handle the issue and meets Tuesday afternoon.
Tacoma July 16 Beginning next Monday a new draft of about 12000 men will arrive at Camp Lewis. Barracks partly filled will be vacated and others filled to provide ample quarters. The total in camp will near 40000 and the new division is expected to be mainly regulars, with many already present.
Oregon, Washington and Idaho cattle men face heavy losses from a hay shortage. The Willamette valley, usually a big seller, is unable to secure hay for its own cattle, despite attempts to buy.
Cape Flattery purchases by Mayor Hanson and Dr. J E McBride followed fishermen protests over cannery bids. Seattle buys at 14 cents a pound from Muny market, with seven tons available, while Neah Bay sold earlier at 10 cents. Authorities plan further direct purchases from trawlers to push salmon prices down. In Washington news, the Socialist Revolutionary Party admits responsibility for the assassination of German Ambassador Mirbach. Moscow uprising suppression is reported, though communications and transport are disrupted. A thrift stamp a day is urged to keep the Hun away.
Paris observers say the enemy made no progress after yesterday and the Americans report 2000 prisoners taken along the Marne in ongoing fighting.
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