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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
5
Washington July 18 two million railroad employees await back pay under McAdoo's wage award. Clerical work will determine each man’s exact amount, with back pay calculated from January 1 1918 and paid separately from regular wages as soon as practicable.
Three hundred Belgians in Seattle plan a 4 block parade Sunday at 6 p.m. led by Harmvel Hill, Belgian honorary consul. The march ends at Mme Lepper's hall on Third Ave near University where Samuel Hitt and Judge Thomas Burke address a public meeting. The event marks Belgian independence from Prussia in 1830.
The war service office of the Chamber of Commerce requests all employers to prioritize disabled workers in suitable jobs, preserving able bodied labor for roles they cannot perform. Over 10,000 cripples returned to principal locations, with more American cripples expected next year.
Paris July 19 Jeanne Dare a French mascot appears to Company Z infantry in the trenches. The three year old girl, born August 11 1914, lost her father an officer who died at Argonne in 1915 and earned the Legion of Honor. Her mother raises Jeanne Dare with two older brothers while the unit supports her as a guiding symbol.
Lieut Roselli of the Venice Brigade tours the United States to warn Americans against negotiable peace and insists on a straight, dictated peace unless Germany is crushed. He cites Belgium Alsace Lorraine and colonies as concessions Germany would offer to end the war.
Dr Otto Geier of Cincinnati wins national recognition for applying industrial medicine to war labor. In medically supervised plants workers are examined before returning to work, with preventive treatment cutting lost time. The plan aims to expand under the public health service with Surgeon General Blue's push.
Clarence L. Reames, special assistant to the U S attorney general, appeared as counsel for Chief of Police Warren. He requested the superior court to show cause why the News Unionist should not be restrained from publication after police prohibition and plant cloning. Equity Printing Co publisher, with Everett attorneys Dailey and Whitman Beeson, is involved.
Secretary of the Treasury and railroad director William G. McAdoo was due Friday in Seattle but delayed and now not expected until Sunday. He left California for Portland Wednesday night and will focus on railroad issues with no social engagements while in Seattle, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
Announcer advertises a sale on drugs and sundries of superior quality with standard brands. Shoppers are urged to stock up to beat rising prices and secure essential supplies now.
A fragmented donor list items various names and amounts for the Tobacco Fund. Entries include Lewis Mays, Melanie Evelyn Weat, Miss Marion Hance, and Melanie Evelyn West among others with small sums, plus notes about Seattle and Alaska connections. The text ends with a note about a ten-year-old girl and a sale of flowers.
Eileen McDonald fourteen from Van Siclen Apartments Eighth Avenue and University Street did not return after a trip for ice cream on July 16. Police seek her at mother’s request while parents believe she did not willfully run away. She wore a blue serge suit and black hat with blue eyes and fair complexion. Paris scientist reports method to detect invisible odorless poisons.
A marketing pitch extols Freezone as a painless corn treatment. It claims instant relief and easy removal, touting a small bottle sold by druggists for a few cents and suitable for hard corns soft corns and corns between toes with no soreness.
The Brooklyn Bakers shop at 1501 Yesteryway was closed Thursday by manager Harry Mosler for violating food administration rules. The card on the door cites failure to use wheat substitutes and adherence to future regulations as part of the voluntary closure.
The Central Commercial Co of Osaka Japan with branches in Seattle and San Francisco informed the Seattle Chamber of Commerce on Thursday about a large scale purchase of brewery machinery.
SARTOGA N Y July 18 Col Theodore Roosevelt is believed by many Republican delegates at the state convention to be the party’s gubernatorial candidate next fall. State Chairman George A Glynn cautioned that the convention was not nominating and time would decide. Half the delegates in the hall were women.
Belgian refugees in England total 170000 with 60000 in London. Over 80 percent are employed and 40000 work in munitions. They maintain their own newspapers and schools, according to the official committee in London.
Special to The Star from Rotterdam July 18 refugees from Belgium say at the aviation field at Diest Germans build wooden barracks and confine Belgian civilians inside to expose them to bombardment by allied aviators authorities report the alarming tactic as civilians endure fear and danger amid wartime actions
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