Peace Drive of Kaiser Fails as Germans Face Setback
Reports from the French front reveal the German peace offensive failed to gain ground. The so called Friedensturm was not achieved, with Epernay safer and Rheims mountain line holding. The defeat dents Germany’s morale and threatens territory from Soissons to the rear, while Bavarian troops and the Brandenburgers are cited in prisoner testimony. A new armored truck was introduced to move munitions under fire.
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Epernay
Rheims
Marne
Soissorta
Fort Douamont
Verdun
Lemon Juice For Freckles Beauty Lotion Instructions
A home remedy shows making a freckle and tan lotion by squeezing two lemons into a bottle with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. The mixture is massaged daily on face and neck to reduce freckles and blemishes and brighten skin at a low cost.
Committee to Fix Pay for Shipworkers
David Rodgers of Skinner & Eddy and George Armes of Moore Shipbuilding head a coast wide wage scale panel. J F Duthie and J H Anderson join the Beattle meeting to draft a tentative Pacific coast yard pay scale for ratification by yards and workers. Expediency guides the plan with a possible small raise and a Philadelphia decision pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Rodgers
Skinner & Eddy Corporation
George Armes
Moore Shipbuilding Company
San Francisco
J. F. Duthie
J. F. Duthie & Co
J. H. Anderson
Charles M. Piez
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Pacific Coast Yards
Beattle
Piew
Pacific Coast
Coast Yards Ia
Shipping Board
Philadelphia
Wage Adjustment Board
War Labor Board
West Gambo Ready for Ocean Service
The West Gambo launched July 4 by Skinner & Eddy became the first vessel of the July 4 launches finished for the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The 4,000 ton freighter was completed in 15 days after launching, 54 days after keel laying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skinner & Eddy
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Schwab Touts Washington as Nation’s Leader in Ship Construction
Charles M. Schwab director-general of the emergency fleet corporation told 2,500 Spokane workers on his arrival that Washington’s shipbuilding capacity is the most efficient in the United States. He spoke as the Pier and shipping board representatives traveled eastward.
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Spokane
United States
Washington
Charles M. Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Schwab
Pier
Party of Shipping Board
Couch Hammocks and Frames at Low Prices
Furniture store offers metal frame couches with fabric springs and padded covers. Gray duck covered hammock listed at 23.80 while another model with steel frame priced at 31.50.
Bay City Man Praises Seattle Shipyard Progress
George Ames president of Moore Shipbuilding Co of San Francisco sits on a four member committee to fix a new wage scale for Pacific coast shipyard workers. He praises Seattle’s showing and cites the work of Dave Rodgers and Fred Duthie as inspiring to California shipbuilders. The Moore plant is building 409 400 ton steel freighters per year.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast
George Ames
Moore Shipbuilding Co
San Francisco
Charles M. Behwab
Dave Rodgers
Fred Duthie
Armes
Improvement Needs of Waterways Told
J F Sheedy general manager of the Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding Co speaks for the Industrial association committee of the south end. He argues the government should bear part of the cost to improve the south end waterways during war while private firms serve the government. He headed the committee that presented plans for East West and Duwamish waterways to Director General Schwab in Seattle.
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J. F. Sheedy
Seattle North Pacific Shipbuilding Co
Industrial Association Committee
South End
Sheedy
Chas
M. Schwab
Seattle
East
West
Duwamish
Councilman Hints Rent Profiteering Fight Gains Ground
Cleveland July 22 Two tenants report landlords have voluntarily cut rent by seven dollars per month as anti profiteering efforts begin. Councilman Salzman leads a Tenants league and will establish a rent board to hear profiteering complaints. Police will list vacant houses and rents to aid house hunters and curb landlord exploitation.
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Star
N. VL
Cleveland
Salzman
Sulaman
Home furnishing sales offered through economy daily mall order
If you cannot visit the store in person the home furnishing store can bring items to you through the economy daily mall order department ensuring convenient access to merchandise.
Slain Sailor's Body Retrieved From San Francisco Bay
The body of an American soldier with hands tied and a rag around the throat was found floating in San Francisco Bay. About $6 was recovered from his pocket, suggesting robbery was not the motive. the Army Intelligence Bureau is assisting local police in the investigation.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Army Intelligence Bureau
Largest electric ship nears completion in England
The world’s largest electrically propelled vessel and the first built in its country is nearing completion in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Radio Site Picked for Japan US Link
Tokyo reports the government has chosen a site 150 miles north of Tokyo for a new commercial wireless station to connect Japan with San Francisco. The project should be finished within two years. Lieut. W. R. Lynsmith, a British officer who fought at the Marne, will speak Monday evening at the Overseas Club on Fourth Avenue.
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Japan
San Francisco
Fourth Ave
Lieut
W. R. Lynsmith
Battle of the Marne
Don’t Experiment With Catarrh It Leads To Consumption
Catarrh is a blood condition not cured by sprays or douches and local treatments prove ineffective. Delayed proper therapy allows the disease to worsen toward lung involvement and possibly consumption. Swift’s S S S is urged as a blood purifying remedy, sold by druggists with advisory medical help from Swift Laboratory in Atlanta Georgia.
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Medical Department
Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Plapao
St. Louis
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Mrs. Humphrey Ward
Star-Liberty Weekly
Wallace ix
Wurlitzer
Oliver G. Wallace
Harold Weeks
Pike
Union Store
Union Clerks
Niversity
Elo
the Right Drug CO
Washington St
First Ave
The
Woman's Legislative League of Seattle
Equitable Bond Company
Lowman Building
Filiott
Washington Mutual Savings Bank
State of
New York Savings Bank
Mutual Savings Bank
Second Avenue
Kaiser
United Preas
Waterfront News & Notes
West Gambo
Me Grote-Rankindo
Otto F Kegel
Hoosier
Aix
Cretonne
Ship Work
Ann Eeee
Mock
Bay City
Man
Frantz
Ohio
Axminster
Herati Wilton
Kerr
Quarta
Grote-Rankin
Pike ST
Fifth Ave
Victor Victrolas
Columbia Grafonolas
Brunswick Phonographs
U. S. Connection
Tokio
National Dentists
3Rd Ave
Albert Hansen
Second Ave
Madison
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