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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
14
Gen Pershing receives a cable from Secretary McAdoo praising the American expeditionary forces. Pershing replies that officers and men are filled with the national spirit of determination to win and that they are superb soldiers. The exchange reflects Allied pride in Paris and France.
The British air force reports destruction of 16 enemy aircraft with three more believed downed out of control. Our squadron suffered no losses aside from three missing. Night bombing hit railways at Valenciennes Socleine Courtrai and Armentieres with two trains struck and heavy machine gun fire on ground targets. One enemy night bomber was shot down.
Items left in a car attach to a newly patented chain that sounds an alarm bell if a thief attempts removal, offering a safeguard for vehicle owners.
The Criterion markets millinery with a policy of rotating stock yearly and selecting “different” hats. They promote hundreds of new styles for well dressed women, emphasizing chic designs and year round freshness in their collection.
Front dispatch describes intensified German setbacks in the Fere area as French British Italian forces push at wings and sides near Soissons and Rheims. Refugees return amid destruction along the Marne as open warfare and mobile warfare replace trench fighting. supplies burn, roads busy, and rolling kitchens rush hot meals to troops.
Government engineers and Seattle officials meet in Washington to push a 5.5 million bond issue to develop the first unit of the Skagit river power site. The Seattle group argues for reversal of a prior unfavorable report and cites expert opinions on the city’s power needs. Mayor Hansen and others anticipate a favorable decision after testimony and telegrams from city lawyers.
In Tacoma July 26 during wartime the Washington Bar Association's president N. C. Richards urged volunteers to provide free legal service to soldiers and their dependents. He pledged full bar support and highlighted members' war work while a revolutionary pledge was sent to President Wilson.
The Chamber of Commerce hosts a 6 30 p m dinner at the Hotel New Washington for government aircraft chiefs John D Ryan William L Kenly and Col Brice P Disque who arrive Monday evening All members invited and asked to RSVP by Saturday forenoon The visitors will depart Monday night for Grays Harbor and the convention endorses a win the war policy as the top priority of business
Speech condemns mob violence in America and likens lynching to German oppression. President urges citizens to uphold democracy, law, and justice, stressing unity and wartime sacrifice while warning mob actions discredit the nation. London dispatch notes postwar regulatory move on vehicle permits.
Good character and health required. Ages 18 to 26 preferred. No experience needed. Visit Employment Office at 1115 Fourth Ave between Spring and Seneca from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A short verse warns that indifference and fear inhabit the mind and drain energy. Both germs bring persistent failure across days weeks months and years, undermining resolve.
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