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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
7
F A McCarl, Western secretary of the war work council of the Y M C A, announced completion of equipment for an Oregon fort. The facility will house 2,000 men of the regular army and Oregon Coast artillery.
An ad touts a painless dental system using a gum anesthetic to perform any procedure without pain. It promises free extraction of useless teeth to demonstrate the method and notes the Boston Dental offices, led by Dr. M. O. Sipes, offer expert, affordable care with no charges for the demonstration.
United Press reports the war government will need about 10.0 to 11.0 billion dollars through June 30, 1918. War department asks 6.92 billion. navy 1 to 2 billion. other branches totaling large sums. Congress to review revenue bills as lawmakers debate tax versus borrowing.
The piece argues England doubts a quick German collapse and notes Russia’s resistance waning while Germany could gain food and war materiel through victory. It cites U-boat toll claims, American involvement lag, and British concern over propaganda and spying, stressing a grim wartime outlook.
In Portland on July 27 a young man returned an unused marriage license to a clerk at the license bureau claiming money back. The clerk refused saying the license cannot be taken back and advised to keep it as the bride may change her mind. The groom left without another chance.
An Everett area two car crash on Marynville road north of Beverett killed Howard Durkee, 18, of 320 Bellevue Ave North, and injured 11 others with injuries ranging from broken limbs to cuts. Several more minor injuries occurred in Seattle city limits and police reported twenty four accidents that day.
Regular systematic saving from income is patriotic and profitable. The movement argues more capital is needed and should come from the public savings. It promotes savings accounts to build habit, grow capital, and earn compound interest for individuals.
Warning against paring corns and calluses. Recommends Tree-Mint from a druggist to quickly ease pain and lift the corn with the root. Claims many deaths from paring and asserts the product makes feet cooler and more comfortable.
Petrograd dispatch reports Lenine ally Mme Kolontay among arrested agitators after a battle at a country palace in Tornea Finland. Government agents clashed with anarchists who had seized the palace in the Finnish city, amid anti war agitation and suspected German ties.
Russian forces press the German line as Plotyez and Crystyr lok fall to the enemy near Tarnopol. In Tudorov area, German advances are repulsed amid reports from the war office. Allies agree to withdraw from Greece as soon as possible ending occupation of Thessaly and Epirus.
Berlin July 27 official dispatches report large German advances in the Russian front. German forces claim to have mowed down thousands of troops and captured Gniezna Sereth river crossings Trembowla and Skomocot, plus Kolomea between Stanislau and Czernovitz, with rapid progress on both sides of the Dniester and Sereth fronts.
July 27 report from United Frees describes a possible offensive as German and British forces exchange drum fire in the Western front area around the London sector. Nieuport near the Belgian coast endures a heavy shell barrage while British forces respond in kind.
A Vancouver judge urged peace unity and a global language plan at a Northwest Bar Association session in Elks hall. He praised Wilson and outlined postwar aims including Alsace Lorraine, Poland independence, and an international peace unit setting a Day of Peace. He urged an international postage stamp and urged restraint on wartime terms.
An advertisement claims a new home hair removal method using a stick of phelactine from a drug list. It promises to remove the entire growth including roots in seconds without depilatories or electricity. The product is described as harmless non poisonous and odorless with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
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