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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1918
Page
5
A proclamation denounces merchants and landlords as profiteers while urging immediate rent increases. The chant blames high living costs on wartime conditions and demands higher charges as citizens struggle to afford bread and essentials.
Washington reports Hindenburg presses a bold plan to cripple Britain’s naval strength even at high ship losses. He argues a strong surface push will crush the Entente, echoing prior wartime debates with Von Capelle as U.S. observers note German ships possibly departing to threaten Britain.
Teachers told The Star that lack of funds is not a necessity for denying equal salaries to women teachers. The board cites $49,000 in emergency reserves and expects $45,000 more from tax receipts to cover a hypothetical raise, tied to a $5,000,000 assessment roll increase.
Katherine Stinson lands at Sheepshead Bay completing the aerial mail run from Chicago to New York. She began May 24 but damaged her craft at Binghamton, delaying seven days before finishing the last leg into New York.
German forces push along Audignicourt Fontenoy and Crise river lines aiming for the Oise valley and Villers Cotterets forest. French reserves arrive to shore up a 120 kilometer front from Noyon to Rheims, as Germans concentrate 60 divisions and seek weak points to outflank.
Local boards ordered 10 rush new men and weeks of draft action as quotas for the June 24 call were set. King county quotas include No 1 100 and No 3 122. Temporary exemptions urged for those unfit for direct service must report by June 6 to enroll in production fields.
Mayor Hanson seeks to uncover what private detectives in Seattle are detecting. He abandons the gumshoe approach and adopts a new investigative stance.
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