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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
3
Field Haig announced successful raids in the Hulluch and Albert sectors with German prisoners taken and casualties inflicted. Heavy artillery and machine gun fire were reported in the area as British forces carried out operations.
Martin F., a longshoreman of 1634 Terry, was hit by a North Queen Street street car Friday evening at the corner of Second Ave and CST while bringing his auto to a stop to avoid a collision. He is in serious condition at the city hospital.
A draft man from Alaska refused to sign on arrival at Camp Lewis. After being held for days, he asked for a cigarette to smoke and agreed to enlist, becoming one more man in the national army.
The French Relief Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting Sunday at 8 p m in Leppers Hall 16064 Fourth Ave A musical program and social follow the meeting All allies are invited with funds supporting French war relief work
June era reports the War Labor Board facing defiance by Western Union Telegraph Company as Carton refuses to reinstate workers who joined a union. The piece argues the board relies on public opinion and government leverage, warns of possible government seizure of telegraph lines, and suggests a push toward government ownership of utilities to enforce war needs.
President Wilken plans talks with Western Union chief Newcombe Carlton and Telegraphers union head Konenkamp to avert a nationwide telegraphers strike. The White House has been flooded with telegrams demanding a halt to the threatened walkout.
J W T Mason reports U S forces northwest of Chateau-Thierry may widen the German retreat by outflanking along the Marne. A western flank sweep could cut the key Chateau Thierry Soumens road, threaten supply lines, and force Hindenburg to abandon the town.
The McFinery family of San Francisco reports their daughter Laura Catherine, age twenty months, speaks with a four year old vocabulary. Doctors say she would graduate as a four year old, having learned words, counting to four, and reciting nursery rhymes without force or drill.
BEA dispatch reports farmer Taylor from Missoula Montana arrested on arrival in Beattie Priday night with his 11 month old baby. The pair remain in the city jail Saturday as detectives await word from Sheriff Chreen of Missoula. Baby under care of the women’s division at police headquarters.
The finance committees approved Friday a 15000 appropriation for survey and drill testing of the George Creek site on the Skagit river, as recommended by the public utilities committee.
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