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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
10
An ad lists cheap property including a Rainier Valley house with a damaged basement and 20 acres for sale, plus numerous mineral and coal stock names. It promotes Puget Sound Steamers local routes with schedule details and port calls, and mentions discounted prices and sale terms.
Secretary of State Lansing denounces German duplicitous actions during wartime in a Union College speech. He recalls Berlin officials pressuring German ships to prepare for renewed slaughter and says the United States was misled by military leaders but vows not to repeat past errors.
A scrambled OCR style list shows multiple grocery items with misspellings and garbled text. It mentions milk, macaroni, spaghetti, onions, peas, bananas, honey, pancake mix, cereals, soap, and other staples with inconsistent numerals and brands across a chaotic line.
Readable fragments list assorted grocery goods such as jelly, beans, red salmon, milk, coffee, and sweet potatoes with price cues like 28¢ for milk and 10¢ for coffee, reflecting a mid century market catalog style. Multiple brandish terms and partial product names hint at a general store display rather than a complete sale narrative.
A bustling vendor list shows stalls with prices for canned goods, meats, dairy, produce, and household items. Entries include sugar, coffee, milk, evaporated apples, peaches, sauerkraut, salmon, sardines, macaroni, spaghetti, beans, and paper towels with price points such as 16¢ to 20¢, 10¢, and 65¢.
The speaker urges persistence through valley and shadow, warning of a powerful foe inured to war. He calls for fighting to a finish to defeat Prussianism and cites German dishonesty as evidence that peace with that government is impossible.
The Japanese vessel Aikoku Maru ran aground on a kelp reef in dense fog Sunday morning and was floated at high tide that night. It was towed to Esquimalt British Columbia for dry docking and repairs, with Rainier assisting after a wireless call for help. The ship had departed Seattle Saturday evening and had recently been under United States Shipping Board control.
The Commerce Department in Washington reports the U S merchant fleet has reached about 16 000 000 gross tons excluding ships pressed into transport and convoy work. Since January 1 1918 United States shipyards have launched 629 ships totaling 687 055 tons.
The Todd Dry Docks Co and Seattle action and Dry Dock Co consolidate this week in Olympia with a $1,000,000 capitalization. C. H. Wiley remains head of the new firm which will focus on ship repair. The Harbor Inland plant is being installed and old facilities moved over.
The wooden steamship War Edensay failed to launch as planned in New Westminster on June 10. A tangle of chains hindered the vessel, preventing it from entering the water. efforts to pull her free Sunday were unsuccessful.
The 10 000 ton Montrolite, among the largest tankers built on the Pacific coast, was launched at Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co on Saturday afternoon. It was originally contracted by Standard Oil Co but was commandeered by the Shipping Board.
A 3500-ton wooden steamship of the Ferris type, named the Bonnafon, was launched Saturday afternoon from Nilson & Kelez Ship Building Co. It is the first of its type built by the company and the name was chosen by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the president.
Verria type ship No 4 launched from Grant Smith Porter Shipbuilding Co. Aberdeen. The Maraine is a 3000 ton vessel. After this launch, plans call for building another similar ship of 4000 tons.
The Shipping Board plans contracts for 24 additional 7 600 ton concrete tankers to be built at government yards. Chairman N F Hurley says the ships will be released soon and ready to be warded.
The Church of the Sacred Heart unfurled and dedicated a service flag with 104 stars in a Sunday ceremony. Tey Jomea CG Stafford served as celebrant, with Rev. Father James Mathew and Rev. Father George Dreffell assisting. Rev. Father Bar ron of Camp Gewils preached the accompanying sermon.
Ferdinand Foch argues in a Pied article that war ends only through a decisive offensive. He stresses keeping a strong reserve force to unleash a powerful, surprise blow at the moment of attack to overthrow the enemy's forces and ensure victory.
Makers Ore June 10 reports tell of a new star rushing toward Earth during a solar eclipse. Discovered by Peters and associates, the object shines at first magnitude and may join the solar system, observed by seven leading observatories.
United Press reports on the Picardy front where the German push between Montdidier and Noyon slows after a small gain. American and French forces improve positions northwest of Chateau Thierry by 250 yards. British raids near Bethune succeed. German concentrations press Toul and Nancy as Clemenceau praises the situation. Josip Shtaplen from Stockholm says the Bolsheviks face overthrow. The French plan to decorate the American army in the second Battle of the Marne.
Washington reports a unified direction for the Allied American supply system will be established. A single director or directing board will oversee operations as Herbert Hoover and Assistant Secretary of War Stettinius travel abroad to coordinate the effort, with senior American officers possibly joining Gen. Foch's staff.
Life insurance men of Seattle and guests will outing Monday evening aboard the Bainbridge steamship. A basket dinner will be served as the vessel tours the waterfront Lake Washington canal and circles the lake. They depart Pier 3 at Madison Street at 6 30 p m.
A steamship captain reports sighting a burning steamer 400 miles offshore. The vessel burned to the water and left no crew or cargo. its name and design are obliterated.
Federal revenue officers work overtime as June 15 becomes the last day for individuals and corporations to pay income and excess profits taxes. The nation expects total receipts of 2.775 billion dollars, a record tax outpouring.
A sixteen year old Lloyd Ellis was seized Sunday near Summit ave and Harrison by residents including H W Hart of 319 Summit ave and taken to police detention. The incident involved a recurring peeping suspect as a juvenile case is held.
Advices from Canadian intelligence offices reach Seattle on Monday, noting the illness of R. J. Weatberg of this city and reporting Canadian forces in France. Cal F. Matthews of Tacoma is also mentioned as wounded.
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