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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
5
Washington reports a severe lesson in economics as nearly 40 percent of earnings must be diverted to war needs. McAdoo estimates a 24 billion dollar war cost this year with fuel officials calling for a 50 percent curtailment of non-war industries. A tentative list of non-war industries guides the war government in staged reductions.
Downtown block captains report progress in the patriotic service drive with the campaign headquarters at 332 Walker Building. Evening canvassing expands ranks as the county council of defense expects soon to utilize the civilian army patriots for key home front tasks.
Chairman B Hurley of the United States Shipping Board outlined a massive 1920s and 1970s merchant fleet plan in South Bend Indiana. He predicted 25 million tons by 1970 with over 1 million workers in shipbuilding by 1920 and a fleet costing more than 5 billion dollars. He said the fleet would expand overseas trade and reshape American prosperity.
Officer J. Nutting from headquarters is to lead patrols of the Skinner Eddy shipyards after a request from plant officials. The move aims to ensure better and more systematic security of the yards under Chief Warren’s authorization.
Washington June 11 Con tracts for construction of 40 concrete ships of 7,600 tons each have been awarded by the shipping board. They were distributed eight to four yards among five plants recently established by the government. The yards are A Bentley Sons Company Jacksonville Florida Fred J Ley Co Mobile Alabama Schofield Engineering Co San Diego California San Francisco Shipbuilding Co San Francisco and Liberty Shipbuilding Co Wilmington North Carolina.
The Emergency Fleet News reports Pacific coast shipyards dominate river driving efficiency. Bethlehem Shipbuilding tops the rating, with Skinner & Eddy and Columbia River Shipbuilding placing second and third, respectively. Northwest yards lead in national rankings.
The Tacoma fishing ship crew was located by the Uve Roosevelt in the Bering Sea and brought to safety after crews were initially rescued from four other fleet ships stalled by thick floes. Flooding weather and jammed passages hinder Alaska Steamship Line Victoria en route to Nome. The Japanese Otaru Maru from Kobe to Seattle is ten days overdue and slated for turnover to the Shipping Board. it carries cargo for A. M. Gillespie Co. and is part of Osaka Shosen Kaisha.
Masters and mates sailing in and out of Vancouver B C demand a 14 percent salary increase. The Canadian Merchant Service Guild asks Ottawa to appoint a conciliation board to set a fair wage scale for mariners.
Funeral services for Charles Nelson a Seattle pioneer who died at Beattie General Hospital from injuries suffered in a street car accident two months earlier will be held at the Seattle Undertaking Co chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Nelson who lived at 621 West 41st Street came to Seattle in 1870s built a large contracting business but faded into poverty in later years. He was 75.
Seattle Audubon Society plans a gathering in the assembly hall of the Ar. United Press reports War Expert C. A. Sailles of Brooklyn will discuss protection of songbirds at the event.
A New Yorker Edward J. Woods offers a book claiming to banish tobacco habits quickly with delightful benefit. Sent free on request, the work promises calmness, tranquil sleep, clear eyes, normal appetite, good digestion, vigor, memory, and efficiency.
United Press reports Gen Foch assesses the Montdidier Noyon push toward Compiegne. If Compiegne falls, Hindenburg may shift 15 miles of front to a wedge, risking higher German casualties and depleted reserves. The drive could stop sooner if German losses mount.
Port officials chamber representatives and grain dealers met to push routing Western wheat through Beattie and Northwest ports rather than the Great Lakes route. Delegates may join Montana and North Dakota farmers in a Washington lobbying trip after a Great Falls gathering to petition Director General McAdoo.
Nick Markrie faces King County Superior Court in Judge Calvin Hall's department for April 20 Mercer Island assault. He allegedly threw rocks at Mra C Lillopoulous and her husband injuring her in the incident.
London editors applaud President Wilson for addressing Mexican reporters. The Daily News calls him architect of the world’s future and credits him with reaffirming U.S. loyalty to Russia as a redeeming wartime episode, predicting he will shine in history.
George A. Piper a former state senator from the 44th district now residing in Portland is in Beattie. He says the city never looked so prosperous and will return to Portland on Wednesday.
A historical dental health piece explains how mouth microbes thrive in warmth, react with food, and cause tooth decay via lactic acid. It stresses cleaning, regular dentist visits, and timely fillings. It notes tartar causes gum inflammation and may lead to tooth loss and systemic ailments.
Front line tobacco notes from World War I show American soldiers in French hospitals and trenches receiving care and tobacco parcels. Messages from Private H L Perry Corporal Reuel KR Barlow and others express gratitude and describe army life, with some praise for Seattle Star coverage and former local journalists serving overseas.
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