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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1918
Page
2
A reporter describes grim scenes of French children returned to the Red Cross by Germans. A boy bears a facial scar from a German trooper and a girl sits with a mute, hopeful look. The mother had been taken by German forces behind the lines a year earlier.
Beautiful crepe de chine silk and taffetas in black white, plus satins and chiffons. Dress silks priced at 1.75 a yard with twenty five color shades and wide yardage. Corduroy suiting 28 and 31 inches wide for sport wear. Limited fine woven worsted serge in multiple colors, 50 inches wide.
Petrograd reports two Bolshevik commissioners and four left social revolutionaries approved the peace treaty ratification. Lenine spoke of peace pact terms as Bolshevik ministers M Kolontai and others announced a push for a war campaign. The men claimed the treaty divvies Russia among Austria Romania Japan and others and set indemnity at 3 billion rubles. Gompers and the Federation of Labor figure into Allied reactions as central powers compliance looms.
Reports from Petrograd say Grand Nicholas and General Silensky have been arrested. The late staff officer is expected to be exiled or punished, as the Grand Duke has been sent away.
Far and Near Tag day sales collected 10000 dollars on Saturday for the Edwin Hriscoe Orphan Boys Memorial home. Frieda Hempel will perform soon in a recital under the Ladies Musical club. An auxiliary is forming to aid Battery K 63rd artillery with a meeting Monday night at the Stuart building. Mrs. Charles Wagner (age 84) died Saturday. Alien-enemy allegations led to Fort Lawton transfers to Fort Douglas, Utah. Funeral services for Mrs. Catherine Beck Ray set for Monday afternoon. Auxiliary to meet Tuesday at the Chamber of Commerce. Raymond Watson, 15, was seriously injured in a wagon auto crash at Madison and Minor. Mrs. Bernie Wyman injured by auto on 42nd Ave. Burglars tried J. Von Herberg home on Harvard Ave. N. Funeral services for Elizabeth Horrocks Auld of Renton Monday. Chinese pheasants moved from state prisons to Seattle parks. Albert S. Pinkham funeral held. Pioneer Loan & Trust office burglary reported, nothing taken. Division 12 of the Council of Patriotic Service to meet at West Seattle High. Apple picking by traveling salesmen endorsed by United Commercial Travellers Seattle council No. 83.
In Coeur d Alene and St. Maries Idaho federal and state troops patrol streets ahead of William M Nelson trial on criminal syndicalism charges. Local threats from the I W W prompt mobilization of home guard and deputy sheriffs as juror selection is expected to be difficult.
Police combed the city late Monday morning but could not locate the three men who held up Faat Lake Pharmacy at 10 p m Sunday. Proprietor J A Boyer suffered head injuries while his infant daughter Annette was bruised and frightened during the robbery. The men fled in a car believed stolen from H J Seaborn. No items were taken after the scuffle.
Dr Carlton Hubbell Parker 49 dean of the university school of business administration died Sunday after pneumonia and overwork on government matters. An economic expert and mediator of 24 strikes he helped win an eight hour day for lumber workers in Eastern Washington. He had been invited to visit England next month to study labor conditions. Survived by his widow three children two brothers and one sister his remains are to be cremated without service.
Emergency run at 30 mph ends with motorcycle officer R F Gladwin under a municipal street car at Fourth Ave and Pike. The motorcycle skidded and overturned. the conductor stopped the car just before crushing him. Gladwin sustained bruises but was not seriously hurt.
Prof. J. W. Hotson of the University of Washington will take charge of the body of Harry James Smith, noted playwright and Red Cross expert on a phagnum mass surgical dressing, who was killed when the automobile he rode in was struck by a Great Northern train at Murrayville, B C, Saturday. Hotson left Sunday.
The industrial welfare commission adopted a resolution prohibiting women and girls from employment as pin setters in bowling alleys. A long list of new jobs held by women, including taxi drivers, freight handlers and bridge watchers, has been filed with the commission.
The Bon Marche showcases Wash Satin Camisoles in extra sizes priced at 2.95 in white and flesh colors trimmed with wide imitation filet lace. Suggested for women seeking dainty undergarments, located on the third floor.
Lord Robert Innes Ker of the Irish Guarda began recruiting men for the British aviation service in San Francisco on March 18. He urged men aged 18 to 22 with college education as ideal aviators.
The notice promotes baseball season with references to buying balls, bats, gloves and gear at the Bon Marche. It points to the Sixth Floor and the Bon Marche Tea Room as a lunch option, framing the store as a one stop destination for boys’ games and meals.
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