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11 May 1918
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Seattle Star in Seattle, Washington
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1918
Page
1
Britons Greet Americans on Way to Front
London crowds lined streets and parks as American troops passed en route to their front. A parade led by an American band and supported by British guards drew cheers from civilians and veterans, with panegyrics on the American alliance and its improving prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster Bridge
King George
British Editors Laud U S Efforts In War Feature
London editors praise Secretary Puker for announcing 500000 African troops in France and highlight Allied plans. The report frames the move as a pivotal boost to the war effort and a demonstration of unity among Allied forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
London
Puker
France
Uncle Sam to Train Men for Big Marine in Seattle
The United States Shipping Board will train 600 to 800 recruits in Seattle after purchasing the Yachteclub building in West Seattle. Men aged 21 to 30 will receive six weeks of training for deck and engine roles plus oilers water tenders cooks and stewards. Each recruit gets board quarters $30 monthly and outfits. Applications at the Sea Service Bureau 12 Securities Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Merchant Marine
Seattle
United States Shipping Board
Yachteclub
West Seattle
W. J. Grambs
Sea Service Bureau
Securities
United States Marine
Labor Chief Warns of Lower Living Standards If War Prolongs
Secretary of Labor Wilson warned in Rochester that lower living standards are inevitable if the war continues. He urged cooperation between labor and capital to sustain production and avoid heightened tensions over distribution and production. He criticized radical movements like American Bolshevism and the I W W as threats to wartime unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Wilson
Employment Managers’ Association
Austrian Chief Hopes General Peace Is Near
Baron a Austro Hungarian foreign minister voiced hope for general peace negotiations soon after the Romanian settlement. He said Emperor Karl seeks every chance for a durable peace and that an honest settlement should not be missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Barona
Buda
Karl
Puss'n Hoota Employees Hold Liberty Bond Debt
Employees of Puss'n Hoota subscribe to Liberty Bonds, accumulating a total of 2,250 dollars in holdings.
British Welcome You King George Letter to American Soldiers
King George writes to American troops in England saying the British people welcome them on their way to join allied forces and fight for human freedom. He expresses a wish to shake each soldier's hand and wishes them Godspeed. Copies of the letter will be given to every American soldier in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
George
England
Russians Here Draw Fat Salaries From Loan
Four British and American office staff resign from the Mission of Ways of Communication. The workers, assigned to manage railway supplies at The Meadows, claim Russian officials receive salaries from US loan funds. Former clerk Claude M. Paget notes salaries from 1250 to 794 a month in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission of Ways of Communication
New York
United States
Russia
Railway Exchange
Claude M. Paget
the Star
Seattle
A. Pevyoff
Seattle Draft Shortfall in Class 1 Before Quota Call
There are 1,850 Class 1 draft men remaining in Seattle, 364 under the quota of 2,214. If Congress approves a 3,000,000 army, the state quota would be 7,906 and those aged 21 since June 1917 must register. Seattle has sent 11,106 to date. other services add 43,155 inductees plus 2,400 to navy and state guards. Local Board No. 3 has 72 Class 1 men left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Congress
War Department
Navy
Sta
Regular Army
National Guard
Clase
I. W. W. Hall Closure Denied by Local Court
Industrial Workers of the World members cannot reopen their hall on South Second Avenue as Presiding Judge John G. Jurey denies lifting police ban and restraining police chief Joel Warren. The court said it cannot aid an organization it views as seeking to injure the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Workers of the World
South Second Ave
John 8
Jurey
Joel Warren
H. E. Foster
Eight Die in Craft Creek Nitro Plant Explosion
A Louise Coal Co nitro plant in Craft Creek Wellsburg W Va exploded today. Eight workers were believed killed as the blast destroyed the building and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellsburg
W. Va
Louise Coal Co
Craft Creek
Motherhood in the Trenches A Private's Homage from the Front
Private Harold R. Peat of the First Canadians writes from Flanders trenches about the overpowering spirit of motherhood sustaining soldiers. He contrasts brutal combat with praise of mothers, describing gassing, decapitation, and cries of Mother in the face of death, and ends with a reverent tribute to maternal influence as the all of everything.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold R. Peat
First Canadians
Flanders
Dominion
Telegraphers Win Right to Unionize Amid Lockout
The war labor board in Washington ruled American workers may organize and join unions. Western Union and Postal Telegraph employees were affected, with mediation named by President Taft and Frank P Walsh. Union support spread as stamp sales topped $3,000 while lockout issues linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
Washington, DC
Loc
Western Union
Postal Telegraph
United Press
The
Star
Cr. Rice
Wilson
Taft
Frank P Walsh
J. F. Campbell
J. N. Miller
Star Saturday
War Board
Steamfitters’ Union
Letters From Men in Picardy Leave for U S Mothers
In Picardy on May 10 hundreds of letters will depart for American Mothers Sunday. Soldiers write in dugouts and on makeshift tables, many pondering that their mothers have died since arriving in France. Army workers advise writing to sisters or bunkmates' mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Picardy
France
My. M. C A
Salvation Army
Youth 19 Sentenced to Gallows for Man Slaying
Harold Denman, 19, deserter from Camp Kearney, convicted of murdering P. J. Metz, a grocer, after forcing him into a car and robbing him. A woman jury forewoman delivered the verdict. Denman faces execution Monday as his mother, in tears, believed him innocent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Harold Denman
Camp Kearney
P. J. Metz
Denman
Metz
Congress Fears Heated Fight Over New Tax Bill
United Press Washington May 11 reports lawmakers warn Secretary McAdoo could trigger a brutal clash in Congress by pushing a new tax bill this session. They fear adverse morale and business disruption, noting last session's revenue law and the Third Liberty Loan will already overshoot estimates, with no earlier collection than December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
McAdoo
Congress
House
Senate
Treasury
Bodies Foiled in Attempt at Huge Gas Raid
United Press dispatch from Picardy reports new fires observed in Montdidier and an ammunition dump burned in Cantigny. A German patrol renewed an attempt to take an American outpost but was repulsed as American heavy artillery pounded reserve positions behind Pache Grivesnes Bois de L Alval Framicourt and nearby fronts. Cantigny lies about three miles northeast of Montdidier, with Grivesnes Park roughly a mile and a half north and slightly west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Corr
Picardy
Montdidier
Cantigny
Pache-Grivesnes
Bois-De-L’alval
Framicourt
Gas Layout Crushed In World War I Battle News
Paris dispatch reports active artillery around Brivesnes and Mailly Rameval with American units in line. A German gas projector plan near Toul布局 was halted by American shellfire. French forces raided German trenches taking prisoners and matériel in several sectors including Moreuil wood and Montdidier region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Brivesnes
Mailly- Rameval
French War Office
Grivesnes
Moreuil Wood
Montdidier
Woevre
French Advance Near Locre Reported By Haig
London May 11 Field Marshal Haig reported French troops advanced their line northeast of Locre yesterday evening and took several prisoners A few prisoners and a machine gun were captured in raids west of Merville An attempted enemy raid east of Ypres was halted by our fire
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Locre
Haig
Mer
Ypres
Teuton envoy Ultimatum to Russian Leaders
Moscow May 11 Count von Mirbach the German ambassador issues an ultimatum to the Bolshevik government demanding stopping arms shipments and disbanding armed troops He calls for a quick settlement on transporting German prisoners of war and warns of a possible German occupation of Moscow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Count von Mirbach
Russia
Seamen Committed Bravery Noted for Genart Castle Rescue
Nine sailors were commended today by Secretary Daniels for special bravery in rescuing survivors from the steamship Genart Castle which sank February 6. The action highlighted seamanship and heroism amid disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Genart Castle
Daniels
S. P. Trains Delayed by Freight Wreck
Portland May 11 passenger service on the Southern Pacific was delayed by a freight wreck. Three merchandise cars of an extra freight were derailed crosswise of the track at Rogue River four miles west of Orante Pane Ora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific
Rogue River
Orante Pane
Ora
Sunbeams Sunday Brings Fine Weather for Mothers Day
The weather man reports Seattle free to celebrate Mothers Day outdoors with no rain. Salisbury forecasts a sunny day with fair skies, northwest winds, and no clouds in sight, and declares everything fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
O. K
Alent
Little Girl Robbed by 10 Year Old Thief
A ten year old boy snatched $1.50 from a girl named Blane as she sold items for the Mother Ryther home at Third Avenue and Union Street on Saturday morning. The youth fled and escaped with the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Blane
Arundel
Mother Ryther
Third Ave
Union St
Thrift Stamp Aims to Delay Hun Invasion Plans
The thrift stamp drive is described as a light aid to hamper enemy timing and boost home front morale. It emphasizes national unity and financial support for defense. The item frames the period as a war effort with civilians urged to contribute.
Editor Hurwitz Weds at Portland
Abe Hurwitz managing editor of The Star wed Miss Charlotte Lappard of Oakland on April 20 the couple now reside at 4617 Diet Ave NW wedding announced today the groom had left three weeks earlier on a business trip for the ceremony
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Hurwitz
the Star
Charlotte Lappard
Oakland
Five Suspects Arrested in City After Early Morning Sweep
Police arrested five individuals Joe Brachas Joe Surina Charles Stallard Frank Perry and Paul Gutshou early Saturday. They are being held in the city jail as the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vive Slacker
Joe Brachas
Joe Surina
Charles Stallard
Frank Perry
Paul Gutshou
George Crisis Ends Happily Says Minister
Paris May 11 The British war minister Lord Mik nel tells Echo de Paris in London that the crisis over Gen Maurice charges against Premier Lloyd George has cleared the atmosphere. He says the events were like storms with utility and Britain will pursue victory with renewed vigor. France can trust British front and behind lines coordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lord Miknel
Echo de Paris
London
Maurice
Lloyd George
France
Gold watch stolen from Virginus Apartments room
A gold watch was taken from the room of C. Lilliopoulos at Virginus apartments located at Fourth and Virginia. No injuries reported. Police investigation underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Lilliopoulos
Virginus
Fourth
Virginia
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Meri Jenne Auix Betailer
the Mail
Baker
America
American Alliance
the Express
the Times
Uncle Sam
BIG Marine
Comelec
FEAR
Adam
God
Richt
IL. CC. Martin
Fred S. Ferguson
Frank J. Taylor
Lorraine
Toul
Ville. Se
Teuton
S. P
Portland
Sunbeams
Weather Man
Hurwitz
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