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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1917
Page
2
A German release today says a British destroyer was sunk in Thursday’s destroyer action. The German claim notes losses by the British side and cites the engagement as ongoing.
Customs launch Scout seized whisky gin and French vermouth totaling 750 bottles near San Juan Island on Friday. Capt. Dichtenberg led the operation. Michael Edward and the Wisconsin sheriff man are jailed in Pierce County on smuggling charges.
Edwin J. Brown D D S Seattle pioneer dentist details his practice philosophy. He claims public service justifies Sunday and evening hours and defends against aggressive competition while emphasizing up to date methods and patient care for women and children.
In Vancouver British Columbia a reporter analyzes how returning troops face inadequate pensions amid rising living costs. The Returned Soldiers' club aids veterans with housing employment and support while parliament debates land grants and broader benefits for families. The club has housed and employed many veterans through volunteer subscriptions and community action.
U. S. Attorney Clay Allen begins a 30 day leave of absence on Saturday and plans to report to the Presidio training camp in San Francisco for reserve corps of officers. He did not say whether he would return after the period.
Mrs. Gladys Strachan who was shot by her husband G K Strachan at the Brighton hotel Thursday night is reported to be on the road to recovery at the city hospital. If she recovers, Strachan will face assault with a deadly weapon charges.
Glenn Hoover, Seattle lawyer and candidate for Congress, will join the regular army within days. He left the University on the 27th after a postgraduate course in political economy and says life is too short to wait for the draft. Hoover plans to see action almost immediately as a plain soldier.
More than 1000 women and girls will join the Red Cross parade Monday evening led by Gen. Dorothy Gibbs who heads Seattle’s spring drive. University groups pledged to bring three participants each and will assemble in the U district before marching to town. Provisional members meet at Hon Marche Square 6 45 p m with white caps sold by captains for five cents. Plans were laid out at a 4 p m Saturday briefing in the Arcade building.
Edison is halted by an armed guard near his Orange New Jersey factory as part of the building burns. He insists he is Mr Edison, but the guard insists on the shave, noting the inventor has been immersed in submarine problem work.
Marshal Joffre visited New York and praised the trim West Point cadets before departing for Boston. He added a new word to his vocabulary, pronouncing it bullee to express admiration for their appearance.
Boy Scouts from Troop 25 Pathfinder Lodge scoured hillside streets in the North Broadway district Friday evening for Walter Ellis, son of Mrs. D. C. Ellis of 2443 North Broadway, who lost his way returning from a boat launch on Lake Union. The search lasted about 204 minutes before the child was found.
A period advertisement questions why professions exist and who profits from society and death while urging readers to save on spring attire at the Florence Up Ta irng Store at Second and Union.
Count Ilya Tolstoy spoke at the Metropolitan theatre denouncing Mr. Root as head of the Russian commission and warning America risks a plutocracy image. He urged love and Christ's ideas to end three great evils and said democracy lies beneath Russia's autocratic top. Raymond Mize was acquitted of forgery in Judge Tallman’s court.
The ashes of A J Wilkie a Alaska mining man who died from gas poisoning Sunday were shipped to his father in San Francisco Friday. Wilkie and his wife are believed to have formed a death by own action pact.
Students of Broadway High School host a dance tonight at Douglas Hall to replenish Coast Artillery meas funds. The event aims to support military units and honor local service members with a community charity night.
The government geographic board rejected Tacoma's bid to rename the mountain to Tacoma. Tacoma's Sam Wall presented support citing Roosevelt and Carrie Nation, but the board held that Congress officially designates the name Rainier, making a change unwise while the legislature is not in session.
Eighty five members attend clinics at county and city hospitals with field work lessons morning and afternoon as preparation for the May federal inspection of the University of Washington Red Cross ambulance corps. The company sent $6,000 to the national Red Cross as half of the $12,000 needed for uniforms motor truck and litters.
Seattle receives $6,000,000 of the national Liberty loan with subscription blanks arriving Monday. A city clearing house committee, formed to advertise the sale, will begin work at once to market the bonds.
Raymond Mize, previously acquitted by Judge Tallman on a worthless check charge to Mrs Ida Anderson, was rearrested today on a similar offense. C J Mann of the Mutual Hotel says he cashed a bogus $20 check for Mize signed Fred Woods on April 2.
A Bon Marche window display honors Mothers Day with a past vision. The centerpiece painting is by John Butler, Seattle artist, reflecting a maternal theme ahead of Sunday May 13.
The British American Relief Association benefit dance at Christensen's Hall on Friday night drew more than 200 couples and raised a substantial amount for the fund aiding British soldiers and sailors.
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