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PETROGRAD May 15 Generals Brusiloff and Gourks tendered their resignations today They have not yet been accepted.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1917
Page
1
Do Your Bit for Uncle Sam Buy a War Bond
Do Your Bit for Uncle Sam Buy a War Bond IX MILLION DOLLARS This amount is asked of citizens of Seattle by the government of the United States as a patriotic war loan It is the share which the government expects us to subscribe in the Liberty Loan bonds And Seattle Queen City of the West must do its patriotic duty Every bank in the city and every bond house is giving its time and labor free in the successful negotiation of these bonds When the bankers set so patriotic an example shall the citizenry do less Scarce r when it is realized that the Liberty Loan bonds not only possess a sentimental value but are also financially attractive from the standpoint of the investor They bear 312 per cent interest They are not taxable They can be exchanged for war bonds bearing a higher rate of interest if any such bonds are issued later They are absolutely safe for the government of the United States is behind them The loans are simply credits The cash doesn't cross the ocean The bulk of it is spent in this country for war food and munitions This means that the money you invest will be put into circulation that it will be paid out in wages to workmen engaged in producing necessary supplies for the government and to farmers for their products A lot of money now hoarded either in the banks or in the family cupboard when put into circulation means more general prosperity Some of us will be called to the front Some of us will have the duty and the privilege of fighting for the flag Others of us past the military age or otherwise incapacitated must do our bit in some other way Subscribing for the Liberty Loan bond is one way and it s a mighty attractive way You can get a subscription blank at The Star office or at any bank Write or call The bonds are in denominations of 50 and up DO YOUR BIT
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
United States
Queen City
West
Star
Russia
America
England
France
Roosevelt
Petrograd
Governor Lister backs nationwide fete plan for registration day
Governor Ernest Lister expresses favorable view of Seattle's Stringer suggestion to use Selective Service registration day for a broad patriotic demonstration. He says plans discussed in Washington, D. C. and Washington state may lead to a legal holiday and urges careful study before final decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
Ernest Lister
Stringer
Seattle
Star Cort
Washington, D. C
Support Grows for Select Service Registration Day
The Central Council for Patriotic Service and Seattle officials back Governor Lister's plan for a patriotic registration day. Public sentiment is favorable though plans are not final. Interviews show residents like Mrs Kubey and Mrs Davis endorsing the idea as a patriotic fete for conscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Council For Patriotic Service
Seattle
Lister
Stringer
Altho
Henry Kubey
A. F. Frolen
West
M. G. Davis
William Erb
Seattle advertising columns list page references
The snippet lists various merchants and page numbers in Seattle advertising columns. It mentions firms such as Misfit Parlors and Schousë Grunbaum with page cues, and references Front Clothing Co and Bon Marche among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
The
Star
Dard Furniture Co
Rankin Co
Her Bros. Piano Co
Sclhousé-Grunbaum
Page & Rhodes Co
Front Clothing Co
Jack Brow
Movie
Ada
T Paterson
Bon Marche
Prederick & Nolaon
250 Saved as Schooner Sinks on Alaska Run
The schooner St Francis, a cannery vessel of Libby McNeill Libby, went ashore in Unimak Pass Alaska at 3 am Monday. The steam er Norwood rescued 250 survivors largely crew at 10 pm, indicating all aboard were saved. The St Tralig was reported a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis
Unimak Pass
Alaska
Merchants’ Exchange
Norwood
Pacific American Fish Co
Bellingham
Libby, McNeil & Libby
Seattle
San Francisco
Reliance
United State
Unalaga
Bark wrecked off Alaskan coast with crew saved
The bark St. Catherine was swept onto Agashik island near Unimak pass off the Alaska peninsula. It carried cannery supplies for Bristol Bay from San Francisco, with all cargo lost but the crew saved. The vessel was owned by the Red Salmon Cannery Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agashik Island
Unimak Pass
Alaskan Peninsula
St. Catherine
Merchants's Exchange
San Francisco
Bristol Bay
Red Salmon Cannery Co
Abosso Sinks After Torpedo Hit Off Fastnet
Nine lives lost and forty six passengers plus forty four crew dead after the British liner Abosso was torpedoed without warning off Fastnet on April 24. The 7,782 ton ship bound from Nigeria to Liverpool could not stop or maneuver and sank, with lifeboats crushed and many drownings. No submarine sighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Abosso
Fastnet
Nigera
Liverpool
Abolish Age Limit for Civil Service Members
The 50 year age limit for civil service employes will be abolished if the council recommendation passed Monday is adopted. Premier Lloyd George will transmit terms of an Irish settlement devised by the government to Irish leaders tomorrow, Bonar Law announced in the house of commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Council
London
Lloyd George
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Miss Abbott Hunts Harbor Pirates at Night With Police
A Seattle night feature by Mabel Abbott follows the harbor patrol as the port warden’s boat leaves Yesler Way. Officers Rudd and Kinney man the patrol while the Star’s Vic seeks sketches and the narrator embraces the nocturnal city life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Abbott
Elliott Bay
Night Shift Work On The Waterfront
A night voyage along the bay reveals the unseen laborers who keep the city running while most sleep. Rudd and Kinney patrol the docks with a searchlight, noting pirates, drifting wreckage, and the eerie quiet of the waterfront as a skiff nears.
Roosevelt Troop Call Prompts Wilson Decision
The Senate backs Roosevelt and debates whether Col Roosevelt may raise volunteer troops to France. The issue now rests with President Wilson, who must choose between political advisers fearing a Teddy candidacy in 1920 and the popular demand to see Roosevelt in the trenches. The Star hopes politics stays out of the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Roosevelt
France
Wilson
Roosevelt
Teddy
STAR
Darkness Swallows Rowers in a Gloomy River Scene
A searchlight probes a wet rowboat as Rudd questions the solitary rower who answers with a terse consent. The man’s pale face and puckered eyes vanish into the night as the boat slips away leaving darkness behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudd
Roosevelt division amendment joins select service army bill
Washington May 15 The Roosevelt division amendment becomes a clause in the select service army bill as House and Senate conferees approve the measure authorizing the president to raise a volunteer force of picked troops likely to be led into France by Theodore Roosevelt. Congress expected to accept the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Bender
Washington
Select Service Army
House
Senate
Harding
Ohio
France
Theo Roosevelt
Congress
Russia's Soldiers and Workmen Deadlock Over Coalition
In Petrograd the executive committee of the soldiers and workmen's delegates revisits last week's coalition vote, 33 to 22, amid upheaval as 2,000 delegates prepare to meet tonight to decide. The committee forms a commission to negotiate with the provisional government on broad principles including foreign policy and non annexation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Petrograd
Free Russia
Duma
Russia
Russia Holds World in Palm of Her Hand in War Talk
The piece argues Russia's stance decides WWI outcomes, saying a Russian exit would free millions of German troops for the West and force America and Britain to bear more food and manpower. It claims Russia’s fate shapes whether the war lasts a year or a decade and calls for American intellect and Roosevelt’s volunteers in Petrograd.
Russia's Provisional Leaders Aim for Unity Amid Front Turmoil
Provisional government figures plan to unite factions and seek a coalition to stem Russia's disintegration. Miliukoff is dispatched to the front to urge soldiers toward a unified home government, while talks consider a strong centralized authority as a remedy.
Defender of Washington Is Punched in Nose for Criticising President Wilson
TACOMA May 15 Col Albert FE Joab known for Conviction of Paul Haffer over Washington memory slander is injured after a store confrontation with 81 year old Dad Stimpson over remarks about sending a Roosevelt army to Europe The punch left Joab with a swollen nose Stimpson says he won’t tolerate Joab’s criticisms of the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Tacoma
Col
Albert FE. Joab
Paul Haffer
George Washington
Europe
Joab
Dad
Col Joab
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uncle Sam
Star Today
Mabel Abbott
Miss Abbotts
Tories
Yesler
Tom Rudd
Kinney
Vic
Admiral John Kinney
T. R
William G. Shepherd
Hlis
Miliukoff
Soldiers’ Committee
New Russia
Retch
Gutcikoff
Workmen's and Soldiers' Council
Germany
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