Street Railway Overtime and City Council Clash
Seattle street railway workers postpone a strike vote to after Monday’s council session as Mayor Fitzgerald seeks an overtime ordinance. Maj. John E. Carroll is sworn in and will join the special session to consider the measure. Police coordinate with Tacoma to hunt a three-man highway gang after a series of holdups across the region.
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Berlin and Wilson treaty dispute sparks protests and refits
Berlin delegates refuse to sign the peace treaty in its present form. Socialist leaders urge protest votes while calls for a wide referendum echo in Bavaria. A Capitol Hill streetcar crash blamed on faulty brakes prompts an inquest absolving the motorman but faulting equipment.
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Big Four session off as Wilson receives visitors in Paris
Paris May 16 United Press says there was no session of the big four today. President Wilson spent the day receiving numerous visitors at the conference capital.
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Council Majority Shapes Oversight of Overtime Funding
The opposition claims a council majority and voices intent to align allies. The speaker hopes passage of the ordinance will not hinder investigations into overtime payments in other departments under authority.
Council Debates Overtime Pay Ordinance For Street Car Men
Councilwoman Fitzgerald pushes time and a half overtime pay for street car workers. City must act promptly, with a clear vote Monday to show good faith and avoid a strike. The measure aims to settle the dispute without evasion or sidetracking.
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Editor L. J. Ritchie Dies In Akron Ohio
L. J. Ritchie former managing editor of The Seattle Star died Thursday night at his parents home in Akron Ohio after going there for health reasons. He left The Star in fall 1917 at age 22 and leaves a five year old son Robert. His wife Mildred died in Akron last Christmas of pneumonia.
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Pacific coast metal trades plan six hour day action
Oakland May 16 United Press dispatch says as the Pacific coast metal trades council adjourns today delegates expect no radical action until a shipping board decision on shipbuilding. Macy award likely stands until Oct 1 under the agreement. The council has approved the eight hour day with eight dollars for mechanics and is studying methods to enforce the plan.
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Carroll Elevates to City Council as New Member
Mayor John F. Carroll becomes Councilman Carroll after taking the oath from Deputy City Clerk Street. He was discharged from the army at Camp Lewis to assume office and, though recovering from influenza, plans to join the council Monday, with a Friday special meeting moving his seating to Friday afternoon.
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Girls Comradership Meetings Begin with Vaudeville Show
The girls division of the War Camp Community Service will stage the first comradeship meeting and vaudeville entertainment Friday at 7:40 PM in the Broadway high school auditorium. More than 1,500 Seattle working girls are expected to attend.
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Dry Law Enforcement Policy Outlines July 1 Start
Washington May 16 United Press reports the government finished plans to enforce the July 1 prohibition act. Internal revenue officers will report violations and collect taxes on beverages above five percent alcohol even if produced illegally. The Justice Department will sue brewers making 23 to 4 percent beer after a court decision. Agents are gathering evidence of all violations of the May 1 prohibition and no obstacle appears likely to block dry July 1 unless a court rules unconstitutional or Congress repeals the law.
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Showers Forecast by Weatherwright Salisbury Says Likely
Official Weatherwright George N. Salisbury opines there may be sprinkles Friday night and Saturday. After reviewing his notes he believes showers more likely than sunshine. A gentle southerly breeze is also forecast with the precipitation.
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Winnipeg Strikes Bring City to Standstill
Winnipeg on May 16 faces a general strike paralyzing the city as 25 000 workers across trades join metal workers in sympathy. Fires, bread supplies, utilities, telegraph service, streetcars, and newspapers halt. police and rail workers stay on duty while negotiations stall.
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United Press
Robertson
German Sub on Way to the Great Lakes
The UC-97, a former German submarine, arrived today on the way to the Great Lakes escorted by the U.S. destroyer Bushnell. The escort ships Drived in Halifax Nova Scotia on May 16 and indicate preparations for transfer or study.
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Berlin unrest grows as Allied officers urged to wear mufti
American and British officers ordered to wear civilian dress outside quarters to avoid provocation. Couriers in uniform confined to Hotel Action. Demonstrations against the peace treaty touched 15 000 people Tuesday, signaling possible wider unrest. Police warn against repeats of the Adlon incident as tensions rise in Berlin. In Stettin a food riot left 10 wounded yesterday.
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United Press
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Stettin
Girl Operator Leader Nears Arrival For Coast Strike
Phone operators await Miss Julia O Connor international president of the hello girls to assume active management of the coast wide strike. Her arrival is hourly with headquarters expected in Seattle or San Francisco. She previously led the eastern states strike achieving wage increases for girl operators.
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Italian Delegates Optimistic on Adriatic Talks in Paris
Italian delegates, returning to Paris, show hopeful mood after reports of a conciliatory attitude from other allies. They say negotiations may produce a solution to the Adriatic problem within a few days.
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United Press
Albanians Seek U S Request For Mandatory Aid
Paris dispatch reports that Albanian leaders asked the United States to accept a mandatory aid role for Albania and received a sympathetic response. The note signals Albanian hopes for Western involvement amid regional uncertainty.
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United States
Crowd in Hamburg Protests Peace Terms at Atlantic Hotel
A large crowd gathered in Hamburg to condemn peace terms issued by the Allies. Speeches denounced the terms as assassination of the German people while an interpreter translated for the American mission. No violence occurred.
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Bolsheviki flee Petrograd region as troops approach
From Copenhagen May 16 reports say National Tiden learned a Russian army under Gen. Mannerheim reached Rjdoostrov about one mile from Petrograd. Bolshevik officials were said to be moving from Petrograd toward Moscow, signaling a tense frontier shift.
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Ready to Present Terms to Austria
St Germain France May United Press reports preparations for terms to Austria are completed. Delegates will not be presented before May 22. The plan mirrors the earlier Ve program with few changes and awaits final approval.
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Germans Agree to Give Up Coal Mine
Paris May 16 United Press reports Germany counter proposal on the Saar basin accepts some mine surrender but insists on retaining political control over the region.
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