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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1918
Page
3
The Seattle quartermaster’s depot becomes a full sub depot to handle purchases and supply for Camp Lewis cantonment of about 40,000 men. The office will route all future provisioning through Seattle for the camp’s needs.
The Dramatic Association at the University of Washington presented Bernard Shaw's Fanny's First Play on Friday night. Receipts from the show benefited the Parent Association's work for state troops in France.
A proclamation issued by Field Marshal French, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, declares Sinn Fein leaders including Howard Devaters Arthur Griffith Countess Markievicz Darrell Wiggis Merbitt Mellows and Doctors Dillon and Hayes involved in treasonable communications with Germany. It says Ireland must help crush the conspiracy and may urged voluntary enlistment in support of the German plot to match the empire.
President Hoover targets ice profiteering as dealers raise 10 cent pieces amid rising costs. Government secures ammonia supplies and warns of plant seizures or government operation if prices stay high. Ice manufacturers may face compulsory output limits or loss of supplies to curb markup.
President Wilson walks with a brisk pace along Fifth Avenue in a city event to promote the Red Cross fundraiser. Admirals Grayson recommends rest before tonight's parade review and address. Crowds cheer as he passes the Waldorf Astoria and University Club amid security escorts.
Federal officers seized 649 pounds of wheat flour from Herbert Snook and donated it to the Red Cross by order of U S District Judge Jeremiah Neterer. Assistant U S Attorney Donald McDonald said no prosecution was likely.
Advertisement for The Next Liberty Theatre promoting Haynes watch repair service. The sparse copy urges readers to value their watch and use Haynes for repairs at the theatre setting.
Locked out Seattle telegraphers waited for word from the war labor board in Washington. International Vice President J. P. Campbell, in Seattle over a week, will leave for Montreal Monday hoping a settlement is reached before then. Campbell said a nationwide strike is possible but members remain loyal and ready to defer demands on organizing rights. Plans outline government cooperation with telegraphers in a general strike, a voluntary service to prove loyalty.
Negotiations for the charter of two Puget Sound steamers the Seattle Chippewa and Iroquois of Puget Bound Navigation Co for training ships are expected to conclude favorably. Captains W C Rennie and M C Lawe, well known in Seattle, will command the ships with a corps of assistants. Each vessel will accommodate 350 to 400 naval students.
The concrete ship Faith, launched in San Francisco, completed a second trial off the Pacific coast near the Golden Gate, with officials asserting it is equal or superior to steel ships. She is to be immediately loaded with cargo for her maiden trip.
Crawford Vaughan former premier of Australia Rev F L Cann of New York and Sergt Maj Dr H Smith of the British army addressed about 3000 shipyard employees Friday. They urged the urgency of ships and national dependence on workers, declaring ships are the nation's most urgent need while other resources remain ample.
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