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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
1
The Star features Matt and Jeff in the navy and Wilbur in the army with a new baby in the Tom Duff strip drawn by Allman. Despite some critics calling comic strips demoralizing, the paper keeps firing these martial gag panels.
A Seattle plea urges every working man with bank balance to subscribe to the Liberty Loan to support WWI funding. Officials warn delay aids Germany, stressing bonds yield 3 percent interest and that applications are available via banks, post offices, and stores.
The statement reports French advances from plateau Vauclere to California with key captures along Allette valley and Chevreux region. French lines in trenches were breached, a counterattack repelled, and steel monitors aided in Mount Cornillet. The river flotilla supported bombardment and riverine operations, drawing on Somme‑era experience.
The piece reflects on the future when a baby grows to adulthood and marriage, calling the Duff family a serious humanizing influence. It denies any communist intent and treats the Duff story as thoughtful rather than comic.
We are coming Mr President. Seattle women join the Seattle regiment of the Women's Army Against Waste. The movement, supported by President Wilson, Herbert Hoover, the U S department of agriculture, and administration officials, grows as enlistments pour in from nearby towns. Meetings are arranged and the campaign gains momentum as it expands beyond Seattle.
Seattle mobilizes select service registration forces to signup 277 precincts with June 5 rush ongoing. Registra tion Clerk W E Gaines says teams for each precinct to be assigned by Thursday and volunteers from Ballard urged to call Main 600. Tele graph forms delays hindered reports to Gov Sister. training for precinct registrars may be held next week if city war unde decides.
Officials announce complete lists of registrants will be posted citywide and citizens must report missing names. Police may stop men on streets after June 5 to verify registration certificates, with jail for those convicted of evading or lying about registration.
Angeles sheriff Cline has handed 125 deputies to federal authorities for military training and plans to raise the total to 409. The move expands state forces integrating with federal programs. Deputy transfers reflect increasing collaboration between local and federal security efforts.
The ferry Swan which served the Bremerton to Manette route burned completely at its slip yesterday. Cause unknown.
Local Liberty Loan campaign launches with a rush of activity as meetings and sales efforts increase. Community groups organize rallies, volunteers seek donations, and businesses display posters to spur support and hit early targets.
The Liberty Bond plan offers an installment option starting with a $1 application before June 15. Subsequent payments of $9 on June 7 or 8, $10 on July 30, $15 on August 15, and $15 on August 30 lead to ownership of a bond yielding 3 percent interest.
Seattle launches a Liberty Loan drive to acquire 7 million dollars in bonds. An exploitation committee led by President J W Maxwell will coordinate with the Central Labor Council at a Labor Temple meeting Wednesday night. A downtown publicity bureau will open near Second Ave and Marion St, with a large electric sign atop the Smith building tower to urge bond purchases.
May 23. Col. Wm. Ingills investigates how Sydney N Butt of Company C Second Washington Infantry obtained a loaded cartridge and shot himself in his tent yesterday. Butt, despondent from an unknown cause, lived in North Yakima.
The Billingsley bootlegger family is dispersing. Fred and his wife and baby are visiting relatives in Houston, Ora has finished a 30 day sentence and plans to return to the Midwest, and Fred will stay until his appeal is decided. Ora contemplates Army aviation corps enlistment if denied.
Admiral Peary will speak on aerial preparedness and the French government pictures of American ambulance work at the front will be shown. The event begins at 8 45 with the talks and exhibits to follow at the Arena.
Water will be shut off on First Ave West Howe Street to West Ray Street and on West McGraw Street from Queen Anne Avenue to Fourth Wave West. Also on Second Ave West from West McGraw Street to Ray Street on Thursday May 24 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Marshal Joffre and Premier Viviani arrived in Paris confirming completion of their United States mission. The French war commission sailed from New York May 15, with secrecy keeping their departure hidden while in Washington and Baltimore.
George C. Collins and Davis M. Schoonover were convicted by a Seattle jury in Judge Jurey s court of unlawfully assaulting Louis Sidelsky on July 30. Sidelsky claimed police dragged him from his car near his store on Third Eve and used abusive language in front of his wife and friends. the jury awarded $1. Sidelsky said police records were doctored to show his traffic case verdict and he offered to prove acquittal.
An 8,000 ton American ship carrying cargo for Switzerland was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean. The vessel's name was not given. American shipping experts suspect it may be one of the German ships recently seized and pressed into American service.
A second American medical unit arrived in London today. It was organized in New York and includes 26 surgeons, 65 nurses and 153 enlisted men.
Washington May 23 The government revenue bill totaling 1.8 billion dollars is expected to come to a vote in the House late this afternoon. The measure faces a crucial decision as lawmakers weigh its provisions and fiscal impact.
The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co plans to enlist a correspondence corps in the United States to keep front line troops supplied with letters newspapers and magazines as part of a morale effort. The program aims to connect servicemen with news and reading material through organized mail exchanges.
A short urging about depositing with the Postal Savings Bank at 2 percent interest and Liberty Bonds at 3 percent, encouraging readers to invest promptly with Uncle Sam.
From the Champagne front on May 23 Gen Nivelle’s new offensive halted a large German counter thrust. Prisoners described German plans and heavy concentrations for a dawn assault to seize the Cornillet Casque crest, while French forces repelled the attack and uncovered a German battalion in a tunnel under Mount.
Des Moines May 23 Sunday movies and professional baseball are not violations of the Iowa blue laws. Municipal Judge Meyer ruled today in a decision that counters Attorney General Havner’s crusade to enforce the Sunday closing statutes enacted seventy years ago, a policy the last legislature refused to repeal.
May 23 report that Gen. Pershing's seasoned U S troops would soon fight alongside British forces. A front line bombardier in mudded trenches predicted the Kaiser faced another surprise as American reinforcements were mobilized quickly.
A national call urges every American to fund the war through Liberty Bonds. Citizens are urged to purchase bonds to finance military needs and show united support for national defense.
U S Senator Lane of Oregon was reported alive this morning in a San Francisco hospital where he lies near death. Medical staff described his condition as critical but stable and awaiting further treatment.
An exhortation urges Americans to avoid panic and unnecessary spending while supporting the war effort. It stresses conserving food, avoiding unreasoning frugality, and keeping dollars circulating to sustain wages and commerce as global demand remains.
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