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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
1
The Star explains Seattle must register 25000 to 35000 men aged 21 to 30 for the first half million troops to France. It vows full coverage of select service details and invites readers to send questions to the paper’s Select Service Editor for prompt answers.
Citizens seek guidance on June 5 registration ages aliens and nationals must register all 21 to 30 inclusive. Major districts handle by major registration. others by auditor sheriff and physician. Washington instructions force board relocations and precinct residency for registrars. training to follow.
Advertising manager's daily talk highlights tomorrow's bargain Friday with cream of offerings from Seattle's best stores. The Star promises reader time spent in the ads will be repaid. Featured pages include Standard Furniture Co, Grote Rankin Co, Codhouse Grunbaum, Rhodes Co, McCormack Bros, Paterson Co, Amaker Bros Piano, MacDougall Southwick, Piper Taft, Erick Nelson.
Berlin via London May 24 reports Count Tisza resigns as Hungary’s premier after cabinet withdrawal. Opposition demands real franchise reform drove his downfall, with hostility to full commercial rapprochement with Germany noted. Dispatches name Counts Zichy and Szerenyi as potential successors.
Washington May 24 Canvass of the senate at the suggestion of President Wilson today found support for censorship as a clause in the Gregory espionage bill. Senate conferees will meet tomorrow with house conferees to decide on a compromise censorship regulation.
Citizens urged to buy Liberty Bonds to fund national defense with patriotic appeals. Officials promoted bond purchases as a direct line to supporting troops and wartime operations, emphasizing civic duty and financial participation.
The editor describes Echo Zahl dating the popular film star J Warren Kerrigan. They dine at the Washington and spend an afternoon horseback riding along the boulevard while Echo assesses his appearance off the screen.
A vivid first person travel through a Hollywood star encounter. The narrator describes meeting J Warren Kerrigan, the film idol, and accepting a horseback ride with him along Washington Boulevard. He explains their ride ends with a playful bluff, a shared joke, and plans about seeing Kerrigan’s mother and a mountain fishing trip in June.
A wartime appeal urges investing $100 in United States bonds as a safe patriotic act. The text emphasizes bonds pay 3 percent interest untaxed, are easily convertible to gold or currency, and support the military effort from camps to France, framing the investment as both secure and beneficial for democracy and future generations.
Rear Admiral Robert E Peary visits the Roosevelt in Salmon Bay Seattle meeting the ship that carried him through Arctic peril He notes small changes on deck and recalls past adventures before delivering talks on Aerial Preparedness and Coast Defense at arenas with no admission charge.
In Seattle, labor leader Councilman Robert T. Hesketh and his family pledge strong support for the Liberty Loan drive. He offers to buy one bond, two if needed, and all they have, ready to serve in liberty and democracy if called.
Medford Oregon May 24 Mrs Alice Garwood of Seattle and Mrs Strickfadden and Mrs Dreifus of Ashland are indicted on arson charges. Local authorities say they lead a wing operating along the Pacific coast with Mrs Garwood as the leader. Her arrest is expected to halt the ring's activities.
Seattle banks raise thousands to back Liberty loan bonds by waiving typical savings interest rules. Depositors may withdraw anytime to buy bonds without losing interest, which pays 3 percent while bonds yield 3 1 2 percent. Banks offer free safety storage and host Liberty Loan HQ at Second Ave and Marion St with donations and staff lined up.
London May 24 The admiralty announced more than 400 were lost when the British transport Transylvania was torpedoed and sunk on May 4. The casualties include 29 officers and 373 men with the captain among the crew. The vessel, a steel twin screw 14 315 ton liner of Anchor Line built in 1914, had run New York to Glasgow before the war.
Four or five German airships raided eastern counties of England last night. One man was killed in a Norfolk village while overall damage was described as negligible. The raid marked the first since November 26 and the 22nd since the war began according to Lord French.
Rome May 24 Itialian attacking forces, after ten hours of bombardment, breached Austrian lines in the Carso. They captured Jami and took 9000 prisoners aided by 180 Italian aeroplanes and ten British artillery batteries. The breach ran from Castagnavizza to the sea and extended south of the Boscomalo road near Passi Bosco malo and Locati.
United Press reports from Champagne on May 24 that 23 Americans in the French Foreign Legion earned their fifth citation for extraordinary bravery around Moronvilliers. They hope to join the U S Army and fight under their own flag when American forces reach the front.
Washington May 24 The senate adjourned today out of respect for Senator Harry Lane of Oregon who died in San Francisco yesterday.
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