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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
7
The U S shipping board charts show Seattle shipyards dominating in steel tonnage. Skinner A Eddy tops the list with four Seattle yards among the first eleven. The Pacific division leads nationwide, with Washington and Oregon as banner states.
The 75 Fre mont city street employees first to exceed 100 percent of a $100 War Savings Stamp pledge by year end. They raised their honor flag Wednesday evening with Mayor Hanson Street Superintendent Case and Councilmen Bolton Thompson and Erickson in attendance.
Union shipbuilders from the San derson and Porter yards at Raymond voted unanimously to work two shifts on an emergency fleet corporation hull project on Memorial Day without pay. They informed William Pigott, district supervisor for the U S Shipping Board, that their action was for patriotic motive to speed hull delivery.
A five member committee appointed by Mayor Hanson will seek ways to relaunch jitneys to ease transportation congestion. They will propose necessary legal changes and draw on past jitney experience. Members include Morphine of Public Utilities, Police Judge Gordon, Deputy Prosecutor Palmer, Streets Superintendent Case and H. Kf. Lippman for bonding firms.
Alki Beach will open on Memorial Day signaling the start of the season. Beachgoers are invited to swim and enjoy lunch counters ice cream parlors and peanut vendors along the shore. Spectators can watch the graceful swimmers while others sport watch from the water’s edge.
Fight more concrete ships, each 7,400 tons and 60 percent larger than the Faith, will be started at once on the ways of the San Francisco Shipbuilding Co at Redwood City. The vessels will be turned over to the government when completed as authorities claim concrete shipbuilding yields faster output and lower costs with less labor and materials than steel ships.
The week ending May 26 saw 18 ship launchings totaling 109,700 tons, with a cumulative 63,486 tons represented by 10 steel ships delivered to the United States Shipping Board.
San Diego, California, has been chosen by the United States Shipping Board for one of the proposed ten million dollar yards to build concrete ships. A telegram from Congressman William Kettner informed the city of the news.
Councilman W. D. Lane moves a resolution for the next council session urging President Wilson the food administration and congressional Washington representatives to seek relief for wheat substitute prices. The measure argues price hikes stem from greed of out of state producers wholesalers and retailers and asks Congress to empower the food administration to control substitute pricing.
Field Marshal Haig said British forces took a few prisoners and machine guns in a raid southeast of Arras last night. Prisoners were taken west of Melville, an attempted enemy raid between Givenchy and La Caseee was repulsed, and a hostile attack south of the Ypres Comines canal against a post was repulsed after sharp fighting.
British officers praise the U S victory near Montdidier as a sign of stronger allied prospects. Cantigny and nearby villages along the Avre valley are highlighted as crucial strongpoints in mid May fighting against German forces.
Headquarters reports Col. Gardner received calls for 300 telegraphers and 200 phone men for the signal corps in San Francisco. The May recruitment was announced today at the central office.
Salvation Army two Scandinavian corps will hold daytime services at Mt Pleasant Seattle every Thursday at 10 30 a m Special evening services will be held in each hall located at 211 Second Ave S and Fifth Ave
Star carriers will guest at the vaudeville theatre Wednesday night. They will march in a body to the show after assembling at the Star office at 830 p m. A Memorial day program will be held at the Salvation Army on Fifth avenue and Washington Thursday night at o clock. Albert Rowell to speak on Christ in Trenches. P C Elbert elected a delegate to United Spanish War Veterans unit Mount Vernon Monday.
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