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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1917
Page
8
China announces it will limit its interpretation of the territorial propinquity understanding with Japan and the United States to treaty-established interests. It says it will not be bound by notes from other nations and condemns the lack of China’s consultation in the matter.
Bagoma Nov 10 British vice consul Lucian Agassiz and daughter Miss Enid awaited a wedding that failed to occur as Downing Newhouse Sune, the groom, did not show up. Agassiz sought court action while the judge refused to halt the marriage license, and hints of kidnap rumors surfaced around the smelter employee H. Y. Walker.
A pastoral letter from the House of Bishops urges united support for the president's war program. The Episcopal Church nationwide will circulate the message in coming weeks as churchmen emphasize duty and patriotism.
A Stevens dance program advertises new dances in New York City venues. It claims most people can learn quickly with one or two lessons and compares its ease to older styles. Private halls offer sessions all day and evening with discreet instruction. Street shoes are allowed and it targets middle aged and business people.
Seattle health officials pursue a wartime initiative to hospitalize and rehabilitate women detained by police as vice cases. They aim to remove them from crowded centers to improve health, morale, and public safety while supporting national plans for standardized treatment and possible work in war-related aid.
London reports that Kerensky, Kaledine, and Kornilov move troops toward Petrograd as Bolsheviks censor dispatches raise fears of a Bolshevik coup. Ambitious aims to stamp out Lenin and Trotsky are tied to Moscow and Petrograd action with the provisional government.
Stockholm reports that German forces were landed on the Aland Islands late last night. The isles lie near the Gulf of Bothnia north of Stockholm and could serve as a naval base if occupied. Reports earlier hinted a German fleet near Helsingfors in the Gulf of Finland.
Local Strand Theatre plans to donate profits from each Monday screening to the Smoke Fund. The program features The Man Without a Country with William H. Smythe, plus dances and events at Kagilew hall and the Odd Fellows temple to raise funds for the boys in France.
The dispatch notes the Russian embassy’s forecast of a Bolshevik maximalist cabinet with Lenin as premier and Trotsky as foreign minister. It warns of a proletarian dictatorship if Lenin gains control, and cites concerns over bloodshed, a collapsed provisional government, and U.S. considerations on aid and allied conference representation.
Labor leaders shift focus from subversive influences to economic policy as they back wage readjustments to hold living standards amid war. Samuel Gompers与administration ally aims to unify workers, deter excessive raises, and prevent strikes while war effort continues. Garfield’s wage increase letter signals official stance, with convention at Buffalo in November to shape plans.
A closed season begins Saturday for salmon fishing on the north end of Vashon Island with Hood's canal closing next Friday. Puget Sound south of Vashon Island closes November 16 and remains shut until November 30, while the northern area stays closed until December 10.
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