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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1917

Page

12

Catholics Organize Red Cross Work in Seattle Diocese

Catholics of the Seattle diocese met in the Knights of Columbus hall on Thursday and organized Red Cross work. Mrs. M. B. Harket was elected temporary chairman and Mrs. John R. Holmes outlined the Red Cross program. The group decided to operate on a parcel unit plan rather than central basis.

Seattle Knights of Columbus Red Cross O'Dea M. B. Harket John R. Holmes Auxiliary Department of the Red Cross Thas

Face Peeling Habit Becomes Fashionable

Women of fashion adopt a mercel Ymed wax skin care routine sold at drug stores. The process uses wax to remove the worn skin in small flakes each night, revealing a velvety new surface. It claims to improve rough skin, chaps, pimples, patches, freckles, and gives a radiant white complexion.

Europe Lees Jess

Wanted 10 500 soldiers to be bosses for France

Camp Lewis Tacoma November 16. Recruiting for the 23rd engineers to build roads and railways near the front in France. German prisoners and colored service troops to work under foremen from the unit. base pay $33 monthly, skilled men may be made non commissioned officers. unit to be combatant with rifles. recruiting nationwide with easy transfers.

Camp Lewis Tacoma 2Rd Engineers France Sergt. Parker Quartermaster Corps 23Rd National Army United States

St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Neuralgia Relief

An advertisement claims St Jacobs Oil relieves neuralgia fast with a harmless formula that soothes inflamed nerves without burning or skin discoloration. A trial bottle offered from drug stores guarantees momentary relief and lasting comfort across the face head or any body part.

St. Jacobs

Star Want Ads Asserts They Solve Every Want

A Star want ad promotes its service as the universal answer to all caller needs, claiming broad usefulness and convenience for buyers and sellers in the marketplace.

Logan Billingsley Again Slips From Police In Omaha

The fugitive Logan Billingsley, previously jailed in U S detention, vanished from the Omaha Police Station amid conflicting notes on release. Omaha officers learn he was freed on a $500 bond signed by his attorney, while Oklahoma City authorities seek him.

Logan Billingsley Thieme Omaha Logan U. S Omaha World-Herald Logan Hillingsley Polee Hia Re Jane Worker Herald Oklahoma City Billingsley Central Oklahoma Hillingsley Oma

First Draft Man Gets Commission at Camp Lewis

Ayred Charles Baltzer of the University of Idaho dairying faculty received a provisional second lieutenant commission from the secretary of war. Baltzer, 20, was a private in Company B MP, a Missouri graduate, and a St. Louis native. A Beacon Hill Congregational Church concert opens at 8 15 this evening for the public.

Camp Lewis Tacoma Ayred Charles Baltzer University of Idaho Baltzer University of Missouri St. Louis Secretary of War

Relieve Catarrhal Deafness With Simple Home Remedy

A home remedy proposes mixing Parmint double strength with hot water and granulated sugar to ease catarrhal deafness and head noises. Take tablespoonful four times daily. the mixture is said to open clogged nostrils and ease breathing as mucus clears from the throat.

Bolshevik Revolt Prompts Possible Armistice and Coalition

London sources indicate a Bolshevik revolt may yield a compromise armistice and potential coalition government. Dispatches report Trotsky Lenine influence, with Col Mouravieff proclaiming Petrograd strong and not retreatting. Casualty figures around 6000 lack confirmation as reports conflict.

Bolsheviki Trotsky Lenine Combine FP Bolsheviki

Street fighting in Petrograd cabled to U S by Francis

Washington Nov 16 The State Department received from Ambassador Francis in Petrograd a cable dated the 12th reporting street fighting in the city and shifts in control of the cable offices. He said Bolsheviks had not communicated with him and that he had sent cables, but messages between the 5th and 12th remain unreturned.

Washington State Department Francis Petrograd Department Sth 12Th

Single Shell Kills Sammies at U S Front

American soldiers in a base hospital recount a German bombardment that struck their shack near the lines. A Georgetown Pennsylvania youth was wounded in arm body and head as the shell collapsed the roof. Nearby a Mekman West Virginia soldier lost an eye. A German propaganda balloon later fell at a training camp.

United France Georgetown United Preas Mekman W. Va United Press

No Serious Loss of Life in Russia Report

British envoy messages report no serious loss of life in Petrograd or Moscow up to last Saturday. A Tuesday message said all well and a Saturday note confirms Minkoff and Gen Alexieff are with the sender.

Russia London Petrograd Moscow Mensages Buchanan Tuesaday Minkoff Gen Alexieff

Wagon Train Gets Lost and Loses Dinner

A wagon company from camp, Wagon Co. 31, started a practice trip with six hundred Wagonera students on board for driving and maneuvering in hostile country. At noon, commissary men went out with coffee and food to locate the train, which was due back at night.

Wagon Co

Books Sought for Camp Lewin Soldiers

City Librarian J. T. Jennings urges donations for Camp Lewin troops. Eight thousand books have been collected. at least twenty five thousand are needed. Contributions may be left at branch and central libraries fire stations and major department stores.

J.T. Jennings Camp Lewin

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