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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1914
Page
2
Taxpayers push for economie belt tightening as city county and school officials adopt leaner budgets. Committees from Home Owners and Building Managers lobby for reductions, with the levy set at 18.58 mills for the city and 1.28 mills for the county as boards face protests and warnings.
Front reports say German forces drive on both flanks while French and British troops rush to meet the pressure. Artillery and night fighting continue near Arras and Lassigny as Germany eyes new offensive moves along the Argonne and Meuse regions.
London dispatch reports the War Office acknowledging German offensives on both wings in France. British experts say conditions are improving for the Allies as Germany resumes aggressive tactics under strain. Ground gained by Germans is said to have been relinquished by the Allies for strategic reasons. Reinforcements to the British lines are ongoing, with no need to weaken the center. Early relief of Urunsela and Antwerp is anticipated.
Antwerp's outer forts remain in Belgian hands as the siege continues. The Belgian war department says every fort and redoubt is holding and garrisons have dealt heavy damage in sorties, despite German claims of forts fallen. Pressure on Antwerp persists, with calls for French and British action to force a German retreat toward Brussels.
London Oct 6 That Germany refused as early as 1911 to give Belgium guarantees of neutrality in war. The Grey Book shows official correspondence and the German chancellor’s reply saying a public pledge would weaken Germanys military action and reassure France which would move troops to the German frontier.
Ole Hanson progressive candidate for U S senator challenged Senator W L Lorimer Jones to defend the Lorimer vote in open discussion. Hanson questioned Lorimer’s seat purchase and attacked Jones for silence. The speech also praised 4 percent farmer loans and included Oregon speaker M H Peacock before Hanson departed for Portland.
A disguised pirate with a painted beard boarded an auto in Seattle near First Avenue South and Jackson Street. He grabbed a gold nugget pin an eardrop and a $50 purse from Mrs. W. A. Shinkle before escaping aboard a shiplike glare and disappearing.
A vintage ad touts mercorized wax and cold cream to restore a youthful complexion despite weather and stress. It advises nightly wax application and cold cream washing, plus a Saxolite solution for quick wrinkle reduction, claiming safe, measurable results.
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