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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1917
Page
5
A telegram to Ronney Watson lists Frank at 86 Virginia Street and Steve at the Ditier Hotel as the last known locations. The note records these addresses as the most recent information available.
Tary Lansing agreed to hand over data the department may hold to the La Follette investigating committee. La Follette faces a tough contest and shows strain amid disloyalty charges probe.
Dick Carter, a self confessed member of the gang that kidnapped Baby Lloyd Keet, fears fellow gang members may target him in jail. He claims Claude Piersol ordered the crime and says two earlier kidnap attempts occurred in March. Carter says he was not present for the May 30 kidnapping and his confession surfaced a month ago.
Premier Kerensky announced a full coalition cabinet in Petrograd with A. F. P. Kerensky as premier and commander in chief. The list includes M. Nikitin interior, M. Mallantovitch justice, M. Prokopovitch food, M. Avskentieff agriculture, M. Gorozdoff labor, M. Tereschenko foreign affairs, M. Konovaloff commerce, Bernadtsky finance, Gen Verhovaky war, Admiral Verderivaky marine. All ministers were members of previous provisional government cabinets.
The first American shell against the Germans in Flanders was fired by Maj. Gen. Maxwell Murray yesterday, per advices. Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray, commanding the Western department, is his father. Army officers think American troops may already occupy front line trenches if true. No details yet.
Misa Annabel Trent notes Puccini’s Madam Butterfly drew a large audience at the Metropolitan Theatre. Cho Cho Sam and Ferrabini received praise for voice and acting. Viglione and Bartaluzi impressed in key roles. the orchestra under Guerrieri earned strong applause.
Staff correspondent reports Maj. Gen. Greene discharged a large group of disabled soldiers at Camp Lewis Tacoma October 9. This marks the first sizable release from service for physical disability since assembly here. Among the men sent by local boards were actual cripples including a man with a right leg two inches shorter and another with a glass eye.
French men at Whitman College respond to an ultimatum from upperclassmen demanding duties and humility, after a tense clash in the campus social order.
London reports a radical shift in British finance as the government contemplates a 10 percent levy on private capital after the war. The measure aims to raise about 2.6 to 3 billion dollars annually, wiping out half the war debt by transferring ownership rather than destroying capital.
Martin Mathiesen, a minor son of Mr and Mrs Olaf Mathiesen of 2718 Third Ave, was struck by an automobile at Fourth Ave and Cedaret Monday afternoon. He was taken to Seattle General Hospital with a brain concussion and fractures to both legs. The car was driven by E Lamb of 4008 Point Street.
A beauty ad claims women can remove facial hair at home with a delatone paste. Mix with water to cover hairs, apply two to three minutes, rub off, and wash. The method is described as unfailing and harmless if the genuine delatone is used.
A short fragment presents a speaker contemplating affording and then declining to buy a Liberty Nond, noting others would respond with ridicule. The text ends abruptly, offering limited context about the decision or the object discussed.
Berlin reports that Chancellor Michaelis told the Reichstag main committee he opposes political party agitation and seeks peace between the Reichstag and cabinet. He criticized the Fatherland party linked to Von Tirpitz and urged unity and good faith in these tense times. George Ledebour followed with comments on government responsibility for Helfferich's words.
The horribly slashed body of a man found dead in the Duquesne yards of the Pennsylvania railroads here last night was identified today as John M. Wilson of Sheridan. Wilson was the engineer of the Naptha train that blew up in the Sheridan yard 15 years ago, causing fire and injuries to more than 100 persons.
Lima Ohio high schools and about six grade schools dismissed due to inability to obtain coal for heating.
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