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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1918
Page
10
Secretary Baker, back in Washington with John D Ryan, calls for a total victory and peak Liberty Loan support. He praises American troops in France, urges full speed in war production and funding, and says home citizens bear a solemn share in the final outcome.
Washington, Oct. 14. One man is dead, one missing, and eight injured after the explosion sank an American submarine chaser. The Navy Department released the casualty tally and indicated the loss resulted from the blast.
P. H. Hiyamaku a Japanese man living on 102% Main street reports two Black men robbed him Sunday night at the intersection of 10th avenue South and Main street. They stole $5 and a gold watch.
A government message reported by Postmaster Burleson promotes an open shop policy for telegraph and telephone workers. It states hires should be based on fitness with no union favoritism and orders all employees and directors to comply. Burleson denies claims the government seeks unionized workers.
Bulgarian minister Stephen Panaretoff, ex-English professor and now envoy, tells WAR editor A. K. Geldhof that Bulgaria backs Wilson for complete postwar justice. He describes Bulgaria as democratic, notes Boris as king, and argues against a republic, seeks Macedonia gains, opposes Albania and Serbia, and foresees a Balkan league after the war with terms tied to compensation from Austria.
Advertisements in Berlin papers reveal that $10,000 worth of gold trinkets were stolen from residents of Park Lane. The public denounces the robbers and praises the thieves for exposing the hoarders.
Thousands of small cloth signs supplied by the American Red Cross are spread along the advance to guide walking wounded to first aid dressing stations. Each sign bears a large Red Cross and a red arrow indicating the direction to safety amid the advance.
The food administration announces new per pound prices for salmon taken in Snohomish Skagit Stillnemish Samiah Nook sack Duwamish and Swi nomish slough. Cohoes capped at 6 ½ cents per pound and chums at 3 ½ cents per pound. In other Puget Sound waters the maximum is 50 cents per Cohoes and 30 cents per chum.
Advertisement lists yard veiling at 25 cents per yard in black navy purple brown and white with octagon and diamond meshes. Describes chenille bordered and plain options from a store named The Dase and Store.
A 34 piece dinner set offered at 6.95 includes six dinner plates six bread and butter plates six sauce dishes six cups and six saucers. The package lists one vegetable dish platter one salad bowl and one gravy bowl.
San Francisco health officials ban sneezing in theatres to curb Spanish influenza. Exit march will be played on a trumpet to reduce crowd irritation.
Fifteen thousand Russian soldiers return weekly from German camps and are largely tubercular. The American Red Cross organizes medical care for the affected prisoners.
Paris reports German infantry trained to target allied tanks with coordinated attacks. Groups of six riflemen or two to three trench mortars practised throwing bombs under tank treads. Bridges blown, roads mined, and artificial marshes created to hinder armor.
Special report from Vladivostok notes Siberia founded by dissenters like the United States and once a liberty cradle and prison colony. It says Siberia now fosters a promising movement for Russian liberty as American soldiers fight alongside allied forces.
The poem hints at a Hapsburg ruler suffering while America prepares action that will send a strong message to European powers. The speaker notes shared pain and impending consequences when Uncle Sam acts.
An October 14 report from San Juan says a devastating Porto Rico earthquake caused about 150 deaths per Gov. Yager's estimate. Most towns reported property damage and unconfirmed reports hinted at major destruction in Santo Domingo due to the eruption.
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