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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
2
A noisy real estate classified item urges quick action on two properties at 2650 and 1800 dollars with multiple rooms, nearby amenities, and owner terms. It also advertises land and bungalow listings, asking sellers to list properties with Clifford Land Company and others, highlighting commissions and prompt sales.
Real estate notices list 1138 acres 10 miles northeast of Chelan in Chelan county with 20 acres cleared and a 4 room house and other buildings priced at 3000 dollars plus exchange city lots. Also 10 acres alder land with creek fronting a county road near the city limits offered at 900 dollars with easy terms. Listings advertise payments in installments and proximity to paved streets water and rail. Stark Want Ads for results.
United Press reports British armies in France launch a new drive between Beheldt and Bambrere with aims to turn the front from Valenciennes to the Dutch frontier. German resistance stiffens as British patrols push across the Scheldt north of Tournai, drawing retreat to strong natural positions behind canals and floodlands, with nightly withdrawals of about three kilometers over four days. A captured private’s Hamburg letter, written October 12, urges surrender as peace nears, sending him to American lines near Bazuel.
In Paris on Oct 24 a map showed the location of over a thousand dynamite traps left by retreating Huns in a recently captured region. American engineers retrieved the map and cleared the area without injuring any man.
Washington report says Lieuts. A. L. Gates of Clinton Indiana and Kenneth McLeish of Glencoe Illinois, naval aviators missing for days, are believed captured by the enemy per a Navy Department report via Admiral Sims dated Tuesday.
Italian aviators report sinking an enemy submarine after dropping bombs from a low height. The official release was issued Tuesday in Rome detailing the suspected success of the mission.
Thomas W. Lawson of Boston is hospitalized in Marlborough with broken ribs after a limousine rollover in Northborough. A separate police report notes Tonage Yabe was robbed of his suit and watch by James Young, amid a wider account of alleged racial crime. Jane Polson and John Morse faced a judge over possession of whisky in Kanasket. Morse fined $200, Polson discharged.
Washington reports American forces advancing north of Verdun with the capture of Hols Belleau and Bolg de Wavrille areas. About 100 prisoners taken, Bantheville occupied, Grand Pre fought for with 70 prisoners and eight machine guns captured. Air units downed 15 enemy planes and one observation balloon. six American planes missing.
London report says picked companies formed to suppress mutinies among German troops sent to the west front. Many drafts mutinied and some cases of officer murder. special writs said needed to uphold order.
A neutral diplomat arriving in Paris says after crossing Germany that the food situation there is dire and foreign diplomats depend entirely on provisions sent from abroad for sustenance. The report highlights a severe shortage affecting official circles and daily life in Germany.
French women of Suresnes have adopted the graves of American soldiers buried in the army cemetery. They tend from one to fifteen graves each and keep them fresh with flowers. About 300 Americans lie in the cemetery, with cards reading Adoptee par Mme and entretenue par Mme on many plots.
At Pike Place stalls vendors advertise pasteurized milk 12¢ a quart and codfish 2 lb bricks. stockfish 40¢ per lb and spiced herring 20¢. other offers include fresh black cod 2 lb 25¢, potatoes 2.25 a sack, apples 2.25 box, baking powder 25¢ per lb, Navy salad dressing 3¢ per bottle, onions 6¢ per Ib, sweet potatoes 6¢ per Ib, sweaters 2.25, corduroy trousers 1.98, hosiery 20–35c per pair, Liberty steak 15¢ per lb, pot roasts 18¢, beef liver 12½¢, beef hearts 15¢, round steak 25¢.
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