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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1914
Page
11
The steamship Olympic from New York to London diverted to the west coast of Ireland after warning passengers of mine strewn seas. Passengers were landed ashore and taken to destinations by rail. It is believed mines off the Irish coast were planted by neutral flag trawlers and should be barred from these waters.
Fierce fighting on the Franco Belgian border resumed after German reinforcement. Belgians cut the lower Yaet dikes flooding the area the Germans held while French and British artillery bombarded Teuton positions. Allies reportedly advance near Ypres as German losses are described as enormous.
The return of $5,000 checks from six large firms to the Prince of Wales war fund triggers controversy in London. The fund aids dependents of soldiers and supports unemployment relief due to wartime industry disruption. Among fund administrators are committee members who argued the firms had cut jobs enough to exceed their contributions.
An old time remedy promises rapid relief from headache neuralgia and pain with a dime package. The ad urges readers to buy now and note its magic like effect soon after consumption. It stresses simple purchase and urges ensuring you get the genuine product.
News from Petrograd and Chicago report Turkey joining the war and Turkey’s naval actions off Theodosia and Novorossiysk. Turkish bombardments injure one soldier, destroy property, while demonstrations erupt in Petrograd as German and Austrian pressure shifts.
In Port au Prince HaitI foreigners welcomed news that the U S transport Hancock with Marines and the battleship Kansas are en route, the cruiser Tacoma is in port, and Marines guard the U S consulate as threats from rebel leader Davilmar Theodore grow. Fighting has occurred and a grave situation is feared.
A Paris dispatch reports the French gunboat Zele was sunk off Tahiti by German cruisers. A vessel with her was sent to the bottom, and the Germans then learned they had sunk one of their own ships, the merchantman Walkurile, taken as a prize by the gunboat.
The shingle mill of the Eastern Railway and Lumber Company will resume operations in Centralia, marking a restart after a period of downtime. The reopening promises local employment and renewed timber processing activity in the region.
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