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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
8
A brief advertisement touts a simple home remedy to erase wrinkles. It recommends dissolving one ounce of powdered saxonite in half a pint of witch hazel to create a wash lotion said to produce instant improvement and a refreshed, smug-like feeling.
United Press dispatch reports fresh reinforcements, possibly German divisions, intensifying the fighting on the Austrian Italian front around Monte St Gabriel. Both sides trade the controlling summit amid heavy artillery and ruined trenches, with no durable gains so far.
The army at Camp Lewis will teach camouflage the French art of making objects blend with their surroundings. Among about 46,094 stationed soldiers many artists and landscape gardeners will receive training and trenches will be recreated on the reservation for realistic practice.
British Prime Minister Lloyd George, speaking in Birkenhead, asserted America has never known defeat andJapan will not break the alliance. He praised allied unity against German submarine tactics and expected Russia to repair its faltering machine, despite Russian upheaval delaying victory.
Ottawa reports a franchise bill before the house of commons would disfranchise conscientious objectors and enemy aliens naturalized since 1902 while granting votes to 400000 female relatives of soldiers overseas. An estimated 60000 men would lose citizenship if the bill passes. In Paris, violent artillery fire near Souain and along the Meuse is noted in an official statement.
Petrograd prepares for a possible German attack as Red placards urge duty and troops march to the front. Public focus shifts to arrests of provisional government amid counter revolutionary plots with reports linking Grand Dukes and Princess Helene of Serbia to the alleged conspiracy.
Chicago investigation finds Maude A. King widow of Jarmeee C. King killed by a self-inflicted wound in Concord or near the city. Coroner Hoffmann notes two powder marks and a prior ankle fracture. Means and associates linked to dispute over a $2,000,000 estate. Means believed in Minneapolis.
United Press Leased Wire reports British lines north of Fresenberg yielded to strong German counterattacks, forcing a withdrawal to the previous positions. West of Queant British forces captured a hostile post and a machine gun. Separately, Col. Carl Reichmann is poised for Senate confirmation as brigadier general amid probe of alleged pro German sympathies.
Red Cross will train volunteer relief workers in a six week course at the University of Washington to aid dependent families of soldiers and sailors who die in service. Director W. Frank Persons announced the first 26 training camps at a social workers conference in Washington. Also, Seattle and King County home guard officers are to report unit details including commander names and drill times to the King County patriotic service council.
Dispatch indicates Germany could send a strong squadron from the Kiel canal into the Baltic to threaten Petrograd with the Romanian coast and minefields guarding Reval and Kronstadt. Germans would risk battles with the British fleet if they venture from the Kiel route. Ground operations from Riga press toward Petrograd as fall rains slow movement across marshy terrain.
Charles EF Conch, 25, ex assistant cashier of Union Trust & Savings Co, posted 95 000 bond Thursday and was released from the county jail. He faces a charge of misappropriating about 18 000 from bank funds since his July 24 arrest. John F Dore and others plus the accused's wife furnished the bond.
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