Subscribes to War Savings Stamps for 1919 goal
The author pledges additional purchases of War Savings Stamps beyond prior pledges and commits to buying the stamps before January 1, 1919.
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09 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1918
Page
1
Directors Meet to Take Up Car Offer for Seattle Traction
Puget Sound Traction officials meet in Boston to decide on accepting Seattle's offer of 5 1/2 million to purchase the system. If approved, reforms will boost service and curb fares at five cents. City and shipping board plans include loans and track extensions for municipal traction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Boston
City of
Seattle
Pratt
A. M. Taylor
The
Shipping Board
Taylor
Hanson
Morphine
Leonard
Washington
Spokane St
Whatcom Ave
First Ave
Pacific
Seattle-North Pacific Co
Municipal Lake Burien
Northern Pacific
Avalon Way
11Th
Spokane Ave
Duthie
Traction Company
Ave
West Waterway
Portland
Tyler on Hill for Cubs in World Series at Fenway
Chicago Cubs lineup faces Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park as George Tyler starts against Babe Ruth in the fourth World Series game. The Sox lead 2 0 after seven innings with Strunk fanning following Shean’s two bagger. Umpires Klem O Day Hildebrand Owens. Attendance 27 000 anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Flack
Hollacher
Mann
Paskett
Merkle
Pick
Deal
Killifer
Tyler
Boston
Hooper
Shean
Strunk
Whiteman
McInnis
Agnew
Scott
Thomas
Ruth
Klem
O'Day
Hildebrand
Owens
Fenway Park
Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Barrow
Babe" Ruth
Cubs
Mitchell
George Tyler
Sox
Many Give Promises for Quota in Seattle War Drive
Seattle answers the call as The Star reports quick pledges and messages of co operation after a full page appeal. A reader proposes a chain of pledges through a stamp buyer to push the War Savings Stamp quota. Several plans are under way to boost campaign interest with more details to come in tomorrow's Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
The
Star
Protect Stamps Against Loss
War savings stamps may be registered at a United States money order post office to secure payment if the certificate is lost. Registration is optional. Thrift stamps or thrift cards cannot be registered. Thrift stamps are negotiable to the bearer. Each war savings stamp must be registered. To obtain money return before 1923, nonregistered stamps are redeemed with 10 days' notice at any money order post office. registered stamps are redeemed at the registered post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Savings Stamps Cay
United States Money Order Post Office
War of MEN and MONEY Seethes Over Resources
A bold assertion frames the conflict as a clash of human capital and wealth. The speaker emphasizes equality in stakes, urging parity between soldiers and funds to sustain the effort and win.
When Interest Is Paid on Savings
Twenty five cent thrift stamps bear no interest while war savings stamps, now 4.20, do. Thrift stamps are for small purchases and war savings stamps are negotiable. Each war savings stamp will be worth 5 in 1923 regardless of attached certificates. Attached stamps become a government obligation with security like Liberty bonds. Interest is paid as a lump sum when cashed.
Yanks Rain Shells on Le Petite Montagne Heights
American artillery batters the 250 foot Le Petite Montagne fortification at the Aisne Rheims front. Six inch shells rip wire, destroy trenches, and collapse crests while German batteries target Fismes. Bridges behind the Aisne are torn up as prisoners are captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb Miller
United Press
France
le Petite Montagne
Aisne
Rheims
Rheima
War Savings Stamps Versus Bank Savings Tactic
The note urges readers to buy war savings stamps as a patriotic alternative to keeping money in banks or with Uncle Sama. It frames stamps as a secure, government-backed investment during wartime and emphasizes wartime financial unity and support for national efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sama
Baker in France Plans Military Expansion
Secretary of War Baker, now in France with Aeronautic Director Ryan, Gen. Hines, and Gen. Gorgas, orders enlargement of air, medical and transportation services for a four million man army by spring 1919. The group will stay indefinitely, with Baker possibly establishing semi permanent headquarters abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sec
Baker
France
Aeronautic
Ryan
Hines
Gorgas
U. S. Troops Arrive On Front Lines With Czech Forces
Two American battalions have joined Japanese and Czech forces on the front line beyond Nikolisk with another battalion guarding the Vladivostok to Nikolisk railroad. American discipline earns favor among allied troops. Purchasers may sign War Savings Stamps to identify them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladivostok
Nikolisk
Germany plans negotiated peace to plunder allies
The piece argues Germany will push a negotiated peace by inviting a conference with belligerents to settle big questions at a table. It warns allies will reject secret talks and insist on denying the Kaiser any equal negotiating status, determining mercy terms instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Germany
Lombardy
Germany’s wartime terms for postwar settlements
The text outlines eight proposed conditions: evacuation of Belgium and France, no economic barriers for German trade, and colonial rights in exchange for recognizing Russian and Romanian treaties. It also envisions Alsace Lorraine self determination or return to France, debt repayment by Russia, restoration of Serbia, Dardanelles internationalization, freeing territories from the Ottoman Sultan, and cancellation of the Romanian and Russian peace treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Belgium
France
Alsace-Lorraine
Russia
Serbia
Serbian Macedonia
Dardanelles
Turkey
Baker Praises Vernon Crew After U-Boat Attack
Secretary of War Baker in France cables praise for the Mount Vernon crew and officers who defended the transport after a U-boat torpedo strike. He commends high morale, seamanship, and heroism, saying the nation should know how the vessel met and foiled the enemy at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sept
Baker
France
Daniels
Mount Vernon
Prince Ferdinand of Hohenlee Killed in Action
London reports Prince Ferdinand of Hohenlee was killed in battle at the front, according to the Cologne Gazette Malares. The dispatch confirms the royal death as part of ongoing hostilities and notes the source as Cologne Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferdinand
London
Prince Ferdinand of Hohenlee
Cologne-Gazettea
Acceptance terms would recognize Germany’s victory
The analysis argues Allied rejection of terms that would grant Germany a victorious peace by seizing Belgium and colonies. It predicts France will refuse and Germany would press for control of Russia and the Near East, delaying an end to the war as Mesopotamia is abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
Near East
Belgium
France
Mesopotamia
British Officials Held in Russia Under Threat
Six and thirty British officials remain imprisoned in Russia under threat of execution if Premier Lenin dies. The detainees are said to be implicated in the attempt on Lenin’s life and were reported from Helsingfors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Russia
Lenine
Helsingfors
Germany and Spain Reach Satisfactory Submarine War Fare Accord
Madrid reports a satisfactory solution to the Spanish German controversy on submarine warfare. The Spanish cabinet is set to meet Wednesday to discuss the agreement and next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Spain
Madrid
Czechoslovak Forces Hold Key Russian Railway Region
From Olovyanna to Penza a 2000 mile stretch, Czecho Slovak troops secure the railway line, signaling movement into important Russian areas and further loosening Bolshevik control. The report comes from Valdivostok dated September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdivostok
Olovyanna
Penza
Russia
La Fere Nears Fall As French Attack Presses On
Paris reports say French forces reached La Fere and occupation of the city is probable. St Gobain remains a strong hold on the Hindenburg line as Gouzeaucourt and Vermand come under Allied pressure. British patrols advance toward Epehy and Vermand while French cavalry near La Fere and control of the Crozet canal is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
la Fere
St. Gobain
Laon
Servais
Fresnes
Barisis
Auters
Villeveque
St. Emile
St. Oma
London
Gouzeaucourt
Havrincourt Wood
Vermand
St. and Vendelles
Epehy
Hindenburg
St. Quentin
Crozet Canal
Convert Warm Stamps Into Cash On Ten Days Notice
A program offers conversion of warm stamps into cash with a ten day notice period. Officials outline eligibility and process for redeeming the stamps for funds, detailing required documentation and timing for completion.
French Forces Gain Ground Around St Quentin and La Fere
Paris reports night advances toward St Quentin from the south and progress against La Fere from the north. French units crossed the Canal Crozat near Liez and took 80 prisoners from five regiments after repelling German counterattacks near Laffaux. Raids in Champagne near Mont Sansom yielded prisoners, while a German raid west of Auberives succeeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
St. Quentin
la Fere
War Office
Somme
Avense
Clastres
la Motte
St Quentin
Canal Crozat
Liez
Oise
Aisne
Laffaux
Soissons
Champagne
Mont Sansom
Auberives
Italian Troops Reach Murman Coast
In a semi official note Rome reports Italian troops have arrived on the Murman coast today marking another move in the Allied operations in northern Russia.British and American forces have been operating there for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Murman
Russia
Murman Coast
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uncle Sam
Seattle Star
U. S
Seattle-North Pacific
H. C. Hamilton
Comiskey Park
the Star
Bartell
610
Second Avenue
Aisne Line
HM Batteries
J. W. T. Mason
Vernon
Malares
Foch
Dispatch
Williamhilip Simms
Quentin
French War Office
Italy
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