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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1916
Page
5
Louis Lan, described as a Russian mechanic, was arrested by Patrolman Ed Hagen at Railroad Avenue and Washington Street Monday morning with a complete kit of license plate changing tools. He is held on an open charge as investigators suspect possible ties to a theft ring that alters numbers to disguise stolen cars for sale.
New London CT residents waited as word spread that the German merchant submarine Bremen might arrive at any time. A tug boat was sent out after reports of a submarine off Block Island, but no sighting or communication from the diver had been made by press time.
A committee of longshoremen appealed to Mayor Gill on Saturday to free 60 jailed on the waterfront last week. The mayor said they are held on state charges and he cannot release them.
Eight year old Little John Berens, son of 8 BE, climbed from a steel girder on the Fremont avenue bridge near Nickerson street and fell 500 feet to death. He had told a passerby he would not fall before being warned to stay safe by F. A. Mellon.
Regina dispatch reports Premier Walter Scott of Saskatchewan believed dying in city hospital from asthma. Visitors barred and officials guard the premier's condition amid secrecy.
Reports say Villa led two attacking columns into Chihuahua with one column marching to the penitentiary where prisoners were shot as guards fired and the prison was breached. About 20 died inside cells and heavy street fighting followed near the palace as Villistas and Carrancistas clashed amid shell fire.
Paula recalls learning to stand alone after her parents' deaths and the contrast with her friend Margie. She discusses work life, gender expectations, and the lure of temptation, hoping for future equality and shared effort.
Seth Low former mayor of Brooklyn and New York City and 11 year president of Columbia University died Sunday at his country home in New Bedford New York of a complication of disease. Born in 1850 in Brooklyn he led anti Tweed reforms and became Columbia president in 40s. He remained a trustee until 1914 and, despite illness, stayed active in labor issues and railroad strike settlement. He counted Samuel Gompers as a close friend.
Italian forces shattered the Austrian third line around Monfalcone after three days of heavy combat. The advance from Goritz to the coast progresses, with positions from Oppacchiella to Pietra Rossa captured and Austrian troops pushed back to trench lines in valleys. Advanced Italian positions lie under 12 miles from Trieste.
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President candidate Charles B. Hughes leaves New York on a five day rent funded trip and will stay on the road until election day. He plans about 15 speeches daily across Illinois Wisconsin Ohio Indiana Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York, returning September 29.
French troops completely surrounded Denlecourt south of the Somme in heavy combat. German counterattacks along the front south of the Somme were repulsed as the French gained important advances. About 1200 prisoners and ten mitrailleuse guns were captured.
Portland dispatch reports Mias Eva Gibson, 24, held as a material witness after Axel Nelson, 28, a structural steel worker, was found dead with a bullet wound in a vacant East Side building. Relatives say Nelson spent the evening with Gibson before his death.
Serbian forces took the first and second lines at Kamahkchalan northwest of Ostrovo Lake near the Serbo Greek frontier. Ten machine guns were among the captured weapons in the operation announced from Salonika on September 18.
The War Department test run by volunteer auto messengers from Plymouth Massachusetts to Fort Lawton Seattle completed in 125 hours and 12 minutes. Capt Runn reported Monday. The relay involved 0 autos and Jim Parsons delivered the messenger to Seattle from North Bend Saturday morning. A wheel breaking and road construction between Walla Walla and Pasco caused the final lap delay.
Federal raids uncover a ring using luxury apartments to trap men and women in compromising positions. Detectives used dictographs and a switchboard to gather evidence, seizing silk underwear and gowns as part of the operation. Detained suspects include Edward Donahue and Mrs Helen Evers among others, with blackmail payouts reaching up to ten thousand dollars.
British troops closed in on Thiepval last night after capturing Mouquet farm and taking German trenches south of the village. Gen Haig reported progress as the Somme offensive intensifies with Allied tanks making a dramatic impact and German losses mounting into tens of thousands.
German air reports say Russo Romanian forces retreat more than 50 miles from the Bulgarian frontier and pull back on the Cernavoda Constanza line where a major battle is anticipated. Romanians abandon guns in retreat before Mackensen’s forces. rail line capture would isolate Romania from Russia via the Black Sea.
Nearly 200 prominent Seattle women will assist in the Masonic carnival planned October 2 to 7 in the near completed temple at Harvard avenue and Pine street.
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