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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1917
Page
2
An officer urges more tobacco for soldiers in France, noting Red Cross shipments have already sent 10 tons of tobacco and 10,000 chewing tobaccos to the front. He says continuing shortages demand contributions to the soldiers’ Smoke fund as fighting intensifies.
The article details Charlotte Greenwood and the So Long Letty company staging in Seattle to raise funds for Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. Tickets on the lower floor and balcony cost fifty cents, with gallery seats two bits. The matinee promises local flavor, sensational sketches, and extra acts by Greenwood and others, with proceeds aiding the Sammies in France.
Inclosed bay packages of Lobaore for American servicemen reveal a scheme where each dollar funds four packages valued at 45 cents each. Each pack contains a card addressed to the recipient where an unknown Friend will promise to send a message of thanks, with the name address street details provided.
A fragmented list shows numerous individuals and addresses contributing to a Star's Smoke Fund. Entries include Archie Smith in Boxona Mt. Vernon Washington with 1.00, and many others such as James Cuff Rexboro Seattle, Mrs. J. EB. Thomas Sedre and more, with scattered locations from Port Angeles to Hoquiam and Vancouver BC.
The Star announces a campaign to create tobacco fund stations in cigar stores for the Our Boys in France drive. Stores will collect contributions and publish names, with the 50.50 club joining volunteers who buy tobacco for themselves and donate for Sammy’s smoke ration. Citizens send in contributions and a coupon to The Star.
Friday night at K P Hall Firntave and Pike a benefit dance for a smoke fund by Columbia lodge No 2 A U W. Proceeds buy tobacco for the Sammies. Frank Fogarty grand master of the order for the state will speak briefly. Refreshments and dancing included. Admission 25 cents.
18000 timber workers and 5000 carpenters and joiners push for an eight hour day in Washington lumber mile. The Metal Trades Council supports the strike and refuses to handle ten hour lumber while offering moral and financial support to strikers. Shipyards halt wooden shipbuilding as workers press for union demands under U S government mediation.
In a federal sedition conspiracy trial, Sadler and Wells deny involvement with no-draft campaigning. Defense witnesses challenge post office dismissals linked to disloyal utterances while prosecutors probe Wells and Sadler’s alleged roles in anti conscription materials.
Seattle youths in a wartime dispatch share packing and gear advice for service life. They recommend khaki baga with writing supplies, safety razors, and raincoats since government delays overcoats. Readers at home are urged to send pies and magazines, with Saturday Evening Post favorites memorized for ads and reading material.
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