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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1918
Page
1
Reichstag hearing quotes Chancellor Hertling asserting a war of self defense starting with invasion of Belgium. He argues transgressions of written law were justified by imminent threat, claiming Germany acted to prevent invasion. He emphasizes a state’s right to defend itself and urgent need for swift action.
Fourth Liberty Loan asks bond buyers to wear a button-hole card bearing Ive Got Mine. Thousands of these cards are being printed for the campaign opening Saturday. Shipyards adopt the pennant slogan Take the pennant from Skinner Eddy to boost subscriptions. State Chairman J A Swalwell releases figures showing war costs at 18.6 billion dollars yearly. Parish parade plans include hymn books for each marcher with Bert Swezen and Rev E B Shayler in charge.
Emergency Fleet Corporation officials announced that Class 1 draft men will not be employed in U S shipyards after November 1. Only deferred class workers will be used in shipbuilding, with 17,000 Class 1 men removed from the deferred list. Charles Piez, vice president, spoke in Philadelphia.
President Wilson will open the Liberty Loan campaign in New York at the Metropolitan Opera House. The 6 billion loan spans 15 to 20 years at 4 percent, with New York tasked to raise 1.8 billion. Secretary McAdoo announced allocations for Chicago and Cleveland as the drive proceeds nationwide.
Captured German guns and other trophies will adorn public squares in towns that win prizes for surpassing loan targets. The trophies have already been sent to distributing centers as final treasury instructions reach local committees ahead of the campaign starting at midnight Friday.
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In the wake of a disastrous rout, Bulgarians grow more determined to seek an end to hostilities. Public weariness and longing for stability spread as reports describe mounting calls for negotiations and a swift settlement to end the fighting.
Bulgarian officials press for peace talks as Bulgaria seeks to curb Germany and protect Greece and Serbia. Italian troops reportedly advance in Albania amid a broader Balkan and Macedonian front, with Allied forces pushing toward Stroumnitza and Prilip and Turks prisoners said to rise.
British Consul Lockhardt has been imprisoned in the Kremlin at Moscow. Red Guard troops guard the American consulate there. Grand Duke Michael was arrested on September 9. Soviet forces reportedly captured Uralsk but are retiring toward Kotlas.
Paris dispatch from Berne reports the German American conference on prisoner exchange will keep proceedings secret until a decision is reached. No date for a conclusion is given.
French war office announces a German attack near Moissy farm at the western Chemin des Dames was completely repulsed. Artillery fighting occurred last night in the St. Quentin area between the Allette and the Aisne, according to the communique.
The text outlines Wilsons and Hertlings proposals for postwar peace. It lists fourteen points from Wilson and contrasts them with Hertlings agreement on the first four points, plus Wilsons four points delivered February and July speeches. It notes calls for arbitration, nation self determination, and a league of nations to safeguard peace.
Firesmen in the Black Country joined a strike in September causing thousands of munitions workers and miners to be stranded and unable to reach their jobs. Freight traffic halted and the government ordered military and naval aid to move munitions, with potential militarization of railways.
Marshal Haig reported that a raid west of Sauchy Gauchy succeeded in capturing one British post with some garrison unaccounted for. He noted a second night attack in Sauchy Gauchy was repulsed and a raid in the Wulverghem sector yielded prisoners.
London dispatch reports Lieut Commander Richard H. McCullough of the Ledonia is commended by the British admiralty after his vessel sank a submarine off Gibraltar. The action highlights Allied naval cooperation in the Mediterranean theater during wartime.
German Chancellor Hertling signals readiness for peace based on Wilson's points but Von Hintze counters with a hard stance against the enemy. Reports note grave conditions, failed offensives, and calls for unity and disarmament alongside support for Austrian peace proposals and Spanish reparation talks.
Amsterdam dispatch reports Gen. Von Weisberg, war ministry delegate, telling the Reichstag committee that American armies should not terrify Germany. He cites German retirements as tactics to shorten the line and says defense hinges on nerve, not material, with confidence in the future.
In diplomatic circles it was learned that Italy pleads for American help to drive Austro German invaders from Italian soil, citing Austria Hungary’s numerical superiority and Entente strength in France as a reason for U S support.
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