The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-23
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BERLIN--A decrease Of $40 ,ss3
marks in total gold holdings Is shown
In the statement Of the Imperial Ger.
man bank for the week ending octo-
Der IS.
ARCHaNGEIA - Mobilization Of
men TO fight the Bolshey1ki IN meet.
ing With success under the rcorgan-
izcd government
aBEIsDEEN.-W. A. Rupp. editor
and publisher OF the Aberdeen Daily
World. has enlisted. and Is now en-
route TO Washington. -. c.
PANtMA.--R-porss from Guatc-
maia state severe earthquakes have
secured there. $50 lives lost and
much damage 10 property.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & ~. Paul
railway has been granted a franchise
20 construct transmission lines for
electrical power from SnoqualInie
falls TO Renion junction. via Preston.
lssaauah and Ronton.
Women BARRIERS will receive from
recognition MS the men. according to
a decision made Tuesday night a; n
meeting OF the executive board OF
the council.
Having navigaied the French ships
Capltainc Remy and Gerberviiler to
the Atlantic coast. Captains Andrew
Aas and :. u shaw have returned to
Seattle for new assignments.
NEW YORk.-Word received by
local agents says the concrete ship
Faith has arrived safely az a gulf
port with 1000 tons Of nltrates.
TACOMi.-The Colby Steel &
Engineering company has purchased
tho auto marine machine works and
structural steel department OF the
West Coast Steel company. IL is an
nounced.
Tie Ferris type ship Foster. Unit
ed States shipping board vessel. left
Seattle for Tacoma Wednesday to
load coal for Honolulu.
The steamer Anchorage. Of the
Pacific Steamship company fleet,
will be dispatched TO Alaska with a
special consignment OF freight 20 re-
lievc the congestion OF passengers
clamoring to get to the States for
the winter. The Admiral Watson left
on her last voyage to Nome Wednes-
day.
A 5.000.ton huh TO be launched
from the shiypard OF the Puget
Sound Bridge 4 Dredge company in
Seattle will be named Snoqualmle.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson having been
advised TO submit this name by
Representative Albert johnson.
The estimated cost 81 the Ship
masters association annual banquet.
$500. will be invested In Liberty
Bonds this year. according TO w. 7.
listed. secretary. There will be no
banquet.
Members Of the Fine Arts society
plan to hear art talks at various din
ners and luncheons TO be given this
season, instead of the exhibitions in
the Fine Arts gallery. which has been
given over to the use OF the Red
Cross.
The passage OF the $3.50, 900 county
npT1u ISSUE 10 tpNtf tAltHS'
deficit is favored by the trustees OF
the Chamber of Commerce and Com
mercial club. Il is announced.
4 letter from President II. A..
Wheeler. OF the Chamber OF Com.
MERGE OF the United States. TO Presi-
dent Rhodes. OF the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce. does not approve OF
submitting to referendum TO com
mercial bodies over the country. the
resolution of the local chamber OF Oc-
tober 8, urging that no peace propos-
al short OF absolute surrender be con-
sidered.
The two Oriental liners. Kashima
Maru and Arabia Maru. are due in
Elliott bay Thursday. Both ships
have large passenger lists and
freight cargoes.
NOME. Alaska. Oct. 23.-It is csti.
mated that over 400 people viii be
left In Nome for the winter. because
OF lack of adequate transportation
facilities.