Shipyards Fire Ravages Vancouver Plant Killing Fireman
Fire at J Coughlan Lone shipyards in Vancouver British Columbia destroyed the War ot warship as flames swept the boiler room at 2 30 am causing about 1 6 million in damage One firefighter died and several were injured The War ot hull buckled and half submerged while War Camp and Alaska were towed to safety Blacksmith shop plate shop and molding loft survived amid widespread destruction to fitting out wharf and other departments
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Vancouver
British Columbia
J. Coughlan & Lone
Alaska
Murder trial lurks over Collinsville lynching case
May 15 report says jurors were found predisposed against the defendants in the Collinsville lynching murder trial. Judge Hern ruled new veniremen must be examined after the State Attorney Kreuber moved to proceed. The case centers on the killing of an enemy alien lynched in Collinsville in April.
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Mir
Collinsville
Hern. Feuter
Kreuber
Veniremen
Cecilia Deni
Emilio A. Roxas
Giovanni Martinelli
Martinelli
Victor
Siberian Journey Report From Marcia Dunham and Clarissa Spencer
Miss Marcia Dunham of New York and Mass Clarissa Spencer of Cincinnati describe their southeastward trek from Petrograd through Siberia to the Pacific after leaving for safety. They left Petrograd after repeated warnings from American and English embassies that remaining was unsafe. They left last November and stayed until March, during which they helped establish the Petrograd association. Dunham, a University of Iowa graduate, has served as secretary for the YWCA in several cities.
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International Board of the
Marcia ©. Dunham
New York
Mass Clarissa Spencer
Cincinnati
Siberia
Pacific
Petrograd
Miss Dunham
Petrograd Association
University of Iowa
Centralized Army Supply System With 13 Zones Announced
Washington May 15 Decentralization of army supply purchasing and distribution via 13 zones with depots in each was announced. Acting Quartermaster General Goethals Ewen will supervise contact with manufacturers to buy food clothing and equipment for training camps within the zone of each camp and keep facilities updated. Secretary of the Interior Lane begins a West tour inspecting reservations and mineral deposits with possible Hawaii trip if war conditions require it.
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Washington
Goethals Ewen
Death by court martial condemns treason director of Bonnet Rouge
The court martial condemned the newspaper director of Bonnet Rouge to death for treason. Six other defendants received prison terms from two to ten years.
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Bonnet Rouge
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