War Bread Promised in Washington as Year Opens
Washington residents are urged to expect war bread this year. Millers must mix lower grade wheat into patent flour while keeping prices steady. Dairy and poultry costs drop due to government price aims. Seattle lauds police reforms, tourism grows, and Navy recruitment expands with training ships planned along the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington
The
Food Administration
W. J. Grambs
Northwest
Shipping Board
Mr. Grambs
Henry Howard
Boston
Atlantic
Pacific
Portland
Tacoma
Bellingham
Stuart Building
Custom House
Week of February 4 set for German registration in U S
The department of justice designates the week of February 4 for registering half a million Germans in the continental United States under President Wilson's alien enemy proclamation. Registrants provide business, relatives, habits details, plus a photograph and fingerprints. they must carry a certificate and changes of residence require police or postmaster approval. Exceptions include German women and those under 14. Austria-Hungary subjects are not required to register. Twisp cream receipts of the Methow Valley Creamery Association totaled $70,000 in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lauder
Spokane
United States Supreme Court
Cashmere
Register
Clarkston
Wash
Red Cross
Leavenworth
United States
Canada
Chicago
Washington Irrigation Institute
Chelan
France
The
Food Administration
America
Department of Justice
Continental
Wilson
Austria-Hungary
Passed By The Censor A Leavenworth Exchange
A brief exchange notes a riddle about night falling and day breaking. The men mention a sawmill and reference a book titled Chicago by Gaslight, with one admitting he has not read it and came to Leavenworth to see it by daylight.
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Chicago
Leavenworth
Mill
Jake Garretson
Erickson
Eric
Printing shifts and draft era talk fill local pages
A column mix discusses 1918 draft legality in Kansas, U S postal and telegraph labor issues, and a Seattle figure Anton Delkin. It notes Hearst’s influence, New York mayoral spending, and elevator operator tips while predicting type setting machines will reshape small town offices. It ends with a transit tax ruling on 35 cent fares.
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Seattle News Letter
General Greene
Camp Lewis
Warren
Pacific Northwest Tourist Association
East
Middle West
Orient
Cuthbert
Tourist Association
Order of Knights of Columbus
Seattle Metal Trades Council
Government Shipping Board
Puget Sound
Washington State
Great Northern
Joint Protective Board
Railway
Carmen of America
Northern Pacific
U. S
Aliens Register
Twisp
Methow Valley Creamery Association
Ford
F.o.b. Detroit
Cascade Garage
Leavenworth, Wash
Western Union
Kansas
National Army
Anton Delkin
State of Washington
Hearst’s Magazine
John Purroy Mitchell
New York
Davenport
Altho
Ceraintly
de Vos
Omak Chronicle
Oroville Gazette
Public Service Commission
Pacific Building & Loan Ass
Tacoma Wash
South 9Th Street
Bowes Building
R. B. Field
Leavenworth State Bank
Mr. Farmer
Great Northern Lumber Co
Wenatchee Milling Co
Wenatchee, Wash
Harrington
Sampson Grocery Co
P. A. Snyder
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