Preparations for Winter War on Western Front Begin
Paris reports the fourth winter campaign on the western front is in full swing with big drives anticipated but no radical map changes. Allies prepare for extensive trench work and heavy aerial activity, while American contingents join in for a colossal war effort through harsh weather.
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Paris
Western Front
France
Flanders
Nieuport
Verdun
la Bassee
Argonne
Hindenburg
Pershing
Uncle Sam seeks women volunteers to track food prices nationwide
The food administration plans weekly reports on retail prices for 30 key food items from towns with over 3 000 inhabitants. National banks are asked to nominate responsible local women to collect and forward price data to Washington, aiming to keep the country informed on market costs.
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New York
Sam
Herbert C. Hoover
Washington
Notice for Publication and Foreclosure Sums in Chelan County
Public notices from October 1917 itemize homestead final five year proof and sheriff sale of real estate. Fred Blankenship of Winton Wash seeks final proof for land in section 20 T2N R18E, witnesses listed. sheriff sale set November 17 1917 for Brender mortgage property in Chelan County. another foreclosure sale scheduled November 24 1917 involving Margaret Leslie v Fawcett heirs and others with described parcels along Wenatchee River and railroad. notices dated October 1917 with official filings and witnesses.
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Department of the Interior
U. S. Land Office
Waterville Wash
Fred FE
Blankenship
Winton Wash
Willamette Meridian
Ludington
United States
Wenatchee Wesh
O. J. Raridon
Leavenworth, Wash
Thos
J. Dillon Oliver Bates
G. W. Brown
Frederick Leonard Brender
Fred L. Brender
F. L. Brender
Emme Brender
Louis C. Brender
William M. Brender
Otto S. Brender
Sarah 8. Davis
Emma Brender
Chelan
Washington
FE. W. M
Gee Pie
North Range
Wenatchee Avenue
Wenatchee Washington
Bert McManus
Chelan Co
Wash
E. BE. Stowell
Phillip D. Fawcett
Gertrude Fawcett
James Edward Fawcett
Alice May Fawcett
Willard Griffith
Jane Doe Griffith
State of Washington
Margaret Leslie
Iam
Chelan County
W. M
Great Northern Railway Company
Wenatchee River
J. W. Sussex
Icicle Canal Company
Wenatchee
A. D
Superior Court
James McLaren
Thomas McLaren
Insurance Ad urging immediate coverage for peace of mind
A promotional notice stresses that safety of loved ones comes first and urges readers to obtain insurance now. It argues that going uninsured is reckless and uneconomical and invites readers to order coverage from a trusted company.
Entente Hopes For Superior War Machine In 1918
Analysts say the Entente will field a stronger, better equipped force next spring with United States aid and potential Russian reentry. Haig’s armies remain near peak strength, while France and Britain build American manpower for decisive future blows across all fronts.
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United States
Russia
Europe
Higdenburg
Haig
British War Office
Germany
Wallpaper selection fits color scheme with furniture harmony
The store offers help to ensure wallpaper matches home colors and furniture. The latest stock adds notable new patterns, Naxle, near Opp. Viaduct.
Trust us says British on bluff about Baker trip
Washington smiles at a Hampton Roads incident as a British cruiser signals about an official flag. A sailor identifies the man as Secretary Baker, the Briton replies with humor saying trust us and that they will not mention it to anyone.
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Washington
Hampton Roads
Baker
Guilty Flee No Pursuit In Liquor Case Auto Confiscated
Lincoln county authorities seized an abandoned automobile containing liquor after occupants fled mistaking Worth Feldman on a motorcycle for an officer. The Iowa licensed machine was confiscated as part of a South Dakota prohibition violation report.
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Sioux Falls
Lincoln County
South Dakota
Worth Feldman
Iowa
German Toymakers Lonely Messages Found in Virginia
Virginia Minnesota teachers discover notes in Pittsburgh made toys asking for friendly correspondence from German toymakers. The notes carry names and addresses signed mostly by Germans. teachers say no one has admitted replying, suggesting social isolation in the area.
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Virginia, Minn
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Bridge of Slats A French pontoon bridge across the Aisne
A temporary pontoon bridge of short length slats is used by French forces to cross the Aisne river in France.
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Aisne River
France
Pet Coons and Chicken House Clash in Nortonville
In Nortonville Kansas Edouard Sharp and James Skinner, neighbors with a chicken house and a pet coon respectively, confronted the coon at midnight. A neighbor joined with a flashlight gun and club. the coon was killed after the altercation.
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Nortonville
Kan
Edouard Sharp
James Skinner
Jim
Hol
Oklahoma Patriotic Speakers' Bureau Formed
More than fifty leading Oklahoma men including Governor Williams join the Oklahoma Patriotic Speakers' Bureau organized by the council of defense. The group pledges to travel across Oklahoma to deliver patriotic talks on why the nation is at war and each citizen’s role in helping to win it.
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Oklahoma
Williams
Council of Defense
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Barclay Hotel
C. R. Rothen & Co
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O. B. Hughes
J. A. Adams
Columbia Valley Bank Bldg
Fred Kemp
Crollard & Crollard Lawyers
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Sam BR. Sumner
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Burt J. Williams
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