London Favors Irish Draft Plan Sparks Broad Concern
London newspapers praise Premier Lloyd George for proposing Irish conscription under the manpower act while insisting Ireland should bear a share of wartime costs. The plan draws intense Irish opposition and fears of obstruction but officials say the measure extends to Ireland under the same rules as Great Britain.
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London
Lloyd George
Ireland
House of Commons
Great Britain
Allies stake all to meet war's crisis
Washington views Lloyd George's call and Wilson's pledge to rapidly build American forces as decisive steps. England moves to conscript age 50 and proposes action against Austria, signaling a unified, intensified Allied effort in the war.
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Washington
Lloyd George
Wilson
England
Austria
America
Repercussions of conscription and Western Front shifts
Authorities warn conscription threatens stability in Ireland and flags grave needs prompting stiff measures. Reports reveal Gen Gough shelved and Gen Foch appointed, signaling deeper Western front pressures as Britain, France shift reserves to halt German moves toward Amiens. American troop movement plans loom large for the coming months.
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Gough
Foch
Britain
France
Lloyd George
Fogland
Amiens
America
Benefit supper for 161st US infantry fund at Stevens Hall
A benefit supper for the meal fund of Company Db 161st United States Infantry will be held in Stevens Colonial Hall at Fourth Ave and Pine St on Saturday evening April 13.
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Company Db
161St United States Infantry
Stevens’ Colonial Hall
Fourth Ave
Pine St
Missionaries Planned to Aid Refugees in Turkey
Dr Cornelius H Patton told the Plymouth Congregational church in Seattle that 175 missionaries will be sent to Turkey after the war to repatriate refugees and assist their return to the land. He described the mission as a gift from Christian America.
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Turkey
Cornelius H. Patton
Plymouth Congregations
Seattle Congregational Association
Christian America
Patton
Puget Sound Navy Yard Tops Navy Yards in Red Cross Giving
An official announcement reports Puget Sound Navy Yard leading all naval yards with the largest contributions to the Red Cross, highlighting the base as a major donor.
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Puget Sound Navy Yard
Navy Yards
Red Cross
Bon Marche promotes women's suits coats and dresses at 25 dollars
The Bon Marche advertises a wide selection of women's wearables at twenty five dollars emphasizing better style, tailoring and materials. It claims to fit every figure from slim size 14 to larger sizes, with larger stocks and comprehensive fitting.
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Bon Marche
Serge Dresses and Silk Fashions Priced at 25 Dollars
A local retailer promotes Smart Navy Serge Dresses at 25 dollars emphasizing fashion, serviceability, and quick stock turnover. The offering includes serge coats, velour, tweed and mixtures, belts, and buckle trims, plus silk dresses and taffeta designs with Georgettes and varied colorways.
Roman Stripe Couch Covers at Bon Marche Third Floor
The Bon Marche offers couch covers in striped roman style at two dollars each with colors brown green and red. Negus covers priced from two fifty to five fifty and tapestry covers eight dollars in blue brown green and old rose. Third Floor Bon Marche.
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Negus
THE
BON Marche
Calico Bolts for House Aprons in Small Yard Lots
2,000 Yds. 24-in. Calico 10c Yard Light Calico suited for making house aprons. All small neat patterns. Limit 15 yards to each customer. LOWER MAIN FLOOR.
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Calico
Florabella Apron and Household Garments at Bon Marche
The Bon Marche offers Florabella aprons in Chambray with fitted backs and adjustable belts priced around 1.50, plus two-piece breakfast sets at 1.50 and coats and coverall styles at 95. Scout percale and plain or figured colors feature in bib and jacket styles. White head-to-foot aprons at 1.95 and Red Cross Lawn Squares cap at 50 cents available on the third floor.
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Florabella
Red Cross
Peaberry Coffee 25c a Pound Special
An advertisement for Peaberry Coffee at 25 cents a pound with note of mild pleasant flavor. Ground chocolate in bulk offered. Special for Thursday a pound at 25 cents. COFFEE AND TEA SECTION FOURTH FLOOR.
Paralysis Strikes Senator William J Stone on City Visit
Senator William J Stone of Missouri suffered a paralytic attack while en route to the Capitol. He was carried from the senate office building to a local hospital with his left side reportedly paralyzed and serious in condition. Senator Reed and Sergeant at Arms Higgins accompanied him.
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Washington
Willam J. Stone
Missouri
Sen. Stone
Senate
Sen. Reed
Alma Higgins
Japanese Peers Plan Trade Parley En Route To London
Yoshi and Professor S Ishi gcuro of the Japanese house of peers travel via Seattle to New York and from there sail for London to attend an allied conference aimed at strengthening entente commerce and trade relations with representatives from all allied countries.
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Yoshi
S. Ishigcuro
House of Peers
Seattle
New York
London
T P OConnor balks at Irish conscription
San Francisco April 10 T P OConnor Irish leader and former MP calls Lloyd Georges Irish conscription plan an insane plunder He dispatches a cable to John Dillon declaring conscription would encourage our bitterest enemies in this country.
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San Francisco
T. P. O'Connor
Lloyd George
Ireland
O'Connor
John Dillon
Campaign Planned for War Savings in State Stores
An active war savings drive will be launched immediately through state retail stores. D. B. Frederick of Frederick & Nelson, named state war savings director in retail stores, and Daniel Kelleher, director for Washington and Alaska, are coordinating the campaign details.
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War Savings
D. BE. Frederick
Frederick & Nelson
Daniel Kelleher
Washington
Alaska
Man Arrested After Testifying in Soap Theft Case
Joe Renusko was arrested on a charge of stealing soap from a Pullman car Tuesday. He had just testified before Superior Judge Ronald Ald in an effort to clear a friend, Mike Hurle, of a similar charge.
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Joe Renusko
Renusko
Ronald
Mike Hurle
Paris Apaches Ring New York Under Belgian Confession
A Belgian girl told District Attorney Swann that twenty five former Paris Apaches are operating in New York. Five arrests have been made and police expect a full round-up of the group before nightfall.
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New York
Swann
Soldier under arrest in poison candy plot
San Francisco April 10 B G teindberg formerly of Oakland now a Camp Fremont soldier was under federal indictment today accused of sending poisoned candy to himself through the mail His indictment followed the dismissal of Mrs Alice B Malone whom Lindberg had accused of sending the candy.
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San Francisco
B. G. Teindberg
Oakland
Fremont
Alice B. Malone
Lindberg
Earthquake Shakes Washington and Virginia Areas
A distant quake, likely from a slip about 200 miles away, disturbed the national capital and Virginia towns last night amid distant gunfire rumble. Scientists identified the event as the probable cause.
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Washington
National
Virginia
20 Americans Taken by Foe
Publication of 447 American casualties today shows 18 killed in action 18 from other causes and more than 300 wounded. The list reveals that the Germans had taken a score of American prisoners. Official news of the engineers' gallant battle in the Picardy drive is still lacking.
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Washington
Baker
Pershing
Butte Votes to Keep German in Schools
Butte Mont April 10. School trustees meet with citizens and decide to continue German study in curricula. Citizens say knowledge of German is an asset during wartime and support its continuance.
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Butte
Mont
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