Mutiny at Archangel demands fair treatment for doughboys
The piece argues drafted men who mutinied in Archangel acted under a moral claim, distinguishing professional soldiers from volunteers and National Guardsmen. It contends once the German threat waned, these men deserve home leave and equitable regard, as the war ends and civilian lives resume.
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Germany
Siberian
China
France
Russia
Prussia
Morale of Allied Army in Russia Reported Bad
The war department indicates Yankee troops in Northern Russia will depart by June 1 with Chief of Staff March confirming last men to leave soon. Reports say morale across allied forces is poor, with British highest, Americans second, and French lowest. A Parchment dispatch recounts a 229th infantry unit mostly Michigan men resisting front line orders, leading to confinement for one soldier and eventual release after officer intervention.
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Russia
War Department
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North
National Army
Archangel
Col. Stewart
Obozerskaya
Washington
2700 Troops Reach New York Port for Camps
The 157th Infantry complete with 2,700 men arrived on the Julia Luckenbach for Camps Funston Kearny Meade Custer Sheridan Lewis Dodge Humphreys Grant Taylor Sherman and Wadsworth. The Pannonia was due to arrive later with the 2 2ath and 226th field artillery, headquarters, second battalion, batteries and 12 officers and 413 men.
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United Press
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Meade
Custer
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Lewis
Dodge
Humphreys
Grant
Taylor
Sherman
Wadsworth
Julia Luckenbach
Pannonia
Judge Bean to Hear Naturalization in Seattle Saturday
Federal Judge Robert S. Bean of the Portland district will travel to Seattle Saturday to preside over a naturalization hearing for arriving immigrants.
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Robert S. Bean
Portland
Seattle
Troop Train Brings 600 Soldiers to Spokane on Way to Camp Lewis
A special troop train carrying 600 returning soldiers including Seattle boys arrived in Spokane at 12 10 PM en route from Camp Merrite to Camp Lewis for discharge. Seattle city officials plan a big welcome with a parade, a gala reception, a large feed, and potential theatre access if they stay overnight. Maj. B E Johnson commands the contingent with units from 18th and 31st engineers, 68th coast artillery, motor truck, and other divisions.
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Seattle
Great Northern
Camp Merrite
Camp Lewis
BE. BE. Johnson
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318Th Engineers
Leaps to Death Escapes Fire at YMCA Hotel
A sailor, M. A. Hanson, 26, Seattle, died leaping from the sixth story of the YMCA hotel on embarcadero to escape a blaze. Awakening to flames, he rushed the hallway and leaped before restrained by comrades. Five others escaped with minor damage. Hanson had planned to visit his mother in Seattle. her whereabouts and relatives could not be located.
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M. A. Hanson
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State Chamber to Plan Year's Work
A practical program along constructive lines for the year will be planned by the directors of the recently organized State Chamber of Commerce in convention in Seattle Saturday. The chamber formed early this year will focus on forming commercial clubs in communities lacking such organizations.
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State Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
War Romance Unites Soldier and Nurse from Frontline Hospital
Young Byng Washington Nixon, five months old, is the centerpiece of a tale linking Sgt Major Jerry Nixon and Edith Kernee, a Red Cross nurse who served in a British front line hospital. The couple’s story spans Kitchener days, Belgium battles, and a Canadian line where Nixon saved a fellow soldier, earning a decoration he never claimed.
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Quebec Votes Wet Exempts Beer and Wine in Province
Montreal dispatch reports Quebec voters approved exemptions to dry laws, keeping beer and wine legal while strong liquors remain banned. The wets won by about 100000 votes, making Quebec a regional oasis as the U S and Canada dry up.
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United Press
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Germans Talk Peace Refusal in Weimar Assembly
In Weimar on April 10, Foreign Minister vockdorff Ranissa warned the nation Germany will not sign any peace deviating from armistice terms. He said confronting hard enemies leaves only one weapon an appeal to the peace basis agreed last November.
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United Press
Vockdorff Ranissa
National Assembly
Germany
Seattle Weather Improves Then Settles Expected Soon
Weather observer Salis says Seattle conditions will settle and be sensible within 24 hours with tonight and Saturday expected fair skies and gentle southerly winds. Separately, Salt Lake railway reports the first section of train 160th infantry returning to San Bernardino at 11 am and the second at 1 pm.
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Seattle
Salis. Bay
Los Angeles
San Bernardino
Salt Lake Railway
War Thugs May Escape
Washington April 11 United Press reports the peace conference shows more progress in two days than the prior two weeks and American delegates in Paris expect a settlement of major points soon. The reparation committee declares Germany must pay in full for frightfulness and indicts the Kaiser and accomplices as moral criminals. An international high court for war crimes is deemed impractical. nations may pursue extraditions on local indictments if sufficient evidence exists.CONT'D ON PAGE TWO.
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United Press
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Paris
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Ferguson
Germany
Kaiser
Committee On
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France
Belgium
May Start Sea Flight Today From St John’s
Lieut Harry Hawker expected to begin trans Atlantic flight in Sopwith plane today if weather stays good. Hawker’s test flight lasted 35 minutes with altitude reached in seven minutes and average air speed about 100 mph. Mount Pearl wireless station stayed in contact as Sopwith officials hailed the test.
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Harry Hawker
Atlantic
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Cape Race
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Lenine Is Landon April 11 War Dispatch
Paris reports a Bolshevik plan as a first step to world proletarian revolution. The Spartacans would seize control in Germany after Versailles, refuse reparations, and embitter allied peoples while provoking European upheaval. Lenine allies move to strengthen Hungary and Romania, signaling broader Bolshevik influence.
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William Philip Simms
United Press Staff
Paris
Germany
Bavaria excluded from the treaty noted by allies
BASSE April 11. United dispatches report the allies notified the German government that Bavaria would not be included in the peace treaty. Such action would be seen as virtual recognition of Bavaria independence and the necessity of the new Soviet government.
Features Featured in The Star This Week
A list of highlighted items from The Star includes Ek by Mary Roberts Rinehart on page 10. War hero stories related by General Pershing on page 18. Everett True and the Duffs on page 16. An essay by Dr Fratter on page 6. Kiddies Liberty Loan on page 7. Woman's page with Cynthia Grey on page 8. Sporting news on pages 20 and 21. Garden lesson on page 11 and Webster cartoon on page 6.
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