British Hero Lord Dunmore Addresses Seattle Mass Meeting
Lord Dunmore, Earl of Dunmore and V C, visiting the United States, told a Seattle crowd that loss of Amiens will not decide the issue and urged ship production. He praised American troops, recalled Gallant service in France, and spoke at the Masonic Temple mass meeting and later at the Elks dinner.
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Seattle
A. R. Murray
Earl of Dunmore
V. C
Britain
Lord Dunmore
France
Ypres
P. Ridge
Flanders
Rance
America
Germany
Armentieres
Sou AN
India
Africa
England
London County Council
Murray
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Masonic Club
Arcade
Elks’ Club
King County Council of Patriotic Service
A. K. Murray
Earl of
Dunmore
Masonic Temple
Seattle urged to accelerate Third Liberty Loan drive
Seattle citizens faced a push to speed up the Third Liberty Loan campaign as volunteers toured corners seeking subscriptions. Many intended buyers delayed submitting forms, prompting urging banks and employers to facilitate immediate pledges. Local unions and precinct leaders reported strong participation, with other towns already showing full or near full subscriptions. Saturday marks the deadline for honor shields.
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Seattle
Gill
Come
Liberty Loan
Ford Subscribes $6 Million as Detroit Hits Liberty Loan Goal
Detroit reached its $36 million Liberty Loan quota at noon today with $6 million in subscriptions. Henry Ford led the drive by making the largest single subscription of $6 million.
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Star
Detroit
Henry Ford
Oregon Gains First Honors in Loan Drive
San Francisco reports Oregon leads the Third Liberty Loan drive with a state total of 19,044,000 and Portland among cities 100 000 to 200 000 population subscribing 10,120,000. Oregon tops the state honor roll as other cities vie for honors.
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Oregon
Washington
America
Toledo
Oho
Portland
Oregon Shipbuilders Buy $115 Bonds Each
Portland reports shipbuilders in the Oregon district subscribing to the Third Liberty Loan at 115 dollars per person. Every wooden yard in the district joins the effort as shipbuilding ranks set records.
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Oregon
Portland
Oregon District
Want Irish Scions to Pass On Draft
London April 12 The Irish convention report states the body voted 64 to 17 that any conscription bill must pass the Irish parliament before enforcement. The parliament will have a senate of 64 and a house of 200 members. Nationals agreed to guarantee Unionists 40 percent of Commons membership.
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London
Soldier’s Wife Arrested for Perjury in Desertion Suit
Ada Higginbotham of Victoria was arrested on Thursday on her husband’s complaint, charged with perjury. The returned soldier seeks a divorce in King county claiming desertion and unknown whereabouts. she reportedly received $70 monthly as a soldier’s wife.
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Ada Higginbotham
Victoria
Higginbotham
King County
Seattle Man Safe Despite Casualty Reports
Sergt. Fred S. Tait of Seattle is not killed in France. Representative John F. Miller informed relatives that the Tait listed as casualty is not the Seattle man and the reports were erroneous.
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Fred S. Tait
Seattle
France
Asthe
John F. Miller
Tait
British Center Flanders Front Falls Back Seven Miles
Haig reports the British center in Flanders pushed back seven miles along the Lys from the lay on the Layes river amid severe fighting near Merville and Neuf Berquin. Merville is on the Lys north bank three miles west of Bethaires. Noyon sees two enemy attacks repulsed in Picardy.
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Layes
Haig
Merville
Neuf Berquin
Merville Ie
Lys
Betaires
Arran
Malg
Neaf-Eelise
Ploegateert
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Oise
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Hollebeke
la Baasee
la Fiassee
Vimy Ridge
Hale
Hindenburg
Lena
Ypres
Altho
Channel
Dunkirk
Montdidier
Lansigny
Noyon
Reames closes dance hall at Camp Lewis after federal probe
The National Dancing pavilion at Camp Lewis was shut down late Thursday by Clarence L. Teames special assistant attorney general of Seattle after a Justice Department and military investigation found immoral conditions. The pavilion, run by Stewart Tait, is valued at $30,000.
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Camp Lewis
Clarence L. Teames
Seattle
Reames
Federal Department of Justice
Stewart Tait
Grover Alexander Drafted to Join Army at Camp Funston
Grover Alexander has been drafted and will join the army at Camp Funston. The call is expected to be issued about April 26, meaning Alexander would leave for Funston around April 29, according to St. Paul reports from Lincoln Nebraska.
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Lincoln
Neb
Grover Alexander
Camp Funston
St. Paul
Alexander
Funston
Lambert death at Warner hotel linked to hanging
August Lambert aged 55 died by hanging in a Warner hotel room Thursday morning. The man had resided in the hotel for 18 months. A brother was reported in Walla Walla. The hotel proprietor did not know Lambert’s place of work.
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August Lambert
Warner
25 000 Strong Men Review War March at Camp Lewis
Hazel Benjamin reports on the Wild Wear division at Camp Lewis marching before Maj. Gen. H. A. Greene. Twenty five thousand volunteers from the Northwest form a dust colored line as the band plays Semper Fidelis and camera crews focus on the event.
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Hazel Benjamin
Camp Lewis
H. A. Greene
Northwest
American Lake Prairie
Five Arrests in Praeger Lynching Probe in Illinois
Collinsville Illinois April 12 five men were under arrest as alleged leaders of the mob that lynched Robert Praeger an alien enemy a week ago. Victims listed include Jos Miegel honorably discharged soldier Weary Beaver and Richard Dukes Jr William Brockmeier and Enid Elmore are in custody.
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Collinsville
Robert Praeger
Jos, Miegel
Weary Beaver
Richard Dukes
Wiliam Brockmeier
Enid Elmore
Draft totals for training camps announced in Congress
Washington April 12. Representative Siegel reports up to April 10 the nation had called 871,213 drafted men to training camps. Of these, 853,837 are for the general run and 17,376 were ordered for special work.
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Washington
Siegel
New York
Grim Duel Raging in the North
British forces report resumed battle near Armentieres with heavy fire as German troops cross the Lotane and Lawe streams and push toward St Venent Mastaires and Steenwerck. A German bombardment east of Ploegsteert rages as prisoners claim Amiens may fall today.
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William Phillip Simms
France
Armentieres
Lotane
Lawe
St. Venent
Mastaires
Lys Canal
Steenwerck
DaiJen
Armentires
Ploegsteert
Amiens
Conta
U S Marines Reported in Vladivostok
Washington officials anticipated a report on the alleged landing of American marines at Vladivostok to aid British and Japanese detachments in protecting property. The move was described as not signaling a policy change toward possible Japanese intervention in Siberia.
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Washington
State
Navy Departments
Vladivostok
U. S
Siberia
Eagles Give Up Eats To Aid Soldiers In France
The Seattle Aerie No. 1 Eagles reform their meetings to support troops in France. They donate $50 to The Star Tobacco Fund via Secretary Frank Dowd and earmark $25 to the Lady Eagles auxiliary for yarn to knit warm items. The abstention from midnight luncheons comes from a food conservation effort.
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France
Seattle Aerie Club
Lady Eagles
Soldiers Must Have Officers O K To Wed
San Francisco April 12 Capt Harrington W Cochran provost marshal of the Western department sent a notice to county clerks demanding that marriage licenses for soldiers be issued only with written consent from the soldier's superior officer The notice says many adventuresses marry soldiers to obtain allowances and aims to curb such marriages.
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San Francisco
Harrington W. Cochran
Western Department
Record Seattle bank clearings reach $7.9 million again
Seattle bank clearings on Friday totaled 7,906,189.51 dollars, the second record in two months. The surge followed government contract fund transfers from the shipping board to shipbuilders, with about two million dollars paid for ships that day.
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Seattle
Shipping Board
Fire causes damage in Buckingham Apartments area
A Friday afternoon fire sparked by defective wiring damaged the Buckingham apartments on Boylston Avenue and Union Street. Firefighters extinguished the blaze after it burned through the roof, with no injuries reported.
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Buckingham Apartments
Boylston Ave
Union At
British and German Forces Clash Across Belgian Front
British night report says fighting continues between La Bassée and Ypres Comines canal with German attacks north of Estaires and near Ploegsteert wood. Fresh German divisions were beaten off near Estrem and Loisne as a British counterattack recaptured positions while Berlin claims 10,000 prisoners and advances near Armentières and Messines height.
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London
LaBassee
Ypres Comines Canal
Marshal Haig
Steenwerck
Estaires
Ploegsteert Wood
Estrem
Loisne
War Office
Armentieres
Lys
Lawe
Hollebeke
Berlin
Messines Height
Tilloy-Les-Mofflaines
Arras
Somme
French forces score successful surprise attacks in Ailette and Tahure sectors
French reports say successful surprise attacks north of the Ailette and west of Butte-Du in the Tahure sector yielded enemy prisoners. French patrols also captured prisoners in the Noyon and Canaan Metz sectors.
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Paris
Ailette River
Butte-Du
Tahure
War Office
Noyon
Canaan Metz
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West Front
Zurich
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Electrical Workers’ Union No. 77
Robert Bridges
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Jone
Newport
Metaline Falls
Valleyford
Hooper, Endicott, Connell
Otie Orchards
Elk, Hatton, Lind
Pend Orielle County
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Lieut. Pollock
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George Bell
Shanghai
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Praeger
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