President Wilson May Mobilize 1,000,000 for War Effort
Brig. Gen. Maurice Thompson says officials expect Wilson to send a large army to France and possibly a second to the Russian front if Congress backs him. Washington war department leaders stress a full US commitment to democracy and coordinated support with Allied navies if Congress allows.
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War Department
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State of Washington
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United States
Great Britain
Washington
Seattle Builds a Great Ship Center for War Effort
A dramatic call urges Seattle to become the nation’s top shipbuilding hub by autumn with 20 000 to 30 000 woodworkers and 20 to 30 mills needed. The plan calls for 20 000 30 000 workers and a 20 000 30 000 000 dollar year to mobilize labor and capital.
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Seattle
United States
Naval message warns ships of Puget Sound war zone
Captain Coontz issues directive to all vessels warning of a naval war zone in Puget Sound entrance between Port Wilson and Fort Casey, with 4.5 miles distance. Any ship entering two miles of Port Orchard after sunset will be fired upon. Restrictions include speed limits and additional guard zones along the Pacific coast. Insurance buyers react to rising risk in cargo bottoms leaving Seattle.
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Dar
Pacific Coast
San Diego
San Francisco
Columbia River
Seattle
Beattie's Best Stores Highlighted In The Star Ad
The Star showcases savings from Beattie's best stores with daily bargains for Saturday shopping. Read today to plan substantial fam casual buys and catch standout prices from top merchants in the Northwest.
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Ade Beattie
Beattie's Best Stores
The
Star
Haig Breaks Hindenburg Line With British Armies
British forces pushed southeast of the Cojeul river advancing another mile into the Hindenburg line. A two by one mile salient fell to Haig's troops, threatening Arras while Germans rushed prisoners to dig trenches. South near Metz the Brits gained about a mile on five miles front, as Canadian units moved from Vimy ridge and Souchez yielded prisoners and machine guns.
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William Philip Simms
Hindenburg
Cojeul
Haig
Arras
Metz
Gonzencourt
Vimy Ridge
Souchez
French Forces Reach Suburbs of St Quentin in WWI Push
American Ambulance corps fire the flag as French troops press toward St Quentin and St Gobain. Nivelle's units break toward the Hindenburg line amid heavy artillery and smoke, with buildings cited as remaining intact near the city.
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United Free Staff
ST. Quentin
St. Gobain
Coucy Forest
Seattle Welcomes New Shipyards as Boom Looms
Three new shipbuilding firms near Salmon Bay negotiate with the port for plant sites north of Ballard bridge. One company plans to start with 500 workers and lay the keel soon. The Seattle boom follows U.S. Shipping Mission hints that 1000 wooden ships will be built in the next year, with most on the Pacific coast.
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U. S. Shipping Commission
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Skinner Eddy
U.S. Shipping Mission
Pacific Coast
Duwamish Waterway
Washington Proclaims Defensive Areas Along U S Harbors
April 13 1917 President Wilson issues a proclamation declaring Defensive areas around all major U S harbors and key coastal points within two to ten miles. No ships may penetrate without proper identification, as executive departments seek to shield shores and cargo to Europe amid war financing battles. Royal forces from Britain and France assist in rapid expansion of America air service.
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Congress
Treasury
Europe
Wilson
U. S
Royal Corps
War Department
America
Trio Near Death in Mountain Hike on Mount Hood
Portland reports three climbers C. E. B. Blakney Chester H Trichel and Dean Van Zandt were caught in a blinding snowstorm on Mount Hood last Friday. They saved themselves by using a compass and reached Government Camp. The incident was disclosed today in Portland.
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C. E B. Blakney
Chester H Trichel
Dean van Zandt
Mount Hood
Government Camp
Correspondent of The Star Enlists in Uncle Sam's Navy
The Star prints a series by staff correspondent C. C. Lyon detailing his enlistment and life as a real recruit in the navy. He promises frank observations on life aboard and whether the public should consider joining, with installments starting tomorrow.
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Uncle Sam's Navy
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County Bricks Vow Sparks Railing On Highway Paving
Judge Gilliam issued a permanent restraining order prohibiting the county from laying concrete paving on the Pacific highway through Tukwila. Property owners who leased land for the road claimed an existing agreement to use brick, while the county contends any brick promise came from other officials without formal commissioner authorization.
Romance Ends in Divorce at Queen Anne High
John McDonald, who married Olacile Chapman at Queen Anne high school, requested her return this Thanksgiving after vanishing three years ago. Judge French granted Olacile Chapman a divorce Friday, ending the disputed marriage and reflecting a long sought resolution.
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John McDonald
Queen Anne High School
W. L. Chapman
Old Reporter Explains Why Boys Enlist In Army
An Ottawa Star feature recalls local office staff joining the coast artillery and asks why boys enlist. The veteran reporter notes youthfulness, patriotism, and family questions while recounting a past recruiting anecdote from the Spanish-American War era.
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Star
Albert Lawrence
Coast Artillery
Bud” Sharp
Ross Winchester
Edward Renaud
O. L. Burns
Soldier shot from ambush headed for Seattle warning
Private Murphy of the California National Guard was fatally wounded while guarding a Sierra tunnel. He died in a hospital in Elko Nevada after an ambush reportedly by an alien enemy. Separately Capt Gilmer warned shipping of German submarines seen near the Mexican coast and possibly headed toward Russia via the Pacific.
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Sierras
Murphy
California National Guard Company
Western Railroad
Elko
Nev
San Francisco
Pacific
W. W. Gilmer
12Th
United States Naval District
Mexican
Gilmer
Hoodoo Friday Passes with No Court Cases
No criminal suits were filed in Justice Brinkers' court on Friday the 13th. The judge showed reluctance to dispense equity on the unlucky day, and no attorney agreed to set a case for Friday. Clerk Kennedy of the marriage license desk commented that Fridays and 13s cannot rattle love and that it was a good day for nuptials.
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Brinkers
Kennedy
Recruiting Pace in War Refers to Six-Year Army Goal
Washington reports that recruiting at the post declaration pace would require over six years to reach 1,000,000 volunteers. In the ten days after the declaration, 4,355 men were recruited, far above the previous average of 235 men per day.
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Washington
Navy officials cannot confirm Pacific submarine sighting
Washington reports persistent rumors of a submarine off the Pacific Coast but no official verification. The Navy also notes unofficial reports of a German raider in the South Atlantic and denies confirmation of the sinking of the St Treveal or a barred zone around American ports.
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Navy Department
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Yucatan Channel
Cuban
Germany
American Atlantic
Old Soldier’s Silence Spurs Reporter’s War Tale
A woman reporter recalls Uncle Phillip a Civil War veteran who never spoke of killing. Adam Beeler, an attorney, recounts a trench tale from France where a German soldier died after a bayonet clash, leaving Beeler haunted and explaining the veteran’s reticence.
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Phillip
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