British French Halt German Advance Near Armentieres
Allied forces in the Armentieres sector halt German pressure as reinforcements arrive. British and French troops hold at all points with slight advances to Locon area, while German lines press forward toward key positions. Reports from London dated April 13 note ongoing fighting and prisoner gains amid heavy German assaults.
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von Hindenk
Armentieres
Vimy Ridge
Arras
Loos
Bethune
Hindenburg
Picardy
Lorraine
Apremont Forest
St. Mihiel
United Press
Free Cars for Local Ship Men
Seattle shipyard workers will not pay extra fares to ride steam trains as government action aims to relieve congestion. Mayor Hanson awaits word from Washington while investigators from General McAdoo assess the transportation situation. A Friday conference included L. C. Gilman and other city and railroad officials.
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Seattle
Hanson
Washington
McAdoo
Six Die in Teuton Air Raid in London
Six people including two men two women and two children were killed and 50 injured in a Teuton air raid on London last night. Lord French announced the casualty toll and the air defense response in England.
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Teuton
London
England
Lord French
Ai Defense Forces
Paris Bombardment Kills Two Wounds One
Paris reports during a long range bombardment two persons were killed and one injured. The April 13 dispatch notes the attack occurred in Paris. Details remain unclarified.
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Paris
Paris 8
British to Build 80-Mile Cannon Revealed in Commons
London April 13 steps have been taken to construct a British gun capable of firing a shell more than eighty miles. J I MacPherson parliamentary under secretary for the war office disclosed the matter in answer to a House of Commons question.
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London
J. I. MacPherson
War Office
House of Commons
Paris Air Raid Toll Reported at Night Attack
Official report lists 24 dead and 62 wounded from last night’s air raid over Paris. Six men and fifteen women plus three children are among the dead, with the city announcing the toll this afternoon.
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Paris
Logan Billingsley Returns to Top Page
Logan Billingsley faces first page coverage as the King County Superior Court orders his apprehension for sentence. A $1,000 judgment stands against Joseph Silber, his wife, and bondmen Jacobson for his prior failure to appear. A three month jail term and a $250 fine await him for illegal possession of intoxicating liquor with intent to sell. Billingsley recently met with U S Attorney Clay Allen in Seattle.
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Logan Billingsley
King County Superior Court
Joseph Silber
Jacobson
Billingsley
Logan
Seattle
U. S
Clay Allen
Germans Renew Attacks on American Lines at Toul
Paris dispatch reports German assaults in the Apremont forest within the Toul sector. American and French forces repulsed the bombardment and infantry attacks, taking prisoners and counterattacking. By day’s end Americans held an observation hill recaptured from the enemy.
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Paris
Apremont Forest
American Toul
French War Office
Toul
Bloom
Germans Lose 300000 Men in West Front Losses
Reported by Henry Woop for United Press Leased Wire from Paris April 13. Of about 200 German divisions on the West front, 114 have been engaged, 75 withdrawn, with losses averaging 2500 per division and total enemy losses estimated at 300000.
British Hold At Bailleul In Static Frontline
British forces continue to hold Bailleul as reinforcements strengthen lines. The situation remains critical with heavy pressure in the sector and no immediate breakthrough evident.
Marines Not Landed in Vladivostok Report
Washington April 13 government dispatches from Vladivostok dated yesterday stated no American marines had landed, confirming the marines had not been ashore according to officials here.
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U. S
Vladivostok
Washington
Vladivonstok
Saluting Duty in Camp Life from Sergt Jim Jones Estate
In a Collier’s magazine feature from Camp Lewis, Sergt Jim Jones explains why he hates the army routine yet will learn it to help defeat the Germans. He argues saluting is part of military play and vows to perform it properly as a soldier. The piece is sourced from Jones’s estate and links to William Blavers McNutt.
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Sergt
Jim Jones
William Blavers McNutt
Camp Lewis
Collier's Magazine
Seattle Seeks Full Third Liberty Loan Quota
Seattle faces a shortfall of about 5 750 000 dollars toward its Third Liberty Loan goal with Sunday deadline. Industrial divisions hit targets while downtown business leaders urged faster contributions as Chairman Joseph A Swalwell outlined the situation. Messages from state wide sources encouraged strong support and timely pledges.
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Seattle
Joseph A. Swalwell
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Reach $639,476 in Week One
Washington officials report end of first week of the 28 day campaign shows Liberty Loan subscriptions totaling 639 thousand 476 dollars and 100 cents. The figures reflect early treasury tallies as the drive proceeds.
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Washington
Liberty
Treasury
Liberty Loan drive shows strong early subscriptions across regions
Subscriptions flood in from diverse groups as the Scandinavian American Bank and Carstens Earles Inc lead with 275000 and 25000. San Juan Fish and Packing Co contributes 66550 while Alexander Pantages distributes five thousand to each theatre. Renton and Selleck Durham precincts report substantial progress toward and beyond their quotas. Navy personnel from Commander Miller Freeman's station assist in the counting effort as the drive extends into the weekend.
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United States Navy
Miller Freeman
Naval Training Station
University
Liberty Loan Committee
Navy
Varied Program Will Be Seen in Star Movie Film
The Star Liberty Movie Weekly presents a varied program for Sundays showing at the Liberty. Highlights include Tacoma's Liberty temple, a war garden scene in Seattle, Miss Muriel Waterhouse of the Honor Guarda christening the steamship Weet Durphee, department store girl ensembles, and boat races at the naval training station. A special picture of Lord Dunmore, a British army officer in Seattle, will be added.
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Star-Liberty Movie Weekly
The
Liberty
Tacoma
Liberty Temple
Cay
Seattle
Muriel Waterhouse
Honor Guarda
Christens Steamship Weet Durphee
Naval Training Station
Lord Dunmore
Woman tarred and feathered in Montrose mob attack
Twenty women tarred and feathered Mrs Harley Stafford in Montrose Michigan on April 13 as seventy five citizens arrived by car to the Stafford farm. The mob bound Stafford and his wife was dragged from bed, covered with tar and feathers.
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Montrose, Mich
Harley Stafford
Stafford Farm
Stafford
Stop the Hun with Liberty Bonds Honor Week Appeal
A patriotic appeal urges Seattle readers to support Liberty bonds and thrift stamps to aid Allied forces. It recalls Belgian and French civilians harmed by German advance and urges immediate subscription as Seattle lags behind Portland in Honor Week. Banks stay open for bond purchases.
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Belgium
France
Seattle
Portland
Allies Regain Ground in Somme Region In Counterattack
London reports heavy fighting around Neuve Eglise and Wulverghem, continuing after yesterday's began. French and British forces recaptured positions near Hangarden Santerre once held by the enemy. North of the Somme enemy artillery shelled fronts as the Franco British counterattack regained ground west of Merville.
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London
Neuve Eglise
Wulverghem
Haig
Merville
Somme
Hangarden-Santerre
American friendship for Holland remains firm
Washington reports that the United States upholds its long-standing friendship with small nations and has applied it in seizing Holland shipping. The government says it acted within international law, providing goods for Holland's welfare after German threats hindered Holland from fulfilling a temporary agreement that would have avoided requisitioning.
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Washington
America
Holland
Mooney Death Sentence Held Over By Court
San Francisco news reports a judge continued the second death sentence for Thomas J. Mooney to April 27. Judge Griffith voiced regret at rereading the sentence and suggested Mooney should receive a new trial.
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Mooney
San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
Griffith
Deutsches Haus Sold. Spokane German Groups Suspend
In Spokane the Deutsches Haus sign above Turner hall will be removed and the building sold. All activities of the Spokane Union and the German dramatic society will be suspended for the time being.
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Spokane
Deutsches Haus
Turner Hall
Anion
German Dramatic Society
Allies rout Hun in Amiens region village Hangard-en-Santerre
Paris April 13 Allied troops again hold the village of Hangard-en-Santerre ten miles from Amiens. The French war office said counter attacks drove the enemy completely from the village. Rheims has been bombarded continually and partly set on fire.
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Paris
Hangard-en-Santerre
Amiens
French War Office
Rheims
British hold line as German pressure drives toward Ypres
British forces retired west of Merville after a day of fighting along a 15 mile front from La Bassee to Messines ridge. German divisions pressed from the south toward Bailleul to breach the line and threaten the Passchendaele sector. Repeated attacks on Givenchy and La Bassee failed. Nieppe forest forms the eastern flank as the fight continues.
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United Press
France
la Hbassee
Messines Ridge
Merville
Nieppe Forest
Bailleul
Passchen
Daele
Ypres
Messines
Givenchy
Laocon
Nieglise
la Bassee
Lys Canal
Vieux-Derquin
Battlefront welded into single line from Ypres to Oise
The West front near the Ypres Comines canal to the Oise forms a continuous battle line about seventy five miles long, with German pressure in Mianders aiming for Bailleul and Bethune. In Picardy German forces push on Amiens as British retirements continue along a narrow 16 mile hinge between La Bassée and the Scarpe.
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Ypres-Comines Canal
Oise
Mianders
Bailleul
Bethune
Picardy
Amiens
la Bassee
Scarpe River
Hindenburg
Lens
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Field Marshal Haig
Locon
L. C. Gilman
Sent
F. W. Brown
Great Northern Railroad
R. H. Thomson
Harold Preston
Thomas F. Murphine
Department of Public Utilities
Edward D. O'Brien
U.S
Henry Woop
United Preas
Scandinavian American Bank
Bond House of Carstens & Earles, Inc
William Calvert, Jr
San Juan Fish and Packing Co
Pantages Theatre
Alexander Pantages
Selleck, Ward
A. L. Hawley
Selleck Durham
Pacific States Lumber Co
FE. C. Emery
Renton
Star Movie
Grace Huff
Wilkes Theatre
Frederick H. Spigel
Harnie
Star Newsle Force
WM. Philip Simms
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