Medals of Honor Gleam on Coats of Western Men
General William Johnson arrived in New York with over 2 000 officers and soldiers of the 91st division the Wild Westerners. Pigeon and other units from Camp Upton and Ohio trains aboard transports Lancaster and Ohioan were also listed with hundreds of personnel. The 91st division, drawing members from California Oregon Washington and other Western states, received numerous decorations including distinguished service crosses croix de guerre and congressional medals. Notable recognitions included Lieut. John H Leavelle and J H Larue with dramatic acts cited and other heroism noted among drivers and message carriers in action.
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New York
United Press
Wiliam Hohnson
91St Division
Siet
Ohioeanye
List
Pigeon Company
California
Oregon
Washington
Wild West Division
Calamares
Cromsiey
Seattle
Co. F
John H. Leavelle
Saltnre City
Utah
Audenarde
Lloyd George warns intervention in Russia wanes
London April 16 United Press says Britain debates Russia policy as Lloyd George argues against large scale intervention. He calls for a stern just peace and notes Bolshevik resistance grows while Russia’s internal crisis risks Britain’s finances. Parliament and King George meet amid protests by suffragists during a wartime peace debate.
Senator Poindexter forecasts months to sign peace pact
Senator Miles Poindexter of Washington arrived in Seattle from Portland and said the peace treaty would take at least three more months to draft and secure ratification. He urged immediate steps to repatriate American troops and argued for private railroad ownership with government control, and he discussed his expected chairmanship on the naval affairs committee.
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Miles Poindexter
Washington
Seattle
Portland
Young Men's
Republican Club
Masonic Temple
Wilson
France
Poindexter
Peace Congress
Congress
Europe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bir
League of Nations
League of Program
Tacoma
Kiwanis Club
San Francisco
Naval Affairs Committee
Senate
Judiciary
Railroads
Railroad
Bremerton Navy Yard
Naval Affaires Committee
Nine held in whisky theft probe as more arrests expected
Federal officials announced additional arrests likely in the $25,000 whisky theft from U S customs appraiser warehouses at Western avenue and Lencrest. Fred Smart and Ed Carey led a list of nine already detained including Ed Hagen Walter F F Patton Sergeant Hasselblad Dick Flussell Tom Masmeli J W Locknene and James Morrison. Bail set for Hagen 5000 Smart 2500 others 2500 each.
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U. S. Customs
Western Ave
Lencrast
Fred Smart
Ed Carey
Ed Hagen
Walter FF. Patton
Gue V. Haswelblad
Dick Flussell
Tom Masmeli
J. W. Locknene
James Morrison
Fd Hagen
Sam‘Bimudron
W. A. Fuller
Bostonian
Mth
Pine
36Th Ave
About & Oelock
Syhart
Collector of Customs
Roscoe M. Drumheller
Carey
37Th Ave
Smart
Federal Building
Hagen
Immigration Detention Station
United States
A. C. Bowman
Tobey
Heeler and
Sullivan
Sergeant Hasselblad
Abe Greenbaum
John W. McQuirk
James J. Russell
Will Form Guard to Protect Peace
Paris reports that an alliance or definite guard will be created to enforce the peace treaty and shield France from Germany during the interim until the League of Nations is functioning. The measure aims to ensure security in the period before the League takes full action.
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Paris
United Press
France
Germany
League of Nations
Wilson to Stay in Paris for German Treaty Signing
Paris April 16 President Wilson will remain in Paris until the German treaty is disposed of despite French reports he would depart April 26 or 28. Associates reiterate his New York pledge to stay until it is over there and to see the German treaty signed if other settlements cannot be completed.
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Johnston
Argonne
Belgium
King Albert
Gen. Johnston
Althe
J. H. Larue
Santa Clara
Cal
Medical
Crossley
Seattle
W. Co. Ware
Santa Ana
Lloyd George
Wilson
Eee
Great Britain
Russia
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Paris
New York
Col. House
Chance to Fly With Circus Opens for War Loan Ride
Victory loan officials received word from Washington authorizing conspicuous citizens to ride with aviators of the air circus in the campaign to raise the war loan. Applications go to the train commander and must absolve the war and treasury departments from any accident damages.
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Air! Victory Loan
Washington Today
Air Circus
War and
Treasury Department
Men Focus on Beauty Over Fabric in Women's Dress
The piece argues that men judge women's outfits by overall appearance and fit rather than the cost or materials. It compares fashion to art, noting women influence each other's opinions, and stresses that well-made clothing enhances beauty even if the fabric remains unknown to men.
For Other Women a Woman’s Fashion Sense Revealed Among Peers
The article argues men cannot discern fabric or craftsmanship of a dress while women can judge instantly. It claims women dress to avoid peer criticism, with women’s eye for whether a neighbor’s outfit is homemade, reused, or a fresh creation from fashion.
Call for Men to Give Blood for Charles Starkey
Charles Starkey of 416 20th Ave N faces death unless three or four healthy men ages 25 to 30 donate a small amount of blood. Dr. John W. Crooks appeals from Lumber Exchange building, noting money cannot save Starkey. He is described as very ill, previously a mining engineer in Mexico, living with his mother.
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Charles Starkey
20Th Ave. N
John W. Crooks
Lumber Exchange
Crooks
Starkey
Mexico
Girl Wins Star Helmet in Northwest Poster Contest
Mildred Gibson, 15, wins The Star Victory Lean poster contest with a captured German helmet prize. Contenders Algot Mattson 16 Donald Jisney 11 and Wm Smart 16 were runners up. four best posters to be printed in The Star tomorrow.
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Northwest
Mildred Gibson
26Th Ave
N. W
Misa Gibson
Star
Algot Mattson
14Th Ave
Donald A. Jisney
Sixth Ave
Smart
Two City Streetcar Lines to be Abandoned
The 12th Ave and Ray St streetcar lines will be discontinued after Monday April 21, announced Traction Superintendent Morphine. The 12th Ave line operated at a loss, earning under 15 dollars daily with abused transfers, while the Ray St line, two blocks long, lost about five dollars daily. The new express service will keep residents within four blocks of a car line.
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12Th Ave
Ray At
Murphine
Ray St
Queen Anne Hill
Wild Westerners Lauded as Hardest Fighters by U S Army
Lieut. Col. Archie Van Cleve praises the Wild Westerners of the 61st 363rd and 2361st infantry for supreme endurance under fire in France. Regiments await redeployment to Camp Lewis Seattle welcomes 361st veterans. Casualties in France tallied 1354 killed and wounded for the 2361st and 1227 for the 363rd, chiefly in the fight for Genees town. Capt Jimmy Fortune stands out for risky exploits and bold reconnoiters aboard the troop ship.
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America
France
Archie €. van Cleve
Portland
New York
Medico
U. S
Camp Lewis
Seattle
Geenes
Jimmy Fortune
Hoboken
Edward Luckenbach
Coast telephone operators threaten nationwide strike
Fifteen thousand Pacific coast operators are set to strike after New England exchanges walked out. Telegrams were sent to Julia O Conn or head of the IBEW operators department seeking guidance. Coast centrals voted to strike following New England votes and demand daily wages of two to one dollars plus better conditions. In Boston the two day New England strike expands with 20 000 on strike including inside workers, wire men and instrument tendants possible if no settlement is reached.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
New England
Julia O'Connor
Telephone Operators’ Department
The
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Pacific Coast Centrals
Boston
United Press
Munich Falls to Soviet Control Amid Railway Destruction
Dispatches from German sources report Munich under Soviet control as Pfing activities end. Rail service is reported broken and the main station destroyed by fire. Anarchy and heavy casualties are noted with the Graz infantry said to have defected to the communists.
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Munich
Sobmorne
Copenhagen
Nited Press
Hting
Graz
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Mrs. Cole
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Sen. Poindexter
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