Victory Liberty Loan Drives Rally In Small Town
A WWI Victory Liberty Loan drive fills the afternoon with speeches and appeals. Officials led by Mrs. Edgar Ames urge every citizen to subscribe, while Captain Hastings boasts purchases and a pardons petition flows at Victory Loan HQ. A Cadillac theft scare and mischief around a boat pepper the scene.
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Edgar Ames
Lean
G. Land
Women Speakers’ Bureau
Victory Loan Headquarters
Jack Hazlett
Ralph Boyker
Jack
Mrs. B
Java
Italian Premier Orlando Faces Resignation Talk in Rome
Paris dispatches report Premier Orlando may resign and present供 parliament next week. Italian headquarters say he arrived in Italy with a large demonstration. troops guard the American embassy in Rome as deputies press for Adriatic settlements including Fiume Sara and Dalmatian islands.
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London
United Press
Paris
Evening News
Orlando
King Emmanuel
Italy
Hur
Rome
Fiume
Sara
Dalmatian Islands
91st Division Troops Arrive and Parade at Camp Lewis
The 91st Division troops earmark Seattle events with arrival of the S61st infantry, a downtown parade called Argonne heroes as Masonic temple activities unfold. Parents may watch from balcony during dinner, followed by a visit with friends in the auditorium. troops entrain for Camp Lewis at 2 p.m.
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Seattle
Camp Lewis
Returning 361st Infantry Parade Through Spokane
In Spokane 450 men of the 361st Infantry Wild West division march with tin hats and gas masks, led by Maj. Frank P. Doherty. The train originated from Washington and Oregon, with a Seattle welcome planned as the 361st returns from Europe, and an elaborate parade scheduled with a roped area for veterans and tickets from Frank Gates.
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Los Angeles
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Col. Davis
Washington
Oregon
Red Cross
Salvation Army
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Northern Pacific
Camp Lewis
Frank Gates
Soldiers and Sailors’ Welcome Committee
War Department
List Division
County City
American Legion of Liberty
Virginia
Pine
Masonic Temple
A Nation Calls for Victory Bond Support
The piece urges the public to honor returning servicemen by buying Victory Bonds in the correct amount. It frames financial support as a civic duty and parallels wartime effort with homefront savings to strengthen national defense.
Passengers Narrowly Escape In City Street Car Collision
Two street cars collided at Fourth Ave and Union St at 9 15 a m with no serious injuries to passengers. Ravenna Park car driven by Motorman Deremer collided with the Rainier Valley car. fronts were telescoped and windows broken. Purcell of the Rainier car was cut but passengers escaped unharmed. Deremer claimed the other car rammed through his right of way. witnesses said he lost control.
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Ravenna
Fourth Ave
Union St
O. Burbell
Ravenna Park
Hi. PD. Deremer
KE. Royst
Purcell
39Th Ave
Rainier
Unionet
Deremer
Yesler
Victory Loan Drive Urges Seattle to Meet Quota in 14 Days
Officials reported $425 million subscribed across 11 of 12 federal districts for Victory Loan sales. Seattle must raise $15.64 million more in 14 working days to hit its $19 million quota, requiring about $1.12 million daily. A $250,000 gift from Washington Mutual helped Thursday’s total. Community drives, student parades, and veteran mobilization push to accelerate subscriptions citywide.
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United Press
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Victory
Seattle
Washington Mutual. Savings Bank
Oregon
Washington Mutual Savings Bank
F. J. F. Spangler
W. T. Hovey
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Louis Seagrave
Victory Bond Clubs
K. K. Tvete
R. P. Oldham
Speakers’ Bureau
King County
Rainier Ave
German peace delegates arrive as Italy-Japan rift grows
In Versailles the first German peace delegation member arrives amid Italian defection and heightened Italy Japan tensions. Ambassador Matsui visits Italian HQ while Sonnino heads to Rome. Italian and Japanese claims rest on secret treaties and protests erupt over territorial ambitions and the race equality clause. Premier Orlando leaves Paris as the big three hope for his replacement.
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United Press
Paris
Versailles
Matsui
France
Sonnino
Orlando
Rome
Germany
Fiame
Italy
London
Wilson
America
Japan
Signor Barzilai
German Delegates Arrive in Versailles for Reception Plans
In Versailles four minor four man German delegates arrived to assist France in coordinating a larger German delegation expected May 1. The German government, with approval, will send Count BrockdorffRantzau to reside in a ground floor hotel suite as head of negotiations.
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Unite Press
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Tives
Cial
Count Brockdorff
Rantzau
Enlisted Men to Move North to Siberia
Washington reports movement of enlisted men to Siberia. Several thousand draftees and duration men will be relieved in Siberia as fast as transports from the Pacific coast arrive. The War Department aims to redeploy replacements to the Siberian post.
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Washington
Siberia
War Department
War de Ément
Pacific
Secretary Daniels Urges Building Now Amid Wage Talk
The article quotes Secretary Daniels declaring that calls to lower wages would invite panic and disaster and asserts wages in the United States will not revert to former levels. He adds this sentiment applies to building materials and urges readers to buy and build now in the For Sale Real Estate columns of The Star.
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Daniels
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