Noncommissioned Officers Training Camps Prove Effective
Capt Percy J. Perry led a university based program training drafted men for non commissioned officerships. The free evening classes on campus have sent over 1000 men to Camp Lewis with about 95 percent earning chevrons and many becoming officers. Training is supervised by Capt W T Patten with lectures and drills by army specialists. Schedule runs evenings 745 to 9 with Saturday drills 2 to 4 and Sunday sessions 10 to noon and 1 to 1.
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Percy
Perry
Seattle
Percy J. Perry
W. T. Patten
Army
Tional
University
Lewis
Americans in Mexico Ready to Return Home
Travelers from Mexico report anti American agitation led by German agents inciting locals to attack western coast residents. Carranza government struggles to cope as Americans plan to leave the country.
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Mexico
Carranza
Mary Pickford Plans Final Film Before Retirement
Lottie Pickford announces Mary Pickford will star in one more picture then retire. Pickford will rest three weeks in an unannounced retreat. Lottie says Mary is on the verge of a nervous breakdown due to scandal rumors and the Liberty bond campaign in which she sold over 45 million dollars in bonds.
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Los Angeles
Mary Pickford
Lottie
Miss Pickford
Lottie Pickford
Stefan sson at Fort Yukon
New York April 30 reports explorer Stefansson, greatly weakened by a two month typhoid siege, arrived at Fort Yukon Alaska. He traveled across the mountains in frail condition fearing typhus and possible emergency operation.
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New York
Vithjabmur Stefansson
Fort Yukon
Alaska
The Japanese Way to Remove Corns Uplifts Foot Comfort
A gleaming sales pitch extols Tee mint as a painless corn remover promising swift relief. It claims instant cooling and soothing effects, shriveling corns for easy removal and preventing odors, with lifelong comfort for tired feet. The ad touts wildfire selling in drug stores.
16 U S Girls Endure Shells to Help Yanks
Sixteen American Smith College girls with the Red Cross aided refugees and wounded behind French lines near Ham Montdidier and Amiens. They cooked, served food, and cared for civilians under shellfire, feeding more than 3000 people in ten days while establishing a temporary hospital and distributing supplies.
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France
Smith College
Red Cross
Somme
Mra. Barrett Aldrewa
New York
Grecourt
Ham
Roye
Montdidier
Amiens
85 More Select Service Men to Leave Tomorrow
Eighty five select service men from Seattle and King county will leave Wednesday for Vancouver barracks to begin army training. This marks the first time local drafted men are sent to a station other than Camp Lewis. The parade forms at 9 46 a.m. outside the Soldiers and Ballers club, moves along Fourth avenue and Cherry to Union, then to Second and Jackson, ending at the O W depot for mileage packages and cigars before departing at 10 45 a.m. Grand Marshal Low Friedlander leads, with the King county council of defense behind. Mothers sisters wives and sweethearts will ride in autos just behind the men.
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King County
Vancouver Barracks
Camp Lewis
Soldiers and Ballers’ Club
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Third Ave
Union
Second Ave
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O-W
Low Friedlander
King County Council of Defense
French Socialists Chose to Work on May Day
Paris April 26 The socialist party decided not to hold a May Day demonstration and will keep working. The manifesto says a fresh offensive by German imperialism seeks a crushing victory akin to the east front.
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Paris
Socialist Party
Spring Wheat Yields Expected to Rise
Washington reports spring wheat yields should rise 20 to 20 percent over prior government estimates. Officials say winter wheat crop likely exceeds forecast by at least 140 million bushels, based on food administration guidance.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Food Administration
Chinese Bandits Release Portland Engineer Without Ransom
Washington April 20. Additional advices say the rescue of G. A. Kyle Portland engineer from Chinese bandits reported today that Kyle was given up without ransom after weariness from pursuit and pledge of amnesty.
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Washington
G. A. Kyle
Portland
Ore
Fire damages cafe. blaze at Gerald's cafe in city
A lively fire at Gerald's cafe on 824 Firat Ave began at 8 15 Tuesday morning after grease around an overheated stove in the rear ignited. Firemen extinguished the flames with minimal damage, losses estimated at about 100 dollars.
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Firat Ave
GomperS Takes Ill During Montreal Labor Meeting
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, collapsed at a Montreal mass meeting of labor representatives. He was taken to his hotel with illness attributed to reaction from many speeches in Canada.
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Montreal
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Canada
Admits Crime Seeks Army Chance for Probation
Glen Duncan an 18 year old Boulder Colorado son of a mining man pleaded guilty to burglary and was granted probation by Judge Lewis. The probation hinges on General F N Strong at Camp Kearney approving enlistment in the army.
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San Dingo
Glen Duncan
Boulder
Col
Lewis
F. N. Strong
Camp Kearney
Development and care of children's teeth
Parents must value early dental care as vital for growth and health. Dr Davis notes brushing should start by age one with the eruption of incisors and first molars, and that the first permanent molar at age six is crucial to the arch. Regular brushing builds health and school readiness.
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Davis
Decisive Allied Stop at Ypres Harms German Offensive
The German drive toward Ypres and the Channel ports is checked by Allied resistance. Hindenburg faces mounting wear, with experts predicting renewed efforts and eventual fatigue of the offensive, signaling potential German defeat as the northern front holds.
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J. W. T. Mason
New York
Ypres
Hindenburg
Flanders Plains
Union Iron Works to Build Steel Ships at Hunter's Point
The Union Iron Works announced a new plant at Hunter's Point to construct steel ships for the government. General Manager J. J. Tynan said the yards are already under construction and the facility will employ 3,000 workers with the first keel laid as soon as possible.
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Union Iron Works
Hunter’s Point
J. J. Tynan
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