Seattle drives War Savings Stamps drive pledge push
Seattle officials push reach goal as War Savings Stamp quota lags. Citizens pledge to buy $100 clubs and individuals sign up to invest from 25 cents to 1000 dollars. Alvin Moore reports two signatories after discussions. county and city chair Charles H. Clarke urges buying stamps now to aid victory and earn interest.
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Seattle
Sam
Alvin Moore
Uncle Sam
War Savings Stamp Tank
Charles H. Clarke
Kaiser
Rainier Avenue Paving Bids Opened by City Board
The Board of Public Works opened three bids Friday morning for Rainier Avenue brick paving from Barton to 57th and from Graham to Thistle. Read bids go to the city engineering department to tally totals. Sparger Construction Co. bids 40 911 and 32 364. Fiorito Bros. 86 326 and 24 132. BR G Stevenson 32 009.
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Board of Public Works
Rainier Ave
Barton
57Th
City Engineering Department
Rainier
Graham
Thistle St
Sparger Construction Co
Fiorito Bros
BR. G. Stevenson
Test Case for C D Amicos Hoarding Trial Reveals Prosecution Validity
Federal officials will bring a test case in the trial of C D Amicon charged with hoarding macaroni and flour to determine the validity of prosecution in hoarding the Italian staple. A libel seeking seizure of five 17 pound boxes of macaroni was filed by Assistant United States District Attorney Charlotte Kolmitz. Amicos was arrested with 40 pounds of macaroni and three 49 pound sacks of flour in his possession.
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C. D. Amicon
United States
Charlotte Kolmitz
Amicos
Wife Leaves Home After Threat to Drown in Puget Sound
Mrs. Frank Pletos of 3215 Harrison St left home after midnight and warned in a note she would drown herself in Puget Sound. Her husband called police Friday to locate her or confirm the threat. She took $45, the family’s only money, with her.
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Puget Sound
Frank Pletos
Harrison Sr
Pletos
Pletow
Main 600 Just Say Main 600
The Star offers to publish want ads for buying renting or selling items. Advertisers can place charges to reach the largest audience in the Northwest. The message promotes using the Star as the medium for classified notices and commercial wants.
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Northwest
Yankee Soldier Discovers Father Among Prisoners
An American roughboy leading a squad of prisoners in France encounters a German soldier who turns out to be his father. After confirmation the son berates the enemy, then embraces his father and promises support, sharing a brief moment of personal reunion amid war.
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France
Poland
No Danger Now of Coast Coal Famine
Assurances from the Seattle Chamber of Commerce say there will be no coal famine in the Pacific Northwest this winter. A Washington communication states the East faces a 75,000,000 ton shortage and urges Seattle residents to stockpile coal early to aid Northwest shipments for relief.
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Pacific Northwest
Seatte Chamber of Commerce
Washington
East
Seattle
Northwest
Moore Rally Promises Patriotic War Savings Event
A big War Savings meeting at Moore theatre features thrilling war talks and music. Admission requires a thrift stamp. Key figures include William Short returning from the war zone, tenor Theo Earle from Camp Lewis, the naval training camp band, Knox Price a four year old minute man, and five brief speakers.
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Moore
Moore Theatre
William Short
Theo Earle
Camp Lewis
Knox Price
Democrats to Hold Big Rally Saturday
The King county democratic committee calls a grand rally and mass meeting at the Labor temple this Saturday August 3 at 7 p m. Democrats of King and Kitsap counties are invited to attend and urged to take part in the party’s program.
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King County
Democratic Committee
Labor Temple
At & P.m
King and
Kitsap Counties
Classes for Foreign Women Popular in Seattle
Classes for foreign speaking women in Seattle organized by the Seattle Federation of Women's Clubs draw many newcomers. Demonstrations in cooking and sewing are popular at Yealer Way Library and in West Seattle. Information from Mrs James O'Leary East 4556.
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Seattle
Seattle Federation of Women’s Clubs
America
Yealerway Library
Weat
James O'Leary
East
Kaufman Found Guilty in Federal Trial
W H Kaufman of Bellingham a former county assessor was convicted in federal court at Tacoma of attempting to harm U S military operations He faces sentencing Tuesday The defendant had given a speech in Olympia on Labor Day belittling Liberty Bonds and calling the war a munition makers war
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W. H. Kaufman
Bellingham
Granger
Whatcom County
Tacoma
United States
Olympia
Plan Welcome for Skagit Officials Returns
The Skagit power site victory prompts a welcome plan for Mayor Hanson Corporation Counsel Caldwell and Councilmen Fitzgerald and Thomason. Joseph R Manning and FE Brown organize the Friday ceremony after the Washington trip.
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Hanson
Caldwell
Fitzgerald and
Thomason
Washington
Skagit
Joseph R. Manning
FE. J. Brown
Local Board Calls 26 Men for Corvallis Mechanics Training
The provost marshal general orders volunteers to Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis Ore for instruction as auto mechanics blacksmiths carpenters and vessel operators Local board No 6 seeks 26 men to depart August 14 Registrants from the 1917 and 1918 classes may volunteer through August 6 after which they will be drafted The call targets white registrants with grammar school education and mechanical aptitude.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
Limit Service in U.S. Ordnance Work
Washington August 2 ordnance department issues order to restrict service in ordnance to men physically disqualified for active military duty to swell civilian ranks.
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U. S
Washington
America
Ordnance Department
Germany Drops Plan for Jewish Legion Over Turkish Opposition
Germany cancels its scheme to form a Jewish legion to fight in Palestine due to Turkey’s firm stance against the project. The reversal underscores broader regional sensitivities and Ottoman resistance shaping postwar military alignments.
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Germany
Palestine
Turkey
U S Flour Rules Remain The Same
The Food Administration announced there are no changes in wheat flour regulations. Consumers must still buy a 50 percent substitute when purchasing wheat flour despite reports of a 20 percent rule.
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Food Administration
New Traps Worrying Foe Leader
Teuton forces report new traps worry their commander as battles continue with allied forces on the front lines. Reports indicate cautious movement and alert defenses in border regions despite no major breakthrough.
Battle Analysis by J W T son United Press Leased Wire
United Press analyzes German retreat near the Vesle as Hindenburg reshapes defenses to block Allied pockets. Foch plans renewed pressure on the western flank to prevent salient formations and minimize Allied losses while shifting fronts as pockets form.
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J. W. T. Son
United Press
the Star
John DE Gandt
The
Star
Seattle visit by William C Blount on war industries data
William C Blount of Florence Illinois registered at the New Washington hotel in Seattle on Friday. He is gathering material for special articles and features on Seattle war industries for publication in the South.
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William C. Blount
Florence, C
Seattle
New Washington Hotel
Mr. Blount
South
Passengers Hurt When Streetcar Goes Off Tracks
A Ballard streetcar 680 derailed at W65th and 14th NW Thursday afternoon. Conductor J A Blair and motorman A Johnson failed to prevent a upset that left several passengers injured including Mrs FE Hunt, Mrs O M Small of Fort Casey, and Jesse Olliver with Robert Milton Olliver and three others, all sustaining minor injuries.
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Ballard
J. A. Blair
A. Johnson
Mra. FE
R. Hunt
O. M. Small
Fort Casey
Jease Olliver
Robert Milton Olliver
Learner Lieutenant Bidwell Dies in Training Plane Fire
Dallas August 2 Lieut Robinson E Bidwell a Love Field student officer was killed when a training plane burst into flames at about 1000 feet. He leaped from the burning craft to escape the fire. Bidwell home was in Red Bluff California.
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Dallas
Robinson RE. Bidwell
Lovefield
Bidwell
Red Bluff
Cal
Gorky Arrest Reported As Newspaper Suppressed
Maxim Gorky, Russian writer, is said to have been arrested and his newspaper permanently suppressed in a Petrograd dispatch. Earlier reports noted Gorky suffering from cholera as dispatches from the region circulated.
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Copenhagen
Maxim Gorky
Petrograd
Gorky
Secret German police to lead Ukrainian secret force
Zurich dispatch reports about a thousand secret German police summoned to Warsaw to receive instructions before heading to the Ukraine. They will form the nucleus of a Ukrainian secret police force. In Rotterdam the Germans seize trolley stock and rails from Belgian lines, shipping them to Germany amid civilian protests.
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Zurich
Warsaw
Ukraine
Rotterdam
Belgium
Germany
Mangin's Men Force Hun Flight
French forces under Mangin push back German aircraft in a notable aerial action as the front lines tighten around Rheims with heavy bombardment reported.
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Mangin
Hun
Allied Push Advances Across 10-Mile Front In France
Gen Mangin's French army presses an aggressive daylight assault with British support. German defenses collapse on Hill 205 near Ouichy Le Chateau as enemy casualties mount and prisoners are reported. Counterattacks flare but parts of the line are taken with Allied batteries dominating.
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Hill 205
Ouichy-Le-Chateau
Courdoux
Servenay
Craimoteelie
Serve
General Strike Ties Up Vancouver Industries
In Vancouver B C labor unions call a noon general strike in protest of the shooting of Albert Goodwin a 32 year old social agitator and draft evader killed by Constable Dan Campbell. Cars halt ships shut and five thousand workers expected out by 11 a.m.
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Vancouver
B. C
Albert Goodwin
Vancouver Island
Goodwin
Dan Campbell
Campbell
Labor
Francis En Route to Murman Coast
A message from Ambassador Francis dated July 30 reports he left Archangel for Murman on July 28 with the chiefs of the British Italian Japanese Chinese Serbian and Brazilian missions. The plans after reaching Murman are not stated but he is likely to remain there under American and allied protection.
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Washington
Francis
Archangel
Murman
Seek War Surprise to Answer Germans
London editor proposes a minister for war surprises to join Lloyd George's cabinet. The piece argues Germany has sprung most surprises in weapons and tactics and urges a youthful, innovative war cabinet figure with a strong staff in action and lab work.
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London
Lievyd George
Germany
Allied advances widen 15 mile front in France
Paris reports new allied progress on the 15 mile front between Fere en Tardenois and Ville en Tardenois. The exact extent could not be determined by cabling. Fires along the Ardre and Vesle rivers indicate German destruction at several locations including Fismes.
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Paris
Fere-en-Tardenois
French and British Press On Marne Battle Progress
With French armies in the field the Marne pocket battle intensifies as heights at Grand Rozoy fall to the attackers. The foe yields ground while French and British forces press the pursuit.
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Marne
Grand Rozoy
Capture of Aisne Ridge Endangers German Flank
The allies three miles into a five mile front captured the watershed north of the Crise river, gaining control of the ridge between the Ourcq and the Aisne. The move endangers German retirement in the center and on the west flank.
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London
Crise River
Crise
Launoy
Aisne
Soissons
Ourcq
Americans and French Take Two More Towns
Allied troops advanced in the Soissons Rheims salient driving the Germans on a near 20 mile front. They seized Gouzancourt and Bomplery southeast of Fere en Tardenois and pushed north of Clerges while securing the Crise river watershed between the Oureq and Aisne.
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Soissons
Hartennes
Fere-en-Tardenois
Oureq
Aisne
Crise
Seringes
Villiers-Agron
Gouzancourt
Meuniere Wood
Clerges
Bomplery
Hun Army Flees Before Franco American Smash
United Press dispatch from the American forces in France reports German withdrawal resumes under steady Franco American pressure. Since the capture of Ciergny the Americans have advanced about four kilometers in some sectors and control the plateau beyond the Fere en Tardenois line. The Vesle River may form the next German defensive line as rain turns roads to mud and air activity is reduced. more than a dozen German planes were downed on Thursday.
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United Press
France
Seringes
Sergy
Clerges
Ciergny
Fere-en-Tardenois
Vesle
Switzerland Heads War Prisoners Conference
Switzerland will preside over American-German prisoner conferences to be held in Berne this month. The Swiss president will open the session and name a Swiss official as presiding officer. The American delegation is being selected. Topics include prisoner exchanges, treatment, allowances, and related matters.
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Land
Berne
State Department
Germany
United States
Locked Out Telegraphers to Settle Western Union Case
Telegraphers formerly with Western Union will have their case settled next week. A wire to C. F. Rice from David J. Lewis, the war labor board contact, confirms settlement. Ss. J. Konenkamp, international president, will meet the postmaster general then for final terms.
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Western Union
C. F. Rice
David J. Lewis
Sam
Rice
War Labor Board
Ss. J. Konenkamp
Diaz Congratulates Pershing On Yankee Troops
General Diaz, commander of the Italian armies, telegraphed General Pershing after King Victor Emmanuel reviewed American troops in Italy. The message said the king admires the splendid bearing and Italy is proud to share the fortunes of war with the Americans.
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Rome
Diaz
Victor Emmanuel
Pershing
Italy
President to ask Congress to seize power lines and water sites
Washington August 2 authority to seize and build power transmission lines and water power sites will be requested from Congress after the recess. Judge Thetas Sims, head of the house interstate commerce committee, planned to meet War Industries Board officials to craft an amendment to the water power bill granting the president this power. German troops in the Ukraine have been redeployed to the western front, replaced by Austrian units.
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Washington
Congress
Thetas Sims
House Interstate Commerce Committee
War Industries Board
Americans Continuing Bold Drive
A compact report notes continued momentum in a political push led by prominent conservatives. Figures and organizations cited indicate sustained campaigning and steady public engagement across regions.
Allied forces push through Nesles forest and Cierges area
United Press report from France describes American and French units advancing on the right wing near Cierges and Nesles forest. Fierce fighting continues with gains presented on multiple sectors as Germans resist with heavy machine gun fire.
Gouzancourt Taken by Allied Troops
Allied forces captured Gouzancourt north of Meuniere wood and pressed advance. Reports from London note progress three miles west of Clerges as troops move toward Niere on August 2.
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Gouzancourt
London
Court
Meuniere Wood
Clerges
Niere
Trotsky Urged to Put Down Intrigue in Russia
In Zurich on August 2, Germany’s ambassador Hellrich urged Trotsky to quell anti-German intrigue after the murders of Von Eichhorn and Ambassador Mirbach. He called for a government search to identify and destroy those responsible and break the anti-German plot.
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Trotsky
Zurich
King Emmanuel Sees Movies of Britishers With the Italian
On Apr 2 King Victor Emmanuel viewed motion pictures from the British fronts and received a personal message from King George. Three British motor lorries arrived to show the Italians what British transport is doing on other fronts.
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Victor Emmanu
Tta
War Dispatches Highlight Shifting Fronts Across France
United Press reports the Aisne to Oureq watershed captured, threatening the German western flank as Allied forces push north in Rheims Soissons. British advance north of Albert, raids in Flanders, and artillery actions south of the Somme and Ypres area accompany reports from Russia and Ukraine.
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Aisne
Oureq
Rheims-Soissons
Albert
Somme
Flanders
Festubert
Ypres
Bethune
Hagebrouck
Russia
Siberia
Irkutsk
Hetman Skoropadsky
Kaiser
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