Hertling outlines terms to keep Belgium after war
Von Hertling told Reichstag members that Germany will retain Belgium until indemnities are paid and prewar conditions are restored. He listed peace terms including Alsace Lorraine, colonial restitution, Eastern territories, and free seas, with various recognitions and renunciations by the Allies.
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Berne
Aus
von Hertling
Germany
Belgium
Austria
Hertling
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Austria-Hungary
Bucharest
Courland
Lithuania
Esthenia
Livonia
Italy
Adriatic
Reichstag
Vast Hun Fines to Figure in War End
London August 7 Lord Cecil secretary of state for foreign affairs announced that Germany's levies on occupied territories will be considered in final peace negotiations. He cited Belgium being taxed 2 330 000 000 francs about 450 million dollars at prewar exchange rates.
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London
Germany
Lord Cecil
Far Affairs
Belgium
County To Take Over Boats On Lake Washington
County commissioners debated the transfer of boats on Lake Washington from the port commission. The vessels will be operated at port commission expense until January 1 1919, after which the county will assume ownership. Final terms to be finalized shortly.
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C. J. France
Lake Washington
Port Commission
Hockey-Playing Convicts to Saw Wood at Prison
Four convicts who escaped and were recaptured at the Oregon state prison were set to work sawing wood under armed guard. Governor Withycombe said violations of the honor system will now earn long hours of hard labor and no hockey. Minute Men of Precincts 188 195 296 and 197 meet at Walla Walla School at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday.
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Withycombe
Walla Walla
Milk expert Miss Holbrook to speak in Seattle
Miss Louise Holbrook a federal food expert from Columbia College New York and now with the U S Department of Agriculture will lecture on milk and milk products in Seattle Friday and Saturday The first meeting is set for Yesler Way branch Library at Yesler Way and 23rd Ave Friday afternoon You are invited
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Louise Holbrook
Federa
Columbia College
New York
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Seattle
Yesler Way
Yester Way
23Rd Ave
Plan to Split Foe by New Montdidier Thrust
United Press war expert Mason reports Marshal Foch developing local attacks in the Montdidier sector to pressure a German retirement and separate Hindenburg’s northern and southern armies. The move aims to shorten the German front and create confusion as withdrawals begin.
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United Press
New York
Marshal Foch
Montdidier
von Hindenburg
France
Foch
Hindenburg
Marne
City Officials Defend Stockade Boarders Welfare
City officials responded to habeas corpus challenges by asserting that inmates of the stockade are well treated. They note a 40 by 60 sunroom, a playground, and horseshoe games, and promise further funding for accommodations.
Fisheries Complain of Tax on Salmon Fisheries
A Northwest Fisheries Co representative told county commissioners on Wednesday that the salmon under its control is exempt from tax under a commandeering order. Chief Deputy Assessor Frank W. Hall argued the order did not cover all grades of fish, noting the companies listed exemptions include all kinds.
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Northwestern Fisheries Co
F. T R. Deming
Frank W. Hall
Hull
Seattle urged to eat Montana horses for meat
William Washington of Harlem Montana proposed sending herds of Montana range horses to Seattle. Acting Mayor Bolton referred the letter to local horse meat dealers already trading in steaks and roasts.
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William Washington
Harlem
Mont
Seattle
Bolton
Lloyd George lauds Foch in commons as allied gains surge
Premier Lloyd George lauded Marshal Foch for a brilliant counter stroke and warned the German threat remains. He credited American troops and British naval strength, noting 365,000 Americans arrived in July and 185,000 sailed on British ships. He stressed need for a just durable peace and a league of nations guarded by power.
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London
Foch
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Germany
Ome
France
America
Great Britain
Ita
Lioyrd George
Navy
Worker killed under presses at Metropolitan Printing Co
Raleigh McKinatry an employee of the Cooley Electric Co was crushed by an electric press at Metropolitan Printing Co Central building He crawled under the press to repair a wire and was believed to be fatally shocked He died en route to Seattle General Hospital
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Raleigh FB. McKinatry
Rentonave
Cooley Piectric Co
Metropolitan Printing Co
Central Building
McKinatry
Seattle General Hospital
Los Angeles Theatre Doorkeeper Killed in Fight
F B Schooler a 16 year old theatre doorkeeper died after a fight with two youths Jon Arnold 16 and Parker Connor 15 were arrested on murder charges in the incident at the theatre door They allegedly attacked Schooler after being refused entry without tickets and stabbed him to death
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Los Angeles
F. BE. Schooler
Jon, Arnold
Parker Connor
Schooler
Rains in Nebraska Save Grain Crops
Heavy rains across central and western Nebraska broke a spell of hot winds last night. Farmers say the shower, amounting to from a half to an inch, followed by cooler weather, will save about half the grain crop from potential complete failure if the winds had continued.
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Hastings
Neb
Bain
Nebraska
War Front Dispatches On The Alsne Picardy And Champagne
German artillery massing signals hard fighting on the Vesle Aisne line. French repulse La Grange farm attacks and seize a railway station with 100 prisoners east of Hraisne. British counterattack recovers positions from Ancre to Somme. French advance near Montdidier. Local German attack south of Auberive repulsed. Von Hertling demands stringent peace terms. Austria reports mutinies and large desertion bands on the Italian front.
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Vesse-Aisne
la Grange Farm
Hraisne
Champagne
Auberive
Cudahy Held on Slacker Charge in Tacoma
Gerald C. Cudahy, 26, nephew of a famed meat packer, was arrested in Tacoma on a slacker charge at the request of a Justice Department agent. He denied avoiding service and said constant travel caused him to lose contact with his Calexico local draft board.
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Tacoma
Gerald C. Cudahy
Department of Justice
Cudahy
Calexico
Cal
City Issues Record Day for Building Permits in 1918
The city building department granted hundreds of permits on Tuesday, the largest daily total of 1918. The combined value reached $245,280, far above the typical daily average of $30,000 to $45,000, with most permits for new homes garages and extensions to existing dwellings.
Commons Packed to Hear Lloyd George
The house of commons was crowded this afternoon awaiting Premier Lloyd Georges war review speech.
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Commons
Lloyd George
London
House of Commons
draft volunteers urged for auto mechanics training
Twenty seven from division No 6 must volunteer for automechanics training at Oregon Agricultural College before 6 p.m. Wednesday or be drafted. The men receive special training and usually enter the army as sergeants.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Army
Widespread Storm Leaves Towns Wrecked and Dozens Dead
A tropical storm struck the Gulf coast causing heavy damage in three towns. The death toll is estimated at 25 with nearly 100 injured. Gerstner aviation field at lake Charles is reported wiped out and the Lake Charles area totals 23 deaths. The Louisiana oil fields east of Lake Charles suffered severe damage and rice crops were heavily hit.
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Orange
Tex
Gerstner
Lake Charies
Gulf Coast
Lake Charles la
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Lake Charlies
Mutiny Reports Shrink German Submarine Crews
London reports estimate 50 German submarines vanished after officer mutinies at sea. German sources claim 23 sailors were executed and Admiral Von Halten...orf resigned. Kaiser delays Wilhelmshaven visit amid unrest. German press accused of misleading wartime front news. notes of mutinies in camps include 10,000 Aleutians and Lorrainians.
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London
Porta
Teporte
Wilhelmenaven
von Haltrendorff
Wilhelmshaven
Russia
Tageblatt
Albania
Vorwaertsa
Shipbuilders Seek Federal Rent Control
Metal Trades council urges federal rent control through a central office to override private agencies. Resolutions detail a three member rent commission representing the shipping board labor and public to set rates and audit rent agencies. The plan aims to curb profiteering allegedly affecting Seattle shipyard workers brought in for war work. Central Labor Council to act next Wednesday.
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Metal Trades Council
United States Shipbuilding Program
Rent Commission
Shipping Board
Organized Labor
Metal Trades
Seattle
Central Labor Council
Willard Dempsey Match Sought for Seattle Bout
Promoter proposes Willard and Dempsey meet for world title in Seattle or Camp Lewis with proceeds to Armenian and Syrian relief fund. Gate receipts estimated at 2500000. Both fighters to be notified immediately.
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Jens Willard
Jack Dempsey
Seattle
Camp Lewis
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Willard
Dempsey
Terrific heat toll rises in New York and Chicago
Ten persons died in New York as heat peaked at 93 at 10 a.m with no rain forecast. Chicago reported eight heat deaths, a lake breeze offered relief, and temperatures reached 101 yesterday as firemen battled the heat in tenement districts.
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New York
Chicago
W. W. Fight on in Hall's Court
Attorneys for J A Kelly sought habeas corpus release as Judge Calvin S Hall presided. City Attorney T J L Kennedy and Chief of Police Warren argued amid a conference over morning rebuttals. They claimed terror in Russia involved 2000 American J W s and social revolutionaries sent to Siberia with elusive gold sources.
Judge delays Mrs. Mooney Pre Preparedness bombing case
In San Francisco on August 7 Superior Judge Dunne continued the case against Mrs. Rena Mooney for one week after defense counsel Maxwell McNutt sought to have Liberty bonds posted for the $15,000 cash bail. The judge said he would have more to say when the case resumes.
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San Francisco
Rena Mooney
Dunne
Maxwell McNutt
McNutt
Telephone Systems to Be Consolidated
Postmaster General Burleson announced the government will coordinate and consolidate competing telephone systems where possible. Negotiations ongoing with existing systems will continue, but any agreement must be approved by him. The plan could affect competing lines in over 800 cities.
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Washington
Burleson
A Thrift Stamp A Day Keeps Hunt Away
A playful item notes a thrift stamp per day as a lighthearted tip or slogan. It frames thrift stamps as a small daily protective measure or habit in a humorous domestic context.
Allied Fire Flanks Germans in Western Front Push
Allied forces press the German line in the Aisne Vesle and Montdidier regions as belief grows a large enemy retirement may occur before snow. Marshal Foch plans a vital stroke to split German forces at Montdidier while rail, air, and infantry actions continue. Allies report capture of a railway station, with vast prisoner and gun captures and village liberations in the Marne drive.
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Aisne-Vesle
Montdidier
Teuton
Maine
Marshal Foch
Germany
Bavaria
French Capture Moreuil in Picardy Front Action
Paris reports intensified activity on the Aisne-Vesle front with German forces opposing flanking moves. Heavy artillery fires along the front. Allied troops filter into the Cyry Sarsonne line near Soissons. French troops reach the suburbs of Moreuil, a key town between Amiens and Montdidier on the Avre nine miles north of Montdidier.
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Paris
Aisne-Vesle
Cyry-Sarsonne
Soissons
Braisne
Montdidier
Moreuil
Amiens
Avre
Sit
Allied Troops Repulse Foe Attacks on La Grange Farm
Paris report says Allied troops repulsed German attacks on La Grange farm along the Wes river line and captured the Siry-Salzogne railway station. French forces also advanced two miles west of Montdidier and took a hundred prisoners east of Braisne, while other local actions occurred near Framicourt Mesnil St Georges and south of Abruive.
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Paris
la Grange Farm
Wes River
Siry-Salzogne
War Office
Montdidier
Framicourt
Georges
Cantigny
Both Flanks of Aisne Vesle Front Enfiladed by Guns
German positions on the Aisne Vesle front west of Rheims and east of Soissons are under enfilading artillery fire. More than half the enemy lines between the Vesle and the Aisne are also hit by flanking fire, according to reports from Paris.
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Aisne-Vesle
Paris
Aisne-Vesle Line
Rheims
Soissons
The
Vesle
Aisne
Army of Five Million Advocated by Gen March
Gen March, chief of staff, told the senate military committee that an army of at least five million should be raised quickly. He outlined moving about 250,000 troops per month until cold weather, and said the president should decide who is drafted first with March favoring the younger draftees.
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Washington
March
Senate Military Committee
Diamond Shoals lightship sunk by submarine off U S coast
The Diamond Shoals lightship near Cape Hatteras was shelled and sunk by a submarine late yesterday. The crew escaped in boats and reached shore safely. The navy department released the report as military service drafts and broader mobilization plans draw government attention.
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Mond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Navy Department
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W. T. Mason
Dobbin
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U. S
Fred S. Ferguson
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Alene
Picardy
Ancre
Somme
Moravia
G. C. Cudahy
United Presse
W. W
Hall’s Court
J. A
Mooney
Montdidier Bulge
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Rheims-Soissons
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