French Socialists Vote to Attend Stockholm Conference
Paris dispatches report French socialists voted to send representatives to the Stockholm conference to press for action on war aims and reparations. They demand respect for people’s rights and treaties and seek to clarify who bears responsibility for the war.
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London
Stockholm
Arthur Henderson
Henderson
House of Com
Lloyd George
Hender
Paris
Exemption Appeals Hearings Open as Board Reviews Claims
Division boards began examining those on supplementary calls and pursuing suspicious exemption claims. Francis Drake, failing physicals due to eyesight after prior issues with teeth and weight, quipped about the process. City Attorney Kennedy received a taunting letter from an anonymous writer using the name Old Lady. Ray Kaylor sought exemption citing a dependent mother.
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Proctor
Francis Lawrence Drake
Elks’ Club
Drake
Kennedy
Ray Kaylor
Ninth Ave
Draft Army Dates for Mobilization Announced
Washington announces three mobilization increments for the national army with 30 percent drafts scheduled for September 5 September 15 and September 30 for entrainment at home stations. The final 10 percent will follow as soon after September 30 as possible.
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Washington
National Army
Noncombatant corps to join mobilization plans
Drafted men whose religious beliefs prohibit participation in war will be sent to mobilization camps and assigned to noncombatant duty, contributing to their district quotas as directed by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Separate market notes report hog prices reaching new highs at Chicago and East St Louis stockyards.
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Washington
Crowder
Mrs Rood Claims Paris Home To Dodge Local Taxes
Mrs Hugh Rood, reputed Northwest magnate, asserts Paris France as her home to avoid personal property taxes. She is ordered to appear before the County Board of Equalization to explain why her taxable possessions were not disclosed. Hull says only ambassadors can dodge assessments. Her husband, a Titanic victim, was a mining magnate. she is active in Red Cross work.
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Hugh R. Rood
Northwest
Paris
France
Hull
County Board of Equalization
Mra. Rood
Ives
Washington
Miners in Kentucky Agree to Informal Talks Over Strike
About 8,000 coal miners who walked out last Saturday night have agreed with mine owners to hold an informal conference the next day, as announced by the department of labor. This marks the first step toward a settlement of the Kentucky coal mine strike.
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United Press
Washington
Kentucky
Department of Labor
U S Civil Service Exams Listed for Local Helpers
The U S civil service will hold examinations in room 303 of the post office building. Dates vary by job including girl phone operators August 24 custodian August 22 harnessmakers August 28 market inspector September 1 electrical and radio engineers September 4 junior architect and civil engineer September 5 ordnance and electrical inspectors at any time.
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U. S. Civil Service
Wife Declares Schlack Not a Slacker
Mrs Marie Schlack wife of Walter Schlack denies he is a slacker and claims she depended on him while she was a graduate nurse disabled by ill health She says once she recovers Schlack will join the army but the local draft board division 8 certified Schlack.
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Schlack
Marie Schlack
Walter Schlack
Schiack
Board of Division 8
Wash Skirts Further Reduced to 35
A final reduction trims linen and rep skirts in Women’s and Misses’ sizes to clear stock quickly. The items are marked down further to 35.
Fall Skirts Reduced to 49 for New Season
Sale notice indicates better skirts cut to 49 cents to clear stock for fall goods. Styles include white linen, rep, basket weave and corded materials.
Fog delays Japan mission arrival at Pacific port
Heavy fog off the coast delays for hours the ship bearing Japan's diplomatic mission led by Viscount Ishii. The visit will include a city hall reception and banquet. Officials may discuss naval cooperation and Pacific island questions with the United States.
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Pacific
Viscount Sahil
Japan
America
United States
Germany
South Pacific
Japan’s Pacific Ambitions Alarm U S A Officials
The piece warns that Japan’s planned “peaceful penetration” seeks to expand into the South Pacific and Asia, risking clashes with the United States, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. It argues for vigilance against Japan’s dominance from the Philippines to Hawaii and urges allied cooperation to resist encroachment.
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British New Guinea
Australia
Horneo
Sumatra
Java
Philippines
Japan
America
Wilson
South Pacific
Germany
New Zealand
United States
China
British India
Pilippines
Borneo
Hawaii
Pacific
Mexico
Central
South America
Commonwealth of Australia
South Sea
Pacific Islands
Orient
You May Still Buy 24 Tickets for $1
The traction company can sell 24 street car tickets for $1 for the next 20 days at least. A public service commission order delays enforcing the rule abolishing the tickets pending a hearing in Seattle on August 21.
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Public Service Commission
Seattle
White Wash Skirts at Bon Marche Offer
White skirts priced at 1.95 appear in four styles on the second floor of Thy Bon Marche. The selection includes pique weaves in fine and wide ware, with novelty and tailored pockets and wide belts. Regular and extra sizes up to 4.
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THY Bon Marche
Sateen Petticoats On Main Floor Bargain Booth
White sateen petticoats with floral pastel designs, full cut, double tucked and plaited flounces, finished with elastic belts. Main Floor Bargain Booth.
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Friends of
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East ST. Louis
U. S
Coats
Hy United Presse
Ishii
Okuma
San Francisco
Isamu Takeshita
Shoichi Sugano
Matsuzo Nagai
Foreign Office
New York
Masayasu Ando
Navy
Seiji Tanikawa
Army
Tadanao Imai
Honolulu
The
Tokyo Asahi
Andreetes
U.S. A
New Cretonnes
Liberty
Dressingham
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