Only 99 Draft Men to Leave Seattle September 9
Draft officials and government appeal agents said new exemption orders will barely affect Seattle and King County boards. They expect 20 to 30 exemptions from local divisions, noting marriage alone rarely qualifies. With 26,218 registrants, Seattle may face about half called to meet a 1,455 quota as reserves are examined. The mobilization runs five days from September 6 with 99 men leaving as the first call. A King County Patriotic Service meeting was set to discuss the matter.
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Mous
Seattle
King
Alfred Lundin
Thomas J. L. Kennedy
Camp Lewis
King County
King County Council For Patriotic Service
Thieves Break into Meter Case on Terry Avenue
Miss Franko of 1612 Terry Avenue reported a burglary to police Monday saying thieves broke into her meter case and she does not know the amount of money taken.
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Casseter
Franko
Terry Ave
Embargo Strains Germany As U S Blocks Key Exports
Washington reports the embargo on oil foodstuffs feed fuel and steel shipments aims to protect Allied needs. Neutral rights are argued to remain intact, while Germany blasts the policy as violating neutrality. Dutch cattle and Dutch butter are cited in protests. Germany claims neutrals profit from trade loopholes, but U S officials insist the measure prioritizes belligerents and denies middlemen.
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Harry B. Hunt
United Press
Washington
Uncle Sam
Germany
United States
France
Holland
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
U S Ships to use camouflage and smoke to fool U boats
Thousands of smoke producers will be built in Delaware for American troop, food and munitions ships. From October 1 all ships must carry camouflage and be painted by naval board standards. Each vessel will have twelve smoke boxes and one large invisible smoke funnel to create denser smoke. Costs, timing, and gun crews are outlined to protect ships in the submarine zone.
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George Martin
United Prena
Washington
Delaware
Naval Consulting Board
Admiral Rousseau
Naval Board
Women Workers to Have Home Soon
Laundry workers of the city support a Local 24 plan to establish a home for women workers. A site near the city edge and a substantial building would provide living quarters for girls at minimal cost.
Motorcycle Policeman Detains Five Autoists on Muffler Charge
Motor patrolman B. Cutshaw nabbed five motorists for driving with open mufflers Monday morning. Those cited were Kk. P. Mervin 33 clerk L. D. James 24 laborer C. L. Norris transfer man L. J. Inkster 26 salesman and J. A. Raymur 31 chauffeur. They were arrested and released on $2 bail each.
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B. Cutshaw
Kk. P. Mervin
L. D. James
C. L. Norris
L. J. Inkster
J. A. Raymur
Wheat futures trading halted by wartime order
Trading in wheat futures on grain exchanges stopped until after the war. The Chicago Board of Trade and other exchanges issued the order shortly before the government said it would take over and market the nation’s wheat supply, totaling 653 million bushels this year.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Follows Woman Then Lands in Jail
Harry Poertner aged 29 was arrested Sunday morning after being pursued and captured near the North Seattle car barn by B. K. Short of 617% Valley Street. Police found Poertner without a registration card and he was turned over to federal authorities for investigation.
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Harry Poertner
B. K. Short
Valley St
Seattle
Barna
Short
Poertner
Statewide Nonpartisan league canvass planned after Renton event
A state wide drive to recruit members for the Nonpartisan League will begin in a few days, announced by State Organizer Bowen who spoke at the King County Grange picnic in Renton Junction. Membership in the league costs six dollars.
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Nonpartisan League
North Dakota
Bowen
King County Grange
Renton Junction
League
The Twenty Three Offer Left Him Wiser
A suitor courted a girl and asked her for one kipa. She answered with "twenty threes" and he learned that slang for that number can mean something else. He reflects that asking for twenty three might have won differently.
A Scoop On Novocain Supply Victory
Before Inter national News Service, newspapers bragged of scoops when publishing exclusive information. Our paper boasts of cornering the supply of Novocain, essential for painless dentistry, a German product. We purchased all obtainable at war’s start and now hold enough to last until peace restores source.
Crocker Land Found To Be Mirage After Arctic Expedition
Sidney N Y Aug 27 There is no such place as Crocker land says Donald MacMillan after four years in polar regions The expedition reached here aboard the relief ship Nep tune He reports no lives lost and that provisions were plentiful with ample game and birds in the Far North
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United Press
Sidney
Crocker Land
Donald MacMillan
Polar
Peary
North Pole
MacMillan
Neptune
Subway Tie-Up Is Not Due to Repeat
New York reports no train shutdowns today as Vice President Frank Hedley says coal supplies have improved. He notes coal at the power house and more on the way, eliminating the immediate risk of a subway tie-up. The item also notes restaurant wage hikes and union efforts to organize Negro waiters.
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Subway
United Dress
New York
Frank Hedley
Hedley
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Boosts Appetite
An old advertisement proclaims Horsford's Acid Phosphate renews stomach activity, aids digestion and restores appetite for the user.
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Horsford
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