Peace Talks in Austria Prompt War Council
Amsterdam dispatch reports diplomats say the war council at German HQ was driven by fear for the Kaiser's air force over Austria rather than royal succession. Austrian disillusionment grows after Hun defeats, with Vienna pressing for peace as Karl contemplates talks with the Kaiser.
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von Kuehmann
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Karl
Home Made Freckle Lotion Promises Clear Skin
A home beauty formula suggests mixing lemon juice with three ounces of orchard white to make a cheap freckle and tan lotion. The ad urges daily application to face neck arms and hands to fade blemishes and whiten the skin.
Duty to buy War Savings Stamps backs strong US Treasury
It is our duty for every man, woman, and child to invest in War Savings Stamps to the limit of our ability. The program pays a 4 percent interest compounded quarterly and is backed by the United States Treasury, claimed as the strongest bank on earth.
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Uncle Sam
War Department casualty report lists 231 total
The Wednesday night report details 231 U S casualties divided across killed in action 24 missing in action 28 wounded severely 84 died of wounds 19 died of disease 7 and wounded of undetermined degree 0 Private Rudolph M Stumpf and Private Ernest K Melton are named among the fallen with next of kin noted. Several others including Private Lee L Kresler Private Charles L Weatherby and Private Dennie T Webber are listed as wounded or missing.
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Everely
Rudolph M. Stumpf
John HM. Stumpf
Washington
Ernest K. Melton
Walla Walla
Lee L. Kresesler
Luckiey
Charles L. Meather
Burlington
Harol Watron
Wenatcheerivate
Dennie T Webber
Tumwater
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Tappemareesten
Edward M Moreley
Oulabo
Kirle McGraw
Dayton
Directors Keep Movie Actors Busy Rapping German War Lord
Hilie Darke stars in In Per cult of Polly. Alfred Whitman performs Harce Son of Kesan. Olive Tell and Lawrence Great appear in To Hell With Coliseum. Dryent Waeshbere features in The Hell's Rod.
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Alfred Whitman
Harce
Kesan
Levy
Onpurum
Olive Tell
Lawrence Great
Hell With Coliseum
Dryent Waeshbere
Colon
War films and stars on billboards this week
Bryant Washburn shines as a Belgian only in a tense rescue scene in Til I Come Back to You at the Coliseum. Karl Schenck dazzles as Crown Prince Rupprecht in To Hell With the Kaiser at Levy's Orpheum in a bold war portrayal. Billie Burke leads a spy chase and wedlock plot in The Pursuit of Polly at Liberty. Official war pictures and a Mack Sennett comedy also shown. The Clemmer Weekly Digest offers allied front releases including a 12 seat battleplane bombing the Rhine. The Unbeliever stars Marguerite Courtot at the Colonial. Hell's End features Josie Sedgwick as a society girl who marries a gangster at Class A.
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Polly
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Peter J. Kearns Appointed First Lieutenant in U.S. Guards
Everett Aug 29. Peter J. Kearns a 48 year old millwright has received word from the war department of his appointment as first lieutenant in the United States guards formed from former regulars of the army.
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