Speculative price rise fears and German power notes
Victor Morgan of the Cleveland Press reports on German unrest and the Kaiser’s cautious stance toward Von Hindenburg. The piece cites a loud, indecipherable public call for democracy, and mentions Germany today as seen through American papers.
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Cleveland Press
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Boards Hold Up Work As Draft Examinations Delay
Washington officials report delays in physicals for the second draft. Gov. Lister ordered revisions as boards may recall men due to changes allowing less rigid scrutiny. Seattle physicians advisory board led by Dr. M. Horton will reexamine, with some assigned to trench work. Local boards face pay cuts from 150 to 2 dollars monthly under new Washington ruling.
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German Exile Editor Urges German Freedom From Kaiser's Rule
The German exile pamphleteer unknown to the public writes from Berne in Die Freie Zeitung urging Germans to cast off autocratic rule. He supports Wilson’s peace aims and calls for abandoning militarism while promoting arts and democracy. The piece notes clandestine groups helping to spread anti Kaiser sentiment.
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Germany
Kaiser Starts Strike Famine to Kill Revolt
Hunger will spread through Germany as the government orders strikers to subdue protests. Berlin dispatches say a supreme war council threatens mass retaliation if strikes continue. Public meetings are banned and casualties were reported in Charlottenburg as authorities move to force compliance.
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General Strike Call Shocks Amsterdam Labor Groups
Radical socialist organs allied with arene workers in Amsterdam have called an indefinite general strike beginning Monday. War-induced hard living conditions are cited as the cause, signaling broad protest across unions and workers in the city.
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Amsterdam
No Big Revolt in Berlin, Is Belief in U S
Washington officials say a general German strike is blocked by funds shortages and government control. Desperation from hunger might spur chaos, but long military rule likely keeps public mind subdued while labor tension grows. Austrian situation also remains uncertain under censorship.
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Groundhog Shadow Claim Debated By Weather Prophet
Doc Salisbury, Seattle weather expert, dismisses Groundhog Day adage as superstition while noting a German proverb misinterpreted by readers. He asserts animal indicators can hint at weather but the groundhog itself offers no reliable forecast.
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Doc Salisbury
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Seattle
Old Man Woodchuck
Archemy Monax
Weather forecast predicts rain and milder temperatures
The weather man predicts rain arriving Saturday with a southerly wind and continuing Sunday. Temperatures around 38 to 40 degrees, west of the Cascades. Spokane and nearby areas report a cold snap with about 12 degrees above zero.
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Atlantic
Cascades
Spokane
John L Sullivan Dies at Home in Abingdon Massachusetts
John L. Sullivan former world heavyweight champion dies at his Abingdon home from heart failure in his 60s. The article notes Sullivan as a colorful pugilism figure, recounts his title win over Kilrain in Mississippi, loss to Corbett in New Orleans 1892, and later ties to Fitzsimmons. It mentions two marriages and a disputed claim to the title amid era boxers.
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Corbett
Police Guard Seattle Docks After Fire Warning
Police were detailed to watch Seattle docks at an early hour Saturday morning and remained on duty until daylight. The order followed a Tacoma dispatchers report of incendiary fires on Portland and St Helen s waterfronts and fear of a similar attack in Seattle and Tacoma.
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Tacoma
Portland
St. Helens
Ore
Barley Flour Price Rise Hits Seattle Mills
Seattle millers boosted barley flour to 11 a barrel in the last 48 hours following a food administration plea to use barley as a wheat substitute. The rise tops wheat flour by 99 cents per barrel, and officials plan an investigation into the cause amid reports of higher corn meal as a substitute.
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Food Administration
Seattle Food Administration
Star
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National Food Administration
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California
Barley Flour Surges as Wheat Substitute Demand Rises
In San Francisco on February 2, barley flour sold at 11 dollars a barrel, twenty cents above wheat, amid anticipated food administration rules for twenty percent barley substitutes in bread. Speculation blamed for the price jump.
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San Francisco
Food Administration
Wilson Plans Drastic Price Fixing Power
The government seeks plenary powers to fix prices on essential goods as Congress soon considers a drastic food bill. Labor reports show living costs 50 to 75 percent higher since the war began, with farmers demanding relief as wheat price controls widen impact. The plan targets retailers while wholesale control remains via existing licensing.
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Congress
Labor Bureau
New Administration
Food Administration
War Chief to Make Study First Hand
Secretary Baker will visit France for a firsthand review of American forces on the front. He plans a general inspection of General Pershing's troops and conditions in France amid the spring German drive, not attending the allied council or staying long.
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Tary Baker
France
Baker
Allied Council
Gen. Pershing
French
China offers allies vast troop power for France war effort
Beijing reports Chiang Kai-shek says China can furnish 500000 troops to the Allies immediately with millions more available from a 400 million strong population. He stresses cooperation depends on Allied needs and notes China can deploy manpower to protect interests in Vladivostok Harbin and Manchuria.
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China
Chiang
United Press
France
Entente
Vladivostok
Harbin
Manchuria
Liang Hsu
Repo
Japan
Mitzi in the Movies Featured in Star Liberty Reel
Mitzi appears in the Star Liberty Weekly film reel showing scenes from the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund vaudeville, thanking Naval Training Station band members after a concert. Other filmed segments include Ballard’s new municipal car line, Seattle snow storm, Red Cross Sunshine in Service workers, and belated Christmas boxes to Camp Lewis.
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Star-Liberty
Liberty
Mitsi
Naval Training Station
Star
Milk boycott may spark famine for Chicago children
Hunger grips Chicago as the first group of milk boycotters strains supply. Officials warn tomorrow's nationwide boycott could worsen shortages and threaten feeding schedules for poor children.
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Chicago
Spain Seeks 48 Hour Reply Over Ship Sinking
Spanish note to Berlin protests the torpedoing of the steamship Giraldo and asks Germany to answer within 48 hours, according to a Madrid dispatch to the London Mail.
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London
Berlin
Giraldo
Madrid
London Mail
66 Killed by Hun Air Raids in Two German Raids
London reports 66 killed and 183 injured across raids on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday's attack killed 56 and injured 173, including 30 dead and 91 injured in one shelter. Wednesday's raid left 10 dead or wounded.
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London
No Hope for Three Train Wreck Victims
Robert Nestos of Bellingham was listed as resting with possible recovery after the Sedro-Woolley wreck Friday morning. No hope was held for J. J. Robinson J. E. Powell Sedro-Woolley and J Harrigan conductor on the ern Pacific. The injuries occurred when a freight on the Northern Pacific crashed into a Northern passenger train at the Sedro-Woolley crossing at 8:30 Thursday night.
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Robert Nestos
Bellingham
Sedro-Wiley
J. J. Robinson
J. E. Powell
Sedro-Woolley
J. Harrigan
Ern Pacific
Norern Pacific
Northern
dro-Woolley
Police hold three gamblers over hotel money theft
Police hold Maurice Eber wits Max Ace King Reiss and Nathan Raymond suspected gamblers and search for M Simon who disappeared after telling his wife he had lost 2350 dollars in a card game at aid's cafe. The money reportedly came from earnings of the Gale hotel at 108 Marion Street which had just been sold.
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Maurice Eberwits
Max
Ace King
Reiss
Nathan Raymond
M. Simon
Aid
Robbery and Sentencing Reported in Chehalis
CHEHALIS Feb 2 A week after the Valder bank robbery netted $6000 Ed Earl was sentenced to serve years He began his journey to Walla Walla This year sees President Wilson urging thrift stamps as part of the war effort and public support grows for defense measures.
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Little Falls
Valder
Ed Earl
Walla Walla
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