Oregon Faculty Men at Camp Lewis On Special Instruction
Professor John F. Bovard and Dean Walker of the University of Oregon faculty arrived at Camp Lewis at the invitation of Brigadier General Foltz. Bovard will study premedic work and gas and flame instruction while Walker will focus on bomb throwing. They will stay about two weeks and return with further faculty delegations to follow.
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Lewis
Tacoma
Frederick S. Foltz
John F. Bovard
Dean Walker
University of Oregon
Division School of Army
University Cadet Corps
Bovard
Walker
British Columbia Mills Move to New Standard War Flour
VANCOUVER BC Jan 3 Mills across British Columbia have begun grinding the new standard war flour. The shift aims to stabilize supply and support wartime needs, with mills adapting to updated grind and quality requirements.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Ice floe disaster floods Ohio region toll rises
Floods across Ohio Kentucky Tennessee and West Virginia from ice gorges caused millions in property damage over 48 hours. Drownings reported as ferries smashed by rising water. New Richmond Ripley and other towns saw ten to twelve foot rises and water surges threatening homes and wharves.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Steporta
New Richmond
Obie
Logan
W. Va
Mia
A. H. Bass
William Clark
Ohie
Ripley
Manchester
Higgineport
Marshville
Flood Devastation Wrecks Portions of Five States
Property losses may exceed 10 million dollars as floods sweep Ohio Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia Indiana Pennsylvania. Boat losses exceed two million dollars with West Virginia alone at five million. Blair West Virginia is cut off after tracks torn out and wires down. weeks needed to restore normal conditions.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Blair
Weet Va
Ice flows tear river craft from moorings on Ohio River
Cold aftereffects flood Cincinnati as ice floes break up in the Ohio River. Steam packets tow boats house boats launches barges are torn from moorings and many vessels sink or drift away, causing extensive property losses.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ice gorge may crush over sixty steamboats in Green river
More than 60 steamboats worth about 2,000,000 dollars could be crushed when the Green river ice gorge breaks. Paducah damage reports put losses at 1,200,000 dollars for 27 boats destroyed yesterday. War Savings Stamps urged for thrift.
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Louisville
Green River
Paducah
Registration Push Urges Seattle Voters to Act Now
Citizens are urged to visit the registration office at the county city building first door to avoid missing registration. Officials warn delay could cost eligible voters their ability to participate in upcoming elections.
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Seattle
British ship torpedoed with 610 lives lost
The admiralty announced that the passenger ship Demanich and another transport were sunk a day apart. A destroyer rescuing survivors was also torpedoed. In total about 610 lives were lost and nine straitened transports had been sunk since the war began. The Aragon carried 2 000 and the Ommanied 300. 11 000 000 soldiers have been transported during the period.
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Landon
Dan
Admiralty
Demanich
Waa
Aragon
Italy Forces Hun Retreat After Asiago Offensive
Berlin via London January 20 official note says Monte di Valdella and Caldefronso remained in enemy hands while Monte Sieemol repelled an enemy attack. It marks Germany’s first admission that the Italian offensive in the Asiago sector compelled a retreat by Austro German forces. Monte Sisemo lies about two and a quarter miles east of Asiago and nearly a mile behind the front line reached in the Teutonic drive.
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Berlin
London
Monte di Valdella
Caldefronso
Monte Sieemol
Germany
Asiago
Monte Sisemo
Italians Annihilate Two Hun Divisions in Calderosso Fight
Italian forces claim nearly annihilated two German divisions in the Calderosso area. Near Rossobella they seized loot including six big guns, a hundred machine guns, trench mortars and thousands of rifles. Over 100 officers and 2,500 men were captured.
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Rome
Calderosso
Rossobella
War Secretary Baker, Senator Chamberlain Lunch Meeting
Secretary of War Baker and Senator Chamberlain held a lunch meeting in the senate lunch room. The talks touched on the war cabinet bill and ministry of munitions measures with a proposal to limit the bill to war department purchases and allow Edward KR. Stettinian to remain in charge.
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Washington
Baker
Chamberlain
Vianda
Senate
War Cabinet
War Department
Edward KR. Stettinian
County seeks ferry solution to ease Seattle traffic
The Board of County Commissioners and Port of Seattle officials met to plan using the Teeqah ferry on Lake Washington to relieve West Waterway congestion by Leechi. They concluded the move would exhaust the county budget and may delay other needs. Deputy Brackett suggested funding from the current expense fund, prompting further talks.
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Board of County Commissioners
Port of
Seattle
Teeaquah
Lake Washington
Leechi
West Waterway
Brackett
State to Get Million Dollar Aviation Site
Washington to host a permanent aviation training camp with a $1,000,000 investment in hangers barracks and buildings. Major B I Castle and a military commission will visit Seattle tomorrow to assess candidates, with Hrharta Spokane as early contenders. Seattle businessmen oppose local hosting and back Quincy Valley as preferred site. Eastern Washington delegation meets the commission tomorrow.
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Washington
Seattle
Hphrata
Spokane
Quincy Valley
Military Commission
Berlin Plan Murderous Says Trotsky
Trotsky declares no hope for a just peace with Germany at Brest Litovsk and warns of a separate peace. The pan soviet congress backs revolutions against German terms and frees Bolshevik delegates for future talks. Trotsky heads to Brest Litovsk to continue discussions as Ukrainian ministry realigns under public pressure. Romanian state funds totaling 1.7 billion dollars are confiscated in Moscow banks.
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Joseph Shaplen
I’'reas
Petrograd
Russia
Panseviet
Germany
Prent Litovek
Trotsky
Brest Litovak
Western Europe
Sreet Litovek
Teuton
Pansoviet
Kolsheviki
Social Revolutionaries
Ukrainian Rada
Hreet Litovek
Moscow
England Gives S. Power to Draft Her Men
Secretary Lansing told the Senate that Great Britain and Canada seek U S authority to draft their nationals in the United States. English and Canadian men of military age would be required to return home for service or face U S conscription. The agreement would also cover Americans in Britain and Canada. Ages 29 to 40 are mentioned.
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Washington
Canada
United States
Lansing
Senate
Great Britain
High Grade Dental Work Promises Painless Service
The ad asserts top credentials for all staff, with graduates from prestigious colleges and state board certification. It markets Nevo Caine as the premier anesthetic, emphasizes abundant volumes to lower prices, and pledges the best materials, tools, and painless results. Continuous reassurance about quality and value is given.
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State Dental Board
Nevo Caine
Free dental exam offer from Regal dentistry
An advertisement invites readers to visit Regal for a free thorough dental examination by an expert. The service is free and does not obligate the patient, stressing that teeth are important and urging early attendance.
Open Air Diplomacy Provokes Unrest in Austria Hungary
Confidential reports warn the Austrian government faces growing demands to end militarist Pan German influence. The unrest is fueled by weeks of widely distributed national war aims within Austria Hungary. For the first time, the United States gains a channel to reach Austrian listeners.
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Washington
Germany
Austria-Hungary
America
United Press
United States
Wilson
Teuton
Austria
Groceteria Co Expands To Five-Story Seattle Warehouse
Groceteria Stores Company unveils a new five story facility on Third Avenue South after growing from a Pine Street store to twenty two outlets in Seattle Everett and Bellingham. President Walter A. Monson cites low rent and the help yourself plan as keys to affordable service with no deliveries or charge accounts. The fireproof building near Washington Street includes freight elevators a railroad switch and space for up to five hundred thousand dollars in goods boosting storage and citywide distribution.
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Groceteria Stores
Third Avenue South
Groceteria
Pine Street
Seattle
Everett
Bellingham
Walter A. Monson
Maynard Street
Washington Street
Third Avenue
Buildi Ng
Monson
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