Wells Nominated for Head of Seattle Labor Council
Hulet M. Wells is nominated for president of the Central Labor Council in Seattle while free on bail. He defends his wartime stance, notes changes in attitude, and faces opposition from Robert Proctor and J. C. Mundy as the council considers its leadership and a wide slate of officers and committees. The State Council of Defense is asked to act on a barber strike resolution amid wartime fuel saving measures.
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Huulet M. Wells
Be Central Labor Council
United States Court of Appeals
Robert Proctor
J. C. Mundy
Edward T. Levi
Alice Lord
James A. Duncan
Reading
C. FE. Woodward
Ilda Levi
O. FL Doster
Joseph FP Hoffman
B.ihel Davie
Charles W. Devie
William F. Delaney
Blanche Jonnson
EE. B. Cox
Frank Turko
Ellis W. FP. Berg
Herman
B. A. KR. Meyer
J. Little
Charles Weasley
Edith Levi
J. C. Dillon
J. B. Friermood
State Council of Defense
State Federation of Labor of Barbers
German Newspapers and Propaganda Debate
A Central Trades Council meeting heard that German language newspapers, though government licensed, provide a channel for American propaganda in a discussion based on a letter from Allied printing trades.
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Central Trades Council
Allied Printing Trades
Ora Billingsley Seeks Deferred Draft Status
Ora Billingsley of Detroit wires the district draft board asking for deferred selective service classification. He cites supporting his widowed mother and 2 year old sister, previously classified 1 under work or fight after a prior deferment tied to his wife’s dependency. Sheriff Stringer reports the Billingsleys’ father was killed in a Detroit accident less than a month ago.
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Ora Billingsley
Billingsley Brothers
Detroit
Mich
District Draft Board
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Stringer
Bilingsleys
Pacific States Defense League Redefined At Convention
The Pacific States Defense League adopted a new name Pacific Coast Defense League at a Wednesday convention in the Lowman building. West of Montana to New Mexico now included the reorganized group plans a triple system of military roads from Canada to Mexico to persist after the war if not needed during the conflict.
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Pacific States Defense League
Pacific Coast Defense League
League
Lowman
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
New Mexico
Canada
Mexico
Youngest Roosevelt Downed German Plane Over Marne Front
Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, son of former President Roosevelt, reportedly shot down one German aircraft in a high altitude dogfight behind enemy lines near the Marne. With his three comrades eight miles inside German airspace, Roosevelt opened fire from a sudden cloud break, using 60 rounds to send a German plane spiraling to the ground before retreating to American lines.
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Marne
Lieut
Quentin Roosevelt, Younges
Roosevelt
Overtime Hogs Targeted by Labor Council
Central Trades council decries excessive overtime calling it a threat to the eight hour day and rising living costs. Delegates urge limits with a machinist backed resolution proposing no more than four hours overtime weekly and sharing half pay with the union under secretary approval.
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Central Trades Council
Ail Ureas
Trotsky Wealth Allegedly Invested in South America
Stockholm July 11 Special to The Star reports War Minister Trotsky of Russia has amassed a vast fortune since coming to power and invested most of it in South America. The dispatch notes several arrests in mid July for robbery and claims one detainee acted as an agent for Trotsky.
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Star
Stockholm
Trotsky
Russia
South America
Petrograd
No More Word On Troop Moves Policy Statement
The War Department will not continue its weekly announcements of American expeditionary force movements and the Allies make no objection. The note says there is no indication of any decrease in troop movements at this time.
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Alliesa
War Department
A Thrivt Stamp A Day Keeps The Hun Away
A wartime prowar slogan promotes daily stamps to support the war effort. The message urges citizens to collect and use a Thrivt stamp each day as a patriotic duty.
Pershing Appeals for Improved Mail Service in France
Secretary of War Leker asks Gen Pershing to obtain better mail service for American soldiers in France. A Senate reply copy from Taker seeks Pershing suggestions for improvements but no reply has been received. In Port Townsend, July 11, Peter Mutty learns his son Louisa Mutty was killed at a military aviation station in Florida.
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Washington
Pershing
Leker
France
Taker
Senate
Port Townsend
Peter Mutty
Capitalisn
Louisa Mutty
Mian
Morida
Putnam Becomes Chief U.S. Ace After Ten Victories
Paris July 11. Lieutenant D. E. Putnam of Brookline Massachusetts is now the leading American ace with ten confirmed victories. He destroyed seven German planes in June, tying the single-month record set by Captain Guynemer.
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Paris
LéAeut
D. EB. Putnam
Brookline
Mans
Guynemer
Ecoton Manufacturers Raise Salaries by 25 Percent
London July 11. After a Manchester conference ecoton manufacturers advanced employee salaries by 25 percent on the standard price list to last until December 7. The rise is attributed to increased cost of living.
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London
Ecoton
Manchester
Wandard
Belgian King and Queen Fly to England for Royal Silver Anniversary
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium traveled by seaplane to England to attend the silver wedding anniversary of King George and Queen Mary, an official announcement stated.
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London
Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
England
George
Queen Mary
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Children’s “Munsing”’ Union Suits
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Burson
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Syri
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