Liberty Loan Holders among 1150 Deportees in Bisbee Exile
United Press report from Columbus New Mexico outlines that 1150 exiles from Bisbee Arizona are interned in the area, including property owners, liberty bond subscribers, and Red Cross workers. A census shows 433 married, 309 with children, 256 own homes in Bisbee, 202 subscribed to Liberty Bonds, 515 to Red Cross funds, 62 ex soldiers, and 466 registered for the draft. Camp conditions described as comfortable with adequate shelter and wholesome food, while authorities seek to return them to Bisbee amid questions of patriotism and naturalization.
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United Press
Columbus
N. M
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Bisbee
Ariz
United States Army
Fin Bisbee
Liberty J
Red Cross War Fund
Bowker
Europe
Hisbee
Spiro L. Urekovich
Gabowich
Strikes Threaten Coast Cities as Timber and Transit Halt
About 1 000 Ballard shingleweavers join a statewide eight hour day strike while 1 800 Seattle street car workers vote tonight amid Tacoma carmen walkout. Mills stockpile $500 000 as owners plan counter moves. federal mediation offered and rejected. Seattle faces potential midnight service shutdown if Tacoma discharged workers are not rehired.
Prize Movie Idea From Smith Building Tower
E N Rodell of 4259 Greenwood Ave offers a five dollar prize for the best idea for a local motion picture subject for The Star. His proposal suggests a visit to the L C Smith building to film views from the tower. The Liberty weeklies run Sunday to Wednesday at Liberty Theatre, with hundreds of letters received. Frank Jacobs filmed the Elks picnic at Silver Lake but missed beach scenes due to lateness. more footage to come.
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E. N. Rodell
Greenwood Ave
The
Star
Liberty Weekly
Liberty Theatre
Rodell
Moxing Pictures
L. C. Smith
Seattle
Smith Building
Yars
Frank Jacobs
Star Liberty
Elks
Silverlake
Alks Beach
Pair Hart As Auto Hits Car in Seattle Crash
Warren Evans Navarre hotel and Dr L E Squires were seriously injured when their auto crashed into Aloha street car No 346 at Second Ave and Bell St. Evans had a possible skull fracture Squires suffered severe cuts and both were taken to Seattle General. J F E Bertrand the driver escaped with minor injuries and was arrested on an open charge amid suspected intoxication.
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Warren Evans
Navarre Hotel
L. E. Squires
Aloha
Second Ave
Bell St
Evans
Squires
Seattle General Hospital
J. FE. Bertrand
Flattum
Bertrand
Death of Sweeney Reported in Washington D C
Seattle resident Bo Sweeney assistant secretary of the interior died suddenly in Washington D C from heart failure. He served since July 1914 and was active in Washington Democratic politics since 1897. He is survived by a widow and a Yale freshman son serving as a navy midshipman.
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Bo Sweeney
Seattle
Washington, D. C
William Hickman Moore
Sweeney
Lane
Washington
Colorado
Interior Department
Wilson
Yale
Navy
Germans Stealing Axel Grease From Danish Box Cars
Danish naval architect Theodore Weber, in San Francisco, says axle grease used to lubricate Denmark’s railway cars is scraped by Germany while in use there to aid German weapon production. Danish cars crossing into Germany return with hot boxes, causing stalled trains as grease is removed to help fill lubrication shortages.
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San Francisco
Denmark
Germany
Theodore Weber
Weber
Teutons
July Sales Advertised By The Star
The Star showcases July sales and store news from Standard Furniture Co Page Grote Rankin Co Page MacDougall Southwick Page Woodhouse Grunbaum Page The Rhodes Co Page M A Gottstein Co Page Movie News and Ads Page Fredericks Nelson Page Bon Marche Page The best offerings of Seattle's best stores appear regularly in The Star, the fastest growing paper in the Northwest.
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Standard Furniture Co
Grote Rankin Co
MacDougall-Southwick
Woodhouse-Grunbaum
the Rhodes Co
M. A. Gottstein Co
Fredericks & Nelson
Bon Marche
Seattle
The
Star
Tooteuton Spies Enter Russia to Kill Slav Heroes
Russian intelligence reports 700 German spies infiltrated Russia to assassinate War Minister Kerensky and General Brusiloff along with other leaders. A strong guard was ordered for officials, with strict precautions during travel to avert wrecks and bombs. Generals Brusiloff and Kerensky are credited with guiding the Russian drive.
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Tooteuton
Russia
United Procecrot
Petrograd
Germany
Kerenaky
Brusiloff
Prusiloff
Northern Pacific President Tours Vancouver Access Lines
J. M. Hannaford of St. Paul, head of the Northern Pacific railway, left Seattle Sunday night for Vancouver after inspecting Lake Washington canal and company property along Northern Pacific tracks near Lake Union. King county fishermen surpassed 1916 license revenue by 1376 dollars, showing strong support for the sport.
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J. M. Hannaford
St. Paul
Northern Pacific Railway
Seattle
Vancouver
B. C
Lake Washington Canal
Northern Pacific
Lake Union
King County
Kaiser Pins Faith to War Chiefs Promise
Kaiser Wilhelm bases strategy on military backing after Bethmann Hollweg’s fall. Experts say Hindenburg and Ludendorff will have broad authority, with the Kaiser urging victory through armed might and resisting peace without indemnities. Continued on page 5.
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Kaiser
Washington
Kaiser Wilhelm
Bethmann-Hollweg
Michaeli
Germany
Hollweg
Junkers
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Carte
France Honors Nome Woman for War Service
Mrs. Esther Birdsall Darling of Nome receives the cross of war for supplying dogs to the French army. A team of her dogs hauled 90 tons of ammunition through a blizzard under fire.
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Nome
Esther Birdsall Darling
London Press Sees Victory for Kaiser
London press views Germany's switch of premiers as delaying any uprising against autocracy. The United Press report notes the time for upheaval in Germany remains distant according to contemporary commentary from London on July 16.
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London
Kaiser
Germany
U. S. Warships Sink Four German Subs
American warships convoying the first American expeditionary army destroyed four of the latest type German submarines, according to a report in circulation here today and which purported to have originated in Germany.
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United Preas
Berne
Germany
Wilson tackles war profiteering by big business
President Wilson moves to curb war profiteering by steel coal iron ore rail and ship interests that price gouge the nation. He urges cooperation and signals possible compulsory action to secure steel coal and transport for the war effort and to prevent a few men from profiting at the public expense.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Italy
Germany
Manager Bean Fights City Car Strike in Tacoma
United Press dispatch from Tacoma notes a looming end to a street car strike with a possible sympathetic strike at midnight. Bean pledges to run cars on all routes, while non-union motormen and doctors were called for, advertisements offering $5 daily for train men appeared in afternoon papers.
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United Press
Tacoma
Bean
Tsters
Tacoma Streetcar Strike Shuts Down City Transit
Tacoma 300 street car workers strike after Tacoma Railway and Power Co refused to reinstate seven discharged employees or recognize the union. Most residents walked to work while private autos ferried others. jitneys largely out of service. Police arrest one greaser and detectives trace a possible plot involving the company and attorney H C Bone. No arrests announced.
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Tacoma
Tacoma Railway & Power Co
Stone & Webster
American Lake Cantonment
Bean
Louis Bean
Tstion Company
H. C. Bone
S Street Car
Traction Company
James Ae
Bone
Providence
W. Windyard
R. V. Hoyt
Labor Advocate
War Council Works On Strike Mediation
In Olympia the state council of defense held an executive session with J. G. Brown president of the International Shingle Weavers' Union to halt a state-wide lumber industry paralysis. Brown says 100 mills are ready to grant an eight hour day with ten hour pay and union recognition while employers prepared to spend half a million dollars opposing the move. The council aims to secure rapid mediation and prevent escalation of the walkout beyond today.
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J. G. Brown
International Shingleweavers’ Union
Altho
Brown
International Union of
Tim
Defense Council
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Liberty Bond
U. S. Army
Isa L. Gabowich
Willie
Satierfield
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State Council of Defense
Olympia
George Russell
Employers’ Association
Henry White
Car Men’s Union
Organize
American Federation of Labor
United States
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Tower
Pair Hart
Franklin Lane
Axel
the Star
WM. G. Shepherd
Carl CO. Groat
United Prone Staff
France
U. S
Rickey
H. N. Rickey
Kings
Gary
Steel Trust
Steel Kings
Interstate Commerce Commission
WAR Council
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