It Was a Fair Game and I Took My Chance First Conscript
Thomas W. Meese, first of 10 million conscripts, is described as a happy, hopeful man living with his wife and infant son George Edward William. He accepts the draft, saying it is a fair game and he took his chances, while his family faces the hurdle with resolve. Local boards nationwide begin processing the first draftees as the notices go out.
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George Martin Washington
America
Thomas W.W. Meese
Sam
West
George Edward William
Thomas
War Department
Mrs. Reese
Reese
District Columbia
Germany Questions Submarine Hope for Winter War
A neutral reporter’s dispatch from Amsterdam notes German disbelief that U boats will starve Britain. Germans fear winter shortages though armaments production stays strong. Faith in submarines wanes as optimism about Allied resistance grows and talks of peace emerge.
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Germany
America
Belgium
France
Banker Couch Still in Jail
Charles E. Couch former assistant cashier of Union Savings and Trust Co. bank remains jailed at fall noon for lack of $5,000 bond to guarantee appearance at the fall term of superior court. Prosecutor Lundin filed information with Hugh Todd, state bank examiner, prompting Couch's arrest.
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Charles E. Couch
Union Savings and Trust Co. Bank
Superior Court
Couch
Lundin
Hugh Todd
Dean Berkheimer
Out of
War Strength Grows as Engineers Enlist at Local Station
Fifty two men enlisted at the 18th engineers recruiting station, boosting the unit to war strength. Officials at the station and at American Lake report no further enactments planned. In Europe, pan German demands for annexations lack government and popular support, and anti American sentiment is not bitter though President Wilson is widely mocked as out of touch with Europe.
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18Th Engineers
American Lake
Alsace
panGermans
America
Wilson
Europe
Anastria
Ger Mans
Berlin
Vienna
15000 Shipyard Workers Ready to Vote on Strike
Fifteen thousand metal tradesmen, employed in shipyards, may ballot on striking in sympathy with traction company trainmen. The Central Labor Council took no action, but secretary James A. Duncan says no action is necessary and that balloting would follow a ruling that the traction company is unfair. Port Swain notes the situation unchanged, with a council meeting scheduled to decide the next step.
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Traction Company
Central Labor Council
Stone & Webster
Jas. A. Duncan
Metal Trades Council
Port Swain
Central Council
City Will Welcome Root Mission on Its Arrival Here
Seattle plans reception for the Fithy Root commission on their return to the United States. Congressman Miller wires news to Mayor Gill, asking for suitable ceremonies. The Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club coordinate plans for a likely public dinner and city automobile tour. Arrival date not announced.
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Seattle
Fithy Root
Russia
United States
John F. Miller
Gill
Washington
Congress
War Department
Miller
Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Altho
Ralph Harr
Sailor Loss Reported As Augustus West Sunk
London July 26 The American sailing ship Augustus West was sunk June 21 with the crew saved the admiralty announced today no further details are available
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London
Augustus West
Admiralty
Crowder lauds United Press for draft number accuracy
Provost Marshal General Crowder praises United Press for a remarkable feat in sending out draft numbers on lottery day. He notes the service transmitted information almost simultaneously with each number and matched the official list with high accuracy, commending its alertness and reliability.
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United Press Today
Crowder
Alaska Bishop Enthroned in New Diocese
Rt. Rev. Joseph Rafael Criment was enthroned as the first Catholic bishop of Alaska during a solemn rite at St James cathedral in Seattle. About three thousand people filled the church for the ceremony, which marked the creation of the new diocese. Criment formerly served as an Alaska missionary and later led Gonzaga College. He was honored at a luncheon by the Alaska bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club.
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Joseph Raphael Clement
St. James
Alaska
St. James Cathedral
Seattle
Criment
Gonzaga College
Crimont
Arctic Club
Alaska Bureau
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Belt Line Railroad Topic Set for Chamber Council
The Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club members will meet Friday at noon in the Arcade building dining room to discuss What is a belt line railroad. Judge F W Brown from Great Northern will lead the discussion as General Western counsel.
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Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Club
Commercial Club
Arcade Building
F. W. Brown
Great Northern Railroad
Tacoma streetcar strike sparks injunction against organizers
Wasted Prees Leased Wire reports Tacoma Railway and Power files injunctive action in superior court against F. A. Hoover and Edward McMorrow, Amalgamated Association organizers, alleging conspiracy to halt service and intimidation of workers. Case tied to State Public Service Commission suit for safe and adequate streetcar service. hearing set for tomorrow.
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Tacoma
Tacoma Railway & Power Company
Superior Court
F. A. Hoover
Edward McMorrow
Amalgamated Association of Street & Electrici'y Employes
State Public Service Commission
Traction Company
Hoover and McMorrow
Eployes
Sesostris Sails After Ten Years Aground On Guatemalan Shore
The remodeled steamship Francis Skinner, once the German Kosmos liner Sesostris, left the Guatemalan shore off the southern Mexican coast on Wednesday night for an unannounced destination. The abandoned vessel was salvaged and equipped by the Skinner & Eddy Shipbuilding Corporation.
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Francis Skinner
Kosmos
Sesostris
Skinner & Eddy Shipbuiling Corporation
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