Water play at Seattle beaches offers free lessons for youths
The city school board runs swimming instruction at Ma aroma Mt. Baker Mt. Vernon and Green lake beaches. Women teachers supervise from 3 to 6 p m with youngsters aged 6 to 15 receiving free lessons. Mrs Bertha Griggs guides pupils at Mt. Baker park while locals relax on the shore.
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Mt. Baker Park
Washington
North End
Woodland Park
Green Lake
Bertha Griggs
German Marshal Slain Assailant Caught in Plot
United Press reports German Marshal Von Eichhorn and Von Dressler were mortally wounded by a bomb during a social revolutionary plot. The assailant was arrested and the Moscow linked conspiracy follows Count Mirbach’s killing in a wave of executions.
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Fichhorn
Vern Dremter
Kieff
von Eichhorn
von Dréasler
Aasnasin
Rejezan
Moscow
Communist Committee
the Kaiser
von Michhorn
von Dressler
Count von Mirbach
Mirbach
Mme. Spiridonova
von Mirbach
von Dreasier
Ukrainia
Allied Consuls Leave Vologda Reported by Wireless
Washington reports say all allied diplomats at Vologda have left the city. The group including Ambassador Francis were given the choice to go to Moscow or head to the Murman coast on July 23. The Russian wireless press echoed the note about the consuls.
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Vologda
State Department
Francis
Moscow
Murmanek
War Front Telegrams From European Battles
United Press reports on the Soissons to Rheims front with French claims of repulsing a German counter blow and American gains near Seringes and northeast of lere en Tardenola. British raids near Lens Bethune and northern sectors. Russia reports the assassination of German commanders in Kiev and Bolshevik executions. Pershing notes German attacks along the Ourcq repulsed as Rainbow division fights near Vere en Tardenois.
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Seringes
Lere-En- Tardenola
Flanders
Lens
Bethune
Lahassee
United States
March
Vere-en-Tardenois
Pershing
Ourcq
Seattle City Light Faces Shortfall in Private Home Supply
Seattle's light and power department says it cannot supply any more homes with electric light. Superintendent D. Ross announced that 500 new private home lighting contracts were signed last month, and the department is at maximum. To free capacity, 13,000 kilowatts for steel furnaces were refused. Ross is preparing data on the Skagit power plan for Friday to Seattle Building Managers association, which has opposed city power development on the Skagit. The association declined to let city officials appear in person. Meanwhile H. Stanley of Seattle, promoted to master signal electrician in the U S Navy, is stationed at Arcadia Florida.
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Light and Power Department
D. Ross
Ross
Skagit
Seattle Building Managers’ Association
Hanson
Washington
Bolsheviki Kill Nicholas in Four Hour Warning
London dispatches report the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger account of Nicholas II's execution by Bolsheviki. The former czar woke at 5 am to learn of his fate, prayed with a priest, wrote letters, and collapsed en route. At the execution site he could not stand, raised his hands, and died as rifle fire silenced him.
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London
Nicholas
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Wholesale arrests shake Ukrainian government
Amsterdam dispatch reports political turmoil in Ukraine with wholesale arrests. One detainee named is Guselaki, described as the first state secretary in the hetman government, amid a Hamburg to Dutch press dispatch.
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Amsterdam
Hamburg
Niewe Rotterdamische Courant
Guselaki
Hetman
Ukraine to cede Bessarabia to Rumanians in swap
Berlin dispatches report that Ukraine agrees to surrender Bessarabia to Romania in exchange for commercial concessions. The communiqué from Copenhagen notes the agreement was reached on July 31.
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Ukrainia
Bessarabia
Copenhagen
Rumania
Berlin
Bolsheviki Kill Dukes Reported By Wire
United Press dispatch from Amsterdam reports three Nueeian grand dukes executed by Bolsheviki. One believed to be Grand Duke Nicholas, former commander, killed by the insurgent forces. Details remain unclear as the wire service notes confusion over the exact names.
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Ukrainia
Adjt
Capt
von Dressler
Kieff
Moscow
Nicholaa
Nicholas
Amsterdam
Ing To Landes
Dispatch
Carl D. Great
United Press
the Star
German War Casualties Soar to 4.76 Million, Report Says
Geneva reports a high neutral official arriving from Berlin cites German losses since March total about 4,760,000 through July. L Homme Libre claims 5,430,000 Germans available, with 4,000,000 on the western front and 1,500,000 leaves since March, including a million casualties.
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Lonves
Berlin
Paris
L'Homme Libre
Premier Clemenceau
Rumor of Central Powers Clashes Elevates Border Strife
United Press dispatches report rising tensions among the central powers with rumors of clashes between Turkish and Bulgarian troops over the Dobrudja region. Berlin and Constantinople fear wider strife as German reports indicate deadlock with Bulgaria and Turkey.
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London
Germany
Dobrudja
Gefia
Constantinople
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Rent Hike Controversy Sparks Tenant Complaint
A tenant writes that from February 1917 to May 1918 rent rose from 11.50 to 15, then to 20 a month amid claims the landlord promised no more increases. The letter asks what steps to take and notes self-funded home improvements and fuel orders. An editor suggests legal action for garden value and references an anti rent profiteering committee.
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the Star
M. Rork
38Th Ave
Nelson
Collins Bldg
Becond Ave
James St
Killing Men Sole Aim Of Battle Now
General March announced the main objective in France is to kill as many enemy troops as possible. He noted rapid German retreats around Soissons and Rheims and said the American forces will unite under a common uniform designation.
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Washington
Soissons-Rheims Salient
March
Soissons and Rheims
France
Trapped by fire man leaps to his death in Portland
Portland, July 31. Jack O'Brien, 21, a resident who came from Mount Pleasant, Michigan, was killed today when he leapt from a window to escape a blaze that consumed his lodging house. His skull was fractured.
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Portland
Jack O'Brien
Mount Pleasant
Mich
Hindy Compelled to Postpone Big Drive
Paris report cites Echo de Paris that Hindenburg and Ludendorff ordered a delay in a decisive German attack against France and Britain due to a new situation. The note says the postponement is for some time.
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Hindy
Paris
Echo de Paris
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Start New Ally Trap for Bowie Foch's Troops Again in Positions
In New York July 31 analyst J. W. T. Mason explains that if Von Hindenburg delays retreat along the Ourcq and Aisne front, a large German prisoner bag could be captured. American forces along the Fismes railway threaten a W shaped trap around Soissons Fismes and Rheims, forcing Hindenburg to retreat or face a decisive loss.
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New York
von Hindenburg
Ourcque
Kilheims
Widones
Fismes
Foch
Soissons
Figmes
Rheims
Hindenburg
No Peace Offer Made by Balfour in Commons
London July 31 Foreign Secretary Balfour declared no enemy government has approached the Allies on peace. Reports had said German peace agents were active in Spain seeking terms from the Allies.
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Balfour
London
Commons
Spain
Italy Is Praised by Minister of Greece
Athens July 31 Foreign Minister Politiz of Greece praised Italian participation in the war in an interview published here. He cited Italy's adherence to political traditions and noted her understanding with the Jugo-Slavs and her effort to reach a similar understanding with Greece.
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Athens
Politiz
Greece
Italy
Moratorium Act for Men in Service Explains Provisions
The first of two articles detailing how the moratorium act benefits service members appears on Page 7. It aims to inform hundreds of families with relatives in the army or navy. A second article follows later.
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Uncle Sam
Americans Break Through German Lines Near Soissons
In France July fight rages as American units press a stubborn German stand. Hill 212 remains in American hands while Meurey farm is stormed and held. Front advances run through Fere-en-Tardenois and Sergy as heavy rear-guard actions slow the retreat.
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Mies
France
Paris Reports German Counter Attacks Repulsed Along Front
Paris reports German counter attacks east of Le Chateau and along the Oureq line were repulsed. French war office cites attacks northeast of Seringes and raids near Montdidier, Meuse, and Vosges. Prisoners taken. Washington confirms repulse and position improvements after renewed German efforts.
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le Chateau
French War Office
Oulchy le
Oureq
Een Seringes
M Georges
Montdidier
Pretere
Washington
Iran
Pershing
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