Pershing Visited by King George as U S War Effort Gathers Pace
The 64th day of U S participation in the war passes with no major incidents. Pershing meets King George after a private conference with his staff. London papers note Goethals aides, food control plans near passage, and rising tensions from Chinese revolt and Russian dissension clouding the war outlook.
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America
Kaiseriam
U. S
Pershing
King George
London
Russia
The Star backs Liberty bonds with employee program
The Star subscribes $10,000 to Liberty bonds via Union Savings and Trust and sets aside another $10,000 to loan employees to buy bonds. The plan allows employees earning under $50 weekly to buy bonds up to ten times their pay, with The Star financing and offering fifty installments and no interest on the borrowed funds. The appeal urges readers to subscribe immediately, noting nationwide Scripps effort totaling about $1,009,000.
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the Star
The
Union Savings and Trust Company
Scripps Newspapers
Uiwler
Star
Baby Keet’s body found in abandoned Crenshaw well
Springfield police report the body of 14 month old Keet, son of J Holland Keet, recovered from an abandoned Crenshaw place well eight miles from the city. The disappearance on May 30 tied to a kidnap scheme targeting jeweler C A Clement, per confessions of two suspects, though they deny knowledge of Keet case. Decomposition suggests the infant was in the well for several days after the kidnapping.
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Springfield
Babyy Keet
J. Holland Keet
Crenshaw Place
Uley
C. A. Clement
Claude Piersol
Taylor Adams
Col A Ie Sepa O
Origem
Manny Simmons
Edward Conklin
Sri
China Revolt Seen As Proof Of Japanese German Plan
Washington reports a possible union of Asia under an autocratic banner led by Japan if China follows German and Japanese aims. Sun Yat Sen rallies loyalist forces in seven southern provinces while Li Yuan Hung’s government falters, signaling a democracy setback in the Orient.
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Chester M. Wiens
Washington
China
Orient
Southern
Sun Yat Sen
Japan
Asia
Germany
America
Siam
British India
French Cochin China
Mongolia
Tibet
Heu Stith Chang
Chihere
Pan Reinech
Li Yuan Hung
Victory Sure King Welcomes Pershing Staff In London
Maj. Gen. Pershing and his staff met King George in private audience as preparations began for their transfer to France. Gen. Lord Brooke presented them and British officials briefed the party, with London papers praising the arrival as a historic event and a sign of allied cooperation.
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United Prees
London
Pershing
America
France
George
Lord Brooke
The
Daily Express
Admeral Sims
Navy chief denies battles with Washington reports
Secretary Daniels denied reports of naval engagements involving American vessels and stated the navy would publish full details of any disaster. He spoke today regarding navy policy and safeguards for public disclosure.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy
Arrival of second American collier in French waters
The Navy Department reported the arrival today of the second American naval collier in French waters. The development follows the earlier entry of the first collier, marking increased Allied support in the region.
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Washington
Navy Department
Missing 167 in Butte Mine Fire Toll Hill
At the Speculator mine in Butte Montana a fire has killed 39 and left 147 missing as rescuers work through the burning levels. About 40 to 50 men escaped via dark passages into the Hedger mine. officials report 213 escaped from adjoining shafts.
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Hedger
Slacker Registration Lists Posted in County Building Hall
A county effort to crack down on unregistered residents began with the posting of registration lists in the county-city building. Lists for 12 districts will follow Monday in the same area. Residents suspecting a neighbor’s omission should check the lists and contact Dietrice Attorney Clay Allen at Main 6101 to correct omissions. Authorities report the effort targets all individuals failing to register under ongoing enforcement.
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Dietrice
Clay Allen
Main 6101
Manila
Goethals Names Shipping Aides in Emergency Fleet
General Goethals appoints Admiral Hoo H Roveseau as assistant general manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation to replace F A Eustice discharged for alleged disloyalty and misstatement. Romuel Le Fuller named to fill F H Clark’s consulting engineer post.
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Washington
Gen. Goethals
Hoo H. Roveseau
Emergency Fleet Corporation
F. A. Eustice
Romuel le Fuller
F. H. Clark
Bugle Bird Hears Reveille at Fort Lawton
Soldiers report a bird nesting in the woods at Fort Lawton that has adapted to army life. The bird, nicknamed the bugle bird, learns the first notes of the reveille and sounds them each morning between 3 and 4 o clock as dawn approaches.
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Fort Lawton
Carnation Milk Co Buys 250000 in Liberty Bonds
In Seattle a major Liberty loan subscription came from Carnation Milk Co with 250000 in bonds. Officials and employees plan further purchases. total Seattle subscriptions reach 7893000 with about 4000 subscribers citywide. A mass meeting at the Arena features veteran Hambleton, Vimy Ridge survivor, telling of war service.
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Carnation Milk CO
Liberty Loan
Seattle
Carnation Milk
Pacific Coast Co
Leib
Hambleton
California
United States Cavalry
Toronto
Ypres
Courcelette
Vimy Ridge
Iis
Engineers’ Club
Business Mesa Committee
Boy Scouts
Alexander Pantages
Slavic Troops Mutiny Sets Off Russian Army Shakeup
Slav troops in the Seventh Russian army mutinied refusing officer orders. One more regiment reportedly arrested its officers. War Minister Kerensky ordered arrests for those responsible and said they will face courts martial.
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Kerensky
Rose show date delayed by late season festival shift
The annual rose event is pushed back due to the late season. Organizers state scheduling adjustments will accommodate exhibitors and visitors. The postponement affects entry deadlines and public viewing times across the city gardens.
Bill Sunday Claims Sermon Could Empty Hell in 15 Minutes
New York June 9 Bill Sunday asserts his sermon would get over with a wallop in Hades and that he could depopulate hell in fifteen minutes. He exclaimed he could go to the infernal regions and preach a sermon if God allowed.
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New York
Hades
Hell
Paonle
Show of Pacific Northwest Rose Society Sets Exhibition Date
The Pacific Northwest Rose Society may push its June 18 and 19 show forward a week or 10 days. President Charles A. Reynolds says the exhibition will include all local and distant rose shows and be held in the Arena.
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Pacific Northwest Rose Society
Charles A. Reynolds
Pioneer Couple in Need Seeks Help in Seattle Area
A past sixty Seattle pioneer man is without livelihood and his wife cannot find steady day labor. They own some acreage at Brewster Washington, lived in Seattle 30 years and may sell the land for cash. If you can help, call Ballard 1036 or visit 1306 West 64th Street.
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Seattle
Brewster
Wash
Ballard
W. 64Th St
Great Dive Ends in Rubber Mishap at Berkeley Lake
A diver performed a sharp jack knife dive from the springboard at Berkeley Lake and split her 1917 bloomers with a strand of rubber. A youth with glasses rescued the suit remnants as spectators cheered while other bathers looked on.
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Denver
Annette Kellermen
Berkeley Lake
Little Mother and Her Children Left Alone by Deserter
A two month delinquent tenant at 707 West 5th Street with a seven year old daughter and a seven year old son faces eviction as the husband deserts her. Mortgage on furniture and no food in the home. Neighbors seek help from Cynthia Grey to sustain the family until the mother can find work. contributions may be sent to the listed address or to Miss Grey at The Star.
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W. fSth
Cynthia Grey
Grey
Prima Donna Wows Met Crowd In Flora Pella Debut
Eleanore Wells in the Flora Pella company at the Metropolitan Opera House danced upstage and cried back to the sign of the Golden Calf while an elderly man in the first row whispered that she meant canny to her neighbors.
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Eleanore Wells
Flora Pella
Metropolitan
Met
Interest in Woman's Army Against Waste Grows Daily
Dispatches from Washington show rising public support for the Woman's Army Against Waste. The effort aims to mobilize citizens to conserve food as Hoover urges aid from all to strengthen America's wartime food supply.
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Woman's Army
Washington
America
Herbert C. Hoover
Neighborhood meeting on food conservation rally
A women’s meeting led by Mrs. W H Bishop at 303 Borenave N on Tuesday June 12 aims to explain the aims of the Women’s War Against Waste and discuss food conservation ideas. All women in the area are invited to attend.
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W. H. Bishop
Borenave. N
National food administrator urges substitutions for war effort
The national food administrator telegraphed congratulations to the Seattle regiment and urged Americans to substitute non shipable items for staples. He recommends cornmeal for wheat flour poultry and fish for red meat to aid fighters. The Star plans a mass meeting for the Woman's Army Against Waste Wednesday afternoon, urging early enlistments before rolls are sent to Washington.
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Seattle
Press Club
Star
Woman's Army
Washington
Earthquake in San Salvador Brings Hope Of Low Death Toll
New York reports show initial optimism after the sixth quake to strike San Salvador and nearby towns. Local agents for Day & Bloom note all well from the bankers via Bloom Bros., with sparse further word and hints of greater provincial losses but city damage mainly to property.
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San Salvador
Day & Bloom
Bloom Bros
Little Republic
Kaiser narrowly escaped bombing at Ghent station
A London dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Adam says three man officers were killed at Ghent when bombs struck the railway station. The Kaiser, Von Hindenburg, the mandelin chief and the Prince Eitel were among those at the station, with others injured according to the report.
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London
Kaiser
Ghent
Adam
von Hindenburg
Prince Eitel
Dis
Socks for Soldiers Knit Drive Aims at UW Ambulance Corps
Seattle Red Cross women urge mothers to knit three pairs of home-made socks for every University of Washington Ambulance corps member ready for front deployment. Specification code Czili Main 795 is required. A separate note mentions a $500 Liberty bond and $1 cash exchanged for a gun amid other curious items.
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George Laib
Seattle
Federal Reserve Bank
San Francisco
University of Washington
Ambulance Corps
Seattle Red Cross
Czili Main
Woodland Roo
Big Programs at Theatres Next Week in Town
The Stay lists Norma Telmadge at the Liberty in The Law of Compensation Sessue Hayakawa at the Coliseum in The Jaguar's Claws Clara Kimball Young at the Clemmer in The Easiest Way Douglas Fairbanks at the Mission in The Matrimaniac Ethel Clayton at the Class A in Dollars and Cents Margarita Fischer at the Colonial in The Butterfly Girl
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Sessue Hayakawa
Clara Kimball Young
Clemme
Ethel Clayton
Margarita Fischer
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