Western Union Raid Reported Over Night Letter Scheme
U S government raids Western Union offices in Baltimore Philadelphia New York Washington and Houston to gather evidence of night letters being mailed by wire then delivered by messenger at train rates The postoffice department says the company defrauded the public and violated the monopoly with potential fines up to five hundred dollars per offense Readership is warned the department has substantial proof and will pursue charges across the country Continued on page five.
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Call Mass Meeting to Protest High Rents and Draft Rules
A public push calls for a June 28 mass meeting to challenge A-1 draft classifications. New rules trim group A class 1 by sending some to group B class 2 for medical review, height limit raised to 63 inches, and broad reexaminations for groups C and D to move them to higher classes. The effort targets draft boards and medical examiners nationwide.
Flour Ration Return Ordered in Seattle
Citizens must return all extra flour above 49 pounds by Thursday night. The flour, accepted at the original purchase price, will be collected by the food administration for shipment.
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Move Against Turks Awaits Wilson Word
Washington reports a state department inquiry into Turkish offenses against the American consulate and hospital at Tabriz as a potential prelude to war. A House resolution for war against Bulgaria and Turkey was introduced by Representative Kelly. The Spanish embassy and Swedish legation were asked to investigate due to protective roles for American interests.
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Citizens Meet Sunday to Discuss Rent Extortion
A public gathering is planned Sunday in the Labor Temple auditorium Sixth Avenue and University Street to oppose rent profiteering. The Anti Rent Profiteering league formed at the YMCA will invite landlords termed rent hogs to explain price hikes to Seattle residents seeking affordable housing. Marion Haley recalls his rent rising from eight to fifteen dollars monthly in two months, illustrating the issue.
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U S Aviators On Way To Italy Front
Washington reports U S aviators trained in Italy are en route to the Italian front and will enter action on reaching the battle line.
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Cussing as War Spirit Sparks Public Rage
A column notes rising profanity during wartime as a sign of righteous indignation and national resolve. It cites Doc Matthews at a First Presbyterian sermon and a Vancouver paper headline, with Prof Gayley linking anger to the war effort and fighting spirit.
Austrian mobs plunder shops amid bread riots
Amsterdam dispatch reports Vienna under bread riots with cavalry rushed to restore order. Mobs stone Premier Seydier’s residence and plunder bakeries. Martial law expected. burgomaster’s plea for dried vegetables rejected by officials.
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Vienna Labor Council Backs Peace Call and Bread Ration Protest
The Vienna labor council passed a resolution saying a lasting food improvement is impossible during the war and urged a speedy general peace. The Vienna city council meanwhile adopted a resolution protesting further bread reductions.
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Italian Front Sees Growing Italian Advantage Amid Rainbound Battles
The daily war despatch notes the Piave swollen by heavy rains hampering Austrians, while Italian resistance remains fierce. Picardy and Vlanders fronts report raiding and artillery activity, and the Ose front sees French troops penetrating German positions and taking prisoners. German peace demonstrations spark civilian deaths and arrests in Berlin Cologne and Hamburg per Stockholm-cabled reports. Austria faces internal opposition to bread ration cuts and calls for peace.
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Belgian Labor Leader Urges Resolve Against Wavering in War
Lieut Hewary de Man of the Belgian army, addressing the Central Labor Council, urges steadfast support for the Allied cause. He condemns pacifists, praises Belgian workers who refuse subjugation, and notes a 750000 Belgian strike where workers stayed idle to resist German aggression.
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Germans Reply On Prisoner Question To US
Berlin's answer to Washington's proposal for a prisoners conference at Berne was not very satisfactory according to official channels. Further inquiry is being made. Secretary McAdoo has been ordered by physicians to a ranch in the West for health reasons.
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Tobacco fund drive heats up city efforts
Hazen J. Titus leads a campaign to establish downtown headquarters for the tobacco fund drive as volunteers push donations for troops. Events include a Fletcher bay excursion Saturday at 7 p m from Pier 4 and a Sunday dance by Young Sefardim at Washington hall. The week features a noonday vaudeville on Thursday and notices of employee donations and concert details.
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Coupon Clipping Help For Sammies Appears Incomplete
Inclosed find partial coupon clipping instruction aimed at Sammies. The fragment suggests guidance on clipping and redemption but lacks complete terms and validity details.
Chicago Aviator Harry D. Preston Killed in Combat
The mother of Lieut. Harry D. Preston, a Chicago aviator, spoke of loyalty and continuing Red Cross work after his death in combat with German planes over there. Her words reflect wartime sacrifice and resolve.
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U S Gains in Push on the Maine
United Press dispatch reports American forces widened a German salient near Torcy and Chateau Thierry, driving the enemy from a contested area after a 1 PM barrage. Private James A. Donohue, recently captured, escaped to rejoin his unit and described German burial practices.
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Germans Suffer Heavy Loss In Gas Attack Lorraine
An eyewitness report from the front line describes a joint American gas and artillery assault near Lorraine. German casualties were heavy as gas shells and high explosives shattered trenches while American positions incurred no losses.
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New Revolt Spreads in Russia Regions
A revolution spreading from Kieff to Chernigoff and Poltava, with forty thousand armed peasants organizing to resist the German controlled Ukrainian government, is reported in intercepted wireless messages received in Moscow.
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Italian Counterattacks Push Along Piave River Front
Italian forces counterattack along the Piave line driving far along the middle Piave to the west bank and forcing Austrians back. Lower Piave detachments retreat with only a third of their advance toward Venice. Minor gains reported at Nevesa in the Montello area.
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Floods Trap Austrians in Piave Region
United Press dispatch reports heavy rains swelling the Piave into a flood that destroys bridges and blocks Austrian detachments on the river's west bank. Allied air power and Italian artillery harass the enemy as supply lines erode, with estimates of 150000 enemy casualties in three days of fighting around the Piave bridgehead.
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Italians Capture 9,000 Prisoners in Offensive Phase
London June 20. Italian official reports describe a war phase in which 9,000 Austrian foes were taken as prisoners. The seizure is noted as unique in intensive fighting and the overall situation remains favorable to the Italians according to latest updates.
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Gompers Re-elected President of A F of L
Samuel Gompers was re-elected president of the American Federation of Labor today in St Paul. The confirmation preserves his leadership as head of the labor federation.
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