Commanders Change at Camp Lewis Stuns Troops
General Greene is removed from command at Camp Lewis and reassigned to the regular army with a brigadier general rank. Brigadier General Foltz assumes temporary command as the division heads to overseas duty, while Greene awaits orders regarding the Philippine assignment. Officers say Greene’s departure follows an ordered return to the Philippines.
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Camp Lewis
Army
Philippines
An Army
France
Foltz
Greene
Henry Styer
Phil Greene
Cuba
Panna Zone
12Th
Provisional Divisa
Beauties Aid Injured In Emergency Hospital Carnival
Seattle hosts a Victory carnival July 23 to 27 at the university naval training camp to raise funds for a war industries emergency hospital. Half the proceeds go to the hospital as shipyard workers face crowded wards and scarce accommodations. Photographs of contestants will determine pageant honors with entrants submitting at The Star or 1206 Fourth Ave. Include name address phone and height. Loren Grinstead addressed the Young Men's Republican club. Be ready for June 28.
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Great War Industries
Seattle
University Naval Training Camp
Brunet
Red Head
Star
Fourth Ave
Labor Appeals To Wilson For Mooney Justice
The American Federation of Labor in St Paul presses President Wilson to secure a new trial for Thomas J. Mooney, condemned in California for the Preparedness Day bombings. The federation calls for clemency or a second trial and also appeals to the California governor. Samuel Gompers expected to be reelected president amid routine internal contests.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Thomas J. Mooney
California
Mooney
San Francisco
Federation
Samuel Clompers
Y M C A Seeks 6000 Noncombatant Secretaries for France
The Y M C A appeals for 6000 men ages 32 to 50 to serve as noncombatant secretaries in France and the United States. The Northwest War Council office at 322 Leary Building coordinates applicants who will undergo four weeks of training split between Beebeck camp and an army cantonment for practical secretarial work.
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United States
National War Work Counci
Northwest
National War Work Council
Leary
Beabeck
Hiowdcane
Eggs marked case yields alcohol fine at Breakers cafe
A cane labeled Eggs at the Breakers cafe on Firet and Cherry contained whisky. Frank Brady was fined $100 after returning for the cane. The incident highlights a whisky seizure mistaken as an eggs case.
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Breakers
Firet and
Frank Brady
Former bakery worker faces life term by court martial
William H. Pemberton, 29, formerly of the Golden Rule bakery at 4460 Fremont Ave, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court martial for attempting to evade service and declaring he would rather wear convict stripes than a soldier's uniform.
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William H. Pemberton
Golden Rule Bakery
Fremont Ave
Wilson Orders Stock Yards Licenses
President Wilson issues a proclamation requiring owners of stock yards and livestock commission men to obtain licenses from the United States Food Administration to control distribution of food products for national security. Licenses must be applied for through the license division in Washington.
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Washington
Wilson
Secretary of Agricultu
Livestock Commission
Law Department
United States Food Administration
Congress
Teats Dig In Near Yankees and Wire With Americans on the Marne
The report describes German forces on the Chateau Thierry front tiring of open fighting and reverting to trench warfare. Trenches and elaborate shelter systems are being established, with wire stretched before them and daily reinforcements arriving. American troops respond with stabilized warfare and continued aggression.
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Marne
Chateau Thierry
German Papers Boast Wilhelm Speech Sparks War Critique
German liberal and democratic papers sharply attack Kaiser Wilhelm after his General Headquarters address marking 30 years on the throne. Dispatches report the Frankfurter Zeitung accuses the Kaiser of delaying war timing and pursuing global German supremacy.
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Washington
Kaiser WiLhelm
General Headquarters
German Empire
Frankfurter Zeitung
Burleigh, Seattle Real Estate Dealer, Dies at 64
Walter A. Burleigh, a Seattle real estate dealer, died Wednesday afternoon at his residence 7408 Green Lake Boulevard of heart disease. He was 64 and had lived in Seattle since 1885, survived by widow Clara FR Burleigh and son Timothy. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. from the Breitz RafftFerty undertaking parlors in Fremont.
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Walter A. Burleigh
Seattle
Hia
Green Lake Bivd
Mra Clara FR. Burleigh
Library Board
Timothy Burleigh
Breitz-Rafferty Undertaking
Fremont
Camp Lewis Officer Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Tacoma June 20. Stanley Walker of Los Angeles a second lieutenant in the S6lar infantry is sentenced to ten years in a federal prison by order of President Wilson for desertion and issuing worthless checks. This marks the first case of a commissioned Camp Lewis officer receiving a prison term.
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Tacoma
Camp Lewis
Stanley Walker
Los Angeles
S6lar Infantry
Wilson
Walker
Bigamist to Face Court Second Time
Supreme Court orders Superior Judge J.8. Jurey to proceed with action against Fred Howell. Howell pleaded guilty to bigamy weeks ago and received a suspended sentence. Court held sentences cannot be suspended when the defendant is over 21 years old.
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Jurey
Supreme Court
Fred Howell
Canadian Crops Need Moisture Amid Drought Warning
Winnipeg report by J. D. McGregor director of agricultural labor for Canada's food board warns crops from Winnipeg to the mountains face critical moisture shortages. He says the next two weeks will decide crop conditions and urges conservation across North America due to uncertain weather.
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Winnipeg
J. D. McGregor
Canada
Food Board
North America
Edward S Curtis to show cause in alimony case
Edward S. Curtis, famed Indian photographer, will appear before Presiding Judge John S. Jurey to show why he should not pay $100 alimony each month to his wife Clara J. Curtis. Divorce proceedings pending since 1916 will be heard concurrently.
French Capture 20 On Montdidier Line
Paris June 20. The French war office announced that detachments between Montdidier and the Oise and in the Bois Le Chaume region penetrated German lines and took 20 prisoners.
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Paris
Montdidier
Oise
Bois le Chaume
French War Office
Floral patterned comfort prints advertised in Lawrence
An advertisement from Lawrence Mass promotes floral comfort prints twenty four inches wide described as good wearing material for comfort coverings and notes lower main floor placement.
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Lawrence
Mass Comfort
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