Former Army Chief of Staff to Write for The Star
Maj. Gen. Hugh LL Scott, former U S Army chief of staff and commander of the National Army Cantonment at Camp Dix, N J, will contribute articles on army life and traditions through The Star via the Newspaper Enterprise Association. Also report of a fire at W Davenport home, 3440 60th Ave SW, causing $1900 loss with $1000 insured.
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Newspaper Enterprise Association
Hugh LL Scott
United States Army
France
National Army
Camp Dis
N. J
Scott
W. Davenport
60Th Ave. S. W
Teach Your Dollars to Have More Cents
War time spending prompts shoppers in Seattle to buy more luxuries as economists explain money circulates from peacetime activity into wartime needs. The piece warns that extravagance siphons scarce resources and labels such dollars as slackers in the war effort.
Cabinet split over prohibition at Senate hearing
Washington June 25. Senate agricultural committee hearing reveals sharp cabinet division on prohibition with Secretary Daniels supporting the measure and Postmaster General Burleson aligned with the wets.
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Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
Daniels
Burleson
Germany Cannot Bind Itself to Belgium Pledges
Amsterdam reports Foreign Minister Kuehlmann said Germany cannot bind itself to pledges regarding Belgium. Advices today note the foreign minister issued the statement during the rejection of commitments.
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Amsterdam
Kuehlmann
Germany
Elium
British Air Raids Hit Metz Sablen Saarbrucken Dillingen
British airmen attacked Metz Sablen Saarbrucken and Dillingen Sunday night into Monday. Railway works at Metz and Sablen and factories at Saarbrucken and Dillingen were badly damaged. One enemy plane fell in flames and all British aircraft returned safely. Dublin reports Tralee and nearby areas declared a special military zone to bar unauthorized entry.
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Metz
Sablen
Saarbruckhen
Dillingen
Saarbruchen
Divers and Drive Plan of Kaiser
The article reports on German Kaiser leadership warning about intensified submarine activity near the U S coast. It describes divers and drive plans aimed at disrupting Allied shipping and increasing attacks along coastal waters.
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Kaiser
Germany prepares two prongs of renewed offensives in Europe
Washington reports two new German offensives looming on the western front and a renewed U boat war against American shipping. Intelligence indicates a push toward Paris or the Channel ports as Italy, France, and Britain gain momentum against Austria. Warning notices extend along the Atlantic seaboard after a Bermuda inbound transport sink.
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Washington
Germany
U. A
Lloyd George
Italy
Frances
Paris
Channel
Bermuda
Atlantic Seaboard
Hanson presses traction firm over school fare tickets
Mayor Hanson demanded Puget Sound Traction Light & Power Co accept school tickets from children at private city schools or face mandamus. He warned the company to honor franchise terms including half fare for school children and noted conductor orders barring Y M C A pupils.
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A. W. Leonard
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Hanson
Y M. CA
Leonard
Canadians Raid Neuville Vitasse Front Trenches
British General Sir Douglas Haig announced successful raiding operations along Picardy and Flanders fronts. Canadian troops raided Neuville Vitasse trenches at night, taking 22 prisoners and six machine guns, with some further prisoners and a machine gun captured in raids to the south.
Draft Lottery Scheduled for 21-Year-Old Registrants
Washington June 25 The draft lottery for newly registered 21 year olds will be held at the Senate Office Building Thursday. Secretary Baker announced that 700,000 young men will learn the order of their call at that time.
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Washington
Senate
Baker
Oh Boy Musical Comedy Benefit At Metropolitan Theatre
The Oh Boy musical comedy company led by Joe Santley performs a noon benefit at the Metropolitan theatre with special joy numbers and vaudeville acts. Tickets are 50 cents, all proceeds to the Our Boys in France Tobacco fund. The four day engagement begins Wednesday night with a special noonday show Thursday.
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Lavina Winn
M Unica Comedy
Metropolitan
Metropolitan Theatre Girls
Joseph Santley
Oh, Boy’ Musical Comedy Company
Our Boys In
France
Metropolitan Theatre
Joe Santley
Bers
Smpke
Automobiles Fund Drives 40000 Tobacco Tickets Sale
The Star announces 40000 tickets will be sold for the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. Tickets are available at 612 Second Avenue to support tobacco for soldiers in France with proceeds covering automobile costs. Contributors receive acknowledgment in The Star’s tobacco fund list and may donate to have names sent to soldiers.
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Tobacco Fund
Second Ave
The
Star
Seattle
State Council of Defense
Our Boys In
France
Second Avenue
Jack Sullivan to Join Army as Sergeant in Intelligence
J J Sullivan, a draft board member, announced his enlistment and was sworn as a sergeant in the U S Army intelligence department. He reported for duty at Fort Lawton on Tuesday, ending more than a year of placing men into the service.
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J. J. Sullivan
Draft Board No
Ile
Intelligence Department
United States Army
Sullivan
Fort Lawton
Sinkings Report Transport Loss Off Delaware Capes
The Navy Department announces the sinking of an allied transport about 700 miles east of the Delaware capes by a submarine. There were no troops aboard. The crew of 148 escaped by boats. 67 are missing. Unofficial reports name the Dwinsk, once under the Russian flag.
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Washington
Navy Department
Delaware Capes
Winter Fuel Shortage Puzzling Shipyard Worker
A shipyard worker writes that government notices urge stocking winter fuel while his cottage is for sale and he must move soon. He seeks a path to secure housing and fuel, noting others face the same dilemma and asking for advice to cope with the coming winter.
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the Star
Trent
A Thrift Stamp Day Keeps the Hun Away
A brief wartime exhortation promotes Thrift Stamp purchasing as a daily civic duty. The note emphasizes wartime economy and morale without naming specific events or dates. It frames stamps as a practical, patriotic contribution to the war effort.
Yanks Rain Explosives on Teutons
A dramatic wartime dispatch describes American forces unleashing explosive volleys on German troops. The report emphasizes air and ground assaults and the fierce combat surrounding a strategic objective.
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Teutons
Americans Shell German Positions North of Belleau Wood
Dispatch from the Marne reports American artillery pounding German positions north of Belleau Wood as the Americans complete their push. Nightfall reveals concealed machine guns and evasive enemy fire, with Germans retreating from emplacements and abandoning ammunition as American lines advance.
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Marne
Belleau Wood
Yanks in New Trenches Near Foe in France
American troops hold a mountainous sector southeast of St Die where the line crosses from Lorraine into Germany. They have been in the trenches since June but only announced after the Germans learned of it. A Sunday raid resulted in two Americans captured and another group of prisoners taken near Baccarat. German artillery was active north of Toul in retaliation for earlier shelling.
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France
St. Die
Lorraine
Baccarat
Luneville
Toul
Daredevil Rider to Traverse Graham Building Cornice
Walter Ward a member of Ward and Useless bicycle team will ride the cornice of the J S Graham building on Second Ave and Spring St on Wednesday. He faces about 18 inches of space between him and death while performing this hazardous stunt at the Palace Hill theatre event.
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Walter Ward
J. 8S. Graham
Second Ave
Spring St
Ward
Useless
Palace Hip Theatre
Former Czar Reported Slain by Bolsheviki
Unconfirmed Petrograd reports say the former czar was killed at Ekaterinburg by Bolsheviki. This dispatch from London notes the claim as unverified and cites Soviet elements in Russia during the civil conflict.
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Bolsheviki
London
Petrograd
Ekaterinberg
Paris Placed in Army Zone
An official order placed Paris in the army zone today. Public life will not be changed.
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Paris
20000 Teutons on War Strike
A Hague dispatch says 20000 munition workers walked out in Mulheim last Thursday over bread ration cuts, though no official reduction had been announced. A general strike was called in Budapest crippling railway, postal and telegraph services across Hungary.
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Hague
Mulheim
Germany
Budapest
Geneva
Hungary
Austrian war office admits Piave retreat amid bad weather
London dispatch reports Austria concedes the Piave disaster with high water and bad weather forcing evacuation of Montello and adjacent piers. Vienna says retirement order issued four days prior and secrecy misled Italian artillery into firing on empty trenches.
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London
Austrian War Office
Montello
Piave
Vienna
Italian Front Piave Offensive Clears Austrian Defeat
United Press notes a growing Austrian rout on the Piave as Italian cavalry pursue beyond the river and large infantry forces expand control on the east bank. Thousands of Austrians are captured or killed, with many drowning while crossing the Piave.
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Piave
Arras
Ancre
Somme
Woervre
Lorraine
Toul
Vlanders
Marne
Soissona
Italian Counter Offensive Drives Austrians Across Piave
Italian forces press a counter offensive in the Piave region driving Austrians back from Montello to the sea. Allied airmen harass retreating troops as American aviators play a key role. Cavalry pursues beyond the Piave while reports claim heavy enemy losses and widespread captures.
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Washington
Trentino
Piave
Rome
Archduke Joseph
von Wurm
Montello
Musile
Caposile
Mont Valberila
Mont Asclove
War Office
French Troops Advance Amid Fresh Front-Line Action
Paris reports French forces held new positions after a northeast advance near Le Port despite a strong German assault. The war office notes shelling and grenade fighting north of the Aisne and near Le Port with active artillery in Faverolles and Corey. Twenty prisoners were captured across three raids in the Woevre and Lorraine.
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Paris
le Port
War Office
Aisne
Soissons
Faverolles
Corey
Woevre
Lorraine
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