Baker carries message to troops abroad
Secretary of War Baker travels in France delivering a message that the nation backs the war effort and that Americans may be cut for a vast assignment. He will meet with troops and officers and press the idea that line duty continues alongside front-line work, with public information staff available to consult Versailles war council members including Bliss.
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Washington
Seer Y
Baker
France
Versailles War Council
Bliss
Ragtime in Church at First Presbyterian for Jacob Jones Sailors
Ragtime numbers mix with hymns as Rev Matthews leads Naval Training Station band in a First Presbyterian service honoring Jacob Jones survivors. Sailors hear tales of the destroyer’s encounter with a submarine at the Soldiers and Sailors club dinner and recounted by A W Leonard and others.
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First Presbyterian Church
Jacob Jones
Rev
Tr. Matthews
Naval Training Station
Hoya
Soldiers’ and Sailors Club
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Sorrento
George B
A. W
American War Leader Baker Lands in France For Front Visit
Newton D Baker aboard an American warship arrived in a French seaport and will meet President Pétain and Premier Clemenceau. He will tour the battle front with Gen M A Black and Col M L Brett, and inspect war preparations with French officials and Navy representatives accompanying him.
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United
Newton D. Baker
Paris
Baker
Clemenceau
Atlantic
Petary
Ad Moreau
Navy
Wilson
Thoroly
To Wm
M. Black
Col
M. L. Brett
Ralph
Verdun Held by Allied Forces Report Says
Paul Mirat and Capt C of the allied instructors at Lewis told Amerique readers Saturday night that the French held Verdun.
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Paul Mirat
Capt
Lewis
Amerique
Verdun
Wisconsin President to Visit Seattle March 14
University of Wisconsin President Charles Fr. Van Hise will visit Seattle March 14. He will address the University of Washington assembly hall Monday morning, speak at the College club at noon, and be a guest of the Wisconsin Alumni in the evening.
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Charles FR. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
Beattie
Assembly Hall
University of Washington
College Club
Wisconsin
Trench Watches and Accessories on Sale at Ron Marche
A local ad lists wrist watches for soldiers including Trewel wrist watch with Swiss movement and luminous dials at 89.50 and 84.00 models from Sigin. Other options include Trewel Wrst Watch with radium dial from 16.50 to 18.50, and nickel silvered wrist watch protectors at 25 cents. Upper main floor.
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RON Marche
Bon Marche Cloth and Coffee Ad Highlights
White Madras 1 800 yards 32 inch wide good for waists and shirts. Eden flannel seconds 2 000 yards 28 inch wide at 20 cents a yard. Bon Marche lower main floor offers fresh roasted and ground coffee 50 cents for a pound and a half. Fourth floor Bon Marche.
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BON Marche
Baby Bunting Wearables At Bon Marche Shop
Bon Marche offers a full range of infant wearables and play items on the second floor. New Creepers in medium blue sell for 65 cents, Keverall Nighties in extra heavy white drill come in small sizes, and Dresses with embroidery and lace cost about $1.00. Slipover sweaters, Middy styles, and Dainty Silk Toques are listed with prices from $1.65 to $2.95. Infants coats in Bedford Cord and Cashmere range from $2.50 to $10.00.
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Keverall
Bedford
BON Marche
Americans 60 Over The Top In Aid Of French
American troops and French allies carry out two extractions and demolitions along the German front. Soldiers breach dugouts and pill boxes with grenades and rifles, report several prisoners, and witness a heavy bombardment near the Swiss border. A colonel accompanied the raid by air, signaling morale remains high. Croix de Guerre honors awarded to New England servicemen for actions on the Chemin des Dames front.
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General Headquarters
Stara and Stripes
Army
New England
Chemin Des Dames
H. K. Dobison
Chaplin C. Boucher
G. Dover
Corp
F. Hurley
FE. Larkin
H. Eldredge
S. W. Miller
C. M Sykes
Paris Air Raid Kills Nine Injured Thirty Nine
An official statement reports nine people killed and 39 injured in a Paris air raid Friday night. Sixty one French aircraft engaged the enemy as about 12 squadrons attacked, and the raiders were driven off after a sharp engagement.
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Paris
Huns Flee as Yankees and French Charge in Lorraine
French American forces in the Lorraine region carried out the first American destructive attack Saturday east of Beillon. Pitty Ohio troops and sixty French troops participated in the action as they pressed the German retreat.
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Henry Woodp
United Press
Lorraine
Beillon
Ohio
Franco American raid scene in trench assault report
Sappers led a 60 yard assault through No Man’s Land capturing all objectives as American raiders guarded the advance. French sappers blew wire, observation posts, shelters and caves while Germans retreated before the assault. After 90 minutes the Franco Americans returned with four wounded. East of Neuvillers and Badonvillers two mixed American French detachments penetrated German lines, destroyed three trenches and seized two Uhlans. poilus restrained American advances and American artillery supported both attacks.
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No Man's Land
Neuvillers
Badonvillers
British Raid Near St. Quentin Nets Guns and Prisoners
Field Marshal Haig reports a successful raid south of St. Quentin last night. British troops killed several enemy soldiers, captured prisoners, and seized machine guns. An opposing party near Labhasse was driven off by artillery and machine gun fire, with mutual shelling south of Armenties at dawn.
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London
St. Quentin
Haig
Labhasse
Armentiers
Seattle hosts 1,045 manufacturing plants in new directory
The Manufacturers' Association releases a directory listing 1,045 manufacturing plants in Seattle. An alphabetical firm list accompanies the publication, highlighting the city’s industrial scope.
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Seattle
Manufacturers’ Association
Fau Specter Shifts Amid Ongoing Political Turmoil
Unclear garbled text references a political situation with shifting factions and unclear details. The fragment hints at a public discourse or crisis but provides no concrete entities or dates to anchor a report. Further readable content required for precise summary.
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