War Savings Day Drives Thrift Stamp Sales Soar
Gold stream flows to U S war coffers as Seattle officials report 500 000 thrift stamps to be sold during Governor's War Savings Day. The drive began Wednesday with an army of over 5050 volunteers canvassing every city office to promote purchases and even blocks of four stamps selling in hundreds of dollars. A parade is scheduled tonight as sales agents rush to restock supplies.
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Timates
Seattle
Mayor Hanson
Blossom Seeley
the Moore
Jacobs
Blossom
Smith Building
Invasion of England Rumorized by Kaiser for 1918
London correspondent Kenneth W. Payne reports that invasion of England by Germany in 1918 is a real strategic aim. Military critics cite plans and authorities like Lieut Col Charles Rept and Sir Auckland Geddes, noting England's fortress status and possible English countermeasures.
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London
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England
Germany
Kaiser
America
Paris
Hindenburg
Britain
Charles Rept
Great Britain
Mill
Sir Auckland Geddes
France
Teutons
War Savings Day mobilizes Seattle with rallies and parade
Citywide War Savings Day activities fill downtown and shipyards with speeches by Mayor Hanson and Lt Evans, plus a noon Strand theatre address. Volunteers canvas homes and workplaces urging thrift clubs and weekly savings. A 7:30 pm parade leads a citywide show of support with labor and youth groups represented.
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Strand Theatre
Hanson
Danelleher
Lieut. Evans
Canadian Army
Daniel Kelleher
War Savings Committee
Europe
Thrift Army
Allied and Neutral Shipping Losses Reported in War
London reports Sir Eric Geddes states total Allied and neutral shipping losses to December 31, 1917 reached 8 percent of 33,600,000 tons. He notes German claims of 9,500,000 sunk are overstated, with six million actual losses. Output in late 1917 totaled 932,000 tons, while 29 percent of British tonnage had been lost since the war’s start.
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Lord Geddes
London
Eric Geddes
Admiralty
House of Commons
Geddes
British Fliers Down 167 German Planes This Month
British air crews on the Western Front claim 167 enemy aircraft downed in daylight this month, with 107 scorched to kindling and 65 driven beyond control. Night flying and mutual bombing are rising, as bombers depart in moonlit raids and return to readied bases behind German lines.
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William Philip Simms
United Press
France
West Front
St Patrick's Day
Russian Fleet Flees to Sevastopol After Odessa Capture
Washington dispatches report that the Russian Black Sea fleet escaped to Sevastopol as Odessa fell to German forces. No details were released on German future tactics by the state department.
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Washington
Black Sea
Sebastopol
Odessa
State Department
Wilson to Get Power Increase Senate Action
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 7 to report favorably the Overman empowering bill, responding to administration pressure. The measure grants the president broad authority to coordinate scattered or ineffective war agencies.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Michigan Aviator Killed in France Air Fight
Capt. Phelps Collins aged 24 the first Michigan airman to die in France was killed in action with the American flying squadron in France March 12 adjutant general's office notified his parents in Detroit Michigan He was a junior at the University of Idaho when he enlisted.
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Detroit
Mich
Phelps Collins
Michigan
France
Adjutant General's Office
University of Idaho
Soviet leaders clash over U S help in Japanese crisis
Foreign Minister Tchicherin says Soviets consider U S opposition to Japanese intervention and seek friendly cooperation with Russia. Trotsky rejects any Russo American alliance while noting America may seek closer ties over Japan.
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Joseph Shaplen
Petrograd
Tehicherin
United States
Russia
Trotsky
Tcicherin
America
Thicherin
Tchicherin
Bolshevik Party Starts in Frisco
In San Francisco on March 20 the Bolshevik branch of the socialist party formed with 100 members claiming a charter from the national organization. An organizer called it a radical starter for similar groups nationwide. The group declares itself left wing and plans to register for elections as Bolsheviki.
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San Francisco
Socialist Party
National Socialist Organization
Buamena
Bolsheviki
Pacific Coast Shipyard Workers Form Regional Council
Thirty delegates from boiler makers and iron ship workers across Pacific coast shipyards from Vancouver to San Diego gathered to form a Pacific coast divisional council under the International organization.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
San Diego
International Organization
Bakerisms from the Front Highlight War Secretary’s Visit
United Press dispatches describe Secretary of War Baker touring the American front. He visited soldiers billeted in a barn, climbed to a hayloft to check on health, and joked You ve certainly had a grip on Germany. A German helmet was presented to a colonel for his mother. Baker often told groups They re a good looking bunch full of pepper. He stood bareheaded at a roadside funeral.
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England
United Press
Baker
Germany
Leutenant
Close Race in Wisconsin Vote
Milwaukee March 20 Irvine Lenroot and James Thompson use neck and neck for the republican senatorial nomination with results still in doubt after 600 of 2,400 precincts. Davies leads the democrats, Berger strong for the socialists, while Thompson backs La Follette in a wartime test of Americanism.
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Ll. Lenroot
James Thompson
Joseph Davies
Senate
Dr. Chas, McCarthy
Victor Berger
Lenroot
Thompson
Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
la Follette
Fortunes in grain profiting to be probed nationwide
Rumors of vast profits from grain trading trigger a federal probe ordered by the food administration. Minneapolis dealers will disclose all rough grain transactions since December 1 as investigators seek to verify claims of up to $900,000 earned on rye and to assess use of substitutes after price surges.
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Food Administration
Fivery
Minneapolis
Mutinous Toula Crew to Be Sent Home
Twenty crew members of the mutinous Toula were taken aboard the harbor patrol boat and moved to the immigration detention station with 11 leaders already in custody. The entire crew is to be sent back to Russia while officers they mutinied against seek to sign a new crew in the city.
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Toula
City
Naval
United States Immigration Detention Station
Russia
Burglars Enter Home of U S Ambassador in Argentina
Three burglars broke into the residence of Frederick J. Stimson the U S ambassador to Argentina early today and were driven off by armed servants. They fled abandoning tools and a lantern leaving a wounded man in the neighbor’s yard as police investigated.
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Buenos Aires
Frederick J. Stimson
United States
Argentina
Stimson
Enemies Plott against Red Cross Work in France
Ida McGlone Gibson reports on German propaganda against the Red Cross during her France trip. She notes alleged lies about waste and cost to care for wounded, the veiled attack on a major humanitarian effort, and comments from Red Cross women about their sweaters and hospital garments for the soldiers.
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Idah McGlone Gibson
Red Crows
France
Red Cross
Farmers Urged to File Affidavits for Draft Classifications
Washington March 20 Farmers urged to file affidavits for deferred classification for farm hands, as the U S employment service warns that without compliance farmers risk their workers being drafted in the next call of about 90 000 men. Immediate action requested to ease the farm labor shortage nationwide.
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Washington
United States Employment Bureau
The
Employment Service
Withycombe Warns of Possible U S Battle
Medford Oregon March 20 Gov James Withycombe warned that about 250000 trained German troops may be in Mexico and South America. He cautioned against alarmism but urged defense readiness and rapid completion of the Pacific highway for defense purposes.
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Medford
Mexico
South America
James Withycombe
Train Schedules Align With Daylight Plan in Chicago Area
Officials in the Middle West say train schedules will follow the daylight plan after clocks change. Trains on the roads will be marked one hour late when time is adjusted.
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Chicago
Middle West
Wood’s Son Becomes Private in United States Army
Otis C C Wood, son of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, is reported to have entered service as a private in the U S Army as of today in Boston.
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Gen. Wood
Boston
Otis CC. Wood
Leonard Wood
United States Army
Urge Labor Men to Join Savings Parade
President Proctor of the Central Labor Council urges all union labor men to join with council members in the War Savings parade tonight in Seattle. Let's show Seattle where we stand.
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Poe Central Labor Council
Proctor
Central Labor Council
Seattle
Surprise Plans On West Front Are Discovered
Henry Wood aboard the French lines reports Germany masses men and guns in France face to threaten a surprise 24 hour offensive. French fortifications are described as the most defensive strength in history with successive lines prepared and ready to deny any rapid breakthrough.
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Germany
France
Balkan
Balkans
Macedonia
Sickness drains days and wages for millions nationwide
About 30 million workers lose roughly nine days annually to illness, causing wage losses exceeding 500 million dollars across the country. The figure underscores a significant economic impact from sickness-related work absences.
No Action Yet on Dutch Shipping Seizure Delayed
Government requisition of Dutch shipping remained delayed as of early today awaiting President Wilson's proclamation and Holland's position. Seizure was expected last night or this morning, but the delay gives Holland time to decide on full agreement.
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Washington
Wilson
Holland
Trotsky Arrives in Moscow to Plan City Defense
War Minister Trotsky arrives in Moscow from Petrograd to coordinate defense against a German threat. He will organize measures to defend the capital as German forces appear intent on advancing on the city.
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Trotsky
Moscow
Petrograd
Red Cross Urges Immediate Belgium France Relief Drive
The appeal lists overcoats, jerseys, socks, undergarments, blankets, and many woolen items needed for Belgium and France. Volunteers have one week to donate and deliver to the headquarters at University and First avenues or any fire station.
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Red Cross
Belgium
France
University
First Ave
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