Premier Faces Crisis as Casualties List Grows
Washington casualty list shows 75 names with 1 in action, 3 missing, several deaths from accidents and disease, 1 severely wounded and 1 slightly wounded. Includes Joseph Stonina newly identified as prisoner in Germany and numerous others listed with hometowns from Massachusetts to California.
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Washington
May
Joseph Stonina
Germany
Webster
Mass
Robert Beach
Piedmont
Cal
Arthur Minneapolis
Ming Prank & Chereen
Masa Corp
Kenneth Gunman
Tha
Michael Y Manchester
Mawes
John Iwar
Metta
Troy EB Forrest
Mam Springs
Ark Genevo
Menry Croeville
Timothy J Sheers
Masa
James Rheemis
Green Mies
Corp
Jon N
Baltimore
Ray
Bryant
Joe F . Potteville
Thomas R. Hart Albe
Alexander
Hipee Prancisco
Menry F Me Phereanie
Clyde Millerc
Mont
James K. Rosser
Broad WN
David A. Saunders
Chicago
Brota
William Charles
Philadelphia
Dave Werks Minn
Dean Zeller
Food Enforcement Committee Meeting in Spokane
Spokane hosts a May meeting of the Food Enforcement Committee with bakers and others facing flour regulation issues. The committee from Washington Oregon and Idaho aims to investigate violations and enforce the rules.
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Spokane
Wash
Wash- Oregon
Idaho
Woman Injured After Auto Collision on Westlake
Rita deln of 622 Pontius Ave was struck by a car driven by J. C. Slager of 1822 Broad On Westlake at Sixth. She suffered deep cuts and bruises but was not described as life threatening. The incident occurred Tuesday at the city hospital Wednesday report notes.
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Deln Rita
Pontius Ave
Wednes
J. C. Slager
Broad
Westlake
Press Divided on Maurice Charges in Government Crisis
Public letter from Gen Maurice accuses Lloyd George and Bonar Law of lack of veracity and spurs Asquith's motion for Commons investigation. The dispute splits parties and press while the government seeks to justify its wartime leadership and maintain public confidence.
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London
May
Lloyd George
Herbert Asquith
House of Commons
Gen. Maurice
Bonar Law
Asquith
Lioyd George
Maurice
Altho
Northcliffe Press
the Times
the Mall
Gen Maurice Peevish Challenging Civil Government
A war expert analyzes Maj. Gen Maurice’s criticism of Lloyd George’s ministry as a militarist challenge to democratic rule. The piece traces Maurice’s past attacks on Gen Foch, his removal from command, and suggests his actions reflect wider U S criticism of his stance toward France.
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New York
May
Gen. Maurice
Foch
Plander
Maurice
Lloyd George
Amertca
United States
Gien
Amerten
Piitiah
Lloyd Gorge
Whitcomb Takes Washington Post as US Fuel Admin Chief
David Whitcomb state fuel administrator left Seattle Tuesday to assume the duties of executive secretary of the United States Fuel Administration in Washington DC. He will stop in Salt Lake City for a Western conference and announced 318 more overcharge claims totaling 8396.43, of which 461.21 in unlocated emails will be turned over to the Red Cross.
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David Whitcomb
Seattle
The
United States
Istration
Washington, D C
Salt Lake
Whitcomb
Red Cross
Arrest Farmer Who Circulates "Mystery" Book
Frank Schoffer, a wealthy farmer of Fverett, arrested after federal grand jury indictment for circulating The Finished Mystery Issued by the International Bible Students association and for alleged seditious statements. Claims treasury bankruptcy and unredeemed Liberty. Bail fixed at 4000 dollars.
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Frank Schoffer
Fverett
Federal Grand Jury
Schoffer
International Bible Students’ Association
United States Treasury
Calderhead Leaves for Washington to Confer on Transport
Public service commission expert C. Calderhead travels to Washington Thereday to confer with transportation officials on regulatory matters affecting services. He is noted as the commission's late expert and will discuss policy and oversight with federal counterparts.
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C. Calderhead
Public Service Commission
Washington
Hanson Drives Fight For Utility Bonds And Power Plan
Mayor Hanson aims to secure approval from the Twelfth Federal Reserve’s capital issues committees in San Francisco for a $5,000,000 utility bond issue to build a new power plant. He reopened talks with the Stimaon Mill Co. and secured a rate of four tenths of a cent per kilowatt hour for surplus capacity, outlining plans to generate water power promptly for shipbuilding.
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Twelfth Federal Reserve
San Francisco
Hanson
John Perrin
Stimaon Mill Co
Millwanste
Washington, D. DC
Municipal League Backs Skagit River Power Site Plan
The Municipal League at its weekly luncheon urged the Skagit river power project, directing officers and the public utilities committee to press the city council to approve the site and seek government authority to issue bonds. Superintendent J. Ross outlined the Skagit river location.
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Municipal League
Skagit River
Tte
Public Utilities Committee
J. T) Ross
Bkagit River
Russian Speaker To Discuss Home Conditions
Dr A Kohanewek a 12 year Russian diplomat with an anti German stance will speak on Conditions In Rusia and the Tel aheviki at 5000 Arcade building at 5 pm Wednesday. A Russian concert and music will accompany the event. Public invited.
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A. Kohanewek
Rusia
Telaheviki
Sp m
Seattle girl ordered interned as enemy alien
May 8 Augusta Minnie Deckman of Seattle was ordered taken into custody by U S Marshal Nebeker as an enemy alien awaiting a presidential warrant for internment. She was acquitted last week of a caption age act violation. M A workers needed in France. Harold H Booth of Springfield Ohio raided a YMCA business lunch Tuesday.
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Salt Lake City
Augusta Minnie Deckman
Seattle
United States
Nebeker
France
Harold H. Booth
Springfield
Y M. A
Silk fabrics offered at low prices in wide range
Silk sale highlights plain and fancy silks at 1.00 with a large assortment including messalines pon gees bengalines satins moires poplins and novelties. Latins at 1.50 promise beauty and service in navy plum taupe Belgium myrtle brown ciel turquoise emerald chartreuse white and black. Goetz Satin at 2.00 offers navy labrador persian blue Copenhagen beetroot myrtle and more for dresses and suits.
Jersey Silk and Chiffon Broadcloth Fabrics on Sale
Fine 36 inch Jersey Silk at $2.25 a yard and 48 to 54 inch Chiffon Broadcloth at $3.00 a yard. Jersey Silk offers satin finish in blue, Belgium, flesh, pink, old rose, royal, emerald, white, black and more. Odd chiffon pieces vary in color including navy brown myrtle tan and wood brown.
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Belgium
Printed Lawns at Eight Cents a Yard Run Advert
An ad offers printed lawns at 8c a yard with 1,200 yards available in 25 inch wide dots figures and stripes light and dark shades. Limit of 12 yards per customer. Location noted as lower main floor.
Delicatessen Carry Home Specials Offer Fresh Foods
Delicatessen promotes carry home specials including fresh daily mayonnaise at 43e per pound Queen olives at 16c per pound and orange marmalade at 194 per pound. Fourth floor features freshly roasted coffee praised for flavor.
Fashion Expert from New York at The Bon March
A fashion expert visits The Bon March to share New York style news and assist with dressmaking challenges. Home Journal Patterns remain priced at 15 cents, unchanged.
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New York
Home Journal
Princess Aprons 75 for Thursday Apron Day
Princess Aprons offered for home work featuring light colored Norick-rack trimmed models with scalloped collars pockets and belts. Made of Amoskeag gingham in large plaids checks and stripes with open front. Two piece sets include pink or blue percaleskirt and scalloped jacket. Third Floor The Bon Marche.
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Princess Ap
Amoskeaggingham
BON Marche
Nicaragua Declares War on Germany in World War I
Nicaragua joins the allied group in World War I with only four dissenting votes in Congress. President Chamorro leads a declaration of war on Germany and Austria, making Nicaragua the 20th nation to enter the conflict and showing solidarity with the United States and other American states.
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San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
May
Congress
Germany
Austria
Chamorro
United States
Americans Decorated With Croix de Guerre in Picardy
Six more Americans including Captain Sydney Graves Lieutenant Paul Daly and Sergeants Connel and Webb plus Privates Bennet and Mendenhall received Croix de Guerre for gallantry in Picardy. Bennet delivered a mission through two enemy barrages. Connel and Mendenhall kept telephone lines during a gun attack. Graves is son of Brigadier General Graves.
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Picardy
Sydney Graves
Paul Daly
W .H. Connel
H.R. Webb
K. B. Bennet
J. A. Mendenhall Bennet
Connel
Mendenhall
Signal Corps
Graves
Gen Graves
National Army
Appointment of coal executives announced in Washington
Washington May 8. CC White vice president Clarkson Coal Mining Co Ohio and 48 manager Lake and Canadian coal distribution for the fuel administration named for key coal shipping duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CC. H. White
Clarkson Coal Mining Co
Ohio
The
Fuel Administration
American airman reported missing after World War I battle
Captain James Norman Hall of Colfax Iowa is missing after an aerial duel with German planes ten miles inside the French border north of Toul. Comrade believes Hall landed inside German lines and is a prisoner. other American flyers returned safely. Hall earlier served in the British army and Lafayette Escadrille and wrote of war before joining French forces in France.
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Lorraint
James Norman Full
Colfax
Iowa
Toul
Hall
Arthur Cunningham
Boston
James Norman Hall
America
Heavy evidence presented in I W W trial in Chicago
In Chicago the government continues to file大量 evidence from September raids on I W W headquarters as part of the trial of 112 I W W members. Government accountant Rh M Bailey testified on receipts and expenditures to show rising activity amid alleged conspiracy to defeat the draft and other war measures. Councilman Hesketh meanwhile sent an ordinance to protect soldiers from property loss due to local improvements and eminent domain assessments during their absence.
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W. W
George F. Vanderveer
Seattle
Rh. M. Bailey
Hesketh
Fine Plan but It Didn't Work
Oakland in May reports Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis addressing a Chamber of Commerce meeting. He claimed German agents planned world control with Bopp slated as governor general of British Columbia and E. H. Von Schaack as tax collector and treasurer, based on raid documents.
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Oakland
Newell Dwight Hillis
Germany
Chamber of Commerce
Secret Service
Bopp
British Columbia
E. H. von Schaack
Seattle Soldier Killed in Air Fall
Miami Fla May 8 Machine Gunner Calvin K. Cronk of Seattle and Lieut Melville K. Sullivan of Richmond Va were killed at the marine corps flying station near here Tuesday Their motor is believed to have stopped in mid air.
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Miami, Fla
Calvin KE. Cronk
Seattle
Melville KE. Sullivan
Richmond
Marine Corps
Here
St. Marys College Ruined by Flames in Fire
Oakland reports St Marys College suspended for the rest of the spring after a blaze yesterday nearly destroyed the main hall. Loss to building and library put at 60000 dollars as officials assess the damage. Brig Gen Charles G Treat takes command of the Western Department, succeeding Maj Gen Arthur Murray who retires.
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Oakland
St. Mary's College
San Francisco
Charles G. Treat
Western Department
United States Army
Arthur Murray
Treat
Camp Sheridan
Ala
Murray
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