Alienist Is Given Set-Back at Peace Meet Start
United Press dispatch from Versailles on May 8 describes tense scenes as Allied delegates seat, Count Brockdorff-Rantzau of Germany appears anxious, and Clemenceau begins speaking. German interpretation unfolds sentence by sentence amid uneasy diplomacy.
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Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Fred 8S
Ferguson
United Press
Versailles
Palace Hotel
Mensieurs Ies Plenipotentiaries de
Vallemagne
Count Brockdorff-Rantzau
Clemenceau
Brockdorff-Rantzau
Wild West Men Return Home Met At Seattle Station
Maj. J. C. McCaustland arrives at King Street Station to a homecoming crowd. Grateful families greet him and his comrades, including Private Fred Jones of the 347th machine gun battalion and Charlie Smith, famed U of W quarterback, readjusting to civilian life with relatives present.
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King Street Station
J. C. McCaustland
Seattle
George Hood
Metropolitan
Meuse Argonne
347Th Machine Gun Battalion
Charlie Smith
U. of W
Hun
Hells
France
L. &. Smith
Daring Men Begin Transatlantic Flight From Sag Harbor
Three navy transatlantic planes led by the N C 3 departed from Coast Guard Station 11 in Sag Harbor at 10 30 a m heading northeast toward Halifax. The squadron included N C 1 and N C 4 with a dirigible escort, planned to fly to Mon tauk Point and onward via Scotia Newfoundland and the Azores, expected to take seven and a half hours. A crew change occurred when Chief Mechanic F E Howard lost a hand to a propeller blade and was replaced by Rhodes.
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Sag Harbor
L. L
United Press
Navy
Coast Guard Station No. 11
Here
Rockaway Beach
N.Y
United United States
Atlantic
Scotia
Newfoundland
Azores
N. C.3
Towers
Montauk Point
Long Island
New England
Nova Scotia
Halifax
N. C.M4
F E. H. Howard
Rhodes
N. C.4
Read
N. C.1
Bellinger
H. C. Richardson
D. H. McCullough
R. A. Lavender
L. BR. Moore
B. Rhodes
Byrd
N. C
BE. F. Stone
W. Hinton
H. C. Rood
J. L. Breese
M. A. Mitchher
T. L. Barin
H. Ladenwater
Expert testimony in Ruth Garrison case exposes test flaws
In a Tacoma courtroom, Dr. Walter Gulick testifies Ruth Garrison shows subnormal mentality after a delayed answer to a king versus president prompt. Prosecutor Carmody mocks the test, prompting courtroom laughter as the alienist defends his method amid heavy security and ongoing trial proceedings.
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John D
Walter Vose Gulick
Ruth Garrison
Grace Elizabeth Storrs
Ruth
Carmody
House of Representatives
House of Commons
Dr. Gulick
Ben Corneilson
R. Packard
Gulick
Frank T. Wilt
Seattle
Donald A. Nicholson
Nicholson
Fred C. Brown
Grace Storts
Navy bond drive urged to match past record in Victory Fifth
In Seattle supporters rally to match the Fourth Liberty Loan success as figures note the navy’s record in bonds and lives. Leaders cite per capita giving by sailors at Puget Sound yards and stress a three day push to reach the $96 million goal.
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M. T. Harding
Birdie
Victory Speakers’ Bureau
Phey
Mike Mitchell
Gobs
McAdoo
Navy
Bill Ladd
KR. H. MacMichael
County
Fi Nr
Trile Navy
United States
J. A. Swalwell
Statesman
Goba
Navy Yard
Seattle
City Has Chance to Win Captured German Cannon
Seattle may win one of four captured German cannons issued by the Liberty Loan drive. The awards target the 12th federal district covering the Pacific coast with categories for the highest state percentage and top cities by population ranges 200,000 and above, 75,000 to 200,000, and 10,000 to 75,000. A tank was previously named after the cities with the highest percentage.
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Seattle
Liberty Loan
Federal District
Pacific Coast
Chinese students riot at Tokyo legation over Shantung award
Hundreds of Chinese students expressed anger in Tokyo on May 1 as they protested the Shantung peninsula award to Japan. They rioted at the Chinese legation and threatened to burn the building.
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Tokyo
United Press
Shantung Peninsula
Japan
The Right Place The Right Place
Promises guidance for buyers to spot ideal real estate deals by watching listings for the right moment. The notice urges readers to recognize the property when the ad appears and when it is in the right place to purchase.
Machine Gun Men of 91st Arrive Home
Hundreds wept and thousands cheered as 3230 Washington troops from the 347th machine gun battalion and 316th ammunition trains returned from combat in Argonne and Belgium. The 7:50 am train arrived at Great Northern depot and crowds gathered at King street station to welcome them home.
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King
Washington Hotel
Argonne
Belgium
347Th
Great Northern
Welcome Heroes Return From War Train Depot Parade
Citizens greet the 347th machine gun battalion and the 316th ammunition train at the depot with cheers and a homecoming parade. The call to support victory by securing jobs and full Victory Loan subscriptions frames the welcome as a duty to returning heroes of the Argonne.
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the Argonne
Congress of the United States
State of Washington
Wilson to Cabled Address Congress for Reading
President Wilson will cable his first message to the next Congress for reading before the joint session. He intends to urge early passage of appropriation bills and propose proper remuneration for telephone and telegraph lines taken over during the war emergency. Peace treaty messages will follow and likely be delivered in person to a joint session.
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Wilson
Congress
Robert J. Bender
United Press Staff
Washington
United States
Germans Prepare Report on Versailles Treaty Analysis
German delegates worked nearly all night parsing the peace treaty text. Foreign Minister Brockdorff Rantzau planned a full report to Berlin to be sent tonight by special courier.
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Versailles
Brockdorff Rantzau
Berlin
Victory Loan Drive Nears End as Seattle Pushes Ahead
Washington D C May 8 United Press Victors Loan campaigners race to meet a 2 000 000 three day target with Seattle speeding up. More than 6 000 000 remains and workers strive to surpass the 2 000 000 mark Thursday. The committee will publish names of slacker subscribers Friday morning and warn that the public will know who refused to subscribe. Col J T Watson and L J Kirkhoff plan stunts as 1 800 victory bond clubs operate nationwide with Seattle seeking fair corporate allotment.
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Washington, D. C
United Press
Victory Loan
Seattle
Victory Loan Committee
Army
Col. J. T. Watson
L. J. Kirkhoff
Col. Watson
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Nation
Harry Hatover
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