German propaganda urges Mexican raids on U S border
Official reports describe German agents in Mexico urging Mexicans to attack across the border to disturb U S war efforts. They aim to force retention of troops on the border, inflame anti U.S. sentiment, and push for Mexican gains in Texas New Mexico and Azteana. Raids across the border have increased with fatalities among Texas ranchers.
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Washington
Mexico
France
United States
Uncle Sam
Zimmerman
Texas
New Mexico
Azteona
Kaiser
Polish author recruits women for aid work in Poland
Madame Laura de Gozdorva Turczynowics, author of When the Prussians Came to Poland, is in the country recruiting 500 young women for Hed Cross work in Poland. She traveled there during the German invasion and spent seven months in a German prison after Hindenburgs forces overran the country.
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Laura de Gozdorva Turczynowics
Poland
Hindenburg
Huns
Canadian Soldier Michael Howe Lived in Seattle Fifteen Years
Private Michael Howe, 45, of the Canadian Overseas Army, killed April 21, 1918, had resided in Seattle for 15 years. Survived by wife Martha and daughter Marie, Howe enlisted February 7, 1917 in Victoria and left for England the next day.
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Michael Howe
Seattle
Martha Howe
Marie Howe
36Th Ave
W. Howe
40Th
Victoria
England
40 000 British Casualties Listed This Week
London May 11 British casualties published during the past week totaled 40004 killed wounded and missing. The report notes the average human body contains specific quantities of lime phosphorus potash and other elements, illustrating scientific detail amid wartime figures.
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London
Confessions of a Wife excerpt reflects domestic strain and resolve
A narrator shares reflections on grief, resilience, and personal growth sparked by Donna and Mollie. The dialogue covers love, loss, and independence as characters discuss marriage, finances, and emotional wit amid spring’s approach, ending with renewed self-reliance.
Vital statistics births and deaths listed with addresses
A list of births and deaths with names and addresses. Includes many entries of newborns with parental names and home locations, followed by a deaths section noting individuals such as Arthur M Hein James Hooper Charter D Merritt Hudolph Sherifhauser Thomas Hanahan Edward Hedgeman Janora Mellagh and others with ages and residence details.
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Arthur M. Hein
Fighth
N. E
James Kt. Hooper
Heventh
Charter D. Merritt
May
Hudolph Sherifhauser
King County Hospital
Thomas Hanahan
Edward Hedgeman
Columbia At
Janora Hl. Mellagh
Interlake Ave
Austrians Granted Salt Water Fishing Right
The Washington Supreme Court ruled that Austro Hungarians who have taken first papers are entitled to salt water fishing privileges. In the case of Nick Constanti v L H Darwin state fish commissioner the court decided Constanti is not an enemy alien and thus eligible for the right.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
Nick Consatanti
L. H. Darwin
Constanti
Mantell Opens Week at Metropolitan in Michelien Program
Robert Mantell, premier tragedian of the English stage, headlines a Shakespearean and classic festival at the Metropolitan next week starting Monday with Michelien. The week features Hamlet Romeo and Juliet King Lear Macbeth The Merchant of Venice and Richard III among other events, with Miss Genevieve Hiamper and Wilkes players showcased in supporting programs and a slide on The Son of Democracy.
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Seattle
Metropolitan Theatre
Robert Mantell
Michelien
Cardinal Mister
France
Hichelieu
Edward Bulwer Lytton
King Lear
Macbeth
Shakespeare
Richelieu
Hamlet
Romeo and Juliet
Merchant of Venice
Richard
Australian Girl Appears with Maude's Company in Grumpy Tour
Dorothy Cummings, Cyril Maude's leading woman in Grumpy, joined the company for the eight months' Australia and New Zealand engagement. Grumpy tours the Metropolitan starting May 20 with seven acts and features Ralph Thomas Kettering, Elinar Murray or Frank Terry, and several vaudeville acts including the Choy Heng Wai troupe, Glenna, Marl and Curtis, Belle Miller, Midge Morrison, Greno and Platt, a six-act film At the Mercy of the Moon, and more on the Orpheum program. Monte Carter's fifth Oak week offers Izzy the Pairfighter with Oscar Gerard and Monte Carter in Mexico-based roles.
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Dorothy Cummings
Cyril Maude
Australia
New Zealand
Metropolitan
Palace Hip
Ralph Thomas Kettering
Lincoln
U. A
Abraham Lincoln
Eolnar Murray
Frank Terry
Finglish
Marl
Curtis
Belle Miller
Midge Morrison
OAK
Monte Carter
the Oak
Izzy
Oscar Gerard
Mexico
Carter
Blanche Gilmore
Det Kates
Phylia Gordon
Walter Spencer
Losses of Allied Ships Drop in April Wartime Figures
Washington dispatches report allied and neutral ship losses in April were half of April 1917. In April 1917 gross tonnage sunk reached 634,685, while April 1915 saw 341,631 tons sunk.
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Washington
Germany
Cascar ets Sell Twenty Million Boxes Per Year
An advertisement claims Cascarets sell twenty million boxes annually with a tag line urging readers to avoid biliousness sickness headaches or constipation. The copy positions the product as a remedy and health aid.
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Cascarets
Controversial Letter Defends Women While Criticizing Male Flirtation
A reader byline J. F. discusses improper male behavior in crowded theatres, noting that some women may be innocent yet provoked crude flirtation. He argues most flirtation comes from men and calls for physicians over publicity for abnormal tendencies.
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J.F
A Mother Urges Balanced View Of Passion And Nature
A reader signs as A MOTHER urging calm on flirting and sexual tensions. She compares human passion to river floods, says forces are harmful only when uncontrolled, and calls for respecting spring nature and not judging what God has made.
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Donna
Abe
Ufe
Mollie
Jim
Mins Grey
Nature
S. Calla
Patriotism versus golf grounds for war gardens
A letter suggests converting United States golf courses into war gardens to support the war effort. It asks whether businessmen who golf could instead hoe potatoes, while acknowledging owners would resist such direct action and noting a golf ground has already become a training station.
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Mises Grey
United States
Uncle Sam
Loyal Legion OF Ladgers
Jack
Son Buys Bond For Her Mother Question
A reader asks if a mother may wear a son’s Liberty Bond button. The reply confirms yes when the son buys the bond for the mother, otherwise no. The exchange centers on legality and proper ownership of the bond insignia.
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O. K
Miss Grey
HR. W. BE
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