Packers Hold Off Army Meat Sale to Export Quest
Washington May 1 United Press The big packers have kept army meat worth 244 million pounds off the market after closed talks with the War Department The surplus is to be exported temporarily if possible and otherwise sold under war debt direction at regular prices The statement notes large stockpiles from years of output and lists millions of canned roasts corned beef hash bacon and other cuts.
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Washington
United Press
War Department
Libby
Army
Gates
Jazz Dancing and Peace Talks Across 1918 Europe
A fragmented 1918 article mixes cultural musings on "blue harmony" in jazz dancing with rapid dispatches from Paris and Zurich. It covers Austro Hungarian peace terms, Hungary and Czecho Slovakia independence, and German delegation tensions as Versailles talks unfold, noting boundary, military, naval, and economic provisions.
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Jada
Fanchon
Pey
Freud
Brill
Muensterberg
Lombroso
Havelock
Fred 8. Ferguson
United Press
Paris
Hungary
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugro-Slovakia
Austria
Council of the
League of Nations
Germany
City Council Candidates Vie in Local Balloting for Seat
More than twenty candidates enter the race to fill the unexpired term of Roland W. Cotterhill after his death. Labor leaders club women and several named contenders lobby for support as council members prepare to vote late Monday afternoon.
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Roland W. Cotterhill
Thersecves
Leon
Neste
Col
W. M. Ingtia
Helen N. Stevens
Alice Lord
Fred C. Gage
N. E
R. L. Proctor
Central Labor Council
John A. Bennett
George W. Hill
Charles 8. Erwin
Park Board
H. C. Bohrke
Ballard
John J. Adama
Fauntleroy
C. G. Cole
Daugherty & Cole
James A. Taylor
The
Seattle Metal Trades Council
L. F. Brown
J. L. Barrie
Waitresses’ Union
Col. W. M. Inglis
Frank Cotterill
T. Josenhana
George McGillivray
Capt
W. J
Woman at Camp Lewis Becomes War Heroes’ Story Keeper
A Tacoma and Seattle baritone’s wife, Mrs Birdeena L Tuttle, is highlighted as the “mother” and patron saint of convalescent AEF soldiers at Camp Lewis. The Star begins publishing her taped tales of overseas exploits to give living glimpses of the war, promote Victory bonds, and raise awareness of hospital needs.
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Star
Camp Lewis
Birdeena L. Tuttle
Hiram Tuttle
Tacoma
Seattle
Tuttle
Alien Property Sold by State in California Chinatown
The state of California won its first case under the anti alien land law in Santa Barbara. A property in Chinatown sold for 6600 dollars after the attorney general sought to forfeit half of the interest to the state. The sale followed the judgment in the states favor.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
California
Park Singing to Be Popularized Here
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce bureau plans to popularize singing at city beaches and parks. Programs may start at Alki and extend to Mt. Baker Colman Seward parks at Green Lake if possible.
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Bureau of the Seattle Chamber Commerce
Alki
Mt. Baker
Colman and
Seward
Green Lake
Victory loan oversubscription nears one billion
Washington reports the Victory loan army of 2,000,000 is to be discharged as the drive ends. Treasury Glass expects about one billion dollars in oversubscriptions, with notes likely near 4.75 billion. Subscriptions exceeded targets across federal reserve banks and local banks, while paid staff are phased out gradually.
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Washington
United Press
Victory
Secretary of the Treasury
Glass
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Rabbit's Hoof and Bad Luck in Endolyne Car Fire
Lawrence Flaherty and neighbor Joseph Crowley escaped injury when their flivver caught fire on Fauntleroy Way. They battled flames with grass roots, saving themselves but allowing $500 worth of the car to burn. Lawrence distrusts the rabbit foot superstition after the scare.
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Ita
Lawrence Flaherty
Endolyne
Lawrence
Joseph Crowley
Habitat Endolyne
Fauntleroy Way
Mapleway
Joseph
Larry
Joe
Doubt Arises Over Kaiser Prosecution
Paris May 12 Authority reports uncertainty over prosecuting the former kaiser as Pelgian prosecutors refused to act, hindering moves to bring charges.
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Kaiser Prosecution
Paris
Another Big Still Seized by Raiders
A large still and over 1,000 gallons of raisin mash were seized Saturday near Marginal Way inside the city limits. About five gallons of the manufactured grape were taken for evidence and 1,000 gallons of mash destroyed on site. Home belongings seized may lead to arrests.
Weather delays NC-4 sea flight to Halifax
In Ghatham Massachusetts on May 12 United Press reports that weather likely postpones the NC-4 seaplane jump off for Halifax though repairs are complete. Northeast wind rain and fog create unfavorable conditions delaying the flight.
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Ghatham
Mass
United Press
Halifax
Altho
Flanders Fields and the Lonesome Wounded
An excerpt recalls the WWI poem In Flanders Fields and follows wounded overseas soldiers in hospital. Private William Brown humorously recounts winning a Croix de Guerre after a raid on Vaux, describing dugouts, German prisoners, and the toll of war from Chateau Thierry to the Mihiel drive, ending with the soldiers’ loneliness in hospital life.
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William Brown
Seattle
Milwaukee
Chateau Thierry
Soissons
Champagne
St. Mihhiel
Seattle Overfunds Victory Liberty Loan Quota
Seattle surpassed its Victory Liberty Loan target of 19 million dollars on Saturday night with an estimated 400000 to 600000 extra subscriptions. R H Mac Michael reported that exact final totals would take 48 hours to compile, as workers submitted late figures. The event featured celebration with Mrs Keith Logan Bullitt at the Victory Loan headquarters and a triumphant display as Seattle’s success was announced amid bands and sirens.
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Seattle
California
R. H. MacMichael
MacMichael
Dorothy Terry
Victory Loan Headquarters
Second Ave
Cherry St
Victory
P. Ll. Allen
Seattle and
King County
Victory Liberty Loan
TERMS SPUR UP HUN OFFICIALS
Berlin May 11. German officialdom shows feverish activity over peace terms. The cabinet meets daily and factions pass resolutions ignored by many. The national assembly convenes with couriers from Versailles and a press campaign urging rejection continues. Mourning week is observed. dancing gambling and races halted. troops to be withdrawn from Russian provinces for defense of Silesia and West Silesia.
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Brockdorff-Rantzau
Germany
Versailles
League of Nations
John Graudenz
United Press Staff
Berlin
National Assembly
Silesia
West Mth
West
Allies Move On Petrograd Report Incomplete
Stockholm dispatch says Helsingfors ordered foreigners to leave immediately and hints at an allied move on Petrograd. French warships reportedly near Helsingfors with 20 ships expected to join.
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Petrograd
Stockholm
United Press
Helsingfors
Aften Tindiningen
Grad
Mexican Foreign Minister to Present Credentials in Paris
Paris dispatch says Alberto J. Pani, newly named Mexican foreign minister, may present his credentials at the French foreign office on May 15. He has been in Paris since December awaiting departure for Spain.
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Paris
Alberto
J. Pani
Foreign Office
Spain
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Jugo- Slovakia
Transylvania
Romania
Tyrol
Fiume
London
Mayne Press
Herr Landsberg
Mann
Assembly
City Hall
Inglis
How Brown von Croix de Guerre
Park
Rabbit
Flanders Fields
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City
W. W. Ladd
W. R. Robinson
Louis H. Seagrave
Mary Y. Stewart
P. C. Beegley
Portland
Ore
Oregon
United States Employment Service
Teuton Press
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