Call to support the troops from Ballard to Capitol Hill
The piece recalls crowds cheering volunteers and soldiers in khaki and navy blue and pledging to aid the war effort. It urges readers to keep promises of support as the Red Cross calls on them to do their share for those who sacrificed for Liberty from Ballard Green Lake University district Capitol Hill Queen Anne and South Park.
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18Th Engineers
France
National Guard
Red Cross
Ballard
Green Lake
University District
Capitol Hill
Queen Anne
South Park
Seattle
the Red Cross
Hindenburg Pressures Fleet To Break Allied Sea Blockade
A United Press dispatch from Washington reports Hindenburg seeks to mobilize most of the German High Seas Fleet from Kiel to support a land operation. Officials say a German victory hinges on breaking Britain’s intact defense, with France and possibly Japan joining to cripple the Entente.
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von Hindenbur
Navy Department
Washington, Ma
Kiel
Navy
Hindenburg
Brittan
Massive Aetna plant blast in Oakdale harms 170 dead 400 injured
A huge explosion at the Aetna Chemical Co. plant in Oakdale near Pittsburgh today killed about 170 workers and left over 400 injured. The blast leveled the main building and sparked a fast spreading fire. Officials launched an inquiry but expect limited findings.
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Pittsburg
Aetna Chemical Co
Oakdale
Here
NE Day
RPP
Plan for nationwide boycott over German wartime cruelty
Seattle mothers launch a nation wide movement to boycott Made in Germany articles for 30 years if any American prisoner is maltreated by the enemy. Mrs BE A Strout started the drive. Judge Burke aids. Pledges will be distributed next week and dropped beyond German lines. The pledge vows to boycott German made goods until the war ends and beyond. One day’s pay for mercy Chicago also begins a Red Cross fund drive of 6 million dollars with 60 000 participants.
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Seattle
Germany
BE. A. Strout
Minorave
Thomas Burke
Women of
America
Infantry Does Little During Lull Of Battle In France
Haig reported limited infantry action during a lull with mutual artillery duels near Givenchy and Rebecq that night. Hostile guns remained active in Lens Hazebrouck and Ypres sectors as American forces noted reconnaissance and intermittent artillery. French war office added violent actions north and south of the Avre with German raids failing near Massiges and Four de Paris.
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Lens
Hazebrouck
Ypres
France
Toul
Lorraine
Paris
Avre
French War Office
Massiges
Four de Paris
Allies Down Over a Hundred Planes in Italy Front
Rome official report states Allied air forces destroyed more than 100 enemy aircraft on the Italian front in the last 30 days. The May 18 dispatch notes ongoing air superiority as campaigns continue across Italy.
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Rome
Ose Das Ray
Pageant Calls For Red Cross Drive Support
A wartime pageant toured Seattle to urge donations for the Red Cross war fund drive. Ten units marched along First and Second avenues as crowds packed sidewalks. Skinner & Eddy workers pledge 25 000 to the Red Cross, with the Employes relief fund adding a daily contribution.
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First Avenue
Second Avenue
I W W leaders on trial for sedition in Chicago
John Baldizi ai of New York City among 122 I W W leaders on trial charged with conspiring to arm Pennsylvania anthracite miners and to join the American organization abroad to challenge world governments. Special Prosecutor Claude Porter read letters and articles he said formed key links in the government's evidence chain.
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New York City
Pennsylvania
Claude KR. Porter
Haldiz
Dynamite Found Near San Francisco Parade Route
On May 18 twenty sticks of dynamite were found on Howard street near the Red Cross parade route in San Francisco. Police conducted a search as part of the inquiry, prompted by the proximity to the procession and the timing around the parade event.
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San Francisco
Howard Street
Hoover seeks 5 million to widen food administrator reach
Food Administrator Hoover asks Congress for a 5 million appropriation to fund a food administration representative in every county. He says such officials would cut retail prices and save consumers many times 5 million dollars monthly.
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Washington, D. C
Hoover
Congress
Food Administration
United States
Registration of New Draft Set for June 5
Young men of Seattle and King county who have become 21 since June 5, 1917 or will be 21 by midnight June 4, 1918 must register for select draft service in Seattle on June 5. Orders to proceed with war service registration were received at district board headquarters late Friday. Local boards are to prepare and notices were posted. Exceptions cover those in military service. Precincts, addresses, and phone numbers of boards are listed for Seattle residents.
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Seattle
King County
Wilson
Naval Service
United States
Regular Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Naval Militia
Reserve Corps
Von Hertling Seeks Peace Amid WWI Frontline Optimism
German chancellor Count von Hertling told the Budapest newspaper arest that he remains optimistic this year and believes events on the West Front bring closer a swift war end. He asserted a desire for peace and confidence in reaching it despite ongoing battles in May.
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Amsterdam
Count Vontling
Budapest
Arest
West Front
Callaghan Sentenced to Prison for Welfare Fraud
Former King County welfare commissioner James J. Callaghan was found guilty of defrauding the county by issuing fictitious charity. Superior Judge Frater sentenced him to two and a half to years in the state penitentiary after a nervous pre-sentence appearance.
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James J. Callaghan
King County Welfare
Frater
Callaghan
German Attack on Yanks Fails Near Montdidier
German assault on American positions near Montdidier was repulsed with losses. Two sausage balloons were shot down in clear moonlight as both sides' aircraft were active all night. A Seattle notice calls 19 men from local board No. 6 to report for service May 22.
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Picardy
Montdidier
Seattle
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United Press
Japan
Hanson
Chicago
Red Cross Fund
London
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Rebecq
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Italy
Buffala
N. Y
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motors Corporation
Star- Liberty
Liberty Theatre
Skinner & Eddy
Red Cross War Fund
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Relief Fund Association of the Yard
Association For Relief Work
Association
Fimployes’ Association
Charles F. Cahill
Skinner & Eddy Mold Loft
Chauncey Wright
John Baldiz
Frisco
von Hertling
Austria
Emper Wilhelm
Yanks
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