Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens in City
The city kicks off a Red Cross fund drive with 600 workers targeting a 500000 quota. A noon rally at the Arena features Dr G T Gunter while committees report progress and local officers collect licenses from motorists as items for donation. Months of monthly subs are urged with special telegrams from New York and Seattle praising early enthusiasm.
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Red Cross Committee
King of Potlatch Arrested Over Jaywalking
Edgar L. Webster once hailed as king of Seattle Potlatch was arrested for jaywalking. A bystander, George Sample of Foster and Kaiser, alerted police, leading to a public punch and a 50 cent fine proposed for every jaywalker to benefit the Red Cross.
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Edgar L. Webster
Seattle
George Sample
Foster & Kieiser
Sample
Webster
Jaywalker
Choke Seven Seas With U S Shipping Promised
New York May 20 Bainbridge Colby United States shipping commissioner announced plans to flood the seven seas with American shipping stating fifty ships of major size will sail in June as part of the effort.
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Bainbridge Colby
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Seven Seas
Allied naval forces expand Japanese destroyer cooperation
TORIO May 19 The fleet of Japanese destroyers cooperating with allied naval forces in the Mediterranean has been enlarged recently more actively than ever before, a statement issued here says.
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Mediterranean
Ours for R. R. men says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that railroad employees dispatching trains or working at signal towers cannot work more than nine hours in any 24 hour period. The decision, issued in Washington, affects crews across the industry.
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Red Cross Call to Aid the Wounded in War
A war era appeal urges citizens to answer the Red Cross call to give aid and comfort to the wounded. Descriptions stress danger and sacrifice as volunteers march toward danger to provide relief and support for those harmed by conflict.
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Red Cross
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Uproar Rumors Tied to Prague Siege Observed by Navy
Prague amid a state of siege following street clashes between Czechs and Jugo-Slavs during national theatre celebrations. Police and military forces reinforced as crowds chanted pro Allied leaders. In Washington rumors of a German U-boat off the Atlantic coast sparked Navy inquiries and heightened alert.
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National Theatre
Dual Monarchy Nearing Doom
Dispatches from Budapest Vienna and Berlin warn that Emperor Karl I sits on a volcano about to erupt. Food riots and famine threaten Austria and Hungary as Germans fear revolt among Slavs and Teutonic minorities grow wary of the doomed monarchy.
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Budapest
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Hungary
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Europe
Germany
Freeenna
Italy
Austrian
Trawler Sinks Sub and Frees Captive Spanish Crew
Paris dispatch reports the trawler All ly sank a German submarine and captured its commander. The incident freed the captain and crew of a Spanish sailing vessel who had been held as prisoners.
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Paris
Allly
Tousaid
Ukraine Towns in Flames Report from Moscow via London
May 20 report notes towns and villages across Ukraine are in flames with dispatches routed through Moscow and London. The item emphasizes widespread destruction and ongoing fighting across multiple regions.
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Ukraine
Moscow
London
Lufberry Dies in Armor Aerial Battle Over Lorraine
Maj Raoul Lufberry, famed American ace and former Lafayette Escadrille member, is killed in action over American lines in Lorraine. He was hit by a machine gun bullet during a dogfight, his body recovered near the front. Born in Haven Connecticut, he trained in aviation in France before joining the American army.
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Raoul Lufberry
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American Aviation Corps
Lafayette Escadrille
Allied Front Quiet Despite Raids and Aerial Activity
London May 20 report notes a successful raid in a sector with light gains and repulsed enemy efforts. Hostile shelling rose on the Albert Bucquoy front as American lines report a calm day with two enemy aircraft downed.
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War Events Summary From Fronts Across Europe
Daily dispatch reports heavy German offense preparations on the western front while American and British efforts claim gains. Maj Raoul Lufberry of the American aviation corps was killed in action over the front, and American air forces claimed two enemy planes down. British reports note intensified bombardment from Albert to Bucquoy and a successful Albert sector raid. German aviation reportedly suffers from poor aircraft and training. French front notes 1.68 million German troops assembled west from the North Sea to the Oise. British navy reports German torpedo and submarine craft confined to Bruges harbors. Ireland reports normality after Sinn Fein arrests. De Valera among leaders transported by British warship. Austria declares martial law amid Czech and Yugoslav unrest. crowds cheer Wilson, Lloyd George, and Clemenceau.
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