Germans Slay 100 in Hospitals as Nurses Are Heroes
United Press correspondent William Philip Simms reports a German air raid on French hospitals killing and wounding over 100 nurses and attendants. Gotha bombers dropped large bombs and shrapnel to maximize casualties while British anti aircraft and aviators fought the raid. Destruction and gruesome injuries are described with nurses tending the wounded under dangerous conditions for hours.
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France
Gotha
Red Cross
Girl Loses Fight To Save Fiance In Lake Washington Tragedy
Audery Haynes 2510 Laurelshade Ave is in Seattle city hospital near death after a wind toppled a canoe while she tried to save Karl V Mills 20 who drowned. Mills body not recovered. Mills worked at Hydes confectionery. Haynes held Mills afloat for 15 minutes before help arrived. The accident occurred off Madison Park about 4 PM Wednesday.
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Audery Haynes
Laurelshade Ave
Karl V. Mills
Lake Washington
Mills
Hyde's
KE. G. Wileman
Madison Park
Louise van de Vorde
Mille
Mies Haynes
Parl
Milla
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E.G. Wiseman
Mike Haynes
Miss Haynes
Karl
FE. Clayburn
City Hospital
Vancouver
Rh. C
Harry Bender
Beattie
Seattle
Soldier claims he did not see hospital markings
Englishman now in a hospital he bombed while cared for by women whose sisters he killed. He says he did not notice Red Cross signs denoting a hospital and that he was following a railway train. The hospitals had not been bombed before. Some Americans were in the group, but none were harmed.
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Red Cross
Spruce Mill Burns Amid Rumors of Spies
Hoquiam on May 23 reports Northwestern Lumber mill burning after an explosion within the plant. The blaze raises fears of espionage while the facility, focused on spruce production for government aircraft, is damaged. In Washington, the House military committees agree on an 11.0 billion dollar army appropriation for the next fiscal year, with 1.5 billion sought by Baker for ordnance.
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Western Lumber Company
Washington
House Military Committees
Baker
Hershfield to systematize missions work in Seattle
G L Hershfield from the New York office of the Russian mission of ways of communication arrived in Seattle to cooperate with A Persoff and organize the transshipment yards at Meadows. He plans a small office force and to streamline operations after a recent staff resignations. Some former staff cited misunderstandings and unrewarded requests. Roy Overman resigned and wrote Pevzoff distancing himself from critics.
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G. L. Hershfield
New York
Cc. W. Paget
Roy
Germans Fear Yankee Raids During Night in Picardy
United Press dispatch from Picardy reports Germans taking precautions to avoid prisoners by withdrawing at night and ceasing patrols. Aerial activity is heavy while American artillery claims eight German batteries destroyed since the Americans entered the sector and ten put out of action with only two resuming fire.
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Picardy
Taten
Maj Gen Wood to See Foreign Service Command
Maj Gen Leonard Wood, senior major general, is expected to join foreign service soon and possibly command a corps on the western front. Army officers say a first field army may form for independent offensive and defensive actions under Gen Pershing’s overall plan.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Ilia
Wood
War Department
Foreign Service
Pershing
Women’s Crepe Bloomers Sale at 59 Cents
Bloomers offered in flesh color flaxine and white cotton crepe with elastic at waist and knee. Sale headline notes price at 59 cents and urges value over making them.
Ribbon selections and prices in a department store
A catalog listing for ribbons and decorative trims includes Colored Tapestry Ribbons at 1.35, Dresden designs 1.25, Metal-embroidered Japanese motifs 1.75, Pink and Blue Wash Ribbons 10¢ per bolt No 114 or 15¢ No 2, Pink and Blue Jacquard Ribbons 50c to 75¢ per yard, White Brocaded Ribbon 50c per yard, White Moire and Plain Taffeta 25¢ per yard, and Moire Taffeta Ribbon 55¢ per yard, with the section noted as on the Upper Main Floor.
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Dresden
Women’s Lisle Thread Stockings at 35c a Pair
Selected hosiery and underwear items on sale including lisle thread stockings in multiple colors and sizes, some with slight imperfections. Also featuring fiber silk hose, summerweight union suits, nainsook cotton knit suits, and ribbed cotton union suits with various necklines and sleeve options.
New Curtains for Your Bedroom Nets in Cream and White
A splendid assortment of Filet Nets with firm finished edges in cream white and ecru. Floral and conventional designs offered. Very little work is required to make these nets up into curtains for the bedroom. Drapery section.
Figured Madras Curtains in Ecru Color $2.00 Pair
Very dainty curtains for bedroom windows offered in five patterns in ecru color. They launder quickly and easily. Offered as a $2.00 pair. Third Floor.
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Ecru
Shoe Sale Offers Large Selection At Reduced Prices
Included are boys heavy tan shoes with oak soles and lace style sizes nine to thirteen and girls shoes with leather and cloth tops plus white canvas shoes. A good chance to get shoes for everyday wear at a reduced price. Gun metal calf shoes on English or round toe lasts with lace and button style all sizes. Comfort Shoes made of soft kid in lace and button styles with most sizes. Women in this style will find a splendid saving opportunity on the main floor.
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Shoe Shop
Neckwear Sale Items Highlight Wide Chiffon Veils
Odd pieces of neckwear cut to 50 cents and chiffon auto veils priced at 69 cents each. The display features good length veils 114 yards long in old rose gray cobalt purple pink with fancy borders on plain chiffon fields. Neckwear section upper main floor.
New draft rules aim to curb idleness and enforce work
Gen. Crowder unveils drastic measures linking exemption to industrial contribution. Draft registrants under post July 1 rules face forced work if idle. Rules cover gamblers, service workers, clerks, and domestic staff. Seattle waiters union notes limited impact as most members are above draft age.
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Baker
House Appropriations Committee
Gen. Crowder
United Press
War Department
Crowder
Empire
Seattle
Waiters’ Union
Levi
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