First Neighborhood Meeting of Seattle Women Form Army Against Waste
The Seattle Regi ment of the Woman's Army Against Waste held its first neighborhood meeting at Mrs. Rexford's home as neighbors joined in the patriotic campaign. Members pledged to save food while officials clarified draft exemptions and registration rules for men 21 to 30, noting possible hearings for dependents and other exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Woman’s Army
Louis A. Rexford
Aurora Ave
Seattle Regiment of the Woman's Army Against
N. W. Wickersham
East Alder St
Woman's Army
First Armed Americans Begin Front Service in France
United Piece staff correspondent Henry Wood reports America's first armed force in World War I began active service in France. Section one of the American munition transport service leaves training camp to deliver shells to front trenches under fire. Sections two and three, including college men from Andover and future squads from Dartmouth Yale Harvard Johns Hopkins Williams, drill with French arms and learn to handle five ton trucks.
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Henry Wood
United
American Field Service
France
America
Andover College
Dartmouth
Yale
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Chicago and
Williams University
J. E. Ostheimer
Philadelphia
Wm. Taylor
Bond for Baby Liberty Bond promotes war effort
Uncle Sam offers a $2 billion Liberty Bond issue to fund World War I. Purchasing for Baby benefits America and creates a future stake. a $100 bond at 3 percent compound interest yields $165.08 after 15 years, with options to extend. Buy a Bond for Baby to make a patriot and saver of the child.
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Baby
Jimmy
Jane
Sam
America
Women exchange ideas on wartime feeding and waste
Mrs. Arthur H. Zeigen demonstrates a two egg sponge cake while Mrs. J. G. Ellinger notes pear additions stretch marmalade. Mrs. Wm. Mullin shares asparagus shortcake and Mrs. Kowalfk offers an eggless milkless butterless fruitcake as part of a drive to reduce waste and feed families.
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Arthur H. Zeigen
J. G. Ellinger
Wm. B. Mullin
D. W. Kowalfk
Aurora Ave
New Ammunition For Fees of Waste
A recipe for an eggless butterless milkless fruit cake is shared at the first neighborhood meeting of the Woman's Army Against Waste led by Mrs. D. W. Kowalk. The instructions list raisins sugar hot water shortening cinnamon cloves nutmeg and alt with optional peel citron or nuts, and note boiling steps then adding flour.
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Woman's Army Against
D. W. Kowalk
Aurora Ave
British Mission Leaves Washington for Canada
The British mission departed Washington last night and will cross the Canadian border this morning, concluding their visit to America.
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Canada
Washington
America
Honest advertising urged by Samuel A Adame at Ad Club
Samuel Hopkins Adams of the New York Tribune urged the Ad Club at Thursday noon meeting at Kon Marche to eliminate hollow promises from advertising. He warned that unfulfillable claims erode trust in the industry.
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Samuel Hopkins Adame
Viser
New York Tribune
Ad Club
Ile
Third section of American munition transport serves at front
Paris May 25 The third section of the American munition transport service is at the front, announced by A. Pratt Andrew general command of the units. Number three is in command of H. Kennedy of Hanover Illinois who in 1916 was manager of the Dartmouth football team.
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Paris
American Munition Transport Service
A. Pratt Andrew
H. Kennedy
Hanover
N. IL
Dartmouth
Dr Waite Dies Calmly at Sing Sing with Smile
Osinning New York May 25. Dr Arthur Warren Waite called the arch poisoner faced execution with a grin as witnesses described his final moments. He murdered in laws to gain a fortune and sought messages from beyond. His last hours showed indifference to family and a cheerful departure as the death mask was set.
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Ossinning
N. Y
Sing Sing
Arthur Warren Waite
Waite
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
New York
Petersen
Bors
Artie
Petition drive aims to overturn bone dry law
E. M. Williams, sponsor of the referendum against the state bone dry law, says enough signatures are filed to reach 22 700 required in Olympia by June 6 to suspend the law until the November 5 1918 election. He notes 5 000 Seattle names, 2 000 Spokane names, and 3 000 in coma will contribute, with petitions still available at Seward hotel and other locations.
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Olympia
Williams
Seattle
Gaines
Spokane
Coma
Congress
Washington
Seward Hotel
Should Soldiers Be Compelled to Marry Before Front Duty
A reader letter questions whether unmarried soldiers should be required to marry before leaving for war. A soldier's mother cites race-protection and family needs, asking readers to weigh if compulsion is just and how it might be arranged, with moral and social implications for millions of young men and women.
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Polks
Jitneys Will Keep Running Pending Supreme Court Appeal
Jitney drivers in Seattle may continue service as their appeal is sent to the state’s high court. Superior Judge Gilliam ordered operations to continue until a decision. Activists had prepared to risk arrest if the injunction against prosecutors held. Only 22 of 400 drivers hold the required $2,500 bonds.
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Seattle
Supreme Court
Alneys Pierce
Crawford
Gilliam
Lundin
Don’t Argue Says Uncle Sam On Draft Registration Day
Registrars will enforce instructions issued by Uncle Sam with calm explanations on June 4. They may call witnesses, record names, and avoid entering confrontations, noting arrests will be infrequent.
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Uncle Sam
How to answer questions on registration cards posters
Posters headed How to answer questions on registration cards were posted at many precinct registration places Friday. All men who register must state name age home address date of birth state of citizenship birthplace trade or occupation employer and whether they have father mother wife or child.
Saturday Saving Shopping List From Local Advertisers
The Star lists prices on food clothing shoes hats millinery meats furnishings and more. Readable entries include Standard Furniture Co Arete Rankin Co Ramaker Bros Piano Co Cately Gottstein Furniture Rhodes Woodhouse Grunbaum Kied Front Clothing Florence McCormack Brom Boston Sample Shoe Palace Macdougall Southwick Movie pens Eastern Outfitting Co Weallake Market Public Market Center Tina St Market South End Market Dundee Woolen Mills Viper Taft Ron Marche Frederick Neleon.
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Star Today
Ade Standard Furniture Co
Arete-Rankin Co
Ramaker Bros, Piano Co
Cately
Gottatein Furniture Co
Rhodes Co
Woodhouse - Grunbaum Co
Kied Front Clothing
Florence Co
McCormack Brom
Wraser-Paterson
Boston Sample Shoe Palace Clothing Co
Macdougall-Southwick
New Law Curbs Censor Creel
The Gregory espionage bill with a censorship clause is formally agreed by house and senate conferees. It makes publishing names and positions of U S and allied military and naval forces a misdemeanor. Censorship administration will be simply a law, not a board, avoiding Creel headed bureau.
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Washington
Gregory
House
Senate
U. S
George Creel
Congress
Woman scores attack on flag at school meeting
Los Angeles May 25 Aboard at a board of education meeting Mrs. Tululo M Hicks principal of the Children s Socialist Lyceum defended David Siminow a pupil whipped for refusing to salute the flag She called the American flag the emblem of the dollar mark sparking sharp rebuke from attendees and others present
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Los Angeles
David Siminow
Tululo M. Hicks
Children’s Socialist Lyceum
Board of Education
War Bond Appeal Prompts Rhetorical Question
A wartime plea declares money fuels the conflict and asks readers if they have purchased their bond. The slogan emphasizes citizen support and financial backing for the war effort.
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