Yanks Capture Trench in May Offensive Near Picardy
American troops repelled three large scale German raids around Fontaine Sous Montdidier and Cantigny. The counterattacks drove enemy patrols back, with heavy German losses and several prisoners taken. A prisoner was recovered after attackers retreated. Continued reporting noted via war office dispatch.
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Pershing
War Office
Fred Sene
United Press Co
Picardy
Fontaine-Sous-Montdidier
Cantigny
Ines
Miller Urges U S War on Vice Disease spread
Congressman John F. Miller introduces a war time measure to isolate vice disease sufferers nationwide. The bill seeks a vice disease division led by an assistant surgeon general, internment hospitals, and a $3.5 million appropriation to start. Seattle officials influenced the plan after six months of local efforts.
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Uncle Seam
Seattle
John F. Miller
McBride
United States
Seventy Five More Men to Enter Army from Seattle
Seventy five Seattle and King County men, the final group from a special Select Service call, will depart for Vancouver barracks Wednesday. A send off and dinner at the Soldiers' and Sailors' club at 11:20, hosted by the King County Council of Defense, features Senator E H Piles as speaker and Judge F W Brown as chairman. National League of Women’s Service members provide the meal and program with vaudeville acts and music while tobacco and lunch boxes are provided.
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Army
Seattle
King County
Select Service Department
Vancouver Barracks
King County Council of Defense
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Club
National League of Women's Service
8. H. Piles
F. W. Brown
Hanson Calls Police Off In Telegraphers Row
Mayor Hanson urged Chief to remove plain clothes police guarding Western Union offices as no trouble was evident. He praised telegraphers for good behavior while locked out and argued Western Union act was un American and unpatriotic. President Wilson was being asked to review the dispute.
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Warren Tuesaday
Hanson
Western Union
Tumulty
Wilson
War Labor Board
Hanson to Talk Thrift at War Savings Meeting
The Pacific Coast Company War Savings society schedules a meeting in the general office of the auditor at 77 Washington street. Mayor Hanson will address the group at 11 45 Friday.
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Hanson
Pacific Coast Company War Savings Society
General Office of the Auditor
Washington St
Seattle's Red Cross drive tops $1 million with outside districts total
Seattle area contributions to the Red Cross war fund exceed $1,001,900 with King and Kitsap counties adding about $1,090,860 to reach roughly $1.1 million outside city lines. Seattle alone aimed at $400,000, but the drive surpassed its goal as committees reported large take from many divisions.
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Beattie
King and Kitsap
Red Cross War Fund
Seattle
King
Kitsap
Industrial Committee
Mercy
King County
Mooney Faces Death Sentence in San Francisco Case
Thomas J. Mooney, convicted in the 1916 dynamiting of the preparedness parade, appeared before Superior Judge Griffin in San Francisco to be sentenced to death. An appeal challenges the denial of a new trial on a coram nobis writ. if the supreme court upholds, only gubernatorial clemency can save Mooney from execution.
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
Griffin
Mooney
Supreme Court
Gov. Stephens
Premier Orlando Reported At The Front
Orlando is at the front as of May 28 with premier status reported to have gone to the combat line.
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Orlando
Nome
Love Struck Foster Parents Win Baby Custody
Judge Ronald ruled that acquired love outweighs kinship ties in Thelma Thelma Vivian Lande’s custody battle. The two foster parents, George P. Smith and Lena Marks, argued over care after the child’s aunt sought guardianship. The Smiths described daily care and affection, including routines and meals, as proof of fitness.
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J. T. Ronall
George P. Smith
63Rd Ave
M. B. Marks
Seventh Ave
Ronald
Thelma Vivian Lande
Happy Hour Club
Mrs. Smith
Thelma
Eclipse Fears Hit Chehalis as Moon Darkens Day
Local residents in Chehalis fear the approaching total solar eclipse 3:55 p.m. on August 8. Professor Samuel L. Boothroyd describes the event as terrifying with the moon's shadow racing at 2000 miles per hour and the day turning to night across the Northwest.
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Chehalis Way
United
Chehalis
Samuel L. Boothroyd
Tronomy
The
State University
Boothroyd
Gas Shell Attack Hits U S Front in Lorraine
German forces launched a heavy gas attack in Lorraine during the night near May 27. About 500 large phosgene shells, each over three gallons, were fired simultaneously by electrical discharge. The exact effect on American troops is not yet known and the strike is believed aimed at the Lunéville area east of Toul.
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Lorraine
Gas shells sweep Flanders as Allies resist German thrust
A May 28 dispatch describes widespread gas shelling on the Ypres front and Amiens region. French counterattacks recaptured most territory ceded earlier, with a ridge and two woods retaken. German forces concentrate around Peronne Roye Ham Nessee and Noyon as Allied forces fight along Aisne and Montdidier in what may be the final phase of the offensive.
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Flanders
Ypres
Dickebusch Lake
Amiens
Alane Heights
Peronne
Roye
Ham
Nessee
Noyon
Kaleer
Aisne
Montdidier
Germans Cross Aisne in Furious Battle Front Report
London May 28 The Germans press the Aisne offensive with heavy attacks extending from Soissons to Rheims. Haig reports fighting on the Aisne front with leftward British retreat and strong actions along the Lys front near Dickebusch as artillery roves and raids yield prisoners.
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London
Aisne
Haig
Soissons
Rheims
Flanders
Dickebusch Lake
Berry Au- Bae
Lys
Dickebusch
Washington
Locre
Loos
Allied Armies Yield Slightly on South Line
German forces pressed the Aisne front while British and French troops faced superior numbers. Artillery duels raged from Soissons to Berry-Au-Bac with limited gains on the Chemin des Dames. Flanders fighting near Dickebusch Lake showed slight penetration before counterattacks. Verdun and Lorraine also saw heavy shelling as American troops held segments.
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Aisne
Vailly
Berry-Au-Bac
Flanders
Ot de Goce
Pont-Arcy
Soissons
French War Office
Britten
Haig
Rheims
War Office
Chemin Des Dames
Loere
Voormeezele
Dickebusch Lake
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Lorraine
Ship of Stone Due Here Late Tuesday
The concrete ship Faith, bucking heavy gales, is expected to arrive in Seattle late Tuesday afternoon or evening after passing Cape Flattery at midnight Monday. It has maintained about four miles per hour against the wind.
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Faith
Seattle
Cape Flattery
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Joshua Green
Red Cross Executive Committee
Trimble
West & Wheeler
American Red Cross
Baby
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Thelma Vivian Smith
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Toul .Sector
Paris
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Spain
Madrid
Alfonso
Congress
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