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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
12
New York May 31 Moving an expeditionary force of 25 000 to France is compared with relocating an entire city by train and boat. The plan requires 88 trains carrying 1 875 passenger and support cars, a convoy fleet, and 100 000 tons of shipping to move the city’s 25 000 inhabitants plus housing and supplies.
United Press reports that Russia plans to seize private property of the ex czar and grand dukes, including 680 million acres of imperial land and multi‑million estates. The move follows a failed war loan and aims to transform private income into state revenue under the provisional government.
Petrograd May 31. The Russian called international socialist conference will be held in Stockholm from July 15 to 30, per a Soldiers' and Workmen's Council decision. Final approval rests with the Dutch international socialist bureau and the Berne commission. This conference differs from the international socialist peace conference whose delegates are arriving in Stockholm.
Petrosgrad May 31 Minister of War Kerensky urged soldiers to devote themselves to Russia and the revolution. In a Southwest front conference with Albert Thomas of France, he called for men to give their lives, and the troops rose shouting in oath of loyalty.
May 31 report from Petrograd states Food Minister M Pleschonoff warns of an approaching catastrophe as the army needs 38 million pounds of wheat weekly but receives only 5 million. Munition plants demand 30 million pounds of iron but have 3 million on hand.
Six Russian airplanes on the eastern front dropped bombs in the Stanislav area and Podgaitze, amounting to a raid reported today from Petrograd.
Haskell resident W A Bergfeld is jailed in default of a $10,000 bond after being arrested for threatening to kill President Wilson. The arrest followed a report to local authorities and was processed May 31 in Haskell.
Police sought A. F. Staacke, 25, of 916 Alder St, after he fled his home when his wife tried to stop him from drinking carbolic acid Wednesday night. Mrs Staacke knocked the poison from his hand, and he ran out down Alder St, with authorities fearing he may have swallowed some of it.
Washington May 31 Attorney General Gregory issued instructions to Justice Department staff to prepare stenographic records of speeches at all meetings opposing selective service and to closely monitor the speakers for safety and accuracy.
Men who refuse to register under the select draft plan will be indicted and brought to trial before a special session of the federal grand jury in Lincoln on June 6.
A wartime urging public support through Liberty Bonds emphasizes democracy funding. The message calls on citizens to buy bonds today to finance the war effort and defend democratic values.
A2 inch ad touts Browns tone or Brownstone hair tint from The Kenton Pharmacal Co promising safe gray coverage without lead sulfur or mercury. It claims easy use no mixing ready to apply with two shade options and a sample offer by mail from Covington Kentucky.
The Central Labor Council referred the seating dispute over Cranemen's union delegates to the AFL executive council after weeks of contention. The old Cranemen's union claims the new group is a dual organization and forbids alliance with the Central council despite Samuel Gompers' direct request for recognition.
In London memorial services marked the first anniversary of the Battle of Jutland. Officials and navy officers attended as the fleets of England and Germany clashed in a historic naval battle on May 31, 1916, in the Skagerrak.
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