Married Men May Be Exempt From Draft Under New Rule
Washington May 31 Under proposed rules by the select service, only married men with dependents relying solely on them for support may claim exemption. About half of the draft-eligible men are married, but exemptions hinge on dependents. The registrar will require full personal details and the government will distinguish registration from exemption.
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Washington
Baker
Department
Cenenus Tnreau
Samuel I. Brown
Sam
War Department
Young Brown
Brownio
Samuel Brown
Published War Toll From May Report
London casualty list released for May shows 114,118 officers and men killed wounded or missing. The figure reflects the ongoing heavy toll of the conflict and includes personnel from British forces and allied units in theater.
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London
Queen City Yachts Start 1917 Season with Canal Cruise
Twenty five cruising yachts from Salmon Bay club sailed through the Lake Washington canal signaling the opening of the 1917 season. The cruise gathered yachting enthusiasts for a time honored promenade along local waters and marked the season's kickoff.
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Queen City
Toade
Salmon Bay
Lake Washington Canal
Whaley Resigns as NY New Haven VP Operations
A.R. Whaley resigns as vice president in charge of operations for the New Haven railroad effective today. He began his rail career as a brakeman.
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New York
A. R. Whaley
New Haven Railroad
Law requires 36 hours weekly work for all men 16 to 18
In Charleston on May 31 a new state law mandates every able male aged 16 to 18 to work at least 36 hours weekly in any lawful recognized business, profession, or employment.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate Taxes Necessaries Not Luxuries
Unrest grows as the Senate Finance Committee rewrites the war tax bill. The House schedule eliminates inheritances, large incomes, and manufacturers, while placing new burdens on consumers. A half cent per pound sugar tax could raise 45 million. cocoa at 3 cents per pound may yield 7.4 million. Taxes also to be placed on coffee and tea. jewelry, film, and chewing gum face removal from taxation.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Finance
House
American Princess A Russian Refugee
Princess Radziwill escapes German attacks and serves in England as a war worker decorated by the czar. She was Miss Dorothy Deacon of Philadelphia before marrying the Russian prince.
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Radziwill
Russia
England
Dorothy Deacon
Philadelphia
U S Aviators to Give Allies Mastery of Air
Report from the front notes America plans a vast fleet of planes with thousands of aviators. Allied air supremacy has already hindered German operations. A captured German officer’s report cites poor reconnaissance causing misdirected artillery and weaker German air forces.
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U.S
America
Germany
Newa
Pound Day at Orthopedic Hospital Observed Friday
Pound day at the Orthopedic hospital will be observed Friday afternoon as friends bring pound or more of provisions to fill the home larder. An annual recital at University of Washington Meany hall features vocal music tonight at 8 15. Lawrence Held, 21, formerly of Seattle, died May 22 in a California hospital from railroad accident injuries.
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Thomas H. Ince
Wild Winship
Department of Vocal Muate
College of Fine Arte
University of Washington
Meany Hall
Lawrence Held
Seattle
California
Zemo Offer Promises Quick Relief for Skin Ailments
Suffering from eczema blotches ringworm or rashes is unnecessary. A small 25c bottle or a dollar for a large bottle of Zemo, available at drug stores, is claimed to provide instant relief by cleansing soothing and healing. The ad touts Zemo as a penetrating non greasy liquid that dries away and costs little. The BE W Rose Co Cleveland Ohio markets it.
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Apedalista
Edwin J. Brown
First Ave
Union Block
BE. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Richardson Talks on America's Role in World War
Prof HL Richardson of the university will discuss America's position in the world war before the Young Men's Business club on Thursday night at the Hotel Washington Annex.
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America
HL. Richardson
University
Young Men's Business Club
Hotel Washington Annex
Teuton Gas Shell Attack Repulsed on Champagne Front
German forces conducted poison gas shelling and heavy bombardment along the Champagne front last night. The French official statement reports enemy assaults northwest of Auberive and Mont Blond were repulsed with heavy losses to the attackers.
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Vrece
Champagne
Lomen
Teuton
Auberive
Mont Blond
Cities pass million mark in postal savings deposits
New York City and Seattle join the list of locales with over a million dollars in postal savings, as the nationwide total grows beyond the threshold. The report itemizes multiple cities and amounts including Detroit, Boston, Philadelphia, and others, with Seattle at about 1.08 million.
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam's Bank
New York
Brooklyn
OG Bilh Schseeskerte
Detroit
Mich
Boston, Maass
Cccess
Pittsburg
Phiadelphia
Portland
Ore
Cleveland
Hutte
Mont
San Francisco
Cal
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Seattle
Ward
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Columbia
St. Paul
Minn
Bridgeport
Conn
Tacoma
Wash
Providence
Denver
Color
Jersey City
N. Creesb Sda
Gary
Ors
Minneapolis
New Haven
Pueblo
Washington
Erie
Omaha
Leadville
Duluth
Lowell
Ironwood
Oakland
McKees Rocks
Louisville
Bankers Rally Behind Liberty Loan Drive
Acting under Treasury directions and led by Governor Benjamin Strong the Liberty Loan committee mobilizes hundreds of clerks and top bankers. J P Morgan Jacob H Schiff Kuhn Loeb Frank A Winclerlip and major houses donate staff and sales force to sustain bond sales. The two key committees focus on finance and distribution.
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Jamin Strong
Oral Reserve Bank
J. P. Morgan
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn
Loeb & Co
Frank A. Wincerlip
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