Disqualified Men Called to Volunteer for War Work
The first call for Class 1 men disqualified for general service is sent from Olympia to Seattle. Volunteers are needed in fields like military aeronautics, railroad branches, stationary and donkey operators, steam shovel work, electricians, drivers, mechanics, cooks, clerks, carpenters and laborers. June is the deadline. if short, draft will be used. Washington has 4,329 men in this class.
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Washington
First Division
Marines Open New Road Link From Port au Prince
Port au Prince May 24 American marines report completion of an automobile road through previously impassable terrain from Port au Prince to Quanaminthe in the island s north, a distance of 160 miles.
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Port AU Prince
Santo Domingo
Quanaminthe
Island
Kaiser's Soul Not His Arm Withered In Memorial Day Scene
A veteran army crowd gathers at the First Presbyterian church on Memorial Day as a young soldier Declares it is Kaiser's soul that is withered, not his arm, asserting America's unity and faith as the nation honors wartime sacrifice and defends civilization.
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Kaiser
First Presbyterian Church
Prom Newman
War memorial service recalls resolve and democracy’s test
Crowds fill a church as veterans and citizens honor fallen and reflect on democracy's endurance. Thomas G. Newman of Bellingham urges unity, warns that victory requires more than money, and cites Belgium's suffering and Germany's isolation. The crowd notes 1918 army presence amid a multicolored backdrop.
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Thomas G. Newman
Bellingham
Eight Hundred Aliens at Camp Lewis Await Citizenship
At Camp Lewis Washington there are between 800 and 900 aliens from enemy nations awaiting naturalization changes. They believed they would receive citizenship with other denizens but a War Department ruling bars foreign service until after the war. Loyal to the U S they hoped to fight for liberty but must wait. First final citizenship papers will be issued Saturday in a federal court at the Y M C A auditorium.
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Camp Lewis
War Department
Germany
Foreign Service
Body found in tree near Aberdeen likely I Marshall or Albert Wright
A body in a tree near the Standard 611 tanks at Aberdeen was found Wednesday. Officials believe the death occurred two or three months earlier and the identity may be I Marshall or Albert Wright.
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Abterdeen
I. Marshall
Albert Wright
Aberdeen
War’s Purifying Power Cited as Uplifting Hope
In a bold wartime meditation, the speaker asserts that a thin war could cleanse the nation by burning away unclean elements. The United States would emerge stronger with a clearer grasp of democratic ideals and their enduring meaning.
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United States
Wilson Drives Rivet Into New 9400-Ton Ship
President Woodrow Wilson participates in ship construction at the Camden Hall yard driving a rivet into the 9400 ton steel freighter Cameton Hall. Rivet boss Robert Mooney notes the moment while warning the president to follow up. The scene includes celebratory music and a return to Washington.
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Alexandria
Woodrow Wilson
Cameton Hall
Shipping Board
Wilson
Robert Mooney
Washington
Hurley Opposes Rivet Contests at Philadelphia
Chairman N Hurley of the United States Shipping Board disapproved of riveting contests held in Philadelphia. He cited that a month’s record matters more than a day’s and warned that overwork for records demoralizes yards and incapacitates workers. He urged sportsmanship to keep workers at their best.
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N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Philadelphia
Hurley
Overseas Trade in Seattle for Nine Months Reported
Seattle foreign trade for nine months from July 1, 1917, to April 1, 1917, totaled $421,524,434 with a monthly average of $46,836,537, figures compiled by Robert C. Hit, manager Merchants' Exchange of Seattle.
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Seattle
Robert C. Hit
Merchants’ Exchange of
Paris War News Reflects Confidence Amid Aisne Offensive
Reports from Paris on May 31 indicate morale remains high despite a German push at the Aisne. Allied forces are said to be advancing, bolstering public confidence as air raids and long range missions continue.
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Paris
Allied 1
Stal
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