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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1918

Page

4

Great Alsace Lorraine Manifestation to Honor Region

Paris on Sunday will host a major Alsace Lorraine rally with over 200,000 signups. Processions begin at Arcade Triumph and travel along the Champs Elysees to the Place Concorde where platforms face Strassburg and Lille statues. President Poincare will deliver a speech amid state officials.

Paris Alsace-Lorraine Champs Elysees Vlace Concorde Strassburg Lilie Poincare

Churches Open After Flu Ban Renewed Services Spark Hope

After six weeks of influenza holiday closures churches resume worship with homecoming and peace sermons. Many houses of worship renovated during the shutdown. Army personnel will line the road and troops from Alpine blue devils and a front regiment will be stationed at Place Concorde.

Mera Army Navy Blue Devils Place Concorde

Polish Troops Seize German HQ in Poland Disarming Forces

Diplomatic cables report Polish troops occupying the German general headquarters in Poland and disarming German troops. Gen Pilwuski administers martial law while the regency council says authority will shift to the diet when assembled. German resistance appears minimal and preparations move to frontier as armaments are seized. Negotiations on territorial matters have started in Lemberg.

Washington Poland Lerne Pilwuski Count Lerchenfeld Generailinski Lemberg

Two Killed in Country Home Fire Reported

Neighbors donated over 100 dollars for the relief of Mr and Mrs H J Warfield and children after their Redmond farm house burned early Wednesday morning killing Mr and Mrs H F Halstead. Warfield and his wife were badly burned as attorney Jackson Lilbaugh chaired the relief committee of George H Fortson camp United War Veterans.

H. J. Warfield Redmond Farm H. F. Halstead

Kaiser Exiled to Holland as War Ends

Humorous verse notes the kaiser fleeing to Holland to hide from accusers as the Allies secure his internment. The lines mock wartime enemies and reference clothing items in a playful, period-voice style with scattered garbled text and entities.

Holland

Revolutions Follow Fixed Paths Across Mexico Russia and Germany

Washington dispatch argues revolutions share stages from upper class stabilizers to Kerensky like leaders and soldier workers taking power. It predicts a German Trotsky figure rising from Hamburg to urge a soldier worker soviet as hunger and foreign aid shape Germany’s path.

William G. Shepherd Washington Diag Germany Mexico Russia Max Kaiser Prince Lyoff Madero Looffa Maxes Kerenskys Liebknecht Ebert Scheidemann Kerensky Promiier Hamburg Dittmann Gerreiny

Middle West Congressmen Clash Over Seniority Rule

Washington officials report a revolt within the Republican Party as progressives challenge the long standing seniority system. Nebraska Senator Norris proposes banning chairmen from serving on other committees to curb concentrated power, while House members push merit based chairmanships. The elections show gains in Kansas Indiana Ohio Iowa Missouri, with Iowa and Kansas expected to secure key chairs if seniority remains.

Washington Middle West Senate Nerrin Nebraska Kansan Indiana Ohio Iowa Missouri Kansas Michigan

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