Supreme Court of Washington needs shakeup
A call for new blood on the Washington Supreme Court argues current justices Crow Gose and Chadwick are unaccountable to the people. It urges voting against them next Tuesday and supporting W H Pemberton O R Holcomb and E G Mills, former US attorney.
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Seattle housewife learns value of baking bread at home
The text foresees a Seattle housewife learning to save money by baking her own bread as wheat prices rise. It hints she may face husbandly jibes comparing biscuits to bullets but will heed the lesson after consulting cookbooks and neighbors, culminating in the appeal of fresh bread from the kitchen range.
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Seattle
Hubby
If Seattle Were Paris Siege Tale to Echo Paris
An imaginative piece by Vred Boalt places Paris under siege and transposes it to Seattle to evoke wartime hardship. It emphasizes the parallel between Parisian distress and Seattle readers' own sense of threat from the German advance.
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War News From Seattle: Enemy Advances Closer
By Fred L. Boalt. the piece recalls warnings that proved true as an invading force nears Seattle. The author notes failed expectations of a quick punitive campaign and describes battles, retreat, and wounded arriving by train to Seat.
Cabinet Prepares for Siege as Paris Faces Threat
Paris news reports the French cabinet again discusses Paris defense and the possible relocation of government to a southern city. The ongoing exodus of noncombatants continues as authorities weigh options with no action taken yet.
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Paris
Turkey Declares War on Russia Rumor Spreads
A London rumor reports Turkey has declared war on Russia, published here from a commercial news report. The note specifies the declaration is unofficial and unconfirmed.
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London
Allies Fight Savagely To Defend Paris
Paris reports a bloody front with the Allies at Mont Didier and Compiègne as Gen Pau takes command of the French wing. German night and daylight attacks fail against French artillery and a German air offensive ends with several pilots captured.
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Vero
European capitals react to day’s wartime developments
Dispatches from London Paris Berlin Rome and other capitals summarize each nation’s stance on the latest war events. Leaders express strategic concerns and diplomatic signals, outlining goals and potential actions as the conflict evolves.
France's Account of Frontline Progress in Vosges and Lorraine
The French war office reports slow advances in Vosges and Lorraine with sieges ongoing. They say two days of gradual gains, partial checks at Neufchateau-Paliseul, and withdrawals toward the Meuse while engaging near the Oise and repelling a German Prussian Guard push. The Franco-British wing fell back in the Cateau-Cambrai region to avoid being overwhelmed.
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Lorraine
French War Office
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Meuse
Cateau-Cambrai
Oise
German Gains Reported as War Moves On
Berlin dispatch from The Hague reports continued German successes on both fronts. Russia’s invasion of Prussia is said halted with heavy enemy losses and thousands captured. Eastern forces strengthened by Landsturm mobilization, freeing 500,000 troops for eastern duty, while Franco British resistance in the west is claimed to be steadily broken.
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Russians crush Austrian army as two Russian fronts threaten Prussia
Russian forces report a decisive victory over Austria with entire brigades wiped out and the center penetrated. Grand Duke Nicholas calls it the bloodiest battle in modern history while two Russian armies move toward Prussia targeting Konigsberg Allenstein and Thorn Graudenz. German defense allegedly cannot withstand the planned blow, though East Prussia campaign pauses briefly.
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Grauden
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Berlin. If You Could Superimpose the State of Washington
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Russians Crush Austrians in Bloodiest Battle Yet
The article reports Vienna and St. Petersburg claiming a crushing Russian victory over Austria in a major engagement near Lemberg. It says Russia redeployed two million men against Austrians and forced withdrawals to avoid bombardment, isolating Austrians in Russian Poland.
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Russia
Prussia
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European War Summary Sees Shifting Fronts in 1914
A London and Paris influenced account notes Russia halting near East Prussia as German defenses hold the Vistula line. It contrasts Franco British aims with the slowed Slav advance toward Berlin and describes battles around Konigsberg Thorn and Grauden with heavy losses. The piece likens front distances to U.S. geography and calls the center holds while the wing fights intensify.
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Vistula River
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