England War Preparations Move From Pink Tea to Real Storm
London dispatch reports England gearing for total war. Rows of pink cheeked youths march to barracks with khaki rifles as 100000 troops are called for home defense. Spies hunted, bombs found, and Germans imprisoned as Mile End warns of danger. Crowds cheer and cry as sweethearts bid farewell amid flags and Red Cross training.
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Russian line of battles stretches across East Prussia
Russian forces advance on German positions along the River Dieme and siege Konigsberg citadel. From north to south the front runs through East Prussia, Polish provinces Plock Warsaw Radom, and Austrian Galicia, a 600 mile span. Czarist troops press Austrians in Russian Poland as Germans reinforce the Austrian San frontier. Russians seize Carpathian passes.
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Seven hundred American tourists return home aboard emigrant ship
Two Seattle school teachers Miss Christina Spencer and Miss Blanche Earhart arrived last night after being stranded in Rome at the outbreak of the war and compelled to sail home with emigrants. The trip carried seven hundred American tourists back from Europe.
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Photo Plays and Palace Programs Dominate Local Theatres
The program features two part drama Who Killed George Graves at Class A theatre with Olga Graves, a romantic intrigue, then Under Royal Patronage starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bane at Colonial. Melbourne, Alhambra, Clemmer list Sunset Tide and Storm Bird, among other features, with several shorts and serials filling the bill through Tuesday.
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British Look to Wilson to End the War
London dispatch reports discussion in Parliament of leaning on President Wilson for peace guidance. Frances Neilson advocates patience and moral diplomacy, praising Wilson’s approach in Mexico and urging Europe to follow his example toward justice, while acknowledging US influence on ending the war.
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Theatre listings at Pleasant Hour and Home
The page lists performances through Wednesday including two part dramas On the High Seas and Two Little Watts, dramatic titles Love's Refrain In the Sultan's Garden Almost a White Hope and A Good Bargain. Comedies include An Awkward Cinderella Miss Flatt says the man she marries must be something and Ah I see something for nothing.
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Three Rules To Ward Off Aging Signs
A nostalgic ad advises women to stay cheerful and follow simple beauty habits. It promotes mer colined wax as a cold cream alternative to soften worn complexions and a maxolite and witch hazel bath to firm sagging cheeks and chins.
Just how big Russia's army is
The czar's southbound army to the German front reportedly numbers 8,000,000 men. If all were toes transplanted to the United States and formed in marching line five abreast, they would stretch from Seattle to San Francisco. In single file at 16 feet apart the line would encircle the world at the equator. The force equals the combined population of Norway and Sweden and about one twelfth of the U S population, and is eighty times the peacetime U S army.
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Seattle Gets Rain at Last
Rain finally fell in Seattle after 72 days with a light shower totaling about two hundredths of an inch. The steady drizzle is expected to save thousands of dollars in timber losses from Western Washington forest fires that plagued the region all summer.
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Austrians Outnumbered in Russian Poland Front
Vienna reports Gen. von Auffenberg and Gen. Dankl leading Austrian forces in Lubin province between Hrubleszow and the Galician frontier against Gen. Rouszky’s Russian army. Rouszky with four to five times Austrian numbers presses the position while German reinforcements approach. von Auffenberg states he is hard pressed but confident in holding.
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Passenger Ship Hits Mine Off North Sea Sinking
A Wilson passenger ship named Runo struck a German mine in the North Sea about 40 miles off Shiels on Saturday afternoon and sank. All aboard were saved except 20 Russian refugees who perished. the crew and passengers were rescued by a fishing trawler.
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Chauncey Wright Opens New Restaurant
Chauncey Wright has opened a new restaurant in town. The venue at Thirdav between Pike and Union features a large broiler, a jumbo steam table, and a massive 30 by 17 foot hood. Regulars praise Wright’s hospitality and the comforting meals that uplift weary patrons.
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Go into over 45 000 homes Star Want Ad
A brief classified line from The Star Want Ad Department emphasizes reaching more than forty five thousand households.
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Complete Report of Market Today 2b
The report outlines market movements and highlights key price shifts. It notes notable activity in stocks, bonds, and commodities with emphasis on major indices and trade volumes.
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