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  • World War. Submarine warfare. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; submarine warfare; naval warfare; German u-boats; submarine ships; submarines; Germany; Great Britain; British navy; British ships; underwater mines; minefields; Norway; Norwegian coast; sinkings; sunk ;
  • An increase in the number of British vessels sunk last week by mines or submarines is shown by the weekly admiralty statement issued tonight. Eighteen vessels of more than 1600 tons were sent to the bottom as compared with 15 the previous week, and...
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  • World War. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; Denmark; Danish-American relations; United States; President Woodrow Wilson; domestic support; American patriotism; United Danish Societies of America; conferences ;
  • "Sanctioning heartily the unselfish sacrifices to which our country today stand committed in the cause of the welfare of mankind," the national convention of the United Danish Societies of America, meeting here this afternoon, unanimously adopted...
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  • World War. Post war miscellaneous. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; post-war; politics; peace negotiations; President Woodrow Wilson; Pope Benedict XV of Italy; peace note; British media; newspapers; British-American relations ;
  • Nothing President Wilson has said, written or done since he declared the entrance of the United States into the struggle against militarism has called forth heartier indorsement by the British press than that which is today accorded his reply to...
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  • World War. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; Germany; The Netherlands; Holland; German-Dutch relations; international trade; ships; shipbuilding; shipping ;
  • The Netherlands government has declined to accede to demand of Germany that Dutch ships repaired with German steel be devoted to German use for a period covering five years after the war. In response to Holland's request for steel Germany made this...
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  • World War. Selective service draft. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; selective service; military draft; United States army; American soldiers; patriotism; legislation; draft laws; draft age; universal military training ;
  • The operation of the draft law has shown the absolute practicability of registering our citizens for service -- 9,600,000 of them were registered in one day. But of this number fully 80 per cent of the married men have not hesitated to walk up and...
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  • World War 1. Industries. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; industries; economic aspects; United States Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels; Rear Admiral Fletcher ;
  • Secretary Daniels left tonight for Charleston, W. Va., to attend ceremonies there tomorrow in connection with the breaking of ground for the $2,000,000 navy projectile plant which is to be ready for operation next April. Rear admiral Fletcher and...
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  • World War. Miscellaneous. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Bueno Aires, Argentina; Argentinean government; allies; central powers; neutral states; Argentinean-German relations; Brazilian-Argentinean relations ;
  • Any hope felt here that Argentina would support the allied nations in their war against Germany virtually has been abandoned as a result of the German government's success in satisfying the demands of the Buenos Aires foreign office in connection...
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  • State history. World War. Army. Transportation (of Troops). 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; Army transportation; transportation of troops; George Clark of Spokane, Washington state; Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington state; France; front lines; letters; mail ;
  • A. N. Clark of this city today received a cablegram from his son George, who is "somewhere in France," that he had arrived safely with a contingent of the American army. George Clark was a popular Whitman college student last year, being prominent...
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  • World War. Shipyards building & launching. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; shipyards; ship building; ship launching; Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels; President Woodrow Wilson; United States navy; ships; submarine destroyers ;
  • President Wilson approved today estimates of the navy department for the expenditure of an additional $350,000,000 for new destroyers to combat German submarines. The project will be laid before congress immediately by Secretary Daniels.
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  • State history. World War. Army. General. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; general; economy; financial issues; food shortages; plans; restrictions; budgets ;
  • The Hoover Food Program
    1.To eat one wheatless meal a day.
    To eat beef, mutton or pork not more than once a day.
    To economize in the use of butter.
    4. To cut the daily allowance of sugar in tea or coffee and in any other ways.
    4. To...
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  • State history. World War. Army. Draft (Selective Service). Exemptions. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; American soldiers; military draft; exemptions; rejections; appeals; dependents; families ;
  • Five of the first 33 exemption claims of the men in the second call considered yesterday by the Fifth district were denied. All the others were granted.
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  • State history. World War. Army. Draft (Selective Service). Exemptions. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; American soldiers; military draft; exemptions; rejections; A. D. Taylor of Spokane, Washington state; Thomas E. Taylor of Spokane, Washington state; errors; mistakes; typos ;
  • In the list of exemptions denied by the third district local board on Tuesday the name of A. D. Taylor, W1108 Fourth avenue, appeared. Through an error in transcribing the names from the master list, it was stated that he had asked an exemption...
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  • World War. Miscellaneous. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; L'Osservatore Romano; Pope Benedict XV of Italy; Vatican City; President Woodrow Wilson; peace treaty ;
  • The Osservatore Romano, the organ of the Vatican, prints a long article embodying a discussion of the objections made to the pope's peace proposals, from which it would appear evident that the pontiff hopes to obtain a favorable answer from the...
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  • State history. Legislation and legislators. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; Legislation; Legislators; Politics; Government; State association of drugless physicians; Drugless bill; Dr. J. E. Lydon; S. A. Ambrose; Dr. Rufus St. Onge; Dr. T. R. Thurston; Dr. C. Hale Kimble; Dr. A. E. Greene; Dr. F. P....
  • Dr. J. E. Lydon of Spokane Is Elected President. The legislative committee of the state association of drugless physicians yesterday framed a bill providing for the licensing of drugless practitioners, and making practice without such a license...
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  • State history. World War. Army. Draft (Selective Service). Assignments. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; American soldiers; military draft; army selective service assignments; James W. Sheltz of Walla Walla, Washington state; American Lake, Washington state; Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Washington state ;
  • James W. Sheltz, who joined the field artillery here after his notice to appear before the county exemption board had been posted in the auditor's office, but before he had received the notice through the mail, must report at American Lake with the...
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  • State history. World War. Army. Enlistments & recruits. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; American soldiers; army enlistments; army recruits; recruitment; Raymond Hunt of University of Washington; Seattle, Washington state; pilots; aviation corps; naval aviators; United States navy;...
  • Raymond C. Hunt, captain of the championship University of Washington football team in 1916 and an All-Northwest end during the seasons of 1915-16, has enlisted at Seattle as a machinist's mate and will report to the naval militia training camp on...
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  • State history. World War. Army. Enlistments & recruits. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; American soldiers; army enlistments; army recruits; recruitment; Hillyard, Washington state; rallies; speeches; Butte, Montana ;
  • Under the auspices of the Hillyard Chamber of Commerce, a joint recruiting rally will be held in Jones' hall, Hillyard, tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. W. S. Brant, cashier of the First National bank, is handling the arrangements.
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  • State history. World War. Army. Aliens. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; aliens; F. A. Wolf of Clarkston, Washington state; Captain William P. Morse; arrests; disloyalty; traitors; immigrants; immigration ;
  • F. A. Wolf was arrested here today and detained by Captain William P. Morse of company F, the federal soldiers stationed in Lewiston, and is held a prisoner in the Nezperce county jail here pending investigation of his alleged disloyal utterances.
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  • World War. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; United States. Congress. House; legislation; pensions; insurance; United States army; American soldiers; veterans; Representative William C. Adamson of Georgia; Representative Richard W....
  • The administration soldiers and sailors' insurance bill, designed as a substitute in the future for the present pension system, was favorable reported today by a house committee.
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  • World War. 1917-08-30
  • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; Serbia; Serbian people; Serbian public; diseases; illness; American Red Cross; Cordenio A. Severence of St. Paul, Minnesota; foreign aid; post-war ;
  • Relief for Serbia's population in its fight against privation and disease is being sent by the American Red Cross, which has appropriated $200,000 and named a commission to go to that country to administer the fund and direct the work. The...
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