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  • World War. Revolutions. Russia. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; revolutions; Russia; Russian revolution; Bolsheviks; Bolshevik army; Foreign Secretary Arthur J. Balfour of Great Britain; British government; British-Russian relations; international trade ;
  • Arthur J. Balfour, the foreign secretary, replying to a question in the house of commons today said that the while Great Britain had not recognized the present administration in Russia as being the government of the Russian people, business was...
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  • World War. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; bodyguards; President Woodrow Wilson; Captain Bill McDonald of Texas; deaths; memorials ;
  • President Wilson today sent a telegram of sympathy to the widow of Captain "Bill" McDonald, his personal bodyguard in the 1912 campaign, who died yesterday in Texas. The president told McDonald's widow he regarded his death as a personal loss.
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  • World War. Revolutions. Russia. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; revolutions; Russia; Russian revolution; Bolsheviks; Bolshevik army; Vladimir Ilyich Lenin of Russia; assassinations ;
  • An automobile carrying Nikolai Lenine, it is reported, was fired on tonight when he was driving to a meeting of the council of people's commissaries. Four shots were fired. Premier Lenine was not hurt. The bullets shattered the windows of the...
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  • World War. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; Dr. Carlos Lopez Buslamanti of Venezuela; Venezuelan government; newspapers; media; censorship; German supporters; German u-boats; submarines ;
  • Intimation that enemy submarine are lurking in the coastal waters of Venezuela and confirmation of reports that the Venezuelan government had adopted a pro-German attitude was given here today by Dr. Carlos Lopez Buslamanti, editor of El Fonografo,...
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  • World War. Photographs. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; photographs; portraits; Representative Royal C. Johnson of South Dakota; United States army; American soldiers; enlistment; enlisted men ;
  • Representative Johnson of South Dakota is the first congressman to enlist in the service of Uncle Sam as a private. There are several former congressmen already in the service, but they are commissioned officers. Representative Johnson is shown...
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  • World War. Miscellaneous. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; domestic issues; Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels; United States navy; military families ;
  • In order that domestic affairs may not detract the attention of the naval officers from their more important official duties, Secretary Daniels has forbidden officers establishing their families in the immediate vicinity of ships on which they are...
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  • World War. Submarine warfare. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; submarine warfare; naval warfare; German u-boats; submarine ships; submarines; Germany; Great Britain; British ships; merchant ships; fishing boats; sunk; sinkings; underwater mines; minefields; Secretary Thomas J....
  • Another marked decrease in the sinkings of British merchantmen by mine or submarines in the last week is noted in the report of the admiralty issued tonight. In this period only six merchantmen of 1600 tons or over were sunk, and in addition, two...
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  • World War. Peace proposals, peace treaties & trade treaties. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; peace proposals; peace treaties; trade treaties; peace negotiations; Secretary of State Robert Lansing; German-American relations; German government; American Government; United States; Germany ;
  • Widespread rumors, untraceable to any source, that the Untied States had received directly from Germany a peace proposal or some other communication were denied today by Secretary Lansing.
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  • World War. Financial affairs. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; financial affairs; savings campaign; war saving stamps ;
  • War saving stamps are now handled by 185,000 agencies, and this number probably will be increased to 350,000 by the end of the month, it was announced today. In addition there will be 1,000,000 sales stations which obtain stamps from regularly...
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  • World War 1. Industries. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; industries; economic aspects; housing facilities; war industrial; shipbuilding; United States chamber of commerce; head of chamber of commerce Edward A. Filene of Boston; red tape ;
  • Providing adequate housing facilities for the thousands of new workers pouring into war industrial and shipbuilding centers will be the first work undertaken by Secretary Wilson, as labor administrator, and his advisory council. Coordination of all...
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  • World War 1. Awards & honors. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; casualties; pneumonia; United States Major General Aruthur Murray ;
  • Only four deaths occurred among the 47,000 troops in the western department of the army last week, according to the report rendered Major General Arthur Murray, commandant, today by the department surgeon. The rate of illness among the western...
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  • State history. World War. Army. Draft (Selective Service). Registration. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; American soldiers; military draft; registration; W. S. Hosford of Medical Lake, Washington state; Everett, Washington state; Spokane, Washington state; decoys; George Berg Jr. of Spokane,...
  • Alarmed lest he fall into disfavor and be given some military punishment, W. S. Hosford of Medical Lake is now tramping to Spokane from Everett, Wash., 306 miles, according to notice which reached the county board of exemption yesterday.
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  • State history. World War. Army. Draft (Selective Service). Registration. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; American soldiers; military draft; registration; notes; waivers; aliens; T. J. Boyd of Spokane, Washington state; exemptions; conscientious objectors; John Leonard Junkhard of Spokane, Washington...
  • Officers of local exemption board No. 2 were pleasantly surprised yesterday on opening the questionnaire of T. J. Boyd, W233 Main avenue, to find the following note enclosed:
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  • State history. World War. Army. General. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; general; Telegram editor James E. Royce of Spokane Chronicle; Spokane, Washington state; American entrance in war; President Roy Gill of Spokane Merchants' association; Director Frank B. White of...
  • James E. Royce, telegraph editor of the Chronicle, was the speaker for the day at the noon meeting of the Spokane Ad club, at which the visiting hardware dealers of the Inland Empire were guests of honor Wednesday.
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  • World War. Politics. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; politics; United States. Congress. Senate; American government; Senator Porter J. McCumber of North Dakota; shipbuilding; British army; United States army ;
  • Senator McCumber of North Dakota today gave the senate a gloomy picture of the position of the United States and her allies in emphasizing his plea for radical speeding up of the shipbuilding program. He declared England was now bearing the brunt...
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  • World War. Navy. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; Navy; false terrorist attacks; United States navy; naval yards; bombs; explosives; domestic ports ;
  • A metal tube resembling a bomb was found today beside the drydock in the navy yard. The supposed bomb was about six inches long, wound with string and wire, and had a fuse, attached.
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  • World War 1. Aviation and air raids. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; aviation; air raids; Piave River, Italy; anti-aircraft ;
  • The Austro-Germans, both in the mountain region of northern Italy and around the lower Piave river, have made vicious counter attacks, after heavy preparatory artillery work, to recapture positions wrested from them early in the week. All of the...
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  • State history. Agriculture. Wheat. Grading. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; Agriculture; wheat; wheat farming; wheat trade; wheat production; wheat grading; wheat varieties; Patriotic league; Dr. Palamountain; C. L. MacKenzie; R. L. McCroskey; J. C. Upshaw; H. G. De Pledge; A. J. Day; B. R. Pratt; C. C....
  • Many Whitman county ranchers may be compelled to plant oats or barley.
    To Spokane convention
    Conscription of retired farmers who loaf is advocated at Patriotic league meeting. That the production of wheat in Washington will be greatly...
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  • State history. World War. Army. Enlistments & recruits. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; American soldiers; army enlistments; army recruits; recruitment; statistics; Carl J. Carlson of Spokane, Washington state; United States navy ;
  • The only Spokane man who enlisted yesterday at either of the recruiting stations was Carl J. Carlson, age 27, machinist, W1827 Jackson avenue. He joined the navy as machinist mate, second class. The total number of enlistments for the day was 25,...
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  • World War. Miscellaneous. 1918-01-17
  • Northwest history; World War 1; American soldiers; French public; French people; United States army; Paris, France ;
  • T. J. Durand of the American army, detailed to the French ministry of war, was attacked without provocation yesterday by 10 young ruffians at Ivry-Sur-Seine, a suburb of Paris, and left for dead.
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