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  • Original index title: 1918-05-25
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    • World War. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; Germany; German army; offensives; France; French army; Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Great Britain; British army; battles; United States army; American soldiers ;
    • Renewal of the German drive in France, indicated by Premier Lloyd George today to be imminent, finds American military opinion here absolutely confident of the outcome. There is not a doubt in the minds of high officers familiar with the situation...
    • World War. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; disloyalty; naturalized citizens; German-American relations; German people; immigrants; immigration; citizenship; deportation ;
    • United States attorneys have been instructed by Attorney General Gregory to report on naturalized Germans who have made disloyal utterances with a view to instituting action in federal courts to revoke their citizenship.
    • World War. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; Representative Champ Clark of Missouri; military draft; age limits ;
    • Another move toward full utilization of the county's man power was made today when Secretary Baker sent to congress the draft of a bill proposing to raise the maximum age limit for voluntary enlistments in the army from 40 to 55 years. All men over...
    • World War 1. Awards & honors. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; awards; honors; French war cross; Lieutenant Walter B Barneby of Sumner; Marine Kenneth P. Culbert of East Orange, N. J.; Toul, France ;
    • The French war cross with palms has been conferred on Lieutenant Walter B. Barneby of Sumner, Wash., and on Second Lieutenant of Marines Kenneth P. Culbert of East Orange, N. J. Lieutenant Barneby was the pilot and Lieutenant Culbert the observer...
    • World War. Miscellaneous. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker; Surgeon General of the army William Crawford Gorgas; United States army; nurse corps; medical corps; nurses; hospitals ;
    • Training camps for army nurses may be established as a result of the shortage of nurses at the hospitals here and in France. Secretary Baker recently conferred with Surgeon General Gorgas and members of the army nurse corps regarding the best way...
    • World War. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; United State. Congress. Senate. Military committee; United States army; Senator James A. Reed of Missouri; expansion; legislation ;
    • The senate military committee today unanimously went on record in favor of large expansions of the American army. It ordered a favorable report on a resolution by Senator Reed of Missouri declaring for an increase of three million men.
    • World War 1. Awards & honors. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; casualties; Bernard F. Stiefvater of Everett; Ensign W. W. Lowell of Brooklyn, New York; Water Tender Chalres R. Moore of Sumerset; SS William Rockefeller ;
    • Fireman Bernard F. Stiefvater of Everett, Wash.; Ensign W. W. Lowell of Brooklyn, N. Y., of the navy, and Water Tender Charles R. Moore of Somerset, Pa., were lost in the sinking of the American steamer William Rockefeller, recently torpedoed in...
    • World War. Miscellaneous. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; military discounts; Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo; officers; enlisted ;
    • Soldiers and sailors on furlough and traveling at their own expense will be given special passenger rates of about 1 cent a mile, under an order issued today by Director General McAdoo, to become effective as soon as necessary forms are printed and...
    • World War. Photographs. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; photographs; portraits; Ralph W. Larkin of Harwood, Washington State; United States army; American soldiers ;
    • The picture shows Ralph W. Larkin, with company E, 161st United States infantry. He enlisted in company E June 1, 1915, at the age of 19, and was at Calexico with his company. His foster parents are Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hodges, who live on a ranch...
    • State history. World War. Army. General. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; United States army; general; women; American patriotism; domestic support; food shortages; food conservation; milk; cooking; advice ;
    • Women have always had many opportunities for wielding a good influence, but never before have their chances been so numerous or the call for a high and firm stand on their part been so insistent. Perhaps the effect of the women's Red Cross parade...
    • World War. Medical Corps. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; Medical Corps; medical issues; Berlin, Germany; German parliament; Reichstag; Surgeon General Schulze; disease; German troops; front lines ;
    • More than 2,700,000 wounded and sick men have been returned to the fighting front and 692,000 soldiers have been discharged from the German army as unfit for further service, according to a report of the statement in Reichstag by Surgeon General...
    • World War. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; politics; United States; American government; women; woman's suffrage; voting; National Woman Suffrage association; 19th amendment; legislation ;
    • Women munition works in Washington who today joined the national woman's party headquarters in urging President Wilson to give further support to the federal woman suffrage amendment were informed in a letter from Secretary Tumulty today that...
    • World War. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; United States army; American soldiers; deaths; casualties; graves; grave sites; cemeteries; ceremonies; memorials ;
    • The American dead sleeping in the soil of France will received the homage of the American army on Memorial day. Many of those who have given their lives for the country are buried in graves over which shells and bullets are flying close to where...
    • World War. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; United States army; American soldiers; Italy; Italian army; Italian soldiers; Italian-American relations; Secretary of War Newton D. Baker ;
    • Secretary of War Baker announced in an address here tonight in celebration of Italy day that American infantry, American machine gun units and American artillery soon would be fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Italians on their front.
    • World War. 1918-05-25

    • Northwest history; World War 1; miscellaneous; uncategorized; Sheriff Mark Wildes of Churchill county, Nevada; draft dodgers; criminals; Paul Walters; deaths; murders; domestic issues ;
    • Paul Walters, alleged draft evader, who Sunday shot and killed Sheriff Mark Wildes of Churchill county, was killed in alkali swamp six miles from Parron, Nev., late today by "Skinney" Paschal, an Indian trailer.

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