Wreck Nine Ships Survivors Reach Port With Tales
Survivors begin to reach port with stories of their experiences as German submarines sink nine American vessels off the north Atlantic coast since May. The New York and Porto Rico, a 6999 ton liner, was attacked Sunday night about 125 miles southeast of Sandy Hook. One lifeboat was filled, but no life was lost on other ships. Crew members report humane submarine officers who allowed escape or secured ships for days before release.
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New York
North Atlantic
Porto Rico
Sandy Hook
Carolina
Atlantic Refining Company
Herbert L. Pratt
Winneconnie
Hauppaug
Edward H. Cole
Atlantic
Delaware Cape
Air patrols guard Long Island coast as war shuffled forces
More than fifty airplanes with hydroplanes patrol the Long Island coast and extend to the New Jersey channel. Observers report submarines as the potential threat while military authorities refuse comment. Reinforcements from French, British and Italian airmen may join as instructors from national aviation camps.
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New York
Long Island
New Jersey
Airplane Mail Service Supervisor Named by War Dept
Captain C A Weidenbath of the signal corps has three months of French service and is appointed supervisor of the airplane mail between Washington and New York. He succeeds Major Reuben H Fleet, transferred to a California flying school.
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Washington, D. C
C. A. Weidenbath
Signal Corps
United States Army
France
War Department
Washington
New York
Reuben H. Fleet
California
Proclamation Calls for 69,000 Irish Volunteers
The lord lieutenant issued a proclamation seeking 69,000 voluntary recruits with 2000 to 3000 monthly to support Irish divisions. The initial call targets ages 18 to 27 with legislation promising land for soldiers, encouraging enlistment to defend the country.
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Capldt
Zeppelin Shot Down Off Jutland Coast
A zeppelin airship was reportedly shot down Saturday morning off the Jutland coast by a British torpedo boat destroyer. The crew is said to have drowned per the report.
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Topenhagen
Jutland
Philadelphia man held in five thousand bail for sedition speech
Charged with inciting mutiny and sinking sedition, John Reed who calls himself the official halshevik consul to New York was held in five thousand dollars bail in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
John Reed
New York
Graduates at 14 Years Honored in Independence
Miss Duris Weber of Independence graduated with honors at age 14. She is not yet 15, turning that age in July. During school hours she also assisted the exemption board in its office work.
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Independence
Duris Weber
Meredith Back from France Arrives in Halifax
Des Moines reports T Meredith, who left two months ago for the battlefields of France, has returned evi dently and reached Halifax, according to received word.
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Meredith
France
Des Moines
K. T. Meredith
Battle
Eusely
Halifax
Boston
Edmund C. Bigelow
Red Cross
Leasowe Castle sunk. many lives lost in wartime blaze
The transport ship Leasowe Castle was sunk in the Mediterranean after a submarine attack, with 101 people drowned including 8 officers and 79 enlisted men. Reports from Moscow describe German advances on the Voronezh front and fort seizures near Kronstadt, while other vessels suffer submarine attacks and Dutch ships face German interdiction. The article also notes wage disputes in Chicago and government plans to expand U.S. shipbuilding, plus various military and political updates across Europe and America.
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Leasowe Castle
Ohroomy Autbmarie
Admiralty
London
Mediterranean
War Industries Board created by executive order
President Wilson formally established the War Industries Board to act under his direction. Bernard Baruch chairing the new board received duties and powers previously informal. McAdoo warned railroad labor heads about potential strikes during the war and June recruitment of 280000 men was announced with reporting set for June 24. House Ways and Means approved a 4000 million revenue bill funded by excess profits and luxury taxes. Francie Nash and wife indicted for hoarding sugar. The house passed a 12 billion army appropriation, authorizing call ups for training and equipment.
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Wilson
The
War Industries Board
Just March
Bernard Baruch
House
Ways and Means
Senate
German Socialists threaten interpellation of naval committee
German Socialists announced plans to interpellate the releasing naval committee, reporting that last month 400000 enemy troops embarked for France with no submarine response. A Munich dispatch to Geneva notes the claim amid war news.
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Germany
Naval Committee
France
Munich
Geneva
Death notice for Mrs Clara Hamilton Deering widow of William Deering
Personal news from Coconut Grove Plu reports the death of Mrs Clara Hamilton Deering widow of harvester maker William Deering. The notice arrived in Chicago.
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Clara Hamilton Deering
William Deering
Harvester
Coconut Grove
Plu
Chicago
News from Hawkeye State highlights and tragedies
Readable excerpts show education reform calls, including statewide English instruction and naturalization tests. Dairy council formation in Des Moines aims to promote milk and stabilize prices. Army enlistment drives beckon 16 to 40 year olds for France service. Local weights record lists 3712 pounds for 13 babies in New London. Masonic lodge plans a $25,000 to $30,000 hall in State Center after December fire. A Burlington heir dies in a shotgun accident at 13, and Timber Creek flood devastates pastures near Marsha lltown. Tama County women purchase Liberty bonds totaling 144600 dollars. Electric shocks kill Charles Coleman near Perry. youths in 1917-18 register for draft. Waterloo hosts 30 drafted men from one family. Malcolm suffers flood damage from Bear Creek near Marengo. $500,000 losses.
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Mr. Deyoe
Tawa Dairy Council
National Dairy Council
Des Moines
Council
Offvcre
New London
Masonic Lodge of
State Center
McClellan
Jackson County
Maquoketa
O. Q. Mosey
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Jackson
Scott
Clinton
Jones and Cedar
Gilbert Lehr
Edward Lehr
Burlington
Edward
Timber Creek
Marshalltown
Ed Putnam
We Beac
Perry
Mark Scroggy
Waterloo
Thrift pledge urged for war savings by June twenty eighth
President Wilson appealed to Americans to pledge thrift and invest in War Savings and Thrift Stamps or other government securities by June 28, National Thrift Day. He urged saving, reduced nonessential spending, and increased production to support the war effort, stressing that every citizen must participate.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
U. S
Treasury Department
Sill
United States
Samaritan Race Near End in Holy Land Find
Pittsburgh report notes the last remnant of the Samaritan people in the Holy Land, 262 individuals, scarcely heard from in 18 months. B K Warren, head of the International Sunday School Association, cites dwindling numbers due to endogamy and that 24 of the men were drafted by the Turkish government for military service.
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Pittsburgh
B. K. Warren
International Sunday School
Warren
Holy Land
Great Northern
Girls of Mount Holyoke Plant Gardens to Grow Self-Sufficient Food
In Hadley Massachusetts Mount Holyoke College plans to be self supporting for vegetables. Student farmers expect to produce 2000 bushels of potatoes and 6000 ears of corn and tomatoes to meet the year's needs.
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Mount Holyoke College
Routh Hadley
Mass
East
Uncle Sam Hard On Tramps In Albany Report
Albany railroad officials report a drop in tramp travel and a rising scarcity of the roaming poor. They note harsher enforcement by authorities and a shift from the old days when a pinch by a railroad bull could mean only brief discomfort and a few meals.
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Albany
Sam
Weeds can aid soil health and erosion control
The USDA notes weeds are not always useless as they add organic matter, restore soil, and prevent erosion during winters. They can hold nitrates and nutrients when crops pause, though proper rotations usually realize these benefits.
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United States Department of Agriculture
HELP PRODUCE FOOD TO FEED SOLDIERS
A wartime appeal prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture urges towns to recruit and deploy emergency farm labor volunteers during peak planting, cultivation, and harvest periods. It stresses personal responsibility, compares civilian effort to soldiers’ sacrifices, and calls on counties to supply workers to ensure food production for troops abroad.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bae
Planta
United States
Plana
Germany
Best Sell For Soy Beane
A brief note on crop rotation suggests land suited for corn can grow soybeans. It recommends growing the two crops together and mentions hogeed as a related idea.
Local Lime Supply Urged for Soil Improvement
Local agricultural experts emphasize lime to correct soil acidity and improve structure, boosting crop production. Spring is ideal for applying hydrated lime, with a push to use local limestone despite grinding and fuel challenges to expand availability in the present emergency.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Animal proof sheep fence described by U S forest service
The United States Department of Agriculture forest service introduced a dog proof fence to protect pasturing sheep. It features 8 foot posts, ground clearance, and a multi strand barbed wire system with a 5 inch mesh woven wire section and stacked barbs at varying heights to deter dogs and coyotes.
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United Staten Departsment of Agriculture
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Reserve Re discount to Aid Farm Tractor Loans
Federal reserve banks may rediscount notes secured by farm tractors, with maturities up to 12 months, to assist farmers. The board orders all banks to rediscount tractor paper presented by member banks if the tractors are purchased for agricultural use, treating such notes like other farm loans.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Board
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