War weary German troops may refuse to fight says travelers
An Atlantic port report from returning voyagers describes widespread unrest in the German army and civilian life. A German major told an American observer that soldiers may lay down arms as food shortages deepen, while civilians focus on obtaining sustenance over victory. Observers cite slow hospital convalescence, scarce provisions, and dire conditions in Berlin as evidence of mounting strain.
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Olga Wursberg
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Preterick Wursberg
Carl E. Olivatius
Milwaukee
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Leon Rains
Dresden
Saxony
Berlin
Venezuela
Washington
Carlos Lopez Bushmand
Italian Premier Declares Austrian Offensive Defeat
Premier Orlando told the senate that the Austrian offensive failed, calling it a defeat for the enemy and noting Austrian strength four times that of Italy at points. He warned of renewed pressure as Austrians mass troops in Tyrol and Trentino for another assault.
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Coal Dealers Warned In Washington Fuel Order
Coal dealers and distributors are prohibited from raising coal prices to cover new freight tariffs. The order, effective Tuesday, allows adding freight costs only after payment or obligation to pay.
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Washington, D. C
Fuel Administration
Sub ship losses in May amid German submarine action
Berlin reports May naval losses of 614000 gross tons from submarines with 56000 gross tons badly damaged and towed to Allied ports. The statement also notes April losses already announced for that month, highlighting ongoing shipping adversity in the Atlantic war.
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Ammsterdam
Berlin
To Deport Anarchists in House Passage
In Washington the House passed and sent to the Senate the alien anarchist deportation bill authorizing immediate deportation of aliens subscribing in whole or in part to anarchism without a dissenting vote.
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Senate
Cuba Bars Enemy-Nation Subjects From Cuban Ports
A decree by President Menocal bans residents from enemy nations from living along Cuba’s port shores, restricting coastal settlement and access.
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Havana
Menocal
Cuban
Greeks Receive Fresh Credit Under New US Agreement
Washington announces a credit of 16 720 000 to Greece, the first under the updated financial pact with the United States. The total credits now stand at 5 970 340 000. Clarence Young of American aviation forces was reportedly safe after a mishap near Austrian lines.
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Talian
Italy
Clarence Young
Washington, D. C
Greece
United States
Treasury Department
News of the Week Cut Down for Busy Readers
Bishop Jésu N. McCormick of the Western Michigan Episcopal diocese was gassed while with Allied troops in France, wife in Grand Rapids reports. German drive using up Allied reserves noted, U S Navy claims 28 German subs sunk. Thirty second National Guard division now fighting in Alsace on German soil, Michigan and Wisconsin troops. Submarine warfare boosts coastwise seamen bonuses. Texas National Guard cavalry to be federalized for Mexican border service. Eddie Rickenbacker named America’s second ace in France. Brig Gen C G Williams reorganizes ordnance district structure with new chiefs.
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Western Michigan Episcopal Diocese
Boon
France
Grand Rapids
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War Department
National Guard
Ale
Michigan
Wisconsin
Camp Dix Sentences Private Roy B Jackson for Sleep on Sentry
A court martial at Camp Dix New Jersey convicted Private Roy B Jackson colored of sleeping while on sentry duty and sentenced him to five years hard labor at Fort Jay. Other war era incidents include aircraft crashes near Memphis and Atlanta, a bridge collapse injuring 17, and graft disclosures tied to government contracts.
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European War News From The Fronts And Skirmishes
Reports from London via Petrogad, News wires describe Czecho Slovak forces in Siberia seizing cities and inaugurating a provisional government. Austrian battleships sunk. Italian minister Del Bono comments. British raid on Zeebrugge penses German flotilla. Sacking of the American Hospital at Tabriz and seizure of consulates by Turkish troops cited as potential act of war. A great revolt at Elev spreads to Poltava and Chernihoy with 40,000 peasants arming. German forces advance in southern Russia toward Vororesh and Rostov regions. 10,000 Bolshevik Red Guards nearly wiped out west of Tagenrog. American pilot Lieut Parker captured after forced landing.
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Persia
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Kooerzer
Hiehhorn
Ukraine
Kiley
Tagenrog
Meat for battleships rejected in navy inquiry
Capt. H. Williams testified in New York before the federal trade commission investigating meat supplied to the navy. He said hundreds of thousands of pounds intended for American battleships, furnished by Wilson and Co. Chicago packers, were rejected due to not in good condition.
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Chicago
8. Williams
Navy
New York
Federal Trade Commission
Government takes over shipping and war measures expanded
President Wilson delegates powers to the Emergency Fleet Corporation to seize shipping plants and Mues under wartime control. The Senate quickly approves a $220 million pension bill, while the cabinet discusses government control of telegraphs and draft-age extensions. Italy and naval expansions are also noted as part of wartime policy. The sundry civil bill funds shipbuilding, the emergency fund, and public information, and authorizes broad draft-age calls.
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Committee On Public Information
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No Red Cross slackers in Milton prompt wartime drive
Iowa letters report a Milton visit by Perehing veterans led to a townwide search for slackers and forced contribution. Other items note dairy standard changes, wage requests by Waterlon street car operators, and political party activity in Des Moines and Muscatine amid wartime controls.
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Iowa
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Ames
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M. A. Welsh
W. L. Harding
Chicasa Association of Commerce
Northwestern
Sioux City
Army Mule Training at Camp Zachary Taylor
A Louisville remount scene shows a lone mare leading a line of mules in single file as an army officer notes mule training begins early. The piece explains mule roles, weights, and the contrast with horses for war duties, plus the disciplined training path from remount depot to field.
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Remount
Camp Zachary Taylor
Ife
Zachary Taylor
Crain
City draft to remove idle loiterers from streets and saloons
Cleveland mayor orders draft of all able bodied men into the city's industrial war effort. Indolent loafers, whether poor or rich, are to be drafted and kept from saloons and pot rooms when labor is required.
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Davis
Pilots in Britain Now Trained Wireless Telegraphists
In France and Britain wireless telegraphy expands air warfare as pilots are trained electrical communicators. Wireless aids headquarters and artillery coordination though engine noise and vibrations limit sending and receiving in flight. Communication is clearest when the aircraft moves directly toward or away from the station.
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British Air Service
Uhe
Shell Tache of U S Symbol At Verdun Cathedral
American labor mission members saw good omen in Verdun ruins after shellfire at the St Louis cathedral. The word Louis remained bold while shells tore away I Q T, leaving U S clearly visible as a sign of the United States to play a key role in the war.
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London
St. Louis Cathedral
Verdun
France
England
United States
Swat the Yellow Dog pamphlet urged in Cleveland campaign
The Cleveland Advertising club issues a pamphlet titled Swat the Yellow Dog to counter rumors of military disaster and German propaganda. It plans to distribute the pamphlet as a fetter enclosure and to mobilize other advertising clubs in the United States and Canada to join the effort. The Yellow Dog is depicted as a rumor mill who spreads German propaganda, willingly or not.
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Cleveland Advertising Club
United States
Canada
Court sheds tears as he charges the jury
In Wheeling West Virginia Federal Judge Alston G Dayton tearfully charged the grand jury to probe alleged pro German tampering. He warned against letting such wretches threaten the nation and harm ships children and women, urging vigilance and duty.
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Wheeling
Teura
Alston G. Dayton
Explosives Made of Cheese Protest in Switzerland Reported
Amatertant swiss cheese is said to be exported to belligerent nations for ammunition production. Vaterland Guneria Journal denounces the misuse of nutritious material for war. The paper argues milk products should go to Swiss children instead of wartime importers.
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Vaterland
Guneria Journal
Pasadena Welfare Bureau Faces Reluctant Charity
Pasadena welfare officials report Chinese and Japanese residents are hardest to move to accept public aid after a destroyed Chinatown unit. A week of efforts offered new clothes to a dozen worthy individuals who had lost everything, but all refused. several offered to buy the items instead.
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