Enemies Lose Fighting Spirit Across Sectors
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
1
Commissions Paid One Firm Total Sixteen Million
A Washington firm of contingent fee agents negotiated sixteen million dollars in war contract commissions as lawyers work on mass reports. The Justice Department probes revealed new evidence of improper practices in soliciting government contracts and possible subletting of contracts. Senator Poindexter introduced a bill to ban cost plus contracts and commissions in government deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orning Journal
MAC
Department of Justice
Department
Gregory
Houston Thompson
Washington
Poindexter
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Weather Brief for Denver and New Mexico June 19
Denver Colorado June 19 forecast shows Thursday increasing cloudiness with occasional showers in the west portion. Friday remains mostly cloudy with little temperature change. Moderate to fresh southeasterly winds affect the southern portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
New Mexico
Local Weather Summary for Prior Day
A summary of local weather conditions to the twenty four hours ending yesterday at p m reports maximum temperature 91 degrees minimum 61 with a 30 degree range. At 6 pm the reading was 88 with youths winds and clear skies.
Contingent Fee Agents Rush to Seek Leniency in Graft Plot
Exposé reveals a massive graft scheme targeting contractors and government funds. Agents urge cooperation in Washington as investigators widen the case.
Four War Department Officials Charged in Graft Case
Federal grand jury indicts Clyde Waltman Charles Waltman D Marvin Mowrey and Benjamin Peaks for attempting to collect a duplicate 187000 bill from Morse Dey Dock and Repair for Canandaigua repairs. Scheme uncovered by Justice Department spies. four jailed then released on bail. Case ties to navy bureau files and war department procurement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Departments
Department of Justice For War
Oclwder Waltman
Navy Department
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Charles W Waltman Nite Brother
Victoria
Benjamin W. Peaks
Fort Meigs
Wash
Berea
D. Marvin Mowrey
Signal Corps Office
Lancaster
Clyde C. Waltman
Mowrey
Morse Dey Dock and Repair Company
New York
Canandaigua
Huston Thompson
Navy officials clash with Wilson & Co over tainted meat
Evidence before the federal trade commission shows navy and naval reserve officers rejected large quantities of meat as unfit. Captain Charles Williams testified that 492,074 pounds of hams were refused for being mouldy and sour. Wilson denied knowingly delivering tainted meat while agents denied efforts to dispose of unsound meat to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Naval Reserve
Federal Trade Commission
Wilson & Co
Navy
Charles Williams
Thomas EK. Wilson
Army
Walter J. Reese
H. Hirschfelder
Philadelphia
San Antonio
Willams
Brooklyn
Sailies
Chicago
Wilson
Missouri
Great Lakes
Navy Department
Williams
Lieutenant Staley Held on Bribery Charge in Army Contract
New York June 19 Lieutenant James Staley waived examination and was held in 16600 bail to await federal grand jury action after arraignment on charges of accepting a bribe to influence his official act in a contract for raincoats for the army. He appeared with a service ribbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Staley
United States
Staley
Bishop McCormick Gas Incident in France
Bishop John N. McCormick of western Michigan's Episcopal diocese was gassed while with American troops in France. He is reported to be recovering from the incident described as a tower of gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick Chasse
Fourth Liberty Loan Drive Opens in October For 6 Billion
A tentative plan indicates the Fourth Liberty Loan will open in October with bonds totaling at least 4,000,000,000 dollars. The campaign mirrors the Third Loan with a 1 4 percent interest rate and denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
Tfseen Wine
Washington
Treasury
Silk merchant Stern arrested in Paris during war
Jacob Julius Stern ank merchant born in Germany and naturalized American, arrested in Paris on a charge of commerce with the enemy. He founded Stern and Stern with his brother Emil. his sons serve in the American army. His Paris home, a luxury residence, was used as a military hospital at the war's start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Jacob Julius Stern
Yeatesday
Germany
United States
Stern and Stern
Emil
Stern
Parsy
British Flying Boats Outfight Enemy Machines
In a North Sea clash off the Dutch coast on June 4 five British flying boats of the largest type repelled nineteen German seaplanes. One enemy craft fell in flames. another was driven down. American Ensign Keyes described the action with Ensign Eaton aiding a damaged craft as five German planes approached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piave
Ital-ine
Austrian War Office
Fossetta Canal
Montello
Rome
Klheims
Rheims
Zeebrugge
Wee Londen
Jone
Associatedt Mressi
Associated Press
Koeien K. Bs. Keyes
United States
Naveal
Muntich
Maeren Joseph Katop
tHolland
Ensen Keaton
North Sea Patrol
Keyes “Weet
Torscheiling
Eaton
Austria Faces Hunger as War Strain Bites Population
Vienna reports that government mines and state industries pressed for a 50 percent wage raise while the finance minister warned of no extra burden possible. A censored Arbeiter Zeitung notes widespread shortages with children going to school hungry and bread and fats in very short supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterday
Austria
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung
von Reydler
von Wimmer
Cloeckel
Ar von Wimmer
Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienna
Orean
Nord Feutsche Alleemiene Zeitung
Opposition to wartime worker bonuses in naval bill
In Washington on June 19 the House voted 295 to 7 against a Senate amendment that would authorize bonus pay to wartime workers in producing materials. Chairman Mulcett read telegrams from labor unions warning of walkouts if the Senate change stood, while Mr Padgett opposed the amendment, noting the telegraphs appeared to be threats. The measure returns to conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Mulcett
Naval Affairs Committee
Portsmouth
Norfolk Va
Senate
Padgett
Paris Seeks Unified War Prosecution Effort Secretaryship
Paris announces steps to unify command and prosecute wartime actions by creating a secretaryship aimed at closer cooperation between French and United States troops. The move signals formal coordination across allied forces and aims to streamline joint operations and investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U. S
New Franco American War Co operation Secretary Created
Paris reports the French government will create a new secretaryship for Franco American war cooperation headed by Capt Andre Tardieu. The post will centralize direction between Paris and Washington to maximize military coordination and efficiency for American forces in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onin Journal
Periny Teanen
Paris
France
Andre Tardier
United States
Washington
Clemenceau
Poincaire
Do Not Deprive Workmen of Beer Plea Moves War-Time Debate
Washington report notes President Wilson declining to actively oppose the Joner Amendment to the emergency agricultural appropriation. The aim is absolute prohibition during the war, with the president warning it must not derail final passage of the bill. Senator Smith and Bainbridge Colby discussed the issue with the president, Colby warning beer bans harm shipyard productivity and ship tonnage. The committee plans to vote soon and seek approval before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warhington
Wilson
Joner
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Bainbridge Cetbhy
Hurley
Colin
Aps
Aho Gellgge Maca
Comw
Ith
Attack by Turks on U S Consulate Sparks War Fear
Reports say Turkish assault on the American consulate at Tabriz and looting of the missionary hospital threaten to trigger a formal war declaration. Sultan's forces reportedly attacked both targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Tabriz
Turkey
Sultan
Diplomatic Breach Deepens as Hostilities Speculated
Reports from Washington state that Turkish troops attacked the American consulate in Tabriz and looted a Presbyterian hospital. Officials note relations have been strained since 1917, with pressure in Congress for war but no formal declaration yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speciaal
Washington
Tabriz
Persia
State Department
United States
Ottoman Empire
Turkey
Abdul Hak Hussein Bey
Morgenthau
Constantinople
Congress
Bulgaria
Wilson
Austria Faces Grain Shortage as Supplies Run Dry
London reports Austria has exhausted grain supplies and relies on German allocations via Copenhagen. Minister Paul confirms reduced bread rations due to scarce sources in Mesopotamia and Hungary as 1917 harvests are exhausted. Amsterdam notes Bulgaria faces a deep food crisis with exhausted supplies and reliance on future harvests, while great powers withhold additional aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Journal
London
Austria
Germany
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Herr Paul
Vienna
Masserabia
Hungary
Amsterdam
Germania of
Berlin
Bulgaria
Pavel Radosisieff
Addé
Germania
Treaty Renewal Approved by Senate Committee
Washington June 19 the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a five year renewal of the general treaty between the United States and Great Britain. The action paves the way for swift Senate consideration and potential ratification aligning bilateral relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United
Great Britain
Senate Foreign Relations
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Teutons
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Porpcast
Local Report
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Spapps
UAL Monarchy
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Golbys
Shipping Board
Caldwell
Teheran
America
Gordon Patlock
City
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