Netherlands to export potatoes to Germany amid food crisis
Washington reports from The Hague indicate the Netherlands government agreed to export potatoes to belligerents in equal shares, with U S officials noting Holland plans to ship 60,000 tons to Germany. The move risks violating a U S grain aid pact as tensions rise over food shortages in Europe. Protests in Holland over the export are already surfacing as the central powers face a severe famine threat.
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Hague
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Radalana
Mneter
Local War Boards Enforce Draft Regulations
Washington July 1 4600 local boards act as officers to enforce draft registration rules and ensure men join the army or take essential occupations. Boards must notify non-essential workers and help place them in approved jobs while aiding evasion prevention. Baseball players may be classed as non essential for the draft. Premier Clemenceau visited the front and returned satisfied with the situation.
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Ofice
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Paris
Havas Agency
Clemenceau
Embargo Tightens Markets in Private Homes
Washington July 1 new regulations by President Wilson prohibit furnishing liquor to effind men of the army within private homes. Dry zones around camps establish where as many as 250 men are stationed over 30 days. A respondent article on the food ration in Germany notes morale dropping and calls for an early end to the war.
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Washington
Wilson
Hospital ship is sunk in war action report
War news notes a hospital ship sunk and Archangel front line reports. Mentions a state of war, workers mobilizing for camps, and express drivers joining a walkout. Includes references to war savings, stamps, and nurse Leone with scattered classified items.
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Holland
S—Editoriay
Archangel
Leone
Llandovery Castle Torpedoed Near Irish Coast
A German submarine sank the hospital ship Llandovery Castle, 70 miles off the Irish coast, killing many aboard. The Canadian government chartered ship carried 258 people including 80 medical corps and 14 nurses. No warning was given, and the crew fought to abandon ship as it sank rapidly in darkness. The attack follows a trend of German submarine aggression against allied hospital ships.
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Llandovery Castle
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Army Medical Corps
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Germany
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Canadian Army Medical Corps
Western Front likely new offensive as Vienna admits retreat
All indications point to a new offensive on the Western Front. Vienna admits retirement and confesses ground has been lost, signaling renewed hostilities and strategic setbacks for the forces involved.
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Vienna
Allies Brace for Renewed German Offensive On Western Front
Washington reports hint at a fresh German thrust as General March says allied position is extremely favorable. American forces in France prepare for possible corps action under Liggett, with divisions assigned and signals that heavy German attacks may occur around Amiens and the Compiegne sector. Air combat is intense, with French and British aircraft downing numerous German planes.
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Western Front
Wershing
Robert le Bullard
Hundy
Joseph T. Dickman
A Thierry
Cantigny
Liggett
Jean
March
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Evenen
Marne
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Clignon
Falls Road
Cheny
Vinty
Villers-Cotterets Forest
Ypres
Amiens
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Standard’s World Leading Cable News Service
The Standard announces a joint cable reporting venture with the New York Times and Chicago Tribune. More than 20 war correspondents worldwide deliver first hand coverage from France, London, Petrograd, and more, with analysts like Philip Gibbs and Edwin L. James. The service, costing about $1,000 daily in tolls, will run alongside Associated Press dispatches and feature women reporters such as Carolyn Wilson.
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Chicago Tribune
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G. H. Perris
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Percival Gibbon
Walter Duranty
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Sunday Standard
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Battlefront
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Forty Lives Lost in Sioux City Bus Drug Collapse
Sioux City Iowa July 1 Forty persons are known to have been killed and several injured when the Bus Drug company building at Fourth and Douglas streets collapsed Saturday afternoon. Five persons remain missing. All the injured are reported recovering. An official investigation will begin today. Weather forecast Montana fair and warm with generally fair and cooler conditions Tuesday and Wednesday.
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