Higher Rank Proposals Defeated in Navy Bill Debate
BG defeat margins cited by Butler and Daniels denial. House rejected Senate marine corps amendments granting lieutenant general and major general ranks, vote 73 to 44. Representative Hutier accused propaganda to favor favorites. Keating charged opposition to Daniels policy. Debate noted Daniels denial of proposed corps officers' rank changes and no action on the general staff proposal.
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First Army Officer Arrested in War Contract Fraud Case
Washington reports the arrest in New York of Lieut. James C. Staley on charges of accepting money from the Traefit Raincoat company for contracts he promised to procure. DOJ agents said he confessed, and he will be court-martialed as the probe into wartime profiteering widens across cities including Washington and New York.
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Allied Forces Bask Invaders In Italian Alps Clash
Allied troops press the Italian Alps frontline as they clog the onrush of Axis forces, delivering a critical push in the mountain theater. Casualties and tactical moves shape a tense highland engagement with repeated artillery and mountain combat.
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Fifteen Hundred Men Taken by the Italians in France War
After heavy fighting on the French front the Italian army reports 1500 men captured by Austrian and Italian forces. Claims of thirty thousand prisoners surface between Allied and Central Powers while front operations stall but battles persist. The Venetian plains and Piave line see intense duels as Austrians fail to break Italian defenses.
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War draft report on federal employees eligible for deferment
A favorable report was voted by the House military committee on a Madden Illinois resolution asking President Wilson to report the names of draft age men employed by government agencies created by executive order who have received exemptions from military service. Washington.
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War developments and midland flood relief in focus
In the Flint region workers clash over government projects while reports note Hun submarine activity. Midland flood relief improves as cloudbursts grip Butte. Navy personnel increase, Italy battles intensify, Red Cross readies for Fourth. Telegraphic highlights from Anaconda and Butte.
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Detention of Mrs Busch on German inquiry in Washington
Washington June 18 Mrs A Busch St Louis returning from Germany is held temporarily at Key West Fla for examination by immigration authorities and Justice Department agents. She is chief owner of a large brewery and other properties taken over by the alien property custodian. Deportation is contemplated though release is expected in a day or two. Professors Howe Persinger and Lackey resignations demanded by University of Nebraska regents after charges by state council of defense of aggressive Americanism. A cloudburst washed out part of the Northern Pacific tracks west of Logan Mont disrupting trains via Butte and Helena.
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Water recedes as menace lifted across flooded county
Tillings June 18 reports Nine inch drop in the Yellow Stone at the south bridge and higher levels in tributaries. Temporary water service via high line ditch and restored railroad service ease flood pressure. Officials say it will take over a week to estimate damages. Temporary train service on Red Lodge Bridger branches and Divider line to Fromberg to Denver. Forsyth conditions improve though water still disrupts Midland lumber yard and waterworks. Volunteers battle flames from lime slacking as waters encroach.
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Grace Lusk Sentenced to Prison for Slaying
Waukesha Wisconsin June 18 Grace Lusk found guilty in the second degree for slaying Mrs Mary Newman Roberts wife of Dr David Roberts former state veterinarian. Judge Martin Lueck sentenced her to 18 years imprisonment. Miss Lusk fainted as sentence was read. Governor Burnquist increased renomination majority to over 50,000 in a primary race. returns from 2279 precincts showed Burnquist 25 Lindbergh 117-78 with 11 counties complete.
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Butte Flooded by Cloudburst Damages Town
Two separate cloudbursts southern Butte yesterday caused about seven thousand dollars in damage. The first rush of water closed streetcar service for about 40 minutes and flooded basements and first floors along Wyoming and Arizona streets. The larger second downpour peaked near the hilltop, driving floods through the business district and forcing residents to flee to the streets while cellars, floors, and walls in homes and apartment houses were saturated.
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Flint Glass Workers Near Settlement Inmajor Labor Row
St Paul June 18 The long standing dispute between the International Association of Machinists and the American Flint Glass Workers has partly tied up the bottle industry in Toledo Ohio and was pushed toward final settlement at the federation convention The ground for settlement rests on a resolution ordering the machinists to comply with a federation decision asserting glass workers jurisdiction in bottle factories The action also moved toward possible amalgamation of Lithographers Photo Engravers and Printing Pressmen unions Representatives of Lithographers opposed the measure Lighted by industry tensions the conference named a company controlled by the federation as a future aim and protests continue over management attitudes in Newpson Carlton head of Western Telegraph Company
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Sub Is Sent Down by an American Sub Is Sent Down by an American
An Atlantic port report states a German submarine and its entire crew were destroyed by an American submarine off the Virginia coast. Passengers aboard an American steamship say officers heard the tale from the victorious submarine crew, who described anchoring near Chesapeake Bay and exchanging wireless messages.
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Details of Jere O'Leary Flight Revealed in Court
In New York federal court witnesses described Jeremiah O'Leary and John O'Leary amid a treason defense and a related escape case. Jeremiah denied any agreement with John and recounted plans to travel to Reno for a divorce case, with stops in Portland and Sara, leading to the chicken farm capture.
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Reassuring Message to the English House of Commons
Fragmented OCR text discusses a reassurance message to the English House of Commons. Mentions Versailles Versailles cooperation with America, reserves on the front, and debt questions. Lacks clear names or dates due to garbled source text.
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