Draft outlook in 1919 prompts age limit extension
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder told the Senate military committee that three million Americans will be under arms by August 1. He urged extending draft registration ages beyond 18 to 45, noting class one exhaustion by year end and heavy calls in early 1919.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
General Crowder
Crowder
France
Theoby
War Department
Austrian Drive Opens Front Along 75 to 100 Miles
The long awaited Austrian offensive against Italy has begun along a 75 to 100 mile front. Austrian troops and heavy artillery assault Italian lines aided by French and British forces. Italian Premier Orlandi says troops resist magnificently as the 1917 Austro German onslaught echoes earlier gains and reinforcement efforts.
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Vittorio Orlando
Chamber of Deputies
Rollad
Cadorna
Isonzo
Italy
Call for 16630 grammar school draftees across states
Washington reports a call for 16 630 draft registrants with grammar school education fit for general military service. Among them 1 261 are to be negroes. Recruits will attend schools and colleges for training. Entrainment is set for July 1 with a volunteer window to July 21. if targets are not met, draft boards will complete the quota.
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Washington
Two Norwegian Vessels Sunk by U Boats Off American Waters
German U boats sank two neutral ships in American waters the sailing ship Kringsjaa and the bark Samoa. Norwegian crews from Kringsjaa were rescued by an American warship bound for an Atlantic port, while Samoa crews were landed at Norfolk.
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Washington
Germany
Atlantic
Kringsjaa
Samoa
Attlantic
Norfolk
American Forces Hold Thin Line Near Bouresches
Fierce fighting persists as U S troops push toward Bouresches amid heavy German counterattacks. German divisions try to retake the village, but are met by American fire and disciplined defense.
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London
Clignon
Chateau-Thierry
Reuter
Bouresches
Bois de Balleau
French Hold Front After German Mass Assault Near Montdidier
German forces of four divisions totaling over 60,000 men prepared a major push along a 3000 yard front southeast of Montdidier. First line French counter attack repelled the attack as Entente artillery machine guns rifles and aviators delivered devastating fire at point blank range.
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France
Montdidier
House Ways and Means Committee Pressed by Tax Exemption Pleas
Washington. Members of the house ways and means committee grow impatient as witnesses on new revenue legislation plead for exemptions from war taxes. Albert H. Reeves of the national automobile chamber suggests taxing automobile owners rather than manufacturers.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Albert H. Reeves
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Chased by submarine to American coast
An Atlantic Port. The American steamship Edward Pierce was chased by a submarine almost to the Virginia Capes entrance. It endured ineffective shelling and narrowly avoided a torpedo. Skilled seamen and speed saved the vessel from the Hun sea wolf.
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Atlantic
Virginia Capes
Edward Pierce
Exemption Rules Narrow Dependency Claims Under Draft
Washington officials issue a draft regulation amendment affecting dependency-based exemptions. The changes specify that marriage after June 5 1917 does not qualify for deferment unless the dependent child is born or unborn by June 9 1918, with various conditions for ages and marriage dates and a prohibition on class transfers solely to evade military service.
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Washington
Selective Service
Amiens and Channel Coast as Objective in German Plans
Report from officers suggests renewed German effort aims at Amiens and channel coast to split allied forces. Belief holds the plan seeks to drive toward the Channel, mass to strike the British army while defending the south against France.
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Amiens
Channel
Ben
Paris
O Brien the Toughest American Airman
Lieutenant Pat O'Brien of the British Royal Flying Corps endured a clash with four German aircraft and was captured. He escaped from a moving train and, after more than two months behind enemy lines, reached Holland. He now bears a broken nose from a second fall during a jailbreak-style exit at Kelly Field.
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San Antonio
Tex
Pat O’brien
Royal Flying Corps
Holland
Kelly Field
Coal Shortage Seen For Next Winter In Union Talk
St Paul Minnesota reports that the United Mine Workers and the American Federation of Labor discuss the coal shortage. Delegates note the New England district needs coal and a resolution was adopted to push federation efforts on the issue.
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St. Paul, Minn
United Mine Workers’ Union of America
American Federation of Labor
New England
Germany Eyes Grand Naval Offensive in North Sea
A Swiss official dispatch notes Germany plans a major high seas strike to support land campaigns this summer. Reports quote Kieler Zeitung and Hamburger Post on fleet activity and Von Tirpitz's denial of being unable to challenge Britain. Washington and allied capitals expect a possible Teutonic fleet appearance, with American forces ready to respond.
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Washington
Germany
Switzerland
Kiefer Zeitung
Hamburger Post
von Tirpitz
Paris
High Seas
North Sea
British Airmen Work Early and Late on French Front
The official statement says airmen in cloudy weather worked both early and late dropping eight tons of bombs on enemy troops transport and ammunition dumps guns and trenches. Direct hits were made on the railway at Roye Sur Matz and on concentrations of infantry in the triangle of Montdidier Ricquebourg Roye.
German Propaganda Aims to Undermine U S Trust
Washington officials described a German propaganda piece intended to sow distrust of the United States in Greece. A Wolff Bureau statement claimed that Britain seized 1,000 Greek sailors and sent them to the United States.
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Washington
United States
Greece
Navy Department
Wolff Bureau
Great Britain
Conference on fixing cotton prices in New York
About 200 delegates from northern and southern cotton mills met Gerrish Milliken leader of the war service committee of the National Council of American Cotton Manufacturers to discuss government price fixing. The meeting followed delays in setting minimum prices for production.
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New York
North
Gerrish Milliken
War Service Committee
National Council of American Cotton Manufacturers
Submarine Sighted Off the New Jersey Coast
An Atlantic Port reports a German submarine sighting about 250 miles off the New Jersey coast by a British steamer. The U-boat, not over 100 feet away, did not fire. the steamer fled to shore at full speed and saw no further contact.
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Atlantic
New Jersey
Americans Awarded War Cross for Bravery in Toul Sector
German assaults east of the Oise and near Montdidier failed as French and Allied forces held lines from Montdidier to the Aisne. American troops northwest of Chateau Thierry faced heavy fighting but held positions, with 108 officers and men receiving the French war cross for bravery.
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Chateau Thierry
Toul
President approves compulsory work movement for war effort
President Wilson endorsed nationwide compulsory work to support Crowder's work or fight policy. In a letter to Maryland's Governor Harrington, he urged states to adopt the Maryland compulsory work law applying the principle to men aged 18 to 50. General Crowder backs the plan, expecting wider effect and aid to total war mobilization.
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Washington
Wilson
General Crowder
Harrington
Maryland
Germany to Extend Danger Zone Off American Coast
An unofficial Berlin report says the German admiralty will declare waters from Mexico to Canada a danger zone for neutral shipping. A dispatch via Amsterdam quotes Berlin indicating the eastern U S coast will be proclaimed a danger zone with warnings to neutral vessels.
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Berlin
Mexico
Canada
London
United States
Exchange
Amsterdam
Union of Mexico and United States Favored by Editors
Manuel Carpio editor of La Voz de la Revolution and El Triunfo spoke at a Pan American Society luncheon in New York expressing belief that a union of Mexico and the United States would share intent and faith in the future.
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New York
Manuel Carpio
la Voz de la Revolution
Yucatan
el Triunfo
Havana
Mexico
United States
Pan-American Society
Postal Telegraph Co Waives Rights During War
New York report that the Postal Telegraph Cable Co at President Wilson’s request has waived its right during the war to discharge employees who joined a union. The message, signed by Edward Reynolds vice president and general manager, follows Clarence H Mackey’s telegraph to the president saying we cannot but respond.
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New York
Postal Telegraph Cable Co
Wilson
Edward Reynolds
Clarence H. Mackey
Offensive strategy: mass surprise and speed in decisive attack
General Foch argues that only a surprise mass offensive can win wars. He defines the decisive attack as the battle’s critical act, backed by maximum reserves and a strong finishing blow. He warns that pure defense yields no victor and urges planning and execution of a decisive, violent assault.
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London
Foch
Not Taking Any Chances at Speedway Sky Ride
Captain Hammond of the Royal Flying Corps visited the Indianapolis speedway and rode with Johnny Aitken in his racing car. Johnny refused thrills, joking that Hammond would later take him for a sky ride to ten thousand feet, ensuring no charges when they’re high above the clouds.
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Captain Hammond
Royal Flying Corps
Dayton
Indianapolis
Speedway
Johnny Aitken
Hammond
Johnny
James A. Allison
Allison
Indianapolis News
She Stoops to Conquer Based on Goldsmith Anecdote
The piece traces how Oliver Goldsmith, while traveling in Ireland, mistakenly visited a private home for lodging and supper. He ordered the best meal, assumed airs, and only realized his error when preparing to pay the bill the next morning. The episode inspired the comedy's origins.
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Goldsmith
Ireland
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