War News Briefs From Across The World
Daily summaries report Honduras cutting diplomatic ties with Germany and the U S government enacting selective service measures. American ships seize German liners for war needs while destroyers begin combat in European waters. A White House food control push and a June 4 registration drive are outlined, with Roosevelt barred from a foreign expedition and regional defense committees urged to mobilize. An explosion at Victor American Fuel near Whitehill and other wartime incidents are noted along with sports schedule cancellations.
Notable Americans and World Figures Feature in Brief News
Joseph H. L. Choate, prominent American citizen and former ambassador to Great Britain, died at his New York City home after entertaining Alfred J. Balfour recently. The piece also notes job market concerns in California, wartime hotel spending, grain market moves, and a British prime minister’s hint on Ireland home rule reforms.
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Joseph HL. Choate
America
Great Britain
New York City
Alfred J. Balfour
New York
Washington Notes on Suffrage Lobby and War Bills
President Wilson faces urging from Chair Pete Pou of the House on a special committee for woman suffrage. a new drought law and tax provisions are outlined. The Senate adopts an urgent deficiency bill, authorizes four months postwar service, and passes an espionage bill while censorship and grain liquor provisions are removed.
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Wilson
Pete Pou
Senate
Germany
House
European War Notes On Submarine Actions And Cabinet Change
Reports state Japanese gunboats arrived at Marseilles to help combat submarine activity as French admiralty announced. The Abosso was torpedoed about thirty miles south of Fustner with ninety lives lost. February saw nineteen French merchantmen sunk by German submarines. Germany forms a new coalition cabinet led by six socialist ministers. Food shortages in Germany worsen, with fears of harvest failure. Franco British drafts on the Hinder Line prompt German strategic concerns. Between April and May, Allied and German forces report substantial artillery and air losses, with 26 vessels sunk, 18 over 1,000 tons, and Germany said to have lost about 200,000 troops on the western front through mid‑May.
Wilson signs draft bill as Roosevelt plan is rejected
President Wilson signs the conscription act setting June 5 as the registration date for men aged twenty-one to thirty-one. He rejects Roosevelt's volunteer army plan and orders a U S division under Maj Gen John J Pershing to France, with National Guard mobilization slated by August.
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France
Wilson O
Wilson
U. S
Pershing
Roosevelt Volunteer Army
National Guard
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Regular Army
Navy
Naval Militia
District Court of
Woodrow Wilson
States
Board of Commissioners
District of Columbia
Marine Corps
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
President Wilson
John J. Pershing
Europe
Forest Regiments to France Planned by United States
Washington announces a forestry regiment to join engineers physicians and soldiers in France. The unit will consist of foresters and others skilled in lumbering operations to support the war effort.
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Washington
Engineers
Corps of Physicians
United States
France
Third of the men enlist in Port Orford Oregon
In Port Orford Cusry county Oregon residents report that about one third of the adult male population, from a town of 250 people, has volunteered for military service in either the army or the navy.
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Port Orford
Carry County
Oregon
Zod
Cusry County
Army
A Seed Waster and A Suggestion
A Seed Waster shows Farmer Corntessel debating a potato planter who prefers golf. He argues potato quality is key while golf delays harvest. A Suggestion notes English gunboat naming shifting to airships with flight imagery.
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Corntessel
Found a Place to Start Wartime Economy Quote
A fragment quotes a wartime demand for right economy and a remark about reusing last year's hat for the summer, reflecting thrift and practical speech.
Quid Pro Quo in a Rusty Exchange
A terse Baltimore American item contrasts sharp rebukes with lines like It’s a raw deal I got from you and Well, ain’t you giving me a roast as a busy man remarks on time for needed tasks. The feature hints at social friction and wit in a brisk, period newspaper voice.
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Baltimore American
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