Pershing Arrives in Paris and U S War Stance
Major General Pershing and staff reached Paris amid a tumultuous welcome. President Wilson warned in Washington that German aggression forced the United States into war and that the flag would go into battle. Reports include submarine sinkings, new American cantonment sites, and the arrival of an American army medical unit in France, with multiple other war related updates.
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Pershing
Paris
Marshal Joffre
Ambassador Sharp
Paul Poinleve
Wilson
Washington
Germany
Kroonland
Chcago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
James Duncan
Organized Labor
United States
Russia
Petrograd
Senate Pushes War Budget and Draft Plans
The senate finance committee cut taxes on athletic goods and cosmetics from 65 to 2 percent while approving the conference report on the 3.34 billion army and navy war budget without a dissent. President Wilson prepares to start selective draft drawings around July 1 with registrations possibly reaching 9.6 million. A food control bill for minimum prices, but not maximum, passes a house agriculture committee. A spy or traitor may have leaked ordnance details, and the Sheppard resolution for a nationwide prohibition gains committee support 11 to 3 for a constitutional amendment submission.
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Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Washington
Jesus
House Committee On Agriculture
Entente landings in Greece and British gains amid war pace
European front reports Greece landings at Piraeus and Castella with troops near V Phalerum bay while forces march on Athens. British forces claim German retreat across sections between the Lys and St Yves. Fort Salifs seized by British ships. Mes sines offensive praised as most successful yet with all objectives met. London reports air raid casualties and war credits debated in Paris.
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Castella
Greece
V Phalerum Bay
Athens
Lys River
St. Yves
London
Messines
F. B. Maurice
British War Office
Turmoil in Tsaritsyn reported with a new republic
A Petrograd dispatch notes a terror reign in Tsaritsyn where a separate republic is declared and extremist control dominates the town. In Paris a munition factory collapse leaves eighteen dead and sixty injured. Dublin sees a police inspector fatally stabbed amid protests over Irish imprisonment.
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Petrograd
London Mall
T Saritsyn
Paris
France
Mills
Dublin
Iowa Registers 216 594 As Exemption Claims Hit Whites Over 117 857
Des Moines reports Adjutant General Logan wiring Washington with Iowa registration totals 216 594 across ninety nine counties and seven cities. White registration 200 803 Negro 141 aliens 10 050 and enemy aliens 1 862. Exemption claims total 118 549 with 117 857 whites and 1 198 Negroes. Authorities order a broad round up of non registrants and enforcement actions under the selective service law.
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Logan
Washington
Iowa
Adjutant General
War Department
Iowa National Guard
Crowder
United States
Bureau of the Census
Department of Justice
Census Bureau
U. S
Secretary of War
Selective Service
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Iowa Gets Ready for New Patrol Law on Roads
Iowa road commissioners prepare for the July 1 start of a county road patrol system assigning fixed road mileage to patrolmen responsible for maintenance. The Highway Commission issues uniform instructions for county officials and patrol selection. The era’s wartime education guidance urges schools to maintain standards, avoid closures, and consider a 48 week school year with productive work outside class.
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Iowa
Highway Commission
A.M. Deyoe
Governors Orders Cancel July August Speaking Dates
Governor Harding will not undertake any public speaking during July and August after a Chicago throat specialist warned permanent throat damage could result from his heavy schedule. He will fill remaining July engagements as able, keep the Boone July 4 event, and avoid new dates. Registration in Iowa shows 60 to 65 percent of men claiming exemptions from the draft. Resolutions by the Iowa Council of Defense condemn antiwar speech circulation by Congressman Gilbert N. Haugen and others ahead of registration day.
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Harding
Chicago
Boone
Gilbert N. Haugen
Northwood
Iowa
William B. Mason
Illinois
Iowa Council of Defense
Haugen
Canada weathering war with strong financial system
An outbound Western daily notes Canada remains financially solid despite wartime strain. It highlights a robust branch banking network, rising savings deposits since 1918, continued consumer buying, and limited direct tax increases for common people while prices rise similarly to the United States. Prohibition is credited with sustaining money flow.
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Canada
Sake
Gai
Dominion
Sytem
Winnipeg
Savings Bank
States
Review Plan for Summer Quarter Gospel Lessons
Lesson outlines for June 24 review of John 21 15 26 and a golden text from John 20 31. The module lists methods for class reviews including brief talks, focusing on key verses, and presenting present day applications across twelve lessons. It emphasizes faith built on Christ’s deeds and the goal of eternal life through belief in Jesus Christ.
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Jesus
Christ
God
Earth
Jesus the Good Shepherd
Berea
Lazarus
Bartimaeus
Jericho
Zaccheus
Mary
Temple
Jerusalem
Gethsemane
Judas
Peter
Ananing
Calphas
Sanhedrin
Pilate
Herod
John
Jesus the Light
Appearances Are Deceiving in a Quip by Judge
A humorous exchange contrasts appearances and actual height with a joking remark about a tall married man being drafted. The judge quips that looks deceive and jokes about laziness and fortune, reflecting social chatter in a light moment.
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