British Explosions Heard From Walton Heath to Front
News wires report London heard a ton of explosives at the start of a British attack, with Lloyd George at Walton Heath aware of the plan. Parallel items note Italian-US ties, an Argentine ship sunk by a submarine, a likely resignation of Spain's cabinet, Churchill head of the British aerial board, and rising submarine sinkings.
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Associated Press
London
Wytchaete
Lloyd George
Walton + Heath
Jon
Kentucky Grants Southern Railways Curtailment Request
The Kentucky Railroad Commission has approved the Southern Railway System’s plan to curtail passenger train service as a war measure to conserve motive power. Kentucky joins South Carolina and Tennessee in granting the petition, with other states to act next week. Giant market ad for produce and nuts follows.
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Atlants
Kentucky Railroad Commission
Southern Railway
Kentucky
Southern
Carolina
Tennessee
Hoover urges record cereal production to aid Allies
Washington reports Hoover says the United States must provide a billion tons of cereals plus meat fats and sugar to sustain allies next year. Allied production and imports cannot cover all needs, and America’s current surplus falls short. Hoover appeals to the public to increase production.
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Associated Press
Washington
Herbert
Differences Reach Climax in Ship Building Programme
Washington June 7 The differences over the wooden ship building program culminated as F A Eustis assistant general manager of the emergency fleet corporation and Huntington Clark charged General Goethals with halting the program by prescribing an early months plan The boom was reduced to one fifth of the original size to allow steel vessels Eustis cited contracts with Cornwall Construction Company Tampa and Cummer Lumber Company Jacksonville with offers from many others.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
F. A. Eustis
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Huntington Clark
General Goethals
Eustis
Cornwall Construction Company
Tampa
Cummer’ Lumber Company
Jacksonville
Noted Southern Physician Felix Baldbridge Dies
Huntaville Alabama June 7 Doctor Felix Baldbridge a leading Southern physician and surgeon died today from pneumonia. His body will be cremated.
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Associated Press
Huntaville
Ala
Felix Baldbridge
South
Local boards set for 30 000 population exemptions
Washington June 7 local boards will be appointed for roughly every 30000 people to decide exemptions from military service and conscription with focus on officials clergy and farmers. Each federal district will have at least one review board for appeals and regulations remain nonfinal. Espionage bill passes house with embargo and spying penalties, censorship removed. Sundry civil appropriations bill approved totaling over 147 million dollars including 250 thousand for the trade commission food investigation. A bill to disenfranchise war slackers was introduced in the house.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
The
Trade Commission
Man Arrested at Statham on Slacker and Impersonation Charges
At Statham U S Commissioners arrested H E Burns alias Sgt Jackson on multiple federal charges. He allegedly impersonated a recruiting officer and a secret service agent, wore an officers uniform, passed bogus checks, and failed to register as a slacker. Burns claimed Baltimore as his birthplace and has traveled across many states.
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Statham
U. S
W. G. Cornett
Lt. Hill
H. E. Burns
Sgt. Jackson
Secret Service
Burns
W. J. Burns
Baltimore
Athens
Georgia
Uncle Sam
Hhere
Atlenta
Heidt
Capt. Heidt
Hill
Fort Leavenworth
Atlanta
Jackson
Hit
U. S. Army
United States
Volunteers Sought To Copy Registration Cards At Courthouse
About 2,000 draft registration cards need duplicates. Twenty volunteers, men and women, are asked to work two hours starting at 10 a.m. at the county courthouse. Each person will copy up to one hundred legible cards using provided pen and ink and desk space. If needed, contact Clerk Crawford by phone for details.
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Crawford
Cally
Courthose
Fresh Trout Delivers Low Price at Arnold Abney Market
Fresh trout at 15c a pound draws customers this morning as Arnold and Abney promote good value. The advertisement notes additional produce including fresh butter beans green bell peppers fine cucumbers and ripe tomatoes with phone contact 1076.
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LD & Abney
Arnold & Abney
Confederate Veterans Elect Harrison Commander In Chief
Gen. George Harrison of Opelika Alabama was elected commander in chief by acclamation at the Confederate Veterans reunion in Washington D C Tulsa Oklahoma was chosen for the next gathering A great parade was held with President Wilson reviewing officials The attendance surpassed expectations Secretary Daniels hosted Harrison and division commanders aboard the Mayflower presidential yacht
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
George Harrison
Opelika
Ala
Tulsa
Okla
Wilson
Daniels
Harrison
Corps of Division
Railway Board Plan Cuts Nonessential Freight and Luxuries
New York June 7 The American Railway Association war board calls for eliminat ing non essential commodities from freight and curtailment of luxurious passenger service to intensify efficiency and serve national needs.
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Associated Press
New York
American Railway
Association War Board
Reserve Officers of High Standard
Washington June 7 The War Department outlines policy for men in training for reserve officers The best qualified become officers of the regiments the training company represents Regular officers supplement them Others join as training aides and temporary officers for the regulars and active officers for the six hundred thousand selective army High standards will be enforced, Adjutant General McCain said.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
McCain
Deplorable Conditions At Great Lakes Naval Station
Congressman Britten of Illinois opened an investigation into sanitary conditions at the Great Lakes naval training station in Chicago on June 7, citing a deplorable lack of equipment as the issue. The report accompanies an ad for Florida fruit from Arnold & Abney.
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Naval Training Station
Associated Press
Chicago
Ill
Great Lake Naval Training Station
Britten
Illinois
House Naval Affairs Committee
Citizens urged to buy Liberty Loan bonds in Athens
Col. M. G. Michael leads a planning meeting for a Tuesday drive to subscribe Athens residents to government Liberty Loan securities. Committees will canvass the city to let all citizens, including workers and businesspeople, purchase bonds via weekly or monthly payments until fully paid.
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M. G. Michael
Liberty Loan Committee
Michael
Athens
Athena
Allies to get new loans in June plan
Washington June 7. The Associated Press reports that new loans to the Allies totaling several hundred million dollars will be announced in a few days. The June program is said to be agreed upon.
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Associated Prese
Washington, D. C
Million Back Yard Gardens Campaign Oversubscribed
Assistant Secretary Vrooman of the agricultural department announced that the million back yard gardens campaign is oversubscribed. Reports indicate as many as two million persons may be producing food.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vrooman
Agricultural Department
Italian Mission Heads to Tour South Next Week
Washington date June 7 reports the first conference between the Italian mission and Secretary Lansing. The subject remains undisclosed. Prince Udine shows improvement as preparations begin for a tour to the South next week.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Lansing
Udine
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