Registration Figures Question Census Accuracy Amid High Exemptions
Washington reports registrations from the military census show an official estimate of 10,200,000 potential enrollees unlikely to be exceeded. Indicated exemptions average about fifty percent, though actual exemptions remain unsettled. Millions registered without stated reasons for release from service, while exemption boards are drafted and phased in to determine retirements and classifications.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Secrrtary
Baker
Department
District of Columbia
General Crowder
District of Columbus
Wisconsin
Persiinsss Shank
Sviatians Kant Nod Alene Fost
War Board Aims to Prioritize Freight as Senate Debates Power
Washington June 7 The administration bill to empower the president to compel priority of shipment for foodstuffs fuel and other necessities faces a Senate test with administration leaders urging passage amid Republican and Democratic opposition. The measure would curb nonessential freight and luxury passenger service to boost war needs.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Congress
Wilson
Defense Council
Newlands
Hollin
National Association of Railway Commmissioners
Interstate Commerce Commission
Association
New York
American Railways Association
War
Summary of Ambiguous Public Figures and Exemption Counts
The text lists a breakdown of 128,039 with categories including White and Colored groups and a mention of Allens Alienene. It references possible exemptions and a SSI related estimate, noting 147,861 eligibles in the state. The legible portions are fragmentary and the overall meaning is unclear.
Villa Hurt When Horse Kicks Soldier at Sauceda Battle
Francisco Villa was injured when his horse fell and kicked him in the chest during the Sauceda engagement on May 2. He rested at a San Jose home for three days before rejoining his troops, explaining his absence from the Ojinaga siege.
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Villa
Presidio
Texas
Francisco Villa
Sauceda
San Jose
Collier Jupiter Arrives in France With Wheat Supply
Washington June 7 The naval collier Jupiter has arrived in France carrying 10 500 tons of wheat and other supplies Secretary Daniels announced. The ship sailed from an American port without prior voyage notice and is now anchored in a French port.
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Jupiter
Washington
Coller Jupiter
France
Daniels
Conference Report Adopted Under Espionage Bill Provisions
Washington June 7 The conference report on the administration espionage bill with embargo provisions and strict spying prosecutions was passed by 86 to 22. The censorship feature was removed from the measure.
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Washington
Administration
Lynchburg Woman Ends Life in Suicide
Miss Robert Carruthers of a prominent Lynchburg family shot herself in the bathroom of her home this morning. Death was instantaneous and the coroner listed nervous prostration as the cause.
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Lynchburg
Robert Carruthers
Austrians Claim Large Italian Prisoner Capture
Austrian official statement issued Wednesday claims the capture of more than 10,000 Italian soldiers in three days, with the tally announced as part of ongoing wartime reports from London dated June 7. The figure highlights intensive combat activity on the front as authorities report prisoner numbers and strategic developments.
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London
Briton Drives Deep in Belgium With Wide Front Gains
British forces under Haig shattered the German line along an eight mile front from Ypres to Armeniers in Belgium. They captured Messines Wytschaete and Costtaverne villages, advanced beyond Wytschaete, and seized trenches, inflicting heavy losses on German troops and taking thousands of prisoners.
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Britton
Belgium
Douglas Haig
Ypres
Armentiers
Messines- Wytschaete
Messines
Wytschaete
Costtaverne
England
New Zealand
St. Quentin
Chemins-des- Dames
Carso
Vipacco
Jamiano
Vienna
Rome
Trentino
France
Russia
Kronstadt
Kerensky
Petrograd
Subscription payment notice repeats deadline June 15
The notice urges subscribers to pay by June 15 to avoid discontinuation. It states options for home or business collections at 14 cents weekly and a $5.00 yearly rate for those paying in advance. The new ruling takes effect on June 15.
French Marine Minister Extends Cordial Greeting
The French minister of marine has extended a cordial greeting in the name of the French navy to the recipients.
Best Qualified Men Selected for Reserve Officer Roles
Washington June 7. The War Department outlines how reserve officers will be chosen from training camps. The best qualified from each class will lead the regiment represented by their training company and supplement regular-service appointees.
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Washington
War Department
McCain
Fifteen Thousand Trained in Second Officers Camp Series
Washington announces the second training series will enroll about 15 000 men for eight officers training camps from August 27 to September 26. Forty thousand entered the first series, but the war department reduces numbers to field older, more experienced men. State quotas include Virginia 34? and West Virginia 216. applications to Fortress Monroe and Charleston.
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Washington
McCain
War Department
Department
Virginia
Fortress Monroe
West Virginia
Charleston
Kronstadt Incident Closed as Delegates Recognize Provisional Gov
The Kronstadt incident is closed with the local committee of soldiers and workers delegates recognizing the authority of the provisional government. The report comes from Petrograd via London dated June 7.
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Kronstadt
Petrograd
London
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia trends show fair Friday and Saturday with local thunder showers possible. Virginia notes partly overcast skies with likely thunder showers Friday and Saturday and stable temperatures.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Teutons Driven From Messines Ridge Near Ypres
Allied forces mounted a push against the Messines Ridge opposite Ypres and forced the German defenders to withdraw after nearly three years in control. The engagement punctured the German hold and marked a shift in the sector.
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Teutons
Messines Ridge
Ypres
Bombardment of Vimy Child's Play Compared With Messines Front
A British assault on Messines ridge two months after Arras yields a decisive victory as German defenses retreat from Ypres area. The report notes Vimy Ridge as a backdrop and describes gas shells, incendiaries, and heavy artillery, with Belgian and British forces sharing the fight along a ten mile front near Observatory Ridge and Ploegsteert wood.
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Associated Press
France
Arras
Sines Ridge
Ypres
Messines Ridge
Vimy Ridge
Messines
Observatory Ridge
Ploegsteert Wood
Armentieres
Ypres Day of Retaliation and Victory At Hill 60
The passage describes two years of mining under Hill 60 near Ypres and a dawn explosion that caused a massive destructive avalanche. It notes the mines aimed to alter geography and strategy, and despite this, the assaults are described as victorious both strategically and geographically.
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Ypres
Hill
Destroyer Rescues U-Boat Victims Off Irish Coast
An American destroyer patrolling off Ireland encountered a German submarine shelling life boats from two ships sunk nearby. The submarine fled, the destroyer rescued twenty survivors from the Russian bark Lynton and the Norwegian bark Madura, both to be taken to a British port. The Lynton, sailing from Pensacola, went down with no loss of life.
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Atlantic
Ireland
Lynton
Pensacola
Madura
Mobile
American Wheat Ship Reaches France for Troops
An American transport loaded with wheat for American troops has crossed the Atlantic under a protecting warship. It is now unloading at a French port as preparations begin for reception of U S forces. The Matin notes bases similar to British army bases have been organized.
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Carso Plateau
Vienna
Rome
France
Paris
Atlantic
Matin
Aged Care Urged as National Conference Warns of Neglect
Thousands of elderly Americans face chaotic charity administration and lack of state regulation, as Dr. J. L. Nasher of New York argues the aged receive little scientific care. He notes diets differ, asks for better economic use of elderly labor, and cites New York City farms colony as a model. Continued on Page Five.
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Pittsburg
United States
National Conference of Charities and Correction
J. L. Nasher
New York City
Nasher
Differences Over Wooden Ships Cause Rift At Fleet Board
Washington June 7. F A W Mustis and Stantington Clark accuse General Goethals of halting wooden ship orders by pushing a costly contract form. Ten firms offered 496 ships in 12 to 18 months, but Goethals favored flat pricing and steel emphasis. They say wooden ships can be built without delaying steel, while Goethals defers comment. Both aides expect resignation requests, urging public support to speed ship production.
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Washington
F. A. Wmustis
Mercantile Fleet Corporation
Stantington Clark
George Goethals
Fleet Corporation
General Goethals
Eustis
Clark
Siping Board
Corporation
Corportion
Den
Shipping Board
Hustis
Alsace Lorraine autonomy within German empire proposed
A Berlin Vorwaerts article by Socialist deputy Herman Wendel argues for forming Alsace Lorraine into a federal state within the German empire. He rejects a voluntary return to France, cites intermingled French and German populations, and supports autonomy inside Germany rather than division by nationality.
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Alsace-Lorraine
Copenhagen
London
Berlin
Lorraine
German Empire
Silvershell Sinks Submarine in Mediterranean Duel
The American steamer Silvershell under Captain Tom Carlton reports a battle with a submarine in the Mediterranean. After sixty shots the submarine disappeared, with details released by the ministry of marine. The clash began May 30 and the Silvershell proved faster and more accurate in gunfire.
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Silvershell
Paris
Mediterranean
Ministry of Marine
Tom Carlton
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