Aggressive push to enforce selective service penalties
The message from June 11 1917 declares a decisive shift to vigorous enforcement of the selective service penal clause against all nonregistrants. It directs governors provost marshals and judges to arrest and compel registration and to transmit cases to U S district attorneys, with publicity on the new policy and immediate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
E. B. Carter
Bluefield
Bureau of Census
United States
Department of Justice
George 8
Wallace
Department
Secretary of War
John J. Cornwell
Associated Press
Washington
General Crowder
Baker
Britain’s reply to Russia on war aims for freedom
London reports Great Britain states it did not seek conquest, aims to defend its freedom and international pledges, and now seeks to liberate oppressed populations inclining toward Poland. It vows to secure a settlement ensuring happiness and remove causes of future war, and invites allied review of treaties with Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Russia
Poland
Wison
American Congress
Food control urged as essential to WWI effort
Washington dispatch says labor leaders and congressmen urged President Wilson to press for early food legislation. The first food pill bill stalled in conference while the second regulatory measure would make the president a food dictator with powers to govern production, storage, and distribution under Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Samuel Gompers
House Agricultural Committee
Food Administration
Herbert C. Hoover
New Conscription Bill Presented in Canadian House
In Ottawa on June 11 Sir Robert Borden introduced a bill for compulsory military service for Canadians aged twenty to forty five in the house of commons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Can
House of Commons
Robert Borden
Wealthy Creek heir Barnett subscribes to liberty bonds
Jackson Barnett, reputedly the wealthiest Indian in the United States, subscribed $640,000 to liberty loan bonds through guardian Carl J. O’Hornett of Henryetta Oklahoma. Ward of the government Barnett gained wealth from Tulsa oil lands and once rejected the tract. He has kept a modest income and shown little interest in his fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jackson Barnett
United States
Liberty Loan
Carl J. O'Hornett
Henryetta
Okla
Lane
Barnett
Tulsa
Barrett
British Press Reports Heavy Fighting in Messines Region
British troops in the Messines area push the German line with renewed thrusts south and southeast of Messines. The front near La Palerie farm expands gains to near Warneton, adding prisoners and seven field guns. Elsewhere the front is quiet, while Italy makes progress near Monte Ortigara and Agnello Pass amid broader wartime actions across Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
North Sea
Messines
Haig
la Palerie Farm
Warneton
Comines
Mont Garnillet
Berlin
Chemin-des-Dames
Macedonia
Cerna
Trent
Victor Emmanuels
Monte Ortigara
Agnello Pass
Borgo
Brunta
Carso
Triest
Costgnavizza
United States
Pitain
Russia
Great Britain
Wilson
Congress
China
Anhwei
Wu Ting Fang
Germany
Hamburg
William
von Hindenberg
Vienna
Bulgaria
Serbia
France
Paris
General Pershing
Labor Men Appointed for Draft Exemption Boards
Washington June 11 a request to appoint labor men to all exemption boards under the draft law has been presented to the provost marshal general's office. Samuel Gompers is noted in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Abyamuel Gompers
Subscriptions Due by June 15 With Rate Changes
All subscribers must pay in advance by June 15 or risk discontinuation. Expired subscriptions should be paid now. House or business collections at 18 cents per week available. The $5.00 yearly rate requires advance payment. The new ruling takes effect June 15.
Weather forecast for West Virginia and Virginia
Fair weather continues in West Virginia and Virginia on Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures rising moderately. Expect bright skies, light winds, and gradual warming through midweek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Navy pay cut bill targets injuries from drink and drugs
A draft bill by Secretary Daniels would suspend pay of any navy member rendered incapacitated by injuries from alcoholic liquor drug use or other misconduct. The measure extends an existing law addressing disease related illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniels
Navy
House
Magnus Manson Sunk by German Submarine
The American sailing vessel Magnus Manson was sunk by a German submarine off London on June 11. The crew had already abandoned ship before the vessel went down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Magnus Manson
Italian Cabinet Crisis Deepens Before Parliament Reopens
Rome reports a cabinet rift centered on Baron Sonnino with a veto over new ministers. The dispute helped delay mission appointments and follows Albania’s protectorate proclamation. All sides seek agreement before June 14 parliamentary reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Leset
Baron Sonnino
Duke of the
Abruzzi
America
Corso
Albania
Council of Ministers
Chamber
Senate
Naval ordnance secrets letter rattles Senate panel
Washington June 11 Senate naval committee paused gun boat accident hearings to pursue a Detroit letter writer who exposed ordnance bureau secrets. Secretary Daniels labeled the leak as likely spy or traitor activity, while Senator Frelinghuysen defended the sender as acting for national welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Detroit
Mich
Frelinghuysen
Naval Ordance
Daniels
Ordance Bureau
Safeguard Children Over War Demands, Says Lovejoy
Nuclear tensions aside, Owen R. Lovejoy warns against using children for war services and urges preserving and raising child protection standards. He cites state actions in New York and Vermont, urging research from England’s experience and a focus on farmers’ health as essential to national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
America
Owen R. Lovejoy
New York
National Child Labor Committee
National Conference of Charities and Correction
New York State
Vermont
Council of National Defense
United States
Mary JE. Lent
National Organization For Public Health Nursing
Lent
First Contingent of Pershing Staff Arrives in Paris
Major General Pershing's American staff arrives in Paris led by Col McCarthy Col Taylor Col Ireland Maj Drum and Captains Moore Parges. Major James A Logan Jr and Capt Carl Boyd greet them at the station. They plan to survey work ahead of calling in American forces amid informal talks with French officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pershing
McCarthy
Quartermaster Corps
Taylor
Engineers
Ireland
Medical Corps
Drum
General Staff
Moore
Parges
James A. Logan, Jr
Carl Boyd
German Diplomat Arrives in New York on Safe Passage
Dr Curt Lehmann formerly German minister to Guatemala arrived in New York on a steamer from Central America en route to Germany after his passports were handed when relations with Berlin broke. He traveled with his wife and secretary George von Ende, escorted by federal agents as customs officers examined their baggage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Curt Lehmann
Guatemala
Republic
Berlin
Central America
Germany
United States
George von Ende
Paper's Peace Edition Suppressed in Amsterdam Report
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger states that Amsterdam issued its Saturday peace edition in error as the report of an Austrian army peace deputation arriving at Petrograd was suppressed. The item circulated via London despatches to English newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Petrograd
Lloyd George outlines 101 member Irish convention
In London on June 11 a government formed Irish convention will have 101 members from all walks of life. It will be Irish led with bishops and moderators representing churches and chambers of commerce from Dublin, Belfast and Cork. Government picks 15 members and may nominate a chairman if needed. The Sinn Fein and Unionists from the south join the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ireland
Chambers of Commerce
Dublin
Belfast
Cork
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Irish Unionists’ Alliance
Sinn Fein
South of Ireland
Hindenburg Confident on Peace Telegram
Field Marshal von Hindenburg telegraphed from Amsterdam to the Potsdam Union declaring confidence that the army and people united under the Kaiser will secure a peace Germany desires. He asserted the war would not have been fought in vain if such a peace is achieved.
Commission Urged to Grant Rate Increase
Washington June 11 hearings on a fifteen percent freight rate rise for railroads neared completion with western carriers and shippers presenting arguments. R Walton Moore chief counsel for southern roads warned of an emergency from Adamson eight hour day wages and higher supply costs. He contrasted southern lines with eastern carriers, stressing weaker credit and declining earnings. S. Davies Warfield for railway securities owners urged the commission to approve the increase amid strong demand and high prices across markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Roads
R. Walton Moore
Moore
S. Davies Warfield
Baltimore
Jamestown Controversy May Be Settled Today
Washington reports a settlement on the Jamestown site purchase for a naval base may be reached tomorrow. Senate conferees were told to insist on the Jamestown provision, while the naval committee considered an amendment allowing the navy secretary to acquire a Chesapeake Bay site up to 1.4 million dollars, with price to be set by the president if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Naval Committee
Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Chesapeake Bay
Supreme Court Upholds Reserve Act Trust Clause
The U S Supreme Court today held constitutional the federal reserve act clause allowing national banks to act as trustees executors administrators and registrars of stocks and bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
WOUND ON HEAD CAUSE OF DEATH OF W J HEYCOCK
W J Heycock a longtime machinist for the Norfolk and Western Railway died from a head wound of unknown origin. A coroner’s inquest found the wound caused his death after he returned from Portsmouth where he anticipated a transfer. Witnesses described loss of consciousness and inconsistent accounts of an automobile accident in Portsmouth. Investigations continue to determine how the injury occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Portsmouth
W. J. Heycock
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. W. McNeal
Ohio
Heycock
Minefield
Francis T. Ridley
Hleycock
Ridley
Ridly
Roundhouse
O'Neil
T. E. Vass
Phyalclans
Will C. Fasley
J. D. Bnochs
N. E. Hylton
T. H. Lyon
J. R. Caffee
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Ching
Naval Ordnance
Winter
Owen Lovejoy
England
Commission
Jamestown
Round House
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