Red Cross fund drive opens strong across Mercer county
Mercer county launched a drive for 80000 to aid the American Red Cross with early totals exceeding 5009 amid strong pledges from Bluefield Bramwell and Princeton. District divisions reported varied sums, a city parade and a dance raised additional funds as canvassing expands tonight.
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Mercer County
American Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield
J. W. Ruff
J. T. Thornton
H. S. Mabie
H. G. Steele
L. A. Jackson
P. J. Kelly
C. B. Hancock
John W. Ruff
M. Bernard
W. C. Pollock
C. A. Bradshaw
J.L. Alexander
R. E. Lazenby
West Virginia Infantry
Chaplain Willis
H. B. Lee
Bramwell
Princeton
Washington
National Organization
Tobacco Substitutes Rise Amid German Shortage
Reports from Copenhagen via London on June 19 describe Germany’s tobacco shortage driving the use of wartime substitutes. Officials note government approved blends mix strawberry leaves lavender blossoms and sandalwood to imitate aroma and taste.
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Germany
Copenhagen
London
Department
John D Archbold Tanker Sunk by Submarine
The oil tank steamship John D Archbold of Standard Oil is sunk by a submarine. Four crewmen are reported lost. The vessel went to the bottom last Saturday in European waters.
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New York
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Archbold
Search for accomplices in Ruth Cruger case widens
New York officials pursued three developments in the Ruth Cruger murder inquiry. A self styled tipster claimed threats over her connection to the case. The board of aldermen pressed an inquiry into detective bureau failings over the buried body in Alfredo Cocchi's bicycle shop cellar. Police sought accomplices after finding the heavy tool chest concealing the grave.
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New York
Ruth Cruger
Wadleigh High School
Consuello la Rue
Police Department
Board of Aldermen
Alfredo Cocchi
Institute For Public Service
Five Die As Steamer Archbold Sinks Off Washington
Government advices report the sinking of the steamer John D Archbold with three crew killed and two drowned. Twelve armed guards aboard were saved.
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Washington
State Department
John D. Archbold
Armed Guard
Admiral Sims to command allied naval forces in Irish waters
London reports Vice Admiral William Sims United States Navy appointed to lead all allied naval operations in Irish waters during the British commander’s absence. He gains wide powers to coordinate British French and American forces against German submarines and to manage ship movements and escorts.
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London
Wim. F. Sims
United States Navy
Irish
Sims
Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Sims
Paris
Department
Jupiter
Food control bill debated as Hoover defends wartime aims
Washington June 19 The food administration chief Herbert C Hoover urged senators that government control is vital to victory outlining voluntary measures to curb waste and profiteering. Senate debate continued with opposition wavering and Rep Graham citing British prices to compare staples.
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Washington
Congress
Herbert C. Hoover
Capitol
Gore
Reed
Vardaman
Senate
Chamberlain
House
United States
Hoover
Haugen
Iowa
Agricultural Committee
Representative Graham
Illinois
Cecil Spring Rice
Graham
England
Car shortage improved after war board action
The American Railway Association reports freight car shortages fell about one third since May 1 when the railroad war board took charge. May 1 shortage was 148,627 cars and June 1 stood at 105,127. Shippers and railroads acted promptly to use cars more efficiently. Prior four months showed rising congestion.
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New York
Railroad War Board
American Railways Association
War Board
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
A weather note indicates possible showers on Wednesday with Thursday turning fair across West Virginia and Virginia. No significant storms expected. Temperatures should vary with seasonal patterns as winds shift.
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West Virginia
Warlike Preparations in Southern Provinces
In Peking on Monday July 14 the southern provinces rapidly begin warlike preparations and seek to join the southwest. Support from his quarter is assured and civil war seems likely. General Chang Sun holds power as dictator. Li Yuan Aung is effectively prisoner. Officials resist changes as cabinet formation stalls. The military pushes to dissolve the provisional constitution and crown Confucianism as the state religion.
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Peking
Li Yuan Aung
Generpral Chang Sun
Chang
Li Chin Hai
Russian diplomats greeted with warm welcome in Washington
Washington welcomed the Russian diplomatic mission led by Ambassador Boris Bakhmetieff with enthusiastic crowds and a greeting from Secretary Lansing. After a rest they dined at their residence and plan to meet Secretary Lansing, visit the White House, and deliver the provisional government’s message via Lieutenant General Roop to Secretary Baker.
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Washington
Boris Bakhmetieff
Lansing
Russia
White House
Wilson
Provisional Government
Roop
Baker
Washington memorial arch dedication speech at Valley Forge
Speaker Champ Clark presents the Washington memorial arch at Valley Forge Pennsylvania praising Washington’s winter encampment of 1777 78 as the most famous on earth He lauds free government and says Congress is fulfilling its duty to end the current war swiftly and triumphantly.
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Congress
Valley Forge
Champ Clark
Washington Memorial
Pennsylvania
Washington
George Washington
Red Cross War Relief Drive Surges Past Fifty Million
Washington reports show more than 35 million dollars subscribed in two days toward a 100 million goal. New York nears 20 million with million dollar gifts from J. P. Morgan and G. F. Baker. A 19 million dollar pledge for French tuberculosis work is noted, while Cardinal Gibbons endorses the effort in a message to the war council.
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Red Cross
Washington
Red Cross War Council
Liberty Loan
Middle West
New York City
J. P. Morgan
G. F. Baker
War Council
France
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Cardinal Gibbons
H. P. Davison
Western Front activity revived with mixed outcomes
Reports indicate renewed fighting on the Western Front with Austrian attempts near Jamiano repulsed at heavy losses, while Monte Rombon saw Austrian gains. British trench raids in France resume near Bapaume and Cambrai as Greece leans toward the Entente. An American tanker, John D. Archbold, was sunk with casualties.
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Belgium
France
Flanders
Champagne
Berlin
Mont Blond
Mont Camillet
Craonne
Boesinghe
Frelinghein
Steinstraedt
Hetsas
Bapaume-Cambrai
Surrail
Jamiano
Carso
Monte Rombon
Denmark
Switzerland
Holland
Austria
Reichstrath
Clam-Martinio
Count Czernin
Basel
Vienna
Standard
John D. Archbold
United States
Thirty Thousand Poles Hanged in German Actions
Polish deputy Daszinski told the Vienna reichsrat that over 30,000 Poles have been hanged by German authorities, per the Arbeiter Zeitung. Deputy Striverny condemned the abuse of political suspects while a Pan-Germanist deputy urged more hangings.
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Zurich
Paris
Daszinski
Vienna
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung
Reichsrath
Striverny
Treasury Extends Loans to Allies in June Dispatch
The treasury department today issued another $35,000,000 loan to Great Britain and a $7,500,000 installment to Belgium as part of a $45,000,000 credit. Total loans to allies reach $983,000,000 with Britain receiving $55,000,000 to date.
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Washington
Great Britain
Treasury Department
Belgium
Navy awards contracts for socks to eighteen firms
Contracts for 3,567,000 pairs of socks were awarded by the navy department today to eighteen firms nationwide. The awards follow the Knit goods Committee of the National Defense Council recommendations. Average price about eighteen cents for cotton and twenty eight for woolen socks.
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Washington
Navy Department
National Defense Council
No Motive Found For Murder Of Rutgers Student
New Brunswick June 19 No motive disclosed for the murder of John Vincent Piper a Rutgers College graduate student whose body was found near the city after four months missing Dr William J Condon a Chattanooga Tennessee physician and army medical corps captain is under arrest Prosecutor Stricker says sensational developments are expected and cites lime traces in the Condon home cellar the dead man’s body covered with ice and linked circumstantially to the crime The case raises questions about how Piper’s body was disposed of from February until discovery
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New Brunswick
John Vincent Piper
Rutgers College
William J. Condon
United States Army Medical Corps
Chattanooga
Tenn
Stricker
Condon
Piper
Belgian Mission Sees Its Work in Washington Complete
Washington officials plan to seek ideas from the Belgian mission on various war phases and may tour other cities to deepen ties. King Albert’s letter to President Wilson, delivered by Baron Moncheur, expresses gratitude and hopes for lasting friendship and U.S. support for Belgium’s cause.
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Washington
Belgium
Jit
Lansing
Wilson
King Albert
Baron Moncheur
State Department
United States
Free America
America
Leclercq
United States of America
Albert
Work of Boy Scouts drives Liberty Loan pledges
In New York on June 19 the 238 Boy Scouts of America who solicited last week turned in subscriptions totaling 15 480.50 pledged by about 125 000 individuals. The announcement was made tonight by James E West chief of scouts executives.
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Boy Scouts
New York
Boy Scouts of America
Liberty Loan
James E. West
Scouts
West Virginia Coal Power Struggle in Wartime Policy
West Virginia, the nation’s second largest coal producer, laments lacking representation on the coal committee of the Council of National Defense. The piece argues coal’s crucial wartime role, warns of government takeover dangers, and questions the handling of WV mines by nonlocals, despite promises of mutual recognition between mine workers and operators.
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Charles Brooks Smith
Washington
West Virginia
Union
United States
Council of National Defense
West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bluey
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Mr. Hoover
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