Advance Guard of Mighty American Army Reaches France
Washington reports the advance guard of American troops has landed on French soil amid secrecy and submarine threats. Major General Siebert commands the first force under Pershing as plans for a larger expedition proceed. The transfer marks a new record in troop transportation with American ships and convoys moving toward the front.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Haiti
San Domingo
War Department
Pershing
France
Siebert
Army General Staff
Navy
San Antonio
Atlantic
England
Seibert
Horn Given Maximum Sentence at Bostop
Federal Judge Morton today sentenced Werner Horn a German reservist to the maximum penalty in a June 27 hearing at Boston court. Horn faced charges related to wartime conduct with the German forces.
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Horn
Bostop
Morton
Werner Horn
Prison term for dynamite transport on passenger train
Horn received an eighteen month sentence at the Atlanta penitentiary for illegally transporting dynamite from New York to Vanceboro Maine aboard a passenger train. The plan was to use the dynamite to damage the international bridge across the Croix River. He was fined one thousand dollars, the maximum penalty for the charge.
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Lanta Penitentiary
New York
Vanceboro
Maine
Horn
Food control bill takes drastic new form in Senate
Washington June 27 the senate agriculture committee rewrites the house measure adding broad government powers and a dry prohibition provision to halt liquor manufacture during the war. The amendments authorize control of feeds fuel iron steel copper lead lumber petroleum farm implements fertilizer binding twine and permit government to operate factories packing houses oil wells mines regulate wages and commandeer supplies for defense and war purposes.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Mexico Lifts Import Duties on Essentials and Gasoline
By government order all import duties on articles of prime necessity including foodstuffs are removed from July 1 to December 31. Duties are also removed on gasoline and petroleum derivatives, placing Mexican refiners in competition with U S refiners and causing a likely rise in gasoline to about fifty cents a gallon.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Selective Draft Goes Into Effect Monday Morning
Army recruiting closes Saturday night June 30 and the selective draft begins after July 1 as voluntary enlistments near the limit. West Virginia recruiting division warns all interested to enroll before the deadline to avoid conscription. Local station in the Thornton building will stay open from early morning until midnight throughout the week to publicize the call.
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United States Regular Army
FE. A. Stuart
West Virginia
Regular Army
War Department
Thornton
Two Norwegian Ships Sunk by German Submarine
A Copenhagen dispatch reports the Norwegian steamship King Haakon sunk by a German submarine with only six crew saved. The Maggie, a 1,118 ton vessel, also sunk in the Atlantic with the crew saved.
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London
Copenhagen
King Haakon
Maggie
Atlantic
Canadians Hold Trenches on Lens Arras Road Amid Western Front Activity
British ships tally twenty eight sunk by mines and submarines as fighting rages along the western front. Canadians occupy more trenches on the Lens Arras road but fail to advance further in Leng. Austrians recapture Italian positions on Asiago plateau and claim 1,800 prisoners. Russian Austro German battles intensify in Galicia. Greece politics shift as Entente aims to reassemble May 31 parliament led by Venizelists. Constantine’s dissolution criticized.
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France
Lens- Arras
Leng
Aisne
Rowe
Galicia
Sarnopol
Narayoyka
Greece
Constantine
Six Women Suffragists Behind Jail Bars in D.C.
In Washington on June 27 six women suffragists were jailed for obstructing the sidewalk with banners before the White House. They chose three days in jail over a $25 fine and will be released Friday morning. The scene in the district prison featured singing, with Miss Mabel Vernon of Reno leading hymns as inmates gathered to hear pleas for votes for women.
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Washington
White House
District Prison House Women’s Section
Mabel Vernon
Reno
Nev
Potomac
Vernon
Bessie Jones
Plans to insure lives of American soldiers and sailors
Washington on June 27 plans to discuss wartime life insurance for soldiers and sailors at a conference of life insurance company presidents with Secretary McAdoo on July 2. Invitations were sent by the treasury department. Proposals include placing insurance under the federal War Risk Insurance Bureau and forming government backed or allied company campaigns.
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Washington
Life Insurance Company
McAdoo Bre
Treasury Department
Federal War Risk Insurance Bureau
Merchant Marine
Wilson
Joint Commission May Fix Coal Prices During War
A plan to fix coal prices by a joint government commission was approved by a special coal operators committee. The commission would include the interior secretary, the defense council coal committee, and the federal trade commission. The proposal will go to a 400-operator convention for acceptance.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Defense Council
Coal Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Coal Production Committee
The
Peabody
Fort
Joint Commission
Patriotic Day Set for Sunday Schools Across the Nation
Washington June 7 special patriotic day designated for all Sunday schools to observe next Sunday. President Wilson calls for generous gifts to the American Red Cross to aid war relief and support the nation. The letter urges teachers and pupils to contribute according to ability to strengthen national power and honor.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Red Cross
United States of America
American Red Cross
Charleston Determined To Do Her Full Share
Washington reports show small cities and towns launching campaigns to boost the Red Cross fund beyond the $115 million estimate. Charleston West Virginia pledges to do its part, with business leaders promising a parade and a strong finish despite a late start.
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Charleston
Washington
Red Cross Fund
W. Va
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
The forecast warns of local thunder showers likely on Thursday and Friday across West Virginia and Virginia. Residents should prepare for possible thunderstorms and brief gusty winds.
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West Virginia
Belgian Mission Welcomed in Congress by Baron Moncheur
The Belgian Mission headed by Baron Moncheur was received in the House with crowded galleries and an enthusiastic floor. He praised American unity and effort in defense of freedom, noting aviation and industry aiding allied victory and recalling Belgium and America’s shared struggle for justice.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Baron Moncheur
Prince Albert
Belgium
America
Europe
Pyrenees
New World
Heavy Artillery Fighting Near Hurtebise Reported
Paris reports ongoing heavy artillery fighting in the Hurtebise region as of June 27 according to today's official announcement.
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Paris
Hurtebise
Financial advantages of the Smokeless Coal Operators' Associa
New York reporting on a federal trial in West Virginia and Virginia where the Smokeless Coal Operators' Association is alleged to restrain trade and fix prices. A 1915 letter cites substantial gains from a permanent bureau and notes tied to 18 million dollars in extra income and 10 million dollars in added profits since 1910. Testimony by W. R. J. Zimmerman covers alleged factors affecting coal prices and supply.
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New York
West Virginia
Virginia
J. E. Renehan
Justus Collins
Cincinnati
W. R. J. Zimmerman
Association
New England
Pennsylvania
Local Coal Route Costs Debated in Roving Committee
Mr Zimmerman outlined that shipments by boat to New England were cheaper than rail from Pennsylvania mines, while rail to New York from the West Virginia fields undercut sea routes. W. W. Willard of Boston, representing the Chesapeake and Ohio Coal Agency, testified before the committee adjourned until tomorrow.
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Hampton Roads
New England
Coal shortage tied to price rise in national supply
In New York on June 27 lawyers for the defense in a trial of Virginia and West Virginia coal operators argued that a nationwide car shortage and war costs of steel and other materials drove coal prices higher. Witness W R J Zimmerman said operators received only forty percent of usual rail cars due to wartime embargo and ICC edicts.
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New York
Virginia
West Virginia
W. R. J. Zimmerman
Smokeless Coal Operators’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Methodists Open Reunion Conference in Traverse City
Clergymen and lay delegates representing several million members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Church of the South began a conference in Traverse City Michigan to discuss reuniting the seventeen branches. Prominent bishops attended the gathering.
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Traverse City
Mich
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Church of the South
Fayetteville Selected as National Guard Camp Site
Washington reports Fayetteville North Carolina has been chosen as a national guard training camp site as announced by the war department on June 27.
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Washington
Fayetteville, N. C
National Guard
War Department
Pageton Man on Norlina Survives U-boat Attack and Sinks Sub
Ivan Hanna of Pageton relates a near disaster at sea during the Norlina’s voyage to England. The American registry steamship fought off a German U-boat after a periscope sighting and torpedo hit, then scored a submarine kill with gunfire before safely returning home.
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Ivan Hanna
Pageton
Pageton Coal and Coke Company
Bluefield
Norlina
Garland Steamship Company
England
Hanna
Mr. Hanna
Regular Army 9 Many Thousands Short of Its Goal
War department reports half the recruiting week complete with 35 000 plus short of the 70 000 target. Only nine states meet quota while Nevada leads with 630 volunteers. Vermont remains far below with 79 of 710 required.
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Washington
War Department
Wilson
Germany
Department
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Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming
Montana
Indiana
Idaho
Michigan
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
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Missouri
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New Jersey
Iowa
Colorado
New York
Florida
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Delaware
Connecticut
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Louisiana
Maine
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New Mexico
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Wisconsin
Maryland
Virginia
Arkansas
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Carpentier Aims at Recruiting During U S Visit
Georges Carpentier the French aviator and light heavyweight boxer will visit the United States in coming weeks. He will not fight American boxers while here but will aid recruiting for the French army flying corps and present official war films detailing the corps’ work.
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Carpentier
New York
Georges Carpentier
America
R. C. Klegin
France
French Army Flying Corps
Why M. Zaimis Resigned In 1915 Greek Crisis
Athens on June 27 reports Premier Zaimis resigned after deciding he could not convene the May 31 1915 parliament dissolved by King Constantine. Diplomatic envoy Jonnart pressed for a session where Venizelos led a majority. Zaimis said King Alexander would meet entente demands.
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M. Zaimis
Athens
Zaimis
Constantine
M. Jonnart
M. Venizelos
M. Zaipis
Alexander
English Socialists Decline Stockhold Conference Invitation
London June 27 The British Socialist section led by Henry Hyndman declines the invitation of the Russian council to attend the international socialist conference in Stockholm. They refuse because German and Austrian Socialists will attend and they argue the conference cannot serve peace or socialism while Germans hold seized territory.
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London
Henry Hyndman
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