Ban on Lawrence Soldiers Sparks Camp Decree
June 21 Lawrence forbidden to visit the city by order of Major General Hodges barring all cantonment soldiers except locals under arrest for violations. Provost guards will patrol streets to enforce the ban as new training and reorganization move troops to Camp Lee Camp Hancock and Camp Zachary Taylor.
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Devens
Lawrence
Harry F. Hodges
76Th
Camp Lee
Hancock
Y. M. C. A. Hut No. 23
Howard Key Barlow
Smith O. Dexter
Episcopal Church
Endicott Peabody
Groton School
Hodges
Channing Frothingham
Red Cross
F Company
801St Engineers
Robbins Pond
National Army Engineer
Praise for Colored Men in AEF Denies Reports
General Pershing cabled to the War Department that reports of colored soldiers being given riskier tasks are false. He praises the colored combat troops for their spirit, quick training, and eagerness for dangerous work while noting their complaint is for more active service.
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Washington
War Department
Pershing
Officer Held Under Spy Act Conspiracy Charge
Lieutenant Oswald L. Simpson of the U S Army Quartermaster Department was arraigned in Federal Court on an indictment accusing him of conspiring to violate espionage laws by obstructing recruiting. Co-defendants include Frank S. O Neil Lieutenant Leland A. Mitchell Samuel Reichbach and Edward H Cole.
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New York
Oswald L. Simpson
Quartermaster's Department
Simpson
Frank S. O'Neil
Leland A. Mitchell
Samuel Reichbach
Edward H. Cole
Mitchell
Cole
O'Neil
Reichbach
Mon
No Escape for Idlers After First Game Today
Washington reports drafting instructions issued by Provost Marshal General Crowder under the work or fight order. After July 1 all men in draft age must take productive employment or join the army. Idlers in deferred classes face withdrawal of status and immediate induction.
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Washington
Crowder
United States Employment Service
Perry Case Diverts Blame To Philadelphia Club
National League secretary John A. Heydler stated that the Philadelphia Americans should be charged with neglect over Pitcher Scott Perry’s transfer, not the Boston Nationals. He noted no agreement was filed for Perry’s transfer and said Boston learned of him only after he played. The case involves a 1917 Atlanta agreement and a court injunction restraining Boston from interfering with Perry’s Athletics participation.
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New York
John A. Heydler
National Baseball League
Philadelphia American League
Boston Nationals
Philadelphia
Scott Perry
Atlanta
Southern Association
Heydler
National Commission
Perry
Boston
Haughton
Athletics
July Draft Calls Reach Record Levels in War Effort
The draft orders rise with July set to be the largest call of the war. Ground is given to hold elections before enforcement, while class 2 prepares for a liberal expansion. May saw 370000 called. this month around 290000, and General Pershing pushes for faster troop deployment.
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Pershing
Medford High to face English High in post season title bout
This afternoon at Medford Athletic Field Fulton Street the 1918 schoolboy season concludes with Medford High champions of the Suburban league meeting English High champions of the Boston City league in a key post season showdown. English relies on Al Kroog to halt Medford sluggers while Medford looks to James Prior or Charles Prest to deliver for the home nine.
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Medford
Fulton Street
English High
Boston
Medford High
Greater Boston
Boston English High
English
al Kroog
James Prior
Charles Prest
Rations Cut in Austria
A Temps despatch from Geneva says Austria will halve bread rations in Vienna and major cities to ease Galicia and Bohemia distress. The Vienna Neue Freie Presse warns strikes may occur without cuts, noting cities are worse off than the countryside where bread is nearly unavailable.
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Paris
Temps
Geneva
Vienna
Galicia
Bohemia
Vienna Neue Freie Press
Belleau Wood Advances Strengthen American Positions
American forces northwest of Chateau Thierry advanced with small, well executed attacks on the Belleau wood front. Troops overran enemy posts with minimal artillery prep and secured objective lines without heavy resistance. overall gains strengthen defenses against a potential German assault.
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Chateau Thierry
Belleau Wood
Belleaux Wood
Prussian Grenadier Prisoner Reveals Front Line Pressure
A German prisoner letter from June 10 describes the 110th Grenadiers Regiment facing American units near Chateau Thierry. He notes digs behind a village inn, nightly artillery barrages, and hope for relief, praising American troops as shaping the front in France. Other letters speak of air raids on Karlsruhe and defenses that lag behind Allied bombardment.
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France
Associated Press
Chateau Thierry
Grenadier
Landauer
110Th Grenadiers Regiment
Germany
Karlsruhe
Gamage
Women Workers Convention Urges Equal Pay and Democracy
The fifth biennial National League of Women Workers opened at Wellesley College Billings Hall with 500 delegates. Mrs Henry Oilesheimer of New York presided as speakers urged patriotic service equal pay with men and denounced profiteers while pledging to uphold democracy.
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National League of Women Workers
Billings Hall
Wellesley College
Henry Oilesheimer
New York
Wellesley
Harrow
Ellen Montgomery
Chicago
Ethel Hobart
Plymouth
Fight Yet On Estate of Glover In Waltham Laundry Case
The master in the claim by Mrs. Lillian M. Glover widow of Clarence F. Glover held the laundry was her property and should be turned over. He found that at purchase time Mrs. Glover had ample funds while her husband had none.
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Lillian M. Glover
Clarence F. Glover
Waltham
Irish Policy Breaks Down in Lords Speech
The Lords debate on Earl Curzon's remarks is hailed as a breakdown of government Irish policy with hints that home rule is abandoned. Radical papers declare Irish rule dead and Sinn Fein rising while unionist outlets warn of renewed Irish dissent and political risk to the Union. Less partisan papers echo severe judgment.
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London
Earl Curzon
House of Lords
Ireland
Daily News
Constitutional Party
Sinn Tein
Unionist Morning Post
Suffolk Court Hears Laundry Ownership Dispute
In Suffolk County yesterday the court heard objections to the master’s report from Mrs. Delamere and the Glover heirs over the laundry’s value. Delamere claims she paid 1000 in 1898 for the laundry and married Glover in 1900. the master notes Glover withdrew 31000 after incorporation. Delamere argues she was not fairly accounted for and cites witnesses saying the laundry belonged to his wife. she contends the incorporation masked a scheme to deprive her rights. Court reserved decision.
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Suffolk County
Glover
Delamare
Delamere
Sinn Fein Threatens Rout of Nationalists in Parliament
In Dublin on June 21 Sinn Fein leaders declare vacancies will be contested, citing the Hast Cavan by election won by Arthur Griffith, even if Sinn Fein candidates are imprisoned, aiming for a complete rout of the Nationalist party.
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Dublin
Sinn
Baseball work rule may crush Cincinnati
Chairman August Herrmann of the National Baseball Commission warns Provost Marshal General Crowder that applying amended selective service regulations will force 258 major league reserve players to seek other jobs. He cites the clubs as having about $8.5 million in Liberty bonds and substantial plant value, and notes 17.1 percent of reserve players volunteered while 1.8 percent were drafted.
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Cincinnati
August Herrmann
National Baseball Commission
Crowder
Washington
Herrmann
Liberty
General Crowder
Threatened Sturtevant Strike Discussed at Immigration Station
A long conference between Federal Conciliator Sullivan General Organizer Frederick Cederholm and John J Connolly of the International Association of Machinists was held at the immigration station regarding a threatened strike by Sturtevant Blower Works Hyde Park workers over wages and benefits amid wartime production. Another meeting is planned for today.
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Sullivan
Frederick Cederholm
John J. Connolly
International Association of Machinists
Sturtevant Blower
Hyde Park
Wilson Holds Morning Talks With Baker and Daniels
President Wilson left the White House and walked to the State, War and Navy building for a thirty minute conference with Secretaries Baker and Daniels. The subjects remained undisclosed as he returned in a drizzle without taking an umbrella.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
State, War and Navy
Baker
Daniels
War Department to Train Foreign Troops Under Senate Amendment
Senate military committee added an amendment to a 12 billion army bill authorizing the War Department to train troops of any allied nation on U S soil and to furnish all necessary equipment for war against Germany and Austria.
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Washington
Germany
Austria
War Department
Senate Military Committee
Secretary Baker Expands Training Aid to Allies
Secretary Baker stated the amendment, initially for Latin American troops, now covers any nations fighting Germany. He said no definite plans for training foreign troops in the U S exist, no country singled out, and the department merely wants option to act if needed.
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Baker
America
Congress
Department
Mohr Beats Kopin In Feature Bout At Commercial A C
Walter Mohr of Brooklyn reverses a prior loss by defeating Battling Kopin of Jamestown in a clean decision. The bout saw heavy trading as both fighters maul and mug, with Mohr maintaining control across eight of 12 rounds. Preliminary results include Parker defeating Vierra after six rounds, Snyder drawing with Chodo, and Emery stopped by Butler in eight rounds.
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Walter Mohr
Brooklyn
Battling Kopin
Jamestown
Commercial A. C
Mohr
Charlie Parker
Boston
Tony Vierra
New Bedford
Mickey Snyder
Roxbury
Young Chodo
New York
Johnny Emery
Cambridge
Joe Butler
FOURSOME AT OAKLEY CLUB FOURSOME AT OAKLEY CLUB
Mixed foursome event by the Women s Golf Association of Boston at the Oakley Club with two couples winning prizes. G O Russell and spouse took best net 77, E W Daley and spouse second net, Osgood Hartwell won gross, and other pairs posted scores from 84 to 106.
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Women’s Golf Association of
Boston
Oakley Club
G. O. Russell
E. W. Daley
B. C. Osgood
C. A. Hartwell
American in British Air Forces Killed in Collision
Lieutenant Vincent Flynn of New Jersey attached to the British Royal Air Force was killed near Cheshire when his aircraft collided with another plane carrying two British flyers. The other two airmen also died in the crash.
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London
Vincent Flynn
New Jersey
Royal Air Force
Cheshire
Austrian Cabinet Likely to Resign
Dr. Von Seydler the Austrian premier left Vienna for Austrian head quarters to present his cabinet's resignation to Emperor Charles. A Zurich despatch to the Exchange Telegraph reports the move amid political upheaval in Vienna.
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London
Dr. von Seydler
Vienna
Charles
Zurich
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