National Recruiting Week Aims to Fill 70,000 Regular Army
President Wilson designates June 23 to 30 as National Recruiting Week to reach 300,000 war strength. Connecticut must raise 1,000 volunteers to meet its 2,228 quota. Bridgeport recruiting sites list Army and Navy posts at Fairfield Avenue, 62 Cannon Street, and federal building. Naval Reserve enrollments open for various branches. National Guard stations at Park and Armory entries recruit infantry and coast artillery.
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Gas Bomb Fatal at Torrington Exhibition
A gas bomb caused the death of four foxes during a Torrington shooting gallery display on Wednesday night after a balloon toy ruptured. The gas inhalation proved fatal for the animals as the balloon floated and released gas down a throat.
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Publicity Locates Sister of Man Stranded in Denmark
The sister of R. R. Scharff, stranded in Copenhagen due to citizenship issues, has been found in St. Paul. She told Naturalization Clerk Flanagan that he was born in St. Paul and that he applied for a passport last May. She will send proof to Copenhagen to enable his return.
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Contortionist Fakir Exposed After Legless Claim
Paris reports a contortionist entertainer faked injuries to live off charitable giving for months. He posed as a Belgian military chaplain captured by Germans, claiming leg amputation in Liege. At Dijon the deception was uncovered and his legs were found intact.
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Sweden anticipates peace boosts customs traffic
Stockholm on June 29 reports Swedish customs authorities expect peace soon. A circular sent to all stations notes freight traffic likely to surge after the war ends, signaling a major shift in goods movement.
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Danbury Appeals for Red Cross Funds and School Bonds
The Danbury District raises 39131 for Red Cross with Ridgefield over 18000 and Georgetown 1000. Darien issues 75000 in school bonds allotted to Harris Forbes & Co with a 50 premium. Greenwich plans a municipal cannery to can vegetables and fruit for next winter financed by citizen donations and operable by mid July.
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Open Letter to Irving Fisher Challenges War Prohibition Claims
The letter questions Professor Fisher’s stance on wartime prohibition, argues from an economist perspective, and demands evidence on Russia Canada and European military use of alcohol. It contests statements about prohibition and asks for proof regarding Kaiser's and other leaders' views on beer and liquor.
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Questioning Prohibition Policy and League Ties Sparks Debate
An anonymous correspondent questions the appointment and financing of the Committee of Sixty and its links to the Anti Saloon League and Church in Action. The letter urges exactness in statements on prohibition and compares tobacco and grain usage, warning of unintended consequences and illicit manufacture if national prohibition is pursued. London notes: Eton College mourns King George III 97 years after his death.
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Monitors Fire Upon Trieste Area In Gulf Advance
British monitors in the Gulf of Trieste support the Italian push by firing two hour salvos. They strike the Prosecco railway, hangars and ducts, flatten the Prosecco station, and set Contovello ablaze as the train to Trieste is destroyed.
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German Papers Suspend Publication During War Cost Pressures
The Wurzburg Landes Zeitung reports that about fifteen hundred German newspapers and periodicals must suspend publication for the war period due to rising costs of newsprint and lubricants. The journal notes newsprint has become ruinously expensive and machine lubricants are priced at usurious levels.
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Plenty of Room in Flying Service
Washington reports after August 25 the government will graduate about 200 prospective army flyers weekly from primary colleges and expand as the war effort grows. Men aged 19 to 25 are urged to enroll, with direct applications to the Signal Corps in Washington or at field locations nationwide.
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Hamburg meeting plans German Lloyds style shipping service
A Hamburg gathering of 400 shipping and commerce representatives approved a German Lloyds style shipping news service. The plan includes wireless telegraphy, new signaling stations, and 800 agents to gather shipping news.
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Servants Retained in London Postwar Labor Shortage
Thousands of families across the country maintain prewar servant numbers despite labor shortages. Some households with a mother and two daughters employ nine staff members, while many homes keep large staffs that spend their days awaiting duties.
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