War Front Reports and Policy News of the Week
Western front activity centers on artillery volleys with Lens in jeopardy as German forces resist. British air combat over Flanders yields gains for the Allies while Belgian officers praise their army’s strength. U.S. food control measures pass the House, with wartime price probes and Red Cross fundraising reported nationwide. Major General Pershing adds Frederick Palmer to his staff for press intelligence duties.
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War Press Bureau
Field Marshal Haig
France
Lens
Souchez
Ypres
Leclercq
National Press Club
Haiti
San Domingo
Marion M. Ballew
Frank Lucy
Edward Neely
Cookson
Cherokee County
Pershing
Frederick Palmer
New York
Intelligence Department
Army
Forces Move Toward Juarez Amid Border Tension
Reports from government agents in El Paso say Francisco Villa, with 1,500 men, is moving toward Juarez eighty five miles south of the city. Juarez residents fear a possible capture while other items note a lynching in Galveston, El Tigre’s takeover by Mexicans, and various international incidents including a Spanish suspension of constitutional guarantees and a German submarine sinking.
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Francisco Villa
Villa Ahum da
Juarez
el Paso
Canadian Forces Break Through at Avion Lens Front
Canadian Headquarters reports joint with British troops two attacks within 24 hours. British hold Reservoir Hill and advance into Lens area while Canadians push through ruins toward Avion amid heavy shelling and dense smoke. Cannonade covers wide front as infantry exploit after a day of inactivity.
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France
Avion
Hold Reservoir Hill
Lens
Souchez
Reservoir Hill
Coal Prices Cut Nationwide by Coal Operators
Washington reports an immediate general coal price cut of 1 to 1.5 dollars per ton at the mine level. Operators from all fields agree to a maximum price framework aimed at aiding the nation’s fuel emergency with government backing and potential further reductions after cost reviews.
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Washington
Fort
Sending Gifts to Soldiers in France Plan Outlined
Washington outlines mail plans for American troops in France with Major Wright overseeing mailing arrangements. Despite tight shipping space, gifts can be sent at twelve cents per pound via international parcel post, cigarettes and candy favored by troops. The Post Office details correct addressing for letters and cards to U S soldiers in Europe.
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Washington
America
France
War Department
Wright
International Parcel Post
United States
Europe
Post Office Department
Wheat Control is Absolute
President Griffin of the board of trade announces government plans for food control giving absolute authority over the wheat trade in all its commercial aspects.
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Chicago
Griffin
Board of Trade
A F L Declines to Join Swiss Court Entree Tea Meeting
Washington June 29 The American Federation of Labor declines to participate in the international court entree tee meeting set for September 11 in Switzerland.
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A. F. of
Washington
American Federation of Labor
International Court
Switzerland
Missouri Issues Hog Quarantine and Feed Crops Plea
The Missouri State Board of Agriculture and Governor Gardner enforce hog quarantines for freight and internal shipping to curb cholera. Since April, 3877 outbreaks were tracked with losses potentially reaching five million dollars. Jewell Mayes urges more sorghum to improve food and forage, with guidance on planting and seed needs to aid the war effort.
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D. F. Luckey
Missouri State Board of Agriculture
Frederick D. Gardner
Missouri
Express
U. S. Bureau of Animal Industry
Doctor Luckey
Jewell Mayes
State Board of Agriculture
Sam Jordan
Rolla Politician Indicted in Optometry Bribery Case
Rolla lawyer and politician Joseph J. Crites was indicted by the Greene county grand jury on bribery and anti lobby law violations connected to the passing of the Optometry bill by the last Missouri General Assembly. Springfield optometrist Dr W F Donavan and H H Watts of Kansas City named as sources of evidence. Crites, 48, long active in Missouri Democratic politics, posted 2000 bond signed by John Kelly of Springfield. A warrant was issued by Judge Arch Johnson and the trial date is the fourth Monday in July.
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Joseph J. Crites
Rolla
Greene County Grand Jury
Crites
W. F. Donavan
Springfield
State Optometric Association
H. H. Watts
Kansas City
Missouri
Arch Johnson
Criminal Court
John Kelly
Veteran Editor Powers Dies At 80 In Noel Funeral
Thomas L. Powers, a veteran Kansas and Missouri newspaper man, died recently of heart rheumatism and was laid to rest in Noel. He worked with the Ellinwood Express, Sterling Gazette and Bulletin, and the Blue Springs Voice. Powers was 80 years old on June 1.
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Noel
Thomas L. Powers
Kansas and Missouri
Powers
Kansas
Missouri
Ellinwood
Kas
Sterling
Blue Springs
Ruth Law to Fly at Missouri State Fair Sedalia
Miss Ruth Law the famed aviatrix will perform at Sedalia on September 24 as Press Day. The fair management promises editors the finest entertainment ever presented to newspapermen at any state fair on Sunday September 23.
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Ruth Law
Missouri Tornado Victim Mrs Strickland Dies
Mrs Strickland, injured in the Dean Lake tornado, died the other night. The fatality follows the storm that struck the area recently.
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Missouri
Minister Killed by Engine in Missouri Station
The Rev Blaine Dry of Madison Missouri is dead at Moberly from injuries after being struck by an engine at Union station He was deaf and stepped in front of a Katy train as he disembarked.
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Blaine Dry
Madison
Moberly
Union Station
Dry
Train Collision Claims Woman in Middletown
Mrs. Mary Ann Mullen of Middletown Ohio, about 30 years old, was killed when a motor vehicle was struck by a train. The incident occurred in Middletown and involved a pedestrian collision with the locomotive.
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Mary Ann Mullen
Middletown
Missouri Exemption Boards Named for Draft Medically Registered
President Wilson assigns exemption boards in Missouri for selective service with county boards comprising the sheriff, county clerk, and a physician. The list names physicians by county from Adair to Wright including J. W. Greene Jackson, J. E. Locke J. T. White and many others.
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Missouri
Wilson
Adair
Shees Connor
Andrew
Illiam Kerr
Atchison
Vincent McMichast
Barry
W. Chandler
Barton
D. C. Allee
Bates
T. W. Foster
Benton
John B. Smith
Boone
W.A. Norris
Buchanan
William J. Hunt
Caldwell
J. EB. Garside
Callaway
Charles H. Christian
Camden
Cooper
Frank R. Smiley
Dade
W. M. Hoel Llas
I. Phillips
Aviess
L. R. Boolin
DeKalb
H. P. Yeater
Douglas
Jasper L. Gentry
Gentry
Alfred M. Ganaway
Greene
C. BE. Woody
Grundy
Samuel Sheldon
Harrison
Morgan
H. N. Lutman
Newton
E. M. Roseberry
Nodaway
Frank M. Willis
Ozark
Pettis
C. B. Trader
Platte
Wilson Murray
Polk
A. P. Mitchell
Putman
Carl H. Carrier
Randolph
8. C. Adams
Ray
J. B. Ball
St. Clair
C. Ben Dalgleish
Saline
George 8. Hardin
Stone
Lafayette Henson
Sullivan
William Parsons
Taney
F. W. Baldwin
Texas
E. P. Blankenship
Vernon
J. T. Hornbeck
Worth
J. K. Phipps
Wright
B. F. Latimer
War department orders drive Missouri motor truck unit formed
Lieutenants J A Wright and B B Minor at Pierce City announced the full motor truck company for the Missouri infantry has been recruited. Fifty three men enlisted, ten above the required number, completing the quota four days after orders were received.
Death of Charley Baker Civil War Guerrilla Bodyguard
Charley Baker a noted Civil War guerrilla and bodyguard to Bill Anderson is dead at his Montgomery home. He terrorized Missouri during the war and had lived a quiet life since its end.
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Bill Anderson
Charley Baker
Missouri
Montgomery
Missouri unit sails for France from New York
Twenty five Missouri University students and instructors from the ambulance unit left for New York where they will sail for France in the latter part of June. The contingent represents M S U and will join military medical service overseas.
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University of Missouri
Missouri Ambulance
New York
France
Two Sedalia Boys Drowned in Creek Incident
George Pace 18 and Joe Pace 13 brothers drowned after falling from a boat in Flat Creek near Sedalia. The Skaggs brothers swam to shore. George Pace body recovered.
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Sedalia
George Pace
Joe Pace
Flat Creek
Skaggs
Boy Playing in Yard Struck and Killed in Lamar
A 12 year old, son of Mrs. Wesley Knapp, was playing in the Missouri Pacific yards at Lamar when he was struck and killed by an engine. Authorities reported the accident occurred in the yard area with the child identified by his mother.
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Missouri Pacific
Lamar
Wesley Knapp
Missouri Journalist Staff Boost for Japan Advertiser
The University of Missouri journalism program adds Frank H. King, former Daily Missourian editor, to the Japan Advertiser staff in Tokio arriving after sailing from San Francisco June 30. He joins Oscar Reilly J G Babb Jr and Ralph H Turner as the fourth MU graduate reporters for the paper.
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Japan
University of Missouri
Frank H. King
Daily Missourian
School of Journalism
Tokio
San Francisco
King
University of Missouri School of Journalism
Oscar Reilly
J. G. Babb, Jr
Ralph H. Turner
Soldier Slain at Moberly In Keystone National Guard Death
LeRoy C. Hunsaker of Kirksville a National Guard member was found dead in an alley near the Ven Dome Hotel Moberly with indications of a stab wound Authorities report the slaying as they hold a Frenchman named Theodore Savier a gang foreman on the Missouri Pacific Railway on suspicion of attacking the flag and related incident are under investigation
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Moberly
LeRoy C. Hunsaker
National Guard
Kirksville
Hunsaker
Theodore Savier
Myrick
Missouri Pacific Railway
Farms the Source of Wealth in Wartime Canada
A Canadian bank executive argues the farm is the chief wealth source as war reshapes demand for food. He notes railways and undeveloped agricultural land, cites high food prices, and urges farmers to expand while promising government aid and affordable land to boost production for a global postwar need.
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Canada
Europe
United, States
United States
His Wife's Support War Exemption Mention
A reflected exchange shows Mandy stating her husband claimed war service exemption when registering. Mandy explains he told officers that if drafted he would have no one to handle her weekly washing. The dialogue reflects home front concerns during a wartime registration period.
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Mandy
Cuticura Heals Sore Hands Ad and Free Sample Offer
A brief advertisement touts Cuticura as rapidly healing sore hands with Cuticura Soap hot suds and Cuticura Ointment. users are advised to rub in the ointment and remove excess with tissue. Free sample by mail offered with Book to Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
The Most Unkindest Cut Exposed in Providence Bulletin
A physician claims to have discovered an explosive so powerful that a five grain tablet could destroy New York's tallest building. The remark appears in a Providence Rhode Island Evening Bulletin item noting a dangerous claim and a sly reference to a past chemical discovery.
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New York
Providence
R. L
Circumstantial Evidence and Word of Honor
The passage contrasts a critic asking if his word is reliable with a claim of holding four problematic notes. It implies doubt about trustworthiness and credibility, framed around public perception and personal transactions. The tone resembles a moral judgment or courtroom mood.
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