Prohibition Climb In Senate Alters War Food Bill
Washington report shows a rewritten food control bill giving President Wilson power to decide which products are rationed during the war and to seize distilled spirits. Support grows among GOP and Democratic senators as debate promises a tight final vote. The House version, backed by $152.5 million, shifts to stricter ban on using foods for liquor and extends civil service rules for administration staff.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
Wilson
House
Senate
Knox
Nelson
Thomas
McLemore
Sldyden and Young
Texas
Meeker
Missouri
Ward
New York
Olympia Grounded Off Block Island in Thick Fog
The U S cruiser Olympia flagship of Admiral Dewey ran aground in fog off Block Island Rhode Island. Water flooded her hold and Chief Machinist's Mate William M bb was killed by a falling hatch. Warships and wrecking vessels stood by as the crew was removed as a precaution. The ship had been on target practice and is believed to have struck in the fog bank.
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Block Island
R. I
United States
Olympia
Dewey
Manila
Wiliam Mbb
Cocchi Under Watch for Suspected Self Harm in Prison
Alfredo Cocchi, alleged to have harmed Ruth Cruger, is in Bologna prison under strict watch for possible suicide. He is denied towels suspenders bedding and tableware as guards say he once tried to strike his head against a wall.
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Bologna
Italy
Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
New York
High Waters Hit Utah Rail, Irrigation Dam Damaged
Flooding on the Price river in Gooseberry Creek northeast of Fairview caused extensive damage estimated over 1.5 million dollars. Three steel bridges washed out, highway bridges degraded, and all concrete culverts in the Price river valley between the dam and Price destroyed.
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Salt Lake
Gooseberry Creek
Fairview
Price River
Price
Red Cross fund reaches near hundred million pledged
National Red Cross tabulations show pledges totaling 100,313,000 with 35,993,000 from New York City and 64,320,000 from elsewhere. Officials anticipate final totals surpass 100,000,000 after late city reports and note possible over subscriptions. Oklahoma City reports 120,993 dollars raised after a Vau deville show, rounding to 120,993 with five dollar subs.
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Washington
Red Cross
New York City
Oklahoma City
Prince Theater
Edgar Z. Wallower
British Steamer Sinks U-Boat After Battle Off Ireland
Officers of a British steamer report sinking an attacking German submarine about 400 miles off the coast of Ireland. The U-boat exploded after the British ship fired into its magazine, and was seen to be five miles away and fleeing as the steamer remained uninjured. The gunner says the submarine first fired at 3,000 yards but fell short, prompting rapid salvos that hit near the German.
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Atlantic
Ach
Naval gunners repel German submarine near Ireland liner
An English Port-American naval gunners fought off a large German submarine that attacked an American passenger liner off the coast of Ireland. A torpedo missed the liner by less than twenty feet at midnight after the liner had spent hours in the submarine zone. Argentine Vessel Sunk Buenos Aires: The Argentine steamer Toro torpedoed off Gibraltar en route to Genoa with Argentina products. the foreign minister sent an inquiry to the Madrid legation.
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Ireland
Buenos Aires
Toro
Gibraltar
Genoa
Argentina
Legation
Madrid
Texan Named Assistant to Secretary Houston
Washington report states Clarence Ouslay director of extension at the Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College was appointed today as an assistant to Secretary Houston for an indefinite period. The notice highlights his extension leadership and the government move in the education sector.
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Washington
Clarence Ouslay
Department of Extension
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Houston
Federal bone dry law to begin July first nationwide
Oklahoma and eighteen other states prepare for the federal bone dry act as July arrives with the ban on liquor shipments. States listed span Alabama to West Virginia plus Utah Indiana Michigan New Hampshire Montana, with dates marking sequential starts through 1918 and local option areas also affected.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Mississippi
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oregon
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Utah
Indiana
Michigan
New Hampshire
Montana
Union
Army Selection in July for Nation’s Cantonments
Washington reports no delay in building sixteen cantonments for the national army with completion near September 1. Selection of the first 625,000 men likely to begin in July with exemption rules to be published soon. Machinery, contracts, and engineer units from fifteen state National Guards will assist. iron pipe shortages and wooden piping pose new challenges while material and transportation remain key.
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Washington
National Army
Baker
National Guard
Far-Reaching German Offensive Fails Near Mossy Farm
A major German assault east of Vaux Aillon collapses under French counterattacks. The crown prince’s troops lose ground, with only a 400 meter salient near Mossy farm remaining. German casualties mount as artillery duels rage from Belgium to the Volhynia front.
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Vaux Aillon
Mossy Farm
France
Haig
Belgium
Dixmude
Pypegaale
Berlin
Lugana
Asiago
Trent
Macedonia
Struma
Losses to British shipping rise under U-boat campaign
The weekly London report details growing British shipping losses from submarines and mines. Tonnage destroyed in the latest week totals twenty seven vessels of 1,600 tons and five hundred 1,600 tons, surpassing most weeks since Germany's intensified campaign began. For the last sixteen weeks the Admiralty tallies show historic levels of merchant ship losses, with earlier weeks in April lower but still severe.
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London
Germany
Recruiting Week Proclaimed For Regular Army
Washington. President Wilson issues a proclamation designating June 23 to 30 as recruiting week for the regular army and urging unmarried men 18 to 40 with no dependents and not in vital war work to enroll, aiming to raise 70,000 volunteers for war service. The call emphasizes prompt enlistment to fill ranks as the nation mobilizes.
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Washington
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
War Department
National Guard
Oklahoma
J. R. L. Williams
State of
A. D
1917
Registration totals show near complete wartime enrollment
Washington and Wyoming report 9,649,928 men aged 21 to 30 enrolled for national service. Indians total 6,001 enrolled by state or reservation officials. Including 600,000+ in federal service, the Census estimate of 10,275,604 eligibles is seen as essentially correct. Draft regulations expected soon. Also report that Constantine brothers may depart Greece.
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Washington
Wyoming
Kentucky
Provost Marshal General’s Office
Census Bureau
Postage and profits tax increase eyed in war revenue bill
Washington reports the senate finance committee moved toward final action on publishers tax changes in the war revenue bill. The panel approved a quarter cent per pound rise in second class postage and a 5 percent surcharge on publishers net profits over 4,000. Projected annual revenue from postage hike stands near 3 million. profits tax about 9 million. The committee kept the 50 percent house rise on letter rates and debated doubling postcard rates. Proposals extend excess profits tax to individuals in business with a threshold exemption for corporations and new firms established since the war began.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Statehouse Brevities Convict Labor for Roads
Oklahoma reports seven road camps with twenty prisoners each, known as trusties, under foremen and a guard. Counties incur daily board costs above prison rates, with LeFlore, Pottawatomie, Tulsa, Pittsburg, McCurtain, and Greer camps cited. Also, fifty-two of seventy-one candidates passed the state bar exams, including three women, with top ranks: Norris, Correll, Cohoon, and Morrison.
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Oklahoma
T. H. Hensley
State Highway Department
LeFlore
Beara
Pottawatomie County
Tulsa
Pittsburg
McCurtain
Greer County
Sharp
L. H. Norris
Oklahoma City
J. O. Correll
Isabel
C. C. Cohoon
J.C. Morrison
Blackwell
R. R. Pruett
Norman
Ethel Nancy Adams
Bartlesville
Joana Mild Hubler
Fairfax
Alice Woodward
Guymon
W. C. Abrams
Ethel Nancy Adama
A.S. Baker
New_Whilson
M. P. Breene
RB. E. Bell
John Chambers
I. O. Correll
Idabel
Harry Culver
Lawton
Ez¢ra Dyer
Ardmore
H. E. Dixon
Grove
G. Daney
H. P. DeLongy
O. P. Estes
M. Fischer
H. K. Glant
Sapulpa
H. Hutchens
Hobart
Choice D
Holden
Bennington
P. N. Humphrey
Pawhuska
T. J. Hinshaw
J. W. In Hicks
Hollis
W. H. Ivy
Heavener
FE. E. Jenkins
S. I. Kolb
Duncan
Bert Lawton
Arapaho
L. S. Stephens
Weatherford
W. P. Snider
Konawa
G W
Sickles
Muskogee
O. T. Shinn
Alvin Teague
Jay
E R. Utley
Cordell
7. BE. Wiliams
A. E. Walden
C. R. Weaver
Commerce
H. C. Wipperman, Jr
L. B. Wilson
cAlester
L. G. Willams
J. F Webater
Canton
Downey
Milburne
Coweta
Oklahoma calls for 1800 men in twelve days
The state must furnish 1600 men to the regular army within the next twelve days. Twenty-five men from each county will exceed the state's quota. The call was announced by the state council for defense cooperating with the army recruiting service. Mass meetings with patriotic speeches and martial music are suggested for each community.
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Oklahoma
State Council For Defense
Swith the Army
Contracts Awarded For New Public Building Projects
State board of affairs let contracts for public buildings and improvements totaling 42619 dollars. The main contract covers the Russell Industrial School for Girls to Lisle-Dunning Company of Oklahoma City, 700 under the authorized spend. Russell home sits on land deeded by the city, about two miles northeast of Oklahoma City, with completion times still undecided. Cook and McDonald of Oklahoma City won the heating plant at the Southeastern State Normal, Durant, for 4100 dollars. J J Rooney of Muskogee secured the Durant normal power house bid at 14219 dollars.
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State Board of Affairs
Russell Industrial School
Lisle-Dunning Company
Oklahoma City
Russell
Cook
McDonald
Southeastern State Normal
Durant
J.J. Rooney
Muskogee
Durant Normal
Broom Corn Prospects Bright After Rainy Season
Recent rains reassure the state board of agriculture that broom corn planting will greatly exceed last year's output. Farmers with small acreage benefited from high prices and solid profits, and optimism grows for the current season.
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State Board of Agriculture
Creek County Man Seated As Commissioner After Court Ruling
J H N Cobb Republican and constitutional convention member was seated as commissioner of Creek County's first district by the Supreme Court. After the November election the Creek County election board issued a certificate of election to Cobb. John Barry Democrat contested and was seated by the district court. Special Judge George W Clark of Oklahoma County oversaw the case. Barry claimed illegal votes. The judge's decision was reversed.
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Creek County
J. H.‘N. Cobb
Atthe Supreme Court
County Election Board
Cobb
John Barry
George W. Clark
Oklahoma
Barry
Clark
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