Baker clarifies labor is not to be used as draft whip
Secretary Baker rejects claims that the work or fight policy targets workers or aims to draft labor ranks. He asserts the rule applies to nonessential workers to shift occupations, not to punish conscientious objections over pay or conditions. Crowder adds details, stressing efficiency and fairness while critics spout propaganda.
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Ant Administration
Baker
Hedae
War Department
Woarker
Sone
Army Forestry
Wotel
Crowder
Give Our Slavs a Cane
Thousands of Slavonic born men in America who did not naturalize are labeled enemy aliens. Czecho Slovaks, Jugoslovs, Ruthenians, and Slavonians endured Austrian-German oppression for centuries. They faced forced assimilation, bans on customs, and painful oppression until WW I drafted them for war.
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America
Should Slav veterans gain full rights in American army
A speech argues that subjects of empires who fought for the United States should not be barred by technicalities from serving. It urges war department action and congressional laws to grant full, permanent status to these loyal foreign-born soldiers who helped in the fight against tyranny.
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America
War Department
Congress
Teneland
Canada
France
Regland
Sailor's Bug Harbor
Bonante Bras
Hiollywood Son
Sunshine Home
Deer of Hope
Stranger's Welfare Fellowship
Little Sisters of the Poor
Name a New Home to Lift the Hearts Not Curse
The author argues against naming a facility Home for Incurables, saying the label erodes hope and dignity. He cites better rosters of uplifting names and urges towns to adopt words that reduce stigma and brighten prospects for patients and families.
Go to It Mr McAdoo Expenditure Board Approved for Railways
The railroad administration approves 997 901 318 dollars this year to keep lines efficient, three times the amount of the prior three years. The piece argues private ownership would fail wartime needs and urges McAdoo to spend on transportation from mines to docks to ships, not profits.
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Uncle Bam
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. McAdoo
America
Kaiser
Indictment Ties Leaders to Deportation Plot in Bisbee
Federal grand jury charges include conspiracy by Bisbee Loyalty League leaders to strip citizens of constitutional rights. The case centers on alleged deportations of about 1,200 union miners, later shown as nondeportation victims who owned Liberty bonds and homes. Critics warn loyalty leagues must not become covers for outrages against liberty.
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Arisoma
Bisbee Leyally League
Itill
Hisbee
United States
Embargo Tightens Imports Slashing U S Shipments
Washington June 3 The United States imposes a restricted import program affecting about 2000 commodities including paper furs tobacco leaf and woolen manufactures as well as food and building materials. The Shipping Board works with the War Trade Board to reduce shipments while aiming to keep essential goods flowing to soldiers allies and allied nations.
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Washington, D. C
United States
War Trade Board
Shipping Board
France
Jefferson
England
Han Put
Aaa
Washington
Lst
United States Shipping Board
The
Europe
Ballant
Red Cross Relief Lifts Italian Peasant Spirit Near Front
American Red Cross workers in Treviso Padua and Venetia provinces move among 24 Treviso communes 103 Padua communes and 75 Venetia communes to buoy relief efforts and morale. Captain Thwaitts directs civilian relief as refugees settle in a war torn belt near the Piave with locals greeted by posters and dinners in Este.
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Italy
Red Cross
America
Treviso
Padua
Venetia
Thwaitts
Chage
Plave
Conference of Town Officials Plans Civil Aid Effort
Officials and citizens convene to assess distressed families and direct relief via Red Crows plan. Captain Thwalta notes donations symbolize global solidarity between Italy and the United States, pledging support for soldiers and workers behind the lines.
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Runyor
Assengor
Red Crows
Thwalta
Italy
United States
America
Widow Describes Grief and Obsessive Love After Loss
Donna and Margie share painful reflections on mourning, memory, and longing for deceased husbands Dick and Will. Donna recalls constant thoughts of Wil despite his death, while Margie notes her own dreamless grief and struggle to live.
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Marele
Donpai
Trent
Wil
Margie
Will
Mother Trent
Donna
Tanid
Hanchman Donates Hay To Red Cross Fund Drive
In Wyoming on June 3 Joba Hanchman, owner of a ranch, stacked three tons of hay and donated it to the Red Cross. The sale of this hay is expected to raise about 60 dollars for the Red Cross fund.
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Hanchman
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