Shipbuilding program gains broad wartime funding
The Sundry Civil Bill advances in the House with about 1.75 billion dollars for shipbuilding, 50 million for emergency war funds, and 1.6 billion for the committee on public information. The bill also allocates totals for the Shipping Board, Food Administration, Fuel Administration, War Trade Board, Labor Department, Alien Property Custodian, Council of National Defense, and Aeronautics Advisory Committee. It heads to the Senate for action.
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Committee On Public Information
House
Senate
Shipping Board
The
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
War Trade Board
Department of Labor
Council of National Defense
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Burnquist Winning in Minnesota
G overnor J A Burnquist faced no clear victory for the GOP nomination as partial returns from 26 counties show Burnquist likely renominated by a heavy margin. Lindbergh backed by the Non Partisan League trails in rural areas while Senator Knute Nelson leads Peterson for the Republican nomination.
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Bt, Paul
Minn
J. A. Burnquist
Charlies A. Linbergh
League
Burnquist
Lindbergh
Knute Nelson
James A. Peterson
Austrians Claim Victory and Huns Rushed In
Denver reports a tariff hearing on Colorado tungsten urging protective import duties as production slumps to a quarter of its 3,000 positions. Geneva and Washington dispatches describe Austrian and German forces shifting toward Italy, with Austrian success claims and Allied concerns.
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Denver
Colorado
E. P. Cogtigan
Federal Tariff Commission
Guy Riddell
Commission
Geneva
Austria
Aiso
Acstrians
Italy
Jonesbruck
Botzen
Trent
Settermuni
Aus Jtrians
Bertin
Marines Lose 717 in France Through June
Washington dispatch reports total Marine casualties from landing in France through June at 717. Breakdown shows 108 killed in action 68 died of wounds 649 wounded 1 missing and 1 prisoner. The article also notes war profiteer criticism and frequent disruptions of Non-Partisan League meetings with bitter feeling and clashes.
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Washington
France
Barnett
Battles Rage Along Piave Front As Italy Fights Back
Midnight advices from Rome report fierce combat along the Piave front southwest of Trent to the Adriatic. Italian counterattacks recaptured ground lost earlier, with heavy casualties on both sides and Austrians pressed in the Montello area. British French and Italian forces have won gains while Vienna claims large troop totals.
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Gregier
Trent
Adriatic
Rome
Montallo
Piave
Treovice
Venice
Twerlae
Charles
St. Andrea
Fosualata
Veonson
Ban Dona
Possalata
Dandela
Vensan
San Doge di Pave
Date Sile
Veneta
Vienna
Conscientious Objectors Face Hard Joint Sentences
Secretary Baker stated the war department will not spare objectors who refuse to fight due to relatives in opposing armies. After Camp Upton and Camp Gordon cases, sentences of 16 to 20 years were upheld, denying review requests. He ruled U S citizens drafted under selective service must fight, with no right to opt out against any nation.
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Italy
Haker
Malian
Wood
Woods
Camp Funston
Washington
Baker
War Department
United States
Camp Upton
Camp Gordon
Daker
Hire Through U S Agency Urged For War Work
President Wilson urges employers engaged in war work to hire only through the United States Employment Service, recently organized by the Labor Department. The labor force should respond daily to calls from this agency for essential industry work.
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Washington
Wilson
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
Turkish take Tabriz signals Turkish aims at Baghdad
June 17 London Turkish troops occupy Tabriz Persia's second largest city with 180000 residents. The move disrupts trade routes via Mashhad Tehran to Tiflis and is seen as a push to recover Baghdad and the valley from British control. German and Austrian political shifts loom as Hindenburg presses for favorable terms.
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London
Tabriz
Teheran
Persia
Tabrix
Vhsety
Especkhy Hnportait
U le
Mashhad
Tiflis
Bagdad
Constantinople
Money Market Reflects Grave State Austria
London dispatch reports rioting in Vienna and a collapse of the Austrian crown on the Amsterdam market. Dutch bankers warn of brewing trade tension between Vienna and Berlin as Austria seeks terms for peace to aid negotiation.
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London
Vienna
Amsterdam
Express
Berlin
Austria
Bicycle missing from Capitol Avenue front of home
Ploud Hermes reported to police on Monday that his bicycle was missing from in front of his home at 17184 Capitol Avenue and sought help to recover it.
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Ploud Hermes
Capitol Avenue
Military maneuvers to be staged at Tacoma Stadium
Nearly every Wyoming city will be represented at the Western States military tournament in Tacoma Stadium on July 4. Soldiers from Camp Lewis and Tacoma will perform infantry artillery and cavalry drills for the public, showcasing months of intensive training.
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Tacoma
Wash
Wyoming
Camp Lewis
America
West
Officials Raid Across Nation In War Contract Conspiracy
The Department of Justice uncovers a nationwide plot with manufacturers and agents to win government war orders via illegal commissions. Raids span 70 cities with hundreds of arrests and searches for incriminating papers. Boston firms face arrest as investigators press through offices and documents. Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels coordinate to expose and prosecute all involved.
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Washington
Department of Justice
United States
Boston
Muns
Army
Baker
Daniels
Wilsomy
Deparment of Justice
Destruction of Large German Submarine Reported
A neutral dispatch details the loss of one of Germanys largest submarines off Zeebrugge after hitting a mine. Of the 40 crew, only two survived after a long struggle. many perished or committed suicide as the torpedo-like escape attempt failed. Rescue followed as air pressures overwhelmed the crew.
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Mina
Boston
Zeebrugge
Chartor
War Savings Stamp Campaign Set Across Chevennt Churches
Sunday will feature war savings sermons at most Chevennt churches with sermons urging parishioners to purchase savings stamps. W C Tevine leads the campaign, with messages sent to Wyoming ministers to promote the effort.
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War Savings
Chevennt
Porthaying
W. C Tevine
War Savings Stamp Committee
Wyoming
Mrs Bush to Fight to Get Her Property
Mrs Bush, widow of Adolph Bush, seeks to recover her estate tied up by the alien property program. The war department has not yet appraised the holdings, mostly brewery properties in St Louis and New York. Mitchell Palmer says the property was seized months ago under the law enabling government appropriation. Lily Bush, 50, returning from Germany, asserts loyalty to the United States and her rights as a citizen.
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Germany
von Hindenburg
Daron Burian
Berlin
Hindenburg
von Seydler
Austria
United States
Washington
Mim
Lily Bush
Adolph Bush
St. Louis
Amereica
Mee Bush
Consieta
New York
Mitchell Palmer
Allen
Mre Hueh
Gutiven
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