Absentee Registration Rules Amid Tight DOJ Oversight
The article notes absentee voters must send their address to the precinct registrar and request a certificate. Instructions specify mailing addresses including care of Sheriff or Mayor if needed. Late reports show only four arrests in Hamilton Ohio Hartford Connecticut Richmond Virginia and near St Louis with DOJ expecting little trouble. The crackdown aimed to arrest offenders promptly and officials praised orderly registration with no major disturbances.
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Department of Justice
Hamilton
Hartford
Conn
Richmond
St. Louis
Washington
Registration drives report smooth in many states
Reports from Chicago Milwaukee Ohio Michigan and Texas described registration as proceeding smoothly with few or no complaints. Delays occurred in Gary Indiana Cleveland and Detroit due to card printing and late hours while officials sought extensions to finish registering all eligible men. Crowder expected no state reports until tomorrow as midnight closes ended the day.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Gary
Ind
Texas
Co-operative Buying Association
Cleveland
Detroit
War Department
Ohio
Michigan
Crowder
Large Registration Surprises Ohio War Effort
In Columbus Ohio on June 5 Two notable wartime features emerged Ohio responded to the call to colors With little trouble reported by state authorities and an unusually large number of registrations Toledo and Cincinnati exhausted reserve supplies for registration cards while other cities found initial supplies barely adequate
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
Toledo
Cincinnati
Ohio Voters Register Amid Large Turnout Across State
Special courier delivered 10 000 cards to Toledo while Cincinnati officials mobilized print shops to meet demand Registration surged as hundreds who had not voted before registered Officials at the State House projected Ohio totals near half a million Columbus and other cities kept booths open past 9 pm to accommodate long lines Exemptions were low in most precincts with many citing physical disability or dependents Counties reported varying registration figures Adams 800 Clinton 1678 Harrison 1200 Pike 967 Greene 2182 Warren 1836 Fayette 1575 and others in late tallies
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Toledo
Cincinnati
Tate House
Ohio
Columbus
Thoro
Adams County
Portsmouth
Scioto County
Harrison
Clinton
Harrison County
Clinton County
Cox
Board of Elections of
Wilmington
Secretary of State
Pike County
Greene County
Warren
Fayette
Ohio Student Officers Praised by Knudeson
Major F. L. Knudeson praised the Eighth Division in Ft Harrison Indianapolis for the Ohio West Virginia rookies showing strong progress in last night's parade. The unit endured a two hour hike over muddy roads with full kit and rifles packed for the long march.
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Commercial Tribune
FT. Harrison
Indianapolis
F. L. Knudeson
Knudeson
Anticraft Agitator Faces Treason Charge in Hoboken
Otto Schroeder a German-born man was arrested in Hoboken for treason after distributing handbills and attacking conscription law. A crowd at City Hall attempted to assault him as police escorted him to the station. He was placed in solitary confinement.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
Otto Schroeder
Germany
Hoboken
Schroeder
Detroit Won Permit to Keep Registration Open All Night
Detroit Mich June 5 heavy turnout in selective draft registration prompted a late request and grant from Washington to keep polling booths open through the night large foreign population slowed work and long lines remained at 9 pm one disorderly incident involved a saloon fight in which three foreigners were shot analysts expect about twenty five thousand more registrants than anticipated
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Detroit
Mich
Washington
Registrars Swamped in the Metropolis
In New York City on June 5 fifteen hundred Home Defense League volunteers were rushed to assist registrar work after frantic appeals from registrars, with many foreign residents needing interpreters. Alexander M. White led the effort warning of overwhelming demand.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
Home Defense League
New York City
Alexander M. White
iHome Defense League
Bursting German Shells Mow Youth in French Foreign Legion
Paris May 20. George Meyer of Brooklyn 22 and James Paul of St. Louis were killed in French trenches as German artillery rained shells. Meyer urged Germans would pay and his body was blown apart. Fellow legionnaires like Paul Pavelka of Madison Wisconsin recount how frontline combat hardened them to killing without flinching.
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Paris
New York
George Meyer
Brooklyn
French Foreign Legion
Meyer
James Paul
St. Louis
David Wooster
Champagne
Paul Pavelka
Madison
Wis
Legion
Pavelka
Prominent Men Arrested In Keet Kidnaping Case
Springfield police announce multiple arrests in the Lloyd Keet kidnaping probe. The gang suspects include members of prominent families. Rumors spread that Baby Keet was found safe with a banker relative, with the family to keep details secret for 24 hours.
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Springfield
Lloyd Keet
J. H. .Keet
Baby Keet
Keet
Rathbone
Shipyard workers quit over refuSed time to register
About 1400 to 1500 employees at Standard Shipbuilding Corporation quit work after being denied time off to register. The plant manager said workers could register anytime and denied a general strike was underway.
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Home Defense League
Standard Shipbuilding Corporation
Cox plans subdivision of Ohio counties for draft boards
Governor Cox is drafting a plan to subdivide counties of 45 000 population and over to aid county boards in drafting registrants. Details will be released Thursday as the governor aims to finalize the plan and prepare a formal statement.
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Columbus
Cox
Anticraft Prisoner Refuses to Register
Louis Kramer, one of the men indicted for distributing anticonscription literature at a Madison Square Garden peace meeting, refused to register today in the Tombs Prison, where he is confined. He said the government has no moral right to force conscription on objectors. Remarks placed on record by prison authorities.
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New York
Louis Kramer
Madison Square Garden
Tombs
Kramer
St. Louis German-Americans Back War Effort
In St. Louis on June 5 German-Americans in the Fifth Ward out of 200 registrants nearly all did not claim exemption. The group consisted of married men committed to serving Uncle Sam.
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St.louis
Sam
St. Louis
Austrian Torpedo Boat Sunk in Northern Adriatic
Vienna reports an Austrian torpedo boat was torpedoed and sunk by a hostile submarine in the Northern Adriatic. Official notice states the loss occurred with no further details on casualties or location beyond the sea area.
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Vienna
London
Adriatic
Molokan Colonists Refuse War Registry Near Phoenix
About three hundred Molokan Russians living near Glendale, nine miles west of Phoenix, refused to register on June 5, taking a vow against warfare as part of their religious order within the Trans-Caucasian settlement.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Glendale
Molokans
Doukobars
Writing Paper From Spinach Stems
A French horticulturist M. De Noyer reports spinach stems hold 46 percent cellulose and he has made paper from the plant following Grenoble methods. Using waste stems could yield inexpensive writing paper cheaper than current high grade grades.
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M. de Noyer
Grenoble
Popular Science Monthly
German wireless plotter linked to Berlin plans in New York
Police disclosed evidence tying a man described as head of the German wireless system to plans and shipments to Berlin via Mexico and South America. Investigations traced 150 wireless outfit designs and a hidden factory in downtown, with arrests connected to an alleged postal law violation.
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Gotham
U. S
Berlin
New York
Mexico
Henry Frencke
South America
O. K
Chinese unit ready for American Army
Philip Kee, a Chinese interpreter at Ellis Island and restaurant proprietor, has recruited 690 American-born Chinese for service in the U S Army. Congressman G Murray Hulbert announced a bill to allow government acceptance. Kee plans to reach 1 000 recruits before offering to the War Department.
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New York
Philip
Kee
Ellis Island
Ice
United States
Murray Hulbert
Congress
Gov
Liberty Bond Campaign Forecast by McAdoo
Secretary McAdoo predicts the Liberty Loan drive will succeed. He praises early results as immensely gratifying and urges continued subscriptions beyond tentative city allotments to oversubscribe the loan.
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Washington
McAvice
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
General Strike Called by Russian Labor Leaders
In Copenhagen on June 5 a dispatch reports labor leaders in Petrograd proclaim a general strike amid archy riots in Kiev. Sailors backing the Kronstadt Government march through Petrograd cheering for Nicholas Lenine while provisional government supporters hope Brusiloff's appointment boosts army morale. Gurko replaces Brusiloff on the southwestern front.
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Copenhagen
Petrograd
Kiev
Kronstadt
Nicholas Lenine
Brusiloff
Alexieff
Gurko
Held For Treason Hearing Set For Wednesday Afternoon
At Hamilton County Jail Phil Rothenbusch and Arthur Tiedtke are to be heard before the Commissioner Wednesday after noon at 2 o clock. Eleven men are held by order of the government and three refused to register Tuesday according to Sheriff’s registrar Ray Podesta. Reasons cited include upholding the Constitution, belief the conscription law unconstitutional and reluctance to be shot overseas. The case was reported to government officials.
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Phil Rothenbusch
Arthur Tiedtke
Hamilton County
Ray Podesta
Sheriff's Office
Alex. Feldhaus
Frank Reis
Five Demands Placed On Chinese Government By Seceding Provinces
Amoy June 5 five demands are made upon the Peking Government by seceding Chinese provinces. The demands include the dismissal of the National Assembly and the revision of the constitution. The two hardest demands are the dismissal of the President's advisers and reinstating Tuan Chi Jun as Premier with war against Germany. Both factions expect a satisfactory compromise.
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Amoy
China
Peking
National Assembly
Tuan Chi-Jun
Germany
German Collapse Reports Misleading Says Prof Delmer
London dispatch reports Prof Frederick Sefton Delmer arriving from Berlin argues Germany is not near collapse despite food shortages. He says the populace continues under pressure and shows no sign of slackening. A Petrograd telegram notes Russia can offer little future aid to the Allies and warns to expect the worst.
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the Commercial Tribune
London
Russia
Germany
Times Today
Frederick Sefton Delmer
Berlin
Marysk
The
Times
Petrograd
Aviatrix Ruth Law Lands After Storm Near Mansfield
Miss Ruth Law, famed aviator, landed in a field north of Mansfield at 5:10 p.m. after a morning flight from Cleveland. A storm forced an earlier descent at Louisville in Stark County. she plans to resume at 7 a.m. Wednesday and drop Liberty Bond literature over the city before heading toward Elyria and Lorain.
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Mansfield, O
Ruth Law
Cleveland
Louisville
Stark County
Liberty
Elyria
Lorain
Albania Declares Independence Seeks Italy's Aid
Albania, after a council of leading chieftains, proclaimed independence and asked Italy to protect the state until its sovereignty can be secured. Italy reportedly agrees but withholds formal acceptance due to a northeastern minority not joining the request amid Teutonic influence.
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Washington
Albania
Rome
American State Department
Italy
Serbia
Boys Protectory Picnic and Masonic Event Notice
Kilwinning Chapter No. 97 invites Master Masons to a stated convocation June 6 at 7 30 p m followed by illustrated lecture on Yellowstone Park Petition details given All are welcome The event precedes a Boys Protectory Picnic on Sunday June 10 by the Masonic lodge ED Daughinbaugh H P A T Roever Secy
Funeral Notice for Sir Silas T at Scottish Rite Cathedral
Cincinnati Commandery No. 3 K T requests Sir Knights in full Templar uniform to attend the funeral service for Sir Silas T at the Scottish Rite Cathedral on Thursday June 7 at 1 30 p m. Commander L Spiegel asks members to assist in the service.
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Cincinnati
K. T
Templar
Frater
Silas T
WM. L. Spiegel
Obituaries and funeral notices from Cincinnati area dates
Various death notices list: Berkmyer Flora widow, 1847 Hanfield Place. Fissmer Wilhelm at 3504 Evanston Avenue. Huss John C son of Mr and Mrs Huss. Johnson J William husband of Belle Morse Johnson. Jennings Silas Thomas husband of Johannah Jennings. Kisker Henrietta widow of Henry Kisker. Kelly Miriam Janette daughter of John J and Jennie Dunaway Kelly. Rummel Matilda daughter of Alonzo Rummel. Stedman Nathan of Aurora Indiana. Funeral dates set across June 6 7 1917 with masses, burials, and services across Cincinnati area.
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Berkmyer
John
Flora Berkmyer
Muntz
Hanfield Place
Northside
St. Patrick's Church
Cumminsville
Mother of God
Fissmer
Wilhelm F
Elsa Fissmer
Boeppcher
Evanston Avenue
Marie
Helen
Arthur C. Jacobs
Cincinnati Crematory
Huss
John C
John J. Huss
Amis
Walnut Hills
Johnson
J. William
Belle Morse Johnson
Glenwood Avenue
Silas Thomas
Johannah Jennings
John J
Jennie Dunaway Kelly
Werk Road
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