Siberia May Face Allied Military Move Against Germany
A Tokyo dispatch reports halted talks with China while Washington says an Japan China alliance is near. Paris notes allied military co operation to counter German influence in Siberia amid chaotic Russian politics. The plan may involve expeditionary forces to deter a German backed regime and support revolutionary Russia.
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Tokyo
China
Siberia
Washington
State Department
Paris
Japan
Far East
Siberian
Germany
Baltic
Black Sea
Russia
United States
Washington Dispatch
Althe
Black Seas
Russian expeditionary force as nucleus of a mighty army
The piece argues for raising flags in Siberia and using a Russian expeditionary force as the core of a large army. It notes the chance is small but the payoff could justify the risk, since failure could not worsen the Russian situation much for the allies.
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Siberia
Helsing
Galveston Daily News
Government to assume control of Cincinnati stockyards
A Washington dispatch reports the President will place stockyards in major cities under Department of Agriculture management during the war. Regulation aims to curb packer dominance, stabilize livestock prices, and encourage investment in independent packers, with a single administrator or small commission to run operations.
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Cincinnati
Washington Dispatch
Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Food Administration
Coal Administration
Railroad
Packers’ Trust
Shearer's Farewell to O. M. I. Students and Institution
Ohio Mechanics Institute Class of 1918 held commencement with fifty graduates. Mayor John Galvin, D. B. Meacham and Prof. John L. Shearer spoke as he neared retirement after twenty years as president. He pledged loyalty and virtue to graduates and was saluted by the faculty. John T. Faig will succeed him. Listed graduates include Day and Evening school students such as Bert Erkins, Oliver Gatch Chance, Sara White, Karl Abel, and Elmer Ross among others.
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Ohio Mechanics Institute
John Galvin
D. B. Meacham
John L. Shearer
Shearer
John T. Faig
Bert William Erkins
Oliver Gatch Chance
Carlos Garrison
William Haley
Frederick Koehler
Louis Kraft
Leo Pfisterer
Peter Quedens
John Less
Sara White
Jean Orr
Enid Leslie Smith
Mildred Reach
Katherine Lotz
Dorothy Walton
Margaret Hogan
Johanna Zimmerman
August Wottle
Emil Zecha
Samuel Hannaford
Alfred Cloke
Walter Kuhlman
Fayette Stevens
Alfred Vollert
Joseph Kerkhoff
William Koenigkramer
George Koenigkramer
Carl Seibert
William Schafer
William Raffke
George Weingartner
Herman M Hoeper
Karl Abel
Bernard Baute
John Droege
Gustav Karpe
Bernard Kemme
Edward Baglin
Andrewlings Piller
William Schwemlein
Earl Bolce
William Rairden
Albert Schwartz
Charles Ruehl
Frank Allegier
Raymond Burk
Theodore Egan
Marcel Frank
Charles Giesken
Henry Allegier
William Rudemiller
Elmer Ross
Eleven to Be Honored with Distinguished Service Cross
Eleven more officers and men of the American expeditionary forces receive the Distinguished Service Cross. Among them are three railway engineers who distinguished themselves during the November 30 Gouzeaucourt fight in the Cambrai sector, when Americans dropped tools to help repel a surprise attack.
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France
Gouzeaucourt
Cambrai
Tragic Death of Six Month Old Paritz Rosenbaum
Paritz Rosenbaum six months son of Sol Rosenbaum of 866 Hutchins Avenue was smothered to death on Thursday after tumbling from a bed and becoming entangled in bed clothes.
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Paritz Rosenbaum
Sol Rosenbaum
Hutchins Avenue
Wright predicts useless German air raid on U.S. coast
Orville Wright argues German planners would waste energy bombarding the Eastern coast. He says America has numerous planes near New York and could easily counter any hostile aircraft, with no landing sites for invaders and certain death for attackers.
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Associated Press
Dayton
Orville
Wright
United States
New York
High motives alleged in Russellites barred book case
In Brooklyn federal court Joseph B Rutherford and seven associates face espionage charges over The Finished Mystery and seditious letters. Defense contends the writings sprang from high motives while prosecutors say the book urged resistance to U.S. military service and circulated nationwide to soldiers in training camps.
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Associated Press
New York
Russell
Joseph B. Rutherford
Brooklyn
Rutherford
Judge Rutherford
New York Bar
People’s Pulpit Association
International Bible Students’ Association
Watch Tower Bible Tract Society
Bethel Home
Isaac Deland
United States
Grocer Accused of Exceeding Flour Limits in City
Hamilton County Food Administration Inspector William H. Shaffer tested Salem a grocer at Third and Sycamore streets by offering to buy flour. Salem offered 49 pounds with substitutes claiming wholesalers allowed it. Salem named Bruns Brothers Grocery and Fells Flour Milling as sources. He was directed to attend a Gwynne Building meeting at 3 p.m. Friday with the named firms. Regulation limits flour sales to 24 pounds with substitutes.
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William H. Shaffer
Hamilton County Food Administration
S. N. Salem
Third
Sycamore
Shaffer
Ness
Mr. Shaffer
Gwynne
Salem
Green Line Men at Coney Island Outing
George C Stahel will not be Prez of the Green Line Street Car Men's Union at their annual outing at Coney Island Saturday. He will lead hosts and friends to the Island Queen and Morning Star steamers under the title Admiral George. The outing aims to be the largest yet with boating on Lake Como and dancing. Also three other outings at Coney Saturday by Boot and Shoe Workers Union and the Odd Fellows with East Night High School.
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George C. Stahel
Prez
Green Line Street Car Men
Coney Island
Island Queen
Morning Star
Admiral George
Green Line
Lake Como
Coney Saturday
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
The
Odd Fellows
East Night High School
Air Raiders Hit Paris in Night Bombardment
German planes bombed the Paris district during a heavy defense barrage. One person is reported dead and several wounded. Material damage occurred before the all clear at 12 20 a m Friday.
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Associated Press
Paris
Deserter Shot After Refusing Halt Order in Maryland
Leonard Price, 24, of Churchville Maryland and a Camp Lee deserter, was shot and killed at Aberdeen Ordnance Proving Ground after repeatedly fleeing a guardhouse area when Lt Sharpe ordered him to halt. Price had deserted two weeks earlier and made several escape attempts. The third shot struck Price in the head as he ran. The event occurred near Havre de Grace on June 6.
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Associated Press
Havre DE Grace
Mad
Leonard Price
Churchville
Camp Lee
Ordnance~ Proving Ground
Aberdeen
Price
Sharpe
Maryland
Tisza Praises German Alliance Aims at Attainment
Count Tisza in Budapest defends strengthening the German alliance as essential to Hungary amid war. He cites German support against a plot against the dual monarchy and notes economic motives for maintaining ties to secure pricing for Hungary's raw materials in Teutonic markets. Premier Wekerle agrees the alliance is defensive and warns against permanent high tariffs.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Budapest
Wnterhouse
Count Tisza
Germany
Hungary
Wekerle
Cout Tisza
Official Price List From Hamilton County Food Committee
The Hamilton County Food Price Committee issued a Thursday price schedule for consumer purchases versus retailer payments. Prices cover bread flour cornmeal oatmeal eggs butter oleomargarine cheese lard and assorted fresh produce with notes that consumer costs may rise 15 to 35 percent above wholesale, depending on quality and market conditions.
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Hamilton County Food Price Committee
Wallige Lake
Texas
Srinagh
Navy Seeks Firemen and First Class Ratings in Recruitment Drive
Cincinnati Navy Recruiting Station announces pay from first class fireman at 46.50 monthly plus rations clothing and allowances. New recruits pass physicals to join as firemen first second or first class with marine or locomotive experience. Week ending enlistments reach 507 a record. list includes numerous Columbus Dayton and Springfield residents among 30 new enlistees.
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Navy
Cincinnati
LeRoy Brooks
Federal
Ray Woltemeir
Columbus
Elmer L. Hofstetter
Martel
William B. Ludman
Fulton
Henry E. Buer
Harold W. Vogel
Emos R. Ames
Herb Rainer
Oak Hill
Edward H. Campbell
Oak Hill, CO
Benjamin E. Swope
Springfiel
Perry Funk
Greenville
George Co. Kuhn
Whealer Street
City
Homer E. Shovely
Stout
Canal congestion relief hinges on full canal use
New York State barge canal faces looming freight congestion as harvest grain and food products move to seaboard. G A Tomlinson of the Inland Waterways Committee warns rail relief is temporary and urges manufacturers to ship now to justify federal capital.
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Associated Press
New York
New New York State
Federal Railroad Administration
Inland Waterways Committee
Seaboard
Chamber of Commerce of
State of New York
G. A. Tomlinson
New York Canal
Schwab Outlines England Shipyard Plan to Hog Island Club
Charles M. Schwab told the Pull Together Club of Hog Island shipbuilders that England plans twelve new yards and 100 ways to boost ship construction. He boasted of speeding Hog Island and beating Britain in the ship race. Schwab spoke after a Board of Trade dinner in Camden, New Jersey. He also said government consent was secured to extend the New York Shipbuilding Company yards with a $10,000,000 expenditure.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Charles M. Schwab
Pull Together Club
Hog Island Shipbuilders
England
Hog Island
America
Schwab
Board of Trade
Camden
N. J
Delaware
New York Shipbuilding Company
Sea Mine Wrecks Ship of Delegates to Hague Meeting
The hospital ship Koenigin Regentes carrying English delegates to the Hague Anglo German War Prisoners Conference struck a mine off the English coast. Four firemen died while all others aboard were saved by the Lindoro. Delegates included Home Secretary Sir George Cave Baron Newton Under Secretary Sir Herbert Belfield and Mrs Darley Livingstone wife of an English Colonel and an American.
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Associated Press
the Hague
Koenigin Regentes
Lindoro
Home Secretary
George Cave
Baron Newton
Foreign Office
Herbert Belfield
Darley Livingstone
Livingstone
Government
Belgium
River steamed fleet moves from docks to coal trade
Steward Higkins sailed for Detroit Michigan. The Corker steamer leaves at 5 p.m. for Louisville under Mcllfresh. Tacoma bound for Pomeroy departs at 5 p.m. in command of Jesse Hughes. Virgin arrives from Detroit. Isgrigg returns from Nitro where he was at the government camp. Chief Engineer Cropper of Cincinnati oversees the Diamond Coal Sam Barnum towboat which is 124 feet long 26 feet wide 50 inches deep and draws 3 inches with two condensing engines 12 24 h.p. and three boilers in Pittsburg harbor ready to enter coal towing service.
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Ernest Y. Cropper
Cincinnati
Diamond Coal Company
Sam Barnum
Pittsburg
River Surrenders' Body Of Night Watchman Prather
The body of John Prather aged 20 a night watchman on the United States boat Ohio was recovered Thursday at Fernbank Dam where he fell from a barge Wednesday night. Captain Thomas Ridge of the Ohio recovered the body and the death was reported to Coroner A C Bauer.
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John Prather
Ohio
Fernbank Dam
Thomas Ridge
A. C. Bauer
Bank of France weekly report details gains and shifts
Paris on June 6 reports gold in hand up 26.32 million francs while silver falls 276 thousand. Notes in circulation rise 708.824 million francs. treasury deposits up 8.819 million. general deposits up 271.043 million. bills discounted increase 278.551 million. advances rise 7.361 million.
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Paris
Bank of France
Naval Academy grads hasten to marriage altar
ANNAPOLIS Md June 6 Almost immediately after receiving their diplomas from Secretary of the Navy Daniels at the Naval Academy several ensigns were married here today Those married were Richard McK Rush to Miss Marjorie Brown both of Washington Harry Goodstein and Louis B Peltman married Misses Katherine and Florence Gottlieb respectively daughters of Mr and Mrs Leon Gottlieb Annapolis Leslie C Stevens of Lincoln Neb to Miss Nellie Millikin Annapolis Laurence Schetky Hood River Ore to Miss Ethel Jane McDonald Mt Holly N J James L Wisebacker Valdosta Ga to Miss Catherine L Morgan Gray Va and Douglass A Powell of Washington to Miss Donna M Montfort Mt Holly N J
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Annapolis
Daniels
Naval Academy
Richard McK. Rush
Marjorie Brown
Washington
Harry Goodstein
Louis B. Peltman
Katherine
Florence Gottlieb
Leon Gottlieb
Leslie C. Stevens
Lincoln
Neb
Nellie Millikin
Laurence Schetky
Hood River
Ore
Ethel Jane McDonald
Mt. Holly
N. J
James L. Wisebacker
Valdosta
Catherine L. Morgan
Gray, Va
Douglass A. Powell
Donna M. Montfort
White Offered Position With War Camp Service
James O. White, superintendent of the Department of Public Welfare, was notified by War Camp Community Service of New York to join as a head of the service. Mayor John Galvin advised using his own judgment and White has taken the offer under consideration.
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James O. White
Department of Public Welfare
John Galvin
Community Service of New York
Galvin
White
Bank of England weekly statement shows mixed reserve shifts
The Bank of England reports a total reserve drop of 461000 pounds as circulation rises 504000, bullion up 343000, other securities down 4928000, public deposits down 2392000, other deposits down 3365000, note reserve down 469000, and government securities down 334000. The reserve to liability ratio moves to 17.82 percent from 17.60 percent, with the discount rate at 6 percent.
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London
Bank of England
Weather and River Levels Across Ports Report
In Pittsburg the river at Davis Island Dam sits at 9.3 feet and stationary with cloudy skies. In Wheeling the river measures 4.4 feet and falling as clouds linger.
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Pittsburg
Davis Island Dam
Wheeling—River
Chicago Stock Report Focuses On Key Industrial Shares
Chicago stocks show notable moves with American Shipbuilding at 129, Carbide at 50 percent, Chicago Pneumatic Tool 67, Paper Board 19, Sears Roebuck 185, Stewart Warner 59, Swift & Co 105, and Wilson 59 as of June 6 in Chicago.
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Chicago
American Shipbuilding
Carbide
Chicago Pneumatic Tool
Paper Board
Sears-Roebuck
Stewart- Warner
Swift & Co
Wilson
Red Cross Workrooms Schedule at Cincinnati Branch
In response to a headquarters order the Westwood and Cheviot Branch Red Cross workrooms will open Monday evenings 7 30 to 9 30 and Wednesdays and Thursdays 9 a m to 4 p m.
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Westwood and Cheviot
Cincinnati Red Cross
Canadian and New Zealand Premiers Arrive in Great Britain
Sir Robert Borden and William Massey have arrived in Great Britain with their parties, announced by the Chief Press Censor in Ottawa. The visit marks high level talks between Canada New Zealand and Britain amid postwar diplomacy.
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Ottawa
Robert Borden
Canada
William PF. Massey
New Zealand
Great Britain
Cotton Goods Trade Stays Steady in New York Market
New York June 6 reports cotton goods steady with slightly more activity. Yarns available for cash or trade acceptances. Dress goods quiet but firm in early trading.
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New York
Pomerene Backs Cox for War Risk Insurance Chief
Senator Pomerene backed W. Howard Cox of Cincinnati for the Ohio Indiana and Kentucky District Superintendent of War Risk Insurance on Thursday. The action followed a recommendation from John L. Shuff of Cincinnati and Cox’s appointment is seen as almost certain.
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Pomerene
Washington
W. Howard Cox
Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
John L. Shuff
Cox
Alien Under Arrest in Baltimore Riot Era Case
Otto Bloch, a feared enemy alien and I W W member, was arrested by Military Intelligence Bureau agents at Curtis Bay near Baltimore, home to several plants. He had earlier been captured in Chicago, escaped during transfer in February, and has since wandered the country.
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Otto Bloch
Military Intelligence Bureau
Curtis Bay
Chicago
Cook County
Quincy
Iil
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