McAdoo Appeals to Cincinnati Fans for Liberty Loan
Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo spoke at Music Hall in Cincinnati urging full Liberty Loan subscription by June 15. He warned that failing to support the loan would invite national humiliation and stressed the need for strong taxation to back soldiers in the field. The message included Presidentially conveyed aims and a call to buy bonds as the safest investment.
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Tribune
Music Hall
Queen City
McAdoo
William Gibbs McAdoo
the Treasury
United States
Germany
America
Great British Publisher Arrives In America on Special Mission
Lord Northcliffe, the famed British newspaper publisher, arrived in Washington on June 11 on a mission described as commercial rather than diplomatic. Officials expect him to confer with officials as needed, but his advice will be limited to what aligns with American judgment and shipping needs in the war against Germany.
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America
Washington
Lloyd George
Lord Northcliffe
England
Northcliffe
Balfour
Vivians
Sions
United States
Germany
Britain replies to Russian war aims in Wilson light
London June 11 The British government approves the Russian proclamation that free Russia seeks no conquest and supports Poland’s liberation. It backs Wilson’s principles, says Britain aims to secure peace and prevent future wars, and offers to review existing accords with allies if Russia desires.
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Great Britain
Russia
Poland
Wilson
American Congress
Weather overview for Ohio West Virginia and surrounding states
Fair and warmer Tuesday with possible Wednesday showers in northern Indiana unchanged. Temperatures range across major stations with highs near the mid to upper 70s in Chicago and St Louis and mid 90s in Phoenix. A record for Cincinnati on June 11, 1917 shows highs around 74 and lows near 56 with light precipitation.
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America’s Role to Free the World Statement
A quoted speech extols America as chosen to free the world and serve a mighty divine purpose. The speaker prays that when at the council table of nations America can influence settlements toward self government for Germany and other nations, referencing Secretary McAdoo.
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America
Council Table of the Nations
Arrest Orders for Draft Evasion Spread Nationwide
Washington reports Provost Marshal General ordered arrest of all men aged 21 to 30 who cannot show registration certificates after 9 PM. Grand Rapids indictments target conspiracy to obstruct the draft with 13 specialists. Ohio lists 565,384 registered and 309,330 exemptions amid broader anti draft actions and Census Bureau counts of aliens.
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Grand Jury
Grand Rapids
Mich
Department of Justice
Chicago
Michigan
Ohio
Summit
Jefferson
United States
Germany
Census Bureau Today
Indictments Charge 55 in Seditious Conspiracy Case
Fifty five persons including many Farmers and Laborers Protective Association members were charged with seditious conspiracy against the United States in indictments returned by a Federal Grand Jury in Dallas Texas. Some indicted already are jailed and names are being withheld pending further arrests.
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Dallas
Tex
Farmers and Laborers’ Protective Association
United States
Ten More Miners Saved From Death In Montana Shaft
Ten miners were found alive today at the 2,200 foot level of the Speculator Copper Mine near Butte. The mine had 200 men buried since Saturday. seventy-two remain missing. Coroner reported sixty-three bodies recovered. The survivors used cement sacks and water to seal themselves against gas, and tools had to be brought in to break through.
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Butte
Mont
Speculator
Severe Quake Shocks Hit Terni Damage Large Town
Four strong earthquakes rocked Terni in Perugia Province near Rome causing heavy damage and residents to flee. Terni, a city of about 31 000, sits roughly fifty miles from Rome.
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Terni
Perugia
Germany to push own peace terms in any league says Hindenburg
Field Marshal von Hindenburg believes Germany can enforce peace terms with any hostile powers. He sent a telegram to the Potsdam Union declaring the present war has not been fought in vain, with advices from Berlin today.
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Marshal von Hindenburg
Germany
Dam Union
Berlin
Magnus Manson Sunk by German U Boat off St Vincent
The American sailing ship Magnus Manson of 1571 tons from New Haven Conn was sunk fifty miles west by south of St Vincent on May 25 after being attacked by a German submarine. The crew were landed after a collapsible boat was used and the vessel was sunk by bombs and gunfire.
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London
Magnus Manson
Magnus*Manson
New Haven
Conn
St. Vincent
Rbs
Southland survivors land in Britain after sinking
London June 11 The two missing boats from the British steamer Southland, torpedoed and sunk June 4, have been found. Forty men aboard were rescued, including Edward Rigney of New York. The captain reports one American killed, name unknown.
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London
Southland
Edward Rigney
New York
Murder Charge Made Against One Suspect in Keet Kidnapping Case
Springfield, Mo. June 11 Judge Arch Johnson leads the search for kidnapers as Dick Carter, linked to Claud Piersol’s group, faces a first degree murder charge noted during a public gathering. Authorities expected further developments in Kansas City where Carter was arrested.
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Springfield
Buddie’ Keet
Kansas City
Arch Johnson
Dick Carter
Carter
Claud Piersol
Missouri
Sinn Fein invited to join 101 member Irish convention
London June 11 government will convene a 101 member Irish convention to include representatives from counties boroughs churches and chambers of commerce. Premier Lloyd George says it will reflect everyday Irish life with government nominated members from leading Irish figures and Sinn Fein seats for southern Unionists.
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Ireland
Chambers of Commerce
Dublin
Belfast
Cork
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Life of
Irish Unionist Alliance
Sinn Fein
South of Ireland
Navy Secretary accuses spy in ordnance records leak
June 11 Washington Secretary of the Navy Daniels charged a spy or traitor in the Navy Ordnance Department or Indian Head proving ground after stolen confidential files revealed ordnance and ammunition secrets. Senator Frelinghuysen supplied the records and urged immediate investigation and punishment.
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Frelinghuysen
Washington
Daniels
Navy Ordnance Department
Indian Head Proving Ground
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Navy Department
New Jersey
Navy
Senator Frelinghuysen
Senator Phelan
California
Secretary Daniels
Detroit
Mich
Germans Lose Two Seaplanes in Hot Battle
London reports five enemy seaplanes sighted by a Dover patrol drifter. One was destroyed. the pilot rescued by an enemy aircraft and captured when the damaged plane sank. The other three escaped. British forces also report trench gains near Messines with guns and prisoners. Italians seize Ortegara from Austro-Hungarians with 512 prisoners.
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Dover
Admiralty
White
Messines
Ortegara
Pershing Feted by King George at London Luncheon
General John J. Pershing and Walter H. Page were guests of King George and Queen Mary at a luncheon in London. Enlisted members of Pershing’s party were invited to visit Buckingham Palace tomorrow. Pershing held his first war conference with the British War Staff.
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the Commercial Tribune
London
John J. Pershing
United States
France
Walter H. Page
King George
Queen Mary
Pershing
Buckingham Palace
General Pershing
Senate Fights Big Increases In Income Tax
Washington June 11 The Senate Finance Committee approved radical changes in the income tax section of the war tax bill retroactive 1916 levy to raise 108 million and struck out Lenroot surtax hikes. Amendments on corporate taxation and stock dividends were adopted to tax earnings distributed and avoid double taxation. A holding company exemption was approved. The Jamestown Exposition site dispute on the naval base budget looms as conferees are urged to insist on the Jamestown provision. The House Naval Committee favored giving the Navy power to buy a Chesapeake Bay site not exceeding 1.4 million with price set by the President.
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Senate Finance Committee
Penrose and
Lodge
Treasury Department
Senate
House Naval Committee
Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Chesapeake Bay
House
Pan American Epoch Follows War Says Schwab
Detroit June 11 Charles M Schwab predicts a Pan American epoch after World War I with American methods and ideas spread worldwide He says the steel industry will anchor global expansion and US lead in politics trade and world affairs He cites U S steel output near 45 million tons this year up from 40 million last year and 1 million in 1880.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Detroit
United States
Charles M. Schwab
Mr. Schwab
Two Killed In Strike At Herman Atakam Factory
Two men were killed and at least ten seriously injured as about 100 strikers attacked strikebreakers and guards en route to the Hermann Atakam Handkerchief Factory in South River No. 3. Home guard units were deployed and reportedly restored control of the situation.
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South River
Hermann Atakam
Governor Cox Orders No Duplicate Conscription Cards
Orders from Governor Cox directed the Board of Elections to stop issuing duplicate conscription cards. Chief Clerk Woellner may issue certificates proving regular registration but no new card. The move follows a Washington ruling aiming to curb card loss and prevent improper use.
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Board of Elections
Woellner
Cincinnati Fire Department adds seventeen new motor units
Safety Director Friedlander awarded contracts totaling 116 006 20 for seventeen motor driven fire apparatus. Ahrens Fox of Cincinnati supplies fourteen units worth 104 906 20 while Seagrave of Columbus provides three units for 11 100.
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Old Gifts Fire Company
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Vine Street
Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company
Cincinnati
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Ahrens- Fox Engine Company
Seagrave Company
Salvador earthquake kills fewer than fifty
Panama dispatches report fewer than fifty dead from the quake and volcanic eruption in Salvador Friday night. No fatalities were recorded in San Salvador, though several people were reported injured.
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the Commercial Tribune
Panama
Salvador
San Salvador
Altho
Battles in Peking as two armies clash for control
In Peking two hostile forces confront each other amid tensions from General Chang Hsun demanding President Li Yuan Hung's resignation and Parliament dissolution. Government troops face Chang Hsun's forces while railway revenue disputes abroad loom. If Parliament is dissolved China could not declare war on Germany for six months.
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Chang Hsun
Anhwei
Li Yuan Hung
China
Germany
Tien-Tsin
Li Huan Hung
Small Investors Urged to Take Liberty Bonds by Mrs McAdoo
Mrs. William G. McAdoo says oversubscription of the 2 billion dollar Liberty Loan will not deny small investors their bonds. She explains every $50 to $100 bond is allotted and that savings payments due June 28 can be handled through banks or the Federal Reserve. J P Morgan also telegraphed Dallas officials praising the issue as a sound security and wartime aid.
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New York
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Women's Liberty Loan Committee
Frank A. Vanderlip
McAdoo
Liberty
Federal Reserve Bank
J. P. Morgan
Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers’ Association of
Dallas
Tex
Powerful Bomb Costing 15 Cents Promoted By Inventor
Kansas City inventor William T. Carnes arrived in New York to propose a cheap 2 pound bomb that could destroy a dwelling for 15 cents and a 250 pound variant with the power of a ton of dynamite priced at 25 dollars. He described a 2,700 pound bomb capable of carrying a ton of steel and claimed steel would melt on impact from an airburst spreading molten shrapnel.
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New York
William T. Carnes
Kansas City
Carnes
Louisville among cantonnement camp sites named for national army
Secretary Baker announced cantonment site selections for the national army to be raised by draft including Louisville Kentucky Little Rock Arkansas Battle Creek Michigan and Ft. Sam Houston Texas. He also named National Guard camps at Fort Worth Deming Waco Fort Sill Linda Vista and Houston with Petersburg Virginia later revoked and Linda Vista plan adjusted to a tented National Guard camp.
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Commercial Tribune
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Baker
Little Rock
Ark
Louisville
Battle Creek
Mich
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
National Guard
Ft. Worth
Tex
Deming
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Waco
Ft. Sill
Linda Vista
Cal
Houston
Petersburg
German naval expert predicts US entry and fleet action
Amsterdam June 11. Captain Perseus, German naval critic of The Berlin Tageblatt, warns that by autumn the United States could deploy 150 000 men and may join the British fleet to attack the German coast defenses and sink the German navy.
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United © States
Perseus
Lin Tageblatt
Ger
United States
French endorse Wilson note to Russia amid war aims
Paris papers publish strong approval of President Wilsons note to Russia as a message to the people and allies. Des Debats says the note shows liberal states must wage war until victory ends autocracy and rejects peace on the prewar status quo.
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Wilson
Russia
Des Debats
Taft Sees America Dictate Peace Terms
William Howard Taft told a National Conference of Charities and Correction meeting in Pittsburg that the United States must mobilize billions of dollars and millions of men to shape the postwar peace. He called German acts against the U.S. deliberate murder and argued America will demand a just lasting peace at the peace table.
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Pittsburg
William Howard Taft
National Conference of Charities and Correction
United States
Rockefeller Wins Tax Case Over New York Residency
The Supreme Court refused to disturb Ohio decrees that John D. Rockefeller could not be taxed in Cleveland by Cuyahoga County Treasurer, as he claimed New York residency. The Court declined to review the appeal.
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Supreme Court
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
New York
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