Draft age extension gains momentum amid Baker withdrawal
Secretary Baker withdraws opposition boosting move to extend draft age limits. Crowder and War Department study effects of raising ages 18 to 45, with 250000 added to Class 1 projected by re classification. Officials anticipate ruling on useful employments and miners’ classifications as war calls mount.
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Associated Press
Washington
Baker
Congress
War Department
Wilson
Germany
Crowder
France
Maryland
Senate Military Committee
General Crowder
Teutonic Offensives Fall Down in Kiev Revolt
A great revolt began at Kiev with intercepted dispatches noting exploding artillery stores and street battles. Fourty thousand peasants, armed and organized, are said to participate as the revolt spreads to Poltava and Tchernigov districts. In Moscow the Ukrainian delegates pressed for Black Sea fleet participation with Germany against the allies, a demand rejected by Soviet delegates.
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Associated Press
London
Kiev
Moscow
Exchange Telegraph Company
Poltava
Tchernigov
Russia
Germany
M. Maximoloff
M Joffe
Berlin
Black Sea
Lublin
Weather summary for Ohio Indiana and nearby regions
Ohio fair Thursday with warmer conditions and possible lake effect showers Friday Indiana fair Thursday and Friday with possible northern showers Kentucky and West Virginia partly cloudy with little temperature change Current temperatures and highs shown for multiple stations including Cincinnati record data for June 19 1918 with readings at 8 am noon and 7 pm Winds NE and light precipitation noted Elapsed values show high of 84 and low of 57 with limited rainfall around 0.06 inches across stations
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Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
First Escadrille of U S Aviators to Serve in Italy
The first escadrille of American aviators trained in Italy began the journey today to the Italian front. They travel with Captain La Guardia, a serving congressman. The contingent, described as the finest American youth, is welcomed by Italian officials and reflects strong U S support for Italy.
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U. S
Italy
Associated Press
Washington
Rome
la Guardia
Congress
Aero- Rcputics
Chiesa
Gallenga
United States
America
Piave
Four War Department employees indicted in duplicate bill scheme
A federal grand jury indicted Clyde Waltman, Charles Waltman, Benjamin Peake, and D. Marvin Mowrey on charges they plotted to double pay a $187 000 Morse Dry Dock bill for repairs to the Canandaigua. The plan failed after Peake attempted to extract funds, with the firm repaying only once. The case ties into wider probes of war contract brokers.
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Army
Navy
Associated Press
Washington
War and Navy Departments
Department of Justice For War
Clyde C. Waltman
Navy Department Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Charles E. Waltman
Victoria
Benjamin W. Peake
Ft. Meigs
Wash
Berea
N. C
D. Marvin Mowrey
Signal Corps Office
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
Mowery
Navy Department
Morse Dry Dock and Repair Company of
New York
Canandaigua
Peake
Outrage by Turks Threatens War Headlines
Washington reports Turkish troops desecrated the American consulate in Tabriz and looted a Presbyterian missionary hospital, fueling talk of war with the Ottoman Empire. Diplomatic ties have been strained since 1917, with officials seeking more information before any action.
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Tabriz
Persia
Associated Press
Washington
State Department
United States
Pire
Turkey
Abdul Haki Hussein Bey
Morgenthau
Constantinople
Congress
Bulgaria
Wilson
Caldwell
Teheran
America
Gordon Paddock
Department
Labor Federation Responds To Appeal Of The President
In St Paul James Wilson edits AFL session pays tribute to President Wilson and calls labor behind the war effort. Gomper says 3 million strong stand with you, Woodrow Wilson, as wage gains and better conditions are noted over fifty years. Wilson argues sailors and workers share wartime protections and sacrifices may lower living standards.
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Labor Federation
Associated Press
ST. Paul, Minn
William B. Wilson
American Federation of Labor
Wilson
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Woodrow Wilson
United Mineworkers’ Union
Germany
Suffragists Ready for Senate Vote on Amendment
The Senate Woman Suffrage Committee agreed to seek a vote on the federal woman's suffrage amendment next week with June 27 aimed for action. Supporters hoped to muster two thirds, while noting they were short by two votes despite President Wilson's open endorsement. The plan is to bring the resolution to a vote before the fall elections to record candidates' positions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Senate Woman Suffrage Committee
House
Hollis
New Hampshire
Jones
New Mexico
Wilson
Senate Passes Largest Pension Bill In Five Minutes
The Senate swiftly approved the annual general pension bill carrying 220 million dollars, the largest ever by 12 million. The body added 35 million to cover recent pension increases as the measure passed the House.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Credit Men Send Pledge to Wilson to Help Win War
National Association of Credit Men delegates pass a resolution urging President Wilson and government to back industry and commerce to speed victory. Bainbridge Colby of the U S Shipping Board to be principal speaker, stressing protection for industry in wartime policy.
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Wilson
Associated Press
Chicago
National Association of Credit Men
America
Association
Bainbridge Colbey
United States Shipping Board
Aviation instructor killed in Benbrook Field crash
Lieutenant H. C. Kelly, an aviation instructor, died this afternoon at Benbrook Field in Fort Worth. A cadet flying with him was not hurt.
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Associated Press
FT. Worth
Tex
H. C. Kelly
Benbrook Field
Submarines Locked in Bruges Canal After British Operations
London, June 19. Twenty one German destroyers and many submarines are penned in the Bruges Canal docks following British naval operations at Zee Brugge, with the German craft under constant bombing as announced by Thomas J. MacNamara in the House of Commons.
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Associated Press
London
Bruges Canal
Zeebruggee
Thomas J. MacNamara
Admiralty
House of Commons
House Rejects Senate Bonus Plan for War Workers
The House defeated a Senate amendment to the naval bill by 205 to 87, blocking extra pay for war material workers. The vote followed union telegrams warning of shop walkouts and comes as conference on the naval bill resumes. Separate disputes concern a proposed Lieutenant General rank and two additional Marine generals.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Padgett
Naval Affairs Committee
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Wilson for a Third Term Urged at Indiana Convention
Indiana Democrats at their state convention nominated a ticket and adopted a platform pledging to win the war. Vice President Marshall and former Governor Ralston spoke as William M. Jones of Fairmount and Herman L. Conter of Decatur were named auditor and secretary of state.
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Wilson
Indiana
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Democratic Party
Democrats
Thomas R. Marshall
Samuel A. Ralston
Scott Farris
Oklahoma
Congressional Democratic Campaign Committee
Marion
Marshall
Will H. Hays
Republican National Committee
Lochingar
Theodora
Republican
Ralston
The
Times
Woodrow Wilson
Herman L. Conter
Decatur
William M. Jones
Fairmount
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