German plots to shield assets via American firms seized
New York June 24 German schemes to hide enemy assets through American corporations were disclosed as A Mitchell Palmer Custodian seized three German owned concerns with 3 5 million in capitalization. The firms Dieckerhoff Raffleer Co Erbstod Co and American Storage Company of Havana used a plan to transfer assets to a New York corporation and issue notes due three years later to avoid war time ownership.
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New York
A. Mitchell Palmer
Allen Property
Palmer
Dieckerhoff, Raffleer & Co
Broadway
Raffleer,Erbstod & Co
Cuba
American Storage Company
Havana
United States
Germany
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Ewald C. Dieckerhoff
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Emmia Crane
Tilla Ramm
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Roosevelt and unit win honor for Cantigny action
Major Theodore Roosevelt Jr and 152 soldiers from the First Division plus two artillery batteries receive citations for gallantry in the Cantigny fight. Battery C and Battery A crews showed skill under gas and fire. engineers and sanitarians also praised for duties and bravery.
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Associated Press
France
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Cautigny
Roosevelt
Fifth Field Artillery
Britain braces for a possible great blow in coming days
Premier Lloyd George spoke in the House of Commons of anxious weeks ahead as Austro-Hungarian forces retreat. He said Americans are arriving to aid the Entente and warned the enemy may have no reserves left after a new offensive. Officials in Washington report Austrians suffered heavy losses and prisoners as Italian forces pushed them back across the Piave.
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Rome
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Piave
Italians claim Piave victory as Austrians retreat
Reported from Rome and Vienna that Austro-Hungarians evacuated Montello and the right bank of the Piave after heavy Italian artillery and air bombardment. Casualties and prisoners exceed 40,000 with widespread Austrian dead, while Italian forces pursued across the river under deadly fire. Premier Orlando announced the victory at a garden party for disabled soldiers.
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Dem candidate reverses decision on Supreme Court ballot
Fin Negan reports Judge William T. Devor of Ashland filed for the Democratic nomination for Supreme Court but withdrew then sought a refund of his $25 filing fee. This morning he asked to be placed back on the ballot, while the 10 o'clock mail urged keeping him off the ballot. Secretary Fulton will not return the filing fee.
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Weather Report Notes Showers and Warm Trend Across States
The forecast calls for rains in Tuesday and Wednesday across Ohio Indiana and Kentucky and West Virginia with fair, warmer conditions in between. The report lists high temperatures around 74 to 81 and precipitation totals near 0.60 inches, citing stations from Montreal to Cincinnati and Chicago with a June 24 1918 timeframe.
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Kentucky
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Cincinnati
Brazil Ships Patrol Alongside Allies Says Brazilian Admiral
Admiral Francisco Des Mattos states Brazilian warships are patrolling with American and British forces in European waters. Brazil sent doctors and aviators to aid the Allies and has pledged meat and cereals. At war outbreak thirty interned German ships totaling 250,000 tons were ceded to France.
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Associated Press
London
Francisco Des Mattos
Europe
Brazil
South American
St. Vincent
Headway in Solving Russia Problem Across Entente
Washington reports June 24 that the en tente allies are making earnest efforts to resolve the Russian problem. Progress is indicated by European dispatches as they seek to align aims among entente governments with President Wilsons pledge to stand behind Russia. Difficulties arose from divergent goals and declarations affecting Russias future as an independent state.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Russia
Europe
National second draft lottery to pick order numbers this week
Washington reports a second national lottery to determine draft order numbers for the 744,865 men registered on June 5 under the selective service law. The exact date isn’t fixed, likely Thursday or Friday, based on district reports. The process mirrors last year with a single bowl and capsules up to the district’s registrant total, promising a faster drawing despite fewer capsules than 16,500. Master numbers will govern corresponding numbers across all 4,500 local districts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lottery classli fe of registrants outlined for service
The distribution of questionnaire blanks began today to determine each man’s class for service. As new registrants fill and return them, the lottery numbers will decide relative liability within their placed class.
Senate ratifies draft treaty with Britain in draft reciprocity
The Senate passes a draft reciprocity treaty with Great Britain and Canada without dissent. It coversBritish subjects in the United States aged 20 to 44 and American citizens in the British Empire aged 21 to 31, with eligibility to return home for service. About 54 000 American citizens in the British Empire and 310 000 British subjects in the United States would be affected, with a new clause exempting home-draft exempt groups from obligation in foreign residence countries.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Senate
British Empire
Canada
Belleau Wood Cleared By American Troopers
American forces on the Marne front captured the northwestern part of Belleau Wood after a heavy barrage. The operation lasted about thirty minutes as Americans cleared Germans, took prisoners, and secured full possession of the woods. Two Americans are missing in related trench raids.
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Lawyer Calls Walsh Report Guiding Light of the I. W. W.
Federal Judge Landis barred the Industrial Relations Commission report from evidence in the I. W. W. sedition trial. Vanderveer argued the document, known as the I. W. W. Bible, guided the organization’s US industrial strategy.
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