Million and a Half Set for France in August
Washington reports the war department plans to mobilize 220000 white registrants between July 22 and 25 with governors of all states except Illinois and Arizona. Projections show three million three hundred thousand in the main army by August and about 4450000 Americans in France by then.
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Washington
War Department
Crowder
Illinois
Arizona
France
Hitchcock
Nebraska
German Chancellor Declines Further Peace Talks
Amsterdam June 26 The German Chancellor Hertling said in the Reichstag that Wilson’s four peace principles might form a basis for world peace but none of Wilson’s utterances followed. He would not discuss the four principles further and opposed a league of nations, fearing it could hinder Germany.
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Amsterdam
Hertling
Reichstag
Wilson
Germany
America
Peace League of Peoples
League of Nations
Kerensky in London on Way to the States
Kerensky former head of the Russian Provisional Government travels from London to the United States. He appears at the British labor conference amid cheers and declares the Russian people will soon join the fight for freedom.
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Kerensky
London
States
United States
Italy Praises Soldiers as Diaz Foresees American Help
June 26 Italy’s general Diaz lauds his troops for science over blind courage in victory against Austria. Italian artillery dominance and precise fire helped overcome fivefold Austrian infantry later driven back. Diaz says with American troops he could have done still better.
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Italy
Diaz
Smokes Sent to Fort Liscum Draft Boys
The steamship Alaska delivers two large boxes of tobacco and cigarettes to Fort Liscum for draft boys from Cordova. W A Nourse led the local unit during departure. Funds totaling 175 dollars, raised at a dance hosted by Mrs. Nina Nichols and Charles Rogers, were spent at Dooley and Greenig, Holden, E L Harwood, Haef, Alaskan Hotel, Kelstein and Sapiro, and on freight.
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Alaska
Fort Liscum
Cordova
W. A. Nourse
Nina Nichols
Charles Rogers
Dooley & Greenig
Holden
E. L. Harwood
Haef
Alaskan Hotel
Kelstein & Sapiro
Government to Pursue Evaders of the Draft
The Department of Justice instructed United States attorneys to indict all citizens who fled the country to evade military service. Indictments will be returned despite no immediate likelihood of apprehension. The government will use full legal staff to gather evidence and pursue charges, with severe penalties upon return to the United States.
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Department of Justice
United States
Law Department
Drowned Fisherman Off Dago Flats
Henry Helgirson, a cannery fisherman for Orca, drowned after falling overboard near Dago flats during netting. Olaus Siverson searched for hours and alerted nearby boats but recovered no body. Helgirson leaves a Portland widow.
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Henry Helgirson
A. J. Adams
Helgirson
Olaus Siverson
Orca
Dago Flats
Helghson
Siverson
Portland
German raider sighted in West Indian waters
Navy notes warning ships east of 40W between Cape Race and Bermuda after reports of a German raider operating in the area. Norfolk dispatches describe a fast cruiser type craft with rakish lines, suspected to be a submarine mother ship.
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Washington
Cape Race
Bermuda
Navy Department
Norfolk
West Indian
Enlistment Drive On At City Dock For Naval Reserve
Officers of the U S S Explorer in port enroll men aged 18 to 35 in the naval reserve. Firemen seamen and mess attendants needed. Apply aboard the Explorer at City dock before Thursday evening. Congress raised navy strength from 87000 to 135000. submarine activity on the Atlantic coast boosted recruiting.
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U. S. S. Explorer
United States Naval Reserve Force
Uncle Sam
Explorer
Congress
Navy
Atlantic
Army Draft Age Limit Not to Be Extended
Washington a June 26 The Secretary of War Baker and General March told the senate military affairs committee they oppose extending the draft age limits as premature and unnecessary Provost Marshal General Crowder favored extension but did not press immediate action The War Department intends to submit a larger army program within six to ninety days detailing manpower ship and other needs
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Washington
Baker
Mateh
General Staff
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Crowder
Meral March
Yoa
Congress
German Forces Land at Poti as Siberia Embargo Eases
A Harbin dispatch reports the embargo on Chinese action in Siberia being raised as Russia takes no steps to halt German advances in the east. Officially Moscow confirms German troops totaling about three thousand infantry cavalry and artillery landed at Poti on the Black Sea.
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London
Harbin
Daily Mail
Siberia
Russia
Black Sea
Moscow
Poti
Assassination Rumor Denied By London Dispatch
Moscow dispatch reports there is no foundation for rumors that former Czar Nicholas has been assassinated. A Copenhagen note claimed Red Guards killed him at Ekaterinburg where he was imprisoned.
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London
Moscow
Nicholas
Copenhagen
Red Guards
Ekaterinburg
Vjia
Holland Protests Against Circus Invasion
Petitions with hundreds of names were sent to the Dutch government protesting Hagenbeek's circus touring Dutch cities. The petitions claim admitting the circus from Germany would add a heavy burden to Holland's food supplies.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Hagenbeek
Germany
Americans Extend Line West of Belleau Wood
American forces in France report extending their line west of Belleau Wood after a June 26 action. Prisoners taken total 216 in the Marne raid and overall counts show hundreds of prisoners and large German losses.
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Belleau Wood
France
Marne
Babonviller
Paris
Oise
Aisne
Berlin
Austrian Premier Declines To Form New Cabinet
Vienna crown council met as Austria faces a critical food shortage. Premier Von Seydler refused Emperor Karl's invitation to form a new cabinet and said he would advise the Kaiser on the food crisis.
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London
von Seydler
Emperor Karl
Zurich
Crown Council
Vienna
Alaska’s Red Cross Drive Sets Record Total
In the second war fund campaign the territory raised 146000 plus, exceeding the $40 000 allotment. Kennecott Copper Corp in New York contributed 25000 with credits still unassigned. Official figures received by mail outline the totals and donor details.
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American Red Cross
Alaska
Kennecott Copper Corporation
New York
School children urged to join Army of War Sammies
A city hall gathering tomorrow at 1 p.m. organizes a branch of the Army of War Sammies to run a war savings stamps sale. Children earning 20 stamps become corporals, 40 stamps earn sergeants, and more. All schoolchildren urged to enlist.
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Army of War Campe Mies
Army of War Sammies
Fire Devastates Cle Elum Town Wrecks Half the City
A blaze in Cle Elum Washington destroyed thirty blocks of business and homes, causing about one and a half million dollars in damage. About fifteen hundred residents are homeless and troops patrol the area as relief efforts begin. The Red Cross rushed tents food and blankets to aid victims and estimated nearly two thousand people displaced.
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Cle Elum
Wash
Red Cross
Seattle
Not Charity War Food Conservation Claim
Ernest B. Roberts argues food conservation is a war measure for civilization. He contends allies deserve a fair share, not leftovers, citing the shared struggle and common protection.
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Lazarus
Ernest B. Roberts
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