Troops in Action in Europe Reach Quarter Million
Washington July 6 General March announced two hundred fifty one thousand American troops were actively fighting in Europe as of July first. Preparations are under way to meet another heavy German push on the western front. Military observers expect Allied armies to strike in force at a crucial point soon while Foch harasses with local actions and improves positions along the main front.
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Foch
Washington
Associaed Press
March
Gaff
Europe
War Council
Senate
Albert
Official SIot Drafted Men of Twenty One
A list of registrants for the June 19 194? draft, with registration numbers and service call orders. Includes numerous Nevada towns such as Elko Carlin Wells Deeth Montello and Tuscarora, plus Utah and Idaho entries. Names like Emilio Jay Fada van Arambel and Giulio Del Sarto appear among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Thomas Foster
Halleck
Nevada
Fada
van Arambel
Skelton
Emilio Jay
Elko
Nev
Fiorind Lartndi
Kinsaku Inouye
Carlin
Christ Stamoutis
Tobar
Guillo Isola
Deeth
Ernest H. Oliver
Murray
Utah
Samuel DP
White
Metropolia
Samuel Eugene Haas
Eiko
Cruce Lane
Giulio del Sarto
Giovanni Paoletti
Louis B. Butler
North Fork
Edward James Fine
Nevvada
Arthur Neil Richards
Montelly
Morace H. Jex
Wells
Nevav
Thomas BE
Mitchell
Arkansas City
Kansas
Georg Moore LaCourse
Han ‘Nen
Idaho
William Peters
Lee
New al
Winston WL Gregory
Guy Aguirre
White Rock
Guido Chiantelli
Mantello
Lester Jessie Haley
Myrtle Creek
Ore
Giovanni Mennicucel
Max Morice Spertieh
Willis Clifford Jensen
Metropolis
James McCullar
New
Bowers
Johnson
Montello
Kee Pong
Walter T. Bronnen
Archie James Carey
Tuscarora
Alvin J. Vizina
Lamaille
Joseph B. Baker
Gold Creek
Harold BE. Luther
John Robert Boles
Sea
Bert V. Gentry
Albert Harvey Roseberry
Henry
Garat
Albert Todhunter
San Jacinto
William ©. Robertson
Hot Springs
Georgy S. Clayton
Leon Gasplaz
Ramon Zallo
Orland Thorn
Springville
Alma James Campbell
Nocenzo Nut
Ney
Price Fix Sets Wheat Minimum At Two Dollars Nevada
The Nevada food administration announced yesterday a two dollar minimum price for the 1918 wheat crop. The set price is fixed to support farmers and stabilize market values in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
The
Food Administration
Many Die as Excursion Boat Sinks in Peoria River
Thirty two bodies were recovered by ten this morning after the steamer Columbia sank in the Ile huis river during a fog bound excursion from Pe rkin fifteen miles away. An estimated one hundred fifty perished in the panic as passengers without life preservers plunged into the water. The vessel sank after striking an obstruction as it attempted to back clear with the crowd on the second deck near the dance hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Associated Press
Columbia
Ilehuis
Perkin
Former Mayor of New York Killed in Airplane Fall
Lake Charles La July 6 Major John Purroy Mitchell former Mayor of New York City and Army Air Service officer was killed this morning at Gerstner Field while flying a scout plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lake Charles
Associated Press
John Purroy Mitchell
New York City
Army Aviathen Servies
Gerstner Field
Nevada Men Excel in Reserve Officers Training Camp
Six of fifteen recommended for commissions from eighty elect in their company at the summer training camp were Nevada men. From eleven sent from Nevada, five failed to be recommended, three for age. Eleven left Repo to take a one month course under May Ryan of the university. Tom Jones of Keno was named fires lieutenant and four others as sergeants with John Patterson a corporal. They now attend two more months and will become Second Lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vida
Nevada
Repo
May Ryan
University
the Peesidio
Tom Jones
Keno
Harold O'lirion
Willie Caffrey
John Belford
Polk Dodson
John Paterson
Monj
Ityan
Sergeant Fink
Nevada Wheat Price Rule Sets Local Freight Adjusted Rate
Administrators fix milling trade wheat price near farmers at $2.208 a bushel in San Francisco for No. 1 wheat. Higher freight costs in Nevada and distant shipping points raise the price to farmers, ensuring Nevada growers receive the same rate as last year when $2.14 a bushel was quoted at San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministrators Office
San Francisco
Nevada
Congress to Adjourn Without Wire Bill Action
Senator Martin of Virginia announced in the senate that consensus favors adjournment until August without the senate acting on a House resolution authorizing the president to take over telegraph and telephone lines. The president remains insistent that Congress pass the resolution before recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Martin
Virginia
Senate
Congress
House
Congressional Commerce Committees
Marine and Army Casualties Reported Today
Washington dispatch reports 114 Marine Corps casualties with six killed in action fifteen died of wounds seventy five wounded and twelve missing. Army casualties total 43 including fifteen killed in action nine dying of wounds accident and disease seventeen wounded and two missing in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Marine Corps
Red Cross aids sailor's family with support and care
A U S navy relative writes of mother and five children needing aid. Red Cross home service worker visits, arranging $25 monthly from pay, insurance, funeral costs, mortgage relief, and weekly compensation for the widow. Efforts seek to keep children in school and avoid forced work, with a district fund supporting the baby’s care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Red Cross
United States Navy
Waters
Mater
Andrew
W. Frank Persons
Way
Hhis
Red Cross
Anna
Stella
Big Brothers
Red Cros Department
Congress Fixes Wheat Price At Two Forty In Controversy
Congress settled a heated wheat price dispute by approving two dollars and forty cents as the guaranteed price, replacing the former two fifty. The measure now goes to the president for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
June Bay
New Registrants to Be Examined at Once in Washington
General Crowder orders state draft executives to summon immediate physical examinations for all new registrants placed in Class One under the selective draft law. The directive targets local boards to accelerate processing and ensure readiness for potential callups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Fort Temp Records Mark Warmest June in Forty Years
Last month, the warmest June in forty years, with a mean of 63.3 degrees and an absolute June maximum of 190 degrees recorded on the 11th. Precipitation reached 1.33 inches, the greatest since 19M, and total precipitation from Sept 1 to June 30, 1925 totaled 670 inches, 1.30 inches below normal.
Chinaman Admitted to the Bar in California
San Francisco July 6 Chan Ching Wing native son is an attorney at law, the first Chinese American admitted to the bar in California. He received his papers from the district court of Appeals after examination, finishing with a 96 and ranking among the top three of eighty six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Chan Ching Wing
California
District Court of Appeals
Tie
Nevada Drafts 628 Men in June Military Call
Nevada sent 628 men to military service in June according to figures from the adjutant general. Of the total 506 were drafted and the remainder joined voluntarily, with a July call planned for 30 men. If voluntary enlistments match June levels, about 1,030 Nevadan men will have left for military duty in two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Adjutant General
Conductor Joins Army Enlists in New Corps
Edward J. Sullivan, a conductor, has enlisted in the engineering corps becoming the first recruit in over a month. The move marks a notable personnel change as military offices record his entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Sullivan
Jack He Conductor
Oneneering Corps
Elke
Puet
Soldiers Aid Hay Harvest At Fallon In Patton Area
Fourteen soldiers arrived to assist Fallon hay harvest responding to local farmers plea for relief. They came from Presidio region and are described as robust young men. A rancher committee requested about sixty men for a three week period, with demand increasing.
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Patton
Ublican
Wilson and Lloyd George Press Peace Conditions to Germans
The Associated Press report notes President Wilson stating peace depends on German acceptance of his terms. David Lloyd George, prime minister of Britain, reviews the message with American troops training on the front. The plea emphasizes that peace is possible tomorrow if Germany agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Germany
Wilson
David Lloyd George
England
Drowned prospector Fritz Wolff found after cloudburst
The body of Fritz Wolff, an old prospector, was recovered downstream from his Willow Creek canyon camp after a cloudburst on June 22. Debris-covered remains were found with one foot exposed. no clothing. An inquest by Justice Melody of Rebel Creek was held. Wolff was reportedly a member of Masona and Odd Fellows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Wolff
Willow Creek Canyon
Wolff
Gulling
Melody
Rebel Creek
Masona
Odd Fellows
Humboldt Star
Patriotism vs Tar and Feather Threat Ends With Fisher Mob
In PLEEHART Indiana on July 6 a mob gathered at William Fisher’s Union home after he allegedly declared he would not help finance the war because he did not start it. The crowd offered him a choice between being patriotic and suffering tar and feathering, and he chose patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleehart
Ind
William Fisher
Union
Fisher
Washington conference on Austrian crisis report
President Wilson convened a high level meeting in Washington with Secretary Lansing Secretary Daniels Secretary Baker Admiral Benson and General March present with a large map of Russia. No official purpose given but reports link the gathering to the Russian crisis and its implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Associated Press
Wilson
Shire Lansing
Navy Daniels
Baker
Benson
March
Russia
Wool grows rich for Nevada sheep raisers
Wool prices soar as Koshland & Co. of Boston ship four carloads valued around 30000. For Nevada stock men, sheep raising becomes a paramount industry. Wool moves to eastern markets from Winnemucca and Humboldt County railroad points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Dunn
Koshland & Co
Boston
Nevada
Winnemucca
Humboldt County
Humboldt Star
Canadian Troop Ship City of Vienna Runs Aground
Ottawa July 6 — The Canadian troopship City of Vienna ran aground along the Atlantic coast. All troops and crew were safely removed. Officials say the ship is likely a total loss.
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Ottawa
Associated Press
Vienna
Atlanic
British Losses This Week Total Seventeen Thousand Three Hundred Thirty
London July 6 British casualties for the week ending today aggregate seventeen thousand three hundred thirty six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
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Cian
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Frank Leonard Currey
Joseph A. Howarth
Jowell William Martin
Mountain City
Alfredo Giusti
Giovanni Leneloni
Nardo Sel
John Peter Connors
Jamon Barclay Critchley
Joe Pilippini
Biko
Leland Claire Musgrove
Arthur
Gino Lorenzo Quilici
Wells Nevada
William J. Bryan Kenninger
Iarbidee
Leo Reborse
Vernon Chester Ennor
Ne Gin
Gaylord
Drummel
Guiseppe Tuccort
Bradley Opera House
Wallace Reid and
Anna Little
Nan of
Music Mountin
FOX Film
Illinois River
Chinaman
Fallon
Woodrow Wilson
Peage
Ays Lloyd George
United States
Candian
Atlantic
Alwasy
Sunkist
Colgate
Sunset Grocery Compar
Paiges Telephone
Fifth Street
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