Allies Advance Threatens German Diver Base at Zeebrugge
Associated Press report notes British trench raids extend from Ypres to Ephey as Allies threaten German submarine bases at Zeebrugge and Ostend. Italian forces resume offensive and capture Monte Ortigia east of Cimaundice Angello Pass.
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Associated Press
Messines
Ypres
Ephey
Zeebrugse
Ostend
Rome
Monte Ortigia
Cimaundice Angello Pass
James Goddard at Chautauqua
James Goddard a base baritone rose to fame after a Covent Garden debut as Fasolt in Das Rheingold. His acclaim spread from London to America with press comparisons to Edouard De Reszke. He later sang with Montreal Grand Opera and Vienna Royal Grand Opera before a six year contract ended due to World War I.
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Lord Byron
James Goddard
Basebaritone
Chautauqua
Goddard
Royal Opera
Covent Garden
London
Fasolt
America
Edouard de Reszke
Montreal Grand Opera Company
Royal Grand Opera
Vienna
Enrico Carise
Ramson
Delilah
Adouard de Reszke
Arrest Orders Prompted by Registration Noncompliance
A June telegram from the Provost Marshal General urges aggressive enforcement of the selective service registration law. It authorizes arrests of unregistered individuals and directs posting of lists, liaison with authorities, and recovery of nonregistrants. The notice mentions prosecutions and references officials including Maurice L Sullivan Adjt Gen Campanini and quotes from generals and opera figures in unrelated lines.
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Harris
Carson City
Nev
Elko
Nevada
Bureau of Census
Department of Justice
Bureau of the Census
Selective Services
United States
Triure
Secretary of War
Ds Foncain
Keet Kidnapping Spooks Springfield Crowds
Thousands of Springfield residents followed the little white casket for Lloyd Keet the kidnapped boy whose body was found in a well near town. More arrests are expected as investigators seek to clear the mystery with Cletus Adams and Claude Piersel held in Kansas City jail after being taken from the sheriff and subjected to threats by a posse.
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Springfield
Lloyd Keet
Cletus Adams
Claude Piersel
Kansas City
Second Food Control Bill Up In Case
The House Agriculture Committee approved the second administration food control bill by twelve to three. Rep Lever of South Carolina, sponsor, expects passage in two weeks. The bill aims to stimulate production and then control distribution prices with guaranteed minimums for nonperishable agricultural goods under presidential regulation. The proposed maximum price fixing amendment was dropped.
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Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
Congressman Lever
South Carolina
House
Ten Miners Alive in Speculator Mine Rescue
Ten miners are alive at the Speculator mine two hundred feet down as helmet men maintain communication. Rescuers built bulkheads with cement sacks and mine water to reach the living room. tools were needed to break in. The men are in good condition.
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Speculator
Nevada Agencies Win Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Governor Boyle pushes nonresident investors to subscribe to Liberty Loan bonds via Nevada agencies. A wire from C M Levey of Western Pacific says the company apportioned 15000 dollars of bond subscriptions to Nevada. Whil Sproule promised best consideration. E J Milne and Nels Peterson of North Fork toured Elko, meeting Senator Kearns and Judge Mananen of Salt Lake City.
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Boyle
Nevada
C. M. Levey
The
Western Pacific
Nevula
Sproule
E. J. Milne
Nels Peterson
North Fork
Elko
Senator Kearns
Mananen
Salt Lake City
Idaho completes regular army quota in war volunteers
Washington dispatch reports Idaho has finished its regular army servicing quota, becoming the seventh state to supply its allotted number of war volunteers.
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Washington
Idaho
American vessel Magnus Manson sunk by submarine
London June 11 An American sailing vessel Magnus Manson of 1700 tons register has been sunk by a submarine. The crew were saved.
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London
Magnus Manson
Pershing Dines with King and Queen at Buckingham Palace
General Pershing and Ambassador Page had luncheon with King George VI and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace in London on June 11. The meeting highlighted Allied leadership early in the war era.
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Pershing
London
General Persteing
Ambassador Page
King George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Py or Traitor Suspected in Disclosure of Naval Secrets
Washington June 11. Secretary Daniels told the Senate Committee on Naval Affairs that a spy or traitor has been divulging information from the Bureau of Ordnance while the Mongolia shell accident investigation was being examined. Frelinghuysen produced letters Daniels said came from confidential ordinance department files.
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Wasiington
Bureau of Ordinance
Daniels
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Mongolia
Ator Frelinghuysen
Ordinance Department
Civilians in England May Dress in Kilts
London reports that civilians in England may adopt kilts as a practical dress option to conserve materials, following government guidance that men should wear a single toe of fabric for economy. W W Percival consulted farmers in Tobar about wheat crops and mill purchases. Southern Pacific announced $5 million in Liberty Bonds for employee payroll plans with monthly payments offered.
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London
England
W. W. Percival
Tobar
Southern Pacific
Sparks Tribune
The Home Merchant Your Friend and Neighbor in Rico
The Home Merchant is described as a credit helper who restores damaged items and guarantees purchases. He greets customers at the door with a handshake and provides neighborly service, paying taxes that support local institutions and employing clerks who live and spend locally. Buy in Rico to keep money in town.
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Liv
Eiko
Riko
Sinn Fein Rebels Clash Leave Police Inspector Dead
Dublin reports police inspector Mills was killed last night as he attempted to avert a Sinn Fein rebel meeting. Several Sinn Fein members have been arrested in connection with the incident.
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Dublin
Mills
Sinn
Chinese President Opens Path to Parliament Dissolution
Pe kin dispatch reports the Chinese president signaling readiness to dissolve parliament per General Chang Hsun’s demand. Acting premier Wuting Pang has not countersigned, a necessary step to enact the decree.
British Commercial Representative Arrives in United States
Atlantic Port June 11 Lord Northcliffe arrived in the United States this morning aboard an American steamer on a mission to coordinate British commercial activities with U S interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Lord Northcliffe
United States
Jarbidge Saloon Man Jack Andrews Dies Suddenly
Prominent Jarbidge saloon keeper Jack Andrews died suddenly last week likely from heart failure. Al Jennings was arrested for petit larceny for stealing the deceased’s clothing and pleaded guilty.
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Jack Andrews
Jarbidge
Jennings
First Contingent of U S Officers Arrives in France
Paris June 11 The first contingent of American officers part of General Pershing's staff arrived in France this morning. Colonels McCarthy Taylor and Ireland Major Drumm Quartermaster Captains Moore and Parges accompany the party. They came to prepare for U S soldiers to be sent to the western front.
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Paris
Pershing
France
McCarthy
Taylor
Ireland
Drumm
Moore
Parges
United States
Pelicans Destroying Many Fish Announces State Warden
Warden Grover of the Fish and Game department says pelicans are destroying more fish daily than all state fishermen. Government bulletins classify pelicans as plumage birds but federal laws do not protect them and state laws do not prohibit their destruction. High ammunition costs help protect the birds at present.
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Grover
Fish and Game Department
U. S
Contracts Let for Sixteen Ships in Washington
Washington dispatch notes that on June 11 Colonel Coethals ordered contracts for the construction of sixteen wooden ships. The action underscores wartime mobilization and naval expansion by the government and military authorities.
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Washington
Colonel Coethals
Us Morning
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Elko Mercantlile CO
Maurice L. Sullivan
W. T. Smith
Fike
San Francisco
Keet Gse
Tion Price
Daho
Bureau
Home Merchant
Gaiety Theatre Tonight
Triangle Fine Arts
Bessie Love
Triangle Keystone
Wisconsin
Alan Feiners
Frange
Liberty
Golden Gate
del Monte
Sunset Grocery Company
Fifth Street
Bradley
ER. Uingolh
June Elvidge
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