Von Bissing Memoir Urges Belgium Annexation by Germany
Copenhagen June 12 The Greater Germany Review publishes the wartime memorandum of former Belgian governor general Von Bissing urging Belgium’s annexation as essential for Germany’s offensive plans against France and England. The document claims Belgium’s absorption must not be debated at peace talks and hints at removing King Albert.
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Copenhagen
von Bissing
Belgium
Little Kingdom
Germany
Greater
Buchmeister
Diet
France
England
Albert
Machiavelli
Young Miner Clingan Expected to Fully Recover
Dr. D A Turner returned from San Francisco with news on John Clingan the young miner once confined at St Marys hospital with a broken neck. He said Clingan will eventually recover fully though months away and will regain full use of all body parts and strength comparable to before the Mohawk mine accident.
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D. A. Turner
San Francisco
John Clingan
St. Mary's Hospital
the Tribune
Turner
Clingan
Tie
Mohawk
St. Francia Hospital
Crane
H. ©. Motfi
Registration crackdown threatens imprisonment for noncompliers
Washington reports from June 12 say the War Department orders governors to end leniency for those who failed to register and to prosecute violators vigorously. The piece also notes medical details about a spinal injury and the cause of paralysis, emphasizing a blood clot rather than the fracture itself as the source.
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War Department
Washington
United States
Grand Vizier Declares War Victory Almost Certain
Vienna dispatch reports Talaat Pasha returning to Constantinople convinced the war will end in victory for Germany and its allies. He met leaders in Germany and Austria Hungary and visited the western front, asserting the Central Powers can not be defeated and Turkey will fight to the end. He cites submarine warfare as England's squeeze and vows continued resistance with guaranteed independence.
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Vienna
Talaat Pasha
Constantinople
Germany
Pasha
Fremdenblatt
Austria-Hungary
Marshal von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
England
Turkey
Espionage Bill Approved by Senate and Sent to White House
Washington June 12 The senate approved the administration espionage bill without a roll call and sent it to the president for signature. Provisions for newspaper censorship were removed and other provisions were amended.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Thousands of Cattle to Be Delivered in Ely for Shipment
Several thousand head of cattle will be delivered in Ely on June 15 for shipment to Kansas City. Gathered by a list of ranchers from Hot Creek Blue Eagle Duckwater Currant Creek and Green Springs, the cattle were purchased by Delma brothers of Pioche. Prices cited ranged from 37 to 45 dollars for various grades, with cows and calves at 60. The total disbursement was estimated near 150 dollars.
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Ely
Kansas City
Joe Willams
G. Martelleti
Hot Creek
Alfred Brothers
Blue Eagle
Ed, Halstead
John Manson
Joseph Bush
Duckwater
Joseph Rosevear
Green Springs
Carier Brothers
Currant Creek
Delma Brothers
Pioche
Hoover Warns Food Control Bill Urgent Passage
Washington June 12 Herbert Hoover urged a delegation of labor leaders and congressmen to press immediate passage of the administration food control bill. He warned that delays could make the word Too Late mark English history if the Lever bill is not enacted before grain harvest.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Two More Cantonment Sites Added by Secretary Baker
Washington June 12 Fort Hiley Kansas and Des Moines Iowa added by Secretary Baker to the list of approved sections for divisional cantonments of the national army. This brings the total to twelve of the sixteen slated sites approved.
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Wasiington
Fort Hiley
Kansas
Desmoines
Iowa
Baker
National Army
Secretary warns O'Donahue firm on Central American trade
In a June correspondence Secretary Redfield advised John O'Donahue & Sons coffee dealers to halt commercial relations in Central and South America likely controlled by German subjects or allies until Congress acts on the trading with the enemy act.
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New York
Secretary of Commerce
John O'Donahue & Sons
Redfield
Central
South America
Germany
Congress
Liberty Loan Bells Ring Across Nation
Washington sources say civic and church bells nationwide will ring at nine each night from Tuesday June 12 to Thursday June 14 to promote the Liberty Loan. The Old Liberty Bell in Philadelphia is to lead the bell ringing across the country.
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Washington
Woman's Liberty Loan Committee
WG. McAdoo
United States
Philadelphia
Liberty Loan
Arthur W Copp AP executive dies at 49
Arthur W Copp superintendent of the AP southern division dies at Washington age 49 after a lingering illness. He was noted newspapers executive with long service in journalism.
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Washington
Arthur W. Copp
Associated Press
Constantine abdicates throne in Greece to Prince Alexander
In Athens on June 12 King Constantine of Greece abdicates in favor of his son Prince Alexander. The royal succession follows a decision amid mounting public and political pressure reported from the Greek capital.
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Athens
Constantine
Greece
Alexander
Western Pacific Pays for Nevada California Oregon Rail Line
The Nevada California and Oregon railway sold the Reno terminal and 104 miles of track for 700000 to the Western Pacific company. After November 1 the N C O line will end operations into Reno and its offices move to Alturas California with 125000 planned for improvements. The sale marks WP entering Reno and extending feeders westward.
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Reno
Nevada, California and Oregon Railway
Western Pacific Company
Western Pacific
Nevada, California
Oregon
Alturas
California
Ramsey Cox
N.C. O
San Francisco
Hackstaff
Plumas Junction
Davies Mill
N.C C
Purdy
Gaage Road
Davies
Mil
Summit
Cedar
Francis
Cold Springs
Chat
Cameron
Red Canyon
Farley
Tank
Constantine
Doyle
Tt. J. Wyehee
Utah Construction
Hack
Lakeview
Reno Gazette
Hobos and bar patrons face ID crackdown proposal
A report claims 60,000 hobos dodge registration and suggests local peace officers force individuals to show registration cards or hand violators to federal authorities. The idea also targets bar patrons to verify age is recorded on registration cards.
Butte Mine Disaster Burials Span City Funeral Day
Butte residents mourn as 35 unidentified miners are buried and numerous funerals proceed for fire victims. Official tallies show 31 rescued, 60 identified dead, 49 unidentified, with 109 bodies recovered and 62 still inside the Speculator mine. total dead estimated at 171.
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Butte
Speculator
Nevada Liberty Loan: Governor urges large company subscriptions
Governor Doyle appeals to Nevada businesses to boost Liberty Bond subscriptions, noting Nevada must raise two and a half million dollars. Nevada Consolidated pledges 1.9 million with 100000 to be transferred locally, and state banks to subscribe for the rest. Officials expect broader corporate participation to lift the state's wartime funding and credit.
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Doyle
Nevada
Eccles
Nevada Congoladated
Boyle
Nevada Consolidated
Treasury Department
Welua
New York
Sident Eccles
Bremen Postmark Letter Sails From Us to Germany
A letter addressed to William Majer in Los Angeles bears a Bremen postmark showing it originated in January 1917. The missive from Majer's mother in Germany was redirected and routed via Denmark to reach the United States. It notes reports of a German submarine Bres men sunk earlier, yet another Bremen built to replace it.
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Los Angeles
Bremen
William Majer
Majer
Germany
United States
Denmark
Petrolite Sunk by German Submarine
The American steamer Petrolite, a 3,700 ton Standard Oil ship, was sunk by a German submarine off Washington on June 12. One body with 18 crewmen including the third mate and chief engineer have been landed. two other crewmen are missing.
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Washington
Petrolite
Bone
Standard Oi Company
Two Men Die in Freight Wreck near Pueblo
June 12 Pueblo reports two fatalities and several injuries after a Colorado Southern freight wreck south of the city at Lime. James Russell of Union Land and Livestock, traveling from Lovelock, Nevada to Deeth, Nevada, arrived with a Liberty automobile he drove through the trip in two days. He noted the route from Lovelock to Lovelock is mostly good with some repairs needed.
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Pueblo
Colorado Southern
Lime
Here
James Russell
Union Land and Livestock Company
Deeth
Reno
Tie
Lovelock
Tere
Port Objects To Tax On Hopes In Postage Debate
A port voice objects to a tax on ideas as he complains about paying postage on manuscripts sent to editors. The remark highlights a tension over how taxes affect imagination and publication costs.
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St. Louis
Quiet Front Holds After Britons Advance Near Warneton
Allied forces report a lull on the Franco Belgian front while the British, after gaining a mile of trenches near Warneton, held to raids at night. Germans conduct probing attacks at several points and claim limited cavalry action at Messines. French front largely inactive with artillery fire. Italian advance in Trenteno stalls due to bad weather.
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Associated Press
Warneton
Berlin
Messines
Trenteno
Sheepman Buys Another Ranch in Huffaio Valley
The prominent county sheepman purchased the Huffaio Valley ranch of M. V. Gilbert. The 60 acre property is described as one of the valley’s best and the deal reportedly neared $15 000. Battle Mountain Seoul.
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For Laval
Huffaio Valley
M. V. Gilbert
Battle Mountain
Seoul
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