Aliens may be exempt from US military service under Swiss pact
Washington reports a Swiss draft treaty with the United States allows Swiss citizens drafted or serving in the American army to be discharged upon proof of Swiss citizenship. Similar deals may extend to other neutrals, with the War Department ready to cooperate, citing reciprocity with Holland and other nations. Swiss figures show 4,929 Swiss registered, 1,758 examined, 224 accepted. Sweden 24,663 registered, 7,824 examined, 1,355 accepted. Holland 6,679 registered, 1,951 examined, 249 accepted. Norway 16,678 registered, 5,087 examined, 1,004 accepted. Denmark 8,063 registered, 2,898 examined, 516 accepted.
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Washington
United States
Sulzer
Switzerland
State Department
War Department
Hoelland
Holland
Legation
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Hertling Likely to Reply to Wilson Lloyd George Speech
Berlin reports Imperial Chancellor Hertling will respond in the Reichstag to the peace arms addresses by President Wilson and Prime Minister Lloyd George in a forthcoming speech. Amsterdam dispatches say German papers claim terms of peace are being worked out and that Wilson will learn them, with support for freedom of seas but a warning about enforcement by U boats. The Tageblatt notes the Reichstag committee is not ready to negotiate on Wilson's proposed basis.
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Berlin
Hertling
Wilson
Lloyd-George
Amsterdam
Rheinische Westfalischeen
Germany
The
Tageblatt
Late Casualties in France
War department reports list casualty details from France including Private Charles H. Brooks of Haverhill and Private Fred M. Cook of the aero squadron both due to pneumonia and accidental shooting respectively. Also named are Private Howard Hall of Fort Wayne Indiana and Private after N J Wiggins from Derby.
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Washington
France
War Department
Brooks
Charles H
Infantry
Pneumonia
Louis RB
Haverhill
Mase
Cook
Fred M
Aero Squadron
United States Transport
Hattie Burnham
Fort, Wayne
Ind
Hall
Howard
N. J. Wiggins
Derby
Millions for French Refugees and War Orphans Aid
The American Red Cross to spend eight million dollars over five months to aid French civilians. The report notes 30,000 refugees cared for monthly, 13,000 refugee children aided at Evian les Bains, and housing for 2,800 in Paris at one time. The sketch includes tuberculosis control, reconstruction, and support for the blind and child hygiene. Homer Folks praises French public authorities and private initiatives in alleviating wartime misfortunes.
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Paris
American
Red Cross
Civilian Department
Grayson M. P. Murphy
The
Washington
Switzerland
France
Evian Les Bains
Homer Folks
Department of Civilian Affairs
Deaf Couple in Court Seek Injunction Over Silent Cruelty
In New York a deaf mute husband and wife appear in court where an interpreter is summoned. The wife seeks an injunction claiming cruelty for being silenced as she signs at her husband late at night while he returns home drunk and supposedly turns off the light when finished listening.
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New York
Typhoid Inoculations and Lab Methods Amid War Efforts
Allied soldiers in France have been inoculated against typhoid fever since the war began. Labs produce pure typhoid bacilli for immune sera using agar jelly feed, a costly Japan-sourced substance. Scientists carefully handle the microbes, noting their relative size and vast potential compared to world populations.
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France
Japan
United States of America
Russia
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
All men reaching 21 since 1917 draft called to register
Washington reports all men who turned 21 after the June 5 1917 draft will register and be classified. General Crowder favors easing calls for men with dependents, hoping most newly registered men lack dependents and can be sent to service promptly.
Yarmouth Bombarded by Unidentified Sea Attack
Yarmouth was shelled by unknown sea craft during the night. Three people were killed and ten were wounded in the brief bombardment.
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Yarmouth
London
Press reaction to Wilson peace terms from European papers
European outlets including the Allgemeine Zeitung Essen and Nachrichten Düsseldorf condemn President Wilson. Vienna Fremdenblatt accuses him of serving enemies aims, while Neue Freie Presse claims Wilson outshines Lloyd George in deceiving his nation.
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Amsterdam
Wilson
Allgemeine Zeitung
Essen
Germany
Nachrichten
Dusseldorf
Vienna
Blighty Corner in Paris Welcomes Allied Soldiers
In Paris the Foyer du Soldat Anglais known as Blighty Corner offers a homey club for Canadian Australian and New Zealand troops on ten day leaves. Tea each afternoon, music and entertainment, and visits to historic sites accompany a lighthearted exchange of souvenirs and humor among servicemen and volunteers.
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Paris
Prince of Wales
Place Vendome
Messines
Jeanne d’Arc
Joan of Arc
Train Over Sleeping Baby In Whaleyville
A 2 year old girl narrowly escaped harm when a fast passenger train bound for Ocean City passed over her asleep on railroad tracks in Whaleyville Delaware. Engineer L H Wallace did not see the child until moments before, brakes saved her and she was unharmed despite the locomotive and five coaches passing over. The child belonged to a family employed at a nearby canning factory.
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Whaleyville
Del
Ocean City
L H. Wallace
Annie Kosh
Mardela
Government to regulate private securities during war effort
Washington reports government plans to license each security issue and curb nonessential private finance. A federal board would decide approvals and priority for capital, with a possible government corporation absorbing approved issues. White House steps may curb nonessential public and private construction to support the war.
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Washington, Jims
Administration
Congress
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
White House
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Banks
Leflingwell
The
Nation to observe two wheatless days weekly
New York reports that the nation will have two wheatless days each week. State Food Administrator Arthur Williams announced the change after a three day Washington conference with Food Administrator Herbert Hoover.
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New York
Hoover
Washington
Arthur Williams
Herbert A. Hoover
Mess Cook Boss of Army Mess in France
Field headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces, France. A Chicago Daily News account argues the company cook is the hero and autocrat of the mess, respected even when a poor cook, with all gripes voiced privately. Soldiers line up as mess sergeant and cooks dish stew and beans, while officers share rations in the field.
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France
Junius B. Wood
Chicago Daily News
Beatt
Sarg
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Ont
Reuter
Late Telegraphic
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