Draft registration day may be June first president signs army bill
Washington May 18 1917 President Wilson’s approval finalizes the war army bill Vice President Marshall and Speaker Clark to sign the bill then it goes to the White House The measure authorizes selective conscription for 500000 men aged 21 to 30 with provisions for volunteers and higher pay for enlistees Draft machinery is already set up and a proclamation will designate June 1 as registration day for over 10 million men The first 500000 will be selected with exemptions for the unfit dependents and essential workers Roosevelt’s role unsettled while the draft system begins training not before September Senators Gore Kirby Stone Trammell LaFollette Grenna Norris vote against the bill with 65 supporting it.
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Trammell
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LaFollette
Wisconsin
Grenna
North Dakota
Norris
Nebraska
Senate
House
John Barrett Sees Latin America Feeding Allies
John Barrett asserts that Latin American cooperation will bolster Allied food supplies amid wartime needs. He emphasizes regional farming and trade confidence to support the war effort.
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Barrett
Pan-American Union
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Central America
United States
Redmond Accepts Convention Call for Irish Self-Government
London May 18 John Redmond leader of Irish nationalists endorses Lloyd George plan for immediate calling of a convention to decide on Irish government He accepts on behalf of his party that a convention be convened to draft a scheme of self government and be fully representative and summoned without delay.
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John Redmond
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Ireland
Redmond
Senate Adopts War Army Bill Conference Report
The senate approved the conference report on the war army bill by 65 to 8 and sent the measure to the President for signature. Opponents were Gore Grenna Hardwick Kirby La Follette Norris Stone and Trammell.
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Norris
Stone
Trammell
American steamer Hilonian sunk by submarine off Genoa
New York May 18 A cablegram from Universal Transportation Co reports the American steamship Hilonian torpedoed and sunk off Genoa Italy with four crewmen dead Captain Williams and the engineer Fred Schmidt saved and the cargo valued at 2 5 million dollars The Hilonian left April 27 for Genoa with 39 aboard 2 921 tons Unarmed vessel The Harpagus 5866 tons torpedoedCrew about 40 none known American aboard
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Genoa
Italy
Universal Transportation Company
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Harpagus
J. W. Elwell & Co
Soldiers poisoned at Port Perry linked to Corcoran death
Four more Third Pennsylvania infantry soldiers were sent to hospitals after a meal from Carl Miller’s restaurant at Port Perry. Lieutenant Corcoran died shortly after the meal, and twelve guardsmen fell ill. Major Foos ordered an investigation while coroner Dr. C. B. Schildecker said poisoning was unlikely. the death appeared sudden after eating.
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Pittsburgh
Third Pennsylvania Infantry
Port Perry
Corcoran
Carl Miller
Foos
C. B. Schil
Seamen Seek New Assignment After Vacuum Torpedoing
Seaman F. T. Lasher of Elgin Illinois and George T. Wilson of Missouri Valley Iowa, survivors of the Vacuum gun crew, have applied to join another armed merchant ship. The two were in the second lifeboat after the torpedo strike. others in the first and third boats were lost to exposure.
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F. T. Lasher
Elgin
Ill
George T. Wilson
Missouri Valley
Vacuum
Navy Department
Lasher
Wilson
Wheat Declines on Chicago Board Amid Entente Pressure
Wheat prices slid on the Chicago board as July and September contracts fell. A report claimed the U S government urged Entente nations to release large wheat holdings, with potential for a market crash if dumped. Argentine wheat export embargo also announced, affecting supply expectations.
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Winnipeg
Delayed Call to Draft Army to Aid Harvests
Secretary Baker said the first 500000 draftees are not expected to be called before Sept 1 due to depleted supplies. No significant interference with labor for farming anticipated until that date.
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Washington
Jones
Baker
Tax on Incomes Boosted Again In War Revenue Plan
Washington May 18 Representative Kitchin announced the ways and means committee would not aim for 2 245 000 000 in war revenue. The measure may top 1 800 000 000 with shortages made up later. The house raised surtaxes on incomes 40 900 to 1 000 000 and 45 percent on 1 000 000 plus. Insurgent support grows as administration backs increases and amendments rush in.
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Paige
Massachusetts
Congress
Germany
Treasury Department
Ways and Means Committee
Cruiser Saves U S Ship Off Irish Coast
Captain James McDonald of the Allan liner Sardinian reported a submarine sighting off the Irish coast during a voyage from a British port to the United States. The sub fired a torpedo at a British cruiser, missed, and the warship answered with eight shots forcing the submarine to dive.
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Boston
James McDonald
McDonald
Republicans Call for Immediate GOP Reorganization
Washington May 18 Progressive Republicans demand a full GOP reorganization. They aim to replace older leaders including Illinois’ James R. Mann with a steering committee led by younger members. Mann faces removal if he blocks a caucus for the new leadership.
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House of Representatives
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Illinois
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German Torpedo Boat Sunk North of Schiermonnikoog
A German torpedo boat sank north of Schiermonnikoog Island in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. The cause was either a mine strike or torpedo impact, according to a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam.
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London
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North Sea
Amsterdam
Chicago Packers Ship Wrecked Off Cape Constantine
The three masted ship Standard owned by Lib by McNeil Libby of Chicago is a total wreck off Cape Constantine in the Bering Sea. Of about 150 men aboard only 29 have been rescued, according to a message received by a naval radio station in San Francisco on May 18.
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Chicago
Cape Constantine
Bering Sea
Naval Radio Station
Harbor Improvement Urged for Major Navy Yards
Secretary Baker urged Congress to fund harbor improvements at New York Norfolk San Francisco Puget Sound Boston Philadelphia San Diego and Mare Island Navy Yard as essential to naval defense.
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Russia consolidates government as war ministry shifts
New war minister Kerensky demands peace without annexations and broad democracy. Provisional leaders pledge unity, strengthen arms, and push for a constituent assembly while generals Alexief and Dragoniroff resign amid army discontent and reports of unrest in Vladivostok and Kiev.
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Kiev
British labor delegation meets President Wilson in Washington
Members of the British labor delegation sent by Premier Lloyd George to discuss American labor's role in the war were presented to President Wilson in Washington at the request of Samuel Gompers.
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Washington
Lloyd George
Samuel Gompers
Wilson
Baseball results show scattered wins across the league
In Boston the Chicago nine edged the locals 2 to 1 with Seaton Elliott and Gowdy starring for the visitors. New York defeated St Louis 24 to 2 as Watson Pierce and Snyder combined for the win. Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 7 to 3 behind Perry and Clarke while Huhn and Chenny helped the Reds. Pittsburgh topped Philadelphia 9 to 8 with Mamaux and Wagner supporting Carlson and Fischer.
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First Cavalry to Become Illinois Artillery Regiment
Springfield May 18. The First Cavalry will be converted at once into an artillery regiment to increase Illinois national guard units available for service in France.
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First Cavalry
Springfield
Ill
Illinois National Guard
France
First Illinois Cavalry
Iowa Blue Laws to Be Enforced Statewide
Des Moines reports that Iowa will enforce blue laws nationwide next Sunday following a partial rollout started in Des Moines last Sunday. Officials announced the statewide expansion aims to regulate Sunday activities across the state.
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