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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
9
Secretary of War Baker informs the Class of 1919 at the United States Military Academy that the American Army in France is approaching a strength near one million. The class is to receive diplomas a year ahead of schedule and will likely play a role in leading troops in World War I.
At the United States Military Academy commencement Secretary of War Baker told 187 graduates that over a million American soldiers may soon be serving in France. General Peyton C. March stressed steady manpower despite U boat and front line gains, as the class of 1919 graduates early for war needs.
President Wilson defended open diplomacy while senators debated limits on wartime debate and public treaties. The Borah plan for public treaty consideration was rejected 60 to 24, paving the way for the Underwood rule. An agreed vote was set for 4 pm tomorrow as memo quotes and party lines shape the fight over open negotiations.
Local clerics join the effort as Sunday committee members while Arthur F. Hall is named head of a new "Shock" team.
Fort Wayne merchants show strong cooperation by offering their firms as War Savings Stamps and Certificates sales agencies. With store openings and special sales, they bolster the campaign as volunteers.
Merchants and churches in Fort Wayne unite to push the war savings stamps effort. Sunday, June 3, is set as war stamps day in Fort Wayne churches with H. G. Derge as committee chair and J. Justin Quinlan assisting.
The Food Administration urged Americans to limit beef intake from now to September 16 to support U S and allied forces and civilian populations in France Britain and Italy. Households should not buy more than 1 1 4 pounds of beef weekly per person and hospitality and restaurants should curb boiled beef roast beef and beating frequency. The announcement noted sufficient pork supply to allow substitution of pork products to aid the military and allied populations.
In Washington June 12 members of the House Ways and Means Committee pushed back at calls for war tax exemptions, hearing advocates for taxing automobile owners rather than manufacturers. The debate touched proposed rates, profits, and life insurance tax treatment as witnesses urged equal treatment and warned against widening excess profits taxes on new business.
Washington reports President Wilson seeks monthly or bimonthly surveys of war progress, asking Baruch to create a bureau under the War Industries Board to track coal and steel, war material output, and transportation. Representative Sherley confirms the plan in a Civil Appropriations discussion, noting agencies might report back to the president.
Toledo June 12 A Ts Altehaoek socialist member of the Cleveland School board was convicted in a federal court today of editing the espionage act and sentenced by Judge Killita to ten years in the Atlanta penitentiary. Excell his counselor said no extra proceedings will follow. The jury convicted on two counts for intent to promote the distress of the enemy and disloyalty in the military forces of the United States. He was acquitted on a count of attempting interference with the military.
Officers recount a German submarine keeping surface for two days to transfer eighty tons of copper from the Vindeggen off Cape Satteras before sinking both the Vindeggen and the Henrik Lund with bombs. Captain Balmestad and Captain Caltenborg were questioned by naval officers after reaching port aboard the Brosund.
National leaders including Hollixter and Representative Sente Porrig will arrive Tuesday to meet with the Democratic state committee and congressional candidates. They aim to outline a platform focused on victory in the war and support for President, with brief state issues planks. Ora Hopper seeks superintendent of public instruction, while Evan Stotsenburg enters the attorney general race as Secretary Henley returns from Washington and New York.
War creates child care and home separation concerns as registration drives roll out and mothers in industry roles expand. The Fort Wayne Day Nursery reports nurse teams aiding working mothers while debates grow over safeguarding children from disruption and wartime duties.
The Russian railway mission head Rakhameteff is dismissed and the U S State Department states he alone may speak officially for Russia in the United States. The move leaves Dr Lomenossoff without official status as the Bolshivik regime looms. The ambassador and the mission were accredited to Kerensky's government.
Members of the Church of the Brethren at the annual conference adopted resolutions thanking the United States government for non-combatant military service and pledging loyalty to the government. They urged support for relief organizations and specified that minutes will not be printed in German for the first time in 200 years.
German forces reportedly resisted Allied pressure along the east bank of the Oise River south of Noyon, repulsing fierce enemy blows with heavy losses. American troops entered the engagement, striking to support the line as fighting intensified.
Allied reports say French troops advance between Mont Didier and Noyon with 400 more Germans captured near Belloy and St Maur. French hold positions on the Oise east bank while repelling counterattacks, recapturing Mont Court and part of Brusiares near ChaBeau Thierry as fighting rages along the Aisne and Marne fronts.
A Temple theatre gathering features Rev Dr Schnessiler and Dr Miles F Barter discussing nursing and Red Cross opportunities. Registered Red Cross nurses will be seated on stage while Miss Line outlines entrants to the field and Mrs George Baillie sings. The event aims to deepen public support for the Red Cross and the nursing profession.
Washington June 2 A proposal to pool all economic resources of the Allies was presented after the weekly cabinet meeting. A munitions council would oversee food and war material, with Hoover and war industry leaders representing the United States and allied representatives from the European nations. The plan aims to allocate materials by need, study industry capacity, and prevent duplication while coordinating cross‑country production. Officials expect to travel to Europe to set up the organization.
In Tansing Michigan for Henry Ford the Michigan Democratic conference endorsed Ford as a potential United States Senate candidate to succeed William Alden Smith. The move marks an unprecedented Democratic boost for a Republican hopeful and cites Woodrow Wilson’s re election precedent. Several rivals have emerged, including former governors Fred Werner and Cha Osborne for the Republican nomination, while Truman Newbury is repeatedly mentioned. Primaries are set for August.
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