Flotation of Liberty Loan Vast in World History
Washington reports from twelve federal reserve districts show Liberty loan totals approaching three billion dollars. Secretary McAdoo calls the oversubscription a triumph for democracy and praises bankers, business leaders, and volunteers for remarkable patriotism and support. The Treasury plans to handle any oversubscription beyond the $2 billion cap by allocating to smaller buyers first and considering excess funds for future needs.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Bank
Liberty
McAdoo
Treasury Department
America
I Nrn
Women of America
FUEL AND STEEL SEIZED FOR NAVY SUPPLY PROGRAM
Secretary Daniels orders coal oil and steel to support navy construction with prices fixed later by the president after FTC review. Coal shipments 1 750 000 tons and 50 000 000 barrels of oil to be delivered at set rate. steel bought under price to be determined. Mills may be commandeered if they refuse, with a handsomely profitable arrangement for producers and potential government price control.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Department
Port Arthur
Trade Commission
Shipping Board
Fleet Corporation
Council of National Defense
Greek official may resume post after king’s abdication
F. X. Constantinids, the former first secretary of the Greek legation in Washington, who resigned over King Constantine’s wartime alignment with German brutality and famine, may resume his post now that the king has abdicated.
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F. X. Constantinids
Washington
Constantine
Food Bills Front-Loaded by Wilson Urgency in Congress
Washington notes the food bills gain quick momentum in both houses with President Wilson urging swift passage. A letter from Wilson to Representative Borland urges opponents to accept responsibility for anticipated food price effects, insisting the aim is to free food from speculative control and curb extortion rather than control the public.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
House
Representative Lever
Representative Borland
British Forces Fall Back In Northern France
London reports that British troops have fallen back from some advanced posts in northern France though main positions remain held. Paris notes French troops captured 1,542 yards of German trench between Mont Carmillet and Mont Bianc in Champagne, taking 40 prisoners including an officer. The bombardment of Reims continues with 2000 shells fired, causing one death and three injuries among civilians.
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London
France
War Office
Paris
Mont Carmillet
Mont Bianc
Champagne
Reims
U-Boat Destroyed by Jap Submarine Claim
British admiralty reports a German submarine probably sunk by Japanese warships in the Mediterranean after a June 12 encounter. The Japanese naval attache notes a successful attack by a Japanese flotilla in the engagement.
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Mediterranean
London
Senate move to regulate print paper during war
Washington June 19 Senator Owen introduced a joint resolution to regulate manufacture sale and distribution of print paper. It would authorize the president to appoint a department of commerce agency to take over and operate print paper mills during the war and to seek cooperation from Canada in creating a similar commission.
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U. S
Washington
Owen
Department of Commerce
United States
Judge Judson Clements Dies at Sixty in Washington
Washington June 19 Commissioner Judson Clements of the Interstate Commerce Commission died here aged sixty after decades of service on the ratemaking body starting in 1892 and at one time serving as chairman.
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Judson C. Clements
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Clements
Fall Fatal to Sick Soldier in Duluth
Duluth Minnesota June 10 After surviving service in Belgium Paul Spitaels forty four aged thirty four is fatally injured by a fall from a load of tele service bopeen tg at His neck and an ig 9 ot.
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Duluth
Minn
Belgium
Paul Spitaels
Tdeer
Kaiser to avenge King as Greece faces abdication
Berlin cables Emperor William pledges vengeance and restoration for Constantine and his dynasty while Alexander swears fealty to the constitution as Constantine and his family depart Athens for Corfu aboard a French destroyer. The dispatches confirm a disturbance was avoided and Constantine left with his wife and family except Alexander.
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Berne
Berlin
William
Constanghne
Germany
Alles
London
Athens
Constantine
Alexander
Corfu
War Budget Signed by Wilson at White House
The $3.34 billion urgent deficiency war budget was signed into law by President Wilson, marking the largest lump sum appropriation by Congress for defense to date and boosting army and navy readiness. The espionage bill also got presidential approval. Women in the navy department are to receive equal pay with men.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
United States
Navy Department
Mey Holding
Peatiehe
Mae
Submarine Commander Percy T Wright Leads L-9 Unit
Lieut. Percy T Wright of the United States Navy is named commander of the L-9, one of the navy's small number of submarines, highlighting a key leadership appointment and the vessel's role in naval operations.
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Lieut
Percy T. Wright
U. N
Hoover Wants Women to Aid in Food Control
President Wilson and Herbert Hoover push a national food conservation drive. Hoover plans July 1 enrollment of American housewives for a 15 day pledge to curb waste and aid food distribution for allies. He appeals to pastors and calls for voluntary participation nationwide.
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Hoover
Washington
New Food Administration
Herbert C. Hoover
America
United States
Wilson
Congress
Food Administrator, Conservation — Division
Glaad
United States Food Administration
New York
Missing Girl Ruth Cruger Found Dead in Cellar
Ruth Cruger a Wadley high school senior was murdered in New York. Her body was found buried in the cellar of Alfredo Cocchi whose skates and shoes were found covered in blood. Authorities seek further bodies as excavations continue. The U.S. state department sought Cocchi's extradition from Rome through Ambassador Page.
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New York
Ruth Cruger
Wadley
Alfredo Cocchi
Washington
State Department
Thomas Nelson Page
Rome
Cameronian Torpedoed and Sunk in Eastern Mediterranean
The British transport Cameronian with a small crew was torpedoed and sunk in the eastern Mediterranean on June 2. Sixty-three people including the captain are presumed dead. The 5,861 ton vessel, owned by F. Leyland & Co. of Liverpool, was formerly the Kameron a Hamburg American liner.
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London
Mediterranean
Cameronian
F. Leyland & Co
Liverpool
Russian Army Ordered 10 Taxe Offensive At Once
Petrograd June 18 The dum a session adopted a resolution calling for immediate offensive by Russian troops and the pan Russian congress ratified expelling Swiss Socialist Robert Grimm. The duma praised the ministers action as safeguarding Russia and its allies in joint effort with the allies. Foreign Minister Tereschtenko voiced Russia America solidarity with Elihu Root, saying war is inevitable and the two nations will stand together for liberty.
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Petrograd
Dumain
Councils of Workmen's
Russia
Robert Grimm
Duma
Germany
Socialist International
Grimm
Root
America
Elihu Root
M. Tereschtenko
Council of Ministers
Japanese Explain Protest to Parliament Over U S Note
Tokyo reports Viscount Motono says the United States consulted Japan on June 6 about a China note. Japan will reply in a noninterference tone after consulting allies. Chauvinist clamor may fade as Ishii mission prepares to travel to the United States around July 3.
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Tokyo
United States
China
Viscount Motono
Japan
Foreign Office
Washington
Ishii
America
German American meet off Milwaukee June 19
All meetings and conventions of the National German American alliance and of the Wisconsin and Milwaukee branches suspended indefinitely because of the war with Germany. Fear of radical elements discrediting the alliance via inflammatory remarks prompted the action.
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National Wisconsin
Milwaukee
National German-American Alliance
Wisconsin
Germany
Four Hurt In Runaway Near Janesville
Janesville Wisconsin June 19 Mrs Fred Nessenaeuer is in critical condition with a fractured skull Miss Edith Engnot another passenger has a broken leg and two young men escaped with bruises when a team ran away as the party returned from a drive into the country
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Janesville
Wis
Fred Nessenaeuer
Edith Engnot
Stricter passports and wartime notes across nations
War era notices report tougher U S passport rules at the state department in Washington and a string of maritime and political events. The Avenger was sunk in the North Sea with almost all hands saved. Draft registrations reached 8,896,790 from 45 states and D C. Four alien enemies tied to German groups were arrested in St Louis. In Russia, Admiral Madimoff left the Black Sea post, to be replaced by Verdervski. Birmingham workers gain a 10 rise and copper mine output faces risk from a looming electricians strike. The Boy Scouts report Liberty Loan sales over 20 million at New York HQ. Japanese destroyers attacked a submarine. Sakaki torpedoed and damaged, casualties feared. Sinn Fein leaders released after Dublin protest. Von Tirpitz and Hindenburg respond to Pan German peace telegrams. Tansan, sailing from East Boston to Manchester, sank off the English coast. crew presumed lost.
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State Department
North Sea
Washington
District Columbia
St. Louis
Petrograd
Madimoff
Black Sea
Verdervski
Birmingham
Alabama Coal Operators’ Association
Butte Copper Mines
Boy Scouts of America
Liberty Loan
New York
Mediterranean
Sakaki
Tokyo
Count Plunkett
Sinn
Sinn Fein
Dublin
Ireland
Admiral von Tirpitz
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
Essen
von Tirpitz
Boston
Manchester
England
English
Draft total for selective draft nearly 9.6 million
Washington reports almost complete draft registrations totaling 9,611,811. Wyoming has no returns and seven Kentucky counties are missing. districts in Wyoming and Kentucky’s hill country are expected to finish this week. Michigan fills its quota of war volunteers for the regular army as the ninth state.
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Washington
Wyoming
Kentucky
Census Bureau
Michigan
Rockford Army Camp Named Among National Cantonment Sites
The War Department announced approval of four national army cantonment sites expanding the total to sixteen. The selected locations include Rockford Illinois Yaphank New York South Haven Long Island Maryland Annapolis Junction and Petersburg Virginia with Rockford among the approved sites as of June 15.
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Washington
War Department
National Army
Rockford
Yaphank
South Haven
L. I
Annapolis Junction
Petersburg
Markets Show Mixed Futures and Grain Prices in Chicago
Chicago markets report mixed futures with notable activity in flour and wheat. Prices for spring and hard winter wheat vary by grade and bagging, while hay, cattle, hog, and sheep quotes reflect broad ranges from feed to prime cuts, indicating broad volatility across grains and livestock.
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Chicago
Bologna
Ignabe
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Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Treasury
Millan, Wares
Portland
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F. X. Constantinidi
P. T. Wright
Kaiser
A. S
Frank J. McCool
Joseph Redenbaugh
Mra
Alice McQuillan Dunn
St. Paul
George Connery
Minneapolia
Dart
Connery
Teutons
Congress of Workmen
Rockford Army Camp
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