Imperial politics and war news across Europe and Britain
The article surveys Germany's internal strife under Hin denburg and Ludendorff, with Dr Michaelis as a possible ally, while Montagu and Churchill trigger UK controversy. Verdun battles intensify, Roumanian readiness grows, and Venizelos leads Greece. Submarine concerns persist as US and Britain consider aggressive actions. Suffrage advances win support as Wilson weighs war time policy.
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Germany
Lewat
Doctor Michaelis
von Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Marden
Herr Erzberger
Great
Belfast
Edward Carson
Admiralty
Irie Campbell Geddes
Christopher Addison
Mms
Winston Spencer Church
Edwin Montagu
India
Montagu
Churchill
John Dillon
Balfour
Baron Hardinge
Mesopotamia
Crown Prince
Verdun
Fnally
Greece
Venizelos
Holland
England
Eric Geddes
Trish
Wilson
United States Navy
Perahing
France
Sivert
Washington
White House
Anthony
War Lottery, Draft Quotas Stir Washington Debates
Edward W. Pickard reports on America’s draft lottery held in Washington on July 2, outlining its aims to equalize service chances for young men. The piece notes alleged bias in quota determinations, criticism of contracting practices, and ongoing battles over the food bill and wartime controls. It details expert efforts in Washington to support the government and discusses attached concerns about profiteering and political pressures in national defense.
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Edward W. Pickard
America
Washington
General Crowder
Aida
Esam- Jolug
Enaters API
War Department
Wilt
Council of National Detente
Kenyon
Hoover
Belgium
Hearver
Bil
Venate
Federal Trade Commen
le Cilleagn
War Rates and German Influence Stir Public Opinion
In tense war news, fears rise of German agents in the United States as sabotage and pro German sentiment threaten home front unity. A contentious aviation bill stalls in Congress amid pro and anti draft debates. In Russia, Bolshevik unrest and a pending coalition cabinet loom as Britain and Belgian forces aid the Galician front, while Russia fights to hold Kalvar.
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Wilton
Francis J. Tleney Ie
United States
Europe
West
United ‘States
Cenhfors
House
Senate
Marda
Georgia
Owen
Okla
Mde
la Follette
Wisconsin
Gronna
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Essex
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Roaxia
Ttes
Galics
Teutons
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Lemberg
Galicia
Petrograd
Lyof
Michaelin
Junkers
Germany
Micheli
Relchetig
Grant to be Vice Admiral in Atlantic Fleet reorg
Washington reports a naval reorganization altering the Atlantic fleet. Hear Admiral Albert W. Grant, previously in charge of the submarine force, is noted for promotion. Vice Admiral Coffman or Grant may be sent abroad soon as the fleet is divided into Force No 1 and Force No 2 under separate commands.
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Walter Camp
France
Champagne
Fung Kuo Chang
Tetery
Albert W. Grant
Phacr
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Lile
CoMtan
Secant Ln
Geant
Grant
Sims
Navy Department
Coffman
FOOD ADMINISTRATION AIDS U.S. FOOD DRIVE AFTER WAR ENDS
Washington reports America's food policy aims to extend relief to allies and enemies alike after the war. The guidance urges voluntary cooperation, forbids speculation, and seeks steady sale prices. London reduces flour use by 10 percent through voluntary restraint as a model.
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Washington
America
Welleess
Stella
Food Administration
Leary
London
Restrie
Huns
687 000 Men in First Draft Call
War Department announces quotas by state for the selective draft of 687000 men to form the regular army National Guard and first 500000 of a new national army. Governors to apportion quotas with a great lottery next week to determine order of registration and service or exemption.
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War Department
Washington
United States
Regular Army
National Guard
National Army
Pollowing
Baker
Congress
National Guard Quota Apportionment For War Service
The article outlines the apportionment of federal war quotas among states and districts. It details computation by crediting National Guard strength and war volunteers since April 1, with a gross total of 1,152,095 and a net national quota of 687,000 after credits for 405,985 National Guard voluntary enlistments.
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National Guard
United States
National Armyy
Territories
District of Columbia
Congress
Snet Board
Net of Congress
Allotment of Draft Quotas by State Announced by War Department
The War Department announced state quotas for selective conscription based on population, with credits for National Guard and regular army enlistments between April 2 and June. The table lists gross quotas, net quotas, and national guard plus regular army credits, highlighting the totals in the final column.
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Sam
National Army
War Department
Censis
National Guard
Fragmented Condensations From a Dated Clipboard of Facts
A collage of brief notes reports missionaries in China, Spain road mileage, an English rubber brush device, a ram horn trumpet translation, a wrap machine, a fabric cleaning tip, a stat on pigment deficiencies, railroad car counts, a sparrow meadow mark, a wagon crane patent, waste wood paper use, South African gold value, sparrow descriptions, a morning star note, a female workforce policy, a Washington agricultural bureau plan, hay as human food experiments, a brisk walking pace, large salmon catches near Hampshire England.
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China
Spain
England
Stigam
Michigan
Lucifer
Sneet Sound Division
Northern
Padle
Agricultural Experiment and Information Bureau
United States
Spolune
Wash
Robert M. Cranmer
Penn Yun
N. Y
Rinevaal
Bisterne
Hampshire
Coal Clearing House Proposed to Reserve Six Million Tons
Ohio plans a coal clearing house after a Coal Committee recommendation to reserve six million tons for family use. Gov. Cox expects operators to set aside the amount for domestic consumption while large trade centers receive supplies. Consumers urged to stock up before August.
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Union News
Vice
Columbus
Ohio
Gox
Coal Committee
State War Cabinet
Tenners
Cox
Congressman Heintz Named Columbus Small Decline in Bank Reserves
Congressmen Heintz is named in Columbus with a note on bank reserves and aggregate resources in Ohio from March 5 to June 20. The piece cites a Bank Survey review showing deposits and resources, plus Heintz’s roles in the Ohio National Guard and First Regiment, and his political shift from the Second District to Congress. A separate item notes Tiffin Judge Platt ordering a city council election date to consider a new charter for home-rule government after a prior defeat.
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Columbus
Ohio
F. W. Galbraith, Jr
Philip C. Berg
George Wood
Victor Heintz
Cincinnati
Heintz
Congress
Washington
Tiffin
Platt
Seymour Sprouse
Company C
Third Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Young Sprouse
Ohio National Guard mobilization drives wide Ohio support
Columbus reports a large, sober statewide response to President Wilson s call to arms. Brigadier General Speaks reports to Chicago to ensure requirements are met, while Ohio Adjutant General Wood is named to command the division. Uncertainty remains over retirement and leadership placements as many communities contribute to the mobilized force.
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Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Woodrow Wilson
Ohio
National Guard
Buckeye
John S. Speaks
Collumbus
Sarrr
Central Department
United States Army
Chicago
George H. Wood
Speaks
J. Guy Deming
Ada
George W. Florence
Deming
Stroop is Chosen To Lead State Board of Agriculture
Dayton’s William Stroop was elected president of Ohio’s new State Board of Agriculture while N E B Shaw of Columbus was named Secretary of Agriculture with administration powers subject to board review. The first meeting also assigned state fair department heads.
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Columbus
New State Board of Agriculture
William Stroop
Dayton
N. EB. Shaw
Shaw
Buckeye News Notes and Ohio Bar Meeting Address
Lancaster church pastor Rev EB Fritter was asked to resign over alleged pro German stance. Stewart of Cincinnati was named third member of the Industrial Commission claims board. he previously led the Cincinnati branch. At Cedar Point the Ohio State Bar annual meeting featured Judge Edmond B King urging the bar to oppose exemption pleadings for drafted soldiers.
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Frank Davis
Columbus
Clermont County
Wallace D. Yaple
State Industrial Commission
Davis
Toledo
Harry Levine
Lile
Auto In Department
Levine
Jacob Springer
Lancaster
EB. F. Fritter
St. Peter's
Stewart
Cincinnati
Special Board
Industrial Commission
Cedar Point
Ohio State Bar Associaton
Edmond B. King
Sandusky
Chiffon to Replace Georgette in Elegant Frocks
chiff on to replace georgette in women’s wear heralds triumph over crepe georgette embroidery and lace trim with beading. flowered chiffons rise in simple yet graceful lines. fine cotton voiles come in striped dotted checked and flowered patterns sewn into softly cinched straight falling frocks with bewitching details.
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Georgette
No Animals for Him Oyster Soup Prompt
A boy named John refuses to eat oysters after his mother asks him to buy them for soup. He declares he will eat the soup but wants no animals involved in the meal. The scene centers on a playful misunderstanding about animals in food.
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John
In My Time Grandma Declares Modesty Past Fad
A playful exchange recalls past modesty standards as a grandmother and granddaughter debate whether a current fad may fade. The grandma asserts tradition, the granddaughter jokes about a return to older norms.
Fractured Poet Wit Sparks Editor Feud
A New York magazine editor famed for poetry knowledge is teased by friends. An illustrator presents a Milton couplet, the editor questions authorship, then faints after learning the lines were cut from a 1652 Cromwell sonnet.
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New York
George
U. S
Blissful Occupation and Prison Census Remarks
A teacher asks a boy to write I love Bessie 100 times, the child claims he would happily write it a thousand. A Leavenworth census shows only one literate inmate among thousands, and the immoral lack brains to enter federal prison. A San Antonio Light note: moral standards vary. women’s chances at goodness and men’s moral choices.
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Bessie
Leavenworth
San Antonio
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