Lull on Belgian Front and Baltic Battles Reported
German planes attacked Russian naval bases on Cesel island near Riga while fronts in Belgium showed a lull. British raids west of Warneton followed a previous trench gain as German expeditions against the British were repulsed. Messines action saw a cavalry clash with few remnants returning. French front remained quiet aside from artillery and the Italian Trentino advance was slowed by bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic
Berlin
Cesel
Warnerton
Messines
Trentino
Rome
German Records Show May Air Losses by Allies
Berlin reports for May the German army headquarters says Allied air losses reached 262 airplanes while German casualties were 79. It states 114 Entente planes fell behind German lines and 148 British and French aircraft were shot down inside their own lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
A Year in Prison Faces All Slackers
Washington June 12 Arrest and possibly a year in prison today threaten men of registration age who failed to enroll for conscription. Governors have orders from the war department to prosecute violators and cease leniency. Early lists of registered men are expected to aid detection as Provost Marshal General Crowder awaits reports from 15 states to determine total conscription quotas and the next step of summoning men before local boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Crowder
Army volunteer total reaches 172 652 with daily additions
Washington June 12 The total volunteers for the army reached 172 652 yesterday with 1 27 men added New York led with 520 men secured during the day Pennsylvania was second with 272
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Washington
New York
Pennnsylvania
Food Bill Again Delayed in House Row
Washington reports the administration’s food bill stalled again in the House as former Speaker Cannon demands notice of Senate amendments. The delay underscores tense negotiations over the legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Cannon
Senate
Senate approves espionage bill and sends to White House
Washington reports the administration espionage bill clearing the Senate without a roll call after censorship and material edits and moving to the White House for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Administration
Senate
White House
Registration count tops 372,872 in Michigan
Official tabulation shows Michigan's registered voters at 372,872, surpassing the census estimate of 330,000. The report from Lansing confirms a higher registration total for the state.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Probe into Naval Secrets Leaks by Senate Committee
Washington June 12. Senate naval committee to investigate reports that detonating fuse in navy shells is inferior. Secretary Daniels says inquiry follows a letter to Senator Frelinghuysen alleging confidential ordnance bureau information was leaked by a spy or traitor. A second phase will trace how the letter’s information became known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Daniels
Frelinghausen
Ordnance Bureau
Soldier on guard killed by train near Durham
Private Frank Brown of Kinston third North Carolina infantry attached to Company B was on guard at a railway bridge near Durham when he was struck and killed by a passenger train early today. The body will be buried in Kinston.
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Durham
Frank Brown
Third North Carolina Infantry
Kinston
Here
Liberty Bonds May Influence Taxation in Guilford County
Guilford County residents have subscribed about 700000 in Liberty Loan bonds, a figure described as a disappointment by local banker circles who hoped for higher state subscriptions. The delay and lower state totals spark talk that if bond sales fail, the government may turn to taxation to fund the war effort.
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Liberty Soam
Guilford County
J. Elwood Cox
Liberty Loan Club
Federal Bank
Richmond
Commercial National Bank
North Carolina
Cox
Richmond Bank
Virginia
South Carolina
United States
Germany
Record of Southern Railway Handling for UCV Reunion
Special to The Enterprise reports Washington June 12 that the Southern railway system carried 26 490 passengers to the United Confederate Veterans reunion from June 2 to June 8 using 43 special trains and 512 cars on regar trains. The return movement started June 6 and 20 extra trains operated plus regular services, veteran tickets good to June 21, with most travelers planning to return by regular trains after visiting.
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Washington
Southern Railway System
United Confederate Veterans
Southern
Regar
Advance guard of army reaches France with medical convoy
The advance guard of the American army arrives in France with 150 ambulance drivers and 75 nurses. They are preceded by a British band and march to their quarters through the streets of Boulogne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulonge
France
Pythians of the State Meet Opens in Rocky Mount
The North Carolina grand lodge Knights of Py thias begins its annual session in Rocky Mount with three days of events. The Knights Khorassan ceremonial will feature. the opener includes 8 p.m. session, a public reception at 9, welcomes, responses and a musical program followed by a dance.
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Rocky Mount
North Carolina Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
Order
Dramatic Order
Knights Khorassan
Wake County Receives Fifty Thousand Cans for Canning Clubs
Raleigh reports Wake county commissioners received fifty thousand cans to be sold at cost to state canning clubs. Distribution will begin soon.
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Raleigh
Wake County Commissioners
Wheat prices dip as arrivals rise in England
Reports from Chicago indicate increased wheat arrivals in England and a liberal floating supply pulling down prices. Opening quotes ranged with July at 2.55 and September at 2.08, then declined.
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Chicago
England
Two More Army Cantonments Picked by Baker
Secretary Baker added Fort Riley Kansas and Des Moines Iowa to the army cantonment list. Twelve of the sixteen proposed sites have been approved.
Campaign Against the Turks Advances in Caucasus and Mesopotamia
Petrograd reports Erzingan area recaptured from Turks suggesting resumed Caucasus activity. A Russian army advances from Persia, and General Maude with a Russian force nears Khani kin pushing toward north of Bagdad. Earl Curzon urges focus on Mesopotamia in Lords debate.
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Petrograd
Erzingan
Caucasus
Persia
Maude
Khanikin
Bagdad
Earl Curzon
House of Lords
Mesopotamia
England
Stamey Heads to Rocky Mount for Knights of Pythias Meet
W L Stamey leaves for Rocky Mount to attend the Knights of Pythias state meeting as a delegate from the local lodge. He aims to persuade delegates that High Point should host the 1918 gathering and will use recent city entertainments and advertising material from the Commercial club to bolster the case. Other lodge members will accompany him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Mr. Stamey
High Point
Stamey
Pythians
Commercial Club
Red Men Banquet Planned As Henan Hughes Visits
Great Sachem Henan Hughes of Graham will visit the Red Men and a banquet for the local council is planned in the Sherrod building hall on East Commerce Street. The 8 pm gathering aims to hear short speeches from all members with at least 75 attending. High Point hosts 154 Red Men and seeks the 1918 state convention. W. M. Marr leaves Monday for Wilmington to lobby for High Point as the convention site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henan Hughes
Graham
East Commerce Street
Sherrod
High Point
W. M. Marr
Wilmington
Italian Mission Heads South on Ten Day United Tour
Washington reports the Italian mission concludes work and departs for a ten day tour of the country before returning to pay final respects to the president. Prince of Udine remains due to illness and will join in New York. First stops include Atlanta and Birmingham with a government supplied special train. New York cotton market shows active trading with July futures near 25 cents and firm opening.
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Atlanta
New York
Washington
Italy
Prince of Udine
Birmingham
Liverpool
Separate Peace with Russia Favored by Bulgarian Premier
Copenhagen reports Premier Radozlavoff of Bulgaria endorses separate peace with Russia after Rizov’s failed attempts via letters to Gorky and Russian ministers. He believes continued steps may succeed, the interview published in Berlin’s Veissische Zeitung notes.
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Copenhagen
London
M. Rizov
Germany
Russia
Maxim Gorky
Christiana
Stockholm
Radozlavoff
Bulgaria
Veissische Zeitung
Berlin
M. Radozlavoff
Two Missing Boats From Southland Found
London reports the two lifeboats from the British steamer Southland, torpedoed June 4, were found with 40 men rescued and landed safely. Edward Higney of New York was among the saved crew. The captain confirms one American died in the sinking, but his name is unknown.
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London
Southland
Edward Higney
New York
Confederate veterans buy liberty bonds in first such purchase
Petersburg Pa June 12 A P Hill camp Confederate veterans voted unanimously to invest 600 in liberty loan bonds. This marks the first instance in which a Confederate camp has purchased United States bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
A. P. Hill Camp
United States
Secretary McAdoo Seeks Liberty Loan Support in Pittsburg
Secretary McAdoo spoke to business leaders in Pittsburg on June 2 urging public support for the liberty loan. The addresses highlighted national war finance and patriotic duty as key motivators for investors and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Pittsburg
McAdoo
Store Robbed Again in Danville After Break-In
In Danville Virginia on June 12 the B. J. Hurd store, burglarized last Thursday, faced a second break-in Saturday night with hams, chewing gum, and candy stolen. Both break-ins entered through a rear window.
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Danville
B. J. Hurd
Veteran AP executive Arthur Copp dead at 48 in Washington
Arthur W. Copp, 48, superintendent of the southern division of the Associated Press, died in Washington after weeks of illness. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, he served over 23 years with AP, began as a telegrapher, and covered the St Louis voyage story in April. He will be buried in Madison. his brother J M Copp was with him.
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Washington
Arthur W. Copp
Associated Press
Copup
St. Louis
Cuba
Mr. Copp
Associated Press Service
Madison
Wis
J. M. Copp
Rescue Work Advances in Butte Mine Disaster
Butte Montana June 12 Rescue work in the mine swept by fire last Friday has progressed toward exploring all levels except those below the 2 800 foot level flooded. Latest totals show 50 identified dead 72 unaccounted for and 57 unidentified dead. Nineteen more bodies were found last night raising the total recovered to 107.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Reversal of Editor O'Donnell Libel Conviction
Louisiana Supreme Court reversed a lower court verdict convicting Hugh A. Yonnell, former editor of the New Orleans American, for criminal libel against Mayor Behrman and city officials. The court ruled no libel occurred in the editorial probing funds for buying a race track by the Business Men's Racing association and ordered his discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Hugh A.ydonnell
New Orleans American
Behrman
City Commission Council
Business Men's Racing Association
Supreme Court
O'Donnell
Lord Northcliffe Opens Offices in New York
New York June 12 Lord Northcliffe on a special mission for the British government opened offices in New York today. His staff will join him in a few days as he presents credentials and coordinates with war commissioners newly arrived for the effort.
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New York
Lord Northcliffe
America
Turks Leave Jerusalem for Military Reasons
A telegram to the state department, undated and about a month old, reports Turks have partially evacuated Jerusalem for military reasons and says the long threatened massacre is not feared. The message came via the Swedish minister at Constantinople.
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Washington
State Department
Jerusalem
Constantinople
New supply of paper pulp for United States
St Johns Newfoundland June 12 the Newfoundland legislature is expected to enact a law permitting export to the United States of a considerable quantity of pulp cut here since the outbreak of the war. The wood was intended for shipment to England and France but shortage of ships has prevented transfer to those countries.
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St. Johns
N. F
Newfoundland
United States
England
France
Petrolite Sunk by German Submarine Report
Consular reports say the American tank steamer Petrolite was sunk by a German submarine. Eighteen crewmen including the third mate and chief engineer landed, boats with unknown numbers missing, time and location not stated. The submarine boarded the ship and removed supplies, then allowed it to proceed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Vienna
United States
Austria
Petrolite Ship Leaves New York For Italian Ports
The Petrolite a 3710 ton vessel owned by Standard Oil left New York on April 1 bound for Italian ports. It carried a crew of 38 men of whom 10 were Americans and was armed with a gun crew onboard.
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New York
Petrolite
Standard Oil Company
German submarine U-52 disabled at Cadiz port
The German submarine U-52, about 450 tons with a crew of 20, was found disabled by gunfire off Cadiz. It was towed into Cadiz where its wireless was stripped to prevent communication with Central powers vessels. Repairs will take at least two days and internment is expected. The commander paid a visit to Spanish port officials.
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Cadiz
Spain
Paris
Number Six
Portraits on Liberty bonds to feature presidents
Washington to McKinley portraits will grace new Liberty bonds engraved with color coded denominations. The bureau of engraving has completed designs and is printing them. Bead colors include blue for Jefferson and Jackson, orange for Washington, carmine for Lincoln and McKinley, green for Monroe, and blue for Cleveland.
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Washington
McKinley
Liberty
Bureau of Engraving
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Monroe
Cleveland
Grant
Funeral of Mrs Ader at Springfield Church
The funeral of Mrs. C. P. Ader who died yesterday at Asheville will be held at Springfield church tomorrow afternoon at 4 50 o'clock. She was a daughter of B F Blair of Randolph County and well known in this section. For years her husband was pastor of the Main Street Methodist Episcopal.
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C. P. Ader
Asheville
Springfield Church
B. F. Blair
Randolph County
Main Street
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Ibagdad
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W. L. Stamey
RED Men
Arthur W Copp
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Roanoke
Mary Day
Virginia Mitchell
Mitchell
Boss Smith
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Mary Dad
U-52
George Washington
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