British Retreat in France and Macedonian Front Developments
London reports British forces retreating from advanced posts in northern France with main positions held. Anticipated developments center on the Macedonian front after Greece’s political changes. Soviet and Baltic naval activity increases as Brussiloff’s 1917 actions echo in the region. In Arras, British counterattacks fail to hold newly seized ground east of Monchy Le Preux.
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London
France
Greece
Constantine
Struma River
Vardar
Berlin
Arras
Monchy LePreux
Demonstration of Canning Wednesday at City Office
Officials from the Guilford County home demonstration program bring Miss Ola Stephenson to lead a canning exhibition in the city. Demonstrations run all day at the North Carolina Public Service Company on South Main with the first session at 10 30. Attendees will learn preserving and canning techniques to help conserve the nation’s food supply.
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Industrial Department
The
Commercial Club
Ola Stephenson
Guilford County
Basic ship steel price fixed at 56.20 per ton
Washington reports a fixed basic price of 56.20 dollars per ton for steel plates in contracts for 10 ships signed by Chairman Denman. Future contracts will use this price instead of the 95 dollars per ton paid in some earlier cases.
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Washington
Denman
Commissioner Clements Dead
Commissioner Judson C. Clements of the Interstate Commerce Commission died today. His home was in Rome, Georgia.
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Clements
Washington
Judson C. Clements
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rome,a
Reprisals Considered for German Air Raids
London reports in the House of Commons that Britain will take steps to damage the enemy and prevent further raids on England. An Admiralty statement also says several Teuton submarines have probably been sunk by Japanese warships in the Mediterranean.
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London
House of Commons
England
Andrew Bonarlaw
War Council
Admiralty
Mediterra
Reunion of Holton Family Marks Generations Honor
A Holton family reunion was held yesterday at M. C. Holtons home two and a half miles east of the city. About seventy members attended with lunch baskets for a noon dinner. They paid tribute to Uncle Cicero and Aunt Elizabeth Ricks Holton. A. A. Holton and A. E. Holton of Winston-Salem shared memories and a history of the family from the old King George land grant to Deep River.
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Holton
M. C. Holton
Cicero
Elizabeth Ricks Holton
A. A. Holton
A. E. Holton
Winston- Salem
A. FE. Holton
King George
Deep River
Two Thousand GE Machinists Strike Over Negro Worker
In Schenectady New York on June 18 two thousand machinists at General Electric walked out to protest the hiring of Robert Dixon a Negro student from Union College. The strike followed a union demand for Dixon's dismissal after the company allowed him vacation work in the shops officials deny racial motivation.
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General Electric
Schenectady, N. Y
General Electric Company
Robert Dixon
Union College
Mens’ Union
Dixon
Compan
Senate panel revisits 5 percent tax on publishers profits
Washington reports the senate finance committee resumed work on revising war revenue and moved to reconsider its action adopting a 5 percent levy on net profits of newspapers and magazines awaiting final disposition. Indications pointed to a possible change in the proposed tax.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
War Revenue
Rotary Club Convention Opens in Atlanta
Delegates from across the United States England Canada and Cuba join the 8th annual convention of the International Association of Rotary Clubs in Atlanta for a five day session. The opening event formally welcomes attendees to the June meeting.
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Atlanta
International Association of Rotary Clubs
England
Canada
Cuba
Pershing Completes Calls After Arrival
Paris June 18 Major General Pershing finished his social duties since arrival and faces a busy week arranging for the arrival of American troops.
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General Pershing
Paris
Pershing
May Delay Troops Training Reported in Washington
Unforeseen delays in building 16 cantonments for the new army push the first 650000 men into training later than expected possibly by six weeks beyond September first.
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Washington
Drive for Red Cross Fund Is Started
Washington reports the $100,000,000 Red Cross war fund drive began at sunrise across the nation. The effort will aid American troops and war zone destitutes in France Belgium and Poland under the Red Cross War Council led by top financiers and business leaders.
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Drive For Red Cross
Washington
Red Cross War Fund
United States
France
Belgium
Poland
Great Fund
Red Cross War Council
Patriotic Red Cross Meeting Elects Local Officers
A mass meeting at the high school auditorium Saturday elected the Red Cross local officers: T. J. Gold chair man Miss Clara I Cox vice chairman Miss Esther Minard secretary Walter Higett treasurer plus an executive board including Mrs A F Tate Mrs J J Fortiss Dr Dred Peacock Dr F R Taylor Miss Emma Blair and Dr S S Coe.
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Red Cross
T. J. Gold
Clara I. Cox
Esther Minard
Walter Higett
A. FE. Tate
J. J. Fortiss
Dred Peacock
F. R. Taylor
Emma Blair
J. Elwood Cox
James H. Poll
Raleigh
America
Revision of War Tax Delayed by Food Legislation
Washington June 18 The house war tax bill faces slower progress as the senate finance committee gives food legislation priority. Members say action will be postponed until the food bill is disposed of and that final action on Penrose’s motion to reconsider the 5 percent tax on publishers may be delayed due to senator absences.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Penrose
Former German Yacht Germania Sold For Fifty Thousand
The Germania, once owned by Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, seized at Cowes at the war’s start, sold for 50000 to Captain Hannevig of Norway. It won Emperor William's Cup twice at Cowes. Also bought were the Paula TiffoPs8000 cutter and the Las TJ for 19500. Both vessels were German-owned and seized at Cowes. Wheat shipments abroad showed pressure easing with mixed opening prices and slight rallies.
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Londom
Krupp von Bohlen and
Halbach
Cowes
Hannevig
Norway
Paula
Chicago
No Plan Adopted for Exemptions
Washington dispatch notes governors are asked to propose how the new war army will be chosen. Draft plans hinge on registration boards and possibly an extra physician serving as exemption board once the draft begins. War Department faces heavy work to avoid disrupting vital industry while meeting required manpower.
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Germany
War Department
Congress
Zeppelins Destroyed Over East Coast Town
Thousands witness the destruction of a Zeppelin during a raid on the English coast. A second airship escaped. The official report says two killed and sixteen injured, with charred wreckage found across the ground.
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London
England
Cotton futures rise with new season records in New York
In New York on June 18, the ecotton market showed strength with a 2 cent per pound advance in Liverpool and an opening jump of 28 to 61 points. Active months moved 63 to 82 points, July up to 25.40 and October to 25.40, with all deliveries making new season records as futures opened firm.
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New York
Liverpool
Man arraigned on failure to register for selective draft
Gurney Meredith a 23 year old white man was arraigned today before US Commissioner Brown on a charge of failing to register Tuesday June 5. Meredith denied knowledge of his age and was held on a $1,000 bond for December federal court in Greensboro. Government witnesses say he threatened to refuse registration and a warrant was sworn Friday after DOJ Special Agent Dorsey Phillips and US Attorney Hammer investigated slackers in Guilford County. Police expect more cases as ignorance of the law is blamed for many failures to register.
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Gurney Meredith
United States
Brown
Meredith
Greensboro
Dorsey Phillips
Department of Justice
High Point
Hammer
Ashboro
Phillips
Guilford County
Ntam
Union Jack Raised at Bunker Hill Parade in Charlestown
The British Union Jack was raised for the first time in a Charlestown parade marking the Charlestown battle. A bagpipe band led the display of the New Brunswick Kitties battalion and Canadian overseas regiment before returning home after two weeks of recruiting. Thousands of sailors marines and national guardsmen participated alongside fraternal orders and high school cadets.
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Boston
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
New Brunswick Kitties Battalion
Canadian Overseas Regiment
Watermelon and cantaloupe acreage rise in south states
Cotton and melon crops show gains as the Department of Agriculture reports watermelon acreage at 98 100 acres up 12 percent and cantaloupe at 46 500 up 17 percent. Peanut acreage up 61 percent in preliminary figures totaling 2 100 000 acres with most southern states increasing from last year.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
Tennessee
Belgian Mission 18 Receives Official Welcome in Washington
The Belgian mission led by Baron Moncheur spent its first full day in Washington paying calls on President Wilson and other officials. Formalities precede talks with American leaders on war problems with a round of entertainments including a White House dinner and receptions in Congress. The mission aims to thank the United States for Belgian relief and to present demands on Germany for violated faith and international crimes.
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Washington
Baron Moncheur
Wilson
White House
Congress
United States
Germany
Navy coal and oil supply plan outlined by Secretary Daniels
Secretary Daniels orders coal and oil producers to supply large naval needs. Prices to be fixed later by the president after FTC determines a fair rate. Navy will use 1,750,000 tons of coal and 50,000,000 barrels of oil under this congress authorized plan.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Munition Depots in Austria Destroyed After Explosions
Official reports state explosions hit Steinfeld munitions depots near Vienna causing three depots to burn. Unofficial accounts claim six dead and around 300 injured as casualties rise from the Steinfeld blast.
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Austria
Vienna
London
Steinfeld
Sanitary Census Ordered in Mexico City
The department of health ordered a sanitary census of the federal district to enumerate houses and inhabitants to aid health inspectors. Two additional free baths are opened and compulsory bathing is enforced as strictly as possible.
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Mexico City
Department of Health
Health Department
Food Bill Pressure In Congress With Wilson Backing
The Lever food bill faces strong opposition in both houses as President Wilson presses for its passage by July 1. A public letter warns opponents they will bear responsibility for looming food shortages and prices. Debate opens in the House with applause, while Senate proceedings stall over other business before a vote.
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House
Representative Lever
Representative Boreland
Senate
Congress
Wilson
Important Meeting of the Commercial Club Department
An urgent gathering of the industrial committee at the Commercial Club is set for 5 o clock tomorrow in the Bank of Commerce building. Members will review the department's past month, map plans for the year, and discuss its successful campaign for new enterprises and publicity high points since August.
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Industrial Committee
The
Commercial Club
Department
Bank of Commerce
Investigation on peat fiber for textile use in Sweden
Stockholm June 18 Professor Sele Lergren of the Technietal University asks a committee to study the commercial feasibility of obtaining peat fiber for making textiles. He submits peat door mats as examples claiming durability equal to straw and cocoa mats, with costs about two thirds of the best woven straw mats.
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Stockholm
Sele Lergren
Technietal University Tras
Xing
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