Wilson Requires German Assurances on Rights of Americans
Washington reports show President Wilson and State Department counsellor Robert Lansing preparing a formal rejoinder to Germany seeking recognition of freedom of the seas and protection of American citizens. Bernstorff seeks concessions but notes a broader push for a safe American voyage. The note aims to deny Germany any excuse for further delay on American rights.
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United States
Germany
Wilson
Robert Lansing
State Department
Artain
Lansing
Cabnet
Wwerman
Iasfania
Ger Mary
von Bernstorff
Mbassador
Dernburg
Norway
Ion
Danish Captain Says German Sunk Neutral Ship Salvador
The Danish three masted sailing ship Salvador bound for England with timber was shelled and sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea. Captain Sand said the submarine gave five minutes to abandon ship and fired after the crew rowed away. Survivors were picked up by the trawler Fermo and landed at Lerwick after twelve hours at sea. The Lappland Swedish steamer and Cubano Norwegian steamer were torpedoed, with other wrecks listing Hirold and Victoria trawlers.
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Lerwick
Scotland
Salvador
Copenhagen
England
North Sea
Fermo
Sand
London
Lappland
Admiralty
Stockholm
Flannan Islands
Hirold
Victoria
Unsettled Weather to Continue in Wisconsin Today
Weather report notes temperatures in the mid 60s to upper 60s with 72 by afternoon and humidity around 72 percent at 1 pm. Forecast for La Crosse and vicinity calls for unsettled conditions with showers tonight and Saturday, little temperature change, and rivers in the Twin Cities to La Crosse area continuing to fall.
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UPS
la Crosse
Vicin
Isconsin
Ton
Business men off for Moos picnic at Sand Lake
More than a score of La Crosse businessmen and their families drive north to Otto Moos farm in Sand Lake Coulee for a picnic and barn dance. Overcast skies won't deter attendance and a procession of cars is expected to pass Onalaska after supper.
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la Crosse
Otto Moos
Sand Lake Coulee
Moos
Moos Farm
Onalaska
Richards Place
Bernstorff Sends Representative to Explain U S Stand
Meyer Gerhard acts as German ambassador Von Bernstorff’s emissary to Berlin to convey Germany’s view on the American position as President Wilson prepares a note. The voyage on the United States liner via Copenhagen positions him to advise the Kaiser on an amicable settlement. Gerhard’s role is to relay instructions rather than his own observations.
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Washington
Meyer Gerhard
Amassador von Hernstorff
Berlin
Wilson
Gerhard Tallgs
Taurean Pheracce
United States
Germany
Copenhagen
Red Cross
Atlantic
Count von Kernstorff
Dernburg
Count Siersdorpff
Gerhard
Bernstorff
New York
Masons honor Grand Master Keeler at La Crosse reception
About 500 La Crosse Masons and guests honored retiring Wisconsin F. and A. M. Grand Master B. F. Keeler at a Masonic temple reception. The event featured remarks by HC. Thomas, music by Kreutz orchestra and Wesleyan Male Chorus, a juggling act, a luncheon, and a commemorative layer cake.
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Masons
la Crosse Masons
B. F. Keeler
Order
Masonic Temple
Keelers
Wisconsin
A. M
la Crosse HC
Kreutz
Wesleyan
Miss Trane
Dalton Show Company
Mr. Keeler
J. B. Langdon
Ford Motor Company Increases Capital Stock
Detroit announces Ford Motor Company raises capital stock from 2 million to 100 million dollars and authorizes a 48 million dollar stock dividend for July 1. Eight individuals will share the gain led by Henry Ford with 27.84 million from the new issue. cash dividends are not declared today.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
James Couzens
David Gray
John F. Dodge
Horace FE. Dodge
Horace Rackman
John W. Anderson
R. V. Couzens
England's Fate Resting on Labor, Lloyd George Says
David Lloyd George in Liverpool told organized longshoremen that England's fate rests with the laboring classes. He praised labor at home for its war effort and warned that without labor support the government machine would clog and demoralize. He cited Russian setbacks as due to ammo shortages.
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Liverpool
England
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Przemysl
Manchester
George Herrington Found in Water After Lake Death
A former La Crosse man, George Herrington, was found dead in a Kansas City lake after drifting for a week. Police suspect murder as the investigation focuses on how he ended up in the water and who preceded his death.
Fath er to Kansas City to probe possible murder death
Frank Herrington sails to Kansas City to lead a murder probe into the death of his son George Herrington 35 found with a fractured skull in Penn Valley Park lake Kansas City police say the body bore a back head wound suggesting foul play relatives arrive to identify the scene and a dispute with a Kansas City sweetheart over suicide theories marked by a week in the water and prior ties to Burlington road personnel in La Crosse and Denver implications of a possible murder are weighed against suicide by the victim's letter describing his despair over drinking
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George Herrington
Frank C. Herrington
Avon Street
Burlington
Grand Crossing
Kansas City
Herrington
Penn Valley Park Lake
Mr. Herrington
Josephine Leniton
Leniton
Wauneta
Kansas
Sweetheart
Miss Lennon
la Crosse
Burlington Road
Denver
Col
Bosshard Honored by Traveling Men at Eau Claire Meeting
Otto Bosshard of La Crosse received unsought honors from the traveling men of the state at their Eau Claire convention. They passed a resolution thanking him for his fight to pass the anti tipping bill vetoed by Gov Philipp. They condemned Assemblyman Bradley of Hudson for opposing the measure and his stance against travelers. Other officers were elected and resolutions backed President Wilson.
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Otto Bosshard
la Crosse
Eau Claire
Philipp
Assemblyman
Bradley
Hudson
J. W. Callaway
R. H. Worth
Grand Executive Council
Rebecca Assembly
Manitowoc
E. L. Koehl
Milwaukee
Grand Sentinel
Superior
William F. Raetz
A. K E. Vanderoud
Oshkosh
Charlies E. Rupt
Appleton
Thomas A. Wensik
R. A. Honeycomb
Madison
George B. Campbell
Marshfield
Sentinel
FE. O. Koehler
Wilson
Bartlesville zinc smelters announce 5 percent wage raise
Bartlesville Oklahoma June 4 wartime shift sees zinc smelters raise wages by five percent to meet urgent war orders. Company officials said the increase applies to all workers in the Bartlesville plant and follows a recent rise in demand for zinc.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Playfields Open June 21 as Baths Open June 15
Foreigners hasten to leave the Mexican capital amid fears of riots. Park authorities announce public baths will open June 15 and playfields on June 21. Fred W. Dickens returns as superintendent. Workers set up apparatus tennis courts and grounds.
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Mexico
Fred W. Dickens
Carranzaist Troop Strength Rises at Nuevo Laredo
A large troop movement near the border reports 1500 Carranzaist soldiers at Nuevo Laredo with General Procopio Alessandro adding 800 men and succeeding General Alfredo Ricaut as commander. The action mirrors shifts in American Mexican policy and carries potential fallout for regional stability.
Gunners Shoot in Annual Tourney at Range Today
Thirty one trap shooters from Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois and Iowa gathered at the La Crosse Gun club range on Gillette and Rose streets for the annual registration shoot under local clubs. Amateurs led by J B Harker of Minneapolis with 116 of 120 as two o clock mark while pro J R Graham of Long Lake Ill led with 115 of 126. Other notable scores include A J Robarge and W J Raup of La Crosse and O P Goode Hinsdale Ill.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Iowa
la Crosse
J. A. Bart
George Miller
W. J. Raup
Ostage
Guy Deering
P. Goode
Hinsdale
Ill
Dayton
Ohio
J. R. Graham
Long Lake
Dick Clancy
Chicago
C. C. Mitchell
C. E. Robbins
Minneapolis
W. D. Higgins
F. H. Stefkin
Milwaukee
Graham
British Refugee Convoys Leave Mexico City By Road And Rail
British authorities in Mexico City begin emergency evacuation of English subjects amid Mexican turmoil. Refugee caravans move on horseback and cars toward Pachuca for rail to Vera Cruz, then to the United States. Americans and foreigners seek trains to safety as anti foreign protests deepen.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
Mexico City
Legation
State Department
Pachuca
Mexican National Railway
Vera Cruz
United States
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