Pershing Arrives in England to Lead U S War Effort
Pershing and staff in England escorted by American destroyers receive a rousing welcome from Admiralty officials and the Royal Welsh Fusiliers as they prepare to join the western front. Pershing pledges to bear America’s standard in the great war for civilization and study French before action. Washington reports confirm his arrival and outline plans for regulars, marines, and later National Guard units to join France. A first American fighting force of 100 naval aviation experts lands in France to cooperate with the French navy and aid western front aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Pershing
Admiralty
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
London
Associated Press
Spotkins
America
Washington
Black Jack
United States Regular Army
England
Cable
United States
France
National Guard
Sil
United States Navy
Gratian O. Dichman
Kenneth Whitting
Virgil C. Griffin
United States Navy Aviation Service
Police Arrest Guardsmen After Fare Dispute on Trolley
Four members of the 71st Regiment refused to pay trolley fares on the Goshen line. Conductors halted the car near the Ryerson Simp son auction market. Officers Bruce McCoach and Leon L Moore arrived, ordered the guardsmen to pay fares, ending the 15 minute standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
71St Regiment
Goshen
Wallsill Transit Company
Ryerson & Simpson
Railroad Avenue
Bruce McCoach
Leon L Moore
Census Enrollment Rules Issued for Orange County
Frank H. Finn, Director, designates how the census and enrollment will be taken in Orange County between June 11 and June 2. Registration depots in Warwick and Florida districts will host residents to answer census questions and sign forms. Census agents will visit homes and businesses elsewhere to collect information and issue registration cards. Officials may compel appearance for those who fail to register, with penalties for noncompliance. Registration depots are Village Halls in Warwick and the Vernon office in Florida with specified hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siate
New York
County of
Orange
Florida
Warwick
MG Vernon
Congress to Equip Home Guards Across Nation
Washington report says Congress will provide rifles and other necessary property to form home guard units in states territories and the district. House approved a bill to issue equipment and govern its distribution with Senate expected to act. Units would serve as local police in disturbed areas and during emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Union
States
District of Columbia
Senate
Former Police Member Joseph Elliott Sharp Dies
Joseph Elliott Sharp, former city police member and longtime Pine Bush resident, died at his home after a prolonged illness. He leaves his widow and three children, Harry and Nellie Knapp of Brooklyn, and Arthur, plus a brother Samuel of Wallkill and a sister John H. Wead. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 PM at Pine Bush Methodist Church with interment in Walker Valley family plot.
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Joseph Elliott Sharp
Pine Bush
Mr. Sharp
Harry
Nellie
DeWitt Knapp
Brooklyn
Arthur
Samuel
Wallkill
John H. Wead
Pine Bush Methodist Church
Walker Valley
More U S Ships Expected In European Waters
Paris dispatch reports Matin stating a new flotilla of American destroyers and patrol boats will soon reach European waters to engage in submarine hunting and convoy service. A separate item notes Mrs G G Bernsty of Wartsboro visiting daughter Mrs Leroy Beneflict at 12 Wickham avenue suffered a severe fall likely injuring her hip. Dr A W Preston attends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
International News Service
Paris
The
Matin
European
G. G. Bernsty
Wartsboro
Leroy Beneflict
Wickham Avenue
A. W. Preston
Savings Bank to Aid Liberty Loan
The Middletown Savings Bank will participate in the Liberty Loan effort by offering certificates from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Five certificates can be exchanged for a $50 bond, enabling buyers to start with small investments and gradually convert to larger denomination bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Government Liberty Loan Sonds
Middletown Savings Bank
Monroe Boy Dies of Pneumonia at Plattsburg Camp
Victor H. Jones of Monroe New York, a member of the Eleventh New York Company, died Thursday night at 9 o clock in the camp hospital from pneumonia. His father Richard W. Jones mother and brother were at his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattshburg
Victor H. Jones
Eleventh New York Company
Monroe
N. Y
Camp Hospital
Richard W. Jones
Excise cases postponed for license revocation hearing
State Excise Commissioner Herbert Sisson and three Fulton street licensees were to appear before Justice Morschauser at Poughkeepsie but the hearings were postponed to a later date. A new hearing window of June 26 and 27 is anticipated, likely at Goshen or Poughkeepsie. Attorneys Kohl and Sneed represent the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert S. Sisson
Hermaan Walzenegger
Fulton Street
Hugh B. Durham
Thomas Rey
Causa
Joseph Morschauser
Poughkeepsie
Goshen
Henry Kohl
Newburgh
Durham
Waizenegger
Charles W. T. Sneed
Ray
Woman Taken Poison Sent To Thrall Hospital
Mrs Lenda Ward aged 23 wife of William Ward of near the city is in Thrall Hospital after self administered bi thlorite poisoning in a personal crisis attempt. Her condition is doubtful for recovery. Captain Sherman Promoted to Major in the Third Battalion New York Infantry affects Utica Companies M L and K.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenda Ward
William Ward
Thrall Hospital
Sherman
Binghamton
New York Infantry
Utica
Third Battalion
Port Jervis Mayor Names Commission
Port Jervis June 8 Mayor P E Gumner announces the appointment of three commissioners to act under the Brown law to reduce licensed saloons to 19. Appointees are Dr H B Swart Wont, Frank Lyboit and John T Van Htten, pending approval by State Commissioner Herbert Sisson. The commission must complete its work by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jervis
P. E. Gumner
H. B. Swart- Wont
Frank Lyboit
John T. van Htten
Woman Beat Son On Probation Arraigned For Assault
A Broad Street mother arraigned before Recorder Starr on assault in the third degree pled guilty through her attorney and was placed on probation. She must report weekly to Police Chief McCoach until other arrangements are made. Also: Sentries from Arizona arrive at Port Jervis as soldiers from Douglas head elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starr
Broad Street
Thorsday
Virgil
Edmurd C. Faukner
John D.mccoach
Arizona
Port Jervis
Douglas
Susquehanna
Homell
Ship sunk by German submarine in English Channel
Survivors report an American steamer torpedoed in the English Channel on May 31. French sailors from the Jeanne Cordonniier, whose ship was also sunk, endured great hardships in rowboats before reaching Havre. They could not identify the American vessel’s name due to distance.
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Paris
English Channel
Jeanne Cordonniier
Havre
One of Britain’s Great Western Front Prizes Falls
London news reports that Britain’s victory over Germany in Belgium, led by Field Marshal Haig, saw a major German stronghold south of Ypres captured. More than 6,000 prisoners and many guns were taken as German counter attacks clustered along the Warneton road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Front
Haig
International News Service
London
Jane S—Great
Britain
Belgium
War Office
Ypres
Warneton Road
Earthquake and volcanic eruption devastate San Salvador
Washington reports San Salvador struck by a major earthquake and Quetzalcopec volcano eruption. Consul Long says two hours of tremors caused widespread damage including fires and uninhabitable buildings. American legation ruined but records saved. Population estimated 69,000 to 72,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
San Salvador
Consul Long
State Department
Georgetown University
Long
Valceno Quetzalcopeque
Central Americana
Republic of Salvador
Hias
Don'ts on the War by Dr Slosson from Columbia University
Dr Preston W Slosson of Columbia University's history department outlines a series of cautious cautions on wartime rhetoric. He warns against patriotic slogans and inflated claims of national necessity and universal training, urging precise language and a focus on justice and righteous quarrels rather than blanket loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston W. Slosson
History Department
Columbia University
Northcliffe
Great Britain
A&a
France
Cliss
Mrs Cocchi Urged to Return Missing Husband
New York police seek Alfredo Cocchi in Bologna amid reports Ruth Cruger was taken to Europe. Cocchi, the last to see Ruth February 18, says he heard she may be abroad. Mrs Grace Hamiston plans extradition efforts. Mrs Cocchi vows divorce and alimony if he is brought back. A $1000 reward has been offered for information.
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New York
Ruth Croger
Europe
Alfredo Cocchi
Bologna
Cocchi
Miss Cruger
Grace Hamiston
The
Crugers
Insurance Men End Convention in Newburgh
The 33rd annual convention of the New York State Association of Local Insurance Agents ended with W. M. Fiero of Middletown elected as vice president and Syracuse chosen for next year’s meeting. A resolution pledged the association to the U.S. president and an executive committee met. In parallel, F Eustis and F Huntington Clark were discharged from the Emergency Fleet Corporation by Gen. Goethals for criticizing plans to switch from wood to steel ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Press
Newburgh
New York State Association of Local Insurance Agents
W. M. Fiero
Middletown
Syracuse
United States
Washington
F. Huntington Clark
F. A. Eustis
Atlantic
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Gen. Goethals
Goethals
Militia Expected in Service by July Fifteenth
The militia will be in service by July 15 with a large demand for equipment. Authorities emphasize rapid mobilization to meet defense needs and request extensive supplies from state units and national resources.
War Secretary Orders Nationwide Draft to Reach Strength
Militia Bureau directs New York National Guard units not in federal service to be drafted by July 15 1917 with guardsmen and reserve forces concentrated in camps in the Southeastern Department. Recruits from units already federalized to reach maximum strength under state and department commands. Training at local armories pending movement and medical measures including typhoid vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
First New York Regiment of Infantry
Binghamton
National Guard
Parlor City
Militia
Secretary of the War
National Guard Reserve
State of
New York
Waese
Coast Artllery
War Department
Southeastern Department
Rour Guard
National Defense Act
Secretary of War
Navnal Guard
United States Army
No Alien Permits After Tomorrow
The notice sets a June 2 deadline for alien Germans to apply for permits. Residents workers or passers through the forbidden zone within a half mile of the state armory must apply to Mayor Thompson at once. Applications will be sent to the U S marshal for the Southern District of New York and must include three photographs with light backgrounds. The mayor has already received a dozen applicants.
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State Armory
Thompson
New York
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Uncle Sam
Finn
Frank H. Finn
Plattsburg
Thrall
Fleming
N.J
William H. Queen
Midway Park
Meeres A. A
Newport
Mrs. Cocchi
Rev International News
Garvine
Ann
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