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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
2
Submarine menace hammered by American invention guides war effort
Westminster Gazette correspondent notes a simple method for mastering submarines, credited to an American inventor. Reports Washington says National Guard drafts must swell to 409000. volunteers fall off. draft ages 21 to 30 may cover regular army needs. Riots over peace terms erupt in Chicago and Grant Park, with eight speakers arrested. Meanwhile 4000 in Auditorium demand clear peace terms from Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Westminster Gazette
Washington
National Guard
Auditorium Theater
Chicago
Germany
Grant Park
Wilson
Frelinghuysen Introduces Probe on Mongolia Explosion
Washington Senator Frelinghuysen introduces a Senate resolution seeking an investigation into the Mongolia explosion that killed two Red Cross nurses. Conferees revise the espionage bill censorship section for possible inclusion. First class Naval Academy graduates to occur June 28, a year early. Pershing's troops to have American rations in France. engineers and Marines to follow suit. A nationwide drive launches for a $100 million Red Cross war fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frelinghuyzen
New Jersey
Senate
Washington
Mongolia
Red Cross
Congress
Naval Academy
General Pershing
France
Regiments of Engineers
Regiment of Marines
Pershing
Red Cross War Fund
Red Cross War Council
International unrest in Russia cited. Belgian relief chief named
Dispatches report agrarian disturbances and property seizures across central and southern Russia. Jonkheer Charles Ruys de Beerenbroeck named to head the Belgian relief commission succeeding Herbert Hoover. Also noted are American evacuees from Turkey reaching Switzerland, a German socialist convention planned for August 12, and deaths of Mrs. Mary D. Oliver Rev. Dr. Duane Phillips and U S Senator Harry Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Petrograd
Jonkheer Charles Ruys de Beerendroeck
Chamber of Deputies
Herbert Hoover
Rotterdam
Registration Instructions for June 5 1917 Draft
Detailed guidance for men aged twenty one to thirty one to register for army service. Explains how to answer the twelve questions on the registration card, including name, address, date of birth, citizenship, birthplace, occupation, employer, dependents, marital status and race, prior military service, and possible exemptions. Emphasizes exact wording, no errors, and penalties for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Chicago
Cook County
Tlinois
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Naturalization Court
Enfield rifle to be adopted for US forces
The Enfield rifle will replace the Springfield for large forces to be deployed abroad while British factory gains will supply Enfield production using American ammunition. Springfield will continue with interchangeable ammunition. The United States states it is in a satisfactory position regarding all ammunition types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Enfield
Congress approves 14.77 million for food survey bill
The House passed the food survey measure with no recorded vote to fund an immediate inquiry into U S food resources. The bill allocates 14 770 000 dollars to start investigations, engage 17 000 Agriculture Department employees, and mobilize 150 000 voluntary reporters. Hoover to head the food administration when law takes effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Agriculture Department
Houston
Department
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Administration
Miss Rankin
Montana
Department of Agriculture
McKenzie
Illinois
Cannon
Lever
Agriculture Committee
Army Recruits Busy at Fort Benjamin Harrison May Day
The third week of officer reserve camp training at Fort Benjamin Harrison began with mud soaked grounds as recruits drilled, signaled, practiced rifle and bayonet evolutions. Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Barry arrived informally for a cursory post visit, forgoing parade and guards per his request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Tenth Infantry
Thomas J. Barry
Central Department
United States Army
Army
Union Station
Glenn
Barry
Prominent Jurist Judge James K. Ewing Dead at 74
Greensburg Ind May 29 Judge James K Ewing 74 dean of the Decatur County Bar Association and longtime president died last night at Cragmont Hospital Madison after a long illness His widow and one daughter Louise survive He served two years as judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit and was appointed by Governor Matthews He was a Democratic national convention delegate in 1888 and a prominent local figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Ind
James K. Ewing
Decatur County Bar Association
Cragmont Hospital
Madison
Louise
Ewing
Patrick Ewing
Clay Township
Cortez Ewing
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Bush
Decatur
Matthews
Study
Men charged with slandering president in Indianapolis
William Buddenbaum of Buddenbaum Lumber Co near Broad Ripple and August W. Buschmann of 1244 Central Ave were arrested for making derogatory remarks about President Wilson in violation of a city ordinance. They were released on bond. The incident occurred at the Bull and Bear saloon on East Ohio Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
William Buddenbaum
Buddenbaum Lumber Company
Broad Ripple
August W. Buschmann
Central Avenue
President Wilson
East Ohio Street
Indiana state news roundup highlights local incidents
Indiana towns report bond sales delays, police and fire calls, accidents and crimes. Notable items include a Delware County Farm Loan association charter, a $100 monthly wage for ice wagon drivers, a fatal switchman accident in Lafayette, a suicide in Terre Haute, a moved church superintendent in Warsaw, and bond issues or infrastructure efforts across several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Muncie
Delaware County National Farm Loan Association
Hammond
Whiting
Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Bicknell
Greencastle
Herber H. Ellis
DePauw University
Burney
Lafayette
Newton McMillan
Monon
Noblesville
Eli Abney
Mahala Baker
Terre Haute
Wayne
W. B. Grove
Bluffton
Marie Miller
Grove
Monticello
O’connor
Morristown
C. J. Chester
Des Moines
Hanover Township
Old Missouri Harmony” Singers
Mary Wolfe
Indianapolis
Seymour
Ralph Hodapp
Rose Park
Theodore F. Rose
Grandview
Marion
von Collins
Jeffersonville
Davis L. Field
Newport
Smith Casebeer
Danville
Ill
Fort Wayne
Motor Service Company
Milton
Evansville
Greenfield Frazier Packing Company
Bedford
New Albany
Kenneth Meyers
Richmond
Christian Endeavor Union of Indiana
West Richmond
Patriotic Council
War Department
Adelaide Steele Baylor
Department of Home Economics
Bertha Latta
Harold Huck
Brazil
Clay County Medical Association
Indiana
Julietta
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Teutonic War News
Cleveland
Henry Reuterdahl
Naval
New York
Daniels
Europe
Cunard
Feltria
Corfield
Women of America
National Defense Council
Council
Woman’s Committee
Navy Department
England
White House
Arthur James Balfour
America
Balfour
National Press Club
Rome
Italy
Federal Grand Jury
Boston
George W. Anderson
Chicago & Northwestern
Menominee
Mich
Rose Henes
Laura Ruser
United States Steel Corporation
Newark Bay
Barred Zone
Saboniki
Gibraltar
Berlin
Reuter
London
Amsterdam
Copenhagen
Faroe Islands
Faroe
Reuter’s
Hizaguirre
Jamiano
Gulf of Trieste
Medeazza
Admiralty
Tokyo
South Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Paris
Sontay
Marseille
Saloniki
Mages
Mediterranean
Switzerland
Turkey
Stovall
Berne
George Horton
Mary D. Oliver
George T. Oliver
Pittsburgh
Duane
Phillips
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of
Kankakee, Ill
Same
Harry Lane
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Oregon
Columbus, CO
Vienna
Austria
Sofia
Bulgaria
Custom House
Marine
Navy
Regular Army
Wastrul
Ndiana
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