War News From Washington and Frontline Developments
Reports from Washington note Pershing's war plans for American units in France. Repatriation talks for 50 000 Americans abroad advance, liberty loan funds exceed 3 billion dollars, and an embargo board created to control exports. Suffragists arrested near the White House, and a new aircraft program seeks 25 000 to 30 000 planes within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Washington
John J. Pershing
France
St. Quentin
Europe
Defense Council
Wilson
Congress
William S Sims Promoted to Vice Admiral Abroad
Rear Admiral William S Sims rises to vice admiral for his World War I era service with joint naval action planning among the United States Great Britain and France. He commands destroyers in European waters and previously advanced naval gunnery practices while at Paris and the Navy Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Great Britain
France
William S. Sims
Dewitt Coffman
Atlantic
Sims
Admiral Sims
Paris
Navy
Europe
Asiatic Station
Kentucky
Navy Department
Office of Naval Practice
Latin America Seen as US Ally in War Outlook
John Barrett of the Pan American Union told an open air Liberty Loan meeting that Latin American nations are likely to join the United States and its European allies within a year. He cited pro American sentiment, neutral governments not under German influence, and rising pressures toward breaking with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Committee On Public Information
America
Germany
Churches of Baltimore
John Barrett
Pan- American Union
All America
Latin America
Great Britain
France
Italy
Marines in France under Col. Charles Doyen lead 2600 force
Col. Charles A. Doyen commands 2600 Marines in France as part of Pershing’s fighting division. A veteran of the Philippines and Caribbean campaigns, he built a disciplined force with machine gun expertise and trench mortar readiness. Many troops are veterans of Dominican and Haitian operations.
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Charles Augustus Doyen
France
John J. Pershing
Philippine
West Indies
Marine Regiment
Pershing
Doyen
Washington, D. C
Marine Barracks
New Hampshire
United States Naval Academy
Admiral Sims
Sims
Swatara
Marine Corps
Vera Cruz
Northcliffe’s power and mission loom over Britain and US
Alfred Harmsworth, Lord Northcliffe, wields extraordinary influence in British policy through a vast press empire. The London magnate, visiting the United States on a commercial errand, rejects any diplomatic role or standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Baron Northcliffe
Island of
Thanet
Great Britain
Alfred Harmsworth
Lord Northcliffe
United States
Arthur J. Balfour
Perrott and five others convicted in Indianapolis case
A federal court jury found Samuel V. Perrott chief of police Roy A. Pope and four more officers guilty of conspiracy tied to the 1914 Indianapolis election Frank M. Johnson was acquitted The maximum penalty is ten years in prison and a $5000 fine The court set July 10 for motions and increased bonds
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Indianapolis
Ind
Samuel V. Perrott
Roy A. Pope
Wayland E. Sanders
Mortimer C. Hulse
Lee Stringer
Herman Adam
Frank M. Johnson
Charles W. Miller
Ferdinand L. Geiger
Perrott
Judge rules against women voting in 1917 constitutional convention plan
Indianapolis judge upholds 1917 Legislature authority to call a constitutional convention but rules that women cannot vote for delegates or on the constitution. Henry W. Bennett sought to block election steps. ruling limits women’s participation to no vote on delegate selection or constitutional submission.
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Thornton
Indianapolis
W. W. Thornton
Marion Superior
Ed Jackson
Ninety-Two
Indiana News Briefs From Across the State
Petersburg resident William Lamb suffers a broken thigh after a fall from a horse and is moved to Evansville sanitarium. South Bend German residents total 1 284 registered. Various local officials, churches, and schools named, including pastor appointments, indictments for gambling, and school posts. Fatalities include Silas Patterson and Anna Bell Lynn. Rail and road work contracts, industry deals, and public notices feature in multiple counties.
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William Lamb
Petersburg
Pike County
Evansville
Lamb
South Bend
Worthington Presbyterian Church
G. C. Sprague
Oakland City
Silas Patterson
Crawfordsville
George Throckmorton
Phil Cohen
Roy Angersoll
James McCullough
Gary
Mary Kollmeyer
Columbus
Anna Bell Lynn
J. H. Lynn
William Trowbridge
Elwood
Brazil
Fred Brackney
Sandcreek
Miss Grace Polland
Valparaiso
P. A. Leiber
Perdue Ambulance Corps
Allentown
France
Edward W. Anstead
Connersville
Hammond
Fritz Lehman
Plainfield
Main
Hoosier-Dixie” Highway Association
Elkhart
Anderson
Farmers’ State Bank of Burrows
Indiana State Sunday School Association
Terre Haute
Marion
Richmond School Board
Giles
D. D. Ramsey
Whitewater
Columbia City Woolen Mills
Marine Corps
Tipton County Fish, Game and Bird Protective Association
George B. Frist
Bloomington
John G. Garnier Brewery
Lawrenceburg
Indiana Millers’ Association
Indianapoli
Charles M. Lemmon
Bedford
Sullivan Chamber of Commmree
Walter Routt
Greencastle Commercial Club
Boosters’ Club
Frankfort
Huntington
Elliott Wins Sixth District Special Election in Indiana
In Indiana’s Sixth District Richard N. Elliott Republican leads Finly H. Gray Democrat by about 2 804 votes with eight counties reported and four Franklin County precincts missing Elliott wins Wayne Henry Fayette Union Shelby Hancock and Franklin counties results show Gray carries Shelby by 304 and Hancock by 98 while Franklin favors Gray by 482 votes Elliott carried Wayne Henry Fayette Union counties and narrowly trails in Shelby and Hancock prior to final Franklin totals
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Indianapolis
Richard N. Elliott
Finly H. Gray
Franklin County
Elliott
Gray
Daniel W. Comstock
Wayne
Henry
Fayette
Union
Shelby
Hancock
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U. S
Teutonic War News
Constantinople
Syria
Switzerland
William B. Caperton
Pacific
United States Navy
Rio de Janeiro
Council of National Defense
Count Vassile Stoica
Rev. I. Metza and
Basile Licaci
Liverpool
Liberty Loan
Treasury
Cambridge, Mass
Henry Moore Bates
University of Michigan
Harvard
Pacific Coast
Houston
National Food Conservation Movement
Chester Sawyer
Galveston
Tex
Ludicek
Joseph Ludicek
James
Robert
Heela
Ludicek Farm
Toledo, Ta
Joe Buresh
Leavenworth
Kan
Sidney G. Cooke
Willian J. Squire
Governor Cooke
Missouri Synod
Milwaukee
Galicia
Carpathian Mountains
German War Department
Berlin
Cordevole
Mount Settsass
Rome
Christiania
Norway
Copenhagen
Cederic
Foreign Office
Smorgon
White House
Taft
Red Cross Central Committee
War Council
Export Council
Federal Trade Commission
Denman
The
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Lucy Burns
New York
Katherine Morey
B0ston
Francis S. Peabody
Senate Finance Committee
Wyoming
Army
Sailor
Northcliffe
Ndiana
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