No Limit to Duty in War Urges Liberty Loan Support
Otto H. Kahn, Thomas W. Lamont, and Frank A. Vanderlip urged bold Liberty Loan subscriptions at the Merchants Association meeting. They argued tax exemptions boost net yields, praised public investment, and warned Germany of American resolve. Lamont compared Allied wartime losses to U S. effort and cited Choate’s sacrifice as inspiration for continuing support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty Loan
Germany
Otto H. Kahn
Thomas W. Lamont
Frank A. Vanderlip
Merchants Association
Bankers Club
Equitable
United States
Great Britain
Astor takes $2 million Liberty Loan subscription
Vincent Astor has joined the Naval Reserve and subscribed for 2,000,000 dollars of Liberty Loan bonds, with 1,000,000 via the Corn Exchange Bank and 1,000,000 via the National Bank of Commerce. Large subscriptions by Utah Copper, Adolph Lewisohn, Sutto Bros, Bay Consolidated Copper, Nevada Consolidated Copper, Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Steamship Co, and others are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Astor
Naval Reserve
Liberty
Corn Exchange Bank
National Bank of Commerce
Utah Copper Company
Adolph , Lewisohn & Sons
Sutto Bros
Bay Consolidated Copper Company
China Copper Company
Nevada Consolidated Copper Company
Atlantic Gulf and West Indies Steamship Company
Butte and Superior Mining Company
Sinclair Oil and Refining Corporation
United Drug Company
Island Creek Coal Company
Pond Creek Coal Company
American Zinc Company
American Pneumatic Service Company
Maverick Mills
Mohawk Mining Company
Elvis Parker Butler
Flushing Bankers’ Liberty Loan Committee
Nathan Manufacturing Company
Bank of Lo Island
International Mercantile Marine Company
Jacob Wertheim
New York
Plaza
Hallgarten & Co
Keith Clicuit
Throth United
Liberty Loan
BE. F. Albee
Robert W. de Forest
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Charity Organization Society
Port
Thomas E. Rush
France
Liberty Lean
National Association of the Motion Picture Industry
United States
Wilson
Congress
U. S Government
F. D. Underwood
The
Erie
Police Sergeants’ Benevolent Association
Terrace Garden
Mortuary
Yederday
Corn Exchange
Clara Kalisher
Union Trust Savings Bank
Bennington
Catskill
N.Y
Mary Christie Emmone
William J. Armatrons i Department
Washington— Bank
Hudson River
Bank of the Manhattan Company
John Jayide
Albany
Bennington County
Tuane R. Bassett
Tanners National Mary Bedell
Alice P. Haviland
Montclair Trial Company
Nontclair
N. J
Fifth Avenue Bank
Brooklyn Trust Company
FE. L. Dombisbee
Treasury de- Co. L. van Doren
Times
Subscriptions Report Incomplete From Banks
Some banks receiving subscriptions have not reported amounts or counts, while others disclose only partial forms that fail to reveal total subscriptions or numbers received.
Bankers Warn Public Apathy Toward Liberty Loan
The American Bankers Association reports that overall subscriptions to the Liberty Loan are not as large as expected with strong participation from corporations and banks but weak public response. It cites Washington statements implying oversubscription and urges action from all citizens to avoid a shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bankers’ Association
Bankers’ Associations
Liberty Loan
Generalublic
Washington
A. Delton
Association
Women urged to aid Liberty Loan drive in New York
Mrs H Havemeyer spoke for the Liberty Loan drive before the National Service Committee of the Women’s University Club urging women to fund the war. She cited a nurse buyer and a working boy as examples of personal sacrifice and said taxes or indemnities could follow if funds are not raised. The Liberty Loan Committee announced teams would sell bonds in four hotels and at Grand Central Terminal, with five thousand posters distributed from Washington Square to Fifty-ninth Street.
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Kahn
Felows
Germany
Wilson
Thomas W. Lamont
England
France
Europe
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
United States
Mr. Lamont
Joseph H. Choate
Mr. Choate
Joseph
Balfour
Viviani
Choate
H. ©. Havemeyer
National Service Committee
Women's University Club
Pee
Women's Committee
Liberty Loan Committee
Liberty
Gotham
St. Regis
Savoy
Netherland
Grand Central Terminal
Washin Square
Fifty-ninth Street
Cardinal Gibbons Backs Liberty Loan in Open Letter
Baltimore June 1 Cardinal Gibbons issued an open letter to Catholic clergy urging parishioners to subscribe to the Liberty Loan. He stressed national unity in wartime, explained the bonds’ security, and urged clergy to disseminate essential information within their communities to support the country and its government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
United
United States of America
Nation's Women Aid Liberty Bonds Sale
Nationwide effort to oversubscribe Liberty Bond loans with women’s committees and bank pledges across cities. St Louis reports a $1,250,000 bond total. Portland hosts parades and speeches by Hillis and Chamberlain. St Paul closes with per capita and bank-deposit milestones. Federal Reserve and British credit moves noted, detailing new certificates of indebtedness, maturities, and the looming need for a fresh loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
Liberty Loan Camiga
Nooo
Treasury notes offered for 200 million loan by Fed banks
The Federal Reserve Banks were urged to subscribe to a 200 million dollar loan on United States Treasury certificates, bearing interest. Subscriptions must be completed by June 6 and the certificates mature July 30, convertible into Liberty Bonds. The government records show a total borrowing of 18.205 billion since January 1, 1917, with 868.9 million allocated to the war account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Bank of News York
Washington
Percene Persenney
Treasury
New York Times
Federal Reserve Banks
United States Treasury
Subscriptions urged for loan to support patriotism and work
A speaker calls on readers to urge maximum subscription to the bonds next Sunday. He warns the seriousness of the situation and asserts personal interest in the effort, insisting that the community must not be found wanting in patriotism.
Edison Liberty Torch Unveiled At West Orange Plant
An electric Liberty torch symbol of the Edison Liberty Loan Club was unveiled at Edison’s West Orange plant. Charles Edison led the ceremony as 10,000+ onlookers watched the torch on Building 21. Subscriptions at the plant reached 120000 dollars as McAdoo praised oversubscription to show support for liberty and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Orange
N. J
Edison Liberty Loan Club
Edison
West Orange
Charles Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Ison
McAdoo
Gompers Appeals to Labor for Liberty Loan Day
Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, urged organized labor to support the Liberty Loan as a patriotic duty. He noted Liberty Loan Week and Labor Liberty Loan Day on June 6, with workers and unions asked to invest to the extent of their means. The AFL Executive Council authorized $10,400 in Liberty Loan investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Ie Executive Council
American Federation
Liberty Loan
Clinton Prison officers invest in Liberty Loan bonds
Clinton Prison officials under Warden Twombler have subscribed 12 000 to Liberty Loan bonds. An inmate who polishes shoes bought a 100 bond. Enrollment of all about 600 eligible inmates will be completed June 5 in the prison with the chaplain present under the conscription law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Liberty Loan
Plattsburg
N. Y
Clinton Prison
Dannemora
Twombler
Chinese provinces revolt in northern China unrest reported
June 1 dispatches say Anhwei Henan Hupeh provinces declared independence to oppose pro German leaning Kuo Min Tang in Peking. Li Shi-Chung is leading the revolt with Anhwei and Chekiang in open rebellion. Shantung Henan Fukien and Hupeh also said in arms but not yet formally joined. Southern provinces back the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amoy
Anhwei
Henan
Hupeh
Ity
Kwo Min Tang
Peking
Sam Francisco
China
Li Shi-Chung
Chekiang
Shantung
Fukien
Paris Strikes Waning After Wage Demands
Paris reports a waning strike wave as twenty one of about forty classes of workers resume work after gains, including major lines, while twelve new trades joined the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Italians Beat Back Fierce Mass Attacks On Front
Vienna reports Italian front repulsed new assaults on the Isonzo near Vodice and Jamiano. Italian forces held firm with heavy artillery and air action. Air raids on Udine and Cervignano caused slight damage. civilians wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Udine
Cervignano
Isonzo
Vodice
Jamiano
Carnia
Tyrol
Guns Roaring on Front in Belgium
Reported fighting along the Verdun sector Hill 304 with multiple repulsed German assaults. Our forces claimed heavy enemy losses and no gain. Our aviation downed two German planes as artillery bombardments and counterfire occurred north of the Laffaux mill Californie plateau and Chevreux wood. We held and captured posts with prisoners taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Laffaux Mill
Californie
Chevreux
Cerny
Loivre
Prisoners Taken: French Capture 31,829 Germans
French forces report 31,829 German prisoners captured from April 15 to May 24, including 28,045 unwounded officers and men and 4,774 wounded. The French intend to press the offensive, holding positions from Soissons to Aubertve and continuing harrying tactics along the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soissons
Aubertve
Auch
Skimming the Earth Is New Air Tactic
Special Cable from war desk describes the British aerial offensive against German archies. It notes British planes diving on the anti aircraft batteries, low flying records, and a scout’s mission to strafe a balloon bed, with flights near the trenches and enemy lines amid heavy fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times Company
NEW York Times
Archie
Archies
Bates
Dizzy Heights
Italian Front Losses Reported as Austrians Tighten Defense
Hindenburg faces a dilemma as Austrian positions on the Italian front are said to be impregnable. Italian troops repel assaults on Vodice Ridge and near Gargaros, inflicting heavy Austrian casualties amid bomb showers. Italian press praise American newspaper coverage of the Carso front and celebrate strengthened ties with the United States amid war cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
Udine
Hindenburg
Kultur
Vodice
Gargaros
Carso Front
Italy
Philadelphia Public Ledger
America
United States
French Ace Guynemer Shoots Down Five More German Planes
Paris June 1 Captain George Guynemer, famed French airman, added five victories in the May 17 to May 31 period, including two planes felled in one minute. Total destroys rise to forty three. Lieutenant Pinsard downed three more to reach fifteen total. Others listed include Adjutant Madon and Tarascon with significant tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
George Guynemer
Guynemer
Pinsard
Adjutant Madon
Tarascon
Jaillier
Matton
Soutilier
Italy’s decisive war actions praised by Ciuffelli
Augusto Ciuffelli former Italian minister notes Italy saved Paris by declaring neutrality at the war’s outbreak and aided Russian defense by entering in May 1915. He cites a long frontline 4000 kilometers and 4,008,000 armed, with high Alps supply lines, urging a postwar peace built on justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Italy
France
Marne
Russia
Augusto Ciuffelli
Ciuffelli
Paris
Germany
Austria
Serbia
Belgium
Peaka
Alps
Algeciras
Morocco
Americans Killed and Wounded in Canadian Casualty List
Ottawa June 1 Americans named in today casualty list include killed in action R Darch Detroit Michigan A Skinkie Stanton Ill wounded R C Harkness Detroit A H Gould New Bedford Mass A Sherwood Island Falls Me Lance Corporal L Abrahams Lewiston Mont P McEwen Detroit Mich J R Davis Cathey N D P Missing J Gordon Pittsburgh Penn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
R. Darch
Detroit
Micn
A. Skinkie
Stanton
Ill
R. C. Harkness
A. H. Gould
J.ew
Belgians Defy Germany In Bank Safe Standoff
Geneva May 15 The Belgian banks and firms refuse to unlock safes containing Entente money and bonds. General von Falkenhausen ordered safe experts from Berlin to Brussels, but they could not open the vaults. The Lausanne Gazette correspondent notes possible large losses to Allies yet points to bonds in the Americas as cover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Associated Press
Belgium
Lausanne Gazette
General von Falkenhausen
Feneral
Alfies
von Falkenhausen
Berlin
Brussels
Gazette
North
South America
German Troops Fed Less in France Rations Compare
A Reuters dispatch from London reports German fighting units subsist on rations about three fifths the weight and value of British rations. German reserves near the front receive the most, bread allowances cut by a third since spring, with two meatless days weekly and a reduced sausage allowance. Rice vanished, replaced by dry turnips while bread meat and vegetables remain common but in differing quality. The British diet includes rice oatmeal jam cheese and bacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
London
Germany
Kerensky speech sparks triumph and warns wreckers in Petrograd
Troops shower Kerensky with gifts as he speaks to forward liberty in Russia. He denounces anti reform elements while warning that a faction of so called socialists in Petrograd threaten the new order. The scene mixes praise with fear of civil disruption and future harsh judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czardom
Kerensky
Petrograd
Bonaparte
Russia
Milukoff
Guehkoff
Engels
Vandervelde
Italy
Stockholm
Kauthky
Bernstein
Jerpstein
Lord Devonport Out as Food Controller
London dispatch notes widespread talk of resignations and post reshuffles in the ministry. Baron Devonport’s ill health is the only confirmed exit, with various ministers named for promotion or replacement. Reports differ on Addison, Viscount Cowdray, Baron Rhondda, Churchill, and others, amid debate over post allocations and cabinet moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Baron Devonport
Christopher Addison
Viscount Cowdray
Air Board
Baron Ithondda
Albert Illingworth
Addison
Viscount Cowneray
The
Daily News
Churchill
Churchill Is Being Seriously Considered As the New Chairman of the Air Board
Daily Express
Baron Rhondda
Lord Cozens-Hardy
George Cave
Home Department
Wobbling Socialists Slow Kerensky Support Amid Turmoil
Fragmentary passage notes that as wreckers push against Kerensky a portion of unstable Socialists waver. Without poise they would back Kerensky, but fear of upheaval drives hesitation as a hue and cry grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerensky
Kenzky
New Cabinet Attacked in Petrograd May 30 Dispatch
Dispatch from Petrograd reports the new Provisional Government facing strong opposition from the Council of Workers and Soldiers Deputies and from Socialist remnants. The piece notes broader authority but weaker overall ability, with extremists losing influence as practical work pressure grows. It questions whether the government can restore discipline yet fix looming financial and economic crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York Times
Petrogahrad
London Daily Chronicle
Provisional Government
Council of Workmen's
Soldiers
Pee
Social Democrats
Socialist Revolutio Daily
Ainat
Paris
Switzerland
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Tils Merchants’ Association
Honda
House of Representatives
Firat Hattie
Astor
Mrs. Havemeyer
MGR. Gibbons Indorses Loan
Nation's Women Aid Liberty Bonds
Parel
A. L
Commercial Trust Company of Boston
Federal Trust Company of Boston
Webster and Atlas National Bank of Boston
H. W. Payson & Co
Portland
Massasoit-Pocasset National Bank of
Fall River
Manufacturers’ Bank of Lynn
Merchants’ Exchange
ST. Louis
Ore
fFllis-Chamberlain Bankers and Manufacturers
Newell Dwight Hillis
Lawrence Chamberlain
Artland
Virgin Islands
Denmark
Bank of England
National City
Guaranty Trust Company
Bankers’ Trust Company
London City and Midland
Lloyds, Parr's
Union of London and Smiths
Westminster
National Provincial
London Joint Stock Bank
Barclay & Co
New York Committee
Lord Cunliffe
Gompers
Federation
Rome
War Office
Carso
Gorizia
Plava
Pasina
Barnes
Trieste
Vienna
Isonzo Front
Aisne
G. H. Perris
Asso
Termiga
Lona, Architeet
Manhattan
Turner
Turner Construction Co
Lord Devonport
British Observer
John David Broadway
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