Food Shortage in Turkey Leaves Sufferers on Chestnuts and Seeds
Reports from London describe dire conditions across Turkey with widespread hunger. Troops and civilians alike face ration cuts as harvests fail and officials obstruct seed distribution, leaving soldiers fed less than half a daily requirement while civilians rely on chestnuts and pumpkin seeds.
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London
British Admiralty
Wireless Press
Turkey
Middle Euphrates
Jordan
Hospital ship Comfort to sail unescorted to war zone
The hospital ship Comfort, former Saratoga, will depart unescorted between the U S and the overseas base to carry home sick and wounded sailors. It will fly Geneva Convention marks, with plans to notify Germany, marking the first American hospital ship to enter the war zone.
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Washington
Naval
Comfort
Ward Line
Saratoga
Admiral Sims
Entente Sweden shipping pact condemned by German count
A Tageszeitung article quotes Count Ry Revention denouncing Sweden's shipping accord with the Entente as unfriendly to Germany. He asserts the pact lacks neutrality and says Germany will monitor Swedish harbors to prevent Swedish ships from falling into enemy hands.
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Amsterdam
Sweden
Germany
Sixteen Ships to Launch on Pacific July Fourth
Washington reports plans to launch sixteen vessels on the Pacific Coast for Independence Day. The move follows Secretary Wilson's public correspondence rebutting claims West riveters and caulkers are slowing shipbuilding. Vessels include Shipping Board merchant ships and Navy destroyers.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Hurley
Shipping Board
Wilson
West
Navy
James L. Hughes
Labor Department
Henry Suzallo
University of Washington
Boyce
Department
San Francisco
Chilean Parliament Opens As War Prolongs Neutrality
President Sanfuentes opened the Chilean Parliament expressing regret over the war and noting Chile’s strict neutrality. He urged reestablishing political and commercial ties with Peru, reported satisfactory 1917 finance, and urged vigilance for 1918 results. He cited a reduced external debt and gratitude for US aid in transporting the late Ambassador Aldunate’s body.
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Santiago
Chile
Sanfuentes
Peru
United States
Amssador Aldunate
Washington
Training 4000 Negro draftees at summer schools for tech skills
Secretary Baker approves sending about 4000 selective Negro draftees to Howard University Tuskegee Hampton and other institutions for summer technical training. After graduation they join colored regiments. Negro forces total about 157000 with 1000 line officers and two divisions led by Maj Gen Ballou and Brig Gen Hoffman.
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New York Times
Washington
Baker
National Army
Negro Medical Officers In the Medical and Dental Reserve Corps
C. C. Ballou
Ro © Hoffman
Signal Corps
Howard University
Tuskegee Institute
Hampton Institute
The
Negro Agricultural and Technical College
Prairie View Normal and Industrial College
Colored Agricultural and Normal School
the Ranch Normal School
Georgia State Industrial College
Florida A. and M. College
Atlanta University
Western University
Death list of 24 on transport President Lincoln
Navy notes four officers and twenty men believed missing after the President Lincoln was torpedoed by a German submarine on May 31 returning from Europe. Names not yet released pending verification by Vice Admiral Sims and Navy Department.
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New York Times
Washington
President Lincoln
Europe
Navy Department
Sims
Lincoln
Concrete Gondola Car Debuts in War Effort
Chicago reports a new reinforced concrete gondola freight car for wartime use. Secretary F E Sullivan notes a contract for experimental build, to be completed in sixty days, with 100000 pound capacity and forty feet length. Estimated cost below wood and steel gondola cars, using 6000 pounds of steel versus 32000.
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New York Times
Chicago
F. E. Sullivan
League of Building Trades and Industries
Corpus Christi Mass Observed with Military Procession
Corpus Christi observed at St. Patrick's Cathedral with soldiers and sailors in the procession and fife and drums by the Cathedral College Cadet Corps. Rev. Thomas J. Degnan preached urging support for war aims. A Color Guard of Knights of Columbus led the procession with detachments from the Sixty-ninth Regiment and uniformed service members.
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St. Patrick's Cathedral
Cathedral College
Thomas J. Degnan
Mgr. Lavelle
Knights of Columbus
Sixty-ninth
State Guard
King's Birthday Honors Elevate Rhondda to Viscount
London June 2 The King elevates Rhondda to Viscount for conspicuous public services as Food Controller. The list includes Sir Matthew Arthur and Sir William Tatem among new peers, plus fourteen baronetcies and forty-three knighthoods. Hall Caine and John Le Sage notable for war and journalism.
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London
Baron Rhondda
Matthew Arthur
Scotish Unionist Association
Sir William Tatem
Tatem Steam Navigation Company
Guy Calthrop
Robert Leicester Harmsworth
Alfred Harmsworth
Alfred Butt
A. G. Jeans
John M. le Sage
Liverpool Post
London Daily Telegraph
New York Times
Hall Caine
John Merry le Sage
Lesage
Daily Telegraph
Italy rewarded for war unity in Rome demonstration
The Idea Nazionale comments on a Decoration Day event organized by the Italo American Union in Rome. It lauds the strong brotherhood between Italy and America and argues the war heightened Italy's standing in the American world through shared sacrifices and mutual ideals.
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New York Times
Rome
Idea Nazionale
Greeks Increase Gains on Macedonian Front
On the Macedonian front the War Office reported Greek forces enlarged their gains at Sikasli Legen and captured 100 prisoners. Night enemy attacks on Huma failed. artillery activity continued along Dotran-Vardar Dorro Plain and Cerna Bend. Allied airmen bombed stations and cantonments in the Vardar valley. an enemy plane was shot down east of Guemgull.
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Paris
War Office
Army of the East
Huma
Sika di Legen
Dotran-Vardar
Dorro
Cerna
Vardar
Guemgull
Y M C A Director Discusses War Front Work
Herbert L. Pratt, vice president of Standard Oil of New York, reports persistent tales of American soldiers found crucified and decapitated by German troops near the front. He notes no eyewitness accounts but says such stories stoke fierce inaction, while Y M C A stores aim to fund war relief and support self sufficiency.
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Herbert L. Pratt
Standard Oil Company of
New York
France
Y. M. CG. A. Huts
Mr. Pratt
Pratt
New York Times
General Pershing
New York City
Quartermaster Department
Y. M
Y M C A Relief Plan for Soldiers Noted by Pratt
Mr Pratt urged greatly enlarging the Y M C A’s work in France to provide physical and mental recreation for American troops to prevent nervous strain. He said soldiers are high spirited and morale is good, but require outlets for energy when not in combat. He cited losses of athletic equipment and the challenge of restoring games due to cattle.
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Pershing
United States
France
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