Columbia Student Is Arrested Over Registration Protest
Columbia University student Charles Francis Phillips was taken into custody by five federal agents after failing to register as required under the selective service act. He argued his conscience opposed the law, while authorities pledge a citywide canvass to locate others who did not register as the draft enforcement began.
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Charles Francis Phillips
Columbia University
SSS
West End Avenue
Department of Justice
Phillips
70Th Street
Owen Cattell
Professor Cattell
Columbia
Fernald Hall
118Th Street
Broadway
Gus
Ryan
Sixth District
East Harlem
Wompt
Pedera
Lips
McCarthy
Phillipa
Phil
Marsjaae
Cattell
Ennis
Eleanor Wilson Parker
Miss Parker
Barnard College
Asbary Park
Barnard
A. Bertram Samuels
Liberty Loan Drive Urges New York Support for War Bonds
Governor Whitman calls on New Yorkers to subscribe to Liberty Bonds as the nation mobilizes for Europe. Agents tour markets and streets, with notable subscriptions from Lincoln University Endowment Association and actors like Douglas Fairbanks. Railroads, unions, and civic groups join in, stressing affordable bonds with 3 percent interest and tax exemptions.
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Whitman
New York
Europe
Toe
Liberty Loan Committee
Cnts
WV. F. Atkinson
Life Insurance News Writers’ Association
Manhattan
West End Presbyterian Church
Bear Mountain
Interstate P Plisade Park
Serena Stetson
Lincoln University Endowment Association
Leonard Wood
Fifth Avenue
Estelle O'Brien
Justice Morgan O’brien
Marion Davies
The
On, Boy “ Company
Sidney Drew
State Industrial Commission
Commission
Albany
Utica
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
John Mitchell
Liberty Loan
Alfred Hi. Smith
Prestiee
Dent
New York Central
Ena
Republican County Committee
Bryant Hall
James W. Wadsworth, Jr
William M. Calder
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
Thomas W. Lamont
J. Morgan & Co
Suit seeks to force Columbia officials over Barnard degree dispute
Eleanor Parker Barnard student accused in anti draft agitation seeks to halt Columbia commencement a summons served on Nicholas Murray Butler and Dean Virginia Gilder sleeve to appear in court Parker claims denial of Bachelor of Arts degree upon graduation while authorities say she passed all exams and will graduate.
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Eleanor Parker
Barnard
Columbia
Nicholas Murray Butler
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Miss Parker
Herthen University
Dr. Butler
Dean Gildersleeve
Butler
Pean Gildersleeve
Patriotic Meetings Mark Registration Day Across Town
Thousands joined patriotic events as registrants and others listened to speeches at five public venues, special sermons in churches, and readings of the President's war proclamation in schools. The day carried a solemn mood emphasizing its place in American history.
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United States
Havi
Borough Hall
Brookyn
Manhattan
Liroix
Richmond
America
City Hall Plaza
Ayor Mitchel
Liederkranz
William Forster
Mecca
Shriners
Quiet New York registration praised by Freschi
Judge John J. Freschi lauded the large scale city registration as orderly and patriotic. He credited volunteer registrars for smooth operation and urged crackdown on evasion, urging publicizing the honor roll to identify slackers and ensure national defense.
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John J. Freschi
Registry Board
Borough of
Manhattan
Draft Law Registry
America
Oyer
Registeri
Boyle
Board of Elections
United States
New York City
Kerensky Held as Man of the Hour in Turbulent Russia
The article notes Kerensky gaining large Socialist support as Russia faces the threat of German influence. It cites decisive war industry talks at the Moscow Congress and Guchkoff’s disappointment after the revolution, amid loyal regiments like the Cossacks and artillery.
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Germany
Artiller
Ensoy
Maxim Gorky
Kerensky
Workmen's Council Calls for International Peace Conference
The Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates Council at Petrograd issues a global peace appeal urging socialist parties and unions to unite for peace based on self-determination. It proposes an international conference to end imperialist truces and coordinate a labor driven drive toward peace, noting the conference may convene in Stockholm between June 25 and July 8.
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Petrograd
Council of Workmen's
Solout
P m
Council of Workmens
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers
Onse
Stockholm
Konovaloff Resigns as Commerce Minister in Petrograd
Special Cable reports M. Konovaloff resigns from the post of Minister of Commerce amid Russia's industrial crisis. He says government policies fail to alleviate the crisis and opposition prevents him from aligning with his convictions. No ministry crisis expected. coalition government remains.
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New York Times
Petrograd
London Daily Chronicle
M. Konovaloff
Industry
Guehkoff
Konovaloff
Accusations of Ill Treatment in Kronstadt Prison
Reports from Petrograd describe serious claims of overcrowding filth neglect and guard violence toward about one hundred officers held by the Workmen and Soldiers delegates who recently proclaimed Kronstadt independent An official says the charges are true though no impartial inquiry can visit the prison Victims await charges while a commission probes the matter.
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United States
Petrograd
Kronstadt
Associated Press
Commission of Inquiry
Campaign of 1917 Wrecked by Russia
The Times military correspondent argues the Russian revolution wrecked allied plans for 1917. He notes Russia’s earlier strength and the hope of Russian aid, but says no intervention occurred, risking Europe’s safety and potentially prolonging the war.
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Russia
Europe
Asia Minor
Murray
Palestine
Maude
Mesopotamia
Caucasus
Italy
Belgium
Portugal
Wesr
Hich
Urged to speed up Liberty Bond sale nationwide
Secretary McAdoo urged ongoing efforts to oversubscribe the first Liberty Loan of $2,000,000,000 urging continued zeal beyond tentative city allotments. Mint officials report strong participation at the Denver Assay Office, with multiple subscriptions totaling $11,100 and Director Baker leading with $5,000. A Liberty Loan trailer campaign and letters from Slovenian American groups encourage further subscriptions ahead of June 15.
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Everyem Right
John Golde
Liberty Loan Theatral Committee
Tower Manufacturing and Novelty Company
Minneapolis
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Federal Reserve
Benjamin Strong
Federal Reserve Bank
General Liberty Loan Committee
New York Times
Washington
McAdoo
United States
Raymond T. Baker
Wilson
Peo le
White House
William A Brady
National Association of the Motion Picture Industry
Eastman Company
Rochester
N. Y
Secretary of the Treasury
Clevelandska Amerika
Cleveland
Ohio
R.sons
Goutor Named Successor to Brusiloff on Southwestern Front
Petrograd reports General Goutor, previously commander of the Eleventh Army, is appointed to succeed General Brusiloff in command of the southwestern front. The change was announced June 5.
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Goutor
Brusiloff
Petrograd
Eleventh Army
Southwestern Front
Appointment mixup ties Brusiloff to Gurko as successor
A Petrograd dispatch on Monday announced General Brusiloff as Commander in Chief of the Russian armies with Gurko named as his successor. The report appears to be an error from name similarity. General Cauter previously served as Chief of the General Staff at Kazan in eastern European Russia.
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Petrograd
Brusiloff
Gurko
Gourko
Cauter
Kazan
Russia
Chinese Rebels Demand Dismissals and Revisions in Peking
In Amoy five demands target the central government including the Premier, constitutional revision, and dismissal of presidential advisers. In Mukden troops report, governors oppose monarchy restoration while mediating talks seek parliament dissolution, risk north south split if the Premier resigns. A Tyre concession blast in Tientsin injures two.
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Amoy
China
Peking
Mukden
Shanhai-Kwan
Paihway
Tien-tsin
Anhui
Shangtung
Huchowfu
Machang
Tyre
Plattsburgs equipment shortage drives mobilization issues
Special to The New York Times from Plattsburg New York June 5 Major Richard Derby Medical Reserve reports urgent need for doctors at Plattsburg Hospital while four officers of the Real Reserve Corps in town have not been ordered into active service. Equipment shortages hinder camps with rifles and belts. eight mile hikes and training drill reveal missing gear. War Department bottlenecks prompt calls for centralized authority to speed officer deployment and provisioning. officials foresee possible release of students if shortages persist.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Richard Derby
New York State
Plattsburg Hospital
Platts
Real Reserve Corps
War Department
Hiattsburg
Nies
New York
New England
Adams
Coronel W
Department
Washington
National Guard
Ins
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Women’s Liberty Loan Committee
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American Federation of Labor
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