How Germans Get Supplies at Front in Occupied France
In Broathern France the German line feeds its army from a busy Hauptpunkte division, with slaughterhouses repurposed for meat and a nearby bakery turning out daily loaves. Wagons, rails, and workshops repair guns, munitions, and armor, while junk piles sort gear, clothing, and equipment for reuse. French civilians assist in repairs, and engineers convert captured English wagons into ammo carriers as part of a vast logistics effort feeding soldiers at the front.
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Broathern
France
Car- Associated Press
Germany
Batude
Associated Press
Stauenter
Damation
Fea Idia
Damanea
Siberia Feels the War A Penn Expedition Reports
A University of Pennsylvania Museum expedition led by A Hall, exploring Siberia between the Lena and Yenisei rivers, studies the Samoved, Dolgan, Tungus, and Yakut tribes. The letter notes wartime price increases and expects a late summer return to Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Siberia
A. Hall
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Monastir
Yenisei
Hall
Arctic Circle
Lena
Cabinet Pool Salaries Reported in Coalition Scheme
The Daily Express states the coalition Cabinet plans a pooled salary system with equal shares for all except Premier Asquith and Sir Edward Grey. Each minister would receive roughly £4,200, replacing wide gaps between £2,000 and £6,000 previously drawn.
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London
Daily Express
Asquith
Arson
Edward
Unemployment at twenty five year low in Britain report
The Board of Trade Labor Gazette shows the unemployment rate among union workers in Great Britain at its lowest in 25 years. Shortages appear in engineering shipbuilding coal mining and agriculture while clothing trades notice female scarcity. Wages rose by about 5 a week for 143000 workers since the war. In April forty four trade disputes affected over 10000 workers, down from 211200 the previous year.
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London
Great Britain
Board of Trade Labor
Jamaica War Tax Aims to Raise Contingent Size
Jamaica debates a special war tax to fund a large England contingent. Public meetings are planned to decide duties and how much individuals should contribute. Voluntary subscriptions support the effort as Kingston presses to maximize the force.
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NEW Yak Times
Kingston
Jamaica
England
Labor Leaders Call for Opposition to War
Poston June 6 Central Labor Union adopts appeal to organized labor nationwide to oppose U S involvement in Europe. Resolution cites court decisions and labor persecutions, condemns ruling class motives, and warns that workers would bear the fighting and tax burden in a war.
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Poston
United States
Central Labor Union
Orade
Ihe
Fiancé Killed at Ypres in World War I Fighting
Miss Mary Campbell of Plainfield received a cable announcing the death of her fiancé Lieutenant C. J. Cooke who was wounded May 25 in the fighting at Ypres. He was the son of Robert Cooke of Notting Hill Belfast and attached to the Royal Irish Fusiliers. He visited Miss Campbell before the war.
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Lieut. Cooke
Campbell
Plainfield
New York Times
Lizabeth
N. J
Mary Campbell
Rockview Avenue
C. J. Cooke
Ypres
Cooke
Robert Cooke
Notting Hill
Belfast
Ireland
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Canadian Government Buys Three Wrecking Steamers
The Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Company sold its three largest steamers to Canada for use in transporting heavy guns and later as mine sweepers. The vessels N. J. Merritt, William E. Chapman, and the Commissioner sailed yesterday for Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Company
Battery Place
Halifax
N. S
N. J. Merritt
William E. Chapman
Danes arrest three Germans over Zeppelin escape plot
Three men calling themselves Dr Gumprecht T Hauff of New York and H Haan of Copenhagen were arrested at Saeby Denmark. They are suspected of planning to help interned officers escape from two Zeppelin wrecks off the Danish coast in February.
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Copenhagen
Dr. Gumprecht
T. Hauff
New York
H. Haan
Saeby
Denmark
Swiss Levy War Taxes Approved By Referendum
In Berne Switzerland a referendum outcome approves a special war tax plan. The vote totals about 455000 nationwide, raising roughly 12 million dollars. The proposal seeks around 60 million francs for national defense efforts.
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Berne
Switzer
Paris
Raid on Asbury Park Resort Shuts Dance Hall
At 11:40 PM officers raided the Springwood Avenue hall Asbury Park New Jersey arresting alleged proprietors John E Smith of Ewarn and others. Detectives had been assigned to curb excise violations as patrons scattered for barred exits during the cabaret show and dance. County Detective Lawrence McCormick filed complaints.
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Asbury Park
N.J
Tiall
Springwood Avenue
John E. Smith
Lawrence McCormick
Memorial Service Honors Unknown Navy Heroes at Brooklyn Yard
An on campus memorial service at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn honored unknown naval dead. Under the Central Memorial Committee and Sons of Veterans, Brooklyn and Long Island City, it drew a large crowd as hymns and a floral ship tribute marked the ceremonies.
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Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Central Memorial Committee
Sons of Veterans of
Long Island City
Sons of Veterans
Long Island
Two Earthquake Shocks Felt in San Francisco
Two slight earthquake shocks were felt generally throughout San Francisco with no damage reported. Observers at Lassen Peak noted the volcano was somnolent and no quake had been felt in that region.
War to Regenerate, Schechter Speaks at Seminary Exercises
Dr. Solomon Schechter, president of the Jewish Theological Seminary, asserts the war signals a regeneration toward gentleness and the religion of Israel. He urges a shift from valor to mercy as he and Dr. Cyrus Adler address graduates and faculty at Aeolian Hall.
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Aeolian Hall
Solomon Schechter
Israel
Sch
Membe
Jacob l H. Schiff
Louis Marshall
Temple Beth-El
Dropsie College
Jacob Kohn
Anshe Chesed Synagogue
Charles I. Hoffman
Newark
Europe
America
Schechter
Reuben Kaufman
Alfred H. Kahn
Julius Kaplan
Murray Adolph Alster
Israel Isaac Efros
Milton M. Markowitz
David Menahem Shohet
Hyman Solomon
Lfenbein
Dr. Schechter
Navy League urges $500000000 outlay for national defense
Colonel Robert M. Thompson chairs a luncheon and conference at the Recess Club in New York to present the Navy League of the United States plan for a 500 million dollar immediate investment in a larger navy and army. The proposal seeks a special Congress session to authorize the appropriation and argues the need to deter war through strengthened forces and modernized materiel.
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Broadway
Navy League of the United States
Thompson
Navy League
Congress
Sam
England
Army
Navy
United States
Colonel Hompson
Annapolis
New York
Seven Seas Magazine
Lyman Abbott
G. A. Coffin
E. C. Converse
Paul D. Cravath
John D. Crimmins
J. P. Moran
Percy Rockefeller
John D. Rockeeller
Frank A. Vanderlip
George W.perkins
William G. Rockefeller
Thomas W. Lamont
Ed. H. Gary
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
D. G
Auto Toll in New Jersey Kills Six. Twenty Hurt
A multi-vehicle crash on a steep Roseville Mountain road in Newton New Jersey left six dead and twenty injured when a car veered and rolled over. Passengers included Anna Earle and Margaret Devore. owner Peter Crooke of Brooklyn and others were injured. A separate incident on Fifth Avenue in Paterson involved a skid between two autos and a bus injuring two men, Arthur and Frank Coppinger.
Injured men moved to hospital after incident at St. Vincent’s
Dr. Tal treated bruises on Abdomen and knees and legs. Frank received cuts on both Halligan of St. Vincent's Hospital moved Arthur to the hospital.
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Tal
Frank
Halligan
St. Vincent's
Arthur
Col Heman W. Allen Killed by Auto in Burlington
Colonel Heman W. Allen prominent Burlington businessman dies from injuries after being struck by an automobile on Main Street. He had retired years ago and was a Civil War veteran and former senator. His son Edward L. Allen survived a near-fatal accident two weeks earlier.
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New York Times
Burlington
Heman W. Allen
Main Street
Kenry K. Perkins
University of Vermont
Perkins
Colonel Allen
Edward L. Allen
Westford
Lyman & Allen
H. W. Allen & Co
Woodbury
G. A. R., Sons of the Revolution
Society of Colonial Wars
Partridge Injured In Auto Garage Accident
William Ordway Partridge the sculptor and author was injured on January 15 while the Peugeot Auto Company dragged a car into its garage on Forty-ninth Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. He tripped over a rope, injuring his right hand and arm and his side, and has sued the auto company in Supreme Court for 15000 dollars. He is 56 years old and formerly an actor who appeared at Wallack's.
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William Ordway Partridge
Forty-ninth
Peugeot Auto Company
Partridge
Supreme Court
Auto Company
Wallack
Sculptor Part ridge and his civic works noted
The article recalls a sculptor who studied in Rome under Pro Weleski and created a Thomas Jefferson statue at Columbia University earning 250 dollars. He also crafted a Grace Greeley statue for Chappaqua and had a Tilden figure planned with 38 dollars bequeathed, though site issues halted the project. Part ridge wrote several prose and verse books.
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David Copperfield
Rome
Pro Weleski
Thomas Jefferson
School of Journalism
Columbia University
Chappaqua
Grace Greeley
Samuel J. Tilden
Partridge
Auto Steering Gear Breaks In Accident Near Middletown
Four Denton residents ride in a car when steering gear fails near Middletown New York the vehicle overturns in a ditch Samuel Doland suffers a compound fracture of the right arm and other hurts Ralston Larkin Mills are badly bruised Doland taken to Thrall Hospital for treatment.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
Denton
Samuel Doland
James Ralston
Percy Larkin
Israel Mills
Doland
Thrall
Five Killed in Separate Auto Crashes Across States
In West Virginia a Baltimore and Ohio engine backing to Benwood Junction struck an automobile killing three occupants Miss Bessie Robinson 22 of Benwood Guy Hardman 30 and Dp c Carpenter 30 of McMechen. The car was dragged 500 feet and bodies mangled. In Indiana John L Umphress died and his wife and two daughters were seriously injured while Mr and Mrs S T Rees were fatally hurt when their car was struck near Warren by a Marion and Bluffton Interurban car, all residents of Huntington.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Benwood Junction
Benwood
Bessie Robinson
Guy Hardman
Dp. c. Carpenter
McMechen
Huntington
Ind
John L. Umphress
T. Rees
Wich
Marion
Bluffton
Warren
Hunt
Ington
Rees
Umphress
Despondent German Veteran Dies at Home in Queens
Despondent Conrad Withople a former German army member who had lived in the United States for years killed himself at his home 1 Green Point Avenue Long Island City yesterday afternoon. He previously leaped from a window months earlier and suffered severe injuries. Ambulance surgeons from St. John's Hospital fought two hours with a pulmotor but could not save him.
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Conrad Withople
Greenpoint Avenue
Long Island City
Withople
Syibble
Eilis
St. John's Hospital
Tragic Auto Crash Near Willimantic Kills Mrs Nichols
Mrs Lema A Nichols of Willimantic was killed and her daughter Ruth Nichols fatally injured when an auto driven by Mr Nichols failed to control the car on a hill near Phoenixville. The machine struck a pole and overturned injuring two others.
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Willimantic
Conn
Lema A. Nichols
Ruth Nichols
Phoenixville
Here
Nichols
Auto Kills Police Chief in Joyride Crash
John Reese chief of police of Dickson City died of injuries from a touring car crash while attempting to stop joy riders. The car owned by brewer George Hufnagle and driven by his chauffeur W M Reid dragged Reese after striking him. Reid was arrested as investigators pursue whether passengers were friends of the driver.
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New York Times
Scranton
John Reese
Dickson City
Midvalley Hospital
Reese
George Hufnagle
W. M. Reid
Hufnagle
Reid
Two Motorcyclists Injured in Brooklyn Crash
Abraham Marcus of 264 Knickerbocker Avenue Brooklyn and Henry Donegan of S30 Hiatt Street Brooklyn were riding on Thirty seventh Street near Thirteenth Avenue when the motorcycle went out of control struck a curb and a post. Marcus suffered a broken right leg and was taken to Kings County Hospital while Donegan sustained cuts and bruises.
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Abraham Marcus
Knickerbocker Avenue
Brooklyn
Henry Donegan
Hiatt Street
Thirtyseventh Street
Thirteenth Avenue
Marcus
Kings County Hospital
Donegan
War and Boycott Urged by Dr MacLeod at NYU Baccalaureate
At NYU commencement Rev. Malcolm J. MacLeod urged the United States to consider a commercial and moral boycott against warring nations if diplomacy fails. He argued neutrality can be criminal and called for an international conference of neutral nations to enforce a fair peace, warning that civilization cannot endure endless war.
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Gould Mbrary
University Heights
Malcolm J. MacLeod
Collegiate Reformed Chuch
New York City
New York University
Sr MacLeod
United States
MacLeod
Wilson
John
Land of Life
Land of Death
Earth
Hell
Heaven
York
Mexico
Dr. Mac
Dr. MacLeod
Belgium
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