Hoover says Europe must have a billion bushels next year
In Washington June 7 Congress may drop the maximum price provision from the food bill while minimum price fixes continue. Herbert Hoover warns Allies and neutrals require a billion bushels of cereals next year with heavy American sacrifice to prevent shortages and aid distribution.
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Draft Roll Near Estimate in World War I Exemptions Report
Registration from seven states and the District of Columbia plus other estimates indicate the total draft registration will be close to ten million men. Crowder rejects claims of widespread exemption as exaggerated and explains the statistics show many registered men indicate exemptions but not final availability.
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Samed
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Iron and Steel Institute
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Shipping Board
Executive Council
Emergency Fleet Corporation
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Congress
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MacArthur Brothers Company
St. Louis
Flanders
Argentine Sailing Ship Obama Sunk by U Boat in Mediterranean
Paris reports the Argentine sailing ship Obama was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean on Wednesday. The crew were rescued by a French ship after the submarine shelled the vessel and men boarded to place bombs, causing the ship to sink.
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Goethals Urges Public Aid for Wooden Ships Program
General George Goethals appeals to the public to support a program funding construction of wooden ships. He frames the effort as vital for national defense and maritime resilience, urging donations and public backing.
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Hindenburg Seeks Peace With Russian Workmen's Council
Special cable from Petrograd reports Germany's Chancellor Hindenburg sending a wireless message to the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates. He expresses German sympathy for a peace without annexations or indemnities and readiness to negotiate.
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Washington urges peace in China amid internal disputes
Washington expresses regret over Chinese dissensions and urges immediate establishment of stable governance. The United States says China must resume national development and coordinates with nations, while factional disputes end. Chang Hsun, Anhwei Military Governor, heads to Peking. parliament dissolution reportedly sought by the President.
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American Warships Reach French Coast In Victory Welcome
Paris dispatch says American warships anchored off the French coast and the Matin reports a large American transport with wheat for troops to follow has crossed the Atlantic. Camps for infantry and artillery and aviation parks are set up. none of the officers bring families.
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British Mine Explosions Open Wytschaete Attack Across Messines
British forces blasted the Wytschaete Bend sector with massive mines, then advanced in a resistless rush captured the Messines ridge. Prime Minister Lloyd George heard the explosions at Walton Heath and from his London residence, part of a long planned offensive, as the signals spread across the front.
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Battle of Messines Ridge described as vast and deadly
Special cable from France reports the dawn start of the Messines battle after the Arras and Vimy Ridge campaigns. Philip Gibbs details massive mining and artillery, the preparation by Sir Herbert Plumer, and the massed fire that lit the sky as British, New Zealand, and Irish troops push toward Wytschaete and Messines Ridge amid smoke, tanks, and air support.
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Haig Strikes At New Point In World War I Push
Allied forces under Haig unleash a massive mine explosion and heavy artillery fire south of Ypres, capturing Messines Wytschaete Oosttaverne and surrounding fortifications. British Second Army advances on a nine mile front, taking thousands of German prisoners and seizing guns, mortars, and machine guns.
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Secretary Lansing Denies U S Aiding Chinese Revolution
Secretary Lansing denies Far Eastern press charges that the United States funds or supports China's revolutionary movement. He states the United States has taken no action toward any revolution and emphasizes America's interest in China is good order and domestic tranquillity.
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Churchill Heads British Air Board
London June 7 Colonel Winston Spencer Churchill has accepted the chairmanship of the British Air Board succeeding Viscount Cowdray. Churchill, former First Lord of the Admiralty at the war start, has long written on the war and served as Dundee MP.
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Jupiter Arrives Safely at French Port with Wheat Load
The United States naval collier Jupiter, a vessel nearly as large as a battleship, arrived safely at a French port carrying 10,500 tons of wheat and other supplies. Unaccompanied by a convoy, the electric propelled ship marked a notable naval achievement.
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Rumanians Ready to Resume Fight After Reorganization
Premier Bratianu tells Petrograd correspondent that Romania has reorganized its army and is prepared to rejoin the war. He says Russia’s peace formula of no annexations nor indemnities is acceptable and Romania will honor its alliance while seeking liberation of occupied Hungarian-enslaved territories. The nation endures invasion, famine, and loss but remains committed to the Allied cause.
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New Submarine Thinning Method Praised by Lacaze
Paris reports Rear Admiral Lacaze states in the Chamber of Deputies that submarine sinking has risen, citing an efficient new method. He defends naval efforts against German blockading attempts and notes Allied ships remain free to move. He mentions cruiser voyages and a sinking of Medjerda, with inquiries into spying and ship losses.
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