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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1917
Page
1
Government mobilization advances as cities push toward the Liberty Loan goal. Reports indicate strong local support with expected allotments, while bond dividends rise. Nationwide figures show delays outside New York, but progress remains steady.
The article notes Marshal Joffre, a former commissioner from France, winning American hearts after his Paris visit. A cable to Liberty Loan committees in New York asserts the loan will seal victory and honor the soldiers of the United States and their allies in the war effort.
The Liberty Loan Committee for the New York Federal Reserve District reports subscriptions reached 700 million by Monday evening. Officials foresee the full one billion by Friday noon with two and a half days left, as other districts push harder and large investors add further sums. Directors of United States Steel and M. Harriman and J. Rockefeller increased their pledges, while a New York bank notes substantial early totals.
Washington reports a continued improvement in Russia and the Central Powers armies with the Russian army said to favor continuing the war vigorously. Workers are described as obstructing and more concerned with their own interests than the government and nation.
A Cologne paper attacks President Wilson's message to Russia likening him to Don Quixote. It accuses Wilson of fantastical rhetoric and asserts he seeks a no victory international order to ensure permanent peace, while misreading the war’s realities.
The Komische Zeitung in The Hague claims the United States will not actively halt armaments or troops and will read between the lines in its reporting. It notes restraint toward Americans and potential obstacles to President Wilson, with further discussion on page 3.
The United States Steel Corporation declared an extra 1 percent dividend on common stock amounting to 5,003,088 dollars to be paid to stockholders late next month with checks to be given to the Red Cross. The move supports the Red Cross War Fund of 100 million dollars. Henry P. Davison of J. P. Morgan & Co. outlined fund uses and plans to organize base hospitals and war logistics for immediate aid to the army in France.
Premier Lloyd George told newly appointed labor unrest commissioners at his residence that a searching inquiry into profit making had begun and that proposals to reduce the cost of living would be made. He urged timely findings and expected a report by early July.
British forces report progress along a two mile front east and northeast of Messines. Gen Pardons Genpard near Warenton. Germans retreat with seven field guns abandoned. Haig praises Messines success and states Germans show no strong counterattack as British secure north south line near Oost Avenue. Prisoners number rising as Canadian tally reaches 168 with four officers.
Berlin reports English cavalry moved east of Mesines on the Belgian front, but only remnants returned. May losses list nine Entente lanes and four British and French machines down. Artillery actions around Crown Prince Rup in Army Group area show decreased effectiveness. The Lens salient and Scarpe Valley saw lively fighting. cavalry reinforcements and mine attacks noted.
Federal authorities rounded up suspected rumor spreaders after claims of naval battles and ship losses circulated nationwide since wartime declaration. Secret Service questioned a letter writer while Secretary Daniels denounced the rumors as organized propaganda. Liquor dealers who sell to soldiers face civil punishment under new laws, with six Hoboken saloonkeepers named by officials.
Louis Kramer and Morris Becker prominent anarchists linked to Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman were found guilty in a Federal Court in Greenbrier White Sulphur Spys West Virginia of forming a conspiracy to deter men from registering under the selective draft law. One defendant reportedly said the country would be better off if President Wilson were dead.
Loyal troops under a resolute general suppressed mutineers led by Philipoff after regiments refused to move. Rebels surrendered following a loyalist ultimatum as troops fired on their prison transport until a commander leapt aboard to halt the hostile fire. Government vows immediate reexamination of exemptions.
Ramsay MacDonald and Frederick W. Jowett, socialist labor delegates, abandon plan to sail to Petrograd amid seamen and firemen union obstruction. Glasgow Trades Council supports them, warning the Seamen's Union action may trigger labor unrest as meetings endorse the council's stand and telegraph protests to officials.
The Greek king Constantine I abdicated under Allied pressure after a French led mission by M. Jonnart. Alexander Zaimis is named as successor while Crown Prince George and other royal figures depart aboard British ships for safety. Greece moves toward unity with Entente aims in wartime governance.
A clipped note hints at a debate over architecture and style, contrasting modest residential design with aspirations for grand grounds, as referenced in cross-page captions from page six and continuation on page thirty-two.
The former king plans to leave the country with the crown prince aboard a British warship. The move follows discussions to restore Greek unity and safeguard the allied army, as Anglo French troops land and the Premier addresses Jonnart’s aims.
Athens June 12 Premier Zaimis confirms to M Jonnart that Constantine abdicates in favor of his second son after demands from the protecting powers. The message to the French British and Russian high commissioners details the abdication and successor nomination.
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