Railroads win partial rate rise but face limits
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed civil railroads a limited 15 percent freight rate increase to aid wartime costs but rejected a broad surge. Eastern roads gain 5 to 10 percent class rate boosts while the panel warned against sweeping tariffs. The decision, seen as a shock to shippers, stresses that only urgent wartime needs justify such raises and may be revisited if earnings fall.
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New York Times
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commision
Civie
Bome Aes
Wiin
Gret
Railreeda
Railronde
American Ambulance Unit Cited by French for Courage
Paris June 29 Section 18 of the American Ambulance Field Service is cited in its entirety for efficiency endurance courage and coolness in orders of the Tenth Army Corps. Thomas J Cassidy Chicago Wesleyan College James L Thompson Indianapolis University of Pennsylvania Powel Fenton Philadelphia Wesleyan College are named for services on May 25 in Saioniki and receive second citation on army orders.
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Paris
American Ambulance Field Service
Tenth Army Corps
Thomas J. Cassidy
Chicago
University of Chicago
James L. Thompson
Indianapolis
Wesleyan College
Powel Fenton
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Saioniki
National Guard To Join Expanding Force For France
Reports describe possible dispatch of twelve or more infantry divisions, with redistribution planned after federal service mobilization. Officials forewarn delay about plans, while marine units and artillery training camps prepare to support the front. Demand for equipment rises as mobilization camps attract guard units, regular army expansion targets 900,000, and motor transport bids are sought.
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Army
Marine Corps
Doyen
France
Zacvemald
de Peret
The
Tenn
Navy
National Guard
Eta
National Army
War Department
Scull Defends Ruth Cruger Case Stance Against Cocchi Connection
Fifth Deputy Police Commissioner Guy H. Scull testified that he and detectives pursued Ruth Cruger’s disappearance as a voluntary departure last February and in March, asserting Alfred Cocchi had no role. Witnesses Dr. Harold Pattison and Edward Ward described pushing for abduction theories and questioned police persistence in the voluntary leave narrative.
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Guy H. Scull
Woods
Police Department
Ruth Cruger
Alfred Cocchi
Accounts
Wallstein
Harold Pattison
Washington Heights
W Tist
Edward H. Ward
West 149Th Street
Western Union Telegraph Company
Cruger
Commissioner of Accounts
Ward
Scull Strong
Scull
Pattison
Ruth
Cruger, He Testified, Told Him That, Although Mr. Cocchi
Cocchi
Christine
Greece Declares War Ties With Central Powers Amid Crisis
Athens reports break in diplomatic relations with Germany Austria Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey as Greece moves toward war. Venizelos returns as premier and French troops bolster Athens while plans for mobilization and unity across forces unfold.
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Athens
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Paris
le Temps
Switzerland
G. Caradja
Berlin
Vienna
Sofia
Constantinople
Netherlands
Constantine
Alexander
Greece
Eleutherios Venizelos
Venizelos
Macedonia
Root Brusiloff Mission Opens in Ukraine as Army Welcomes
Elihu Root head of the American commission and Foreign Minister Tereschtenko arrived in Petrograd and moved to Kiev with General Brusiloff. Major General Scott and aides joined the staff for a southwestern front tour. Root will greet the King and Queen in America’s name, while Tereschtenko improves from kidney trouble.
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Scott
Aids
Isian
Kiev
Sumaria
the King and Bees Commission
The
American Governt
Mr. Root
M. Tereschtenko
Russians and Germans Face Shifting Fronts in World War I
Special cable from Paris reports American travelers’ impressions of Russia’s turmoil. The piece notes German troop movements toward the western front and fear of a bold Russian move into Mittel Europa, while Russians seek federal reform and local autonomy. The ambassador Francis gains influence in Petrograd as Gogol and Viviani are cited for oratory.
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New York Times
Paris
Petrograd
Russia
Root
Brualloff
Mittel Europa
Kaiser
Mexico
Gogol
Francis
Duma to Ignore Dissolution Demand in Petrograd
The Russian Duma will not heed the dissolution call from the Council of Workmen and Soldiers' Delegates. A private Duma meeting approved a resolution stating the Duma would continue its functions despite the demand.
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Duma
Austrian Emperor Works Hard for Peace Mission
The Vienna dispatch reports Emperor Charles, in audience with party leaders, pursuing peace without a vote. Deputy Hauser says the Chamber supports peace and the Emperor desires it soon. A Munich visit by the Emperor and Empress is indicated as political.
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Vienna
Charles
Hauser
New York Times
The
Hague
Berliner Tageblatt
Lloyd George insists on peace by victory in Glasgow speech
Prime Minister David Lloyd George, made Freeman of Glasgow, argued peace must come only with Allied aims achieved. He warned Germany seeks peace with concessions, asserted Britain’s war aim remains defeating Prussian autocracy and restoring Belgium’s independence, while rejecting colonial indemnities.
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David Lloyd George
St. Andrew's Hall
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Belgium
Germany
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Prussia
British Attack at Oppy and Lens Reach Front Lines
War dispatches report heavy action around Oppy and Lens with Canadian forces penetrating Avion and taking large portions of Hirondelle Wood. British guns pounded forward, capturing prisoners and several guns as German defenses falter.
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New York Times
Lacone
Lens
Oppy
Avion
Hirondelle
la Coulotte
Arras-Lens
Souchez River
Leauvette
Saulanmines
President Wilson Backs Beer and Wine Loosening in War Liquor Bill
President Wilson sealed a compromise on liquor provisions in the Food Administration bill after a White House conference with Senate leaders. Gore drafted an amendment allowing discretionary use of lighter drinks while maintaining wartime control, aiming to win broad Democratic support and hasten passage of the Food bill. The plan retains power to seize distilled spirits and imposes penalties for violations as the Senate mulls the revised measure.
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New York Times
Washington
Food Administration
Wilson
Senate I
White House
Gore
Pman
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Martin
Lewis
Phelan
California
Congress
He Ae
Democratis
Senate
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Sheppard
Smith
Georgia
Simmons
North Carolina
South
Republlican
Wllson
German harvest fall raises fodder fears and pig cull
The Hague report says the new German harvest failed to meet expectations with no barley or potatoes available for cattle fodder. Farmers kept swine to reach prewar weights, but the government now orders surrender of pigs averaging 150 pounds to the state. London notes a house to house food search added only about four percent to stocks, amid calls for public sacrifice until victory.
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Rotterdam
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Holland
Reichstag
New York
The
Hague
Berling Kreuzzeitung
Georg Michaelis
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Aisne
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New York Times Company
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