Kaiser Karl Refuses Seidler Resignation Sparks Austrian Crisis
Emperor Charles refuses to accept Premier von Seidler’s resignation and calls on Austria’s Parliament to meet July 16. Negotiations for renewing the German Austrian alliance to resume July 8 in Salzburg with plans for a military pact and commercial relations discussed by Sixtus and Austrian leaders. Modern tensions drive continued talks amid a labor appeal in Budapest urging workers to return to duties.
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Charles Fies
von Seicher
Vienna
Amsterdam
Charles
Dier
Ce Shagen
Salzburg
B Folksblatt
Sixturman
Ays
von Pager
Richard von K Ge
Wieser
Harden Attacks Liberals in German Weekly
The German weekly Zukunft edited by Maximilian Harden accuses the Heriin of denying peace treaties with Bolshevist Russia and Kumania. It portrays Liberals as cowardly and contends Pan-German writers condemn dissent while praising aggressive nationalism.
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Die Zukunft
Maximilian Harden
London
Rursia
Kumania
Bat Wien
Gemo-patioiuc
Davida
Janus
Ion Kuhlmann
J’an
Jai Novility
Constantinople
Berli
Witts
Panever
Plea for Irish Recruits Sparks Wartime Appeal
London June 23 A four member Irish Recruiting Council issues an appeal to all Irishmen to enlist through voluntary efforts across the world from Adelaide to Brisbane and New York to San Francisco. The signatories include Stephen Gwynn Sir Hugh McLaughlin A M Sullivan and others urging unity, duty, and nationalist resolve despite wartime disillusion.
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London
Hecrulting Council
Ireland
Lreland
Empire
Erin
Europe
Greater
Greater Ireland
Adelaide
Brisbane
San Francisco
New York
A. M. Sullivan
Maurice Nockrolle
H. Mc. Aughlin
Yphen Gwynn
Infeh Recruiting Council
Stephens Green
Dublin
Stephen Gwynn
Galway
France
Lesson of Honor
Hugh MclLaughlin
Wand
Thabiim
Ss Tivan
King's Counsel
Laveves
A. M Sullivan
Irteh
Pertiament
T. D Sullivan
Fenlan Ont
God Save
Maurice Peckrall
Let Some Germans Stay With the American Army in France
A June report from Bouresches in France describes German forces briefly occupying the village at night. A US major questioned the local defense officer about enemy presence, learning the troops had not evacuated, and a burial party had not yet arrived.
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France
Associated Press
Boureaches
Bouresches
Bauresches
Wilson Seizes Hoboken Wharves From German Lines
President Wilson by proclamation takes control of the North German Lloyd and Hamburg American steamship wharves at Hoboken. The seizure of the docks was carried out nearly a year earlier.
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Washington
Wilson
North German
Lloyd and
Hamburg- American Steamship Companies
Hoboken
Catholics Worldwide Unite in Mass for Peace
Public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held in churches today as every Catholic priest who said mass yesterday joins in prayer for peace. The motu proprio from Pope Benedict XV urges a universal, united intention during Mass to restore harmony and justice amid ongoing war.
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Benedict XV
Europe
Christ
Jehoshaphat
Peter and
Paul
Catholic Cleris
Pope Benedict
St. Peter's
Bonaventure Cerretti
Congregation For
Prince Colonna
Rome
Prince Orsini
G. B. Respignoni
Prince Massini
Pope
Pope Prays for Peace in Mass for Justice and Fraternity
In Rome on June 20, a mass invoked peace and the re establishment of justice charity and fraternity across the globe. The event gathered faithful and officials to appeal for harmony amid unrest and conflict.
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Rome
VETO OF PNEUMATIC MAIL TUBES DISCUSSED BY CONGRESS
A congressional discussion condemns pneumatic mail tubes citing limited capacity unreliability and frequent breakdowns. Experts conclude tubes are only a partial step in mail delivery and should be abandoned in favor of automobile relay and direct dispatch.
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Pnsand
Post Office Department
Stone and Webster
Congressional Commission
Congress
New York
Destroyers clash off Belgian coast in long range action
Four British torpedo-boat destroyers met eight German destroyers off the Belgian coast on Thursday evening. After a quar ter of an hour the enemy were reinforced by three more torpedo craft, but the British withdrew with no damage reported on either side. A separate Berlin dispatch claims German torpedo boats clashed with British destroyers near Ostend on June 27, with no losses, though hills were observed on two enemy ships.
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London
Admiralty
Berlin
Flanders
Ostend
Swiss Paper Warned Over German Criticism in Review
Paris June 28 The Gazette Lausanne Switzerland warned by the Swiss Federal Chancellor for a review of Gerarsd book My Four Years in Germany. Objectionable passages portray Germany as violator of divine right and human laws and threaten to destroy it. Similar warning issued June 7 1915.
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Paris
Lausanne
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Chancellery
Gerard
Germany
Names of political figures and locales listed in Smith column
A long list of surnames and places follows without context, including Campbell Kansas Cannion Illinois Chandler New York Classon Wisconsin Cooper West Virginia Cramp ton Michigan Currie Michigan Dale Vermont Dal linger Massachusetts Darrow Pennsylvania Dempsey New York Dennison Ireland Dunn New York Dyer Missouri Elliott Indiana Ellsworth Minnesota Elston California Esch Wisconsin Fairchild New York Fair child Indiana Focht Pennsylvania Fess Ohio Ford ney Michigan Francis New York Fuller Garland Pennsylvania Gillett Massachusetts Good Iowa Goodall Maine Greene Iowa Greene Massachusetts Greene Vermont Hadley Washington Henley Oregon Hersey Maine Ireland Ireland Johnson Washington Kennedy Iowa Kennedy R 1 Kraus Indiana La Follette Wasa Longworth Ohio Lufkin Mass Lundeen Minnesota McArthur Oregon McFadden Pennsylvania McLaughlin Michigan McLaughlin Pennsylvania Magee New York Mapes Michigan Meeker Missouri Merritt Connecticut Miller Minnesota Mott New York Nolan California Parker New York Peters Maine Pratt New York Pratt New York Purnell Indiana Ramsey New Jersey Robbins Pennsylvania Roberts Nevada Rogers Massachusetts Rand ers Indiana Randers New York Sanford New York Slegel New York Sinnott Oregon Sloan Nebraska Smith Michigan Steenerson Minnesota Stines Kil 1 Sweet Iowa Swift New .. Temple Pennsylvania Tilson Connecticut Timberlake Colorado Tinkham Massachusetts Townder Iowa Vestal Indiana Voletead Minnesota Waldon New York Walsh Massachusetts Wasson New Hampshire Watson Pennsylvania Wheeler Maine Whit Maine Williams Til. WhisonNl Inslow Mass Wood Indiana Woods Iowa Young North Dakota Socialist London New York
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Campbell, Kan
Cannion
Chandler
N. Y
Classon
Wis
Cooper, W. Va
Crampton
Mich
Currie, Mich
Dale
Dallinger
Mass
Darrow
Penn
Dempsey
Dennison
Dunn
Dyer, Mo
Elliott, Ind
Ellsworth, Minn
Elston
Cal
Esch, Wis
Johnson
Wash
Kennedy
Iowa
Kennedy, R. 1
Kraus
Ind
la Follette
Wasa
Longworth
Ohio
Lufkin
Lundeen, Minn
McArthur
Ore
McFadden
McLaughlin, Mich
McLaughlin
Magee
Mapes
Meeker
Merritt, Conn
Miller, Minn
Mott
Nolan
Parker
Peters
Maine
Pratt, N. Y
Purnell
Ramsey
N. J
Robbins
Roberts
Nev
Rogers, Mass
Randers
Sanford
Slegel
Sinnott
Sloan
Neb
Smith, Mich
Steenerson
Minn
Stines
K. 1
Sweet
Swift
Temple
Tilson, Conn
Timberlake
Col
Tinkham
Townder
Vestal
Voletead
Waldon
Walsh
Wasson
N. H
Watson
Wheeler
Whit Maine
Williama
Til
Whison
Inslow
Wood
Woods
Young, N. D
London
Pneumatic mail service faces veto in Post Office funds
New York advocates voice strong disappointment after the President vetoes the Post Office Appropriation bill ending the underground pneumatic tube service. Frederick B. De Berard of the Merchants' Association denounces the action stating it misreads evidence and hurts city mail delivery.
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New York
Post Office
New York City
Star
Frederick B. de Berard
Merchants’ Association
House Committee On Rules
de Berard
Post Office Department
Americans Land in Italy and World War I Front notes
General March said the 35th Division of Missouri and Kansas National Guards has joined General Pershing in France. He reported the first American troops landed in Italy, largely sanitary units, with combatants to follow. The front is favorable for the Allies, with Italian gains near Piave and Austrian retreat.
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35Th
Pershing
Italy
General Pershing
France
March
War Department
Piave
Hazebrouck
Aisne
High Seas
77th Division Breaks Camp for France at Yaphank
Special to The New York Times reports the 77th Division departing Camp Upton Yaphank for France after training since September. Soldiers sang and yelled en route to trains, with furloughs granted before sailing. An accident derailed a train. three men died and Chaplain Manning received a distressing letter.
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New York Times
Oton
Yaphank
L. L
77Th
Tith
New York
National Army
France
Evan M. Johnson
Otten
Elr
Europe
Estimates Pershing's Force Front in France
The Army and Navy Journal estimates at least twenty five divisions of trained U S troops are at the front in France. The editorial honors the War Department and marks the first anniversary of American service abroad.
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Mary Baker
House of Representatives
War Council
France
Alence
Foch
Pershing
Cantigny
Château-Thierry
Helleau Wood
Quartermaster Corps
Corps of Engineers
Baker
United States
Army and Navy Journal
War Department
Secre
Artillery Active In Italy On Asiago Plateau Front
Rome reports limited front activity with a somewhat lively artillery duel on the Asiago plateau. Allied air forces bombarded railway hubs and enemy troops in movement. three enemy aircraft were shot down. Austrian bulletin notes reconnoitering detachments and varying strength artillery duels elsewhere on the front.
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Asiago
Vienna
London
Austrian War Office
Driving as though bent on death by own action
Magister House issues a safety bulletin from Traffic Court warning drivers to avoid dangerous maneuvers. It cites risks like weaving between street cars and riding on railroads, urges use of skid chains in wet weather, and notes stopping distances of twenty feet on dry pavement and seventy three feet when wet.
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Magistrate House
Evening World
Joint War Issues Control With Canada Planned
Washington reports a forthcoming bilateral agreement between the Capital Issues Committee and Canadian Finance Minister Sir Thomas White to jointly regulate sale of securities across the border. The first deal under the pact would approve a five million dollar equipment trust from Imperial Rolling Stock Company of Canada to fund ten locomotives and 2400 freight cars for the Canadian Northern Railway. Dudley Oates of San Francisco is named Secretary and Chief Examiner to lead a new bureau reviewing proposed issues with input from federal agencies. Frederic Delano resigns from the Capital Issues Committee. a successor will be named by President Wilson.
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Washington
Capital Issues Committee
Sir Thomas White
Imperial Rolling Stock Company of Canada
Canadian Northern Railway
Theseus
Canada
Sianeel
Dudley Oates
San Francisco
Bureau of Examiners
Federal Reserve District
Fuel, Food, and Railroad Administrations
War Industries Board
Frederic A. Delano
Federal Reserve
Army
W Lison
Dutch Admire Our Troops in France
Amsterdam reports Dutch correspondents describe American achievements in France with admiration.They praise the energy and skill shown building railroads harbor works and hospitals at a rapid pace and note French praise for American soldiers officers and eagerness to learn.
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Amsterdam
France
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Bourges
Paris
Germans Fearful of American Spirit in War
Paris dispatch reports German officers acknowledge Americans show strong resolve and high morale. High command fears American vigor could pressure Germany to seek peace before next winter, noting prisoners’ astonishment at American soldiers’ spirit.
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Paris
Havas
Germany
Costa
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George B.pratt
Harry ¥. Chandler
W. L. Dunn
Thos. Siegel
Isaac. Sanders
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C. B. Howe
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Maher
Oliver
Phelan
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Thom ¥. Smith
Tague
Austin
Tenn
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Butler
Belgian Coast
Lausanne Gazette
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Camp Upton
Diaz
War Office
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Joint War Issues Control
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Men’s Furnishings Shop
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