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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
22
Olney urges overseas post for Wood as War Department orders return to Camp Funston. Secretary Baker declines to disclose officer assignment while a dispatch mentions plans and initials of various officials amid wartime mobilization and political tension.
War Department issued orders granting General Treat a temporary detail to Italy with headquarters in San Paolo. The exact duties remain undisclosed. Major General Eril Leonard and Brigadier General George P. Scriven are noted among the senior officers involved.
Fragmented report outlines celebrated U S aviator Joineon of California as a hero in a wartime dispatch. Mentions General Wood, Senator Johnson, and a special military mission headed by Major General Eben Swill. Notes recall of General Scriven and potential replacements, plus medical board actions and assignments in the aeronautics division.
The Tribune announces a Better Job Bureau sending readers details to secure a new position in essential industries. Mail name and address with preferred work type to receive guidance. The notice emphasizes simple submission and aims to match applicants with suitable roles.
Passengers aboard the Matinn liner Thor yersole Hose arrived at Gibraltar on May 11 with reports from a convoy of Allied ships pursuing German U boats. A destroyer from Bello& reportedly sunk one big submarine on May 17, and reports the next day claimed another submarine was destroyed after pursuit by American British Japanese forces. The liner was released immediately after the news.
Washington reports 280000 draft men will be called to camp by June 24. Class 1 registrants in cities will begin induction next week, with partial details pending. If troop movements change, more men may be drafted for national service.
Washington announced a new draft call for 280,000 men with New York City contributing about 13,000 from Class 1 between now and June 24. About 110,000 New Yorkers have already joined the army, many voluntarily, and the registrar plans to use other boards with Class 1 men to fill the demand as districts exhaust their lists.
Doyle chairman of the Taxpayers and Business Men's Association appoints committees to attend the New York Farmers Meeting in Albany on June 15. The groups urge farmers to back fixed real estate taxes, repeal socialist registration, oppose municipal ownership of utilities, and pledge cooperation with city business and taxpayer groups.
The National War Labor Board questioned Minnesota Governor Burnquist about why the Minnesota Public Safety Commission issued industrial relations principles differing from national war labor policy. A Minneapolis labor federation filed the complaint, seeking details on the proclamation and its signers, amid references to wartime resolutions and prewar recognitions.
Fragmentary lines show debate over wartime labor policy and union recognition. References to unions, President Wilson, and federal proclamations imply a broader struggle about organizing rights and national loyalty amid conflict.
A wartime briefing discusses German plans and Allied responses. It notes German secrecy, concentrated fronts toward Amiens and Paris, use of trench mortars for wire cutting, and the Allied need for fresh reserves while highlighting center successes and flank resistance by French and British forces.
Cadet aviator Lacoske from Saginaw Michigan was killed near Taylor Vield when his plane nosedived about 200 feet in the afternoon. He was 26, a University of California flying school graduate, and survived by his mother, three sisters, and two brothers.
Special dispatch from Washington cites a Berne telegram reporting that the Whitehead torpedo factory at St Poeltern in Germany was burned in an act of sabotage. The blaze caused extensive damage to the production site.
The New Bedford Cotton Manufacturers Association announced a 15 percent wage increase for 46,000 operatives in the textile mills. The raise, effective May 31, covers workers in the cotton industry in New Bedford and surrounding mills, impacting payrolls and production costs for the season.
A American Mission reports Allied labor supports continuing the war to victory. Delegates say civilians and soldiers unite behind a determined effort, praising women workers and condemning calls for a conference with the Central Powers. Chester M. Wright defends American labor stance and praises British and French cooperation.
In a Boston dinner, Senator Henry C. Lodge articulates peace terms and war aims. He rejects territorial claims, urges restoration of Belgium and Alsace Lorraine to France, favors a free Poland and a redefined Europe, and emphasizes defending Russia as part of the Allied cause. He asserts the war ends with victory and independence for mankind, urging Allied unity and decisive action.
A government chemist, after five years of work, announced a perfected electric melting furnace to replace open crucibles for melting zinc and copper. The device, developed with help from the Bureau of Mines and Cornell University, promises cleaner metal and higher output for munitions brass. Manufacturers will be invited to install the furnaces, with six units under construction in Detroit and a July 4 completion target.
In Washington and markets the whiting price collapse is blamed on overstocking and poor demand. Retailers fear stocking and a single bold dealer once charged 1 cent a pound for fish costing 2. The piece urges conservation, notes bluefish are scarce, mackerel higher, flukes and flounders at 12 to 18 cents, porgies 10 to 20 cents, sea bass 10 to 20 cents, all per pound. It praises whiting as cheap, tasty fare and warns of vanished seafood options.
New York residents consume less meat this week with 51 percent lower intake and demand dwindling despite steady shipments. Veal remains cheapest, goat meat touted as a possible future staple, and sirloin and round steak priced around 40 to 45 cents. Prices vary by market and store type while perishable produce floods in with new potatoes onions cabbage peas tomatoes and rhubarb filling stalls. Washington Market reports 5 to 15 cent price ranges for onions and other staples as fish remains less competitive.
U S Food Administration lists prices for candied eggs at 43 to 44 cents a dozen and uncandied eggs at 42 cents. Butter of highest grade 48 cents a pound, slightly lower tub butter at 50 cents. Prunes sold by clubs at 14 cents large size and 12 cents small, 25 pound lots offering savings. Telephone numbers provided for club orders. regular market column scheduled for Saturday.
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