British Urge U S to Make More Haste in Food Aid
In the House of Commons Captain Charles Bathurst urged rapid American food exports to support the Allies. Editorials warned Washington delays threaten Allied supply plans, calling for Hoover to be given full feed control and powers to ensure export efficiency and timely food for Britain and allies.
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U.S
House of Commons
Charles Fathurst
Food Control Department
America
Bathurst
Daily Chronicle
Washington Administration
Congress
Daily News
Great Britain
Hoover
President summons Congress leaders to speed food laws
President calls White House meeting with Agriculture Committee leaders to press rapid passage of legislation to give government control over staple foods. He warns delaying could trigger competition among nations to buy U S supplies and fuel price fears. Democratic and Republican members were invited to attend. aims to reassure markets and curb price speculation.
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Washington
June
Wiley
Sex- We Agriculture Committee
United States
Fmw
Secatore Chamberlai
Seuth
Carolina
Democrats
Warren
Pag Fibbans
Curb Waste Of Stale Bread Proposals Draw Debate
A proposed ban on returns of stale bread by retailers in Workington was floated by officials aiming to cut waste and save wheat. The Commercial Research Board discussed tightening practices, signaling potential reshaping of bread handling and stock control.
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Workington
Council of Nw Feta Uefence
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Seen Falling Short
The Liberty Loan closes June 15 and the committee warns subscriptions are disappointing. Banks may have to buy unsold bonds, though the loan aims to be popular, not a Wall Street transaction.
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Liberty Loan Committee
Liberty
Wall Street
Germany Declares Food Supply Sufficient for 1917-18
Berlin reports a conference of the Prussian House of Lords and ministers that the food supply is deemed adequate to sustain the country through the rest of the year and until a victorious peace. The interior minister led talks on public feeding and crop year regulations for 1917-18.
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Berlin
House of Lords
Lord Northcliffe Named Head Of British Mission to U S
Lord Northcliffe to lead the British war mission in the United States after Balfour’s return to England. He accepted at War Cabinet request and will sail soon to coordinate Entente and Allied missions with American and Canadian governments. Northcliffe’s influence through The Times and The Mail helped shape public opinion and wartime policy.
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Lord Northcliffe
U. S
London
Lord Northclife
United States
Arthur J. Balfour
Engtland
War Cabinet
America
Alfred
Harmsworth
Lord
Northclife
England
Lord Athcliffe
the Times
the Mail
United Kingdom
Mia Editoriaia
Kitchener
Lloyd ‘Sworke
Northcliffe
Bcame
Piies Lloyd George
Lafayette Squadron In 15 Battles in May
Paris reports a May summary of the Lafayette Aerial Squadron, mainly American, noting 25 patrols with 15 battles. Adjutant Raoul Lufbery is cited five times, Willis Haviland of Minneapolis three, and Sergeants Lovell and Kenneth Marr twice each, with Hewitt and others mentioned. The King of England awarded Lufbery the Military Medal, and meritorious conduct by Haviland Louis Johnson, and Lieutenant William Thaw is noted.
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Paris
Lanfayette
Raoul Lufbery
Willis Haviland
Minneapolis
Tance
Lovell
Thomas Hewitt
New York
Kenneth Marr
San Francisc
Lufbery
England
London
Haviland
Charles Johnson Louis
William Thaw
Pittsburgh
Luxemburg Workers Start General Strike Against Germans
Geneva reports that a general strike began in Luxemburg due to high living costs and wage refusals by factory proprietors, mainly German. Five thousand workers started at Bach, despite warnings from the German commander, and the strike spread to other towns as German cavalry occupied key industrial communities.
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Geneva
Gi Tmarine
Grand Duchy of Luxemburg
Saya
Bach
Red Hnrdiens
U Boat Sunk After Long Battle With American Ship
An unnamed American merchant vessel defended by a naval crew sank a German submarine after a one hour and thirty minute duel. The sub fired 35 shots to the steamer's 25, disappeared beneath the waves, and both captains claimed the submarine was sunk. The department withheld the ship's name to avoid German retaliation. Kronstadt secessionists fully organized with a 30 member governing council and a parliament of 318 elected by sailors workers and soldiers. no ministers, but commissions run departments with locally elected military and naval leaders amid active social reform efforts.
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Washington
Navy Department
Department
Mongolia
Anr
Lowst
Department of State
Kronstadt
London
Seganization
Associated Press
Mimed Linbovitch
Liubovitch
Russia
Petrograd Council
Anarchist Club
Toll of U-Boats Decreases as Ships Sunk Diminish
London reports a drop in U boat activity with only fifteen ships over 1,400 tons sunk last week, plus three smaller vessels and five fishing boats. Total British losses for the week ending Sunday tally 2, and the Admiralty notes a trend of reduced effectiveness, despite many ships entering or leaving British ports.
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London
Admiralty
British Isles
United Kingdom
U-Boat Routed in Brush with French Steamer Orenoque
Paris reports the defeat of a German submarine in a battle with the French steamer Orenoque. The 2,172 ton vessel was attacked in the Atlantic on April 22 while bound for West Africa. after heavy gunfire the submarine disappeared following the steamer’s counterattack.
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Paris
Ministry Marine
Atlantic
Warren
Petrograd Strike Averted by Six Hour Day Grant
In Petrograd the threatened six hour day strike across 140 metal and war industry factories has been averted as workers win their demands. In South Russia Donetz district factories offered a 40 percent wage increase, but representatives of the workers reportedly refused to accept the terms.
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Petrograd
Grant
Russia
Donetz
Cen Boneters
Russian Medical Officers And Men Under Forty Are Ordered to Front
War Minister Kerensky orders all Red Cross and medical service officers and all under forty in those services to the front within three weeks. He left Petrograd to visit the northwestern front and may have changed command roles. General Gurky takes command in Courland and Poland after Brusilov’s elevation, Brusilov resigns. General Michael Alexief named military adviser to the Provisional Government.
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Michael Alexief
Brusilof
Vegetarian Conscientious Objection in Draft Debate
New York City's draft registrations tally around 568,797 as officials delay final totals. Vegetarians claim exemptions, arguing against killing animals and even humans, while authorities pursue claims with boards and reviews to ensure fair treatment. Officials report scattered evasion cases and house-to-house canvassing begins to complete registration.
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Bureau For Conscientious Objectors
The
American Union Against Militarium
New York
Fannie M. Witherspoon
Bureau
Louis Finkel
Eldridge Street
Fifth Avenue
Finkel
Crowder
Washington
United States
War Department
Pennsylvania
Minois
New England
New York City
Boards of Review
America
Arizona
Socialists Look for Delegates to Stockholm Conference
Socialists expect the United States and France to send delegates to the Stockholm conference as plans advance. France may visit Stockholm if it accepts the Alsace-Lorraine programme, while the US faces abstention amid pro German perceptions. British policy hints at broad representation including unions and Independent Labour Party, with optimism for a democratic peace approach despite wartime divisions.
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Voyaln
Terbuey
London
Stockholm
Alsace-Lorraine
United States
America
Great Britain
Independent Labor Party
France
Arthur Henderson
Petrogead
Russia Reports Missing World War Treaties From Petrograd
Amsterdam reports, via the Hamburg Fremdenblatt, that Russian sources claim original treaties between Russia and Western powers since 1913 have vanished from the Petrograd Foreign Office. The notice links the loss to burglaries at the Foreign Office and embassies, while French Premier Ribot states no non-defensive Russo-French treaty exists and that any treaties will be published upon request.
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Amsterdam
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Stockholm
Feu
Petrograd
Foreign Office
Mulakort
Foregn
Igned
Ribot
France
Chamber of Deputies
Russia
Two States Report Totals Hope for Full Tabulation Tonight
Vermont and the District of Columbia reported complete returns from yesterday's War Registration as the Provost Marshal General's office closed at 1 am. Tabulations resume tomorrow with hope of majorities reporting by end of day. Pennsylvania Rhode Island New Jersey and Wisconsin lag behind with partial tallies and Census figures.
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Vermont
Triet
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Census Bureau
Rhode Inland
New Jersey
Wisconsin
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