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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
15
A wartime draft report notes that roughly half of men registered are exempt from service. Reports indicate mixed compliance across states with married men and certain executives gaining exemption status. Officials discuss criteria and potential changes to eligibility while stressing continued public support and orderly processing.
City registration figures and input locks are detailed on the page, outlining new voter totals, polling district changes, and system updates. The report notes adjustments to registrant counts and notes potential delays in data processing affecting near term accuracy.
Washington June 7 Carl Vecoman Assistant Secretary of the Department of Agriculture says the million backyard gardens campaign is greatly over subscribed and calls for tripling or quadrupling effort next year. He praises home gardeners and urges rapid expansion to boost food production amid wartime style urgency.
Madrid June 7 The cabinet met to weigh the political crisis and is expected to announce its resignation tomorrow at a session to be presided over by King Alfonso. The nation faces mounting pressure for Spain to join the war as U boats sink ships and public demand intensifies.
In Washington a debate emerged over the use of wooden ships to counter the submarine threat. General Goethals opposed halting steel ship plans and pushed for emergency wood ship construction, arguing supply and labor constraints and seeking faster tonnage to counter German U boats.
Paris reports American warships anchored off the French coast and a transport laden with wheat arriving under naval protection. Le Matin notes preparations for receptions and bases for infantry artillery and aviation parks, while the Ministry of Marine confirms provisioning ahead of troops. The French navy greets the arrival as shared efforts against the common enemy.
Secretary Daniels announced the arrival of the Jupiter, a U S battleship, in a French port after crossing from an American port with 10,50 tons of wheat and other supplies. The ship, one of the navy's largest and an early electrically driven vessel, arrived without prior notice. The Jupiter anchored at a French port, marking a milestone in naval propulsion adopted by the American fleet.
A Rio de Janeiro dispatch claims the British ship Demerara returned to Lister Portugal after sighting a submarine near Cascans Island. The crew said four days out from Lisbon they met a squadron of five American battleships with troops aboard, while exchanges with the Americans were brief and they paid little attention to the report.
Winston Churchill is named chairman of the British Air Board in a move to prepare for leadership, with Tyne T. Landon and Colonel Winton Spencer Churchill noted in the succession discussion. George fl Roberts and George Nicoll Harney are mentioned in the labor and ministerial context.
British forces blast a 9 mile Belgian ridge with a massive mine, seize trenches, and press a ridge attack. Authorities report intense explosions were visible beyond the battlefield as Prime Minister Lloyd George and officials tracked the operation. The blast likened to large industrial detonations shook cities across several states in America.
Washington notes the British commissioner Lord Northcliffe may press for frank public disclosure of Allied needs to speed war effort. The State Department and British embassy reportedly know little about his mission, with officials wary of being upstaged by foreign publicity while Congress debates food legislation and farm policy amid wartime constraints.
Samuel Hopkins Adams criticizes the Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Los Angeles for past reforms and predicts future vigilance will be done by one-eyed optimists led by a blind man. He highlights dubious honesty in the city and promotes the upcoming Sunday Tribune feature for June 10.
London publisher Lord Northcliffe plans to establish an office in downtown New York for business printing. He aims to confer with American contacts on British and Allied war interests while promoting his American connections and potential ventures.
British and allied forces unleashed a massive assault across a nine mile front between Vere and Armentieres, overran villages including Wytehaete and Ostunsorne, and captured thousands of prisoners plus many guns. The attack featured heavy explosions and bombardment, with advances threatening Lille and the wider German positions.
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