Creel grilled by committee over 8 hours in probe
Washington June 11 Congress grilled that Creel submitted 2 098 000 for the committee on public information and will scrutinize all items. Creel defended salaries and said many aides earn modest wages while the panel weighs funding and personnel. He faced calls for resignations and a broad personnel review amid concerns about radical associations and propaganda aims.
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Officers' Camps for Men Over Draft Age
The War Department authorized substituting American soldiers back from the front for British and French instructors at training camps. Men over draft age may attend field artillery training camps this fall and be eligible for commissions as officers in the Engineer Reserve Corps. An engineer board will visit centers to recruit 000 men over draft age for captaincies and lieutenancies, with entrants sent to Camp Lee or Camp Humphrey.
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Aviator McGee Dies In Narragansett Bay Crash
Jack McGee a Pawtucket aviator and head flyer for the Gallaudet Aircraft Corp was killed when his plane plunged into Narragansett Bay at East Greenwich The submerged aircraft delayed body recovery until a derrick could reach the site Officials said the cause could not be determined until the machine was brought ashore A witness spoke of an explosion but this was denied by company officials
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House Conferrees Narrow Naval Bill Amendments
Washington June 11 House conferrees refused to accept several Senate amendments to the 1 670 000 000 naval appropriation bill. Key items left for a House vote include 225 000 000 in added funds, plus new projects and increases in aviation and naval yard outlays. The dispute covers personnel ranks and pay, naval nitrate plant at Indian Head, Newport torpedo station, and Navy Yard appropriations. New projects include reserve equipment, yard construction, Naval Academy buildings, and Quantico Marine training funds.
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U. S. Recognition of Soviet Demanded at Madison Square Garden
A crowd of more than 10,000 at Madison Square Garden urged U S recognition of the Soviet government. Dr Alexander Trachtenberg read resolutions supporting recognition and denouncing armed intervention in Russia. George V Lomonossoff, the Russian mission head and a Menshevik, spoke but was booed. he said Russia lost more than gained by Brest Litovsk yet still urged recognition.
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Decision Reserved In Gas Increase Case
The Appellate Division reserved judgment on Bronx Gas and Electric Company's request for a judicial opinion on the Public Service Commission's power to raise gas rates above the statutory maximum. The PSC contends it lacks such power, and City Corporation Counsel Burr argued the commission cannot grant permission to exceed the limit.
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Senate to Vote Today on Secret Treaty Measure
Washington June 11 a Senate vote was agreed for 1 pm tomorrow on Borah open treaties open to public scrutiny. The debate touched on diplomacy secrecy and the White House confidence with calls for accountability and transparency in negotiations including the Danish West Indies purchase and press reporting.
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New York Men Win Army Commissions
New York residents commissioned today by the War Department as reserve officers include Willard R. Messenger of 640 Madison Avenue a captain in the Engineer Corps Edward J. Doucette of 484 Riverside Drive flatley Ordnance Corps Alfred Edward Ella 38 East Wighty fleet Street captain Kenneth Patterson Yale Club first lieutenant in the Non Flying Section Signal Corps Harold Edwin Payne 14 East Thirty fifth Street captain Walter Trent Walker first lieutenant in Aviation Section Signal Corps Charles Gordon Quinlan 397 Richmond Avenue Port Richmond Gilman Charles Hunt 251 West Seventy first Street Milton Dewey Lowenstein 12 West Fordham Road The Bronx Oakley Walls McKinney 1877 Union Street Brooklyn John Aloysius Rowan 698 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn captains Rupert Franklin Carter 403 East Twentieth Street Maurice Kamp 14 Manhattan Avenue Randolph West East Seventieth Street Elias Spencer Wright Staten Island Hospital Trevor Crandall Yates 291 East 14th Street William London Gouverneur Hospital Henry Clay Long Gouverneur Hospital Walter Joseph O Connell 090 Decatur Street Brooklyn first lieutenant
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Shells Smash 17 of 30 Ambulances Hurrying to Aid French in Flanders
A World War I letter from George H Schumann of the Columbia Ambulance Corps details the German drive in the West Front near Manders. He describes fifteen days of ferocious fighting, praise for courage, and moments of humor amid bombardment while recalling how 17 of 30 ambulances were hit and how corps members aided wounded French soldiers.
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Allies Called to Intervene to Save Russia
A Moscow driven crisis sparks calls for Allied military intervention to aid Russia against Bolshevik rule. Editors argue only Allied pressure can restore stability, feed a starving nation, and defeat German aims, while the U S President faces a mounting clock and debenched indecision.
U S Wheat Reserves Hit Historic Low Amid War Strains
Special dispatch from Washington reports U S wheat reserves at the lowest level in history as army and Allied bread needs loom near the war’s end. Officials say only about 59,800 barrels remain in reserve for emergency use to ensure steady bread flow, with civilian use not expected to require it. The note urges continued wheat conservation and increased production after the coming harvest to secure supplies both domestically and abroad. A separate Sanitary Bureau initiative fights impure ice, with 42 samples tested and twelve deemed suspicious for bacilli.
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Crowder calls 9000 for special military service
Washington June 11 Nine thousand white draft registrants qualified for special limited military service were called today by Provost Marshal General Crowder. They will be assigned to the military aeronautical corps of the army and sent to Vancouver Washington to work on airplane production materials.
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Mexican Editors Declare Wilson a Friend of Latins
Mexican editors touring the United States express strong admiration for President Wilson calling him a friend of Mexico. They say his Welcome speech in Washington and US wartime preparations impressed them, and they hope to enlighten Mexican readers about US war efforts.
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McAlpin
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Universal Mustrado
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Wilson Address Praised by London Editors
London newspapers hail President Wilson for his Washington speech to Mexican journalists. The Pall Mall Gazette notes his aim to protect every people from force that started the war, insisting the Allies seek rights beyond mere power and moral security.
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Pedestrian shoes advertise comfort and fit in a patchy ad
An old ad boasts finest fabrics and tailoring with a quip about fallibility. It references Pedestrian shoes and lists locations on Broadway and Fifth Avenue at 13th, 34th, 41st streets, and Warren. The copy mixes product promises with street addresses in a fragmented way.
German Peace Ambitions and World System Change
The Westminster Gazette argues peace requires a Pan-German consolidation backed by formidable power to force all nations to yield. It cites President Wilson, saying lasting peace hinges on dismantling the system that lets strong powers dominate weaker ones without global protest, urging use of both economic and military strength against aggressors.
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Russian Imperial Family Refuses German General in Ukraine
Amsterdam dispatch reports the Dowager Empress and senior royals in Ukraine refused to meet a German general seeking their wishes. Some younger grand dukes met him and asked to depart for a neutral country. Newspapers say the Dowager Empress and older relatives remain "anti German as ever."
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J J O Leary Trial Today Before Judge Hand
John J O Leary brother of Jeremia O Leary fugitive editor faces trial in Federal District Court on an indictment charging obstructing justice for aiding his brother to escape. He was arrested after Jeremiah’s disappearance and held in 100000 bail by United States Commissioner Samuel Hitchcock before being committed to the Tombs.
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