War Embargo Aims to Control Food Exports in U S Market
A sweeping embargo plan moves through the U S government to regulate exports to Germany and shift Allied supply routes. It envisages licensing, neutral ships, and a presidential trade power to ensure essential food and materials reach allies while conserving American resources amid wartime strains.
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Hollant
Scandinavia
Germany
America
Norway
Dts
Switzerland
Ives
500 Belgians Starve To Death In German Camp
Havre reports a Belgian minister of war statement that 128 Belgian civilians and 372 others are believed dead in a German internment camp near Lacob Shwir. The camp, holding about 1000, saw starvation deaths in three months with survivors among the injured and ill.
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Havre
Germany
Inters
Lacboc
Eure
Liberty Loan Final Drive Aims To Reach 750 Million
The New York district has reached about 750 million in Liberty Loan subscriptions, 180 million above the Treasury allotment. Banks and wealthy individuals are expected to push the total higher before the noon Friday deadline, with major boosts from United States Steel Corporation and others. The piece urges citizens to subscribe, arguing war demands require broad public investment and that banks should not bear the sole burden.
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Liberty Loan
New York Federal
Yast
Corn Exchange Bank
Nally
BE. H. Harris
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Adolph Lewisohn M
Ig Hin
Pith
Avenue Bank
United States Trust Co
Illon & Co
Prudential Insurance Company
Re Trust Company
Chatham and Phenix National Bank
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
St. Paul
Congress
Theople
Becaus
British Smash Two-Mile Front Near Messines
British forces advanced a two mile line east and northeast of Messines, capturing Gaspard and threatening Warneton as Haig lauded General Plumer for the Messines victory. Cavalry operations East of Messines are noted, with five raids on the Arras front and multiple German counterattacks repelled with heavy losses. Berlin confirms hand-to-hand fighting and signs of German demoralization as the British press toward a broader Allied victory.
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Messines
Flanders
Gaspard
Warneton
Hindenburg
Wytrchaete
Haig
Arras
Soucher River
Berlin
Petain
Cerny
Champagne
Marschal Haig
Plumer
Haise
Palltua
Klein Zillebeke
Ypres-Comines Canal
Comines
Lens
Souchez
U S Steel Declares Extra Dividend for Red Cross Relief
United States Steel announces an extra 1 percent dividend on common stock totaling 5,087,025 payable July 28. Funds will aid the Red Cross relief fund as the company adds to its Liberty Loan subscription, reaching 50 million dollars.
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American Red Cross
United States Steel Corporation
Red Cross Relief Fund
Liberty Loan
New York State Voter Registration Figures Released
Albany reports total registered voters at 1,036,573 with breakdowns for White 750,448 colored 18,954 alien 296,008 alien enemies 31,172. Governor Whitman telegram cites possible exemptions at 737,500 and estimated eligibles at 1,100,206.
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Albany
New York
Whitman
Provost
Crowder
King Constantine Abdicates for Second Son in Allied Move
An ex-deputy in New York says Constantine’s abdication unites Greek factions and shifts Greece toward the Allies and the United States in the fight against Prussianism. He predicts a strong democratic current, with Greece joining the war and preserving Allied rear security. The new king, Alexander, is described as pro-German at heart, but his views will be kept private to avoid policy interference.
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France
Constantine
Greece
Salonica
Athens
United States
New York
Alexander
Constantine I
Great Britain
Russia
M. Jonnart
Alexander Zaimin
George
Tmon
Prince George
Zaimis
Switzerland
Italy
Arma
M. Zaimis
Mutinous Russian Troops Subdued by Loyal Regiments
Petrograd report details the Provisional Government’s first victory over mutinous troops. Loyal regiments under a resolute general surrounded the rebels led by Philipoff, demanded surrender, and forced capitulation after artillery and reserve forces fired. The incident prompts a broad reexamination of exempted conscripts.
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Petrograd
London
Steherlentof
Philipoff
Philipott
Ening
Peasants Vote to Stop Food for Kronstadt
The All Kuss Congress of Peasants' Delegates voted 1000 to 4 to halt all food dispatches to Kronstadt unless the town joins revolutionary forces and recognizes the Provisional Government. The Kronstadt garrison urged obedience to Provisional Government commands in defense of Russia. The Secessionist Council of Deputies faced renewed pressure as its leader Lamanoff sought concessions in Petrograd.
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Kronstadt
Council of Deputies
Russia
Lamanoff
Petrograd
German Press Denounces Wilson for Note to Russia
Amsterdam dispatch reports Dutch papers reprint Berlin and Vienna commentary on Wilsons note to Russia. Critics charge the Entente applauds the move while warning that US policy may hinder peace and mock Wilsons diplomacy amid the Russian upheaval. Military developments unfold as Greece’s Constantine abdicates in favor of Prince Alexander under Allied pressure.
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Amsterdam
Wilson
Berliner Tageblats
Wolff Bureau
Alliance Against Democracy
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Washington
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