Liberty Loan Total Near End as Final Figures Loom
Three Reserve district totals are in and twenty other districts near completion. Final Liberty Loan subscriptions are expected to approach 2.8 billion dollars, with official checks and minors revisions due tomorrow. Banks work Sundays to speed allotments, with many denominations sent to Treasury. Atlanta and Philadelphia figures cited, while final totals hinge on denominational group returns and pro rating for over 10 000 subscripts.
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U S Sailors Worldwide Back Liberty Loan Skewing Targets
Navy subscriptions around $2.69 million with returns pending. Officials expect the total to exceed $3 million as pledges pour in from diverse stations. Asiatic squadron Guam Santo Domingo and Guantanamo contributions are noted along with Panama Canal personnel.
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Official Neglect Delaying Whole U Boat Chaser Programme
Washington June 17 The subsidy of submarine chaser production shows the Navy Department failed to mobilize private yards and navy yards to meet August 1 goals. Only about two of ten private boats and twenty three navy boats may be ready, eight of the ten private ships missing the deadline. The piece argues government inaction, lack of energy, and old navy biases hinder rapid production, urging civilian leadership to speed up the small craft program crucial against submarines. Britain’s civil-trained shipbuilding approach is cited as a contrast.
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Navy funding blunted shipbuilding drive details its impact
The Navy Department failed to extend financial aid to shipyards for rapid chaser and submarine destroyer production, arguing that a coordinated big programme could have yielded hundreds of chasers by January and nearly a hundred by August, reflecting a lack of vision and delayed capacity expansion, unlike Britain’s wartime aids.
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Large Navy Yard Subscriptions Recorded in Report
Zone took 23000 dollars as a subcription from a single ship. The Pennsylvania ship contributed 54800 dollars the largest single grant. The Great Lakes training station Otago contributed 700000 dollars the largest group subscription. The Norfolk Navy Yard contributed 152000 dollars and Ports mouth New Hampshire 130000 dollars. Washington Navy Yard gave 20000 dollars New York Navy Yard 22200 dollars and Charleston Navy Yard 28500 dollars. Among the large subscriptions from
Warship Fund Drives Raise Ship Names and Totals
The Nevada and Wyoming led ship donation totals at $52 750 and $43 100 while New Yorks Rhode Island Huntington New Hampshire Saratoga Chicago and New Jersey contributed varying sums. A three day campaign drove readers to print subscription blanks and volunteers worked through the night to submit them. Some applications were dispatched to Washington by messenger and others via telegraph and radio.
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Denman Forces Steel Price Cut in 10 Ship Contracts
Washington June 17. Shipping Board chief Denman rejects $95 a ton steel for government merchant ships calling the figure absurd amid fleet construction. Goethals to fix steel prices via the Council of National Defense committee. some contracts had been set at 95 but will not be repeated. Belgium envoy mission arrives to discuss relief and postwar arrangements with President Wilson and Secretary Lansing.
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Pershing Spends Day at Offices and with Viviani in Paris
Major General Pershing, American commander, spent a quiet morning in Paris offices and lunched with Justice Minister Viviani. He observed American troops adapting to foreign habits at Pepiniere Barracks amid mixed Allied forces while noting French dining, ration practices, and a busy routine for the Yanks. Uruguay Women Push for Sunday Dry Law Aiding Anti Liquor League asks Congress to close saloons Sundays in a strong note from the National Women's Council. The appeal emphasizes protecting health and future generations, citing global prohibition momentum and comparing to Russia’s wartime liquor ban.
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Italian Ministry Recast Name Changes Reported
A semi official Rome dispatch states Premier Boselli proposed a cabinet reorganization approved by King Victor Emmanuel. New or retained posts include Gas tano Granding as War Minister, Arturo Trinngi as Marine Minister, Dall Olio over Arms and Munitions, Ricardo Bianel over Transportation, Ariotia as High Commissioner to the United States. The commission will be merged with Transportation.
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Prussia Spurs Search For Phosphate Beds
Prussia seeks phosphate deposits in Germany as fertilizer raw material. Government and industrial officials offer a large premium for discoveries to boost supply. Lentil quantities from the Lahn River area are mined slowly, but prewar imports exceeded 12 million dollars annually, and shortages hinder Germany’s agriculture and nitrogen production.
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Lumberjacks Leave for the Front From New England
Three hundred New England lumberjacks in ten sawmill units are enroute to France. They send a card of thanks to James J. Storrow and James J. Phelan of the Committee on Public for the predeparture entertainment. The letter, written aboard ship, is signed by every man and vows to uphold ancestral New England values and do their part in the war effort.
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German steamship Turin torpedoed by submarine
A fragment reports the German steamship Turin, originally said to have struck a mine off the Dutch coast, was torpedoed by a submarine while en route to Amsterdam from Sweden. The vessel remained afloat.
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Soldiers Admonished For Causing Trouble At Public Meetings
Soldiers in uniform at New York City peace meetings drew admonition from Adjutant General Stotesbury who said orders came from New York. He faulted lack of tact and noted arrests at meetings should be restrained while praising future restraint. Admiral Mayo and Secretary Daniels report higher Atlantic fleet marksmanship with improved speed and accuracy expected in future operations.
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Denied German Submarine Sinking British Destroyer
London Admiralty rejects a wireless German dispatch claiming a British L class destroyer was sunk in the Mediterranean on June 11. No loss of British ships confirmed.
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Admiral Mayo Receives Praise for Destroyer Fleet
Secretary Daniele writes to Admiral Mayo praising the destroyer fleet. He commends training of gun crews and engineer forces for armed guards and vessels bound for European waters, noting impressive efficiency despite adverse conditions. The letter urges continued progress and acknowledges the fleet’s high state of readiness.
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Pope Refuses to Recall Bishop of Trent Yoris
The Vatican announced it will not recall Right Rev. Coelatia Endrichi, Bishop of Trent, despite Austrian pressure during World War I. Endrich had voiced pro Italian sentiments and urged loyalty to his government, leading Austria to demand his dismissal. The pope urged obedience to rightful rulers, even if they are flawed.
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