House Appropriations Pass Sparse War Bill
The House signed off on a sundry Civil bill totaling roughly 2 billion dollars with shipbuilding, emergency funds, and a small general info committee allocation. The measure, facing Senate review, includes 57 million for shipyards and 60 million for operating ships, plus 1.25 million for the Committee on Public Information and other war-related agencies.
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Central U S Labor Service Urged for War Work
President Wilson urges employers in war industries to use a centralized United States employment service after August 1 1918. He calls for recruitment control, protection of workers, and voluntary enlistment for essential industries to maintain efficiency and national power amid wartime labor shifts.
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Carlton Rejects President's Plea To Prevent Strike
June 17 Wallington report: Western Union replies to President's request to stop discharging workers who join the Commercial Telegraphers' Union. Company not yet a final refusal, door open to talks. Newcomb Carlton to unveil the response at noon. Percy Thomas says union rapidly enrolls members and is ready for any development.
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Predicts Chilling Of Wilsons Marrow
Washington dispatch reports German press comments on U boat operations near American waters. One paper predicts events that will chill Wilsons marrow, while neutral outlets warn of high costs and possible German air attacks and future bombardment of American ports.
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Electric Strike Put Up to Taft's Board
Joint Chairmen Taft and Walsh of the War Labor Board announced they would undertake adjustment of the threatened strike by 20 000 General Electric employees at Schenectady New York over demands for higher pay and shorter hours A strike vote has been held up pending the board action.
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Gompers to Urge Minneapolis to Elect a Socialist
Samuel Gompers and James Lord of the A F L will address a joint meeting with Socialist Mayor Thomas Van Lear in Minneapolis on Wednesday night. The event, tied to the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, could boost Van Lear in the primary as he resists endorsing the St Louis anti war resolution. Delegates at the AF of L convention also debated jurisdiction splits among unions and protested Western Union company unions.
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Sentences Set For Objectors In Army Draft Cases
Twelve objectors, naturalized or native-born Americans with relatives in Austria and Germany, were sentenced after refusing orders to fight. Sentences ranged from five years to twenty years for offenses tied to draft obligations and oath of allegiance. Notable names include Amvan Polkes, William J. Seider, and William Charles Schwab.
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Railroads Not Compensated Under Government Operation
Washington June 17 The railroad administration has not executed a standard contract for compensating railroads during government operation. J Barton Payne counsel urged lawmakers to extend relinquishment time from July 1 to January 1 to allow negotiation with roads while the government holds relinquishment power, ensuring fair treatment to both sides.
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Konovalov Arrives in New York Seeking Allied Help for Russia
Kerensky minister A. I. Konovalov arrives in New York en route to Washington to seek military aid from the State Department. Imprisoned three months by Bolsheviks, he escaped last November via Siberia and declined to discuss his mission beyond the aim of rallying support for Russia if an Allied army were sent.
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New York Fliers Get Commissions Abroad
War Department announces commissions for 1700 cadet fliers training abroad in British French and Italian armies with 850 ciphered New Yorkers among the names listed including Yonkers Manhattan Brooklyn and Staten Island residents. Additional officers named Cyrus B Marshall Tarey Kirkes Numan McMath Edwin Mound Frank We Latsun Rhinelander and others receive second lieutenants or first lieutenant appointments in Reserve or National Army units.
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Strikes Fall to Lowest Idle Workers This Year
Washington reports fewer workers idle due to strikes last week than any week this year. The Department of Labor announced the decline, noting ongoing labor activity and employment stability amid industrial tensions.
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Old Grudge Against New Shipyard Boss Leads 1000 Strike
A thousand James Shewan & Son shipyard workers in Brooklyn walked off their jobs after checks were cashed at 7 am and did not report to work. They protested against assistant foreman Charles Saunders, accusing him of hiring non union labor previously and fearing union disruption. Company officers valued the yard’s losses at $60,000 while Saunders remained employed.
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Strikers Clash With Manufacturer Over Hiring Practices
The text describes a dispute where workers accuse the Shewan firm of violating labor rules during wartime. Government guidance on procedures is cited, and a telegram seeks federal advice. William Bisenmun of the US Emergency Fleet Corporation is mentioned as a contact. The strikers assert loyalty to America and the war program, while the company hires Saunders, sparking claims of undermining the president’s pro union stance.
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Sixteen Steel Ships Built in Two Weeks for Shipping Board
Washington June 17 report says sixteen steel vessels totaling 49 162 dead weight tons were completed and turned over to the Shipping Board in the first two weeks of June. Five contract ships and eleven requisitioned ships added to output, with yards split among Atlantic Great Lakes and Pacific coast. Baltimore Drydock and Shipbuilding Co cut average construction time by half, completing twelve contract vessels to date at about 130 days each.
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