New York Doctors Urged Draft For Army Use
New York leaders urge selective conscription of physicians for military service. Major Connell, Major Derby, and Captain Van Eure argue a medical draft would place the best-suited doctors into the army while keeping essential care at home, criticizing indiscriminate volunteering. The report notes physician shortages and outlines steps to standardize medical supplies and accelerate instrument production for war needs.
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Washington
Kerr Connell
Richard Derby
Frederick van Eure
New York
Council of National Defence
New York State
Connell
United States
Phevene
Eeneas
Judge Advocate General
Card Index Everything on German Farms to Aid Harvests
German wartime move expands a card catalogue from men and livestock to crops. Berlin orders a comprehensive system listing grains, potatoes, fruit and acreage with farm population and retained food for all uses. Reports flow through harvest and delivery, with checks by thrashings. Dr Michaelis may be replaced by Admiral Paul von Hintze.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Berlin
Dr. Michaelis
Michaelis
Paul von Hintze
Minico
Chinaister
Uruguay to Greet American Squadron
In Montevideo a popular demonstration prepares to honor an arriving American squadron. A greeting telegram from the local committee goes to American admirals. The Welcome Club for sailors and marines, led by Admiral N P Usher, will open at 502 Fifth Avenue around July 3 with notable supporters listed.
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Montevideo
South Atlantic
Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
United States
Fifth Avenue
Admiral N.P. Usher
Welcome Club
Ira Barrows
William O. Hamilton
Burton
Richard Fletcher
Varnum Mott
James Hendricks
O Connor Seeks Irish Self Rule in US Tour
Irish Nationalist leader Thomas Power O’Connor arrived in New York saying civilized opinion worldwide backs Ireland’s independence. He outlined plans for a U S speaking tour and a Dublin convention to resolve Home Rule with Ulster’s opposition, stressing America’s wartime intervention as pivotal.
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Ireland
Thomas Power O'Connor
England
O'Connor
Washington
Ile
United States
United Irish League
Michael J. Jordan
The
Jeague
T. B. Fitzpatrick
New York
Hoston
Michael J. Ryan
Philadelhiss
O'Connge
Chicago
Canada
Boston
Richard Hazicton
North Galway
Knickerbocker
Friends of Ireland
Democratic
Republic of
Sea
Ulster
Dublin
Promiery
America
Australia to Send Soldiers 110 Million Dollar Repatriation Plan
Australia announces a 110 million dollar repatriation plan for returning soldiers. The government will secure civil employment opportunities and provide land improvement advances up to 2500 dollars for soldier settlers. Repatriation work will begin on arrival, overseen by a board and local committees, with artificial limbs and workshops for pension supplementation. A reserve employment system will bridge discharge to desired positions.
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Sydney
Australia
Féward D. Millen
Botha Denounces Talk of Republic in Rob ertson Speech
General Louis Botha, premier of the Union of South Africa, denounces republic talk in a Robertson speech. He says South Africa must unite white races and keep constitutional ties with Britain, warning of civil war if relations fray and noting Britain’s naval support.
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Cape Town
Louis Botha
Union of South
Robertson
Cape Colony
House of Assembly
South Africa
Hotka
Great Britain
Land
Tax on Gifts Opposed Red Cross Fund Hit by Tax Bill
The Advisory Council of Real Estate Interests asked the Senate Finance Committee to revise the Hvenue bill to exempt charitable gifts from taxation. A committee including Louis V. Bright Albert G. Milbank Cyrus Miller and Robert F. Simor made the request. An amendment by Senator Calder would exempt all charitable gifts from any tax. Dividends for the Red Cross are taxable, and Widespread tax would reduce funds by millions.
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Senate Finance Committee
Advisory Council of Real Estate Interests
Orday
Louis V. Bright
Lawyers’ Title and Trust Company
Albert G. Milbank
Robert W.coslet
Cyrus ©. Miller
Robert F.simor
William M. Calder
Red Cross
Germany to Censor Discussions of All Public Questions
Copenhagen reports military authorities across Germany order all brochures and leaflets discussing public questions to be reported before publication or distribution. The move, described as a new press law based on military power, aims to curb pan German agitation and may affect annexationist material via the War Press Bureau under General Ludendorff.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Reichstag
Herr Haussmann
Wirtemberg
Berlin
Lokal Angeiger
War Press Bureau
von Ludendorf
Ageblatt
Tageblatt Opposes Separate Peace Plan
Amsterdam reports the Berliner Tageblatt rejects a separate peace with Russia. It argues a broader general peace is needed and warns Britain France and the United States would keep fighting while Central Powers bear Russia’s costs. It says peace should be based on rights over might for enduring relief in exhausted Europe.
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Amsterdam
Russia
Berliner Tageblatt
Great Britain
France
United States
Russi
Agebintt
Germany
Europe
Moscow welcomes Elihu Root as American mission arrives
In Moscow on June 22, Elihu Root and the American commission were received by Zemstvo and municipal reps, with cheering as Root praised Russian self-government work and the hope for peaceful progress. The second meeting with the city Duma urged expansion of local self-government into broader national governance while avoiding coercion.
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Russia
Moscow
Elihu Root
American Commission
Zemstvo
Root
Mr. Root
Grigorieff
James Duncan
American Federation
Lbor
Duma
Mayor's Speech Praises Wilson as Peacemaker in Russia Visit
The meeting lauded sacrifices for freedom and trusted Russia would endure. The Mayor stated Russia welcomed American aid during its economic strain and infirmity. A eulogy for President Wilson followed, extolling his pacifist aims and the Root commission’s mission. A motion passed to send a formal letter to Wilson thanking him for the Root commission.
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United States
Russia
America
Wilson
Oise
Meetirs
Kerensky Says Russia Free From Allied Greece Policy
Kerensky told the All Russian Congress that Russia will follow an independent foreign policy. He banned Russian troops from disembarking at Athens and defended the army against disintegration. He urged Finland and Ukraine Democrats to stay with Russia to avoid dismemberment and warned Armenia must not be evacuated to prevent Kurdish and Turkish prey.
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Petrograd
Russia
Athens
Kerensky
Congress of Soldiers
Workmen's Councils
Leopold of
Bavaria
Finland
Ukraine
M. Kerensky
Armenia
Band of Anarchists Crushed After Reign of Terror in Helsingfors
Helsingfors streets quiet after authorities crushed an anarchist uprising led by Jean Boldt. Four hundred followers raided Nicholas Cathedral during a service, declaring it a temple of the poor. A clash with militiamen left two soldiers wounded and the cathedral heavily damaged. Boldt fled amid threats of lynching.
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Band of
Helsingfors
Ining
Sune
Thia
Jean Boldt
Boldt
Nicholas Cathedral
Holdt
Tolde
Threatened Anarchist Demonstration Averted In Russia
In Petrograd on a Friday night and into Saturday morning, anarchist demonstrations were averted by decisive action. Principal political groups met through the night while Workmen's and Soldiers' delegates prepared for emergencies at eight in the morning. Malist plans failed as workers and soldiers did not rally to the call, due to joint action by the Provisional Government.
Russian Workmen and Soldiers Delegates Quell Demonstration
General Polovtsev and the Petrograd garrison units faced planned unrest as the Workmen and Soldier's Committee sent delegates to factory districts and barracks. N C Tehidse, head of the Council of Workmen's and Soldiers' delegates, visited a restless regiment and calmed the men. An anarchist group still holds General Durnovo's villa at Viborg. many adherents are refugees who recently returned from the United States.
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Ment
Polovtsev
Petrograd
Workmen's and
N.C. Teheidse
Council of Workmen's and
General Durnovo
Viborg
United States
Russia to Reorganize Whole Aviation Service
The executive council of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Deputies plans an all-Russian assembly of aviators and aircraft manufacturers to boost fighting capacity and reorganize the entire aviation service. The date is not fixed but the congress will be held in Petrograd.
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Petrograd
The More Enemies The More Honor Says Von Blume
Amsterdam June 24 The North German Gazette prints General von Blume's review of the war effort. He proclaims the more enemies the more honor and asserts Germany faces thirteen wholly hostile and nine half hostile states. He argues the war will be decided before enemy forces grow significantly and that geography will prevent decisive Allied intervention. He warns that Germany remains firm and avoids weakness.
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Amaterdam
von Blume
Geremaany
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