Costa Rica War Aid Offer Divides U S Senate
Washington June 24 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will study a Gallinger resolution urging recognition of Costa Rica’s Tinoco government after it offered use of ports and waters to aid in the war against Germany. The move targets pro-German ex-president Gonzalez and aims to back an ally in the conflict, with debate likely to continue in subcommittees.
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Carter Field
Tribuna
Tribune Ass'n
Washington
State Department
Costa Rica
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jacob H. Gallinger
New Hampshire
United States
Tinoco
Caste Rics
Swanson
Virginia
Lodgs
Massachusetts
Fall
New Mexico
Gonzalez
Gallinger
C. Rica
Germany
Amer
Republic of
Republic of the North
Ighest Esteer
R. Fernandez Guardia
Robert Lansing
Costa Nor
Wld
Seize Millions Concealed by Germans Here
A. Mitchell Palmer reports the seizure of 2.5 million dollars in German property and warns of further evasions. Firms taken over include Dieckerhoff Raffleer & Co and Erbsloh cordage, with plants in Cuba and Havana. Principal owners cited are Ewald Dieckerhoff, Rudolph Erbsloh, and William Erhart, with connections to Germany.
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A. Mitchell Palmer
Palmer
Bureau of Investigation
Dieckerhoff, Raffleer & Co
Broadway
Raffleer
Erbsioh & Co
Cuba
American Storage Company
Havana
Ewald K. Dieckerhoff
Park Avenue
Greenwich
Conn
Catskills
Rudolph Erbsloh
Germany
William H. Erhart
Erbsieh
Clara Exbart von ‘Truchsegs
Johann Herkmann
Johann C. W
Draft Lottery To Name 1918 Class This Week
Washington will stage a second national lottery to determine draft order for the class of 1918. The drawing, set for Thursday or Friday, follows a procedure used last year when nearly 10 million men were given places. This year 744,866 are to be placed, using the same bowl and capsules as the largest district.
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Washington
Senators Predict Suffrage Amendment Pass Next Thursday
After a White House meeting with President Wilson, a delegation of Senators backing the Federal suffrage constitutional amendment predicted Senate approval next Thursday. The President voiced strong support, calling the measure a war necessity and a display of democracy at home and abroad. Senator Ransdell said the President is in the fight to win, and the Democratic National Congressional Committee urged swift passage.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
House
Senate
United States
Ransdell
Louisiana
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Lloyd George Says U S Has Turned Tide
Premier Lloyd George told the House of Commons that ultimate Allied victory was assured as another German blow might come in days. He praised American troops arriving in France and discussed Russia, Italy’s hold on the Austrian Empire, and Allied strength versus Germany, noting doubts over German reserves and recent battles. He warned of press scrutiny and cited secret-session tensions.
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London
Lloyd George
France
House of Commons
Italy
Piuva
Russia
Germany
Great Britain
Bonar Law
Hogge
Fléo
Retreat Becomes General Peace Riots Sweep Vienna
London reports Vienna strikers demand general peace talks with enemy governments. Government officials and Baron Burian are pressed to arrange negotiations while Austria faces bread shortages and fuel shortages. Emperor Charles contemplates cabinet resignations as Germany urges an immediate offensive to stabilize the front.
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Vienna
London
Hague
Times
Baron Burian
Austria
Paul
Lokal-Anzéigel
Food Department
Charlea
von Seydler
Charles
Lokal-Anzeiger
Berlin
Herr von Twardowski
von Weiner
Agriculture
Tronea
Germany
Iy Mall
Annemassa
Baron Burlan
Austria Desperate as Famine Rumors Grow, State Dept Says
Washington dispatch cites official reports claiming Austria faces severe hunger and military setbacks. Officials caution against trusting Austrian and German accounts of famine and rioting, noting enemy propaganda and long observation suggest greater hardship. Continued on page 7.
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Washington
Austria
State Department
Department
Bose
Piave Almost Dry When Teutons Fled
Rome reports a semi official note on the Piave retreat noting the river was almost dry at the moment of the German withdrawal. This allowed many troops to cross, with enemy losses potentially higher had fords or pontoons been required under Italian fire.
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Rome
Our Men Win Last Strip of Belleau Wood
American forces on the Marne front last night cleared the northwestern part of Belleau Wood, took prisoners and five machine guns. The operation lasted about 30 minutes and demonstrated American resolve. Two Americans are missing after a trench raid. Germans raided the Toul and Baccarat sectors with shelling in back areas.
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Associated Press
Marne
Belleau Wood
St. Die
Vosges
Baccarat
Toul
Americans Attacked In Lorraine Strong Prisoner Claim
Berlin says shock troops penetrated Franco American trenches east of Badonviller in Lorraine and inflicted heavy losses. Official statement reports forty prisoners taken from American forces.
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Berlin
London
Badonviller
Lorraine
Pershing's Position Improved Northwest of Chateau Thierry
General Pershing reports continued American gains northwest of Chateau Thierry and ongoing artillery activity in the sector. The War Department received a communiqué noting improvements, plus observed artillery exchanges and a repulse of an enemy raid in the Vosges.
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Pershing
Chateau Thierry
Washington
War Department
Vosges
Diaz Wins Major Advance On Piave Front
General Diaz reports 40 000 Austrian captives and heavy casualties as Italian forces push along the Piave. Italian units crossed the river and established multiple bridgeheads with the famed cavalry fording the Piave, driving toward Conegliano Odense and reaching a twenty mile river line. German reinforcements from France are arriving too late to stop the retreat.
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Piave
Diaz
Musile
France
Montello
Falze
Nergesa
Ponte di Piave
Capo Sile
Conegliano-Oderzo
Gen Diaz Reports 40 000 Prisoners And Great Booty
General Diaz, the Italian commander, reports a major victory on the Piave front. He says eight days of pressure and constant artillery and air bombardment forced the enemy to retreat to the left bank, with 40 000 prisoners taken so far and fighting continuing at Musile.
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Diaz
Washngson
Rome
Piave
Montello
Musile
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