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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
2
Fractured OCR lists rates and contact lines for subscriptions and advertising. Mentions New York Tribune circulation audit, offices, and rates for Canadian and foreign addresses with scattered street names and telephones.
The piece attacks Secretary Baker for delaying broader conscription and mobilization. It argues the war effort requires a large, flexible manpower pool and warns that relying on a limited draft age risks prolonging conflict and undermining war industries. It cites Wilsons phrase without limits and calls for Congress to fix age limits at forty five and to expand war production and manpower.
A brisk note urges immediate action to commit resources and finalize plans. It emphasizes gathering all available assets and pushing forward without delay, signaling urgency and readiness to proceed at once.
The Tribune defends fair reporting while recounting an editing error involving William Churchill and the Creel Committee. A first edition misled readers by implying Churchill remained with the committee, prompting a later correction and an apology.
Analysis argues von Kuehlmann’s Reichstag remarks proposing diplomacy to end the war were designed to appear conciliatory while the German government and military sought to preserve morale and reject peace by negotiation. The chancellor supported the rhetoric, denying any real peace bid, as papers urged his resignation amid a staged peace offensive.
The text notes cautions are wise and insists the peace offensive will fail, already failing. It suggests Herr von Kuehlmann may resign not for misrepresenting the German government but because the government disowns him to hide the Foreign Office’s renewed visit to Verdun.
The piece argues that Senate filibusters cannot stop women’s suffrage in the United States or other enlightened nations. It urges timely action, noting two thirds may be hard but that women’s vote is dawning and delay harms the nation and legislators. It calls out lagging behind England and warns against delaying justice for women voters.
History notes that Nicholas was deposed a year ago in March and, if reports of his execution are true, Russia’s revolution would be faster than France’s. It recalls the Bastille fall of July 1789 and Louis XVI’s deposition, with his execution in January 1793, suggesting revolution speeds have sped up.
A historical critique notes New York’s city noise from elevated trains surface trolleys and motor vehicles. It praises Commissioner Enright for tackling needless cacophony and urges enclosure of electric motors and rail sounds. The piece suggests Aldermen study noise reduction measures to cut nighttime din.
The Hall of Records now houses the Mayor's Committee on National Defense and provides space for the Naval Reserve enrolment office on the third floor. A recruit faces a sign at the entrance as the first hurdle in enlisting in the navy.
The article notes the elevators on the third floor stop and are essential for offices like Public Administrator and Port Warden, yet recruits must use stairs. It contrasts civilian ease of access with military discipline requirements and hints at the recruit’s reluctance to climb.
A fragment notes that merely intending to enlist places a person in a restricted class like those directed to the Servants and Tradesmen's Entrance. The text argues the spirit is wrong and the proof lies in the sign itself.
A republication discusses W K Hearst letter replying to Theodore Roosevelt. It argues the piece is advertising, not a true reply, and accuses Hearst of pro German sympathy, British ties, and resentment of Canada’s cables. It claims Hearst would convict himself as a secret German sympathizer if replying again.
About 450 Austrian and German civilians interned at Oldcastle Meath were transported to Dublin and sent abroad. At the quays Sinn Fein supporters and others cheered while Sinn Feiners across the river sang the soldiers song. The departing group played music aboard the ship as it sailed away amid cheers.
A tribute notes how Militant leader Emmeline Pankhurst shifted critics into admirers since 1914, crediting her unwavering stand and patriotism. It lauds her return to America and her steadfast faith, urging women to follow her example amid wartime challenges.
In a Savannah style note about a Maine sheriff ruling that custom takes precedence over Prohibition, an angler is allowed to carry two quarts of whiskey into the woods, illustrating local tolerance for recreational drinking despite state law.
A crafty salesman, George F. Sweetser of Storm King on the Hudson, touts land near Fulham County. He boasts green fertilizer, high potato yields, and livestock profit while juggling farm duties and committees, impressing a cautious buyer with promises of quick soil profit.
A war poem by Marion Couthouy Smith honors Picardy fields as the crucible of sacrifice. It pictures soldiers as a living wall of destiny and a future rose of freedom blooming from death’s scarred plains. The verse lauds eternal harmony born from the heroes’ sacrifice in France.
Britain’s munitions output surged from 1915 onward doubling and tripling daily production, with 2,000,000 men and 700,000 women employed in munitions. By 1917 British naval tonnage rose to 6,090,000, vast shipbuilding and dockyard activity, and sustained overseas shipments to France and Italy. Food production expanded, population healthy, and taxes rising to fund the war as Britain asserted industrial resolve and urged American encouragement to sustain allied victory.
Reader letter from Edwards Montana in 1918 recounts wartime food substitutions and a humorous doughnut making tip using corn bread and vegetable oil. The writer teases editors about rationing while noting a personal wartime sacrifice and hoping for peace with loved ones returning from war.
An American soldier in Perahing's army writes home about surviving six gas attacks. He attributes his endurance to coming from Lincoln Nebraska, home of the Peer less One.
Wilson at the Crank AM reports a presidential intervention in the Michigan senatorial dispute. The piece notes rising tension as Ford faces pressure, while party officials scramble to shape the outcome.
A letter from Lexington New York June 20 1928 attacks Sir Joseph Jonas and Charles Alfred Vernon for alleged German ties. It claims they were born in Germany and naturalized Brits, and questions the use of English names like Vernon. The piece frames German aliases and racial purity as under threat from German influence.
A distorted report cites a decree linking the unpardonable sin to reimposed no wheat regulations. It claims severe penalties including death by electrocution, poison gas, and a valet as enforcer, presenting no verifiable authority or context.
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