Liberty Loan Campaign Workers of City Await Start
A chaotic early report shows Hughes county Klan committee and city workers planning the Liberty Loan drive. Early pledges target $10,000 to $50,000 per signer with county buyers lined up for $100,000 between 9 and 10 Monday morning. The city and county committees anticipate strong participation as the official opening bell nears.
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Liberty Loan Campaign Workers
City
Hughes Cowry
W. T Anglin
Moldenville
Hughes County Klan Committee
Chester Westfall
Hatant
State Council
Maghes County
Cirlahome City
Nlrpady
Heart Momlay Marti
Oklahoma City
Bright
Deane
Christy
Reds
Carhart
Cincinnati
Liberty
King
Justices Refuse to Order Arrest of Mob Members
Collinsville Illinois April 6 the Madison county coroner applied for warrants for five men linked to a mob that lynched Robert Prager. Four justices of the peace refused to issue warrants saying they did not want to get involved. One justice faced a crowd in a saloon and signed a loyalty pledge. The coroner hoped the state attorney would pursue the warrants and that the men would be arrested before night.
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Collinsville
Madison County
Robert Prager
Justices of the Peace
Lowe
Anne
State to prosecute Prager lynching case
Springfield Ill April 6 Attorney General Brundage said state authorities would take charge of the prosecution of four Collinsville justices of the peace who refused to issue warrants for men in the mob that lynched Robert P Prager Thursday night If local officials fail to act the state will move forward with arrests and prosecutions of the lynchers.
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Springfield
Collinsville
Robert P Prager
Edward J. Brundage
Creel Narrowly Avoids Airplane Crash at Pimlico
In Baltimore on April 6 George Creel chairman of the committee on public information and aviator O M ay had a narrow escape when the airplane they arrived in from Washington was disabled during a taking off at Pimlico race track. Both escaped with slight shaking up.
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Waltimore
George Creel
Committee On
May
Weshton
Pimlico Racetrack
Liberty Loan status reported across towns and cities
The report details early Liberty Loan subscriptions as towns such as Chattanooga Oklahoma subscribe their quotas, with national efforts led by President Wilson and McAdoo. By morning, numerous towns claim first honors, while campaigns push toward the national goal of 3 billion dollars to finance the war.
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Wilson
Baltimore
France
McAdoo
Philadelphia
Arkansas County
Green County
Ark
Treasury Department
White Sulphur Springs
Frost Forecast for City Tonight
Local forecast indicates frost likely tonight with colder temperatures and clear to fair skies. Northern areas may see the coldest readings while winds remain light and conditions gradually ease after midnight.
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City Tonight
Semenat
Oseliy Hane
TATE
Partons
Tommi
U S Will Give Kaiser Surprise In Few Weeks
London April 6 Premier Lloyd George declares in a luncheon telegram that in the next weeks America will surprise the Prussian military junta. He notes American resolve and daily dispatches joining the war, strengthening confidence in united efforts for civilization and liberty.
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London
Lloyd George
Anterita
America
Llordayor
Hoave
Indictment Against Five Alleged Treason Plotters Unfolds
SACRAMENTO April 6 A United States grand jury returned an indictment charging five men with treason and sabotage during wartime. Three defendants are in custody as authorities pursue the others. ARDMORE Oklahoma 35000-barrel field development noted in the report.
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Sacramento
Cal
War Industries Board agrees lead supply to government
Washington April 6 the war industries board reached an agreement with the lead industry to furnish all government requirements for lead products with a minimum of 6,000,000 pounds and a maximum of 200,000 pounds monthly at about seven cents a pound. Prices follow the engineering and mining journal. The deal stabilizes the market and lasts four months. Government demand tops 12,000,000 tons monthly, about 60 percent of total crude output.
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Washington
War Industries Board
Jedd Indust
Gineering & Mining Journal
Austria Sought Early 1917 Peace Talks With Entente
Paris dispatch reports Premier Clemenceau’s remark about Austrian efforts to open unofficial negotiations with the Entente in 1917. It notes Count Revertata and Armand engaging Swiss intermediaries and a June to November sequence that did not yield an interview. Washington denies any overtures toward peace negotiations by the United States.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Switzersland
France
Ausilia
Austria
Paul Palateve
M. Clemenceau
Clemenceas
Kevertata
Arenes
Baseball stars boost war stamp sales at hotel
The Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers players Christy Mathewson Hal Chase helped sell more than 180 dollars in war savings stamps at a hotel booth. Miss Gayle Wysong led Christian Endeavor girls, with Edna Fouts and Myrtle Rogers as lieutenants, promoting the drive. Mathewson, Cobb, Tennings and Donovan planned another sale that evening at 7:30.
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Cincinnati “Reds
Detroit
Tigers
Christy Mathewson
Hal Chase
Gayle Wysong
Christian Endeavor Girls
First Christian Church
Edna Fouts
Myrtle Rogers
Matty
Tear Ae
JJ Cobb
Hughie Tennings
Muck Arrest Sparks Swiss Protest Over Internment
In Washington on April Swiss government official Sulser inquired of the U S State Department about the reasons for interning Dr Karl Muck, a Swiss citizen born in Germany, amid tensions over his detention.
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Washington
Throu Sulser
Americanvernment
Karl Muck
Dead German Blood Serum Aids U S Soldiers In Camp Grant
A long-deceased German scientist provided a serum now saving American soldiers. Dr Preston Keys of the University of Chicago developed the serum from Waldemar Koch blood, reducing pneumonia deaths at Camp Grant from about 40 percent to a lower rate. The detail comes from Rockford report dated April 6.
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Camp Grant
Preston Keys
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Chicago
Keys
Waldemar Koch
Germany
Phiological
Koch
Rockford, IL
Special Draft Call Issued for White Men in Oklahoma and Texas
A special draft call asks 97 white men from Oklahoma to join 2,190 selected for the April mobilization. Report to Invernco Band MH and go to Camp Travis, San Antonio, with additional quota details tied to white male recruits and the pending general call. Washington reports Provost Marshal Crowder preparing orders for mobilization, with totals near 190,000 and a nine month pattern.
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Oklahoma
Adjt
Gupwort Toelay
Geowder
Adjutant General
Camp Travia
San Antonio
Texas
Washington
Crowder
Submarine Destruction By Naval Aircraft Reported
London April 6 The Associated Press reports details from the admiralty on ten German submarines sunk recently by naval aircraft eight by seaplanes and two by dirigibles One submarine near a convoy was bombed after surfacing and a later strike hit its conning tower amid collapsing air bubbles from the submarine described as the largest type carrying two torpedoes
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London
Associated Press
Admiralty
Case
English Channel
Wilson reviews Meade troops in third Liberty loan event
Baltimore residents watched as Wilson reviewed 2000 Camp Meade troops at the fifth regiment armory, with the ceremony marking the formal opening of the third Liberty loan campaign and a speech planned for tonight.
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Wilson
MEADE
Baltimore
Camp Meade
Fifth Regiment
Fierce Struggle at Corbie As German Push Near Amiens
Associated Press reports a fierce German attack pressing toward Corbie in the Somme valley near Albert Amiens. French counter pressure checks the German left and right wings, with early indications the operation could be significant as German waves advance from Vaure Wood toward the Ancre and Somme junction.
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Associated Press
Amiens
Somme
Montidier
Acre
Vaire Wood
Lorbie
Ancre
Albert-Amiens
French Batter Hun to Standstill as Attacks Press South
Paris reports German assault south of the Somme worsened only slightly by a late yesterday counterattack near Hangard. The war office notes continuous heavy fighting in the Ayotte sector north of the Somme, with German forays meeting limited success while failing to break French lines.
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London
Somme
War Office
Ayotte
Alough
Germans Launch Daybreak Drive at Corbie
London dispatch reports German forces launched a daybreak attack on Corbie in the Somme valley. Allied lines near Fonquevillers improved after yesterday’s assault. Weather conditions show better barometric readings but aviators face poor visibility.
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Corbie
Valley
Somme
London
Hitle
Corie
Mie
Reuter
Valre Wood
Amiens
Fonquevillers
Bombardment reports from Ayre region and Somme
Paris reports night bombardments north and south of the Ayre with severe artillery near Apremont and Monchel and limited actions near Vawelestelameis and Searcy. London notes heavy fighting north of the Somme with limited progress, plus local clashes south of the Somme near Hangard and a slight post line improvement.
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Paris
Ayre
Monchel
Messe
Apremont
Vawe Leslelameis
Searcy
Stettinius Named Baker's Assistant
Washington April 6 President Wilson appointed Edward Stettinius second assistant secretary and Fred P Keppel third assistant secretary of war.
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Washington
Wilson
Edward Stettinius
Secretaay
Fred P Keppel
Aaw
German Assault Near Vaire Wood Pushed In Somme
Allied report from Paris says heavy German attacks advancing in waves near Vaire Wood in the Somme valley east of Corbie. The defenders reportedly pushed back the line south of the wood amid severe losses on the German side.
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Vaire Wood
Associated Press
France
Amiens
Somme
Corbir
Wood
Hertling to Tell Reichstag of Peace Offer
London dispatch cites German sources saying Imperial Chancellor Hertling plans to reopen the Reichstag on April 16 to address Austria and France. The move is framed as showing willingness to negotiate and ease French demands, according to Copenhagen wire service.
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Reichstag
London
Hertling
Austria
Copenhagen
France
Flour Cost Probe Report Ready for White House
Washington Anwil complete inquiry into flour milling costs shows layeral trade groups sending findings to the President for help in determining fair prices for flour. The report aims to stabilize markets and guide policy decisions affecting food administration and pricing.
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Washington
Anwil
Rast Tpatee
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