World War Week in Review Ten Major Global Highlights
The week's world roundup notes 300,000 U.S. troops in Europe with six months of stores. Britain receives $25 million more from Secretary McAdoo, boosting allied loans. Liberia cuts Germany relations as Germany seeks liability for postwar damages. Redfield hints at shipping requisitions. industries told to adjust. U.S. farmers report a three billion bushel corn crop in response to Wilson's appeal, a record prospect. Norris calls for prohibition to cover whisky beer and wine in the food control bill. The Agriculture Department forecasts a July 1 corn crop of 3,124,000,000 bushels with a record 16 million more acres planted.
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Wilson
America
Department of Agriculture
National draft moves as exemption boards finalise plans
Exemption boards across states finish organization as selection day approaches. Drafted regiments in the north and east prepare for federal service with July mobilizations planned.
President Wilson Urges Business Sacrifice for War Effort
President Wilson appeals to coal operators and manufacturers to set aside profits and aid the war effort. He warns against unusual profits and condemns ship owners for high freight rates that hinder the government's wartime goals, urging fair prices and national loyalty.
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Wilson
France
Cail
Foreign Hsun Tung Seized by General Chang Hsun on Empire Throne
Reports say the boy emperor Hsun Tung was taken to the imperial palace under General Chang Hsun's protection and placed on the throne. Other dispatches note Cologne in West Prussia under military rule due to food riots with police and soldiers firing on crowds. A Reuter cable corroborates abdication news. A Swedish nationwide alarm follows discovery of German explosives hidden in coal to blow Norwegian steamers. Three Czech regiments reportedly deserted to Russia per Austrian official statements. Berlin papers quote Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg opposing peace without annexation and insisting on continued fighting and conquest.
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Reuter
Unnecessary Caution Between Yearwedd-John Couple
Dialogue snippet shows Mrs Yearwedd John and Yearwedd in a marital exchange about past habits and current fears, noting change in rituals and cooking. The fragment reflects domestic tension and memory of previous affection.
You Must Diet Madam Says Doctor
A doctor insists the patient must diet and clarifies dieting means changing eating habits. He explains the need for disciplined intake rather than simply eating less at the table. The exchange underscores medical advice on weight management.
Uneasy ties the head that wears a crown exchange
Mrs. Torkins and Charley discuss a book with the line Uneasy ties the head that wears a crown. She asks if a monarch sleeping with his crown on is sensible and he agrees it is trifle silly.
Grace thy house and let grace thee quote
A brief historical note attributes a François style quote to Benjamin Franklin about household grace. The fragment reflects a moral maxim urging household virtue and mutual courtesy attributed to Franklin in a compiled thought.
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Franklin
Nebraska State Council of Defense Calls for Patriotic Unity
The Nebraska state council of defense issues a public appeal urging Nebraskans to rally around American war aims. It denounces un-American conduct and targets leaders of the Lutheran church for alleged disloyal tendencies while praising the University of Nebraska and warning of threats to liberty bonds and local business.
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George F Thonson
T P. Reynolds
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Army Draft Delayed and Greece to Manage Its Problems
The War Department announced 687,000 men will be selected from June 5 registrants to form the first national war army and fill national guard vacancies. State quotas are listed, with Arizona to Washington, D.C. totaling 80,045. Greece to Work Out Own Problems: Paris reports the entente conference call originated from France and Britain to discuss the Balkan situation and how Greece should address its internal issues without Russia leading.
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Paris
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Great Britain
Russia
Macedonia
Petrograd
Constantine
State Auditor Allows Mileage for Officials by Rail Route
State Auditor Smith informs district court judges they may use their own automobiles for official travel and be paid 2 cents per mile, using the nearest railroad route. The rule applies to other officials drawing expenses through the auditor, with exceptions when no railroad exists where auto travel is necessary and livery or auto hire is allowed.
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State Auditor’s Office
Japanese Women Enter Public Roles in War Effort
Reports show Japanese women increasingly take jobs once held by men. About 4,000 women work for the railway bureau as ticket sellers cashiers and clerks while 6,000 toil in government tobacco factory cigar and cigarette plants. Wages run from 10 to 25 cents daily.
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Europe
Japan
Indians Enlist in Sixth at Walthill and Chadron
Sixty five Indians, about half the company, join a unit of the Sixth at Walthill. In Company H, Chadron, members include Ralph Bear Benjamin Red Bear Long Dog Eagle Elk and Black Bird. A dozen Sioux serve in the unit with Omahas and Winnnebagos well represented. Mitchell Red Cloud of Grand Rapids Wis enlisted in the sanitary detachment Tuesday afternoon.
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Wilson Proclaims Draft of State Militia for France Duty
President Wilson issues a proclamation drafting the state guards into federal service for France, converting old militia status to army status. This action removes constitutional restraints on using militia abroad.
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France
Wilson
Army of the
United States
Washington
Army Draft Delayed As Exemption Boards Organize
The national draft drawing for examination is postponed because states are slow to organize district exemption boards. Only twenty one states report full organization. The revised census estimates will set apportionments with each locality required to furnish two thirds of 1 percent of its paper population to equalize the draft.
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Washington
War Department
Russians Take 14 000 Prisoners in Galicia Front Break
General Korniloff’s operations along a twenty mile front in Galicia break the Austro German line between Halicz and the Carpathians. Russian cavalry advances sixteen miles as prisoners taken reach fourteen thousand.
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German decree on requisitioned harvest grain sets scope
Berlin reports the German federal council orders full requisition of bread grains and several crops for the imperial grain bureau in the coming harvest year. Washington says the navy has grown since declaration and now needs 000 fewer than authorized, with total strength listed at 125,363 amid personnel shifts.
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German Federal Council
Berlin
Imperial Grain Bureau
Washington
New York Couple Resign From Socialist Party Over War Policy
J. G. Phil and Rose Paytor Stokes announce resignations from the Socialist Party, citing loss of faith in the party as an instrument for advancing socialism. They oppose America entering the war and urge a just and lasting peace amid the sword threat to mankind.
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J. G. Phil
Rose Paytor Stokes
Socialist Party
America
Phi Stokes
China Names Feng Kuo Chang President and Premier
A dispatch reports the Republican government at Nanking confirmed General Feng Kuo Chang as president and Tuan Chi Jui as premier. It states a decision to banish the emperor and royal family from Peking under surveillance and notes Chang Haun negotiating for safety guarantees for persons in Peking.
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Washington
Nanking
Feng Kuo Chang
Tuan Chi Jui
Peking
Chang Haun
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