Training Camps Ordered for Second Increment Officers
Washington announces a second series of officers training camps from August 27 to November 25 at eight sites to prepare officers for the second increment of 600,000 called by the selective draft. Applicants aged 20 to 44 may apply June 16 to July 15. spaces limited and emphasis on men over 31.
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Washington
McCain
Fort Myer
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
District of Columbia
Fort McPherson
New York City
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Fort Oglethorpe
New York State
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Fort Leon
Roots
Ark
Wisconsin
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Fort Leon Springs
Texllinois
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Fort Riley
Kan
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
The
Presidio
San Francisco
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
California
Senate Passes Food Survey Bill and Conference Next
The Senate approved a food survey and crop stimulation bill with amendments after nonrecord passage, sending it to conference. It restricts hoarding and futures speculation, tightens storage controls, and excludes farmers holding their own products.
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House
Washington
Senate
Grey Veterans Honor Memory of Their Fallen
Confederate veterans at Arlington for their annual reunion paid tribute to the Souths dead with President Wilson in attendance but silent. Marine Band opened the ceremonies and a special choir led the Star Spangled Banner as flowers were laid on graves including the unknown dead and Gen Jest Wheeler. Gen Bennett H Young and Clark of Florida spoke as orators.
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Washington
Arlington
Wilson
Marine Band
Joe Wheeler
Bennett H. Young
Veterans
Clark
Florida
U S Mission to Russia Arrives in Country
Washington reports the American Commission to Russia led by Elihu Root has reached a Russian port. Departing Washington around May 6 the mission aims to greet the new democratic government of Russia and pledge broad aid from the United States for the war effort against the common enemy.
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Washington
American Commission
Russia
Elihu Root
Navy Department
United States
War Department Revises Training Plan For 16 Cantonments
The War Department announced cuts to the September draft mobilization, concentrating half a million men in sixteen cantonments instead of thirty two. Some troops sẽ housed in tents rather than wooden barracks due to shortages in funds, materials, labor, and transportation. Four sites are chosen American Lake Washington Atlanta Ayre and Wrightstown with others to follow.
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Washington
War Department
Baker
American Lake
Wash
Atlanta
Ayre
Maass
Wrightstown
New Jersey
National Guard
Militia Bureau
Storms Leave Widespread Deaths Across Midwest Towns
A series of tornadoes hit southeast Kansas north central Oklahoma and southern Missouri injuring many and killing at least 21. Coalgate Oklahoma reported about 400 houses destroyed and up to 13 bodies counted, while Coffeyville Kansas faced heavy damage. Moore Kansas saw fatalities and destruction near Olathe. Seminole Oklahoma reported injuries and deaths with livestock losses and crop damage.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas City
Missour
Coalgate
Okla
Coffeyville
Kan
Moore
Olathe
Bullfalo
Sprinfield
Lebanon
Seminole
Oklo
Three American Ships Sunk by Unidentified Attack
London reports the sinking of three American ships the Dirigo the Frances and the Barbara. Each was shelled without warning and sent to the bottom by bombs with one death, Third Mate John Ray of the Dirigo, who drowned while trying to reach a small boat. Dirigo May 31 Frances May 18 Barbara May 24.
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London
John Ray
Modification of War Tax Levies Continues
Washington reports the senate finance committee and house way tax revision proceed with adjustments. The amusement tax exemption for movie houses and a new federal license tax on auto owners ranging from 7.60 to 26 dollars with reductions for older cars were agreed upon as revision nears completion.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Wilson Speaks at Arlington on Liberty and Duty
President Wilson spoke at Arlington National Cemetery during Memorial Day ceremonies hosted by the G A R. He praised American actions for liberty, urged continued effort in the unfinished work, and urged the nation to answer future calls with equal resolve.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
America
Wilson
Arlington, National Cemetery
Entry of Japan Into War With All Resources
Chilean official Alejandro Alvarez urged at a United States Foreign Relations conference that safety of the American State demands Japan enter the war with all resources. He said Japan has gained material advantages and exerts supremacy in Asia. Harvard’s George Grafton Wilson defended the Monroe Doctrine as keeping the Western Hemisphere safe for democracy.
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New York
Alejandro Alvarez
Chile
American Institute of International Law
Conference On Foreign Relations
United States
Long Beach
Japan
George Grafton Wilson
Harvard
War Tax Bill Nears Final Shape in Senate Revision
Washington reports the war tax bill for the $1.8 billion house measure is nearing a final form after holiday work by the Senate finance committee. Chairman Simmons said the revised bill would raise about $1.46 billion, with an overall expectation slightly above $1.5 billion.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Simmons
Germany Loses Prisoners as Front Drives Continue
German forces reportedly suffered over 62,000 prisoners taken by French and British advances on the western front, despite declarations by Field Marshal Hindenburg and Kaiser Wilhelm that the offensive has failed after seven weeks.
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Germany
On Hindenburg
Emperor William
Missouri Town Wiped Out by Tornado
A tornado hit Mineral Point Missouri killing four residents and injuring thirty. The village of about 300 was demolished except for the schoolhouse and the storm then moved east to Rye where farmer Ifred Harper was killed. An Iron Mountain passenger train carried the severely injured to De Soto.
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St. Louis
Mineral Point
Schol
Rye
Ifred Harper
Iron Mountain
DeSoto
Orders Issued For Arrest In Push To Enforce Draft
Attorney General Gregory orders United States marshals and attorneys nationwide to arrest and prosecute all who hinder the June 6 draft registration. Officials suspect German propagandists may be behind anti draft outbreaks, urging citizens to report violators and cooperate as a patriotic duty. Local police and patriotic groups assist in spotting disloyal activity and notifying federal prosecutors.
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Washington
Gregory
United States
New England
Texas
America
Department of Justice
May Place Ban on Making of Beer in U S
Washington reports that if the food control bill becomes law the administration would ban beer production. The measure targets barley use in beer, with about 62,600,000 bushels consumed annually, freeing wheat for allied needs in France.
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U. S
Washington
Congress
France
Censorship Clause Defeated in House Vote 184 to 144
The House rejected the censorship section of the espionage bill by 184 to 144 and will report the bill to both houses ohne the censorship measure. Senate already opposed censorship, leaving no immediate push for a wartime press ban. Republicans split, Democrats largely supportive, House action ends administration bid for censorship. The measure still revises spy laws and authorizes wartime seizures.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Wilson
White House
Fourteen Die In Missouri Storm Ravaging Wayne County
A Missouri tornado killed fourteen people and injured many as it devastated Wayne County, starting near Salem and reaching Mineral Point. Reports from Zalma, Cape Girardeau, Diehlstadt, Dongola, Advance and Cairo add fatalities and outages with relief being sent from St. Louis.
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Wayne County
St. Louis
Piedmont
Bollinger County
Missouri
Zalma
Cape Girardeau
Salem
Mineral Point
Washington County
Dongala
Advance
Diehlstadt
Cairo
Illinois
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Washington report on the Prince of Udine head of the Italian war mission delivering a message to the Senate in the name of King Victor Emmanuel. The message welcomes U S entry into the war as moral justification for the Allied cause and asserts the need to destroy the prestige of German science and philosophy.
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Washington
Prince of
Udine
Senate
Victor Emmanuel
United States
Pacifists Denounce Administration at Democracy Conference
Report from New York details a meeting of the committee on American liberties pledging support to conscientious objectors to the conscription law. A telegram from former Senator John D. Works criticized declaring war without adequate or reasonable cause.
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New York
Committee On American Liberties
United States
John D. Works
California
Governors pledge moral cleanup in Charleston
Governor Manning after talks with state and city officials at the St. John Hotel promised strict law enforcement to safeguard soldiers morals in Charleston and surrounding areas. He said cooperation with federal authorities would ensure vigilant action beyond city limits and target temptations facing army and navy personnel.
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Charleston
St. John
Richard I. Manning
Citadel and
Medical College
Gov
Gov. Manning
Mill Men Confer About Law Impacts on Mills
Mill superintendents from four states met in Greenville with Grace Abbott and a Labor Department official to discuss the Keating Owen act set to take effect September 16. They warned the law will reduce available labor and strain operations as war drafts reduce male workers. one superintendent estimated 30 percent of his mill machinery would be affected.
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Greenville
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Grace Abbott
Rotschild
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Southern Textile Association
Ieir
Ine
Steam Shovel Strikes Dynamite at Pomaria Gravel Pit
At Koon's gravel pit near Pomaria a steam shovel hit a stick of dynamite causing a massive blast. Three men were injured: craneman W. P. Davis with a fractured skull, and L. Q. Pollock and W. E. Koon with external bruises but not serious.
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Newberry
Koon
Pomaria
W. P. Davis
Craneman
L. QO. Pollock
W. E. Koon
Costly Cigarette For Mill at Newberry Fire
A fire at a Newberry cotton mill warehouse, started by a boy with a match lighting a cigarette, burned 1 200 bales across two sections. Damage estimated at 15 000 dollars or more. Fire department and mill crew stopped the blaze. loss covered by insurance.
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Newberry
Bates
Fite
Severe Storms Haunt Williston Area Wreak Crops Damage
A severe wind and rain storm passed near Windsor eight miles west of Williston causing major crop destruction. Watermelons and cotton were ruined, and wire communications suffered heavy damage with telephone lines lost. No lives were reported.
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Williston
Winsdor
R. M. Mixson
Creamery Opens With Modern Dairy Equipment in Orangeburg
The Orangeburg creamery began operations Monday morning with new butter and ice cream machinery installed by a U.S. government expert. The expert butter and ice cream maker has arrived, and county agents Lawrence Wolfe and D. D. Elliott have engaged farmers to supply cream as the facility gears up for large-scale production.
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Orangeburg
United States
Lawrence
Wolfe
D. D. Elliott
Agen
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