Spain on Verge of Revolt Faces Mounting Pressures
Special dispatch from Paris outlines Catalonia's push for independence, looming strikes in Asturias, coal shortages crippling railways, and a stagnating export trade due to submarine warfare. German espionage and anti Spanish press aggravate tensions, yet Spain hopes the new premier can find a solution.
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Spain
Petit Parisien
Catalonia
Barcelona
Asturias
Bay of Biscay
Belgium Diplomatic Mission Arrives in Washington
Belgium’s delegation led by Baron Ludovic Moncheur arrives in Washington to meet U S officials and outline a peace focused program. The group will base at Larz Anderson house as it presses for war reparations and postwar accountability. Secretary Lansing and aides greet the visitors with courtesy.
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Belgium
United States
Germany
Albert
Lansing
Polk
Phillips
State Department
Larz Anderson
Baron Ludovic Monecheur
Foreign Office
Teletum
Treasury Department
Exorbitant price rejected for steel tonnage
Washington discloses that the shipping board will not pay 95 dollars per ton for steel for government merchant ships. Chairman Denman says no contracts at that figure and calls it absurd since navy steel costs about 30 dollars less per ton.
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Denman
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Mr. Denman
Chinese Leader Shift Reported as Dictator Emerges
Peking reports Gen. Chang Heun holds real power while President Li Yuan Hung is beschrieben as a figurehead amid a political shakeup. The notables exchange control as tensions rise within the government.
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Peking
Chang Heun
Li Yuan Hung
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London air raid leaves hundreds dead and wounded
German planes struck London in a swift raid with the east end taking heavy damage. Official tally lists 534 casualties including 97 killed and 471 wounded, with 55 men, 223 men, 16 women, and 26 children among the dead or injured.
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London
Viscount French
Home de Tenses
Root and Party Arrive Safely in Russia
The American mission led by Fli ha Root has reached Petrograd after a London voyage. Russia's mission to the United States, forty members, arrived at a Pacific port. Loris A. Bakhmetieff heads the US group. Breckenridge Log joins in Chicago to represent President Wilson and the State Department.
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Seattle
Washington
Breckenridge Log
Chicago
Wilson
Department of State
Shipyard Workers Threaten Walkout Over Wages
New York reports forty-one private shipyards around the area have demanded higher wages with a June 23 compliance deadline. If unsatisfied, a July 2 walkout by about 20,000 machinists boilermakers and pattern makers is planned, while federal mediators seek a settlement.
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New York
Pershing Reaches French Soil With Allied Salutes
Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing and his staff set foot on French soil at Boulogne as commander of the American expedition. French, British, Belgian, and Indian officers greeted the allied force, a military band played the national anthem, and a guard stood at present arms as the ship docked.
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Boulogne
France
John J. Pershing
American Gunners Meet First Defeat at Sea
American naval gunners suffered their first open fight loss as the Moreni tanker went down after a running battle with a German submarine. Four crew members died, forty three survivors were rescued by a passing steamer, and the submarine commander treated the wounded with courtesy.
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Washington
Moreni
Germany
Liberty Loan Oversubscribed as War Bonds Surpass Estimates
Washington reports a massive oversubscription to the 2 billion Liberty Loan with nearly 3,000,000 investors buying bonds. Treasury and Federal Reserve officials caution that final totals remain untabulated and rely on bank returns.
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Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Reginal
Itfs Money
Government to Take Over Merchant Shipping Fleet
Washington reports the government will seize control of steel merchant shipping under construction in American yards, totaling about 2,600,000 tons. The move follows a provision in the war budget bill signed by President Wilson after a conference with the shipping board and its Emergency Fleet Corporation.
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Washington
Wilson
The
Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
National Guard Strength Rises Across States
Latest militia bureau reports show a rise of 316 officers and 13,976 enlisted in the national guard not in federal service. By May 31 the force stood at 4,462 officers and 108,681 men, rising to 4,778 officers and 122,607 men by June 10 with Arkansas New York and Texas still to report.
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Militia Bureau
War Department
Arkansas
New York
Texas
Ifi
Greek King Constantine Abdicates Amid War Era Turmoil
The Greek king Constantine abdicates in favor of his son Alexander under pressure from France Great Britain and Russia. M Jonnart led talks in Athens to secure unity and reconstitute Greece under the constitution while Crown Prince George is excluded from succession. The former king and George plan to leave by British warship via Italy to Switzerland. Alexander, twenty four, is aligned with entente goals and ready to assume duties.
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Zaimis
Switzerland
Italy
M. Zaimis
Crown Council
Loyal Soldiers in Russia Triumph in First Test
Petrograd reports loyal forces under the provisional government quelling mutiny in the front. Lieut. Gen. Stcherbatcheff ordered disbandment of several units. mutinies led to arrests, badge removal, and beatings. A regimental committee resisted, then was met with sterner measures by the loyal army.
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Petrograd
London
Stcherbatcheff
Wilson Reveals German Secrets in Flag Day Speech
In a flag day address beneath the Washington monument President Wilson explains America’s entry into World War I. He accuses Germany of denying neutrality, insulting the nation, and drawing blood, urging young men to defend democracy and liberty against a world at war.
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America
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Washington Monument
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Japan to Send Mission to the United States
Washington reports Japan will dispatch a mission with broad diplomatic powers to the United States likely in early July. Viscount Ishii will lead, with Vice Admiral Takeshita heading the naval section and Maj. Gen. Sugano heading the army group, aiming to deepen US Japan China ties amid postwar realignments.
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Far East
China
Viscount Kikujiro Ishii
Takeshita
Sugano
Bristol Flood After Indian Creek Burst Its Banks
Damage surpassed 160000 dollars in Bristol and nearby areas when Indian creek after a cloudburst seven miles north flooded the main business district. Many poor residents along the creek fled for safety losing their belongings as the water receded later.
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Bristol
Tenn
Indian Creek
Here
General Leonard Wood to address South Carolina Press meeting
Gen. Leonard Wood, commander of the Southeastern department, accepted an invitation to speak at the South Carolina Press association annual meeting in Beaufort on June 28 and 29. The notice was extended in Charleston by Robert Lathan, with William Banks as president receiving the pledge. Editors planning to attend should notify secretary Joe Sparks to arrange transportation.
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Leonard Wood
Southeastern Department
South Carolina Press Association
Beaufort
Charleston
Robert Lathan
William Banks
Wood
Joe Sparks
South Carolina Graduation Honors World War Spirit
At the University of South Carolina ceremony the chapel displayed flags including a large United States flag and a weathered Confederate banner with a gold fringed US flag above it. A student in uniform received a diploma as speakers urged patriotism and service, with 16 seniors to receive diplomas at Fort Oglethorpe. Judges Mendel L. Smith and students H. C. James W. C. Sullivan Rebecca Fromberg and R. R Harley delivered patriotic addresses.
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University of South Carolina
United States
Currell
University
Fort Oglethrope
Mendel L. Smith
Camden
H. C. James
Union
W C. Sullivan
Kingstree
Rebecca Fromberg
Charleston
R. R Harley
Thomas
Byrnes Seeks Expert Help Over Wireworm Damage
Representative Byrnes reports wireworm damage in Hampton and nearby counties and asks Clemson College and state agriculture to send an expert. The pest has previously caused losses, and officials fear it has begun anew this year.
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Byrnes
Hampton
Department Agriculture
Clemson College
MM Byrnes
New Court House Planned for Saluda County
M T Pitts of the county house commission reports that architect Sayre of Anderson is drawing plans for Saluda County new courthouse in monumental style with semi fireproof construction of pressed brick and stone. The structure will be modern in every part and cost about 60000 dollars.
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M. T. Pitts
Co House Commission
Arctec Sayre
Anderson
Saluda County
Storm Damage Hits Greenville Crops
Cyclonic hail and wind devastated Greenville county crops in a storm spanning three to four miles wide and about 30 miles long. Two eminent agents were sent to advise affected farmers on steps to recover from the ruin. Fruits trees bent and fields swept clean along the path.
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Greenville County
Dillon Auditor Convicted on Embezzlement Counts
State v. C. G. Bruce, former county auditor, found guilty on 13 counts after about 16 hours deliberation. Judge Spiin sentenced him to 12 years hard labor in the state penitentiary. A new indictment against him and former Dillon treasurer Molinis has been issued by the grand jury.
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C. G. Bruce
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Nut
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