Happenings of the Past Week in War News
A weekly digest from Western Newspaper Union highlights wartime plans and political moves. Washington plans a nationwide mediation system for labor disputes under a defense council subcommittee. Manuel Quezon offers 25,000 Filipino troops for service. Nebraska militia shows gains since May 20 from 56 officers and 1,077 men to 65 officers and 1,395 men. Secretary Houston stresses subsistence for allies as a political military matter. Treasury Secretary McAdoo estimates ten billion dollars needed to wage the war for a year, with portions from taxes and bonds. Liberty loan progress lags. subscriptions imply a need for rapid daily funding to reach 2 billion. President Wilson urges a durable postwar order with Germany, seeking a net of intrigue broken beyond repair. Foreign dispatches report gas shutdowns in Paris and relief measures in San Salvador after the recent earthquake. Japan may send an official commission to the U.S. Pershing staff arrive in Boulogne to organize American bases in France. Britain announces enlistment plans for 500,000 British subjects in allied armies under General Bridges. Constantine I abdicates in favor of Prince Alexander under pressure from France, Britain, and Russia. Lord Northcliffe becomes head of the British war mission in the U.S. as Balfour returns to foreign office.
Liberty bonds oversubscribed by Utah as war effort grows
Nebraska marks fiftieth anniversary with museum opening and editors dinner as 125 state journalists attend. Ruth Law crosses 110 miles in eighty minutes from Battesville to Joplin. Consular reports list sinking of the American steamer Petrolite by a German submarine with several missing. Selective service total set near 9.25 million.
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Ruth Law
Aviatrix
Battesville
Okla
Joplin
Force Down Food Price Predictions Amid War Warnings
Western Newspaper Union reports a 30 percent price reduction forecast as gold reserves boost wartime spending. American naval gunners suffer first open combat loss against a German submarine. The tank ship Moreni, abandoned June 12 after a running fight, was sunk with 43 survivors rescued by a passing steamer. The submarine fired 200 shells at 8,000 yards while the gunners fired 150 shots without a hit.
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Union News Service
Washington
Moreni
Army recruitment drive and war news in Nebraskan dispatch
Reports from Nebraska detail new mobilization efforts under War Department orders led by Adjutant General Phil Hall with long registration totals of 118123. Officials confirm 389 percent turnout of the state’s 302000 vote and Nebraska’s army enlistments stand at 1967 of 2385. Other items note Marine deployments off France, possible early mobilization of two regiments, and officer training camps at Fort Snelling. Casualties and shipping losses from London blitz and Italian mine actions are reported, with Britain affirming wartime aims alongside Russia.
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War Department
Phil Hall
National Guard
Lincoln
Nebraska
South
Fort Snelling
Minn
Much Gold for War Use in Federal Reserve Plan
The House accepted amendments to banking laws to release over 35 million dollars in gold for war needs by reducing reserve requirements. Senate action is expected. The Federal Reserve Board would control exchange charges by nonmember banks, stated Chairman Glass. He said a lobby of 25 bankers had been lobbying to support a flat exchange provision.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banking System
House
Senate
Federal Reserve Board
Glass
Banking Commission
Labor backs food control to cut prices by thirty percent
Washington reports organized labor will back pending food control bills in Congress after a conference with labor leaders and representatives. Herbert C. Hoover promised the food administration would be organized to force prices to a level affordable for the small wage earner. Labor reps warned that without lower costs workers with moderate wages face pay hikes or hunger.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Herbert C. Hoover
Food Administration
Hoover
Liberty Loan Oversubscribed in Nationwide Drive
Washington reports an overwhelming response to the liberty loan drive for war funding with an untabulated rush of returns. Officials cannot yet estimate the total given the massive over subscription to the two billion dollar goal as twelve federal reserve banks process the flood of subscriptions.
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Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Bond dropped by Ruth Law reaches Lincoln youth
Robert Donaldson a 17 year old resident of Fourteenth and High streets received a $50 liberty bond from the air over Lincoln on Friday noon. The bond lay in a bon bon box tied with a yellow ribbon and included a baseball used as a weight.
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Ruth Law
Aviatrix
Lincoln
Mississippi
River
Liberty
Bond” Literatuy-X
Robert Donaldson
Fourteenth and
High Streets
Young Donaldson
Demonstration Demands War Continuance in Petrograd
A large crowd of wounded soldiers and hospital patients marched through Petrograd demanding continuation of the war. Banners led the parade as maimed veterans rode in motor vehicles, while in London British forces reportedly seized fresh trench positions southeast of Messines, capturing seven field guns and prisoners per the official British report.
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Petrograd
London
Méssines
War dances feared as Cheyenne Indians resist draft
Helena Montana reports Gov Sam ay Stewart received Forsythe telegram warning Cheyenne Indians who refused to register for the selective draft are holding war dances and threatening violence a big war dance is scheduled and trouble is feared Paris France minister of justice Villanl told a meeting of the French Women's Suffrage union men of the present generation should concede equal rights to women and above all the vote
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Helena
Mont
Sam * Ay
Stewart’ Ha
Forsythe
Paris
Roosevelt Speech On Americanism Parade Honors Lincoln Fifty Years
The Theodore Roosevelt address on Americanism was presented during a Lincoln staged fiftieth anniversary parade. Roosevelt urged tasking every citizen to serve loyally and defend the nation, praising unity while condemning disloyalty to other nations. A long patriotic procession followed through Lincoln with veterans, bands, and numerous autos.
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Union News Service
Theodore Roosevelt
Lincoln
Nebraska
Capitol
Copperheads
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Lincoln Pageant Highlights Nebraska History
A Lincoln parade pageant featured Roosevelt’s car bearing England and France flags beside the Stars and Stripes. Led by Gen. Phil Hall and staff, veterans, mounted orderlies, and signal corps units marched under the direction of Col J Bills and aides. The Basque Nebraska display added grandeur, while the sequence presented key moments from Nebraska’s history with color, music, and motion.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Neville
Miller
Frank H. Woods
Commercial Club
J. H. Hansen
Nebraska
England
France
Staff ‘Corps
Department of Mounted Orderlies
Company B
Signal ‘Corps
Lincoln
Phil Hall
Fero
Kline
Allen
J. Bills
Semi centennial Nebraska celebration draws wide turnout
Nebraska marks fifty years of statehood with a grand semi centennial observance. An extensive pioneer exhibit at the city auditorium features relics, letters, pictures and everyday items from Nebraska’s early days. State historical society curates most of the display with donations from Cedar County and exhibits by the Woman's Relief Corps and the Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution. A Pioneer registration list will be kept for future reference, while patriotic sentiment blends with concern for the future as enlistments rise and recruiting continues at army and navy centers.
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Nebraska State Historical Society
Wymore
Nebraska
City Auditorium
State Farm
St. Paul Church
Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds Coliseum
State Historical Society
Cedar County
Woman's Relief Corps
Daughters and Sons of the American Revolution
Une of Pioneers
Army
Navy
Flag pole from fort Kearney exhibit itemized relics
A fifty foot flag pole from fort Kearney, set up in 1848 and rescued from mud a decade ago, is now broken near the ground. A. M. Bowling of Hastings donated a collection to the society including flints from Republican City, wool cards from early settlers, and numerous Indian arrowheads and curios.
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Fort Kearney
Society
A. M. Bowling
Hastings
Republian City
Governor Neville Receives Federal Aid for Soldiers Homes
For Support of Soldiers Homes, Governor Neville has obtained $9,625 from the federal government as the quarterly payment to the state. The government pays $100 a year per member. Grand Island home receives $6,525 for 261 members and Milford home $2,875 for 115 members. Funds do not go directly to the homes.
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Neville
Grand Island
Milford
Canada Staying Strong In War Time Trade And Finance
A Western Canada visit by a noted correspondent of a major Western daily finds no war related downturn in Canada. Bank clearings and trade grow, farmers prosper, and taxation changes are managed with prudence. Canada’s financial strength lies in its branch bank system and strong savings institutions, aiding liquidity and resilience during wartime. Prohibition supports consumption of money in normal channels, with minimal direct tax burden on common people.
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Canada
Dominion
Winnipeg
Savings
TDIB
Advertiseroent
Appearances Are Deceiving Judge Quote
A courtroom exchange explores appearances versus reality as a wife quips that a tall married man should be drafted equally, while the judge notes the man may merely appear tall but be shorter in fact.
A Married Man Says Wife’s Mind Has No End
A married man quips that there is evidently no end to a wife's mind, as he receives a piece of it every day. The remark reflects playful domestic humor about spousal wit and daily interactions.
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