Secretaries clash as coal price talks stall
A Washington dispute emerges over coal pricing as Secretary Lane of the defense council and other councilmembers challenge proposed $3 a ton mine prices. The Federal Trade Commission and the council deny legal power to fix prices, urging restraint until formal resolutions clarify authority.
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Council of Hee
Educers
Lane
Defense Council
Mem Ke Council
Federal Trade Com
Council
Umaniels
Trade Commission
Gifford Secreker
Bof
Secretary of the Interior
Federal , Trade Commission
Council of National de
Conkmittes
Council of National Evise
Illinois state defense council discusses wartime labor and migration
The Illinois state council of defense examined East St Louis disturbances caused by Negro migration, blaming both capital and labor for friction. It urged discouraging Southern Negro migration, coordinating with state and national defense councils, and avoiding artificial population movements. The report also notes coal distribution rules, bread return bans, and plans for soldier welfare facilities and medical mobilization.
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Moeher
Illinois
State Council of Defense
East St. Louis
Councils of ‘Defense
Council of National Défense
Epoenise
M of
St Ni
Chicago
Insull
Citizens
French Cruiser Paris Sunk After Mine Hit Off Point St. Mote
The French cruiser Paris struck a mine off Point St. Mote on Wednesday and sank. Three officers and 35 men were lost as the vessel, built in Bordeaux in 1903 and costing 2,651,600, was en route from Africa to rest. The ship measured 42814 feet in length with a 84 foot beam and displaced 7,578 tons, armed with multiple 4 to 8 inch guns and armed crews of about 500.
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Paris
Souseran
Cruigser Ber
Point St. Mote
Kieber
Aftica
Bordeaux
No Accidents Mark Soldiers Voyage to France
Paris July 1 Major General Pershing reports that the transfer of American forces to France proceeded without loss of life or serious illness. He notes the landing as a complete success with high morale and confidence among troops. Co operation with French staff ensured good camp conditions, bedding, food, and sanitary care, on high ground.
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Paris
France
Pershing
Cartan
War correspondent killed near Lens reported
A British army dispatch confirms the death of correspondent Joy Anton Bas near Lens during heavy fighting. The casualty underscores the peril faced by war reporters covering frontline operations in the area.
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Preece Itish Army
Anton Bas
Idaho Burns into Navy History with New Superdreadnought
The Idaho, sister to the Pennsylvania and flagship of the Atlantic fleet, was launched at New York Ship Building. Sponsor Henrietta Aurelia Simmons witnessed the ceremony held with a small group due to war conditions. The vessel features 12 guns in four turrets, 22 five inch rifles, four Sindi antiaircraft guns, two 21 inch torpedo tubes, and advanced safety against submarines and aircraft.
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Amden
N.J
Navy
New York Ship Building Company
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Henrietta Aurelia Simmons
Gov. Alexander
Congressional
Mississippi
Bureau of Ordnance
Lloyd George says Germany driven underground in Dundee speech
Premier Lloyd George declares Germany forced underground as a sign of impending end of war. He says pounding inferiority into the German military mindset will curb Prussian arrogance and pave the way for peace, noting Prussians lack humility and warning Europe will not be peaceful while they feel superior.
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Dundee
Germany
Lloyd George
Europe
Germans Break Aisne Line South of La Bouvelle
Berlin said German troops opened a breach on the Aisne front. Forces captured several enemy positions south of La Bouvelle farm and a fortified line about 800 meters long on the eastern slope of Hill 0 northwest of Verdun, according to the official statement.
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Berlin
London
la Bouvelle Fann
Aisne
Hil
Verdun
Germans Routed After Fresh Attack Near Deadman Hill
Paris dispatch says German forces launched a violent assault on the Wet Dun front west of Deadman Hill. Picked German troops advanced over a 1.75 mile sector but were nearly annihilated by French defenses. The German penetration reached along the French lines from Deadman to the Coral area before counterfire pushed them back.
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Paris
Wet Dun
Deadman Hill
War Office
Revision of $1.8 Billion War Tax Bill Rewritten
Senate finance committee completed a thorough rewrite reducing the bill to 1.652 billion with no new bond authorization. Final draft sent to printer. formal approval anticipated Monday and Senate reporting by Chairman Simmons early next week. Tax plan shifts two thirds of burden to incomes and excess profits, with notable increases on war profits and broad eliminations of several House taxes. Additional Panama canal bonds proposed to bridge a shortfall until December reconvening.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Simmons
Stone
Treasury
Panama
Congress
Fragmentary Senate Debate On Prohibition Policy
Disjointed OCR text shows senators debating prohibition related policy. Mentions administration authority over distilled spirits stocks and a general senate discussion. References to committee leaders and Senator Chamberlain commenting on reliability of certain amendments.
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Senate
Chamberlain
British raid letters reveal victim’s sorrow
An Associated Press style note notes British authorities say letters found during a raid hint at the victim’s sadness. The fragmentary text suggests distress but provides no clear motive or full context for the incident.
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Associated Prasw
HAE
Hindenburg again offers armistice to Russia
German sources report Field Marshal Hindenburg has wirelessly offered to suspend hostilities during Russia’s elections for the constitutional convention. The measure, unconfirmed officially, aligns with prior intimations and aims to foster a pro German sentiment and a stable Petrograd government for potential peace talks.
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Copenhagen
von Hindenburg
Russia
Sco
Russian Council
Germany
Petrograd
Dane Authorities Arrest Teuton Spy
Copenhagen July 1 Walter Westedt also known as Wilhelms, arrested for espionage posing as a Hamburg Fremdenblatt correspondent. Head of an alleged Chicago real estate bureau tied to U S secret service agitation for a general strike in munition factories. three or four associates including a German naval lieutenant arrested. Westedt expelled as undesirable alien but continued activities in Bergen and Copenhagen. total 17 persons arrested in connection with the Westedt case.
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Copenhagen
Folksahvs
Walter Westedt
Wilhelms
Hamburg Fremdenblatt
Westedt
Chicago
United States Secret Service
Folksahms
United States
Atlantic
Bergen
German authorities crush strikes at Stettin yard
Copenhagen July 1 German authorities broke recent strikes at the shipping yards in Stettin by the same means used to crush the April strike. They threatened to muster soldiers and subject fees as workers resumed.
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Copenhagen
Stettin
Aes Murmen
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