MORE GUARDSMEN TO RIOT SCENE LOWDEN ACCOMPANIES TROOPS
Erast St Louis July 4 Gov Lowden arrives with six additional Chicago companies three from Springfield and one from Alton to ease tensions after a night of fires and arrests among 193 detainees. Of 93 riot incitement charges all but three were dismissed for lack of evidence. three witnesses allege dragging a Negro with a rope but await grand jury next Monday.
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Erast
Grand Jury
Lowden
Springfield
Guard Units Ordered Out
Springfield Illinois July 4 Acting adjutant general Col Richings J Shand says twenty four Illinois companies have been ordered to East St Louis to quell the riot. Fourth Infantry companies I Vandalia G Effingham B Newton F Benton H Shelbyville E Carbondale A Casey C Sullivan D Paris Olan and M of Champaign listed among units.
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Springfield
Ill
Richings J. Shand
Dickson
East St. Louis
Fourth Infantry
Vandalia
Effingham
Newton
Benton
Shelbyville
Carbondale
Casey
Sullivan
Paris
Olan
Champaign
Riots Prompt Mass Troop Deployment to East St Louis
The article reports Gov. Lowden ordering ten more companies of soldiers to East St Louis to augment the fourteen already there, including federalized guardsmen, to quell race riots. Units from Galesburg Morrison Chicago Champaign and Springfield join the response as the death toll climbs to 28 with many injured and widespread fire damage.
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Springfield
Lowden
East St. Louis
Galesburg
Morrison
Sixth Illinois Infantry
Camp Lowden
Thomas H. Barry
Central Department
Sixth Infantry
St. Lee, County
Bury
Annden
Kewanee
Oak Park
National Guardsmen
Cuba to stage grand independence day celebration
In Havana on July 4 Cuba and the United States mark a wartime alliance with a civic pageant. President Menocal, U.S. Minister William E. Gonzales, and Cuban and American officials join in a Red Cross fundraiser. The program features electric light displays, Central Park fireworks, a band concert, tableaux of Red Cross work, Boy Scout drills, and both nations’ flags. Mrs. John Draper leads Red Cross plans to unite Cuban and American people in a common war effort.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Germany
Ameri- Solony
Gaba
States
Central Park
Red Cross
John Draper
American Red Cross
Recruiting Week Reaches Climax in Army Enlistments
Washington July 4 the regular army recruiting week ended with more than 2000 men enlisted on Saturday. Despite gains the force remains 50 000 short of full war strength. Brig Gen McCain adju tant general said the campaign would continue and he hoped no selective draft would be needed.
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Washington
McCain
King George directs flag flying at Parliament on July Fourth
London telegraph reports that King George I directs the American flag be raised from the Tower of Parliament on July Fourth, American Independence Day, signaling allied sentiment during the era of tense relations.
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London
King George
Roosevelt Roamers Arrive in France for American Expedition
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and Capt Archibald Roosevelt have reached France to join the American expeditionary forces in Paris area. The arrival marks a notable chapter as U S troops mobilize for the European campaign amid ongoing Allied operations.
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Neddy
Paris
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Archibald Roosevelt
Frants
Why We Celebrate Washington War-Time Anniversary
The nation marks a wartime anniversary as President Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany three months ago and mobilize resources. American destroyers rushed to the North Sea, supply ships followed, and Vice Admiral Sims was designated to command forces in the war zone off Ireland.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Germany
Paris
North Sea
Sims
Ireland
Preparations for War March of World War I Efforts
Extensive mobilization and war economic measures dominate the report. Across the United States and allied powers, millions registered for service, ships armed for anti submarine duties, vast bond issues and loans funded the war. Naval and army expansion values run into billions, with selective draft plans, training camps, and new military cities under construction. On the front, Russian advances threaten Austro German lines while Western Front clashes continue in Champagne and Verdun amid ongoing raids and localized fighting.
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Germany
Congress
Senate
House
Navy
Marine Corps
Regular Army
National Guard
Western Front
Champagne
Meuse
Verdun
Senate recess delayed as food control bill stalls
Washington July 4 A holiday pause came as the senate toiled over food control and prohibition legislation after progress on the bill. A vote on a key amendment was delayed while negotiations for a weekend or Monday decision continued, and cloture was held in reserve by Senator Chamberlain. The licensing and antihoarding provisions were adopted along with cooperatives from government control. Debate focused on restricting government employees and agents from selling their own products to the government.
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Washington
Senate
Chamberlain
Aes
McKinlar
Reed
Borah
Advisory Commission of the
Defense Council
All Safe Delayed Arrival of U S Expeditionary Force
The last units of the American expeditionary force arrived here Tuesday amid whistles and sirens. Their coming, one week after the first troops landed, signified complete success of the undertaking. A French seaport, July 2.
Do or Die Motto of Russians Reported in London
London July 4 Austro German forces are evacuating Brzezany southeast of Lemberg in Galicia as Reuters dispatches describe. The message notes a strong Russian resolve amid field movements and shifting fronts in the region.
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Ziechoff
Brzezany
Lemberg
Brussiloff
Stripa
Berlin
Volhynia
Teuton
Kovel-Lutsk
Kovel
Riga
Smorgon
Pripet
London
Wiles
Tal -ni-Galicia
Canadian university leaders visit Washington for wartime resource talks
The defense council's committee on universities and colleges hosts five Canadian education officials in Washington for a week long conference. Sir Robert Falconer of Toronto, Dr. Marshall Tory of Alberta, Dr. Stanley McKenzie of Dalhousie, Dean Frank Adams of McGill, and Captain W H Alexander of the Canadian army attend by government invitation.
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Washington
Defense Council
Committee On Universities and Colleges
Educational System of
Canada
Robert Falconer
University of Toronto
Marshall Tory
University of Alberta
Stanley McKenzie
Dalhousie University
Frank J. Adams
McGill University
W. H. Alexander
Canadian Army
American Troops Begin Training Near Front Lines
American troops at a French port will start moving to training camps behind the lines by week’s end. The first contingent may depart after the Fourth of July celebrations.
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Paris
Local Labor In Protest At Ohio Cantonment Camp
Chillicothe July 4 local labor groups met and adopted resolutions denouncing labor leaders from Cleveland Detroit Toledo and other cities who have been here in an effort to force contractors building the Ohio cantonment camp to use only union labor.
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Chillicothe
Cleveland
Detroit
Toledo
Ohio Cantonment
Troop convoys ward off German attacks at sea
Washington reports American destroyers protecting transports with troops for France repelled two submarine strikes in force. The public information committee announced the safe arrival of the last contingent at a French port. At least one submarine was sunk and the attacks appeared well informed.
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Washington
France
Committee On Public Information
Navy Department
Tate
Pershing
Transatlantic U S Naval Escort Defends Troop Transports
Secretary Daniels declares the safe arrival in France of all fighting men and ships. He recalls two submarine attacks on June 22 and a later assault beyond the rendezvous. American destroyers, gunfire, and depth charges protected the convoy, with at least one submarine sunk. The Navy and Army thank each other for their cooperation.
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Atlantic
France
America
Baker
Army
Pershing
Andin
Navy
War Department
Five Shipyards in New York See Large Manpower Debate
In New York a broad call to workers across five major shipyards sparked a major debate over manpower levels. Leaders reported estimates ranging from about 6,000 to 7,000 men involved in the industrial push, with factors tied to union mobilization and production demands.
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New York
Ion
Bus Union
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