War Board Arrives in Petrograd
The American mission led by Elihu Root has reached Petrograd. John F. Stevens heads the eleven member American railroad commission, escorted into the capital by Russia’s I Metin sky. The group aims to assist Allied war efforts, establish relations with the Russian government and rail and war departments, and facilitate Allied supply of war materials iron and coal. In Washington the Russian mission to the United States, led by Borie A Baukhmatieff, lands at Pacine port with about members, plans rest stop in Seattle before proceeding to Washington.
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Petrograd
London
Elihu Root
American Railroad Commission
John F. Stevens
I. Metinsky
Russia
Mr. Stevens
Germany
Washington
United States
Borie A. Baukhmatieff
Pacine
Seattle
Wash
War News Capsule From World War I Fronts
The day’s world war wireless reports highlight the London air raid’s deadly toll on civilians and a near miss with German bombs in a schoolroom. Pershing arrived in Paris to take command of American forces while the Root mission reached Petrograd signaling U.S. help. Front activity remains light with minor exchanges in France and the Balkans. The weekly mine and submarine casualty tally shows the highest loss since early May, including the French steamer Sequana and British steamer Anglian with heavy fatalities aboard Sequana.
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England
France
Tohn J. Pershing
Pershing
Paris
Boulogne
United States
Elihu Root
Petrograd
Belgium
Craonne
Australtalian
Macedonia
Sequana Sunk With 190 Lost in Atlantic Torpedo Strike
The South Atlantic liner Sequana with 550 aboard was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic. Among the passengers was a detachment of the Senegal Rifles. Formerly City of Corinth, the 4557 gross ton ship measured 440 feet and was built in Belfast in 1909.
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Sequana
Paris
Atlantic
Senagalee Rifles
City of
Corinth
The
South Atlantic Navigation Company of
Belfast
May Fix Goal Prices In Coal Regulation Proposal
Washington state a joint resolution introduced Wednesday by Senator Poimerene calls to regulate coal production sale and distribution and to empower the President to fix a higher price at the mine or elsewhere.
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Washington
Poimerene
Motion Pictures Show Effect Of Street Bomb In 1916 Murder Trial
San Francisco June 14 A thousand feet of motion pictures were shown in evidence to illustrate the blast from a street bomb in the murder trial of Mrs. Rena Mooney. Doctors testified about injuries to T. J. Terry Nevada and others while Mrs Knapp died shortly after the explosion. Witnesses described the scene on Stewart street near Market as chaos followed by ambulance arrivals.
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San Francisco
Aly
Rena Mooney
Earl E. Greenwood
T. J. Terry
Nevada
Terry
George McChesney
Trenry Clausen
Clausen
Harold Brunn
Elizabeth N. Knapp
F. Knapp
Stewart Street
Market
George Lawlor
Plan to Dominate Air Forces in Europe by Next Year
Washington reports a Defense Council panel on aircraft production outlining a program to secure air superiority for the Allies within a year. Howard Coffin, chair of the Aircraft Production Board, says details will be revealed soon and seeks a large congressional appropriation. He cites allied needs and predicts air supremacy could hasten victory, though implementation depends on Congress.
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Washington
Europe
Aircraft Production Board
The
Defense Council
Congress
Howard Coffin
Chaiman
Mr. Coffin
United States
United States not consulted in Greek coup actions
The state department says the United States was not consulted about the allied coup that dethroned King Constantine. The US has been more a military and economic partner than a diplomatic one, seeking permanent peace and a liberal Greek government, while the question remains whether the Allies will push Greece to join the war or accept passive neutrality. The focus is on preventing a rear attack on Saloniki and stabilizing European affairs, especially in the Balkans.
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Washington
United States
Constantine
State Department
Europe
Balkans
Greece
Alles
Saloniki
Peoria Records First Heat Victim of Year
In Peoria Illinois Janette Patrick Francis Day aged 64 is reported as the first heat victim of the year. He was found in a garden away from his home early Wednesday morning with mud on his clothes and rain soaked garments. Coroner evidence indicates he wandered from home while suffering from heat.
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Peoria
Janette Patrick Francis Day
Ilinois
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Lag Seen Across Districts
Treasury officials said the liberty loan was short about 312,000,000 of its target with two days left. New York led oversubscription while other districts lagged, Des Moines and Oregon hitting quotas. total district results show wide variance and efforts to reach 2 billion.
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Treasury
Issuc
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Des Moines
Oreegon
Portland
Ore
Oregon
Liberty Loan
Federal Reserve District
Liberty Loan Committee
First National Bank of New York
American Ship Sunk by U-Boat. Five Men Missing
Boston dispatch reports the Leyland Neer Anchain, sailing from Boston to Liverpool on May 30, torpedoed by a German submarine. Crew saved. five missing from Anglian, the British steamer renamed Meganic, of 4,532 tons. Anglian had two Americans aboard. Also: Kansas City court denies habeas corpus for alleged anti draft agitators claiming the thirteenth amendment does not apply to the draft law.
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Boston
Leyland Neer Anchain
Liverpool
Lawrence
Anglian
Meganic
Glasgow
Kansas City
Trudge van Valkenburgh
van Valkenburgh
Fear of Civil War in China Sparks Japanese Resentment
Peking reports Chiang Kai-shek signs a decree dissolving parliament raising fears of civil war as Li Yuan Hung’s southern forces refuse to recognize his rule. Tokyo critiques the U S note as interference while newspapers warn of epochal change. Washington discusses misquotation and clarifies official text.
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Peking
China
Chiang Chao Chung
Wu ‘Ting-Fang
Li Yuan Hung
Japan
U. S
Tokio
Entente
United States
Washington
Jane Ho
Tokio Achi
New York
Tokio Foreign Office
Ching
State Department
Income Tax Questions Cloud Senate Finance Committee
Washington June 14 Important questions about taxation of incomes and excess profits and the publishers tax remained unsettled after the senate finance committee finished revising the house war tax bill. The committee completed the excess profits section except for rate setting and scope. Under the new three year average profits basis the excess profits tax is projected to raise about 525 million dollars if the 16 percent house rate is kept, vs the house estimate of 400 million.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Registry totals from 39 states report wartime enrollment
Washington June 4 Thirty nine states and the District of Columbia had reported their war registration returns by Wednesday when the provost marshal general's office closed showing an enrollment of 7,770,434 or more than 92 percent of the census estimate of 8,418,852 eligibles.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Butte Mine Hero Manus Duggan Found Dead
The body of Manus Duggan, tool boy who guided 24 entombed miners to safety in the North Butte mine, was recovered 1000 feet from his last sighting. The death toll reached 141 as Duggan, who became a father during the rescue, died 2400 feet underground after leading bulkheading against toxic gases following the Fridays fire.
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Butte
Mont
Manus Duggan
North Butte
Young Duggan
Weekly ship losses announced by London
London reports 22 British merchantmen over 1,600 tons sunk by mine or submarine and 10 under 1,009 tons, plus six fishing vessels. The admiralty weekly shipping summary lists arrivals at 2,767 and sailings at 2,822 with multiple previously noted losses.
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London
Admiralty
Oeen
Lumbermen Face Federal Probe in Conspiracy Charges
The federal trade commission filed formal complaints charging 116 middle western lumber concerns with conspiracy to suppress competition. They ordered appearance July 31. Also named are Platt B. Walker editor of Mississippi Lumberman and Luke W. Boyce operator of the northern information bureau. The case alleges use of mail order tricks and data theft to push dealers out and force customers to buy from lumbermen, with complaints detailing illicit information gathering and intimidation across several states.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Platt B. Walker
Commission
Mississippi
Luke W. Boyce
Minneapolis
Northern Information Bureau
Lumberme
Walker
Boyce
Platt Walker
Bovey
Middle West
PRESIDENT GIVEN LIMITED POWERS OVER PRIORITY SHIPMENT BILL
Senate leaders reached a tentative conference agreement to limit presidential power on the priority shipment bill. The president would direct only military forces and supplies, with the Interstate Commerce Commission assigning food and other shipment preferences. Carriers would not receive compensation for damages under the order.
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Perfect Order in Athens After Coup
London dispatch from Saloniki reports the abdication of King Constantine is officially known in Athens and perfect order prevails. Venizelos supporters expect his recall to power and cooperation with the new king. The despatch says it was necessary to remove General Dousamis Colonel Metaxis and former Premier Gounaris for the crisis.
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London
Saloniki
Constantine
Athens
Venizelos
Greece
Dousamis
Metaxis
Tomnmer
Gounaris
Seizure of German Church Chimes for Cannon Use
In Copenhagen on June 34 Lon don time Strambure bid farewell to bells of St Nicholas and St Peters as German church chimes are seized and melted for cannon. Crowds gathered as organists played for the final time. The bells total 43 and will yield about 30 tons of gun metal.
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Copenhagen
London
Trambure
St. Nicholas
St. Peter's
German Bombing of London Kills 97 in Raid
June 14 London faced a swift raid by about fifteen German planes hitting the east end hardest. Official tallies report 97 killed and 437 wounded in London, with 55 men dead and 223 men wounded. Children and women among the casualties, many injured rushed to hospitals.
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London
East End
Essex
City
New York
Three hostile bombers over central London in air raid
Three hostile airplanes appeared over downtown London at 11 30 am on a Wednesday. Explosions in the east end triggered public warnings as traffic halted and people sought safety. Antiaircraft guns fired shrapnel bursts while observers on the Associated Press roof tracked a high altitude raid in a hairpin route over the city.
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London
East End
Associated Press
Western Front
Hostile Planes Hid By Misty Sky Raid Over London
Misty clouds allowed enemy bombers to approach over the Thames after crossing the channel and scatter explosives on the return. British fighters pursued from the west as bombs caused fires and crowds gathered. King George awarded decorations at Buckingham Palace and then visited hospitals. details of the aerial chase remained unclear at night.
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Thames
English Channel
King George
Buckingham Palace
Stock Exchange
Andrew Bonar Law
Anerdar
Exchequer
House of Commess
CBS
Train Bombing Kills and Injures Dozens at Station
Terrible air raid scenes unfold at a railway station as two bombs hit a crowded train end, destroying carriages and burning a coach used by a traveling medical board. A schoolhouse bomb devastates a classroom, killing multiple young children and injuring many others in a harrowing, chaotic aftermath.
Italian Mission Guests Of Atlanta Receptions
Italian war mission members were entertained for four hours in Atlanta on their first U S tour stop. City officials met them at the railroad station and hosted their stay which included a review at Fort McPherson and a luncheon by the chamber of commerce.
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Atlanta
Fort McPeherson
Chamber Commercse
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