Prohibition Debate Shapes Senate Agriculture Bill
The Senate Agriculture Committee endorses an amendment to a $11 million emergency agricultural bill moving toward national prohibition. Whiskey and wine would halt after June 7, beer after final presidential approval. Norris amendment replaces Jones plan, vote 8 to 2. House to test further.
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Paris Bombardment Report Shows Limited Damage
Paris reports from June 27 say German air raids on the city caused few bombs and no casualties. Petit Parisien notes two Gotha groups attempted the attack but diverted flight and failed to deliver payloads amid heavy barrage.
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French Forced 10: Forced labor near Sedan reported
An official dispatch from France says a thousand inhabitants of ourtral have been forced by the Germans to relocate to Sedan. There they are compelled to work on road construction and trench building. Those sentenced to a year in prison by German courts are also sent to Sedan for military road labor.
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ourtral
Sedan
Kerensky's Right to Be Present Questioned at Labor Conference
Credentials of foreign delegates including Alexander Kerensky, former Russian premier, were questioned this afternoon as they were introduced by chairman W. F. Purdy at the Labor party conference. There were tumultuous scenes before delegates received a formal welcome. Berlin papers report a socialist beauty in the Reichstag described German beer as "brown water" in a recent debate.
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Baer Defeated in Dakota Primary Race for Governor
Fargo North Dakota June 27 with about half the state reporting Steen leading Frazier two to one but narrowing. unofficial totals show Steen 19063 to 16380 for Frazier with 646 precincts in. County results put John Baer losing to Henry Vick in the Nonpartisan League contest as 264 of 392 precincts reported. Havre to stage a large city celebration on July 4 for Americans.
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Rugby
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Fraisier
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Nonpartisan League
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Vick
Isner
Frazier
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G. W. Atkinson
German Troops Suffer Grip Epidemic Before Major Offensive
June 27 report from the Western Front notes German soldiers are plagued by grip and typhus, sidelining many for a week to ten days. Despite illness, German high command allegedly nears preparations for a new Allied offensive while artillery remains below normal. A captured German order reveals anxiety over British strength and calls for ambush patrols due to unclear dispositions.
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FRANCE
Lille
Idaho Republicans Back Non-Partisan League on Power Trust
The Idaho Republican Party secured support from the Non-Partisan League with Senator William Lorain aiding passage at the state convention. Borah influences the platform to back development and ownership of unused water power sites, while Democrats condemn agitators and reject league endorsements. Socialists push for a lasting democratic peace without annexation.
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Republican party
Idaho
Willan J
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N. Ps
United States
Work or Fight Ordered in Los Angeles Case
In Los Angeles a local death exemption board acted as a court of enforcement for the war time work or fight order. Four men were ordered to quit their jobs and seek employment essential to the war effort, with one told to join the military. A salesman for a packing house and a jewelry store clerk were among those directed to obtain work toward winning the war.
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Italians destroy German pictures at Capito line palace Rome
In Rome a June 27 celebration of Italian Piave victory saw a crowd flood Capito line HHL bursting into the Caffar eli palace once German embassy. Portraits of the German emperor were torn down and the Italian flag raised over the building.
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Caffareli
ORAET CANDIDATES LOSE JOBS AT WASHINGTON
Washington June 27 Carl Bytor associate chairman of the committee on public information said last night he and fifteen or twenty four employes will sever their connections with the communities Saturday night in compliance with the provision of the congressional appropriation for the committee that tone of the Lands may be used to pay salaries to men of draft age Mer Idyer says that the majority of the men are in deferred class classifications in the draft because of dependent
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Man Arrested for Stealing Plans Released in Philadelphia
Philadelphia June 27 United States Commissioner Long discharged E J Tulley a draftsman for the Emergency Fleet Corporation who was arrested June 18 on a charge of stealing plans for concrete ships from the offices of the corporation. Government officials said no case existed against Tulley and he was freed.
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United States
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E. J. Tulley
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conpovation
T. Henry Walnut
federal district attorney
Talley
Kuelhman Speech May Affect German Foreign Policy
London dispatch reports conservative and pan-German papers anticipate removal of Dr. Richard von Kühlmann following his Reichstag speech. Berlin correspondent notes expected shift in German foreign policy amid reactions in newspapers.
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Frankfurter Zeitung
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Sir Albert Knatterles in Derby Origin Row in Commons
London June 27 Noel Remberton-Tiling, MP for East Hertfordshire, attacked Sir Albert Stanley president of the Board of Trade in the House of Commons. He alleged German origin and a crusade against Germans while Sir Albert replied his name is Knatterles and he hails from Derbyshire with no reign blood.
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Derbyshire
Draft Drawings Reveal Washoe County Lottery Numbers
Secretary Baker leads a Washington drawing with congressmen aid. The list shows 1200 numbers drawn. first Washoe entry is No 10, with names from Sparks Reno and Verdi including Norman Wilson Malone Harry Linnecke Roy Mitchell and others, for Washoe County allocations.
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Reno
Nevada
Washoe county
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Sparks
Norman Wilson ‘' Malone
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North Virginia Street
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Vine Street
Scerfino Donati
Frank Ciofani
Canal Street
Raymond J. McGuire
State Street
H. Lester Tait
Waller Thiele
Gregorio Guemes
East Plaza
Elwood V. Smith
Florio Cassinelli
Sbragia Mario
Verdi
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Box
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T. Abdallah
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Martial Law Soon in Austria Amid Flood Crisis
Paris dispatch reports that due to severe floods in Austria-Hungary authorities are expected to proclaim martial law throughout the empire momentarily. Swiss reports confirm the pending emergency decree as the disaster unfolds.
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Dynamite Blast Buries Miners at Silver Mine
At the Silver mine of the M. A. Hannah Company in Virginia, an explosion of about nine tons of dynamite set off by lightning caused a cave in. About twenty miners are dead, four injured seriously, and dozens more harmed as rescue crews work amid collapsed ore and shovels. Only one body recovered so far.
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M. A. Hannah Company
Canadian Pacific Loses Two Big Steamers
A June 27 report from an Atlantic port states the Canadian Pacific steamships Pomeranian and Medora were sunk by German submarines near the British Isles. Both ships were en route to African ports. one Pomeranian crewman survived with nine others reported.
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British Isles
Americans to Italy. Pershing selects infantry regiment
Washington reports General Pershing has chosen an infantry regiment to sail for Italy under secret orders. The unit trains in France and will be replaced by a replacement force from the U S. The move signals limited American participation on the Italian front, while aviation units already serve in Italy.
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Wakédr
France
Baker
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Great Britain
United States
NO ABANDONMENT IN IRELAND OF CONSCRIPTION INTENTIONS
London reported Viscount French declares in Belfast that there is no abandonment of conscription plans in Ireland. He says if the proclamation’s military requirements cannot be met voluntarily, the government will handle the situation in the army’s interests. Ireland could supply fifty thousand men if compulsory measures arise.
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Scandinavia Holds Sixth Ministerial Conference
In Copenhagen on June 27 the sixth Scandinavian ministerial conference since the war began convened at the Amalienborg palace. Premiers foreign ministers and other Danish Norwegian and Swedish officials attend. They discuss economic and commercial issues amid shortages of essential trade goods.
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Border Melodrama with Fairbanks Style Comedy
A lively melodrama notes a Mexican border setting with Doug Fairbanks style comedy trimmings and daring deeds. The fragment hints at a spirited scene blending adventure and romance in a vintage film vignette.
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