Kroniloff resigns as Petrograd garrison commander
General Kroniloff quits claiming an impossible position from soldiers and workers delegates interference. He will go to the front. Minivski Tsvetelli denounces German and Austrian proletariat influence and rejects a separate peace with Germany, urging stronger ties with allied democracies.
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Western
Union News Service
Petrograd
London
Kroniloff
Council of Soldiers
Workmen’s
Korniloff
George Korniloff
Alexandria
Minshivski Tsvetelli
Council of Workmen’s and
von Bethmann-Hollweg
William
Europe
Russia
Forty Thousand Men In Twenty Days Ready For Camps
New York reports the war department met its 40 000 man quota for officers training camps within 20 days after the call. Captain Arthur F Cosby says after the first camps another series is planned, possibly in August. Eligible men not chosen for the first camp can apply for the second with advance notice for better recruiting and examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
War Department
Arthur F. Cosby
Military Training Camps Association
Cosby
Poet Allan Seeger Dies by Suicide in France
A letter from Charles Kerwood of Bryn Mawr reports American poet Allan Seeger, wounded in a Foreign Legion charge at Belloy-en-Santerre, killed himself with a pistol to end his agony. He was wounded in the breast abdomen and knees by a German shell.
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Self
Philadelphia
Allan Seeger
Foreign Legion
France
Charles Kerwood
Bryn Mawr
Lafayette Corps
Legion
Belloy-en-Santerre
Kerwood
Sneger
Russian and German democracies may seek peace talks
M Skobeleff of the council of workmen and soldiers delegates said the executive committee opposes a separate peace yet believes war could end through an agreement between German and Russian democracies. He proposed negotiating with German democracy representatives at the international socialist conference in London.
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London
M Skobeleff
Council of Workmen's and Soldiers’ Delegates
World News Highlights From The War Era
The report notes eastern states lag in recruiting for the army since April 1 while the West leads. Liberia ends relations with Germany, per an American minister. A US steamship fired six at a German submarine near Ireland. no confirmation of hits. US Steel pledges a 25 million dollar Liberty loan, with two New York banks at 10 million each. Washington investigates Manitowoc and other ships aiding submarines. Balfour, Bridges, and de Chair visit Washington with praise, and Balfour forecasts the U-boat threat ending soon.
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East
Washington
War Department
Union
American Line
New York
Ireland
Liberty
France
United States Steel Corporation
Balfour
Bridges
Admiral de Chair
Senate
Italy May Launch General Offensive Aimed At Trieste
Dispatches from Rome indicate a planned broad Italian push with Trieste as the objective. London reports British and Allied positions near Fresnoy are improving while German submarine activity continues. The Parthenon, carrying 4 million dollars in value, was sunk by a German U-boat after leaving New York for Havre.
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Italy
Trieste
Rome
London
Fresnoy
Federal bureau of standards cites new optical glass breakthrough
Secretary Redfield announced in Washington that the federal bureau of standards achieved a domestic optical glass advancement. In El Paso Texas artillery shells fell during field artillery practice. Four lives were lost when the tug James HH Kogan foundered near New Haven harbor after a heavy sea.
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Redfield
Washington
Federal Bureau of Standards
el Paso
Tex
United States Field Artillery
Jaames HH
Kogan
New Haven Towing Company
New Haven (Conn
Washington Senators Name Members to Russia Commission
Washington announces the American commission to Russia naming Enhu Root Maj Gen Hugh L Scott Rear Admiral James H Glennon Charles Rk Crane John R Mott Cyrus H Mc Cormick Samuel St Bertron James Duncan Charles Edward Russell Senator Gore introduces in the Senate the first food control bill to raise production and conserve supplies. The administration's draft bill was sent back to Congress with agreed provisions including conscription ages and pay changes. President Wilson will name a food dictator likely Herbert Hoover or Henry P Davidson as Red Cross head urges support for war relief efforts. Conferees agree to raise pay for enlisted men and other grades, and a new revenue bill imposes taxes including a coffee and tea levy. The push for shipbuilding funds continues with a $1 billion target and a $500 million immediate bill planned.
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State Department
Washington
Russia
Enhu Root
Hugh L. Scott
James H. Glennon
Charles Rk. Crane
John R. Mott
Cyrus H. McCormick
Samuel St. Bertron
James Duncan
Charles Edward Russell
Congress
House
Senate
Havner Declares Enforcement of Sunday Blue Laws
Iowa Attorney General Havner announces state wide enforcement of Sunday blue laws including barring Sunday amusements and prosecuting cigaret sales. He directs agents to stop sales, pursue over 120 Des Moines defendants, and issue guidance to county attorneys on enforcement.
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Des Moines
Havner
France
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
John B. Hammond
Reformer
Prevention of Tuberculosis Convention Report
Gil Sumner secretary of the state board of health received a letter from the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis about a Washington DC convention. It promises figures on Europe's war related TB rise and considers prevention measures for America. Bills Nearly All Signed by Governor Harding: 150 bills left by the assembly adjournment were signed except seven. One bill under review is the repeal of the non partisan Judiciary law, with veto risks tied to ballot circle concerns.
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Iowa
Des Moines
DeGraff
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana
Jefferson
Harding
Iowa Equal Suffrage Association
Anna B. Lawther
Gil Sumner
State Board of Health
National Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Washington, DC
Europe
W. L. Harding
Assembly
Summer Normal at Sheldon Wins State Approval
Sheldon is chosen as the site of the northwest Iowa extension summer school for 1917 ahead of Emmetsburg Spencer and Cherokee after state board of education approval. The twelve week session runs June through August with an expected enrollment of 200 to 250 students. Sugar Prices Rise Prompting State Board Concern. The state board of control reports sugar costs for institutions have increased from $6.56 to $8.62 per hundred pounds in six months.
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Sheldon
Northwest Iowa
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Cherokee
Sheldon Commercial Club
State Board of Education
State Board of Control
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U. S
Teutonic War News
Liberia
American Transatlantic Company
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Mediterranean
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Berlin
Wagener
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Saloniki
Lake Dotran
Parthenon
Havre
Victor Leweine
Warrensburg
Hinois Grain Dealers’ Association
Springfield
National
Bank of
Wausau, Wis
Chicago Board of Trade
Marshal Joffre
West Point
Gore
Crowder
Wilson
Houston
Herbert C. Hoover
Council of National Defense
Hhouse
Henry P. Davidson
Red Cross War Council
United States
Cigaret
Iowa Weather Bureau
Adjutant General’s
Iowa National Guard
Logan
National Guard
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