World War News Roundup From 1918 Briefs
In Cincinnati the Dixie Highway council aims to finish the Chicago Detroit Miami route this year with aid from the War Department. Roosevelt hails US unity at Oyster Bay while German spies loom. Hoover warns of food control needs and price blame shifts to speculators amid munitions tax evasion probes. Belgium envoy letter praises Americans as 625000 soldiers prepare for France under Wilson’s conscription plan. Recruiting week set for June 28 to 30 with cantonment contracts fixed profits and new exemption boards.
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Wilson
Albert
Belgium
Baron Moncheur
France
World War Draft Law Keeps Men Free to Enlist in All Forces
The draft act does not bar men ages eighteen to forty from volunteering for the regular army navy marine corps National Guard or naval militia. Major General Goethals is to be granted authority to build ships as directed by Congress while disputes with the shipping board chairman resolve. Police clamp down on suffrage pickets at the White House with two women arrested. An American steamer reports a near-miss with a German sub after a torpedo was fired. the sub was heavily damaged. Over four million Liberty Bonds sold. New York district leads in purchases. Recruiting shows 121,243 war volunteers since April 1 toward a needed 183,898. A Russian diplomatic mission arrives in Washington as Hoover outlines wartime controls on essential commodities. Canada faces a demarcation line on compulsory service, likely requiring a national vote. British and German military losses and raids are noted, with Greece’s former king Constantine in Lugano and Swiss Socialist Robert Grimm deported. The John D. Archbold sunk by a submarine. Germany endures heat waves. Britain grants women suffrage in the Commons. King George urges German-titled royals to adopt British titles. Ke rensky criticizes soldiers’ committee requests for leave as war continues.
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Navy
marine + corps
National Guard
Naval
Pen
The
Shipping Board
Gothals
Emergency Feet Corporation
Congress
Goethals
White House
Lucy Burne
New York
Mies Cathorine Morey
Toston
Atlantic
Fred
Treasury Department
New York Federal Reserve District
Ted
New York Federal Reserve
Chicago
Lansing
Polk
Phillips
Pecial Tran
United States
Hoover
Canada
London
Constantine
Greece
Lugano
Switzerland
Robert Grimm
Ruvala
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Denmark
Germany
German Empire
Weather Bureau
England
House of Commons
George
Kerensky
Herald's Review Of North Carolina Capitol Events
Herald's Review compiles a record of important events at the state capital and across North Carolina, detailing political developments, public notices, and notable occurrences for Herald readers. The summary highlights governance actions, legislative activity, and regional happenings shaping the state's course.
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Capitol
Herald
New Waists Restored From Old Garments
A 1920s sewing tip explains transforming old waists into wearable new tops. It details removing existing sleeves by cutting and reshaping, attaching net edging and lace, and sewing sleeves to a corset cover to create a fresh sleeved waist with minimal material. It notes required supplies and a short, practical time frame.
French Inventor Proposes Snap Memorandum Tag for Watches
A French inventor has created a celluloid memorandum tag designed to snap over a watch face so the message is clearly visible. The device aims to ensure urgent notes are seen at all times.
North Carolina Seeks City Boy Labor For War Effort
Raleigh dispatch notes North Carolina aims to enroll boys ages sixteen to twenty one in the National Boys Working Reserve. State Director MIT Browne urges YMCA, Scout, Chamber, and Board of Trade secretaries to recruit urban youths for productive farm or industrial labor, with enrollment cards and eligibility rites to follow. The effort seeks to support harvests and factory needs during wartime.
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Raleigh
National Boys’ Working Reserve
Mit
BE. Browne
Ymc.a
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
National
Boye” Working Reserve
Dlter
Ym.c. A’s
Boy Scout Mastere Secretarias
Chambers of Coum
North Carolina
Wayion
Forsyth Auto Company and Other North Carolina Firms
The Forsyth Auto Company of Rus tal Hall with capital 425,000 authorized and 1,000 subscribed by J. G. Clayton and J. R. Clayton for operating auto lines in Forsyth and Stokes. The Allen-Worley Furniture Company of Wilson with capital 25,000 authorized and 2,000 subscribed by George J. Allen and others. The Louis L. Liggett Company of Boston with principal North Carolina office in Durham and capital 6,753,000. The War Department asked Gov. Bickett to recommend no federal district exemption boards for service as part of passing on exemption claims from the June 5 selective draft registrations. Private Secretary Sanford Martin discussed the matter with the governor by long distance call as he toured eastern Carolina.
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C. L. Same
Madison County
Etomology
State Department of Agriculture
Franklin Sherman
Sherman
Sams
Martin County
North Carolina
Forsyth Auto Company
Rustal Hall
J. G. Clayton
J. R. Clayton
Forsyth and Stokes
Allen-Worley Furniture Company
Wilson
George J. Allen
Louis L. Liggett Company
Boston
Durham
War Department
Mor Bickett
Santford Martin
Eastern
Carolina
500 Boys and Girls Work Making Gardens in Asheville
More than 500 boys and girls toil in creating gardens in back yards vacant lots and other spaces across Asheville. The effort aligns with Governor Bickett and the State Food Conservation Commission, aiming to boost local food production with a value of several thousand dollars this year. Credit goes to Raleigh and Asheville leaders, with Jane S. McKimmon advising on surplus product conservation as Buncombe County pushes corn potatoes cow peas sorghum and buckwheat planting statewide.
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Asheville
Bickett
State Food Conservation Commission
Ralaton Fleming
Asheville Board of Trade
Jane 8. McKimmon
Raleigh
Buncombe County Food Conservation Commission
Pe County
Buncombe Fi
Frosts Wipe Out Bean Crop In Watauga Area
Reports from Watauga County describe a heavy frost harming vegetation with the bean crop nearly destroyed. Irish potatoes will drop sharply, and fields near Blowing Rock show charred, ground-razed areas indicating near total loss. In Wilmington, the North Carolina Bankers association voted to fund a $2000 ambulance purchase for France through the Red Cross for one year.
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Watauga
Lenoir
Watauga County
Blowing Rock
Bankers
Wilmington
North Carolina Bankers Association
France
John F. Burton
Wilson
Blakeney
Monroe
Red Crom Society
Export of Food Under Control Ports Authorized
Government announces export of essential foods under control measures with new authorization tied to espionage bill provisions, outlining regulatory framework and compliance expectations for exporters and ports involved.
Export Council Formed to Direct U S Trade Policy
President Wilson creates an export council under the espionage act with secretaries of state agriculture and commerce and the food administrator directing all export and shipping details. Licensing will start with coal and fuel shipments and extend to all exports to European neutrals. The Commerce Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce will handle licensing with expanded staff. Funding includes 150000 from emergency funds and 750000 from Congress. Collectors of customs will stop unlicensed cargoes at the border.
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Washington
Wilson
Secretaries of State, Agriculture and Commerce
Department of Commerce
Germany
Experts Council
E. E. Pratt
Lester H. Woolsey
State Department
Vrooman
Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
Commerce Department
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Dr. Pratt
Redfield
Congress
Bureau
Customs
Treasury Department
Red Cross Fund Surpasses Pledges Cited in Campaign
Washington reports show Red Cross pledges reaching 100,313,000 with major sums from New York City and other states. Campaign managers expect totals to rise to 5 to 10 million more as subs rise post campaign. Katherine Stinson delivers first money and pledges to Secretary McAdoo as nationwide drive ends.
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Washington
Red Cross
New York City
Mildone
Increase in rate on coal granted in eastern field
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a fifteen cen tonn freight rise on bituminous coal from Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee and Ohio to points east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio river. The tariffs took effect July 1 1917. Gunners fight of submarine: English port American gunners repelled a German submarine attack on an American liner off Ireland. A torpedo missed by under twenty feet and the action occurred at midnight after the submarine had lingered offshore for hours.
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Ncrease
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Mississippi
Ohio River
Ireland
Wat
Unot
Prohibition Amendment Shifts War Food Control Bill
Washington report notes the House approved broad food control powers with a $152 6 million appropriation to enforce and administer the measure. Prohibition provisions ban using foodstuffs to make alcohol and empower the President to seize liquor stocks, amid hours of parliamentary sparring and party-line votes.
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Washington
House
McLemore
Slayden and Young
Texas
Meeker
Missouri
Ward
New York
Fool
Hoe
Volunteers Swell U S Armed Forces As War Grows
Washington reports more than 700 000 to 800 000 men enrolled in the army navy and national guard within three months of war declaration. Regulars near 250 000, national guard about 260 000, marine corps up to 40 000, and navy bluejackets rising to 120 000. The rush continues as the nation gears for major mobilization.
Pershing appoints Murphy to lead American Red Cross in Europe
General Pershing announced Major Grayson M. P. Murphy is head of the American Red Cross mission to Europe and a member of his staff. Pershing intends Murphy to direct Red Cross activities in France to aid both the American army and French population promptly and effectively.
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Paris
Pershing
Grayson M. P. Murphy
American Red Cross
Europe
Staf
Maj
Murphy
France
Cocchi Confesses Murder of Ruth Cruger in Rome News
New York report says Alfredo Cocchi confessed to murdering Ruth Cruger. High authority notes Cane inquiry will continue. about a dozen motorcycle policemen may be suspended as part of the investigation into police handling of the Cane case. Mayor Mitchell directed Leonard W. Wallace to oversee the inquiry.
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New York
Rome
Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
Cocchi
Mitchell
Geonard W. Wallatein
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