Federal poised to arrest suspected German plot leaders
Federal officials returning from Springfield Mo promised rapid arrests in a wide plot linked to German agents. Assistant U S District Attorney Samuel Hargus said numerous arrests would be revealed soon, with leaders not yet in custody but narrowing in on them. Dick Carter, charged with Lloyd Keet’s murder, may be arrested shortly if not already in custody.
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Kansas City, Mo
Springfield
Keet
Samuel Hargus
Hargus
Department of Justice
Dick Carter
Lloyd Keet
Secrecy Veiled in Keet Baby Abduction Case
Springfield June 12 secrecy veiled efforts by county and city authorities to capture those guilty of the abduction and murder of Baby Lloyd Keet. Investigators pressed for Dick Carter on a murder warrant while questions focus on Cletus Adams and Claude Piersol jailed in Kansas City. Prosecutor Paul O Day traces Piersol as ring leader of an alleged German agent ring and later an abduction plot against jeweler C A Clement.
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Springfield
Lloyd Keet
Middle West
Dick Carter
Cletus Adams
Claude Piersol
Kansas City
Keet
Eli Paxson
Crenshaw
Paul O'Day
Piersol
Oklahoma
O'Day
O’day
American Club
Germany
Gershans
C. A. Clement
Weapons in Prison Joliet Illinois Discovered
Warden Murphy and thirty deputies, during a continued search of the state prison at Joliet Illinois, unearthed revolvers knives files brass knuckles and three nests of dynamite two in cells and one in the yards. The search began yesterday and hardly a convict was without a weapon.
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Joliet
Inl
Kaiser and Staff Visit Alsace in June Tour
Emperor William and his staff visited Alsace approaching the Swiss border at Walkenstag Kaesinger and Ferretts according to a telegraph to La Suisse. They reviewed troops and defenses before leaving for Karlsruhe.
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Kaiser
Alsace
Geneva
Paris
Emperor William
Walkenstag
Kaesinger
Ferretts
Porfentrily
la Suisse
Karlsruhe
Girl Dies of Pistol Wound in Dallas
Clara Langston, 17, died in a Dallas hospital after an accidental pistol shot. While cleaning a mantel, she bumped the gun. it discharged when it hit the floor, a bullet striking her abdomen.
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Dallas
Tex
Clara Langston
Germans and Allies Population in United States Figures
Census Bureau report released last night estimates 4,662,000 total subjects from Germany Austro Hungary Bulgaria and Turkey in the United States. About 964,000 are males over 21 with Germans numbering 2,849,000.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Census Bureau
Petrolite Sunk by German Submarine Off Coast
Consular reports state the American steamer Petrolite was sunk by a German submarine with eighteen men landed from the third mate and chief engineer aboard. Two boats with others are missing. The attack followed a previous Austrian sub assault linked to diplomatic notes between Vienna and Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Vienna
United States
Petrolite Vessel Leaves New York for Italian Ports
The Petrolite a Standard Oil New York vessel of 3710 tons sailed from New York on April 30 bound for Savona and Leghorn Italy. Commanded by Captain Thomas H McKellum the ship carried a crew of 38, including ten Americans, and was armed with a gun crew. Previously the Ex celsior under the German flag it was transferred to American registry early in the war and carried bulk oil.
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New York
Petrolite
Standard Oil Company of
Savona
Leghorn
Italy
Thomas H. McKellum
Excelsior
Standard Oil
Arrests Planned to Enforce 2 Cent Rate Law
Chicago dispatch reports Attorney General Edward J. Brundage planned wholesale arrests of railroad agents to enforce the 2 cent passenger rate law. Illinois railroads had raised rates to 2.4 cents per mile after ICC authorization upheld by Judge Dyer. The Supreme Court ruling on South Dakota rate cases affirmed federal power to regulate interstate rates, affecting intra state rates.
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Chicago
Edward J. Brundage
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Dyer
St. Louis
United States Supreme Court
South Dakota
Brundage to Confer on Illinois Rail Rates in Washington
Springfield reports Attorney General Brundage will confer with Interstate Commerce Commission officials in Washington on whether to challenge Illinois railroads 2.4 cent passenger rates set under ICC permission rather than the 2 cent state rate. His assistant James H. Wilkerson and attorney Clarence Buckingham will join the talks, awaiting word before action.
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Washington
Springfield
Brundage
Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Public Utilities Commission
James H. Wilkerson
Clarence Buckingham
National Capital
Wilkerson
Antonio Area Weather Forecast
Tonight and Wednesday will be fair in the Antonio area with clear skies and light winds. No precipitation is expected and overnight temperatures will be mild, with daytime highs comfortable for outdoor activities.
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Antonio
Weather Outlook Across Major Cities For Tourists
The Light forecasts show St Louis at 70 with clouds and a southerly 12 mph wind and a high of 84. Chicago at 70 partly cloudy with an 8 mph SW wind and a high of 78. Milwaukee 68 with clouds and 12 mph SW wind and rain and a high of 78. Kansas City 76 clear with a 6 mph east wind and likely rain and a high of 90. New York 66 cloudy with an east wind and rain and a high of 66. Washington 66 cloudy with uncertain notes.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Geeta Stir We Baele
Pershing Socializes in London with British Leaders
General John J. Pershing met King George V and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace then visited the War Office and the House of Commons. Attendees included Lloyd George, Balfour, Smuts, Sims, and other senior officials and staff. No speeches were made at dinner, and the event closed with fraternizing in Grosvenor Square.
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London
John J. Pershing
Europe
United States
Page
Pershing
King George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
War Office
House of Commons
Ambassador Page
David Lloyd George
Arthur J. Balfour
Earl of Derby
Robert Cecil
William R. Robertson
Viscount French
John R. Jellicoe
Jan Smuts
William
Sims
John 8S
Cowans
George M. MacDonough
Francis Lloyd
Lord Brooke
William Reginald Hall
R. N
Thames
A. Shirley Benn
British Navy League
Charles Résden Burn
Waldorf Astor
Grosvenor Square
General Pershing
Mr. Balfour
General Smuts
Lord Denman
House of Lords
Lloyd George
Spanish torpedo boat cripples German U-52 near Cadiz
Spanish torpedo boat No. 6 found the German submarine U-52 with a crew of 20 disabled by gunfire. The U-52 was towed into Cadiz and stripped of wireless apparatus. Repairs will take at least two weeks.
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Cadiz
Spain
Paris
Senate approves espionage bill sent to president
The Senate approved the espionage bill without a roll call and sent it to the White House for the president to sign. Provisions for newspaper censorship were removed and other modifications were made.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Administration
White House
Mrs Mooney Stands Detached in Murder Trial in San Francisco
In San Francisco on June 12 the murder trial of Mrs Na val for killing Myrtle Van Loo, a victim of the July 26 preparedness bombing, resumed with Captain Matthewson on the stand. The defendant, labeled the Lady Macbeth of the conspiracy, sat detached reading a Chopin book while two girl pupils accompanied her in court.
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San Francisco
Cal
Na.val
Myrtle van Loo
Duncan Mathewson
Chopin
Butte Buries Victims of Granite Mountain Mine Disaster
Butte, Mont is focused on funerals from Friday night fire at Granite Mountain mine of North Butte Copper Mining. More than twenty funerals held this morning, twenty five unidentified bodies buried last night. Casualty tallies show 31 rescued, 60 identified dead, 49 unidentified dead, 109 total recovered, 62 bodies remaining, total dead estimated at 171. If Manus Duggan is alive, a son was born at midnight Friday.
Root Train Arrives at Petrograd Embassy Party En Route
The special train carrying Elihu Root and American ambassadors reaches Petrograd for a meeting with Russian officials. The American embassy staff will welcome the commission at the station and escort them to the Winter Palace, now reopened with the imperial insignia restored.
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Petrograd
London
Elihu Root
Winter Palace
New Spanish Cabinet Minister Swears In
Madrid reports the Eduard Dato cabinet sworn in today with the premier vowing to pursue major international questions and to maintain strict neutrality in foreign affairs.
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Madrid
Paris
Eduard Dato
Dato
Ruth Law Flies 110 Miles From Bartlesville to Joplin
Miss Ruth Law completed an 110 mile flight from Bartlesville Oklahoma to Joplin Missouri in eighty minutes. She arrived at 11 20 this morning and plans to depart by train tonight for St Louis en route to Chicago tomorrow.
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Joplin, Mo
Ruth Law
Bartlesville
Okla
Joplin
St. Louis
Chicago
Great Britain backs Wilson aims in reply to Russia note
The British government forwards a note to Petrograd endorsing President Wilson’s principles. It asserts war aims include liberating oppressed populations and removing causes of future conflict, and supports Poland’s liberation within both Russian and German realms. The move signals unity with Russia and allies toward liberal, unifying goals.
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London
Great Britain
Petrograd
Wilson
Congress
Britain
Poland
Russia
American Congress
Journal Des Debats
Wilson Note to Russia Published in Germany Causes Sensation
German papers report President Wilson's note to Russia published yesterday while the foreign office ordered no comment until today. The document is described as causing a sensation in Germany.
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London
Wilson
Russia
Germany
Foreign Office
French Approval Note Highlights U S Message to Russia
Paris reports a favorable French reaction to President Wilson's note to Russia. The Paris briefing notes the note occupied a prominent position in official French regard and reflects cautious support for U S diplomacy.
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Paris
Wilson
Russia
Cotton Reaches 7 Cent Level in New York Trading
In New York on June 12 the cotton market rose with active buying extending yesterday's gains. July contracts climbed to 25 cents and October reached 24.49, up 58 to 62 points from last night’s close as Liverpool strength and rising cotton goods prices spurred demand.
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New York
Liverpool
Italians On Tour Leave For Ten Days Across U S
The Italian mission departs for a ten days tour of the country with the Prince of Udine to remain behind due to illness. The itinerary starts tomorrow with Atlanta and Birmingham followed by New Orleans Memphis St. Louis Burlington Iowa Chicago Pittsburg Harrisburg New York and likely Philadelphia. A special government train accompanies the tour. Dates begin June 13 in Atlanta and Birmingham and continue through June 16 in St. Louis and Burlington with a north east progression thereafter.
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Washington
D. C
Italy
Prince of
Burlington
Ila
Chicago
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
New York
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Memphis
St. Louis
Iowa
Airplane for U Boat Urges Senate Action
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary told a Senate Military Committee subcommittee that airplanes are the cheapest and quickest solution to the submarine threat. He urged sending 1000 aeroplanes abroad and supported creating a department of aeronautics with cabinet status. He said planes could prevent enemy landings but require thousands of aircraft.
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Washington, D. C
Robert E. Peary
Senate Military Committee
Admiral Peary
Bik
Department of Aeronautics
Germany Declares 74 American Sailors Prisoners of War
Germany notifies the United States it regards 74 American merchant sailors captured by the raider Moewe as prisoners of war. They will be treated as POWs and supplied through Switzerland with extra food and necessities for care in the prison camp.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
United States
Moewe
Switzerland
Mexico Raises Oil Taxes to 11 Pesos per Ton
Mexico City reports treasury department increases oil taxes last night. The new crude rate is eleven pesos per ton for 91 gravity oil and 8.50 dollars per ton for fuel oil. Oil over 97 gravity taxed five pesos per ton.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Treasury Department
San Antonio to Host 25 000 Man National Army Division
The national army plans a 25 000 strong division to train at Camp Wilson replacing 16 000 under the new mobilization. Permanent camp facilities are planned with cantonments, improved roads, water, sewerage, and expanded ground east of Camp Wilson. Aviation, trainer camps, and officers courses at Funston Leon Springs and Camp Kelly integrate into a national defense system.
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National Army Division
San Antonio
National Army
Camp Wilson
Department
Quartermaster General’s Department
Washington
Army
Wilson
Fort Sam Houston
United States
Leon Springs
el Paso
Camp Kelly
Camp Funston
National Guard
Fort Sam Huston
Texas
Leon
Springs
Fort Riley
Kans
Des Moines
Baker
Men From Camp Funston to Be Sent to Austin Each Week
Twenty five men from the Officers' Training Camp at Camp Funston are selected for weekly deployment to Austin. The program aims to supply trained personnel for state services and related duties as needed.
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Camp Funston
Austin
Army aviators begin training at Texas ground school
Weekly groups to the University of Texas aviation ground school for pilots training funded by the army. Captain Cousins leads aero plane motor instruction. Two planes are used with 60 or more pupils already enrolled. Recruits move on to Camp Kelly to complete training for the Reserve Flying Corps.
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Springs
Aviation
University of Texas
Cousins
Ground School
Army
Camp Kelly
Reserve Flying Corps
French Phrasebook for American Troops to Europe
The War Department will receive a small French English conversational handbook for each American soldier heading to Europe. Secretary Baker agreed to cooperate with Cecil C. Bluementhal in donating and distributing the waterproof, indelibly inked books. The text will include an identification blank and a last will and testament form.
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New York
Europe
National Security League
League
Baker
Cecil C. Bluementhal
Seaplanes Attack Baltic Russian Bases
German seaplanes raided Russian bases in the Baltic on Sunday. Water squadrons claimed to have dropped explosives and Incendiary bombs on Liban Courland coast Oesel Island and at the entrance to the Gulf of Riga. Some raiders were nearly destroyed on return.
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Berlin
London
Baltic
Admiralty
Liban
Courland
Oesel Island
Gulf of Riga
Ambulance Unit Arrives in France with Medical Team
A vanguard of the American army reaches France consisting of 160 ambulance drivers and 75 nurses in a staged advance. The arrival signals growing medical support as Allied operations continue.
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France
Bologne
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