German Influences Felt in Texas for Draft Resistance
Washington reports a federal grand jury found German influence behind resistance to army registration in Texas. Eleven indictments issued. other arrests in various cities are being investigated. Two masked figures, William Mc Coy and J. W. Phipps, are jailed in Roanoke for plotting to resist the draft and seize land. The Justice Department warns such acts will be punished under the espionage bill with up to twenty years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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Washington, D. C
Texas
Department of Justice
West
Congress
Virginia
William McCoy
J. W. Phipps
Roanoke
Gregory
United States
Five held in Chicago conspiracy probe over conscription
Three men and two women were detained in Chicago today on suspicion of conspiring to defeat the draft law with further arrests expected. Federal investigator Hinton G. Clabaugh said the conspiracy extends beyond Chicago across the central district. names of detainees were not released.
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Chicago
Hinton G. Clabaugh
Federal Bureau of Justice
Special Grand Jury to Probe Draft Cases in KC
A special federal grand jury for Western Missouri will meet June 6 in Kansas City. U S District Attorney Francis M. Wilson asked for the panel to investigate cases involving individuals advocating non compliance with the draft.
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Kansas City
van Valkenburg
Francis M. Wilson
United States
Missouri
Two Hold-Ups and Thefts Reported Across City
Police report Monday night robbery and theft incidents across the city. Waugh lost about $18 after being robbed near South Flores and Mitchell Streets. Ellis lost $7 near Chestnut and Burnett Streets. A Hot Wells Hotel locker theft totaled $60 in brass fixtures. Other reports include $10 stolen from a hotel room, a gold watch taken from a man at a streetcar crowd, and a Ford auto left at Travis and St Marys Street with four casings and other parts stripped.
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Cc. W. Waugh
Green Street
Will Ellis
Nolan Street
Waugh
South Flores
Mitchell
Ellis
Chestnut
Burnett Streets
R. Thompson
Hot Wells Hotel
John Cogal
East Commerce Street
Lucus Turin
South Flores Street
Fratt Station
Women and Girls Join Farm Work for Harvest
Washington June 2. Women and girls may be used for light farm work under the Department of Agriculture to feed harvest hands, can and dry surplus perishable products, and assist in emergency harvest operations. The program enlists trained men and women for war time needs as organizers are named for each state. Dr. P. P. Claxton urged high school pupils to stay in school next fall as the war may require many skilled workers.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agm Aniaeeepha
Department
P. P. Claxon
United States Commissioner of Education
Dr. Claxon
First Steel Ship Launched at New York Yard
One of the first steel steamers built by an American yard since entry into the war is the 9000 ton twin-screw freighter Scan dinavia. It is to leave the ways late today as contracts for sixteen ships have been set at the same yards with a goal to complete all within a year.
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New York
America
Scandinavia
Rioting Fears Prompt National Guard Request in East St. Louis
Mayor Mollman and St. Clair County officials urge Governor Lowden to deploy National Guard troops after a dawn mob terrorized Black residents. Two were shot and nine beaten. about 6000 Black newcomers are said to have entered the city in six weeks.
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Mollman
Sixth Illinois Infantry
East St. Louis
Health Department
Troops Ordered to East St Louis Amid City Riots
Six companies of state troops were sent to East St Louis at 11 30 this morning by order of Adjutant General Dickson to aid city and county authorities after Governor Lowden acted on telegrams saying police and sheriffs were powerless. Federal troops at East St Louis could be deployed if needed.
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East ST. Louis
Mollman
St. Claire County
Lowden
National Guard
Dickson
Sixth Mlinois ‘Infantry
Springfield
Ill
Barry
Central Department
Chicago
Weather forecast for San Antonio tonight and Wednesday
San Antonio and vicinity expect partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday. No precipitation is indicated and temperatures are not specified.
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San Antonio
Weather forecast wrap for multiple cities
St Louis 68 clear 6 mile wind SW Wednesday probably cloudy low 58 high 68. Chicago 64 clear Wednesday low 46 high 64 Milwaukee 62 clear 1 mile wind SW Wednesday low 46 high 66 Kansas City 58 cloudy 10 mile wind SE today to 70 New York 48 cloudy north wind to clear Wednesday low 46 high 64 Washington 60 cloudy 4 mile wind W Wednesday low 56 high 64.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Food Profits Soared as Food Dealers Rake In Gold
New York city weighs and measures commissioner Joseph Hartigan says in a recent statement that in the past months immense profits flowed to individuals and corporations dealing in foodstuffs. He cites abundant stocks, rising prices, and a lack of consideration for consumers as the dealers seize a golden opportunity.
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New York
Joseph Hartigan
Weights and Measures
Hartigan
Dover Castle Torpedoed and Sunk in British Losses
London May 29 reports confirm the hospital ship Dover Castle was torpedoed and sunk along with the armed merchant cruiser Hilarty. A British destroyer also sunk after a collision in the same action.
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London
Dover Castle
Senate committee shifts war tax to consumption levies
The Senate finance committee unanimously agreed to strike a proposed 10 percent general tariff raise on ad valorem basis of 200 million dollars and replace it with direct excise taxes on sugar tea coffee and cocoa.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
Baseball on the Western Front Amid War News
A staff correspondent reports a baseball game near Vimy Ridge where the Second Canadian Brigade defeated the Third 7 to 1 before khaki spectators. American equipment and a battlefield grandstand supported play as air and shell activity occurred nearby. The league stages two games weekly as Allied forces await inter league play with American troops.
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Associated Press
Britisil
France
London
Vimy Ridge
Horne
America
De Rothschild Dies at 72 in Leighton Buzzard
Leopold De Rothschild died at his home in Leighton Buzzard after a six week illness. He was 72, the third son of Baron Lionel De Rothschild, founder of the English banking branch. A prominent figure in English racing, his horse Stamant won the Derby in 1904.
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London
Leopold de Rothschild
Leighton Buzzard
Mr. de Rothschild
Baron Lionel de Rothschild
Banking
Stamant
North Sea Duty for San Antonio Torpedo Boat Sailor
A. E. Adams of San Antonio son of Mr and Mrs Dick Adams and nephew of Miss Emma Adams serves on the U S torpedo boat destroyer Trippe sailing from Boston for the North Sea. He joined the navy at 17 and has since earned marksman sharpshooter and expert ratings plus rifle championship honors in the Atlantic fleet. He served in Mexican waters and Haiti during revolts.
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San Antonio
A. E
Lonnie’) Adams
Dick Adams
West
Commerce Street
Emma Adams
United States
Trippe
Boston
Mass
North Sea
Young Adams
St. Mary’s College
Navy
Galveston
Atlantic Fleet
Cuba
Mexican
Vera Cruz
Haiti
Regents to Meet May 31 Over University Budget
In Austin Texas on May 29 the Board of Regents announced a brief statement denying misquoting the governor. A regents meeting with Governor Ferguson followed a faculty conference to discuss the university budget and money bills. The board will reconvene in Galveston on May 31 for its regular session and medical college commencement.
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Austin
Tex
Allen
Board of Regents of the University
Ferguson
Galveston
Medical College
Vinson
Vinra
Rain Outlook After West Storm Affects San Antonio
A broad storm system moving in from the west covers the Rocky Mountains plains and Southwest, bringing unsettled weather to San Antonio. Forecaster Major Allen Buell expects rain by Wednesday or Wednesday night as low pressure dominates much of the West and Southwest.
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Rocky Mountains
Plains States
San Antonio
Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
United States
Friends Hold Meeting in New York Union of Quakers
The Liberal and Orthodox branches of the Religious Society of Friends met jointly in New York for the first time since 1828. They adopted a resolution urging unusual care and sympathetic encouragement in admitting new members. A clause barring men of military age during the war was rejected.
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New York
Religious Society of Friends
Machinists Strike at Newport News Shipyard
About 400 union machinists at the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Company yard walked out seeking higher wages. The firm declined to grant the raise without investigation while other workers remained. The yard is handling two battle cruisers two dreadnoughts and six destroyers as part of new naval construction.
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Newport News
Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Company
Camps Planned for San Antonio and El Paso Troop Divisions
San Antonio and El Paso will host training camps for a new division of troops as approved by the War Department on Brigadier General Parker’s recommendations. The division, exceeding 25 000 men, will be stationed at Camp Wilson and other sites with mobilization not before August or September. Nine of twelve Southeastern Department camps are also named including Spartanburg Greenville Columbia Augusta Macon Atlanta and Anniston with two camps at Atlanta and Macon.
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San Antonio
el Paso
Parker
War Department
Camp Wilson
Leon Springs
Charleston
D. C
Wood
Tony
Spartanburg
Greenville
Columbia
Augusta
Macon
Atlanta
Anniston
Ala
Brazil Steps Toward War as Neutrality Ends
Brazil revokes its neutrality decree is read as a de facto declaration of war on Germany. The move signals a collapse of German propaganda in the southern continent and rumors of Chile endorsing Brazil deepen the sense of a shifting regional stance away from Germany.
Chile backs Brazil against Germany over neutrality decree
SANTIAGO Chile May 29 Chile will support Brazil in adopting vigorous measures against Germany, as Diario Illustrado notes the new international situation following President Brazs push to revoke Brazil's neutrality decree and authorize defenses of national dignity.
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Ate
Brazil
Santiago
Chile
Germany
Diario Illustrado
Braz
Congress
Naval Measures Are Urged In Brazil War Talk
Rio Janeiro May 29 Seizure of German ships and use of Brazilian ports to defend navigation urged by the diplomatic commission of the Chamber of Deputies in response to President Braz Tijuca torpedoing. Bill would authorize the president to act with the Entente to protect foreign commerce and revoke neutral decrees as war conditions allow. Ruy Barbosa praises the move and hopes Americas unite behind Brazil and the United States.
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Rio Janeiro
Germany
Diplomatic Commission of
The
Chamber of Deputies
Braz
Congress
United States
Jornal Do Commercio
Ruy Barbosa
General Strike Shuts Montevideo Workers Citywide
In Montevideo on May 28 a citywide general strike was ordered affecting all workers in the city, delaying activities and prompting closure of many businesses.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Suffrage Measure Tabled in Pennsylvania House
In Harrisburg on May 29 the House tabled a bill granting women the vote in presidential elections by a 77 to 75 vote, effectively killing the measure.
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Harrisburg
Greek Secretary Resigns in Washington
8. X. Constantinids, first secretary of the Greek legation, resigned and announced allegiance to Venizelos forces after presenting papers to the State Department in Washington on May 29.
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Washington, D. C
X. Constantinids
Legation
State Department
Venizelos
Emperor Charles Names Liberal Andrassy Premier of Hungary
Budapest telegram reports Emperor Charles appointed Count Julius Andrassy premier of Hungary following Count Stephen Tisza’s resignation on May 23. Andrassy, a veteran opposition figure and Liberal of the advanced type, replaces a ministry divided over franchise reforms and domestic policies amid wartime tensions.
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Charles
Zurich
Switzerland
London
British Admiralty
Budapest
Julius Andrassy
Hungary
Stephen Tisza
Austria- Hungary
Count Tisza
Count Andrassy
Count Apponyi
Report Says Andrassy Appointment Not Confirmed
Amsterdam report via London notes Volks Zeitung of Cologne says no official confirmation of Count Andrassy's appointment has been received.
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Amsterdam
London
Volks Zeitung
Cologne
Andrassy
Explorer Donald MacMillan and party safe at Etah
A cablegram to the American Museum of Natural History confirms Donald MacMillan and Crocker Land expedition members are safe at Etah on Greenland's northwest coast. The 1913 Arctic expedition previously reported conditions in the region.
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Etah
Greenland
New York
Donald MacMillan
Explorer
Crocker Land
Arctic
American Museum of Natural History
Norwegian Steamer Norway Sunk Off Christiansand
The Norwegian steamer Norway, 1477 tons, was sunk by gunfire on Saturday en route to her home port Christiansand. The crew was rescued, with no further casualties reported.
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Christiansand
Norway
London
Many Greek Ships Sunk
The Patris list shows 102 Greek ships totaling 300000 tons sunk by German submarines.
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Athens
London
the Patris
Tragic Loss Seen In Sunken Spanish Liner
London dispatch reports no hope of rescuing missing passengers from the sunken Spanish liner C. De Bizaguierre. The list of victims includes twelve women and five small children as the search ends.
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London
Reuter
C. de Bizaguirre
American Schooner Margaret B. Rouss Sunk by Submarine
The American schooner Margaret B. Rouss, sailing from St Andrews Bay Florida to Genoa with pine lumber, was sunk April 27 off the French Italian coast. Captain Fred L Foot and crew were boarded, robbed, and set adrift in an open boat, later picked up at Monte Carlo by a patrol boat.
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New York
Margaret B. Rouss
St. Andrews Bay
Florida
Genoa
Fred L. Foot
France
Monte Carlo
Roumanian capital reports French minister arrives in Jassy
A dispatch from Jassy says M. Thomas the French minister of munitions has arrived there and that M. Kerensky the Russian minister of war is expected in a few days.
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London
Jassy
Roumanian
M. Thomas
M. Kerensky
Report Forecasts Restart of Romanian Front Actions in WWI
The Italian front reports General Cadorna pressing an offensive north of Gorizia with Austrians driven to the Globna valley. Berlin notes rising eastern front activity and possible Russo Romanian offensives as aerial clashes intensify. Brazil moves to join the Entente, while Hungary heads toward liberal Count Andrassy as Tisza retires, signaling policy shifts in Austria Hungary.
Italians Advance. 23,681 Austro-Hungarian Prisoners Taken
The Italian war office reports in the Plava sector the Austro-Hungarians were driven to the valley east of Globna. Since May 14, 23,681 prisoners have been captured on the Julian front along with 264 guns including thirteen heavy calibers.
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Rome
London
Plava
Globna
Italian War Office
Julian Front
French Repulse German Attacks North of Verdun
Paris May 29 The French war office reports the capture of a German post north of Vacherauville in Verdun by French forces. In Champagne front near Hurtebise two German assaults were repulsed after a heavy bombardment. Seven German airplanes were brought down in aerial combat.
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Paris
Vacherauville
Verdun
War Office
Hurtebise
Champagne
Peste
Russian Attack Expected on Roumanian Front
Berlin reports indicate a Russian and Romanian assault is anticipated on the Roumanian front. The may 29 official dispatch from Berlin via London notes developments likely to unfold under ongoing tensions in Eastern Europe.
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Berlin
London
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