U S May Propose Four Thousand Dollar Soldier Insurance
Washington June 20 insurance policy plan under study by Commerce Department experts would insure every soldier sent to France for 4000 with dependents as beneficiaries. The proposal aims to curb pension graft by replacing ongoing pensions with upfront coverage and reduce annual pen sion costs while creating a vast government insurance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Harper Leech
Washington, D. C
Department of Commerce
France
Uncle Sam
Pension Nuigance
Sam
Pension Department
Swiss peace moves end after Hoffmann resignation
Paris reports French news credit the resignation of M Hoffmann from the Swiss technical council as ending long Swiss efforts to negotiate separate peace. The move followed pressure from Swiss officials who feared neutrality breach would affront allies. Dispatches suggest Swiss foreign policy may come under direct presidential control.
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Paris
M. Hoffmann
Swiss Tech Council
Hoffmann
Berne
M. Schulthess
Unknown man praised as fire hero in Madden house blaze
A stranger, identity unascertained, crawled through flames to rescue Madden's two year old daughter Elizabeth from a burning house. The child died Thursday from burns while Madden's wife and elder son suffered burns. The fire began during a failed attempt by the boy to light a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Madden
Ye. S
Schmidt to serve term in Los Angeles
A Schmidt, convicted for complicity in the dynamiting of a pet here, is on his way to in Quentin today to begin serving the term pending the appeal of case to the United States supreme court.
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Los Angeles
W A. Schmidt
Quentin
Tfe
United States
Su Coort
German Soldiers Drive Unclad Romanian Women Through Streets
Quote heavy fragment questions the foe's cruelties including poisoned candy dropped from planes and the public stripping of Romanian women. The speaker Burton contrasts these alleged acts with hidden heroism stories in wartime reporting.
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Burton
America Must Awake And Organize For War, Briton Warns
At the Rotary convention in Atlanta on June 20 Pome roy Burton of the London Daily Mail warned that America faces a long and ghastly war unless it wakes up and mobilizes quickly. He blamed censorship and public indifference for American lethargy and urged full wartime disclosure and a government war press agent system in every city.
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Roumania
Pomroy Burton
London Daily Mall
America
Atlanta
International Rotary Convention
Pomeroy Burton
Hotton
Belgium
Lend
Austria Crisis Deepens as Cabinet Resigns in Vienna
June reports say the Austrian cabinet led by Count Clam-Martinic has resigned, amid pressure from Poles and Slavic parties. The young emperor faces a fragile government with factions threatening to block a surviving majority in the Reichsrat. German press warns of a grave situation.
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London
Austria
Hungary
Clam-Martinic
Vienna
Amsterdam
Reichsrat
Senate battles over tax bill shift burden to the poor
President Wilson may need to step in as the Senate finance committee rewrites the revenue bill drawing sharp lines between liberal and conservative senators. Supporters claim the plan taxes the rich heavily while shifting costs to the poor, sparking a clash with the House and administration recommendations.
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Wilson
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Committee
McAdoo
Finance Committee
Finance
Veterans reminisce as councilman predicts fewer old soldiers
Councilman Haas recalls 1862 with a somber note on future veterans saying peace speeds decline in old war memory. Veterans discuss artifacts, enlistment histories, and price of shoes, while locals compare Civil War life to present times and recount reunion tales.
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Haas
Army life echoed by James Holloway on Red Cross support
James Holloway of Company D, 101st Ohio, living in Everett, argues that without Red Cross aid a household cannot care for a sick person, just as an army cannot be kept strong without proper care for its soldiers. He stresses keeping men well as essential to maintaining fighting strength.
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J. A. Griffth
Bellingham
Flist
Ohio
Sergt. Wells
Seattle
Gen
Barrett
Griffiths
Wells
Red Cross
James Holloway
101St Ohio
Everett
Arm is Lost at Gettysburg Veteran Reflects on War
The article recalls Captain 8 P Smith who turned 17 and lost an arm at Gettysburg while expressing resilience. Veterans A G Wopkins of Aberdeen, Co K 22nd Wisconsin, and others from Port Orchard, Ritzville, and Illinois Cavalry discuss Red Cross activities and wartime attitudes. They describe knitting socks, boosting support, and enduring the long fight with mixed optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Wopkins
Seattle
Aberdeen
Co. K
Wisconsin
Red Cross
J. Hl. Gauslin
Co. A
14Th Wisconsin
Port Orchard
Gauslin
North Island Proposed as Aviation Training Station
A House military committee subcommittee recommended acquiring North Island in San Diego harbor for an aviation training station. The measure will be referred to the full committee for consideration at a later date.
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Washington
North Island
San Diego
House Military Committee
Forest Fire Campaign Plan Outlined by Wardens
A Monday meeting of 75 state and federal fire wardens in the heavy building outlined a summer campaign against forest fires. The session prepared coordinated patrols equipment and public awareness measures for fire season.
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Schmidt
Pen
Germany
BY Basil M. Manly
Washington, D.C
Kaiser
Guptill
Fourth
Massachusetts Battery
Port Angeles
Roynington
Wiscon
Edward
Peterman
Delaware
Tacoma
H. A. Smith, Co. B
T. D. Evana
Sherman
Sea
Georgia
C. F. Whighton
Co. C
Illinois
Spokane
John A. Loomis
Whighton
T. J. Hart
Second Ohio Volunteer Cavalry
C. B. Love
Snohomish
J. T. Kingebury
Battalion A
First
New York
West
Frye
Northern Pacific
8. P. Smith
Gettysburg
Agin’’ Drilling
J. S. Fisher
Ilinois
J. W. Pullman
Ritzville
BON Marche Prey
Earne
Kase
Grace
Lastikops
BON Marche
Astman Kodaks
Kodak
Eastman Kodaks
Red Cross Society
Annette Kellermann
Annette Kellerman
Liberty Bread
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