President Wilson backs compromise on beer and wine
President Wilson uses influence in the Senate to save beer and wine by urging a compromise on the dry amendment. He argues peremptory prohibition would harm business and wartime sacrifices, favoring spirits bans only. He met with Senators Phelan Gerry and others as food control legislation looms.
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Wilson
Senate Ht
Senate
Con Real
Baye
N. J
Phelan
Gerry
Senate Agriculture Committee
Plots Against U S in South America Reported
German agents extend intrigue into South and Central America. The state department says the German consul at a Caribbean port is active and two newsmen in his town were paid about 100 dollars a month in German money.
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Preas
Washington
Germany
South
Central America
State Department
Carribean
Acus
Portraits Gone Wrong at the Photo Booth
A reader recalls a harsh photo session where the operator forced a variety of poses and lighting, placing the subject under heavy display of a smile. The toll included rough handling, neck strain, and ruined plates as the subject blinked through seven attempts.
National Guard Sent South Under New War Plan
The War Department shifts plans from holding National Guard troops at home to sending them to Southern camps. July 15 25 and August 5 call dates remain, with possible August 5 as the general call. Adjt. Gen. Thompson says the change targets North Atlantic troops while the 20th division at American Lake may still assemble.
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Caltech
Wire Washington
War Department
National Guard
Southeastern Department
Adjt
Thompson
North Atlantic
American Lake
North At
Argentine May Back U S in Neutral Crisis
Buenos Aires reports the government near announcing a revocation of neutrality between Germany and the United States within hours. Public sentiment supports Prattt's move toward alignment with the United States after the sinking of the Argentine steamer Toro by a German submarine.
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United
Buenos Aires
Germany
United States
Toro
Crisi
Prattt
American Ambulance Corps Honored for Courage in May Fire
Paris reports that the American ambulance corps received a day orders citation for courage and self-possession during heavy May fire. Sub-tdeat l O Docancel was gravely wounded while commander. drivers T. G. Cassidy and J. L. Thompson wounded. Powell Fenton cited for repairing his car despite bombardment.
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United Crees
Paris
American Ambulance Corps
L O Docancel
T. G. Casidy
Chicago
J. L. Thompson
Minneapolis
Powell Fenton
Philadelphia
Dutch Battleship Zeeland Arrives at Atlantic Port
The Dutch battleship Zeeland arrived at an Atlantic port today becoming the first Dutch warship to dock in an American port since the start of the European war. Elizabeth Anderson perjury sentence commuted by Governor Lister reducing term to between six months and fifteen years.
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United Frees
Zeeland
M. Elizabeth Anderson
Lister
Rural Carrier Exam Scheduled in King County
A civil service examination for a rural mail carrier in King County will be held in Seattle and Auburn on July 2.
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King County
Seattle
Auburn
Large Atlantic Division to Assemble at American Lake
About 20 000 to 26 000 men form the division slated to gather at American Lake. The adjutant general notes this size aids training and supply from a military view. General Thompson saw no reason to include the 20th division troops in a southern mobilization call.
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Lantic
American Lake
Thompson
20Th Division
Only Victory Can End War Says Lloyd George
Lloyd George declares only victory can end the war and defends democracy, India and Mesopotamia, while praising America as freedom's mainstay. He predicts Russia’s upheaval will lead to a higher form of liberty and urges unity behind Britannia as ships build for total war.
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Lloyd George
Ljoyd George
Russia
Ciritain
Europe
America
U. S
United States
God Save the King
Eld
Kaleer Hase
Antitoxin to Save Soldiers Lives
A gas gangrene antitoxin discovered by Dr. Carroll G. Bull of the Rockefeller Institute may save thousands of Allied lives at the front. The antidote will be sent to France for field testing, aiming to reduce amputations caused by gas infection among wounded soldiers.
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New York
Carroll G. Full
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Bull
France
Lens Crumbling Under Big Blows
British reports say Lens faces imminent fall as German forces intensify bombardment. The city of about 25 000 residents sits amid a vast coal field with 200 square miles of mines, and fighting centers on defending positions west and south of Lens.
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Lena
Lens
Teutons
France
Smart Middy Uniforms For National Holiday Outings
Summer apparel guide highlights Middy blouses priced at 95c in regulation white with large sailor collars and laced fronts. Patriot Middies feature blue or red collars and insignia. Saratoga models offer all white galatea with patch pocket and U S emblem on sleeve.
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Saratoga
U. S
Bon Marche Shoe Sale Highlights Durable Boys and Women Footwear
Durable elk leather shoes with heavy soles and spring heels for boys and scouts. Misses and children white nubuck Mary Jane pumps with hand turned soles. Gunmetal Mary Jane pumps with flexible soles. White canvas pumps and sport oxfords for women and girls. Wide range of sizes and prices listed for sturdy casual footwear.
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Mary Jane
BON Marche
90 Children's Coats Reduced For Quick Sale
Special prices on children's coats in serge mixtures checks and silks with youthful styles. Coats priced from 1.00 to 12.95, with sets including $3.80 to $18.95 ranges. Dresses offered as tub frocks for girls aged 10 to 12, one of each kind, and pure worsted sweaters in rose and cobalt with sailor collar and belt in sizes 4 to 12.
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Vancouver
New York
Atlantic Coast
BON Marche
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Jewish Daily Forward
Emile Vandervelde
International Socialists’ Bureau
Workmen's and Soldiers Congress
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Aisne
Cerny
Sorbeny
Rhelma
Patriot
Elk Leather Shoes
Nubuck Mary Jane
Black Tennis
Oxfords
Express
Hitt
Union Street Side
Church’s Grape Juice
Delonte
Bon Marche Delicatessen
California
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