Rains Insure Large Crops Across the Nation
Chicago May 24 Gen Precipitation is the best ally Uncle Sam has right now He is doing his bit by deluging the country with rains that have saved the wheat crop in many sections and aided other grains and foodstuffs A statistician said Each ten minutes rain is worth a million dollars to the American farmer Reports from all parts of the country gathered today by the United States Department of Agriculture indicate widespread benefits from the wet spell.
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Doctor Waite Faces Death In New York Poison Case
OSSINING N Y May 24 Dr Arthur Warren Waite awaits execution at 11 tonight for poisoning his father in law for millions. Waite breakfasted calmly as his family mourns his blighted life his mother dying of grief and his brother Frank aged. His wife Clara Peck Waite regrets his fate while Waite’s ex wife’s letter says she will feel freer when it is over. Warden Moyer tests the electric chair and guards the death house to prevent tampering.
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Exemptions to Follow Registration in Draft Process
The war department outlined how exemptions will be handled after registration and selection for the army draft. Ages 21 to 30 must register. exemptions will be decided by president appointed special boards. Names drawn by lot will allow exemption claims with evidence. regulations will be published at local boards.
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Germans Capture Big Prisoner Toll in May Offensive
Paris May 24 Eight thousand six hundred German prisoners have been taken by French troops since May 1 in the offensive between Soissons and Auberive with heavy losses inflicted on the enemy on the Vauclere plateau. The war office says the front was quiet aside from violent fighting and notes the Vauclere attack was a bloody check. Prisoners belonged to several divisions, indicating a force of at least 60,000. Champagne artillery activity near Moronvilliers. Also the Pacific Coast Defense league asks county commissioners to telegram President Wilson on May 31 in support of a proposed Pacific Coast military highway.
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U.S. Moves Against Germany's Peace Plan
The United States plans a statement on the Russian situation and refuses passports to Germans attending a Stockholm socialist conference. Officials foresee a pro longed struggle if Russia seeks a separate peace, as France and Britain may follow.
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King George Sits Easy After Russia Crisis
London dispatch notes public calm after czar abdication and Russia's upheaval. Despite German blood rumors, the British king is seen as doing his duty as an Englishman and wartime leadership improves with the latest western front advances.
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Man Sells Railroad Rails For Two Dollars
May 24 Tacoma police seek a man who sells railroad rails. R B E Dorgan, a teamster arrested for stealing railway property, said a stranger sold him one rail for two dollars.
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German rejection of separate peace shocks Europe
Amsterdam dispatch reports Vorwaerts denouncing Germany's failed bid for a separate peace with Russia. The German socialist paper blames Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg for the setback and questions censorship allowing regret over the thwarted plan. The article notes Germany’s effort was pushed through a pro-German peace conference at the time.
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