Spies Report Secret U S Info in Monglia Accident Probe
Secret Service to take charge after letters claimed to come from ordnance files. Secretary Daniels told Senate naval affairs committee a possible spy or traitor divulged confidential information. Frelinghuysen pressed for letters and wanted them turned over to the Secret Service.
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Bureau of Ordnance
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Senate Naval Affairs Committee
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Daniely
Ordnance Bureau
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Camps for Guard and Army Choose New Cantonment Sites
Washington reports approval of Fort Worth Waco Houston Fort Sill N M and Yinda Cal as additional guard mobilization camps. Petersburg Va cantonment site approval revoked while Little Rock Louisville Battle Creek and San Antonio gain added army cantonment sites. Stevens at Irkutsk dispatch notes U S railroad committee leader heads to Petrograd with plan for Vindivistok locomotive workshop.
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Houston
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Little Rock
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Kilts Proposed to Save Dye and Dress Standards
London June 3 Kilts may replace trousers for civilian dress as the government urges economy in dyestuffs. A fashion expert notes kilts require less pressing and endure generations of use. Doctors say kilts warm the stomach and allow freedom for boys. Newspapers including the Liverpool Post back the idea amid widespread Scottish troop presence boosts popularity.
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Associated Press
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Liverpool Post
Kitchin vows fight as tax bill shifts burden to poor
Washington reports House Chairman Kitchin rails at Senate plans to ease taxes on the wealthy. He threatens a parliamentary showdown to push for higher tax on the poor while arguing munitions profits and luxury goods escape levy. He criticizes taxing coffee sugar tea cocoa while jewelry and munition fortunes remain untaxed.
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Farmer near Wynot ends life in moment of insanity
Wynot Nebraska June 12 Clement Imoehn a farmer residing near Wynot ended his life this morning at 4 30 by placing the barrel of a shotgun to his heart and firing. He left a wife and no children. Idaho fills its regular army quota on Saturday marking the seventh state to meet its allotted war volunteers.
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Imoehn
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Washington, D. C
Wilsons Global War Aims No Annexations No Indemnities
President Wilson forwards a communication to the Russian government detailing United States war aims. He asserts no annexations or indemnities, condemns German aggression, and urges readjustments to prevent future wrongs while securing liberty and self determination for all peoples. The note emphasizes a practical, principled peace and a true system of collective security.
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United States
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Germany
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Bagdad
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Itm
Soldier recalls WWI service and injuries at Ypres and Somme
A veteran recounts joining the Welsh guards after August status, noting Tom was killed at Ypres in July 1916. He describes close bayonet fighting with Fritz, surviving head injuries from a rifle butt, and severe wounds on the Somme when machine gun bullets struck his left wrist and leg, with head surgery following.
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Tom
Ypres
Phillips
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Somme
Italy strikes another glow in new offensive reports
Monte Orligara captured east of Cli mi Andice as Italians renew the attack. British raids extend from Ypres northward to Epehy about seventy miles. observers note preparations for further action in Macedonia. Paris and London report continued artillery duels north of the Somme and the strategic impact of Messines ridge on German defenses. The war updates discuss Allied gains, German countermeasures, and the shifting front across northern France and Belgium.
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Associated Press
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Prohibition backer says war measure to curb drink
Prof. Irving S. Fisher, chairing a council subcommittee, declares the United States will be compelled to adopt prohibition as a war measure. He argues elimination of alcohol will boost military and industrial efficiency and free grain for food. The Council of National Defense backs the push.
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Irving S. Fisher
National Defense Council
United States
Council of National Defense
Northcliffe Lands in American Port
Lord Northcliffe arrives in an Atlantic port aboard an American steamer on a mission to coordinate British activities in the United States. As head of the British war mission and proprietor of The Times, he is said to work with industrial and economic interests to advance Britain’s government aims in America.
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Lord Northcliffe
America
United States
London Times
Americ
Shipyard to rise in Savannah for 6000 ton ships
The Federal Shipping Board awarded an 8 million dollar contract to Perry & Trench of New York to construct a coastwise fleet of 6000 ton ships. They will establish a large shipyard at Savannah and bring 2000 skilled workers to the project.
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Dune
Federal Shipping Board
Perry & Trench
New York
Savannal
Britain Replies on War Aims to Russia Note
London June 12 Great Britain has sent Russia a note replying to its request for war aims. The note is not yet public but is said to be in general agreement with President Wilsons stance to Russia.
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Petrograd
London
Congress of Peasants
All Russia
Russia
Great Britain
Bopar Law
House of Commons
Wilson
International dance associations hold national conventions here
More than 500 delegates gather in New York for the International Association of matters of dancing convention, capped by a grand ball on Saturday night. Also present is the National Association of sheet music dealers in session for three days, with 400 to 500 attendees.
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New York
Wines
Herb Ances
Way of Peace and Music
Tinige
International Association of Matters of Dancing
Mie National Association of Sheet Music Dealers
Dutchman Arrested Over Alleged German Poison Plot
Carl Louwerse, a Holland native in Cedar Rapids, was arrested by a federal agent over an alleged plan to frame Germans and target Col. G. Dows and his family. The Schelbes, linked to the letter to Sears Roebuck, were also arrested. Louwerse faces mail fraud and conspiracy charges with a $20,000 bond. Authorities say the plot involved poisoning attempts and arson against the Dows farm and other Iowa targets.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl Louwerse
Holland
Secret Service
Souwerse
Imn Schelbe
Schelbe
Col. G. Dows
Iowa
Colonel Dows
Sears, Roebuck #& Co
Chicago
New York
Dows
Paul Scheibe
William Galloway
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Ietter
Louwe
Clabaugh
Labor Wins Big Victory In Sherman Act Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled that injunctions against labor unions under the Sherman Act can be secured only by the government, not private individuals. The decision, dismissing suits by open shop wood manufacturers against New York carpenters unions, was joined by most justices, with dissent from McKenna VanDevanter and Brandeis.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
McKenna, VanDevanter
Brandeis
Wilson note better than allies statement
London editors praised President Wilson for his message to Russia calling for no nations and no indemnities, saying his note better reflected war aims than the Allies. In Rockford and Belvidere Illinois, nearly 100 men pleaded guilty to draft registration violations and were jailed awaiting sentencing. England will issue a gold button for those who eat less than the fixed bread allowance, bearing On Voluntary Rations with a crown above.
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London
Wilson
Russia
Rockford
Tih
United States Commission
Belvidere
K. M. Landis
England
Quakes Trigger Panic Near Italian Arsenal
Five violent earthquakes shook Term near Rome causing a broad panic as residents fled to open fields. Reports say little damage occurred, but fear of tremors lingered. Term, a 31 000 population town in Preungla province, hosts a large government arsenal and is known for Roman ruins and its cathedral.
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Tts Poman
Baron von Plener Dies in Action Over Flanders
Berlin dispatch reports Baron Ernst Von Plener, one of Germany's famed aviators, killed in action in Flanders. In Ohio, official statements show army estimates total 65,193 pounds with exemptions denied totaling 1546.
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London
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Flanders
Ernst von Plener
Germany
Ohio
Columbia
RUSS NOTE IN SCHOOLS
Washington June 11 President Wilsons War message arranged with foot note references and notations to aid school study was issued in pamphlet form today by the committee of public information. The pamphlet will be sent free to schools libraries and organizations or individuals applying for them. A movement will be started and it is said to make it a textbook in school curriculums. a The DIKOTANE outang goes to bed at sundown and refuses to see visitors after dusk. He is also an early riser.
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Wilson
Committee of Public Information
Dikotane Outang
American Sail Ship Magnus Manson Sunk by Submarine
London reports the American sailing vessel Magnus Manson of 1751 tons was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off the French coast after the crew abandoned ship. The master and crew were saved, with private advices reaching Mobile Mate last month.
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U.S
London
Magnus Manson
Mobile
Rush of candidates for dead man’s job
Council Bluffs Iowa June 12 several candidates both Republicans and Democrats are vying for the auditor’s office vacancy created by the death of Charles H Grim. Grim was a Republican but the county board includes three Democrats. The supervisors will meet tomorrow after the funeral to fill the vacancy quickly due to heavy pending work.
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Council Bluffs
Charles H. Grim
Grim
DAY TM CLAUSE AND PROHIBITION AMENDMENTS ADVANCED
Washington June 18 The administration food control bill gains House Agriculture Committee approval with broad presidential powers to regulate production and distribution and to guarantee minimum prices while prohibiting use of foods for alcohol. Prohibition provisions extend to beer malt liquor and distilled spirits with funding allocated. Senate panels advance a prohibition constitutional amendment resolution.
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Administration Food Contra
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Fata
Houe
Laverit
Ipeig' Sae
Anand Pick
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Shiim
Texas
Pershing’s Officers Arrive in Paris for American Forces
The first contingent of Major General Pershing’s staff officers arrived in Paris this morning led by Colonel McGarthy Ostenst Taylor and Colonel irgand with Majors Drum and Captains Moore and Parges. They were greeted by Maj. Gen. James Logan Jr. and Capt. Carl Boyd as they prepared for American forces. General Pershing and Ambassador Page later dined with King George and Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace and the king invited the enlisted men to visit Tuesday.
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McGarthy
Ostenst Taylor
Irgand
Drum
Moore
Parges
James Logan, Jr
Carl Boyd
King
London
General Pershing
United States
Page
King George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Ten miners found alive in Speculator mine rescue
Ten miners were alive on the 2,200-foot level of the Speculator mine after a fire. Helmet men reached them with cement sacks and mine water as tools were used to breach their living tomb. Sixty three bodies were recovered, and seventy two miners remain unaccounted for.
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Manus Duggan
Granite Mountain
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