Deep Gloom Over German People and US Army Plans
In Washington on June 26 Senator Hitchcock estimated the U S Army would reach 3 3 million by August as Class No 1 ends and 1 45 million in France He and officials said they opposed extending draft age limits as premature Crowder favored revision next year and the War Department planned a fuller program for Army strength ships and war needs to be sent to Congress within 60 days
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Hitchcock
France
Washington
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
Nebraska
Baker
Gen. March
Senate Military Committee
Draft mobilization plan raises 3 million under arms
In Washington on June 26 Senator George FE Chamberlain outlined a plan to call 300000 draft men in August, 150000 in September, 150000 in October, 150000 in November and 125000 in December, totaling 825000 to exhaust Class No 1. The War Department aims for three million under arms by August 1 and mobilization between July 22 and 25 will involve 220000 white registrants from all states except Illinois and Arizona, with further 400000 Class No 1 from June 5 enrollment and 250000 to 300000 more expected through re classification.
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Washington
George FE. Chamberlain
Waspington
War Department
Marshal Crowder
Illinois
Arizona
Millionaire Frank H. Buhl Leaves Large War Aid Will
Sharon Pa June 26 The will of Frank H Buhl steel magnate who died here leaves 2 million dollars to aid war sufferers in Northern France and Belgium and 1 million to his widow The estate is valued at about 10 million dollars
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Sharon
Frank H. Buhl
France
Belgium
Mail Information Now Bound North Northwest Sailings Ahead
Steamship movements update arrival times and routes. Spokane bound steamer to arrive at 9 tonight. Prince George due tomorrow night. City of Seattle due in Juneau Friday. Northwestern heading south. Princess Sophia slated to sail southbound Friday morning. First boat to carry mail south.
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Spokane
Prince George
City OF
Seattle
Juneau
Northwestern
Princess Sophia
Kerensky Greets British Labor Conference In London
Former Russian premier Kerensky was introduced at the British Labor Conference in London and cheered as he said the Russian people would soon join in the fight for freedom. He travels toward the United States, meeting with Russians and discussing Russian affairs.
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London
Kerensky
United States
Paris
Russia
Americans hold new Alsace front in three sectors
June 26 dispatches report American units establishing a fresh sector northwest of Gebweiler near Kartman’s Weiler Kopf and maintaining a broad front across three Alsace sectors amid ongoing fights. Italian forces on the Piave front re occupy Capo Sile bridgehead and counterattack Austrians. Georgia ratifies prohibition amendment, the twelfth state to do so. Belgium receives an additional 2,250,000 in American loans bringing total aid to 122,800,00.
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Gebweiler
Alsace
Rome
Capo Sile
Washington
Belgium
America
Turkish raid report lacks new details from Tehran
Washington June 26 Minister Caldwell advised the State Department on June 24 he could not obtain further information about the alleged seizure of the American consulate and the looting of the American hospital by the Turks at Tabriz Persia. Old papers for sale at The Empire office Second and Main streets.
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Washington
Caldwell
Teheran
State Department
Tabriz
Persia
Empire
Second
Main Streets
War News Dispatches Describe German Landing in Black Sea Ports
A Daily Mail telegraph reports an embargo on Chinese action and involvement with Russia lifted as Germany advances in the Far East. An official Moscow note confirms 3 000 German infantry cavalry and artillery have landed at Black Sea ports.
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London Mail
Black Sea
London
Warhin
The
Daily Mail
Russia
Far East
Moscow
Alaska Gold and Utah Copper Rally on Mixed New York Trading
In New York on June 26 Alaska Gold closed at 1% while American Zinc rose to 104. Butte and Superior traded at 25, Chino at 3444, Ray 24, and Utah Copper at 89, reflecting uneven sentiment across key miners and metals shares.
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New York
Alaska
Butte & Superior
Chino
Ray
Utah
Fire devastates Cle Elum destroying town blocks
Cle Elum Washington reports a wildfire fire burned 30 business and residence blocks causing about 1.5 million dollars in property loss. Hundreds lose homes as troops patrol the town and the Red Cross appeals for aid. Next day the Red Cross rushes food and blankets to victims, with about 2,000 homeless.
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Cle Elum
Wash
Red Cross
Seattle
Marine Casualty List Grows in France Report
Washington June 26. The Marine Corps confirms continued heavy fighting in France with 50 more Marines listed as casualties. The tally now stands at 1,112 after 48 previously reported killed in action.
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Washington
France
Maries
Pro-German label sparks $10,000 suit in Seattle
R Stadelman and his wife filed a $10,000 damage suit against Ludovic Schweitzer and wife after being charged as pro Germans in Seattle. The case centers on alleged defamatory labels during a tense postwar climate.
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Seattle
R. Stadelman
Ludovic Schweitzer
Red carnage of the Huns terrif ic
June 26 Italian headquarters report finds Italian advances uncovering wounded and stripped Austrian captives abandoned by fleeing troops. Many are shoeless and nearly naked as Austrians flee under Italian fire toward rivers and improvised escape aids. Slaughter on the Monte Cello front described as terrific.
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Montecello
Prominent Woman Charged in Larceny Conspiracy Case
New York June 26 Mrs William Cumming Story former Director General of the Douters of the American Irevolution has been indicted on grand larceny and conspiracy following investigations into the National Relief Society financial affairs.
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New York
National Relief Sociey
William Cumming Story
Dougters
American Irevolution
Tobacco trade tense as Japan may curb Chinese co trade
Washington reports unease among tobacco manufacturers over a rumor that Japan will control the Chinese to co trade and possibly bar American tobacco. The China trade is valued at about 30 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Japan
China
Yale Professor Prisoner Transported to Dantzig
Major Henry C. Emery a Yale professor captured by Germans on the Aland Islands has been moved to a German transport bound for Dantzig Germany. The American Minister to Sweden, Mr Morris, said the Swedish Foreign Office located the officer.
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Henry C. Emery
Yale
Aland Ialands
Dantzig
Germany
Sweden
Morris
Foreign Office
Denial of Czar Nicholas assassination rumors
London dispatch reports rumors of Nicholas II assassination lack foundation. Copenhagen dispatch cites Vila newspaper claim Red Guards broke into Eyasterinbure residence and murdered the former Czar, adding conflicting accounts.
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Copenhagen
Vila
Red Guards
Eyasterinbure
Heavily Armed Raider Sighted by Two Vessels
Norfolk June 26 Wessels report a fast heavily armed German raider in West Indies waters. She is a cruiser type with rakish bullet lines and made no attack on the two vessels sighted, leading captains to believe she is the mother ship for submarine raiders.
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Norfolk
Wessels
West Indies
German Raider Reported Near Cape Race Bermuda Area
Navy Department warns ships east of longitude 40 and between Cape Race and Bermuda about enemy activities. No details released. An incoming steamer reported a German raider in the vicinity.
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Washington
Cape Race
Bermuda
Navy Department
Senator Beckham Reports Shipping Losses in Senate
Senator J. W. Beckham of Kentucky told the Senate that Allied and neutral shipping sunk by German submarines on the 21st and 28th days totaled 233,229 tons gross. The figures reflect wartime losses during the ongoing conflict.
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Washington
J. W. Beckham
Kentucky
Senate
Forest fires cause damage in Bear Tooth country
Forest fires spread across Montana causing considerable damage with heightened activity in the Bear Tooth region near Helena on June 26. Weather conditions and rugged terrain hinder fire crews as they battle multiple blazes and assess property impact.
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Helena
Mone
Bear Tooth Country
Jewish Welfare Board builds Camp Lewis facility at $5,000
In Tacoma on June 26 the Jewish Welfare Board announced a new camp building at Camp Lewis with a projected cost of five thousand dollars. The league plans to maintain branches at all camps.
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Tacoma
Jewish Welfare Board
Camp Lewis
League
Americans Capture Prisoners Near Belleau Wood And Marne
Paris dispatch says Americans attacked near Delleau Wood last night and took 156 prisoners including a captain. They also clashed on the Marne river sector and captured 216 more, extending their lines northwest of Belleau Wood.
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Paris
Delleau Wood
Marne River
Belleau Wood
German prisoners and guns seized on Flenders and Picardy fronts
British forces captured German prisoners and many guns on the Flan ders and Picardy fronts last night. Ar tillery activity continues on these fronts as stated in the official morning communication.
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London
Flanders
Picardy
Germans Capture Prisoners After Badonviller Raid
A Monday raid near Badonviller saw two companies of French and Americans lose prisoners. An entire German battalion advanced in two columns after a heavy bombardment. Berlin reported more than 60 American and French soldiers were captured.
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Badonviller
Berlin
Prisoners Taken in Raids Between Olse and Ainse Rivers
An official bulletin from Paris on June 26 reports prisoners captured in raids along the Olse and Ainse rivers. The release notes no further details on numbers or identities.
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Paris
Olse
Ainse
Army Casualty List Names Fourteen Officers and Men
Army casualty list made public today contained names of 14 service members, of whom 4 were killed in action and 10 wounded. The release names several units and notes the locations of action and dates in the communication.
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Washington
Austria Premier declines to form new cabinet
Premier von Seydler of Austria declined the invitation to form a new cabinet. The decision was announced at the Crown Council in Vienna amid discussions of a critical food shortage. The Emperor said he was advised by the Kaiser on the food situation.
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London
von Seydler
Austria
Charles
Zurich
Crown Council
Vienna
British Labor Renounces War Truces in London
At a London conference the British Labor Party adopts a resolution stating that party and political truces since the war began should no longer be recognized. The move signals a shift in wartime political conduct.
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London
British Labor Party
Looting Territory Report From Paris in June
Paris dispatch notes German occupation methods as looting continues across occupied territory with routine pattern observed.
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Paris
Austria Defeat Sparks Deep Dejection in Vienna and Prague
Geneva reports June 26 that the Austrian defeat in Italy causes profound dejection in Vienna and Prague. German newspapers mock the Austrian retreat. Konstanze Zeitung ponders whether German forces should be diverted from the Western front to aid weak Allies.
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Geneva
Lassiese
Italy
Vienna
Prague
Konstanze Zeitung
German Chancellor says no object in further peace talks
In the Reichstag Berlin June 25 Germany's chancellor George von Hertling warned that President Wilson's four cardinal principles might shape a general peace, but no logical utterance had followed. He dismissed the U S peace league idea as harmful to Germany and argued there is little purpose in further discussion.
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Amsterdam
George von Hertling
Reichstag
Wilson
United States
Reichstag speech by Kuehlmann draws gloom over session
Berlin dispatch reports an almost empty Reichstag as Kuehlmann spoke. The speech drew a somber reception with barely visible deputies and press, amid his call for prolonging the war and the overall mood of gloom.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Hertling Refuses Talk on Berlin Peace Speech
Washington reports Count von Hertling will not discuss further his Berlin speech last night. The speech sparked gloom in Berlin by offering no hope of peace, signaling a stalled effort and continued tension as officials assess next steps.
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Washington
Count von Hertling
Berlin
Austrian reverses in Italy shock German lines
British dispatch reports prisoners noting Austrian reverses in Italy are spreading within German ranks and causing deep depression. The German surprise stems from earlier belief the offensive would deliver a knockout blow and hasten peace.
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Italy
Wertman Bag Co Fire Blamed on German Sympathy
A fire at the Wertman Bag Company in St. Louis caused about a million dollars in losses. Two million bags bound for powder plants were destroyed. German sympathizers are believed responsible for the incident.
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ST. Louis
Wertman Bag Company
Japanese Landed Threat in Swatow Port
Japanese forces reported as landed at Swatow a Chinese treaty port face ongoing presence and potential trouble as fears of escalation rise in the region.
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Tokio
Japan
Swatow
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