Swiss anger over foreign musical influx during war
Swiss public criticizes a wave of foreign concerts led by Paris Opera figures and conductor Arthur Nikisch. They accuse inflated pricing, incomplete orchestras, and political motives behind visits, while Norway refuses Nikisch’s tour, seen by some as moral courage. The debate reflects tensions over cultural influence amid war.
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Aevueland
Switzerland
Nikiseh
Norway
Nilisch
France
Germany
Austria
Reinforced German Assault Stopped on Aisne Front
Heavy fighting occurred on the Aisne front as German reinforcements arrived from the Russian front. The attack spanned under a mile with fierce action, but French lines held with slight penetrations and a counterattack recaptured ground. France reported 50 German prisoners and continued progress northeast of Mont Camillet in Champagne as five German machine guns were captured.
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Aisne
France
Alssette
Laffaux
Berlin
Mont Camillet
Champagne
Roumanian Mission Arrives in Tokyo Amid Supply Shortages
A Roumanian mission to the United States, tasked with stirring interest in Russian affairs, has reached Tokyo. Members Dr Vasile Lupacin Lieut Ton Motza and Lieut Vasile Stoica report that the Russian situation worsens Romania's position. They say Roumanians fight occasionally but are handicapped with scarce ammunition and supplies, delaying any offensive moves until relief.
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Ence of
The
Associated Press
United States
Tokyo
Vasile Lupacin
Ton Motza
Vasile Stoica
Stoica
Roumania
Yonezawa Fire Destroys Silk-Weaving Center
A devastating blaze in Yonezawa Japan wipes out two thirds of the city center. At least 14 people killed and 67 injured with thousands homeless as 2 000 buildings burn in the mountain-ringed town. Frightened residents fear higher death tolls and widespread missing persons. Overcoats Restricted in Germany: Medical Certificate Required
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Yonezawa
Japan
Severty
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Denmark
Germany
German
Imperial Clothing Bureau
Lower in price bylated Pt to The Bi London
British second hand vessels are not bringing high prices due to new budget taxes. Scandinav ian and Japanese steamers sell up to £60 a ton. Three British steamers totaling 20 000 tons recently sold at 12 pounds 10 shillings per ton.
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London
Red Cross fund subscriptions reach halfway mark
Associated Press reports the nationwide Red Cross campaign in Washington reached the campaign's midpoint with about half of the $100,000,000 goal pledged. Total pledges stand at 43,500,000 as cities like Cleveland, East Liverpool, Cincinnati, Dayton, and Toledo progress, while several others still trail their apportioned shares.
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Associated Press
Washington
Red Cross
Cleveland
East Liverpool
Cincinnati
Dayton
Toledo
Refuses to remove Woods from office in clash over murder case
Mayor Mitchel rejected Henry Cruger’s demand to oust Police Commissioner Arthur Woods over the Ruth Cruger case. Cruger’s open letter followed police inaction in the disappearance of his high school graduate daughter. An independent police inquiry was ordered amid fears Cocchi may have fled Bologna after her body was found buried in a motorcycle shop cellar.
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Associated Press
Banner
New York
Mitchel
Arthur Woods
Henry Cruger
Ruth Cruger
Alfredo Cocchi
Cruger
Woods
Italy
Cocchi
Bologna
Excess profits tax extended to individuals in war bill
The senate finance committee decided to extend excess profit taxes to individuals in the war revenue bill, along with corporations and private shippers. An additional 100 million dollars in revenue is expected from individual tax, with a 5000 dollar exemption matching corporate treatment. The individual tax would sit atop the income tax.
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Associated Prewat
The
Banner
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Newspapers Protest War Tax on Industry
A committee from the American Newspaper Publishers Association urged the Senate Finance Committee to avoid discriminatory war taxes on the newspaper business. They supported paying similar rates as other necessary trades and called for due investigation into postal rate changes. The group discussed the federal trade commission report on print media but offered no congressional recommendations on federal control of manufacturing and distribution.
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Associated Proos
The
Banner
Washington
American Newspaper Publishers' Association
Senate Finance Committee
E. H. Baker
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Russian troops clash with rebels in Tamboy province
AP dispatches report eight killed and many wounded in a clash between government troops and supporters of the Republic of Kirsanob in Tamboy province. The confrontation arose from the republic’s refusal to recognize Petrograd authority, per cables from Petrograd received in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Republic of Kirsanob
Tamboy
Russia
Petrograd
Forward
New Republic
Indictment of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, famed anarchists, were indicted by a federal grand jury in New York on charges of conspiring to dissuade young men from registering for the draft. They pleaded not guilty and were held on 26000 dollars bail each.
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Associated Press
Banner
New York
Emma Goldman
Alexander Berkman
Russian Soldier and Workmen Delegates Call for War Resumption
Dispatches from Petrograd report a congress of soldiers and workers delegates voting confidence in the provisional government. They unanimously demand an immediate resumption of the offensive and the reorganization of the army. A war cabinet was formed including the army and navy leaders and technical representatives.
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London
Petrograd
Exchange Telegraph Co
Congress of Soldiers
Russia
Austrian Premier Forms New Cabinet Amid Polish Demands
Count Olam Moreinic, newly named Austrian premier, spent yesterday organizing the government after resignation. Polish leaders insisted no member of the late premier Count Staerglib's ministry join the cabinet, while Polish representation was still demanded.
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Presa
Bannert
Amsterdam
Olam Moreinic
Charles
Vienna
Count Staerglib
Banners Torn by Crowd at White House Demonstration
Washington June 21 A thousand protesters torn down suffrage banners outside the White House interpreting inscriptions as treasonous. Police urged restraint as the banners were replaced within ten minutes from suffrage headquarters after earlier clashes with suffragists.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Rear Admiral Potter Dies at 67 in New Jersey
Rear Admiral William P. Potter Navy retired died suddenly at his home in New Jersey from apoplexy. He was 67 and placed on the navy's retired list in May 1912.
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Pecans
N. J
William P. Potter
Navy
Martial Law Declared in Tomsk as Pardoned Criminals Run Amok
In western Siberia, Tomsk proclaims martial law after pardoned criminals allied with militant anarchists commit mass murders and robberies. Over 1,500 pardoned offenders arrested, about 800 associates rounded up, twenty people killed and several wounded as a plot to loot banks and stores and assassinate civic leaders is foiled.
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Tomsk
Siberia
Lifeboats Shelled By German Sub
Paris reports the German submarine that torpedoed a British steamer then targeted lifeboats, mortally wounding eight occupants. Patrol boats of the British flotilla rescued 50 sailors from the sunken vessel and sent two submarines away, while another boat saved 40 more seamen.
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Associated Press
Paris
Admiralty
Britany Flotilla
Rockefeller Fund Gifts 5 Million to Red Cross
The Rockefeller foundation announced a $5,000,000 donation to the Red Cross war fund. Total subscriptions reported today for the 90 teams working here reached $6,524,000.
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Associated Press
The
Banner
New York
Red Cross War Fund
Rockefeller Foundation
Red Cross to Send Makins to French Trench Soldiers
Local Red Cross workers clash with the Women's Christian Temperance Union over including cigarette papers in soldiers comfort kits. The debate splits opinion, with Red Cross leaders and other city women supporting sending makins to troops in France. News notes also report several local residents visiting family and attending events in nearby towns.
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RED Cross
Associated Presa
Omana
Neb
France
Women's Christian Temperance Union
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Robert
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