Radical re aiding movement grows in Spain amid discontent
An Associated Press report from Madrid notes a push for radical reform across Spain's political spectrum. Liberals and reformers demand end to favoritism and stagnation, citing war strains and external pressure as fueling the drive.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Paris
Spain
Inter
Aris
Nen
Maura
Eader
The
Conservatves
Seriér Romeo
Corresponmcia de Espana
Merit Based Promotions Stir Officers Defense Momentum
The article reports officers defense committees urging promotion by merit with due regard to seniority, gaining public support and challenging the Prieto administration. It notes a rising reform mood among professionals, engineers, professors, manufacturers and workers in Cordova, and a push to reopen parliament. Premier Data says government seeks judgment of public opinion and justice without delay while reorganizing high ranks under General Imo Rivers, though observers view the crisis as unusually difficult.
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Gihe
Defense Committee
Prieto
Cordova
nDs
Darrio- Basalga
Pacheca
Fpre- Data
Readia
Group For War
Imo Rivers
Spanish foreign minister seeks aid amid talks with ambassadors
Madrid reports Spain’s foreign minister held lengthy discussions with the Italian, Canadian ambassadors, and then met Premier Dato. The premier later conferred with the ambassadors to Britain, stating the government did not in…
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Madrid
Paris
Is de Lame
Span
Great Britain
Dato
Ital
Premi Dato
Re: T
U-Boat Losses To Allied Ships Increase, British Figures
British official figures show German submarines cost 322 merchant ships over 1,600 tons and 135 under 1,600 tons since February. Fishing vessels sunk tally 78, with three weeks' totals for sailing craft, and 299 ships attacked unsuccessfully in the period. Estimates suggest total tonnage lost near 1,745,000 tons, about 250,000 tons shy of 1916 world output.
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Associated Press
Washington
Troops to Begin Training Camps by September First
Washington reports indicate the first increment of 650 000 troops for the new national army may not start training by September 1 as once assumed. War department officials say no specific opening date was set, though Secretary Baker once referenced September 1 as probable. The initial officers now in camps will be released in August to clear space for the next group.
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Washington
National Army
War Department
Baker
Jones
Patriotic Sunday Preparations Begin in Mobile Sunday Schools
In response to President Wilson's call for July 1 as Patriotic Sunday, Mobile Sunday schools plan celebrations with patriotic songs and child recitations. Classrooms will be decorated in national colors and efforts aim to broaden observance across district Sunday schools.
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Wilson
Man Held on Counterfeit Money Charge
Burley Osborne was arrested on Cedar Point road near Thomas' store for passing counterfeit silver dollars and half dollars. He was arraigned before U S Commissioner Jere Austil and held on $250 bond awaiting the next federal grand jury. Osborne admitted guilt. Deputy U S Marshal D D Horton led the arrest after two months of the alleged scheme.
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Burley Osborne
Cedar Point Road
Thomas’ Store
United States
Jere Austil
Osborne
D. D. Horton
Appealed Cases Lost by W Otis MacMahon
W Otis MacMahon lost two appeal cases in circuit court before Judge N R Leigh on charges of abusive language. Each case fined $5 and court costs. the proceedings were appeals from the recorder's court. Aubrey Boyles, local attorney, acted as complainant and testified.
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W. Otis. MacMahon
N. R. Leigh
Recorder’s Court
Aubrey Boyles
Weather Forecast Clip Shows North Warmth Rise
Alabama fair tonight and warmer in extreme north. Mississippi fair tonight and Tuesday with warmer conditions.
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Associated Press
Washin
Alabama
Mississippi
British on Struma retreat amid Balkan front shifts
British withdraw east of the Struma river abandoning several towns to Bulgarian forces. Entente reconnoitering activity increases along the Vardar sector as plans for a possible offensive in the Balkans emerge amid Greek political upheaval. Russian forces and fleet show renewed aggressiveness with Baltic air raids and eastern front action. In Arras, British counterattack near Monchy le Preux pushes back from a newly won position.
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Washington
Associated Press
Greece
Constantine
Struma
Vardar
Balkans
Serbia
Serrais
O Vidynia
Galicia
Baltic
Berlin
Arras
Monchy le Preux
Wilsons Flag Day Speech Sparks Berlin Papers Frenzy
Berlin and German papers publish lengthy summaries under titles like Wilson Without a Mask and Answer of Hypocrite Wilson. They discuss the note to Russia with hopes for peace and insist on the Allied front’s resolve to win if terms are not accepted. The Vossische Zeitung adds that time and sound human understanding are on Germanys side.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
London
Wilson
Berlin
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Russia
Germany
Vossische Zeitung
New Main Positions Held in France
British forces report falling back from some northern French posts after a strong local enemy attack. Despite losses, the units still hold the main position on Infantry Hill as artillery fires persist near the Scarpe and around Lpres.
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France
Associated Press
London
War Office
Monchy le Preux
Lpres
General retirement along Struma front recorded
British forces along the Struma front are shown as having a general retirement in an official War Office statement issued via London. The report, dated June 18, comes from the SOFTA dispatch and notes the move on the Balkan front.
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Struma Front
Associated P
SOFTA
London
The
War Office
Reconnoitering French Penetrate Front Lines
AP reports Paris dated June 18 that intermittent cannonading occurred last night along the front. French patrols penetrated enemy lines near Leintrey and near Senones, capturing prisoners.
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Associated Press
Paris
Leintrey
Eres
Senones
Lawn Party Aims to Pay Church Debt in Whistler
A lawn fete is set for Tuesday June 19 at Johnston's Park Whistler near the car line to raise funds for St Pre Megar church. Proceeds will cover church insurance and needed repairs, with organizers promising attendees will leave satisfied.
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Johnston’s Park
Whistler
St. Pre
Herring Dies After Knife Attack on Bridge Crew
Claude William Herring, a Louisville and Nashville bridge worker, died at 2:30 a.m. after being cut by fellow bridge worker E. A. Henderson on Thursday night at Magazine Point. Henderson, 22, was arrested and denied bail. Herring’s body was sent to Bolling, Alabama for burial. Henderson claims Herring was the aggressor and that he was knocked down before the stabbing.
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Claude William Herring
Louisville and Nashville
E. A. Henderson
Inge-Bondurant Infirmary
Henderson
W. H. Bombe, Jr
Charles Brann
Aharer
Erring
Mobile
Ring
Roche & Burke Undertaking Company
Bolling
Ala
Magazine Point
Pensacola
A. Henderson
Herring
Looted room at hotel costs Kilgore $500 in cash
L A Kilgore of Vredenburgh Alabama reported to police that two pocketbooks containing 500 dollars were taken from a room in the St. Andrew hotel. Detectives Lacy and Burch were assigned to investigate the incident.
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L. A. Kilgore
Vredenburgh
Ala
St. Andrew
Kilgore
Lacy and Burch
Police Department
More Fertilizer for Cotton Used in 1917
Washington reports cotton growers used more fertilizer per acre in 1917 with higher quality inputs. Increases ranged from Virginia 110 pounds to Texas 160 pounds per acre, while several Southern states showed smaller gains and Arkansas declined slightly.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Aamma
Louisiana
Tennesey Hea
Arkansas
Texas
Cereal Requisition Ordered by Finnish Provisional Government
The Finnish diet and provisional government approve requisitioning all cereals. Kronstadt sailors are prominent among agitators urging peasants to seize land before the constituent assembly decides. Several Kronstadt officers face hearings on flimsy charges.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Finish Senate
Kronstadt
Mohliev
Negro Employment Sparks Major Strike at GE Plant
Two thousand machinists at General Electric's plant in Schenectady disrupted operations by striking over the hiring of Robert Dixon, a Negro student from Union College, whom the workers viewed as a first step toward integrating labor in the shop. Company officials denied the claim. The union warned if Dixon remained, the strike would proceed.
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Associated Press
N. Y
General Electric Company
Robert Dixon
Union College
Dixon
Rehearing Expected In Southern Railway Schedule Case
More than 1000 citizens from Mobile and towns along the line signed coupons urging the public service commission to reopen the case on the Southern Railway schedule change. The Mobile Chamber of Commerce traffic bureau petition arrived by mail and will likely be heard today. A large Thomasville delegation came to Montgomery for the hearing.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Southern Railway
Public Service Commission
Register
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Thomasville
Commission
Co. P. Dumas
Army Cantonments to be Built Under Strict Supervision
The War Department announced plans for sixteen large cantonments to be built under a special contract form. No contractor may overcharge the government, with main profit capped at 250000 dollars. The government will supervise all work and may terminate contracts at will. The agreement aims for speedy construction and reduced expenses. The manager will be paid expenses plus a fixed percentage, offset by overhead costs.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Belgians Call on President as War Talks Begin
The Belgian mission led by Baron Moncheur spent its first full day in Washington making calls on President Wilson and other officials. The trip aims to thank the United States for relief to Belgium and to press for talks on German war conduct and wartime crimes.
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Associated Press
Wash ‘Ton
Baron Moncheur
Washington
Wilson
White House
Senate
House
Unite States
Wit
Germany
Munitions Factory Near Vienna Blasted
An explosion at Steinfield munition depots near Wiener Neustadt 31 miles from Vienna injures 500 people, with unofficial reports claiming six dead and 200 wounded. Significant damage also reported at Haschengorf and Signersdorf.
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Associated Press
Vienna
London
Steinfield
Wiener- Neustadt
Haschengorf
Signersdorf
Big Acreage Increase in Peanuts This Year
Washington June 18 almost sixty one percent rise in peanut acreage in the preliminary department of agriculture report. Total acreage reaches 2 001 000 with Southern states ahead except North Carolina and Tennessee. Georgia 420 000 acres up 121 percent Texas 600 000 acres up 118 percent Alabama 268 000 acres up 97 percent.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Texas
Alabama
Pershing Busy Attending to Mail in Paris
General Pershing, the American commander, kept a quiet Sunday in his Paris offices catching up on mail and official duties. He lunched at noon with M Viviani, the French minister of justice.
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Associated Press
Paris
Pershing
M. Viviani
Justice
New York Woman Awarded 225000 in Breach Suit
The New York Supreme Court jury in Long Island City awards Mis Honora May O'Brien 225000 against John B. Manning a retired banker and millionaire aged 85. O'Brien 28, a secretary to a New York newspaper man, claimed Manning broke his promise to marry her.
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New York
iMis Honora May O’brien
John B. Manning
State Supreme Court
Long Island City
Daniels Orders Coal Oil Firms to Supply Navy Needs
Secretary Daniels ordered coal and oil producers to supply the Navy in large quantities at prices to be fixed later by the president after the FTC determines a fair rate. The Navy will use 1 750 000 tons of coal and other fuels. steel for the building program also to be bought at department-fixed rates. Daniels set a tentative mine price of 2.33 dollars as shipments are prorated and await FTC report.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
Department
Dahlele
Government rate dispute over oil payments and port Arthur deliveries
The commission may adjust payments if higher production costs justify it. If 2.33 per barrel is excessive, future shipments will be curtailed to fit the commission rate. Current government rate is 2.33, with actual bids from 1.58 to 1.68 delivered at Port Arthur, vs 0.89 at the point. Producers directed to fill 60 million barrels. price to be set by the trade commission. steel orders offer producers a handsome profit.
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Department
Commission
Ois
Daniels
Port Arthur
Trade Commission
Sald
Three Indicted Men Post Bonds for Trial
Alonzo Vance Frank Levine and Willie Duff were indicted by the circuit court grand jury for violation of the prohibition laws. They were docketed at the county jail Monday and posted bonds for appearance in circuit court. Vance was arrested Saturday night with the other two indicted.
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Alonzo Vance
Frank Levine
Willie Duff
Vance
Two British Subjects Seek U S Citizenship Declarations
James Albert Allen formerly of Nova Scotia and J D Buch of Georg town Grand Cayman filed declarations of intention to become U S citizens in a Mobile courtroom Monday. Aller has lived in Mobile six years while Buch works as a taxi chauffeur and both are subjects of the King of England.
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James Albert Allen
Nova Scotia
J. D. Buch
Georgtown
Grand Cayman
England
United States District Court
Aller
Mobile
Bush
Me Oe
Police and Railroad Men Will Cross Bats
The Police Relief Association team and the Buyers' team of the Mobile and Ohio league meet on July 4 after a Saturday arrangement. Batteries include New and Mc Manus for the police, with Judge D H Edington and Attorney Tisdale Touart. The police team will practice daily this week to get into trim.
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Police Relief Association
Mobile
Messrs. New and McManus
Pol
D. H. Edington
Tisdale
Ame
Watermelon and Cantaloupe Acreage Up This Season
Washington reports that watermelon acreage rises to 98 100 acres, up 12 percent, and cantaloupe acreage reaches 46 500 acres, up 17 percent, across principal producing states with overall gains in the South.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Food bills move to front in both houses of Congress
President Wilson presses for immediate passage as Lever defends the measure saying it harms only crooks and speculators while protecting honest business. Debate opens with applause in the House as leaders align with Reed, Smith, and Neuberge to check speculation and move toward the Senate.
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Washington
Congress
Wilson
Lever
Southlina
House
Senate
Reed
Smith
Georgia
Nevere
Oklahoma
Senate debate delays food bill amid partisan clash
A tense Senate session centers on the food bill with debate scheduled later. Chairman Lever of the committee warns the contest between German autocracy and American democracy will hinge on organization strength as opponents led by Rep. Monets and Rep. Cannon prepare to attack.
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Senate
Crooks
Lever
Vulture Mittee
House
Monets
Iowa
Cannon
Moore
Pennsylvania
Representative Lever
Germany
Food Crisis Speech Urges Total War Effort at Home
An orator argues for autocratic powers for wartime control, calling on every man and woman to sacrifice. He warns Germany’s quick food takeovers and urges government action to mobilize production and keep living costs in check for the Allied civilian populations.
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Kaiser
Mr. Lever
Speeser
Germany
Mie
Bunker Hill Parade Marks Historic British Flag Raising
June 18 at Bunker Hill Charlestown the Union Jack was raised for a military parade recalling the 142 years since British ships and soldiers first stood on the heights. Senior units and school cadets joined a line of sailors marines and guardsmen as drums and bagpipes led the procession.
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Boston
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
New Brunswick
Mr. M Dermott Brings Hope for Child Recovery
Mr M J McDermott returns from New York City to be with his daughter Coralie after a critical operation last week. Dermott reports cautious signs of improvement despite prior doubts from Mrs McDermott, with daily progress seen at home.
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M. J. McDermott
New York City
Coralie
Dermott
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Macedonia
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