Senate Ag Committee Agrees to Food Bill Report
Washington June 16 The Senate agricultural committee agreed to report the administration food bill without recommendation. The measure, identical to the House agricultural committee version, will be sent to the Senate this afternoon while the House delays. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon to lead in the Senate. opposition from administration backers and some staunch allies is likely. Prices begin at $2.25. Mrs J Wanger opposite court house.
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Spain in throes of revolt reported from London
London dispatches on June 16 report insistent sources claim Spain faces a great revolution led by army officers and supported by large military factions disaffected by government war policy. Censorship blocks details while reports suggest widespread trouble across the kingdom and growing revolutionary strength.
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International News Service
London
Ain
Belgian Commission Arrives in U S for Washington Talks
The Belgian commission reached an American port early this morning and will travel to Washington to confer with officials. The mission mirrors similar talks by British and French envoys and is accorded full honors. The arrival is seen as a symbol of public sympathy for Belgium. Moonlight Water at the City Bath House.
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International News Service
Washington
United States
Everal
Little Kingdom
Pershing Reaches French Front as Savior of France
General Pershing was taken to the French battle front after being lionized in Paris. He met General Petain and French staff, then dined with Petain at headquarters. Crowds greeted him with wild enthusiasm in towns along the route, underscoring the strong esteem for the American military leader. Moonlight water appears in the Elite Bath House.
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International News Service
Paris
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General Pershing
France
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Federated Church Announces Sunday Services and Lecture
The Congregational church will hold 11 a m Bible school and children's service led by MT. B. Julien at 7 p m Christian Endeavor and 8 30 p m a lecture by Dr. Newman on Eskimo Music and Art. A film on protoeurs and Japan, plus music and a vocal solo by W B Van Valin, will be featured. Public invited to all services. ad seeks an experienced drill man for John Brower in Nome Nugget.
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MT. B. Julien
Christian Endeavor
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Nome News Notes Delays and Naval Movements Mark Harbor Scene
A morning dispatch from Nome notes a second mail run held due to sailing delays as vessels crowd the harbor. Postmaster Walsh, authorized as a government recruiting officer, invites applications for federal service. The scene features seven ships in view, including Umatilla and Admiral Wainwright, while Genial Ed Holt sponsors a midsummer cap for Nome’s boys. A film program at Eagle hall previews Changed Lives with Anna Little and King Baggot, and Red Cross Week is proclaimed with a presidential message urging public support.
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Walsh
Ed Holt
Nome
Otis Turner
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Anna Little
King Baggot
Make Believe
Helen Testie
Universal
Germans Smash Back On British Front
London reports Gen Haigh says Germany launched furious counter drives near the Lissiver area to regain British gains from the Belgian border push. British artillery repulsed the efforts. only limited trenches recaptured before being driven off by machine gun and rifle fire. Elsewhere, trench raids south of Lens yielded a few prisoners. PAIS notes a general quiet on the French front with no infantry actions, Verdun sees a brief bombardment with no ground engagement.
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Germany Offers Separate Peace to Russia
London June 16 Germany has made a formal offer of a separate peace to Russia attributed to the Kaiser and his advisers. The message cites Stockholm newspapers as authority and says the offer was conveyed via the Swiss federal council with the German Social Democrats presenting it to Russian authorities. The report, received with caution, notes Russia’s resistance to separate peace, reducing fears of an immediate response.
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Liberty loan oversubscribed in Fourth Fed Reserve District
Cleveland reports the fourth Federal Reserve district oversubscribed its Liberty loan quota, totaling 276,286,950 dollars with an allotment of 220,000,000 dollars. New England district cites 285,000,000 dollars in subscriptions as part of the nationwide drive and Red Cross week proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson for June 25, 1917 to support armed forces and relief efforts.
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United States
Special International Service
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Fourth Federal Reserve District
Fourth Reserve District
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Board of Governors
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Russian anarchists arrested in New York raid
Police seized a private home in a residential New York section arresting thirty Russians linked to an anarchist group. Officers confiscated a large amount of anarchist literature as part of the operation.
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New York
Boston Steamer Sunk By Diver
Special International Service reports the liner Tan san Maru on the Boston Manchester run sunk off western Great Britain by a German submarine. Crew of 27 men aboard departed May and carried a full cargo of supplies with no confirmed deaths. A separate New York item notes two women storming city hall in protest of conscription, causing minor disruption but no arrests.
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Special International Service
Boston
Manchester
England
Great Britain
Liverpool
New York
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Flood In Needles After Levee Break Deluges Town
Needles California is inundated after a levee breach on the Colorado River. The sudden rise swamps the eastern town, with many homes swept away and extensive damage reported.
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Special International Service
Los Angh
Needles
Colorado
Triangle program dream Sunday features star lineup
Tonight at 6 30 the Dream presents The Darkening Trail a four part western led by Hart and Ovey. Willard Mack Enid Markey lead Alpha or The Part of Paradise a five part South sea romance under D W Griffiths. A Triangle comedy with Patty Arbuckle and Raymond Hitchcock The Village Scandal closes the program with a roaring Sunday night bill.
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Enid Markey
Paradise
D. W. GriMbs
Patty Arbuckle
Raymond Hitchcock
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