Bryan decries preparedness in three statements
Washington argues that preparedness provokes war and that the United States is protected by oceans and a ready defense. Bryan praises Wilson, criticizes armament, says war stems from the philosophy that might makes right, and urges peace through restraint. A German view predicts peaceful settlement between U S and Germany amid Lusitania tensions.
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Wer
Bryan
Sec
United States
Wilson
Europe
Marines Sail to Lower California Coast Aboard Colorado
San Diego reports three hundred Marines from the Fourth regiment aboard the flagship Colorado under Admiral Howard set sail for the lower California coast today.
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San Diego
United States Marines
Colorado
Howard
California
Bannock Hotel Remains Closed After State Supreme Court Ruling
The Idaho Supreme Court unanimously upheld Judge Guheen’s injunction closing the Bannock hotel amid liquor law charges against W. F. Kasiska and Richard Jones. The ruling endorses treating the hotel as a nuisance in a prohibition district and keeps the property shut until criminal actions conclude.
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Bannock
W. F. Kasiska
Dick Jones
Guheen
District Court
Cooper
Kasiska
Supreme Court
Richard Jones
Idaho
Sullivan
Morgan
Mount Union College Holds Commencement Exercises
Alliance Ohio June 17 Mount Union College held its commencement with Dr George E Vincent of the University of Minnesota delivering the oration.
Greek press urges regent as King Constantine ill
London June 17. The Star reports Greek newspapers backing former Premier Venizelos urge the chamber of deputies to meet soon after the general elections to appoint a regent due to King Constantine's illness.
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London
the Star
Athens
Venizelos
Chamber of Deputies
Constantine
Attorney General speaks on indictment and alleges lies
The statement denounces a report as a hellish lie and a cowardly, conspiratorial attempt to smear Republican figures. It accuses the authors of mixing truth with falsehood, cites hearsay, and asserts the speaker took no money from the public treasury while accusing rivals of plotting to damage his reputation.
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Axel Ramstedt
No-Conscription Fellowship forms in London
A committee of non-conscriptionists forms the No-Conscription Fellowship led by Independent Labor party officials to oppose compulsory military service in Britain. Members vow to refuse arms on conscientious grounds, arguing human life is sacred and governments have no right to compel service.
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London
Independent Labor Party
Allied Union of Democratic Control
Great Britain
Hefty Idea From Taft Prompts Peace League Debate
In Philadelphia at Independence Hall a conference opens to consider adopting proposals for a League of Peace and to gain public support. The plan, largely Taft’s, aims to avoid peace at any price and questions a complete abolition of war as feasible.
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Philadelphia
League of Peace
Independence Hall
Taft
July Wheat Closes at 1.033 4 in Chicago
Chicago July wheat futures settled at 1.033 4 per bushel on June 17 with modest gains for the session. Traders noted light trading activity and cautious market sentiment ahead of midweek harvest data.
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Chicago
Tus
British Steamer Trafford Sunk by German Submarine
London reports the British steamer Trafford was torpedoed and sunk today by a German submarine with survivors saved.
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London
Trafford
Bayonet Duel Kills Two in French Battlefield
A Red Cross field hospital report from Boulogne describes a bayonet duel two miles south of the hospital where a French Zouave and a German soldier killed each other after a five minute exchange. Both fighters stood off fire to avoid friendly fire as moonlight watched the grim contest.
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Boulogne
France
Red Cross
Bay State Day at the Big Fair
In San Francisco on June 17 a Bay State day event marks Massachusetts celebrations at the exposition. A large Boston delegation heads Massachusetts headquarters and leads festivities as the state showcases its entertainment offerings to visitors.
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San Francisco
Cal
Peterson Cleared of Bad Charge in Idaho Case
Boise reports attorney general Joseph H. Peterson was acquitted in district court of complicity in embezzlements from the Idaho state treasury during former Treasurer C. V. Allen’s tenure. Evidence showed Peterson once borrowed money from Allen and repaid it, with Allen using Peterson’s note among securities to cover his shortage.
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Boise
Joseph H. Peterson
Idaho
District Court
State Treasury
C. V. Allen
Allen
Peterson
Chesapeake & Ohio Board Recommends Dividend Deferral
New York June 17. The Chesapeake & Ohio directors will recommend deferring the 1 percent dividend due this month at today’s regular meeting.
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New York
Chesapeake & Ohio Railrod
Great Battle on the Russian Front
London reports Turkish troops repulsed in an attempted recapture of trenches lost to British and French forces. The June 15 assault, led by a German officer, resulted in 50 enemy deaths and 12 prisoners, with British losses described as slight. Alpine troops also claim Italian advances and 375 prisoners captured to date.
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London
Dardanelles
Rome
War Office
Adige Valley
Carnia
Isonzo
Montenero
Tri-State Aerie Abolished and Renamed Intermountain Aerie
The Tri-State Aerie is dissolved and renamed the Intermountain Aerie based in Salt Lake City. The new jurisdiction covers Utah, southern Idaho, and White Pine and Elko counties in Nevada with Boise lodge joining southern Idaho. northern Idaho lodges align with Washington Aerie in Seattle.
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Salt Lake
Tri- State Aerie
Intermountain Aerie
Salt Lake Aerie
Eagles Club
D. J. Elrod
Tri-State Aerie
W. B. Jones
Pocatello Aerie
J. H. Hull
H. B. Bullock
Pocatello
Max Davidson
Ogden
Utah
White Pine
Elko
Nevada
Idaho
Boise Lodge
Washington Aerie
Seattle
Wallace
Coeur d’Alene
Spirit Lake
Spokane
Second craft lying in wait near Lusitania
London June 17 Sir Edward Carson the attorney general voiced belief a second submarine waited on the port side of the Lusitania. Chief Steward Jones testified he saw no lifeboats on the upper decks after departure from New York. Evidence showed staff Captain Anderson overruled Captain Turner's orders to move women and children into boats.
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London
Edward Carson
Steward Jones
New York
Anderson
Turner
German ministerial talks follow Meyer Gerhard voyage
Dr. Anton Meyer Gerhard, who sailed June 4 from New York on a mission to the German government, reached Berlin and has already held a lengthy conference with Foreign MinisterVon Jagow and Colonial Minister Solf after arriving last night.
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Berlin
Anton Meyer Gerhard
New York
Count von Bernstorff
Berln
von Jagow
Solf
Goethals Awarded Grand Prize at Panama-Pacific Expo
Major General Goethals, chief engineer of the Panama Canal construction, received the grand prize in the department of social economy at the Panama-Pacific exposition in San Francisco on June 17 for his work on the canal.
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San Francisco
Goethals
Germans Admit St Petrograd Occupations Extend
Russians in a war office statement acknowledge German occupation expanding in Shavli district and further south in the region east of Mariampol during ongoing operations.
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St. Petrograd
Shavli
Mariampol
War Office
Masters of Heights in Vosges Front Advances
Paris reports progress as French forces claim control of the heights overlooking the Fecht River valley north of Steinbrueck and indicate gains between the two branches of the Fecht to the south. Other sectors show no change in the front.
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Paris
Offic
Vosges
Fecht River
Steinbrueck
German Offensive Near Warsaw Drives Major Frontage
Berlin reports a decisive battle along the Russian front with German forces advancing west of Warsaw and across central Polish regions. The 682 mile battle line spans Poland Galicia and Bukowina as German and Austrian troops press for large results. U-14 submarine reported lost with crew captured by Britain.
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Berlin
Sayville
Rawka River
Russian Poland
Warsaw
Poland
Galicia
Bukowina
Admiralty
House of Commons
British Warship Agememnon Aground Near Kerala Bay
A dispatch from Constantinople reports a British warship of the Agememnon type aground in Kerala bay near the Island of Imbros at the Dardanelles entrance. The vessel is largely submerged with the clerk nearly underwater.
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Amsterdam
Constantinople
Turkey
Kerala Bay
Tmbros
Dardanelles Strait
Premier McKenna to introduce new loan bill Monday
In London Premier Asquith said in the house of commons that Chancellor Reginald McKenna will introduce another loan bill on Monday. The expected vote is around 366 million pounds. The Star reports a British submarine sank three Turkish transports at the Dardanelles, with heavy loss of life among crews and troops.
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London
Asquith
House of Commons
Reginald McKenna
Star
Athens
Mudros
Dardanelles
Nagara
Russians abandon positions near Sieniawo n on the San river
Berlin reports that Russians north of the Labassee canal abandoned positions to the north of Sieniawo n on the San river in Galicia and retreated toward Tarnogrod in Russian Poland. The war office notes British and French attempts to break German lines continue. British forces north of the Labassee canal faced a close fight with Westphalians and Saxons and were driven back toward their lines.
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Sieniawaon
San River
Galicia
Tarnogrod
Russian Poland
War Office
Labassee Canal
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