World News Roundup Amid War Tensions and Draft Moves
A sweeping digest notes selective conscription, a large US troop move to France, and rail and shipping disruptions aiding wartime effort. It records political opposition to conscription, defense actions in Illinois and Georgia, and international developments from Siam to Russia and Germany. Prohibition passes nationwide with a strong majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Washington
Senate
Hardwick
Georgia
District of Columbia
White House
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
State Council of Defense
France
Flanders
Carl Vrooman
Liberty Bond Payments Exceed Two Billion Dollars Paid In
Washington reports more than sixty percent of the 2 billion Liberty loan has been paid into the treasury by June 30, with 1,385,024,456 dollars credited to the Liberty loan account. Redeemed certificates of indebtedness total 626,000,000 dollars, and cash on hand rose to 1,064,086,250 dollars as deposits shifted to banks under McAdoo's distribution plan. Baby bond buyers sped full payment, boosting early revenue and fiscal-year receipts above 20,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Federal Reserve
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Banks
Liberty Lo
Treasury Department
Government Working On Insurance Plans For Service Members
The federal government pursues a broad life and injury insurance program for army navy and marine corps personnel. It includes allowances for families, rehabilitation and training for injured men, and government administration by the War Risk Insurance Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
War
Treasury
Commerce and Labor Departments
Labor Committee
Council of National Defense
United States
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Three Young Ladies Drowned Near Moss Point
News from Mobile reports Gussie Riley Dora Nelson and Ethel Woodman members of prominent local families were drowned while bathing in a river near Moss Point Mississippi. The three bodies were recovered.
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Mobile
Ala
Gussie Riley
Dora Nelson
Ethel Woodman
Moss Point
Miss
Luther Burbank Seriously Ill at Home in Santa Rosa
The noted horticulturist Luther Burbank, aged 68, is seriously ill at his Santa Rosa residence due to overwork and a cold.
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Luther Burbank
Santa Rosa
Cal
Submarine Sunk by American Gunners
An American steamer on a voyage from the United States attacked a large German submarine off Havre. In reply the submarine fired before sinking after the destroyer sent thirty eight shells, causing the undersea craft to take a perpendicular position and disappear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Havre
United States
German Raiders In Eastern Waters Reported
A British steamship arriving from Calcutta brought news of German attempts to disrupt trade between the Far East and English and American ports. Officers said waters off South Africa were mined and two steamers of 5 000 and 3 200 tons, unreported since leaving Cape Town, are believed lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Calcutta
Far East
South Africa
Capetown
Senate Passes Broad Food Control Bill Amid War Powers Move
The Senate approved the administration food control bill 81 to 6 after weeks of contention. The measure grants the President wide power over foods, feeds, and fuels, creates a three member food board, and authorizes coal price fixing and mine operation. It also sets a minimum wheat price and tightens regulation of hoarding and grain futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Food Board
France
Maryland
Hardwick
Georgia
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Reed
Missouri
Sherman
Illinois
Sutherland
West Virginia
Pomerene
Norris
Congress
Pomerene Coal
Federal Trade Commission
Congressional
Owen
Premier Kerensky Hastes to Front
Central Committee of Soldiers and Workmen delegates orders Premier Kerensky to the front. Dispatches from Galicia report a Russian line breach eight miles wide and ten miles deep. Bouhse Gazette notes delegates from front regiments endorsed turning over authority to M. Kerensky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kerensky
Central Committee of Soldiers
Reuter
Petrograd
Galicia
Bouhse
M. Kerensky
Multiple traffic tragedies strike North Carolina near Raleigh and Smithfield
Across Raleigh area a Seaboard train struck a car at Method station killing H. K. Harris E. N. Elam and Miss Alice Harris and injuring Elizabeth Harris Lena Luther. In Smithfield a Florida Special crash killed J. G. Greenlee and his son Dewey and fatally injured Ray Crump. Additional wrecks occurred at Caldwell's Station and in Wilmington area with mill and paper mill plans noted for regional development.
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Raleigh
Seaboard
Method
H. K. Harris
E. N. Elam
Alice Harris
Forestville
Elizabeth Harris
Lena Luther
Fayetteville
N. C
Seaboard Track
Smithfield
J. G. Greenlee
Greenlee
Dewey
Ray Crump
E. F. Crump
Young Crump
Son
Worn
Young Greenlee
Grenlee
Wood to Visit Fayetteville Promised by Officials
A Fayetteville committee announced that Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the southeastern department, will visit Fayetteville at an early date. The invitation came after a telegraphed interview in Charleston, with officials expressing delight and confirmation of the promised visit.
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Wilmington
Smith's Creek
North State Pulp and Paper Company
Murchison National Bank
Tidewater Power Company
W. H. Crocker
W. E. Worth
Boy Scouts rally for Liberty bonds drive nationwide
The Boy Scouts of America respond to the presidents Liberty loan appeal in a vast fundraising campaign estimated as the largest single financing effort for the war. Scouts aim to visit 10,000,000 dwellings delivering the bond message and securing subscriptions through 238,000 boys guided by 11,000 executives. The effort includes heavy participation from 50,000 adult officials with Troop 60 Manhattan reporting the first bond subscription. The campaign spans coasts with strong momentum in the East and Pacific states, and officials say shortening the war by even one day could save many lives.
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Boy Scouts of America
United States
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Movement
Philadelphia
Manhattan
West End Presbyterian Church
Pacific Coast
Scout Movement
East
Middle West
Rockies
Europe
Scout Awarded For First Aid At Drowning Incident
Aleck Barony of Troop 1 Hammond Indiana received a letter of commendation for his calm actions when a swimming companion became exhausted and temporarily lost his head. He performed first aid with neatness and dispatch.
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Aleck
Hammond
Ind
Army officers seek buglers for recruiting stations
Regular army officers in charge of New York City recruiting stations say scouts living nearby who can play bugle drum or fife may serve at these stations.
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Regular Army
New York City
Movement seeks more army cooks through special course
A campaign aims to train extra cooks for the army. Scoutmasters and assistants volunteering as teachers will receive a dedicated course in army cooking to prepare additional culinary staff.
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Siam
Germany
Reichstag
Alexander P. Kerensky
Ar and Marine
Nevesky
Pepe
Solmy
Ussia
Iyrr
Edward Garson
Edward Will
Eric Campbell
Spencer Churchill
Trent
Edwin Samuel Montagu
Admiralty
Stono
North Sea
Marie Horn
Heinz
Vtmment
Goethals
S Pos 8 Fleet Corporation
Ilona
Isee
Saal
Verdun
Avecourt Wood
Hill 304
Petain
Chemin-des-Dames
Lloyd George
Pep
War Department
Holland
Doctor Kriege
German Judicial Department
Great Britain
State Department
Prussia
Austria
Finland
Railroads’ War Board
Public Service Commissions
Baker
Duval
William Philip Simms
Roland 8. Morris
Japan
Ree Rico
Prohibition
Wilson
Charlotte
Ernest Kistler
Barber’s Junction
J. C. Langce
Caldwell’s Station
Southern
Winston-Salem
J. E. Walker
Straight
University of New Orleans
Adam Fisher
Walter Sloan
Statesville
J. Choate
Southern Railway
Durham
George N. Lamb
United States Forestry Service
J. S. Holmes
Chapel Hill
Piedmont
North Carolina
Union County
Moore
Anson
Stanly
Montgomery
Richmond
Choy * Scouts
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
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