American Red Cross Bases Take Over Six British Hospitals
British and American medical units in France exchange duties as United States base hospitals assume control of six British general hospitals near front lines. American staff organize alongside British systems, expanding capacity to 1,400 beds per site, with mobile units aiding casualty clearing stations. Patients come from Scotland, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Portugal as coffee breaks become tea breaks for doctors and nurses.
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Red Cross
France
A. P
Messines
United States
American Red Cross
Regular Army
Ufe
United States Base Hospital No. 4
Cleveland
George W. Srile
Gilchrist
United States Army
United States Base Hospital No. 5
Harvard University
Harvey Cushing
R. A. Patterson
United States Base Hospital No. 2
Presbyterian
New York
George Brewer
Luciala P. Hopewood
United States Base Hospital No. 31
St. Louis
Frederick Murphy
James D. Fife
United States Base Hospital
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Richard Harte
M. A. Delaney
United States Base Hospital No. 12
Chicago
Frederick Besley
C. C. Collins
Scotland
Ireland
Australia
New Zealand
Portugal
Surees
Do Your Bit Now Noon The Red Cross Weather Forecast
Weather forecast for Indiana from the United States Weather Bureau notes possible local thunderstorms in the north tonight and Saturday. Warmth continues, with partly cloudy skies and scattered showers in Wayne County. Low pressure aloft presages a warm spell, as a cool Great Lakes wave has broken up.
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Indiana
United States Weather Bureau
North
Wayne County
W. E. Moore
Ohio
Great Lakes
Red Cross Campaign Surpasses Twenty Thousand in Wayne County
The Red Cross drive shows $20,852 of $24,500 for Wayne County with Richmond at $14,795 of $16,586 raised. Army and aviation corps totals are reported, army leading in ground won between Wednesday and Friday. Colonels were court martialed for the initial defeat. sentence commuted. Continued on page nine.
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Richmond
Red Cross Army
Navy
Army
Aviation Corps
Perry
Harrison
Washington
Arm
Seidel
Central Committee
77 Year Old Richmond Gardener Keeps Working Daily
Bailey Baldwin, 77, of College Avenue, is Richmond’s oldest gardener. He tends his garden every day except Sundays and helps neighbors with plowing and hoeing. “I have to work every day or I’d bust out,” he says, adding he’s a farmer all his life and used to hard work.
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Bailey Baldwin
College Avenue
Richmond
Baldwin
Gray Would Have Built Fleet With Submarines On Naval Board
Former congressman Finly H Gray faced scrutiny as his re election campaign presses his stance on military policy. He recalls opposing a five year navy building plan, arguing it forecast vessels years ahead and favored steel interests. The district questions whether his past stance aligns with wartime needs.
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Gray
Naval Board
Ramsey Poundstone
Finly H. Gray
Congress
Mr. Gray
Navy
Ono
Americans Abroad Raise to 75 Million for Red Cross
The Red Cross campaign to reach 100 million dollars spans international efforts as committees of Americans in London Paris Panama Ecuador Peru and other countries solicit funds. Early totals show 63 million collected in four days with expectations to near 75 million. Henry P Davison coordinates relief plans with Russia Romania and France. Cleveland’s 3.24 million haul exceeds its 2.5 million share and Davison commends the city as a two hundred percent example.
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Washington
America
Red Cross
London
Paris
Panama
Ecuador
Peru
Manila
Alaska
Guam
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Counsci
Russia
Romania
France
Cleveland
Davison
Cocchi Held in Italian City After Cruger Murder Inquiry
New York police broaden probe into Ruth Cruger murder by questioning Alfredo Cocchi in an Italian city. City Commissioner Wallstein leads the inquiry ordered by Mayor Mitchel following Henry Cruger's demand for police reorganization. Witnesses include Cocchi's wife Marie. No official word on Cocchi's arrest in Bologna.
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New York
Cruger
Alfredo Cocchi
Leonard M. Wallstein
Mitchel
Henry D. Cruger
Ruth Cruger
Arthur Woods
Wallstein
Marie Cocchi
Cocchi
Bologna
Italy
State Department
Washington
Coudht
Widow’s fifty cents halves into Red Cross fund
An elderly Irish widow on the South Side greets two Red Cross canvassers and offers half of her fifty cent pension gift. Despite poverty she contributes to the Red Cross drive stating she must wash to help. The scene ends noting the total goal of five thousand dollars.
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Red Cross
Grace Church plans $25 000 rebuild and organ upgrade
Grace M. E. church at North Tenth and A streets seeks 25 000 to remodel and 4 000 for a new organ. Rev H L Overdeer says Gothic will become Colonial with veneered brick exterior and stone trim. A A Honeywell designed plans. construction to start mid July and finish by early December. Richmond labor and local suppliers favored.
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Grace M. E. Church
North Tenth
H. L. Qverdeer
Overdeer
A. A. Honeywell
Kokomo
Richmond
Captain Believes Ship Sank U-Boat
An American steamer captain, arriving at an Atlantic port, says he believes his vessel sank a U-boat on June 4 while two days out from Liverpool. He offered no further details beyond that claim.
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Atlantic
Liverpool
Eny
Wilt Family Outing Ends With Tonsil Removals
The Wilt family from New Madison Ohio traveled to Richmond for tonsil operations. Four sisters Blanche Mary Ollie and Mrs Ruby Wilt were treated by a physician and recuperated at the Arlington hotel before returning home Thursday morning. William Wilt drove over with them.
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Wilt
New Madison
Satinery
Richmond
William Wilt
Blanche
Mary
Ollie Wilt
Ruby Wilt
Arlington Hotel
District War Heats Up In Sixth District Race
Hand to hand fighting in the sixth district campaign signals a close race before the special election next Tuesday. The Democratic organization plans to mail circulars urging Finly H. Gray's election while anti Gray Democrats in Richmond urge members to vote for Elliott, aiming to defeat him.
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Finly H. Gray
Richmond
Elliott
First Woman to Register Voter in Wayne County
Mrs. Mary E. Smelser of Boston township becomes the first woman to register under the new suffrage law in Wayne County. She registered at the county clerk's office before eight this morning, also the first to register for the constitutional delegates' election. The registration board reported 51 registrations by noon as clerks said there was no trouble.
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Mary E. Smelser
Boston Township
Wayne County
Smelser
Winfield Smelser
Liberty Pike
Constitutional Delegates
Livingstone
German air leaflets threaten fraternizers on Russian front
On the Russian northern front south of Smorgon German planes dropped leaflets claiming troops were transferred to the western front to delay the attack by the English and French. The message warns that those fraternizing will be fired upon.
Teacher Slays Lover's Wife in Wisconsin Tragedy
Grace Lusk, a Wisconsin high school teacher, shot and killed Mrs. Rob erts, wife of Dr. David Roberts, and then wounded herself. Dr. Roberts arrived after the shooting, spoke with Lusk, who confessed love for him. Mrs. Roberts had visited Miss Lusk to arrange a conference. she was found dead by Dr. Roberts when he arrived. Lusk resisted arrest for an hour before shooting herself again.
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Waukesha
Wis
Grace Lusk
R. E. Davies
Police McKay
Miss Lusk
Mrs. Roberts
Dr. Roberts
Bianca Mills
Underhill Trial Set to Open in Henry County Court
Alfred Underhill faces a criminal assault charge in Henry circuit court next Monday, stemming from an alleged attack on crippled farmer John Weidenbach of the New Paris pike. Conviction hopes rise as the case moves on appeal from city court after venue change.
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Alfred Underhill
Henry Circuit
Strayer
Underhill
John Weidenbach
New Paris Pike
Henry County
Are You Going to Answer the Call to Colors Grandad’s Message
A 1917 style appeal urges Wayne County youths to join the war effort after President Wilson calls for 70,000 volunteers. The piece recalls family pride and duty, noting 3700 local men already listed for conscription and highlighting the Richmond army recruiting office on Sixth and Main Streets led by Sergeant Warner.
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Wilson
Wayne County
France
Army
Richmonds
Sixth
Main Streets
Warner
City Band to Open Republican Meeting at Coliseum
Charles N Teetor of Hagerstown will preside at the Republican meeting at the Coliseum this evening. Elaborate arrangements promise a highly successful event with attendees from across Wayne County and delegations from surrounding districts. Richard N Elliott will deliver the first address.
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Charles N. Teetor
Hagerstown
Wayne County
Coliseum
Richmond
Elliott
Richard N. Elliott
Small Buyers to Get Full Liberty Bond Purchases
Treasury officials announced that all subscribers of ten thousand dollars or less will receive their full Liberty Bond subscriptions. Oversubscriptions will reduce higher amount purchases. Totals are unofficially estimated at about 28.6 billion dollars.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Washington, D. C
Treasury
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Give
Red Cross War Fund
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