Wayne County Wheat Crop Seen Peak This Year
George C. Bryant of the U S department of agriculture predicts Wayne county will exceed totals and average 23 bushels per acre, higher than the state average. Total wheat acreage reaches about 34 950 with 1 975 rye. rain adds value while frost risk remains. Purdue expert Prof Hoffman and county agent J C Kline will tour fields to choose best seeding sites.
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Wayne County
George C. Bryant
United States Deriment of Agriculture
Bryant
Hoosier
Department of Agriculture
J. C. Kline
Prof. Hoffman
Purdue University
Richmond
Lottery to set draft order for registrants in select service act
Washington June 25 plan changes announce next Thursday drawing to establish draft order of nearly 800000 registrants who registered June 6. The lottery at the Senate office building will use the familiar bowl and capsules with master numbers guiding local districts. Distribution of questionnaire blanks begins today to place registrants into classes, with many expected in Class 1.
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Abby Ewemee Ene
Washington
Crowder
Associated Prensy
War Department
Senate
German Wealthy Classes Spend Enormous Sums on Luxuries
German daily Deutsche Tages Zeitung laments postwar distress yet notes lavish spending by Berlin elites. Champagne consumption, down from prewar levels, plummeted then surged to 20 million bottles in 1917 despite price hikes. The piece highlights crowded theatres and rising racecourse betting as signs of indulgence.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Germany
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Berlin
Huns Refuse Pledge On Belgian Action War aims stated
London dispatch reports German foreign secretary Dr Richard von Kuehlmann in the Reichstag denying pledges over Belgium. He blamed Russia for the war and charged France and England with aiding the conflict, while outlining Germany’s aims for secure independence and overseas possessions.
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Associated Press
London
Richard von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Berlin
Germany
Belgium
Amsterdam
Russia
von Kuehmann
France
England
von Kuehlmann
One Funeral for 53 Victims of Circus Wreck
Fifty-three bodies from the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus train crash will be brought to Chicago from Gary and Hammond. One funeral will be held on the west side with a Catholic priest and a Protestant minister presiding. Five identified victims will be buried individually, while the forty-eight unidentified will rest in a single mass grave.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus
Gary
Hammond
West Side
Epworth League Meeting Opens Here Tuesday
Delegates arrived in Richmond for the annual Epworth League convention of the Richmond district of the Methodist church. The gathering opened at Grace M. B. church with an address by Mrs. H. A. Backus and a patriotic service featuring E. J. Llewellyn. An organ recital and talks by Dr. George E. Lowry and Rev. W. E. Hogan completed Tuesday events. program for Wednesday outlines devotional sessions and district reports.
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Richmond
Epworth League
The
Methodist Church
Grace M. B
H. A. Backus
Dunkirk
League
E. J. Llewellyn
Newcastle
Ind
W. E. Hogan
Knightstown
Pastors’ Aid Endowment
George E. Lowry
Peking
China
Lowry
War Stamp drive in Wayne county aims for $100000
Richmond and Wayne township rush to raise approximately $100000 in three days to push Wayne county over the top in the War Sayings stamp campaign. Committees report $23635 raised since Saturday with $12500 secured by Campfield and Johnson, and a house to house canvass may be organized on Friday to meet the goal.
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Richmond
Wayne Township
Wayne County
E. M. Campfield
John H. Johnson
Wilson
Joseph Mills
EB. H. Campfield
Mills
Indiana
Marion County
Indianapolis
Bankers Oppose National Day Law
Washington reports bankers from major cities tell the Senate agricultural committee that an absolute prohibition would trigger a financial catastrophe, risking bankruptcy for banks and firms. Chairman Hurley notes shipyard delays mainly stem from dry zones, citing 125,265 workers in prohibition states and 290,157 in wet areas.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Senate Agricultural Committee
Percy H. Johnston
Chemical National Bank of New York
Wayne township urged to buy War Savings stamps
Citizens urged to pledge 100000 for Wayne township and 1000000 for Wayne County, with Friday set as final pledge day. Blank cards mailed to every home, asking individuals to commit to purchases before December 31, year. Signatures necessary even if stamps not bought immediately. return via provided franked envelope.
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Wayne Township
Wayne County
Expect Change in Enemy Plan on Italian Front
Washington reports from Associated Press describe a rout of Austrian armies along the Piave river with tens of thousands dead and forty thousand prisoners. Officials foresee a complete readjustment of German high command plans, noting potential shifts on the western front and implications for Allied manpower and future offensives.
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Associated Press
Washington
Piave
Charles
France
Germany
Foch
Supreme Command
Jewish delegates to discuss Palestine immigration
Fourteen delegates representing Jewish leagues will travel to Constantinople to confer with the Turkish government on Jewish immigration to Palestine, per the Berliner Tageblatt report from Amsterdam dated June 25.
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Amsterdam
Associate! Press
Berliner Tageblatt
Constantinople
Palestine
Weather for Indiana and Wayne County outlook
United States Weather Bureau forecast calls for colder tonight and a mainly fair Tuesday and Wednesday in Indiana. Wayne County forecast notes partly cloudy to mostly fair skies with continued cool temperatures, while a Missouri valley storm brings showers east of the Rockies and north of the 36th parallel, and another northwest storm brings rains to the northern Rocky Mountain plateau.
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Wayne County
W. E. Moore
Niene
Missouri Valley
Rockies
36Th Parallel
Mississippi
Rocky Mountain Plateau
Civil Service Employees to Receive Salary Increase
Washington June 5 Conferees reach agreement on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill. Civil servants will work eight hours daily starting July 1 and receive an extra 120 dollars per year in pay.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
May gall selects within month for WWI call up
The first men registered for service on June 5, 1918, may be called within a month after Rich mond board chairman Carr says. Those waiving exemption enter Class 1-A and go to bottom of that class as it nears exhaustion. Claimants delay further. district board appeals add time. Exams and classification follow within three days of questionnaires. Others in Classes 2, 5, or 4 also go to bottom of their class.
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Carr
Richmond Board
Canadian hospital bombed by German forces in France
A Canadian hospital behind the British front, occupied for 18 months, was bombed by Germans last night. Several persons including certain officers and patient cadets were killed or seriously wounded.
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Associated Press
France
Canadian Pres
Ceetors
Six Year Old "Policeman" Aids Richmond Officials
Gerald Frank Davis, six, son of a Richmond patrol driver, acts as a local helper spotting vehicles with single license plates and reporting them to Superintendent McNally. He calls himself a policeman and says he will soon wear the uniform.
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Frank Davis
Richmond
Gerald Frank Davis
McNally
Davis
Billy
Few Local Men Affected By Draft Rule
Richmond officials say Provost Marshal Crowder’s orders set Monday July 1 as the start. Most young men are in service or in suitable work, with only a few in dry goods, clothing, or shoe stores affected. Grocery stores may feel the impact, as porters and drivers are in demand. Hotels already replace male staff with women or older workers. The non essential list covers chauffeurs, waiters, ushers, domestic servants, and store clerks, though factory office clerks are largely married and deferred. Chairman Carr promises leniency but will enforce the law, with Wayne County Council of Defense aiding the board.
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Richmond
Crowder
Carr
Richmond Board
Wayne County Council of Defense
Body of Italy's famed aviator found after crash
The body of Captain Ber acca, famed Italian aviator, was recovered during the Italian advance. His machine fell in flames inside Austrian lines on June 21 after a clash with enemy airmen. The body was found only slightly burned. Austrians had removed the machine.
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Associated
We Are Sure of Our Right and the Holiness of the Cause
General Diaz delivers an order to Italian forces announcing victory over the Austrians and calling for continued resolve. He notes local actions for the moment, praises bravery, and vows that Italy and its allies will again prove their faith and strength. The commander pledges to defend civilization for King and country.
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Diaz
Iigor
Italy
Austrians in retreat as Italian forces advance at Piave
An Associated Press dispatch reports Austrian losses totaling about 200000 men per Secolo and two thirds of enemy divisions decimated. The Piave river has swept away many Austrian dead while Italian cavalry push beyond its eastern bank. French papers hail the Italian victory and Diaz is urged to press a decisive offensive amid German questions about aid.
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Associated Presa
Paris
Havoe
Secolo
Milan
Matin
Turin
Diaz
L’homme Libre
William
von Hindenburg
Switzerland
Associated Press
Washington
Rome
Austria
Italy
Piave
Reports Confirm Prisoner Toll From Piave Battles
A Rome dispatch confirmed prisoners taken by Italians at Piave, estimated at 40,000 to 45,000. Reports say thousands drowned as Austrians retreated under Allied artillery. Italian presses claim continuing pressure and bridgeheads on the eastern Piave bank. Casualties and stores seized figure in the vast Italian pursuit of the Austrians.
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Washington
Rome
Piave
Associated Press
London
Orlando
Exchange Telegraph Co
Cirenale di
Walla
Archduke Joseph
Wurm
Austria
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