Liberty Loan Surpasses Target Across Nation
Bankers and papers report Liberty loan oversubscribed by one fourth to half a billion though official tally stood at 1 843 billion with 157 million still to raise. Secretary McAdoo says two billion loan already surpassed, with over 2 500000000 possible and vast turnout of individual subscribers and lapel button campaigns.
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New York
Washington
McAdoo
Department
Treasury
Federal Reserve
American Eagle
Sim
Coal shortage warned could cripple British fleet war gains
Raymond B. Price of the Aero Club declares that Italy must receive 250000 tons of coal monthly to maintain offensives and warns fuel shortages threaten the British fleet, Germany’s aim to destroy coal and oil ships, and the need to rebuild European railways with large work-force commitments.
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Washington
National Committee of Patriotic and Defense Societies
Raymond B. Price
Aero Club of America
Italy
Germany
Poland
Roumania
America
France
Russia
United States
Mr. Price
Baker
Press Is Keeping Faith and Exposing Allied Soldiers
Washington, June 15. The committee on public information says ninety-nine per cent of U S newspapers keep the faith while one per cent undo the work by publishing troop movements and details risking soldiers and sailors in public.
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Washington
United States
Committee On Public Information
Seeking Permission From Gargoyle to Enter His Garden
Old John Gargoyle cherishes his garden like a son. A telephone crewman climbs the back wall and enters the garden causing damage and near ruin. He asks Gargoyle for permission to enter the garden, citing telecom trespassing rules.
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John Gargoyle
Gargoyle
Army camps chosen for 16 national sites
The War Department announced four more national army cantonment sites completing the roster. Rockford Illinois Yaphank New York South Haven Maryland Annapolis Junction and Petersburg Virginia are named among the final selections.
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Washington
War Department
National Army
Rockford
Ill
Yaphank
South Haven
L. L
Annapolis Junction
Petersburg
Registration Not a Bar to Enlistment
Chicago calls for volunteers as the U S Army seeks 51 new regiments. Unmarried men 18 to 40 may enlist for the war period, while registered men aged 21 to 31 are urged to enlist now for a military foundation and future advancement. Captain F R Kenney commands the district.
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Chicago
United States
F. R. Kenney
Standings and records across major leagues and divisions
The standings list shows teams and records across National League American League Western Central and other leagues. Included are Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago Boston New York Cleveland St Louis Detroit Seattle none. The data presents win loss percentages and rankings for clubs like Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago Boston New York Cleveland St Louis Detroit Sioux City Wichita Rockford Moline and others.
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
Multiple late season results list Chicago beating Boston 6 to 3 and Cincinnati edging Philadelphia 6 to 5. St Louis defeated Brooklyn 5 to 4 while St Louis blanked Boston 0. Rain halted several games including Columbus 4 Louisville 2 and Indianapolis 2 Toledo 1 in 13 innings. Additional notable scores include Kansas City 13 St Paul 7 and Des Moines 8 Bloomington 5. Central League saw Dayton 17 Muskegon 4 and Fort Wayne 11 Richmond 12.
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W.L.P.C
W.L.P.C. Philadelia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
New York
Wash
Greveland
Philedel In
Sen Ind’apolis
Toledo
Columbus
Kansas City
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Western League
Joplin
Denver
Sioux City
Wichita
Rockford
Moline
Hannibal
Alton
Rapids
South Bend
Muskegon
Richmond
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
American Association
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Minnapolis
Des Moines
Omaha
Lincoln
St. Joseph
R. A
Quincy
Springfield
Dayton
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Bloomington
Rock Island
Peoria
Germans retreat as British drive large offensive success
Major General Maurice announces the Messines attack a great victory. British forces pursue retreating Germans between the Lys and St Yves, widening gains east of Messines and near Ploegsteert wood. Night raids north of Bullecourt and south of Hooge yield a few prisoners. Paris reports quiet on the French front with German bombardments.
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London
Lys
St. Yves
Ploegsteert Wood
Messines
Gaspard
Bullecourt
Hooge
Warneton
St. Yvesnes
F. B. Maurice
War Office
French Front
Paris
War tax bill trimmed on athletic goods and medicines
Washington reports the Senate Finance Committee cut the manufacturer tax on athletic goods and patent medicines from 5 to 2 percent reducing revenue by over 5 million dollars. Spirits, wines and soft drinks taxes were approved near house drafts totaling about 166 million. The Gore amendments would tax cereals used for distilling beverages and ban imports of such beverages.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Gore
Oklahoma
Illinois Beats New York in Enlistment Race
Illinois enrolled 11,316 recruits since April 1, 40 above its 11,276 quota. New York has 11,445 of 18,226 and Pennsylvania 13,012 of 15,330. National enlistments since April 1 total 115,437 with 68,461 more needed to reach full war strength.
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Washington
Illinois
War Department
New York
Pennsylvania
Germany Has Enough Bread For Now
Berlin dispatches say the food department announced that with spring sowing finished and a clearer view of the old harvest, plus talks on Romanian grain import, bread rations will continue until the new harvest. Potatoes are scarce and will be replaced by flour or bread.
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London
Berlin
Food Department
La Porte Man Gives Entire Liberty Loan to Uncle Sam
John Eldred, a Laporte printer on the Laporte Herald, is cited as the 100 percent patriot by contributing $10,000 to the Liberty loan, more than any other individual including John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie, after selling all he had.
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Laporte
Ind
John Eldred
Liberty Loan
United States
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Eldred
Uncle Sam
Laporte Herald
Chinese Parliament Dismissed in Unceremonious Move
London reports the Chinese parliament has been dismiss ed in an unceremonious fashion, a Tientsin dispatch received by the Exchange Telegraph company states.
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London
Tientsin
Exchange Telegraph Company
M Schingareff Outlined as Finance Expert in Provisional Russia
M Schingareff, finance minister in the provisional government of Russia, is described as an economics student, a physician, and a renowned authority on finance.
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M. Schingareff
Russia
Nomad Delves Into Libby Prison Escape Tale
A Boston Transcript writer uses the Libby Prison escape story to illustrate how children seek daring tales. Colonel Streight's bulk and the hole under the floor drive the vivid image of escape, capture, and endurance that lingered long after the war.
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Nomad
Boston Transcript
Libby Prison
Colonel Streight
Indiana
Streight
Indianapolis
Libby
Reprisal Threats Amid London Air Raids
New York June 15 Lord Northcliffe warned that air raids on London and other English towns will continue unless Britain allows reprisal raids on German towns and population centers.
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New York
Lord Northcliffe
London
Lightning Strikes Sailors at Navy Yard Killing One
A United States sailor was killed and two injured at a navy yard near An American Port on June 15 as lightning struck while they loaded ammunition from a lighter into a battleship. It is considered miraculous the explosives did not ignite.
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U. S
United States
Navy Yard
Knights of Columbus Approve $1 Million Recreation Centers
The supreme board of directors announced a $1,000,000 appropriation to establish and maintain recreation centers at principal army concentration camps in the United States. The action was announced from New Haven, Connecticut, on June 15.
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New Haven
Conn
Supreme Board of Directors
The
Knights of Columbus
Allies and United States plan big air forces in 1918
A Paris note says Germany aims for 3,500 flying machines by spring 1918 and praises American aid to strengthen Allied air power. It calls for U S pilots and French instructors, more American parts and engines, and joint plant support led by Capt. Andre Tardieu. In Washington, Howard Coffin urges a dedicated aeronautics department and a large air navy, arguing $60 million is insufficient.
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Allied Service
America
Germany
France
United States
Andre Tardieu
Washington
Howard E. Coffin
Council of National Defense
Department of Aeronautics
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Congress
Colorado Miners Move to Strike Amid War-Era Tensions
Denver officials of the United Mineworkers seek permission to strike at Colorado Fuel and Iron. A resolution criticizes J F Welborn for missing the peace meeting. Grievances focus on the Rockefeller plan governing mine operations.
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Denver
Colo
United Mineworkers
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
J. F. Welborn
John McLennan
Allies March Upon Athens in Allied Advance
June 15 dispatches report entente troops landing at Piraeus and Castella. Forces occupy heights near Phalerum bay while others march on Athens. The former king sailed on a British warship and a Cologne dispatch notes German leaders react to King Constantine's abdication with sympathy messages from the emperor.
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Piraeus
Castella
Phalerum Bay
The
Hague
Constantine
Sophia
Harvard Unit at Bordeaux Ambulance Driver School
Twenty five Americans from Harvard’s unit of the American Field Service have arrived in Bordeaux and will proceed to Paris then Meaux where a school for ambulance drivers is now open. The group includes 25 members.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
American Field Service
Bordeaux
Paris
Meaux
Britain Receives Additional 25 Million Loan From U.S.
Washington reports an extra 25 million dollars loan to Great Britain, raising Britain's total to 500 million and allied aid to 948 million dollars.
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U. S
England
Washington
Great Britain
Milwaukee Oversubscribes Liberty Loan Subscriptions
Milwaukee oversubscribes its 14 million dollar Liberty loan issue. Total subscriptions reach between 17 and 18 million dollars as of June 15 in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Milwaukee
Wis
British War Red Sea Fight Captures Fort Saliff
London reports Fort Saliff on the Red Sea east shore has been captured by British warships in an official announcement dated June 15.
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Red Sea
London
Fort Saliff
Separate Republics Arise in Tsaritsyn Kherson and Kiranova
A telegram from Petrograd reports a reign of terror in Tsaritsyn where a separate republic has appeared and extremists control the town a key railroad and Volga traffic hub. Kherson and Kiranova are also named separate republics but described as less critical.
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Petrograd
London
Volga River
Kherson
Kiranova
Pershing in Paris greeted by crowds and ceremonies
Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing spent his first Paris day amid enthusiastic demonstrations. French soldiers on leave joined the crowds while the Second cavalry escorted him. He visited the Hotel Des Invalides and Napoleon's tomb, met Ambassador Sharp, dined at the American embassy, and attended the Elysee breakfast with President and Mme Poincare.
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Paris
John J. Pershing
France
Second Cavalry
General Pershing
Hotel Des Invalides
Napoleon
Ambassador Sharp
Palace of the Elysee
Mme. Poincare
Chamber of Deputies
Zeppelin L-43 Destroyed Over North Sea
London announces Zeppelin L-43 destroyed over the North Sea by British naval forces. No survivors were seen. This marks the nineteenth Zeppelin officially announced destroyed by Britain.
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London
North Sea
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Admiralty
Action Urged by Bakers to Conserve Food
The war emergency committee of the baking industry representing 78 cities urged Congress to act promptly on measures to conserve food products after a Chicago conference.
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Washington
War Emergency Committee of the
Baking Industry
Chicago
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