Grounds for Exemptions on the First Draft
President Wilson names local exemption boards as 650000 men are to be chosen for the army. Rules for exemptions, shaped at a cabinet meeting, will be issued within 48 hours and boards begin work immediately. Exemption grounds include physical incapacity, vital war work, religious opposition, and sole family support.
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Washington
Wilson
New York City
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Utah
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Minnesota
Nevada
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Colorado
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Tennessee
Connecticut
Illinois
New York
Pennsylvania
Crowder
White House
Mosher Arrested in Plot to Sink Freeport Sulphur
Houston authorities arrest Ralph B. Mosher captain of the whaleback Freeport Sulphur No. 3 on conspiracy to sink the ship in the Houston ship channel to block traffic. He allegedly planned to receive 25000 from pro Germans in Galveston for the act.
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Houston
Tex
Ralph B. Mosher
Freeport
Gulf Ports
Houston Ship Channel
Mosher
Galveston
Brisbane Buys Washington Times
Arthur Brisbane has bought the Washington Times from Frank Munsey. The Times remains an independent evening paper. the sale excludes the Munsey Trust company and the Washington Times building and the price is not disclosed. Wilton J. Lambert confirms the purchase was individual by Brisbane.
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Brisbane
Washington Times
Washington
Arthur Brisbane
New York
Frank A. Munsey
Wilton J. Lambert
the Times
Munsey Trust Company
Providence Journal Spy Story Exposed in Von Bernstorff Case
John R Rathom claimed in Toronto that the Providence Journal had a covert wireless setup at Point Judith and Block Island to monitor German and Austrian messages. Journal staff used two stations Sayville and Nantucket to shadow officials like Bernstorff and Dumba and report coded plots to Washington.
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New York
Providence Journal
Guile
Bernstorff
Berlin
New England
United States
America
John R. Rathom
Toronto
Toronto Star
Point Judith
Block Island
Atlantic
Boy-Fi
von Papen
Dumba
Sayville
Nantucket
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Ratham
State Department
Navy Yard
Wilson
Emily
Former Villa Chief Salazar Suffering After Mule Kick
Jose Ynez Salazar once chief of staff for Villa surrendered in Pearson Chihuahua. A Mormon observer reports Salazar is demented from a mule kick received while campaigning near Ojinaga. He has been making anti American speeches and threatening violence, with government soldiers closely watching him.
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el Paso
Tex
Jose Ynez Salazar
Villa
Pearson
Chihuahua
Ojinaga
Salazar
Ship with antimines net hailed as new port defense
Atlantic port dispatch reports Jean C. Toanidu son of Roumania's former prime minister arriving en route to Washington on a secret mission. The arriving steamship carries a new anti mine net across its bow described as the era's most effective protection, designed to snag mines without detonation.
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Atlantic
Jean C. Toanidu
Roumania
Washington
Toanidu
Confession Shrouds Perez Murder Case in Iowa
In Davenport Iowa Esteban Quintéfes confessed to the Perez murder at Dettendorf Sunday. Three witnesses identified Joe Ortsid as the shooter and both men are held for inquest.
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Davenport
Steve Perez
Dettendorf
Esteban Quintéfes
Perez
Joe Ortsid
How World Keeps Balance Theory of continental permanence with light rock and deep density
The article explains a new theory on continental stability, noting continents sit about three miles higher than the sea floor due to lighter land rocks. It cites coast survey findings that U.S. mountains stay in place because of low density, with dense material beneath sea level extending to about sixty miles deep.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey
United States
Kobe Has Western Flavor in a Japanese City of Contrasts
A travel sketch of Kobe highlights its Westernized hotels and crowds, yet reveals Japanese quarters with narrow streets, rickshaw drivers, and dense telegraph pole networks. The piece notes Kobe’s modern skyline and the enduring telegraph landscape shaping the city.
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Kobe
Calcutta
San Francisco
Kansas City
Fujiyama
Japan
Love Hides the Scars and Excuses a Friend
The passage extols covering a friend's blemishes and faults through kind action. It likens love to a painter who hides a blemish in one eye by displaying the other side, praising silence and virtue over public exposure.
British Troops Close In On Lens After Strong German Resistance
Canadian forces entered La Coulotte near Lens as Germans withdraw from a long front. British patrols found the enemy's line strongly held opposite Mericourt and south of the Souchez river. French troops captured the first line trenches northwest of Hurtebise with over 800 prisoners. Berlin claimed French repulse northwest of Hurtebise after a counterattack.
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France
la Coulotte
Lens
Mericourt
Avion
Seuchez
Neton City
Fosse 3
Souchez
Orman
Paris
Hurtebise
War Office
Berlin
Aisne
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Belgium
U Boats Near America Again
The Providence Journal reports the U S government has new information reviving belief that German U boats are near the Atlantic coast and possibly off the south side of Cuba. Navy officers say mercantile submarine convoys with extra torpedoes may accompany them and American warships sweep suspected shores for bases.
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Providence
R. IL
The
Providence Journal Today
United States
Atlantic
Cuba
Anarchists Threaten Judge Mayer and D. A. Content
Nearly twenty letters threatening Judge Julius Mayer and federal assistant district attorney Harold Content were received in New York as the Berkman and Goldman trial opened. The letters warned against prosecuting the anarchists and prompted police and Justice Department guards for the two officials during the trial.
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New York
Julius N. Mayer
United States District Court
Harold A. Content
Alexander Berkman
Emma Goldman
Department of Justice
Mayer
Mr. Content
Von Tirpitz Seriously Ill in Black Forest Stay
In Geneva on June 27 Admiral Fred von Tirpitz former German minister of the navy arrived at Sankt Blasien in the Black forest and is said to be seriously ill with diabetes. He helped shape Germanys fleet and was known as the father of the German navy retiring in March 1916 due to ill health.
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Geneva
Fred von Tirpitz
Sankt Blasien
Black Forest
von Tirpitz
Germany
Baseball Standings and Scores Across Leagues
National and American leagues list team records and standings. American Association and Central leagues show individual game results, with several rainouts and postponements noted. Multiple city teams including Chicago, Detroit, St Louis, and Boston appear with recent win loss counts.
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National League
W.L.P.C
W.L.P.C. Philadel la
Cincinnati
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Wash’gton
Louis
Detroit
Philadelia
Ind’apolis
Kansas City
Columbus
Milwaukee
Louiisville
Min’apolis
St. Paul
Toledo
Philadelphia
Washington
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville-St. Paul
South Bend
Evansville
Springfield
Grand Rapids
Muskegon
Dayton
Fort Wayne-Richmond
St. Joseph
Wichita
Denver
Joplin
Sioux City
Des Moines
Omaha-Lincoln
Alton
Dubuque
Peoria
Rock Island
Rockford
Hannibal
Moline
Quincy
Central Association
Marshalltown
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Mason City
la Crosse
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Olympia Runs Aground Off Block Island in Fog
The U S cruiser Olympia flagship of Admiral Dewey ran aground near Block Island in fog with water in her hold. Chief Machinists' Mate William M. Babb was killed by a falling hatch. others were rescued and no further fatalities reported.
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Block Island
R. I
United States
Olympia
Dewey
Manila
William M. Babb
Second Naval District
Sarah Babb
Reading
Allies receive over one billion in wartime loans
The treasury allocated 15 million to Great Britain and 10 million to France, pushing total Allied credits to 1,008,000,000. Britain has received 550,000,000 and France 210,000,000 to cover expenditures in the United States.
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Washington
Treasury
Great Britain
France
Slacker arrests and indictments mark wartime draft drive
In Freeport 103 Illinois men pleaded guilty to violating the selective draft law and 29 others remain to be arraigned, with Judge Landis to dispose of cases next week. One defendant claimed he refused to register to avoid killing others. In Detroit 16 people from Michigan cities were indicted for conspiracy, failure to register, and distributing antidraft literature.
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Freeport
Ill
Illinois
Landis
Belvidere
J. B. Johnson
Detroit
Mich
Lansing
Jackson
Port Huron
Many Made Insane by War In Washington
War heightens anxiety as crowds converge on Washington seeking to end the conflict and address subtypes of warfare. Since June first police report arrests of 139 individuals, mostly men, sent to asylum facilities including the Washington asylum hospital and St. Elizabeth's for mental health care.
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Washington
Germany
Washington Asylum
St. Elizabeth's
Senate subcommittee moves to ban war time spirits
Washington June 27 a senate agriculture subcommittee agreed on absolute prohibition of distilled spirits during the war and to put the president in charge of beer and wine permissibility. It also would bar imports and allow seizure of bonded liquor for re distilling purposes. The panel also extends government control to iron steel farm implements and certain fibers as an amendment to the food control bill.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture
Administration
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
C. H. Moderwell
Chicago
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Great Lakes
Congress
Pomerene and
Cummins
Arrests of Suffragists at White House Protest
Washington reports two suffrage parade attempts near the White House were broken up by police. Nine women were taken to headquarters including Annie A. Arneil, Maude Jamison, Virginia Arnold, Lavinia Dock, Hazel M Hankins, Gladyce Greiner, Mabel Vernon, Vivian Pierce, and Catherine Morey.
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Washington
White House
Annie A. Arneil
Wilmington
Del
Maude Jamison
Norfolk
Virginia Arnold
Asheville
N. C
Reno, Nev
Vivian Pierce
San Diego
Cal
Catherine Morey
Boston
AthensSees French Troops Enter Amid City Demonstration
A Times dispatch from Athens reports French troops occupied multiple city points while a later Reuter note cites a demonstration led by reservists and sailors allied to Demetrios Gounaris. Venizelos to form cabinet potentially today. Venizelos arrives for royal reception.
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Venizelos
London
the Times
Athens
Reuter
Demetrios Gounaris
M. Venizelos
Paris
Havas
Eleutherios Venizelos
Alexander
Coal Barons Agree to Fair Prices Under Government Pressure
In Washington 400 coal operators from bituminous and anthracite fields pledged to sell at fair prices with national defense council approval after a full day with the coal committee. They named state committees to negotiate production and pricing and urged operators to form state coal associations.
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Washington
National Defense Council
Coal Committee
Defense Council
Interior Lane
Navy
Daniels
J. Franklin Fort
Federal Trade Commission
Illinois
D. W. Buchanan
H. H. Taylor
H. C. Adams
G. B. Harrington
F. B. Honnold
Chicago
T. T. Brewster
East St. Louis
W. J. Spencer
Canton
United States
Dynamite Found Near Guard Camp at Fort Snelling
Guards at Fort Snelling Minnesota found nine sticks of dynamite packed in a beer case buried 300 yards east of the camp of the First Minnesota regiment. Sergt Clyde Waterman and Pvt Joe Derington of the Thirty-sixth Infantry spotted a man crawling nearby and he fled when challenged.
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Fort Snelling
Minn
Minnesota
Clyde Waterman
Joe Derington
Thirty-sixth Infantry
Roots predicts Allied unity will win World War I by 1918
In Moscow Elihu Root as chairman of the American mission says if all allied governments and people devote fully to war, victory will come by 1918. He spoke during a visit to Moscow while American journalists interviewed him.
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Petrograd
Elihu Roots
Moscow
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