Covington Torpedoed. Six Crew Missing Near War Zone
The Army transport Covington, returning from France after landing thousands of soldiers, was torpedoed in the war zone last Monday night. Six crewmen are missing. others landed at a French port. The ship, once the Hamborg American Wher Cincinnati, was 608 feet long with 16 320 gross tons and a speed of 15 44 knots. Navy warns press against publishing ship movements as submarines lurk off the U S coast. In Alsace, Lieutenant William H Brotherton, once reported missing, has safely returned to allied lines.
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Covington
France
Cincinnati
Boston
United States
Ernest ©. Anderson
Lrnn
Maria
Joseph B. Bowden
Seaman
Mountain Lake
N. J
Ambrose CC. Ford
Somerville
Mage
William Henry Lynch, Jr
Millecheeter
N. A
Albert S. Payne
West New Brighton
Staten Island
N. Y
Lioyd H. Silverwall
Bainbridge
N.Y
Navy Department
Sims
Germany
Lincoln
Antilles
U. S. Washington
Atlantic
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
America
American
Tam
Josephus Paniels
William H. Brotherton
Guthrie
Alsace
Lis Conrades
U S Protest to Holland Over Dutch Transit Claims
The United States and allied powers sent a note to the Netherlands at The Hague denying reports that they plan to contest transit rights on the Lburg railroad. The note affirms the April agreement, releasing the Netherlands from certain gravel and sand transit commitments to Germany but not authorizing any military supply transit concessions.
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Lolland
Loburg
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Netherlands
Germany
Paris Aviator Attacks Red Cross Hospital
A Bowie aviator attacked a Red Cross hospital behind the lines, firing from 15 feet above the building. Ambulance men John M. Navel of Philadelphia and Harry K. James of Bristol were wounded as the German plane strafed the hospital and its flag.
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Bowie
Red Cross
Ines
John M. Navel
Philadelphia
Harry K. James
Bristol
J. L
Boehe Oalman
Townley and Gilbert Cleared by Minnesota Supreme Court
Minnesota supreme court frees A G Townley president of the Nonpartisan league and Joseph Gilbert organizer on charges of attempting to discourage enlistments by circulating literature that referred to the war. The defendants had been indicted in Martin county on the related counts.
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Minn
Minnesota Supreme Court
A. G. Townley
Nonpartisan League
Joseph Gilbert
Martin County
U S Flyer Prisoner Captured in Germany
Neffen George Roe of Sehaste Massachusetts, aviation pilot in the American navy, has been captured and imprisoned at Camp Lands hut Germany, per a navy department advisory from Vice Admiral Sime.
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Washington
Penefen George Roe
Sehaste
Mass
Camp Landsehut
Germany
Navy Department
Sime
Profiteering in Food Stuffs Noted in Senate Data
Treasury data sent to the Senate outlines war profit figures by sector with large gains shown in dairy banks and mills and notable losses for a food dealer. The report notes incomplete data and withheld names while listing capital, invested capital, and excess profit percentages for 1916 and 1917 across several industries.
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Senate
The
Treasury
Borah
Idaho
House votes to take over wire systems in war
The House adopted a resolution authorizing the president to seize telegraph and telephone networks for the war period amid a Western Union strike set for Monday. The measure, 22 to 4, was sent to the Senate as President Wilson weighs immediate passage and possible recess plans.
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Western Union
Telegraphers’ Union
House of Representatives
Mg Wilson
Kitchin
North Carolina
Martin
Wilson
Pon
Gules
Aswell
Louisiana
White House
Burleson
Capitol
Senate U K Bond Bill Clears Without Roll Call
The Senate passed a house measure providing for eight billion dollars in Liberty bonds without a roll call. Washington reports the action occurred on July 6 in the senate chamber.
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Jay
House
Senate
German Textile Mills Idle Halt Economy Says Reichstag Deputy
New York July 6 German textile mills were largely idle in May with widespread misery among workers Deputy Kraetatg socialist told the Reichstag per Berlin Vorwaerts. He said the textile industry is paralysed and desperation grows among laborers.
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Germany
Kraetatg
Reichstag
Berlin
Noon Prayer Urged as War Duty Across Nation
Senate backs a proclamation for a noon prayer during the war. Prohibition leaders push to limit liquor to byproducts, seeking a six month ban on whisky beer and wine. Norris and Hendricks aim for an eight month ban on all intoxicants. Army appropriation bill reaches conferees totaling 12 billion dollars, with Hill revised to 12.089 trillion and shipbuilding funds. Wilson signs sundry civil bill and naval appropriations boosting mavy personnel and tonnage.
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California
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Prohibition
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Premier Botha Warns of Enemy Plots in Union of South Africa
Pretoria reports indicate serious unrest in South Africa with police and military measures deployed. Premier Botha says enemy agencies aim to stir strife among Europeans and natives, and promises necessary actions to counteract intrigues. He urges citizen support.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Premifer Botha
The
Union of South Africa
Botha
Premier Botha
Union
Czecho Slovaks Defeat Bolshevik Forces in Siberia
Telegram from Trk nts says Czecho Slovak troops crushed Bolshevik forces west of Irkutsk and pushed east of Lake Baikal. A battle at Nerkhale Ud-Ink on the Siberian railway left Bolshevik troops driven from the town. Bolsheviks abandoned Irkutsk with large food supplies. Finland expected to enter war against Entente nations.
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Trknts
Siberia
Irkutsk
Lake Baikal
Nerkhale Ud- Ink
Lake Batkal
Stockholm
Finland
Norweigan Shipping Losses Rise in June Submarine Sinkings
Cable from the Christiania foreign office reports June submarine activity increased Norwegian shipping losses. Twenty vessels totaling 626,833 tons were sunk in June, with 31 seamen dead, raising total losses to 842 ships and 1,747 lives. The unreached vessels remain 58, with total lost tonnage now about 1,151,148.
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Washington
Activites
Christiania Foreign Office
Norwedign
Norway
Three Negro Soldiers Hanged at Camp Dodge Iowa
Three black soldiers executed by hanging at Camp Dodge Iowa for allegedly assaulting a 17 year old white girl on the cantonment grounds May 24. The decision was witnessed by a large crowd. In Washington Miss Jeanette Tonkin Montana announced candidacy for the Republican nomination to the U S Senate to replace Senator Walsh in November.
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Iowa
Washington
Jeanette Tonkin
Montana
Senate
Senator Walsh
Germans fail in savage attacks across Somme front
British and American forces press on along the Somme with an advance of about a mile and a half on a four mile front. German counterattacks fail to hold and prisoners exceed 1,500 in Somme operations. French patrols active from Picardy to Lorraine. Haig congratulates the Fourth Army and American troops on the daylight advance.
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Somme
Scherpenberg
Ypres
Amiens
Hamel
Paris
Picardy
Lorraine
War Office
Marshal Haig
Fourth Army
Dr Charles H Weinsberg case dismissed by Judge Morris
Louis on July 4 the case against Dr Charles H Weinsberg charged with violation of the espionage net was dismissed by Judge Page Morris in U S district court after the defense moved for acquittal.
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Charles H. Weinsberg
Page Morris
United States District Court
Learner Falls in Plane Crash at Lake Charles High
A student from Falls 10 High School died when a small plane crashed near Lake Charles Louisiana authorities said the crash occurred today and investigators are gathering details at the scene The victim’s name was not released pending family notification
Germans Repulse Raid At Lorraine Front
Special to Evening Journal reports American forces repulsed a German raid in the Lorraine sector near Xivray. In Lake Charles, July 6, ex Mayor John Purroy Mitchell of New York died in a scout airplane accident during training at the aviation camp. Mitchell, youngest New York mayor, was mayor in his early thirties and widely known for his executive ability.
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Lake Charles Ba
John Purroy Mitchell
New York
Lake Charles
Germans Repulsed in Xivray Raid by American Forces
Special to The Everimeg Journal reports that in a raid on Xivray in Lorraine, German forces were completely repulsed last night by American troops.
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Paris
Xivray
Lorraine
Steamer Disaster in Peoria Claims Up to 150 Lives
Special to The Evening Journal reports the Peoria steamer collision caused an estimated 100 to 150 deaths, divers recover 51 bodies by noon, many victims reportedly women, and a U S government inquiry has begun.
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Peoria
Jilly G
Columbia
United States
Express Wage Hikes Planned by American Railway Express
Chicago July 6. George C. Taylor president of the American Railway Express company says wage raises for federalized express employees are the first step under government control. The increases dated to July 1 will be funded by higher rates approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission and will not raise salaries of higher paid workers. The plan urges workers to justify the raise with improved service where possible.
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Chicago
George C. Taylor
American Railway Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
War Secretary Baker Seeks End to Textile Strikes
Secretary of War Baker urges Henry B. Endicott to press textile workers in Lowell Manchester N H and Pawtucket R I to end strikes so soldiers bound for France can be properly equipped.
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Baker
Henry B. Endicott
Lowell
Manchester
N. H
Pawtucket
R. I
France
Yanks to Eye Panama Vote on Sunday
Panama reports American soldiers will supervise the national assembly election on Sunday at the request of both parties to ensure universal suffrage. The move comes from the American legation amid scrutiny of voting rights.
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