Senate Rejects Push for Draft Age Lowering in War Measure
Senator Warren warned that troop ships to France would be in short supply as allied contracts expire, while the Senate defeated the Fall amendment to lower the draft age from twenty one to twenty, voting 49 to 25. Several other amendments were rejected as lawmakers debated universal training and age limits.
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Washington
War Department
Senate
Thirdwick
Georgia
Hardwick
New
Indiana
Warren
Wyoming
France
Al Has Landed In The U S 10 Alley
Al has landed in the United States 10 alley in a dramatic arrival noted by observers. The moment marks a milestone as officials confirm the landing and anticipate further developments. Authorities prepared to assess impact and coordinate next steps.
Allies Break Through At Key Fronts In Latest Offensives
Allied forces press the German line at Nieppe forest and Bethune area, gaining about a mile of depth on a three and a half mile front. French and Australian units report prisoner captures totaling over 1,400 and 22 machine guns. The operations target zones where Germans had previously penetrated deepest, with gains near Nieppe, Amblemy Montgobert and Cyuils.
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London
Bailleul
Bethune
Forest of Neippe
Soissons
Am- Mlemy
Montgobert
Paris War Office
Cyuils
St. Pierre Aigle
Nieppe
Merris
Vieux Berquin
Pont Tournai
Wazebrouck
Ypres
War Office
Nieppe Forest
Ll’ Epichette
Verterue
le Besque
Hecht
Morris
Paris
Aisne
Amblemy
Laversine
Cutry
St. Pierre Aigte
Drummers May Get 2 Cent Rate Proposal
Washington June 20 after arguments by commercial travelers representing 600 000 salesmen Gerrit Fort proposed a two cent rate for drummers in transit. The hearing centered on relief for traveling sales staff and potential impact on transportation and commerce. The record notes Fort urged prompt action to streamline rate changes for itinerant sellers.
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Washington
Gerrit Fort
Pussen
Universal mileage book proposal considered by traffic director
The traffic director of the railroad administration reviewed recommendations for a universal mileage book containing 5 000 tiles priced at 24 cents a mile.
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Ger
The
Railroad Administration
Hughes Says Allies Face Supreme War Crisis in Britain
London June 20 Premier Hughes of Australia told a London chamber luncheon that the allies confront the war’s supreme crisis. He cited Doctor von Kuellingmanns remarks as proof the German offensive failed to gain ground and that military victory seems farther off unless political victory is won. He attributed Germany’s tone shift to America’s large contribution.
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Berlin
Lys
Aisne
London
Wm. M. Hughes
Australia
London Chamber of Commerce
Doctor von Kueltmann
Germany
Hughes
America
Bombs Dropped on Paris Kill Eleven in Raid
Eleven people were killed and 14 injured when German bombers attacked Paris on Thursday night. The raid involved multiple enemy groups aiming to breach defenses, with bombs causing considerable damage before the fury subsided.
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Paris
Slacker Held for 40000 Theft Facing Chicago Authorities
Anton Zalatoris is under arrest in Glendive Montana as a draft slacker and has admitted he is wanted in Chicago in connection with the $40,000 theft from the State Bank of Chicago. Dispatches to Chief Mooney from Sheriff George Twothe of Glendive report the development.
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Chicago
Anton Zalatoris
Glendive
Mont
State Bank of
Mooney
George Twthe
Schwab predicts victory and swift ship launches
Chicago June 2 Charles M Schwab master shipbuilder and business leader declares the submarine beaten and outlines a bold wartime ship program He says 90 to 100 ships will be launched on July 4 totaling over 100000 tons with no delays and promises U S power in every port after the war.
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Chicago
Charles M. Schwab
Mr. Schwab
Thue
Debate on Draft Policy and War Funding Reaches Senate
The Senate debated wartime shipping strains and a possible new draft. Senator Hitchcock failed to push an neutral exemption amendment while Senator McCumber advocated a 5,000,000 man army, arguing Germany often takes the initiative and warning against over optimism.
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Ted
Hitchcock
McCumber
North Kaketa
Seven Dead in Elmhurst Train Truck Crash
Seven people died and 31 were injured when a Chicago, Aurora and Elgin train struck a motor truck loaded with concrete near Elmhurst. Victims included the truck driver Jones of Chicago, Major Robert J. Brooks US Army, and Dr. E. S. Higley of Glen Ellyn. Several others were residents of Glen Ellyn and Elgin. the crash followed a stalled truck motor on the tracks.
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Chicago
Aurora & Elgin Line
Elmhurst
Ebnhurst
Hil
Chicago, Aurora & Eigin
Wheaton
Jones
Motorsein
A. W. Dunlap
W. S. Miller
Elgin
Harry DD. Westphall
Tigin
Robert J. Broks
United States Army
Army
E. 8
Higley
Glen Eyn
Brooks
Blinhurst Station
Pssengers
Glen Ellyn
British liner sunk after torpedo attack
Gulf Port reports private advices indicating the British steamship Atlantian was torpedoed and sunk. No casualties are reported. Details on the date and price of the digister are not provided.
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Gulf
Mutinous Hun Troops Face Death Penalty Amid Strife
Paris dispatch reports 2,000 Hungarian and Austrian troops tied to mutiny blamed on revolutionary waves. Gyor and Pecs garrisons condemned 2,000 to death as unrest spreads. Budapest stops work in a general strike with demands for food, peace, police removal, and parliament dissolution. famine grips Finland and parts of Russia with 1.6 million Finns fed by public relief amid widespread starvation.
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Paris
Gyor
Pecs
Hun__'Y
Matin
Austria
Hungary
Amsterdam
Budapest
Wekerle
London
Finland
Russia
Petrograd
Bolsheviks Suppress Riots with Machine Gun Aid
A Petrograd dispatch via the Exchange Telegraph reports bands of armed workers sent by the commune roam the countryside seizing food from peasants. Riots are described as daily and being quelled by the bolsheviks with machine gun support.
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Petrograd
Exchange Telegraph
Copenhagen
Prlice
Eight New Major-Generals Nominated by President Wilson
President Wilson sent to the Senate nominations for eight brigadier generals to be made major generals and for four colonels to be advanced to brigadier general. Named for promotion were Mason M. Patrick Edward M. Lewis William J. Snow William A. Smith Peter B. Traub William S. Graves James G. Harbord and Charles P. Summerall. Col Cornelius Vanderbilt and Col Douglas MacArthur were nominated to brigadier general. Harbord had been Pershing’s chief of staff and recently gained active command in France.
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Washington
National Army
Senate
Wilson
Mason M. Patrick
Edward M. Lewis
William J. Snow
William A. Smith
Peter B. Traub
William S. Graves
James G. Harbord
Charles P. Summerall
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Rainbow Division
Harbord
Pershing
France
U S Men Police Panama Take Over City Policing
Secretary Baker ordered Major General Blatchford to assume police duties in Panama and Colon to preserve public order during the Panama defense operations.
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Baker
Blatchford
Washington
Panama
Colon
Germany accepts U.S. invitation for prisoner exchange talks
Washington reports Germany will send representatives to Berne on August 5 to discuss with a U.S. delegation the exchange and treatment of prisoners of war. The talks aim to establish agreed rules and humanitarian handling of captives during and after conflict.
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Germany
U. S
Berne
Washington
United States
Switzerland
Fresh Revolt Rumor Sweeps War News Desk
London reports a wireless dispatch from Stockholm claiming the Bolshevik regime has fallen and Nicholas Nicholatevite named emperor with Lenine and Trotzky fleeing. It cites troops and German forces occupying Moscow and mentions Grand Duke Nicholas in command, while urging caution as unconfirmed.
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London
Russia
Nicholas Nicholatevite
Stockholm
Nicolai Lenine
Leon Trotzky
Kornilof
Kaledines
Moscow
Nicholas
Caucasus
Crimean
Geran
Deutsche Tageszeitung
Exchange
Kerensky
Paris
Darmstadt
Germany
Tehitcherin
Nicholas Romanoff
Berne
Berne. the Assassination Took Place Betwen Ekaterinburg
Perm
Berlin
First American Troops Land in Italy to Fight with Italians
General March announces arrival of the First National Army Division 77th Regiment from New York. These troops landed directly from the United States and have taken over a sector, fighting alongside Italian forces against the Austrian Army.
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Washington, D.C
March
Italy
France
Pershing
United States
New York
Russian and Octoberist Leaders Take Command In Harbin
Prof Paul Milyougeoff leader of the constitutional democrats and Alexander J Guehkell Octoberist leader arrive at Harbin Manchuria and head a counter revolution movement per Vossische Zeitung via Berlin telegram to Dutch press.
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Amsterdam
Paul Milyougeoff
Constitutional Democrats
Alexander J. Guehkell
Harbin
Manchuria
Vossische Zeitung
Berlin
Baer Ace of US Flyers Captured in Germany
Lieutenant Paul Frank Baer, U S ace fighter, now a prisoner of war in Germany, had downed 17 enemy aircraft and was officially credited with nine. Major William Thaw reports Baer killed nine German flyers and eight others were witnessed by squadron members as the Bochelle men fell.
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Fort Wayne
Paul Frank Baer
Germany
William Thaw
Emma Baer Dyer
Thaw
Baer
German Foreign Secretary's Libel Suit Set Next Week
Paris dispatch reports that the libel suit of von Kuehlmann against the Deutsche Zeitung will be heard next week. Witnesses are summoned including chauffeurs from Bucharest night rides during April. The paper accused him and Count Czernig of conduct harming their nations.
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Paris
Kuehlmann
Deutsche Zeitung
Berlin
Bucharest
Switzerland
von Kuehlmann
Count Czer
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Trotzky
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AIR Kuehlmann’s
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