Deportation debate tied to I W W and Belgian workers
Washington weighs deportation risks amid war labor strains as 9000 here face draft exemptions and enlistment targets. District of Columbia plans 929 men to meet quotas while 2900 registered locals may be summoned for boards. Army expansion aims to fill 325 regulars with guardsmen prepared for France. Camp Meade shaping as a major training site.
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Washington
France
District of Columbia
Maryland
Delaware
Columbia
Draft Aid In District Changes At Local Draft Boards
The district to handle draft duties in place of adjutants general across states. Daniel J Denesen, secretary to the board of commissioners, will supervise. Provost Marshal General Crowder issued an order directing Mr Donovan to act. Local exemption boards prepare for hearings. Raymond G Wilmerth joins Division No 1 and Garrett B Van Nest named to a division.
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Daniel J Denesen
Board of Commissioners
Donovan
Gen Crowder
Raymond G Wilmerth
Dixisc¢N No
Garrett B van Nest
Catholic Women Register For War Relief Work
Between 400 and 000 women attended the Catholic women’s war relief meeting at Carroll Hall for registration in the effort. Rev J O Hern outlined plans to provide comfort and recreation for Catholic soldiers in training camps. The Catholic Alumnae branch at 114 Fourteenth Street NW will stay open all day tomorrow for sewing and thrifting for the Red Cross with Mrs Mark Woodell in charge.
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Catholic Womens Mac Relief Service
Carroll Hall
Jouis J O Hern
War Relief Service
Fourteenth Street
Red Cross
Mark Woodell
Home Defense League Drill In Four Companies Tonight
Four companies of the Home Defense League Baitles totaling about 3800 members will drill tonight. Company HH led by Capt Roger Sk. Calvert with 41 Senate attaches to meet in the Senate office building. Company I commanded by Capt Murray T Gilford with 55 Board of Trade members at Convention Hall Firth and L streets northwest at 34. Company KR led by Capt C Edward Beckett with 78 YMCA members in clubrooms. Company L under Capt HI wooed P Morey with 114 Scottish Rite Masons meeting at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. Army officers will drill the rookies.
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Home Defense League
Baitles
Roger Sk. Calvert
Senate
Murray T Gilford
Board of Trade
Convention Hall
Firth
L Streets
C Edward Beckett
YMCA
P Morey
Scottish Rite
Third Street Northwest
Griffiths Gift of Baseballs Sunk in Atlantic Sinks Fund
The huge basketball of donated baseball gear bought by Griffith via subscriptions to fund for US troops has sunk with the steamship Kansas after a German attack in the Atlantic. The loss includes 752.56 dollars worth of equipment and spurs renewed fundraising as fans in Pittsburgh and others sent in funds and letters. Griffith and associates vow to continue aiding soldiers despite the disaster.
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Clark Grrifiths Fund
Pershings Army
France
Kansas
Atlantic
United States
Europe
Griffith
FEARS NEW RIOT PLOTS PROGRESS BY SECRET SERVICE
Senator Lewis will confer with Attorney General Gregory on ways to proceed against I W W agitators and trace funding sources. Senator Sherman urged a federal investigation into East St Louis race riots, warning of renewed danger and potential humiliation. Efforts include possible federal grand jury action and cooperation with state authorities while authorities pursue prosecutions and curb German propaganda.
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Lewis
Gregory
East St Louis
Sherman
Senate
Illinois
Georgia
East St Lews
Department of Justice
Congressional
House
Tillman
Ashurst
United States
West
General Knight Sworn as DC Engineer Commissioner
Gen John G Knight retired USA yesterday took oath as engineer commissioner of the District and member of the public utilities commission succeeding Lieut Col Charles W Rutz who will likely go to active duty in France. The crowded board room heard welcome remarks and farewells from District officials and staff.
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John G Knight
USA
Public Utilities Commission
Charles W Rutz
France
Gen Knight
Gen Kright
Godspeed
Saent
Col Kutz
Brownlow
Newtan
Lsis
Board of Tastmet Commissioners
Olver
Newman
Publc Utilities Commission
Cable Censorship To Be More Severe
Government censors will review all outgoing cables from the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards this week. Messages will be paraphrased at New York Galveston San Francisco Key West Panama and Puerto Rico, likely altering nearly all transmissions and disabling valuable code sequences.
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Atlantic and
Pacific
George Cre#i
Committee On Public Information
New York
Galveston
San Francisco
Key West
Panama
Fporty
Rico
Roop Leads Three Weeks Royal Russian Tour
Gen Roop and Lieut Gan Roop with Maj Averill left for a three weeks tour of Russia’s munitions plants army posts and training camps. The itinerary includes major cities across the United States and stops at Philadelphia New York Troy Piattsburg Rouses Point Syracuse Buffalo Pittsburgh Chicago Hook Island Kansas City Port Riley Topeka Albuquerque El Paso San Antonio Dallas Shreveport Jackson Meridian Birmingham Atlanta Chattanooga and more.
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Port Riley
Topeka
Albuquerque
el Paso
San Antonio
Dallas
Shreveport
Jackson
Meridian
Birmingham
Atlanta
Chattanooga
U. S. Explains Embargo Policy To Neutrals
The United States issued a complete explanation of President Wilson's embargo proclamation to neutral nations. It states the aim is to consider neutrals' needs as paramount, but not to cut them off entirely if they do not export to Germany. Technical compliance won't be enforced strictly, and laws will be administered to avoid local disruption, with applicability anticipated at the Mexican border.
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Wilson
United States
Germany
Redfield
Nitrate Plant Projects Scrutinized for Site Selection
Secretary Baker announced immediate construction of nitrate plants using atmospheric nitrogen at about 4 000 900 dollars with water power not to be used. Sites are to be studied after further engineering work while Muscle Shoals on the Tennessee River was urged in Congress debates. Congress appropriated 20 000 000 dollars for the project, with the current outlay seemingly about one fifth of that total.
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Baker
Muscle
Tennessee River
Congress
Senate may rush aviation bill through as food control loom
The administration seeks to push a $640,000,000 aviation bill through the Senate this week and may skip committee hearings. The Senate military committee may dispense with hearings, aiming to speed enactment. An anticipated amendment would legalize the aircraft production board and expand its powers.
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House
Senate
Senate Military Committee
Aircraft Production Board
Export Ban Expands To Sulphur And Other Goods
The exports board acting under White House instructions added many commodities to the forbidden list. Included are sulfur, saltpetre, nitrate of potash, bensol, rice, dried beans and peas, condensed milk, structural steel shapes and milled steel, rolled steel floor plates, rosin and turpentine, washing powder, lamp oil, tobacco lubricants, malt, soap products and vegetable oils.
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Board of Exports
White House
Wilson
Three Billion Dollar Budget Deficiency Hearings Begin
Hearings on the three billion dollar deficiency budget started yesterday before the House appropriations committee. The panel began with minor matters while estimating large items not yet completed. Wilbur J Carr, director of the consular bureau, urged a twenty thousand dollar appropriation for relief and protection of American seamen abroad.
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House
Wilbur J Carr
Consular Bureau
Forty I. C. C. Candidates Before President Wilson
A list of over forty names is presented for filling three Interstate Commerce Commission seats by President Wilson. One vacancy exists and two more will be created if Congress passes the expansion measure. Included are G Travis of South Carolina, Tidgar Watkins P FR Dow and Henry Thurtoll as examiners, Representative Sims of Tennessee, and Chairman Adamson of the House Interstate Commerce Committee.
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Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
G Travis
South Carolina
Commission
Tidgar Watkins P FR Dow
Henry Thurtoll
Sims
Tennessee
Adamson
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Indorsed to Run for D C Offs by Central Labor Union
At a weekly meeting in Typographical Temple John P Colpoys former vice president was endorsed for District commissioner to fill a vacancy likely due to Olcar P Newman resignation. A petition will be sent to the Federation of Citizens' Associations. Secretary Redhead announced J A Parker of United States Steel Products Company Pittsburgh to an advisory panel on export licenses.
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Fourtreatreet
Florida Avenue
Brigwen Harvey
Dustrict of
Coulter
United States Army
District Cavalry
Union
United States
Germany
Pittsburgh
Central Labor Union
John P Colpoys
Anon
Olcar P Newman
Federation of Citizens' Associations
J A Parker
United States Steel Products Compacy
Red
Bread men held on Sherman law bid to fix bread price
A grand jury indicted David Green of Corby Baking, Walter G St Clair, Walter Dulin, and Raymond K Cook of Havernner now Corby affiliates for conspiring to restrain trade under Sherman antitrust law by dictating bread prices. They appeared in District Supreme Court and posted bail of 2000 each. Samuel Golden, a grocer at 601 Morton Street, was also indicted.
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David Green
Corby Baking Company
Walter G. St Clair
Walter Dulin
Raymond K Cook
Havernner Company
Corby Company
District Supreme Court
Justice Siddens
George P Hoover
Samuel Golden
Morton Street
Trained Farmers Offered to U S
President Wilson urged wholehearted cooperation from agriculture leaders at the White House. The National Association of Commissioners of Agriculture pledged their trained departments for cooperation with the Federal government. The executive committee at the Raleigh Hotel adopted resolutions offering services. The next convention will meet here on October 15.
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National Association of Commissioners of Agriculture
White House
Executive Committee
Raleigh Hotel
Association
Immunity Declared for Ship Carrying Archbishop Cerretti
Announcement says the vessel carrying Archbishop Bonaventura Cerretti to Italy will have immunity from U boat attack. Cerretti heads to Rome to assist Cardinal Caspari, with Ambassador Riano securing the protection. The ship will fly the papal flag to avoid misidentification by enemy submarines.
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Ialy
Ceretti
Rome
Cardinal Caspari
Riano
Spain
Marshall Proposes Wind Squadron to France with Airmen
Secretary Marshall comments on Congress adjournment and a proposed wind squad to France with aviators. He notes three key Senate issues, including the food center bill, aviation, and the war relief program, while joking about sending a wind squad through Congress to France.
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Marshall
Congress
France
Senate
Food
Seamie
Naval Academy names 375 pass mental tests for admission
Annapolis Md May 16 The Naval Academy authorities today announced the names of 375 candidates who had passed their mental tests for admission Over 1 400 took the examination The number already admitted to the new class is 392 It is thought that very few who passed the mental examinations will fail physically as most were examined unofficially before they left home The new class will probably number about 800 as a number of candidates who held alternate appointments and who passed at examinations previously held will be designated as principals.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Leap into Arm of Law as Woman Arrests Housebreaker
Mrs Albert W Willett chased Lena Brown from 2005 Belmont Road NW to the attic after spotting her prowling. Brown leaped from a 20 foot attic window to the yard as Officer J T Leavell arrived. Treated at Freedmen's Hospital then held at Eighth precinct on housebreaking charge.
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Mra
Albert W Willett
Lena Brown
Belmont Road Northwest
Lena
J T Leavell
Tenth Precinct
Freedmen’s Hospital
Eighth Precinct
Protest ban on mails blocks socialist publications
A delegation of leading Socialists protested the closing of the mails to their publications, seeking hearings before postmasters bar their papers. The group included Morris Hillquitt Amos Pinchot Clarence Darrow Seymour Stedman and Thomas Hickey.
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Solicitor Lamar
Post Office Department
Morris Hillquitt
Amos Pinchot
New York
Clarence Darrow
Seymour Stedman
Chicago
Thomas Hickey
Texaa
District Collects $100000 in Personal Taxes
Benjamin L Price deputy collector of taxes for the District began the collection of personal taxes due May 1. About $109000 remains due and three collectors are given final notice to delinquents. If unpaid, steps will be taken to levy on their personal goods and chattels.
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Benjamin L Price
Reed Halts Food Bill Amid Hoover Ghosts of Beans
The Senate clash over food policy features Reed accusing Herbert Hoover of market gambling in beans and Hoover defenders arguing the moves aimed to aid humanity. White denies any speculative actions by Hoover for Belgian relief while urging a clear, nonpolitical response. Washington prepares to educate 100 million citizens on food conservation as Hoover relocates to the Hotel Gordon.
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Joseph Leiter
Herbert C Hoover
Hoover
Phelan
California
Borah
Gordon
The
Food Administration
States Deliver Large Red Cross Contributions During War Council
Chairman H P Davison of the Red Cross war council released a full tabulation of state contributions to the 1 900 humanity fund. Figures show Alabama to Wyoming with totals ranging from a few hundred to over seven hundred thousand dollars, led by Oregon and Pennsylvania among others.
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H P Davison
Redoresa War Council
Humanity Fund
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Arkansa
Iowa
Wis
Kentucky
Louisiana
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Brumbaugh Vows to Suppress Vice Near Naval Station
Pennsylvania Governor Brumbaugh pledged cooperation with Secretary Daniels to abate immoral conditions near Philadelphia naval station. He telegrammed that he will call civil authorities to act and direct the attorney general to cooperate as state law permits. Secretary Daniels thanked him and said the Navy Department would cooperate.
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Pennsylvania
Daniels
Naval Station
Philadelphia
Daniela
Navy Department
Library serves soldiers with book shortages local camps
Public Library faces high demand from nearby training camps for books. Magazines come in but books are scarce. A large shipment has been sent to Fort Myer and another to Belvoir. The YMCA building at American University engineers camp will need books, and planned shipments to Quantico St Asaphs and other camps are in progress.
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Belvmr
YMCA
Engineers
American University
Quantico
St Asaphs
Warburton Ordered to Report to London for Allied Signal Methods
Capt Barclay H Warburton of the signal officers reserve corps was directed yesterday to report at once to the military attache of the American embassy in London. He is to secure all possible information on modern methods developed by signal officers of the allied armies.
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Barclay H Warburton
Signal Officers Reserve Corps
London
U.S. To Raise Force For Home Defense
The government plans a large reserve force for home service to substitute for the national guard after federalization and sending Guardsmen to France. Supplied and outfitted by the government, the force excludes home guards, which will remain state organizations. The new units will guard bridges, factories, and other critical sites and will be supported by the army estimates.
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National Guard
France
Army War College
National Guardsmen
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