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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1917
Page
7
Wartime registration coverage dominates front pages as officials report 10 000 000 names to be processed with decentralization and full statewide coordination. Governors and officials assist amid arrests in Pittsburgh and Parkersburg while registration sites open nationwide to register men of military age.
Conduit Road Citizens' Association arranged final preparations in St David's parish hall for registrars at the Reservoir School. A reception committee was named to oversee today’s activities and a refreshment group to serve meals. The group plans a social on June 15 and reported twenty two new members. Charlea A Baker presided.
off Tehuantepac Mexico a Mexican gunboat boarded the American fishing schooner Arcas on May 31 and looted clothing gear and a medicine chest. A small steamer with two guns confronted Arcas on Campeche banks around May 31, taking most provisions. The Mexicans claimed to be Carranza soldiers unpaid and undressed. Captain S A Macdonald reported the incident to federal officials in Galveston.
Rome reports Italian troops repelled a heavy Austrian assault on the western slopes of San Matteo in the Govisa area. Artillery penetrations were driven back by counterfire and Italian defense remained firm at the frontline positions.
Gen Crowder told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that there will be no class exemptions in the new draft. He said about 625000 men would be drafted on the first call under the selective service law, with farm workers possibly exempted. The plan uses state population to allot quotas, not the number subject to service.
Confederate veterans inspected Fort Myer camp of student officers as they prep for a national army. Gray veterans toured the camp with Lisut Col Fanton guiding. First day of regimental formation drill for prospective officers and plans to split divisions into infantry cavalry and artillery begin. First pay day at Fort Myer due this week with $100 for the first month’s service.
Copenhagen reports Austro Hungarian public opinion via the official Telegraphic Correspondence Bureau, showing support for Czernin’s peace without annexations toward Russia while demanding Montenegro’s Lovcen fortress, an autonomous Albania, expanded frontiers at Italy’s expense, a Balkan customs union, and a war indemnity. The summary signals no return to prewar Serbia and notes protection against Italian aggression as per military experts.
Hundreds of Marines bound for France will pass through Washington today en route to training and staging. Marines are housed at a quartermaster facility undergoing routine rain repairs as some units return from prior duty. Price, 35 cents.
Secretary Lane tells Home Club why the United States must fight Germany on the eve of war registration day. He says America acts in self defense and to save the world from German aggression, tracing the drift from neutrality to war to Belgium's invasion and threats to American self respect.
Ruth Law aviatrix flies a biplane over Cleveland and suburbs in a Liberty Loan event. She starts at Nela Park, climbs to 3490 feet, drops literature and bond appeals to thousands. She then circles the lakefront before returning to Nela Park as plans for a longer tour unfold.
The War Office issued an official statement this morning reporting an air raid on Bruges. The Dunkirk Commodore says a bombing attack was carried out on the Bruges docks and canals last night with good results.
San Francisco reports Qing leaders face internal strife as Vice President Feng Kwo Chang resigns to President Li Yuan Hung. China’s factional split, martial law, and severed relations with Germany threaten delay of entry into World War I and risk prolonged internal conflict.
Marconi told the American press that wireless on aircraft has been the war’s greatest development, transforming artillery and infantry. He says wireless is the aviator’s eye, allowing guns to hit from over terrain and planes to stay over hostile airspace, while noting jamming has diminished and submarine use of wireless remains problematic.
In a ten day period one hundred forty one German aliens were seized in New York New Jersey and Connecticut and sent to Ellis Island. Due to crowding a second batch will be moved to a South Carolina internment camp at week end. Authorities expect more arrests and note the pace averaged about fifteen daily.
Watson and John G Cepers will speak at the Ketchum School at 7 tonight. The event is directed by the Anacostia Citizens Association. Religious services at Park View School noon to 1. Patriotic exercises with Park View Band and Soldiers Home Band. Sixty Soldiers Home employees will march to Park View School at 230 to register. A flag raising at the Baptist Church marks the observance by the Public Improvement Association of Congress Heights. Northeast Washington Citizens Association at Blow School. school children to sing. Central Association representatives will greet registrars at booths. Piney Branch Association will present each registrant a copy of The Man Without a Country. Mount Pleasant Cuisine Association to award a ribbon with I have registered.
The administration will urge Congress to suspend navigation laws to allow foreign nations especially England and Canada to place small craft in the American coastwise trade. This would relieve the shortage caused by withdrawal of large American coasters from overseas service.
Estes Park Colorado offers wildflowers streams trout and invigorating air. Nearby mountains glaciers and rugged trails provide easy access to mountain climbing and exploring. Part of the Rocky Mountain National Park the area offers luxurious hotels or comfortable ranch houses. William Austin General Agent Passengers Telegraph Pennsylvania invites readers to request an illustrated pamphlet and map with travel fares and planning info.
Paris reports Marshal Joffre has been designated by the French minister of war to continue aiding American participation in World War I. He will represent the French government with General Pershing, while Lieut Col Fabry and Lieut de Tessan remain with him on the French war commission in the United States. General Pershing is to be welcomed in Paris and shown through the city by officials.
A London dispatch from Petrograd dated May 8 reports Prof Boris Bakhmeteff leading a 40 member commission chosen as Ambassador and Extraordinary Plenipotentiary with full powers to represent the Russian provisional government in all relations with the United States. He will also oversee the New York supply committee and matters of industry finance and war material.
Paris reports Brazilian aviator Santos Dumont has developed a seaplane designed to combat submarines. The Turin dispatch says the aircraft will be built in the United States and delivered to all the allies.
The conferees indicate acceptance of a bill to curb press censorship with current steps ending the ad ve rat oo efforts for press censorship. It notes future drafting of a new order after the espionage mire and potential publication challenges cited by publishers.
Amb. Elkus and party were warmly received by Turkish officials in Istanbul and Bulgarian officials on their long journey from Constantinople to Switzerland, with courteous treatment noted along the way as cable reports from Bern describe.
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