Liberty Loan Oversubscribed as Total May Reach 2.86 Billion
The nation’s Liberty Loan drive drew an overwhelming response, with early estimates placing subscriptions at about 2.862 billion dollars. Officials cited untabulated returns and notes of caution from Treasury and reserve banks, noting massive participation by small investors and thousands more subscriptions arriving on the final day.
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Miss Goldman and Berkman Held in Tombs Jail
Emma Goldman editor of Mother Earth and Alexander Berkman editor of The Blast, noted anarchists, were arrested at No Conscription Teague on charges of conspiracy to deter military age men from registering under the draft law. United States Marshal Thomas D. McCarthy led the raid. they awaited a hearing before a commissioner.
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Americas Lean Compared With Allies Raised In War
The article notes Americas contribution of about 2.89 billion dollars on the war effort is small beside revised totals from allied nations. Excluding American loans, belligerents have raised and expended roughly 66.5214 billion dollars, with Great Britain 21.0214, France 12.14, Russia 8.535, Italy 2.345, Belgium 0.1, Japan 0.026, Serbia 0.018, Germany 14.226, Austria-Hungary 7.61, totaling 66.5214 billion.
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Serbia
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Austria-Hungary
Washington Leads Nation in Liberty Bond Subscriptions
Washington nears 19 million dollars in liberty bond subscriptions with about 63 000 subscribers and a record 22 000 individual subscriptions on Thursday as banks and committees report a campaign deemed the biggest of its kind in the city. District leaders and bank officers express jubilation over results surpassing initial quotas and expectations.
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5000 Pardoned by Wilson Amnesty Grants Clemency
Nearly five thousand people at Liberty under suspended federal sentences receive a full amnesty from President Wilson. The proclamation follows the policy of clemency, avoiding immediate reimprisonment and aligning with a Supreme Court ruling on sentence suspension.
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British Break Through Hindenburg Line Near Bullecourt
British forces attack and seize further Hindenburg line sectors northeast of Bullecourt amid German resistance with heavy casualties. Reports claim over 150 prisoners taken, plus artillery and machine guns, as front lines shift from Lys to Warnave.
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German Mailed Fist Will Restore Crown Message to Constantine
Telegraph from Berlin quotes Kaiser William vowing to restore Constantine to the throne with German aid and vengeance against oppressors. The note promises temporary deprivation and says German armies and allies will exact retribution, inviting Constantine to return to Germany at the earliest opportunity.
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Teutons Urged Into Battle by Bullets
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports from Paris on June 15 that Matins war correspondent describes German troops in Flanders as driven by brutal orders and machine guns to force forward under heavy British fire. Fourteen divisions fought Wytschaete to Warneton. Nime32 divisions decimated. four sent to rear for replacements from the Russian front. twenty thousand German dead and forty thousand out of action. A Bavarian notes British mines unleashed hell.
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Pershing Visits Paris Senate in Enthusiastic Reception
Maj Gen John J Pershing commander of American forces in France spent his third day in Paris meeting Marshal Joffre, attending a senate session, and placing a wreath at Lafayette’s tomb in Picpus cemetery. He appeared in the diplomatic box to loud applause from senators and ambassadors, with a half hour recess granted for introductions.
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Alfred Henry Lewis tale of the Southwest cave yarn
The piece presents Alfred Henry Lewis with a short story set in the American Southwest featuring rattled lore around Short Creek Cave. It hints at a humorous, rough edged narrative with characters likely from his Wolf tale tradition and links to English settings and the Indian paper service ring.
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U. S. Plans to Take 2 Million Tons of Ships Built
Government aims to acquire two million tons of vessels now under construction in shipyards. The program mobilizes yards across the United States to accelerate production and expand naval and merchant capacity.
Government moves to rush steel ship fleet construction
General Goethals outlined plans for the Fleet Corporation to produce about 3 million tons of steel shipping in 18 months, with 1 million tons in American yards for British accounts. The government aims to seize contracts to accelerate builds, using standardized vessels and shifts, while labor and wooden shipyard questions remain unresolved.
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US Orders Merchant Ship to Trap Sparked Espionage Panic
A Washington Post report describes alleged Navy espionage as a ship sank after being lured by sealed orders to a danger zone. The merchantman, its crew, and a British port rescue are noted amid claims of government tampering and covert submarine engagement.
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Venizelos Expected to Move Government to Athens
June 15 report says the Venizelist government will soon transfer to Athens and convene the Chamber of Deputies elected in May 1919, while supporters of former Premier Venizelos claim the mountain faction was dissolved illegally by King Constantine.
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British Auxiliary and 5 Norwegian Vessels Sank
The British armed merchant cruiser Avenger was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea on Wednesday night. A Norwegian Foreign Office report cites losses and sinking of several Norwegian vessels with crew casualties and survivors. Ships listed include Siprun, Caymet, Sylvia, and Cand ce ostlug among others with tonnages and rescue figures.
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Hungarian cabinet formed amid opposition representation
Budapest reports outline a new Hungarian cabinet where opposition parties gain seats. Count Seterhazy is named premier with cabinet posts including interior and justice, while other ministers are assigned to various portfolios.
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Crews of Torpzedoed Ships Die of Starvation at Sea
Fragmented OCR text reports sailors perishing from starvation aboard torpedoed ships. Partial lines mention deaths, crew suffering, and a reference to a Washington Post automobile route item.
U-Boat Action Defeats American Gunners at Sea
A German submarine sinks the tank steamer Moremi after a two hour running fight on June 12. Four crew members die, 43 survivors are rescued by a passing steamer. The State Department issues the official account, noting the long range and difficulty of hitting the U-boat and praising the enemy commander’s conduct toward captives.
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