Ultimatum to English labor on war production
Lloyd George urges seven day rally of workers to boost munition output with compulsory measures and sanctions. The munitions bill imposes compulsory arbitration and bans strikes or lockouts while promising to strip profits from employers and recruit a voluntary army of workers nationwide.
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Plana
Minta~ter
David Alfred Thomas
Breat ¢Coilllery
South Wales
British Coal King
Munitions Department
United States
Canada
Russia Must Pay Cash Cancels War Material Shipments
American manufacturers cancel large shipments of war materiel for Russia due to lack of cash payments. Great Northern Steamship Co announces the Minnesota may not call at Vladivostok on her next voyage from Seattle, June 27, with a full cargo for the Russian government. About seventy five percent of the shipments have been canceled, and the Minnesota may instead sail to Hongkong.
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Vladivostok
Seattle
Wash
Russia
Great Northern Steamship Company
Iner
Minnesota
Valdivostok
Hongkong
German Entrenchments Defy Allied Attacks In France
London report from June 28 describes Festubert defenses as formidable works of solid cement and steel plates with 20 foot dugouts. German positions, aided by numerous machine guns, allow a small garrison to hold the line against larger Allied assaults.
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London
France
Festubert
President Wilson Leaves for Summer White House Trip
President Wilson began a travel run to Roslyn and Cornish with plans to stay away from Washington until July 6. He will discuss European war developments with Col. House and coordinate relief efforts while in Cornish. A civilian wedding adds a honeymoon element as John Q Slye and Miss Jo tanna Hendrick wed quietly and join the entourage.
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Great Britain
France
United States
State Department
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Cary T. Grayson
Francis B. Sayre
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Alexandria
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Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Britain Calls More Men for Contingent Raise
London reports the commonwealth minister of defence has appealed for as many troops as possible. Authorities plan to raise three infantry brigades and ship from Union Station at 9:25 am on Sunday June 27, with return the same day, visiting Harper's Ferry Martinsburg Berkeley Springs Cumberland and Baltimore and Ohio.
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Times
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Martineburg
Berkeley Springs
Gumberland and
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Ohio
Union Station
Lansing Named Secretary of State in Wilson Cabinet
Robert Lansing, long time diplomat and legal expert, was named Secretary of State to succeed William Jennings Bryan. The White House announced a recess commission before Wilson leaves for New Hampshire, with Senate confirmation expected and no opposition anticipated. Lansing, 51, from Watertown New York, has steered U S diplomacy through major international arbitrations and negotiations, bringing extensive experience in Mexican and Far Eastern affairs. CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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United States
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N. Y
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New York
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Bei~ing Sex Claims Commission
Germany Defends Submarine War Against Interference
Berlin statesman says Germany will not abandon submarine warfare and will not permit interference with its naval operations. He asserts new war instruments require new legal rules and that sinking vessels carrying ammunition is a rightful German privilege, despite American sensitivities.
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Wilhelmstrasse
British Defraud Americans Enlistment Promises Fail
Special to The Washington Post from London reports American recruits claim they are lured by a sergeant with promises of joining a Canadian contingent paying $126 daily. The promises are verbal and when drafted into English regiments protests are ignored. They say Canadian enlistment laws restrict enrollment to Canada.
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Washington Post
London
Canada
Chemist Sixty Minutes in Airtight Tank Test
Delaware chemist William Bond of Wilmington endured seven hours inside an airtight box submerged in water to test his air purification formula for submarines. The session, aimed at proving his ideas adaptable to submarine use, was witnessed by U S Navy officers including Captain Lloyd Bankson and Lieutenant D N Fedotoff at Cramp's shipyards.
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Philadelphia
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United States Navy
Lloyd Bankson
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Cramp
Lieut
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Washington
Mail censorship case strains US Sweden ties in England
State Department records show a neutral postmarked envelope stamped opened by censor, signaling interference with US to Sweden mail via England. Swedish Minister met Secretary Lansing seeking limits on Swedish mail steamers docking in English ports amid questions on treaty violations and possible protests to Britain.
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Sweden
Malis
England
State Department
United States
Conner
Post Office Department
Postoffice Department
Great Britain
Preas
Offhalthy
No Truce With Villa Carranza Presses Plan To Crush Adversaries
Carranza informs the United States he will not negotiate with Villa and will press a military campaign to crush opponents while offering amnesty to non-criminals. Villa and Angeles deny friction, stressing cordial relations and a joint fight to prevent a dictatorship in Mexico. Representatives Douglas and Arredondo depart for Vera Cruz to discuss the crisis.
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Carrensa
United States
Gen Villa
Wilson
Vera Cruz
Stattle
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Carransa
Mexico
Charles A Douglas
Eliseo Arredondo
Enrique C. Llorente
Washington
Villa- Zapata
Manuel Bonilla
Madero
Gen Angeles
Villa
Aguascalientes
Seven German U boats pass Gibraltar into the Mediterranean
Reports from Rome say seven German submarines entered the Mediterranean through the Strait of Gibraltar. Japanese companies warn all merchants and extend war insurance on vessels sailing from Marseille to Port Said.
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Tokyo
Rome
Mediterranean
Strait of Gibraltar
Marseille
Port Said
Chilean deputy shot dead during Chiloe campaign
Deputy Guillermo Eyraguirre was killed while campaigning on Chiloe Island during the presidential contest. Political enemies were blamed as the shooting occurred in Santiago, Chile, on June 23.
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Chiloe Island
Santiago
Chile
Chiloe
Whitman rejects clemency for Becker in death sentence
New York reports Governor Whitman will not commute former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker’s death sentence for instigating the Rosenthal murder. High authority says two jury convictions and appeals court upholding the second prove Becker’s guilt, leaving no justification for clemency. London reports Emperor Nicholas II readying for front line duties amid war news.
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New York
High Authority
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Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Court of Appeals
Whitman
Ultimatum to English Laper Wilson Goes to Cornish
A brief note reports an ultimatum involving English relations and Wilson, with Lansing Mads as Secretary of State. Various items mention Villa, Lemberg, and German actions, plus references to passport controls and international affairs.
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Lemberg
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Bane Angeles
Rome
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S—News
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Art Board
Montenegrins Near Scutari in Three Columns
A Rome dispatch says Montenegrin offensive against Scutari Albania is developing with success. Montenegrin troops are reported marching toward the city in three columns as the conflict broadens in the region.
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Scutari
Albania
Gismate D'Italia
Raid on Shields Yards Ignores Censorship Fires Engulf Armstrong Works
Berlin dispatch reports Zeppelins raided the northeast coast of England, destroying navy yards and armament works at Shields. Seventeen killed and 49 injured as fires raged overnight, with extensive damage to Armstrong ordnance and steel plants. Authorities note prior casualty figures and deny published details.
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Berlin
Today
Christiania
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Armstrong Works
South Shields
England
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Shields
London
Tyne
Hlewick Yard
Armstrong Company
Teutons Win Lemberg as Russian Army Is Cut Off
London report says Russia lost Lemberg after Austro German forces forced retreat from the Galician capital. Russians retreat eastward with few prisoners, Vladimir and Kaiser greeted with telegrams while Galicia may shift vast forces to the west. Continuation of battle on the Dniester persists as Vienna and Berlin celebrate and plan ceremonies.
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Lemberg
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Poland
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Berlin
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Austria
Germany
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Exchange Telegraph Company
William
Francis Joseph
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Russia
Archduke Frederick
August von Mackensen
Dniester
Westinghouse Lands Massive War Munitions Order
In East Pittsburgh on June 23 Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co secured what is described as the largest U S war munitions order since the European conflict began. At high level talks led by Herman Weatinghouse and E B Herr the firm discussed a contract whose total value is learned to be about 1000000000 dollars with secrecy surrounding the full amount. A New York meeting with President Herr followed to advance details of the deal.
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Washington Post
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
East Pittsburgh
United States
Herman Weatinghouse
E BL Herr
New York
Herr
German spy executions and court martial planned
London June 28 Robert Muller a German spy convicted at Old Bailey was executed at the Tower of London for spying. Robert Rosenthal said to have confessed he was sent by the German admiralty to obtain naval information and will be court martialed. Muller lived in Boston and claimed to be a naturalized Briton. his co defendants included Kuepferle and Hahn.
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Boston
London
Robert Muller
Old Bailey
Tower of London
Robert Rosenthal
England
Muller
Rosenthal
Mueller
Wellington
Carl Hang Lody
Anton Kuepferle
Hahn
Germany
Miller
Kuepferle
Muller Whos
Massy
Wan Scoten
Kaiser Lands Dead Foe Brave Enemy Warneford Death
Basle Switzerland June 23 A mage Sage from Germany reports Emperor William reacted to the death of aviator Warneford who destroyed a Zeppelin by saying he was a brave enemy. The remark highlights reverence for a foe in wartime.
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Basle
Switzerland
Germany
William
Five Swedish Ships Seized in Baltic by German Vessels
Five Swedish steamers carrying lumber bound for England were captured by German war ships in the Baltic Sea, according to a Copenhagen dispatch relayed by Exchange Telegraph from London dated June 23.
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Baltic
London
Baltic Sea
Copenhagen
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