Red Cross Front Work Clarifies German Birth Policy
Washington news notes a State Department clarification on Red Cross and civilian service in France Great Britain and allied areas. It states loyalty of German born Americans is not questioned and that Red Cross units operate under American military and allied directions. It also reports fundraising activity and letters of support from Washington leaders and the public including a major pledge drive and a congressional baseball event supporting the Red Cross.
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State Department
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Department of State
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United States Army
United States
Plans training for sea service to grow merchant fleet
New York June 28 news outlines National Marine League plans to train 16 000 officers and 30 000 seamen for the American merchant marine. It urges a national nautical training system with state ships and a $3 100 000 fund via public subscription to equip schools. Proposals call for cooperation with the United States Shipping Board and Commerce Department and assign a large vessel to the training program, potentially using the interned Indra as a mother ship for Newport and Ranger ships.
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New York
Fatana
Plattsburg
National Marine League of the
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League
Actuol
United States Shipping Board
Department of Commerce
Indra
New York State
Newport
Massachusetts Nautical School
Ranger
Town swept away when dam breaks near Rock Creek
Baker Oregon June 28 raperta from Haines says the town of Rock Creek practically was swept away today when a 50 foot dam at flooded Kill macue Lake 15 miles west of Haines gave way Almost every building in the town is said to have been destroyed It is not known whether there had been any loss of life communication to cut off Along the path of the rushing water people were fleeing carrying with them what few belongings they were able to gather according to reports reaching here
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Baker
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Raperta
Haines
Rock Creek
Killmacue Lake
Aid to Hebrew Soldiers at Fort Myer
Rabbi Edward Davis spoke to the Young Women's Hebrew Association last night on aiding Jewish troops. Committees will arrange summer entertainments for soldiers and Jewish homes will open to them. Preparedness work includes first aid classes with 40 girls already enrolled.
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Edward Davis
Fort Myer
Davia
Jailed for Charity Sermon in Netherlands and Belgium
Amsterdam report says several priests in Cardinal Mercier's entourage are seized and jailed in Germany. Bishop Le Gralyve of Malines among them. twenty others imprisoned in Belgium include the Cardinal's private secretary jailed for a Whitsunday sermon on Charity.
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Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Germany
le Gralyve
Malines
Red Cross in France Plans Efficient Fund Use
The American Red Cross in France readies to spend 114 million dollars and organizes the vast relief effort with a finance led by May G. Murphy of Guaranty Trust, Kenney of Federal Accounting, and Gsborne of Chicago. Murphy says the Red Cross will cooperate with local groups and not dictate their work. James Herkins of National City Bank runs Second in Command duties as the headquarters mobilize top business leaders across the United States.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Red Cross Finance Committee
Macfarland
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Council
American Hebrews
Liberty Loan
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Cannon
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France
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Guaranty Trust Company
New York
West Point
Ho Kenney
Comminsion
Federal Accounting Company
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Mai Murphy
Jamen Herkins
National City Bank of New York
Judge Warns Against Ban On Beer War Debate Continues
A U S senator warns against prohibiting beer during wartime arguing it would anger workers and disrupt essential industries. He cites beer’s role for laborers and dairy feed from brewers by products, warns of price shocks, and notes sympathy shifts as prohibition advocates fear a total beer ban.
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New England
Germany
Lodings
France
Senate
Potatoes and Scouts Face Western Shore Harvest Slowdown
The Western Shore potato harvest faces cuts as troop leaders report boys unable to cover costs despite claims of high earnings. Farmers and townsfolk show courtesy, but expenses strain the scouts and threaten a second contingent of 45 Boy Beauts from Washington. Campbell expects 400 Richmond scouts home, planning to depart if Camp Director Patton does not authorize delay.
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Newport News
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Ralph H. Campbell
Boy Scout Headquarters
Richmond
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Pungoteague
Kellar
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Wallstein urges trials for cops in Ruth Cruger case
New York investigator Leonard M Wallatein recommends presenting Lieut William Browne and four Fourth Branch detectives Francis McGee John Flannelly Francis A Stainkamp and others for negligence in Ruth Cruger murder probe If Browne had logged Cruger’s disappearance earlier Cocchi might have been caught before concealing her body Anticipated extradition of Alfred Cocchi to the US proceeds with Rome and Italian embassy cooperation
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Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
Leonard M.' Wallatein
Mitchel
Ruth Crager
Woods
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Wallstein
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John J. Flannelly
Francis McGee
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John J Flannelly
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Frank Cork
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Shot Following Quarrel In Tenleytown Harms Two
John D Fritter of 4900 Wisconsin avenue Tenleytown was shot three times by John D Putman 40 of Thirty eighth Street and Windom place northwest at Wisconsin and Nebraska avenues. Two shots hit the hip and one the knee. Purman was arrested. Fritter is in Georgetown University Hospital in not serious condition.
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Wisconsin Avenue
Tenleytown
John D. Putman
Windom Place
Nebraska Avenue
Purman
Fritter
Georgetown University
Hosital
Savannah Postmaster Seizes Wat son’s Weekly Under Espionage Act
Savannah June 28 Marion Lucas postmaster at Savannah refused delivery of Tom Watson’s weekly Jeffersonian to readers in Savannah under the espionage act citing attack on the conscription act. Packages could not be sent out while Postmaster General decides. First such action against a periodical.
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Savannah
Kadaver Soap Brought to Washington for Verification
New York report says Dr. Georges Fourchet transported a German prisoner’s alleged cadaver soap to Washington. He plans analysis to confirm or deny the claim that German dead are ground into soaps and prepared for some form of use.
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New York
Kadaver
West Front
Washington
Georges Fourchet
Fourchet
Berlin Bourse Open Demanded By German Society
Amsterdam reports the German Society for Bourse Interests has urged Prussian commerce officials to resume official quotations on Berlin stock exchange arguing wartime restraints no longer justified. The Tageblatt notes the government previously barred official business to protect war finance, while admitting open market trading fueled abuses that official control could curb.
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Amsterdam
German Society For Bourse Interests
Berlin Stock Exchange
Tageblatt
Freight Cars Doing Twice Former Work War Board Reports
Railroads controlling 61 percent of mileage credit a wartime conservation drive with April freight ton miles 3,354,000,000 higher than 1936. Chairman Harrison says the movement of 4.3 percent more locomotive miles and 6 percent more freight car miles yielded 126,600 additional cars’ worth of capacity, boosting the nation’s road facilities by $5,000 miles. The drive pushes shippers and railroads to make every car work as two did before the war.
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Railroad War Board
Harrison
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