Wilson notes prompt war effort in Europe split over lead
Telegrams report Wilson’s note to Petrograd viewed as pressuring Russia to bend to Western powers and continue fighting until Europe is bled white. Austrian papers claim Wilson’s principles would force England to cede Ireland Egypt and India while French paper urges Morocco and Tripoli concessions.
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Greek Revolution Deaths After King Constantine Abdication
Paris reports show bloodshed as Constantine abdication proceeds. At Larissa a Greek colonel treacherously fired on Wesnch cavalry, killing two French officers and four cavalrymen, wounding a scar. Sixty Greek soldiers died, 21 officers were captured, and 259 men taken. The Greek general Lasvie had agreed not to resist, but Col Grivas ordered fire. French troops responded. Venues include Larissa in Thessaly near the Gulf of Salonika. Viviani and Ribot comment on unity and duty as Constantine departs with his heir Alexander, hoping for calm amid catastrophe.
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Austrian Paper Aims at U S Ambition
An Amsterdam newspaper on June 15 quotes Austrian observers accusing the United States of seeking to build an empire by ruling Europe. The piece frames American expansion as a voiced policy and questions its implications for global balance.
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America
Europe
President Wilson Warns World In Flag Day Speech
In a rain soaked Washington address on June 15 President Wilson denounces Germany s peace intrigues and lays out US war aims while urging victory. He speaks as commander in chief and calls Americans to lift the flag into battle amid global tensions and the Kaisers maneuvers across Europe and Asia.
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Preacher Steals Clothing Case Shocks Chicago
Chicago police report Rev Herbert L Smith sometimes written as H lewis Smith faced a year in the Bridewell after detectives testified he tried to walk out of a shop with a coat under former clothes. Smith claims University of Michigan degree and recent pulpit work in Hansen Idaho before arriving here.
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London Blast Kills Fifty At Ashton Under-Lyne
An explosion at a munitions factory in Ashton Under-Lyne kills fifty and injures many. Andrew Bonar Law reports in Parliament that a factory crash at Paris also claims eighteen lives and sixty injured as a beam on the third floor collapses.
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Allies Land Forces In Greece Near Athens
Entente troops land at Piraeus and Castella with units occupying heights near Phalerum Bar. Other forces move toward Athens to stabilize the capital and support the new government. Piraeus, five miles from Athens, serves as port.
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War Department seeks more officers for officer training camps
Washington June 5 effort is under way to induce men of mature age to join the second series of army training camps opening August 26 The aim is to produce required captains majors and lieutenant colonels even with qualifications for those ranks officers are needed and camps will be conducted accordingly
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New Peace Meeting Poses Difficulties in Stockholm Plan
June 14 report from the semi official news agency says Stockholm is the proposed site for the Conference of Collector Soldiers and Workmen Delegates. The gathering faces serious technical and political hurdles.
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Destitute in San Salvador after quake and eruption
At least 20,000 persons fill streets and parks of San Salvador, left destitute by the earthquake and volcanic eruption, lacking food and shelter as relief efforts begin.
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Military News Divulged By One Percent Newspapers
Washington reports that one percent of American newspapers reveal military information not subject to volunteer censorship, while 99 percent comply. The committee on public information issued a new appeal to halt publication of troop movements, destinations, arrival dates, train or boat movements, and seaport activity that could hint at overseas embarkation.
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Bank Bill 10 Governor Referendum on Measure Pure Its Adoption
Springfield June 1 1918 The private bank regulation bill advances to the governor for approval after conference committee amendments were adopted in both houses with minimal opposition. The measure will require state inspection and regulation of banks not under federal control and go before voters in the 1918 general election. The senate also passed a war relief fund regulation bill and the centennial memorial appropriation, with a salary raise for the Adjutant General. Separate notes report smoother US Japan relations after a China dispute and an inquiry into a bogus New York to Tokyo cable note.
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Argentine Reply to Brazilian Note Faces Broad Criticism
Rito Janeiro reports that Argentina’s reply to Brazil’s note has drawn a generally negative impression. In Montevideo, officials show restrained commentary as events unfold. Meanwhile Uruguay backs the Allied cause in the war between the United States and Germany and urges a league of nations to defend international law.
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Peace plans of German Socialists call for arbitration
Stockholm report June 15 records a preliminary statement by the German majority Socialists advocating international arbitration of all disputes. They urge disarmament of all nations and revision of maritime law to end sea prizes during war, plus rejection of commercial war amid a military strategy debate. The statement also touches on measures regarding Jews and broader wartime policies.
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JAP MISSION LATE IN JULY
Ongoing dispatches report the Japanese mission arriving late in July with careful handling of relations between two countries. Officials indicate no trouble is anticipated, though sensitivities remain high as talks proceed.
Loaned to Britain Tops New Aid Totals
Washington notes say $23,000,000 more was loaned to Great Britain bringing the British loan total to £3,600 and overall allied aid to $943,000,000. The report also mentions a preliminary examination regarding a detention situation with Willard.
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Schoolteacher shoots pupil in Utah town
Salt Lake City reports Arthur Willard a 24 year old former Utah student and principal of Bingham high school shot 21 year old pupil Cecil Holmes in Bingham. Holmes lived as a boarder at Willard's home and the motive cited was Holmes neglecting Willard's wife, daughter of J Holden Kimball. The article notes Utah law governing the case.
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Japan’s Prosperity Sparks Global Bond Deals and Loans
Japan reports rising business prosperity and large bond redemptions in Britain and France. Negotiations advance for Japan to acquire British treasury bonds in the United States, plus loans extending to Russia and China. Japan’s gold reserves stand at 358 million dollars, with new industries arising from the warning.
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