U.S. Sees Grave Spy Threat With Censorship Limits
Officials say German spy networks in the United States pose a grave danger as censorship cannot fully suppress leaks. Despite Allied controls, thousands of aliens and vast borders complicate secrecy. Secret services operate largely under cover with limited publicity, while Germany restricts mail and cables before key moves.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
General Pershing
State
War, Navy
Justice Departments
Litte
Germany
Lumberton Man Elected President of State Bar Assn
A. W. McLean of Lumberton was elected unanimously president of the North Carolina Bar Association at the closing session in Asheville. Thomas W. Davis of Wilmington was re elected secretary and treasurer. Solicitor C. L. Abernethy gave the final address on democracy in war.
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Asheville
N. C
A. W. McLean
Lumberton
North Carolina Bar Association
Thomas W. Davis
Wilmington
C. L. Abernethy
W. P. Bynum
Greensboro
Thomas J. Walsh
British Shipping Losses Fall In Submarine Week
London reports a weekly shipping summary showing 15 British merchant ships over 1,600 tons sunk and 5 smaller vessels, plus eleven fishing boats. Total 20 merchant ships sunk, down from 28 and 32 in prior weeks, with a long decline since April highs. French and British aim to strike during the Russian drive.
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Associated Press
London
Germans uneasy as Entente prepares western push
The article notes renewed Allied pressure on the western front with hints of a forthcoming offensive north of Arras. German air forces face setbacks while Haig readies a large-scale operation. American troops begin training in France for a July 15 encampment under Major General Siberty. Across Galicia and Moldavia Russians are reawakening and repelling Austro German attacks. A German submarine bombards an Azores port while an American transport joins in resistance.
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Russia
Belgium
Germany
London
Arras
von Stein
Reichstag
Haig
Lof Hollebeke
Petain
Aisne
Cerny
Paris
Siberty
Galicia
Brzezany
Sou N
Lipnicadolina
Narayuvka
Moldavia
Danube
Petrograd
War Office
Azores
Lisbon
Ponta Delgada
Portugese
Associated Press
Copenhagen
Saloniki
Thesonzo
Tyrol
Wolf
Herr Erzberger
Herr von Payer
Herr
Ehbert
War Department Censorship Extends to France Dispatches
Secretary Baker explains War Department censorship of cable dispatches from France dealing with American troops. Temporary measures will be replaced by a direct method with Pershing headquarters organized in France. A 24 hour on hand force will forward dispatches in arrival order to prevent delays and protect soldiers. The policy covers British and French publications about American movements and may include extra reading at New York to block leakage.
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Baker
War Department
France
General Pershing
Ress
George Creel
Secretary of War
Pershing
Newak 'N
Ir War Department
Ace
Wight
Charlotte Business Man Killed In Auto Crash
Karl A. Bicknell a prominent young Charlotte businessman was killed in an automobile accident near Rutherfordton. He had been active in securing recruits for the Officers Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe and had recently returned from that camp.
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Associated Preas
Charlotte
N. C
Karl A. Bicknell
Rutherfordton
Fort Oglethorpe
Loans to Farmers by Farm Loan Bank Totals 11.7 Million
Washington reports 11,661,905 in first mortgage loans to 230 farm loan associations at 5 percent through 12 Federal Land banks up to July 1. Average loan about 2500 per farmer, common 36 year terms with semi annual 6 percent payments. Texas leads state totals with 1,248,473 and Oklahoma next.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Farm Loan Board
Federal Land Banks
Farm Loan Board
Indiana
Illinois
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
California
Potato Growers Stop Shipments In North Carolina
New Bern July 5 death yesterday afternoon claimed a young son of Mr and Mrs Duffy Price who lived east of New Bern. The boy fell ill days earlier and died after a late medical call. Local potato growers halt shipments to Northern markets and sell locally as prices drop. Walter Pugh of Maxwell and Pugh returned from Beaufort reporting a car accident left Miss Maude Wilkinson unhurt, but Mrs Huffman injured with two broken ribs.
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New Bern
N. C
Duffy Price
Walter Pugh
Maxwell & Pugh
Beaufort
Grimes
Sta el
J. N. Stanton
Franklin
Jacobs
Josephine Sallinger
Norfolk Southern
Wendell
North Carolina Orphanage Association
Zadok Paris
Lincolnton
Raleigh
Navy appoints 496 chief warrant officers for war service
Secretary Daniels announced designation of 496 chief warrant officers for navy war missions extending through the war. Temporary warrant rank will be given to 345 enlisted men immediately with others named as needed. The move follows a recent congressional authorization to expand naval personnel and issue temporary commissions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Navy
Daniels
Congress
Shipbuilders Strike Under Negotiations in New York
Negotiations are under way between striking shipyard workers and 35 shipbuilding companies around New York to avert a strike. About 3,000 of the 12,000 shipyard workers are on strike, seeking a minimum daily wage of 4.50 dollars, about 50 cents more than the current scale.
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Associated Press
New York
Civil War Tensions Rise in China as Forces Mobilize
A clash in China appears near with Peking troops opposing General Chang Hsun’s rule while Tsao Kun, governor of Chi Li, mobilizes toward Peking after a 24 hour ultimatum. Executions and imprisonments of prominent officials follow the unrest.
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Associated Press
Tien Tsin
China
Peking
Chang Hsun
Tsao Kun
Chi-Li
Delays in Tags Upend North Carolina Traffic Officials
East St. Louis produced tag shortages delay North Carolina automobile tags. Colonel J. Bryan Grimes appeals for lenience as 28,000 tags shipped. 38,000 more in transit. Old numbers trigger suspicion though many drivers are innocent.
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The
Dispatch
Raleigh, Jr
East St. Louis
North Carolina
J. Bryan Grimes
Secretary of State
Weather Bulletin Reports Cotton Crop Improves Nationwide
The weekly crop bulletin notes above normal temperatures and adequate rainfall lifting cotton conditions across the region. Growth and fruiting vary by state with Alabama Mississippi Texas Georgia and South Carolina reporting progress while drought relief helps Louisiana and early plantings show squares forming in Tennessee and Oklahoma. Boll weevils appear in Arkansas Alabama and Texas with limited damage in Mississippi.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
South Carolina
Georgia
Suwanee
Morida
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Dunn Victim of Train Sharper Says Counterfeit Case
Baxter McLaughlin of Dunn North Carolina reports two strangers befriending him at the union station in Washington and convincing him they found a genuine hundred dollar bill. They bought the note for 45 dollars of his cash, and police warn the note is counterfeit as investigators pursue the culprits.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sharpers
Union Station
Baxter McLaughlin
Dunn
Godwin
McLaughlin
Washington Police
Tar Heel
Americas Action As British See It
London experiences mixed but overall favorable views of American belligerency as a turning point in the war. The Times notes unity with Allied aims and Pershing’s arrival. The Daily Telegraph lauds the Stars and Stripes near Parliament and deepening international comradeship. The Chronicle calls it a final seal on Anglo American rapprochement.
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Associated Press
London
the Times
General Pershing
France
America
Daily Telegraph
Chronicle
British Airplanes Bomb Enemy Bases
London July 5 British naval air service planes bombed air dromes at Ghent Ghistelles and Nieuminster along with seaplane sheds and a train at Zaaren. Several tons of bombs were dropped and all aircraft returned safely.
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Associated Press
London
Naval Air Service
Ghistelles
Nieuminster
Zaaren
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