National Guard Mobilization Dates For War Service
Washington reports all National Guard units will be federalized between July 15 and August 5 with governors authorized to recruit to war strength. Assembly dates list states by July 15 July 25 and August 5 including New York to Nebraska, Maine to Nevada, and Alabama to California. Cantonment camps will be in Southeastern Southern and Western departments to receive full war equipment.
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Wilkes County records high school attendance and test farms debate
Wilkes County Superintendent C C Wright reports record attendance in North Carolina schools during five county commencements. The tour of eastern test farms includes scrutiny of Terra Ceia land with controversy over soil reports and drainage. Dr H Q Alexander notes long cultivation with little fertilizer and a New Orleans Baptist convention session covers prohibition, temperance, home missions, and war support.
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C. C. Wright
Wilkes County
Board of Agriculture
North Carolina
Wright
Wilkes
Caudle
State Board of Agriculture
Terra Ceia
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B. W. Kilgore
J. L. Burgess
H. Q. Alexander
Farmers’ Union
Nissen
Alexander
British Drive Near Queant After Bulle Court Capture
British forces press toward Queant as Bulle Court falls, with reports of German losses and a looming retreat. Hindenburg may rethink strategy while Italian fronts show heavy fighting on the Isonzo as Cadorna secures gains. Russia's cabinet crisis appears resolved with a six Socialist inclusion. Japan pledges active aid, sending a naval force to Marseilles to combat German submarines.
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Marshal von Hindenburg
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Cadorna
Isonzo
Petrograd
Hague
Russia
Europe
Japan
Marseilles
Final Army bill cleared for President Wilson signature
Congress completed final legislative formalities on the Army bill as Speaker Clark signed and sent the parchment to Vice President Marshall. The Senate also adopted a war budget amendment to end conscription four months after the war, aligning with lawmakers who opposed compulsory service.
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Washington
Wilson
Clark
Marshall
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Federal Reserve banks urged to boost liberty loan drive
Representatives of most Federal Reserve banks met at Washington to receive instructions for the liberty bond campaign and to coordinate field work. Dallas and San Francisco were absent. Subscriptions have begun at reserve banks for three days, but totals are not yet computed.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Dallas
San Francisco
Federal Reserve Board
Engineers Strike Ties Up Virginia Division Steamers
Norfolk May 18 A strike by Old Dominion Steamship Company engineers halts eight Virginia division steamers. Key points include Richmond Newport News Smithfield Old Point Hampton river landings and Gloucester. Wages dispute sparks stoppage affecting river routes and coastal ports.
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Norfolk
Vir-ginia Division
Dinion Steamship Company
Richmond
Newport News
Smithfield
Old Point
Hampton
All Times River Landings
Gloucester
Elisal
Spanish cabinet holds meeting after steamer Patricio sinking
Madrid May 18 An extraordinary cabinet meeting followed news of the Spanish steamer Patricio sinking. The crew was saved and one sailor seriously wounded. After two hours of deliberation officials were reserved but a second note of energetic character to Germany is expected.
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Madrid
Paris
Patricio
Germany
Honduras Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Germany
Washington reports Honduras severs diplomatic relations with Germany following the lead of Guatemala as of May 18. The move signals regional alignment with Central American partners.
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Washington
Honduras
Germany
Guatemala
Secret Pact Between Russia and Germany Revealed
Paris reports a Moscow Russkoye Slovo account stating Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Nicholas II planned a secret treaty against France. Count Witte allegedly discovered it in 1905 during Portsmouth peace talks and warned the Kaiser, leading to lasting mistrust between rulers.
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Associated Press
Paris
Kaiser
Nicholas
France
Moscow
Count Witte
Russia
Japan
Portsmouth
B. Glinsky
Messager Historique
British Mission to Visit Richmond Confederate Capital
Foreign Minister Balfour and a large British mission will visit Richmond tomorrow in a courtesy trip to the former Confederate capital. They will depart Washington on a special train in the morning and return the same evening.
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Balfour
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Confederacy
Election of Dr Chapman Moderates Presbyterian Union Effort
In Dallas on May 18 Dr J W Chapman of New York was chosen moderator of the 129th General Assembly by a 590 to 139 to 121 vote over Rendall and Mendenhall. The vote was made unanimous by acclamation as the assembly opened its second day with talk of reuniting the Northern and Southern branches. Leaders indicated a reunion proposal would come as a resolution when timing was right. The forenoon program planned reports from the executive commission and the committee on permanent evangelism.
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Maryland Union Association
Woman's Missionary Union
Union
Louisville
Wilson
Congress
United States
Germany
Washington
Red Cross
Dallas
Texas
J. W. Chapman
New York
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United States of America
Harland C. Mendenhall
John B. Rendal
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Committee On Permanent Evangelsm
Wells Is Elected Moderator Of Presbyterian Assembly
Dr John Miller Wells of Wilmington N C was chosen moderator at the 57th assembly held in Birmingham Ala The election featured a standing vote with several candidates and Wells prevailed over Dr Curry The assembly heard reports on church comity Bible distribution and various overtures from presbyteries including topics on women s gifts worldliness unemployment of salary support and Sabbath school efficiency
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Birmingham
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Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States
John Miller Wells
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Wilmington
Synod of North Carolina
Thornton Whaling
Columbia Theological Seminary
Columbia
S. C
A. B. Curry
Memphis
Tenn
W. R. Dobyns
St. Joseph,Mo
J. M. Wells
Wilmington, N. C
Dr. Dobyns
Dr. Whaling
Dr. Curry
Dr. Wells
Pine Bluff
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Home Mission Committee
Brazos Presbytery
Winchester Presbytery
American Red Cross Brings First Hospital Unit to England
The first of six fully organized hospital units sent by the American Red Cross arrived in England. The unit includes about 300 people with 20 army medical officers and 60 nurses. After a brief stay it will proceed to the continent to operate a base hospital behind the British front.
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London
American Red Cross
France
England
Treasury certificates issue sought by New York bank
New York May 18 The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said it had been asked to receive subscriptions for an additional 200 million dollars in treasury certificates of indebtedness. The government aims to push about 1 billion dollars to the Allies before July 1 with 670 million already paid, and McAdoo urged banks to take large sums of certificates, at least half the payments due on subscriptions.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
McAdoo
Survivors of Rockingham Sunk Reach New York
The British steamship arrived with 14 crew and naval gunners from the American steamer Rockingham after it was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish coast on May 1. Two crewmen died. the 14 survivors, including Third Officer Arthur McKenny, were adrift 48 hours in an open boat about 140 miles from the sinking site.
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New York
Rockinham
Rockingham
America
Arthur McKenny
Congress Conferees Begin Work on Espionage Bill Provisions
Congressional conferees started drafting terms of the Espionage bill amid a dispute between the two houses. The administration withdrew insistence on a provision for newspaper censorship, signaling likely progress toward prompt agreement.
Washington House Delays $2 245 Billion Revenue Plan
The House reevaluates war revenue measures as Secretary McAdoo’s cost estimates appear unmet. A 25 percent surtax on incomes over 40 000 adds about 66 million, but leaders say no move to hit McAdoo’s total. a separate bill could follow next session. Debate on excess profits and retroactive taxes continues with limited amendments.
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Kitchin
Fairchild
New York
Senate
Dill
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