Work or Fight Order Explained Defines Production Standards
Local boards receive June 21 instructions from General Crowder detailing the work or fight policy. After July 1 every draft age man must work in a productive job or face induction, with nonproductive roles and exemptions clearly defined for clerks, managers, chauffeurs, and service staff. Local boards must assist registrants in finding productive work and share examination lists with the U S Employment Service.
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Washington
Marsal General Crowder
Rome
Pla
United States Employment Service
Federal Employment Service
Bread Riots Sweep Vienna As Grain Shortage Triggers Strike
New bread riots erupted Thursday night in Vienna districts Favoriten and Brigittenau. More than 150,000 annuition workers walked off the job in the Austrian capital amid a grain shortage and rising prices.
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Vienna
London
Favoriten
Brigittenau
Platt May Become Director of Railroads Centering Utah
Chl H. V. Platt president and general manager of the Oregon Short Line may be appointed regional director of railroads centering in Utah under the federal administration.
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Platt
Chl
H. V. Platt
Oregon Short Line
Salt Lake
Utah
Fearful Loss by Austrians Sinks Allied Plans
Washington reports Austrian press claims show failure of an allied attack plan. Austrian casualties reach about 150000 as fronts on the Plave plain and Montello intensify. General Baroeyle commands two German divisions a Bulgarian division and a Turkish division amid heavy fighting.
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Washington
Talia Line
Plave
Montello
Baroeyle
Hungary faces severe food shortage warns former premier
London report cites former Hungarian premier Tisza stating many provinces have only one third to one quarter of needed food. He warned Hungary may struggle to feed the population and hold out until the new harvest, comparing Hungary’s plight to Vienna.
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London
Hungary
Tiska
Wesday
Budapest
Exchange Telegraph
Amsterdam
Ormany
Hunsgary
Vienna
Flight Across Atlantic Planned for Europe Route
Washington officials disclose plans for an initial air route across the Atlantic this fall. Major General William Braneker of the British air council outlines a coordinated effort to bring American air power to bear against Germany in a definitive project.
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Atlantic
Washington
Europe
United States
Germany
British Air Council
William Braneker
Council
Atlante
Life Term for Disobedience At Camp Lewis
Private Guy Erhinehamer of Curting, North Dakota, in the 39th Company 166th Depot Brigade, received a life sentence after a court martial found him disobedient for declaring “to hell with this army” and refusing to sign an enlistment card on June 10. The sentence was signed by the commanding general.
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Camp Lewis
Wash
Busine
Guy ©. Erhinehamer
Curtings
N. D
Thirty Ninth
166Th Depot Brigade
North Garmina
North Canotina
Cape Fear
Royal Standard
Cape Pear
America
North
Chralina
Heltiah May
Amorten
Jealousy Tragedy Strikes Bly Nevada Couple
Mrs. Ernest Fop pitano residing with relatives in Salt Lake area was shot by her husband at their Bly Nevada home near the railway station. He then shot himself in the head. Both died later in a local hospital without regaining consciousness. Neighbors attribute jealousy as the cause.
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Bly
Nevada
Ernest Foppitano
Salt Lake
Foppiano
Attack on American troop transport by German submarine
An American troop transport, formerly a German liner, returning from a French port, was attacked two days out from the Atlantic port of departure by a German submarine. The incident was confirmed here on Friday.
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Atlantic
Austrian plan halves bread ration in Vienna and major cities
Paris dispatch from Geneva reports the Austrian government will cut bread rations to half the present level in Vienna and other large cities to ease conditions amid the Gulietta crisis.
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Paris
Temps
Geneva
Vienna
Gulleta
Americans Hold 38 Mile Front On Western Front
Washington reports that American soldiers now hold the fighting line for a distance of thirty eight miles on the western front, according to information given to members of the house military committee Friday.
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Washington
House
IICE and ODAY salute liberty in April flag unfurling
The verses celebrate the first fires beside the stream and the shot echoing round the world as the April breeze carries their flag aloft. They declare the Stars and Stripes a symbol against tyranny and a beacon for human rights in distant lands and a worldwide liberty.
North Carolina Led Colonies in Freedom's Fight
An account recalls North Carolina's early push for independence predating Philadelphia's declaration. It details the 1765 stamp act clash near Cape Fear, the Regulators conflict, Mecklenberg County's May 1775 declaration, Fayetteville's June 1775 independence statement, and 1776 NC congress efforts shaping the state’s early governance and push toward a wider revolutionary cause.
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North Carolina
Freedom
Cape Fear
England
Ake
Pinus
Herman Husbands
Regulators
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Newhern
Cape Fear River
Mecklenburg County
Confreux
Congress
Cornwallis
Mecklenburg
Fayetteville
Maes
Philydelphia
Pene Fle
Cumberland County
Payetteville
Provincial Congress
Greene’s Memory Worthy of Honor in Early Rhode Island
The narrative recalls Nathanael Greene as a pivotal figure after Washington in the early fight for independence. Born May 27, 1742, in Rhode Island, his youth matched peers with a Quaker father who led a church and business endeavors, including a forge and mill, shaping his path.
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Washington
Nathanael Greene
Rhode Island
Bagt
Victory of Italy Decisive Blow in War Front
Readable fragments report Italy's decisive blow against Austria in the western front theater. Dispatches describe Austrian reserves being redeployed and German counters responding with cautious optimism, while Allied and Italian leaders assess the potential impact on the campaign and possible German strategic adjustments.
Troop Ship Sunk by U-Boat Off Delaware Coast
A German U-boat sank a homing troop ship about four hundred miles off Delaware in a late wartime incident. The disaster left the crow fire missing and reports say no troop casualties confirmed yet, while the American government mobilizes search efforts and defensive warnings.
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Gete Wensel
Delaware
Capi Wislington
Hermia Vali
Myiinele
Gary Department
Ailienone
Cherie
Eid Hennud
Soni
Tiadt Peeeti
Mutight BP Fieiluers
BO Troop Alumi
Bonds May Be Sold Abroad
Fragmentary report notes Wilnett bonds payable in foreign currency may be marketed overseas as part of a broader financial move. The article mentions potential riders and executives, with unclear details due to garbled text.
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Washington —Dnenanes
Wilnett
Turejen Meeiey
Onimbeles
Giles
Rider Weiner
Elon Ly
Irene
Ten New Dry Docks Project Aids Shipbuilding Bill
A civil appropriation bill provides funding for ten new dry docks in Washington. The project totals 825 million 409 thousand dollars and is supported by the shipyard sector with assistance from contractor Annee DeLAPletie.
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Washington
Extension on Freight Rates in Washington
Extension on freight rate schedules granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Authority to file revised rates and schedules ordered by the Director General in Washington. Agencies and railroad lines to adjust tariffs under provisional terms.
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Washington
Interstate
Ett Merce Commission
Dirwetie Gea
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