City Officials Ponder Severe City Budget Cuts After Warrant Ban
Mayor Maloney briefed the Butte City Council in executive session on drastic budget cuts. He proposed laying off most city workers including police and firemen, with only a skeleton staff kept in place. A special committee will study the finances and report to the council at the next session.
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Maloney
Butte
Freudenstein
Hanratty
Swanton
Woods
McKeon
Italian front notes and home front draft tensions stir headlines
British and French reports indicate renewed ser vice in Italy and on the Western front as debates over conscription, exemptions, and holidays surface. Local notices mention gatherings and public interest in postwar plans while Anaconda and Butte columns highlight societal events and changes in labor and mobility.
O Leary Arrest Sparks Spy Case Return to New York
Jeremiah A. O Leary once a fugitive linked to espionage and treason charges was captured near Sara Washington and is being returned to New York by federal agents. His brother John J. O Leary and Arthur J. Lyon faced trial on charges they aided his escape. A separate report notes his arrest in Clarke county Washington after a farmer’s three acre chicken plot link to his operations.
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Washington Town
New York
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Bull
Sara
Wash
O'Leary
Washington
Portland
Ore
John J. O'Leary
Arthur J. Lyon
Vancouver
Jeremiah O'Leary
Clarke County
Merger of Tacoma Newspapers Announced
Tacoma announces a merger of the Ledger and Evening News papers. The Tribune Publishing owners Mert Baker of Cleveland and Frink & Baker of Tacoma will publish the Daily and Sunday Ledger and Evening News Tribune starting Monday June 17. An air raid alarm was sounded in Paris tonight with no further details released.
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Ker
Cleveland
Onio
Frink & Baker
Tribune
Ledner
Evening News
Ledger
News-Tribune
Paris
Holland Called Down by England
A British dispatch accuses the Dutch government of sheltering the German ship Maria at Tandjong Priok harbor in Java in May 1916 to avoid capture. The Maria, 4000 tons, flew the German flag and was likely a German auxiliary raider. British notes to The Hague contain sharp language criticizing Dutch wartime actions.
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Tandjong Priok
Java
Dutch East Indies
Great Britain
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the Hague
Jonkheer J. Loudon
Netherlands
Troops Over France Near One Million Target
General March reports over 800000 troops sent overseas with a goal of 1,000,000 as Allied lines extend from Rheims to Ypres. He notes mounting press access to battle summaries while warning of Paris’s strategic risk and the rapid troop movements toward Paris.
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Peyton C. March
Staf
Rheims
Rhelms
Ypres
Islarly
Taker
Three Million Will Be Under Arms By August First
Washington reports that three million Americans will be in uniform by August 1 as the senate military committee was told by Provost Marshal General Crowder. He warned that extending draft age limits may be needed if calls continue at the current pace. He noted 1,347,000 of 2,428,000 in class one have already been drafted. Additional 400,000 from June 5 registrants and 200,000 from reclassification are expected.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
General Crowder
Crowder
Putnam Downed Five Germans in June Air Skirmish
Washington reports General Pershing cites multiple direct hits on a station and railroad behind German lines. Sergeant David E. Putnam of Brookline Massachusetts reportedly downed five Germans on June 10, bringing his official tally to twelve and challenging Lieut. Frank Jaynes as top American ace. Paris notes the third enemy offensive has been mastered since the third day amid official comment.
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Cess
Ameri Tors
Gereman
Pershing
David E. Putnam
Brookline
Mass
Putnam
Frank Jaylies
New Bedford
Maia
Paris
Paris braces for renewed German offensive in war news
Reports from Paris and London say Germany may renew its drive on the western front with potential assaults toward the Marne and Oise regions. American forces report heavy patrols and gas shell use as tensions rise along the Somme and Flanders fronts amid volatile Austria Hungary dynamics.
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Holland
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Moravia
Hungary
Soissons
Paris
London
Rupprecht
B. and
Flanders
Oise
Marne
Aisne
Montdidier
Amiens
Sommest
Italy's Front Engaged Again on Austro Italian War
Reporting from Rome and Vienna the Austrians launched a broad offensive along the front from Asiago to the Brenta and Plave with heavy bombardment and infantry assaults. Premier Orlando announced Austrian failure to gain initial results noting fierce fighting and resilient Italian lines. Also an Atlantic port report described the freighter Keenum evading a German submarine after a brief chase. Paris dispatchs noted American wounded receiving care in Paris area hospitals.
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Chamber of Deputies
Orlando
Astico
Brent
Astic” Plateat
Grappa
Vin
Re Mtanice
Submarine War News Stirring Senate Military Address
Pembertone reports the senate hears Missi us Lake fon today as German submarines threaten Allied seas. Journal notes a heroic deal may be made public once completed, signaling intensified wartime resolve and expected disclosures.
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Senate
Missius Lake
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