Emperor Moves Toward Galicia For Final Blow
The German emperor directs Austro-German operations in Galicia against Russians. Grodek is secure for von Makensen, while Berlin reports storms and captures along trenches before Lemberg. Russian lines bend toward the Dniester marshes as fighting rages on the Galician front and in western theaters.
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Ploss
Silesia
Galicia
Grodek
von Makenen
von Ara
Berlin
Lemberg
Rawa
Germans Close On Lemberg Similar To Paris In 1914
London reports ten weeks of stalemate in Galicia with Austro German forces pressing toward Lemberg, nearly as close as German troops reached Paris after the Marne. The German emperor may command Ga Me fan campaign from near the front, with German officials noting progress and mounting casualties.
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England
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Joffre
Lem
Warsaw
Paris
John French
Ypres
Dunkirk
Calais
Lemberg
France
Russia
London
Galicia
Lembere
Galieia
Lemberg An
Marne
Gallia
Copenhagen
Butte Drowns and Fires Highlight City News
In Today's Standard Page, two Butte men drown in a creek near an automobile. A rancher is murdered and his body burned. The warden's wife is slain in prison. Vienna reports a general retreat. State medical men meet in Bozeman and Anaconda. Missoula readies for a big Stampede as 8 conditions improve in Butte.
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Vienna
Bozes-Anacone
Missoula
Lawrence Club
Spokane
Ool Texe
Italians Seize Final Heights on the Isonzo River
Rome reports the Italian army captured the last high ground along the left bank of the Isonzo near Plava on June 17 after a two day and night assault. Despite heavy Italian losses, the statement cites important strategic gains, including 150 prisoners and several captured rifles and a machine gun.
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Paris
Plava
Carnia
Freffofel
Valonia
Tsonzo
Tgonzo
Wife of prison warden murdered in burned bed
Joliet Illinois June 20 Mrs Famund M Allen wife of the state penitentiary warden was found dead and burned in the warden’s suite. A temple wound and alcohol soaked clothing suggest she was struck and the room set alight. An African American servant lived in the warden’s home and was placed in solitary confinement after an official inquiry. He would be charged with murder.
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Allen
Merry Widow
Odette Malzee Bordeaux
Los Angeles
Joseph Campbell
General Angeles quits Villa to visit family in Boston
Washington reports Gen. Felipe Angeles, expert artilleryman and aide to Gen. Francisco Villa, has left his command and is traveling to Boston to see his family. U.S. border agents confirm Angeles crossed into American territory last Friday night. Officials offer no light on the motive for his departure amid ongoing revolutionary activity and possible talks with exiled Mexicans planning a coalition to seek support for the Villa forces.
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Washington
Felipe Angeles
Francisco Villa
United States
Boston
Angeles
Wilson
Guns Over Mountains Report From Brescia
Brescia reports Austrian prisoners state heavy artillery of 305 millimeter class is being transported over the mountains to the front as Italy has already moved its heavy guns into position. The information comes via Chiasso to Paris dated June 20.
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Brescia
Chiasso
Paris
Italans
Turks Proving Fair and Humane Enemies
A Reuters dispatch from the Dardanelles reports Turks fighting fairly. A Turk dressed wounds under fire, another left a water bottle for a wounded Australian, and a British soldier given bread after hours without food. Escaped prisoners say they were well treated.
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London
Reuter
Dardanelles
General retreat begun along entire front near Weresyea river
Vienna dispatch reports Russian forces in general retreat from their positions along the Weresyea river west of Lemberg this morning at 8 o'clock. A Turkish war office statement notes 200 Russians killed and prisoners and material seized after a battle near Olt in Transcaucasia, west of Kars.
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Suwalki
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Lubaczow
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Koropec
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Weresyea River
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Olt
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Frank Not to Hang Gets Life Instead
Macon Georgia June 21 Leo M Frank arrived under heavy guard en route to Milledgeville state farm after Governor Slaton commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment. Sheriff Mangum stated the change as the transfer began immediately. Governor Slaton had previously said decision would be announced soon on the petition for commutation.
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Leo M. Frank
State Farm
Milledgeville
Mangum
Fulton County
Frank
Slaton
Atlanta
Sleep Not Essential to Life or Health Says Doctor
Dr Willer Robinson of Kansas City, a delegate to the American Medical association convention in San Francisco, argues sleep is not essential for health or life. He cites lack of insomnia insanity linkage and notes animals endure long sleep deprivation without ill effects. He claims notable figures reportedly slept little, challenging conventional sleep needs.
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Willer Robinson
Kansas City
American Medical Association
Robinson
Onaparte
Swedenborg
Wesley
Albanian Capital Said to Have Been Taken by Serbs
London dispatch from Athens reports that Serbian forces have occupied Durazzo Albania. Emad Pasha provisional Albania president and former Turkish commander at Scutari is said to have fled to Maly. Serbian war office notes ongoing operations and aims at Durazzo as a key objective.
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Athens
Durazzo
Albania
Emad Pasha
Scutari
Maly
Cattlemen held for death of homesteader near Hereford
Calvin Cox and Fed Scarborough, employees of two large cattle companies with land on both sides of the border, are held on charges connected to the murder of John Clinton a rancher killed Friday night at his home seven miles south of Hereford. The feud reportedly stems from homesteaders fencing land claimed as cattle range.
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Naco
Ariz
Calvin Cox
Fed Scarborough
Ican
John Clinton
Hereford
Clinton
Russians Maintain They Aren't Demoralized
A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports Russian military critics say Austro German forces pushing through lake passages north and south of Grodek aimed to demoralize the Poles. Yet on both the Grodek and Tanew fronts Russian regrouping showed equal efficiency and speed.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Grodek
Two Butte Men Drowned Under Auto in Creek
Lembke and George Schwend died when their overturned auto plunged from a bridge into Black Tall creek near Butte. The men, trapped under the car for about 15 minutes, were removed by bystanders and died before medical help arrived. Sheriff officials noted a wheel or road flaw and the car remained largely intact aside from a smashed windshield. Surviving relatives and funeral details follow for both men.
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Herman C. Lembke
George Schwend
Black Tall Creek
Butte
Hermann
Lembke
Rchwend
Nine Mile House
Schwend
Pat Kane
S10
Weat Galena Street
Larry Dughan
Mil
RF. Maginn
Lane
Precautions Enforce Air Raid Measures in Venice
Venice authorities order strict blackout and screened windows to prevent light transmission during air raids. A military guard will extinguish any visible light and may fire through unshielded windows if warnings are ignored. Palle Gre is cited as enforcing compliance with the new order.
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Venice
Rancher's Body Found in Ruins of His Home
Seattle reports the body of George Cleviland found in the cellar beneath his burned farmhouse near Port Orchard. Sheriff JH believes murder, with arrest likely by tomorrow night. The scene showed a hastily placed body with wood piled around it, resembling a prior nearby rancher killing years earlier.
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Seattle
George Cleviland
Cleveland
Murder Flame Traced To Butte Recluse Case
In Butte a murder linked to Henry Elmberg a wealthy hog ranch owner, whose home burned early January. Neighbors found a charred body in the ruined house, with evidence of head severing by axe. The killer reportedly lured Elmberg then drove home to collide with him and set the house ablaze. case unsolved.
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Washington
Henry Elmberg
Butte
Elmberg
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