Take Lemberg by July 1
During the eastern front briefing dated June 17, Von Mackensen aims for Lemberg by July 1 as Austro German forces push east across the San and near the Dniester. Russian losses grow despite Teutonic reverses. French and Turkish actions feature in the west and Gallipoli with mixed results.
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London
von Mackensen
Lemberg
Galicia
San
Dniester
Arras
Souchez
Lorétz
Labyrinth
Gallipoli
Constantinople
Bulgaria's Army Readies For War With Large Mobilization
Sofia reports Bulgaria has four divisions totaling 120000 men ready for action, plus ten divisions of 300000 in reserve mobilizable in days. If needed, forces could be doubled. Entry against Turkey would ease pressure on the southern allies and alter campaigns near Adrianople, Marmora, and Gallipoli.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Adrianople
Balkan
Macedonia
Kavalle
Aegean Sea
Zeppelin Raid Casualties Reported By London Officials
An official statement released last night details casualties from a Zeppelin raid on the northeast coast Tuesday night totaling 16 killed and 4 serious injuries. A separate raid on another part of the northeast coast on June 5 caused five civilian deaths, 13 women, six children, and four serious injuries. Fires mainly affected drapery shops, a lumber yard, and a series of small houses.
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London
Leppelin
Damage from French air attack on Karierube terminal
Fragmentary report says the French air raid at Karierube produced many deaths and injuries. A correspondent notes scattered details about the chaos, casualties, and an anticipated or unresolved relief response.
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Karierube
British Sweep German Trenches After Festubert Fight
Report details British forces capturing German front line trenches east of Festubert on a mile front and parts of the second line. Earlier actions included mine explosions by the enemy with little trench damage. By noon 1579 prisoners were taken and a German counterattack repulsed with heavy losses near Ypres Hooge.
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Festubert
Hooge
Ypres
Beall
Carter
Decisive Battle Report From Russian Front
Overseas agency reports a decisive battle underway along the Russian front stretching 682 miles. German forces on the Rawka River advance west of Warsaw in Poland Galicia and Bukowina, with important results expected from the clash.
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Berlin
Sayville
Rawka
Russia
Warsaw
Poland
Galicia
Bukowina
British battleship Agamemnon reported aground near Imbros
A Constantinople dispatch quotes an official Turkish announce that a British battleship of the Agamemnon type was seen grounded in Kefals bay near Imbros with the deck submerged. Timbros Island lies at the Dardanelles entrance and a damaged warship might seek refuge there. The claim of Agamemnon sinking is denied by Britain.
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Amsterdam
London
Constantinople
Kefals Bay
Imbros
Timbros
Dardanelles Straits
Agamemman
Trafford's Crew Saved After German Submarine Sinking
London reports the British steamer Trafford torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine. The crew was saved.
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London
Trafford
Mystery tragedy shocks East Side merchant family
New York on June 17 Carmen Cornelius, a well to do merchant, called neighbors to his apartment announcing a burglar killed his wife Barbara Cormeline. They found Barbara dead from three bullet holes, and a young man slain in the mirror clutching a pistol. Police cannot identify the intruder.
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New York
Carmen Cornelius
Hiss
Cormeline
Marbara Cormeline
Ni Tornelins
Death by own action by hanging in Walcott family tragedy
A man in his early thirties, Dean Walcott of Glover, reportedly died by hanging in a farm setting. The incident occurred after a trip to a bar and followed tensions within the Walcott family, which had suffered earlier losses. The four Walcott brothers, left by themselves, mourn the death of their parents and face a difficult path ahead.
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Darton
Jane
Dean Walcott
Glover
Walcott
Vilage
Bern
Wiameelf
Waleatt
Brattleboro Brief Weathered Cryptic Notice
Fragmentary text from Brattleboro reads as a memorial of some sort, mentioning Westiborn mer and Clarke with scattered phrases and dates. The readable parts suggest a commemorative or ceremonial tone amid garbled OCR, with no clear event date or named organization intact.
Kent Wedding Notice From Fragments
Fragments indicate a Kent wedding notice with partial readable details about the couple and date. The readable text suggests a small ceremony or public notice but lacks complete names or time.
Former Secretary Bryan Opposes US Military Preparedness
Washington June 17 Former Secretary Bryan argues that preparedness provokes war not prevents it in his second essay on The Causeless War He contends Europe’s upheaval stems from a false philosophy of might making right and praises President Wilson while warning that heavy armament burdens inflame public hatred and fail to deter future conflicts.
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Washington, D. C
Europe
Bryan
United States
Wilson
State Department Denies German Embassy Claims
Washington, June 17. A telegram from the German embassy in Cedarhurst New York signed by the charge d affaires denied Publicized charges that Dr Anton Meyer Gerrard was really Dr Alfred Meyer a senior German official secretly in the United States with war supplies. President Wilson had no knowledge of the reports and the White House had no information on letters about inventions of war implements ammunition tampering.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Cedarhurst
New York
Anton Meyer-Gerrard
Germany
Alfred Meyer
United States
Wilson
Magee-Gerhard
White House
Lansing Receives Clarifying Clues On German Agents
Washington notes indicate Secretary Lansing learned late yesterday of a German bid for safe conduct to the foreign office at Berlin. Reports mention Count von, the German ambassador, and Dr Anton Meyer Gerhard as linked to alleged army department misidentifications. State officials review details from New York papers as authorities pursue the truth about Meyer and Gerhard and possible implications for Norway.
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Whellington
Lansing Rrenterd
Wernt
Germany
Foreign Office
Bertin Teem
Count von
Ambavandor
Anton Meyer Gerhard
Coutt
Cerian Arml
Indin
Gerhart
Alfred Meyer
United States
Meyey
Gerhard
State Department
Engl
York
Meyer
G. Gerhard
Norway
Preposterous Claim From Alfred Meyer Touted
Fragmentary OCR text shows a dubious claim about Alfred Meyer being the Meyer of a treme ary Mee eorety. The readable bits mention a "Seer" and stores of otter, with unclear references to ten atoms lead metre. The piece lacks coherent names, places, or dates to confirm a full event.
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Meyerderberd
Alfred Meyer
Graduation exercises mark Montpelier High School
Montpelier high school held commencement in the city hall auditorium with 26 seniors receiving diplomas. Ruth Mary Ledden won first honor and one Vermont scholarship, Hazel Warren Rice second honor, and Chandler Woolson Brown the other Vermont scholarship.
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Montpelier High School
City Hall
Ferna
Ruth’ Mary Ledden
University of Vermont
Hazel Warren Rice
Chandler Woolson Brown
Vermont
David Harry Fertis
Montpelioe
Archara
Toy Shop
Raymond Morse Colton
Ruth Mary Ledden
Sherburn C. Hutchinson
Ruth Mary Ladden
Harold Martin Mick
James Treman Milo
Ethelynd Perkins
Frances Glenn Reed
Lydia Trene Ricker
George Hery Russell
Francie Clark Shaw
Frederick Bancroft Shepard
Sarat
Elizabeth Stevens Stahl
Richard Fowler
Verlin Stanton
Mildred Stevens
Harold Frederick Walton
Minnie Yet
Country Club
Taft Leads Peace League Conference at Independence Hall
Philadelphia June 17 distinguished men met at Independence Hall to consider Taft outlined proposals for a league of peace. Taft said neutrals have a stake in preventing war and urged a practical machinery to settle disputes before war and to deter breaches with collective defense.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
M Conference
William Howard Taft
Taft
League
Torer
Prohibition Raid Shuts Shamrock Club and Liquor Sale
State's Attorney Hopkink raided the Shamrock club in Winooski, citing underage bartender Arthur Heowlin and approval to confiscate and destroy illegal liquor. Prosecution continued for contempt as evidence suggested liquor flowed to club rooms, with a vote to dissolve the club and disband the group.
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Vontener
Houillart Bit
Cutmensiie
Boothnryl
Eth
Dlaband
Charles S Baldwin, Barre Cutter, Dies After Ill Health
Charles S Baldwin died at his father’s home on 181 Washington street at 8:35 PM after a long period of poor health. Born December 15, 1871 in Wolcott, he was 44 years old. He worked as a stone cutter 22 years with Hopkins & Smith, George Bond & Co, and Densmore, later at Martinson shed in Batch elder’s meadow. He survived by his parents and a cousin Hewie. his wife and elder daughter Marion predeceased him. The funeral is set for Saturday at 2 PM at 181 Washington street with Rev E Newell. interment Elmwood cemetery.
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Charles S. Baldwin
Washington Street
A. I. Baldwin
Emma (Cummings) Baldwin
Wolott
Hopkins & Smith
George Bond & Co
Mr. Dens
Martinson
Batchelder’s Meadow
Baldwin
Vermont
Dorothy
Hewie
Barre Ince
E. ¥. Newell
Elmwood Cemetery
Collision Near Barre Golf Club On Montpelier Road
Miss Louise Canton and Cortland H. Perry drove separate cars at dusk near Dodge Bridge north of Barre Golf Club. A collision occurred when Perry’s Ford and Canton’s auto tangled as other vehicles waited. no one was injured though a Maxwell lost a front wheel.
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Barre Golf Club
Montpelier Road
Louise Canton
Cortland H. Perry
Canton
Perry
Maxwell
Mike Canton
Waitsfield Masons Guests Observe Past Masters Night
Waterbury June 17 Winooski lodge Fo and A.M. held past masters night with over 10 Masons present including 29 from Waitsfield. Judge E W Huntley chaired the meeting. A past master jewel went to Dr Ton DL Grout. Hon. Daet Master Gifford delivered an historical address at the state hospital fire site.
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Waterbury
Winooski Lodge
A.M
Waitsfield
E. W. Huntley
Ton DL Grout
State Hospital
Daet
Gifford
Local personal crisis blurs memory in river region incident
Report describes a confusing scene near the Cumaretinwt river with references to Mentet Limrdtoon and several names, noting an event on April 12 and subsequent chatter about a bed, a journey, and disrupted activities. Officials and witnesses offer scattered details amid unclear charges or outcomes.
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Heeliowe
Mentet
Wesound
Eben
Eme
Pepa
Ghent
Montpelier June 1916 Class Day at Wick Academy
Graduation exercises held in Hardwick with readings and songs. Local attendees joined town representatives for the ceremony as the class prepared for commencement.
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Montpelier
Hardwick
Advocates Meters for Barre Water
Advocates press for metering Barre water supply amid local concerns about usage. The call focuses on measuring consumption to manage resources and ensure fair distribution among residents and businesses.
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Barre
Newport Man Car Victim Crushed Between Cars
Clinton Fay Day a 42 year old freight brakeman on the Boston and Maine railroad was killed in Sherbrooke P Q when caught between two shifting railroad cars. He departed Newport yard at 6 40 last evening and the accident occurred around 8. He leaves a wife two children and his parents Mr and Mrs S L Day and a brother H E Day.
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Newport
Clinton ‘Fay
Boston & Maine Railroad
Sherbrooke
P. Q
Day
Clerks' Union Boards Plan Actions in Butte
Executive boards of the Central Labor union met to outline steps after a prior delegates meeting. A five member committee from each local will direct expenditure away from union channels and set up permanent headquarters for information. A conference with the merchants' association was authorized to resolve the clerks versus merchants dispute and a result awaits tonight after talks are held with merchant representatives.
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Central Labor Union
C. Li Us
Alexander Ironside
L. Cardi
Butte and Vicinity
Carpenters’ Ball
Merchants'’ Association
Maree
Merchants’ Association
Alexander
Granite Ent~ Tere’ Association
Discharge Asked In Montpelier Court Case Against Monti
In Montpelier city court Judge E K Hare presided over State vs C Monti charged with furnishing intoxicants. Testimony described a raid at the Monti house producing whiskey and ale. Police Chief Connally testified about actions at the scene. Other witnesses referenced purchases and payments for items linked to the case. Costs totaling 810 were cited. A separate civil action by George P F Lackey against F W Spenes sought settlement of a disputed account.
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J. Ward
Mont= pelier
EK. M. Harevey
State
C. Monti
Warkread
Theriault
Monti
Ion
Connally
Pd. Manchard
Winslow Prevost
Bert
Howe
Wes Lerewe Mery
Kat Montpelier
George PF. Lackey Ageingt
F. W. Spenes
Scomuat
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Lansing
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Chandler W. Brown
Peace League
Winooski Organization
Dodge Bridge
Waitsfield Masons
Robert Gerdes
Bellows Falls
Ape
Vermont Episcopal Diserse
Rutland
Wick Academy
Mietory
Rutlend
Junie
Redneck
Cnt Geege Briere
Peete Tet Ey
Clinton Day
Boston & Maine
Messrs
Ironside and
Cardi
Benet
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