Unprecedented German Attack Posture Worries Allies
German military leaders reportedly massed Krupps and Skodas from Albert to the sea as Britain warns of an imminent offensive. British experts anticipate a new Hindenburg strike on the Western Front amid heavy artillery bombardments. Australia’s Premier cites Kuellmann warnings as concern grows over American and Italian involvement.
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Foreign Office
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Albert
Hindenburg
Marg
Henri Bidou
Hughes
Australia
Kuellmann
Empire
Czar Reported Slain in Bolshevik Assault
Kiev dispatch dated June 26 confirms the assassination of former Emperor Nicholas II by Bolshevik troops retreating from Yekaterinburg. Basel received the message, with Lausanne bureau later confirming the claim of Nicholas Komunoff’s execution after a brief trial. Details remain unclear.
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Paris
Kiev
Nicholas
Russia
Yekaterinburg
Basel
Switzerland
Havas
Ukraine
Lausanne
Nicholas Komunoff
Prohibition Fight Shapes Liquor Question in Senate
A bitter clash over national prohibition emerges in the Senate with Norris of Nebraska offering a substitute to Jones of Washington. The measure would ban distilled spirits and beer production and removal of holders on bond after June 0, with beer sales halted three months after passage.
Supreme Court to Hear Mooney Case July Date
The Supreme Court set July for oral argument on the Thomas J. Mooney case. Mooney faces death sentence for a murder tied to a disgraced scheme. No writ of probable cause was issued.
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Bon Proudiscos
Supreme Oolley
Thotmas J. Mooney
Conscription Plan Not Abandoned in London Speech
Viscount Preneh, the lord temper, declared in a Wednesday speech that the conscription plan is not abandoned. He warned there was no idea of giving up the use of volunteers or forced service in Ipinh.
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London
Preneh
Lord Teutemaat
Martial Law Expected Across Austria Hungary
Dispatches received Thursday warn of a serious food shortage in Austria Hungary and indicate martial law could be proclaimed nationwide within the empire. The reports stress the severity of the crisis and the likelihood of swift government action.
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Austria
Austria Hungary
July Draft Calls Deplete Glass As Thousands Enlist
Washington dispatch reports Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a June 26 call for 367 961 men in July. White and colored registrants total 124 525 summoned for general service, with 33 250 white selected to entrain July 5 and 21 255 white plus 45 000 colored and 25 011 colored in later blocks. The large mobilization aims to clear Class One eligibility, though many won’t report until mid month as rech reassignment and 21 year old youth registrations add new potential.
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Washington
General Crowder
Crowder
Utahns Doing Their Bit In Sugar Beet Soaring Effort
In Uinta County Salt Lake City reports women are growing sugar beets at home for syrup. The county home demonstration agent organized fifteen groups to teach sugar beets and starch making. Women planted 75 to 100 pounds of seed and produced 2,000 to 2,500 pounds of potato starch, saving 400 bushels of potatoes.
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Salt Lake City
Uinta
Utah
Bonds May Be Sold Abroad In Foreign Currency
Washington reports the treasury is considering issuing Liberty bonds payable in foreign money for sale in other countries to stabilize foreign exchange rates.
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Washington
Treasury
Georgia ratifies federal prohibition amendment early
The Georgia legislature votes to ratify the federal prohibition amendment on June 20, becoming the twelfth state to endorse the measure as the annual session opens.
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Atlanta
GaeThe
Georgia
Aerial Bombing Report on Rhineland Towns
London says German towns and eastern Rhine cities faced bombardment by Burkill squadrons as stated by the War Office on June 26. The dispatch notes renewed aerial operations over these settlements and details ongoing Allied air actions during the campaign.
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Gombed
London
Geran
Rhine
Burkill
Renant
War Office
German Foreign Secretary Denies War Aims in Reichstag Speech
Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann said Germany seeks no world domination and blames Russia for the war with France abetting, outlining peace ideas and Germany’s position on Belgium. He cites Napoleon to refute domination notions and urges mutual trust as a condition for peace.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Russia
Richard von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Berlin
Belgium
von Kuehlmann
Europe
Napoleon
France
England
von Kuellmann
Asquith
Lloyd George Pushes Irish Settlement in Commons
Premier Lloyd George urged settling the Irish problem in the House of Commons on Tuesday. He argued the issue increased difficulties for both the British government and the United States government in conducting the war.
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Londone
House of Commons
Lloyd George
United States
Navy firesman praised for engine room blaze action
Washington Frank Sushi a chief water tender in the navy was commended by Secretary Daniela for extinguishing a fire in an engine room of a destroyer on June 1. His home is Vallejo California.
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Washington
Frank Sushi
Navy
Daniela
Bush
Vallejo
Cal
Taylor Henda Express Firm Formed In New York
George C. Taylor elected president of the American Rardway Express company which will control nearly all express lines in the United States under a contract with W G McAdoo director general of railroads.
Forest Fires in District 1 Now Under Control
All dangerous fires in district No. 1 of the United States forest service have been checked with the exception of a serious blaze along Kallepell creek in the Kaniksu forest near Missoula Montana.
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Missoula
Mont
Kallepell Creek
Kaniksu Forest
United States Forest Service
Government Orders Lumber to Seattle for Douglas Fir
A Washington government plan will place an order for 9 000 000 feet of Douglas fir with suppliers in Oregon and Washington. The Wemovat i Luombernen association provided views on the measure as discussions move forward.
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Seattle
Wash
Wemovati Luombernen
Washington
Poeilay
Onder
Douglas Tir
Opegen
Washington Willis
United States warns Turkey over Tabriz incident ultimatum
Washington reports a third diplomatic demand to Constantinople seeking urgent explanation for the sack of a U S hospital in Tabriz. The United States warns war could follow if Turkey ignores the message carried via Sweden, as relations with Turkey remain strained.
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Turkey
Washington
United States
Tabriz
Constantinople
Lansing
Sweden
Spain
French official Justin Godart visits America for wartime aid talks
Justin Godart former assistant secretary of war and French chamber of deputies president travels to the United States to thank American aid organizations including the Red Cross YMCA and to explain the work of France's military health department in sanitation and comfort for Allied armies.
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Justin Godart
French
Chamber of Deputies
America
France
United States
Red Cross
Military Health Department
French Republic
Embargo Lifted on China Action in Siberia Reported
London dispatch says the embargo on Chinese action in Siberia has been raised. The move follows Tassia not taking steps to stop German advances in the east.
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London
Siberia
Harbin
Tassia
Czar Fatally Harmed as Red Guards Break into Ekaterinborg
A Stockholm dispatch reports that Russian red guards breached the residence of Nicholas Jemanalf, the former Mustain emperor, in Ekaterinborg with serious casualties including the death of the Czar. The incident follows rising unrest as authorities react to the upheaval.
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Czar
Italians Tighten Piave Bridgehead After Heavy Fighting
Italian forces on the southern Piave front reoccupied and expanded the Cape Sile bridgehead and repelled Austrian counter attacks. About 4000 prisoners were taken as Austrians fled under Italian machine gun and artillery fire. Estimates place Austrian losses at over 200000 with many bodies visible along Nervesa and Monte Telo crossings.
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Rome
Cape Sile
Plave
Monteilo
Nervesa
British Prisoner Describes Harsh Treatment by Germans
A Chicago resident and British subject, M. Jackman, freed in a prisoner exchange, reports extreme brutality in German captivity aboard the Konnigen Regentes. He describes barbed wire enclosures, brutal cold, minimal fires, and severe hunger with weekly rations of about one ounce in soup.
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Atlantic
M. Jackman
Chicago
Germany
Hertling Rules Out Further Peace Principles Talk
Imperial Chancellor von Hertling declares in the reichstag there will be no discussion of Wilson’s four basic peace principles. He signals reluctance toward a postwar league of nations, suggesting such a body could complicate Germany’s position.
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Wilson
Amsterdam
Count von Hertling
Reichstag
von Kuehlmann
League of Nations
Germany
Kerensky In England As He Plans Return To America
The unexpected June 26 appearance of Alexander Kerensky in London sparked diplomatic discussions across official circles. He announced he is bound for America and signaled determination to rejoin the democratic struggle against German domination.
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Washington
London
Alexander IF. Kerensky
Husala
America
Ten New Dry Docks As Senate Adds 25 Million
Washington outlines ten new drydocks funded by 25 million dollars added by the senate appropriations committee to the pending sundry civil appropriation bill at the request of the shipping board.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Senate Appropriations Committee
Extension on Freight Rates Granted by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted railroads an extra thirty days to file schedules at freight rates ordered by Director General McAdoo as part of the extension on freight rate procedures in Washington.
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Washington
Lnter
Cormercce
McAdeo
How Lydia Began the Christian Life in Philippi
Study notes describe Lydia the first European convert, detailing her attendance at the river prayer meeting, listening to Paul, heart opened by the Lord, baptism, and hospitality. It then covers the Philippian jailer conversion, his household baptism, and the transformed life shown by faith, service, and home.
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Paul
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