Vessels Added 10-Ton Raiders in American Waters
Two more ships the Norwegian steamship Didsvold and a schooner were sunk by German submarines near the Virginia capes. Total losses reach thirteen steamers and eight schooners as U boats operate close to the coast, conserving torpedoes while seeking to disrupt transports and force recall of ships from Europe.
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New York
Atlantic
Virginia Capes
New York Harbor
Navy Department
Maryland
Samuel C. Mengel
Hansen
Portaco
Carolina
Lewes
Del
Washington
Navy
Department
New Jersey
Delaware Capes
Pratt
Radio Seine
Daniels
Congress
United States
Marne Again Marks End Of German Drive
Washington reports Berlin concedes no change on the western front as observers deem the Marne battle a probable end to the German effort to crush allied resistance. While some foresee renewed assaults toward Paris, unofficial front notes say shock divisions are thinning, suggesting German preparations behind the lines for a new blow.
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Washington
Berlin
Marne
Foch
Chateau-Thierry
Soissons
Paris
McAdoo asks Liberty Loan workers to back War Savings Day
Secretary McAdoo urged Liberty Loan workers to assist war savings committees for National War Savings Stamps Day on June 21. He stressed that wider individual saving will ease future Liberty bond issues and support the army and navy, aiding national welfare.
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Washington
Liberty Loan
Mc Adoo
Mcdoo
War Savings Committees
Kenilworth Castle Collision Drops Steamer by Port
The Kenilworth Castle, an allied steamer carrying about 500 passengers and mail from South Africa, arrived at a British port in a crippled condition after a collision. Several persons were killed by explosions or drowned when the vessel capsized. A number of people were reported missing following the incident.
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London
Kenilworth Castle
South Africa
Another Submarine Victim Sunk Off New York
The American auxiliary schooner Samuel C Mengel was sunk Sunday afternoon 175 miles off New York by a U boat. Eleven crew members were rescued by a Danish steamship and brought to New York. The Mengel carried cargo from the West African coast and others went into lifeboats when bombs were dropped.
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New York
Samuel C. Mengel
Mengel
Attempts on French Line Fail Near Carlepont Wood
German attacks on the main battle front last night failed at Carlepont wood Dommiers Courcy and near Chezy. French infantry aided by tanks improved the line north of Courey on forest borders.
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Paris
War Office
Carlepont Wood
Dommiers
Courcy
Chezy
Courey
Propaganda Rumor About German Submarines Reaches U S
A Mexico to Washington message reports a Guadalajara paper claimed German submarine raiders off the American coast destroyed fifteen American warships and that the United States is concealing the event. The State Department acknowledged the suggestion of enemy propaganda.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico
Guadalajara
United States
Rioting Creek Indians Gather at Old Hickory Grounds
Anti draft riots break out in southern Okmulgee county. About 500 Indians are reported gathering at Old Hickory stamping grounds, where two white farmers are said to have been shot. The Henrietta home guards and 100 civilians have left for the scene.
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Muskogee
Okla
Okmulgee County
Henrietta Home Guards
Old Hickory
Medina Pilot Dies From Brooks Field Accident
Lieutenant Franklin Clark of Medina Ohio died at Brooks Field post hospital from injuries after a fall two miles south of the field yesterday. Announcement of the accident came only tonight.
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Antonio
Tex
Franklin Clark
Medina
Oho
Brooks Field
Paris Newspapers Praise Valor of American Troops
Paris papers hail American troops in the great battle northwest of Chateau Thierry. An American patrol penetrated to the third German lines near the Luneville sector, fighting up to twenty minutes with grenades bayonets and bullets, sustaining light losses. Reports from Washington and Paris note continued patrolling in Picardy and Lorraine and that French and American forces advance, driving Germans from Neuilly wood and pressing toward Jaulgonne and Veuilly with minimal American losses.
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France
Associated Press
Luneville
Paris
Petit Journal
Cantigny
Washington
Picardy
Lorraine
W Pershing
Chateau-Thierry
Neuilly Wood
Marne
Jaulgonne
Chateau- Thierry
Veuilly
Marne River
Dawn over the battlefront as Americans aid French civilians
A correspondent describes near front conditions with civilians sheltering homes from enemy shelling. Night fighting gives way to day as gunfire and shrapnel light the sky, while air activity and a dawn lull reveal a battlefield briefly lit by sun and smoke.
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Battefield
Weather Forecast for West Virginia and Virgins
West Virginia expected fair in the east with showers in the west on Thursday. Friday likely showers. Virgins stay partly cloudy Thursday and Friday with little temperature change.
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West Virginia
East
West Portion
Furious assaults by Hung fail 10 force allies back
Allied defense holds on the Soissons to Chateau-Thierry front as German attacks recur along the Marne and in Picardy. Berlin reports no change in front, while American units sustain a bold defense around Marne bridges and Chateau-Thierry, signaling possible new German efforts toward Amiens and channel ports.
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Hung
Soissons
Chateau-Thierry
Mourlin-Sous-Touvent
Seissons
Troesnes
Villers-Cotterets
German War Office
Berlin
Marne
Rheims
Picardy
Amiens
Morlancourt
Lens
Pershing
No Man’s Land
Russians Defeat Turks in Trans-Caucasia Battle
The Exchange Telegraph reports a May 24 engagement in the Kars district of Trans-Caucasia resulting in a Russian victory. Turks and Germans are said to be moving along the Ardahan road as the population is being massacred, according to Moscow dispatches.
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London
Kars
Trans- Caucasia
Moscow
Ardahan
Submarine Mixups and Sinking Near Virginia Capes
The Radio Seine reported a large submarine fired on it off Maryland as a destroyer closed in the sub then disappeared. A Norwegian steamer Didswald was sunk forty miles off the Virginia Capes with all hands saved. President Wilson's war cabinet discussed submarine activity and Hoover stated food supplies for the army overseas remain safe.
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Washington
Maryland
Navy Department
Seine Chesnomarine
Edward R. Baird, Jr
Douim
Seine
Leine
Virginia Capes
President Wilson
Hoover
Youths in Germany No Longer Rush to Colors
Berlin reports a wartime education decline as German youths lose enthusiasm for military service. Scholastic standards have fallen, promotions lack clear standards, and long war diets leave pupils undernourished. Juvenile delinquency rises with Berlin seeing more than triple 1914 violent youth crimes.
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Washington
Berlin
Vossische Zeitung
Prussia Shall Have War and More War Says Lansing
Secretary Lansing condemned peace suggestions based on Prussianism and nonconstructive criticism of the war at Columbia University commencement. He said Prussia wickedly sought war and that Americans will pursue war until the idea of war is abhorrent to Prussian minds.
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New York
President appeals for Mooney pardon
President Wilson writes a second letter to Governor Stephens of California urging the pardon of Thomas J. Mooney. The appeal comes as Mooney remains a focal point in the labor and political arena with calls for clemency.
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Mooney
Washington
Wilson
Stephens
California
Thomas J. Mooney
Coal Demand Soars as 1920 Outlook Sees Record Output
The fuel administration announced that from April 1 this year demand for bituminous coal will exceed last year by 79,866,000 tons. Total requirements for all uses are set at 624,594,000 tons, a 14 percent rise, and mines must boost output to meet this historic demand.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Million American Youths Register for War Mobilization
On June 5 1918 about a million young men turning twenty one registered for the world war draft. Crowder ordered states to mobilize between June 24 and 28 adding 200000 more registrants for a total near 1106704 eligible for the colors. Local boards assigned men to cantonments and classes one through five, with 750 009 potential soldiers estimated for the day and a nationwide total approaching 1 3 million draft figures.
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Washington
Crowder
Arizona
Tne
Western Front
National Army
National Guard
Virginia
Camp Lee
West Virginia
America
United States
Wilson
Plot to Smuggle Romanoff Jewels into America
US customs uncovered an alleged plan to import the crown jewels of the dethroned Romanoffs valued at 2 million dollars. Two federal officials are under suspicion one in Russia and one who recently arrived at an Atlantic port and rushed to Washington and is now missing. Agents say they recovered 150000 dollars worth and pursue the remainder.
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New York
America
United States
Russia
Atlantic
Washington
Sailings to Europe Unchecked Says Secretary Daniels
Secretary Daniels declared there will be no halt on sending men and munitions to France despite submarine raids off the Atlantic coast. He said the navy must keep the door open to France, continue transporting troops, munitions, and food to the front.
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Europe
Washington
Atlantic
France
Daniels
Col Clayton Killed in France War Death Official Notice
Col Pertam T. Clayton of Clayton Alabama was killed by an enemy air bomb in France on Tuesday morning. The War Department notified United States Judge Henry D. Clayton. The deceased was the judge’s brother.
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Clayton, Ala
War Department
United States
Henry D. Clayton
Col
Pertram T. Clayton
France
Roberts to command forces in Great Britain
In a temporary measure London announces General Sir William Roberts to lead the forces in Great Britain. Roberts, formerly head of the interior staff and chief of the eastern command, assumes command in Britain as part of a broader wartime reorganization.
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Britain
London
Sir William Roberts
Eastern Command
Interior Staff
Great Britain
US Minister Egan Resigns Over Ill Health
Maurice Francis Egan United States minister to Denmark has tendered his resignation to the State Department citing ill health.
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Egan Psizns
Washington
Maurice Francis Egan
United States
Denmark
State Department
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