German air raid on eastern England costly and deadly
German raid over eastern England turns costly as ten of eighteen planes escape. Two aircraft are shot down near the coast, twelve killed and thirty six wounded. Submarines clash with American and French merchant ships amid heavy artillery duels from the Franco-Belgian frontier to the Scarpe river. Austrians press Italian positions south of Jamiano with 271 Italian officers and 6,500 men captured. Rioting erupts in Stockholm while censorship shrouds events in Austria and Spain. Russian war situation remains uncertain with possible Teutonic offensive hinted from Petrograd.
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England
Belgium
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Isea
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Vienna War Office
Europe
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Austria
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Petrograd War Office
Four German Planes Destroyed in British Defenses
London announces four German airplanes destroyed after yesterdays raid on England. British casualties totaled twelve killed, thirty six injured. A British pilot pursuing Germans toward Dunkirk downed two enemy planes. Later ten Dunkirk machines clashed with returning Germans, destroying two more and forcing four to land.
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London
England
Dunkirk
Utes Submit to Registration After Sheriff Seeks Stragglers
In Ignacio Colorado on June 6 most Ute Indians complied with the selective draft registration. Eleven holdouts who refused to register were tracked by a posse led by Sheriff John Alexander and later surrendered. The group believed registration would force them to endure combat.
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Round Robin Protest On Solace Deemed Gossip Based
Washington June 6 The protest signed by thirty patients aboard the navy hospital ship Solace charging mistreatment rests on gossip and hearsay. A civilian commission led by Dr. Welch Dr. Flexner and Nathan Strauss interviewed over 100 men and found the medical staff acted with kindness and competence during a May emergency, earning high praise for devotion and efforts.
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Navy
Solace
Daniels
William H. Welch
Johns Hopkins University
Abraham Flexner
Nathan Strauss
Lock Blackwood
Memorial Exercises at Arlington Honor Confederate Dead
Memorial exercises for Confederate soldiers in Arlington National Cemetery highlighted the United Confederate Veterans reunion. Bishop Collins Denny honored the women of the South and national generosity funding the monument. About 109000 visitors attended the event with 10000 veterans. crowds overflowed as homes opened to guests ahead of the parade to the White House reviewed by Wilson. A Grand Army escort will accompany General Harrison.
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Sons of Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy
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Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Wilson
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Harrison
Sons of
Suffrage advocates win a point and lose one
In Washington a clash over women voting parity unfolds in the house special session. The rules committee grants a favorable report on war legislation and Rankin's plan to form a special suffrage committee, while Republicans attempt to advance Rankin's motion to discharge the judiciary committee. An adjournment vote by Democrats passes 210 to 119.
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Washington
Rules
Representative Rankin
House
German air raid claims 5000 kg bombs on Sheerness
Berlin reports a German air squadron developed more than 5000 kilograms of bombs on military establishments at Sheerness England. Good hits were observed according to a German army headquarters announcement.
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Berlin
London
Sheerness
England
Armed American Steamer Sinks Submarine in Night Engagement
An armed American steamer fought a running duel with a German submarine for about an hour and a half. The submarine fired thirty five shots to the steamer s twenty five. The final steamer shot apparently hit the submarine which rose out of the water and disappeared. The steamer and its crew suffered no damage. The state department notes the engagement and confirms the steamer hoisted the American flag before the fight. The submarine was seen at about seven thousand yards and closed to two thousand three hundred yards before the decisive exchange.
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Washington
State Department
Department of State
Joffre to Aid Americans in Paris War Effort
Marshal Joffre is designated to organize American participation in the war and will represent the French government in cooperation with General Pershing. Lieut. Col Fabry and Lieut. De Tessau, from the U S mission, remain with the marshal. Pershing will be welcomed by Viviani and Joffre upon his Paris arrival.
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Paris
Marshal Joffre
Washington
Pershing
Fabry
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United States
United States, Will Continue With the Marshal. When General Pershing
M. Viviani
Italians to be Recruited Here by Italian Government
Details of a plan to recruit unnaturali zed Italians in the United States were given to General Guglielmotti military attache of the Italian mission. He will stay after the mission departs to oversee voluntary recruiting.
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Washington
United States
Guglielmotti
Zeebrugge Damaged in British Raid Reconnaissance
Photographic reconnaissance of Zeebrugge shows most dock yards and workshops damaged after a British air raid. Official reports say serious damage to harbor works and several vessels were sunk.
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Zeebrugge
London
Government Oversubscribes 200 Million Treasury Certificates
Washington announces the government’s latest offering of 200 million dollars in treasury certificates of indebtedness was oversubscribed and the books closed today two days ahead of the scheduled deadline.
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Washington
Treasury
Registration figure from New York shows large draft roll
Unofficial Greater New York returns indicate 568 797 men of conscription age registered yesterday with only four election districts still to report. The total reflects wartime mobilization and underscores broad civilian participation in the draft process.
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New York
Greater
Baby Keet Mystery Nearing a Solution
Springfield authorities say the case of Lloyd Keet, the missing baby, may be close to a break. Six people were in custody, including a woman, with one held locally and four others detained away from Springfield as mob violence risked public danger. Confessions were reported.
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Springfield
Lloyd Keet
Ozark
Subscriptions Due by June 15 Increase Effective Date
Notice to all subscribers to pay or renew by June 15 to avoid discontinuation. Prompt payment secures the new rates. advanced payment offers the $5.00 yearly option or 13 cents weekly collection at home or business. The June 15 change date marks the new value.
Local conspirators tied to attempted abduction plot
Prosecutor Paul O'Day said the plan involved Clemens a local jeweler and a child and art dealer in a scheme to seize munitions. The alleged conspirators allegedly discussed the plot after contact by a German agent seeking help to suppress munitions traffic.
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Clemens
Child
Art Louis
Paul O'Day
American destroyers show good first month in war service
From the British Port Base of the American Flotilla in London on June 6 the first month of active service for American destroyers reports favorable weather aiding antisubmarine work. They operate with British squadrons, patrol and convoy tasks ongoing, promising results and no clashes with U boats yet.
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London
Tornadoes Again Spread Death and Destruction
Tornadoes today swept rural Missouri and Kansas causing about 150 injuries and an estimated 1 to 2 million dollars in damages. Boone county Missouri reports eleven deaths from a southwest to northeast tornado, with four additional fatalities in Carroll Charlton and Ray counties including Richmond and Whitam.
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Kansas
Boone County
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Richmond
Whitam
French steamer sinks German submarine in Atlantic clash
Paris reports the German submarine was attacked April 22 in the Atlantic as it approached the French steamer Crenagne of 2478 tons. The sub was seen half submerged as it headed toward the steamer and was struck by four shots before disappearing.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Atlantic
Northcliffe Named Head of British War Mission in U S
At the request of the war cabinet Lord Northcliffe accepted the post as head of the British war mission in the United States succeeding Arthur J Balfour who returns to the foreign office Northcliffe will coordinate British missions and act with entente ally missions and with the American and Canadian governments.
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London
Ord Northliffe
War Cabinet
United States
Arthur J Balfour
Foreign Office
Northcliffe
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
Weather notes expect fat Thursday and Friday with little temperature change in West Virginia. In Virginia showers possible Thursday with Friday fair and little temperature variation.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Official figures show large gap in men eligible for war call
Washington June 6 The first state counts of military age men reveal millions registered awaiting the call to arms though early returns vary. Officials warn figures may not match census estimates as registration continues in key manufacturing states and districts.
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Armas
Crowder
Sonia LM Dreds
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National Guard
Delaware
Vermont
District of Columbia
Stoe'cloch
Cotonbia
Suete
Pennsylvania
Census ‘Bureau
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Rhode Island
New Jersey
Sean
Prince of Udine Improves, Eyes Tour With Mission
Washington dispatch reports the Prince of Udine head of the Italian mission showing marked improvement. Officials say he may accompany the mission on its south and west tour, expected to begin Monday, per the embassy bulletin and Dr Floria.
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Washington
Udine
Dulletin
Floria
Twenty Three British ships sunk last week
The British admiralty weekly report details shipping losses by mines or submarines. Fifteen vessels of 1,690 tons and over were sunk, three under 1,500 tons, and five fishing vessels. Compared to the prior week, there is a decrease of three vessels over 1,609 tons and an increase of two vessels under 1,600 tons.
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London
British Admiralty
Senate Delays War Revenue Bill Action Until Next Week
Washington June 6 The senate finance committee will not begin consideration of the redrafted war revenue bill this week. After two weeks revising the house measure downward the panel abandoned plans to finish Friday and hopes to complete revisions next week. Decisions on key points are deferred with only minor rates set today.
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Senate Finance Committee
Simmons
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Registration Surges in Mercer County Ahead of War Enlistment
Registration day in Mercer county far exceeded estimates with Beaver Pond leading districts at 1682 registrants. Totals show 3515 White, 720 Colored, and aliens among the tallies as local officials report high turnout for possible service in the United States army.
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United States
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Hluetiddd
Nyeba
Eee
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Bluefield
Mueheld
John Jo Caruwcellioy
Focal Board of Military Census
Charleston
W. J. Elliott
Wilson Urges Quick Action on Food Control Measure
President Wilson asked Senate agricultural committee members to act swiftly on pending legislation to extend government control of the nation’s food supply. He warned delays could trigger price spikes and urban unrest as European nations compete for American shipments. He also urged passage of a bill to require railroads to prioritize fuel and food shipments.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate Agricultural Committee
United States
Willington regains stance after draft registration setback
In New York on June 6, Charles Phillips a noted anti conscriptionist pleaded guilty to failing to register for the draft and announced his willingness to comply, marking a reversal in local anti conscription activity.
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Willington Register
New York
Charles Phillips
Veteran West Virginia editor J. J. Swope dies at Welch
J J Swope senior editor of the McDowell Recorder died at Welch after a long illness. A Monroe County native born December 28 1854 he worked as lawyer and journalist in Hinton Oceana and Welch. He edited the Mountaineer in Wyoming County and rehabilitated the McDowell Recorder in 1911 guiding road and civic projects. His forty six years of public service spanned politics schools roads and welfare efforts.
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weDowell Recorder
Welch
Wolf Creek
Monroe County
Mary J. Bardett
J. OH
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Hinton
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Talcott
KE. P.ther
Antoinette Diddle
C. JB. Stewart
Northup
Ohio
F. A. Jane
Narrows
J. Buell Swope
P. BE. Crans
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Monroe
Summers County
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Wyoming
Col. Swope
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