Federal order to register German alien women nationwide
United States marshals postmasters and police chiefs will register German alien women between June 17 and 26, recording fingerprints and photographs. Noncompliance may lead to internment, imprisonment, or deportation. The plan covers American wives of German nationals and outlines eligibility, procedures, and penalties.
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Washington
United States
Gregory
Alsace-Lorraine
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Tawail
Philippines
Purga tives urge gentle laxative use in farm provinces
The piece notes Beecham Pills as a mild option while citing land ownership shifts in Keethonia, with peasant proprietors acquiring about half a million acres. It describes meadow, forest, and coast industries, plus notable ethnic and railway details, and ends with note of British flyers interned in Madrid.
Esthonia Described as German-Rule Baltic Province
A National Geographic Society bulletin describes Esthonia lying north of the Gulf of Riga and south of the Gulf of Finland. It notes low elevation, land area comparable to Delaware and Connecticut, lakes and marshes cover about a quarter, limited cultivation, and extensive noble German land ownership.
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Gulf of Riga
Gulf of Finland
Esthonia
National Geographic Society
Exythonia
Delaware
Connecticut
Russia
Americans Demonstrate Splendid Initiative at Chateau Thierry
London reports the Daily Mail correspondent praises American troops for bold initiative at Chateau Thierry. He notes machine gun accuracy, repeated German assaults repelled, and at least a thousand enemy casualties. Americans cross the Marne under fire, reach the next bridge, and hold wide fronts with French and British units.
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London
Chateau-Thierry
Daily Mail
France
Marne
United States
Lanneville
Toul
Montsec
Farmers Organize In Empire State
Albany June 6 Farmers in New York announced a move to organize for mutual protection to prevent exploitation and misjudgment. They pledge to aid the war effort, demand fair prices, and seek equal opportunity while maintaining independence from political parties or outside movements.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
New York Federation of Farmers
New Movement
New York
Jabor
Federation
Soldiers in Paris speak of Cantigny wounds and return to front
In Paris a hospital scene shows wounded American soldiers facing surgery with high morale. Privates express eagerness to return to the trenches and recount their past fighting, even as some lose limbs. The report notes most will recover.
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Paris
Cantigny
Hypo Cod Tonic Praised By Patient's Wife In Wheeling
Mrs. D Yorcke of Elm Grove Wheeling recounts how Hypo Cod rebuilt her husband who suffered poor appetite pale complexion and winter illness. She says he gained five to six pounds his color returned and his appetite improved after taking the tonic. The ad promotes Hypo Cod as a malt iron cod liver extract blood builder and system regulator sold by multiple local druggists.
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D. Yorcke
Elm Grove
Wheeling
W. Va
Mrs. Yocke
F. Schenk & Sons
Earle
Bluefield
Goodykoontz Drug Co
White Pharmacy
Central Pharmacy
Lambert Pharmacy
Flynn & Greear
Kingslow Drug Co
German Woman in Berne Details War Losses
A German woman living in Berne reports heavy family losses from the war. She says twenty five relatives killed, five disabled, two unharmed out of thirty two who were engaged, and her husband died on the German front near Arras. She notes seven of her uncle’s sons went to war, six were killed within two months.
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Berne
Arras
Battle Situation Remains Unchanged on Front in France
London reports the battle situation largely steady with German advances stalled from Noyon to Rheims. German losses are described as heavy in recent days, especially Monday and Tuesday, when gains were minimal.
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London
Noyon
Rheims
Age of Youth Hair Dressing Ad Promises Darker Hair
An advertisement promoting La Creole Hair Dressing claims to remove gray hair and restore an even dark color for hair, beard, or mustache. It cites Central Pharmacy Bluefield West Virginia and offers a money back guarantee with a $1.20 price and mail order option.
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Central Pharmacy
Bluefield
W. Va
Americans In Picardy Fight Like Tigers
American marines attacked the Germans at dawn in the Chateau-Thierry sector and gained 3.5 kilometres on a four kilometre front, taking 100 prisoners while the French captured 160. The battle continued through the day as Marines pushed for high ground northwest of the sector and wounded soldiers eagerly pressed on.
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Picardy
Sy Associated Press
Chateau-Thierry
Pratt Unloads Cargo After Shellfire Incident
The American tanker Herald Bert L. Pratt arrived in Philadelphia after being damaged by submarine shellfire off Delaware capes last Monday. She began unloading her oil cargo at once, with refits visible as patches of fresh paint and scattered fittings on deck.
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Philadelphia
Herbert L. Pratt
Delaware Capes
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