U S Navy Reports Conflicting U-Boat Encounters
Unofficial reports from an Atlantic port detail an engagement between a United States destroyer and a German submarine with conflicting outcomes. Some accounts say the U-boat was sunk or damaged. others claim the crew abandoned ship and escaped as darkness fell. The episode follows a long pursuit as morale soars among sailors in a censorship cited briefing.
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Atlantic
United States
Demaile
Jackies
West Indies
William McKeeny
Vinland
Capes
Cape May
N. J
Virginia Capes
Government Naval
New York
New England
Gulf
Cuban
Stunk
Washington
Naval Consulting Board
Daniels
Benson
Winslow
Shoemaker
W. L. Saunders
Solar Eclipse Fulfills Timed Prediction Across Oregon Strip
In Paker Oregon on June 8 a fifty mile wide swath witnessed a total solar eclipse as scientists expected. Telescopes photographed the sun and coronas while observers noted the rapid return of daylight after darkness. Birds nested and livestock roosted as electric lights came on and streetcars used headlights before daylight returned.
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Paker
Ore
Foreign Foreigner Prays Loudly in Woods Near Moundsville
An unidentified foreigner was arrested after eleven days of loud prayers in a wooded area near Moundsville. He claimed the Lord sent him to pray thirty days, has not eaten for eleven days, and refuses to name himself while officials seek a way to make him eat before nineteen more days of prayer remain.
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International News Service
Moundsville
Hearings on War Tax Legislation Extended
Washington June 8 hearings before the house ways and means committee on the new war tax bill will run to June 20. The time limit was extended ten days to accommodate many requests from corporations and individuals likely to be affected. Officials including Secretary McAdoo and Commissioner Roper have yet to be heard as treasury experts assemble data for the bill.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
McAdoo
Internal Revenue
Roper
Barush
The
War Industries Board
Treasury Department
Prohibition on Westbound Coal Movements
Washington reports the fuel administration will issue an order on June 20 prohibiting westbound movement of bituminous coal from Kanawha district operations to eastern war plants and including St Albans. Similar bans will apply to high volatile coal from Kanawha Kenova Thacker districts and Big Sandy Kentucky to Indiana consumers.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
East
Kanawha
Stt. Alphans
W. Va
Kenova-Thacker
West Virginia
Big Sandy
Kentucky
Indiana
West Point Saloons Closed During War
In Highland Falls New York eight saloons near the United States military academy at West Point were ordered closed for the duration of the war by government directive marking a wartime restriction on local taverns.
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Highland Falls
N. Y
United States Military Academy
West Point
Seaplanes clash off Dutch coast in major battle
The Hague reports a Tuesday evening duel off the Dutch coast between seven German seaplanes and five British machines of the largest type. A German plane was seen in flames plunging into the sea while a British seaplane descended and landed safely.
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The
Hague
Terschelling
Handelsblad
Semenoff Troops to Disband Reported in Tokyo Dispatch
A Tokyo dated dispatch to the Daily Mail via Harbin says General Semenoff's troops will soon disband, signaling the end of his activity as a military factor against the Bolsheviks, reported from London on June 8.
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Semenoff
London
Daily Mail
British Take Prisoners In Night Front Raids
British troops captured prisoners and inflicted casualties in raiding and patrol actions along the northern front during last night’s operations, the War Office announced.
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London
War Office
Allied Forces Hold Front as German Offensives Stifle
A Chronicle of fighting across the Western Front notes German offensives near Chateau Thiery and St Mihiel repulsed. American and French troops press gains on the wedge of the Marne while British forces hold between the Marne and Rheims. Italian front sees successes with 70 prisoners taken. Austro-Hungarian advances at Asiago repulsed.
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Maine
Teutons
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Rheims
France
Bomardment
Noyon
Montdidier
Aisne
Woevre
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Flanders
Locre
Ypres
Lake Garda
Plave
Asiago
Anna Held Improves After Prolonged Illness
New York June 8 Physicians report Miss Anna Held improved over the past week after a long illness described as a rare marrow disease. Confidence in recovery is noted though the actress remains under care.
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Anna
New York
Hope
Miss Anna Held
Miss Held Har
Hope for Victory Over Germany Cited by Moscow Chamber
A Moscow message to President Wilson from the Russian American Chamber of Commerce says a complete victory over Germany is hoped for and the Russian people rely on Allied economic support for postwar reconstruction of Russia.
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Germany
Washington
Wilson
Taxpayers urged to bring bills to IRS offices
Washington June 8 taxpayers will avoid inconvenience in paying income and excess taxes if they bring their bills to the offices of the collectors of internal revenue Commissioner Roper issued the statement today stressing the need to present the bills for quicker processing and accurate payment.
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Washington
Collectors of Internal Revenue
Roper
Mysterious Motor Boat Reported Off Virginia Beach
Residents of Virginia Beach say a thorough search was conducted last night for a party of unknown civilians who reportedly landed on the coast outside Cape Virginia from a mysterious motor boat.
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Atlantic
Virginia Beach
Virginia Capes
West Virginia and Virginia Weekend Fair Weather
West Virginia forecast calls for fair conditions Sunday and Monday. Virginia expects fair and warmer conditions Sunday with Monday likely cloudy.
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West Virginia
Virginia
West Virginia fights to keep gas at home
Morgantown sues Hope Natural Gas before the public service commission alleging discriminatory pricing to direct West Virginia gas to out of state customers. The case follows a push by state manufacturers and leaders to compel a state solution, with arguments over commission power and potential curtailment of out of state shipments.
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West Virginia
International News Service
Charleston
West Vitonia Nature Gas
Morgantown
Indusi
Hope Natural Gas Company
Public Service Commission
Plaintff
Ortes
Cornwell
Cosnwell
Publc Service Commission
W. FE. Glasscock
Charless. Goodwin
James A. Meridan
Fairmont
Christy Payne
Pittsburgh
Charles Howell
Campbell White
Berlin Admits Gains by Marines and French
Berlin via London reports that Allied assaults around Chateau-Thierry and counterattacks on the Ardre river yielded unimportant gains of territory. The German army notes renewed enemy attacks and states rest of the front is unchanged. Mrs. B. L. Black returns from Baltimore with her mother-in-law. German HQ first uses term American regiments in West Front operations.
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Berlin
London
Chateau-Thierry
Adre
Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Ardre
B. L. Black
Baltimore
Black
Western Front
Catigny
Entente Allies Offered Great Opportunity for Diplomatic Offensive
London reports the Daily Express says entente allies should press a combined political campaign to show Russians and Austrian Slavs what victory would bring. It urges concrete terms from self determination pledges and a joint US signature. The piece notes Russia's unrest over Brest-Litovsk and disdain for Prussian rule.
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London
Daily Express
United States
Express
Russia
Austria
Brest-Litovsk
Ship Building Record in Florence Texas
Florence Texas June 8 a national ship yards record was set as seventy nine frames of a large wooden steam ship hull were erected in thirty hours and thirty five minutes marking a remarkable construction pace by local workers.
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Florence
Texas
National
Eight Moonshine Stills Found Near Pond Creek Kentucky
A Daily Telegraph report describes eight active moonshine stills within eleven miles of Horsepen Cove and Gary on the West Virginia line. A Tazewell county resident details a two-tub zinc still and the fermentation method yielding thirty-five gallons per three fifty-gallon casks sold at eighteen dollars per gallon. A still was uncovered in a basement near a coal company store on Pond Creek when a drainpipe into the river betrayed the operation.
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Tazewell County
Horsepen Cove
Daily Telegraph
Gary
West Virginia
Tazewell
Pond Creek
Germans Arrested in Porto Rico Under Governor Yager Order
Eleven Germans including F Schomberg the Swedish consul and Hanks Hupfer USA commercial agent were arrested on presidential warrants issued by Governor Yager. Police guard enemy aliens at homes island wide as precaution against possible attacks.
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Porto Rico
San Juan
F. Schomberg
Hanks Hupfer
United States
Yager
British Raid Near Arras and French Prisoners Captured
Haig reports night raid on German trench lines south of Arras causing casualties. Early morning French forces conducted a minor operation east of Dickenousch Lake, capturing forty seven prisoners.
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London
Haig
Arras
Dickenousch Lake
Artillery Activity Revived in Noyon Montdidier Sector
Artillery activity in the Noyon to Montdidier area is revived as French forces contend with the possibility of a German counterattack using substantial reserves. The situation remains uncertain and under close observation.
French Decorate American Soldier for Croix de Guerre
Washington reports General Pershing’s message noting Section Lieutenant William J. Flannery of the infantry received the Croix de Guerre on June 5 for swimming the Marne on June 3 and rescuing a wounded French soldier.
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Washington
Pershing
William J. Flannery
Marne
American Ensign Eaton Interned After Seaplane Incident
An American naval officer Ensign Eaton of Connecticut has been interned in The Hague after a seaplane flight near Terschelling. He was unhurt, his aircraft damaged, and his Massachusetts parents are notified.
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the Hague
Ensign Eaton
Connecticut
Terschelling
Massachusetts
Injured Aviator Dies At Camp Bowie
Milwaukee born flying cadet Hor ace Woods of Carruthersfield died at Camp Bowie base hospital after crashing from about 2000 feet late Wednesday. He sustained injuries Friday night from the crash location and was injured during flight training.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Horace Woods
Milwaukee
Wis
Carruthersfield
Camp Bowie
French Retake Locre Hospice From Germans
With the British Army in France June 1944 Associated Press reports French forces retook Locre hospice from German control. They pushed to restore their line and prevent a threat to Locre and nearby Mont Rote hills. Heavy shelling occurred along the British front but no major operations were noted.
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France
Associated Press
Tacre
Locre
Mont Rote
Protests Over Intrastate Freight Rates Prompt Study
Washington June 8 news reports strong protests against a double system that applies interstate freight schedules to intrastate shipments and then raises rates by twenty five percent. The railroad administration will announce modifications to the new high schedules to take effect June 25 and study possible revisions.
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Washington
Railroad Administration
Southern Traffic League
Southern
Pershing Led Battle at Cantigny In Genocide Drive
General Pershing personally directed American troops at Cantigny where German forces lost about 200 prisoners. The village fell to US forces on May 28 and German attempts to retake it have failed. Senators were told the key American gains helped halt the recent German drive.
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Washington
General Pershing
Cantigny
Senate Military Committee
War Department
British Well Timed Attack Secures Key Position Near Voilville
British troops launched a 5 am assault west of Voilville and completed it in about an hour. The operation captured a strong enemy position and about fifty prisoners, tightening the allied line in a sector long tested by Hindenburg’s offensives in Flanders.
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France
Associated Press
Voilvelle
Hindenburg
Flanders
French Advance Near Chateau-Thierry Pushes to Dammard Edge
Paris reports new French gains in a sector between the Marne and Ourcq northwest of Chateau-Thierry. French troops advance from Chezy to its eastern outskirts and reach the western edge of Dammard village. South of Veilly-la-Poterie the Germans launch two violent attacks along Bouresches-le-Thiolet, but are repulsed with heavy losses.
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Chateau-Thierry
Paris
Marne
Ourcq
War Office
Chezy
Dammard
Veilly-la- Poterie
Bouresches-le- Thiolet
Extraordinary Coal Shortages Press Producers in Pocahontas District
Demand from government and private users floods coal fields in Pocahontas and Tug River regions as car shortages labor strain and troop movement cut output. Week ending June 1 shows 428,972 net tons produced, 6,990 hours worked, 2,604 hours lost, 74,388 tons lost overall with car and labor shortages driving declines.
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Pocahontas
Tug River
Oal
United States Fuel Administration
Army
Navy
Fuel Administration
Tug River Fields
Gruber
Put It Up to the Government
Charlie Frank, president and manager of the Atlanta Southern Association Club, urged that the issue of continuing baseball be put to the government in light of higher railroad fares and the possible draft age work or fight order.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Charlie Frank
Atlanta Southern Association
Germans Lose Heavily After Counter at Chezy-Dammard
Paris reports heavy German counterattacks north west of Chateau-Thierry near Chezy-Dammard were repulsed by French artillery. The war office says the enemy suffered serious losses.
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Paris
Chezy-Dammard
Chateau-Thierry
War Office
Republicans Win Ball Game for Red Cross Aid
President Wilson watched as Democrats and Republicans of the House played a six and one half inning baseball game for charity. The official scorer credited the minority with nineteen runs to five for the majority, a clear verdict in favor of the majority leaders.
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Washington
Wilson
House of Representatives
American Red Cross
Two American Destroyers Launched at Newport News Yard
The Ramsey and Hopewell destroyers were launched today at Newport News Virginia by the Ship Building and Dry Dock Company as the second cable launching in a month following May 11 when the Bresse and the Gamble were launched at the same yards.
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Washington
Ramsey
Hopewell
Ship Building and Dry Dock Company
Newport News
Navy Department
Bresse
Gamble
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Cabineet
Administration
Academy
Coal Company
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