Haig Men Find Time To Extend Gains On Nine Mile Front
News from the Western Front reports British gains extended slightly on the right flank of the nine mile front after a German mine blast and bombardment. German losses exceed 7,000 prisoners, with many guns and mortars captured. French fronts also saw heavy fighting along the Chemin des Dames.
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Crown Prince
Rupprecht
Ypres
Nine Mile Front
Chemin-des- Dames
Aisne
Filain
Cerny
Trentino
Triest
Reite
Gorizia
Petrograd
Kronstadt
London
Arthur J. Balfour
England
America
General Pershing
France
King George
Buckingham Palace
German Emperor Escapes Ghent Bombing With Staff
A dispatch reports Emperor William with Field Marshal von Hindenburg Prince Eitel Friedrich and other staff in St Peters station Ghent Belgium when Allied planes bombed the site. The emperor's group was unharmed though three nearby officers were killed.
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Kaiser
London
Emperor William
von Hindenburg
Prince Eitel Friedrich
St. Peters
Ghent
Belgium
Exchange Telegraph Company
Baby’s Body Found In Well Near Springfield Farm
Lloyd Keet fourteen months old son of J Holland Keet a wealthy banker was found in a well on the Crenshaw farm near Springfield Mo investigators said they went to the farm after a tip whose source hasn’t been disclosed the finding was telephoned to a local newspaper office.
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Keet
Springfield
Lloyd Keet
J. Holland Keet
Crenshaw
Redmond Brother Reported Killed on the Pattie Front
London reports unofficially that William H. K. Redmond, MP for the east division of Clare and brother of John Redmond, was killed on the patrie front in France. The note ties the family to the Irish Nationalist leader in the House of Commons.
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John Redmond
London
William H. K. Redmond
East
Claire
House of Commons
France
Virginian Fights German Submarine In Bay of Biscay
The armed American steamship Virginian arrived from a French port reporting a battle with a German submarine in the Bay of Biscay on May 39. Forty two shots were fired with the submarine launching torpedoes. The Virginian suffered no damage and the submarine’s fate remains unknown. Washington announced another encounter where an American ship fired at a submarine and a torpedo passed within two yards. no hits confirmed.
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Atlantic
Bay of Biscay
Virginian
Hawaiian-American Steamship Company
Washington
State Department
Department of State
Farmers Warned: Urged to Stock Containers for Season
Washington sees farmers and shippers urged by the department of agriculture to estimate accurately and order immediately all barrels crates hampers baskets and other containers. A shortage may develop unless demands are anticipated.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Department
Salvadoran quake leaves Armenia Quezaltepeque near total ruin
Reports from San Salvador and nearby towns describe a violent quake lasting over five hours. In Armenia and Quezaltepeque most casualties occurred, Santa Tecla suffered heavy damage, San Salvador’s water system failed, and fires destroyed commerce. Relief funds are being raised in the region.
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la Libertad
Salvador
Armenia
Quezaltepeque
San Salvador
Santa Tecla
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Pershing Receives Audience With King George
General Pershing was received at Buckingham Palace by King George with Lord Brooke presenting him. Pershing came with twelve officers from his staff and was later hosted at the United States embassy for a formal call.
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Pershing
King George
London
General Pershing
Buckingham Palace
Lord Brooke
United States
Navy secrecy order bars all but official talk at sea
Secretary Daniels issued a precautionary order to the naval service forbidding discussion of any questions relating to disposition or movement of naval or military forces. The measure, urged by Admiral Benson, aims to curb leaks to the enemy while not hindering press news.
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Washington
Daniels
Admiral Benson
Naval Service
Department
Germany
Navy
Navy Department
Organized Conspiracy to Alarm and Distress Statement
Secretary Daniels links persistent false reports of naval battles and disasters to an organized conspiracy aimed at alarming the American public. He denounces rumors of a naval engagement between German fleets and the combined English and American fleets as groundless and dangerous misinformation.
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Washington
Daniels
England
United States
Subscriptions Due by June 15 Under New Policy
The notice requires all subscribers to pay in advance by June 15 or risk discontinuation. Expired subscriptions may be paid at the subscriber's home or business for 18 cents weekly. A $5.00 annual rate requires advance payment and takes effect on June 15.
Navy officials debunk rumors of fleet action losses
The Navy rejects reports of battles, ship sinkings, and wounded crews. It denies hospitals at Atlantic yards crowded with injured personnel and refutes claims of a hidden battle area and conspiracies with the press. Officials urge public trust and an end to the rumor campaign.
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Pennsylvania
Texas
Atlantic Coast Naval Yards
New York
Holland-American Line
Washington
Naval Department
United States
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
The forecast calls for showers and thunderstorms across West Virginia and Virginia on Sunday and Monday. After the unsettled start, conditions should improve with a rise in temperatures as the week begins.
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West Virginia
Not a shadow of evidence against J L Litz in Wise hearing
Coeburn Virginia June 9 Special At a hearing before United States commissioner at Wise Virginia J L Litz of Coeburn was vindicated from charges by federal authorities No evidence supported the accusations alleging abuse of the president and administration Prominent Southwest citizens testified to Litz loyalty to the government and flag and to his efforts to register young men especially colored locals before registration day He also contributed to hall rents and expenses for patriotic meetings promoting registering boosts before June .
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Coeburn
United States
Wise
J. L. Litz
Litz
Southwest
Americans Reach Britain Anew as Officers Arrive
A contingent of American officers landed at a British port today aboard the steamer that also brought Foreign Secretary Balfour. They were greeted by officials from the American embassy.
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Britain
London
Balfour
Forty Dead in Butte Mine Disaster Rises Alarm
Fire at the North Butte and Speculator mines traps miners at 2400 to 7200 feet levels. Rescuers report wading through water up to their armpits, encountering strong gas as 40 bodies are recovered and more than 175 miners remain unaccounted for. The Granite Mountain Shaft roars, rescue efforts slow, and officials estimate over 1 million dollars in damage.
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Butte, Mont
Butte
Mont
North Butte
Speculator
Granite Mountain
Fout
Joseph Coffemetten
John Boyce
American Survivors Landed After Manchester Miller Sinking
Three American survivors from the British steamer Manchester Miller torpedoed on June 5 have been landed. They are John Hayes of Boston, John Morris of Brooklyn, and Third Engineer Farrell of Philadelphia. Two American firemen, Ashley and Daniels, were killed. The vessel carried cotton.
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London
John Hayes
Temple Street
Boston
John Morris
Brooklyn
Farrell
Philadelphia
Ashley and
Daniels
Missing Southland lifeboats report two boats found
A consular dispatch says one of the two torpedoed Southland lifeboats was recovered with sixteen men aboard. It is unclear if missing American Ringley is among them. The second boat, carrying twenty eight men, remains missing.
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Washington
Southland
Ringley
Stich
Ute Chiefs Polk Posey Threaten Demonstrations at Reservation
Reports from Durango indicate Ute chiefs Polk and Posey with several followers have begun threatening demonstrations. They are reportedly well armed. The Ignacio Indian agent refused to comment.
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Durango
Col
Une
Polk
Posey
Ignacio
New Prussia appoints headsman Paul Spaete in Copenhagen
A new headsman for Prussia named Paul Spaete has been appointed. Spaete previously served as assistant to the retired executioner Schwietz, who built a large competency during his tenure. The announcement came via London from Copenhagen on June 9.
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Prussia
Copenhagen
London
Paul Spaete Spaete
Schwietz
Coal mining antitrust trial delayed to June 18
New York June 9 The trial of over sixty individuals and nearly twenty corporations charged with conspiracy to limit output and raise prices in violation of the Sherman act has been postponed a week. Chief counsel John B. Stanchfield is tied to another case, prompting the government to consent to the delay.
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New York
Virginia
West Virginia
Federal Grand Jury
John B. Stanchfield
Eastern railways and shippers close case before ICC
Washington June 9 Eastern railways and shippers wrapped final arguments on a proposed fifteen per cent freight rate increase before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Eastern carriers cite emergency costs from fuel supplies equipment and the Adamson law while shippers urge a thorough 1917 cost basis investigation before any rise. Clifford Thorne for the national shippers conference warns railroads show high expenses but no increased revenue.
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Washington
Eastern railWays and Shippers
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clifford Thorne
National Shippers’ Conference
Body Found of Baby Keet in Ozark Well After Abduction
In Springfield Missouri a 14 month old boy kidnapped last week was found drowned in a well at an abandoned Ozark mountain farm near a haunted house. Autopsy says death occurred at least four days earlier. A posse pursued seven kidnapping suspects reportedly captured near Stockport on the way to Jefferson City. Crowd of about 12,000 waited for word as tensions rose among pursuers and local residents.
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Lloyd
Ozark Mountain
Springfield
Keet
Caplinger
Lloyd Keet
Jefferson City
Ozark Mountains
Wilson declares war aims no annexations and liberation for all peoples
President Wilson in a communication to the Russian government outlines US war aims as no territorial changes without granting inhabitants life and liberty, no indemnities except reparations for wrongs, and no return to the prewar status quo. He says America fights for liberty and self government of all peoples, opposing autocratic power. (Continued on page ten)
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Washington
Wilson
Russia
United States
Germany
Francis
Petrograd
America
Berlin
Bagdad
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Nicholas Romano
Duins
MR. Daniels
See
Tary Daniels
Thierichens
Girman
Max V. Thierichens
Prince Eite Friedrich
Adelbert K. Fischer
Helena Fischer
Henry K. Hohner
Ithaca
N. Y
Fort Oglethorpe
Fischers
Rohner
Fischer
Navy Yard
Oneriffs
Russan
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