Fourth Largest US Jurisdiction Opens Two Day Session
The twenty second annual session of the Grand Council of United Commercial Travelers of America for Kentucky Virginia West Virginia and Maryland meets in Bluefield with a public opening in the Masonic Auditorium. Hon James A Hughes former congressman and Walter D Murphy supreme secretary will speak along with local welcomes. The order numbers about 80000 members and funds aid widows orphans and injured members. Program covers Thursday and Friday events including addresses initiation and entertainment with a farewell reception and a 50 mile ladies ride.
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Grand Council of United Commercial Travelers of America
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
United States
Canada
Masonic Auditorium
James A. Hughes
Huntington
Congress
Walter D. Murphy
Columbus
T. S. Hamilton
Bland Street Methodist Church
South America
Bluestone Council
T. J. Phelps
City of
Bluefield
C. O. Stahlman
Emma Lee Phelps
The
Grand Council
Huntington Council
Colonial Theatre
Survivors Reach New York After Sinking Off Maryland Coast
Captain J. Mackenzie and sixteen crew members of the American steamship Pinar del Rio were rescued by a Norwegian ship after being missing since the vessel was torpedoed off Maryland on June 8. The survivors arrived in New York on June 10 aboard the rescuing steamer and lifeboat.
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New York
J. Mackenzie
Pinar del Rio
Maryland
New Jersey
May Enlist in Navy and Marines Under New Draft Rule
Men of the 1918 draft class may now enlist in the navy and marine corps under a ruling announced today by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Order and serial numbers are not yet assigned but this contingency was waived.
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Navy
Marines
Washington
Marine Corps
General Crowder
Clemenceau Calls Day Satisfactory Amid Front Updates
Paris June 10 Premier Clemenceau said it was a perfectly satisfactory day as latest front reports indicated the enemy generally suffered a setback though gained a slight advantage in places. He described the overall impression as favorable despite minor gains by adversaries.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Front Line Attacks Narrowed as Divisions Go Out
The center of the assault moved along a three and three-quarters mile front, about a fourth of the line. On the wings, losses halted progress, with five divisions put out of commission or about a third of those engaged so far. No French reserves were deployed.
Semenoff Drives Russians Back in Siberian Front
General Semenoff, leader of anti-Bolshevik forces in Siberia, has driven back Russian troops that crossed the Onon River in Trans-Palkalin. Advices from the fighting zone say Semenoff faces heavy odds as of Friday in Manchuria.
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Semenoff
Harvin
Manchuria
Py Associated Press
Siberia
Onon River
trans-Palkalin
Germans Fail To Break Allied Lines In Front Between Montdidier
Allied forces repelled German attacks along a front from Montdidier to the Matz valley on Sunday. Despite mass infantry waves and gas bombardment, the Germans gained only limited trench gains at Ressons sur Matz and Mareuil while Allied counter attacks restored territories.
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France
Associated Press
Tofay
Montdidier
Vise
Noyon
Ressons Surs Matz
Mareuil
Bicages
Riquesbourg
Matz
Ressons-sur-Matz
Roye Road
Estrees&t
Denis
Compiegne
Henry Bidou
Military Criie
Battle 13 Fierce Infantry Clash On Western Front
The German center gains ground between Montdidier and Noyon while French, Americans, and reeling troops hold on the wings. German losses mount as 8,000 prisoners and guns are reported. Austrians press in Italy with raids repulsed and Italians dropping explosives on enemy positions. In London the Commons notes 248 killed or wounded from German air raids on hospitals.
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Montdidier
Noyon
Mikery-Belloy
St. Maure
Marqueguse
War Office
Cambrai
Flanders
Bussaires
Chateau-Thierry
France
Belgium
House of Commons
London
Auxiliary Corps and Vigilance Committee
Marines Break German Lines at Belleau Wood Front
The US Marines attacked after daybreak and penetrated German lines about two-thirds of a mile on a 600 yard front in Belleau wood northwest of Chateau-Thierry. Germans now hold only the northwestern point of the wood.
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France
Associated Press
Belleau Wood
Chateau-Thierry
Plane crash claims two PA officers at Dorr Field
Lieutenant Heisland from Marietta Pennsylvania was killed and Cadet Captain C Astom, also from Pennsylvania, was seriously hurt in a mid day aeroplane fall at Dorr Field Arcadia Florida. The craft fell from about 100 feet during the flight.
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Heisland
Arcardia
Fla
Bejamin Heisland
Marietta
C. Astom
Pennsylvania
Dorr Field
Decrease in Unfilled Orders by U S Steel May 31
New York June 10 lecture notes report U S Steel Corporation unfilled orders on May 31 at 4,337,623 tons, down 404,259 tons from April 20.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Rehearing Sought on Federal Child Labor Ruling
Washington June 10 Solicitor General Davis asked the Supreme Court for permission to file a petition for rehearings of the suit in which the federal child labor law was declared unconstitutional. The court took the motion under advisement.
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Washington
Davis
Supreme Court
German Attack Repulsed Near Albert in Aveluy Wood
The war office reported that German troops attacked a British post in Aveluy wood north of Albert last night and were repulsed. No further details were provided.
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London
Aveluy Wood
Albert
War Office
West Virginia and Virginia Rain Chance Forecast
Local rains expected Tuesday and likely Wednesday in West Virginia with little temperature change. Virginia forecasts partly cloudy Tuesday with possible afternoon or Wednesday thunder showers.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Lion's Share Goes to the Merchant Marine
Washington reports an appropriation of 1.761701 billion dollars for the American merchant marine in the sundry civil bill, part of a total direct appropriation of 2.862762237 billion dollars with the House expected to add over 55 million. The shipping fund is 1.282694 million less than the board requested, but receipts from ship operation may fund building charges. Other allocations include 2.615 million for the food administration and 1.681 million for the fuel administration.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Shipping Board
Sherley
The
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
Coast Guard
War Industries Board
Council of National Defense
Tariff Commission
Rivers and Harbors
Alaskan Railroad
German assault on Montdidier to Noyon Front Intensifies
Paris reports a new German attack with unabated violence on the Montdidier to Noyon front. French and American troops gain ground near Cavilly wood and Bessons sur Matz, while heavy German losses are noted and more than 500 prisoners are taken in ongoing fighting along the Marne front.
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Paris
Montdidier
Noyon
War Office
Cavilly Wood
Bessons-sur- Matz
Brussiares
Marne
Marines Again Attack Near Chateau-Thierry
In France near Montdidier and Noyon Allied forces clash with German troops as a major battle intensifies. Reports describe heavy fighting and mounting casualties as Marine units participate in the broader offensive.
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Chateau-Thierry
Rail derailment derails Louisville flyer near Huber station
The Louisville and Nashville New Orleans flyer No. 7 derailed at Huber station six miles south of Louisville, buckling of rails presumed. Twelve people were cut and bruised, all able to walk to a relief train. Both tracks blocked until rescue and quick signaling saved five troop trains.
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Louisville
Louisville and Nashville
Huber Station
J. M. Starks
War Savings Day Proclaimed by City Officials
Mayor Stahlman issues Bluefield proclamation designating Friday June 28 1918 as War Savings Day. Citizens urged to devote the evening after eight to buying War Savings Stamps and to promote their sale in large amounts. Officials urge savings and investment to the legal limit.
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Bluefield
Secretary of the Treasury
Stahlman
Drastic Fuel Conservation Program Inaugurated
The Fuel Administration announced August 1 coal curtailment of 25 percent for automobile manufacturers as part of a broader drive to cut non essential use and avert a nationwide coal shortage next winter. Director Noyes reports a need for 100 million tons more coal next year, with 60 million tons savable by conservation.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Wilson
Food Administration
War Industries Board
Railroad Administration
Cerain
Noyes
Garfield
Shipping Board
West
New England
Great Lakes
Supreme Court Sustains Contempt Rulings on Newspapers
The Supreme Court today sustained federal court decrees prohibiting newspapers from publishing articles that obstruct the administration of justice even when not read aloud in court. The ruling addresses contempt in cases outside courtroom proceedings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Toledo News-Kee Contempt Judgment Upheld
Upholding a judgment against the Toledo Newspaper Company publisher and N. D. Cochran editor in chief for contempt of court. Justices Holmes and Brandeis dissented while Justices Day and Clark from Ohio participated in the decision.
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Toledo
N. D. Cochran
The
Toledo (Ohio
U S Sends Over Seven Hundred Thousand Troops to France
Secretary Baker said in a speech to French Blue Devils in the United States that more than 700,000 American soldiers have been sent to France for the third Liberty Loan aid effort. He noted his prior figure of over half a million already overseas.
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France
Washington
Baker
Blue Devils
United States
Survivors recount German sub off New Jersey coast
Survivors of the American freighter Pinar del Rio report a German submarine accompanied by a large mother ship destroyed two other vessels about 110 miles northeast of Cape Henry. The U boat fired six shells at the Rio before it sank, signaling “Follow Me” as it and its consort vanished.
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Norfolk
Pinar del Rio
Manteo
N. C
Cape Henry
Walter C. B. Burrows
William F. Clark
Naval Reserves
Washington
Atlantic
Navy Department
Maryland
New Jersey
United States
Marine Corps Casualties in France Total Seventy Eight
A Marine Corps summary from Washington reports seventy eight deaths in France from initial landings to the dispatch date, with 396 wounded and one missing and one prisoner. The tally is not believed to include very recent fighting.
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Marine Corps
Washington
Marine Corps Headquarters
France
Labor Urges Democracy and Workers in War Factories
The American Federation of Labor report to its convention denounces autocracy and calls for just labor policies in war production. It argues workers should have representation in production decisions, demand equal voice in governance, and stresses that war doctrine must align with the aims of democracy and justice.
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St. Paul
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
France
America
Arerm
Shipping Board
Ordnance Departments
Army
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Masonic
Bramwell
Rock Princeton
Bluefield Country Club
Lion
Thursts
BIG Transport
American Federation
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