Peace offers loom as Russia faces separate peace lure
Petrograd reports a council proclamation opposing any separate peace with Germany amid German peace overtures. It cites a wireless dispatch by Prince Leopold of Bavaria and notes the Swiss socialist Ebbert Grimm is expelled. Stockholm reports Germany seeks peace with Russia through Swiss intermediaries.
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Petrograd
Council of Workmen's and
Russia
Leopold
Bavaria
Kerensky
Germany
Socialist Internationale
Switzerland
Ebbert Grimm
Hoffman
Federal Council
Grimm
M. Tseretelli
M. Skobeleff
Berne
Stockholm
London
The
Social Demokraten
E. Odier
Poland
Lithuania
Courland
Austria
Cooper Wins 250 Mile Speedway Race at Chicago
Earl Cooper won the 250 mile automobile race at Speedway Chicago in 2 hours 25 minutes 28 seconds without a stop. Ralph Mulford placed second and Eddie Herne finished third. Cooper averaged 101.3 miles per hour.
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Speedway
Chicago
Earl Cooper
Ralph Mulford
Eddie Herne
Cooper
Spanish Port Blockaded by U-52 Note
A June report from Cadiz says the German submarine U-52 was towed into Cadiz and blockaded, per a semi official note from Paris. The incident reflects wartime naval activity near Spain during June.
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Paris
Cadiz
Submarine Threats Reported Off Cadiz and Huelva
On June 12 a Norwegian steamer was torpedoed off Huelva and a Russian sailing vessel between Larache and Cadiz, raising belief that a group of submarines have been sent to blockade Cadiz and Huelva ports.
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Huelva
Larache
Cadiz
Warmer Weather Expected Across Southern States
The Weather Bureau forecasts a warm week for the south Atlantic and east gulf states with generally fair conditions early on and local showers late in the week. Temperatures rise noticeably in the first half and remain warm through the second half, with possible local thunder showers near the end.
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Washington
South Atlantic
East Gulf States
Weather Bureau
Marian Cleveland to Wed in New York This June
The engagement of Miss Marian Cleveland daughter of Grover Cleveland to William Stanley Dell of this city was announced at Princeton New Jersey. Dell is part of the editorial staff of the New York Evening Sun.
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Marian Cleveland
New York
Grover Cleveland
William Stanley Dell
Princeton
N. J
Thomas J. Preston, Jr
Dell
New York Evening Sun
Engagements Between British and German Forces Grow
Berlin reports fresh engagements in the Bullecourt region and east of Monchy as British and German forces clash, according to an official German army statement issued today via London.
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Berlin
London
Bullecourt
Monchy
Italians Push Forward in Trentino Eastern Front
Rome via London June 1 Italian forces have carried Coro Coven to a strongly fortified Austrian position in the eastern Trentino according to the Italian war department.
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Rome
London
Coro Covento
Trentino
Italian War Department
Root delivers another American message to Russia
Elihu Root heads the American mission to Russia delivering a vow to fight for Russia’s freedom as democracy faces a danger from German arms. He stresses American disinterestedness except for preserving democracy and urges joint effort to defend liberty worldwide.
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Root
Russia
We Stand For Freedom In Fraternal Allied Union
A historical passage urges equal shared fight for liberty and mutual alliance. It echoes President Wilsons call to defend democracy and world rights, proposing fraternal union between nations and common purpose against hostile powers. The text notes cooperation with Russia as a key topic for future dialogue.
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Wilson
American Congress
Germany
Russia
Grave Riots Reported in German Border Towns
Rotterdam newspaper reports rumors of grave riots in several towns near the German frontier with Holland spreading from Amsterdam via London.
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Germany
Amsterdam
London
Wimmerswyk
Holland
Rotterdam
Ruth Cruger Murder Case Solved in New York
The body of Ruth Cruger an eighteen year old Wadleigh High student was found buried under a bicycle shop cellar. Alfredo Cocchi the shop owner fled to Italy after her disappearance and is now in Bologna awaiting extradition. Grace Humiston aided the investigation with excavations and detectives uncovered the remains. A warrant of extradition was issued for Cocchi.
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New York
Ruth Cruger
Wadleigh High School
Italy
Miss Cruger
Alfredo Cocchi
Bologna
Grace Humiston
Cruger
Cochi
Alfred Cocchi
Whitman
Japanese Destroyer Sakaki Torpedoed in Mediterranean
The Japanese destroyer Sakaki was torpedoed during a June 11 submarine attack in the Mediterranean. The damaged ship was towed to port and many crew members are believed killed or wounded, according to an official announcement from the Japanese navy.
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Tokio
Mediterranean
Sakaki
Constantine Exits Greece After Abdication
Constantine the former Greek king has left Greek territory. The governor and allied high commissioner take measures to prevent any disorder as Greece adjusts to the abdication.
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Constantine
Greece
Athens
Bishop James A McFall Dies in Trenton
Rt Rev James A McFall bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese for nearly twenty five years died today in Trenton New Jersey. He led the diocese through much of the early twentieth century and was a prominent church leader.
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McFall
Trenton
James A. McFall
Liberty Boys of 917 449 Registration Figures Published
Mercer county’s June 4 registration of the Liberty Boys of 1917 shows 4 491 eligibles with 3 575 white 717 colored 194 aliens and five alien enemies. White totals include 8 575 total white registration and 1 128 with no exemptions while colored totals list 717 with 297 having no exemptions and 420 total exemptions.
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Mercer County
Liberty Boys
Liberty Loan Limitations Signal Large Bond Subscriptions
officials project Liberty Loan limits at 10 two billion dollars with hundreds of large purchases. It appears not less than seven hundred million dollars more than offered was subscribed and a possible surplus could reach nine hundred million. Final totals may take days to finalize.
Liberty Loan Subscriptions Estimated for Mercer and McDowell
Officials estimate Mercer and McDowell counties have subscribed 3.4 million dollars in Liberty Bonds based on returns received. Wyoming county reported no bank responses by nightfall.
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Liberty Loan
Mercer
McDowell
Wyoming
Wyoming County
McAdoo Maintains 2 Billion Liberty Loan Cap
Secretary McAdoo declared the Liberty Loan oversubscription would not be accepted beyond the 2 000 000 000 cap. He reaffirmed the May 10 statement and said allotments would not exceed the fixed total, though oversubscriptions may range from 700 to 900 million. The final grand total will be announced after banks report and midweek estimates.
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Washington
McAdoo
French Repulse Raids Near Paris Reported
French forces repulsed several raids in the Paris region as of June 16, according to wartime dispatches. Details describe intensified skirmishes around suburbs with defenders holding strategic positions.
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Paris
Weather: West Virginia and Virginia Warm Weekend Rise
Sunday and Monday forecast bring rising temperatures across West Virginia and Virginia. Areas expect sunshine with mild winds and cooling nights as warmer air moves in from the south. Highs in the 70s to 80s, lows in the 50s to 60s across counties.
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West Virginia
Hill 304 on the Meuse heights report
An official War Office statement reports nighttime artillery activity around Hill 304 on the Meuse and near Mount Camniellet, with ongoing shelling described as heavy.
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Meuse
War Office
Camnillet
Repulse of German Attacks South of Ypres Comines Canal
The war office reports British forces repulsed German assaults south of the Ypres Comines canal. After a heavy artillery prelude, a few Germans reached our trenches but were killed or driven out. the attack was repulsed at all points.
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London
Ypres- Comines Canal
War Office
Ypres-Comines Canal
British Subjects to be Drafted in United States
All male British subjects aged eighteen to forty five now in the United States are to be compelled to join British forces if U.S. laws permit. Consuls and recruiting agents across the United States are compiling lists. Brigadier General W A White, in charge of recruiting, is in Washington to coordinate the plan.
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New York
United States
W .A. White
Washington
To Fix Price of Steel for Government Fleet
Washington on June 16 Major General Goethals announced the price of steel for the government’s emergency fleet will be fixed by the national defense council. The raw materials committee rejected four and three fourths cents per pound for plates and four and one fourth for shapes and seeks lower prices.
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Washington
Goethals
Emergency Fleet Corporation
National Defense Council
British Take More Prisions as War Front Shifts
British troops report additional gains south of Ypres and capture prisoners in a sector northwest of Bullecourt. The French and Alpine units push on Italian fronts while Berlin hints at strategic withdrawals as Haig eyes a major forthcoming blow. A Japanese destroyer Sakaki was torpedoed with 57 dead and 14 wounded. Germany proposes peace to Russia via Swiss intermediary.
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Ypres
Flanders
Hindenburg Line
Bullecourt
France
Arras
Messines
Haig
Rome
Corno Cavento
Trentino
Aisne
Champagne
Berlin
Petain
Mediterranean
Sakaki
Stockholm
Germany
Russia
Holland
War news and political upheaval across Europe
Reports from Petrograd note Elihu Root stating American support for Russian freedom. Spain faces rising unrest with military leaders joining revolters after May reports of suspended constitutional guarantees. Barcelona riot on June 1 shows soldiers siding with rebels. Greece’s Venizelos returns to Athens as Entente alignment is anticipated. German press lashes out on King Constantine abdication amid broader Kaiser's fall.
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Elihu Root
Russia
Council of Ministers
Petrograd
America
Spain
Barcelona
Germany
Athens
Venizelos
England
Greece
Constantine
Perlin
Hoover Directed To Proceed With Food Organization
President Wilson orders Herbert Hoover to organize the new food administration focusing on conservation and waste elimination through volunteer effort. He asks women nationwide to join via state defense councils and women organizations to save food, teach household savings, and support army and allied needs.
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Washington
Congress
Administration
Wilson
Herbert C. Hoover
New Food Administration
Food Administration
Hoover
Senate
House
Plan For Food Administration
Red Cross Campaign Aims to Raise 30000 for Mercer County
Mercer county launches a week long drive from June 18 to 25 to raise 30000 toward the national Red Cross goal. Edwin Mann chairs the county effort with divisions in Bluefield Bramwell and Princeton led by J T Thornton J W Ruff and others to fund wartime relief for soldiers and their families.
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Ilue
Field
Mercer County
American Red Cross Society
Europe
Beeu
Wilson
United States
Edwin Mann
First National Bank
City
Bluefield
George Strader
L. A. Jackson
Bramwell
J. S. Baker
L. R. Taylor
Princeton
Mann
J. T. Thornton
J. W. Ruff
Mr. Thornton
Rev. HT. S. Mabie
H. G. Steele
P. J. Kelly
C. B.hancock
Mr. Ruft
M. Bernard
W. «. Pollock
W.W. McNeal
J. Sublette
R. BE. Lazenby
Red Cross
France
Mr. Mann
American Red Cross
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Robert Grimm
United States of America
Mr. Root
Democratic Republic
Ther
Gellar
Alfredo Cooehl
Great American Relief Society
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