Austrians Press Crest Piave Front In Heavy Fighting
Allies report Austrians pressing on both sides of the Piave with fierce assaults around Montello and Capo Sile as Italian, British and French troops contest ground. Emperor Charles at the front. thousands of reinforcements move south while Italy and allies report heavy Austrian and Italian casualties and long-range naval losses near Virginia capes.
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Piave
Montello Aiteau
Eviso
Venice
Trevisco
Emperor Les
Is Point
St. Andrew
Fossalata
Dona di Piave
Rome
San Dona di Piave
Capo Sile
Venetia
Charles I
France
Matz
Xivray
St. Mihiel
Alsace
Lys
Flanders
Ypres
Dickebusch Lake
Virginia Capes
Atlantic
Krinsjaa
Rk Samoa
Tims
Marines Casualties Total 717 Reported Overseas
Total Marine casualties overseas from the start of operations to June 9 amount to 717. Maj. Gen. Barnett reports 106 killed in action 78 died of wounds 533 wounded in action one missing and one held prisoner in Germany.
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Washington
Barnett
Marine Corps
Germany
Germans capture Americans on Luneville front raid
A German raiding party took a few American prisoners on the Luneville front this morning after a patrol battle in which the Americans penetrated enemy trenches and killed one German while wounding another.
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France
Associated Press
Luneville Front
German Newspapers Boast and Threaten Over Submarines
Washington reports a State Department summary of German papers boasting and threatening after submarines appeared off the American coast. One unnamed paper warned of scenes that would chill Wilson, another warned of feared air raids and warded ports. The editors did not note that troop convoys moving to France had not been disrupted.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Wilson
France
Window Glass Dividend Declared by Pittsburg Firm
Director of the American Window Glass Machine Company announced an initial dividend of 10 dollars a share on common stock plus a regular quarterly preferred dividend of one and three quarters percent. The company has paid back dividends on both common and preferred shares since the war began.
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Pittsburg
American Window Glass Machine Company
American Window Glass Company
Optimism grows on European war front with Italian success
Washington reports an increasing optimism as Italian, British, and French forces halt Austrian gains in Italy. Officials foresee possible German troop shifts to Italy if Austria’s drive stalls, while Baker notes no American fighting units are yet in the region. General Wood’s future command remains uncertain though he oversees Camp Funston.
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Washington
Italy
Germany
Austria
Baker
Leonard Wood
France
Italians hold Piave, advance near Monte Grappa
Italian and Allied forces report strong counteroffensive along the Piave front. Austrian troops who forced the Piave are driven back with heavy losses, many prisoners and worn equipment. Monte Grappa actions yield 70,000 shells in twelve hours, while Italian and Allied troops press to block Austrian advances and secure rear routes into the Alps.
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Associated Press
Piave
Monte Moschin
Brenta
Monte Grappa
Austria
Italy
Tonale
Italian Alps
Mont Asalone
Mont Tomba
Mont Grappa
Trekiso
B. Harvey Carroll, Jr
Venice
Vienna
London
Brenta River
Montello
Oderzo
Treviso
San Dona
Capo Sile
Bluefield Proclaims June 28 1918 War Savings Day
Bluefield Mayor Stahlman proclaims June 28 1918 as War Savings Day urging all loyal citizens to dedicate the evening to purchasing War Savings Stamps and saving to the limit allowed by law. The governor and secretary of the treasury support the call for citizens to invest.
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Bluefield
Jeury
Stahlman
Foreigner Shoots and Kills Nine in Logan County
Report from Huntington dated June 17 states John Nibert, described as a foreigner, shot and killed four people at Fra Louie’s home near Whikinson in Logan County. He then fled and was captured, now jailed in Gan County as authorities tighten security.
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Huntington
John Nibert
Jaan
Logan County
Nibert
Fra Louie
Whikinson
Logan
Frank Louie
Joe Crefack
Gan County
Minor Raids Highlight Haig Report From Front
Haig’s front line update notes only minor raids and artillery activity. An enemy party raided a British post east of Hebuterne with one missing, another raid north of the Somme galli repelled. overall nothing beyond the usual artillery exchanges.
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London
Haig
France
Hebuterne
Somme Gally
German Defeats In Lorraine Front As U S Holds
German assaults northwest of Toul failed to renew. Enemy losses from yesterday’s attempt to take American prisoners exceed 200. American casualties were much lighter.
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Toul
Lorraine
Associated Press
Austrian Offensive Forecast Narrowly Failing
London reports cautious optimism about the Austrian offensive. Allied resistance is praised and the enemy is seen as unlikely to achieve a major success, with initial fighting judged inconclusive but expected to end in failure.
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London
Ships Salvaged In British Waters 1915 18
From January 1915 to May 1918 the Admiralty salvage department reports 407 ships sunk by Germans in British waters have been salvaged. Up to December 1917, 260 ships were recovered, and by the end of May 1918 another 147 had been salvaged due to improved methods.
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London
Admiralty Salvage Department
Italians Gain Partial Success On Front in Counter Offensive
Italian troops with French and British allies began a counter offensive against Austro Hungarian forces on the mountain front. An official war office announcement says the allies gained partial successes and rectified lines at several points along the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
War Office
Sundry Civil Bill Passes House For Shipbuilding Funds
The house approved the sundry civil bill carrying 1.7617 billion dollars for shipbuilding, 50.0001 million for the president emergency war fund, and 1.25 million for the committee on public information, without a record vote. It now goes to the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Committee On Public Information
Senate
Burnquist Leads Minnesota Gubernatorial Primary
Early returns from 272 of 3119 precincts show Burnquist with 27 551 votes versus Lindebigh 15 255 in the Republican gubernatorial contest. The article notes the tally is partial and includes St Paul details.
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Burnquist
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Lindebigh
West Virginia Weather Forecast Queued
A weather forecast for West Virginia calls for thunder showers and cooler temperatures Tuesday with Wednesday turning fair.
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West Virginia
Conspiracy to Obtain Government Contracts Through Contingent Fees
Nationwide plot by manufacturers and contract agents in Washington to solicit war orders with illegal commissions. Raids on hundreds of firms yielded papers. four Boston businessmen indicted for acting as contingent fee agents. federal probes implicate army officers and officials, with promises of contracts and influence cited.
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Washington
Washinnton
Department of Justice
United States
Boston
New York
Army
Baker
Daniels
Wilson
Commission
Bureau of Investigation
Parkersburg
W. Va
John Fleming
John Z. Cavanaugh
Eugene Sullivan
Joseph Kohn
B. I. Bittan
Quaker City Raincoat Company
Philadelphia
Liberty
Emperor William praises German people in reply to jubilee telegram
In Amsterdam on June 17 the Emperor William declares that Prussian militarism will bring victory for Germany. He says he leads the most capable people on earth and expresses hope the German people will endure their sufferings and privations.
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Amsterdam
Germany
William
von Hertling
Bulgarian Cabinet Resigns in Sofia
Premier Radosaloff has tendered the cabinet’s resignation and King Ferdinand has accepted it. Ministers were asked to retain their portfolios until a new cabinet is formed.
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Sofia
Amsterdam
Radosaloff
Ferdinand
Not within class of conscientious objectors
Washington June 17 In approving sentences ranging from eighteen months to twenty years imprisonment imposed by court martial upon twelve men who refused military service at Camp Upton New York and Gordon Georgia Secretary Baker states the war department does not consider them conscientious objectors. They refused to fight Germany and Austria citing relatives. They will not have review rights by the special board for objectors.
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Washington
Camp Upton
New York
Gordon
Georgia
Baker
War Department
Germany
Austria
Italian Front Battles Open Across Mountain Line
Rome reports Italian troops with British allies opened action against Hungarian forces who had launched an attack along the front. The clash unfolded at several points as lines were engaged.
Austrians Reorganizing After Defeat on Italian Front
London reports that Austrian forces are reorganizing their effectives along the British line of the Italian front after a severe defeat. The official statement issued tonight cites ongoing operations by British and Italian forces.
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London
Gas Warfare and Bridge Explosion on Marne Front
American forces hold positions near Chateau-Thierry as Germans employ gas heavier along the Marne line. A German attempt to build a foot bridge was spotted and abandoned before U S machine gunners could engage. Aerial and artillery activity persists with rain causing a temporary lull.
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Marne
Associated Press
Bois de Belleau
River Marne
Chateau-Thierry
Belleau Wood
Shipping Board Grants 25 Percent Sea Wages Bonus
The Shipping Board in Washington on June 17 authorized a twenty five percent monthly wage bonus for all seamen employed on American merchant vessels operating on the coastwise routes to the West Indies and through South and Central American trades due to German submarine activity off the American coast.
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Washington
Shipping Board Today
Two Killed in Airplane Crash Near Clarksdale Miss
A military air crash near Clarksdale Mississippi today killed Lieu tenant Keller and Sergeant Eugene Chapman. The plane fell from about 100 feet while on a flight from Park Field near Memphis to Camp Shelby Mississippi. Keller was from California and Chapman from Jackson Mississippi.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Keller
Eugene Chapman
Park Field
Memphis
Camp Shelby
California
Chapman
Jackson
Big War Savings Drive 10 Gets Under Way in County
Plans for the war savings drive in Mercer county are under way with canvassing of the city and outlying areas. The Flying Squadron aides the census, and a $20 per person quota is set for the county. National War Savings Day is June 28 with pledges to buy War Savings Stamps to support soldiers.
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Mercer County
War Savings Organization
Beaver Pend Rich
F. M. Archer
Hast River
A. W. Reynolds
Dumping Branch
Joseph Peters
Rock
James McQuail
Plymouth
Sam Holroyd
Armhy
Navy
National War Savings
War Savings Campaign
Beaver Pond
Hluefeld
Ada
M. Semones
Belcher School House
W. ‘Taylor
Methodist Church
Littlesburg
Hylton
Brush Fork
Francisco
Uncle Sam
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Honaker’s Corner
Thornton’s Corner
J. M. Mankert
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Charles
Marrow
Kaiser
Monte Moschiu
Field Marshal Haig
Baner
Mercer
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