Austrians Drive Russians Back to Native Soil
Austrian official dispatches report Russians retreating to Russian soil after heavy fighting in Galicia and the Carpathians. German and Austro-Hungarian forces push from Karnograd to the San and Vistula belts while Alsace sees French gains near Metz and Fecht. Italian fronts show repulsed efforts along the Isonzo as Tyrol battles intensify. British steamer Ailsa sunk by a German submarine off Scotland. Sven Jarl torpedoed with alleged spies aboard.
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Galicia
Przemysl
Carpathian
Hungary
Karnograd
Sieniiana
Krezow
Karnogrod
Lower
San
Vistula
Lemberg
Galician
Alsace
Metzereal
Fecht
Paris
Munster
Tyrol
Morri
Roverto
Vienna
Plava
Isonzo
Pesaro
Rimini
Fano
Adriatic Sea
Rome
Ailsa
Scotland
Sven Jarl
Midshipmen Admit Willingness to Use Stolen Papers
At Annapolis on June 18 two naval academy midshipmen acknowledged that under certain conditions they would use stolen examination papers for personal gain. Daniel Appleton suggested half his class might be involved. Ensign Scrabble cross examined Midshipman J. K. Davis regarding a rumor about a messenger selling examination papers.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Daniel S. Appleton
Watts
Ensign Scrabble
J. K. Davis
Davis
New Accounting System At U S Navy Yards
Secretary Daniels previews a July 1 switch to a construction only cost system at navy yards to ensure fair competition with private builders. He cites the New York yard building battleships like the Arizona launching tomorrow and the California keel soon. Philadelphia yard to follow in two to three years.
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Washington
Daniels
New York Navy Yard
California
Philadelphia
Trial on Burkham inheritance and Campbell will
Arguments on a motion for a new trial to determine the parentage of Mrs Louis Campbell Burkham, named in the will of Jas Campbell, traction magnate, as heir to half of his sixteen million dollar estate, were heard in the circuit court today. The first trial found Mrs Burkham to be the daughter of Campbell.
Narrow Escape From Drowning in Brush Fork Creek
Henry Harry ten, and Miss Wysong of Pearlsburg, guests at the Harry home, narrowly escaped drowning in Brush Fork creek near Jim Harry’s Brush Fork residence. A sawdust-timbre mistaken for sand caused both to plunge. Zollie Perdue rescued Henry, and Henry later saved Miss Wysong with another man joining the effort.
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Henry Harry
Jim Harry
Brush Fork
Miss Wysong
Pearlsburg
Harry
Brush Fork Creek
Wysong
Willie
Willie ‘Harry
William Perdue
Mr. 'Perdue
Mr.Perdue
Zollie Perdue
Perdue
Students Sail to Servia as Red Cross Aid
Twenty five Columbia University students sail from Jersey City to join an auxiliary Red Cross expedition to Servia. They are doctors and journalists who will combat typhus and train others in relief work. The party includes twenty five auto ambulances to carry 600 pounds each and inoculated volunteers sail aboard the Thessalonika to land at Piraeus then travel to Servia living in tents.
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New York
Columbia University
Servia
Jersey City
Red Cross
Thessalonika
Piraeus
Greece
Seventeen Die as Storm Rips Missouri Kansas Region
Tornadic wind and heavy rain blasted Missouri and Kansas last night. Sixty five Frisco cars blown from track at Ft Scott. Montrose and Nevada areas report fatalities and multiple injuries as farms and homes suffer severe damage. Farmers J R Johnson and Volney Kraft saved families by taking them to caves near Goltry Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Goltry
Okla
J. R. Johnson
Volney Kraft
Melvin Pitkin
Pitkin
Clyde Carwood
D. E. Bowen
Ft. Scott
J. T. Wood
Montrose
Gertrude Kanan
Frank Hunter
Hunter
Truman Fosbery
Nevada
International Jewish Emancipation Committee Formed in New York
New York on June 18 the International Jewish Emancipation Committee was organized to promote civil and political rights for Jews worldwide. Hon Champ Clark was elected president and prominent New York Hebrews led the drive with support from educational and political figures. The group hopes U S influence at post war peace talks will secure lasting rights for Jews globally.
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New York
International Jewish Emancipation Committee
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
United States
Navy to chart policy for submarine arm expansion
Washington June 18 A policy plan for upbuilding the submarine arm will be prepared through conferences starting today between Secretary Daniels and bureau chiefs and Captain A W Grant who will command the Atlantic underwater flotilla and oversee the branch. Daniels said the aim is to improve and increase efficiency of both material and personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Daniels
Cayjt
A. W. Grant
Atlantic
Thaw Sanity Test Ordered by Jury Upheld
Albany June 18 The court of appeals upheld Supreme Court Justice Hendricks order directing a jury to test the sanity of Harry K. Thaw.
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Thaw
Albany, N. Y
Court of Appeals Today
Supreme Court
Hendricks
Harry K. Thaw
British Flying Corps Investigate Aeroplane Accident
Paris June 18 The British Royal Flying Corps began an investigation into yesterday’s aeroplane crash that killed Lieutenant R A J Werneforda the aviator who recently destroyed a Zeppelin and American writer Henry Beech Needham Witnesses disagree on cause citing tail or propeller defect or pilot imprudence The machine fell from about 300 feet Needham tumbled out as it began to descent and was struck by a propeller blade Needham’s death was near instantaneous The flight had been a preparatory test for a new biplane headed to Dunkirk. Needham had waved goodbye to an American friend before takeoff
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Paris
British
Royal Flying Corps
R. A. J. Werneforda
Henry Beech Needham
Werneford
Needham
Missing Nashville city books trigger warrants on officials
Warrants were served on Nashville city officials city commissioner of finance Lyle Andrews and city comptroller Miles Burns charging theft of city records. An assistant city treasurer J T West is sought after disappearing. An audit of city finances is under way following Mayor Howse's announcement of missing books and Burns suspension.
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Nashville
Tenn
Mayyor Howse
Lyle Andrews
Miles Burns
J. 3. West, Jr
Howse
Burns
Ccircuit
Andrews
West
Prisoners Totaled 1,610,000 as of June 14
Berlin reports from the Bavarian Staats Zeitung that German and Austro Hungarian forces had captured 1,610,000 prisoners by June 14. Of these, Russians topped 1,240,000, with 255,000 French, 24,000 English, 41,000 Serbians, and 50,000 others.
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Berlin
Bavarian Statts Zeitung
Bryan’s First Public Speech Set for Carnegie Hall
Washington June 18 Former Secretary Bryan prepared for his first public address since resignation to be delivered tomorrow night in New York at Carnegie Hall. The event is a peace meeting under trade union auspices.
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Bryan
Washington
New York
Carnegie Hall
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia shows showers and cooler conditions Saturday with Sunday turning fair. Virginia forecasts fair weather Saturday with Sunday possibly showers.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Ten Year Ban On Religious Education In Korean Schools
A government order issued by General Terauchi, Korea's Japanese governor, will bar religious instruction in Korean schools within ten years. It bans teaching any religion, even Shinitoism, and allows a decade for schools to conform, impacting many American missionary schools and prompting U.S. church discussions. The policy aims to separate education from religion and cites past prohibitions in government schools.
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Washington
Korea
Terauchi
United States
General Teranchi
France
Triple murder by Jamestown man ends in police shooting
Fred Shaver of Jamestown killed his father Hudson Shaver and his stepmother then shot Policeman Officer Kendall before dying in a police exit shootout. The killings followed a June 7 marriage and a quarrel with the father as officers surrounded the apartment.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Fred Shaver
Shaver
Hudson Shaver
Ruth Campbell
Kendall
Young Shaver
Becker’s Last Hope Gone
Albany June 18 The court of appeals denied the application for a reargument on its decision upholding the death sentence for Charles Becker former New York police lieutenant The ruling ends efforts to overturn the verdict and sentence based on earlier appeals by Becker’s counsel.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Charles Becker
New York
Mexicans resent any significance of threat
Washington reports a note from Villa Zapata convention leader Chayaro denying threats in Wilsons warning. The note says the convention remains aware of U S aid aims but continues to hope to end the fratricidal struggle. Villa forces recaptured Saltillo and fighting continues near Torreon and Pedras Negras. 12 000 non combatants were fed by Red Cross with 15 000 planned by week end. Locusts devastate crops around Salin Cruz with no relief seen.
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Washington
United States
Tidas
Chayaro
Villa-Zapata
Mexico City
Wilson
State Department
Villa
Saltillo
Pedras Niegras
Mosterey
Hanna
Red Cross
Salin Cruz
Yaqui Raids Reach Near Guaymas
Activity of Yaqui Indians in Lower Sonoro shifted toward Guaymas today. Raiding bands struck Mexican settlements within ten miles of Guaymas, while no foreigners were harmed.
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U.S. Ss
Colorado
San Turtlesome
Lower Cal
San Diego
Cal
Lower Sonoro
Yaqui
Guaymas
Arizona to Be Launched at New York Navy Yard
New York June 18 The super dreadnought Arizona will be launched tomorrow afternoon at the navy yard with Secretary Daniels and Governor Hunt invited. Miss Esther Ross of Preston Arizona will christen the ship with a bottle of water. The keel for the California will be laid after the launch.
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New York
Arizona
United States Navy Department
Navy Yard
Naval
Daniels
George W. P. Hunt
Esther Ross
Preston, Ariz
California
Connecticut
Florida
Wilson
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fletcher
Dewey
Whitman
Roosevelt
Congress
Wor
Hmit
Pennsylvania
Norfolk
Oklahoma
Nevada
Panama
Idaho
Mississippi
Mediation as Path to Peace Urged by Bryan
Former Secretary Bryan calls for a world peace plan that uses a permanent international commission to investigate all disputes. He argues neutral nations should push for mediation, with a global educational movement to foster brotherhood and prevent future wars.
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Washington
Bryan
International Commission
Germany
Paris
Berlin
Mediaton
United States
Bownd
Two Die in Aeroplane Crash in Quincy Massachusetts
In Quincy a biplane fell from about 100 feet killing George H. Hersey Sr a city mechanic instantly. William P. Didy of Providence R I who was learning to fly from operator Harry M. Jones died later from injuries. Jones escaped serious injury by shielding the others. Passengers may have interfered with the lever.
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Quincy
Mass
George H.hersey, Sr
Wm. Dp
Providence
Harry M. Jones
Jones
Americans Escape Execution in Chihuahua Currency Case
George D. Carothers American consul agent reports handing over eight Americans including George Marx and Finkelstein to authorities in Chihuahua. They faced execution for circulating counterfeit currency but were spared due to intervention from the U.S. State Department and Carothers. The men were to be sent to the Texas border.
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Washington
Chihuahua
George D. Carothers
George Marx
Finkelstein
Franklin
Carothers
State Department
Texas
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Midshipmen
U. S. Navy Yards
U. S. Submarine Navy
British Flying Corps
City OF Nashville
Tennessee
Keres
Becker
Thorns
Permanent International Commission
Tor
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