Austrian Drive Weakened Front Amid Food Upheaval
Reports from the front say Austrian offensives along Italy’s front from the Venetian Alps to the Adriatic have largely failed. Italian and French counteroffensives recaptured Pennar and other towns while Piave fighting continued with Austrian forays toward Vicenza halted. Hunger, bread shortages, and unrest in Vienna worsen, with mobs at bakeries and officials facing pressure as American forces push Germans northwest of Chateau Thierry and engagements persist along the Marne and Toul sectors.
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Venetan Alps
Adriatic Ea
Piave River
Asiago
Pennar
Bertigo
Castalunga
Asteo
Vicenza
Aloffé
Piave
Mentello Fateau
Venice
Montello
Zenson Loon
Fossalto
San Dona di Piave
Capo Sile
Conegliano
Zenson
Vienna
Imperial Palace
France
Belgium
Chateau- Thierry
Marne
Pelleau Wood
Leidheprey
Toul
St. Mihiel
Associated Press
American Soldiers to Fight on Piave Front
Secretary of War Baker indicated American troops will join Italian forces on the Piave front soon. A telegram to the Roman Legion of America praised the front line cooperation and foreseen shared victory for Americans and Italians in defending freedom worldwide. Half a million West Virginians heard Four Minute Men speak during the Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives, with 150 speakers statewide.
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New York
Waker
Trave
Roman Legion of America
War Department
Baker
Italy
Charleston
W. Va
Liberty Loan
Red Cross
West Virginia
W. #. Mathews
Night letter traffic by train messengers exposed
Five Western Union train agents were arrested for carrying night letter telegrams by train between New York Boston Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. Messengers will testify before a federal grand jury on charges of violating postal monopoly laws. Officials may face fines or prison if convicted. Transport Santa Anna sunk. 2150 aboard, 1512 saved.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Western Union Company
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Paltimore
Poston
Flesports
W.S
Paris
Bizerta
Malta
Davis Agency
Battle of Piave Rages Bitterly Across Front
Imperial dispatches report the Piave front continues to burn with heavy fighting from the Montello to the sea. Italian forces claim gains north of the Monte Belluno railway and capture Castalunga with dozens of prisoners and machine guns. Allied air units report active support, while Austrian and German sources recount counterattacks and efforts to press the line.
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Tome
Montello
Piave River
Italian War Office
Monte Belluno
Piave
Zenson
Asiago
Bertigo
Pennar
Castalunga
Monte Belluro
San Dona di Piave
Dertigt
War Savings Day Proclaimed by City Officials
Bluefield citizens are urged to observe Friday June 28 1918 as War Savings Day. After eight o clock the public should subscribe to War Savings Stamps and promote their sale in large amounts. Residents are asked to save and invest to the limit allowed by law. Signed Mayor Stahlman.
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Bluefield
Secretary of the Treasury
Co. O
Stahlman
Woman Is Accused Of Murder Of Her Father In Marlinton
Marlinton West Virginia June 20 Mrs Switzerland Pritt is jailed charged with the murder of her father J Henry Walton who died last night from wounds inflicted by the daughter authorities say Walton aged sixty three lived here all his life and was said to have a large fortune The shooting followed a family quarrel Walton reportedly went to Mrs Pritt s yard for water when warned not to enter and was shot at the gate Mrs Pritt and Walton lived in Hillsboro fifteen miles away and Walton is survived by a wife and a large family.
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Marlinton
W. Va
Switzerland Pritt
J. Henry Walton
Walton
Pritt
Government bid suppression by contract agents exposed
The justice department reports that Washington based contract brokers suppressed competition in war order bidding. Agents used multiple manufacturers to inflate prices and sometimes bid against their clients. They supplied letterheads, sought to remove brokers from direct bidding, and kept commissions by avoiding lower government prices.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Huston Thompson
Thenufacturers
Theepartment of Justice
W.S
Weather Forecast for West Virginia Rain and Thunder Showers
West Virginia forecast calls for local rains and thunder showers Friday and probably Saturday. The outlook suggests unsettled conditions with chances of scattered storms across the state.
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West Virginia
American Troops Storm German Trenches at Cantigny
At dawn American forces stormed German trenches and machine gun nests near Cantigny in the Montdidier sector. Prisoners were taken, heavy German casualties reported, and a direct hit destroyed a persistent German machine gun nest. The attack followed a heavy artillery barrage and limited by a brief, deadly clash.
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France
Associated Press
Cantieny
Montdidier
Cantigny
Toul
Leideprey
Woevre
Berlin
London
Leicheprey
St. Mihiel
Chateau-Thierry
Chateau- Thierry
Clignon
Ornes
Meuse
Gompers Relected AF of L President at St Paul Convention
Samuel Gompers was re elected president of the American Federation of Labor by acclamation at the St Paul convention. Frank Morrison and D J Tobin were re elected secretary and treasurer. Atlantic City chosen for next gathering. Gompers urged Allied victory and labor sacrifice. Cadet Plyer H W McClannahan died after losing control of his airplane at Millington Tennessee.
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St. Paul
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Washington
D. J. Tobin
Indianapolis
Atlantic City
Gompers
O Leary Sets Defense In Treason Case In Federal Court
In New York on June 20 Jeremiah A. O Leary Sinn Fein leader outlined his defense for upcoming treason indictments after fleeing court. He described himself as near collapse amid a belief government agents conspired to imprison him and claimed newspapers poisoned public opinion. He said no collusion with his brother or Lyons occurred and criticized American lawyers as succumbing to popular prejudice.
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New York
John
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
United States
Sinn Fein
Arthur L. Lyons
St. Louis
O'Leary
Lyons
Newburgh
Reno
Ney
Sara
Washington
Jeremiah
Tombs
Riots and food crisis hit Vienna amid bread shortages
Vienna faces severe food shortages as bread rations shrink and potatoes near exhaustion. Riots erupt in suburbs including Favoriten and Margarethen, with bakeries looted and the Hofburg Palace wing attacked. Guards and cavalry rushed to restore order as martial law may be proclaimed.
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Premier
Hofburg Palace
London
Weiss-Kirchner
Vienna
von Seydler
Amsterdam
Exchange ‘Telegraph Company
Germany
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Copenhagen
Vossische Zeitung
Budapest
Vulcan
Warscha- Jowski
Zurich
Exchange Telegraph
Favoriten
Margereths
Outtakring
Brigitiennay
Exchange
Lieutenant Clark Killed in Airplane Crash Near Taylor Field
Second Lieutenant Halbert Clark of Washington DC was killed and Cadet Milton Renard Erdman of Baltimore was badly injured when an airplane they piloted at Taylor field fell from 800 feet. The incident occurred near Montgomery Alabama on June 20.
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Clark
Montgomery
Ala
Halbert Clark
Washington, D. C
Milton Renard Erdman
Baltimore
Taylor Field
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Weeto
W.S.S
Grand
Costalunga
Carso Front
Consolidated Express Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Heligoland Bight
Hodw
EK. B. Stephenson
J. M. Williamson
State Board of Central
Denmar
Pocahontas County
B. A. Crichton
Ford
Henry Ford
Republican State Committee of
Michigan
United States Senate
Wilson
John D. Mangum
Wil H. Hays
National Committee
Buy W.S
Draft Board
Atlanta
Dade County
Labor Federation
Teutong
Memphis
Tenn
Plyer H. W. McClannahan
Lewisburg
Parkfield
Millington
Rome
Fairmont
W. V
G. T. Miller
Carnegie Gas Company
Mirgé de Rock
Miller
Greene
Henry Greene
Ninety-First National Army Division
Camp Lewis
Wash
Philippine Department of the Army
War Office
Oise
Healstern Theatre
Gievgheli
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