Allies Hold the Italian Line in Piave Battles
United Press reports from Rome on June 18 that Italian forces continued to check Austrian advances along the Piave, with bloody defeats at two points and successful Italian counterattacks on the lower Piave. Austrians, worn from prior combined assaults, ceased renewed infantry attacks in the north and Montello region. London announces the mercantile cruiser Patria was torpedoed and sunk on June 13 with one officer and fifteen sailors drowned.
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United Press
Rome
Piave
Montello
London
Patria
Admiralty
Marines Suffer Heavy Casualties at Chateau Thierry
Washington reports a Marine Corps casualty list from Chateau Thierry with 193 names. Forty five killed in action, fifteen previously listed as seriously wounded, twelve died of wounds, thirty one severely wounded. The list includes four Texans. The notice also includes unrelated classifieds for tires and a lost mule.
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Washington
Chateau Thierry
Marine Corps
French Local Successes Reported Near Aisne Front
Paris reports French local operations succeeded south of the Aisne and Ambleny and east of Mont Cobrt. The War Office notes about a hundred prisoners captured between Ourcq and the Marne, with no officers among them. French patrols also took prisoners.
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Paris
Aisne
Ambleny
Mont Cobrt
War Office
Ourcq
Marne
First 10 Fight on German Soil Reported
Washington reports that National Guardsmen from Wisconsin and Michigan are the first Americans to fight on German soil in Alsace. The War Department confirms the Thirty second Division, including part of the unit that sailed aboard the Tuscania, is engaged.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Michigan
War Department
Alsace
Tuscania
Austrians Build Bridges on Piave Front
London June 18 Austrians have thrown fourteen bridges across the Piave but Italian reserves oppose the crossing. Semi official dispatch from the front says allies massed opposite to check the advance.
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London
Piave
Western Union Chief Rejects War Labor Board Ruling
New York June 18 President Newcome Carlton of the Western Union Telegraph Company in a letter to President Wilson virtually declines to accept the War Labor Board ruling in the dispute with union labor. He says the board's decision is not binding since it was not unanimous as required by the proclamation creating the Board. He states there is no danger of a strike.
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New York
Newcome Carlton
Western Union Telegraph Company
Wilson
War Labor Board
Annihilation and Peace Talk From Rome Speech
Rome declares that annihilation of the Italian people is preferable to dishonorable peace and vows to pursue a just and honorable peace, while admitting no such peace has yet appeared. J C Segler of Wolfe City advertises a for-sale notice for a black mare mule with a scar. A humorous item questions wives building fires for a monthly wage and suggests Texas Power Light electric ranges.
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United Press
Rome
Orlando
Chamber of Deputies
J. C. Segler
Wolfe City
The Daughter of the Gods Film Release June 26
Promoted as a million dollar production The Daughter of the Gods claims a year in production and a June 26 release. Also advertised is The Unbelever a nine reel war drama featuring U S Marines with July 9 10 and 11 dates.
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Fox
U. S. Marines
Land and property listings near Ivanhoe and Bonham
Property notes show 66 acres near Ivanhoe with 37 acres cultivated and 945 per acre, plus 97 under rich land with 76 cultivated and a four room house near a school. Also a second hand Baby Grand Chevrolet car offered by R L Wiley.
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Ivanhoe
Geod
Bonham
Hendrix& Williamson
Winnifred Brown Returns from Five-Year Japan Mission
Winnifred Brown arrives noon from Tokio where she spent almost five years as a missionary backed by the First Christian church of this city. She led the music department at Sarah K. Long School for girls in Tokio and reports a rewarding, challenging service. She traveled from Tokio to San Francisco in eleven days and is staying with her mother at Geo. W. Crider’s home on West Fourth Street amid many welcoming friends. A stray notice follows about a roan bay horse reported missing near Riverbend, posted by W. C. Killian of Monkstown Route 1 Box 79.
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Miss Winnifred Brown
Tokio
Japan
Christian Church
First Christian Church
Sarah K. Long School For Girls
San Francisco
Geo. W. Crider
West Fourth Street
Scott Farm
Riverbey Store
W. C. Killian
Monkstown
Victor records in stock today at North Texas Tire Co
Stock list notes Victor records including Joan of Arc 13307 and Keep the Home Fires Burning 18409 among others. Also mentions 30x3 1-2 casing $12.00 and various Hawaiian numbers by The Halsell & Caldwell Co with catalog numbers 18467 35663 18457.
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North Texas Tire & Parts Co
Joan of Arc
France
Jans
THE
Halsell & Caldwell CO
Women unite for county hobby clubs and Red Cross
Mrs. E F White is appointed county chairman to organize women voters hobby clubs. She shoulders duties of Red Cross leadership and advocates service for the good of women and home defense amid emerging dangers.
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E. F. White
Red Cross
Washington casualty list and wartime notices
Washington June 17 casualty list from Pershing shows 39 names: 6 killed in action 2 dead of wounds 1 from airplane accident 4 of disease 24 severely wounded 1 missing in action. Jo die M Ferguson of Timpson Texas among the wounded. Also local ads note Ford trucks prices and property for sale acreage and brick building purchases with agents listed. Berry picking opens, vessels requested.
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United Press
Washington
Pershing
Jodie M. Ferguson
Timpson
Texas
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Ajax
E. R. Evans
Gober
Oakland
Hardin
Fiave
Western Union
Man O
Texas Power
Palm Beach
H. L. Rodgers
the Good Clothes Store
Chas. Davis How. CO
Bonham, Texas
FODAT
Peggy Hyland
Wm. A. Brady
World Picture
Albert E. Smith
Vitagraph All Star
Bon- Randelph Road
Bendrix & Williamson
Military Acade
Ar i, Tom
Mesdames
E. W. Alderson
John F. Arledge
J. T. Babb
Robt
Bohannon
W. W. Clutter
A. L. Dunn
V. A. Ewing
Mise
Cora Fuller
Joe Gober
A. L. Harrison
Chas. Hassell
W. E. Newton
F. W. O'Malley
Jack Russell, Ji
Dave Shields
E. Anderson
Paul Arledge
J. T. Bizzell
Miss G. Carlton
L. Cooper
J. W. Evans
Wm. Fleming
Tom Gass
Ben Hassel
Jeff D. Hardin
C. C Howard, T. E. Kennedy
R T. Lipscomb
M. A. Lowrey
C. W. Mansur
Mark McMahon
E E Nunn
E. H. Pritchett
John Steger O
M. Weaver
Willard White
T. M. Wilson
T. J. Humphrey
Virgil Dearing
Bonham High School
Bonham Candy Kitchen
Alexander Allen Memorial Hospital
Fraternal Brotherhood
T. H. Blewett
Pres
Steve
Texas Power & Light
Acre
H. B. Word
Ai O
Benham
Marguerite Clark
Alice Brady
Russia
William Farnum
And
Scholl
Dr. Scholl
Dr Scholls
Wm. M. Scholl
Wr. Scholl
Dr. Schell
Bonham Motor Company
Ithe Brannon Jewelry Co
Ywford
T. R. Starnes
H. B. Ward & Co
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