British Labor party stirs war aims and seamen’s power
Article analyzes the British Labor party’s evolving makeup, pacifist leanings, and push for a cross border workers conference. It notes Henderson as leader, divides with pro war figures like Will Crooks and Havelock Wilson’s seamen influence, and outlines government responses and potential shifts in policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Party
Arthur Henderson
Lloyd George
Mr. Henderson
James Ramsey MacDonald
E. D. Morel
Philip Snowdon
Will Crooks
Will Thorne
Ben Tillet
Henderson
Poland
Alsace- Lorraine
Palestine
Armenia
Mesopotamia
Arabia
Belgium
Austria
Wilson
British Labor Party
Germany
Bulgaria
French Socialist Party
British Labor
Lloyd-George
Seamen’s Union of
Great Britain
Ramsay MacDonald
Stockholm
London
Rotterdam
America
Havelock Wilson
Seamen’s Union
Mr. Wilson
Not Me Says Dan the Sailor Man in Open Boat
Celia Fox Smith in Punch portrays Dan the sailor saying not me to war's end and after, noting in a stark open boat the thirst hunger and bitter sense of loss as he rejects reconciliation with foes and refuses to drink with Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Fritz
Celia Fox-Smith
Punch
Americans Brace for Large German Strike Near Marne Front
The war report says American forces in the Belleau sector prepared for a major German assault while extending their line several miles toward the front. Allied and American positions along the Marne show reduced patrolling due to moonlight, with snipers active and German artillery shelling in the Albert and Nieppe forests areas. A German attack near Merris was repulsed after sharp fighting and a number of prisoners were taken in patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belleau
Chateau Thierry
Marne
War Office
Albert
Merris
Nieppe Forest
Albert Sector
Scarpe
Westubert
Villers Cotterets Forest
Soissons
Clignan River
Mosley
Passy En Valois
British Await Blow With the British Army in France
Intense shelling rocked the British line with heavy artiller y fire and faster air activity as the German offensive remained in the boiling up stage. Field Marshal von Hindenburg maintains flexible reserves ready for a major strike as allied forces brace for more fierce fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Associated Press
von Hindenburg
Germans Shell Positions Captured by the British
German gunners showed great activity this morning against new British positions east of Nieppe forest on the Flanders front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nieppe Forest
Flanders
French Gain Crest on Marne Front Near Chateau Thierry
French forces attacked the German lines northwest of Chateau Thierry on the Marne front and seized the crest between Mosley and Passy en Valois. They advanced 800 yards on a 1.8 mile front, taking 265 prisoners including three officers, while Vosges and aerial actions reported additional gains and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau Thierry
Paris
Marne
Mosley
Passyen-Valois
War Office
Hangard
Autreches
Ourey
Passy-en- Valois
Vosges
Somme
Rozieres
Braye
Avre
Soissons
Ferre-en-Tardemois
Italians Capture Mountain Lines as Austrians Flee Piave Front
In a broad war report, Italian forces seize mountain lines to block the Piave front while Diaz concentrates on Asiago strongpoints. French and British actions push toward German positions near Villers Cotterets, Clignan, and Merris with ongoing artillery offensives. Austro-Hungarian internal strife grows as parliamentary deputies bitterly clash over Piave losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piave
West Bank
Diaz
Asiago
Brenta
Caldonazzo
Adige
Twenty Survivors Reach Port After Dwinsk Sinking
Twenty survivors of the British troopship Dwinsk arrived at Hampton Roads aboard a naval vessel on June 28 after ten days in an open boat. Lieutenant Ross P. Whitemarsh USN led the crew of 148 with 23 still missing. The Dwinsk had no soldiers aboard and was chartered to the United States for rescue transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hampton Roads
Dwinsk
Delaware Capes
Navy Department
Ross P. Whitemarsh
Whitemarsh
United States
America
Department
Plumbers in Lewiston Vote to Strike Monday
Core Lewiston Me June 30 Forty members of the Plumbers' Union voted today to strike Monday to enforce hour and wage demands. All except one of the 22 shops will be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Plumbers’ Union
Kaiser Unable to Spare Monastery with British Army in France
German Emperor seeks Mont des Cats monastery spared to locate the burial site of Prince Max of Hesse. The aged prior knew where the prince was buried after dying during a 1914 engagement. The Pope forwarded the request but the monastery reports no relief as shells continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Associated Press
Mont Des Cats
Prince Max of Hesse
Prince Max
Belgium
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Federation of Labor
House of Commons
Lloyd George Ne
Panama
Rome
Boston PanaMa Hat CO
Washington St
Boston
Franklin ST
Ed Meee
von Seydler
Alexander Werkle
Maine
Kaiser
Wilhelm
Beas
New Victor Records
Caruso
de Gogorza
Victor
Geraldine Farrar
Farrar
Alma Gluck
Gluck
Victrola
John McCormack
McCormack
Harry Lauder
Sousa
Saenger
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, N. J
Victor Records
Victor Talking Machine Company
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!