Americans Free to Travel Turkish Provinces End of Rigid Checks
Americans will be allowed to leave all Turkish provinces without hindrance and regardless of age or military fitness. The announcement came from Constantinople and was relayed to American minister Ira Nelson Mortis by the Swedish foreign office. The note also urges readers to buy a Liberty Bond today.
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Stockholm
London
Constantinople
Ira Nelson Mortis
Foreign Office
State Street Trust Co
Visit of Italian Mission to Boston Postponed
Word from Washington says the Prince of Udine remains ill, leading to the definite postponement of the Italian mission's planned visit to Boston as reported to Mayor Curley.
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Prince
Curley
Washington
Prince of
Udine
Boston
British Hold Gains and 6400 Prisoners in Ypres Battles
British and German fronts see heavy artillery exchanges near Ypres Osstraverne and Messines with over 6400 prisoners taken and more than 20 guns collected. Berlin concedes Bavarian troops retired to prepared positions as British lines were secured. Air raids supported infantry and artillery while Belgian and German bombardments continue north of Ypres and near the Chemin des Dames.
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Berlin War Office
British War Office
Ypres
Osstraverne
Messines
Belgium
Aisne
Chemin Des Dames
Allied Forces Hold Belgian Front After Week’s Push
British troops in Belgium consolidated gains made Thursday and repelled Friday counterattacks in the Oostraverne and Messines region. More than 6400 German prisoners are reported. Austrians mass forces on the Italian front while withdrawing from Russia. Further Austrian counterattacks on the Gorizia and Corso fronts failed to shift Italian positions. The RAF reports three German aircraft shot down near Dixmude. Heavy combat persisted near St. Quentin with French forces holding off attacks between St. Quentin and La Fère.
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Belgium
Oostraverne
Messines
London
Austria
Rome
Gorizia
Corso
Dixmude
Lon
St. Quentin
la Fere
Paris
Pershing Welcomed in London by British Officials and Public
General Pershing and his staff were greeted by Lt Gen Pitcairn Campbell Admiral Stileman and British officers on arrival in London. The scene featured the Royal Welsh Fusiliers guards a mascot goat and a patriotic band playing both nations anthems amid a private quiet reception with no public crowd. A special train then carried American troops to London while observers noted war time scenes along the route including German POWs and fields in wartime dress.
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Navy
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Aew
Pitcairn Campbell
Stileman
Pershing
Guard of Honor
General Pershing
London
England
Pershing's Staff Named in First General Orders
War Department releases May 26 general orders for General Pershing's staff listing Personal staff captains Margetts and Collins and Lt Shallenberger, plus chief of staff Harbord and numerous other officers across adjutant, inspector, judge advocate, quartermaster, medical, engineers, ordnance, signal, and attached personnel.
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Washington
General Pershing
War Department
Nelson E. Margetts
Field Artillery
James M. Collins
Cavalry
Martin C. Shallenberger
Infantry
General Staff Corps
James C. Harbord
John McA. Palmer
Dennis E. Nolan
Adjutant-general’s Department
Benjamin Alvord
John L. Hines
Inspector
S Department
Andrew W. Brewster
Fox Connor
Robert L. Clark
Judge Advocate-General’s Department
Walter A. Bethel
H. A. Bayne
Quartermaster Corps
Daniel FE. McCarthy
David S. Stanley
Harry E. Wilkins
Charles E. Stanton
Samuel Dpd. Rockenbach
Medical Department
Alfred E. Bradley
Marriette W. Ireland
George P. Peed
Henry Beeuwkes
Corps of Engineers
Harry Taylor
Ernst Graves
Robert G. Alexander
Ordnance Department
Clarence C. Williams
Oleg Bonar
Signal Corps
Edgar Russell
Parker Hitt
James B. Taylor
Townsend F. Bodd
Robert H. Dunlap
John H. Parker
24Th Infantry
Logan Feland
Robert Bacon
Arthur L. Conger
26Th Infantry
Hugh A. Drum
Raymond W. Briggs
Milosh R. Hilgard
William O. Reed
John S. Chambers
David H. Scott
Fifth Cavalry
Gabe Filleul
Gustave Porges
F. T. Hill
S. B. Moore
C. D. Liebman
George S. Patten
Pershing Seeks Public Word On Voyage Journal
Major General John J. Pershing arrived at an English port and stated no accounts of his voyage had been published. He expressed that the public should know the details of the journey, implying government secrecy.
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New York
John J. Pershing
Pershing Sailed as Baggage Labels Revealed Secrecy Fracture
Port authorities and steamship officials attempted to keep General Pershing's departure secret but 300 pieces of heavy baggage labeled with rank ship and destination betrayed the plan. Labels visible from 150 feet exposed the voyage from Philadelphia and other cities drawing public notice and prompting public sadness.
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United States
General Pershing
Berlin
United States Army
England
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Baltimore
Main Street
Congress of Peasants Urges Army to Defend Russia
The congress of peasants in session at Petrograd adopted a resolution calling upon the army to submit to discipline and defend revolutionary Russia. It affirms the duty to sustain the fighting strength of the army through energetic sacrifice.
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Petrograd
London
Congress of Peasant
Russia
Petrograd Girls Enlisted for Frontline Service
Two hundred female students from the Petrograd Technical Institute have joined a regiment raised by Ensign Butch Kareff. The unit aims to go to the front and fight under the same conditions as men.
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Petrograd
London
Petrograd Technical Institute
Butchkareff
Pro German Talk in Boston City Church Denounces Disloyal Speech
Dr William Harman van Allen rector of the Church of the Advent warned against pro Germanism in Boston during a talk on Present Outlook for War and Peace He cited a Yack Bay dinner with Germans and pro Germans and two Americans claiming God supports Swaiser and U S victory He urged curbing such tongues and condemned Irish politicians for disloyal remarks while opposing any peace with Germany without clear military victory.
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William Harman van Allen
Church of the Advent
United States
van Allen
Hoar letters on convention oath in 1917
Roger Sherman Hoar writes to The Post clarifying he did not question the constitutional convention status after delegates took an oath. He explains his pre-oath letter urged caution and argues preventing a dangerous step was his duty, not challenging the convention’s status after the oath. June 8, 1917.
Buy a Liberty Bond for every home
A concise promotion urges every household to purchase a Liberty Bond, stressing national support through this financial war effort. It emphasizes widespread participation as a civic duty and frames bonds as vital, accessible investments for citizens.
Battle of Messines Rehearsed for Weeks
London June 8 Reuters correspondent reports British HQ France says the Messines attack was rehearsed on an open air model four tennis courts in size. The ridge was miniaturized and units practised their roles for weeks under realistic conditions.
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London
SINK TWO SHIPS HILL AMERICANS SINK TWO SHIPS
The British steamer Southland was torpedoed by a submarine June 4 off Liverpool while bound for Philadelphia. Eight crewmen were killed in a magazine explosion after the second torpedo. Among the 159 aboard were six Americans. one, Edward Rigney of New York, is missing. Survivors include Albert Lyons and James Geoghegan. Two Americans were killed June 6 when the Manchester Miller was torpedoed.
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London
Southland
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Edward Rigney
New York
Albert Lyons
Bridgewater
Mass
A. McCoy
Los Angeles
James Geoghegan
Salamanca
N. Y
John McNeil
Providence
R. I
Jacob Houser
Middletown
Penn
Ashley
Daniels
Newcastle
Manchester
Liberty Bond Appeal Urges Money Before German Mobilization
Urges citizens to purchase Liberty Bonds promptly to support national defense before potential German mobilization. Emphasizes patriotic duty and the financial backing of the war effort.
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