Raiders Lose 4 Planes in British Air Battle
London reports say four German planes were destroyed by British pilots as a raid over England ended with heavy casualties. Official counts list 12 killed and 36 injured among raid participants. German losses include several aircraft brought down during the engagement. Berlin confirms a bombing sweep on military targets in southeast England.
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London
England
Dunkirk
Berlin
Sheerness
Five Killed and Fifty Injured by Tornadoes
Tornadoes across Missouri and Kansas caused multiple deaths and extensive damage. Centralia Missouri reported five killed, 36 injured, and 60 homes destroyed. near Richmond two women and a baby died. Elmont Kansas saw a man killed with two others reported dead. Clinton suffered deaths and major flooding followed a heavy rain. Telegraph and telephone lines down as storms spread.
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Kansas City
Smaact
Missouri
Kansas
Centralia
Richmond
Elmont
Topeka
Kan
Clinton
Father West
Sliver Manufacturer Testifies in Pleas Court Flood Suit
BE. H. H. Smith testified before Judge Scott in common pleas court about his family’s need to rush to the cellar and bail out the water during floods. The wealthy sliver maker described the ongoing flooding as a pressing concern in the suit brought by a Chicago water interest against New York City utilities.
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BE. H. H. Smith
Scott
Common Pleas
New York
Home Guard to be Out Before Fourth of July
State officers say Governor Holcombe will call the Home Guard into active duty before July 4 possibly within two weeks. Each man will be checked by headquarters and comrades to ensure equal patrol duty across companies. Bulletin board posted duty percentages aim to prevent evasion and ensure no partiality in state troops.
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Home Guard
Holcombe
Me Guard
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Leads in U S Liberty Bond Purchases
Bridgeport shows the strongest early push in the Liberty Loan drive with about 2.7 million in bonds, nearing 3 million, outpacing New Haven and Hartford. Stamford and Norwalk report progress toward their goals, while local firms plan talks and payroll deductions to boost subscriptions.
Park City Leads State for Registering Young Men Eligible to Draft
Park City leads Connecticut in registering men for potential military service as World War I mobilization begins. About 10,000,000 young men nation wide registered. 1,000,000 expected to be called for training this fall. Bridgeport shows the largest local count with roughly 26,000 registrants, followed by Hartford and New Haven. Tabulation work continues at city hall and bank vaults as exemption status and dependents are sorted.
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Park City
America
Congress
Germany
Iff
Union
Sion
Aeason
War Department
Eaghenmeers
Proscat
National Guard
Department of Justice
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Bridgeport
New Haven
Hartford
Meyer Wilson
Connecticut National Bank
Roepe
Four Thousand Soldiers to March in Bridgeport Fourth of July Parade
Bridgeport officials issued orders for the largest Fourth of July parade yet with about 4000 uniformed soldiers from Fairfield County. The lineup includes 2200 Home Guard National Guard and Naval Reserve members from multiple towns plus a Connecticut Home Guard contingent. The City and Chamber of Commerce back the event and invites to add districts could swell the total by about 2000. The committee, led by Clarence E. Bilton, plans a parade that may surpass last year’s monumental celebration.
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Col. Wilson
Fourth Military District
Bridgeport
City of
Chamber of Commerce
Fairfield County
Home Guard
National Guard
United States Naval
Stratford
Connecticut
Greenwich
Noroton
Darien
Stamford
New Ca
F. A. Ambrose
George E. Crawford
August Englehard
Comrade Accidentally Shoots Private Bender at Bridgeport Post
Private Benny Bender age 21 was accidentally shot by a comrade at the roller lift bridge north of Bridgeport station noon. A fellow private chambered a round while cleaning a rifle. Bender sustained multiple nonfatal wounds and was taken to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment.
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Bridgeport
Benny Bender
Bender
Pequonnock River
Beebe
Thomas Healy
Remington Arms Barracks
Forrce
Walter B. Lassar
Chaim Co
Bialy
S. I. Aranki
Haghy
Bridgeport Hospital
Twenty-Eight City Buildings Labeled Fire Traps Urge Action
The board of fire commissioners reports twenty eight central city buildings from three to five stories lack fire escapes and urges immediate protection. a wooden 268 State Street shack is condemned. The report also proposes that permit approvals be referred to the fire department for future cases and lists several other four to five story structures needing protection. total fire losses for the year reach 103,596.27 with property values at over four million. Unsettled weather and a note of a submarine sinking an Austrian torpedo boat in the Adriatic follow.
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Board of Fire Commissioners
State Street
A. F. Graves
Connecticut
Stratford Avenues
Thomas Broderick
Middle Street
Peck & Limes
Wheeler Feed
L. M. Hopkins
Main Street
Clark & Nichols
Holtzer
F. E. Beach
Foster & Besse
Henry Lyon
Mrs. Wheeler
Meigs & Company
E. W. Hawell
Samuel Wheeler
Lewis Febis
Katz
Max Buechler
Lee ‘Brothers
Barnum Estate
F. Buchman
Bridgeport
Submarine Sunk After Hour and Half Duel with US Steamer
Washington reports a German submarine was sunk in a running fight lasting about 90 minutes with an armed American steamer. The submarine fired 35 shots and the steamer 25, with the final US shot lifting the sub’s stern out of the water before it disappeared. no damage to the American vessel was noted. The engagement began around 7,000 yards distant, with the submarine flying no flag and carrying a six inch gun.
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U. S
Washington
State Department
Department
Department of State
Massing of Troops for New Action Reported
London dispatch notes German newspapers show concern over a surge in artillery activity along the salient between the positions, signaling preparations for a new action. The Amsterdam report highlights intensified troop movements and imminent military activity in the front area.
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London
Amsterdam
Teutons Thrown Back by French Near Hurtebise
Paris reports two German assaults on Hurtebise and Chemin des Dames repulsed with heavy German losses after intense cannonading. Night fighting continued along the Chemin des Dames, Ailette Laon road, and Braye en Laonnois region. Seven German planes and one captive balloon shot down by French air forces.
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Paris
Hurtebise
Chemin Des Dames
Chemin ‘Des Dames
Aillette
Laon Road
Vauxiliori
Moulin de Laffaux
Braye En Laonnois
Food supply assured for remainder of crop year 1917 18
Berlin reports a high level conference of the Prussian house of lords and department heads declared the food stock sufficient to sustain the nation for the rest of the crop year and through the end of a victorious peace. Regulations for 1917 18 were drafted and distribution plans examined.
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Berlin
London
House of Lords
Bridgepest Fire Department Draft Registration Notice
Thirty five members of the Bridgepest Fire Department aged in the drafting category were registered yesterday.
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Bridge- Pest
Exae DED FOR BATTLE FRONT AL Petromrad
The War Ministry reports caretaker Kerensky has left the capital to inspect the northwestern front as Russian forces fight on. Reports indicate leadership moves amid ongoing battles and strategic redeployments.
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AL Petromrad
Suse 6
Nigister of
Kerensky
British Gain in Roeux Fighting
Berlin reports June 6 British forces advanced at Roeux railroad station but fighting continues in limited trench sectors. Official statement notes progress amid ongoing combat and positions.
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Roeux
Berlin
London
Prisoners Taken as Austria Reclaims Trenches
Vienna reports the Austrian war office says 171 officers and 6,500 men were taken prisoners near Jamiano after repelling an Italian assault. The army regained a significant trench section south of Jamiano, two weeks after its capture by Italian forces.
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Vienna
London
Austrian War Office
Jamaina
Jamiano
Sub Beaten by French Steamer
Paris, June 6. The ministry of marine reports the German submarine was defeated by the French steamer Orenoque, 2372 tons. Attacked in the Atlantic on April 22 on route to a West African port, the submarine was sighted half submerged and headed for the steamer as heavy seas ran. After the fourth shot the submarine disappeared.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Atlantic
Admit Loss Of Destroyer At Ostend
War office releases official statement on the Ostend attack by British ships. Enemy monitors shelled Ostend on the morning of the 5th wounding many Belgians and damaging houses while superior reconnoitering forces with the monitors engaged two torpedo boats. After fierce fighting the S-20 was sunk and part of its crew was killed or wounded before coast batteries ended the engagement.
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War Office
Jstend
Ostend
Ground Gained on Arras Front North of River Scarpe
London reports that British forces attacked last night on the Arras front north of the river Scarpe. The War Office states ground net gained in two sectors.
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Arras
London
Arram Front
Scampe
War Office
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Norwalk
Howard Speer
Hincks Bros. & Co
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Remington Arms
Liberty Bonds
D. M. Read Co
Singer Manufacturing
Shelton
Derby
Foramen
Singer Manufacturing Co
Adriatic
Teutons
Austria
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