Important Gains Made and Attacks Repulsed
Paris reports French gains north of Ar ras and repulsed German attempts to recapture the labyrinth. Meuse fighting includes flamethrower shells. four German attacks in Lorraine and Vosges are repulsed. Italian front shows rapid Isonzo advance as forces seize heights near Caporale and Sagrade. Washington says US yields on mail openings. Poland autonomy proposed. British note deemed evasive. non contraband cargos to neutral ports to be left unmolested.
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Arras
Laborinth
Meuse
Loraine
Vosges
Rome
Isonzo
Trieste
Onfalcone
Sagrade
Russia Claims Victory at Dneis River Front
Russia reports repulsing Austro German forces at three points along the Dneis River with heavy losses as of June 25. Allied observers await independent confirmation of the claims.
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Associated Press
Perograd
Dneister
New Departure At Further Reports
Announcement was made that mature men may enter the Agricultural and Mechanical College without military requirements, with faculty approval for exemptions. The ruling applies to those with teaching experience seeking higher life positions, under college discipline. Washington reports confirm Carranza army defeat nearing Mexico City, trains rushed, fighting likely in outskirts, with fear of Madero era horrors returning.
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Ife
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Associated Press
Washington
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
State Department
Madero
Singing Convention at R enne to draw crowds
Brazos County Singing Convention scheduled for next Saturday and Sunday July 4 at Renee. Large crowds expected on both days.
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Brazos County
Farmers Union Not To Move Headquarters
Ft Worth June 28 Farmers Union officials deny yesterday's newspaper report that they intended to move the union headquarters from here to Houston.
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Shiloh Defeats Koppe In 12-2 Baseball Victory
Shiloh baseball beat Koppe 12 to 2 on the Shiloh diamond. Koppe hit well but could not translate those hits into runs due to strong fielding by Shiloh.
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Shiloh
Koppe
Cavitt Arrested After Sheriff Nabbed Suspect at Farm
Sheriff Nunn led a posse to Wheelock and Franklin areas near Boonville to capture Elijah Cavitt, the young Black man charged with killing a woman. He was found sleeping on a farm, woke, and surrendered without resistance, then transported to Bryan for an examining trial.
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Elijah Cavitt
Boonville
Wheelock
Roy Nunn
Conlee
Lee Josey
George Dunn
Mr. Dunn
Charley Brown
Franklin
Cavitt
Bryan
Eagle Cotton Sample Wrapper Designed For Ginning Law
The Eagle Printing Company unveils a cotton wrapper compliant with the new ginning law. It is simple in design, meets ginner requirements, and will be marketed at a reasonable price after submission to the warehouse.
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Eagle Printing Company
Wrapping Paper Receptacle Receives Dept Approval
Austin Texas June 24 Eagle Pty Co Bryan Texas sample of receptacle wrapper meets approval of this department F C Weinert This wrapper is the regular cotton Wrapping paper printed with ginners certificate and gin bill thereon rolls up in the usual manner and sealed by gummed end It contains the ginner s number on wrapper and bale number on end for convenience of the ginner in filing It makes a neat package and does not require any additional fixtures for the operation The price will be cheaper than anything of its kind offered and can be seen at this office
Mexican Ex-President Huerta Arrested in New Mexico
El Paso reports General Victoriano Huerta and General Pascual Orozco were arrested at Newman New Mexico on charges of conspiring to incite a revolution against a friendly country. Bonds set at 15000 and 7500 dollars. Huerta and Orozco held under virtual detention at Fort Bliss with authorities awaiting Washington instructions.
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Associated Press
Texas
Victorina Huerta
Mexico
Newman, N. M
Pascual Orozco
Huerta
Orozco
General Huerta
Federal Building
Department of Justice
Washington
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U. S
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Zack L. Cobb
State Department
Clifford Beckham
Fort Worth
Newman
George Morgan
Lee
General Orozco
Body of Frank Jones Recovered in Brazos River Search
Reports say Frank Jones a Black man drowned Saturday afternoon in the Brazos River while trying to recover a deer run into the water. Despite continuous dragging by local residents since Saturday, the body had not been found at press time.
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17 Inch Shells Weigh Over a Ton in War News
Warsaw reports new Skoda shells weigh more than a ton and measure seventeen inches in diameter. They sink twenty feet before exploding and kill within a 150 yard radius. Artillery casualties exceed infantry in German Russian fighting. Explosions melt rifle barrels and strip clothing. Most shells are Austrian designed.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Skoda
German Note Said Favorable to Submarine Policy
State Department advices from Ambassador Gerard in Berlin indicate a favorable German reply to the latest American note on submarine warfare. Germans seek concessions that preserve U boat effectiveness and are exploring methods to protect American passenger lives.
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Associated Press
Washington
Germany
State Department
Gerard
Berlin
Germans Shoot Down Two Allied Planes Over Alsace Front
The German forces on the French Alsace front report shooting down two enemy aeroplanes. In related news a British steamer named Indians bound from New York was sunk by a German submarine in the St Georges Channel.
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Associated Press
Berlin
French
Alsace
London
New York
St. Georges Channel
Angeles Returns to Washington for Villa Conference
Washington reports General Felipe Angeles met with Brigadier General Scott at the war department to discuss Mexican affairs and deny involvement in Huerta plots. Carranza notes fighting pauses near Mexico City as Zapatistas negotiate while refugees arrive at Gonzales camp. Villa garrison to be increased and archives moved from Mexico City ahead of troop withdrawal.
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Huerta
Mexico City
Associated Press
Washington
Felipe Angeles
War Department
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Army
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Carranza
Gonzales
Zapatistas
Galveston
Tex
Zapata
Wild rumors in new revolution in Mexico frontier areas
Washington report notes rumors that citizens of a European belligerent could be among foreign backers of the Huerta overthrow. No confirmation given. U S District Attorney Camp says no more Mexican arrests expected before the Huerta hearing in San Antonio, possibly after Thursday. Fifteen former Mexican generals have appeared in El Paso recently. Huerta's supporters expect continued United States interference and view it as unlikely to halt the revolution.
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