Austro Italian Front Battles and Allied War Debts Report
From Innsbruck to Rome and London reports detail heavy fighting on the Austro Italian frontier with about 1500 casualties each side. Italians destroyed Tolmino depot and Caporetto airfronts were dominated. British war credit enlarged, casualties listed, and Greece leans to allies.
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Associated Press
Innsbruck
Austria
Trent
Riva
Gorz
Gradisca
Tolmino
Advancin
Caporetto
Nzo
Court and Road Committee Meet for Bonds and Road Materials
The commissioners court met with Judge Malony presiding and members Hamilton Masters Cahill present while Atkins was ill. A joint meeting with the roads advisory committee was held to discuss sale of 400000.00 wood roads bonds and road materials. Proceedings will be published in tomorrow’s paper.
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Malony
Hamilton
Eaglent
Lusitania Not Armed, Ship Decks Swarmed After Collision
Captain Turver testified at the board of trade inquiry that the Lusitania had no weapons or armaments. The ship was deemed unarmed as damage crashed through, and within about ten seconds after being struck it became impossible to stand on her decks.
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Associated Press
London
Turver
Lusitania
Board of Trade
Allies Aeroplanes Do Damage And Sink Trawler
Five Allied aeroplanes bombed Karlsruhe causing deaths injuries and property damage. In a separate report a German submarine sank the British trawler Argyll with seven crew lost.
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Associated Press
London
Japan to erase Christianity from Korea schools
Elder A G Daniels of the World Conference of Seventh Day Adventists says Japan plans to remove Christian teachings from Korean schools and replace them with Shinto worship, with emperor as ruler, to take effect in five to ten years. The State Department has no official confirmation of the changes.
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Associated Press
Saint Helena
Cal
Japan
Korea
A. G. Daniels
World Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Daniels
Washington
State Department
United States
Chicago Street Car Strike Brings City to Standstill
Chicago endures what observers call the nation’s largest street car strike as fourteen thousand motor men and conductors quit at four this morning over wage demands. For four hours no cars moved while guards and police guard property. limited elevated trains planned round trips with strike breakers. Thousands walk, other transport options tried as citywide disruption spreads.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Southside
Chicago Street Car Strike Tightens But No Disorder
Chicago on June 15 reports the street car strike causing a near tieup with no disorder and no settlement in sight. Also an acid bomb and missiles were thrown at elevated trains. no injuries. T. K. Johnson, former I G N railroad conductor, dies in Palestine hospital after illness. funeral set for Bryan with services at St Andrew's Church.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Birthday tributes mark lives of actors and leaders
Mme Gadski born in Ancam Prusia 438 years ago today. Ernest Lister born in Halifax England 45 years ago today. William Norris born in New York City 43 years ago today. Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus born in Belleville Ill 64 years ago today. Rt Rev Henry R Granton born in St Etienne France 52 years ago today. Quote from Shelley on moral consequence closes.
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Mme. Gadski
Ancam
Prussia
Ernest Lister
Washington
Halifax
England
William Norris
New York City
Hugo Osterhaus
Belleville
Henry R. Granton
Tuscon, Ariz
St. Etienne
France
Governor to Probe State Penitentiary System Independently
Austin June 14 Gov Ferguson appoints W T Craddock as his personal representative to investigate the State Penitentiary system independently of the senate probe now in progress. Percy Merritt aged about 21 died at the Camp Hotel after acute appendicitis illness begun Thursday at Bedias Texas. He was cared for by Drs Harrison Fountain and nurses but died early this morning. Funeral arrangements set for Bedias with remains shipping from Navasota Examiner.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Ferguson
W. T. Craddock
State Penitentiary
Senate
Percy Merritt
Bedias
Texas
R. H. Harrison
Bryan
Merritt
Weathersby
Navasota
St Anthony's Day Celebrated at Bryan Church
A large crowd attended St Anthony's Catholic church in Bryan for the feast of St Anthony. The Saturday and Sunday services drew about a thousand or more worshippers with Koneeny's Bryan orchestra guiding the music led by John Koneeny. Fathers DeSimone Gleissner Litnora and Henry Selvine assisted in the ceremonies.
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St. Anthony’s Church
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Bryan
Koneeny
John Koneeny
Father DeSimone
Gleissner
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Litnora
Henry Selvine
Rev A T Coleman At Baptist Church
Rev A T Coleman of Waco conducted morning and evening services at the First Baptist Church of this city. He spoke fluently and pleasant to good crowds, invited to Bryan to fill a vacancy left by Rev A E B Hill resignation, sermons enjoyed despite warm weather.
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A. T. Coleman
Waco
First Baptist Church
Fire narrowly averted at Rev. Welch residence
Mr J E Covey returning from Bryan Baptist Academy found Rev J C Welch’s home in flames and swiftly extinguished the fire before it spread. The kitchen was the starting point and caused only minor damage as no one was at home.
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Bryan Baptist Academy
J. E. Covey
J. C. Welch
Greeks Elect Venizelos Faction Across Greece
Athens reports say the Venizelos faction candidates were elected nationwide in yesterday's vote. In Rome, Italians seize Carthusian towns Valentina and from Tonale to Carnia as Austrians resist. Italian families in conquered districts receive the same allowances as Italian soldiers. Constantinople notes repelled attacks on Gallipoli with losses and Turkish coast batteries bombard. The Arndale sinks on a mine in the White Sea. two Danish steamers halted and Cocos Merstal burned. Berlin claims Russian positions along the Eastern front are occupied. Britain pays 300000 dollars on Maine cotton cargo. Hopemount sunk off England. crew saved.
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Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Asquith
Paris
Arras
Berlin
San
Galicia
Przemys
Petrograd
Constantinople
Rome
Carthenian
Valentina
Tonale
Carnia
Gorizia
Monfalcone
Italy
White Sea
Weevil Threatens Southwest Texas Cotton Crop
Government agents report boll weevil damage in Southwest Texas with potential 50 percent crop loss in several counties unless preventive actions are taken. A conference led by H. E. Lavely of Washington discussed reports from field agents and warned of a heavy infestation across the region.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
H. E. Lavely
Washington
Local Marriage Licenses Reported
Marriage licenses issued include Tasto Carlin with Mercelina Hernan dez Edward E. McAdams with Blanche Buchanan Noah Mays with Elizabeth Newton Wenston Robertson with Gertrude Duffie Bailey Marshall with Mary Turner.
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Dez
Edward E. McAdams
Blanche Buchanan
Noah Mays
Elizabeth Newton
Wenston Robertson
Gertrude Duffie Bailey Marshall
Mary Turner
Heavy fighting across northern France in World War I
London dispatches report German claims of sixteen thousand prisoners captured at Siberniawa and Sienawa while Russian sources claim twenty thousand German deaths. Heavy fighting continues in northern France with French forces claiming a position near Locette but losing portions of their trenches near Souchez.
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Associated Press
London
Cyerniawa
Sienawa
Diipatches
France
Locette
Souchez
Rain general over county saves crops in Brazos
Reports from farmers across Brazos County indicate a broad morning rain of one to over two inches. It was light enough not to compact soil and without wind to lodge corn, arriving as crops suffered from heat and dryness, signaling a hopeful corn and cotton outlook if no further disasters occur.
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Brazos County
West Virginia Ordered to Pay Debt Share in Virginia Split
The U S Supreme Court rules West Virginia must pay twelve million three hundred ninety three thousand nine hundred twenty nine dollars as its share of the Virginia debt at partition.
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Washington
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Virginia
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Olti
Athens
War Party
Greece
Tyrol
Trentino
Montepiano
Corte Vol
Cessassi
Isonzo
Landstrum
Karlsruhe
Germany
MR. T. K. Johnson
I. & G. N. Hospital
Palestine
T. K. Johnson
I. & G. N. Railroad Company
Mr. Johnson
Bright
Johnson
F. I. Garth
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
City Cemetery
Shelley
Commission
Camp Hotel
ST. Anthony's Day
Baptist Church
Venizelos
Gallipoli
Anatolia
Arndale
van MacKenzen
Suezawa
Great Britain
Maine
Kirkwall
Galveston
Sweden
Hopemount
Tasto Carlin and
Mercelina Hernan
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