Italian advances and Monfalcone capture near Trieste front
Italian forces press the Soča corridor amid flooded lowlands while Austrians resist on the Tyrol and Trentino fronts. Monfalcone, a strategic rail link to Trieste, is reported captured after stubborn fighting. King Victor Emmanuel boosts morale at the front. Verona reports Frossacchio fort abandoned as Italians invade Austria through the Arsa Valley. In Norfolk, Commander Thierichens of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich faces arrest in a disguise, per Paris dispatch.
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Rome
Associated Press
Verona
Italy
Austria
Arsa Valley
Frossacchio
Norfolk
Paris_ dispatch today
Thierichens
Prinz Eitel Freidrich
Germany Accepts Liability but Seeks Prize Court Ruling
Germany replied to the U S note on the sinking of the William P Frye admitting liability for damages but stating the settlement should be handled in the German prize court.
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Washington
Germany
United States
William P. Frye
Asquith Reveals War Mobilization Total
London June 10 Premier Asquith announces Parliament has sanctioned three million two hundred thousand men for the army and navy to date, signaling the scale of wartime mobilization.
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Associated Press
London
Asquith
British Steamer Boldt Sunk by German Submarine
The British steamer Erna Boldt of about 1000 tons register, captured from Germany, was sunk by a German submarine off Harwich. The crew were saved.
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Associated Press
London
Erna Boldt
Germany
Harwich
Explosives and Leather Exports Rise in April Across Europe
Exports to Europe climbed in April with explosives valued at 16 million dollars, up 5.2 million from 1914, autos and parts up 6.4 million, and leather goods up 7.2 million. Wool declined 4.8 million as other items grew, signaling broad manufacturing gains while stressing farm fellowship themes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Comerce
Fellowship in Farm Work Urged for Better Cooperation
A call for greater fellowship among farmers, stressing that shared labor like breaking land planting crops and chopping cotton could reduce reliance on public work and improve community cooperation. The article urges adjoining farmers to unite in farming tasks.
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Harry Count
S. C
Governor Ferguson Welcomed in Bryan at A and M Event
A reception committee led by Major L. L. McInnis, Senator J. R. Astin, and Representative Chas. S. Gainer escorted Governor Ferguson from College to Bryan after the A. and M. commencement. A large crowd gathered at Carnegie Library for an address of welcome by W. C. Davis and a brief response by the Governor.
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Commercial Club
Ferguson
L. L. McInnis
J. R. Astin
Chas. S. Gainer
Carnegie Libary
W. C. Davis
Cho
Davis
Gov
Brazos County
Texas
Astin
Gainer
A. & M. College
German Agriculture Flourishing Under War Mobilization
Berlin reports high efficiency in wartime agricultural supervision. Credit, supply, labor and marketing reforms modernize farming. The German Farmers’ Supply Association expands to handle cattle foods and fertilizers, seizing imports from Belgium, France and Poland. Labor shortfalls are filled by 200,000 from Poland and POWs. women mobilized for farming. cities like Cologne cultivate waste land and plant peas and potatoes on available ground.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
German Farmers’ Supply Association
Beglium
France
Poland
Austria
Cologne
Boy Scouts Hike to Brazos River Camp Named Wilson Mooring
Twenty seven boy scouts led by Scout Master Simpson journeyed by Central Texas Interurban to Brazos river grounds. They pitched tents, cooked, swam in the blue hole, played games and fished. The group elected Fountain Mooring and Crenshaw as top campers and cooks and named the Wilson Mooring camp in honor of H D Wilson and J Mooring.
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Simpson
Central Texas
Brazos River
Fountain
Cooper and Crenshaw
Richard Schorm
Boyett
Crenshaw
Cooper
Castles
Downard
Goodson
Gibbs
Hickman
Howell
Hoyle
King
Jones
Leverton
Mooring
Mitchell
O. Mitchell
W. McMichael
Miller
Parks
Priddy
Robinson
Rogers
Schorn
Weaver
Withers
Ward Mooring
Reese
Bates
G. M. Brandon
E. J. Fountain
H. D. Wilson
Charlie Griesser
Leslie Ballard
Lawson
Mr. Mooring
Wilson-Mooring
Messrs
J. Mooring
Bethea Chosen to Deliver 1916 UT Alumni Address
County Attorney Lamar Bethea was notified by the Ex-Students' Association of the University of Texas that he was unanimously chosen to give the address at the association's meeting in 1916. Bethea, a UT law graduate, expresses pride in the honor and anticipates the occasion.
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Lamar Bethea
Troops Held on Mexican Border Delays to Philippines
Washington June 11. Possible interference by local Mexican officials with Red Cross food distribution to Mexicans delays departure from the border to the Philippines of three regiments. U S troops cannot cross the border without Washington orders and the War Department seeks to enforce President Wilson's instructions.
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Tey
Washington
Red Cross
War Department
Philippines
United States
Wilson
Clemency Denied for Leo Frank by Georgia Prison Commission
The Georgia Prison Commission declines clemency for Leo Frank after a thorough hearing. Two commissioners opposed clemency and one supported it. The governor is not bound by the recommendation. The majority notes neither grand jury nor trial jury sought clemency and the presiding judge imposed death. Frank, superintendent at the pencil factory, was convicted of Mary Phagan's murder.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Georgia Prison Commission
Leo Frank
Frank
Unarmed Colonel Hero of Sedel Bahr Leads Charge
An unnamed colonel in Sedel Bahr led a bayonet charge after landing operations, armed only with a cane and a staff officer band. He walked among his men under heavy fire, inspiring them to advance and clear the enemy, sacrificing his life in the effort.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Sedel-Bahr
Russians Repulse Austro German Forces in Galicia
Associated Press reports that Russian forces repulsed Austro German troops crossing the Dniester in Galicia and captured seventeen cannon forty nine machine guns and about six thousand seven hundred men. Austrian dispatches say Italians were checked along the Isonzo near Gorizia Gradisca and Monfalcone while a submarine was reported sunk off Saint Jean de Medua in the Adriatic.
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Associated Press
Petrograd
Russia
Baltic
Dniester
Galicia
Cologne
Germany
Italy
Isonzo
Gorizia
Gradisca
Monfalcone
Innsbruck
Saint Jean Medua
Adriatic
Seven Ships Sunk by German Forces in North Sea
London reports five more vessels sunk by Germans including the steamers Strathcarron of 2000 tons and the Russian bark Thomasina plus the schooner Express. No lives lost. Later, two more ships Dania and Otago were confirmed sunk with crews saved.
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London
England
Wilson Note Delivered to Germany by Ambassador
Berlin reports Ambassador Gerard officially delivered President Wilson's note to Germany. Armies on the Isonzo front suffer heavy losses with Austria claiming defeats and Italian attacks pressing to gain ground. Gorizia floods with wounded as both sides swap advances.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Gerard
Wilson
Germany
Georgia Executes War Hero Site Renamed After Doughty Wylie
A condemned officer, Major Doughty-Wylie, was executed after appeals to all courts including the U S Supreme Court. The prison commission refused clemency amid thousands of letters and petitions. The Governor’s action remains uncertain. The hill where he fell is known as Doughty-Wylie's Hill. He was a staff officer whose fatal landing losses pressured rapid advance.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Georgia
Doughty-Wylie
Dougthy-Wylie
Italian Troops Advance Through Predil Pass
By Associated Press Udine Italy June 11 Italian soldiers press through Predil Pass six miles from the Austrian border as operations unfold along the frontier.
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Associated Press
Udine
Italy
Predil Pass
U.S. Diplomats Urged to Seek Treaty Paragraph Annulment
The United States directs diplomats overseas to request annulment of treaty paragraphs conflicting with the new seamen’s law, aligning international agreements with domestic maritime rules.
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Washington
United States
Serbian Troops Take Elbasan Move Toward Adriatic
An Athens dispatch reports Serbian forces occupying the Albanian town of Elbasan and advancing toward the Adriatic coast as of June 11.
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Associated Press
London
Athens
Elbassan
Adriatic
German cruiser crewmen believed to flee country
Associated Press reports Lieutenant Brauer and several crew members of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, who abandoned the ship before formal internment at Norfolk, are believed to have escaped the country. Officials continue investigations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Brauer
Prinz Eitel Friedrich
Norfolk
Governor Acknowledges Frank Case Hearing Schedule
Governor Slaton set a hearing on Leo M. Frank's commutation application for next Saturday at 9 o'clock. Both sides will present arguments after a capitol conference with Frank's attorneys and Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey. The governor indicated he could devote Saturday night and Monday if needed.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Slaton
Leo M. Frank
Capitol
Frank
Hugh M. Dorsey
Millican Names Postmistress in Texas
Miss Lavenia Harrington is appointed postmistress at Millican by President Wilson. The appointment appears in today’s state papers among several Texas postings.
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Lavenia Harrington
Wilson
Millican
Texas
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