Lloyd George warns that world suffers if Allies fail
London headlines quote Premier Lloyd George urging unwavering unity and resolve as Allied forces, especially American troops, bear the burden of victory. He warns civilization would darken if the Prussians prevail, praising American valor and calling for steadfast effort to stamp out aggression and defend civilization.
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London
David Lloyd George
Printers Society of London
Lloyd George
France
Lobsters Plentiful in Magdalen Islands Report
Rev. E Templeman reports thriving Anglican church on the Magdalen Islands with two pew churches nearly completed at Old Harry and Grindstone. Lobster catches are abundant, cod scarce, herrings plentiful, while two mariners endured a 72 hour ordeal at sea before rescue near Grand Entry.
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E. Templeman
Magdalen Islands
Quebec
Souris
Magdalenes
Mr. Templeman
St. Peter's
Old Harry
St. Luke’s
Grindstone
Templeman
Arthur Reeves
Army Medical Corps
The
Guardian
Magdalene Islands
Entry Island
Amherst Island
Weather and celestial timings for June period
The report lists tides high this afternoon at 12.43, tomorrow at 1.30, and early tomorrow at 2.32 with Thursday at 3.12. Sunset today 8.55, tomorrow 8.59. sunrise tomorrow 5.36 and Thursday. Moon sets tonight 11.20. New moon Saturday June 8 at 6.03 pm. First quarter Sunday June 16 at 8.12 am. Day length today is fifteen hours and twenty-two minutes.
Heroism of Y M C A Units in Retreat
YMCA workers with French troops aided rearguard actions east and west of Soissons during retreat. Carl Lyttle of North Brookfield Mass is believed missing after rescuing refugees amid gas shells in a burning village. Four YMCA men joined a base hospital staff and labored as stretcher bearers and nurses. Marta Herron of Cincinnati, sister-in-law of Taft, served food and coffee to soldiers until the village burned.
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Paris
YMCA
Soissons
Carl Lyttle
North Brookfield
Mass
Lyttle
YM CA
Marta Herron
Cincinnati
Taft
Fire in Constantinople Leaves Fifty Thousand Homeless
Amsterdam June 9 Fifty thousand people are homeless after a fire in Sambul the Mohammedan section of Constantinople which devastated the eastern part of the Sultan Selim quarter. Buildings on both sides of the Mosque were destroyed but the Mosque itself was spared.
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Amsterdam
Sambul
Constantinople
Sultan Selim
Norddeuetsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Berlin
Explosion at Ukrainian munitions depot kills many in Amsterdam
Kiev despatch reports sixty people killed and hundreds injured in a fire and series of blasts at a large Ukrainian munitions depot near Smert vets nest along the Lavra River. Authorities fear the toll may rise as fires and explosions continue.
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Amsterdam
Kiev
Smertvets
Lavra River
Furious fighting in third German drive
Special dispatch from the Guardian reports considerable local improvement of the British line south of the Somme after a slight advance near Bouzencourt. Night activity was limited to raids and outpost actions, with shelling on the British right wing returning to normal after prior heavy bombardment.
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France
Somme
Bouzencourt
First day of new attack fails to secure gains
Paris report notes the morning press dispatch that commentators agree the initial sea assault did not achieve its objectives as hoped by the enemy. The Havas Agency summaries the morning paper verdict on progress and aims.
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The
Guardian
Paris
Havas
Germans Capture 1200 Yard Front in Counter Attack
German forces launched a counter attack and seized a salient line near Rossons-sur-math, advancing a 1200 yard deep belt of ground. Heavy trench artillery battered the position as the gain extended from the frontline eastward and strengthened their hold on the occupied sector.
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Ouryline
Rossons-sur-math
German Offensive Opens On Compiegne Front In Paris Campaign
German forces launch a new assault on a twenty mile front from Montdidier to the Oise, aiming to reach Compiegne and outflank the French near Soissons. French and American reports say resistance is stiff with gains limited to several villages as heavy gas and shell bombardments accompany the attack.
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the Guardian
London
Compiegne
Paris
Sois- Sons
Montdidier
Noyon
Aisne
British raids report German post northeast of Bethune
In a British official statement dated June 10 the raid describes success against a German post northeast of Bethune. It notes a hostile attack on a post in Avelly Wood in the evening was repulsed.
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London
Beaumont Hamel
Bailluil
Arras
Givenchy Les la Bassee
The
Guardian
Bethune
Avelly Wood
Battlefront reports show French holding positions
Reuters dispatch from London June 10 states latest battlefront reports are encouraging. French forces fight bravely and tenaciously. On both flanks the enemy, despite strong efforts, has not broken through the advance positions and covering zone swept by minewerfer fire.
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Guardian
London
Reuters
Enemy losses described as extraordinarily heavy in initial fighting
The report notes dense enemy formations and extraordinarily heavy losses in the first day of fighting. Guns gave them mercy and caused terrible casualties, with several anxious days expected as the enemy tests strength and pays a high price per kilometer.
Rev Dr Shearer Resigns as Superintendent
London June 10 Rev J G Shearer superintendent of the Presbyterian churchs social service and evangelism department resigned from office seeking release by June 30 to become secretary of the Dominion social service council Canon Tucker urged approval for the wider field The moderator appointed a committee to negotiate retention of his services amid concerns over economy and efficiency The noon luncheon featured a Hartford Conn friend noting US war aims and a single track mind The evening session focused on foreign missions with emphasis on need and duty
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London
J. G. Shearer
Social Service
The
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Dominion Social Service Council
Canon Tucker
St. Paul's Cathedral
Social Service Council
Shearer
D. Reid
Montreal
T. H. Milne
Ottawa
Finance Board
Social Service Committee
Douglas McKenzie
Hartford
Conn
Wilson
Assembly
United States
Casualty totals rise for American expeditionary forces in war
Washington reports first official casualty summary for American expeditionary forces. Total deaths number 1,083 in action 291 lost at sea 310 died of wounds 1,192 died of disease 392 died of accident and other causes 0. Wounded in action 4,046 missing in action 342. Reverend MacKay cites church stance on funding while Home Mission Board approves extension for Rev. W. H. Spencer with pay rise to 1500 and ex officio board seat. Mrs Taylor learns son Gunner Harry Taylor, attached to the 8th Siege, gashed and admitted to Letreport hospital in May. hopes for minor injuries.
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the Guardian
Washington
Dr. MacKay
Home Mission Board
W. H. Spencer
Taylor
Dorchester Street
Gunner Harry Taylor
Letreport
Gunner Taylor
Mother wins discharge for 16 year old from 227th
SS Marie Ont June 10 Mrs A E Steward of SS Marie writes to King George for her 16 year old son in the 227th to be discharged from the Canadian army as his regiment sails for France. After no Ottawa response she appeals to London and the King intervenes directing the War Department to release the boy before deployment at Shorncliffe.
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Marie
Ont
George
France
A. E. Steward
King George
London
England
War Department
Shorn
May ship launches set new U S record in 1913 pace
June 9 report notes May launched 71 hulls totaling 344 450 deadweight tons, 39 steel ships at 228 750 tons and 32 wood ships at 115 700 tons. May beat April by 26 ships and January by 55, surpassing 1913 UK monthly tonnage, and nearing prewar 1901 annual output by only 7 886 tons.
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Washington
United Kingdom
Boy discharged from service returns home to tearful family
Standing in the ranks with kit and rifle, Stewart was ordered to march aboard but was discharged and sent home to Soo. Mystified, he obeyed and learned the details later. His family praises the appeal that saved him, and the mother says she did not write in vain. The incident is deemed unique in Canada's war history.
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Cliff
Kit
Stewart
Canada
Zeebrugge Nearly Sealed by Harbors Silting Under British Blockade
London reports the Zeebrugge submarine base is in worse shape than thought as harbor entrances shoal rapidly due to British naval blockage. Photographs show silt buildup and a sunken vessel inside the breakwater now identified as a dredger, hindering German attempts to clear the channel.
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London
Zeebrugge
Belfast Steamer Torpedoed En Route to Ireland
A Belfast steamship bound for Ireland was torpedoed by a German submarine but reached an Irish port badly damaged. Three crewmen died in the explosion and four torpedoes were fired. The vessel, attacked at night, survived after three torpedoes missed. Crew returned to the ship to reach port, saved by two tugs that towed them in.
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London
Belfast
England
Another Steamer Sunk Off U S Coast
Washington June 10 The American steamer Panardelro 1607 tons was sunk by a submarine 70 miles off the Maryland coast yesterday morning One boat with its captain and seventeen crewmen is missing another boat with sixteen men has landed on the Virginia coast
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U.S. Coast
the Guardian
Washington, D. C
Panardelro
Maryland
Virginian
German Prisoners Become Hoboes of Russia
London June 10 The German war prisoner has become the hobo of Russia an idler wanderer who wants neither to work nor to fight American Red Cross Mission found Germans and Russians in small groups without arms or work at stations north of Vologda They lived in freight cars and survived on charitably obtained bread and scraps While many northern camps dissolved after the revolution due to food shortages thousands reportedly died from scurvy amid widespread famine and refugees.
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London
The
Associated Press
Russia
Red Cross
Roumania
Germany
Vologda
United States
America
New York City
Vancouver
Yokohama
Moscow
Jassy
German People Using English in German Life
Cologne Volkzeitungs condemns the trend of German speakers adopting English words and phrases. The piece laments stores, dining rooms, slang, and polite phrases borrowed from English, urging Germans to honor their language and abandon what it calls vapid English in daily life.
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Amsterdam
Cologne
Volkezeitungs
Lebewohl
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