Colossal German assault on French lines repulsed in France
Allied dispatches describe a large German attack concentrated between Wrigny and Sillery that failed to break French defenses. French and American forces countered with heavy artillery and machine gun fire, inflicting heavy losses, with no lasting German gains and prisoners taken.
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Wrigny
Ories
Rheima
Compiegne
Vijeny Plateau
Sillery
Rheslus
Rheims
Kheaime
Landwehr
Chaeleap
Thierry
Wvondon
Star Denounced as Sedition Hazard by U S Official
Indianapolis June 19 Kansas City Star is denounced as sedition by Vice President Thomas H Marshall at the Democratic state convention. He cites Star management August Seested as an alien enemy and accuses the paper of publishing Rose Stokes letter leading to a ten year prison sentence.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Kansas City
Rose Pastor Stokes
Kansas City, Mo
Roosevelt
Germany
Ralph Stout
Edilor
Blar
Rose Stokes
Baseball Scores and Damages Case from Buckman Boiler Blast
Scores from American and National leagues show St Louis 8 Detroit 7 and Pittsburgh 0 Chicago 1 among others. In Casper Wyoming Lena Byrd sues for 25000 damages after her husband Clarence Byrd died in a Buckman boiler explosion blamed on a poorly repaired locomotive hood. she contends negligence deprived her of his 2400 annual earnings.
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Casper
Lena Byrd
Buckman
Clarence A Byrd
Italian government halts export of precious stones
Government bans export of diamonds rubies sapphires and other stones to curb depreciation of lire and prevent outsiders from buying Italy’s wealth in jewels at market prices. Concerns rise over wartime stone stockpiles and fears of loss to Switzerland France or Spain as prices and control shift.
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Italy
Thia Aecon
Stalian Mortey
Deathva
Ewitzerland
France
Spain
Switzerland
Four Indicted in $187,000 Dry Dock Fee Scam
Four men including a navy yeoman and a signal corps stenographer were indicted for trying to bill $187,000 for repairs on a government vessel by submitting a duplicate bill from Morne Dry Dock and Repair Co. Officials say the case targets contingent fee schemes tied to war department offices and served as a warning to others. The investigation centers on access to navy files and the attempt to solicit payment through Peake and other confederates.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Navy Departments
Department of Justice For War
Clyde E. Waltman
Navy Department
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Charles B. Waltman
Victoria
Benjamin W. Peake
Fort Meigs
Berea
Melvin Worrey
Signal Corps Office
Lanchester
C. Waltman and
Mowrey
Morne Dry Dock and Repair Company of
New York
Peake
Dry Dock Company
Houston Thompson
Expor
Battle Along Piave As Italians Hold Line
Reports from Rome and Vienna indicate ongoing battle along the Piave with heavy fighting and Italian prisoners numbered at 9 011. Austrian war offices claim gains near Fosseta and Montello while Italian counterattacks falter and air and machine gun losses are reported.
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Gbberoso-Trevico
Attokes
Ador
Montello
Laramie Man Catches Largest Trout in Town
Chris Klein claims the record trout weighing 22 pounds alive and 20 pounds dressed, caught by seine in his privately stocked reservoir in Laramie. The fish went to Mr. Graham of the Model restaurant to be sent to the Denver Post for its regional trout prize.
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Laramie
Chris Klein
Graham
Model Restaurant
Denver Post
Hocky Mountain
Great Revolt in Kiev Sparks 40000-Strong Fighting
London reports a great revolt under way in Kiev with 40000 peasants armed and organized, artillery stores seized, and continuous street fighting spreading to the Tohernigoy districts. other dispatches note Bolshevik losses in western Siberia and counterrevolutionary forces taking Omsk Samara and Novo Nikolayak with Lenine mobilizing troops along the Volga.
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Associated Press
London
Kiev
Moscow
Tohernigoy
Siberia
Petrograd
Omsk
Samara
Nova- Nikolayak
Lenine
Holshevik
Volga River
Ural Mountains
American Aviators Go Into Action on Italian Front
The first American units reach Italy and will fight immediately, reported by cable from Rome. The volunteers are praised as representing prudent American youth and were welcomed by aviation chiefs and other authorities.
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Associated Press
Washington
Italy
Rome
Kenyon Calls for Dismantling Dual Monarchy in Senate
In a Senate speech Senator Kenyon urged ending Austria-Hungary to free Bohemia and other nationalities under the Austrian yoke. He argued Austria is a major national failure, likening it to a festering cancer worse than Turkey. Two German women registered with police so far this week, with more expected before the deadline.
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Berment
Austria-Hungary
Bohemia
Austria
Turkey
Austria Faces Starvation as Talks Set for Fall
Amsterdam dispatch reports Austrian officials acknowledging severe hunger as miners, telegraph and postal workers threaten action. Premier Von Seydier and Finance Minister Von Wimmer hear demands for wage increases while bread rations shrink and supplies run out across Vienna. The Arbeiter Zeltweg cites four months without potatoes or flour, with schooling disrupted and the populace starving. London sources confirm Austria exhausted grain stocks, with only scarce aid from Germany and Ukraine, escalating the crisis.
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Amsterdam
Austria
Vienna
London
Germany
Ukraine
Copenhagen
Orr
Change in age limit to 45 to extend draft reserves
Washington reports a proposal to raise the draft age from 18 to 45 as part of President Wilson's program for an army of unlimited size. Secretary Baker's opposition has energized support in Congress and Provost Marshal General Crowder's office has prepared estimates of the population affected. The plan, backed by Senator Franco, aims to show sufficient manpower for the army expansion.
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Washington
Baker
Congress
Wilson
Marellrf Genvird Crowder
Scarce crowds at Cheyenne scene as police escort workers
Police in Cheyenne report a sparse gathering at a local area while ordering found individuals to return to work. Authorities describe a push to clear the street and relocate pedestrians to the sidewalks.
Passage on pension measure dominates Senate action
A five minute report notes a major pension package advancing today. The potence of the general panel WH includes 8270,000,000, with a 12,000,000 increase to the senate's history. The council added 26,000,000 to WNe DIN as it passed the boned.
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Junk
Olimly
General Panel
Senate
Counie
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