Military Men Look for Offensive by Hung Soon
The article reports on Allied expectations of a possible west front offensive by German forces and the role of American and Chinese manpower in France. It notes French and British positions facing renewed artillery and gas shelling from Flanders to the Marne, along with British lines near Givenchy and Rolweg and American patrols at Belleau Wood. It also details Washington orders creating a Chinese labor battalion and a development battalion at Camp Sevier to train unfit men for combat or non combat service, highlighting Major LeRoy Meeves’s leadership and the battalions’ integration goals.
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Exponent of Americanism at War’s Outbreak and Reckoning
Richard H. Edmonds denounces Germany as a predatory power responsible for the war’s horrors. He argues Allied suffering, famine, and civilian deaths stem from Germany’s prearranged plans to murder and loot, demanding accountability as America awakens to fight.
Development battalion to train disqualified soldiers
The army plans a development battalion that will grow as men are assigned to it to convert disqualified or defective soldiers into good ones. Training aims to cure physical defects and keep these men from hindering other units while undergoing development at Camp Suvier.
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Camp Suvier
Former Russian Czar Killed by Red Guards
Copenhagen dispatch reports Russian Red Guards raided the residence of Nicholas Romanoff the former emperor at Ekramnbu g and murdered him. Stockholm note attributes the claim to Visla a Russian newspaper Lausanne confirms Bolshevik authorities at Yekaterinburg condemned Nicholas Romanoff to death after a brief trial and shot him details sparse.
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Ithen
Senate approves national prohibition amendment in emergency bill
Washington June 27 the senate agriculture committee agreed on an amendment to the 111 million emergency agricultural appropriation bill to prohibit manufacture and sale of whiskey and wine after June 30 and to ban beer three months after final presidential approval, outlining a nationwide prohibition timeline.
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Martial law expected in Austria Hungary amid food crisis
Garia June 27. Bwias dispatches report the seriousness of the food situation in Austria Hungary leading to expectation that martial law will be proclaimed throughout the empire momentarily.
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Austria-Hungary
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U S DIMGION IN FRANCE GROWS TO ARMY OF MILLION
Washington June 25 The 1th division of the American army landed in France one year ago and has grown to an army of a million men to be sent forward by July. Behind this million are another million equipped in camps and tonments and a third million to fill gaps at home as divisions sail. The first division is a fighting force of 650 600 men with 250 000 more for supply and transport. Pershing now commands the substance of the first field army of eighteen infantry divisions with auxiliaries. American sectors lie from the Swiss border near German soil to Verdun on the right flank, holding the line as the British hold the left. More than 3 000 000 000 government checks have been issued by War Risk Insurance for families of service members, with total disbursements near 98 000 000 dollars. Monthly checks exceed 86 00, about 35 000 mailed daily, and June allotments begin July 1. Projections posts run behind French lines where the YMCA shows motion pictures to soldiers.
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Federal Food Administration AR Plan in war sugar limits
Nashville June 26 statement from Food Administrator Morgan outlines U.S. sugar shortages due to army needs, shipping disruption, war losses, and weak beet and Louisiana crops. Estimated half-year consumption about 60,000 tons, with household three pounds per month per person and Army needs about 1,500,000 tons. Plan restricts sales after July 1 to certificate holders. hard impacts on nonessential users.
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