Ferocious German Attack Repulsed by French Losses
The June 11 dispatches describe heavy fighting between French and German forces in the Montdidier Noyon sector. French and British counterattacks recaptured Mery and held lines near St Maur, while Germans pressed in the center toward the Aronde and toward Paris, with American marines briefly penetrating German lines near Chateau Thierry and capturing two large Immennwerfers.
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Montdidier
Noyon
Paris
Bibecourt
Mery
Belloy
St. Maure
Bessons-sur-Matz
Vignemont
London
Amiens
Morlacourt
Reuter
Haig
France
Chateau Thierry
Berlin
German merchants move to peace gain control markets
Washington reports Germany feverishly preparing for peace and mobilizing industrial forces to dominate world markets. Banking houses, industries, manufacturers and chemists unite to centralize purchases, with woolen merchants from Bremen forming an association linking Russia Romania and nearby regions.
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Washington
Germany
Bremen
Russia
Romania
Mother ship with submarine sank steamer
Survivors of the steamship Pinar del Rio say the submarine that sank their vessel off the Virginia capes on Saturday was accompanied by a gray six thousand ton mother ship with a single funnel amidships.
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Norfolk
Pinar del Rio
Virginia Capes
Alaska railroad funding outlook noted in Washington
W C Boles, chairman of the Alaska engineering commission, says Congress may approve 5 250 000 for the Alaska government railroad, not the seven million requested. Labor shortages could limit season work to about five million dollars, while Seattle officials expect no more than 5 250 000. Meyer from the Alaska engineering commission reports good progress and low costs given supply distances as work aims toward Broad pass and Nenana coal fields.
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Seattle
W. C. Boles
Alaska Engineering Commission
Alaska Government
Commission
Congress
House of Representatives
Edes
MacPherson
Alaska
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Meyer
Washington
Alaska Railroad
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Broad Pass
Nenana
Mr. Meyer
United States Merchant Fleet to Reach Great Tonnage in 1920
President Hurley in South Bend said 1920 would see a merchant marine of about 1 000 000 tons, the largest fleet ever assembled. The plan includes a weekly steamship service linking the United States with South and Central America and expanding Pacific trade with Japan, Russia, Australia, and the Orient.
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United
R. Hurley
America
Amera
Pacific Ocean
Japan
Russia
Australia
Ori
Proclamation Declares June 14 Flag Day Holiday
Governor Riggs announces in Cordova that Friday June 14 is designated as a holiday to be observed across the territory and urges general observance. The notice was issued in Juneau on June 10, 1918.
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Juneau
Alaska
Times
Cordova
Riggs
President Urges Labor to Aid War Effort in Nationwide Appeal
President Wilson telegraphed the American Federation of Labor and the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy urging renewed labor support for the war. He warned against interruptions of essential labor and urged use of all government instruments to win the war. At St Paul, the AFL convention opened with leaders and delegates preparing for battles over Morrison and Valentine.
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Washington
Wilson
American Federation
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
St. Paul
France
ST. Paul, Minn
The
American Federation of Labor
J. A. A. Burnquist
Minnesota
Pres Federation of Labor
M. Clancy
St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly
E. G. Hall
Minnesota A and Labor Assembly
Hodages
Beece
Samuel Gompers
Carl van Dyke
Frank Morrison
J. F. Valentine
Executive Council
Quiet wartime wedding in Minneapolis chapel
John Doherty and Miss Cora Gilbert wed in a local undertaker chapel with no music and minimal records. A single wreath read Gone but Not Forgotten. A band practice at Eagles hall set for night to prepare for Friday's demonstration.
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Minneapolis
John Doherty
Cora Gilbert
Taft Advocates US Military Drive to Aid Russia Front
Former President William Howard Taft told a Delaware College audience that the United States must enter Russia to restore the eastern front and defeat German Militarism. He claimed the U S has superior money munitions and soon manpower to lead the world in cleansing militarism. Senator King of Utah has proposed a resolution for an American force with Allies to expel German power and aid Russia’s freedom.
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Newark
Del
William Howard Taft
United States
Delaware College
Russia
Germany
Taft
Washington
King
Utah
Japan
China
Ndaia
British vessel sinks German U-boat off Atlantic coast
An armed British steamship attacked a German submarine off the American coast last Sunday. Passengers report a single shot from an army officer on board hit the U boat at 150 yards as destroyers dropped depth charges after the sub submerged.
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Atlantic
Marine
Btto Eo
Three Bradford Brothers Die Heroically in War
London reports the Bradford family suffers a triple loss as three brothers die in combat. The Navy officer sacrificed himself during the Zeebrugge raid while Brigadier General Bradford earned the Victoria Cross at 24 before being killed after a speech. A third brother and Captain Bradford remain recognized for bravery and service in France.
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London
Bradford
Zeebrugge
France
Distinguished Service Order
Fish market prices in Seattle and Ketchikan noted
Prices at noon in Seattle list halibut 14 4 c, sablefish 14 c, ling and red cod 3 c. Ketchikan yesterday quoted halibut firsts 18 ¼ c, seconds 10 ¾ c, sable a, red rack 2 c.
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Seattle
Ketchikan
Army Sends Over 700000 to France.
Washington June 11 Secretary of War Baker announced that more than 700000 American troops have been sent to France. He noted that his previous statement put the figure at more than half a million, reflecting growth in American forces overseas.
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France
Washington
Baker
Everlasting Vase Brought America From Legends to Art
The famed indestructible vase of Enon-Sherouan the Just, once royal treasure of Rhagas, has been added to collector Macdermid Parish-Watson’s Fifth Avenue holdings. Fragments found from 1910 to 1914 are being reassembled amid modern threats, with a claimed value between 85 000 and 100 000 dollars.
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New York
Enon-Sherouan
Rhagas
Royal Palace
Ypres
Expensive Teeth Warning As War Demands Gold
Washington reports eleven million dollars in gold fillings are used yearly in the United States with a metal shortage forcing dentists to seek substitutes. Platinum fillings are avoided due to wartime demand.
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Washington
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South Bend
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Chopin
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