Berlin gains control of Przasnysz amid World War I actions
The Berlin announcement reports Przasnysz in Russian Poland captured by German forces. Allies attack Turkish positions in the Argonne and lower Kerevas valley while French aviators damage Liebercourt station. Other items note strikes at Krupp and in Pawtucket, plus naval and railway events across the war front.
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Liebercourt
Douai
Lille
University of Lemberg
Vigneulles-les-Hattenchatel
Souchez
Berlin
Washington Deaf to Nebraskan Torpedo Claim
The German government acknowledged the torpedoing of the American steamer Nebraskan but said it was mistaken identity and pledged compensation to American citizens. Secretary Redfield leaves for a six week vacation. plans on ambassador resignations and new naval innovation bureau members are noted along with a Haiti battle report near Cape Haitian.
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Redfield
Washington
State Department
White House
Marge
Petrograd
National Association of First
Daniels
William B. Ferguson
Washington Navy Yard
Cape Haytien
Caperton
Orville Wright
Thomas A. Edison
Naval Bureau of Invention
Russia Allows Wood Exports to Holland via Holland Overseas Trust
General Russia consented to export wood from its ports to Holland when shipments are consigned to the Holland Overseas Trust. In the Philippines Moilo Paray area 3,300 tons of sugar were destroyed in a fire, with losses totaling 150 900 dollars.
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Russia
Holland
Holland Overseas Trust
Moilo
Paray
Philippine Islands
Rumania
Turkey
Bridgeport
Conn
Vanitie
Sandy Hook
Cardinal Gibbons
Monsignor Bonzano
Washington
James F&. Quigley
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Macor Campbell
Houston
Tex
Giants Fans Ejected After Umpiring Dispute at Polo Grounds
Manager McGraw and 13 Giants were ordered off the field following protests over umpiring in the game against Chicago at the Polo Grounds in New York. The incident came as Stromboli won the Surburban Handicap amid several accidents. Oakland slugger Jack Ness extended his hitting streak to 41 games against Salt Lake City, while the National League kept the twenty one player rule after a special meeting in New York.
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McGraw
Giants
Chicago
Polo Grounds
New York
Stromboli
August Belmont
Jack Ness
Oakland
Salt Lake City
National League
Coal strike paralyzes South Wales mines and UK faces war stance
More than 150000 miners refuse to work causing near total stoppage in South Wales coal mines. Premier Asquith states in Parliament that Britain will not seek peace now. Other reports cite German aid, finances, and wartime movements across Europe and Mexico.
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Great South Wales
Asquith
Constantinople
Copenhagen
Berlin
Germany
Louvain
Mexico City
Zapatista
Patagonia
Cadiz
Las Palmas
Argentina
Carranzista
Chapultepec Castle
Hill
Austro German Offensive Drives On toward Warsaw
Paris reports a vast eastern push by Austro German forces expanding from the Baltic to Bessarabia. German corps reinforced Hindenburg and Mackensen press Russian lines around Warsaw while capturing positions near Sokal and along the Dniester. Russians suffer heavy losses as battles rage across hundreds of miles. Crown Prince Frederick William gains ground in the Argonne with no decisive result yet.
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Paris
Baltic
Bessarabia
Francis Joseph
Berlin
Dniester
Uciebiskupie
Galicia
Bukowina
Sokal
Schles Wig
von Hindenburg
The
Argonne
Allies Capture Dardanelles Trenches as German Warsaw Drive Advances
London reports a joint French and British success at two fortified Turkish trenches in the Dardanelles. Gal lipoli fighting includes a daylong battle with heavy losses. Germany shifts to threaten Warsaw from the north after taking Przasnysz and many prisoners south of Kolno. A Russian report notes withdrawals to second defensive lines.
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London
Dardanelles
Warsaw
Przasnysz
von Hindenburg
Kolno
Berlin
War News Aims and Battles Across Fronts
Reports say Russians evacuating positions between the Vistula and Kielce Radom railway. Berlin claims French attacks near Emberweil and Luneville repulsed. heavy artillery duels at Souchez Arras. Allies conduct air raids on Chauny. German onslaughts press in Courland Galicia and toward Warsaw. About 130000 Welsh miners strike defying authorities. Krupp rumors persist. Switzerland notes.
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Vistula
Kielce-Radom
Berlin
Lorraine
Emberweil
Luneville
Ban-de-Sapt
Souchez
Arras
Gallipoli
Courland
Baltic
Warsaw
Chauny
Aisne
Dniester
Galicia
Vienna
Paris
Woevre
South Wales
Krupp
Switzerland
Sofia Cuts Off Turkey Over Dedeagach Line End
Sofia suspends railway communication with Turkey amid continued Turkish traffic interference. The Times reporter says this ministerial order marks the collapse of negotiations on the Dedeagach Railway transfer and signals a breakdown in talks between Bulgaria and Turkey.
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Dedeagach Line
London
Times Sofiia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Dedeagach Railway
Germans Encircled in Kameroon Move Near Gulf of Guinea
Paris reports new details on Franco British capture of Garau and Ngaundere in Kameroon German colony. The ministry says encirclement progress is favorable near the Gulf of Guinea coast though no formal announcement has been issued.
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West Africa
Paris
Garau
Ngaundere
Kamerun
Ministry of Colonies
Gulf of Guinea
State wide Jersey items reflect local civic and school developments
A roundup of New Jersey notices includes wage increases for Gibbstown powder workers, a Vineland $100,000 paving vote, and a $75,000 Collingswood school bond issue. Miss Nellie Ingram resigns to join her brother in China, while Rev. Handley speaks at Aura Church rally. Community plans cover town services, tax office work, baby show efforts, smoke-jack activities, and school construction.
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Collingswood Board of Education
Nellie Ingram
Vineland
James Ingram
China
Frank Survives Assassin Knife Attack at Georgia Prison
Leo M. Frank, life prisoner at Milledgeville Georgia Prison Farm, was slashed in the jugular by fellow convict William Creen. Surgeons and two physicians aided until Dr. Guy Compton arrived. Frank received twenty five stitches and is resting, with a fighting chance for recovery.
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Milledgeville
Leo M. Frank
William Créen
Georgia
Frank
Creen
Guy Compton
Germany Admits Torpedoing Nebraskan Deliberately
Berlin admits one of its submarines fired a torpedo at the American steamer Nebraskan off the Irish coast on May 25, mistaking it for a British ship. The Foreign Office expresses regret and offers compensation for damages to American citizens. Secretary Lansing notes Germany has accepted responsibility and that further metallurgical reports are no longer needed.
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Germany
Washington
Berlin
Lansing
Navy Department
World News Condensed: Global Events and Reassessing Alliances
Reports from Anavacachi Pass show General Calles defeating Villa forces under General Acosta after a six hour battle. Venizelos gains Liberal leadership in Greece with a warlike acceptance speech. War impact limits American agricultural equipment sales in Europe. Dr. Charles G Pease’s Non-Smokers League opens its national convention in San Francisco with minimal attendance. Austria protests arms shipments to allies in a note welcomed by Berlin. Salandra visits the front for a war council presided by King Victor Emmanuel. London reports the execution of Robert Rosenthal, a German spy, at the Tower. Vivian Nickalls resigns from Penn crews to join the British army.
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Douglas
Anavacachi Pass
Agua Prieta
Calles
Cayranza
Sonora
Villa
Jose Maria Acosta
Athens
Chamber of Deputies
Eleutherios Venizelos
Liberal Party
Washington
San Francisco
Charles G. Pease
League of America
Pease
Berlin
Hague
London
United States
Penfield
Vienna
Rome
Salandra
Victor Emmanuel
Austria
Robert Rosenthal
Tower of London
Philadelphia
Vivian Nickalls
University of Pennsylvania
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Eastern Expeditionary Corps
Kerevas
Grithia
Geneva
Essen
Binarville- Vienne-le-Chatusa Road
Marie Therese
Ponta
Wilmington
Callao
Hong Kong
Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Vera Cruz
Apizao
Crawford Price
Pawtucket
Woonsocket
R. I
Boston
Newport News
Rotterdam
William A. Mattery
General Villa
Mexico
Carnegie Steel Co
Isabella
Pittsburgh
Harry K. Thaw
John L. Callan
Curtiss Aeroplane Co
Spokane
Wash
Carlalla
Fuerteventura
Canaries
Brooklyn Navy Yard
du Pont Powder Co
Washburn
Wis
Grand Duke
von Mackensen
Poland
Lublin-Cholin
Crown Prince
Verdun
Frederick William
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Gibbstown Powder Works
Landis Avenue
John Handley
Camden
Epworth League
Grove
Aura Methodist Church
Paulsboro
Doolittle
Joseph D. Murray
Joseph R. Mouland
John J. Vanneman
Linwood Erickson
Leesburg
Cumberland County Board of Taxation
Riverside
Delanco
Bridgeboro
Spring Garden Park
Collingswood
Almonessen Fire Company
Pedricktown Firemen's Relief Association
Mantuan Board of Education
Twelfth Regiment Band of
Salem
Woodstown
Civic Progressive League
Haddon Avenue
Garfield Avenues
Boy Scouts of
Board of Education
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Burlington County
First Baptist Church
Westville
River Front
Oaklyn
White Horse Pike
William Sentman
Laurel Springs
Millville
Grenloch
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