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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
2
Front line actions widen as Allied forces blunt German push
British and Italian troops repulse Austrian drive on Asingo and Monte Grappa while Austrians reorganize shattered units. Italian forces hold back assaults on Piave and Asiago fronts as Pershing’s troops clash with German divisions at Belleau Wood. Czecho Slovak troops secure 200 miles of Iberian railway as German advance stalls. Washington officers flag a possible renewed Amiens offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asingo
Monte Grappa
Charles
Piave
Pershing
Belleau Wood
Asiago
Chamber of Deputies
Ludendorff
Campierne
Washington
Amiens
American patrol clashes with Germans on Marne near Chateau-Thierry
German-American war report notes an American patrol crossing the Marne east of Chateau-Thierry exchanging fire with German forces. The enemy began a footbridge attempt but abandoned it after discovery. General Pershing’s men receive more Distinguished Service Crosses for valor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marne
Chateau-Thierry
Baker
Leonard A. Wood
Camp Funston
Kaw
Italy
March
France
New York City
Herman Jungbluth
Atlantic City
N. J
Pershing
Wilson
Poincare
Wilson urges employers to suspend competition for Libor
President Wilson calls on U S employers to halt internal Libor rivalry and seek government finance for needs. he argues war demands cooperation. Bureau warns German agents steal trade marks abroad. The sundry civil bill totals 2 915 004 47 a record high for the initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Congress
House
Great Britain
America
McAdoo
National War Labor Board
House Military Committee
War Department
Department of Agricvalture
Government to Use Gas Proof Food Containers for Troops
Senate Military Affairs committee approves a house provision for unlimited army of the President. A fourth Liberty loan may raise six billion dollars and be floated in October under McAdoo’s prelim plan. German barred from Washington schools. U boat raids push officer pay up 25 percent on coastwise ships and 50 percent for trans Atlantic vessels. Labor control to be taken over by August 3. Mia Lily Busch estate in St. Louis to be offered for sale under the alien enemy act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
House
McAdoo German
Washington
Atlantic
Department of Labor
United States
Mia
Lily Busch
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
A. Mitchell Palmer
Dutch Socialists to Meet German Delegates in The Hague
The report notes Dutch Socialists to meet German delegates in The Hague before the British labor conference in London. It mentions war wage and tax concerns, including proposed higher taxes on incomes from 5 000 to 500 000 and profits, and McAdoo planning summer duties by wire from Sulphur Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
London
United States
Enrique Manero
Lincoln
Plattsburg
National War Labor Conference
Federal Employment Service
Kitchin
House
Ways and Means Committee
McAdoo
Washington
Belmont Stakes Winner and Other Sports Highlights
Suburban winner Joh ren claimed the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park with War Cloud second and Cum Sah Qurd fourth. Miss Molin Bjurdstedt won the metropolitan tennis title at Forest Hills. O'Connor of Pastime AC won the five and a half mile road race in Port Chester. New York leads National League pennant race while Kentucky racing is halted. Tim Hendryx features prominently for St Louis. Detroit trails as pitching woes persist. Clyde Milan bats cleanup for the Senators amid a strong club overall performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Blackburner
Dras
Jim Vaughno
Walter Jolson
Joe Woods
Clevelands
I. P. Whitney
Johren
Belmont Park
New York
Macomber
War Cloud
Loft
Tim Hendryx
St. Louis
Clyde Milan
Senators
Milan
Foreign Prince Leads Japanese Red Cross Mission to America
Foreign Prince Iresato Tokugawa heads the Japanese Red Cross delegation traveling from Japan to the United States. The article notes high-level exchanges as allied relief efforts proceed and international diplomacy gathers pace amid wartime movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Iresato Tokugawa
Red Cross
Japan
America
Mpocha
Rome
Holy See
Hungary
Otto A. Kahn
New York
Europe
King Alfonso
Great Britain
Eus India
Nikolai Lesine
Tussin Fh
Berlin
Vienna
Bloodiest Fights of War Across Belleau Wood
Edward W. Pickard reports on heavy combat around Belleau Wood and the Matz valley as German forces press toward Noyon, with French and American counterattacks, shifts near Compiègne and Estree St Denis, and Allied losses and gains amid high stakes at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Pickard
Compiegne
Estree St. Denis
Noyon
Matz
Foch
Courcelles
le Fretoy
Mery
Belloy Wood
St. Maur
Carlepont
Bailly
Tracy Se Val
Nampeel
Soissons
Marne
Cutry
Dommiers
St. Pierre Aigle
Ambleny
Haute Bray
Chateau Thierry
Pershing
Belleau Wood
Clignon
Montcourt
Bussiares
Aisne
Villers-Cotterets
von Stein
Reichstag
Crown Prince
Entente
America
American
France
Offense Alone Brings Victory Says General Foch
London reports General Foch argues in Meld that only a surprise, massed offensive can destroy the enemy’s organized forces. He says victory comes from decisive attack, built on reserves, speed, and surprise, not mere defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foch
Meld
Pilot and speed king share a calm sky ride
Captain Hammond of the Royal Flying Corps met Johnny Aitken at the speedway in Dayton. He offered a spin in Aitken's racing car and declined any stunts, fearing a sky ride could lead to trouble if he misbehaved at ten thousand feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Hammond
Royal Flying Corps
Dayton
Indianapolis
Speedway
Johnny Aitken
Hammond
Johnny
James A. Allison
Allison
Indiaanapolis News
She Stoops to Conquer Origin Story From Ireland Mixup
The tale notes Oliver Goldsmith’s travel in Ireland where a wrong turn led him to a private residence instead of an inn. He ordered supper and horse care, assumed airs, and only learned the error when preparing to pay the bill the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsmith
Ireland
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Constitutional Democrats
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United States Military Academy
Kahn
Crowder
Cuba
Hoover
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Chicago
American Medical Association
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