Kaiser Wilhelm Unmasked Lecture Draws Crowd in Downpour
Dr. J S Hamilton of Cleveland spoke on Kaiserism Unmasked at the Armory under Salvation Army War Fund auspices. The crowd stayed through a heavy rain, listening as he depicted German atrocities and urged sacrifice like Wheatless and Meatless Days.
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Kaiser
John S. Hamilton
Cleveland
Ohio
DeKalab
Armory Theatre
Vaughn
Whitgrove
Hunt
Bigler
Pert
Hamilton
Potsdam
Belgium
Casualty List Reports 74 US War Departent Casualties
The War Department reports 74 American casualties with 13 killed in action, 26 severely wounded, and 7 wounded. Names include Edgar Alfred Lawrence and Gus Kallos of Chicago among those listed as killed in action or from wounds.
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Washington
D. C
War Department
Edgar Alfred Lawrence
Chicago
Gus Kallos
Memorial for Lodge Is Held
A Royal Neighbor memorial service was held last evening at the First Baptist church with small attendance due to a rainstorm. Over twenty members attended and found the service rewarding. Rev. Yard gave a timely eloquent address focusing on the order’s cardinal principle of love. Special music featured a solo by Miss Boom of the normal school.
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First Baptist Church
Order
Yard
Boom
Normal School
Chronicle to Start Serial on War Hero Pat O'Brien
The Chronicle announces a new serial featuring Lieut. Pat O'Brien of Momence NL, famed aviator with British forces, titled Outwitting the Hun. It covers wartime conditions on the west front with emphasis on air forces. Subsequent to this, Irving Bacheller's The Light in the Clearing will be printed.
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Chronicle
Pat O'Brien
Momence
O'Brien
West Front
Irving Bacheller
Railway Fare Rise Sparks Outcry at North Western Station
News reports a sharp hike in railroad fares ordered by Mr. McAdoo, effective yesterday, hitting local travelers hard. Sleeping car passengers face the steepest burden as long trips rise dramatically, with examples from Belvidere Rochelle Geneva Sterling and other routes, while freight rates are deferred to June 25.
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McAdoo
Chicago
DeKalb
Belvidere
Rockford
Rochelle
Dixon
Ste
Sterling
Geneva
Aurora
Red Cross
Chinese Boys from Dekalb Enlist in the Navy
Two young men born in China and living in DeKalb left last week to enlist in the U S Navy. Lee Shun and Lee Ah Lee, nephews of Lee Sing who runs a laundry on East Lincoln Highway, are at Great Lakes training as sailors after passing enlistment tests in Chicago.
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DeKalb
Navy
Great Lakes Station
Lee Shun
Lee Ah Lee
Lee Sing
East Lincoln Highway
Chicago
Jin
Naval Service
Great Lakes
Class Play Held Again for Red Cross Benefit at High School
Advance tickets show strong turnout for the second performance of the high school senior class play given tonight for the Red Cross. Cast members Bryan Henaughan and John Hope postponed a trip to Chicago to enlist tomorrow to avoid missing the show.
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Red Cross
Bryan Henaughan
John Hope
Chicago
Rain Only Reached South Edge of Township
Rain from last evening’s storm extended to the Carter place at the north end of Clement Road, leaving southern areas dusty. Autoists coming from the south found it wetter near the township edge but not beyond, suggesting limited rainfall to the south.
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Carter Place
Clement Road
Auto Crash Wounds Mrs. Marvin at Third and Locust
Early Sunday about 8:30 a.m. Mrs. A. W. Marvin suffered a badly broken right arm after a collision at the corner of Third and Locust Streets with a car driven by Mr. Sutton. The Marvin vehicle spun and Mrs. Marvin was thrown to the pavement.
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Third and Locust Streets
Third
Locust Streets
A. W. Marvin
Sutton
Marvin
Captain Tom Murray Joined French Front Amid Bombing Report
The Chronicle prints letters from Capt. Tom Murray awaiting a French regiment assignment. He describes a village store, fireworks, and German planes bombing nearby. He recalls shrapnel wounds among some men and the front’s nighttime artillery as their train path advances toward the front.
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Tom Murray
France
Bowie
City Gas Hearing Probes Service and Rates at PUC
City Attorney Henry Prentice leads two days of testimony in the gas rate increase case before the Public Utilities Commission. Adjournment to Wednesday June 19 follows as the focus centers on permanent valuation, future rate basis, and securing gas quality commensurate with prices paid.
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Public Utilities Commission
Springfield
Henry Prentice
Prentice
Four Greek youths held by Germans after submarine loss
DeKalb residents learn Peter Scott Tom Douglas Gregor Stamelis and George Stamelis survived a submarine attack and were captured by German forces in the Mediterranean. Douglas escaped 18 hours daily trench duty and made it to Italian lines now in Greece but in poor health.
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DeKalb
Peter Scott
Tom
Gregor
Douglas
George Stamelis
Greece
Tom Douglas
Mediterranean
Vienna
Rail fares fail to curb traveler demand on busy day
Despite a big railroad fare increase the traveling public continues to ride. A westbound train at 12 10 yesterday carried 14 coaches and about 450 passengers. Other through trains were full and local trains ran with larger loads than usual.
Wire received for new fire boxes by fire department
Fire Chief McEvoy reports coils of wire received for installation of new fire boxes. Work to begin soon with boxes planned near the Normal school and in Cottontown.
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McEvoy
Lalso
Cottontown
Recital at St Marys School Friday Afternoon
Announcement says pupils of St Marys school will perform a recital Friday afternoon at St Marys hall. An interesting program is promised as the students present musical works. Also notes the banks of DeKalb closing at noon Wednesday and Thursday for the bankers convention.
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St. Mary's Hall
St. Mary's School
DeKalb
Sycamore
Jacob Haish State Bank
DeKalb Trust and Savings Bank
First Trust and Savings Bank
First National Bank
German Drive Slows As Allies Hold Ground Near Noyon
Paris dispatch reports a German push between Midir and Noyon slowed by French resistance. Allied forces, including American and French troops, advanced near Chauteau taking 250 prisoners and 30 machine guns. Right sector seized 500 prisoners. center gains minor. Ourcq and Maine fronts see attacks repulsed. Lieutenant Lawrence of Chicago killed June 5 in a crash.
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United Press
Paris
France
Mididier
Noyon
Chauteau
Pbraye
Ourcq
Maine
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Leason
Don Page
DE Kalb
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First National Bank Bidg
S. W. Straus & CO
New York
Kohler Die & Specialty CO
Dekalb Boys
Hun Prison
Great Western
Frank Petriti
Petriti
Gasti Cammillini
Cammillini
Gast
Bing
Rowe
Camillini
Douglas Fairbanks
Doug
Gay
Lawrence Chicago
War Fund Campaign
Home Guard
First National Bank and
First Trust & Savings Bank of
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