Huns Thrown Back on Oise and Marne Fronts
Paris reports the German drive on the Oise halted by French resistance as a simultaneous Marne assault failed to push back. Across the Adriatic, two Italian torpedo boats sank Austrian dreadnoughts off the Dalmatian islands, wounding a destroyer amid pursuit. In the Artois sector Haig notes raids and shelling with small prisoner gains.
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United Press
Paris
France
Oisent
Marne
Aronde
French War Office
Rome
Italy
Dalmatian
Adriatic
Petitions Here for McCormick Today
Nominating petitions were circulated today in the interests of Medill McCormick, candidate on the Republican ticket for United States senator. The petitions were liberally signed. Mrs Beatty of Renton Harbor Michigan is a guest at the Charles Powell home.
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Medill McCormick
United States
Mrs. Beatty of
Renton Harbor,Mich
Charles Powell
Water mains lowered on local street to prevent freezing
City water department crews have nearly finished lowering the water main on Leonard Avenue to keep pipes safe from freezing next winter. The street was previously raised too close to the surface. Work is now progressing on North Street between First and Third Streets to fix a similar condition.
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City Water Department
Leonard Avenue
North Sreet
First
Third Streets
Terry Redmond Paints Truck Red to Meet Fire Rules
Terry Redmond coats his small truck in vivid carmine to comply with regulations that require all gasoline cans to be painted red. The unnamed vehicle, possibly named "The Pagan Special," awaits a formal christening.
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Terry Redmond
May Settle on Price of Milk
Chicago June 12 A government official may set milk prices in the Chicago zone for up to six months after a long executive session with milk producers and large consumers. W E Lamb of the food administration presides as intermediary. Four prices were discussed but none agreed upon yet. A final decision on price, amount, and duration was expected later today.
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United Press
Chicago
W. £. Lamb
The
Food Administration
Austria Declared Under Siege Amid Revolt
Bulletin from London reports that the entire Austria has been declared in a state of siege due to revolt, with only a few regions exempt, according to a General News dispatch citing Messagero.
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Tire
Austria
Messagero
Marines Take Belleau Wood in Fierce Frontline Fighting
American Marines clear Belleau Wood five miles west of Chateau Thierry and hold key positions north and east of Belleau. Prisoners total 400 with 62 machine guns and four trench mortars. German casualties are described as enormous. Artillery paces the advance as American observers direct big gun fire from the air.
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United Press
Montdidier
Boches
Oise
Maine
Belleau Woods
France
Chateau Thierry
Boys Pass the Test With Flying Colors
Bryan Henaughan and John Hope took the examination in Chicago yesterday for navy enlistment and passed with flying colors. they report for duty Saturday. Vernon Boardman did not take the exam and will travel to Great Lakes soon to decide which branch to enter.
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Bryan Henaughan
John Hope
Chicago
Yeoman Service
Navy
Vernon Boardman
Great Lakes
The Casualty List Reported By Pershing
General Pershing announced 127 American casualties with breakdowns for killed in action and from wounds disease and accidents. Illinois names include Stanley Luczynski Floyd W Gilliland Charles W Foley Emmet E Karr and William Sills with various outcomes.
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Washington
D. C
Pershing
War Department
Stanley Luczynski
Chicago
Floyd W. Gilliland
Charles W. Foley
Emmet E. Karr
Sheldon
William Sills
Hoopeston
County Food Administrator Bans Ice Cream Cones on Two Days
The county food administrator Harry H. Wagner announces a rule prohibiting sale or offering of ice cream cones on Mondays and Wednesdays or after 5 p m on other days until manufacturers can produce cones without wheat flour. Effective immediately.
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Harry H. Wagner
Changes in personnel of North Western railroad
Local readers learn shifts in Chicago and North Western Railway management. R H Aishton resigns as president and joins as regional director of western railroads. W H Finley becomes president. S G Strickland becomes federal manager for properties east of the Missouri River. Fred Walters moves to Strickland’s former west of Missouri River post. All changes take effect today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Western Railroad
R. H. Aishton
Chicago & North Western Railway Company
Western Railroads
W. H H. Finley
G. Strickland
Missouri River
Fred Walters
Strickland
De Kalb to Hear Two Minute Speeches At Patriotic Meeting
Tonight two eloquent De Kalb speakers Prof. W. W. Wirtz and Judge H. W. McEwen have been chosen to address a local patriotic gathering, aiming to inspire attendees with concise, forceful remarks.
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de Kalb
W. W. Wirtz
H. W. McEwen
DeKalb Front Runner Navy Ship Holds Record
Forty three Detroit naval reserve members who sailed April 12, 1917, report the U S S De Kalb formerly the German raider Prinz Friedrich has crossed the Atlantic 14 times and made the most trips since the war began. Commissioned May 12, 1917 the De Kalb has guarded transports and carried troops and supplies. It was first American ship to reach a French port after hostilities began.
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DeKalb
Navy Department
Eitel Frederick
Detroit News
Detroit
Michigan Naval Reserve
U.S. S. de Kalb
Pring Hiel Friedrich
Atlantic Ocean
Naval Service
Germany
Committee On Public Information
Men Called for Special War Service From DeKalb Area
A list of local youths from DeKalb Sycamore and nearby towns is slated for military service with two to three months training in automobile and motor service. Names include Ernest W Brown Charles H Beach Rahe Auto School graduates and Northwestern University students among others. The draft group is scheduled to depart Saturday June 15 and details continue on Page Two.
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DeKalb
Valparaiso
Ind
Ernest W. Brown
Sycamore
Charles H. Beach
Rahe Auto School
Kansas City
MoBarron
Despersen
Mike J. Polonus
Joseph Henry Oschida
Sandwich
Herbert C. Harms
Sweeney Auto School
Kan City
Emil Nelson
James McCann, Jr
Erick D. Beckman
George H. Bodeen
Nathan H. Smith
Bennie Olson
John W. Lindstrom
Arthur L. Willard
Northwestern University
Charles J. Rogers
M. Lundberg
James Arthur Malone
J. Milo Doane
Vance N. Andriste
George William Delana
Corll
William Melvin Organ
Kansas
City
Edward Richard Fields
Harry L. Darnell
Harold M. Quincer
Malta
Earle Linne Aanderson
Archie C. Frank
Archie Julius Morseh
Edwin Deane Roach
Joseph Wesley Feagel
Charles William Bage
Elanzer R. Devine
John c. Calvin Sandwich
Shots Fired At Hobo At Depot In PeKalb
At about 12:45 AM a hobo dropped from the evening train at North Western depot in PeKalb. A patrolman ordered him to halt. he ran and the officer fired in the air. The tramp was captured after a short chase and jailed overnight before being released due to lack of charges.
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PeKalb
North Western Depot
Ed Dunn Wounded At Work In Baltimore
Local relatives of Ed Dunn report he has been wounded in government service. Dunn, who left for Washington weeks ago, is in Baltimore doing plumbing at a government plant. He recently broke his thumb while on the job and is laid up briefly, with plans for a transfer to a better post soon.
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Ed Dunn
Washimgton
Baltimore
DeKalb War Fund Drive Aims Over the Top
Enthusiastic meeting of DeKalb County Council of Defense and local Elks outlines plans to raise 1800 for the Salvation Army War Fund. About 100 volunteers will canvass wards, with R T Smith as chair and S H Williamson from Chicago briefing workers on services for American troops in France. Funds tallied against prior drives, with volunteers urged to give generously to keep DeKalb over the top.
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DeKalb County Council of Defense
Order of B. P. O. Elks
Salvation Army
H. W. Jones
New York State
Salvation Army War Fund
R. T. Smith
Orville Shipman
S. H. Willamson
Chicago War Office
France
DeKalb
DeKalb Township
Plan drive to gather the wheat harvest plan drive to gather the wheat harvest
United States agricultural department pushes a drive to enlist 5,000 farm workers to harvest a 250 million dollar wheat crop ready in about a week. Men are being recruited from Kansas business houses and stores to follow the crop northward, winding up about July.
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Washington, D. C
United States Agricultural Department
Kansas Cities
Building and Loan Meeting Adjourned Without Quorum
DeKalb Building and Loan association held an adjourned meeting last night due to the absence of a quorum. The session now moves to Friday evening for consideration of business on the docket.
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Building and Loan
DeKalb Building and Loan Association
Carmen of the Klondike at the Princess tonight
The biggest and best Klondike play titled Carmen of the Klondike is on at the Princess Theatre with performances at 7 30 and 9 15. Adult admission is 20 cents and children 1 cent.
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Princess
Train Numbers Change Confuse Local Railroad Staff
The new railroad regulations shuffle train numbers, with fast trains removed and some numbers reassigned from locals. It will take several weeks for workers to adapt to the updated numbering system.
Bankers Meet at Kishwaukee Country Club in Sycamore
Bankers from Illinois gather for the annual dinner and final session at Kishwaukee Country Club. Henry Rathbone of Chicago delivers the principal address, urging bankers to lead in finance as war expenses rise and wealth can both create happiness and ruin.
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Illinois
Kishwaukee Country Club
Sycamore
Country Club
Aftimien
Chicago
Hamien Club
DeKalb Weighs Big Ford Tractor Demonstration Plan
DeKalb may host a major Ford tractor demonstration drawing thousands from northern Illinois. P W Fisk and E P Ellwood push the plan to secure a ten to twelve acre site near DeKalb, with three tractors and a capable crew to show off the machine’s features. If awarded, the event would showcase tractor capabilities and aim to mirror large Wisconsin demonstrations that drew about six thousand attendees.
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DeKalb
Chicago
Ford
P. W. Fisk
E. P. Ellwood
Wisconsin
Red Cross
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Bulletin
London
England
Field Marshal
Haig
Arclay Woods
Lens
McCormick
Straus Plan
Max
Walter
Poust
First National Bank Building
S. W. Straus & CO
New York
Marines
Belleau
Bouresches
Ocean
Burg
Rathbone
Ford Concern
Northern
P. O. Elks
Belgium
Greece
Serbia
B. P. O. Elke
Robert Ferguson
Home Guard
First National Bank and
First Trust & Savings Bank of
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