British Admiral Downplays U S Submarine Threat
London June 15 The First Sea Lord Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyns says German submarine activity along the U S Atlantic coast should not be taken seriously. He believes only one submarine operates to frighten the American public and praises American navy cooperation in Europe and in the Mediterranean and off Gibraltar.
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London
Associated Press
Atlantic
United States
Rosslyn Wemyns
Admiralty
North
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Exemption Board Acts on Paine Case and Miscellaneous Classifications
Gueraway F E Paine a Christian Science practitioner granted deferred draft classification and placed in class one by district exemption board after two days of hearings. Unofficial report notes one member dissented and possible appeal to President Wilson. Other district actions include multiple class designations across Elko, Douglas, Humboldt, Washoe, and White Pine counties for individuals including Angela Selmi, Jesse McClung, Robert H Tammany, Charles Allen, Bernard H Smith, Gregorio Lerindegul, Valentine Zaldain, Juan Aleman, Tomas Savio, Jomo Murelaxa, Jean Carutchet, Willa J Edwards, Henry Chude Hesse, Carl Mayen Sanborn, James B Minor, Joseph Scott, Allen B McDonald, Michael B Petroff, Dor Markoss, Petea Fench, Salvador Oleochea.
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Gueraway
Paine
Christan
Wilson
Elko County
Angela Selmi
Jesse McClung
Robert H. Tammany
Charles Allen
Bernard H. Smith
Gregorio — Lerindegul
Valentine Zaldain
Juan Aleman
Tomas Savio
Jomo Murelaxa
Jean Carutchet
Willa J. Edwards
Collins
Douglan County
American sergeant earns thirteenth air victory
Paris June 15 Sergeant David B. Putnam of Brookline Massachusetts is credited with downing five German planes on June 10. The five victories lift his total to thirteen, making him the top American ace.
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Paris
Associated
Frevs
David BE
Putnam
Brookline
Manaassachusetts
Crisis in Austria Sparks Peace Demand Across Population
Reports from Fabra Madrid and Amsterdam sources claim grave events imminent in Austria-Hungary, with Vienna and its populace demanding peace at any price. No confirmation from the Bourse on rioting. rumors remain unverified today.
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London
Associated Press
Austria-Hungary
Fabra
Madrid
Austria
Amsterdam
Vienna
Parson Follows Biblical Injunction and Works in Shipyard
North Bend Ure June 15 Hey W Lee Gray pastor of the Presbyterian church dons overalls on three mornings a week and toils in a local shipyard. On the remaining day he ministers. High shipyard wages make him one of the region's best paid pastors.
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North Bend
Ure
Hey
W. Lee Gray
Presbyterian Church
Gray
John O Tay Tortuous Escape Ends in Police Confrontation
Marietta Pa June 15 John O Tay tunneled into a jail cell then to the street and collided with a police officer upon emerging from the hole. The bizarre escape followed by a clash highlights a tense scene as authorities investigate the incident.
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Marietta
John 'O'Tay
Girls as sheep herders since men go to war
Cheyenne Wyoming June 15. Sheep herding, the loneliest job, becomes a new industry as Wyoming ranchers lose many men to the war. Three Campbell County women Lulu Munson Bell Pattison and Grace Keenan work as shepherdesses earning 50 dollars a month plus found.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Stence
Lulu Munson
Bell Pattison
Grace Keenan
Campbell County Ladsies
DB. J. Reno
United States
Largest Show Window in World Established at Great Lakes School
Great Lakes, UK June 16 A 1000 foot long show window project directed by Captain William A Moffet debuts as the world s largest exhibition space for Uncle Sam s war material. It will host 10000 wadlers at once and features nightly drills and martial music from naval detachments along the field between the electric railway and Camp Dewey.
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Great Lakes School
Great Lakes
William A. Moffet
Uncle Sam
Dewey
Great Navy Band
British Ship Keemun Safe After Atlantic Submarine Attack
The British steamship Keemun arrived at an Atlantic port today, apparently undamaged after being attacked by a German submarine off the Virginia coast overnight. The vessel, under the name Keemun, was reported by Associated Press dispatches through Junge 16.
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Atlantic
Junge 16
Associated Press
Keemun
Virginia
Letter From Ray Chester Describes Army Camp Life
Ray Chester, former plant head at Lamoille, writes Charlie Stephenson from camp to report hot weather, talks with Morley Griswold and George, mentions potential six week aviation training, and notes his rank in the 7th company with hopes of sending George a photo and news of Nevada connections. He recalls comrades, expresses nostalgia, and promises another letter soon.
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Charlie Stephenson
The
Power Company
Ray Chester
Lamoille
Charlie
George
Morley Griswold
Elko
Morley
Geo
Nevada
Big hay crop predicted for Fallon district
One of the largest hay crops ever harvested in the Fallon district will be cut this year with harvesting starting June 20. George Kt. Leidy, manager of the Wingfield ranches, arrived on business and said the hay crop is far ahead of recent years. Practically every ranch will have a big crop and Fallon is expected to have a prosperous year. Beets acreage has declined to under 100 acres, replaced by other crops for hog feed and private use.
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Fallon
George Kt. Leidy
Wingfield
Mr. Leidy
Gazette
Wingfield Sells Fallon Ranch on Douglas Island
George Wingfield sold an 800 acre Seotion Ranch on Douglas Island twelve miles south of Fallon to M. W. Gilbert of Fallon for $60,000 yesterday afternoon. The property, acquired four years ago from R. T. Douglass, is described as a very good piece of property and Wingfield still holds a large acreage in the Fallon district.
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Douglas Island
Fallon
George Winkfield
M. W. Gilbert
Wingfield
R. T. Douglass
Pallon
Gazette
English official under arrest in munitions case in Bow Street
Charles Alfred Vernon, claimed to hold a key role in the ministry of munitions, was charged at Bow Street with conspiring with Sir Arthur Jones former Lord Mayor of Sheffield who was recently arrested for conveying important information to the enemy.
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London
Associated Press
Charles Alfred Vernon
Ministry of Munitions
Bow Stree
Arthur Jones
Sheffield
Palate Wins Navy Trial as Man Reaches Weight
Charles P F Galigher, twice refused for being underweight, eats aggressively to hit navy weight. After a strict six meals a day, no exercise, he reaches the required pounds, earning a Navy assignment and training order to Norfolk Virginia.
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Denver
Colo
United States Navy
Chas
Galigher
Hoover
Navy
Norfolk
Buried Kaiser Parade in Sharon Pa
In Sharon Pennsylvania on June 15 a Kaiser burial procession took place with a mule drawn hearse bearing a Kaiser figure in a spiked helmet. Boy Scouts walked beside the hearse carrying spades while a marching band led the route and a speaker delivered a funeral oration from atop a platform along the way.
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Sharon
Dig
Maude Dines On Twenty Dollar Meshbag At Zoo
Atlanta June 15 Mrs W W Suttles of this city visited the Zoo and faced Maude the elephant who plucked her from the ground with its trunk. The elephant consumed the meshbag and the twenty dollars it contained while keepers monitor for any distress. Mrs Suttles seeks recovery of the money amid zoo staff watching Maude for indigestion symptoms.
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Atlanta
W. W. Suttles
Cowboys Long To Charge Germans On Horseback
In San Francisco on June 15 a parade of 1 650 rangers from Idaho New Mexico Wyoming Montana Arizona and Utah wore sombreros boots and gaudy shirts marching up Market Street as they prepared to be drafted as soldiers. They expressed a wish to charge Germans from horseback though doubt such a chance would arise.
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San Francisco
Idaho
New Mexico
Wyoming
Montana
Arizona
Utah
Market Street
Ensigns In Uniform Disturb Girls School
A detachment of ensigns from the Great Lakes traveled to Boston and stopped in Troy. The Emma Willard School girls were in their best attire when a shower of cards greeted them. Sailors and staff noted extra mail handling and the school asked sailors to avoid the campus in future.
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Troy
Great Lakes
Boston
Troy Navy League
Emma Willard School
Onsigne
Crown Prince is Checked in Western Front Actions
June 15 report notes artillery activity between Montdidier and the Oise with marked gunfire near the Aisne and west of Rheims, no infantry actions. American casualty list includes 81 names: eight killed, seventeen died of wounds or disease, fifty-two wounded severely, four undetermined. Marines lost 63 with eight killed and fifty-five severely wounded. Allied pressure and Crown Prince’s second offensive halted. lull in major fighting beyond artillery duels. Americans responded with gas shelling northeast of Chateau Thierry in retaliation for German gas attack.
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Paris
Associated Press
Montdidier
River Oise
Aisne
Rheims
Washington
France
Chateau Thierry
War Saving Stamp Campaign Demands June Pledge
Elko county faces a June 28 deadline to pledge or buy the full $220,000 War Saving Stamps quota for 1918. After six months only about $35,000 has been purchased, leaving the county at one sixth of its allotment and risking embarrassment to the nation if the rest is not secured. Committees urge residents to go to the limit and sign pledge cards now.
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Elko County
Thi
Busy Oakland D A Favors Real Life Over Movies
James M. Koford, assistant district attorney of Alameda County, has only seen one moving picture in his life. He explains real tragedies in daily life keep him from film viewing, as he avoids Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks.
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Oakland
Cal
Mary Pickford
Mile
Charlie Chaplin
Douglas Fairbanks
Hie
Steed
James M. Koford
Ife
Alameda County
Elk's Ball Team Will Tour State
The Elks baseball team departs Reno to play a two week series across Nevada to boost patriotism and support for war savings stamps. All expenses funded by Reno Lodge No 597. They will visit Fallon Lovelock Winnemucca Battle Mountain Elko Ely McGill Tonopah Yerington Carson City and the Upper Carson Valley.
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Elks
Reno
Reno Lodge No. 597
Fallon
Lovelock
Winnemucca
Battle Mountain
Elko
Ely
McGill
Tonopah
Yerington
Carson City
Carson Valley
Mayor Fined After Tailor Tries To Crest Fishing Pace
Chicago June 15 A tailor H S Marshall arrested for speeding said he was rushing to keep the mayor’s trousers neatly creased for fishing. Judge La Bay imposed a $5 fine citing the excuse.
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Chicago
Myer Thompson
Barber Talks Himself Out of Friend Wife
Mrs Edna Ross sued for divorce from Frank KR Ross a barber and testified he made married life a burden by constant talking. She said after work he talked from room to room to escape his conversation. The decree was granted.
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San Francisco
Cal
Edna Ross
Frank KR. Ross
Japanese Marines Land at Swallow Port in China
Tokyo reports that Japanese marines landed Sunday at Swallow, the treaty port and center of the Chinese sugar industry, about two hundred miles northwest of Canton. The move followed reported disturbed conditions as stated by the Japanese government.
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Tokio
Associated Preas
Swallow
Canton
Eight Hundred Thousand American Troops in France
Washington June 16. General March reports American troops in France now exceed eight hundred thousand. Ship capacity limits conveyance, and continued shipping along this line is planned. The four German drives are part of a common offensive, aiming first for channel ports and then Paris, crucial to France.
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Washington
Associated Press
France
General March
March
Channel
Paris
Naval Strength Increased Amid Build and Commissioned Ships
United States naval strength is set to exceed 130000 enlisted men by July next year to man commissioned ships and those under construction. Secretary Daniela sent the plan to the House Naval Committee, noting current permanent strength at 87000.
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Washington
Associated Press
Daniela
Padgett
House Naval Committee
Aged couple elope wed in Huntington after objections
W run elopement ends with marriage of J A Cottle age eighty four and Mrs J Harper age seventy five in Huntington W V after leaving Cattlesburg Ky to wed due to spousal objections from their children.
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Huntington
W. Va
J. A. Cottle
J. Harper
John A. Cottle
Cattlesburg
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