Germans Reach Marne Front In Champagne Offensive
British report says Germans crossed the right bank of the Marne on a ten mile front, threatening Reims and Paris. French and British troops hold the line west of Soissons and around Reims, while American forces at Cantigny are praised for a successful capture and defense. The situation remains serious with large German reserves and rapid advances in the Champagne sector.
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Marne
London
Champagne
France
Chateau Thierry
Reims
Noyon
Soissons
Salient
U. S
Cantigny
Paris
Oise
Allette
Ffié
Hierdnéourt-Epagny
France Sends Justin Godart to United States
The French government assigns Justin Godart former assistant secretary of war and president of the French chamber of deputies to travel to America. He will relay France’s thanks for US aid through the Red Cross Y M C A and explain the military health department’s sanitation and comfort efforts for French and American forces. Godart has seen front line action earning the war cross.
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Justin Godart
Chamber of Deputies
America
France
United States
Red Cross
Military Health Department
French Republic
French Counter Attacks Push Germans South of Soissons
Paris June 1 The Allied lines around Soissons hold after repeated German attacks. French counter attacks drive back German forces west and south of Soissons and along the Soissons to Chateau Thierry line, notably near Chaudun Vierry and Septmonts, taking many prisoners.
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Paris
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Chaudun
Vierry and
Septmonts
Germans Fight At Aisne And Reims Fronts In June Clash
French hold western outskirts and road toward Chateau Thierry while Germans stall north of Marne but gain Thillois. Paris reports large refugee flows from Soissons Reims and Chateau Thierry to the center of France. Reuters says about 800000 German troops fight on the Aisne with 40 divisions in reserve and a possible strike on Amiens or Dunkerque.
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Zie
Pere-en-Tardenois
Marne
Grand Reczoy
Chateau Thierry
Reims
Paris
Soissons
Chateau-Thierry
France
London
Aisne
Reuter
Amiens
Dunkerque
Flying instructor killed in Fort Worth crash
Fort Worth Tex May 31 Lieut P G Mihleder an instructor at Taliferro field died from injuries after his aircraft crashed to the earth yesterday afternoon. Lieutenant Buckus who was with him escaped with a few scratches.
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Fort Worth
Tex
P. G. Mihleder
Taliferro Field
Buckus
Postpone Big Auto Races in New York May 81
Inclement weather made Sheepshead speedway track too slippery and dangerous for fast auto racing. The Harkness handicap at 100 miles and other events on yesterday's program were postponed until next Saturday afternoon.
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New York
Sheepshead Speedway
Bars all fuel from yachts in private service
Washington May 81. After Friday by order of the fuel administration no coal or fuel oil may be burned on or furnished to any private yacht for any purpose whatever excepting cooking. The only exceptions are ships in the government service. Any private yacht away from its home port on June 1 may obtain fuel to go home by the shortest route.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Mackay Donates Harbor Hill for Red Cross Base Hospital
Clarence B. H. Mackay offers Harbor Hill in Roslyn Long Island as a base hospital site for the American Red Cross. The donation is announced from New York on May 81.
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Mackay
Red Cross
New York
Clarence
Harbor Hill
Rosslyn
L. L
American Red Cross
President Lincoln torpedoed and sunk by U boat
Secretary Daniels announced the American transport President Lincoln, 18 072 tons and formerly of the Hamburg American line, was torpedoed at 10 40 AM and sank an hour later while returning to the United States. Few troops believed aboard and no casualties reported. This is the second U boat loss of an American transport.
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Hamburg-American Line
Washington
President Lincoln
United States
Daniels
Navy Department
Sims
Lincoln
Europe
U. S
Ike
France
Military draft to induct 200000 into 22 camps
War Department reports 200000 men will be drafted and sent to 22 camps nationwide during a five day period starting June 24. The announcement affects Louisville and other locales as men are called to serve in the military.
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Louisville
War Department
Cantigny Defenders Repel German Assaults and Tanks
German artillery bombarded the Cantigny positions as American gunners smothered enemy bombardment. German infantry attacks were repulsed with heavy losses, tanks driven back by American fire. German air raids were repelled by antiaircraft batteries. American artillery scored direct hits on an enemy ammunition dump east of St Mihiel causing a massive explosion and smoke plume.
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France
Cantigny
St. Mihiel
Cantigy
Montdidier
Washington
Pershing
War Department
Comemiunique
Germany
William D. Meyering
General Headquarters
Meyering
Ite
Army Bill Lets President Muster All Trained Recruits
The house passed the largest annual army appropriation bill, authorizing the president to call into service all men who can be trained and equipped. The measure totals 12,041,682,000 dollars and moves to the senate where final action on the urgent deficiency bill, over 122,000,000 dollars, was also completed. The house set a record for speed on the army bill with three days of debate before final vote.
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Washington
House
Senate
American flyer Rickenbacher leads duel with German planes
Lieutenant Rickenbacher shoots down a Albatross biplane and engages five enemy aircraft near Toul on June 1. He rescues Lieutenant Feissner of Brooklyn after his craft is damaged. Meissner suffers a collision while countering another enemy plane during the aerial combat.
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France
Toul
Edward Rickenbacher
James A. Feissner
Brooklyn
N. Y
Rickenbacher
Richenbacher
Meissner
General Crozier Returns to Washington After Europe Tour
Major General Crozier chief of ordnance and war council member returned to Washington from Europe after studying ordnance handling there.
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Ordnance
Washington
Europe
Crozier
Baker
War Council
Austria Reports Unrest Injuring Entry for Foreigners
Washington reports from official Swiss dispatches that serious disturbances are occurring in Austria. Foreigners are barred from entering the country as socialists and Jugo Slav elements are blamed for the unrest.
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Washington
Austria
Switzerland
James S Clarkson Dies Ex Republican Leader in Newark
James S Clarkson longtime Republican national committee member and New York surveyor of customs from 1902 to 1910 died at his brother H R Clarkson's Newark home. He was seventy six years old.
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Newark
N. J
James
Clarkson
Republican National Committee
New York
H. R. Clarkson
Rock Island Shopmen Walk Out Over Wage Fight
More than 2 000 workers at the Silvia shops in Moline walk out to pressure General McAdoo for a higher wage. They seek 75 cents an hour minimum and overtime at time and a half on an eight hour day. the existing wage award sets 55 cents. Appeals to officials failed. A railroad administration representative was sent to investigate the walkout.
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Moline
Rock Island Road
McAdoo
Mullinix
Washington
Railroad Administration
Rock Island
Yanks Raid 500 Yards Front Near Toul in WWI Action
Washington reports a successful American raid in the Woevre sector northwest of Toul. The assault crossed 500 yards of front, with artillery support, entanglements blown, and prisoners taken. American losses were described as insignificant.
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Pershing
Berlin
United States
Washington
Woevre
France
Toul
Minesweeper Explosion Kills 26 in British Navy
Twenty three sailors and three officers were killed when a British minesweeper struck a mine and sank on May 1 near London. The Admiralty announced the loss as a deadly accident with salvage and inquiry expected.
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London
Admiralty Am Nenmen
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Flyer
Gen. Crozier
James S. Clarkson
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