British Push Breaks German Line in Belgium Capture Wytschaete Messines
London reports say Wytschaete and Messines fell to a large British advance on a nine mile front between Messines and Wytschaete. About 4,000 Germans were captured as villages and trenches along the Lys line yielded to the assault. Heavy mining, tanks, and 1,006,000 pounds of explosives supported the drive.
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London
War Office
Wytschaete
Messines
Belgium
Warneton
Ypres Comines Road
Messines Ridge
Vimy Ridge
Lys
Ami
Ypres
Admiralty
Nieuwmunster
Zeebrugge
Ostend
France
Messines-Wytschaete
Lenfer
Zareeba
Observation Ridge
Ploegsteert Wood
Armentieres
Berlin
Flanders
Chemin-des-Dames
Pargny
Filain
Aisne
Terrific windstorm hits Valparaiso in Porter county
A windstorm raged over Porter county with gusts reaching seventy miles per hour. In Valparaiso trees and signs were damaged and rural areas reported blown down trees fences and sheds. No lives or injuries reported at the time.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Porter County
Aid to Secretary Daniels Wants a Fighting Job
Aks for service report shows an individual seeking active duty under Secretary Daniels in a military context. The request emphasizes readiness and willingness to undertake a combat role, reflecting a wartime manpower appeal.
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Byron McCandless
Daniels
Navy Department
Family of 7 Lost in Missouri Flood After Levee Break
In Taylor Missouri near the Fabius river a levee failure inundates 15 000 acres. Andrew Steele his wife and five children are believed dead. Rescue parties search as hundreds flee homes. Rail service disrupted four miles of track under water. River height 16.3 feet.
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Quincey, Jr
Andrew Steele
Missouri
Taylor
Here
Quincy, & Kansas City Railroad
Lansing Denies U S Aid to China Revolution
Secretary Lansing denied reports that the United States funded or supported the Chinese revolutionary movement. He stated the charges are absolutely false and affirmed America's interest in peace, order, and domestic tranquility in China and with all friendly nations.
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Washington
Lansing
United States
China
America
Taft Warns of Prolonged War and Million Lives
Former President William H. Taft told Iowa State College graduates that the U S faces a long conflict with Germany. He warned the enemy is not exhausted and urged heroic effort, saying a million lives may be sacrificed for freedom from Prussian dominance.
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Ames la
United States
Germany
William H. Taft
Lowa State College
Taft
Holstein-Friesian group urges grain price control
Demand to regulate grain prices sent to President Wilson via telegraph from Worcester convention. Resolutions adopted by the Holstein-Friesian association call for immediate government action on grain prices nationwide.
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Worcester
Mass
Wilson
White House
Holstein-Friesian Association
Exemption Requests Surge As Draft Proceeds Nationwide
Government completes registration as DoJ conducts sweeping arrests of suspected anti draft propagandists. Over 200 jailed. authorities say thousands held awaiting processing. Married men placed on exempt lists for classification though no class exemption is guaranteed. Cleveland tally targets 99 000 registrations.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Wisconsin
Wilson
L. W. Neiman
Milwaukee
Baker
the Nath
Graf
Han
C.e
Chapel Hill
N. C
The
State University
Rockford
Freeport
Belvidere
Chicago
War Department
Crowder
Cleveland
State reports mass registration drive continues this week
The state indicates the drive will run through Saturday night with 566 000 expected to register and about 70 percent claiming exemption.
Parole Petition Filed for Joe Belden in Slaying Case
Friends of Joe Belden from Tippecanoe County have filed a parole petition with the state board of pardons. The board, to meet soon, will review the one year old manslaughter sentence.
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Laayette
Ind
Joe Belden
Tippecanoe County
State Board of Pardons
Baseball results from St Louis Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
Baseball results list scores from St Louis RR Boston 4 9 8, Pittsburgh Brooklyn 58 0, Cincinnati New York 14 11 4 with innings shown and pitchers listed Barnes Allen Tyler Gowdy Watson Ames Snyder Pfeffer Meyers Mamaux Grimes Clarkson Schmidt Sallee McCarty Rariden Kruger Regan Winko.
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Boston
St. Louis
Barnes
Allen
Tyler and Gowdy
Watson, Ames and Snyder
Pittsbirch
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Pfeffer and Meyers
Mamaux
Grimes
Clarkson
Schmidt
Cincinnati
R. J. B. New York
Sallee
McCarty
Rariden
Kruger
Regan
Winko
Cavalry Captain Teaches Recruits Aero Signal Techniques
Captain Culvir leads cavalry recruits through aero signal training focusing on flag and semaphore methods. Instruction emphasizes signaling codes, flight safety, and rapid communication during reconnaissance missions.
Explosion in Petrograd Harbor Destroys Explosives
A Petrograd harbor accident caused a fire that destroyed a large shipment of explosives from England. The Copenhagen correspondent reports several deaths and unspecified injuries.
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London
Petrograd
England
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
War Dodger Arrests Hang Over Rockford Jail Turmoil
In Rockford and surrounding counties, 140 I W W and Socialist and conscription dodgers are jailed in Rockford Belvidere and Freeport. Sheriff Ginders pleads for state troops as a disorder at the jail subsides with limited talk from detainees.
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Springfield
Ill
Ginders
Rockford
Lowden
IL. W. W
Chicago
Clyne
Winnebago County
Belvidere
Freeport
Industrial Workers of the World
Solons Plan Walking Challenge to Chicago
Representative Timothy D. Murphy of the Back of the Yards vows to walk from Springfield to Chicago to bet Representative Frank Ryan of the Second Chicago district $100 he can beat him. Murphy stands six feet tall and weighs about 190 pounds. They will begin the hike immediately after adjournment, regardless of hour or weather.
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Springfield
Ill
Timothy D. Murphy
Frank Ryan
Chicago
Tim
United States Supplies Safe in France Amid War Ferryments
American warships anchor off the French coast as the Matin reports a large transport carrying 10,500 tons of wheat and other supplies to aid General Pershing's expedition. The Jupiter, an electrically propelled collier, arrives in France with cargo and high speed for anti submarine defense. An American destroyer rescues twenty survivors from two sunken ships after engaging a Common submarine off Ireland.
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General Pershing
France
Atlantic
Matin
Jupiter
Washington
Daniels
Navy Yard
San Francisco
Ireland
Lynton
Pensacola
Madura
Mobile
House approves act to arm home guards nationwide
The House passed a Senate bill authorizing use of rifles and equipment for home guard organizations. The War Department would have discretionary power to equip home guards acting as state police or constabulary and other guard units organized under governors' discretion.
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Washington
House
Senate
War Department
Macon Votes to Stay Dry in June Election
Macon Missouri voters chose to remain a dry city by a margin of 121 in a referendum. The vote followed a prior election that ousted saloons amid a liquor forces challenge.
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Macon
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