Marines Break German Lines in Chateau Thierry Sector
French and American troops report gains northwest of Chateau Thierry with villages Veuilly la Poterie Bouresehes and Torcy captured. U S Marines drive into Bouresches and reach Torcy as Belleau Wood is swept with bayonets and heavy machine gun fire. Numerous prisoners taken and heroic acts praised as Germans fall back toward dawn.
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Paris
Chateau Thierry
Veuilly la Poterie
Bouresehes
French War Office
Marne
Torcy
Bouresches
Torey
Neuilly
Belleau Wood
Torcy- Belleau
War Office
Granges Farm
Gandela
Veuilly
Picardy
J. L. Dutsworth
Kansas City
Dulsworth
Lady Randolph Churchill Marries Montagu Porch in England
Lady Randolph Churchill, formerly Jennie Jerome, wife of Montagu Porch, a British Army officer, vows her marriage will not curb her war work. The report also notes French counter attacks gain ground with American troop involvement near the Marne and Chateau Thierry, and a broader stabilizing trend against the enemy.
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Lady Randolph Churchill
Jennie Jerome
Leonard Jerome
New York
Montagu Porch
Yanks know how to shoot at the Marne rallying sharpshooters
German prisoners report strong American marksmanship at the Marne where 55 Uhlan cavalrymen were found on the right front. An American lieutenant gathered sharpshooters to kill horse and rider, with only one German escaping death.
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Marne
Leutenant
American shipyards set May world record for ship launches
Washington reports 71 hulls launched in May totaling 44 450 deadweight tons, the highest monthly total by the United States to date. The figure surpasses Britain’s 1913 monthly average of 102 520 tons and exceeds Britain’s 1917 monthly average by 190 825 tons.
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Washington
The
Shipping Board
United Kingdom
800000 Youths Registered in Second Draft
Washington reports 800000 youths registered for military service, aged twenty one and older, since the first draft a year ago. Officials say this figure approximates eight percent of last year’s total registration.
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Washington
American Marines Tackle 12 HMS On The Marne
One American marine repelling a prisoner escape confronted two German officers and ten men. He used his rifle and bayonet to kill both officers and wound seven troops in a solo action near the Marne on July 8.
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Marne
War Correspondent Wounded Near Chateau Thierry
Paris reports Floyd Gibbons Chicago Tribune war correspondent at American headquarters was wounded by machine gun fire while shadowing American troops near Chateau Thierry. He suffered a flesh wound to the arm a skull fracture and possible loss of an eye.
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Paris
Floyd Gibbons
Chicago Tribune
Chateau Thierry
Gibbons
Allied forces push front to ten miles northwest of Chateau Thiery
In Paris on June 8 American and French troops advanced in the northwest sector near Chateau Thiery. French troops broke through Chezy and reached the western edge of Dammard. American units repelled two violent assaults along Bouresches Le Thiolet and took several prisoners, expanding the front to more than ten miles.
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Paris
Chateau-Thiery
Chezy
Dammard
Bouresches-Le-Thiolet
French and British Forces Make Gains on Picardy Marne Front
Paris reports French operations west of Noyon and north of Montdidier succeeded with prisoners taken. French capture Le Port west of Montenoy and Vinly northwest of Chateau Thierry, recapturing Hill 204. British regain Bligny with heavy enemy losses, and Allied advances near Veuilly la Poterie. An uneventful British night includes a raid on a hostile post northeast of Bethune.
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Paris
Noyon
Montdidier
Picardy
Aisne
le Port
Montenoy
Marne
Chateau Thierry
Vinly
Reims
Bligny
War Office
Longpoint
Oureq
Veuilly-la-Poteria
Bussinres
Champlat
St. Euphraise
London
Bethune
Edison declares Germany must be cured forever of war desire
Thomas A. Edison told a New York convention that the nation must see the war through to a conclusion that justifies sacrifices. He said there is only one satisfactory result and Germany must be cured forever of the desire to wage war.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Germany
Alaska Fishery Values Reach Fifty-One Million in 1917
Alaska fishery products totaled 51,405,260 in 1917 far exceeding U S purchase price for Russia. Salmon accounted for 47,778,081 of the catch followed by halibut 1,120,923 herring 767,72 and cod 744,976. Whaling outputs added 653,852 in value.
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Washington
Alaska
United States
Russia
Bureau of Fisheries
Harvesting Underway as Western Wheat Crop Grows
Oklahoma begins harvest with 6 000 workers needed and higher wages. Next week Kansas joins with 30 000 workers required and daily wages of 4 to 5 dollars with board. Federal employment service reports earlier start than last year.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Kansas
Federal Employment Service
American Downs 12th Plane and More Aerial Victories
Paris reports the twelfth aerial victory by Second Lieutenant Frank Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts and the sixth by Sergeant David E B Putnam of Brookline Massachusetts. Both are with French flying squadrons. Also noted are Lieut Madon with thirty two victories Captain Pensard nineteen and Second Lieutenant Boyau fourteen.
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Paris
Frank Baylies
New Bedford
Mass
Sergt
David Eb, Putnam
Brookline
Lieut
Madon
Capt
Pensard
Boyau
Fire Belts Jerome Area Destroys 100 Homes
A June 7 blaze in Jerome Arizona left over a thousand homeless as it swept the Mexican district burning more than 100 houses and several large rooming houses. Two children were reported missing and a Mexican man seriously burned.
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Jerome, Ariz
Captain Newcombe and the Edward Hide Sinking at Sea
Captain HH G Newcombe, whose schooner the Edward Hide was sunk by a raiding submarine off the New Jersey coast, is pictured after reaching shore. He had his first meal in 56 hours before heading for Boston as American troops fight north of Lucy le Bocage in the Chateau Thierry area. An American patrol then attacked German machine guns, killing gunners and capturing the guns, showcasing the courage and adaptability of young American soldiers.
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HH. G. Newcombe
Edward Hide
New Jersey
Boston
Lucy-le-Bocage
Chateau Thierry
Fights with U Boat Off Atlantic Coast Ends With Depth Bomb
An American destroyer chased shelled a German submarine off the Atlantic coast and dropped a depth charge after the submerging. It was not yet known if the submarine was destroyed as officials sought a fuller report. Meanwhile survivors from the Vinland were landed at Cape May and coastal patrols intensified amid ongoing submarine threats.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy Department
Department
Navy
Daniels
Shas
Cape May
N. J
Dune
Vinland
New York
Argonaut
Seilly Islands
Geer Steamship Company
Second largest wheat crop forecast for US harvest
Department of Agriculture predicts 931 million bushels of winter and spring wheat and 1.5 billion bushels of oats. Oklahoma and Texas harvesting begins, Kansas exceeds last year’s yield, and overall stocks support domestic use and exports. Wheat supply may cover 500 million for home use with 400 million for export. Oats pegged near 1.5 billion with potential rise above 1.6 billion.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
North Dakota
Argentina
Australia
India
United States
Allies
North America
Europe
Train Hits Auto in Michigan. Two Die
Michigan Central train No. 14 struck the auto of Dr. J. Livingston Wilgus of Chicago near New Buffalo. Mrs. Wilgus and their daughter were instantly killed, while Dr. Wilgus suffered a broken leg and other injuries. The date given is June 8 at Hilon, Mich.
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Hilon
Mich
Michigan Central
J. Livingston Wilgus
South State Street
Chicago
Wilgus
New Buffalo
Mish
Federal raids seize socialist halls and literature in Ashtabula
Federal agents raided multiple socialist halls in Ashtabula Ohio uncovering a large quantity of literature. Over fifty homes and meeting places were searched as investigators target the socialist movement and its organized activities.
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W. W
Ashtabula
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Mrs. M. Porch
General Crowder
HMS
U. S
Miles
WEST
American Downs
Baylies
Arizona
Jerome
OCR
Otto Sinc
Texas
Northwest
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