Marines Break German Lines Near Chateau Thierry
Paris reports French and American forces northwest of Chateau Thierry pushed ground gains capturing Veuilly la Poterie Bouresches and torcy as marines swept Bouresches clearing machine gun nests bayoneting gunners and taking prisoners. French and American reports highlight heroic deeds and strengthened positions on the Marne sector.
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Paris
Chateau Thierry
Veuilly la Poterie
Bouresches
French War Office
Marne
Torcy
Torey
Neuilly
Belleau Wood
Torcy- Belleau
War Office
Granges Farm
Gandela
Veuilly
Picardy
J. L. Dulsworth
Kansas City
Dulsworth
Yanks Know How to Shoot At The Marne
German prisoners recall American marksmanship at the Marne scene on June 8. An American lieutenant spotted 35 Uhlan cavalrymen, formed sharpshooters, and ordered them to shoot the horse and rider. Only one German escaped with his life.
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Marne
Leutenant
Allied Forces Push Front Near Chateau-Thiery
Paris reports new progress by American and French forces in the northwest sector of Chateau-Thiery. French troops advance through Chezy to the western edge of Dammard village while American units repulse two assaults along Bouresches-Le-Thiolet and take several prisoners. The front now spans about ten miles.
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Paris
Chateau-Thiery
Chezy
Dammard
Bouresches-Le-Thiolet
French and British Gain Ground in Picardy and Marne Sectors
French forces report successes west of Noyon and north of Montdidier with prisoners taken, and gains along the Marne front near Vinly and hill 204. British troops retake Bligny and advance near Veuilly la Poterie and Bussiares with 270 prisoners overall. An uneventful night on the British front ends with a raid on an enemy post near 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
Bussiares
Bethune
Alaska fishery products worth over fifty-one million in 1917
Alaska fisheries produced a total of 51,405,260 in 1917, over seven times the U S purchase price for Alaska. Salmon dominated the catch at 47,778,081 while other species such as halibut herring and cod raised smaller totals. Whaling contributed 653,852 in value.
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Washington
Alaska
United States
Russia
Bureau of Fisheries
Shipyards Set World Record With May Output
Washington reports American shipyards launched 71 hulls totaling 544,450 deadweight tons in May, a world record. The result surpasses Britain’s 1913 monthly high by 102,520 tons and tops Britain's 1917 monthly average by 190,825 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Shipping Board
United Kingdom
800000 Youths Registered in Second Draft
Washington reports that 800000 men aged 21 and over have registered since last year’s draft. The returns from the provost marshal general show this figure will approximate 8 percent of last year’s total registration, indicating broad participation in the second draft registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Crowder
Washington
American Marines Tackle 12 Germans on Marne Front
July 8 report says one American marine saluted duty when returning a prisoner and ran into two German officers and ten men. He fought with rifle and bayonet, killed both officers and wounded seven soldiers.
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Marne
War Correspondent Wounded Near Chateau Thierry
Floyd Gibbons of the Chicago Tribune at American HQ was wounded by machine gun fire while with American troops near Chateau Thierry. He suffered a flesh wound to the arm a possible loss of an eye and a simple skull fracture was reported.
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Paris
Floyd Gibbons
The
Chicago Tribune
Chateau Thierry
Gibbons
Harvesting Wheat Starts in Oklahoma and Kansas
The federal employment service announced that Western wheat harvesting began in Oklahoma with 6,000 workers needed and will move to Kansas next week with 30,000 workers required. Wheat cutting starts earlier this year than last season and demands more labor, with Oklahoma wages at 3.50 to 4 dollars per day with board and Kansas offerings at 4 to 5 dollars.
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Washington
Oklahoma
Kansas
Federal Employment Service
American Downs 12th Plane in French Squadrons Victory List
Paris reports the twelfth aerial victory for Second Lieutenant Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts and the sixth for Sergeant David I. Putnam of Brookline Massachusetts. Both are with French flying units. Also noted are Lieut. Madon with thirty second victory Captain Pensard with nineteenth and Second Lieutenant Boyau with fourteenth.
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Paris
Edison calls for end to German war desire
In New York on June 8 Thomas A. Edison declared at a convention that the nation must see World War I through to a conclusion justifying sacrifices. He said Germany must be cured forever of the desire to wage war, stressing the necessity of preserving victory.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Germany
Fire sweeps Arizona town leaving 100 homes gone
Jerome Arizona reports a major blaze in the Mexican district of the town. Over one thousand people were made homeless as more than one hundred houses and several large rooming houses were destroyed. Two children are missing and one Mexican resident was severely burned with possible death.
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Jerome
Ariz
Courage of American Troops in Early War Action
Capt. IL GG. Newcombe and his schooner Edward HH. Yoole were sunk off the New Jersey coast by a raiding submarine. After a 56 hour meal drought he reached shore and headed for Boston. American troops fought near Lucy le Bocage northwest of Chateau Thierry, attacking German machine guns, killing gunners and capturing the guns.
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IL GG. Newcombe
Edward HH. Yoole
New Jersey
Boston
Lucy-le-Bocage
Chateau Thierry
U-Boat Battle Off Atlantic Coast Sinks Ships
U S destroyer engaged a German submarine off the Atlantic coast and shelled it as the sub submerged. A depth charge was dropped but officials said the submarine’s destruction remained unconfirmed. Survivors from the Vinland were landed 46 miles off Cape May after a sinking. The Argonaut was torpedoed near the Scilly islands on June 5. The coast patrol intensifies, with navy leaders defending coastal shipping and promising pursuit of submarines.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy Department
Department
Navy
Daniels
Sims
Cape May
N. J
Vinland
New York
Argonaut
Scilly Islands
Geer Steamship Company
Train Hits Auto in Michigan. Two Killed
Michigan Central train No. 14 struck the auto of Dr. J Livingston Wilgus of Chicago at New Buffalo Michigan. Mrs Wilgus and their daughter were instantly killed. Dr Wilgus suffered a broken leg and injuries. The accident occurred near New Buffalo Michigan.
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Hilow
Mich
Michigan Central
J. Livingston Wilgus
South State Street
Chicago
Wilgus
New Buffalo
Wheat Arduous Outlook for 1918 Harvest Near Billion Bushels
The Agriculture Department forecasts 931,000,000 bushels of winter and spring wheat combined with potential for a record year. Oats may top 1.6 billion bushels, with Nebraska and Oklahoma contributing strong yields, while barley and rye also show gains and crop conditions are near a ten year high.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Ohio
Indiana
Missouri
North Dakota
Argentina
Australia
Indian
United States
Allies
North America
Europe
Socialist and IWW raids sweep Ashtabula area
Federal agents raid Ashtabula Ohio districts arresting nearly 100 people tied to the Socialist and IWW movements. Dozens of homes and union halls are searched and quantities of literature seized in a sweeping crackdown.
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W. W. Ashtabula, O
L W. W
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Montagu Porch
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Suiash
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