French Take 500 Prisoners in French German Battle
Paris dispatch reports heavy fighting in the Montdidier Noyon sector with German assaults against French positions. The French left wing captured more than 500 prisoners in several engagements as German attackers were repelled by machine gun and artillery fire.
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War Office
Estrees St. Denis
Ribecourt
Mery
Belloy
St. Maure
Oise
Bligny
France
Montdidier
Noyon
Berlin
German War Office
New Imperial Potentate of the Mystic Shrine Named
J. Jacoby of Indianapolis was advanced to imperial potentate of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine North America at the Imperial Council meeting in Atlantic City. Jacoby, long associated in law with the late Charles W. Fairbanks, former U S vice president, serves as vice president of the Railroadmen's Building and Savings association.
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Has J. Jacoby
Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Railroadmen's Building and Savings Association
North America
Imperial Council
Atlantic City
Pershing Report Details Bouresches Attack and Prisoners
Official dispatches report a heavy attack near Bouresches repulsed with heavy German losses. French and American forces gain ground on the Marne front, totaling 250 prisoners and 30 machine guns. A Times correspondent recounts how three American soldiers were captured and later returned to Allied lines, amid confused fighting. London praise for American troops closes the summary.
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Washington
Pershing
Chateau Thierry
Bouresches
Picardy
Marne
Paris
Brussiares
London
Times
France
Sidney W. Rogers
Raymond Howard
Frank P. Ridgway
Hill
Europe
London Observer
British Advance East of Amiens. German Casualties Reported
London dateline reports the British line extended east of Amiens by about half a mile and 223 Germans captured. Paris notes the recapture of the village of Mery as German pressure targets the center and Aronde river, while French right-wing lines near Ribecourt were withdrawn after counterattacks.
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Amiens
London
Paris
Mery
Aronde
Ribecourt
Marines Virtually Wiped Out at Belleau Wood Fight
Amsterdam reports June 11 that the Wolf News Bureau says an American Marine brigade was virtually wiped out in the late fighting at Belleau Wood.
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Amsterdam
the Wolf News
Belleau Wood
Passengers Testify U-Boat Sunk by One Shot
Passengers arriving on a British steamer claim a gun crew sunk a submarine with a single shot Sunday morning off the American coast.
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Atlantic
French and Americans Unite On the Oureq Front
The passage notes French soldiers fighting alongside American troops on the Oureq river line. It credits the American people with unity and resolve, asserting they can become the greatest military nation in the world through numbers and fiber.
Two Flyers Die In Plane Fall At Curtiss Field
Buffalo report states Philip D. Rader of San Francisco and Robert Connor of Los Angeles were killed when an airplane fell at Curtiss aviation field. Rader is noted as one of the country’s oldest flyers and a former British Royal Flying Corps instructor. Connor was a student.
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Buffalo
Philip D. Rader
San Francisco
Robert Connor
Los Angeles
Curtiss Aviation Feld
Rader
Spritish Flying Corps
United States
Connor
Big Fire Destroys Caribou Maine Business District
A major blaze in Caribou Maine on June 11 destroyed almost the entire business section, causing damage estimated at $500 000. Fire crews battled the flames through the night, with officials assessing the loss to shops and storefronts.
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Maine
Caribou
Youths can join the Navy under new 1918 draft ruling
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder has announced that men of the 1918 draft class may enlist in the navy and marine corps. The order and serial numbers have not yet been assigned to registrants, but the requirement is waived.
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Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
General Crowder
Semenoff Beats Rus Army In Siberian Clash
General Semenoff, anti Bolshevik leader, drives back Russian troops who crossed the Onon River in Transbaikal. Reports say he faces heavy odds as fighting continues near Harbin Manchuria on June 11.
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Siberia
Harbin
Manchuria
Semenoff
Onon River
Transbalckalia
Noted Food Chemist on War Trade Board
Dr. Alonzo F. Taylor named as a member of the War Trade Board and as part of the House mission to Europe. He has advised the United States Food Administration and formerly served the Department of Agriculture. Earlier he oversaw feeding programs for French and English in Germany before U.S. entry into the war. In private life he is regarded as a leading food chemist and biologist.
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Alonzo F. Taylor
War Trade Board
House
Europe
United States Food Administration
Department of Agriculture
Germany
United States
Gas and Shell Attacks Hit U S Forces Near Cantigny
June 11 reports say German artillery and gas bombardment struck the Cantigny sector as the offensive began east of the American lines along the Montdidier Noyon front. Trench mortars and heavy shells targeted forefield positions while infantry assaults prepared.
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France
Montdidier
Montdidier-Noyon Line
Cantigny
Oise
Chauteau Thierry
Labor Urges Peace Through Overthrow of German Military Power
St Paul June 11 President Samuel Gompers opened the American Federation of Labor convention urging curb on strikes and total crush of autocracy. He said workers will give everything for the United States but nothing for profit and demanded democracy justice and freedom with labor participation in war production. The report emphasizes no strike justifiable to a man at the firing line and calls for equal representation in agencies affecting workers.
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St. Paul
Minn
United States
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Republic of the United States
Germany
Gomespers
Gompers
Executive Council
Federation
France
Allies Repel German Advance In Stiff Front Line Defense
Armor and infantry actions halted German advances as Allied artillery pounded enemy lines. Despite heavy shelling and attempts to overrun positions at Bessons Sur MatZ Mareuil the center held with strong cohesion. The day saw bitter fighting, restrained German gains, and costly losses.
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Noyon
Bessons-Sur-Matz
Mareuil
Lne
Three U S Ships Destroyed
News from New York reports the sinking of the American steamer Mauban off the Italian coast in May. Twenty six Mauban crewmen arrived aboard a freight steamer, bringing additional details of the City of Pensecol and the City of Wilmington losses in May and June, including a submarine attack near Genoa and a sea fire after departure with cotton.
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New York
Italy
City of Pensecol
Genoa
City of Wilmington
Slacker Roundup Nets 2,000 In Michigan Draft Sweep
Detroit on June 11 reports a broad roundup of draft age men in Michigan. Authorities with federal agents detained about 2,000 young men between Saturday night and Monday, while continuing the sweep. They questioned individuals in poolrooms cigar stores and street corners during the operation.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
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