French and German Front Struggle Near Ambleny
Paris reports French gains near Belloy wood and St Maur with 400 prisoners as Ambleny and St Pierre Aigle attacks fail. North of the Marne Ameri can forces aid a push capturing Montecourt and Bussiares. Berlin claims pincers drive and 13 000 total captured while allies retire from a costly Noyon southern salient.
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Paris
Belloy Wood
St. Maur
Antheuil
Ambleny
St. Pierre-Aigle
Dominiere-Cutry
Marne
Montecourt
Eloup
Bussiares
London
Montdidier
Chateau Thierry
Berlin
Matz
Suissons
Marne River
Noyon
Carlepont Wood
Oisse
Carlepont
Caisnes
Bailly
Tracy-le-Val
Nampoel
French Counter Attack Advances Near Montdidier
Paris dispatch reports June battle developments as French forces regain ground east of Mery and Genlis wood while repelling heavy German assaults south of Chevrincourt and Marest sur Matz. Prisoners indicate four German divisions engaged. British lines note a Locre raid with no major events.
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Paris
Montdidier
Oise
Mery
Genlis Wood
Aaronde
St. Maur
Loge Farm
Antheuil
Matz
Chevrincourt
Marest-sur-Matz
Aisne
Valers Cotterets
Dommiers
Curry
Ambleny
London
Locre
Sinking of Koningin Regentes Sparks Dutch Outrage
London reports prompt indignation across Holland over the sinking of the Koningin Regentes. Newspapers condemn the act, call for German responsibility, and note the ship, a paddle steamer, was torpedoed and easily identified by submarines.
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London
Holland
Nieuwe Courant
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Austrians Lose 500 Planes in Five Months
Rome reports that Austrians have lost about 500 planes in the past five months amid ongoing air operations. The estimate reflects mounting Allied air superiority and attrition on Austrian aviation.
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Rome
French Forces Drive Germans Back Over Matz River
Paris reports a heavy French blow that pushed German troops back across the Matz river and disrupted the Soissons drive. Violent fighting rages between the Aisne river and Villers Cotterets Forest as the Germans establish footholds at Coeuvres and St. Pierre-Aigle. A German offensive against Americans near Belleau Wood on the Marne front was repulsed with severe losses and ground held.
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Mery
Foch
Paris
Genlis Wood
St. Maur
Loge Farm
Antheuil
Matz
Chevincourt
Marest sur-Matz
Soissons
Marne
Ambleny
Outre
Dommilers
Villers Cotterets Wood
France
Nmny Wisoners
Bethancourt
Machenfont
Macherfont
Aisne
Villers Cotterets
Coeuvres
St. Pierre-Aigle
Belleau Wood
British Advance Lines on Flanders Front Reported
British troops pushed forward on the Flanders front southeast of Morris and took a number of prisoners, according to London dispatches dated June 13.
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Flanders
London
Flanders Front
Morris
Russia Crisis Refocuses Talk on US Intervention
Washington reports an unofficial stance that US intervention in Russia remains unlikely without major changes. Officials note Russian cadet party influence, Brest-Litovsk fallout, and growing Bolshevik strength, while logistic hurdles and General Foch’s reach keep American action off the table. Dowager Empress and Ukraine elite resist a German general visit, signaling continued anti German sentiment among former imperial members.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Prussia
Brest-Litovak
Siberia
Foch
United States
Moscow
Scorns
Hans
Amsterdam
Ukraine
Minotto Drops His Appeal on Internment
Chicago June 18 Attorneys for Count James Minotto surrendered to the United States government and the appeal of his internment as an enemy alien was dismissed at the request of his attorneys. The court held he is subject to internment due to birth in Germany despite Italian citizenship. Relatives and friends insist on his loyalty to the United States.
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Chicago
James Minotto
United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Minotto
Henry Veeder
Germany
Ilis
Star of Chile Rescued After Ice Stranding in Bering Sea
The Star of Chile, an Alaska bound ship of the Alngkamr fleet, was towed to safety by the government steamer Roosevelt after being icebound in the Bering Sea. The vessel carried passengers heading from Seattle to Bristol Bay for cannery work, and was the fifth ship rescued by Roosevelt.
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Star of
Chile
Washington
Vee Lea
Alngkamr
Bering Sea
Roosevelt
Bureau of Fish Verses
Seattle
Bristol Bay
Brooklyn Pilot Downed An Albatross In Aerial Duel
Lieut. James A. Meissner a 21 year old Cornell graduate from Brooklyn chased and shot down an Albatross scout 15 000 feet above the American lines. He was protecting a photographing plane when the German craft appeared and fired until it burned in midair before his cheering comrades.
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James A. Meissner
Brooklyn
Meissner
Cornell
Baseball Scores From Major Leagues And Associations
In the National League New York 1 Chicago 0 and Boston 1 Pittsburgh 4 with rain halted other games. American League Chicago 0 Boston 7 and Cleveland 7 New York 5 with Detroit 3 and Philadelphia 4 St Louis 4 Washington 6. American Association Minneapolis 9 Columbus 4. Louisville 11 St Paul 5. Indianapolis 12 Milwaukee Toledo 7 Belle
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Wwan
Perch
Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Peete
New York
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Etroit
Columbus
Ates
Cabaay
Kansas City
Hees
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paulotna
Minneapolis
Abbas
Toledo
Pittsburgh
Detroit
American Association
St. Paul
Belle
Uproar at A F of L Meet Over Schlesinger Scandal
At St Paul the American Federation of Labor session sparked when Frank Duffy demanded an apology from Benjamin Schlesinger for voting against the labor mission report. President Gompers halted the dispute after a brief clash, while the committee on organization later skipped Schlesinger.
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St. Paul
Minn
American Federation of Labor
Frank Duffy
Federation
Committee On Organization
Benjamin Schlesinger
New York
Schlesinger
American Labor Mission
Duffy
Gompers
Inter
Five Divisions Beaten by Fresh American Counter Thrust
British byline reports German use of five divisions totaling about 67 800 men to blunt the American center in the Clignon valley near Chateau Thierry. Fresh German attacks on Bouresches failed under heavy fire as U S troops pressed the wood north of Botwesches, taking prisoners and machine guns. Marines hold Belleau Wood after fierce fighting. German losses mounted with 9 000 to 12 000 men in two weeks.
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Chateau Thierry
London
Clignon
Reuter
Bouresches
Bois de Balleau
Botwesches
Marne
Belleau Wood
United States
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Carepont V Wood
Entente al
Anne Goodrich
Surgeon General's Office
U. S
A. F. OF S. Meet
Ben Schlesinger
U.S
Marne Front
Picard
Menten
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