French and German Front Battles Reported Near Soissons
Paris reports heavy counterattacks by Germany repulsed with losses as Foch forces push back near Matz and Laversine. Civilians evacuate Compiagne while Germans gain footholds east of the Oise and at Coeuvres and St Pierre Aigle.
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Paris
Courcelles
Mery
War Office
Laversine
Corey
Berlin
Roys
Estrees St. Denis
Fauctit
Noyon
Soissons
Foch
Compeigne
Matz
Montdidier
Anthevil
Oise
Ribecourt
Ourscamp Forest
Carlepont
Dommiers
Coeuvres
St. Pierre- Aigle
Antheuil
Mutz River
Croix Nilard
Melioeq
Baroness de Victoria Arrest in Treason Case
Baroness de Victoria is under arrest for treason amid ongoing legal actions. American troops at Belleau Wood repelled the assault, inflicting serious losses on the enemy and securing their gains.
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Baroness de Victoria
Belleau Wood
War era role of women inspires labor delegates in St Paul
Miss Melinda Scott of Chicago addressed 2,500 at the American Federation of Labor reception pledging women’s support for the war effort. She praised British Wrens aiding troops in France, urged Americans to write hopeful letters, and framed the war as a women's as well as a men's struggle with deep resolve to sustain morale and support.
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St. Paul, Minn
Melinda Scott
Straw Het Trimmer
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
St. Paul
Britain
France
Miss Scott
United States
Flanders
Verdun
German U boats prepare raid off Virginia coast
German submarines active along the Atlantic coast again threaten ships. A British steamer is reported sunk after a sub sighting eighteen miles off Virginia. All vessels due to sail from American ports are held back while authorities assess the danger.
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Atlantic
Germany
America
Virginia
Front quiet as German offensive stalls in local actions
Paris reports limited fighting along the German attack front as their corps block the advance. Allied commanders anticipate a heavy strike in a new sector and express confidence in success.
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Paris
British Repulse Allied Attack on Flanders Front
British forces repulsed a strong enemy assault northwest of Merris on the Flanders front and captured many prisoners. The action underlines the continued heavy fighting along the sector with notable German losses.
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Flanders
Merri
Germans Surrender to Americans Under White Flag
Fifty German troops surrendered under a white flag after Allied attacks northwest of Chauteau Thierry. All assaults by the foe had failed in recent weeks as American forces pressed the advance. Dallas arrest: Silliman Vans, ex-attache to the Copenhagen legation, held by U S customs on smuggling charges tied to a Conn. box with legation seal linked to Russian crown jewels case. Pyons jailer reported without details.
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Chauteau Thierry
Dallas
Tex
Silliman Vans
Legation
Copenhagen
United States Customs Service
Conn
New York
Evans
Europe
America
Pyons
Paris
Bouresches
Torz
Muerne
Rayvine
Belleau Wood
Boureshes
France
Chateau Thierry
Vernl
United State
United States
Toul
Luneville
Washington
War Department
Labor Federation Pledges Loyalty to Wilson War Efforts
Samuel Gompers, head of the federation, telegrammed President Wilson in response to his wartime message. He stated the labor movement would give wholehearted support to the government to win the war and promote freedom and peace, pledging loyalty until human liberty and equity become universal rights.
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Wilson
Samuel Gompers
Federation
Labor
Cones
U S Legation Official Held In Dallas Probe
Investigation into a plot to smuggle Russian crown jewels into the United States leads to the detention in Dallas Texas of Silliman Svens a former clerk at the American legation in Copenhagen. He is held pending inquiry into the disposition of a legation sealed box brought into the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dallaa
Tex
Silliman Svens
Copenhagen
Legation
Mexico May Join the Allies
Manuel Corpio of Yucatan and Mexican advocates touring the United States say Mexico may join the Allies if they decide to take up arms. Corpio, a member of the Mexican party visiting New York, states the impression aligns with President Wilson's views on international affairs.
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New York
Mext
Mnch
Pident Wilson
Arma
Manuel Corplo
Yucatan
Party of Mexican Attors
United States
New England
May raise draft age and exemptions widen
Washington reports debate over extending the draft age to eighteen to forty nine and potential exemptions. Crowder may exempt professional baseball players and railroad workers while miners seek similar relief.
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Washington
Kahd
House
War Department
Congress
Baker
Department
Smith
Michican
Committee On Foreign Relation
Great Iia
Hitchcock
Committee On Foreign Relations
Crowder
Secretary of War
McAdoo
Wilson
General Crowder
Wilson Seeks Senate Victory for Woman Suffrage
President Wilson voiced hopes that the Senate will pass the woman suffrage amendment during the current session. In a reply to a memorial from the French Union for Woman Suffrage he urged an unmistakable answer by affirming suffrage as a federal constitutional right before session end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Union For Woman Suffrage
Senate of
United States
German raid on Calais kills eleven in port reeardown
A German air raid on Calais killed eleven people including four children when the port city was struck. The June 14 incident left scattered damage across the town as rescue efforts continued.
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Port City
Calais
Levee Breach Floods Acres Near Quincy
A levee breach at Indian Grave three miles west of Quincy, HL, caused extensive flooding. The disaster damaged a pumping station and levee systems, inundating about eight thousand acres with no reported loss of life.
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Quincy
Perth
Army General Health Conditions Report in Washington
The surgeon general reports general health conditions in Army camps remain satisfactory as of June 14, noting continued stability in the field. Official findings indicate no new material concerns affecting ongoing operations or troop readiness.
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Bisaith
Army Good
Washington
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Walter Guion
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Southern District
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Pershing
Bournesches
Pleardy
Gerenah
Marne
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