Germans Yield Belgian Ground Amid Messines Push
British forces press gains after Messines victory with signals of a German retreat between the Lys and Ypres. Haig reports progress east of Ploegsteert wood as Warneton base nears British control. Heydrich likens German grip to a bulldog. Russian air activity noted. German and Russian reports flag retaliation language. Citations follow localized incidents in the U S with a curfew of sorts.
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London
Messines
Ypres
Lys
St. Yves
Herr von Heyderland
Messines Ridge
Heydebrand
West Front
Aisne
Champagne
Berlin
Stokhod
Petrograd
Council of Workmen and Soldiers
German War Office
Tukhum
Riga
Schlek
Macedonia
Farmer Kills Woman In Auto Party Misunderstanding
In Springfield Ohio on June 15 Mrs J Cli mer Redelle wife of the Springfield baseball club president was shot and killed by farmer J M Hinkle who believed an automobile party including Mrs Redelle was stealing his hogs. Hinkle is held for investigation and admitted firing as the car sped away.
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Farmer
Springfield
J. Climer Redelle
Springfield Baseball Club
J. M. Hinkle
Washington Fears Politics in Draft
Washington rumors of partisanship cloud draft board appointments in Illinois and Chicago. Protests target local exemption boards and a Chicago mayor linked to pro German stance, fueling concerns over the fairness of the selective draft and federal authority to appoint boards.
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Washington
Illinois
Loween
War Department
Chicago
Thompson
Congress
Board of Review
Federal Judicial District
Boards of Review
Wilson
Ilinois
Illinois crops ruined by heavy rains across central region
The federal crop bulletin reports heavy rains in central Illinois flooding lowlands and ruining crops for the week ending June 12. It notes a good corn stand but fields are too wet to cultivate, meadows wheat and pastures improve, and oats in excellent condition. Warmth and sunshine are needed.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Federal Bureau
McDevitt Exonerated by Grand Jury in Indiana Case
Evansville Indiana June 15 Patrick McDevitt freed as grand jury declines to indict after he was jailed a month on a charge of killing Patrolman Gilbert Gudgel during a confrontation in the home of Mrs McDevitt. Bloomington Indiana June 15 nearly 500 degrees awarded at Indiana University eighty seventh annual commencement.
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Evansville
Ind
Patrick McDevitt
Gilbert Gudgel
McDevitt
Gudgel
Blomington
Indiana University
General Wood
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
Germany
United States
Russians Seek Allied Confab and Voting Rights for Czar
Petrograd dispatch reports debates over a proposed Stockholm conference amid unrest in Tsaritsyn and Kherson. The Root commission is welcomed as Nicholas and other Romanoffs gain voting rights in the forthcoming constituent assembly. deaf and dumb individuals are barred from the vote.
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London
Petrograd
Tsaritsyn
Tsarityn
Volga
Kherson
Kimanova
Nicholas Romanoff
Nicholas
Romanoff
Michael
Baseball results from Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
Baseball results show Chicago losses to St Louis and Brooklyn and Chicago wins. In St Louis Brooklyn game final score 4 to 5 with multiple players listed. Pittsburgh beat New York 2 to 0 as Perritt and Rariden contributed. Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 6 to 5 with Mayer Burns Toney and WinGo contributing.
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Chicago
R. W. BE
Admiral Sims and Son Newest Picture in Europe
A newspaper photo features Admiral William Sims along with his son, presenting the Navy’s presence in Europe. The image accompanies coverage of U.S. naval representation and relations with allied forces during wartime.
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Navy
President Wilson Warns Against German Intrigue for Peace
President Wilson, addressing a flax day gathering, denounced Germany's push for a peace by intrigue while militarily dominant. He described the central powers as a single autocratic bloc with expansion across Europe and into Asia and warned of German propaganda for an early peace. In London, a Tientsin dispatch reports China's parliament has been dismissed.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Germany
Europe
Mediterranean
Asia
Sixty seven slackers arrested in frontier country jailed in Duluth
In Duluth Minnesota on June 15 authorities report sixty seven slackers have been brought in from the frontier country and more are expected if space allows. The city jail is crowded and some prisoners may be sent to Stillwater prison pending trial.
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Duluth
Minn
Fron Range
Stillwater
Zeppelin L-43 Destroyed Over North Sea
London reports Zeppelin 1 48 destroyed by naval forces over the North Sea. No survivors were observed, according to Chancellor Bonar Law in the House of Commons.
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London
North Sea
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Admiralty
Britain Receives Additional 25 Million Loan From U S
Washington reports the government loaned Great Britain another 25 million dollars. This increases Britain's total to 500 million and allied loans to 948 million as of June 15.
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Great Britain
Washington
Liberty Loan Over Subscribed in Great War Drive
Washington reports the 2 billion dollar Liberty Loan surpassed 2 billion dollars in unofficial figures with hopes it may reach 2.5 billion. Secretary McAdoo indicated final returns due Friday night as subscriptions officially totaled about 1.845 billion with 17 million still expected. More than 2 million individuals subscribed, a sign of broad public support across districts and banks.
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Tk. Wheee
McAdoo
Federal Reserve
Treasury Office
United States
Entente in Athens King Constantine Abdicates and Leaves
The dispatch notes Constantine abdicated and departed Athens aboard a British warship with the former queen and crown prince. Entente forces landed at Piraeus and Castella, occupying heights near Phaleron Bay as troops moved toward Athens.
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the Hague
Cologne
Constantine
Sophia
Athens
Georgios Streit
Foreign Office
Entente
Piraeus
Castella
Heigts
Phaleron Bay
Pronunciation of General Pershing Challenging Paris News
Paris papers discuss how to pronounce Pershing with readers noting varied forms. The Figaro states the correct American rendering is Peurchigne, as Pershing and his staff arrive to aid French forces.
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Paris
Pershing
Figaro
Montmartre
Peurchigne
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