Germans Yield Belgian Ground Near Messines Front
British reports say German troops abandoned key positions between the Lys river and St Yves as Haig’s forces push forward after the Messines victory. While German big guns pound French lines on the Aisne and Champagne, Russian air activity increases and several Russian planes are shot down in June.
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West Front
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Ypres
St. Yves
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Aisne
Champagne
Berlin
Arctic Explorer to Aid Norway in Food Crisis
Dr Fridtjof Nansen, famed Arctic explorer, travels to Norway to assist in a severe food shortage. He joins relief efforts alongside government officials and humanitarian groups to help deliver aid and coordinate famine relief strategies.
Illinois Crops Ruined by Heavy Central Illinois Rains
The June 6 crop bulletin from the federal bureau reports heavy rains in central Illinois flooding lowlands and damaging crops for the week ending June 12. It notes good corn stands but fields too wet to cultivate, while meadows wheat and pastures improve and oats remains in excellent condition.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Federal Bureau
Russians Seek Allied Confab and Czar Votes
Petrograd reports a proposed alliance conference faces technical and political hurdles while a Rand commission in Saint Louis promotes liberty loan. The Root mission is welcomed as Russians and Americans greet the delegation, and Nicholas Romanoff is granted vote rights amid ongoing debates on eligibility and civil rights.
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London
Petrograd
Tsgaritsyn
Tsarityn
Volga River
Kherson
Kimanova
Cursed Wilson Fined in Evansville City Court
John Schuyler twenty one of Evansville Ind was tried by a city court jury for cursing the President and the American flag He was fined 250 and sentenced to two months in jail His attorney Frank Lamonte a Socialist filed an appeal Woman Abandons Hunger Strike in Atchison Kan following an apparent appetite stimulant that ended the protest after she had not eaten since Tuesday
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Wilson
Evansville
Ind
John Schuyler
Frank Lamonte
Atchison, Kan
Bergie Clark
Farmer Kills Woman in Auto Incident at Springfield
Mrs. J Cli mer Redelle wife of the Springfield baseball club president was shot and killed by farmer J M Hinkle who believed an auto party including Mrs Redelle was trying to steal his hogs. Hinkle is held for investigation and admitted firing as the car sped away.
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Springfield
J. Climer Redelle
Springfield Baseball Club
J. M. Hinkle
Washington fears politics in draft appointments
Protests against exemption boards in Illinois and Chicago surge over alleged partisan influence in appointing local exemption boards and the boards of review under the selective draft law. Critics cite Mayor Thompson and Governor Loween as political actors, while President Wilson and advisers weigh concerns of partisanship in the process.
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Illinois
Loween
War Department
Chicago
Thompson
Congress
Board of Review
Federal Judicial District
Boards of Review
Wilson
Patrolman's Slayer Freed in Evansville Case
Patrick McDevitt, held for a month on a charge of killing Patrolman Gilbert Gudgel after finding Gudgel in the bedroom with Mrs. McDevitt, has been exonerated by the grand jury which refused to bring an indictment.
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Evansville
Ind
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Gilbert Gudgel
McDevitt
Gudgel
Indiana University Confers Nearly 500 Degrees at 87th Commencement
Blomington Indiana June 15 Nearly 500 degrees were conferred at the eighty seventh annual commencement of Indiana university as graduates gathered to receive diplomas and honors.
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Blomington
Ind
Indiana University
Baseball Results From Chicago St Louis Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
Baseball scores show Chicago victory with 3 runs to 1 for Porto over Chicago. St Louis saw Brooklyn win 4 to 1 over Pittsburgh. New York edged Pittsburgh 6 to 5 in Pittsburgh. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 6 to 5 in Cincinnati. No further context or dates provided.
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R. H. EB
PORTO
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Pittsburgh
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Rariden
Jacobs
W. Wagener
Cincinnati
R.H.E
President Wilson warns against Germany's peace intrigue
Washington reports that President Wilson, addressing a large crowd, argued the United States must enter World War I and criticized German attempts to end the war through peace schemes. He described Germany's autocratic empire and warned that a premature peace would reward aggression. London dispatch notes China's parliament dismissal.
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General Wood
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenn
Germany
United States
Washington
Wilson
Europe
Mediterranean
Asia
Liberty Loan Surpasses Two Billion Dollars In Subscriptions
Washington reports the Liberty Loan exceeded two billion dollars with early unofficial returns and may reach 2.5 billion. Secretary McAdoo noted official reports showed 1.843 billion so far and expected final figures by Friday night. more than two million individual subscribers backed the popular loan reflecting broad public support.
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Department
Treasury
Federal Reserve
American Eagle
Treasury Office
United States
Crowded Duluth Jail Receives Fifty-Seven Slacker Suspects
Duluth Minnesota reports sixty seven slackers arrested in the frontier country have been brought to the city jail. Additional detainees are expected if space allows. The overcrowded jail may transfer some prisoners to Stillwater prison pending trial.
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Duluth
Minn
Fron Range
Stillwater
Zeppelin 143 Destroyed Over North Sea
London reports Zeppelin 143 destroyed over the North sea by naval forces. Chancellor Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons that no survivors were sighted.
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London
North Sea
Bonar Law
House of Commons
Admiralty
Britain Receives Additional 25 Million Government Loan
The government loaned Great Britain another 25 million dollars, raising Britain's total aid to 500 million and allied support to 948 million as of June 15.
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Great Britain
Washington
King Constantine Abdicates and Leaves Athens
The German high command reacts with chagrin to Constantine abdication. Constantine departs Athens aboard a British warship with the former queen and crown prince, while Entente forces land at Piraeus and Castella and advance toward Phaleron bay.
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Hague
Cologne
Constantine
Sophia
Athens
Georgios Streit
Greek Foreign Office
How Pershing Name Is Pronounced In Paris
Paris papers discuss the correct pronunciation of General Pershing's name as "Peurchigne" amid arrival news. The Figaro notes varied local renderings with "Pare shang" previously common, but insists the proper French pronunciation will be widely known today.
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Pershing
Figaro
Montmartre
Pareshang
Peurchigne
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