Italian Forces Hold Asiago Front Amid Piave Offensive
Italian war office reports firm holds on the Asiago front with reinvading Austrians pressed along a 100 mile line. Vienna claims 10 000 prisoners captured and guns seized as British French air and ground defense co operate against the Austrian attack.
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London
Piave
Vienna
Italy
Italian War Office
Diaz
Karl
British War Office
Montebello Heights
Brenta
Reuters
Asiago
Cima di Fonte
Asingo
Cesuna
Val Sugann
Tnoe
Ian
War Office
Sette Comuni
O Leary Arrested in West Washington D C Area
Jeremiah A. O Leary, a fugitive from justice since the eve of his trial date on sedition charges in Bull, was arraigned in Sara Wash and is en route back to New York in federal custody. He was located in a remote hamlet north of Portland Oregon, with no pursuit details released.
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New York
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Bull
Sara
Wash
O'Leary
Washington
Portland
Ore
Austrian Piave Crossing Reversed in Major Battle
Italian Army reports June 17 that Austrian forces crossing the Piave were driven back with heavy losses. The offensive is described as intense with an estimated 900,000 enemy troops involved in the drive.
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Piave River
French Troops Improve Position Between Oisne and Aisne
French forces tightened their hold between Oisne and Aisne as of June 17. In a separate action, British troops conducted a raid east of Arras, capturing a small number of prisoners.
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Paris
Oisne
Aisne
Arras
Huns Defeated in Attack on U S Left Position
General Pershing reports a June 17 assault by German forces in the Woevre sector hit the left of the U S line hard, with heavy enemy losses in killed and wounded and several prisoners taken, including one officer.
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Washington
Pershing
Woevre
Treasury Announces Four Month Liberty Loan Plan
Secretary McAdoo reveals a four month program for the fourth Liberty loan. About 6 billion dollars in certificates of indebtedness will be issued in blocks of 750 million each, starting June 25, with a 4.5 percent interest rate and maturities not exceeding four months. All national banks and trust companies are urged to subscribe 5 percent of their gross resources monthly.
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Washington
McAdoo
National Bank and Trust
Treasury
Plan funds tied to war loans and bank deposits
The text notes about 12 billion dollars between July 1 and January 1, refunds to banks, and the sale of certificates under the Plan as borrowing in advance from banks on projected war loans or taxes. Depositary banks earn 2 percent net, the spread between 4 percent government interest and 2 percent on deposits.
Eight Million U S Soldiers Needed For Victory In France
Representative Julius Kahn says eight million American soldiers are needed in France to secure victory over Germany. He notes the administration plans to extend the draft age to eighteen to forty five when Congress reconvenes in December.
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Washington
France
Germany
Julius Kahn
House Military Affairs Committee
Lambert Heads the Medics
Ma. Alexander Lambert medical director of the American Red Cross Imp rance and president of the New York State Medical association was elected president of the American Medical association over Admiral William Brateted and chief of the United States navy after a spirited contest. The front vote of the house of delegates was 100 to 87.
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Chicago
Alexander Lambert
American Red Cross Imp’rance
New York State Medical Association
American Medical Association
Willian
United States
Uavy
House of Delegates
American Aviator Cited in French Army Orders
Frank L. Baylies of New Bedford Massachusetts is cited by French army orders as an excellent pursuit pilot who refused to join the American aviator service to stay with the French escadrille. He has brought down nine airplanes and destroyed three in two days.
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Frank L. Baylies
New Bedford
Mass
Baylies
Crowder warns draft ages must rise to avert Class 1 exhaustion
Maj. Gen. Enoch Crowder told the Senate Military Affairs Committee that without raising the draft age Class 1 registrants could be exhausted early next year. He projected 8,000,000 under arms by Aug. 1 and outlined planned classifications and calls for 1919. Julius Kahn said a bill to extend draft ages would be introduced with admin support by December.
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Washington
Enoch Crowder
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Crowder
United States
National Guard
Regular Army
General Crowder
Striact France
Maryland
Fonts eTsure
Senate Committee
Ase
Congress
Julius Kahn
California
Bopp House Attached to Pay Fine in Federal Action
Residence of Franz Bopp former German consul at San Francisco and now at McNeil Island Washington was attached by the federal government to collect a $10 000 fine imposed for violation of neutrality The action coincides with his two year penal term and follows his conviction in federal court in Oakland California on June 17.
Bulgars Massacre Greeks Across Eastern Macedonia
Washington reports 40 000 Greeks deported from Eastern Macedonia after a Bulgar invasion. Greek and Swiss officials cite a terror campaign aimed at annihilating the Greek population of captured areas. Authorities fear the outbreak will hinder stability if peace is delayed.
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Washington
Anteenmmea
Macelonia
British Win in Raids and French Halt German Push
Paris dispatch reports German attempts to cross the Matz near the Oise were repelled by French forces. Local actions northeast of Genlis and near Vinly yielded 70 French prisoners and machine guns. British raids southwest of Moris and near Hebuterne took prisoners and arms, while observers note possible regrouping by German command.
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Paris
Matz
Oise
War Office
Genlis
Datmard
Vinly
Chateau Thierry
London
Dickebusch Dake
Ypres
Bethune
Locre and
Ypres-Comines Canal
Field Marshal
Haig
Morris
Hebuterne
Somme
Xivray
Dammard
Dullow
Merris
Chicago Nurses March for Red Cross Nurses in France
Twenty-two hundred nurses and students from Chicago hospitals and training schools appealed for Red Cross nurses for France. Twenty thousand spectators lined Michigan Avenue and State Street as twenty veterans fresh from the shell-torn Maine battlefield led the crowd. The group urges immediate support and promises to return to service if renewed response arrives.
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Chicago
Red Cross
France
Michigan Avenue
State Street
Maine
Culeato
Spond
King to See New York Banker in Audience Tuesday
King Alfonse and Otto Kobi visit New York for a banker meeting with a royal audience planned for Tuesday. The event signals continued ties between the monarchy and financial leaders as officials discuss economic matters.
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New York
Alfonse
Telve Otto Kobi
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