Indicted quartet tied to payoffs in government coat contract scheme
Four men John Fleming John T Cavanaugh Eugene Sullivan and Joseph Kohn were indicted in Philadelphia on conspiracy to obtain a 100000 army rain coat contract for the Quaker City Tin Coat Co. and to split profits. The DOJ warned of aggressive action against contingent fee brokers and said investigations span Washington New York and other cities with a trap sprung in Washington.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Philadelphia
John Fleming
John T. Cavanaugh
Eugene Sullivan
Joseph Kohn
Quaker City Tin Coat Company
Department
New York
Military
Naval Intelligence
B.A. Bittan
Rain Coat Company
Bittan
Pittan
Quartermaster’s Corps
Fleming
Kohn
Boston
Grand
United States
U. S
Red Cross official urges cheerful letters to troops in France
Frank Persons, director general of civilian relief for the American Red Cross, says frequent cheerful letters from home reduce shell shock among American soldiers. He warns civilians at home to keep soldiers happy and promotes illustrated home life stories with many shopshots and pictures, noting children’s images are especially important.
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Frank Persons
Department of Civilian Relief
American Red Cross
France
U-Boat Gas Discovery Claims Stir Venezuelan Ties
Dr. Carlos Lopez Bustamanti, Venezuelan pro ally editor, arrives in Atlantic port with documents he says prove intrigues against the United States and possible U-boat bases on the Venezuela coast. He describes imprisonment and death in a prison incident and says he will present evidence to Washington.
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Atlantic
Venezuela
Washington
Carlos Lopez Bustamanti
Proally
United States
Doctor Buslamanti
Buslamanti
German Submarine Sunk by American U-Boat Off Virginia Coast
An American steamer officer reports an American U-boat sunk a German submarine off the Virginia coast during patrols near an Atlantic port. The incident was confirmed by a vessel arriving at the port.
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Virginia
Atlantic
Yanks Rout Germans in Woevre Front Clash
American forces repelled German attacks in the Woevre sector suffering heavy losses on both sides. German assaults aimed to break Allied lines. U.S. troops held firm, inflicting mounting casualties and maintaining the front.
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Marne
Boils de Bellevu
Chateau Thierry
Nivray
GOW
No Man's Land
No Man's
France
Aleaete
Rile
Allied Armies Counter Offensive On Piave Front
Italian and Allied forces press a counter offensive along the Piave as Austrians bounce back with heavy fire on Montello and St Andrea, while Allied air and artillery support persist. Vienna reports 12000 prisoners in Italy as fronts hold with continuing violence and limited monsoon weather.
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Rome
Piave
Asingo
Monte Grappa
Montello
Ciano
St. Andrea
Fossalata
San Doni di Piave
Piave River Scene of Giant Struggle on Italian Front
Italian Headquarters reports bitter fighting along the Piave river with heavy Austrian losses after repeated Italian counter attacks. Austrian forces total ninety two divisions about 1,238,000 men.
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Piave River
Piave
French Gain Ground and Repulse Attacks East of Arras
French troops improve positions north and northwest of Hautebrayes between the Oise and the Aisne. They seize 100 prisoners and several machine guns. German attacks are repulsed in the Cavieres wood and in the Vosges amid a reported successful raid east of Arras.
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Arras
Paris
Sautebraye
Oise
Aisne
Cavieres Wood
Vosges
Hautebrayes
Carleres
Clerici U Posse
Velile Journal
Debt
Arrasty
Gerwank
Italy Rejects Peace Overture Sparks Deputies Cheer
Washington June 18 Italian deputies cheer after Premier Orlando says central powers offered a separate peace but was promptly rejected by the government. Rome dispatches note no hint of Italian temptations to quit the alliance, urging continued effort at the front.
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Orlando
Chamber of Deputies
Vienna
Italy
Stueient
Washington
Turati
Rome
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