Italians Repel Austrian Piave Push On 1918 Front
Rome reports 1,550 more prisoners taken between Fossalta and Camp Sile as Italian forces repulse Austrians along the Piave. North of Montebelllo Italians extend river line to Causa Serena and retake Razee and Pizzo heights with 3,800 more prisoners. French and British support checked Venice-bound thrust. Austrian losses described as terrific.
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Boy Scouts Send Greetings to General Pershing
The Boy Scouts of America appoint Dr. Charles E. Macfarland as special commissioner to present greetings of about 442,900 scouts and officials to General Pershing. They pledge full resources to back the war effort and express pride in serving as part of Uncle Sam’s forces.
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Charles 8. Maccfarland
Pershing
Uncle Sam
British Artillery Active as German Fire Increases
London reports the German artillery along the Ancre south of Albert and west of Serre was more active. Paris says the French captured 100 prisoners south of the Aisne in a local operation and additional patrols near the Oureq and the Marne yielded prisoners.
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Serre
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German Offensive in Voronezh Front Reported
A Russian Wireless message says German troops moved east from the Voronezh front on June 15 and push through the Varniska Rostov and Vetluy regions. It notes mobilization of workers and peasants born 1898 to 1897 for six months and harsh penalties for noncompliance.
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Admiral Sir Alfred Paget Dead in London
London reports the death of Admiral Sir Alfred Paget at Brompton. The British naval attaché in Washington, he was sixty five years old.
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Germans Repulsed After Major Assault on Reims Front
Paris reports a large German attack between Vrigny and Lapoielle aimed at capturing Reims. The assault was repulsed with heavy enemy losses, according to the dispatch dated June 19.
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Turks seize U S Consulate at Tabriz in Persia
Turkish forces sack the American hospital and seize the United States consulate at Tabriz Persia an act viewed as wartime aggression by Washington on June 19.
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Thirty second National Guard Division fights in Alsace
The War Department confirms the Thirty-second Division, composed of Michigan and Wisconsin units, is fighting on German soil in Alsace. Maj. Gen. William G Haun led troops trained at Camp MacArthur. Private J W Guyton became the first American killed on German soil. The division’s sector lies north of the Swiss border, with numerous Wisconsin and Michigan units listed among its components. Several members were aboard the Brindisi line torpedoed outbound.
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Mother's Death Noted in Bargham Family Record
The mother of Siam Nurac dies at her home in Bargham after a period of declining health. She passed away at an advanced age, with family and local residents noting the loss in daily life records.
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Labor Federation Attacks Officials At Annual Convention
At St Paul this June 19 the American Federation of Labor adopted resolutions denouncing federal judges and government officials. President Gompers highlighted union gains including legislation on sailors leaving ships in port. The forum assailed Judge Willett and Governor Arthur Yeager for alleged rights violations. The convention pressed charges and urged broader wage and working condition controls through contractors linked to Philadelphia and beyond.
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Coronado Canal Company
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Representative Gould Faces Stiff Opposition in New York - Analysis
The text references Representative Gould from New York and hints at strong regional opposition. It implies debates over an American expedition or expansion, with phrases about attacks or protection. Specifics are unclear due to OCR errors but focal entities include Gould and New York.
Machine Guns Stop Attack On Nivray In Marne Front Fight
German patrols attempting to reach American lines in the Marne sector were repelled by accurate American machine gun fire. Two German escapees from a rear detention camp were captured as fighting raged. Lt. Doane and a private rescued a wounded officer under heavy fire. The clash left German shock divisions shattered with heavy losses, including widespread infantry and crew reductions.
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France
Nivray
No Man's Land
Doane
U. S
Fortieth Fusiliers
Germans Shoot U S Prisoners In Western Front
June 19 report says German forces killed several American prisoners before retreating to their trenches. A captured German officer revealed the action to Allied intelligence. The German officer claimed the Americans were unaware of the rules of warfare.
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Xivray
Wood's New Command Draws Washington Reaction
Unclear military dispatch discusses Gen Wood assuming new duties and the reaction of Washington officials. The fragment mentions orders, substitutions, and a formal statement from a secretary, with several garbled names and terms indicating a cabinet or command reshuffle.
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Tre Tien
Leonard Py Wood
Aremalea
Pune
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