Lottery in Senate Office Receives Youth Draft Selections
Washington June 28 The drawing of numbers to determine order of call for the 1918 class youths under the Select Service law was held in the senate office building with Secretary Baker and top military leaders present. Numbers were recorded on big blackboards as drawn, forming a formal record for the draft sequence.
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Washington
Senate
Baker
Mareh
Crowder
Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
House Military Committee
Grand Duke Nicholas Proclaimed Emperor of Russia
From Copenhagen reports say Grand Duke Nicholas, uncle of the former Czar, has proclaimed himself emperor as Bolshevik control in Moscow falls. General Korniloff with German troops captures the city while Lenin and Trotsky flee toward the Ijuman coast.
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Nicholas
Czar
Russia
Lowon
Copenhagen
Moscow
Korniloff
Lenine
Trosky
Ijuman
Kuehlman Tenders Resignation
Paris reports on June 28 that Kuehlmann has tendered his resignation to the Kaiser.
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Kuehlman
Paris
Kuehlmann
Hungarian Troops Rebel at Gyor and Pecs Garrisons
Paris reports Hungarian troops in Gyor and Pecs garrisons have rebelled. Two thousand soldiers have been condemned to death amid the uprising.
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Paris
Gyor
Pecs
Only minor operations on West Front
Paris reports limited activity on the battle lines yesterday with no major engagements. The brief update notes small-scale movement and minimal clashes along the western front in a quiet period.
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West Front
Paris
Two Flyers Killed In Camps
Dayton report says Archie Freeman an airplane pilot and Robert Ahlers an ignition expert were aboard a plane that fell at Moraine field near Dayton. Freeman was killed and Ahlers is seriously injured but expected to recover. Cause of the crash undetermined. In Fort Worth a second fatal plane accident claims Cadet Thomas Clifford Anderson of Trinidad Colorado.
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Dayton
Archie Freeman
Robert Ahlers
Moraine Field
Here
Ablers
Fort Worth
Tex
Thomas Clifford Anderson
Trinidad
Colo
May Ship Losses Reported for Allies and Neutrals
London reports May merchant tonnage losses from enemy action and marine risk. British losses total 2 745 tons while allied and neutral reach 130 050 tons. The May aggregate stands at 255 004 tons, compared with April’s 811 450 tons and May of last year at 20 886 tons.
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London
Admiralty
Warine Rivk
Rita
Martial law looming in Austria-Hungary empire
Swiss dispatches report the Austrian Hungarian realm may proclaim martial law soon as food shortages intensify. The move comes amid growing unrest and a severe famine pressure across the empire.
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Paris
tria-Hungary
Empire
American Forces to Italy Rapidly Deploy Regiment
General Pershing, by order from Washington, selects an infantry regiment for immediate deployment to Italy. The unit is in training in France and will be replaced by a U.S. regiment from this side. The move signals limited early participation on the Italian front with broader actions possible later. Meanwhile on the Marne the U.S. drive increases prisoners to 811 and captures eleven machine guns and other matériel. Henry Lenert Jr. recalls capturing 83 Germans after diving into a shell hole and guiding prisoners to American lines.
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Washington
Permshing
Italy
Baker
France
Marne
Belleau Wood
Henry P. Lenert, Jr
Chicago
Belleauwood
Ile
British seize an outpost west of Vieux Berquin
British troops report capturing a German strong point west of Vieux Berquin east of Hazebrouck with prisoners and machine guns. French and Belgian actions are noted with raids and credits. Belgian loan total rises to 191.8 million dollars and allied grants to 5.95 billion dollars.
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London
Vieux Berquin
Hazebrouck
Haly
Aisne
Vosges
Pauline Plotka Acquitted in Dr Jindra Murder Case
In Chicago on June 23 Pauline Plotka was acquitted by a jury in Judge Cane court of murdering Dr Jon Jindra after three hours of deliberation. Five ballots were reportedly cast during the vote.
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Chicago
Pauline Plotka
Jon Jindra
Cane Court
Smi « Holt
Tr Ty
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Select Service
Zoo
Ann
Cantee
Woo
Omoe
Paul F. Baer
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Escadrille
American Flying Corps
Texas
Austria
Pershing
Yank
Haig
Vieux , Berauim
Belgium
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