West Front Offensive Delay Prolongs Local Operations
After another week passes without the enemy resuming the west front offensive, fighting continues in all local operations. Control is extended over a wide sector and ground gained by American forces is deemed of great importance.
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West Front
Associated Press
Anyrane
Belleau Wool
Marne
Torey
Suissetta
Germain
Ulriyer
Gell de
New blows expected at any moment by April county
Authorities warn that further air strikes or artillery actions could occur by April as tensions rise. Officials caution civilians to seek shelter and monitor official updates while military units mobilize in surrounding regions. No specific targets or casualty figures were disclosed.
Defeat Germans in Sixty Days Promised by Allies
New York June 29 Associated Press reports claims by Handley Page official that 10,000 super aerial dreadnoughts could reach France by April 1, 1919 and defeat Germany within thirty to sixty days if started now. Workman says planes could land in France under their own power with guns bombs and aviators. He suggests air power could spearhead a rapid breakthrough and reduce Allied shipping delays by moving planes and pilots quickly to Europe.
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New York
Workman
France
Mir
Brocondine
Tae
United St
Europe
Nash
Winkoko
Ted
Siemens
First Americans Arrive in Italy Reported
Dispatch states the first U S forces arrived in Italy as Pershing leads the contingent homeward bound. The text notes General Pershing and the arrival of the units, with officers dispatched and troops prepared for immediate deployment from the United States. The report continues on another page.
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Italy
United States
Pershing
Sevretiry Siler
Economic aid to Russia eyed amid German threat talk
Washington reports indicate preparations for extending economic assistance to Russia proceed despite rumors of possible German military action. Officials say US plans remain unchanged and focus on contingency surveying and tonnage readiness, with transport contracts split between Atlantic and Pacific yards.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Teutonic
United States
Pacific
The
Shipping Board
Atlantia
Profiteering on Tremendous Scale Reported to Senate
The Feller trade commission reported to the Senate that profiteering reached enormous levels amid war pressures and price controls. It cites manipulations by five meat packers Armour Swift Morrisons Wilson and Cudahy, with widespread overpricing and padding of costs to boost profits.
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Washington
Vtrnfilivesr
Asic
Senate
Feller] Trade Commission
Arnwur
Swift
Muarrin
Wilson
Cudahy
Ubercular Hospital Dedicated Today
The Irene Byrn Trbercular hospital will be dedicated with a perfect June day forecast. The new building sits about eight miles north of the city on the Lima road and will feature a capstone laying. County Commissioners Schwier Wetzel and Vepper prepared facilities for a large crowd with seating for two thousand and space for thousands more, plus ample auto parking. Continued on Paper Column 4.
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Irene Byrn Trbercular Hosita
Lima Road
Schwier
Wetzel
Vepper
Jmen
Couity
A Just Fear
Paris reports from German authorities reveal the aim to force peace by next winter as officers declare. Prisoners express astonishment at the discipline and vigilance of American soldiers amid the tense wartime atmosphere.
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Paris
Jane B
Germany
Fort Wayne Boy Dies in France Front Battle
Charles Turner Shepard, 13, son of WO PL Shepard of West Kerry Street, was killed in action on the French front. A member of Company TH, Twenty-eighth United States Infantry, he enlisted last July and had been in heavy fighting in the American sector. He was a student at Howe.
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Charles Turner Shepard
Fort Wayne
WO PL Shepard
West
Kerry Street
Aer
Twenty-eighth
United States Infantry
Reguars
Americare
Shepard
Howe
Weather forecast for Indiana Ohio and Michigan regions
Washington June 29 forecast calls for Indiana fair with warm Sunday and Monday. Ohio and Lower Michigan partly sunny Sunday and Monday with not much temperature change.
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Washington
Indiana
Ohio
Lower
Senate Favors Enlarging Army After Weeks of Debate
Waiting on June 24, the Senate backed enlarging the army beyond the 3,000,000 men in the bill, while deferring to the War Department's expansion progress. The conference report, sweeping in many increased appropriations for the fiscal year starting July 1, aims for enactment next Monday with the president granted broad authority to raise the army further.
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Waitington
Senate
War Department
Conserve Coal Urges Citizens to Save Electricity
The Fuel Administration announces a plan to conserve coal and electricity across the nation. Citizens are urged to economize on lighting and reduce waste in power use as the country continues wartime production. The formal plan outlines nationwide steps for cities and villages to cut consumption during the war period.
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Washington
Fuel Administration
Periverdas
Building collapse in Sioux City leaves ten dead
A three story structure toppled during repairs in Sioux City. Clerks and patrons of nearby stores were buried under debris. Six bodies were recovered from the wreckage with the full toll expected to rise as rescue work continued.
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Sioux City
Tragic Fire Collapses Ruff Building in Sioux City
A three story Ruff building in Sioux City collapsed at 1 30 pm causing at least six deaths and many injuries. Officials fear as many as twenty missing believed buried beneath the ruins as fire hampered rescue work. Oscar Ruff survived and survivors describe chaos amid remodel work and aging supports.
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Soux City
Iowa
Louis Soiseth
Walter Nelson
Roy Ostranger
Louis Schuler
Charles Kugel
Sioux City
Schuler
Lemar
Oscar Ruff
Eigit
Hank Asper
Ana
Fia
Alfred Hangen
Cha Matt
Dws
Omfcata
Tre Department
Wikre
County Nears War Savings Quota in City Drive
Deferred classification men plan a canvass during the coming week to reach the city quota for war savings stamps and certificates. Meetings are scheduled at several schools under the direction of Hinkle and other officials to organize the drive across the area.
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Dames Smart
Foo
H. Hinkle
Miner School
Stelor
Fourth of July Program and Wayne Statue Dedication
A complete Fourth of July program links Independence Day celebrations with the unveiling of General Anthony Wayne’s equestrian statue in Fort Wayne. President Woodrow Wilson’s era and Governor Goodrich support the event, with Vice President Thomas R. Marshall to deliver the dedicatory address. The program blends patriotic remembrance with democratic zeal as preparations unfold across cities nationwide.
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Anthony Wayne
Wort Whyne
Wie An Nile
Woodwain Wilton
Fort Wayne
United States
Thoma R. Marshall
Washington
Tom Marshall
United States Reports 3 Billion Trade Balance in First War Year
Washington June 29 The United States closes its first fiscal year in wartime with a trade surplus near 3 billion dollars Exports for the year reach about 60 billion while imports rise to roughly 60? billion Compare with 1917 shows a decline of about 630 million in the trade balance Government experts call the result gratifying and seek methods to recover losses in the coming year through better use of available tonnage and Latin American markets and reduced gold shipments as the United States remains a debtor nation in the region
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Ashington
United States
Tts
South America
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Handley Page
Cont
Stall March
Commission
Ubercular
M. J. Foley
Wayne Boy Meets Death
C. T. Shepard
28Th
U. S. Infantry
Wayne
Guatimad
Columa
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