War Week Briefs Highlight Air Victories And Mobilization
American pilots destroyed two German planes on the Toul front and another driven down. First Lieut. Edward Buford Jr. of Nashville earned the Distinguished Service Cross. Five daylight raids behind German lines dropped 79 1 2 pound bombs on Conflans station. Sirens for raid alerts are being installed in New York. Officials report future American troop buildup and aid to Russia urged by the Cadet party in Russia.
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Toul
Edward Buford, Jr
Nashville
Tenn
Pershing
Pragece
Gennan
Conflans
War news and flight accidents hit daily bulletin
The Keemum arrived at an Atlantic port after submarine attacks off Virginia. Lieut. Pat O Brien, in the United States after escaping a German prison, fell 2 000 feet at Kelly Field but sustained only minor injuries. A rivet-driving world record was set at Martin Hahn’s plant with 75 rivets in seven hours fifty minutes. Franz von Rintelen troubled by prison escape reports. Henry Ford to seek Senate nomination in Michigan with Wilson's urging. Elton Mitchell lynching in Ark and Mrs Langston wounded. Grain trade controls to ease while fixed wheat prices remain. Navy Secretary Daniels urged American allegiance at Flag Day. Dayton lauded for war plane production. Indian Grove levee breach floods 8,000 acres. crop losses listed. Henry Miller estate seized for $6,000,000 taxes. Wilson urged labor support for war. No capital-labor conflict to disrupt war efforts. Lieut S Boreala killed in New York. Major Brooks fatally injured in a crash near Scott Field.
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Pat O Brien
Royal British Flying Corps
United States
Kelly Field
Texas
European War News Heads to Sea Amid Submarine Attacks
The Swedish passenger freighter New Sweden, 8100 tons, owned by the Swedish American Mexico line, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on May 6. The British transport Apsenia of the Cunard line was torpedoed in the Atlantic. part of its crew were landed on the Irish coast, with about 50 missing. A crew of other vessels were rescued by a destroyer. Reports from New York cite multiple ship losses and missing personnel across the Atlantic.
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Steduiship New Sweden
Tens Cross
American-Mexico Line
Apsenia
Cunard Line
Atlantic
Trish
Earle
New York
Corty
Cuba
Hoover
France
Great Britain
Italy
Washington seeks action on suffrage and draft plans
The article notes Wilson hopes the senate passes the woman suffrage amendment this session. It cites Kahn who says the war department will propose a draft amendment raising the age to eighteen to forty-nine. Wilson endorses state adoption of a widespread work or fight policy and designates July 5 for draft registration of certain ages. Provincial calls urge limited beef rations through September 15 to aid allied forces and civilians.
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Kahn
House Committee On Military Affairs
War Department
Congress
Wilson
Crowders
Harrington
Maryland
Russia
Ukrainia
Finland
Central Committee
Constitutional Democrats
America
Siberia
Semenoff
Washington
Japan
United States
Pacific
Austrian siege declared amid partial regional exceptions
A Central News dispatch from Rome says Austria is under state of siege with only a few regions excepted. The Finnish government assures the Russian society it does not intend to occupy the entire Murman coast, only the part Finland was promised.
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Austria
London
Rome
Mnessipe
Murma Coast
Finland
Bloodiest battles surge as French hold off German drive
German forces under Crown Prince Ruprecht push between Montdidier and Noyon in a ferocious assault that Paris says yields heavy losses for the invaders. American and French units rally at Belleau Wood and along the Matz, with General Foch restoring the line and defending Courcelles and surrounding heights.
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Ainive
Corggieane
St. Denis
Crown Prince
Ruprecht
Baveria
Ceneral von Lutier
Montdidier
Noyon
Matz
Foch
Courecelles
le Fretoy
Mery
Belley Wood
St. Maur
Courcelles
Gersnaps
Ribecourt
Oise
Muchemont
Bethancourt
Carlepont
Bailly
Tracy le Val
Nampcel
Soissons
Marne
Cutry
Dommiers
St. Pierre Aigle
Ambleny
Haute Bray
Italians Repel Austrians in Major Front Action
Vienna reports 10 000 Italians captured while Rome claims 3 000 attackers taken. Gen Zupelli announced Italian success as Austrians push along the Piave front toward the Adriatic. The battle, near Asiago and Monte Grappa, involved heavy fighting with high casualties and prisoner counts.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Zupelli
War Ministry
Asiaga
Piave River
Adriatic Sea
Asiago
Bronta
Monte Grappa
Vieve
King Victory Emmanuels
Piave
Vienna War Office
Sette Comuni
Auto rolls over three times near Richmond injuring eight
Richmond Indiana June 17 eight persons were injured in a high speed crash on the National road one mile east of Richmond with three Indianapolis residents among the injured. Miss Minnie Vansickle died of a fractured skull and Birch sustained serious injuries including a fractured collar bone and brain concussion. The Baier family from Indianapolis suffered severe bruises as the eight occupants were hurled about after Birch’s car skidded and rolled three times.
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Richmond
Ind
Indianapolis
Anouhher
Philip Birch
Minnie Wynsickle
Birch
Baier
Ruth Vansickle
Minnie
Kirck
Glen Miller Park
Birck
Muncie
Charles Hodges
Baiers
Two New Army Training Schools at Purdue University
Purdue University in Lafayette will host two government training camps starting July 1. Foremen of concrete construction will be trained under Prof. W. K. Hatt and radio work under Prof. C. Francis Harding.
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Purdue
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
W. E. Stone
W. K. Hatt
School of Civil Engineering
C. Francis Harding
School of Electrical Engineering
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Duxton-Wright Airplane Company
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