Allies wage great fight over Paris defense
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes Allied and French positions around Paris as Weygand pulls back to the Marne and Seine lines. He notes the strategy strengthens Paris defense and could mark a turning point if French forces hold, despite German stamina and mass. Berlin signals Paris is not the sole goal, aiming to crush Allied armies instead.
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Marne River
Marne-Seine
Somme
Aisne
Weygapd
Paris
Marne
Seine
Weygand
Hitler
Puehrer
Berlin
Negro Convict Ties Up Two Officers and Flees
Two Fulton county police officers were overpowered and tied to a tree on the Wayne highway east of Huntington eight miles from the city by an escaped black convict. He fled in their car with their guns after identification of Benjamin Hughes, 25, of Detroit, Michigan, during transport to Atlanta.
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Huntington
Fulton County
Wayne Highway
J. D. Ragsdale
Fulton Identification Bureau
Atlanta
C. B. Lyle
Benjamin Hughes
Detroit
Mich
Veteran Negro Couple Retire From Hotel Jobs
White Sulphur Springs June 12 An aged Negro couple ends over fifty years of service at the resort hotel retiring to a farm near Lexington Virginia from savings Arthur James steward at the resort pool began as a busboy in 1871 while his wife Alice 91 dated her service from her marriage in 1878 James born a slave on a Virginia plantation now believes he is 87
Party splits linger after Kanawha meeting in Charleston
Dr Grover C Robertson withdrew from the Democratic Executive committee meeting signaling a possible separate group. He and 1¢ members voiced support for a faction after his defeat for chairman by J Horner Davis. Kilgore would confer with Neely on the issue, with Kilgore not invited to a candidate caucus. The session was closed to non members.
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Charleston
Grover C.robertson
Kanawha County
Democratic Executive Committee
Robertson
M. M. Neely
Harley Kilgore
U.S. Senate
Kilgore
Neely
J. Horner Davis
Harry Adams
Talmadge Seeks Third Term as Georgia Governor
Atlanta reports Eugene Talmadge, a storied Southern politician in Red suspendered image, qualified to seek a third Georgia governorship and unexpectedly abandoned his prior opposition to the New Deal. He pledged to cooperate with the national administration when state and national interests align as he enters the Democratic primary.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Large Shipment Of Cabbages For Needy
An unusually large cabbages shipment arrived at the commodity rooms of the Taylor County Department of Public Assistance. Director Fred Lewin has set tomorrow for a special distribution to all certified relief clients.
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Taylor County Department of Public Assistance
Fred Lewin
Republicans win election across several cities in split vote
In Martinsburg Republicans reelected Mayor Cris H Dailey to a sixth term and won all six council seats, defeating Ernest McKee. The city recorder certification of Democrats followed a Supreme Court order. Wellsburg elected Robert Barnes recorder and four council members. Williamson re elected Mayor J Matt Smith and kept three council seats while Paul New filled the last vacancy. Mullens voters named W H Foster mayor over I C Davis and chose two city commissioners.
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Associated Press
Martinsburg
Cris H. Dailey
Dailey
Supreme Court
Wellsburg
Robert Barnes
Williamson Votters
J. Matt Simith
Paul New
People's Party of
Mullens
W. H. Foster
I. C. Davis
Citigens
Japs and Siam Sign Peace Treaty in Tokyo
Tokyo reports Japan and Siam have concluded a five year friendship treaty. It binds both nations to aid each other if attacked and marks Japan’s peaceable stance in the south Pacific. Siam proposed non aggression but Japan declined. Observers see strengthened Japanese influence as regional tensions persist amid talk of U.S. rapprochment.
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Tokyo
Japan
Thailand
Siam
Jakichiro Guma
Foreign Office
South Pacific
Suma
United States
Washington
West Virginia Senators Split on War Stock Sale Vote
Senators Holt and Neely of West Virginia split on the Senate vote to allow sale of American surplus war stocks to the Allies. Neely joined 87 senators in favor of an amendment to permit the sale, while Holt voted against it.
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Washington
Holt
Neely
West Virginia
Senate
Italy enters war with deployment of forces reported
The first day of war for Italy centered on the deployment of forces, with no land or naval fighting mentioned. Air force action was announced after a night of air raid sirens and defense measures in Rome. Reports from the Riviera noted Italian air raids on Malta and British moves toward the Swiss border, while Nice remained quiet despite bridges to France being blown.
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Continea
Italy
Rome
Riviera
Malta
Geneva
Umberto
Maritime
Alps
Tunisia
Cor~vica
Nice
France
Percy Loraine
Thomas McEvoy
Life Magazine
Wartime measures tighten as ambassadors bid farewell
U S Ambassador William Philips and French Ambassador Andre Francois Poncet departed amid wartime decrees. A reporter’s flash photos at Central railway station faced crackdown and a man was detained briefly before release. A war zone was declared, with strict blackout and penalties for violations across Piedmont, Tyrrhenian coast, Appennines, Taranto, Calabria, Sicily, Sardinia and surrounding islands.
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U. S
William Philips
Percy
Central Railway
McEvoy
Philips Aso
Andre Francois-Poncet
Piedmont
France
Tyrrhenian Coast
Appenine Mountains
Taranto
Calabria
Sicily
Sardinia
Marne Stand Continues as Allied Forces Halt German Drive
Reports from Senlis near Paris describe French and American units slowing the German offensive of May 27 1918. The 2nd and 3rd U S divisions helped shift the tide while Paris authorities vow to defend the capital. British and Italian air actions target northern Italy and Malta as observers note smoke screens used near the Front.
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Marne
Page Oncy
Senlis
Chateau-Thierry
Alps
Joffre
Pers
London
Italy
Rome
Malta
Mediterranean
Paris
Mie
Tours
German push along the Seine front stalls after initial gains
Reports describe German forces advancing near Vernon and Rouen northwest of Paris with training tanks in use. Despite some marked successes at parts of the front, the general battle yields no decisive victory for the invaders as French troops fall back in places.
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Vernon
Rouen
Paris
Swiss Cities Bombings Spark Geneva Shelter Panic
The article reports an air raid over Swiss territory near Saleve cliff, with bombs dropped on Champel Car Investigation Launched. Details say a communique cites possible one or two invading planes, while Geneva residents sought shelter as French searchlights and anti aircraft guns fired. Craters and shattered windows marked the blasts in multiple streets.
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Saleve
France
Strens
Geneva
Roosevelt Signs Naval Bill as Defense Spending Grows
President Roosevelt signed the naval appropriation bill totaling 1.4 billion dollars and prepared two more measures amid a surge in defense spending. The Senate and House advanced large army and defense appropriations, boosting peacetime totals to about 5.02 billion, near the wartime level. A stop Hitler now movement received Roosevelt's endorsement as calls for aid to the Allies intensified.
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Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations Committee
America
White House
Portugal
Spain
United States
Committee To Defend
Roosvelt
Adv
Congress debates repeal of Johnson act and neutrality rules
Senators Pepper and Xe propose suspending Johnson and neutrality acts to aid Western Hemisphere security. Chairman Pittman warns against quick Senate approval. Senator Austin endorses modifying neutrality rules to permit American ships to carry munitions to Allies. Representative Dingell introduces repeal bill in the House.
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Congress
United States
Pepper
D.-Fia
Xee
D.-Okla
Western Hemisphere
Pittman
D.-Ney
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Austin
Vermont
House
Dingell
D.mich
Berlin Says Drive Seeks to Encircle Paris in New Offensive
From Paris desk a military spokesman said no repeat of the 1914 miracle of the Marne could save Paris as the German air force bombarded shipping in the English Channel and Le Havre. Ninety-nine Allied planes were reported destroyed in 24 hours, while seven transports and several ships were sunk or damaged. The high command touted a great drive beginning June 5 to encircle Paris, break the French lines, and push the enemy back across the lower Seine with strong forces along the Mare and Ourcq rivers.
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Berlin
Paris
Rouen
Seine
Reims
Marne
English Channel
le Havre
High Command
Laon
Allied air raids press on in Norway and France
The report details Allied air raids near Bergen and Trondheim, with many enemy planes claimed destroyed and British raids continuing. A British communique notes bombs and sorties, while analysts say the fall of Paris would boost morale and mark a major objective in the western campaign.
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Peper
Bonthein
Bergen
Norway
Gefptaaly
Iene
Paris
Joles
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