French Resist German Attack Near Rheims Front
German bombardment pounded the Rheims front between Vrigny and La Pompelle but French forces held firm with no progress by the attackers. In other sectors British raids recaptured a post near Vieux Berquin and prisoners were taken. General Pershing reported continued artillery duels along the Marne with American patrols crossing the river and taking prisoners.
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Paris
Rheims
Vrigny
la Pompelle
War Office
U. S
Washington
Ne. Insthe
Chateau
Thierry
Marne
Pershing
War Department
Casualty List Totals 144 Names Across Actions
Washington June 1 Army casualty list shows 144 names with 28 killed in action 12 died of other causes 8 died of disease 87 wounded or missing and 2 prisoners. Notable entries include Lieut Edward Wilson Flower of Youngstown Ohio Corporal William W Carlton of Tallmadge Ohio and Private Orville Lagell of Bradford Ohio among others. Marine Corps list follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edward Wilson Flower
Youngstown
Ohio
Victor Kolinsky
Shenandoah
Robert V. Winnett
Spears
Young
Rlee
W. Va
William W. Carlton
Tallmadge
Orville Lagell
Bradford
Newton Grubb
Rivesville
Vincenzo Balitto
Pittsburgh
Henry Reed
West Union
Government to Enlarge Nitro Plant Lands Near Charleston
Condemnation proceedings opened in federal court today seek 17 1 2 acres adjoining the Nitro plant, after Rooeh R. Croveh of Charleston refused to accept a price deemed reasonable for the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
United States
United States District Court
Rooeh R. Croveh
Notice to alien women register 1918 deadline
Alien women of German origin aged 14 and over must register between June 17 and June 24 1918. Registration occurs in large cities with police chiefs and in smaller towns and rural districts with postmasters.
Marine corps casualty lists issued today with 130 names
The lists show 30 killed in action 7 died of wounds 1 died of disease and 92 wounded severely. Names include Sergeant James A. Patterson Ripley West Virginia Private Bert G. Taylor Malinte Ohio George Knorr Youngstown Ohio Clare L Van Eman Grove City Pa Walter Haynes Hambleton W Va Private Paul Leber Columbia Pa Harry L Hess Altoona Pa Charles H Ulmer Pittsville Pa Corporal Raymond B E Dunham Lakewood Ohio William W Hopkins Harrison Ohio Carroll Hill Belleview Ohio Marion Corby Washington Pa Corporal Hubert Mazerow Duquesne Pa Anthony I Bolrus Ranshaw Pa Arthur Obermiller Dover Ohio Frank Lees Gustonville Pa Ray Harper Brook Pa Lee M Shively Sebring John J Graver New York Roy Holmes Syracuse Ohio. The second list for June 17 includes wounded severely Private Arthur Obermiller Dover Ohio and others. All members are requested to be present in their hall Wednesday June 19th. Business of importance. 782 COMMITTE
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Marine Corps
James A. Patterson
Ripley
W. Vac
Bert G. Taylor
Malinte
Ohio
George Knorr
Youngstown
Clare L van Eman
Grove City
Walter Haynes
Hambleton
W. Va
Paul Leber
Columbia
Harry L. Hess
Altoona
Charles H. Ulmer
Pittsville
Raymond BE. Dunham
Lakewood
William W. Hopkins
Harrison
Carroll Hill
Belleview
Marion Corby
Washington
Hubert Mazerow
Duquesne
Anthony I. Bolrus
Ranshaw
Arthur Obermiller
Dover
Frank Lees
Rich Pittsburg Boy Killed in Flier's Fall
Joseph Graham Trees of Pittsburgh died in an air plane accident in London on June 13 after training in Florida and serving early in World War I. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and Yale and was active in athletics and social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich
Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
Aieat
Joseph Graham Trees
London
Ward
War Department
Trees
Aviation Service
Germany
Miaani
Plorida
France
University of Pittsburgh
Yale
Reafiring Opposition 10 Unionism in Telegraph War
New York June 19 The Western Union Telegraph Company denies joining the Commercial Telegraphers union during wartime. Carl Carlton president asserts two settlement paths compulsory arbitration or company plan, opposing union strikes and propaganda. He appeals to support for national war labor board while preserving essential wage and working standards.
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New York
Wilson
Carlton
Labor Board
National War Labor Board
Secretary of Labor
Caritas
War Savings Drive Planned Across Grafton City
The War Savings Stamp drive in Grafton aims for a $171,000 quota and strong local resolve to meet it. Workers will convene at the M C A rooms to finalize ward plans for meetings on June 28, with pre- June 27 sessions to include rail shop employees. Ward sites include Peterman School, Hazel Atlas Glass, Lee Yan’s, and Central School among others.
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Grafton
Gratton
Thlreday
Ivst
Pettermen School
Feterman Church
Hazel Atlas Glass Factory
Lee Yan's
Civil Ofvic
South Side Bridge
Sacking of American Hospital in Tabriz by Turkish troops
Washington reports Turkish forces sacked the Colton Memorial Hospital at Tabriz, Persia, and seized American and British consulates. The incident could be deemed an act of war if confirmed. The hospital, run by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, had reduced American staff amid ongoing unrest.
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Washington
D. C
Tabriz
Persia
Teheran
Germany
America
New York
Presbyterian Board of Woreign
Colton Memorial Hospital
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Board
Abyterian Missionary Institution
State Department
United States
Bulgaria
Big Injun Youths Enlist in U S Artillery
Five full blooded Oklahoma Indians from Dewey aged 19 and six feet tall, each about 180 pounds, arrived in Kansas City to enlist in the U S Army artillery. Sponsored by Big John, father of one, they seek the big guns and plan to work in Oklahoma oil fields earning about $60 daily.
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Kansas City
United States
Big John
Dewey
Okla
Oklahoma
Y M C A Secretaries in France Face Frontline Danger
John R. Mott, international secretary of the Y M C A, told President Wilson that several YMCA secretaries in France have been killed or gassed amid recent fighting. He said YMCA work for American troops is expanding, with one fourth of about 2,500 workers in France now within German artillery range.
Livery Outfit and Murder Verdict Reported
Continued on page eighty. Grace Lusk found guilty of second degree murder for involvement with Mrs. Mary Newman Roberto. Sentencing set for June 22, 1918, by Judge Ward. Wisconsin case details mention a 19 year prison term for Lueck and related rulings in Grafton, West Virginia.
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Waukeha
Wis
Grace Lusk
Mary Newman
Roberto
Hine
Find Way
Mayr
Il J. B. Ward
Grafton W.va
Lueck
Tentative plans for Fourth Liberty Loan by Treasury
Tentative plans for the 4th Liberty Loan indicated by the Treasury Department call for a loan of at least 6,000,000,000 with an interest rate of 4 1 2 percent. Campaign to open early in October and bond denominations to follow those of the Third Loan.
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Treasury
Washington, D
Treasury Department
Protest by Bainbridge Colby on Prohibition at House Agriculture
Bainbridge Colby of Shipping Toward testified before the House Agriculture Committee condemning immediate prohibition. He warned that removing beer from workers would slash American shipyard output by 26 percent.
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Bainbridge Colby
Washington, D. C
Houve Agriculure
Shipping Toard
Democrats of Indiana Adopt a War Speedily Platform
Indiana Democrats adopt a wartime platform pledging to win the war quickly, support the president’s policy, and expand war-related economic measures. The draft, reported by Claud Bowers, also backs labor policy and budget expenditures while questioning party stance of opposing war measures. Administrators qualify in local estates as court actions progress.
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Indianapoli
Ind
Idiana
Claud Bowers
Fort Wayne
Abe
House
Senate
Naval fliers fought in air battle off the Dutch coast
London June 19 In the fight off the Dutch coast on June 4 five British seaplanes of the largest type out fought nineteen German seaplanes One enemy machine was sent down in flames or driven down out of control Ensign K B Rees of the United States Naval Aviators described the engagement Ensign Raton an American was on the injured British aircraft and was interned in Holland after the clash
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London
Associated Press
Ensign Raton
Holland
Chicago Packer Has Much Meat Rejected
In New York on June 19 Capt C F Williams testified at a federal trade commission inquiry that Wilson and Co Chicago packers supplied hundreds of thousands of pounds of meat meant for U S ships but were rejected for not being in good condition.
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New York
Wilson & Co
Chicago Packers
Becauss
C. F. Williams
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
Federal operation contract for KC, M&O railroad
Washington June 19 a tentative contract for federal operation of the Kansas City Mexico and Orient railroad has been agreed by the railroad administration and a receiver and will be submitted to the courts for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad
Railroad Administration
British American Arbitration Treaty Gains Senate Approval
Washington June 19 renewal for five years of the general arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain was approved today by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Coal Merchant Paces Courts For His Sales
Washington June 19 Fuel Administrator Garfield revoked the federal license of J. P. O Connor doing business as the Pennsylvania Coal company in New York and referred to the department of justice evidence to support charges that Connor sold coal fit for war use aboard ships between the United States and neutral countries. L H Lindsey purchased the stock of goods of J H ?tonn on East Main Street and assumed charge this week, managing a Clarksburg grocery and splitting time between the two locations.
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Washington
Garfield
J. P. O'Connor
Pennsylvania Coal Company
New York
Department of Justice
Connor
Shipa
United States
L. H. Lindsey
Gods
J. H. ‘Tonn
East Main Street
Clarksburg
Monopoly of express companies under government ends after war
Postwar provisions suspend the express company monopoly and railroad administration to dissolve the system. Representatives of the express firms and the railroad body signed to lay by the contract, ending the wartime arrangement and restoring competition in express services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Express Companies
Railroad Administration
Brooklyn Rapid Transit finances a US loan approval
Treasury Washington on June 19 approved a guaranteed loan not to exceed 17,320 for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. Details of the advance conditions were not disclosed. Bonus order directs 25 percent of wages paid to seamen on American merchant vessels in Atlantic and Caribbean trades.
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Brooklyn
United States
Treasury
Washington
A.areet
Brooklyn Rapid Transpany
Ie Finance Corporation
Washington, D. C
Ggrman
Beard
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Albert
Vieux Berquin
Lys Salient
UGTS
ARMY
Marines
Hme
Millioaire
Son
England
Presbyterian F
Mott
Sete
Ohip Building
Probibition
Democrats
Indiana
Grant
J. W. Grant
Frank Castle
Albertine A. Berwig
Chicago
Deral
Western Railroads
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