Pershing and staff arrive in England with American escorts
General Pershing and his staff landed at a British port to a hearty welcome. The ship entered under escort of American destroyers while British officials and the Lord Mayor of Liverpool greeted the party. Pershing, upbeat, spoke of bearing America’s standard in the war for civilization and expected to soon participate on the Western Front.
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Pershing
England
J. J. Pershing
War Office
Roy
General Pershing
Guard of Honor
America
Stileman
William Pitcairn Campbell
Liverpool
General Parahing
London
Zenden
Walter Hines Page
Lord Derby
Vicount French
Rome
Lord Brooke
Fershing
Cap t Kroll Receives Gold Watch for Bravery
The Hague June Captain Kroll of the Holland America Line Ryndam received a gold watch and chain from the U S president in recognition of bravery on October 29. Other crew members, including first mate Jen Plater Webster, were awarded medals and binoculars.
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Hague
Netherlands
Krol
Ryndam
United States
Ene Igitant
Jen Plater
Webster
Trench Salad Trial In Front Line Provocation Report
London June 3 troops at the front are due to receive an additional ration of a new trench salad during a special trial time. The item, described as a radon based supply, is being tested for field use and could affect future rations.
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London
Aviators of the American Navy Arrive in France for Duties
Washington June 6. American aviators from the navy flying corps have arrived safely in France for any duty that may require their services. The unit aims to support the American fighting forces as they reach France.
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France
Washington
Navy
Wheat Crops Fall Short of Average, Gov’t Forecast
The Agriculture Department forecast the US wheat crop at 866 million bushels for June 1, reflecting spring and winter wheat outputs. This compares with 640 million last year and 806 million as the five year average. Spring wheat conditions improve across Minnesota North Dakota and South Dakota with yields. spring acres rise to over 19 million, signaling a 283 million bushel crop.
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Washington
United Stat
Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Condottesia
Forty Two North Dakota counties report 48161 registrations
North Dakota tally shows 48161 total registrations with 22278 exempt natives and 42657 whites as of noon in 42 counties. Alien registrations reach 5208 with 450 enemy aliens and 11 Groves listed. Ward county ranks second with 3100 registrations behind Cass. Eleven counties remain to report including Grand Forks and Morton.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
Grand Forks
Morton
Ward
Casa
Minnesota
American Names Stump Swiss Editors In Brief Dispatch
Berne June reports on the challenge of American names for Swiss editors as minister Brand Whitlock travels to Havre. The article notes the awkward spelling attempts and calls the situation ridiculous, reflecting cross cultural naming tensions during the period.
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Berne
Epelig Aguerices
Brand Whitlock
Balgiuen
Belgium
Whitlow
Railway War Program Outlined for Rail Transport
Washington announces the war time transportation plan for American railroads detailing policy and objectives. The program sets goals to coordinate shipping, prioritize essential freight, and mobilize rail capacity for wartime needs. Officials expect swift and efficient implementation nationwide.
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Washington
Elliott urges railroads to move freight at top speed
Sday by Howard Elliott, a remover of the railroad war board of the Council of National Defense, says the board will move essential freights first and avoid running passenger trains that can be removed. He urged railroad employees and the public to cooperate in moving freight quickly.
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Howard Elliott
Railroad War Board
Council of National Defense
Elliott
Mr. Elliott
Three Brigadier Generals Promoted in Wilson Nominations
President Wilson today nominated three brigadier generals to major general. The officers named are John Morrison, William L. Sibert, and Charles G. Morton.
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Washington
Wilson
John ¥. Morrison
William L. Sibert
Charlee G. Morton
Murder on Hunterdon Farm Kills Qu Family and Teacher
Flemington reports a farm in Hunterdon County where W. H. Qu his wife and his daughter Miss Eleanor Queen a schoolteacher were murdered last night before the farm buildings burned. Police and investigators cordon the scene as authorities probe motive and suspects amid the fatal blaze.
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Flemington
W. H. Qu
Mies
Eleanor Queen
Hunterdon County
Earth opened and the line disappeared at Messines
Correspondents describe the terrific explosion on the Belgian front at Messines. Witnesses report earth shaking like an earthquake, landscapes ploughed and altered, and clouds of smoke rising as British mines detonated before the advance. Prisoners say 6,000 reached stations since the new drive, with several German batteries captured nearly intact. German counter-attacks were checked. German forces withdrew to prepared positions near Hallebeke and the Douve basin.
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London
Messines
Aminol
France
Associated Press
Belgium
Berlin
Canal End
Hallebeke
Douve Basin
San Salvador Destroyed After Earth Shocks and Volcanic Eruption
Dispatches from San Miguel and Tegucigalpa report San Salvador and six other towns wiped out by a sequence of strong earthquakes and a erupting volcano. The capital’s fire damaged key buildings, with no deaths confirmed at the time, while damage to the American region building rendered it uninhabitable.
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San Salvador
Pershing
London
Salvador
Earth
San Juan del Sur
Nicaragua
Republic of ‘Salvador
San Miguel
Tegucia
Honduras
American Regation
Goethals Fires Two Assistants Over Shipyard Row
Washington June Major General Goethals, general manager of the emergency fleet, dismissed F. A. Eustis of Boston and F. H. Clark of New York, the engineers who originated the wooden fleet idea. The move followed their statements charging Goethals with delaying the shipbuilding program in the national emergency.
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Washington
Goethals
F. A. Eustis
Boston
F. H. Clark
New York
Eustis
Claik
General Goethals
Letters in a cask reveal Atlantic tragedy
A cask washed ashore at Orkney Islands contained messages from two Americans and five Spaniards aboard the long missing steamship Frederick. Dated January 27, 1915, the letters offer no details on how the ship was lost, but indicate crew members were sinking and dying at sea.
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London
Frederick
Orkney Islands
Aged Minister Arrested in Springfield Kidnapping Probe
An 80 year old preacher in Springfield is under surveillance amid an investigation into abduction plots tied to the disappearance of wealthy banker Lloyd Keets and seven others accused of forming a kidnapping gang. The minister, who lived locally, was warned in a letter about aiding an alleged plot to seize St. Louis munitions.
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Springfield
Lloyd Keets
Aeise ‘Bt
Loula
Teutons Struggle to Rally After Big Blow
News from the western front reports German forces rushed by Field Marshal Hindenburg to stem a British advance over the Lille plain. The battle of Mesines escalates as English forces threaten Lille’s industrial hinterland, while Russia offers hopeful dispatches about Kerensky’s front morale and French activity near St Quentin counters German efforts.
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Associated Press
Hindenburg
Lille
Teutons
France
Messines
Uns
Roubaix
Tourcoing
Tourcping
Amentieren
Russia
Kronstadt
Kerensky
St. Quentin
Belgium
Diamades
Austria
Rome
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Fabry
Petit Parisian
Kroll
St. Paul
Eustic
Clark
Atlantic
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