German Army Moves West of the Marne in Major Push
German Crown Prince leads a western thrust toward Paris after reaching the Marne. French reports say progress is limited, with counterattacks near Soissons and Chateau-Thierry recapturing Chaudun and Vierzy. Germans hold the north bank east of the Marne, while Paris area remains under allied control. Marne crossings are not yet made and Rheims remains allied. Separate item notes Pullman fares rising to three cents per mile and minimum overnight berth from $1.50 to $2.00.
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Marne
Montdidier Salient
Amiens
Paris
Soissons
Chateau-Thierry
Verneuil
Dormans-Rheims
Pullman
Washington
Pullman Company
Weather Summary Harrisburg Area Weekend Warmth Continue
The weather remains warm for Harrisburg and vicinity through Sunday with fresh winds. Susquehanna River levels are expected to rise, reaching about six to seven feet above low water, with river stage around 6.8 feet. Today's high reached 88 and low 50 with a mean of 74 degrees, normal 64.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Rob
Susquehanna River
Brutal Treatment of American Prisoners of War
A Russian prisoner returning from Germany says American POWs in Tuchel West Prussia faced brutal treatment. They were hungry penniless and stripped of clothing and shoes while forced to work. Guards warned against wearing valuable items. property would be kept until return. A consul, possibly Swiss or Spanish, visited the camp amid complaints.
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Associated Press
France
Germany
Moscow
Tuchel
West Prussia
America
Canadian corporal battles German post on front line
A western Ontario corporal crawled through wire to take a German post near a strong pillbox. He killed one German, captured another under heavy fire, and returned to Canadian lines with the prisoner. Reports from the front describe harsh conditions and mistreatment of American POWs in a Russian camp, including limited bread and damp, cold huts.
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Ontario
Lieut Campbell Honored as First American Ace
France, Friday, May 31. Lieutenant Campbell of California earns the honor of the first American ace in the American Flying Corps after shooting down a German biplane near Pont-a-Mousson. The victory was his fifth confirmed by official report.
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Associated Press
France
Douglas Campbell
California
Campbell
Pont-a-Mousson
Edward Rickenbacher
Columbus
Ohio
Rickenbacher
Brother Pallbearer Discovers Dead Brother in War Cemetery
In a Picardy rear area cemetery a U S pallbearer, one of several American mourners, recognizes his brother Joseph Ash among the corpses. The two brothers had met only the day before at the front. The chaplain consoles the group as the soldier vows vengeance against Germany, and the service continues.
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France
America
Picardy Front
Joseph Ash
Joseph
Camp Meade Expected Early Orders to Pack Up
Camp Meade Md June 1. It is understood troops will pack their kitbags soon, signaling departure for France. The exact date remains secret. In the last days 2126 men have been sent from Camp Meade to other units.
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Camp Meade
France
German Masses Stopped by Heroic French At Chaudun
Allied reports say French forces repelled German crossings on the Maine and halted assaults along the Soissons to Chateau Thierry front. French counterattacks north of Soissons and at Chaudun-Vierzy pushed back enemy troops, with several hundred prisoners taken as Chaudun changed hands amid heavy fighting near the Marne.
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Paris
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Chaudun-Vierzy
War Office
Chaudon- Vierry
Crise
Chaudun
Chouy
Neuilly
Marne
Verneuil
German Airmen Bomb Paris in Second Night Raid
German airmen attempted two air raids on Paris last night. The first failed but on the second attack bombs were dropped in the Paris region. Official statement says alarms sounded at 10:53 p m and guns opened fire. no bombs fell on the city and the all clear came at 12 38 a m.
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Paris
United Telephone Transfers Headquarters to Lancaster
The United Telephone and Telegraph Company moved its general offices from the Calder building in Market Square to its Lancaster, Pennsylvania property. After weeks of planning led by Receiver William B. Mc Caleb and General Manager Charles A. Carl, the consolidation merges financial and physical departments. Carl, Auditor Melvin W. Smith and staff depart Harrisburg, with continued ties to Cumberland Valley Telephone Company in Harrisburg under General Manager Cameron L. Baer.
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United Telephone and Telegraph Company
Calder
Market Square
Lancaster
William B. McCaleb
Charles A. Carl
Carl
Melvin W. Smith
Harrisburg
Cumberland Valley Telephone Company
Federal Square
Cameron L. Baer
Red Cross Appeals to Harrisburg Women to Knit Sweaters
The Red Cross asks Harrisburg women to knit winter sweaters while hospital garments are moved from the Fager Building to the Public Library, with other departments remaining in the Fager Building. The appeal is echoed by camps nationwide as workers focus on knitted sweaters.
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Red Cross
Harrisburg
Fager
Public Library
U S Army of 700000 in France Reported in 1918
Senate Military Committee heard General March say German forces reached their objective at the Marne and may dig in near Paris. Warned that 20 German divisions faced seven Allied divisions and gas shell advances forced heavy retirements. Over 200000 Americans sent in May, with plans for larger June movement but no verve service until 30 days more training abroad.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Military Committee
War Department
General March
Marne
Paris
U.S
Lewis
Illinois
Germans Missing Number 664,104 Dead 152,000 France Holds 236,000
Amsterdam reports on April 27 the German general staff could not detail losses from the March 21 offensive. Reichstag says 664,104 men captured or missing by March 31, with 236,000 prisoners in France, 119,000 in England, 157,000 in Russia and Romania, and about 152,000 regarded as dead.
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France
Amsterdam
Reichstag
von Wrisberg
Berlin
Russia
Romania
Prospect of Splendid Crop This Summer War Garden Chance
Dauphin county farmers see crops two weeks ahead with mixed yields. Wheat is average though better than peers, oats promising, corn uncertain due to poor seed. Potatoes face flea beetle risk. overall hay and clover look strong but tubers suffer from weather and pests. War garden prospects depend on continued favorable conditions.
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Dauphin County
Pennsylvania
Warm Week Ahead Says Weather Bureau Report
Washington reports from the Weather Bureau predict a warmer week starting Monday for the North and Middle Atlantic States with fair skies. Showers are possible Monday in New England. Forecaster E. R. Demain notes a high wind from Buffalo will push heat toward Harrisburg, with late afternoon arrival likely. Recent temps peaked at 91 on Monday, 89 on Tuesday, and 75 yesterday and this morning.
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Associated Press
Washington
The
Weather Bureau Today
North
Middle Atlantic
New England
Weather Bureau
E. R. Demain
Buffalo
Harrisburg
Demain
Destroyers Pick Up Survivors After Transport Hit By Torpedo
London reports the torpedoing of the American troop transport President Lincoln by a German U-boat while returning home. The ship sank in thirty minutes as destroyers reached the scene and rescued survivors. The vessel carried only crew and a few convalescents. casualty details are unclear and likely not to be placed at British ports. Red Cross and Navy HQ notified. latest wireless indicated light casualties.
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London
President Lincoln
United
United Kingom
Youths of 21 Must Register for Army in 1917 18
Youths reaching majority between June 5 1917 and June 6 1918 must register on June 5. Draft boards list City Board No 1 wards 1 6 and others. City Board No 2 wards 2 9 13 Melari Printery. City Board No 3 wards 7 10 12 14 Room 312 Commonwealth Trust Building. County Board No 1 Steelton Highspire Middletown Royalton Londonderry West Londonderry Conewago townships. Electric Light Building Steelton County Board No middle Paxton Lower Paxton East Hanover Derry Swatara Lower Swatara townships. Dauphin Building Harrisburg County Board No 3 Lykens Upper Paxton Washington Wiconisco Williams Jackson Jefferson Halifax Wayne Rush townships Elizabethville.
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Draft Board
City Board
Pitth
Melari and Printery
Dauphin Gives 81 More of Its Youth to Army
Eighty-one men from Dauphin County are set to depart at 8 PM from Harrisburg station on special PennsylvanI Railroad coaches bound for Columbus Barracks Ohio. They will undergo further examinations in Columbus before assignment to troops in New York. June 1 notes a separate Far Rockaway verdict case where William Pelkington, dead six months, was awarded $10,000 against florist John F. Marsden in Queens County Supreme Court. proceeds to his estate.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
Dauphin County
Columbus
Wain
New York
William Pelkington
Far Rockaway
John F. Marsden
Queens County Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Calls 12500 Men for June Draft
State draft headquarters announces 12500 Pennsylvania men to be drafted in June for three camps. Call No 662 sends 9000 white men to Camp Lee Virginia starting June 24, Call No 673 sends 3000 white men to Fort Oglethorpe Georgia starting June 24, Call No 651 sends 500 colored men to Camp Sherman Ohio starting June 19.
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Pennsylvania
State of
Camp Lee
Petersburg
Fort Oglethorpe
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Girl's Hair Burned Off In Curtain Blaze
Miss Mae Sloathouer aged 18 suffered extensive hair loss after a lace curtain at her father John Sloathouer's home on 537 South Front Street caught fire last evening. The curtain and a mattress were destroyed in the blaze.
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Mae Sloathouer
South Front Street
John Sloathouer
Troops Clash With French Army In France
American troops engage French forces in ongoing battle in France. Reports indicate advancing positions and increasing contact as U S units push toward key objectives amid heavy fighting and air support.
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Soissons-Chateau- Thierry
Vierzy
Noyon
Oise
Sampigny
Noyon-Blerancourt
HUNS
D Press
Lieut. Campbell
Yankee
Hun
Rickenbacker
Brother
Joe
Foch
River
Maine
State Department
United Telephone and Telegraph Co
Rose Pastor Stokes
Rose
Paston Stones
Kansas City
Missouri State Penitentiary
Arban
van Valkenburgh
Gas
War Council
Dauphin
ARMY
Lee and
Sherman
Day
Street Railway
Scranton
Tag Empoyees
AIR
Evans
Phila
Delphia
Rheims
Itionary
Elisha Lee
Pennsylvania Rail
Allegheny District
Amer H. Swanson
Winchester
Nellie V. Bell
Philadelphia
Harry V. Keen
Belle Herr
John McNeal
Edna E. Nickle
Leonard L. Ralph
Steelton
Lillie F. Magaro
Frank Fr. Nel
Clara M. Rice
Robert A. Shelly
Ruth M. Williamn
New Cumberland
George Shumandan
Katy Geo
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