Germans Driven Back to River by Americans
Allied pressure northwest of Chateau Thierry drives German lines back to the Clignon river. French and American forces push along a seven mile front from Hill 204 to Dammard with ground gained north of the Clignon. Marines and French units reported in action along Bouresches le Thiolet line as attacks reduce German positions.
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Associated Press
Chateau Thierry
Clignon
Dammard
French War Office
Bouretches-le-Thiolet
Hautevesnes
Rettre
Sun Eclipse Visible in Harrisburg Tonight
Hundreds in Harrisburg and nearby areas prepare to view a partial sun eclipse lasting 1 hour 48 minutes. The event starts around 6 31 p m with maximum darkness at 7 27 p m and ends by 8 19 p m. An overall year with two solar and one lunar eclipse is noted.
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Harrisburg
United States
Washington
Joruda
Weather outlook for the Northwest Atlantic region week
Weather Bureau forecast for the week starting Monday calls for local rains at the start of the week and again on Friday in the North and Middle Atlantic States with seasonal temperatures.
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Feeuwhew
Washington
Weather Bureau
North
Middle Atlantic States
Weather summary for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Fair and cool with a low near 55 degrees tonight. Sunday looks fair and warmer. Showers are possible along the Atlantic coast from Florida to Northern New England due to a storm centered over the Upper St. Lawrence Valley Friday.
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Rrisburg
Fair
Ned
Pennsylvania
St. Lawrence Valley
Atlantic
Florida
New England
Germans Weighed For Woevre Attack In World War I
Reported heavy German train movements from Metz toward the St Mihiel salient spark debate among American forces over a possible Woevre assault. Tactical reasons center on St Mihiel and Bar le Duc while Montdidier and Chateau Thierry regions could see further action as American troops remain in hard fighting areas.
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France
Metz
St. Mihiel
Woevre
Bar-le-Duc
Verdun
Marne
Montdidier
Cantigny
Chateau Thierry
Huns Seize Anne Morgan Building Material Supplies
Paris June 8. The New York Herald reports that millions of dollars in American supplied building material for rebuilding French villages were captured during the last German offensive. Much of the material had been moved south, but the bulk is now in German hands along with most of the forty three villages planned for reconstruction.
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Associated Press
Paris
America
Anne Morgan
Brethren Gather in Hershey for 2500 Delegates
The Hershey convention of the Church of the Brethren draws 2,500 delegates plus visitors, clogging transport, filling lodging, and forcing hundreds to be housed in Palmdale as Hershey nears capacity.
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Church of the Brethren
Hershey
Pal
City Aims to Fill Quota of War Nurses
Harrisburg Red Cross Chapter expects to recruit its full quota of twenty five graduate nurses for U S service. A statement by Mrs James I Chamberlain, committee chair, says the drive may conclude Monday night. Tonight’s meeting at Harrisburg Hospital on South Front Street starts at 7 20 p m sharp.
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Harrisburg
American Red Cross Society
United States Service
James I. Chamberlain
Harrisburg Hospital
South Front Street
Falls From Cherry Tree Fatal At Kingston Farm
George Barnhart aged 60 was found dead under a cherry tree on the Kingston farm near Middletown this morning. The neck injury occurred in a fall while he was believed to be picking cherries.
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George Barnhart
Kingston
Middletown
Oves Under Knife to Rejoin Army After Refusal
Horace G Oves son of ex City Treasurer Harry F Oves underwent surgery at Harrisburg Hospital to meet physical requirements and re-enter the service He had been training with the Pennsylvania National Guard but was refused for further service He plans to reenlist as soon as he recovers
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Horace G. Oves
Harry F. Oves
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania National Guard
Whistles on Pennsy Must Not Tell of Troop Trains Passing Through
Philadelphia June 8. The Pennsylvania Railroad eastern lines will not blow locomotive whistles except for proper signals during troop train movements. An order by Federal manager Elisha E Lee complies with military authorities. Shop whistles must stop saluting the troops.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elisha E. Lee
Eastern
Elisha EB. Leo
Draft boards to review classifications in Pennsylvania
State inspection prompts a complete review of draft classifications to place more men in Class 1. Inspectors flag errors on dependents marriages and income, with emphasis on married men and those with dependents. Local boards report Class 1 rates from 20 to 33 percent, while investigations target deferred claims for aliens and industrial workers.
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Harrisburg
Dauphin County
State Draft Board
Crowder
City Board No. 1
City Board No. 2
City Board No. 3
District Appeal Board
Harrisburg Musicians Sought for Old 8th Band Recruits
David M. Clark, leader of the Harrisburg Army musicians, seeks Harrisburg area players ages 18 to 45 to fill the old Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry Band up to fifty men. Most musicians come from Harrisburg. pay ranges from 36 to 48 dollars monthly with possible noncommissioned officer slots and extra allotments for married men. Further details from Clark at Camp Watree headquarters.
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Harrisburg
Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry
David M. Clark
Clark
Vicinity
Eighth Infantry Band
Camp Watree
U S Transports Survive Two U-Boat Attacks Reach Port
Rev Father Joseph Wareing of Baltimore recalls a convoy shielded by destroyers as German submarines attacked near danger zones. A second alarm sparked depth charges. no ships were lost and American troops aboard remained orderly with nerves of steel.
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Associated Press
London
Red Cross
Joseph Wareing
Baltimore
Wareing
Father Wareing
Niece of Paxtang Woman on Carolina Victim Hears She Survived
Mrs. Adeline M. Rutherford learns her niece Miss Francis R. Dickey, teaching in Porto Rico, survived the torpedoing of the liner Carolina. Dickey was in a lifeboat for 18 hours before being picked up by a schooner and taken to an Atlantic port.
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Adeline M. Rutherford
Paxtang
Francis R. Dickey
Carolina
Oxford
Chester County
Miss Dickey
Porto Rico
United States
Rutherford
Champion Sylia Johanna Bull Calf Sells in Wisconsin State Fair
Champion Sylia Johanna a six month Holstein bull calf sold for 106000 at State Fair Park Milwaukee. The buyer paid a record price, eclipsing the previous 53000 paid for the calf mother May Echo Sylvia. Seller listed as A C Hardy of Brookville Sle and Coaver with E A Stuart of Oconomowoc Wisconsin.
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Sylia Johanna
State Fair Park
Peeress
Milwaukee
May Echo Sylvia
A. C. Hardy
Brookwile Sle
Coaver
First American Ace Wounded in Solar Eclipse Study
Goldenale, June 8. Professor W. W. Campbell from Lick Observatory arrived to study the solar eclipse. He received a cable from France stating his son, Lieut Douglass Campbell, was slightly wounded. Campbell is identified as the first American ace.
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Associated Press
Goldendale
Wash
W. W. Campbell
Lick Observatory
Mount Hamilton
Cal
France
Lieut
Douglass Campbell
Campbell
German Drive Aims to Put Paris in Range of Guns
Paris reports on a Matin article about the Paris defense committee. Frederic Brunet warns another German drive could bring long range bombardment threatening industrial life and noncombatant casualties while Paris resists. The committee will study defenses, night raids, and long range bombardment impacts.
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Paris
Matin
Paris Committee of Defense
Frederic Brunet
Havas Agency
Navy to maintain vigilance for German raiders on Atlantic coast
Washington reports plans for constant patrols along U S shores to deter German submarines. Submarine threat remains feared as raiders may return and wrecks like Vinland, sunk 65 miles off Virginia capes after Harpathian, with bombs used in the attack. Crews rescued at Cape May.
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Washington
Navy Department
Atlantic
Navy
Virginia Capes
Cape May
N. J
Virginia Coast
1905 Ocean Yacht Race Winner Not Worth Five Thousand
A 1905 ocean yacht race winner is noted as having a gold veneer pewter hull worth only about 46 dollars. Wilson Marshall’s entrant captured the prize cup. A separate rail order restricts whistles on Pennsylvania Railroad eastern lines during troop movements, except for essential signals.
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Wilson Marshall
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