Haig's Army Strikes Hard Near Lens
British forces struck German positions around Lens on a two mile front south of the Souchez river penetrating to over half a mile. Operations also pushed north toward LaBass as part of the Arras battle continuation with Lens seen as near fell. German counterattacks failed as British and French lines held.
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Haig
Belgium
France
Lens
Souchez
LaBass
Lille
Arras
Wrytschmete-Messines
Asks Telegraph Co operation In Marine Recruiting
The United States Marine Corps praised as soldiers of the sea seeks broad support for Marine Corps Week June 10 to 16 to recruit four thousand new marines. Josephus Daniels appeals to Harrisburg leaders, businesses, and patriotic groups to back the drive and enhance the corps strength authorized by Congress.
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Telegraph
Harrisburg Telegraph
United States Marine Corps
Soldiers of the Sea
Marine Corps
Corps
Congress
Josephus Daniels
Weather Report for Harrisburg and Vicinity
Showers and thunderstorms likely tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Winds become moderate from the south with squalls. The Susquehanna river level is expected to fall tonight and Sunday, with tributaries dropping except local rises after heavy showers. Mean temp 60, highest 76, lowest 62.
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Harrisburg
Evania
Ohio
Middle Esl
Missouri
Calmelee Ten- Bexsee
North Carolina
Virginia
Potomac
Susquehanna
New England
St. Lawrence
Death Toll Among German Aviators
Copenhagen reports German aviation casualties flood Berlin and Hamburg papers with death notices. Each issue shows two to ten notices, while submarine officer notices are rare. admiralty may have banned publication for several weeks.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
Hamburg
Admiralty
Bulgaria Staggers Under War Costs
Premier Radoslavoff arrived in Berlin with Stojanoff to discuss peace terms and a German subsidy to Bulgaria. Germany has been advancing 40 600 000 marks monthly, a sum considered insufficient to cover rising war costs as Bulgaria staggers under the burden.
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Radoslavoff
Bulgaria
Berlin
Stojanoff
Commission On Public Debt
M. Stojanoff
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Count Czernin
Germany
Apne
Pershing Receives Honor From King George at Buckingham Palace
London reports General Pershing was received at Buckingham Palace by King George with Lord Brooke presenting him and his twelve officer staff. After the audience, Pershing’s party visited the U S embassy as British and American press frame the arrival as a pivotal moment signaling American aid and likely victory.
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King George
Buckingham Palace
Associated Press
London
General Pershing
George
Lord Brooke
Palace
United States
Liverpool
England
Pershing
Brayton A. Round Elected President of Fisheries Commissioners
Brayton A. Round of this city was elected president of the National Association of Fisheries Commissioners in session here yesterday. Other officers named were N. R. Buller of Harrisburg Pa vice president Howard G Marshall of New Haven Conn secretary and John Craft of Mobile Ala treasurer.
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Bsths
Brayton A. Round
National Association of Fisheries Commissioners
N. R. Buller
Harrisburg
Howard G. Marshall
New Haven
Mine Disaster Tops Butte With 39 Dead 137 Missing
In Butte Montana a fire in the Speculator copper mine last night left 39 dead and 167 missing. Of 415 night workers, 213 escaped as rescuers from 138 mines probed gas filled lower levels and connected workings in the Speculator Diamond and high ore mines.
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Associated Press
Butte
Mont
Speculator
Kaiser and Hindenburg narrowly escape bombs in Ghent
An allied air raid struck the St. Peter station in Ghent Belgium where Emperor William Field Marshal Von Hinden burg Prince Eitel Friedrich and staff were aboard. The Imperial party was unharmed but three nearby officers were killed. In Mexico eight people died when dynamiters hit a passenger train near Uruapan Michoacan on May 28.
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London
Emperor William
von Hindenburg
Prince Eitel Friedrich
St. Peter's
Ghent
Belgium
Exchange Telegraph Company
Laredo
Texas
Uruapan
Exclusive Telegraph Report On City Destruction By Volcanic Blast
The Harrisburg Telegraph alone printed this item as central Pennsylvania’s sole newspaper. It notes a volcanic eruption leveling Harrisburg and surrounding towns, marking the first major blast since Mont Pelee. AP coverage confirms rare, timely reporting.
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Harrisburg
Mont Pelee
Harrisburg Telegraph
Pennsylvania
Telegraph
Associated Press
Yeity
San Salvador
San Salvador Earthquake Destruction Reported
Corinto Nicaragua June 9 Telegraphic links with San Salvador remain cut as damage from Thursday night quake and storm spread. Santa Tecla reportedly destroyed. San Salvador badly damaged. winds and heavy rain accompanied the tremor. Reports from San Juan and Panama indicate large loss of life and property.
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Nicaragua
Salvador
Santa Tecla
San Salvador
San Juan
San Miguel
Earthquake Shocks Cut San Salvador From Wires
Shocks felt across central El Salvador and northern Honduras severed telegraph lines between San Salvador and Tegucigalpa. Fire and smoke reported near Sensuntanpeque suggest volcanic activity accompanying the quake.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Sensuntanpeque
Salvador
Boy Scouts to Aid Bond Sale Campaign Drive
Beginning Monday night the Boy Scouts of the city will canvass for Liberty Loan bonds as part of a national effort in which over a quarter million Scouts participate. Scouts in many cities assist volunteer canvassers and report strong success. A Scout recently visited a man who had already subscribed for $50,000 in Liberty bonds.
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Boy Scouts
Harrisburg Officer Joins Pershing Staff En Route to France
First Lieutenant Rexford Milton Glaspey arrives with General Pershing's staff in England after serving as a Bell Telephone transmission engineer in Harrisburg. A Bayside New Jersey native, he volunteered at the Bell Telephone Signal Corps call and was promoted to lieutenant. He has been at Governor's Island awaiting further orders.
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England
General Pershing
France
Bayside
N. J
Mr. Glaspey
Harrisburg
Bell Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Signal Corps
Glaspey
Governor's Island
Eng
National Guard to Form First Truck Company in Harrisburg
Adjutant General Stewart announced the War Department authorized a truck company as part of the National Guard supply train. Fifty four men will serve with at least forty chauffeurs. Twenty seven trucks, including one automobile two tank trucks and one repair truck, will accompany the unit. Lieutenant J B Wheeler will recruit and establish stations Monday in front of the Courthouse and Market Square.
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Pennsylvania
Stewart
War Department
National Guard Division
J. B. Wheeler
Eighth Infantry
Harrisburg
Market Square
Veterans of City Grays to Form Provisional Company
Captain E Laubenstein and Sergeants German Nauss and Hamer call City Grays Veteran Association meeting for Monday evening at the armory Second and Forester streets. Former members of Companies D and I urged to attend.
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Veterans of the
City Grays
Philip German
Christian Nauss
K. C. Hamer
Fred Huston
City Grays’ Veteran Association
Armory
Second
Forester Streets
City Grays’ Association
Harrisburg Home Defense Org Meeting At Courthouse Tonight
A meeting to organize the Harrisburg association for home defense will be held at the Courthouse tonight at o o’clock. The organizing committee will report on the draft plan and the aim is to incorporate the association.
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Harrisburg Association For Home Defense
Balfour Returns Home From American Mission
Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour safely reached a British port at the end of his U S trip leading the wartime mission. He then proceeded to London as officials praised the discreet handling of his travel details and avoided publishing routes and times. Washington officials noted the high level of secrecy surrounding the visit.
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Balfour
London
America
Mr. Balfour
Washington, D. C
Russia Faces Cabinet Crisis Over Prison Scandal
Petrograd on June 9 reports 200 female students of the technical institute joining a women's regiment led by Ensign Butchkareff to fight in front lines under the same terms as men. The League of Equal Rights for Women approved, as scores of women rally at its offices. Colonel Popoff urged women to shame male strikers and honor suitors who defended the fatherland.
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Petrograd Technical Institute
Butchkareff
League of Equal Rights For Women
Popoff
Twelfth Army
Prussia appoints new public executioner Paul Spaete
Copenhagen reports Paul Spaete has been named the new headsman after former executioner Schwietz retired. Spaete served as Schwietz's assistant and inherits the vacant post in Prussia.
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Copenhagen
Prussia
Paul Spaete
Spaete
Schwietz
Meeting on Home Defense Company Organization
A meeting to perfect the organization of the recently formed Home Defense Company will be held in the main courtroom this evening at 8 o'clock. Permanent officers will be selected and one report will be made by the committee in charge of the bylaws. Tornado kills two in Kerrville Tennessee.
Harrisburg Liberty Loan totals reach 3.6 million
Harrisburg and allied towns subscribed 3 605 030 to the Liberty Loan. Aiming for 2 million in three days the campaign quickly surpassed that, reaching near 4 million in the district. Edson J. Hockenbury directed the local drive with Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce backing.
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