Five Entombed in Upper End Mine Cavein
A cavein at Summit Branch Colliery in Williamstown traps three miners after a roof fall. Rudolph Hirsh dies from injuries after being freed. two other men, Rudolph Hirsh and Roy Hoffman, escape, with rescue teams digging 1,400 feet underground to reach Jere Blackley, Charlene stemacher, and Thomas Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lykens
Summit Branch
Susquehanna Coal Company
Williamstown
Rudolph Hirsh
Roy Hoffman
Wiconisco
Hirsh
Jere Blackley
Charles Enstemacher
Thomas Davis
Marine Corps Begins Its Drive Here For Recruits
A Marine recruiting party from Philadelphia arrived to conduct a weeklong drive for 18 to 21 year olds in the city. Lieut Samuel Katcher set up at 1409 Market Street with Captain S A W Patterson in charge. Recruits may enlist if released by their draft board under Major General Crowder's order. meetings will be held in motion picture theaters and on street corners to explain qualifications and advantages.
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United States Marine Corps
Philadelphia
Samuel Katcher
Market Street
S. A. W. Patterson
Crowder
Weather summary for Tuesday with mild change across regions
Fair conditions and little temperature change expected Tuesday. River levels remain steady with the main river falling slowly to around 44 feet. temperatures midweek are 2 to 14 degrees warmer than Saturday in the northern half of the country east of the Mississippi.
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Harrisburg
Mee
Nia
New
St. Lawrence
Mississippi River
Harrisburg to stage huge industrial parade on July 4 1918
Harrisburg planning committee outlines a city wide Fourth of July celebration with an industrial division led by George Reinoehl. All factories and retailers will participate, with a miscellaneous division for smaller establishments and a Chamber of Commerce line of march for individuals.
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Harrisburg
George 8. Reinoehl
Chamber of Commerce
Brunner and Engineer to Review State Street Viaduct Site
Arnold W. Brunner the Capitol Park architect and J E Greiner the bridge engineer will visit tomorrow to inspect the State street monumental viaduct locality. Greiner previously handled Walnut street bridge estimates and Mulberry street bridge surveys. City Republican committee to organize meets tonight in courtroom No 2 called by Harry F Owens. Democratic county committee to reorganize tomorrow at 1 30 PM in Central Democratic Club.
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Schreiner
Arnold W. Brunner
Capitol Park
J. E. Greiner
State Street Monumental
Greiner
Walnut Street
Mulberry Street
City Republican Committee
Harry F. Owens
Democratic County Committee
Central Democratic Club
Objectors to War Sentences Approved by Secretary Baker
Washington June 17 Sentences from 18 months to 20 years imposed by court martial on conscientious objectors who refused service at Camp Upton New York and Camp Gordon Georgia were approved by Secretary Baker. He favored returning such men to the countries of their preference after the war.
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Washington
Camp Upton
Camp Gordon
Baker
Germany
Austria
Casualties Count Rises in Week of WW I War
The War Department reports 770 American casualties in the week ending yesterday, raising the total since landing in France to 8,085. Deaths reach 3,192, with 4,547 wounded and 346 missing. continued details appear on page 10.
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Washington
France
War Department
Messiah Lutheran Church Edifice Dedicated After 70 Years
Two surviving charter members Mrs. Anna Murray and Mrs. Catherine Hatcher attended the dedication of the Messiah Lutheran Church building at Sixth and Forster streets. Founded seventy years ago as People’s Mission, a Zion Lutheran branch, the congregation has grown from a small rented hall to a handsome new edifice.
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Messiah Lutheran Church
Anna Murray
Derry Street
Catherine Hatcher
Muench
Sixth
Forster Streets
People’s Mission
Zion Lutheran Church
Murray
Hatcher
More Men Are Selected for National Army
Harrisburg drafts mobilize as city boards list their quotas for Camp Lee. Board No 2 ships 118 men and Board No 1 sends 67 with nine substitutes. Board No 3 already declared 64. Draftees receive notices to report Sunday afternoon and depart by special train from the Pennsylvania Railroad station. Four colored men are slated for Camp Sherman Ohio.
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Camp Lee
City Board No. 1
City Board No. 3
Pennsylvania Railroad
Board No.2
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Hess Kline
South Front Street
Joseph Cluster
Tuscarora
Albert Ferrar
Butler Street
Trenton
N. J
Louis Chios
North Second
Chivetta Jaetano
South Dewberry
Louis Rogers
Liberty
Daniel John Dwyer
North Third
Charles Richard Perry
Herr
William Horace Knisely
Savoy Hotel
Speros
Edward Fox Named to Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Edward J. Fox of Easton, a Democratic attorney, was appointed Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to succeed the late S. Leslie Mestrezat. The commission follows an announcement from Governor Brumbaugh’s office. Fox, a Lafayette College graduate born April 3, 1858, has been active in Northeastern Pennsylvania law and was Easton’s first city school board president. He may run again in November, challenging Alexander Simpson Jr. for a seat.
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Edward Fox
Easton
State
Supreme Court
S. Leslie Mestrezat
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Mr. Fox
Lafayette College
Pennsylvania
Easton City
War Department revokes order on Gen Wood reassignment
The War Department announced the reversal of orders that had named Major General Leonard Wood to command the western department and reassigned him to Camp Funston Kansas. The brief Adjutant General statement gave no explanation, fueling speculation of a future special assignment for Wood.
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Associated Press
Washington
Leonard Wood
Western Department
Camp Funston
Kan
War Department
Adjutant General
Wood
Kansas
Hun Air Raider Driven Off Coast of England
A German airplane crossed the Kent coast of England soon after noon today. It was chased back to sea by British anti aircraft guns.
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Coast
England
Associated Press
London
Kent
Paris
David McKay Patterson
Honesdale
Kermets Marr
San Francisco
Yuedron
Americans Repulse Hun Attacks at Two Points
Washington reports repulse of enemy attacks at two locations, one in the Woevre and another in the Chateau Thierry region, in General Pershing's communique for last night.
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Associated Press
Washington
Woevre
Chateau Thierry
Pershing
Colonial Club Golf Record Is Lowered by Fairbairne
Robert Fairbairne set a new course record at Colonial Golf Course with a total score across four rounds of 157. He opened in 41, then 40, 39, and 37 in the final round at Reservoir links, drawing praise from friends and the local club.
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Colonial Club
Colonial
Robert Fairbairne
Fairbairne
Reservoir Golf Links
Italian Line Holds Against Heavy Assault On Front
Official Rome dispatch reports the Italian defense repelled a major Austro German attack along a front from the Piave to Montello. In the first day 3 000 prisoners were taken by Italians and allies, with strong resistance and strategic feints shaping expectations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Rome
Treviso
Piave
Cessna
Nemar
Montello
Red
Candela
Zenson Loop
S Dona di Piave
Third Army
Italy
Caporetto
Monfalcone
Alps
Bainsizza
Carso
Conrad von Hoetzendorf
High
Asiago
Conservation talks and lectures in House hall
Food conservation talks will be given in the hall of the House of Representatives on Monday Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7.45. Mrs Fisher will be the lecturer. They will be singing.
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House of Representatives
Fisher
Turn About Is Fair Play In France
June 16 report from France describes an American soldier wounded in Xivray. Germans captured him but a private guarding him was overpowered when the wounded man drew a revolver and compelled the guard to retreat across No Man's Land into American lines before collapsing from blood loss.
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France
Xivray
No Man's Land
Calm Mind of Germans Not Excited by Prisoners
Amsterdam reports American war prisoners in Germany are not illtreated or displayed to the public. The Wolff Bureau dispatch says the calm tempered German mind does not excite itself over a few Americans among thousands of prisoners and that adequate food is provided in camps.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Germany
Wolff Bureau
Berlin
Huns Outwitted by Americans in Raid on XIVray
American artillery observers thwarted a German raid on Xivray in the Toul sector. About 600 specially trained troops planned a box barrage to seize the village and reach communication trenches, but U S artillery blocked the attack and captured one of three sections.
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Xivray
Associated Press
France
Toul
Nivray
No Man’s Land
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First Gang
Big Force
Marine Corps
Yeaterday
U. S. Weather Bureau
Atlantic
New England
Uit
Brunner
Messiah
National Army
City Board No
Edward J. Fox
Justice Alexander Simpson, Jr
Gen. Wood
Teuton
Harrisborg
St. Paul
Minnesota
Terness
Burnquist
Charles. A. Lindbergh
M-Partisan League
Ukraine
State Department
Stockholm
Petrograd
Blackley
Davis
Camp Punston
Grover R. Wolf
Lillian B. Sebrory
D. Shartle
Jenoora M. Munaham
Harrisburn
Joseph
Offman
Jenny Loner
Elsie M. Landis
Pee
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