German Front Stalemate as French Hold Aisne Lines
Heavy fighting rages on the Aisne front with French trenches holding after advances earlier in the spring. German assaults between the Ailette River and the Laffaux Mill gain little. French counterattacks recapture ground and take prisoners. Petain reports progress northeast of Mont Camillet in Champagne and officers seize five German machine guns after combat. In Russia, the Pan Russian Congress endorses government, calls for renewed offensive. Siberian authorities arrest hundreds in Tomsk to quell disorder.
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Crown Prince
Berlin
Petain
Mont Camillet
Champagne
Russia
Congress of Workmen's and Soldiers
Siberia
Tomsk
Kills Wife and Two Sons Then Slashes Own Throat in Money Row
Brooklyn athlete Richard Barrett shot his wife and two young sons, Hilton age four and Donald age eighteen months, after a money dispute. He then slashed his throat and shot himself in the head, dying soon after. In another room slept two older children, Helen aged thirteen and John aged nine.
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New York
Richard Barrett
Brooklyn
Hilton
Donald
Helen
John
Sea Pirates Murder Men in Lifeboats
Paris reports that a German submarine torpedoed a British steamer and fired on lifeboats, killing eight survivors. British patrol boats rescued fifty men from the sinking ship and drove off two nearby submarines, while another flotilla boat saved forty more from the same steamer.
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Associated Press
Paris
Admiralty
Brittany
Uns
Cudahy Returns to Work as Sons Go to Duty
Patrick Cudahy, the packer, resumes active work after announcing retirement to let his sons serve. One son is a lieutenant in the regular army and another has joined an officers training camp. The elder Cudahy comes out of retirement to free them for duty.
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Wwe
Chicago
Patrick Cudahy
Packer
Teacher Resigns After Disloyal Flag Remarks
Miss Dora T. Israel a 17 year San Francisco schools teacher admitted making disloyal remarks about the flag. She told the Board of Education she could not teach children to honor the flag, which she said meant nothing to her.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Cal
United States
Dora T. Israel
Miss Israel
Board of Education
Weather Summary for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Fair to night and Friday with possible showers and little temperature change. River levels mostly fall though the upper Susquehanna basin rises slowly. Harrisburg stage around four feet Friday morning, near eight feet Saturday night. Temperature at 8 a.m. 68, sunrise 4:28 p.m., full moon July 4.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
West Branch
Juniata
Rines
Seventeen Arrested in Philadelphia on Treason Suspicions
In Philadelphia, seventeen young men and women were arrested for distributing literature deemed contrary to welfare and held without bail on charges of treason and inciting to riot. Thirteen arrested were men. many lacked draft registration. A Williams girl faces $750 bail for a September federal court term, with witnesses including government chemist Joseph L. Murray and reporter Wilbur Wright.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Williams Girl
Edmunds
Joseph L. Murray
Internal Revenue
Wilbur Wright
Reading News-Times
Reading
Lewis
Uncle Sam Scientists Clash With Almanacs On Longest Day
The article notes a debate over the longest day of the year. Almanacs set sunrise at 4.23 a m and sunset at 7.40 p m for 15 hours 17 minutes, while the Coast and Geodetic Survey lists sunrise at 4.24 a m and sunset at 7.31 p m. Two consecutive days are reported as equally long at 15 hours 8 minutes with sunrise 4.24 a m and sunset 7.32 p m.
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Uncle Sam
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Debate on Food Control Bill Moves Swiftly
Washington June 21 Debates on the food control bill advanced in the House under the five minute rule with passage likely by Saturday. Republicans planned a night conference for a general discussion but not to bind members to a vote. The floor was sparsely attended when Representative Lever called for a quorum marking the first time in days that more than half the House appeared.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Representative Lever
City Bacteriologist Open to Institute For Medical Research
Dr. George R. Moffitt of the medical reserve corps and city bacteriologist at the clinical laboratory 200 Pine Street has been ordered to report to the Rockefeller Institute Laboratory for medical research work. He holds the rank of first lieutenant and will depart after arranging chemical tests for the city water milk and ice cream supply. He has served as health bureau bacteriologist about six and a half years and as Harrisburg Hospital staff pathologist for six years.
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George R. Moffitt
Medical Reserve Corps
Pine Street
Rockerfellow Institute
Moffitt
Health Bureau
Harrisburg
Russian women regiment to join front line at Minsk
A Russian women's regiment named Command of Death under Vera Bultchkareff will be reviewed by War Minister Kerensky and make its public parade this Sunday before leaving in two weeks for the Minsk front. Recruits are from elite schools, live under Spartan discipline, and claim to surpass male fighters. The Volynsky regiment is the only major ally among male troops.
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Petrograd
Vera Bultchkareff
Kerensky
Minsk
Associated Press
Torgvaya Street
Marya Skrydloff
Admiral Skrydloff
Baltic Fleet
Marine
Volynsky Regiment
Buitchkareff
Equipage Corps
Ministry of War
Petrograd Military District
Sam
Buitchkarefft
Volynsky
Allies Plan Massive U S Airfleet to Crush Kaisers Hopes
London reports the U S plans tens of thousands of aircraft in close Allied coordination to shift air warfare at scale. The policy awaits official announcement but aims to bombard German cities rail hubs and military sites continually, potentially altering land and naval warfare.
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London
Germany
Car Shortage Reduced by Railways Board
Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the Railways Board Commission, said roads cut the car shortage by more than one third in May and boosted bituminous coal traffic by about 25 percent. The transportation situation continues to improve with the greatest traffic in road history.
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Washington
Fairfax Harrison
Railways Board Commission
Capitol Park Sidewalk Bill Heads To Final Vote
The Beidleman Senate bill for highways and sidewalks in Capitol Park extension under the State Board of Public Grounds and Buildings passed second reading in the House and advances to final passage next week. Other measures include funding to abolish grade crossings and a public works commission to aid unemployed, plus bills expanding state retirement and building and loan stockholder relief.
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Beidleman Senate
Capitol Park
State Board of Public Grounds and Buildings
House
Senate
House Municipal Corporations Committee
Jones
Lackawanna
Commission of Public Works
Seidleman
Building and Loan Association Stockholders
Daix Scoldhers’ Family Relief
Buckman Automobile
McNichol
Y M C A Prepares to Aid U S Troops in France
Paris reports the American Army and Navy Y M C A has extensive plans to assist arriving U S soldiers and sailors. At the embassy meeting proposals were outlined with ten new buildings ordered for 60 000 francs, tents, rented local structures, and a transformed saloon serving as Y M C A quarters welcoming the troops.
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Paris
Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association
France
Train Hits Bus Kills Two, Injures Eleven Near South River
A Pennsylvania Railroad train between South Amboy and Jamesburg collided with a bus carrying workers to the DuPont Harlin plant. Two men were killed and eleven injured in the crash. Local responders rushed to the scene to aid the injured and manage the wreckage.
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Associated Press
South River
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
South Amboy
Jamesburg
E. I. DuPont de Nemour
Harlin
Russian officer predicts Russia will fight to the last man
Malcolm Grow a Russian army lieutenant colonel, born and educated in Philadelphia, travels home from Russia. He notes unrest stems from domestic troubles and asserts Russia will stand to the last man once those troubles are resolved. The claim is shared in an interview with the Harrisburg Telegraph.
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Malcolm. Grow
Philadelphia
Russia
Nicholas
Harrisburg Telegraph
Seventh Day Adventists Offer Noncombatant War Service
The national Seventh Day Adventist church declares willingness to aid in ambulance and field hospital work during the war. They affirm loyalty to the United States and President Wilson, commit to serving in any danger free of their conscientious scruples, and emphasize citizenship and respect for the flag.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Miners Shore Up Red Cross Drive with Full Pay Donation
Harrisburg on opening day raised 55 936 40 toward a 100 000 goal for the American Red Cross. Miners at Lykens pledged an entire day's pay, boosting support as teams report strong local backing and donations from individuals amid a tense wartime fundraising drive.
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RED Cross
Harrisburg
American Red Cross
Board of Trade
R. D. Randall
Lykens
Rodenhaver
Team No. 3
France
United States
Excess profits tax extended to individuals in war bill
Senate finance committee approved extending excess profits taxes to individuals in trade or business, as well as corporations and partnerships. An additional 100 million dollars in revenue is expected from the individual levy, with a 5,000 dollar exemption identical to corporations. The tax targets war profits from personal business, and professionals may be taxed. For corporations with abnormal wartime profits, a 5,000 dollar exemption and a 6 percent exemption on invested capital are allowed.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Berks Dauphin Turnpike Freed in August
Negotiations end for state and three counties to purchase the Berks and Dauphin turnpike for seventy thousand dollars. State pays half and the three counties cover the rest in proportion to miles, as the 34.5 mile route from Hum melstown to Wernersville is acquired. Road segments span Dauphin, Berks and Lebanon counties with 4.99, 9.72 and 19.79 miles respectively. The transfer ends a long period of annoyance for motorists.
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Berks and Dauphin
State Highway Department
Berks
Lebanon
Dauphin
Turnpike Company
Hummelstown
Dauphin County
Hershey
Palmyra
Annville
Myerstown
Stouchburg
Womersdorf
Robesonia
Wernersville
Heavy water use prompts reservoir expansion
Due to greatly increased consumption from 24 hour industrial plants and higher domestic use, officials expect action soon to enlarge reservoir facilities. The idea has been discussed for years and definite steps may be taken as supply needs rise.
Women Seek Publicity Through Treason At White House
In Washington on June 21 a suffrage protest at the White House featured banners deemed treasonous. Police cleared sidewalks as about a thousand demonstrators and reporters jostled. banners were repeatedly torn down and replaced. A small auto fire occurred at Keystone Motor Car Co with minor damage.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
White House
Sentinels
Keystone Motor Car Company
Cameron Street
Cameron and
Market Streets
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