Germany Blames Russia for War as Reichstag Speaks
In a Reichstag address Dr. Von Kuehlmann names Russia as the initial planner of the war and cites France and England as next in culpability. He says Germany cannot pledge on Belgium, seeks a strong independent state, overseas possessions, sea freedom, and announces a Constantinople conference to settle Caucasus issues.
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France
England
Hun
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Russia
von Kuehlmann
Reichstag
Germany
Dr. von Kuehlmann
Belgium
von Kuehllmann
Constantinople
Four Year Old Run Over by Car in Steelton
Dorothy Nunemaker aged four, daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Nunemaker of 127 South Front street Steelton, was instantly killed when struck by Highspire car No 62 near Elm street at 2 PM. Witnesses say the car moved slowly and the motorman stopped about ten feet after impact. The child ran from her mother across the street and directly in front of the car. the body was removed after the car was hoisted and placed with H Wilt's Sons undertakers in Steelton.
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Dorothy Nunemaker
Howard Nunemaker
South Front Street
Steelton
Elm Street
Wotorman
H. Wilt
Fire damages port transport at pier in early blaze
Army authorities probe cause of fire that broke out in the hold of a transport at its pier in Atlantic Port. The blaze caused several thousand dollars in damage.
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Atlantic
Weather Report for Harrisburg Area and Vicinity
Showers tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Eastern Pennsylvania also sees showers with light southeast winds. The river is expected to fall slowly, near 4.9 feet early Wednesday at Harrisburg, with a 4.0 feet stage for tomorrow morning.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Two Minutes for Prayer Approved by City Ministers
Harrisburg ministers endorsed a noon two minute prayer for Independence Day to support American arms. Bells will ring at noon July 4 signaling all activities stop for prayer. A committee arranged morning services, with Mayors proclamation endorsed and ministers to parade in the patriotic event.
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Harrisburg
Ministerial Association of
A. E. Hangen
Edwin A. Piles
Keister
Short Term Government Notes Move Fast in Harrisburg Banks
Harrisburg and Dauphin county banks report strong uptake of government short term certificates. On the first day two local banks each subscribed to 100000 dollars. Officials expect heavy individual interest as sales continue with notes now purchasable at local banks.
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Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Curb Market in Kelker Street Overwhelmed by Buyers
Nine farmers were present at Kelker Street curb market between Fifth and Third streets as buyers overwhelmed sellers this morning. City Sealer George B. Netinger reported all produce sold by 9 o'clock. Markets run 5 to 10 am on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with 10 cents per nine feet of space, and extra sellers are turned away due to high demand from households. War gardeners urged to participate. a city war garden sold out before 9 am once.
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Kelker Street
Fifth
George B. Netinger
Eileven
Austria Had Promised Hunger Drive Would Rout the Enemy
An official Rome dispatch reports Austria is in retreat and that prisoners’ papers show Vienna did not expect defeat and vowed this offensive would finish Italy. Italian embassy dispatch confirms 45,000 prisoners from Piave fighting, including 12 to 15 thousand captured in the prior week.
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Associated Press
Washington
Rome
Austria
Italy
The
Piave
Germans Hit French Posts Near Le Pot Fail To Gain
Paris June 25 The Germans attacked the new French positions near Le Pot north of the Aisne but made no gains. In surprise raids at Woëvre and Lorraine the French captured twenty prisoners.
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Associated Press
Paris
le Pot
Aisne
War Office
Woevre
Lorraine
Czech-Slovak troops vow vengeance on prisoners
President Masaryk announced that Czech-Slovak forces now serving with the Allies have adopted a resolution promising reprisals on German and Magyar prisoners in response to the illegal execution of their comrades.
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Associated Press
Washington
T. G. Masaryk
Fourth of July Celebration Budget Set at Ten Thousand
The finance committee fixed the Fourth of July celebration cost at 10000 dollars to cover the big demonstration. Former Mayor J William Bow man, chair, organized a broad subscriptions drive and detailed solicitations to prominent city figures across trades to guide each committee on expected goals.
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J. William Bowman
Plan to Save Berries From Being Lost in Pennsylvania
Amid farm labor shortages in Dauphin and Cumberland counties, large berry patches risk waste. The Dauphin County Food Administration urges farmers with harvestable berries to contact officials for paid picking, aiming to salvage crops that would otherwise be lost.
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Pennsylvania
Dauphin
Cumberland
Dauphin County Food Administration
Strong Words From A Strong Man Of God
The Rev. Sam R. Leland, sent to Europe by the YMCA, among fifty aboard the Orsonia when torpedoed. On rescue by a British destroyer he asked if a man could resign YMCA service to enlist, and the secretary replied yes. A famous English bishop called the remark wholly justified under the circumstances.
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Sam R. Leland
Europe
Orsonia
Flour Confiscation and Fines for Unpatriotic Behavior
Austria Hungary native Tony Buha was fined ten dollars and forfeited 113 pounds of flour for holding excess ration supply and failing to limit purchases to 24 pounds. Donald McCormick, county food administrator, said such disloyalty would be punished and disclosed more hearings this week as officials investigate multiple cases. The flour and fine were donated to the Red Cross.
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Tony Buha
Herrstret
Austria- Hungary
America
Donald McCormick
Red Cross
McCormick
Buha
Buda
Food Administration
U S Gripped by Woe Pamphlets Dropped by Huns to Allies
Passengers aboard a French steamship report pamphlets dropped by German pilots along the Allied front. They describe the blockading of New York, raids on Boston and Atlantic City, and aerial bombardment of U S cities as far west as St Louis. Brooklyn residents are said to seek shelter in cellars.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
New York
Boston
Atlantic City
St. Louis
France
United States
Brooklyn
Two Lists of Casualties Include 13 Pennsylvanians
Washington reports Army casualty list with 97 names and Marine list with 19. Pennsylvanians include several killed in action and wounded, naming Privates Austin Beam Dunkle Myers Tunno Beck Hawkins Woods Healey Patterson Donahue Kite Smith among others.
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Washington
Gerland N. Austin
Mainesburg
Dewey
Beam
Johnstown
Elmer Dunkle
Wrightsville
Edward F. Myers
Joseph K. Kite
West Philadelphia
Herman I. Smith
Tyrone
All Stores to Close at Noon on Thursday for Summer
The city business section will shut nearly all stores at noon each Thursday starting this summer, through September. The merchants' committee of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce sanctioned the move, and most retail mercantile establishments are likely to observe the half holidays.
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Merchants’ Committee
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
Italian flyer Beracca found on enemy ground
At Austrian lines during the Italian advance on June 24, the body of Captain Beracca, Italy's famed aviator, was recovered after his plane went down in flames on June 21. His body was only slightly burned and the machine had been removed by the Austrians.
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Associated Press
Beracca
Italy
Italian Victory Declares Diaz as Austrians Repulsed
Rome reports General Diaz congratulates the army after repulsing Austrian forces with heavy losses. He warns local actions will continue and calls for renewed endurance for Italy, the king, and civilization as new trials approach.
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Associated Press
Rome
Diaz
Italy
City Powers Up For Park Plans and Viaduct Link
City Council unanimously approves a resolution by Commissioner Burtnett authorizing City Solicitor Fox to confer with the Board of Public Grounds and Buildings on Capitol Park extension and cooperation in development plans. The measure aims to inform the city of any action needed before work begins on a viaduct at State Street linking downtown to Allison Hill and other changes under consideration.
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Charles W. Burtnett
John E. Fox
Board of Public Grounds
Capitol Park
State Street
Ah City
Allison Hill
Thirteenth Street
Burtnett
Commonwealth of
Deserted brides recounts in Cumberland divorce court
In courtroom No 1 Mrs Zelda M Turner told Judge C V Henry a marriage on March 10 1915 ended with her husband deserting her on a Cumberland Maryland honeymoon after five days at a hotel. She and her father testified to the desertion while many peers faced similar separations amid rumors of infidelity and third persons.
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Cumberland
Zelda M. Turner
C. V.henry
Johnstown
Laura J. Miller
Isaac M. Miller
Edna Hill
Estella Wolfe
Edward Wolfe
Lizzie Toni
Anton Toni
Sarah J. Eveler
William A. Eveler
Roy M. Hatfield
Marie Hatfield
Lena Katz
Jacob W. Katz
Olive May Garner
Elmer B. Garner
Maggie Rupp
Charles F. Rupp
Irene BE
Zarker
William H. Zarker
John Heck, Jr
Anna Heck
Mabel B. McClellan
Charles W. McClellan
Josephine J. Kelley
William H. Kelley
Canadian Hospital Bombing Kills and Wounds Medical Staff
A Canadian hospital backing the British front in France was shelled by German forces last night. Several persons including doctors nurses and patients were killed or seriously wounded. The attack occurred at a site used for eighteen months by the Canadian Army Headquarters.
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Associated Press
France
Rev A L Taxis Offered Y M C A War Work Secretary
The Rev A L Taxis pastor of Olivet Presbyterian Church received an offer to become a Y M C A war work secretary via the Harrisburg Y M C A recruiting committee. He will contact headquarters and may depart within a week if arrangements are made, after obtaining his congregation's permission. The local committee plans a Fourth of July float. duties will be assigned by Chairman J William Bowman on the suggestion of General Secretary Reeves.
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J. William Bowman
Flavel Wright
Harrisburg
E. J. Stackpole
J. Bradley Markward
Association
Atlantic
American Bible Society
Ellis B. Oberholtzer
State Board of Motion Picture Censors
Robert Bagnell
France
Dr. Bagnell
A. L. Taxis
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Taxis
New York
Reeves
Oppressed of Germany and Austria to Organize Here For War
The Senate approved creating a volunteer slavic legion in the United States for service at the front. The unit would consist of oppressed races of Austria and Germany and was added to a 12 billion dollar army appropriation bill by unanimous vote, with Poles excluded due to a Polish army in France.
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Washington
United States
Austria
Germany
Senate
France
City to Close Pesthouse as Epidemic Subsides
City Health Officer J. M. J. Rau nick announced the smallpox hospital will likely close tomorrow as the last two patients are removed. Since opening a few months ago it housed numerous victims from the city Steelton Middletown and nearby communities until quarantine expired. Only one death occurred.
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J. M. J. Raunick
Steelton
Middletown
Allied Guns Push Austrian Forces Across Piave in Retreat
London reports the Austrians under Archduke Joseph and General Wurm are nearly surrounded and must surrender or be annihilated. Austrian losses reach 200000, with many divisions decimated. Italian cavalry push beyond the Piave’s eastern bank as British gunners shell the retreat.
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Piave
London
Rome
Exchange Telegraph Company
Giornale D'Italia
Archduke Joseph
Wurm
Paris
Secolo
Milan
Matin
Turin
Geneva
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