French Counter Attack Halts German Advance Near Compiègne
French forces counter attacked along a front from Ambleny to St Pierre Aigle, halting a German crossing of the Matz and driving them back to the north bank of the Oise. German gains were limited to under a mile on a three mile front as British and French troops adjust positions near Ypres and Gerris.
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Matz River
Oise
Noyon
Compeigne
Vourcelles
Antheuil
Aronde River
Matz
O Se
The
Soissons
Campeign Forest
Flanders
Gerris
Ypres
Paris
War Office
Getleman Farmer Finishes Cropping for Present Year
High Point reports Coke Harris, a gentle man farmer, has returned from Randolph county after helping his paternal ancestor harvest. Harris, usually selling High Point goods in eastern states, helped due to farm labor shortages and predicted a bountiful, high quality paternal crop.
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High Point
Coke Harris
Randolph County
Mr. Harris
Harrs
Pater Harris
Soldier uses gun to rob pawnshop in Spartanburg
An unknown soldier robbed R Skalowski pawnshop on East Main Street in Spartanburg amid the business district. He bound and gagged the clerk, forced a manager to be handcuffed, emptied the safe of about $150 and at least one ring, and ignored diamonds worth around $4 000 in window trays. Military and civilian police investigate.
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Spartanburg
S. C
R. Skalowski
East Main Street
Dollar Day observance planned in High Point June 29
Retail Merchants Association of High Point announces a Dollar Day on June 29 with all affiliated stores offering special dollar values. A publicity drive will visit Thomasville, Denton, Ashboro, Randleman, Ramseur, Groometown and nearby towns to attract a large out of town crowd and boost buying power.
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High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Ashboro
Randleman
Ramseur
Groometown
American Steamship Alcor Runs Aground Off Nova Scotia
In fog, the American steamer Alcor of 8,500 tons, Captain Becker, en route from a New England port to a trans Atlantic port, ran ashore on the southern Nova Scotia coast. The vessel is breaking up but all 35 crew members were saved.
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Alcor
Becker
New England
Nova Scotia
Marine Department
Surgeon Extracts Shrapnel From Soldier’s Heart
A one seventh ounce piece of shrapnel was removed from the anterior heart wall of a British soldier at a London hospital. The patient was warned the operation could be fatal. Awakening from anesthesia he felt reborn and declared himself a new man.
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London
Troops on Chateau Thierry Battlefront
Troops along the Chateau Thierry front report ongoing combat as Allied forces press the line. Skirmishes intensify with artillery exchanges and minimal strategic shifts observed through the week.
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Chateau Thierry
Marines Take Belleau Wood. Germans Quit Run for Safety
With American artillery driving the assault, U S Marines cleared Belleau Wood northwest of Chateau Thierry and took about 400 prisoners. German captives said they feared torture but hoped to live in the United States after the war, and predicted the war would end next fall.
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France
Associated Press
Belleau Wood
Chateau Thierry
United States
Germany
Germany to Withdraw Russian Troops for Western Front
According to Maxim Gorky’s Petrograd paper cited by a Stockholm correspondent, Germany plans to redeploy most troops from Russia to the western front. A dispatch attributed to General Falkenhayn claims battles there are critical and decisive, requiring a concentration of enormous forces to ensure victory and end the war.
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London
Germany
Russia
Maxim Gorky
Petrograd
Daily News
Stockholm
Falkenhayn
Formre
Prominent Guilford County Resident J Van Lindley Dies
Greensboro news briefs report the death of J Van Lindley at his Pomona home after illness. He leaves a widow and two grown children, incl Paul Lindley in Greensboro. Lindley founded J Van Lindley company a leading nursery and florist. owned estates in Florida and Moore County. gifted land for a public park. resigned from Guilford County School Board for health reasons. Funeral set for 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Greensboro
J. van Lindley
Pomona
Paul Lindley
Guilford County
South
Florida
Board of Education
Dred’ Peacock
Moore County
Pinehurst
Lindley
Aerial Instructor Killed in Plane Crash at Ellington Range
Houston June 13 An airplane fell at San Leon aerial gunnery range near Ellington field killing First Lieutenant Roger Montgomery of Tunica Mississippi, an aerial gunnery instructor. Pilot Second Lieutenant William H Hartline was slightly bruised.
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Houston
Tex
San Leon
Ellington Field
Roger Montgomery
Tunica, Miss
William H. Hartline
Peace Wanted by Hon People Peace Wanted by Hon People
Allied countries seek peace with honored parties as tensions ease. Officials in multiple nations urge swift negotiations to end hostilities and restore stability. Diplomatic teams prepare talks aimed at creating lasting settlement and security assurances.
Poor Folk Suffer If War Continues Much Longer
Private letters from Germany reported by wireless press describe severe hunger among the poor as the war drags on. A Berlin writer urges peace, fearing riots among the masses while the rich stockpile food and the hungry face starvation.
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London
British Admiralty
Wireless
Germany
Berlin
Germany Starving While Furthering the Offensive
Paris reports that Germany on the western front continues the attack while suffering extreme famine. An article in Berlin’s Arbeiter Zeitun gdetails six children starving to death in Seinfert Orphanage Thuringia, where inmates looted the ruinous facility as officials found skeletal remains. Professor Hein in Munich warns of harsher weeks ahead and possible wheat supply paralysis.
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Paris
Germany
Echoe de Paris
Berlin
Arbeiter.Zeitung
Seinfert
Thuringia
Hein
Munich
Southern starts general cleanup in High Point
The Northern Railway company agreed to remove old crossties from city limits to improve appearances and to oil the right of way to stop dust. City Manager Murphy led the effort and railroad officials pledged cooperation, aiming to spur a city wide clean up and beautification movement.
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Northern Railway Company
High Point
Murphy
War slang grows abroad as ships are bumped in conflict
A YMCA secretary overseas notes a new slang from the war saying a ship is bumped when torpedoed. He explains the term appears in England and reflects the harsher realities of naval warfare.
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England
Cycling Pioneer Dr. Schollick Dies at 83
London reports the death of Dr. T. J. Schollick a cycling pioneer aged 83 in Streatham. He once used a 145 pound wooden tricycle to make professional calls as a doctor in Guildford many years ago.
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London
T. J. Schollick
Streatham
Guildford
North Carolina Sets Sugar Sale Limits and Records
Retail and wholesale merchants must keep detailed records of every sugar sale. Town customers face a two pound limit, country customers five pounds, with 25 pounds allowed for canning only on certificates. Violations will be dealt with, as records will align with state shipment logs under Food Administrator Page.
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North Carolina
Food Administration
Page
L. J. Ingram
High Point Township
Odd Fellows Orphans to Sing in This City
Class of orphan children from the Odd Fellows home in Goldsboro will visit High Point to give a concert at the high school auditorium on Friday June 21. Officers of Repon No 63 announced the annual event which draws both Odd Fellows and the public. The children are well trained and deliver a pleasing performance.
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ODD Fellows
Odd Fellows Home
Goldsboro
Four North Carolinians Hurt in Recent Engagements
Washington reports 188 names on the casualty list with 19 killed in action and 9 dying of wounds. The list names severely wounded Private Henry T. Burch of Walstonburg, N C. William B. Grubbs of Germantown, N C. Samuel M. Rodges of Concord, N C. Linvie R. Pate of Rockingham, N C.
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Washington
Cation
Henry T. Burch
Walstonburg
N. C
William B. Grubbs
Germantown
Samuel M. Rodges
Concord
Linvie R. Pate
Rockingham, N. C
Elks To Observe Flag Day At West Broad Lodge
The High Point lodge of the Benevolent and Patriotic Order of Elks will hold flag day exercises on West Broad Street tomorrow evening. Flag day is observed nationwide on June 14. A patriotic program is planned with short speeches and patriotic music, and attendance of every lodge member is anticipated.
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High Point Lodge
Benevolent and Patriotic Order of Elks
West Broad Street
The
Elks
Slight Advance Noted On Cotton Market
New York June 13 The cotton market opened steady with a small rise for July. Prices showed an overall decline of eight to 11 points due to overnight selling and favorable weather news. Liverpool sold new crop deliveries while buying July and other contracts, with commission houses showing initial demand that faded after early gains. Quotes: July 52.85, October 23.77, December 23.35, January 23.24, March 23.22.
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New York
Liverpool
French Strike Blows Hit at Enemy in War Front
French forces strike at the enemy as the Blue Devils report heavy action on the front. Details remain sparse but indicate intensified operations and expected Allied pressure.
French Break German Attacks on Marne Front
Paris reports heavy fighting along the Marne front with French troops countering German assaults from Bouresches to Belleau Wood. American forces repelled a violent German push, inflicting serious losses and holding gains despite German footholds near Couvren and Spierre Aigle.
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Bouresches
Belleau Wood
Marne
Couvren
Spierre-Aigle
Baptist revival ends at West End Church after ten days
The West End Baptist revival led by Dr. J. C. Owen of Asheville ends after ten days with a baptismal service. About 0 professed faith and 19 were added to the church. Owen’s preaching pleased locals who feel the community is revived. He must attend the Mountain School educational conference at Ridgecrest and will speak at the State B Y P U convention in Winston Salem.
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West End Church
J. C. Owen
Asheville
West End Baptist Church
Owen
Mountain School
Southern Baptist Convent
Ridgecrest
Winston-Salem
Red Cross Thankful For Gift Of Taxes
High Point Red Cross officials express sincere thanks to local chautauqua officials and patrons for turning the amusement tax collected on tickets into Red Cross funds. After Internal Revenue’s ruling that the tax did not apply, $150.10 was donated to the Red Cross treasury.
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High Point Chapter
American Red Cross
Instituton
Internal Revenue
Roper
Fred N. Tate
Chautauqua Committee
Red Cross
Red Cross Treasury
Not Enough Kitchens in England Kitchen Initiative
London on June 13 reports parliamentary secretary Mr. Clyne stating there are not enough national kitchens. He praises sanitary, nonprofit meal preparation as exemplified by a Stoke Newington project and other sites as best meals lately.
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London
Stoke Newington
Clyne
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Ambleny
Ourscamp
Carlepont
Laigue
Ribecourt
Getleman
Merchants’ Association of City
Canadian
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Southern
Raleigh
Atlantic
Broad Street
Bank of
Attack of ‘‘Blue Devils
Marne Front
U S
Aisne
Vollers Cotteret
Cutry
Chautauqua
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