Yankees Take Cantigny Hold After Fierce Attack
Allied and American forces launched a major assault near Cantigny, France, capturing the town and holding the position against German counterattacks. Reports say American troops and French and British commands fought alongside reserves, with heavy enemy losses noted as the battle intensified along the Soissons and Rheims fronts.
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Attac
Picardy
Teutons
Washington
Pershing
Flanders
Soissons
Cantigny
Germany
Berlin
France
Cant
Paris
Forest of Pinion
Rheims
Champaigne-Weeve
Meuse
Chambrette
Foch
French War Office
Vesle
Aisne Canal
Echo de Paris
Aisne
War Office
Veselly
Premier Clemenceau
M. Clemenceau
Ailette
Marne
Thillois
Locre
Vogtmeezeele
Amiens
Dickebusch
Ypres
London
Villiers-Bretonneaux
Albert
Festubert
Clarance
Draft Bill Aims at Older Volunteers for Army
Washington reports Secretary Baker sent Congress a bill to raise voluntary enlistment age from 40 to 55, with over 40s assigned to non combatant service. German offensives threaten Paris and allied lines endure stiff fighting near Rheims Soissons and Ypres as British French forces counterattack.
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Washington
Baker
Congress
Fereentredenvis
Lacharmel
Marne
Soissons
Rheims
Paris
France
Thermans
War-Fund Drive Update From Iditarod Chapter
The Iditarod chapter clarifies war fund handling and distributions. It states no subscription portions will be kept locally, funds to relieve suffering and aid at the front, and remittances totaling 4,368.75 dollars on hand will be sent by the first mail to support the Second War-Fund Drive.
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Red Cross of
Seattle
United States
Russian War News Fragments Highlight Prisoners and Mutinies
Reports from Moscow and Washington detail massive POW invalids in Germany and Austria, Ukrainian peasant resistance to German requisitions, inoculation accusations against Austria, a mutinous German division at Dvinsk with executions, and June draft calls with expected American troop action in France.
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Moscow
Germany
Austria
Ukraine
Washington
Corfu
Serbia
Dvinsk
State Department
Washington News
France
America’s War Toll Reported With Casualty Totals
Report shows casualties by date including May 25 and May 30 figures. On May 25, 8 killed or died of wounds and 12 wounded. total 23. May 30 updates list 21 killed or died of wounds and 23 wounded. Figures current as of May 24 from Washington.
Mrs Al Stuhr Convalesces After Otter Creek Scalding
Mrs Al Stuhr, badly scalded on Otter creek last week, was moved to Behla hospital last Saturday and is now convalescing.
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al Stuhr
Otter Creek
Behla Hospital
Louisiana First to Refuse Federal Prohibition Amendment
Baton Rouge reports Louisiana becomes the first state to vote wet by refusing to ratify the Federal prohibition amendment. The decision marks a pivotal shift in the nationwide alcohol policy landscape.
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Baton Rouge, la
Louisiana
La Follette Laughs Last in AP Misquote Admission
The Associated Press apologizes for misquoting Senator Robert M. La Follette in his St. Paul speech, acknowledging the error and vowing to do justice to the Wisconsin statesman. A Rome dispatch reports Premier Orlando leaving for the Italian battle front. Michigan reports a new mosquito and gnat control product from J. W. Farrell.
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New York
Associated Press
Robert M. LaFollette
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Senator la Follette
Rome
Orlando
Fatherless Children of France Support Drive Endsure
Citizens urged to sponsor a year of aid for an orphan in France at 36.50 dollars per year via Mrs. Peck. Call at Peck's store for details. Several children in Flat have already been taken in by local residents.
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Fiat
France
Peck
Flat
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Laibach Grats
Prague
Netherlands
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Russia
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America
John
LA Follette
Michigan
J. W. Farrell
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