Allied troops hold gains on Marne front amid German counter
Reports from Washington and Paris describe American forces with British and French cooperation holding and expanding lines near Chateau Thierry and Bellau Wood. Marines press northwest of Chateau Thierry capturing two German minenwerfers, while Germans regroup around Cantigny and Montdidier amid quiet fronts and submarine jitters.
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Marne
Chateau Thierry
Vinly
Juscairres
Bellau
Bouresches
Washington
Pershing
Picardy
Teutons
Bellau Wood
West Montdidier
Cantigny
Federal Shipping Board
Bellanwood
Teuton
Chateau Thierry- Villers Cotterets
von Buelow
Torcy Bouresches
London
Neuville
Vitasse
Nivendy
Lena
Labassa
War Department
Paris
War talk and frontline updates from June across Europe
Reports from Washington Paris and London describe fierce fighting from Montdidier to the Aisne with French and British forces advancing and German counterattacks. Daily civilian evacuations, tank use, and prisoner tallies accompany updates on the Montdidier Oise front and broader Allied efforts.
Submarine Warfare Reports and Allied Reassurances
Reports from London and Washington describe Allied efforts against German submarines near American coasts. The Pinar Del Rio was sunk off Maryland with 17 missing and 16 survivors. A British steamship Keemum was torpedoed but later said to have arrived safely.
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London
Red Cross
Joseph Warring
Baltimore
America
Europe
Daniels
the Times
Washington
Pinar del Rio
Maryland
Virginia
New York
Atlantic
Keemum
Treason Indictments Hit Two Buffalo Politicians
Jeremiah A. O'Leary and J. T. Ryan, Buffalo politicians, were indicted for treason on June 8 for allegedly aiding Germany.
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New York
Jeremiah A. O’leary
J. T. Ryan
Buffalo
Germany
Seventeen French Orphans Adopted by Local Residents
Seventeen fatherless French children have been cared for by residents in two weeks with funding for thirteen of them sent for a year by Mrs. R. Peck, chairwoman of the local committee. Money for the remaining four will be dispatched by the next mail. Credit is given to Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Frank Dawson, and Miss M. Hally for organizing the effort, with numerous subscribers listed in support.
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R. Peck
Peck
Frank Dawson
M. Hally
A. Chittick
John Novak
H. Little
A. D. Currie
H.R. Moore
A. J. Weir
C. Anthonison
O. M. Anderson
L. C. Thornton
E. W. Dickson
T. N. Turner
Harry P. Sheppard
Elizabeth Sandberg
Cable suspension bridge completed at Discover
Claude Baker Ira F. Wood and Mrs C J Peck announce a new cable suspension bridge over Otter Creek in Discover. The 156 foot wide creek required a structure modeled on US Army suspension bridges. Richardson and Ward supervised construction funded by public subscription.
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Claude Baker
Ira F. Wood
Mrs. C. J. Peck
Discover
Otter
Richardson and
Ward
Scharschmidt Tops Mesopotamia Mission for Royal Engineers
Vancouver May 24 Dr P Scharschmidt former superintendent of the White Pass fleet of river steamers will join the Inland Waterways and Docks Section of the Royal Engineers to aid British forces opposing the Turks by providing river transport expertise from the North.
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Vancouver
B. C
P. Scharschmidt
White Pass
Mesopotamia
Inland Waterways and Docks
Royal Engineers
Fisherman Steve Resch Plans River Trip Downstream
Steve Resch, once running a local dog farm near the town’s slaughterhouse, traveled down river last Sunday with Andreofsky to try fishing. Whitehorse, June 11. Lake Le Barge remains closed to navigation due to ice jam at the lake’s foot. Job printing available at Pioneer office.
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Steve Resch
Andreofsky
Whitehorse
V. T
le Barge
Washington plans and wartime tax drive outlined
Secretary McAdoo urges raising 8 billion dollars via taxes for the coming fiscal year with heavy wartime levies on profits and incomes. Navy reports say submarine threat remains, while the president acts to avert a telegraphers strike. Selective service registrants from 1918 may enlist in Navy or Marine Corps per Gen. Crowder. The Riley Investment dredge halted for a week due to thawed ground, with partial thaw enabling restart.
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Washington
McAdoo
Navy
Marine Corps
Crowder
Michigan Dope for Mosquitoes and Gnats
A historical notice credits J. W. Farrel with supplying a chemical dope used to kill mosquitoes and gnats, reflecting local pest control practices of the era.
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Michigan
J. W. Farrel
Newport shaken by explosion near Virginia capes
A heavy explosion at sea near the Virginia capes rattled Newport I S. Two men, Mike Ross and Pete Masich, were harvesting wood 40 miles above the power plant when they found a bear carcass and related meat purchases. Work delivering 5000 cords to Discovery is paused due to low creek water. 4000 cords go to Riley Investment and the rest to Beaton & Donnelley. Also a French merchant vessel reported a sub encounter off the capes with a nearby firefight.
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Mike Ross
Pete Masich
Iditarod
Riley Investment Company
Beaton & Donnelley
Discovery residents fund road to town center upgrade
Contributions from Discovery residents support finishing the government road project to reach the town and extend along the main street. For sale notice bids on an Iditarod bakery building with a bakeoven, contact G. Wada.
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Discovery
Iditarod Bakery Building
Fing Bakeoven
Wada
America’s War Toll in June Casualty Report Totals
Washington reports General Pershing noting 108 casualties with 40 killed or died of wounds and 52 wounded, plus three in aero plane accidents. June 11 adds 130 casualties with 20 killed or died of wounds and 91 wounded, followed by June 13 figures of 188 casualties and 28 killed or died of wounds. June 14 shows marine losses in France at 62 with 14 killed or died of wounds and 43 wounded severely.
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Washington
America
France
American Alliance For Labor and Democracy
St. Paul
Summer mail arrives by water trail on Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf launched last Saturday at 1 30 and carried the first summer mail along the water trail. The same boat departed port Thursday at 1 to meet the inbound mail.
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Water Trail
Sea Wolf
Fred Smith Augments Force on Hard Luck Gulch
Fred Smith, operating on Hard Luck Gulch, expands his workforce from four to ten men, signaling a surge in activity or project scope in the area.
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Fred Smith
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Matz
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Somme
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Morris
Berlin
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Reichstag
Foch
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Tyrol
Pioneer Office
Washington News
Newport
Virginia Capes
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