German Losses Out of Proportion to Slight Advance
Paris June 13 A French and Allied front report says German progress southwest of Soissons was slight and achieved at heavy cost. German forces crossed rivers near the Matz but were checked by French counterattacks. US Marines faced German pressure near Chateau Thierry as British and French lines held, with gains reported along the Marne sector and in Flanders. The article notes heavy fighting, numerous German divisions engaged, and continuing Allied efforts to halt the offensive in multiple sectors.
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Paris
Soissons
Aisne
Marne
Hava
United Press
Forest de Villera-Cotterets
Exchange Telegraph
Journal
Associated Press
Matz
Oise
Noyon
Compiegne
The
Courcelles
Antheull
Aronde
Osse
Ourscamp
Carlepont
Gue
Ribecourt
Compiegne Forest
Ambleny
St. Pierre-Aigle
Chateau Thierry
Flanders
Merris
Ypres
Cempeigne
Mell
3 Mery
Zalob
Bupones Minuet
Aisne Ete
Villere-Cotterets
Wp&k
Admiraltty
London
Beltish Wireless Service
Mery
Amiens
Somme
Ancre
Morlancourt
Steel Corporation Pays Enormous Tax
New York June 1. United States Steel Corporation announced a record tax payment of 293 466 900 dollars for the year. The payment is described as the largest for tax purposes ever made by any American corporation and likely in history.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Fielder Jones Quits St. Louis Americans Manager Switch
Fielder Jones resigns as manager of the St. Louis Americans. Jimmy Austin named temporary manager while Jones plans to pursue other baseball work. The move comes as St. Louis talks through the transition and Jones’s future in the league remains unclear.
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Fielder Jones
ST. Louis Americans
Louis
Louks
Henied
Seball
Jimmy Austin
Fragmentary World War I Report on German Boche Actions
A garbled United Press item recalls a June 13 encounter with German forces near Muntdidier. A doomed American commander died after an explosion while a German soldier moved a body toward an American post. the lieutenant guiding the scene survived.
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Ey United Press
Wen
Cape of & Boche
Ieee
Erican
Propaganda Attacks Wives of Soldiers Exposed
Chicago reports German propaganda aimed at undermining troop morale by accusing soldiers wives of disloyalty. A counterfeit letter circulated claiming a soldier’s wife was lured into infidelity, but investigators found no soldier author and traced the hoax to undermine morale amid loneliness and wartime strain.
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Chicago
Lils
Americans Halt Two German Attacks on the Marne Front
United Press reports on June 14 that American troops held a three mile front between Bouresches and Torcy, repelling two German thrusts, taking 60 prisoners including a captain, and inflicting heavy casualties. Bouresches bombardment and a fresh German division arrival are noted as factors in the evolving line.
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Lowell Mellett
United Press
Marne
Bouresches
Torchy
Belleau Wood
Eterpilly
America
United States
Marne River
Ine
Defense of coast cities planned with 4.7 inch anti air guns
Washington June 14 The war department disclosed the House appropriations committee is examining war department estimates for many 4.7 inch anti aircraft guns to defend Atlantic coast cities. Guns would guard harbors munition works and key centers including New York Philadelphia Boston and Baltimore with installations near Wall Street and Canadian districts. New submarine designs reportedly carry four seaplanes raising alarm over possible raids.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
House Appropriations Committee
Atlantic
Wall Street
Cananda
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Baltimore
Washington
Chenapene Bay
Fifty Carrranas Soldiers Killed by Bandits Near Durango
Reports from E Pago Texas dated June 13 state that fifty Carranza soldiers were killed by bandits led by Francisco Villa who attacked near Ban tayo pasquiero Durango. The raiders reportedly abducted eleven women passengers, mostly girls, and took them into the mountains.
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E! Pago
Tex
Francisco Villa
Andro & Traip
Bantayo
Pasquiero
Durango
Missing American airman Baer in German lines
June 10 World report that Lieutenant Paul Prenk Baer, an American aviator, has been missing since May. It is unclear if he was killed or captured by German forces.
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U. 6
Worls
Paul Prenk / Baer
Misslince May
American Army Ready to Make Greater Sacrifice in War
London dispatch reports the Daily Mail correspondent saying the American army is prepared to join France and Britain with greater sacrifice if needed. He notes regrets that more trained Americans are not available and praises the US for its spirit and willingness to endure hardship in the war effort.
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London
Mot
Aimerican
France
Red States
United States
Will Ask Congress to Raise Draft Age
United Press reports the War Department will seek changes to the draft law to include men aged 18 to 45 or 49, aiming to align with Britain and facilitate inter allied draft treaties. Proposals include educating the public on raising draft ages and training younger recruits for immediate use or for non combat roles as needed.
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United Press
Washington, D.C
War Department
Britain
Marshal Crowder
Kahn
House Military Committee
Senate Foreign Relaions
Great Britain
Canada
United States
American Army May Be Sent to Russia
United Press reports President and Cabinet aim to send aid or troops to Russia under Russian American leadership. Plan envisions using enemy ships to move some American troops with Russians and allied forces, though no large expedition, with July 4 target of 10 000 men, and contingency to cut pace as supplies allow.
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Russia
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Washington, D. C
Conntry
United States
Europe
France
Baker
Ordnance Plant Expanded for Increased Production
Washington D C June 14 The Midvale Steel company will extend its plant near Philadelphia under a government agreement to greatly boost ordnance production facilities The War department gave no formal statement but it is understood the plan involves a large expansion possibly creating an additional plant and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars to significantly improve output
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Washington, D. C
Midvale Steel Company
Philadelphia
War Department
United States Steel Company
Ordnance
Neville Island
Pittsburg
Oridrmance
Harvest Work Force Reaches Kansas Quota
Topeka June 14 Kansas completed recruiting 40,000 harvest workers. A 54,000 quota was met by government and municipal groups. Thirty thousand volunteers filled labor bureaus statewide with women to farm kitchens and men placed where needed. Wages average about 45 cents per hour. Harvest area extends northward over 6,260,000 acres.
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Topeka
Kan
Kanaas
Logan
Compiegne Evacuated as Civil Population Flees
On June 13 the civilian evacuation at Compiegne was completed and announced. Thousands of refugees arrive on special trains as the city is emptied amid advancing military operations.
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Compiegne
Wan Y
Will Hear Disputes Between Employes and Sourdene
In Washington D C June the national war board will hear disputes between railway employes and Sourdene over arrests in Chicago Newark Paterson Portland and elsewhere as part of wartime labor mediation efforts.
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Washington, D. C
the. Pulea
Chicago
Newark
Patapropenion
Portland
Ore
Ula
National War Board
OWA Freight Rate Increase Suspen ded
The suspension applies to freight rates slated for June 25 under McAdoo’s general increase after a Des Moines conference. Sioux City traffic leaders and a protesting estate committee urged a Washington hearing on modifications, opposing a fixed minimum, extra flat charge, and other Western classification changes. The group argues the rates are arbitrary and beyond federal railroad control.
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McAdoo
J. Haynes
Sioux City
Iawa
Rigid inspection of ship's passengers
An Atlantic port on June 14 reports the Holland American liner Niguw Rotterdam arriving yesterday. British and American inspectors with health service physicians and intelligence officers searched more than 160 passengers aboard the ship for wartime entry compliance.
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Atlantic
Uley
America
Austria in peril as new rebel surge spreads unrest
Stockholm dispatch reports Austria Hungary facing a fresh rebel wave amid food shortages and political strain. Austrian authorities threaten repression as Serbs Croats and Slovaks push for independence while Bohemia demands self rule and the Reichsrat tightens controls to quell unrest.
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British Admiralty Par Wireless Press
Austrian Men's’ Democratic League
Austria-Hungary
Nonpartisans in Line to Win in Primary Push
Washington reports that Nonpartisan League forces expect heavy margins in Minnesota and North Dakota primaries. Congressman Maer of North Dakota claims strong speeches and predicts victory for league candidates, with Lindberg slated for governor over Marnquist next Monday by a large margin. Hauer blasts grain profiteers as the campaign tightens. Strempting to point the league act lateral to hide the real name.
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Washington
D. C
Jonett
Minpedoon
Nonpartisan League
Vnte
Maer
North Dakota
Minnesota
S| Paul
Lindberg
Marnquist
Hauer
League
Enlarge War Plant At Indian Head and Nearby Grounds
Washington June 13 The naval proving grounds at Indian Head Maryland and the auxiliary proving ground across the Mulamaec river into Virginia were set to 2,200 acres under contract with the secretary of the navy, expanding military coordination and site operations.
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Washington, D. C
Naval Proving Grounds
Indian Head
Mulumaec River
Virginia
Wileon
Soie
Secretary of the Navy
Lambe Heads Medicos in Chicago Victory Over Admirer
Alexander Lambert presided as head of Medicos in Chicago where the team defeated Admirer Wf fialand 60 to 67 in a Navy surgeon general led match presented today.
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Medicos
Chicago
Alexander Lambert
Bush
Mearhoaa Oh
Wf Fialand
Ergeon
Navy
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