Italians Gain Ground Along Piave Front In Storm Offensive
Italian forces counter attacked along the Piave river driving Austrians from the west bank and pushing back detachments toward Venice. They regain Capo Sile and territory between Zenson and the Fossetta canal while Austrians are confined west of the Sile canal with heavy losses reported.
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United Press
London
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Grasshoppers Rampant In Southwest Iowa Crops Threaten
A report from state entomologist B. L. Webster to H. J. Metcalf notes large grasshopper swarms in Adair Adair Cass Union Decatur and Page counties. They are eating oat heads and, if not controlled soon, promise substantial damage. Local workers may gain employment in southern Iowa to help control the infestation.
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B. L. Webster
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Cass
Union
Decatur
Page
Webster
Brazil to Celebrate Independence Day Parade
Rio Janeiro June 20 The military and naval forces of Brazil will parade July 4 in honor of America's Independence Day.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
America
Kaiser’s Sister Accused Plotter in Swiss Intrigue
Report claims former Queen Sophia of Greece, sister to the Kaiser, plotted to disrupt wartime governments from Switzerland. The scheme is said to align with Wilhelm’s aims to influence Holland and undermine Allied prosecutions.
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Greece
Switzerland
Germany
Wilhelm
Holland
Wilhelmina
Hunger Offensive Reported From Austrian Front
Italian Army headquarters report that Austria's drive against Italy is a hunger offensive. Prisoners from Field Marshal Moetsendorfft to regimental commanders describe scarce food, thin troops, and black bread made from rye straw and potatoes.
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Associated Press
Alatria
Italy
Conrad von Moetsendorfft
Archduke Charles
Government Licenses Stock Yards and Dealers Nationwide
President Wilson ordered all stock yards and related dealers in the United States to obtain federal licenses by July 26 1918. The proclamation covers commission men order buyers traders speculators and scalpers handling live cattle sheep swine or goats within stockyards and authorizes the agriculture secretary to enforce the licensing program.
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United States
Wilson
Food Administration
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Woodrow Wilson
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Congress
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Law Department
United States Food Administration
Aet
Komit failure of U boat campaign
London reports quote from Captain Persius of the Berliner Tageblatt. He argues U boat warfare fails against improving enemy defenses and vessels, noting rising effectiveness of anti submarine measures and that the enemy can defend against tonnage needs for a long time. He says underestimation of enemy resources was a recurring mistake.
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London
Persius
Berliner Tageblatt, Says
Rotterdam
Daily Telegraph
Josgen
Former Villa agent Sommerfield arrested in New York
Wells A. Sommerfield a former mining engineer and alleged U S agent for the Villa government is jailed in New York after a night arrest at Motel Astor. Justice official De Wooly says Sommerfield had been under surveillance but cites no reason for the detention.
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Mexico
United States
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Francisco Villa
Mexie
Astorant
Charles F. de Wooly
Department of Justice Bureau
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Tuerta
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Sommerfield
Flore Anid
Alexiou
Refuse to Reopen Express Rate Case Denies 10 Percent Increase
Washington June 1 The Interstate Commerce Commission declines to reopen the express rate case. It refuses to consider a 10 percent rate increase proposed by leading carriers, but 16 percent rises were denied without explanation. The commission plans a decision in a few days.
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Washington
Emer
36,000 Jackies at the Great Lakes report unclear
Readable text mentions 36,000 jackies at the Great Lakes and a 4,000 class, with plots sent to some location. Sentences are fragmentary and lack clear events or dates.
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Great Lakes
Strike Enters Curtis Plant As 200 Machinists Walk Out
Buffalo June 21 A labor strike began at Curtis Aeroplane and Motor plant with 200 machinists quitting at 1 oclock. Wages and eight hour day demands tied to reinstatement of discharged workers. James H Kepperies met the men this morning as union official Andrew J McNamara said the walkout followed a vote by 800 workers. The strike could trigger further action at other Curtis locations.
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Curtis Aeroplane & Motor Corporation
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General Ranger
Navy
Andrew J. McNamara
Washington
International Association of Machinists
American Federation of Labour
McNumara
Howe
Women of Benmark Demand More Food
June 21 Vopetthagen protesters demand bread and butter as government food regulation limits rise. A deputation meets the home corolayy to press for greater allowances and relief for women marchers.
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Benmark
Vopetthagen
Hoover to Visit Britain for Two-Week Stay
London reports Herbert C. Hoover will be the guest of Brigland for two weeks. The former American food leader will honor a visit amid wartime relations and postwar relief efforts.
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London
Herbert C. Hoover
Pemelor
German Papers Say Kaiser Deceived Them
German papers especially liberal organs denounce Kaiser Wilhelm's recent speech at General Headquarters marking ten years of rule. They accuse him of hiding the true start of the war to force German supremacy and say he has made war for that purpose.
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Washington
Kaiser Wilhelm
General Headquarters
German Empire
Frankfurter Aeitung
Gas Attack by Americans Repels German Raids
American forces in Lorralne report a first all American gas projector attack. German positions in Bois de Montmare near Flirey were drenched with gas and subjected to shelling. German counterfire failed to break American lines as a heavy bombardment raged with gas and shrapnel.
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United Press
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iMontmare Wood
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Demand for New War Time Coins Grows
Washington reports a rising demand across the country for new coinage to aid wartime payments. Letters to Congress and the Treasury urge 2% and 12% cent pieces and a 2 cent piece for small purchases, with potential increases in many goods. Secretary McAdoo and Mint Director Hindor caution that urgent need has not yet emerged to justify changes.
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American Airmen to Fight with Italians
Washington June 21 The Escadrille of American aviators trained in Italy set out today for the Italian front and will join Italian forces upon arrival. The group is accompanied by Captain La Guardia who has spent several months in Italy.
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Tueaday
Piave
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la Guardia
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Hold Irish Leaders Edged by Arrests and Warnings
Melbourne reports leaders of the Irish republican brotherhood faced suppression as authorities warned of armed action. Clashes and arrests ripple through the movement as police move to curb militant activity.
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Melbourne
Irish republican = brotherhood
Trias
SWORD USED TO PUT END TO UPRISING
Vienna bread riots force cavalry dispatches and bakery plunder as food shortages trigger protests across Europe. Reports from Amsterdam London and Stockholm note demands for relief and faster peace, with Vienna council urging swift general peace.
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A& Dispatch
Vienna
Labor Council
Autocracy Blown By Janitors Demand Change
A confusing note reports janitors, managers, and tenants facing a shift in responsibility for office cleanliness as a convention approaches. The text mentions joint duties and departures surrounding the cleaning role.
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