Civilian Evacuation Campaign Completed Near Arras
The report notes no new German attacks on June 13 as American forces hold the western flank and center along the Marne. Civilians evacuated from Compeign near Arras arrived in Paris by special trains. refugees join the broader Allied effort amid fierce fighting. Garrisoned towns report heavy casualties for Germans while British raids and Franco American actions push back German advances, with messages of support between leaders emphasizing victory and liberty.
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Bovresches Torey
Haig
London War Office
Erations
Flanders
Compeign
Arras
Trek Wood
Aisne
Villes-Cotterets
Coevres
St. Pierre Sigie
Seniors of Los Angeles Graduate in Crowded HS Night
A large crowd filled the High School Auditorium for the 1918 Class graduation. The event featured Easter decor, a Girl Choir, and musical numbers from Dease and Paul Bites. Salutatorian Miss Caroline Nissen urged service during wartime, touching on poultry, gardening, retail work, and Red Cross aid, followed by remarks from Hon. P. Arnold.
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Red Cross
Bryan's Dry Army Aims to Doom Old Booze by Congress
Washington June 13. Senate faces pressure from Prohibitionists and suffragists as Bryan leads nationwide dry movement. Anti-Saloon League backing Bryan seeks an amendment to the Form Survey Bill to ban alcohol during wartime. Hoover opposes Randall and Jones measures but supports a total beer and wine prohibition via new legislation.
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Greek man shot by neighbor in midday homicide
Andrew George a Greek employed at a Union Pacific area home was shot three times in the heart this noon by Havre Venters. Venters surrendered at the county courthouse claiming self defense amid unclear motives tied to alleged indecent conduct at George’s house. Coroner and preliminary hearing slated. George’s widow is prostrate.
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Union Pacific Railroad
George
Venters
Miles
Wenders
Marshal Davidson
George House
Second and
Kearney Streets
Venders
Justice of the Peace
M. N. Grant
Johnson
Cheery letters to boost morale among U S soldiers
Washington reports that cheerful home letters with photos can ease loneliness and reduce shell shock among troops abroad. W Frank Persons, director of Civilian Relief for the Red Cross, urges Americans to support home front letter writing and to keep soldiers in daily touch with American life through the Home Service.
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Amar
Allies consider policy shift on Siberia as US weighs assent
Washington reports intensified Allied and American diplomacy over Siberia as Austrian and German prisoners allegedly march with Bolshevik forces in Siberia. Officials question the numbers and lack full confirmation of Semenoff’s defeat while hinting at possible changes in policy if Russia’s situation shifts. President Wilson’s stance remains unsettled as officials recall the conditional reply to Japan.
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Siberia
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Japan
Siberian
Russia
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New York
United States
German American Failed the Kaiser
The Hague reports the dissolution of the German American Association and criticizes German Americans for not showing stronger anti American sentiment before the United States entered the war. Viktor Ottmann notes German Americans are American citizens loyal to the flag, urging more pro German propaganda before spring 1917.
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