Germans Reach Marne Objective Amid French Counterattacks
Washington reports General March says Germany has reached its current objective at the Marne and may dig in for a Paris drive. French counterattacks near Soissons and Chateau Thierry regain ground, with hundreds of prisoners taken. Other dispatches note intensified German artillery near Amiens and Albert, and U.S. forces blew up 32 enemy dugouts and a bridge while casualty lists show 57 names for June 1.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Military Committee
War Department
General March
Marne
Paris
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Chateau Thiery
War Office
Verneal
Education draft call targets grammar school registrants
A June 1 notice from Provost Marshal General Crowder calls 24 674 grammar school educated registrants to be sent to special training schools drawn from 56 states. Meanwhile the Pullman Co. plans a sudden fare rise, increasing the overnight minimum berth rate from 1 50 to 2 00 with few other rate changes.
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Associated Press
Washington
General Crowder
Pullman Company
Railroad Admin Plans More Schedule Reductions
Washington June 1 The railroad administration contemplates further reduction of passenger train schedules between Omaha Kansas City St Paul and Minneapolis to save about a million train miles per year.
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Washington
Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Railroad Administration
War time lid on Asheville billiard halls and bowling
Asheville North Carolina June 1 authorities close all billiard halls bowling alleys and similar amusements to divert energy into essential war industry. The lid will be kept on for the duration of the war.
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Asheville
N. C
Service Flag at Louisiana State University Dedication
In Baton Rouge on June 1 LSU dedicated a service flag bearing 600 stars to honor students and alumni who have entered the national service. Governor Ruffin G. Pleasant, as alumni federation president, delivered the principal address.
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Tuton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Ruffin G. Fleasant
Alumni Federation
St Louis Raises Streetcar Fare to Six Cents
St Louis Missouri June 1 Patrons of the street railway pay the first six cent fare today after the State Public Service Commission granted United Railways Company the right to raise the fare to six cents for one year. At year end the company must show cause to make the order permanent.
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St. Louis, Moc
St. Louis Street Railway
United Railways Company
State Public Service Commission
Rose Stokes Sentenced Ten Years for Espionage Acts
Mrs Rose Stokes of New York was sentenced to ten years in the Missouri state penitentiary on each of three counts of violating the espionage act. Federal Judge Valkenburg ruled the sentences would run concurrently and no fine would be imposed.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Rose Stokes
New York
Missouri State Penitentiary
Valkenburg
Great concert to boost war savings at Polo Grounds
Ten thousand voices will sing Mendelssohn's Eirjah at the Polo Grounds in New York on June 2. Lieut. John Philip Sousa will direct the oratorio, aided by a naval band of 200 pieces. Proceeds will fund the War Savings Stamp campaign.
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New York
Mendelssohn
Baseball Gossip Sparks Pinch Hitter Talk
Frank Lebaste, veteran National Leaguer, emerging as a pinch hitter for the Washington Americans. Claude Cooper, Pirates pitcher, headlines with strong season support from catcher Jim Archer. Red Smith of the Braves stars at third and at the plate as Cincinnati fans miss big crowds while Matty’s climbers push ahead.
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Frank Lebaste
Washington Americans
Claude Cooper
Pirate
Jim Archer
J. Carlisle
Red) Smith
Braves
American pilot downs German plane near St Michael France
An American pilot shot down another German airplane this morning near St Michael in France as Allied forces continue air operations over the frontline. The downing underscores the ongoing aerial battle as U S troops push toward targeted objectives.
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France
St. Michael
Allied air raids demoralize German towns in new advisories
Washington June 1 Allied air raids on German towns are demoralizing the German people. Advices to the state department say the effect upon the population of the cities bombed is far greater than heretofore stated.
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Washington
State Department
Germans Raid Paris Attempt Fails First Night
German forces twice probed Paris defenses last night near dawn and again later with limited success. Reports say the first assault failed to breach, while details on the second raid remain incomplete. French authorities urged calm as air raid warnings sounded across the city.
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Paris
Kansas University Commencement Week Opens Amid War
Scores of crimson and blue banners mark the opening of commencement week at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. War and absences in service trim festivities. class day and reunions occur as plan, with tomorrow's baccalaureate by Rev Clyde McGee of Chicago and Monday graduation speaker James W Gerard former ambassador to Germany.
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Lawrence
Kas
University of Kansas
Clyde McGee
Chicago
James W. Gerard
Hazardous devices dropped on the capital again
On the second occasion hazardous devices were dropped on the capital causing alarm. Police investigated the incident and urged residents to remain vigilant while authorities reviewed security footage and affected areas were cordoned off for safety checks.
Red Cross Mobilizes Against Bombing Hospitals
Geneva on June 1 reports members of the International Red Cross committee preparing a strong protest against bombs aimed at hospitals behind the British and American fronts.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Red Cross Committee
Italian and Allied War Updates From June First
Italian Army Headquarters notes an imminent Austrian offensive and confidence in readiness. Wilson calls up National Guard regiments of Hawaii and all medical personnel. London reports the torpedoing of the American transport Prefect Lincoln, sinking in thirty minutes with survivors rescued by destroyers.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
National Guard of
Hawaii
London
Lincoln
Americans Anxious to Snare in Great Battle
American troops reach useful positions in the battle area and show ardent readiness to join French forces in the current major engagement, sharing with European comrades in the struggle.
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