American and French push Germans from Chateau Thierry sector
American marines and French forces drive back Germans on a six mile front northwest of Chateau Thierry. Allies take Torey and Bour esches while French seize Veuilly la Poterie and Vinly. Casualties rise, with 108 listed including 30 killed in action and 61 deaths from disease. Notable Texans Lieut Hammet Pe. Jones Kaufman and Private Charlie Winston Call among the names. Cadet flyer Horace Woods of Milwaukee dies from injuries after a fall at Carothers Field. Eclipse of the Sun visible across the United States today.
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Veuilly
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June
Hammet Pe. Jones
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Geo. M. Martin
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Derby Wedding Ties Talmaidge Family to Cadet Towle
A Derby wedding unites Miss Blanche Myra Talmaidge daughter of George Talmaidge with Cadet Francis Bartram Towle U S A stationed at Mineola after service in the French Foreign Legion and the British Royal Flying Corps. The ceremony draws interest in local service circles today.
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George Talmaidge
Francis Bartram Towle
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Mineola
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French Foreign Legion
British Royal Flying Corps
Doctors at Chicago Stage Sixty Ninth AMA Meet
Chicago June 8 Hundreds of physicians and surgeons from across the United States and Canada and notable medical figures from abroad gather for the sixty ninth annual American Medical Association convention in Chicago. Surgeon General Gorgas will speak as 352 addresses are planned across sixteen sections with many hospitals staging clinics and a large scientific exhibition involving the army navy and Red Cross.
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Red Cross
War Myths and Hoaxes Grip London Voices
London reports a chorus of rumors about grand World War I myths. Tales claim St Quentin mined, Berlin bombed, angels of Mons, and 100000 Russians landed in Scotland. Believers cling to Kitchener’s survival and Underground detonations deter travel despite official debunking.
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Berlin
Mons
Archangel
Scotland
Southampton
Lord Kitchener
Hampshire
Soissons Cathedral Damaged in German Offensive
Paris reports German forces razed churches and plundered many more in the bishopric, with the famed Soissons cathedral suffering severe damage. The bishop condemned the Germans for displaying no faith or law as they stripped and carried away valuables. London notes a raid near Hulluch yielding a few prisoners, plus patrol casualties and machine gun captures, with shelling active north of Albert and near Arras.
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Arrest of Germans in Porto Rico on presidential warrants
Eleven Germans were arrested in San Juan Puerto Rico on presidential warrants. The group includes Swedish Consul Schomerg and Hans Kupfer a representative of a United States commercial agency. Police have been stationed at the homes of enemy aliens.
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Hans Kupfer
United States
Transport races coast under steam to escape submarines
An Atlantic Port report describes a transport racing up the Atlantic coast at night in full steam to elude two pursuing submarines. After 12 hours of warning by wireless, the transport fled while the submarines vanished from sight as two American destroyers were spotted on shore leave.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Rain Soaks Northern and Western Texas with Drought Relief
General rains fell overnight and today across Northern and Western Texas and parts of Oklahoma. The heaviest totals occurred at Clarendon with 2.2 inches and Greenville with 2 inches, with additional amounts above an inch in Aris, Fort Worth, Henryetta, and Dallas. Central and Eastern Texas saw no rain.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Oklahoma
Clarendon
Greenville
Aris
Fort Worth
Henryetta
Central
Smith College to Install New President in June Exercises
Northampton Mass final plans for the Smith College commencement were completed. The program begins with a baccalaureate service tomorrow evening and extends through Wednesday with class exercises reunions and social functions. Distinguished visitors will gather for the formal installation of Dr. William Allan Neilson as president and graduation exercises Friday.
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Northampton
Mass
Smith College
William Allan Neilson
Glances Backward On Early American Military History
At the start of the Mexican War the U S line troops numbered 7244. The first rifled gun in America was at Algerian Yard in South Boston in 1804. On the eve of the second war with Britain the regular army was 6744 men excluding staff. The Enfield rifle entered England via a Vermont native's oversight and 1812 saw only 65 West Point graduates in service with few regulars ever on a battlefield.
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America
South
Boston
Great Britain
United States
England
Vermont
West Point
U. S
I like cake it’s very good says Albert
In a terse exchange a young Albert corrects his mother on expressing affection for cake. He repeats the line properly, but grumbles that it sounds like he is talking about bread. The mother compliments the revision.
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Albert
Russians Call for Allied Economic Aid After War
A Moscow Chamber of Commerce message to President Wilson urges continued allied economic support for reconstruction in Russia after the war. The text notes widespread Russian reliance on Allied help and references heightened vigilance on the island against attacks.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
Moscow Chamber of Commerce
Pershing Directed Fighting at Cantigny
Washington reports that General Pershing personally directed the fighting at Cantigny, the senate committee was told by army headquarters today.
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Pershing
Washington
Cantigny
Senate
American destroyer sinks or captures sub off Virginia coast
An Atlantic Port report states a United States destroyer sank or captured a submarine off the Virginia coast, signaling a success in anti submarine action during the ongoing naval operations.
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Atlantic
Virginia
Naval air clash off Dutch coast claimed German pilot
The Hague reports a brief air battle off the Dutch coast with five British seaplanes and seven German seaplanes engaged. One German pilot was killed in flames while a British aviator descended safely.
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