Americans and French drive Germans from front near Chateau Thierry
American marines and French troops regain ground on a six mile front west of Chateau Thierry. They report 300+ prisoners taken and continued fighting. Cadet flyer Horace Woods dies after a fall at Carothers Field. An eclipse of the sun is forecast for the day with visibility across the United States.
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Associated Press
Worth
Horace Woods
Milwaukee
Carothers Field
Chateau Thierry
Bouresches
Veuilly
la Poterie
Vinly
Wedding of Miss Blanche M. Talmadge and Cadet Towle
Derby Connecticut June 8 A wedding of interest to service circles today was that of Miss Blanche Myra Talmadge daughter of George O Talmadge and Cadet Francis Bartram Towle United States Army Cadet Towle has been stationed at the aviation grounds at Mineola New York He served at the front in the French Foreign Legion and the British Royal Flying Corps
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Derby
Conn
Blanche Myra Talmadge
George O'Talmaidge
Francis Bartram Towle
Towle
Mineola
S. 1
French Foreign Legion
British Royal Flying Corps
Doctors at Chicago Open Fifty-Ninth AMA Meeting
Hundreds of physicians and surgeons from the United States, Canada, and abroad arrive in Chicago for the sixty-ninth annual American Medical Association convention and related meetings. Surgeon General Gorgas will speak as eminent military medical representatives participate. sixteen sections list fifty-two addresses. Thirty-three Chicago hospitals host special clinics, and a large scientific exhibition will feature army navy Red Cross and allied activities.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
American Medical Association
America
Gorgas
United States Army
Army
Navy
Red Cross
England War Myths and Hoaxes Fan Fearful Rumors
London June 8 The piece surveys persistent World War I myths and hoaxes. It cites stories of St Quentin mined, bombing of Berlin, angels of Mons, 100000 Russian soldiers moved to Scotland, Kitchener alive after Hampshire, and underground tunnels blown up, noting how rumors persist among sane people.
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Mons
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Scotland
Southampton
Lord Kitchener
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American Casualty List Highlights Texas Names and Losses
Washington dispatch reports 108 casualties including 4 aircraft deaths and 6 other causes, with 35 severe wounds and 17 undetermined injuries. Officers Lieut Hammet Jones of Kaufman and Private Charlie Winston of Call noted among the dead. Master Signal Electrician Geo M Martin of Longview also listed. Paris bulletin describes destruction in the Soissons bishopric, churches razed and cathedral heavily damaged as German troops looted and desecrated within a brutal offensive.
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Washington
Hammet ¥. Jones
Kaufman
Texas
Charlie Winston
Call
Geo. M. Martin
Longview
British Captured Prisoners from Hulluch Raid
The British war office reports capture of a few prisoners last night in a raid near Hulluch. Patrols inflicted casualties on the enemy near Strazelle and captured machine guns. Hostile artillery was active north of Albert and southeast of Arras.
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British War Office
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Strazelle
Albert
Arras
Arrest of Germans in Porto Rico Under Presidential Warrants
In San Juan Puerto Rico on June eleven Germans were arrested under presidential warrants. Included among the detainees were Swedish Consul Schomerg and Hans Kupfer a representative of a United States commercial agency. Police have been stationed at the homes of enemy nationals.
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San Juan
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Schomerg
Hans Kupfer
United States
Transport Races To Escape Submarines Off Atlantic Coast
A transport, fleeing under full steam in darkness to avoid two pursuing submarines, raced up the Atlantic coast for 12 hours after wireless warnings. The danger ended when two American destroyers were sighted and the submarines disappeared.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Rainfall Taps North and West Texas and Oklahoma
General rains soaked Northern and Western Texas and parts of Oklahoma from last night into today. The heaviest falls reached 2.2 inches at Clarendon, 2 inches at Greenville, with Paris Fort Worth Henryetta and Dallas all recording over an inch. Central and Eastern Texas saw no rainfall.
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Associated Press
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Texas
Oklahoma
Clarendon
Greenville
Paris
Fort Worth
Henryetta
Smith College plans finalized for commencement week
North ampton Massachusetts June 8 final plans for the Smith College commencement were completed today The program will be ushered in tomorrow evening with the baccalaureate service Close exercises reunions and social functions will carry the program through to Wednesday when visitors and representatives of other educational institutions will gather for the formal installation of Dr William Allan Neilson as president of the university Graduation exercises will be held Friday.
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Northampton
Mass
Smith College
William Allan Neilson
Glances Backward Through Early American Military History
The article recalls the small size of the U S regular army at pivotal moments, noting 244 troops at the start of the Mexican War, 6 744 regulars before the War of 1812, and the Enfield rifle’s transfer to England under a Vermont overseer. It also mentions the first rifled gun at Alger Foundry in 1834 and just 66 West Point graduates serving in 1812.
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Great Britain
United States
England
Vermont
West Point
U. S
I Like Cake It S Very Good Mother Says Better
Albert corrects his mother on phrasing and tone. He dislikes the praise and jokes that his statement sounds like talking about bread, showing light humor in a domestic exchange.
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Albert
Ike
Aliens Guard Island Against Attacks Narrative
Report describes aliens stationed across the island as a precautionary measure to deter potential attacks, detailing their deployment and the perceived threat level among residents. The piece emphasizes a defensive posture and precautionary readiness in the face of unspecified danger.
Russians Hope for Victory
A Moscow Chamber of Commerce message to President Wilson urges allied support for Russia’s postwar reconstruction, expressing hope for complete victory over Germany and the reliance on economic aid from the Allies to rebuild after the war.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
Moscow Chamber of Commerce
Pershing Directed Fighting at Cantigny, Senate Told
Washington reports that General Pershing personally directed the fighting at Cantigny, according to testimony from army headquarters to a Senate committee. The statement emphasizes Pershing's direct role in the battle details.
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Pershing
Washington
Cantigny
Senate
American destroyer sinks submarine near Virginia coast
An American destroyer is reported to have sunk or captured a submarine off the Virginia coast in a naval action announced from Atlantic Port in June.
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Atlantic
Virginia
Battle airs off Dutch coast claims German loss and British escape
Five British and seven German seaplanes clashed today off The Hague. One German aircraft exploded in flames while a British aviator landed safely.
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