LUDENDORFF PLANS NEW BLOW NEAR ST MIHIEL
Paris reports the front is in a mostly satisfactory state with German forces delaying major attacks. French and American troops drive back crossing units east of the Oise and north of the Aisne capturing prisoners. Rail and air observations note heavy enemy trains moving toward St Mihiel.
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Paris
Havas
Rheims
Oise
Petit Parisien Danks
Tadndorff
Caupigny
Aisne
Hautebraye
Longpont
Neuilly-La-Potterie
France
Associated Press
Toul
St. Mihiel
Fatty Lewis Abandons Humor During War Time Speech
At a Rotary Club dinner A F Killick known as Fatty Lewis refused to write humor citing serious world events. He said civilization seems to change and he has neither the spirit nor desire to produce humorous articles now.
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Fatty ‘Lewis
A. F. Killick
Fatty Lewis
Rotary Club
Geary County Wins First War Aid Road Bid
Geary county gains the first war department aided hard surfaced road in the state. The highway from Junction City to the Republican river bridge near Fort Riley will aid Camp Funston truck transport. Bids open June 26.
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Geary County
War Department
Topeka
Geary
State Highways Commission
Geary Quanty
Junction City
Republican River Bridge
Fort Riley Federal Reservation
Camp Funston
Eclipses at KU Linked to Fifty-Year Gap and Rare Future
Professor E B Stouffer described the June 8 solar eclipse as the first in central U S for fifty years and the next one not until ninety nine years later. The path crosses multiple states with 12 percent of the sun obscured at Lawrence. Observers and expeditions from Yerkes Lick U S Naval and Smithsonian will assist, with KU plans to study magnetic effects and sun Mercury alignment.
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United States
E. B. Stouffer
K. U
Fraser Chapel
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Florida
Lawrence
Yerkes Observatory
University of Chicago
Lick Observatory
University of California
U. S. Naval Schools
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Lakin
Hartland
Savoy Hotel Fire Likely Incendiary Damage
A blaze at the long unused Savoy Hotel at the Ninth and Vermont corner caused about 2200 dollars in damage to the central portion of the building. Firemen arrived at 2 15 AM, finding the stairway origin and an unlocked door. Owner J S Windsor was present earlier and supports the incendiary theory.
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Savoy Hotel
Ninth and
Vermont Streets
Mr. Windsor
Motorman Flee After Hold Up On Night Streetcar
A trolley car near midnight on Massachusetts street derailed from its wire as two or more Indians attempted to tamper with the line. The motorman fled, shocked by unseen figures in the rear of the car, and the car was brought to the barn by a night watchman.
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Smith End
Massachusetts Street
Deutsch
General Crowder Orders Telegraphic Adjutant General
General George C. Crowder sends a telegraphic order to the Adjutant General directing immediate action on a military matter. The dispatch clarifies command structure and urgency for implementation across departments.
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Geral Crowder
All Calls Must Be Met Regardless of Class
Topeka dispatch reports United States forces total 1,595,708 in army training camps since the war began with Crowder noting future calls may extend to second and fourth class men. A 100000 man draft unit will separate idlers from fit troops as July plans unfold.
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United States
Topeka
Army
Charles S. Huffman
Crowder
Growder
Huffman
Fach
Anc
Weather Draft Forecast Cites Severe Cold Risk
The Kansas forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with cooler temperatures, as the weather draft notes a severe cold effect on the feet.
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Kansas
Temperature report fragment from yesterday and today
An incomplete weather note shows temperatures at 8 p.m. yesterday and 8 a.m. today with a forecast around 3 p.m. The readable data includes minimal figures and directions, indicating a partial meteorological bulletin.
Tar Causes Two Small Office Fires In City
A tar kettle mishap caused two minor fires within 24 hours. The first occurred at Green Brothers hardware, 639 Massachusetts, yesterday afternoon. the kettle toppled, starting a small blaze but no damage. The second fire, at 9:45 this morning, involved a building at 10 East Ninth Street owned by Frank Evans and occupied by C. J. Richardson. tar heated on a stove ignited, smoke caused slight damage.
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Green Brothers
No. 10
East Ninth Street
Green Brothers’ Hardware Store
Massachusetts Street
Star Kettle Usd
LO East Ninth Street
Frank Evans
C. J. Richardson
Nurses Enlistment Drives For Red Cross Service
Lawrence crowds hear Miss Helen Farnsworth urge public help as 25 000 nurses are sought nationwide including 445 from Kansas to staff home defense cantonments and overseas posts. Enrollees may refuse overseas service. Frank Frye signs Navy enlistment in shipwrights department and heads to Great Lakes June 10. Mull family from Salina visits relatives in Lawrence today.
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Red Cross
Lawrence
Helen Farnsworth
Rosedale
Kansas
Miss Farnsworth
High Door
K. M. Flory
Farnsworth
The
Soap
Navy
Frank Frye
Tinoir Street
Kansas City
Great Lakes
Frye
J. E. Frye
Santa Fe J Staion
German drive slows as Americans watch for pivotal battle
wartime dispatches report a slowed German third offensive in the western front and expect heightened actions near the American sector northwest of Toul. officers say the aim is to draw reserves from Amiens and Flanders and to pin down General Foch before U.S. strength can be brought to bear in Picardy and the Aisne regions.
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Washington
Western Front
War Department
Toul
Amiens
Flanders
Foch
Picardy
Aisne
Channel
Berlin
Marne
Dnulgonne
Yater
Chateau Thierry
Och
Lassigny
Paris
Meaux
Compiegne
Summer Session bids fair to break record
Enrollment in the summer session rose sharply with 578 students enrolled by Wednesday night, up from 486 last year, and the total may reach 800 by week’s end. War courses draw many, with demand for military training high though not for credit. Home nursing, education, science, English, and Romance languages also attract many, with 40 taking elementary French for credit.
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F. J. Kelly
Kelly
Cays
Black-leg Cases Reported in County. Vaccination Urged
Two black-leg cases reported in the eastern part of the county. Charles Terrill Josta Ayreshire heifer valued at about 250 dollars affected this week. County farm agent T. E. Moore urges immediate vaccination for all cattle, noting low cost and high protection.
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Charles Terrill Jost
Moore
Registration totals for Douglas county draw mixed results
The Douglas county draft board recorded 268 new names yesterday with 148 registering and 21 from Baldwin. Twenty-one registrants are Black, all from Lawrence. The process went smoothly. secretary George Brune expects June draft orders soon.
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Douglas County
Special ‘Registration Board
Lawrence
Baldwin
Baddvin
George Brune
Adjutant General
Nurses Sought by Red Cross Appeal at Chamber Luncheon
The Rotary Club and Women’s Federations heard Henderson Martin urge experienced nurses in Lawrence to serve with the southwest Red Cross division. Dr. Sundwall urged citizen cooperation with the health department to enforce sanitary regulations. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Radcliff plan a two week trip to Excelsior Springs Missouri, with Miss Amy Irene Radcliff visiting Kansas City en route to see her grandmother.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and
Womens Club
Rotary Club
Womens Federation of Clubs
Lawrence
Henderson Martin
Southwest Red Cross Division
Sundwall
Health Department
C. P. Radcliff
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Amy Irene Radcliff
Kansas City
Wm. Foulks
Coast Guard Expansion Proposal Emerges in War Plans
War Department outlines funding to establish sixteen coast guard protecting stations along the coast. The proposal aims to bolster maritime defense and safeguard key ports and shipping lanes in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WAR Department
$16,000,000 Plan To Guard U S Coasts From Submarine Raids
Washington June 6 an appropriation of 16 million dollars was asked by the war department to establish six radar and seaplane stations to defend the United States against submarine and air attacks. The plan calls for three Gulf coast stations and thirteen on the Atlantic coast with fortifications and mobile coast defense guns. The navy uses patrols and signals to track subs while awaiting further reports on German submarine activity near the Atlantic.
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Washington
United States
Congress
War Department
Department
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
House
Navy Department
Many Letters Misrouted By Soldiers Overseas
Local post office warns that many letters to soldiers arrive late or undelivered because writers do not follow proper addressing rules. Letters bearing American Expeditionary Forces or AEF should clearly identify the soldier and unit. otherwise delays occur while mail is sorted for service members abroad.
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France
Pos
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Ludendorff
Stouffer
Fraser Hall
Aks
Canning Factory
W. H. Pendleton
Chamber of Commerce Employment Bureau
H. B. Sparks
A. m. Tod
Eden
Persing
E. C. Mull
George Moore
Marjorie Mull
Salina
Lant
W. E. Spalding
Lavrrence
Hans MA
General Foch
Kaiser
Coast Guard
U.S
Asie
Staiders
Routies
Waass
Nalons
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