French halt German gains on Aisne Marne front
Paris dispatch reports German forces thrown back by French counterattacks along the Crise river and near Chaudin Viezy south of Soissons. The French seized prisoners as the Marne advance stalled, while British forces reported local success near Aveluy Wood and fresh German artillery activity around Villers Bretonneux Hebuierne Lens and Givenchy.
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Paris
Aisne-Marne
Crise
Chaudin
Viezy
Soissons
French War Office
Marne
Vereneuil
Chateau Thierry
Aveluy Wood
Albert
British War Office
Villers Bretonneaux
Picardy
Villers Bretonneux
Hebuierne
Lens
Givenchy
Flanders Front
Another Big Battle on the Montididier Front
The International News Service reports a major engagement looming on the Montididier Compiegne and Chateau Thierry front as German forces under General Fritz Von Below prepare with both flanks protected. A direct push toward Paris is anticipated unless Allied reserves halt them. General Foch and General Pe...
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London
Montididier
Compiegne
Chateau Thierry
Fritz von Below
Paris
Foch
Call for 24 674 selective service men to enter technical training
Provost Marshal General Crowder issued a call for 24 674 selectees with grammar school educations to enter technical training. Volunteers are accepted until June 7, after which local boards in 36 states will supply the men for reporting by June 15 for training in automobile driving and various mechanical crafts.
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International News Service
Washington
Crowder
Germans Disarm Odessa Population Seize Weapons
Berne reports that Germans completed disarming Odessa residents. Thousands of rifles and machine guns were seized from Russians, according to current news.
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Berne
Odessa
German plane shot down near American lines
One German three seater bomber was shot down inside American lines and its occupants captured. Two German officers were taken prisoner, one found in a Cantigny cave after hiding since the town fell, the other in a shell hole after three days without food or water. The crew admitted participating in the bombardment of the American cemetery during memorial day.
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International
Neiica Service
Oqone
Cantigny
Grand Offensive Against Profiteers in Senate
Washington June 1 Senators draw lines for no grand offensive against profiteers. Senator Borah urges directing the new revenue bill at profiteers, echoing the president’s charge that profiteering evidence is disputable. Three Borah motions call on the treasury war and federal trade commission to reveal profiteering data. Taxation of the heaviest sort will be the penalty.
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International News Service
Washington
Senate
Senator Borah
Borah
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of War
Federal Trade Commission
Three Die in Interurban Collision Near Beech Grove
In Indianapolis on June 1, a auto stalled on Indianapolis and Cincinnati interurban rails was struck by an inbound limited train. Three people died including Mrs Herman Kail and two Rodgers children aged five and two. Seven others were seriously injured. driver Herman Kail was only slightly hurt. All victims were residents of Beech Grove.
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International News Service
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Herman Kail
Beech Grove
Mildred
Alice Rodgers
Ora Rodgers
Helen Kail
James Rodgers
Helen Rodgers
Loren Hanna
Notice to Persons Registering June 5
All male U S citizens and male residents who were 21 between June 5, 1917 and June 5, 1918 must register except those in military service. Boone County registration at the prosecutor's office Lebanon Indiana on June 8 1918 from 7 am to 9 pm. Failure to register is a misdemeanor punishable by one year imprisonment and possible immediate induction. G M Voris, Chairman Boone County Local Board.
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United States
Boone County
Court House
Lebanon
Indiana
Americans Hold Cantigny Repulse Attacks In France
In France on June 1 the Americans defending Cantigny repulsed German assaults with heavy losses to the attackers. American artillery halted infantry push and limited German concentration, while German airmen suffered from Allied fire as they attempted renewed pressure. A dramatic feature mentions a pallbearer learning at a funeral that the dead man was his brother.
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France
Cantigny
Hindenburg
Battlefield Notes and Funeral Aftermath Amid Frontline Actions
Report from the front describes a solemn funeral as soldiers mourn a victim while chaplains comfort grieving youths. Meanwhile air combat details mention Lieutenant Douglas Campbell of Mt. Hamilton California achieving a victory against a German two seater as many pursue machines engaged in the day’s operations. It notes uncertainty over whether German craft were shot down and mentions smoke trails and a nearby Bowie engagement.
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Willi
Syst
Douglas Campbell
Mt. Hamilton
Cal
Campbell
Bowie
Destruction of Rheims Seen by German Leaders
The Kaiser crown prince and Field Marshal von Hindenburg observed Rheims being destroyed by German artillery from Mont Hiver for about thirty minutes, according to Copenhagen based telegraph dispatch citing the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger war correspondent.
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International News Service
London
von ‘Hindenburg
Mont Hiver
Rheims
Copenhagen
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
American Prisoners Report Brutal Treatment in Germany
A Russian POW who reached Moscow reports to U.S. forces that American prisoners in German camps are brutally treated. He says the Germans stripped clothing, hoarded shoes, denied money for cigarettes, and manipulated consular oversight to escape accountability. The statement recalls harsh conditions faced by inmates after capture.
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International News Service
France
Prussia
Germany
Moscow
United States
War News From The Front And A Memorial Service
German bombardment renewed against towns behind American lines as two War Bride units penetrated thirty kilometers in this sector. A three seater was shot down and a hospital tent sheltering a field hospital was struck causing seven deaths. A poignant funeral for Private Joseph Ash ended with his brother recognizing him at the grave.
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Joseph Ash
Joseph
Joe
Casualty List Reports 57 American Losses and Wounds
The War Department announced 57 American casualties from the American Expeditionary Forces. Three officers were severely wounded. others include killed in action and missing in action. A Russian report describes mistreatment of captured Americans and brutal conditions in huts at a camp in West Prussia.
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International News Service
Washington
War Department
Lee V. Farnum
New York City
Andrew P. Peterson
Lamberton, Minn
James D. Ward
Houston
Texas
Hugh L. Sutherland
Benoit
Misa
Kitchen Stands by Former Statement in Revenue Row
Washington June 1 Majorit y Leader Kitchin refused to retract his claim that the administration pushing a new revenue bill was influenced by a publisher’s lobby seeking to repeal the postal zoning system. He said he has nothing to retract and warned he could disclose further facts to support his previous statement.
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International News Service
Washington
Kitchin
Congress
Secretary of Treasury
McAdoo
Drastic Step Near Seizure of Cotton Output
Washington June 1 The War Industries Board considers a government commandeering of the entire cotton output. Industry men indicate such a drastic move is contemplated to meet the acute needs of the government and its allies, with officials not denying the possibility.
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International News Service
Washington
War Industries Board
Rose Pastor Stokes Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison
Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes New York millionaire socialist was sentenced to ten years in the federal prison on each of three counts for seditious utterances. The sentences run concurrently so the total is effectively ten years. The ruling followed the denial of the motion for a new trial.
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Kansas City
Rose Pastor Stokes
New York
Austria Receives Ottoman Reinforcements After Emperor Visit
Zurich June 1 report says Emperor Charles visit to Constantinople led the sultan to consent to furnish Austria with reinforcements and reserves. The statement came from sources noting improved wartime support.
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Zurich
Charles
Constantinople
Austria
Secretary Named for Democratic State Committee
Indianapolis June 1 Fred Van Nuys chairman of the Democratic state committee announces the appointment of A C Sallee of Indianapolis as secretary. Sallee previously served as secretary in 1914 and 1916.
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Indianapolis
Fred van Nuys
Democratic State Committee
A. C. Sallee
van Nuys
Sallee
Worth Township Tops Thrift Stamp Quota in Boone County
Worth township far surpassed its $2,500 quota with $3,342.50 in Thrift Stamp sales, the fourth Boone township to exceed its goal. Extension of the drive to next Wednesday at midnight was ordered due to favorable weather. Chairmen Rowena Yonkey Norah Darnall Byron Moore George Comley Roze Moore report added sales totaling $409.05 as part of Lebanon’s women's drive.
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Worth
Adney
Boone
Lebanon
Rowena Yonkey
Norah’ Darnall
Byron Moore
George Comley
Roze Moore
Prisoners Freed as Marion County Workhouse Closes
Eighteen inmates sentenced to Marion county workhouse are freed after the facility goes out of business and is offered to the government as a barracks. Lack of business since the state went dry led to its abandonment. parole by the committing judges followed legal complications in transferring them to the county jail.
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Indianapolis
Marion County
Offensive on western front to end war say German papers
A June dispatch quotes the Rhenische Westfalische Zeitung saying the western front offensive should practically end the war with France beaten and no help from Britain or America. Hamburger Nachrichten doubts continued progress due to French transport limits. Vorwaerts predicts northward operations next. The paper is described as a Junker-owned organ.
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International News Service
Amsterdam
Rhenische Westfalische Zeitung
France
Hamburger Nachrichten
Vorwaerts
Socialist Organ of
Berlin
Rhenische Westfaliache Zeitung
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Newton W. Parks
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