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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
1
Britain and two German ships were sunk in a 24 hour naval battle off the southern extremity of Norway and Sweden. The clash, described as the biggest naval engagement since the war began, occurred on May 31 and involved extended fighting between British forces and German ships.
Berlin June 2 International News Service reports the German admiralty announced the destruction of more than nine British warships in a battle between Skagerrak and Horns Riff. Two German ships sunk, one missing. British losses include Warspite Queen Mary Indefatigable and several cruisers destroyers and a submarine.
Berne June 2 Switzerland has been asked by Germany to join a proposed union of Central European states. The prompt indicates diplomatic talks and potential regional integration, with no final commitment announced.
Paris dispatch reports about fifty thousand German soldiers, including fresh troops, engaged in renewed assaults along the Verdun front between Vaux and Thiaumont farm. Four days of heavy fighting followed by intensified artillery and heavy guns, with the crown prince pressing for a quick decision. The Matin cites German losses around 400,000 since February 21, with worse casualties in the recent fortnight than any period since Fort Douaumont battles.
The French and Germans clash around Verdun with heavy artillery and massed infantry. French forces repelled assaults in Caurettes and Caillettes woods while advancing near Chapitre and Thiaumont regions. Officials report continued fighting along a 1,600 yard front as both sides claim gains and losses. The coming expected offensives by Russians and British may ease pressure at Verdun.
Rome reports fierce Austrian assaults defending Asiago and Arsiero in northern Vicenza. Austro-Hungarian losses, especially among officers, force reinforcements to the front. A heavy blow hits a column advancing from Santobaldo southeast of Araiero. German ammunition reportedly used by Austrian artillery.
Rome June 2 relations between Bulgaria and Greece have been strained to the breaking point by Bulgarian occupation of three forts on Greek soil. Venizelist followers are ascendant and press Greece to join the war on the side of the Allies as political conditions grow turbulent and at times revolutionary.
International News Service reports heavy fighting between Bulgarian and Greek troops near Demir Hissar in Macedonia. Allied planes bombarded Petrich and Porto Lagos, where an ammunition depot was destroyed. Bulgarian line reportedly stretches from Radovon to Hadji Beilik via Pulievo and Loutre and Vetrina Ramana.
Washington June 2 The Senate confirmed Louis D Brandeis of Boston to the Supreme Court to succeed the late Joseph Rucker Lamar by a 47 to 22 vote. The vote was taken without debate ending the nomination process.
Washington and Chicago dispatches outline the 1916 Republican contest as Hughes faces a growing challenge from Roosevelt forces. Roosevelt managers push a trading plan to win the nomination with Fairbanks as running mate, while old-guard leaders fear a Hughes victory could tilt toward Roosevelt. CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR.
Governor Samuel Ralston voiced sentiments of thousands at Corydon Indiana's first capital city as a pageant depicting state history opened. William C. Langdon directed the large cast for the Indiana Historical Commission, with emphasis on pioneer days and the first state constitution of 1816 framed in Corydon. Lew O’Bannon brought the constitution from a local bank vault for display. The event drew visitors from southern Indiana and nearby Kentucky, and remarks honored the pioneers who built Indiana’s prosperity.
A Wabash Chicago-St. Louis fast mail train was blown from the tracks one mile south of Saunemin by a fierce wind storm at 2 AM. Twenty injured, one likely fatally, with a Pullman sleeper wrecked into the smoking car. a woman thrown through a window twenty feet. Crews, doctors, and nurses rushed to aid the victims as rain drenched survivors.
A northbound Rock Island train No. 19 plunged into Dry Run creek near Waterloo Iowa after a bridge collapsed from floodwaters. Two women were killed and several passengers injured or drowned as the day coach submerged. One body identified as Mrs. Van Vliet of Traer, others yet unnamed.
Indianapolis July light and Heat Co plans to flood light the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument to mark Indiana centennial. Special flood lights will be installed atop the Indianapolis Light and Heat building at Monument Place to cast a white shaft from top to base, making the monument clearly visible at night.
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