Germans Repelled at Belleau Wood and Bouresches
French and American forces repelled a German counterattack at Belleau Wood and Bouresches near the Marne. The French war office said Germans were driven back after heavy Krupp bombardment and French advances gained the northern bank of the Matz river.
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Marne
Belleau Wood
Bouresches
French War Office
Teutons
Chateau Thierry
Bowresches
Taris
Montdidier-Oise
Matz
Aisne-Marne
Villers-Cotterets
Cooueuvres Et Valsery
St. Pierre-Aigle
Coueuvres Et Valsery
Soissons
Cutry
St. Pierre- Aigle
Coucuvres Et Valsery
Montdidier
Antheuill
Croix Richard
French gain near Chevincourt boosts push toward Paris
Allied reports say French forces broke through near Chevincourt as German divisions attacked a two mile front. French artillery countered. heavy German losses noted. British troops advanced on the Flanders front southeast of Mersis and near the ridge wood. prisoners were taken in both actions.
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Chevincourt
St. Maur
Paris
Flanders
Mersis
War Office
Ridge Wood
Mighty Battle Rages on 75 Mile Front in France
Paris dispatch reports a mighty battle raging across a 75 mile front from Mortdidier to Chateau Thierry along the Marne. French forces advance on both sides as the fight intensifies and troops clash in heavy combat across Picardy plains.
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Ernest P. Orr
International News Service
Paris
Mortdidier
Picardy Plains
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Casualty List Reports 188 American Expeditionary Forces Deaths
The War Department lists 188 AEF casualties including 19 killed in action and 137 severely wounded. The Indiana entries include Thomas H. Tatevian of Wabash and Fred M. Gibson of Fort Wayne among the wounded or deceased, with other names from Clinton, Indianapolis, and nearby towns.
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International
Yowa Service
WM Ashington
War Department
Indiana
Thomas H. &Tinevian
Wabash
Fred M. Gibson
Fort Waene
Russell K. Grin
Walenuville
Joseph Miller
Clinton
Claude RB. Moore
Indianapolis
Tribute Paid 70 Guard On Steamship Tyler
The Navy Department honors the armed guard of the steamship Tyler sunk by a German submarine on May 1. Chaude H. Ryan, commander of the guard, is praised for bravery and aiding survivor return. Two crew members died Howard Risher Smith of Pittsburgh and Jesse C. Sampson of Fletcher Oklahoma.
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International
Washington
Naval Service
Navy Department
Tyler
Chaude H. Ryan
Daniels
America
Ryan
Winchester
Howard Risher Smith
Pittsburgh
Jesse C. Sampson
Fletcher
Oklo
Ports Guarded Against German Spies Under New Customs Orders
Washington June 13 Every U S port with ocean access is being safeguarded against German spies and U boat aid by new customs orders. All sail or motor vessels not in coastwise trade must be licensed to navigate harbor waters and may require pre sunrise or post sunset permits.
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International Newa Service
Washington
United States
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Germans Lose 20000 In Major World War II Assault
Five divisions totaling 60,000 men were used by the Germans in attacks between the Villers Cotterets forest and the area reported. About 20,000 were said to be lost in the Soviet and Allied communications reported from Paris via the Exchange Telegraph.
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Neiwa
London
Villers-Cotterets
Paris
Unconscious Soldier Found In Indianapolis
Ray James Merrill a soldier from the 159th depot brigade was found unconscious at Sixty second and Meridian. He was taken to City Hospital and then to Fort Benjamin Harrison Army Hospital. Police say he has been AWOL and may have been hiding to avoid hunger.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Ray James Merrill
Sixty-second
Meridian Streets
Army
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Mervill
159Th
Wholesale massacre of Greeks reported
The International News Service reports that Bulgars slaughtered most of 20 000 Greeks deported from Eastern Macedonia leaving only about 140 survivors. Washington officials see Bulgarians aiming to erase Greek populations to control northern Greece after peace.
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International News Service
Washington
Macedonia
Greek Legation
Bureau of
Geneva
Switzerland
Bulgaria
Greece
Anderson High School seniors apologize for street decorations
Pendleton Indiana June 13 representatives of the senior class publicly apologized for decorating Pendleton streets and sidewalks with class and school letters and numerals.
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Pendleton
Ind
Anderson High School
Germans Acknowledge American Fighting Spirit in Marne
German prisoners captured near the Marne praised American troops after weeks of intense fighting. A former London hotel waiter who speaks English asked if Americans were amateur warriors and responded with a blunt, confident remark that Americans can fight the hell. The line drew smiles from fellow prisoners as they agreed.
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Merican Aave
Marne
F' At
London
Naval Offensive Hinted in Mediterranean War Zone
London reports on June 18 that the Central powers may launch a naval offensive in the Mediterranean. American warships could engage. Some Russian Black Sea fleet ships are believed to pass through the Dardanelles into the Mediterranean.
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London
Mediterranean
Dardanelles
Prohibition Bill Faces Senate Setback and Costs
In Washington on June 18 the prohibition push suffered a major setback as Senator Fallin Smith said President Wilson opposed attaching a dry rider to an appropriation bill. Senators withdrew support for the Jones measure, while Senate Stamens warned it would cost about 1.0 billion dollars to end alcoholic sales and Simmons opposed any dry rider.
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International News Services
Washington
Congress
Fallin Smith
South Carolina
Agriculture Committee
Wilson
White House
Smith
Stamens
North Carolina
Finance Committee
Simmons
Burglar Takes $35,500 From Cleveland Resident
Cleveland police hunt a lone burglar after he robbed Mrs. Pauline Roth of $35,500. The June 13 report notes the theft occurred in the city as investigators pursue leads.
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Cleveland
Pauliné Roth
Prisoners Say Huns Making Supreme War Effort In France
German captives in the Marne roundup claim Germany is mounting a supreme effort to win the war by fall. They praise American treatment and express desire to leave the conflict. Marines took 449 prisoners, nearly 900 total, with many old uniforms and scarce food. An 83 year old Frenchman and family were found unharmed in a wine cellar near Bourches.
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France
Marne
Germany
United States Army
Kaiser
Black Friarton
London
United States
Artil- Americans
Mem
Bourches
Bouresches
Salary Boost For Indianapolis School Leaders
In Indianapolis on June 12 more than 1200 public school principals and teachers will receive a flat raise of 100 dollars per year through action in the city. The move targets educators across the district as part of school funding adjustments.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
City Schools Announces Pay Raises and Teaching Cuts
The board of school commissioners states only top executives are exempt from the general raise and will be considered in individual cases. A 100 teaching positions cut is announced. 40 jobs will be eliminated by dropping German, while 60 will go in branches deemed non essential.
Submarine scare mock news from German propaganda
In France on June 13 the International News Service reports German captions from a balloon claiming New York fears a night bombardment. It says Brooklynites sleep in cellars, wealthier residents flee toward Chicago, Wall Street brokers stay downtown with cats in Turkish baths, and Atlantic City surfers skip the beaches for fear of shells.
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France
New York
German Prisoner Aids Wounded Yank in No Man's Land
In Picardy on June 18 a German prisoner aided an American lieutenant wounded by shellfire. The German guided medics to the scene and helped transport the officer back to American lines under machine gun fire. He received a hearty breakfast cigars and soap for a bath after the rescue.
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Picardy
No Man's Land
General Roundup of Disloyal Citizens
Washington June 13 A general roundup of disloyal naturalized citizens was ordered by Attorney General Gregory after the internment of Carl Swelgin of Seattle the first naturalized German sent to camp Swelgin had lived in the United States twenty years and was naturalized in 1918 Orders were sent to U S attorneys nationwide to report instances of disloyalty among naturalized citizens.
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International News Service
Washington
Gregory
Carl Swelgin
Seattle
Swelgin
United States
Department of Justice
Mysterious malady strikes munitions workers in Europe
International News Service reports a mysterious disease spreading in European munitions factories, with Belfast workers affected. Over several weeks epidemics have broken out across Europe, Spain bearing the heaviest burden and outbreaks noted in Scandinavian countries.
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International News Service
London
Belfast
Europe
Spain
Plans set for Lebanon July Fourth program and speaker
A large Lebanon planning meeting outlined a half day Fourth of July celebration starting with a 1 pm parade to the fair grounds. Judge Earl Sample of Greenfield will speak, with local bands, singing, and a staged program at the amphitheatre. Officials aim to involve churches and merchants and decorate autos and venues.
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Lebanon
Boone County
America
Fair Grounds
Fair Ground
Jamestown
Earl Sample
Greenfield
J. A. Hogshire
Council of Defense
Judge Sample
Indiata
Docal
Tadianapolis
cMiginks
Aviation Urainaagean
Motor Speedway
Eleven Die in German Raid Over Calais Town
London reports eleven killed in a German air raid over Calais, including four children, as Calais busily serves as a key French port and Allied base on the English Channel. The raid struck early today, with casualties among civilians and port facilities noted in dispatches.
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International Newa Service
London
English Channel
Ene
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