Haig strikes new blow on Hindenburg line
Canadian troops stormed the two mile Germano front line before Avion near Lens and entered the village at sundown, pushing toward Mericourt. Nova Scotians advanced on the Lens Arras road to Bleu dit Leauvette as Germans began a retreat while air units reported few defenders at Avion at daybreak.
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Associated Press
France
Avion
Lens
Nova
Ling
Fifth Guard Grenadiers
Grenndiers
Mericourt
Avion- Mericourt
Bleu
Cotton and Silk Prices Likely to Stay High, Chicago Wholesaler Says
Chicago June 29 Alfred Decker of Alfred Decker & Cohn told a Men s Wear Association meeting at the Hamilton Club that no price cuts are seen for cotton wool and silk amid prevailing high costs and continued scarcity. He urged retailers to keep prices steady at least through July. Gratiot Clerk Marries In Saint Louis Hord Nelson treasurer of Gratiot county and Miss Hullie Fraley of Ardmore Oklahoma married recently and will reside in Ithaca.
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Chicago
Alfred Decker
Alfred Decker & Cohn
Men's Wear Association
Hamilton Club
Decker
Gratiot
At. Louis
Mich
Qay- Hord Nelson
Gratiot County
Hullie KF. Fraley
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Etty
Ithaca
British increase munition store despite U-boat threat
London reports Dr Christopher Addison, munitions minister, told Parliament that UK output of war materials surged in two years. He cited shell component recovery to 69 percent of pre blockade levels, explosive production leaps, and diversion of factories to munitions. Output of machine guns, rifles, and railway equipment expanded, with thousands of tracks and locomotives supplied and shell steel costs cut. Over 1.5 million steel helmets delivered in six months.
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United Press
LNDON
Christopher Addison
House of Commons
Department
North America
Germany
Addison
England
Australia
Canada
United States
Shell
Canadians Break German Aerial Clash Over Avion
In the air duel near Avion a Canadian triplane downed a German two seater. The German craft failed at 20 000 feet, its pilot allegedly fell or jumped as the plane burst. The German observer detached and fell, while the aviatik plunged downslope. Also noted is a dog lost in Chester described as white with black and tan spots.
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Souchez
Avion
Aviatik
Coal price cuts set July 1 at 3.60 a ton at mine
Agreement by bituminous coal operators limits mine price to 3.60 a ton starting July 1 and caps jobber profits at 26 cents per ton to keep consumer coal under 3.75 a ton. Government purchase price is 60 cents below mine price. Operators warn of large annual losses and pledge to drop noncompliant brokers.
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Arthur Sears Henning Wastington
Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Federal Trade Commission
Committee On Coal Production
Council of National Defense
John Hoffman dies of foot poisoning in Ludington
John Hoffman aged 64 died at Paulina Stearns hospital after a 10 day illness caused by blood poisoning of the foot. A Victory township resident for 24 years he moved with his family to Ludington three weeks ago. Survived by widow and five daughters Mrs Elizabeth Steingraber Mrs Gusta Konehnite zeke Mrs Engablude of Ludington Mary and Laura at home and three sons William of Ludington Charles of Ashtabula O., and Otto with the US Field Artillery. Funeral from the home at 2 pm Sunday then St Johns German Lutheran church 2740. Rev O Logsner officiating. Interment in city cemetery.
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John Hoffman
Paulina Stearns Hospital
Victory Township
Ludington
North
Rawe Street
Victory
Elizabeth Steingraber
Gusta Konehnitezeke
Buffalo
O. Logsner
Italian engineer unveils unsinkable cargo boat design
Rome June 29 Umberto Pugliere naval engineer unveils a new unsinkable cargo vessel accepted by the Italian ministry of marine The ship reportedly displaces 10800 tons and carries 5800 tons of cargo featuring a double hull with the space between filled with coal and other material to resist mines or torpedoes.
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Rome
Italy
Umberto Pugliere
Ministry of Marine
Revista Maritima
Three Teachers Attacked. One Fatally Slain at Lake Winnisquat
At Tant cottage on Lake Winnisquat police found Miss Allan Richards a school teacher dead with her throat cut and two other teachers in serious condition. Morris Bradford a manual training teacher surrendered to police claiming to be involved in a frottage plot and inviting the three women to supper. The women cannot recall the events leading to the assault.
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United Press
Lacgonta
Tant
Lake Winnisquat
Allan Richards
Morris Bradford
Self
Bradford
Oeill
Uncle Sam's Boys Called Sammies Nickname to Stick
General Pershing's soldiers in France have been nicknamed Sammies or Uncle Sam's boys and the title bid seems likely to endure alongside other famous nicknames such as Tommies Poilus and Bavarians for the war effort reports from Washington on June 29.
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Uncle Sam
Sammies
United Press
Washington
General Pershing
France
Uncle Sam's Boys
Lloyd George on Indemnities and Peace Premise
London June 29 Lloyd George argued that peace before victory would be a disaster for mankind. He said indemnities are essential to deter future wars and to shape the disposition of German colonies. He warned that Mesopotamia cannot be restored to the Turks and condemned their tyranny while praising a future international peace congress. He anticipated the Russian revolution delivering a higher form of democracy.
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United Press
London
Lloyd George
Lioyd George
Arte Conhl
Civil service course to be added at Ludington Business College
Ludington Business College reports successful year with day and night enrollments of 25 and 20 respectively. Next term will introduce a civil service course, with several students already intending to enroll, and plans for government placement after required examinations.
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Business College
Livington Business College
Hid
Ith
Ludington Business College
Sige Gestion
Pauline Smith
Tadington Business College
Une
United States Opens First Wooden Shipyard in New Jersey
June 29 report from New Jersey describes the United States first wooden ship building plant where about 2,000 workers will be employed. The facility will operate around the clock with keels of the first two ships to be laid in July for service by November to help carry food to allies despite submarines. Lumber from southern mills feeds the project as dressed timber arrives and is measured for use.
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United Press
Sjw
Jersey
United States
America
Cardinal Mercier May Face Jail Over Belgian Plot Exposé
Amsterdam Moiland June 24. An anti Mercier drive seeks Germany’s action to jail the cardinal for denouncing German plans in Belgium. A letter to Belgian priests urged courage and rejected any accommodation with Germany, triggering German protests and talk of deportation if he refused. Several priests linked to Mercier have been arrested in Belgium.
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Amsterdam
Moiland
Germany
Cardinal Mercier
Brussel
Belgium
Germas
Vossische Zeitung
Neveste Nachrichten
Munich
Mercier
Servie
Cheristla Clucrity
Home Guards Mustered In By Major Burkhart
The Home Guards will be mustered in by Major J. L. Burkhart after a special drill at the old radar shale. Capt. Maleali Wialen praised the quickness and yard readiness, expecting a splendid showing. Major Joh I. Wark dart of Lansing will arrive to muster the local troops as the S company of Michigan State troops.
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Radar Shale
Maleali Wialen
Quickness Yard
Meney
Joh I. Wark Dart
Lansing
Eouaing
Tome Cilards
Michigan State
German Propaganda Efforts Reported in Caribbean
Washington June 29 German propaganda efforts extend into South and Central America. The state department reports a Caribbean port official noted two newspapers in his town were subsidized at 100 dollars monthly, signaling covert influence aims.
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United Press
Washington
Germany
South
Central America
Atute Department Today
Carrbbean Port
Suffrage Militant Pickets Freed After Three Day Jolt
Six White House pickets freed from a women's prison after a three day hunger fast. Militants greeted them as heroines and whisked them away to a suffrage breakfast.
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United Press
Washington
White House
Women's Prison
Militanta
German Consuls in Norway Resign Over Shipping Plot
Christiania June 20 German consuls at Skien and Arendal have resigned after reports today of a German plot to destroy Norwegian shipping. The resignations are believed tied to revelations of the sabotage scheme uncovered in Norway.
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Norway
United Press
Christiania
Skeln
Arendal
Playgrounds Open Monday and Sewing Classes Begin
Under Recreation Supervisor W. L. Kunkel the Longfellow and Pere Marquette schools will open playgrounds next Monday for school children in the afternoons. Volunteers are invited to supervise. Sewing classes for grade school children will run five afternoons weekly with a teacher at Pere Marquette on Monday and Thursday, Longfellow on Tuesday and Friday, and Simon's on Wednesday, 1:30 to 3:15. Lessons cover plain sewing and lacework.
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W. L. Kunkel
Longfellow and
Pere Marquette
Kunkelling
Kunkel
President Wilson Pushes Dry Amendment to Save Beer and Wine
Washington June 29 The President aims to influence the Senate to accept a compromised dry amendment that would stop only distilled liquors. He argues the move protects personal liberty and would avoid broad prohibition that could disrupt business and create uncertainty.
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Wicsted Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Long Keen Daggers For U S Infantrymen
Long keen daggers for U S infantrymen will be supplied to every fighting man. The daggers are to be worn with the legging when the bayonet fits, and the plan is understood to be moving forward in Plattsburgh dated June 29.
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United Presa
Plattsiurg
Unclear fragmentary source prompts security talk
Fragmentary OCR text mentions guards and locations but lacks clear events or names to form a coherent summary. The piece appears to reference posts in a northern area and some unidentified groups or terms without verifiable details.
The True Meaning of July Fourth Celebration
A wartime style editorial argues for a sane Fourth of July observance focused on patriotism and public safety. It notes bans on large fireworks in many cities, age limits for buyers, and the goal of a dignified, less noisy celebration that educates the public on the Declaration of Independence and national unity.
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WM. Bl. Kunkel
New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
San Francisco
Trenton
Washington
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