Austrians Decline To Battle Italian Forces
Reports from Petrograd describe Russian withdrawals across the Galician frontier and renewed German support near Jaroslau. Austrian troops resist the Italian invasion at Trent, while Isonzo defenses grow. British forces claim a new trench line west of Labassee as aerial and naval actions continue across Europe.
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Petrograd
Czernowitz
Dneister
Pruth
Jaroslau
San
Tismenitza
Stry
London
Dardanelles
Labassee
Galicia
Berlin
Vienna
Lemberg
Modska
Przemysl
Teutons
Bessarabia
England
France
Italy
Germany
Reland
Belgium
Chebourg
Paris
Gallipoli
Winnipeg Royal Commission hears bribery and theft tale
J Paddington testifies he destroyed messages on General Manager Perry’s orders before subpoena. M G Hook recounts a $10 000 cash robbery in Omaha with $400 expense money, intended to influence Salt’s actions. Coldwell denies key to Simpsons strongbox. cipher telegrams remain undeciphered.
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Winnipeg
Royal Commission
J. Paddington
G. N. W. Telegraphs
Perry
M. G. Hook
Omaha
Coldwell
Howden
Sait
Horwood
Hook
Andrews
G. R. Coldwell
Brigade Embarks as Sissons Leads Onward
Cards from Montreal indicate Col. Sissons and his brigade of the First, Second and Third M. R. are on the ocean bound for an unknown destination. They expect to embark soon and may go aboard at any moment.
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Col. Sissons
M. R
Montreal
Manitoba cattle contract for France 1915
The Manitoba Free Press reports a major Western Canada cattle and packing industry contracted to deliver 50 000 head of cattle to France by October 1915 to restock French farms. First shipment planned for May but delayed by boats and U boats. Preparations proceed to move cattle across sea as soon as possible.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
Free Press
Canada
France
Britain Signals Change in Blocking Policy for Allied Trade
Washington reports from Berlin indicate Britain plans to modify its blockade to allow safe transit for American cargoes bound for Holland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice conveyed assurances that the change will ease detention of such ships, easing U.S. tensions from the March protest and potentially hastening resolution of the German dispute.
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Washington
Berlin
Great Britain
Cecil Spring-Rice
Lansing
Holland
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Wilson
Sir Cecil
Magland
Germany
United States
Britain
Spring- Rice
Foreign Office
Envoy From States To Germany Nears Home
Christiansand Norway June 15 via London the Scandinavian American Line steamer United States arrived from New York. Among her passengers is Meyer Gerhardt the attache of the German colonial office bound for Berlin to present the American political situation to German authorities.
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Christiansand
Norway
London
United States
New York
Meyer Gerhardt
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
General MacKennen Aims to Capture Lemberg by July 1
London report says General MacKennen telegraphed the Kaiser via Amsterdam that he hopes to take Lemberg, the Galicia capital, before July 1. The exchange telegraph despatch notes the aim as World War I mov.
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London
MacKennen
Lemberg
Galicia
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Was He Meyer
The State Department will investigate charges that Dr. Anton Meyer Gerhard in fact was Alfred Meyer chief of Germanys supply department who had secretly entered the United States to buy munitions of war under a safe conduct with the Allies.
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Washington
Anton Meyer Gerhard
United States
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Alfred Meyer
State Department
Buckmaster Elevated to Peerage by King George
Sir Stanley Owen Buckmaster, former chief censor turned lord high chancellor in the coalition cabinet, was raised to the peerage today by King George. He assumes the title Baron Buckmaster of Cheddington.
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London
Stanley Owen Buckmaster
George
Baron Buckmaster of
Cheddington
Montana Junction Vanishes from Southern Alberta Maps
Lethbridge notes Montana Junction is erased as a summer landmark. For 25 years trains paused there to register and receive orders. The junction formed where the old Lethbridge to boundary trail met the Dunmore narrow gauge line, later upgraded to standard gauge. The line now runs parallel into the city with old station buildings relocated and one serving as a waiting room at Needpath, distant from Taber.
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Lethbridge
Montana Junction
Alberta
Little Dispatch Office
A. R. and
Lt. Co
Dunmore Junction
CPL OR
P. BR
Coutts
Medicine Hat
Needpath
Taber
London Bombardment Highlighted by British Ambassador
Sir Cecil Spring Rice presented the British view to Secretary Lansing, noting London’s residential areas are unfortified and densely populated. He warned that Zeppelin raids risk massive civilian casualties and endanger Americans, foreign missions, hospitals, and charities, with airships often operating at night or in poor visibility.
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Washington
London
United States
Cecil Spring- Rice
Germany
State Department
Lansing
Cecil
Gallipoli Casualties Report from Australia
Australian official statement lists 1 113 killed 6 472 wounded and 248 missing from Gallipoli fighting as of today June 16 in Sydney.
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Sydney
Australia
Gallipoli Peninsula
Alberta prize winners at Frisco
Out of nineteen entries of Western Canada grain at the San Francisco Fair seventeen won first prizes. Notable victors include George Perry of Cardston and Nick Taltinger of Claresholm. A E Barnes Bow Island took a silver for oats, A L Frieberger Bassano gold for spelts, O G Hansen Pincher Creek gold for wheat and silver for oats, J Peterson Raymund silver for timothy, Raynard Deloraine Manitoba silver for wheat. Sixteen of seventeen prizes went to Alberta exhibits.
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Western Canada
San Francisco
George Perery
Cardston
Nick Taltinger
Claresholm
A. E. Barnes
Bow Island
A. L. Frieberger
Bassano
OG. Hansen
Pincher Creek
Calgary woman Mary Buck committed for trial on drug charges
Calgary society figure Mary Buck was committed for trial on a charge of supplying drugs for illegal purposes to Mrs. Fanny Fuston. The body of Mrs. Steele, a Buck friend who died ten days ago, was exhumed and a post mortem result will be announced tomorrow.
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Calgary
Mary Buck
Fanny Fuston
Steele
General Hospital
Lusitania Inquiry Opens as Survivors Seek Answers
Fifty Lusitania survivors relatives of dead and private lawyers attended the board of trade inquiry into the disaster. Testimony on admiralty wireless instructions was in camera and Lord Mersey pledged to rule on outside questions, raising concerns over access to critical evidence. More than thirty witnesses and substantial spectators filled the session, with echoes hindering clear hearing.
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London
Board of Trade
Admiralty
Lord Mersey
Court of Inquiry
Sir Edward Carson
Chicago Strike Ends as Arbitration to Settle Dispute
Chicago June 16 The city’s strike by 14000 street car workers ended at 5 am when arbitration was chosen to settle all issues. Car service resumed as crews notified. The strike had halted electric transit for two days and Mayor William Hale Thompson was named the third member of the Arbitration Board. Officials will pick an arbitrator by Saturday.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Board of Arbitration
Judge Ives Finishes German Farmer Case in Calgary
Raynold Horden of Evergreen was found guilty in the Calgary criminal court after boasting in German about Britons and Americans ready to don pickelhauben and dash for Germany. He received a $25 fine plus costs and a warning to watch alien neighbors and report suspicions.
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Calgary
Raynold Horden
Evergreen
Canada
States
Germany
Ives
Coronation Killing Sparks Monitor Harner Shop Incident
In Coronation Alta. A. C. Beamer J. P. was injured while trying to eject Joe Todd from a harner shop a mile north of Monitor. Beamer died shortly after. Todd, intoxicated at the time, is under arrest.
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Coronation
Alta
Joe Todd
Monitor
Harners
A. C. Beamer
J.P
Todd
Hquor
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Pfalzburg
Ottawa
Militia Department
Gerhardt
Meyer
Buckmaster
U.S
Europe
Brand Whitlock
Frisco
Lusitania
Isson
Thompson
Wes
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