Italians advance on Trentino front and trench recapture
Reports from Rome and London say Italian forces push the Austrian line back along the Trentino front capturing men arms and supplies and driving the Austrians to retreat. Other dispatches note French gains at Verdun and renewed Russian and German artillery activity across multiple fronts.
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Rome
Paris
Trentinn
Italy
Trentino
London
War Office
Bosnia
Arsiero
Berlin
Briand
Douglas Haig
Cadorna
Mafin
la Bassee Canal
Somme
Volhynia
Kovel
Bukowink
Peases
Carpathians
Victor Emmanuel
Vienna
Brenta
Ktseh
Bukowina
Kimpofung
Kuty
Galicia
Buszacz
Dniester
Selkerghine
Petrive
Shackleton Fails to Reach Elephant Island Rescue
London June 27 Sir Ernest Shackleton reports he cannot reach the 22 men left on Elephant Island. Ice has grown too severe to approach within 20 miles though he hopes they can endure on short rations and penguins until another rescue party with an ice breaker can reach them.
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Elephant Island
London
Sir Erernent Shackleton
Shackleton
Port Stanley
Falkland Islands
City Council Adopts Sewer Plan and Park Use
The city council adjourned meeting granted use of Ball Park for two July 1 games. It adopted a Public Works report to install a storm sewer on 3rd avenue to Aberdeen Street and Sth street, linking to 4th street. It also referred sidewalk extension and gravel roads requests from Preston Planing Mills to the City Engineer for report.
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City Baseball League
Public Works Committee
3Rd Avenue
Aberdeen Street
Sth
Macleod Trail
4Th Street
Preston Planing Mills
Canadian Western Foundry & Supply Co
Preston Mill
C. Prince
W. Fleming
E. G. Blackburn
Ald. Berry
Hill Road
Sunk Two Transports by Italian Forces
Home June 27 two Austrian transports loaded with troops and ammunition were sunk at Daraxoo by Italian forces.
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Home
Daraxoo
Trial of Sir Roger Casement for Treason Opens
June 26 teudon The trial of Sir Roger Casement for high treason opened in the lord chief justice’s court. Jurors seated after challenges as defense questioned suitability. The attorney general reviewed Casement’s career from Ireland to Germany, while witnesses testified on recruitment efforts and plans to form an Irish brigade in Germany and possible transport to Ireland if Germany won a sea battle.
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Teudon
Roger Casement
Roger
Edward Grey
Casement
Germany
England
Sir Frederick
Sir Roger Casement
Sir Roger
Ireland
John Cronin
Munster Fusiliers
Alex
Sulivan
Cork
Irish Volunteers
Dan O'Brien
Michael O'Connor
Limburg
John Robinson
Ehehsel O'Connor
Michael Moore
Wth
John Neill
Om Hospital
Jack Tars on the Way Home
Ten officers and 275 men from the Heaps Newcastle passed through the cy this morning on their way to the os tanned. They have spent four years on the China station and about S months on the Canadian coast awaiting shore leave. Officers say they may get two weeks and are eager to return to duty. One officer, born in China, notes three years in the Old Country and loyalty to the service. The men are glad to be returning home.
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Newcastle
China
Old Country
French Air Raid Stirs Panic in Germany at Karlsruhe
Swiss reports that the French air raid on Karlsruhe caused widespread terror in Germany with over 120 killed. Among the victims many were at the Hagenbeck circus when planes struck. Bombs near the railroad station killed about 115 and wounded more than 200 spectators.
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Milan
London
Switzerland
Karsruhe
Germany
Hagenbeck
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Sidelined by Illness Ahead of Hull Event
Ottawa reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Liberal Leader, is again troubled by illness and confined to his home. He cannot address Hull celebrations tied to St John Baptiste on Tuesday night, after last summer’s operation.
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Ottawa
Wilfrid Laurier
Hull
British Casualties on All Fronts Reported
A British official casualty list issued shows 333 officers with 115 killed and 7,732 other ranks with 1,487 killed. Total for the week reaches 8,080 casualties, including 1,602 killed.
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London
Austro Transports Sunk in Durazzo Harbor
Two Austrian transports loaded with troops arms and ammunition were sunk in the harbor of Durazzo by Italian forces on June 26.
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Rome
Durazzo
Jith Passes Through The 11th CLR In City Transit
The 11th CLR passed through the city last night on their way east and created noticeable interest at the station.
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CLR
National Guard Mobilizes for Mexican Border Invasion Halt
About 35 000 National Guard troops from 12 states are ordered to start today toward the Mexican border to forestall Carranza actions. New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Massachusetts Vermont and Connecticut units lead the movement with roughly 20 000 personnel already en route and 15 000 more receiving orders. It remains unclear if they can be entrained before night.
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Carranza
New York
National Guard
Department of the Host
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Penn
Sylvania
Connecticut
Massachusettes
Vermont
Wood
Department
School Board Considers Lumber Costs and Staff Changes
The board discussed lumber pricing for new schools with Horton and Willetts handling wood at 12 per thousand and 22 for first class lumber plus hauling. Leave of absence granted to Miss Coffin, with Miss Osborn and Miss Kerr appointed to fill vacancies. Finance plans sought 140000 from the city after a prior 144000 proposal, and a proposed name for the new Primary School was raised.
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Horton and Willetts
Hricks
Horton & Willetts
Hughes Boosts Australian Shipping Fleet With 15 Steamers
Premier William Morris Hughes in London plans to buy 15 large steamers to move Australia’s harvest. The vessels will be renamed and operated as a Commonwealth government line to ease the shipping shortage.
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London
William Morris Hughes
Australia
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