British advance over four mile front near Lens
London news reports that German defenses near Lens in northern France are virtually at the mercy of British forces after operations that widened a four mile front. British gains totaled about a mile on the front with German positions along the Souchez river stormed while British losses were described as slight. German losses were heavy due to British bombardment and aerial artillery support.
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Snational
London
Lens
France
War Office
Ngon
Souznes
Students Give A Fine Recital By Miss Harrier Lote House Pupils
A pupils recital was held at Miss Harrier Lote house on Prospective nue Friday afternoon featuring solos and class offerings led by Mrs Lawes Robertson as Treader. The program impressed parents and teacher with graceful outcomes. Decorations included roses and peonies as the class roster listed Lila Foeller Edith Olmstead Bucetta Stage Dorothy Dessaur Edna Trusseil Dorothy Bowers Beatrice Forsier Grace Flynn Beatrice Cutter Harriet Goff Gladys Wood Carrie Forses Mildred Williamson Junira Mnnfor Devens Tad Fierres Milton Smith Willis Clark Edward Eidie Raymond Wood and Martin Shoniker mer. The Orange and Rockland Electric Company of Monroe has contracted with W. Averill Harriman to supply light and power for the Arden estate and Sterling mines for ten years. The firm purchased Buttermilk Falls Electric Co. at Highland Falls lighting Highland Falls and Bear Mountain Inn and will extend to Palisades Park. The company now holds franchises in Woodbury Highlands Monroe Chester Blooming Grove Goshen and Warwick. It has lit the New Hampton Industrial Farms for some time.
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Harrier Lotehouse
Prospectivenue
Lawes Robertson
Treader
Lila Foeller
Edith Olmstead
Bucetta Stage
Dorothy Dessaur
Edna Trusseil
Dorothy Bowers
Beatrice Forsier
Grace Flynn
Beatrice Cutter
Harriet Goff
Gladys Wood
Carrie Forses
Mildred Williamson
Junira
Orange and Rockfard Frlecric Company
Monroe
W. Averill Harrioan
Arden Estate
Sterling Mines
Buttermilk Falls Electric Co
Highland Fall
Ear Mountain Inn
Palisadesh Park
Woodburr
Highlands
Chester
Blooming Grove
Goshen
Warwick
New Hampton
Middletown Boy Wins Highest Honors in Cornell Exam
Allen Sandstrom of Middletown and Miss Eleanor Pise of Goshen led the examination for the Cornell free scholarship held in Goshen on June 2. Sandstrom scored 16 points higher than the others, boosting Middletown High School pride. The top finishers were Sandstrom, Pise, Gilbert Butters, and Edward McCord from Walden.
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Allen Sundstrom
Eleanor Pise
Goshen
Cornell
Sandstrom
Middletown
Mr. Sandstrom
Pise
Gilbert Butters
Edward McCord
Walden
Bordeaux Mixture Demonstrations For Potato Blight Prevention
This afternoon at the Stansbury garden plot on Spregue avenue near Erie tracks, two demonstrations show Bordeaux Mixture usage for spraying potato plants to prevent blight. T. B. Muirman and assistant Jehan Cissey of the Farm Bureau conduct the event.
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Stansbury Garden
Spregue Avenue
Ineerie Tracks
Peimg
T. B. Muirman
Jehan
C 7Issey
Farm Bureau
Bue
Best Talent Will Extradite Cocchi Best Talent Will Extradite
New York dispatch reports the city will hire top Italian legal talent to press Alfredo Cocchi extradition from Italy for the murder of Ruth Cruger. District Attorney Swann said an Italian lawyer who represented the Cardindale case will handle the city’s interests and efforts to oppose any insanity plea.
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Nauinal Mews Service
New York
Italy
Alfredo Cocchi
Ruth Cruger
Swann
Cable
Cocchi
District Attorner
Mayors to Fight Six-Cent Fares Albany Hearing
Albany June 30 Mayors Conference advisory committee to back petitioners seeking six cent transit fares and related charges. The group will appear at a public hearing on the State Electric Railway Times proposal and the Union Traction Company plan, with support from mayors and officials across cities to protect local interests. Real estate sale Mrs. James Lynch sells 53 Ogden Street property to Nicoli Dardene with possession set August 1. Archibald Taylor Company handled the sale. Abel S. Myers of Highland Sullivan died at home in Eldred, age 82. Italian Brotherhood banquet guest Elizabeth Shimer, secretary of Webb Horton Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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Albany
New York State Mayors’ Conference
Fricar
State Electric Railway Times
Eq Traction Company
James Lynch
Ogden Street
Nicoli Dardene
Archibald Taylor Company
Brotherhood
Elizabeth Shimer
Webb Horton Memorial Presbyterian Church
Excess profits tax proposal would raise billions
Washington June 30 International News Service reports the Senate finance committee approved a graduated excess profits tax ranging from 12 to 40 percent. It would replace the old levy and raise over 750 million annually, with the revenue bill to be reported to the Senate Monday.
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International News Service
Washington, D. C
Tiglny
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Wea!po
Patriot Boys Steal Firecrackers in Burglary Plot
A company of seven boys, eager to show patriotism, planned to buy firecrackers but lacked money. They accessed a Mer en brook tunnel under a storehouse at Mill and Fallon streets, lifting crackers, were caught by police, and after a warning, promised to return the property and reform.
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Mill and
Fallon Streets
Mer ~En Brook
Deerdike
McCeach
Highland Lake Treated to Remove Algae Taste
Highland Lake is being treated today to kill algae that gave the water an unpleasant taste and smell. The treatment is routine each year and does not indicate any impurities in the water.
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Highland Lake
Brilliant Gathering for Seventy-First Infantry Social
A grand reception at the Grange County Golf Club attended by about 250 guests from the Seventy-First Infantry and local society. Chinese lanterns and regimental banners lit the porch while two orchestras provided continuous music, guests enjoyed punch cigars and a buffet luncheon, and souvenir regimental pins were gifted to ladies. Col Bates led the officers in delivering a highly praised evening marked by elegant attire and festive decor.
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Sevanty-first Infantry
Qranse County Golf Club
W. G. Bates
Pere
Jol
Cam
W. HK
Chamber of Commerce to award contract for factory repairs
The Chamber of Commerce will let the contract for repairs to the saw factory portion used by Seamless Container Company. The company expects to commence operation by August 15, and progress, the chamber publication, will be issued early next week.
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Chamber of Commerce
Refugees flood the Netherlands as war rages
Thousands of German deserters join refugees entering Holland as Holland becomes a refuge. A weekly called The Combat is started at Amsterdam to spread revolutionary socialist propaganda among deserters. A Society of Deserters, likely German agents, seeks deserter names to pressure families to return to Germany. Returning deserters are sent to the front. Spies, both genders, infiltrate Dutch life and monitor belligerents.
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Associated Press
Hague
Netherlands
Holland
Amsterdam
Germany
Rome Red Cross drives far surpass war fund quota
Rome city reports a 42 record in patriotic contributions with over subscription of Liberty Loan bonds and a Red Cross fund allotment. The chapter lists more than 2 million dollars oversubscribed, 25 thousand allocated to the Red Cross war fund, and about 45 thousand subscribed. Between seventy and eighty thousand surgical dressings have been sent to the American Red Cross since May 2, largely dispatched to France.
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Rome
Red Cross
American Red Cross
New Yun
France
Lieut Tremain to Be Buried Monday in Monticello
Funeral set for Lieut Hobart Levi Tremain of Monticello at the late home Monday afternoon at 2 30 after his death by self inflicted fall from a New York hotel window. The aged sailor, former son of Lyman Tremain noted in Civil War circles, was found dead at the St Denis Hotel courtyard Friday morning. Relatives arranged to bring the body home for burial amid village grief and surprise.
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Hobart Levin
Monticello
St. Denis
New York
Times-Press
Big Late
Gig
Howel
Michael Farrell
Tremain
Lyman
Children’s Day at Bullville Church Service
Bullville Bullville June 30 plans completed for the annual Children’s Day service at Bullville M E Church to be held Sunday evening. Circleville Presbyterian and Hopewell churches will close Sunday evening and their pastors will participate. A new feature titled The Rose Garden will be performed by seven young ladies. Service begins at 8 o’clock with a morning rehearsal for participating children.
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Bullville
Bullville M.E
Circleville
Mexican Bandits Raid Americans Near Zapita
Four Mexican bandits crossed the border to raid a ranch near Zapita. They held up two men and secured money before retreating back to Mexico. A detachment of U S soldiers pursued but the bandits reached Mexican soil safely.
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Be International News Service
Lauredo
Texas
Zapita
U. S
Socialist's Words Arouse American Protest at Copenhagen
The Associated Press reports American minister Maurice Egan in Copenhagen delivered a protest to the Danish foreign office over anti American remarks by M. Stauming a Danish cabinet member at the Stockholm peace conference. Pay day at postoffice is on the 15th each month with about 4500 dollars paid in two installments by Postmaster Sweeney. A War Committee meeting of the State Senate is set for July 5 at the Onondaga Hotel in Syracuse. Senator Stivers serves on the committee.
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Associated Press
London
Maurice Egan
Copenhagen
Foreign Office
M. Stauming
Stockholm
Sweeney
WAR Committee
The
State Senate
Onondaga Hotel
Syracuse
Senator Stivers
Comminittes
End of the German threat hailed as Allied unity grows
American troops arrive in France amid praise from General Pershing for flawless transport and high morale. Lloyd George proclaims the great German army driven underground signals the beginning of the end as Brazil and the US step up cooperation to hunt German raiders in South American waters.
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Lloyd George
Associated Pro
Dundee
U. S
Assecates Press
Washington
Brazil
Amercan
United States
New Marine Corps Service Card to Replace Old Label
Washington reports a new ecard will be distributed nationwide by the U S Marines. The card replaces the old notice and reads in white and blue on a French tricolor facsimile that a man from this house is fighting in France with United States Marines.
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Washington
United States
U. S
United States Marine Corps
France
Buying House A Profitable Move
Taxpayers in the city voted to buy 4,006 feet of new hose for the Fire Department. Chief Higham received a communication from the Board of Underwriters of the State noting the purchase as profitable, predicting a two percent reduction in the insurance rating.
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Higham
Chick
Might vs. Right Sermon at St Pauls Church Sunday
A patriotic service at St Pauls Church Sunday evening features Rev J J Billingsley D D speaking on Might vs Right. The program includes patriotic music and Billingsley, a veteran of major battles, will share stories of personal experiences likely to interest all.
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St. Paul's Church
J. J. Bilangsley
D. D
Billingsley
Commissioner Lillon to visit Middletown on July 7
Commissioner Thereen of the Chamber of Commerce received a letter from John J Ditton in charge of distribution grain and markets stating he will be in Middletown for the Tubbe Market opening, showing strong interest in Orange county and its residents. Grace Church Sunday School has closed for summer. children to attend 11 o'clock service. school resumes September 16.
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Chamber of Commerce
John J Ditton
Tubbe
Orange County
Idaho is launched at Camden Yards
The monster fighting machine Idaho, sister of the flagship Pennsylvania, was launched successfully at Camden Yards. Naval designers say she will challenge submarines as she cannot be sunk by a single torpedo.
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Associated Press
Camden
X. J
Idaho
Pennsylvania
Training Camp at Peekskill Opens
One of the nation's largest military training camps for persons opened today near Peekskill as 1,803 youths pitched tents on former militia grounds. They will undergo four weeks of intensive training under more than 100 military and physical instructors.
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Associated Press
New York
Pers
Oil Tanker Santurce Sunk Off Lobos Island
Tampico reports the American oil steamer Santurce en route from Tampico to an American port with oil gasoline aboard was burned and sunk off Lobos Island. German agents are suspected to be responsible. the crew was rescued.
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Associated Press
Tampico
Santurce
Lobos Island
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Highland
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John J. Penn
Cab Ing
Paris
Sigert
Kleber
Dakar
Africa
Brest
Point St. Mathiex
aBig Ao Vu
Mexico
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Jesus Uerta
New York City
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Grercourt
Thomas T. Durland
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Camden Yards
Peekskill
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