Russian Line Holds Near Lublin After Near Capture
Petrograd reports heavy fighting on the Italian Austrian frontier and in Russia Poland as German forces push toward the Lublin Chelm railroad. Russian lines hold along the Narew and Bug rivers while Berlin claims gains near Souchez and in Galicia amid a major strategic push.
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Siberia
London
England
Hans
Rome
Wirsaw
Warsaw
Kovno
Bresti-Litovsk
Chelm
Bug
Narew
Chel
Hnmperor Nicholas
Wield Marshal von Mackenasen
Lublin Chelm
Russian Poland
Vistula
Wieprz
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City
Sokal
Marshal von Trindenburg
Teutons
Bug River
Lublin-Chelin
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Maria
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Lena
Blythe
Teeni
Salacia
Souchez
Vosges
Lingekopfs
Galicia
von Mackensen
Lublin
Sokel
Berlin
Tvangorod
Novogeorgevisk
Kield
Marshal von Vlindenburg
Baltic
Mittauz
von Buelow
von Hindenburg
Alsace
Izonzo
Dawgunnut Weather Pup Forecast for South Dakota
Increasing cloudiness with probable showers Thursday and tonight in the west. Warmer tonight with a mild start and lingering showers likely across western areas.
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South Dakota
Italians Austrian clash above the Stelvio Pass in Alps
Geneva dispatch describes Alpine fighting between Italy and Austria around Stelvio Pass nine thousand feet high. Austrian alpinists and Italian batteries fire through clouds, with smoke and searchlights lighting the high peaks. Swiss guards monitor fronts as smugglers profit from tobacco and other goods in a multilingual border zone.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Associated Press
Italy
Austria
Alps
Stelgio Pass
Valteline
Milan
Iced Cross
Smuggling Route Through Harsh Alpine Passes
The article notes smugglers from three countries, mainly young women, scale high mountain passes with bundles of goods. Soldiers rarely enforce export rules. officers buy wares. Swiss women sell five cent cigars at a profit of ten to fifteen cents, risking long treks and potential execution as spies to reach markets.
Weapons of the Napoleonic era reappear on Tyrolean front
The Tyrolean defense against Italian assaults uses 42 centimeter cannons and large stone avalanches or boulders as improvised missiles. At Belfiore on June 14, Austrian gendarmerie and sharpshooters repelled Italian attackers, with Sergeant-major Reyter honored for initiating the rock avalanche tactic.
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Innsbruck
Tyrol
Associated Press
Italy
Belfiore
Cima Norte
Reyter
Romance Not Killed by War in London
London dispatch reports continued interest in romance literature despite wartime conditions. Readers flock to theatres and bookshops, with publishers noting steady demand for new romances and serialized tales as civilians endure rationing and daily bombings.
Leelanaw Sinking Crew Treated Kindly by German Sub
Reports from abroad say Captain Delk of the American steamer Leelanaw was treated with courtesy by German captors after the ship was sunk off Scotland. The crew rode six ty miles on the submarine deck before being taken to Kirkwall in life boats. The United States seeks clarity on whether contraband cargo was surrendered as a possible treaty matter.
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Washington
D. C
Usene Delk
Leelanaw
Scotland
Kirkwall
United
Long pursuit ends as Redfield man York is captured in Montana
Wart York, a former Redfield county resident, has been arrested in Montana and extradited after a four year pursuit. He faces charges for defrauding Redfield Rockham and Zell banks by mortgaging non owned property and other offenses. York is held for trial in state circuit court. Montana friends post 2300 dollar bond for his liberty pending case.
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Redfield
Wart York
Montana
South Dakota
Redfield, Rockham and
Zell
Eastland Disaster Indictments Expected Late Today
Chicago reporters say at least six indictments for responsibility will be returned by the state branch jury regarding the Eastland disaster with decisions on charges of criminal carelessness or manslaughter to follow. The coroner’s inquest is due to finish, as divers hunt the river bottom and the wrecking boat works to raise the half-submerged vessel. Burial of hundreds of victims continues under a city day of mourning.
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Chicago
Eastland
Hayne
Thompson
Fred S. Snow
J. M. Wrickson
Wastland
Sttorney Sullivan
Snow
Pederson
Clark Street
Mr. Weckler
Carr
Haitian President Executed as Prison Massacres Trigger Riot
In Port au Prince Haitii a mob stormed the French legation and shot Vilbrun Guillaume after the burial of 160 political prisoners massacred during the uprising. The crowd dragged the body by a rope as U.S. Navy ships head toward Port au Prince to provide protection.
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Haitii
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Haisti
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Guillaume
M. Gerard
Haiti
Port Au
Prince
United States
Washington
Caperton
Washington, D. C
Benson
Admiral Caperton
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