French Counterattacks Push Front Lines in 21 Mile Battle Zone
Paris reports that French forces under General Foch launched concentrated counter blows along a 21 mile front south of Noyon and Montdidier. Germans pressed through the Oise Valley but French tanks and infantry recaptured key positions, driving enemy lines back near Amtheuil and Lodge Farm while capturing Gemlis Wood and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Paris
Ernest Orr
Noyon
Montdidier
Oise
Ribourt
Dreslincourt
Ribecourt
Foch
Rubescourt
St. Hour
Lefretnecy
Courcelles
Mortemer
Mery
Belloy
Gemlis Wood
St. Maur
Amtheuil
Lodge Farm
Matz
Macherenland Bethancourt
Florala Boy Dead in France Amid Heavy Allied Losses
June 12 dispatch reports fifteen U S soldiers killed in action nine mortally wounded eighteen from disease and seventeen from accidents plus one missing. Names include Cyrus Adcox Fayettesville N C Leslie Venters Shelmerdine N C and others. Marines show eleven killed in action ten died of wounds four severely wounded. Major battle fronts near Montdidier Soissons and Ambleny with German drives repulsed and French gains east of Mery Genlis Wood.
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Cyrus Adcox
Fayettesville
N. C
Leslie Venters
Shelmerdine
Gordon Hayes
Nicholas
S. C
Emmett
Segray
Hampton
Eddie Smith
Florala
Ala
Jed Corsine
Concord
Sam Conley
Hiawathia
Edwin Head
Needmore
Gehtry Gunnicutt
Freenville
D. C
Arthur Johnson
Lakeland
Fla
Henry Kenneday
Waycross Ga
Marine Corps
Warren Hoyle
Shelby
George Murphy
Spartanburg
8. C
Montdidier
River
Genlis Wood
Matz
Boigne
Berge Bound to Grand Jury on Murder Charge
C K Berge a member of the Mobile detective force was bound over to await the grand jury by a Bay Minette justice of the peace. He was released on bond of 5500. Berge had a preliminary hearing on a murder charge arising from the shooting of Jesse Wilson near Spani Fort after Wilson reportedly refused to halt while Berge attempted to stop him.
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C. K. Berge
Mobile
Premier of Bulgaria Quits Amid Ministerial Crisis
London reports the premier of Bulgaria has resigned and a ministerial crisis is imminent. The dispatch from International News Service notes the resignation and unresolved government instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
International News Service
London
Buck Named Lieutenant in Ordnance Repair at Camp
Walter S. Buck, connected with the ordnance repair department at Camp, has been designated a lieutenant. The appointment reflects continued military restructuring and recognizes Buck's service in ordnance work.
Navy Dealing Practical Way With Coast Subs
Washington June 12 Officials say practical methods are driving German submarines far off to sea from British and French coasts and now along the American coast to protect harbors. Officials believe a general submarine menace will persist until after the war but naval preparations are expected to minimize losses.
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Rines
Great Britain
France
Immigrant John P. Anderson Begins U S Citizenship Steps
John P. Anderson, a native of Sweden, declared his intention to become a United States citizen and foreswore allegiance to the country. The proceeding marks an early step in the naturalization process for Anderson under federal law.
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John P. Anderson
Sweden
United States
Drafted Men For Navy From June 5 Registrants
Orders issued to local draft boards to release for service in the navy men who registered on June 5 as desiring to enlist in the naval branch.
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Navy
July Cotton Opens Higher on New York Market
New York reporting shows July cotton opening at 25.75 with October cotton at 23.30, as market activity begins for the day. The figures reflect early pricing on the New York market.
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New York
Marines Take Guns and 300 Prisoners at the Marne
American Marines storm Neuilleau Wood northwest of Cha teau Thierry in the Marne sector. Despite resistance by German crack troops, they drove back the Kaiser's flower, taking 300 prisoners, two Krupp guns, two seaminnewerfers and multiple machine guns with light American casualties.
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International
Marne
Henry Wales
Nelleau Wood
Chateau Thierry
Am Marines
Austrian Warships Sunk In Italian Naval Raid
Rome reports two Austro Hungarian battleships of the largest class were torpedoed in a new Italian naval raid. An Austrian destroyer pursuing the raid was badly damaged, according to a today’s official statement.
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International News Service
Rome
Retail Dealers Perfect Work At The Cawthon
Retail dealers association of Mobile held a Tuesday meeting at the Cawthon hotel. Jacob Reiss was named president with Wm. H. Monk Jr. as vice president and W. B. McAfee as secretary, Ed G. Dreaper treasurer. The group adopted rules aligning with the Council of National Defense to streamline deliveries, limit returns, and favor deliveries to rail stations hotels hospitals boats, with enforcement reporting to Alabama defense officials.
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Ape Retail Dealers’ Association of Motile
Cawthon Hotel
Jacob Reiss
Reiss Mercantil Company
Wm. H. Monk, Jr
W. B. McAfee
Ed G. Dreaper
Mobile
Ala
Council of National Defense
Alabama National Council of Defense
Senate rejects Borah plan for open diplomacy
The Senate votes 50 to 2 against the Borah amendment for open diplomacy. The decision follows a letter from President Wilson opposing the measure.
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Senate
Borah
Washington
Wilson
TWO TO TUSKEGEE FOR TRAINING SELECTED
Roscoe Mayers and Olver Bell, both Black, have been chosen as two of three to attend a Tuskegee Institute course on mechanical work, sent by City Board No. 1.
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Tuskegee
Roscoe Mayers
Olver Bell
Tuskegee Institute
Evans of Steel Co Seeks 2500 Workers in Mobile
W M Evans of Mobile Steel Co says the city needs about 2500 workers, with 50 needed at his plant. He expects the work or fight law to ease shortages while government wartime tasks draw labor away from gambling dens and other nonessential jobs. Industrial leaders note openings across shipyards and plants doing government work, stressing the urgent labor shortage to run operations at maximum efficiency.
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Mobile
W. M. Evans
Mobile Steel Company
Mr. Evans
Sergeant Daves of Mobile's Own Visiting in City
Sergeant W. R. Daves of Mobile's Own, with Company A, 23rd Regiment, is in the city on furlough visiting his mother Mrs. B. Daves on Chamberlain avenue. Formerly manager of the Mobile Peanut and Candy Company, he is brother to Deputy Sheriff J. F. Daves.
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W. R. Daves
23Rd Regiment
Mobile’s Own
B. Daves
Chamberlain Avenue
Mobile Peanut and Candy Company
J. F. Daves
Kaiser Generals Rush Reserves Into Big Battle
Paris June 12 German generals pour reserves into the fighting across a narrow front. The German advance is halted at practical points as they replace divisions rapidly. French forces gain ground and drive counter assaults to seize strategic positions for continued operations.
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International News Service
Paris
Sailmaker Jack Wagner Dies After Rigging Accident
James Allen filed a hurt while rigging a sail at Irwin Jackson the sailmaker and died yesterday afternoon at the Southern Infirmary. He suffered a fractured skull and never regained consciousness.
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Irwin Jackson
German Raid in Aveluy Wood Repulsed Near Lens
British forces repulsed a German raid in Aveluy Wood and raided German trenches in the Boyelles sector. German artillery remained highly active near Lens as of noon on June 12 according to the War Office.
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International News Service
London
Ans
Aveluy Wood
War Office
Boyelles
Lens
Rejected at Sevier Camp Seeks Clarification
Fragmentary report notes William A Cory and others rejected at Camp Sevier for unspecified service. Mentions transport to Mobile and partial details from an examining board.
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Camp Sevier
Stary
Mobile
Farmer Mack Green Charged With Disloyal Statements
Mack Green of Escambia County faced charges under Section 8 of the Espionage Act. The hearing before U.S. Commissioner J Irwin Burgett occurred at noon Wednesday regarding disloyal statements. He posted a $150 bond and was released. Deputy U.S. Marshal E Tunstall, Jr. made the arrest.
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Mack Green
Escambia County
United States
J. Irwin Burgett
E Tunstall, Jr
Austrian forces lose hundreds of planes in eight months
International report from Rome notes Austrian air losses totaling about a hundred aircraft over eight months. Mutiny accusations swirl among marines at Pola with as many as forty sailors implicated in a single day.
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International News
Rome
Pola
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U. S
Lirit
Alesley
Ualties
Berge
Grand Jury
Anderson
Cawthon
Hell
Council of Defense of Alabama
Joseph C. Rich
County Council of Defense
Daves
Jack Wagner
James Allen
Aveley Wood
Sevier
William A. Cory, Ees
Gitlow
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