Italy's Cavalry in Pursuit of Fleeing Huns
Italy drives Austro-Hungarian forces across the Piave with cavalry crossing to the eastern bank and pressuring retreating troops. Two thousand prisoners taken plus other captives and booty. West Piave bank cleared, as Austrian losses mount. Emperor Charles returns to Vienna amid high casualties.
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Italy
International News Service
Rome
Piave
Capo Silo
Montello
Zenon
Charles
Vienna
Alabama nurses accepted by Gulf Division Red Cross
Thirteen Alabama graduate registered nurses have been virtually accepted by the Gulf Division American Red Cross Nursing Bureau. Four hail from Mobile with names including Willie Estelle Northrop Nora McLeod Hannah Halliday and Fannie Louise Jordan. Formal Washington approval is awaited.
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Gulf Division
American Red Cross
Mobile
Willie Estelle
Northrop
Hannah E. Halliday
Nora E. McLeod
Fannie Louise Jordan
Alabama
Bureau of Nursing
the Tribune
Gulf
New Orleans
Washington
N. Ann Street
Rosalie Prosch
Avenue G
Birmingham
Hannah EB. Halliday
Palmetto Street
N. Ann
Bravery of American Airmen Highlighted in Austrian Front
Airdock reports from Washington praise for American airmen patrolling Austrian lines amid heavy fighting. Dispatches note their courage and successful raids as Allied efforts press the enemy. Austrian economy is described as desperate, with the people suffering severe hardship per State Department cables.
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A. Staff
Washington
Austria
State Department
Italians Repel German Attack in Bligny Mountains Front
Italian troops on the Rheims front repulsed a German attack after hard fighting and took prisoners. French forces on the Montdidier Oise front repulsed further German action while artillery remains active along the Woevre Plains and Vosges.
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Paris
Bligny Mountains
Rheims
Montdidier-Oisne
Woevre Plains
Vosges
Hungarian Cabinet Resigns Report Claims
A Budapest dispatch says the entire Hungarian cabinet led by Premier Wekerle plans to resign. The Vienna advisory reports the Austrian cabinet decided on a collective resignation yesterday.
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London
Hungaria
Wekerle
Budapes
Vienna
British Take Fifty Guns and Prisoners
A London report states British forces captured fifty German machine guns and prisoners near Metren, with additional raids conducted elsewhere by British units in the area.
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London
Jane
Metren
Austro Hungarian Defeat Likely Hastens Italian Push
Paris reports a disastrous Austro Hungarian defeat by Italy, seen as a turning point that may hasten Italian advances. The brief item notes the setback is viewed as significant for the broader theater of the war and strategic movements in Europe.
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Paris
German leaders speeding to Vienna on Kaiser mission
London dispatch says General Ludendorff and General von Hindenburg, famed as the brain of the German army, are hurrying to Vienna on a special Kaiser mission. The report notes grave Austrian anxiety and only small hope for food allowances.
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London
Lidendorff
von Hindenburg
Vienna
Stranded Sunday Evening On Eastern Shore
Nearly two hundred people were left ashore after Pleasure Bay and Apollo boats were overcrowded. Crowds crossed the bay Saturday and Sunday. those stranded walked back to Magnolia Beach pavilions and bath houses. E G Miller at Magnolia Beach tried to secure a city boat but failed. he then housed the guests for the night at little cost.
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Magnolia Beach
Fairhope
E. G. Miller
Timber Firm Sues Emergency Fleet Corp Hearing Set
A Washington telegram from M. Eichberg's attorney says July 15 is set for an auditor's hearing in the National Timber Co. suit against the Emergency Fleet Corporation. The case involves about 120 thousand dollars over an alleged contract breach for timber.
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Washington
M. Eichberg
National Timber Company
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Court of the District of Columbia
Fleet Corporation
Timber
Cotton market opens with July and October futures quoted
Spot Cotton New York reports market open with July futures at 26.45 and October at 24.80 as of June 24. The note records early price levels for the session.
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New York
Labor at Atlantic City St Paul Convene 1919 AFL Meet
In Atlantic City St Paul June 24 delegates of the American Federation of Labor concluded their convention. President Gompers was re elected as officers were affirmed and plans for future labor actions were outlined.
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Atlantic City
ST. Paul
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Mobile Plans Big Observance on War Savings Stamps
Mobile and Alabama officials plan a national in scope observance on Thursday June 28 to secure pledges for War Savings Stamps. The Association of Commercial Travelers for National Service will mobilize travelers and wholesale merchants have instructed salesmen to devote the day to stamp sales to meet state allotments for the year.
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Mobile
Wilson
United States
Association of Commercial Travelers For National Service
West Apaum Completes 8800-Ton Steel Cargo Steamer
The 8800 ton contract steel cargo steamer West Apaum was completed in 78 working days at Skinner & Edey Corporation yards in Seattle. The Shipping Board announced the finish and Chairman Hurley sent congratulations to the company and workers.
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Washington
West Apaum
Skinner & Edey Corporation
Seattle
Shipping Board
Hurley
Flivver Disappears In Pascagoula Theft Suspected
Passersby report a Ford sedan owned by W. E. Reynolds of Pascagoula was stolen Sunday and believed moved to Mobile, as officials and residents search for the missing automobile.
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Polee
Pascagoula
W. E. Reynolds
Mobile
Overseas Casualties Report From Washington War List
The casualty roll lists eight Serene Aereere seriously wounded. Three men Luther Hunter of Lafayette Alabama Edward Helvin of Waxhaw North Carolina Ernest Ross of Milner Georgia and William Thompson of Durham North Carolina were severely wounded. Gay's casualties were light amid heavy fighting involving State soldiers.
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Luther Hunter
Lafayette
Ala
Edward Helvin
Waxhaw
N. C
Ernest Ross
Milner
William Thompson
Durham
To Gay
States
U S May War Hinted Over Turkish Consulate Raid
The United States seeks information via Spain and Sweden on the Turkish seizure of the American consulate in Tabriz and hospital looting. Representative Kelly introduces a war resolution against Bulgaria and Turkey, with Lansing noting potential overt act if organized military involvement is confirmed.
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Kelly
Pennsylvania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Lansing
Albany Girl Witnessed Lafbery Last Battle With Huns
Miss Constance R. Rowe of Albany served with Base Hospital Unit No 116 in France and witnessed Major Raoul Lafbery’s fatal air battle. She describes the funeral, the distant guns, and the impact on his mother, recalling the big sensation of his death.
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International News Service
Albany
N. Y
Constance
R. Rowe
France
Raoul Lafbery
America
Lufbery
British Army to Use Madsen Gun After Trials
Under secretary of state for war said the army tested several light and crewed weapons including the Lewis and Hotchkiss before unanimously choosing the Madsen machine gun for adoption. Trials followed flag order and public debate.
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London
el Po
Son
3Fire
Resident Engineer Arrives in Mobile to Lead New Fleet Corp Yard
Edgar 8 Closson arrives as resident engineer for the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation in Mobile. He will base operations at the Sims property concrete shipyard, built by Fred T Ley & Co Inc, with staff including R C Studley J R Hampson Angelo Morris R W Clark W H Ma Lean F A Armstrong and P A Finnegan.
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Edgar 8. Closson
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Mobile
Mr. Closson
Fred T. Ley & Co., Inc
Sims
Fred T. Ley & Company, Inc
R. C. Studley
J. R. Hampson
Angelo Morris
R. W. Clark
W. H. Ma
Germany Hid Real Figures On Her Population
C D Ussher of Auburndale Massachusetts told Senator Hitchcock that in 1913 von Hindenburg admitted to his daughters that Germany claimed a population of 68 million while he believed 90 million actually lived there. He cited camouflaged birth rates and distorted vital statistics as the cause.
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Germany
Washington
C. D. Ussher
Auburndale
Mass
Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
von Pinaine Saint
W. W. Post
Constantinople
Mr. Ussher
Mobile County Sheriff Frank Cazalas Sr Dies at Home
Frank Cazalas Sr a longtime Mobile county sheriff and prominent South Alabama figure died suddenly at his home Saturday. He lay in state at St Kathrine's Church Crichton with services conducted by Rev Father Kennedy. Burial followed at the family plot with rites at 9 o clock. Similar notes credit friends and community leaders in mourning.
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Frank Cazalas
Mobile County
Alabama
Alabiete
St. Cathérine’s Catholic Church
Crichton
Father Kennedy
Mankes Ed
Naval supply steamer burns in Atlantic port report
Reports from an Atlantic port say a large supply steamer in the naval service burned yesterday. The navy department explained the incident to News Service as inquiries continue.
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International
Washington
Atlantic
Naval Service
Navy Department
Bulgarian Cabinet Moves to Reorganize Government
In Amsterdam, reports indicate the Bulgarian cabinet intends a government reorganization. Details remain scarce as officials discuss structural changes and potential shifts in leadership.
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