Austria Defeat Shakes German Plans In World War I
In a pivotal June report from Washington, Italy’s Piave victory compounds Austrian retreat gains. The blow to Austria threatens German strategy in France, prompting calls for readjustment as American and Italian forces bolster Allied defense and reserve strength.
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Italy
Piave
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Tagliamento River
Castelazzo
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Piave River
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War Department
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Foch
Congress rushes billions for war as bills pass in record time
Congress approves more than three billion dollars for war supplies in the senate sun dry civil bill and over five billion for fortifications in the house in rapid votes. Borland says the plan would create an American Krupps style government arsenal on an island in the Ohio River near Pittsburgh to produce 12 to 16 inch guns.
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Clark
Representative Borland
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Representative Miller
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Midvale
Bethlehem
France
Miller
Boland
Sam
Reverend Walton S Danker Dies of Shell Wound
In France on June 23 Rev Walton S Danker of Worcester Massachusetts chaplain to the 104th Infantry fell from a shell wound. He was buried near the spot of his death and was the first American chaplain to give his life on the American front. He received a decoration about a month earlier for gallantry at Apremont in April. His brother Rev Frederick H Danker a YMCA worker was with him at his death.
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France
Walton S. Danker
Worchester
Mass
104 Infantry
Mr. Danker
Apremont
Frederick H. Danker
Young Men’s Chrristian Association
Give Your Eagle Wings These Days War Bond Speech
A wartime column urges public support for the Fourth War Savings Campaign. It contrasts U S volunteers abroad with domestic sacrifice, urging citizens to invest four percent compounded quarterly to back troops and victory. A Brooklyn deli owner and a San Antonio volunteer illustrate pride and resolve to back the cause.
Government Hospital Train Delivers 124 Empyema Patients
A government hospital train, one of three, left Asheville after delivering 124 empyema patients to Army Hospital No. 12 at Kenilworth Park. The train, commanded by Lieut. A. E. Maines with Major Dunham leading the empyema commission, housed an operating room, kitchen, dining and sleeping cars, and served 250 meals in 30 minutes with a Hart food cart.
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Army Hospital No. 12
Kenilworth Park
Pullman
Dunham
Camp Lee
A. E. Maines
Asheville
Maines
Wounded Arrive at Fort McHenry From Frontline Service
First detachments of Pershing’s gassed and wounded arrive at Fort McHenry hospital Baltimore. Sergt Hubert Hill from Lufkin Texas and Private William G Rowland from Los Angeles California among the cases. Private Charles G Hopkins of Madison Texas injured at TourlGLims. Sergt Harry D Marrell of San Francisco aviation corps suffers a compound fracture after plane failed at altitude.
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Hubert Hill
Lufkin
Tex
William G. Rowland
Los Angeles
Cal
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Toul
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Madison Tex
Tour Glaims
Hopkins
Harry D. Marrell
San Francisco
Aviation Corps
Marrell
Depth Charges Prove Deadly Against Submarines
London reports describe a British patrol boat chasing a U boat under a bright moonlight. It dropped six depth charges and a shell after ramming, surfacing oil, and a lone survivor found. A British submarine also rammed an enemy sub, both vessels later sinking after struggles to separate.
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London
Duty to meet the thrift question for wartime effort
Editorial urges every reader to face the thrift challenge squarely and act promptly to support the war effort. It argues that failure to meet the issue fully undermines the nation's ability to win.
Two-Thirds of U Boats Launched Destroyed
Paris reports that two thirds of German U boats launched have already sunk. The under-secretary of the navy told deputies that Germany is losing U boats twice as fast as they are built.
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Paris
German Submarine Sinks Ship and Waste of Resources
A historical note reflects on the waste of labor and materials whenever a German submarine sinks a vessel and the broader waste from unnecessary purchases.
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