Germans Fail in Raid on Xivray as Yank Artillery Flares Up
In the Toul sector today the German force of six hundred special troops rehearsed their raid to seize Xivray. American artillery and machine guns halted the assault, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing eight, including a lieutenant. A wounded American soldier turned on his German guard and led him across No Man's Land before collapsing. French civilians and more than a dozen wounded were treated in American hospitals as fire spread behind German lines.
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Associated, Press
Xivray
Toul
No Man's Trand
Huvoo
Xtoray
Xtyray
Ameri Jean
Batl
No Man's Land
Waterloo storm damages crops and property across sections
Ansecrated Press Leased Wire reports a severe electrical and hail storm flattening crops and damaging buildings in northern Waterloo and Buchanan County, near Independence. Hailstones up to six inches in circumference caused scattered damage though no serious injuries are noted.
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Buchanan
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Independence
Geveral
Borg
Prussian Militarism to Bring Victory Says Kaiser
Associated Press dispatch from Amsterdam on June 17 reports Emperor William praising Prussian militarism as the path to German victory. He lauds the German people, acknowledges wartime burdens, and vows to heal war wounds and secure a peaceful future. The note mentions massive Allied defeats and prison counts as signs of successful mobilization.
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Germany
Kaiser
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Lolland
William
von Ywertling
Iqehich
God
First Soldier Killed on Hun Soil Honored
Washington June 17 General Pershing announced the Croix De Guerre award for Private Wood Guyton as the first American soldier killed on German soil. Guyton belonged to the force operating in the Vosges and died a day after his unit entered the line in the Lind area. The division was identified and the information released after confidential transmission.
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Washington, D.C
Wood
Guyton
Persuing
War Department
Vosges
W. J. Guyton
Youresy
Many Victims of U-Boat Salvaged
London reports an Admiralty salvage record showing 1018 ships sunk in British waters from 1915 to May 1915. By December 17, 1917, 260 ships were recovered, and in the year to May another 147 were salvaged. Improvements in methods boosted salvage, including a large collier raised in twelve fathoms with a dead weight of 3,500 tons and another vessel raised in fifteen fathoms using compressed air.
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London
Admiralty
Officers Injured in Auto Accident Near Fort Dodge
Corporal Blanchette of Grand Forks North Dakota Corporal McGee of Humboldt Iowa and Joseph Oregon a civilian were injured when the car they rode in overturned twice while rounding a curve near Fort Dodge Iowa. Blanchette suffered a broken collar bone McGee had a crushed middle finger requiring amputation Olazon's lung was punctured and several ribs were broken. An Army party returned to Camp Dodge today.
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Blanchette
Grand Forks
N. D
Benjamin McGee
Humboldt
Towa
Joseph
Oregon
McGee
Olezon
Arrest O Leary in Mountains Clean-up Hint
Washington June 17 The capture of Jeremiah O Leary an Irish American leader indicted in New York in a monotidal cabin in Washington will be followed soon by the arrest of several other Irish agitators in the United States on treason or espionage charges. The government has undisclosed evidence against O Leary and his companions officials intimate that arrests may occur within days as authorities weigh post relationg between Irish radicals and agents in Germany to promote rebellion in Ireland. O Leary is now en route to New York in the custody of a federal agency.
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Jeramiah O’leary
New York
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United States
O'Leary
Jas
Vermeny
Ireland
Department Ofuction Agenca
Yanks Repulse Foe in Woivre Near Chateau Thierry
Washington June 17 General Pershing reported the latest Allied communique detailing enemy local attacks in Woivre and near Chateau Thierry. Our lines repulsed the assaults with heavy losses to the attackers. A prisoner was captured, including an officer. Artillery remained active in Picardy and adjacent areas.
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Washington, D.C
Chateau ‘Thierry
Pershing
Briake
Agaail
Chateau Thierry
Bouresches-Bois-De-Bellean
Picardy
Appoint Air Commander CAIRCCINING Preasinngen wift
Paris reports Captain David Mc Kay Peterson of Honesdale Pennsylvania and Captain Kenneth Marr of San Francisco have been appointed to the rank of commander of squadrons of Americanising machines. The announcement marks a notable advancement for two U.S. pilots in the air service.
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Paris
David McKay Peterson
Honesdale
Kenneth Marr
San Fran
Cisco
Pershing Names Foulois as New Air Chief
Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois has been appointed by Gen. Pershing to head the air service of the American expeditionary forces. He formerly led the service of the American expeditionary forces and is expected to command the aviators at the front. Col Robert N. Paddock will succeed Foulois in his former post.
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Benjamin D. Foulois
Pershing
Flint
Robert N. Paddock
Poulola
Higher Draft Age Favored by Senator Chamberlain
Washington June 17 press dispatch reports Senator Chamberlain of Oregon chairing the Senate military committee backs extending the draft to men aged 18 to 45 as part of the 12 billion army appropriation bill. He cites many over thirty who are not engaged and should be reached, while the House subcommittee approves the president calling all draft age men fit for training and equipment.
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Marahal
Crowder
Chamberlin
Gragon
Senate Military Committee
Chamberlain
House
Allied Troops Take 100 Prisoners in French North Front Action
Allied and French forces report gains near Hautebraye north and northwest of the Oise area as 100 prisoners and several machine guns are captured. German attacks in the Carleres Wood and Vosges are repulsed. A British raid east of Arras yields a few prisoners, while enemy attempts near Givenchy and Albert see limited activity.
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Hautebraye
Olga
Carleres Wood
Vosges
Batween
Oise
Alan
Cavieres
Rudd
London
Arras
Givenchy
Initial Italian thrust shows enemy weakness in early phase
Washington reports Italian counterattack faltering as Austrians halt, with observers noting limited data on strategic aims. Italian recuperation post-disaster described as remarkable while western front implications loom. British papers cautious yet hopeful that Austrian advance may fail and prompt counter moves.
Italians Hold Piave Front Amid Fresh Austrian Attacks
Allied reports recount heavy Italian defense along the Piave as Austrian forces renew pressure in northern Italy. Italian artillery and infantry counterattacks halt advances near Monte Grappa and Brenta positions. Italian authorities note cautious optimism as Americans may soon reinforce.
Weather update for Illinois and Jowa regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with cooler conditions in eastern and central areas. Mostly unsettled in the north, south portions cooler, and mild rather than warm tonight and Tuesday across the state.
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