Marines Take Beflou Wood In Gallant Marne Drive
American marines seized Beflou Wood near Chateau Thierry on the Marne front after two hours of preparatory artillery. They drove out crack German units, taking 300 prisoners, including ten officers, and capturing two three inch Krupp guns, minenwerfers, and multiple machine guns with light casualties.
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Henry G. Wales
I. N
Marne
Beflou Wood
Chateau Thierry
Marne Front
U. S
Italian naval raid torpedoes two Austro-Hungarian battleships
Rome reports that two Viribus Unitis class battleships were torpedoed by Italian boats off the Dalmatian coast after slipping past ten Austrian cruisers. An Austrian destroyer pursuing the Italians was damaged. The Viribus Unitis ships are among four 20,000 ton battleships in the fleet.
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International News Service
Rome
Dalmatian
Pola Harbor
German Offensives Halted on Montdidier Front as French Hold Line
In a major battle near the Aisne Marne line, French forces repelled German assaults along a fourteen mile front from Soissons to Villers Cotterets. Americans aided French operations near Montdidier while U S Marines captured Belleau Wood with thousands of prisoners, as the German push south of Noyon and Montdidier faced determined resistance from Paris aligned troops.
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Montdidier
Oise River
Aisne-Marne
Fourteen Mile Line
Soissons
Villers-Cotteretes
Dommiers, Curry and
Ambleny
Montdidier-Oise
Rubescourt
Marne
Belleau Woods
Chateau Thierry
Flanders
Noyon
Paris
Montdidier-Erz
French War Office
Mery and
Senlis
Plans For Mission Picnic At Cascade Park
The Patriotic Mission picnic is planned for Thursday June 27 at Cascade Park. Friends have contributed funds and services, about half the needed finances and provisions are secured. Help is still welcome. contact the Mission. The Croton Avenue Drum Corps will provide music and prominent citizens will speak.
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Patriotic Mission
Cascade Park
Croton Avenue
Soldiers Safe On Other Side Reported For Two Families
Mrs. Mary McGlynn of Knox street learned her son Joseph McGlynn arrived safely overseas. Mrs. W. D. Park of the Youngstown line spoke of William David Park in Company G 320th Infantry who left New Castle ten weeks ago and was at Camp Lee Washington before shipping overseas. A birth is noted for Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sate of Gary Indiana, formerly of the city, with Mrs. Smith formerly Nellie Fout.
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Mary McGlynn
Knox Street
Joseph McGlynn
W. D. Park
Youngstown
William David Park
Company G
New Castle
Camp Lee
Raymond Sate
Gary
Ind
This City
A. Es
Smith
Nellie Fout
Koppel Plant Under U S Control Seizure of German Concern
The federal government seized control of the Orenstein-Arthur Koppel Co plant at Koppel bringing seven of eleven officers into custody with warrants for the rest. The German owned company manufactured mining cars and steel products and may be operated by the government. E Joseph, named as the directing head, telephoned officials from New York to say he was in.
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International News Service
Pittsburg
Orenstein-Arthur- Koppel Co
Koppel
Gregory
E. Joseph
New York
Negro Leaps From Court Room Window and Is Killed
In Pittsburg on June 12 David Adams a 45 year old Black man sentenced for first degree murder leaped from a second floor courtroom window and was killed on the pavement below despite eluding attendants.
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Pittsburg
David Adams
Criminal Court Room
Cruel Treatment Of Cow Alleged At Hearing
Carl L. Abrey faced Alderman Mantz on cruelty to animals charges raised by Col. W. W. Stevenson of the Humane Society. Cattle wandered from High Hill dairy in Pulaski township to Sarah Neal’s farm near Pulaski, were held overnight, a cow entangled in barbed wire and died after being left by the roadside. Urey denied neglect and was discharged. Attorney W. E. Porter defended Abrey. Stevenson led the Humane Society case.
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Carl L. Abrey
Alderman Mantz
Col. W. W. Stevenson
The
Humane Society
High Hill
Pulaski Township
Sarah Neal
Pulaski
Neal
Urey
W. E. Porter
Col. Stevenson
Saegertown Church Hit by Lightning Fire
Lightning struck the Methodist Episcopal church in Saegertown causing a fire that destroyed the structure. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars.
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Saegertown
International News Service
Meadville
Methodist Episcopal Church
Stanton Goes to Camp Meade for Field Artillery Training
Chauncey Stanton has enlisted in the Field Artillery and left today for Camp Meade to begin training.
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Chauncey Stanton
Field Artillery
Camp Meade
Senate votes against open diplomacy in Borah amendment
Washington June 12 senate rejects the Borah amendment favoring open diplomacy by a 50 to 23 vote after receiving a letter showing President Wilson opposed the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Navy directs coastwise shipping to meet submarine menace
Washington reports practical methods used to drive German submarines from British and French coasts are now applied on the Atlantic coast to protect harbors. Officials expect the menace to persist until after the war but foresee reduced losses. No confirmed word on a rammed submarine. oil seen near Virginia coast may be camouflage. Navy controls all coastwise shipping to cut submarine losses. no confirmed American deaths aboard the Ansonia torpedoed in European waters.
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International News Service
Washington
Great Britain
France
Navy Department
Atlantic
Virginia
Navy
War Department
Ansonia
Near Billion For Railroads As McAdoo budgets released
The total budget for railways under Director General McAdoo reaches 946 million with major items including locomotives and freight cars 206 million, passenger cars 28 million, and improvements 35 million. Construction and track additions push total equipment to 482 million and lines and yards add further hundreds of millions. Mrs Charles Long and daughter Eugenia travel to Cleveland for Western Reserve commencement where nephew James Hallisy graduates from medical department.
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Washington
McAdoo
Charles Long
Eugenia Long
Moody Avenue
Cleveland
Western Reserve
James Hallisy
Barker Appointed District Attorney in Mercer County
Attorney W. P. Barker was appointed district attorney of Mercer county by Judge J. A. McLaughry to fill the unexpired term of George H. Rowley. Barker, a Democrat and native of Sandy Lake, has lived in Mercer for over 21 years and will serve about 18 months. Rowley resigned to become collector of the port at Pittsburg.
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W. P. Barker
Mercer County
George H. Rowley
J. A. McLaughry
Mercer
Rowley
Pittsburg
Barker
Sandy Lake
17 Casualties in Marines Reported
Washington June 12. Marine corps headquarters announced seventeen casualties among Marines in France. Eleven killed in action, two died of wounds received in action, four severely wounded in action.
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Washington
Marine Corps
France
State Firemen's Convention Set for Lancaster in September
PITTSBURG Pa June 12 At a meeting of the executive committee of the State Firemen's association it was decided to hold the annual convention in Lancaster the week of September 16. The original plan was to hold the convention in Lancaster in October.
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International News Service
Pittsburg
State Firemen’s Association
Lancaster
Naval Reservists Enlistment and Local Robberies Report
Roy Ringer of 407 East Sutton Street has left for Norfolk to join U S Naval Reserve recruits after recently receiving orders. In Altoona James Pembroke, colored, of Hollidaysburg, confessed to five robberies totaling 600 dollars. police traced him after he dropped five dollars in a church collection.
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Roy Ringer
East Sutton Street
Norfolk, Va
U. S. Naval Reserve
Ringer
Naval Reserve
Altoona
James Pembrooke
Hollidaysburg
Pembrooke
German Arrest Near Government Plants Reported
William Zimmerman a 48 year old man registered in New York as a German alien was arrested at Reamstown by state police on June 12 charged with spy activities near government work plants.
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Lancaster
William Zimmerman
New York City
Reamstown
U S Officers Arrest Two In Pig Tin Theft Case
U S federal agents seized W H McCaslin transfer man and F B Daugherty Baltimore and Ohio freight conductor at Alderman Mantz's office. Charged under the sabotage act, they face counts of larceny and receiving stolen goods tied to $15 000 worth of pig tin taken from a B and O freight car. The case links a carload shipped to the Allegheny county plant and later separated from a long train on Western Allegheny tracks.
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United States Court
Pittsburg
Alderman Mantz
W. H. McCaslin
F. B. Daugherty
Baltimore and Ohio
McCaslin
Daugherty
Mantz
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Allegheny County
Allegheny
Phillips Promoted to Superintendent at Nevill Island Plant
Captain Charles B. Phillips of the Carnegie steel mill police is chosen by John Oursler to lead police at the new ordnance plant on Nevill Island. His record has been praised by supporters as he receives congratulations on the promotion.
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Charles B. Phillips
Carnegie Steel Mill
John Oursler
No Ordnance
Nevill Island
Capt. Phillips
Man Uses Gun to Threaten Wife on Mercer Street
Police report W B Moored entered the city seeking his wife at a Mercer Street home and threatened to shoot her. Officers detained him after a pursuit. a firearm was found later in porch shrubbery. He is held pending further records.
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W. B. Moored
Mercer Street
Three Boys Detained For Truancy By Police
Three boys named Andy Mo, Mike Pasqualle, and Joseph Samuels were picked up by police for truancy after loafing on the streets last night and were turned over to Officer William C. Smith in the morning.
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William C. Smith
Andy Mo
Mike Pasqualle
Joseph Samuels
Deaths of Margaret Mazzino and Mary Naurer in Ellwood City Pa
Two obituary notices record the deaths of Margaret Mazzino, 30, and Mary Naurer, 41, both in Ellwood City Pennsylvania. No further details provided.
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Margaret Mazzino
Ellwood Giy
Mary Naurer
Ellwood Gity Pa
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Carl L. Urey
Alder
Man Mantz
Coastwise Shipping
Gen. McAdoo
Democrat
State Firemen’s Convention
U. 8
NAVAL
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Phillips
Government Ordnance Plant
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