Germans Fail to Break Allied Line in Latest Front Drive
After 87 days of their grand offensive, German forces make no infantry advance on the southern front between Montdidier and the Oise as Allied artillery and occasional shelling hold the line. Minor captures by British and French troops occur on the Marne and Flanders fronts while German gunners renew intense bombardments northwest of Chateau-Thierry.
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Montdidier
Oise
Flanders Plains
Marne
Chateau Fhierry
Prince Rupprecht
Picardy
Flanders
Noyon
U-Boat Camouflagebed As Freighter Off Atlantic Coast
A June Atlantic port report says German U boats still operate off the coast with camouflage to resemble freighters. Captain Aitken of the British steamer Author fought a 12 hour running battle 70 miles off the Virginia Capes, shells and depth bombs failing to halt the submarine before it fled.
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Atlantic
United States Naval Patrol
George Aitken
Virginia Capes
Aitken
Keeman
Bratland
Vinland
Tags Being Sold Today For Polish Army Ambulance Fund
Pretty Polish girls stationed at street corners sell tags to aid the ambulance service of the Polish army in France with the allies. Citizens respond generously and tags appear on most passersby. Several hundred dollars will be raised in the city, directed by a Polish ladies committee and a general committee including Rev. John Wasylissyn and others.
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France
John Wasylissyn
John C. Wajert
John Adamski
S. W. Litwinowicz
Peter Wrona
Wiech
Flag Raising at A. T. Company Grounds Draws 200 Plus
More than 200 children attended a flag raising ceremony at the American Sheet and Tinplate company grounds on Friday afternoon. James Lamoree, a veteran, delivered an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
James Lamoree
Bicycle stolen from front of YMCA in city report
Police report a Crown bicycle stolen last night from in front of the YMCA around 8 30 p m. The orange and black bike features a double cross bar New Departure brake and is described as missing.
Pulaski Fair to Award War Savings Stamps Premiums
The Pulaski Fair will award War Savings and Thrift Stamps as premiums at all awards in September. Howell T. Getty of the Lawrence County Agricultural Association announced the plan, aiming to boost patriotism and war revenue. The fair resumes this fall after last year’s cancellation due to war conditions and will mix pre war ideas with wartime changes.
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Pulaski Fair
Howell T. Getty
Lawrence County Agricultural Association
Lawrence County Association
German Women Must Register Next Week
German alien females aged 14 and up who reside in the city must register at the Mayor's office during June 17 to June 22. They must bring four unmounted 3x3 inch photos with their name written on the face, and failure to register could lead to restraint or removal from the United States.
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United States
Paris Safe Hun Drive Is Failure
Paris reports that the fourth German attempt to break allied lines failed on the Montdidier front. European war experts say the German rush has been stopped along the line with heavy artillery fighting on the Picardy front. Allied air superiority is noted as twelve German planes were downed in one day and two observation balloons destroyed. French bombing raids on German cantonments and military works dropped nearly 20 tons of explosives, causing extensive damage.
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Ernest P. Orr
Paris
Montdidier Front
Caravella Case Ends Not Guilty. County to Cover Costs
Pasquale Caravella was found not guilty of selling liquor without a license by a jury Friday. The costs of the case were placed on the county. Attorney Thomas W. Dickey represented the defendant and District Attorney Muse the Commonwealth. The trial explored methods of obtaining evidence against speakeasies, including use of stool pigeons. Muse secured guilty pleas from Peter Bengivengo and Amelia Lamenska.
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Pasquale Caravella
Thomas W. Dickey
Muse
Commonwealth
Peter Bengivengo
Amelia Lamenska
Nash Is Fined Thousand Dollars
Washington June 15 Medical Director Francis S Nash U S N paid a 1000 fine rather than face tests on an indictment charging hoarding nearly 2000 dollars worth of food in his home The naval officer entered a plea of not contested before Justice Stafford The indictment against Mrs Nash was dismissed.
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Washington
Francis S. Nash
Justice Stafford
Calf Slaughter Charge Faces City Offense
Domato Prioletti appeared before the mayor charged with killing a calf within city limits violating a local slaughtering ordinance. He was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Domato Prioletti
Fire Wrages Through The Neck Destruction Estimated At 200000
In Brownsville Pennsylvania the Neck section faced a heavy fire that caused about 200000 in damage. The blaze destroyed or damaged several structures including the opera house Sharpneck and Connelly's furniture Levy's dry goods. Uniontown and Connellsville fire crews assisted in preventing spread.
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Brownsville
Real Estate Sale Petition Granted in Maxwell Estate
R K Aiken trustee presented a petition to Judge Emery this morning to sell Nancy J Maxwell property in the Seventh ward to Herbert C Coates for $4000. The petition was granted.
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R. K. Aiken
Emery
Nancy J. Maxwell
Seventh Ward
Herbert C. Coates
Prisoners In County Will Aid Farmers In Jail Break Plot Details
Brown tells how escape was planned as prisoners sentenced this morning. He described a monkey wrench hammer chisel seven steel saws and a ventilator shaft hole used to reach the engine room. Judge Emery mixed jail terms with farm labor promises to aid local farmers.
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William M. Brown
Emery
Brown
Maryek Zorko
Louis Sacco
Joel Colon
Colon
Boyd
Bomb Raid Conducted by Americans Over German Lines
A senior American flyer led the first all American air raid on German territory near a railway junction. Allied observers from American French and British units watched as bombs hit the target, producing smoke and destruction. All American planes returned safely despite German anti air fire and subsequent enemy attempts to intercept.
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Newton Parke
France
Rhine
Supervisors In Session Today At Court House
Judge 5S. P. Emery convenes county road supervisors and interested citizens at the courthouse this afternoon to assess county road work and plan more efficient methods amid farm labor shortages.
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5S. P. Emery
Court House
Judge Emery
Keemun Arrives After Running Fight With U-Boat
The British steamer Keemun docked at Atlantic port after a running fight with a German U-boat off the Virginia coast. The U-boat mounted five inch guns and was as fast as the Keemun but failed to damage the vessel.
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Atlantic
Keemun
Virginia
Gaston Sunday School Reunion Planned for June 19
Plans are complete for the Gaston Sunday School association reunion at Cascade Park on Wednesday June 19. A special program will feature several addresses by organization members. Committee in charge includes James Moore Mrs Mary Caldwell and Mrs Jere Blucher. Mrs C W Foulke hosts Miss Dorothy and Miss Gladys Foulke of Corry PA guests.
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Gaston Sunday School Association
Cascade Park
James Moore
Mary Caldwell
Jere Blucher
Thirteen No Hoodoo Here Thirteen
Paul Lindsley, son of Mr and Mrs A E Lindsley of North Mercer Street, born October 13 1913, celebrated 13s in life from tooth to baptism and lottery win while visiting Summit New Jersey.
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Wilson
A. E. Lindsley
North
Mercer Street
Paul
Summit
N. J
Compiegne Shelled as German Offensive Advances
From Compiegne 45 miles northeast of Paris the German assault presses on with the French base at risk. The initial push failed but the main blow made gains along the front south of Montdidier to the Oise as Americans and French troops face Boche forces with reported appalling German losses.
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Compiegne
Paris
Aisne
Mr. Knox
Montdidier
Oise
Draft registrations show 744,865 youths register June 5
Nearly complete reports to the provost marshal general reveal that 744,865 young Americans reached draft age in the past year registered for military service on June 5. The figure falls 266,724 short of the census estimate, but authorities note more than 200,000 unregister ed 21-year-olds are already enlisted in the army, navy or marine corps, making the result satisfactory.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Man on Road Gang for Five Days Over Vagrancy Charge
Mike Wowatski faced the mayor this morning on a vagrancy charge. The mayor, citing illness, ordered him to serve five days on the road gang to provide exercise.
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Mike Wowatski
Mike
Barbour Place Man Pleads Guilty to Health Nuisance Violation
Harry Jeffries of Barbour Place faced the mayor over a city ordinance on health nuisances. He pleaded guilty and was fined five dollars plus costs.
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Harry Jeffries
Barbour Place
General March Reveals Troop Deployments From France
Gen Peyton C March chief of staff cites more than 800000 US soldiers overseas and over a million to be in France by July 1. He says German aims center on channel ports, notes German drives halted, and urges press briefings to inform the public on troop movements and war progress.
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Washington
France
Mississippi
Peyton C. March
United States Army
March
Hun Crack Regiments Routed On Marne Front
International News Service reports German forces attacked American lines along the Marne in a bid to smash U S troops. The drive aimed to seize strategic ground southwest of Bois Belleau to flank allies and threaten Paris, but American divisions were cut to pieces and routed.
Fine speaker for alumni reunion in England
The alumni reunion committee has secured Louis J. Black, head of YMCA work in southern England, as speaker. He is on furlough and this will be his last appearance before sailing from Newport that evening for land.
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Louis J. Black
England
Ene? Port
Death Notices Listed for Five Local Residents
Five death records are listed including Mrs. Thomas J. Hinkson of Haug Avenue aged 55, William Henry Masters aged 55 of 15 Smithfield Street, Frank H. Warnock aged 61 of Sacramento California, Howard Noss aged 19 of Pittsburg Pennsylvania, and Solem H. at near Jefferson Street.
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Thomas J. Hinkson
Haug Avenue
William Henry Masters
Smithfield Street
Frank H. Warnock
Sacramento
Cal
Howard Noss
Pittsburg
Solem H. At
W . Jen Vettie
Jefferson Street
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Tor
Hangar Wood
Villers-Cotterets
Chateau Thierry
Caravella
Nash
Yankees
Teuton Lines
Gaston
C. W. Foulke
Boyles Avenue
Dorothy and
Gladys Foulke
Corry, Pa
R. L. Foulke
Teuton
Kaiser
Verdun
BY Gordon Knox
Mayor
America
John Edwin Nevin
Gen March
Henry G. Wales
International News Service
Star
Bois Belleau
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